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Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center opens in Storrs Center Volume CXX No. 109
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By Miles Halpine Campus Correspondent
A crowd of nearly 100 people attended the grand opening of the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center on Monday, April 14 at 10 a.m. Located in the downtown development district known as Storrs Center, the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center will be the hub for all buses – UConn Shuttles, Windham Regional Transit District (WRTD) and commercial lines like Peter Pan – that make stops through the town. Among the many officials in attendance were U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, State Senator Donald Williams, Jr., State Representatives Gregory Haddad and Linda Orange, Mansfield Mayor Elizabeth Paterson, UConn Director of Logistics Administration Bill Wendt and UConn Transportation Services Manager Janet Freniere. “Many, many people and many agencies can take credit for getting us to this day,” Paterson said. “The Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center is a unique style of transportation hub. Only a few like it exist in the world, and the closest one is in Boston.” “The Transportation Center is named after Dennis Nash and Gary Zimmer, long-time Mansfield residents – now deceased – who advocated for alternative modes of transportation in the community,” Paterson said. Since mid-March, the UConn
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The Peter Pan bus line will now be making stops at the new Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center in Storrs Center, offering students and the residents of Storrs-Mansfield more options for travel.
door. After the ceremony ended, tours were provided inside and around the Transportation Center. The center also has bus GPS and schedules, bathrooms, informational kiosks and brochures and waiting areas for passengers. More information about the Transportation Center is available on the website, www.MansfieldCT. gov/TransportationCenter.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut truckers called on state legislators Monday to create a new sales tax exemption for repairs to vehicles damaged by chemicals that the Department of Transportation uses to clear highways of ice and snow. Mike Riley, president of the Motor Transport Association, said it is unfair for the state to collect additional tax revenue from repairs prompted by the DOT’s use of magnesium chloride. Parts and repair services on motor vehicles are subject to the 6.3 percent sales tax. “I can’t believe the kind of damage that’s been done by the stuff,” said Riley, adding that all of his 800 member-companies have complained about damage from caustic road chemicals. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy questioned the feasibility of such a tax exemption, and said it would not be in the state’s best interest. “I would caution that we probably don’t want to be the final guarantor of these kinds of products,” said Malloy, adding that motorists can take steps to protect their vehicles, such as coating the undercarriages. Also, Malloy said, people can already write off the depreciated value of a commercial vehicle on their taxes to help offset the cost of any damage. A bill still moving through this year’s legislative session would require DOT to study the chemical road treatments it uses and to analyze their corrosive effects on vehicles, infrastructure and the environment, as well as the cost
Shuttle Purple and Silver lines have gone through Storrs Center and made the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center one of the places it stops on the route around campus. WRTD, which allows anyone with a UConn ID to ride for free, has already begun servicing through the Transportation Center as well. Courtney added, “This is an example, not just for the state, but for the country in terms of where we need to go.” He explained how a center like this will “help solve
so many of our nation’s problems,” since it makes it easier for people to commute and closer for people working nearby. Merrill, who was a state representative from 1994 to 2011, said “it took the vision of so many people to make this happen today… this is a model for the country, and certainly for the state.” Haddad said, “Building a community that works for everyone has always been our goal, and I think this shows we’re achieving that dream.”
Orange, another state representative from Mansfield, said the town “is an example for [others] throughout the state.” Mary Beth Mello, Federal Transit Administration Region 1 administrator also attended the ribbon cutting. In addition to serving as a bus station for three different bus lines, the center is also equipped with a place for bicyclists to prop their bikes up and use attached tools to fix or tighten parts of them. There is also a parking garage right next
Defense and With the U.S. Food Administration,” which spoke to Sprague’s work for the Extension Service. Sprague was put in charge of “the food conservation work.” The same report details three staff resignations from Home Economics that year. Henceforth, Sprague was hired as a professor in Home Economics (now Family Studies). At the time, a section named “Needs of the College for Buildings and Improvements,” which specifically related to Home Economics read: “It is recognized that it is quite as important to train young women for home making as to educate young men for farming. The young woman who is to take her place as the head of a home should have a knowledge of human nutrition, of personal hygiene and home sanitation, of house decoration, and of cooking and sewing.” To give a sense of the place of women at the University of Connecticut at the time of Sprague’s professional ascendancy, take this section from a book by Bruce Stave with the title Red Brick in the Land of Steady Habits: Creating the University of Connecticut: “In April 1919, administrators recommended that a woman student be suspended for the remainder of the school year because of ‘unseemly conduct’ that included dancing on Sunday at the women’s dormitory; going out on Sunday evening and giving the faculty the false impres-
sion that she was going to church; objectionable dancing in a hallway…” A girl was also suspended in 1926 for “smoking a cigarette while she was traveling between Willimantic and Storrs in the company of other college women.” This is the landscape Sprague dealt with. The year was 1922, and the inaugural female members of UConn’s Board of Trustees were just recently inducted. A week later, Sprague wrote to President Charles Beach asking him why there was not a leading professor or dean in Home Economics like there were in all eight of the departments of agriculture. Wrote Sprague: “Everywhere it has been rather difficult to have Home Economics raised to the standing of other departments…If you do not wish to grant full professorships, why not associate professorships?” After researching the proposal, Beach thought it right to appoint a dean and a full professor in charge of administration and subject matter. Still, Beach only allowed a single full professorship to the women who taught in Home Economics, rather than the three suggested by Sprague. It never was easy for Sprague, but looking back, that makes her shining example of professionalism and her immovable, admirable demeanor glow that much brighter.
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Behind the Name: M. Estella Sprague Post, Guardian win the Pulitzer By Sten Spinella Staff Writer
Found on East Campus, Sprague Hall, which was built in 1942, bears the name of M. Estella Sprague. Sprague, who was born in 1870, became a UConn professor of home economics in 1917 and was named dean shortly thereafter. But Sprague’s achievements are more impressive when put into historical context. She was the first woman chosen to be the dean of a college at UConn, and she was selected after a successful career as a home economics professor. Also the first female extension worker ever in Connecticut, Sprague was integral to the athome-effort during World War I. An extension worker is defined as a technical employee teaching, supervising and organizing agriculture and fisheries. Sprague’s work as an extension worker revolved around food conservation, but even before she took the job as “Home Economics Director for the Food Administration in Connecticut,” she spent time working for UConn as an assistant for Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, which also helped the Connecticut war effort. In the 1917-1918 UConn Biennial Report of the President, there was a section titled “Cooperation with the Food Committee of the State Council of
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post and The Guardian won the Pulitzer Prize in public service Monday for revealing the U.S. government’s sweeping surveillance programs in a blockbuster series of stories based on secret documents supplied by NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The Pulitzer for breaking news was awarded to The Boston Globe for its “exhaustive and empathetic” coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and the manhunt that followed. Two of the nation’s biggest and most distinguished newspapers, The Post and The New York Times, won two Pulitzers each, while the other awards were scattered among a variety of publications large and small. The stories about the National Security Agency’s spy programs revealed that the government has systematically collected information about millions of Americans’ phone calls and emails in its effort to head off terrorist attacks. The resulting furor led President Barack Obama to impose limits on the surveillance. The reporting “helped stimulate the very important discussion about the balance between privacy and security, and that discussion is still going on,” said Sig Gissler, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes. The NSA stories were writ-
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ten by Barton Gellman at The Washington Post and Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Ewen MacAskill, whose work was published by The Guardian US, the British newspaper’s American operation, based in New York. “I think this is amazing news,” Poitras said. “It’s a testament to Snowden’s courage, a vindication of his courage and his desire to let the public know what the government is doing.” Snowden, a former contract employee at the NSA, has been
charged with espionage and other offenses in the U.S. and could get 30 years in prison if convicted. He has received asylum in Russia. In a statement issued by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, Snowden saluted “the brave reporters and their colleagues who kept working in the face of extraordinary intimidation, including the forced destruction of journalistic materials, the inappropriate use of terrorism laws, and so many other means of pressure to get them to stop.”
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Kansas shooting suspect had no record of violence OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (AP) — The Army veteran and retired trucker with Ku Klux Klan links accused of killing three people outside a Jewish community center was never one to keep his hatred to himself, though there is scant evidence he had ever resorted to violence before. Frazier Glenn Cross of Missouri, a known white supremacist, has not been formally charged in the slayings, but officials said more information about charges was expected Tuesday. Federal prosecutors were moving to put the case before a grand jury. Police suspect Cross fatally shot two people Sunday afternoon in the parking lot behind the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, then drove to a retirement community where he shot a third person. He was arrested in an elementary school parking lot. “We have unquestionably determined through the work of law enforcement that this was a hate crime,” Overland Park Police Chief John Douglass said, refusing to elaborate on the evidence. Cross, a former Ku Klux Klan leader who was once the subject of a nationwide manhunt, was jailed on a preliminary charge of first-degree murder. Douglass said the suspect made several statements to police, “but it’s too early to tell you what he may or may not have said” during the attacks. He also said it was too early in the investigation to determine whether Cross had an antiSemitic motive. The Jewish festival of Passover begins Monday evening. SITE, a U.S.-based terror monitoring group, described the suspect as a known and vocal anti-Semite who frequently calls for genocide against Jews. Police said the attacks happened within minutes. The gunman shot two people in the parking lot behind the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. He then drove a
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Klux Klan and was its “grand dragon” in the 1980s. The Army veteran and retired truck driver later founded another white supremacist group, the White Patriot Party, the center said. He was the subject of a nationwide manhunt in 1987 for violating the terms of his bond while appealing a North Carolina conviction for operating a paramilitary camp. The search ended after federal agents found him and three other men in an Ozark mobile home, which was filled with hand grenades, automatic weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition. He ran for U.S. House in 2006 and the U.S. Senate in 2010, espousing a white-power platform. SITE said Monday that the suspect is a prominent member of the Vanguard News Network and has posted thousands of messages — including frequent calls for genocide against Jews — on the neo-Nazi forum’s website. His most recent post was Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The stock market’s laws of gravity are ravaging its highest fliers. Just look at the list of technology trailblazers whose values have plummeted from record highs during the past few weeks. Investors have re-focused on safer sectors such as utilities, health care and consumer staples instead of companies that promise potential growth from online services that are building huge audiences. Stung by the abrupt change in sentiment, the stocks of recent stars such as Netflix, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are 20 percent to 45 percent below their recent peaks. The steep downfall is raising questions about whether this is just a fleeting fit of fickleness or the foreshadowing of another market bubble about to burst. Stocks across all sectors dropped Friday. The tech-driven Nasdaq composite index fell 54.37 points, or 1.3 percent to 3,999.73 to punctuate a punishing week, and is down 8 percent since early March, when it hit a 14-year closing high of 4,358. Last year, the Nasdaq soared 38 percent. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 17.39 points, or 0.95 percent, to 1,815.69 Friday. The S&P 500 is 4 percent off its recent high on April 2. Optimists expect a rebound. They point out that technology remains a bright spot in an otherwise dreary economy as software, computers, mobile devices and the Internet fill increasingly instrumental roles in work, entertainment and communications. “Tech is where the action is,” says longtime industry analyst Roger Kay. Pessimists view the tech sector as Ground Zero for a longoverdue reckoning. They say the stock market has been pumped up by the flood of money that the Federal Reserve has funneled into the long-term bond market since the financial meltdown of 2008 decimated the economy. Now that those government-backed bond purchases are tapering off, people are starting to realize “the only thing holding this balloon up is the Fed blowing air in it,” said Fred Hickey, editor of The High-Tech Strategist newsletter.
vides more evidence that the economy is emerging from a harsh winter with some momentum. Economists believe that warmer weather will encourage people to make purchases that they had not during a wave of winter storms. Consumers account for 70 percent of U.S. economic activity, so spending on that front is critical in fueling a stronger recovery. “Rising wealth, shrinking debt burdens and improving labor markets are helping American shoppers shake off the winter blahs,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets. Guatieri said he believed overall economic growth slowed to a 1.2 percent annual rate in the January-March quarter but will rebound to growth of 3.3 percent in the second quarter. Many analysts believe a strong rebound in the current quarter will last through the rest of the year with growth averaging around 3 percent in the second half of 2014. For March, sales in a core category of products that feed
into the government’s calculations of overall growth rose by 0.9 percent, more than double the 0.5 percent gain in February. In addition to the strong showing for auto dealers and general merchandise stores, sales increased by solid amounts at furniture stores, hardware stores and clothing stores. Stronger growth is expected to translate into more hiring and an improving labor market. In March, the economy reached a milestone that was a long time coming. All of the private-sector jobs lost during the recession were recovered. Private businesses shed 8.8 million jobs during the 2007-2009 economic downturn. With the March gains, they have now hired 8.9 million workers. Government jobs are still below prerecession levels. In March, employers added 192,000 jobs, just below February’s gain of 1972,000 jobs. Going forward, some economists believe the stronger economy will lift average monthly job gains to around 225,000. That will mean more income earners and more consumer spending.
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In this photo provided by KSHB41 Action News, authorities respond at the Jewish community center after a shooting in Overland Park, Kan., Sunday, April 13, 2014.
few blocks to a retirement community, Village Shalom, and gunned down a woman or girl there, Douglass said. Officers arrested him in an elementary school parking lot soon after. The gunman shot at but missed two other people and never entered any buildings, police said. The victims were identified as Dr. William Lewis Corporon, who died at the scene; his 14-year-old grandson, Reat Griffin Underwood, who died at Overland Park Regional Medical Center; and 53-yearold occupational therapist Terri LaManno, a Catholic who was visiting her mother at the retirement complex near the community center. All three were Christians. Rebecca Sturtevant, a hospital spokeswoman, said family members told her Corporon took his grandson to the community center to try out for a student singing competition. Reat was a high school freshman and an Eagle Scout.
Cross is also known as Frazier Glenn Miller. A public records search shows he has used both names, but he refers to himself on his website as Glenn Miller and went by the name Frazier Glenn Miller in 2006 and 2010 campaigns for public office. Cross lives in a small singlestory home bordered on three sides with barbed wire fences just outside the small southwest Missouri town of Aurora, some 180 miles south of Overland Park. A red Chevrolet bearing two Confederate flag stickers was parked outside. An AP reporter knocked on the front door of the house early Monday but no one answered. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, said it reached his wife, Marge, by phone and that she said authorities had been to their home. The law center said the suspect has been involved in the white-supremacist movement for most of his life. He founded the Carolina Knights of the Ku
US retail sales up strong 1.1 percent in March
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In this March 24, 2014 photo, a pedestrian passes a J.Crew store in the Shadyside shopping district of Pittsburgh. The Commerce Department reports on retail sales for March on Monday, April 14, 2014.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales in March rose by the largest amount in 18 months, led by strong gains in sales of autos, furniture and a number of other products. The 1.1 percent jump reported by the Commerce Department on Monday was the best show-
ing since September 2012. The government also revised February to a 0.7 percent gain, more than double its previous estimate. Sales had fallen in January and December. Sales of autos climbed 3.1 percent while sales at gener-
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A shortage of whitefish in the Great Lakes region resulting partly from the winter deep freeze is coming at an inconvenient time for Jewish families: the Passover holiday, when demand is high because it’s a key ingredient in a traditional recipe. Markets in Chicago and Detroit were among those struggling to fill whitefish orders before the beginning of the eight-day celebration Monday evening, and a representative of a commercial fishing agency said the shortfall extended as far as New York. “Everybody’s pulling their hair out,” said Kevin Dean, coowner of Superior Fish Co., a wholesaler near Detroit whose latest shipment provided just 75 pounds of whitefish although he requested 500 pounds. “I’ve never seen it this bad this time of year.” The dish that inspires such angst is gefilte fish, which somewhat resembles meat loaf or meatballs. Recipes handed down for generations vary but typically call for ground-up fish
“Just smelling that gefilte fish aroma tells my senses that it’s a Jewish Holiday.” Jason Miller Rabbi and Director of a kosher food certification agency
and other components such as onions, carrots, eggs and bread crumbs. Other fish such as cod, pike and trout are sometimes a part of the mix, but whitefish is especially popular. “Just smelling that gefilte fish aroma tells my senses that it’s a Jewish holiday,” said Jason Miller, a rabbi and director of a kosher food certification agency in West Bloomfield, Mich. In the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Ill., Ira Kirsche of Hungarian Kosher Foods said his market ordinarily would get 200 to 300 pounds of whitefish daily this time of year but has had to settle for 10 to 20 pounds. Justin Hiller’s family market in suburban Detroit eventually received the 4,000 pounds it needed to meet demand but it was a close call. “There was a short period a couple of days before Passover where we had to create a waiting list,” he said. Gefilte fish (“gefilte” is a Yiddish word for “stuffed”) originated in eastern Europe, where it was an inexpensive and tasty choice for Sabbath and holiday meals, Miller said. Because it could be prepared ahead of time, it provided a way to avoid violating the Jewish law against deboning fish on the Sabbath. It’s also available frozen or in cans or jars. But for many, only homemade will do. Elyse Fine of Rochester, N.Y., who travels to the Chicago area yearly to prepare Seder meals for extended family, said her family used jar varieties until about 10 years ago when her husband suggested she try producing it from scratch.
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BANGKOK (AP) — As head of his village, Prajob Naowaopas battled to save his community in central Thailand from the illegal dumping of toxic waste by filing petitions and leading villagers to block trucks carrying the stuff — until a gunman in broad daylight fired four shots into him. A year later, his three alleged killers, including a senior government official, are on trial for murder. The dumping has been halted and villagers are erecting a statue to their slain hero. But the prosecution of Prajob’s murder is a rare exception. A survey released Tuesday -- the first comprehensive one of its kind - says that only 10 killers of 908 environmental activists slain around the world over the past decade have been convicted. The report by the Londonbased Global Witness, a group that seeks to shed light on the links between environmental exploitation and human rights abuses, says murders of those protecting land rights and the environment have soared dra-
matically. It noted that its toll of victims in 35 countries is probably far higher since field investigations in a number of African and Asian nations are difficult or impossible. “Many of those facing threats are ordinary people opposing land grabs, mining operations
and the industrial timber trade, often forced from their homes and severely threatened by environmental devastation,” the report said. Others have been killed over hydro-electric dams, pollution and wildlife conservation. The rising deaths, along with
non-lethal violence, are attributed to intensifying competition for shrinking resources in a global economy and abetted by authorities and security forces in some countries connected to powerful individuals, companies and others behind the killings.
VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — Helicopters and airplanes dumped water on wildfires and the smoldering wreckage of hilltop neighborhoods around Valparaiso for a third straight day Monday as sailors in riot gear stood ready to evacuate 700 more families whose homes could be lost if the winds shifted. Already 11,000 people were homeless as wildfires sent burning embers flying from hilltop to hilltop. A 15th body was found, and the toll of destroyed homes rose to more than 2,500. As smoke rose from smoldering ruins all over the picturesque coastal city, many compared the scene to Dante’s inferno. Some people made their way home after days without sleep, only to discover ruins. The fires, so hot they created their own fierce winds, consumed a few entire neighborhoods. In other districts,
some houses stood unscathed but remained in danger from glowing embers carried by the shifting winds. “We are looking at the largest air operation ever assembled against a fire like this,” Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said. She said the blazes had grown to “dimensions never before seen.” Chile’s forestry agency predicted it would take three weeks to completely stamp out the fires, which began Saturday in a forested ravine and quickly spread into ramshackle housing on one of Valparaiso’s 42 hills. Hot dry winds blowing out to sea whipped embers onto other neighborhoods on six densely populated hills where people live in poorly constructed homes without municipal water or sewer connections, fire hydrants or streets wide enough for emergency vehicles.
On Monday, there was no end in sight. Helicopters were flying without pause, dumping water on hotspots. Aid was flowing in from all over Chile to Valparaiso, where evacuees crowded into eight shelters. Hundreds of young volunteers climbed hills carrying bottles of water and shovels to help victims search the ruins of their homes. “We’re going to rebuild right here. Where else would we go?” said Carolina Ovando, 22, who lost the humble home she kept with three small children. Schools were closed, some of them damaged by fires and others jammed with evacuees. Navy officer Julio Leiva said Monday that the death toll rose to 15. Most of the bodies were too badly burned to identify without DNA tests, the national forensics service said. More than 500 people
were treated at hospitals, mostly for smoke inhalation. Bachelet coordinated the emergency response with her Cabinet, cancelling a trip to Argentina and Uruguay. She asked Chile’s neighbors for backup in case of other fires, freeing Chilean planes and helicopters to join the fleet in Valparaiso. Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman promised to collaborate with rescue teams and water-dumping planes. From the Vatican, Pope Francis sent a message sharing his prayers. Bachelet put the entire city under military rule, and 5,000 firefighters, police, forest rangers, soldiers, sailors and civil defense workers joined the response. Cars were banned from streets leading up eight of the Valparaiso’s hills so emergency vehicles could get through.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Two parolees killed at least four women while wearing GPS trackers, and there may be more victims, a California police chief alleged Monday. Franc Cano and Steven Dean Gordon, both registered sex offenders, were both wearing ankle bracelets when the women were raped and killed last fall, Anaheim police Chief Raul Quezada said at a news conference. The discovery of one woman’s body on a conveyor belt at an Anaheim trash-sorting plant was the key to breaking the case, he said. Investigators were seeking the other bodies. “They put a stop to a serial killing that would likely have continued beyond this point,” District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said at the news conference. Quezada said authorities were confident that there was at least a fifth victim and perhaps more. The department has contacted other places with missing persons cases across the country, Anaheim police Lt. Bob Dunn said earlier. Cano, 27, and Gordon, 45, were arrested by investigators on Saturday. Each man was charged Monday with four felony counts of special circumstances murder and four felony counts of rape. If convicted, they could face a minimum sentence of life without parole or the death penalty. They were being held without bail and expected to be arraigned Tuesday. Police believe the men killed the woman last October and November while on parole. Police believe Cano and Gordon have known each other since cutting their ankle
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Rules for firearms on military bases deserve reconsideration
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arlier this month a gunman open fired at the Fort Hood Army base, killing three people and wounding 16 others before taking his own life. This is the second time such a tragedy has occurred at Fort Hood, and it brings up the question of what should be done to prevent future instances from occurring. The approach should be twofold, looking at mental health and at allowing guns to be on military bases. The base commander, Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley, said investigators believed that the mental health of the gunman, identified as Specialist Ivan Lopez, had contributed to the rampage. Lopez was said to have had an “unstable psychiatric and psychological condition,” and also self-reported a traumatic brain injury upon his return from serving in Iraq, according to The New York Times. Additionally, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Lopez had been examined by a psychiatrist within the last month with no indications of the potential for a violent act. He was also on a sleep aid and medications to assist with anxiety and depression. While Lopez may not have been diagnosed with PTSD, it is still clear that he was suffering some form of mental trauma, as is common for soldiers returning from war. Not only does the military need to put more effort into understanding and treating such conditions, but also in identifying them at an earlier stage. The other half of the coin is the presence of guns on military bases. Under a law implemented in 1993, military soldiers are not allowed to be armed on military bases. This was done in the interest of keeping the military base a professional environment, but it is harmful when scenarios like Fort Hood occur. Military soldiers are more qualified than the average citizen to bear arms and have likely gone through more training in how to properly handle a firearm. This isn’t to say that every soldier on a base should be allowed to carry a weapon. Ideally, it would be a privilege given to higher ranking officials and other parts of the current law would remain intact, such as soldiers taking certain medication not being allowed to carry a weapon. With a focus on mental health as a preventative measure and having some soldiers on military bases armed as a way to quickly respond should a similar incident occur, the military can take steps towards hopefully reducing tragedies like those at Fort Hood.
Top ten signs that late-night comedy is all about the straight white men
10) The Announcement: Earlier this month, David Letterman, host of the “Late Show with David Letterman,” announced his retirement. Swiftly following this, Stephen Colbert announced his official replacement, closing the conversation on hiring a person who differed in any way from the heterosexual ablebodied white male (HeABWM) model that Late Night TV currently offers. 9) The Current Situation: How does the American late-night talk show scene look right now? With the exception of Nightline (which we will exclude to focus on comedy), every single late– By Victoria Kallsen night talk show Weekly Columnist host on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Comedy Central and TBS fits the HeABWM model. When only considering major networks or the “big names” in late-night comedy, 100 percent are of the majority group. 8) The Fringe Networks: In contrast, there are three standouts currently on the air: Chelsea Handler on E!, Tavis Smiley on PBS and a revived Arsenio Hall in syndication. Considering the 17 late– night comedy talk show programs on any network, only 3 diverge from the mold. If you think only 17.6 percent of America is a female or racial minority, please stop reading my article. 7) The forgotten saga of Joan Rivers: In late 1983, Joan Rivers was named the permanent guest host for “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” after pre-
viously guest-hosting 93. However, after numerous slights from NBC, culminating in a contract renewal for only a year (when typically she was renewed for two years along with Carson) and discovering she was not among the 10 suggested successors to Carson should he retire in 1987 for his 25th anniversary, she signed a deal with Fox for her own late night program competing against Carson. Her relationship with Fox would deteriorate, and in 1987, Carson was still the unchallenged King of Late Night. 6) The Experience Clause: A common defense of the Colbert choice is that he’s the most experienced candidate. Let’s accept this for now. However, let’s take a real look at the career progressions of many to behind the desk. 5) Career progression: Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers follow the same trajectory: post-SNL, Fallon is the host of “Late Night” for 5 years and when he leaves for “The Tonight Show,” Seth Meyers takes over. This had previously happened with Conan, who moved from writer on SNL, to “Late Night” to “The Tonight Show, then down to his own “Conan” on TBS (but you probably already know about that.) 4) Career progression exclusion: Experience is a catch–all for excluding certain groups without acknowledging that it’s hard to get in the door to those groups in the first place. As Jerry Senfield was happy to point out, comedy isn’t a census, which is good because if it was it would be very inaccurate. This year, Meyers hired the first ever women of color to ever be on the writing staff for a late-night comedy series. Since the 1950s, not a single one had been behind the jokes. Let’s also not forget in its nearly 40 years, SNL has only hired five
women of color for its cast. Basically, if minorities can’t get in the door as writers or SNL players, how are they going to be on late-night? 3) When the clause doesn’t apply: Colbert has nine seasons of late–night as a different person under his belt. Handler has 7 seasons as herself and Hall has 6. Meanwhile Tavis Smiley has 16 years of experience on late-night TV. Remember, Conan was hired to do “Late Night” as a relative unknown in 1993. Fallon was also given “The Tonight Show” after only 5 years on “Late Night.” But hey, if you’re not a white dude, better have a fleshed out resume. 2) Relatability & Comedy: Ultimately, the reason most minorities will barely make it out the door is that they only appeal to a niche market and one that doesn’t pay well. Advertisers are far more interested in the money white straight men can bring in, particularly in the 18-49 demo. Much of comedy is derived from relatability and American media consider the HeABWM model to be the standard. A HeABWM is square one and all must defer to him for media, comedy, and entertainment. For thirty years, people trusted their All-American Johnny Carson to give them their latenight entertainment and we haven’t deviated. Lest we forget, if we didn’t accept and promote change, we wouldn’t be watching moving pictures off a rectangular box anyway. 1) Number One is always the worst joke anyway.
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Is the US military’s new plane worth the high cost?
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This spring weather can mean only one thing: Skip out of the library and drink some beers by the lake. Never go on Twitter if you’re not caught up on Game of Thrones. I feel like “growing up” just means you start to like things like dark chocolate and orange juice with lots of pulp. “I should just drop out of school to sell designer water bottles and make a lot of bank” Big congrats to all the Huskies continuing their careers in the WNBA next year! Is there anyone that doesn’t have a crush on Ellie Goulding? Hey, it snowed in Chicago on Monday afternoon so we have something to be thankful for
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arine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos once asked, “Is the juice worth the squeeze?” of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Pentagon’s costliest program has cost the United States $392 billion to date. For years, media commentators, former and current military personnel and politicians have all By Theodore Terpstra c r i t i c i z e d Staff Columnist the program for its high costs and slow progress. Yet despite the hundreds of news articles published on the F-35, not one of them tells the whole story. The F-35 has become an easy target for politicians and journalists in part because it is expedient to criticize anything that has drawn so much negative attention. But the F-35 is exactly what America needs for a future conflict and the program costs are not nearly as bad as they look. It was reported by the Pentagon that the entire cost of building and operating the F-35 fleet would be about $1.5 trillion over the course of the plane’s service. At a glance, $1.5 trillion seems like an outrageous amount. What is often not reported by the media is that the plane
is expected to stay in service until at least 2065. That’s over 50 years of flying, including both construction and upgrade costs. Critics of the program are also quick to complain about the high maintenance cost of the F-35. It should be noted that the F-35 will replace several planes currently in U.S. service. Compare the cost of maintaining the F-15, F-16, F-18 and AV-8B Harrier to the cost of maintain one type of plane, the F-35. Initially costs will be high as the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps familiarize their mechanics and logistical services with the new planes, but the long term cost of maintaining the F-35 fleet is far less than the cost of maintaining several different aging varieties of airframes. The $1.5 trillion price tag also includes inflated estimations, such as expected future inflation and changes in price calculation. No one can accurately predict what inflation will be in 20 years, nor can anyone accurately predict the cost of aircraft components or avionics decades from now. Also consider that the price of each F-35 is falling from $150 million to around $100 million over the first five production runs. This reduction in price is by no means guaranteed. If Congress keeps cut-
ting the number of F-35s, the cost per plane will increase, causing other nations to cancel or reduce their orders thus increasing the price further. It is true that some countries, like Canada and Denmark, have had second thoughts about purchasing the F-35. Both Canada and Denmark will announce whether they still plan to purchase F-35s later this year. Even so, the number of client nations has not shrunk, but grown. South Korea, Israel and Japan have announced their intention to acquire the new warplanes with Singapore and Belgium expressing interest. There are now 11 potential client nations, including the U.S., together purchasing a total of 3,100 F-35s. The F-35 program does have some flaws. The plane is not optimized for air-toair combat against fifth-generation fighters. But the F-35 was never intended to be used as a premier air superiority fighter. Rather the F-35 was intended to be used in conjunction with the F-22, a fifth-generation stealth fighter already in U.S. service. If the United States wants to get the most out of the F-35, more F-22s would have to be produced. Currently there are no F-22s in production; acquisition was ended under
President Barack Obama’s first term. This has led to a gap in American air superiority. Too few F-22s are in service today and the military does not plan to introduce a sixth-generation fighter until 2030. More F-22s need to be built to complement the F-35s entering service. The story of the F-35 has many parallels with the story of the C-5 Galaxy transport plane that was developed in the late 60’s. The C-5 was the subject of two congressional investigations, had a billion dollar cost overrun (a lot of money back then) and led to a row between the Department of Defense and Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Yet the C-5 proved to be one of the most effective transport planes in American history, supporting every major U.S. conflict from Vietnam to the War in Afghanistan and airlifting supplies to disaster zones anywhere in the world. Criticism evaporated and the C-5 is still in service today. Like the C-5, the F-35’s development is painful, but it will pay off.
Theodore.Terpstra @UConn.edu
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The UConn Students for a Sensible Drug Policy are hosting a Freedom Rally on April 19 at South Quad. The organization, which advocates education and activism about the drug war, focuses on making sure students are aware of their rights and the laws surrounding the drug war. Despite the common misconception that the group advocates for legalizing of drugs, the organization is part of a national effort to revolutionize the way drug addicts and users are targeted by drug policy. “As Students for Sensible Drug Policy, our goal is to eradicate the human rights violations and encroachment of individual civil liberties caused by drug enforcement policies. We also would like to see more effective programs for reducing and preventing drug abuse,” Event Coordinator, Sam Jensen said. To achieve this goal the organization looks at educational opportunities. “A few weeks ago one of our members gave a workshop on dealing with Community Standards at UConn, which was super informative and helpful for everyone who participated,” Domenica Ghanem, a 6th-semester journalism major said. “We also have workshops on lobbying and contacting legislators so that when issues come up in the drug war that affects people on our campus, we make sure we have a say. For instance, Senator HolderWinfield introduced a bill dealing with drug free school zones and since parts of our campus is
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inside of a school zone, this is an issue that we want to make students aware of, so we’ll try to educate them on that and also educate them on what they can do to make a difference. “ Saturday’s Freedom Rally aims to bring other activist groups on campus together with music, food and informative tables to promote making a difference in all realms of activism. UConn Free Press, Poetic Release, UConnPIRG, Revolution Against Rape and the Title IX Coalition will all be participating members at the
event. The group has coordinated nine musical groups to perform through HuskyRecords for a day of social justice. UConn activist groups used to host Social Justice Week, filled with concerts and activist performances, but in the past few years the tradition has fallen to the wayside. “I think oftentimes social justice is received with a lot of apathy. Many students aren’t interested in getting involved with social justice because they don’t want to take the time to understand the issues, or they
High-end and commercial fashion starting to come together
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Kate Upton walks the runway at the Beach Bunny Swimwear show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Miami Beach, Fla., July 15, 2011
By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent To those not particularly concerned with the nuances of the fashion industry, it would seem that nothing is amiss. To those passionate about the industry, however, there is a massive shift occurring in the fashion world that begins with the models on the runway and extends all the way to the top designers in the studios. The long-steadfast wall between the realms of high fashion and commercial is beginning to crumble. To truly understand the recent trend of intersection between high fashion and commercial, one must first understand the difference between the two. In the fashion community, high fashion is regarded as by far the more prestigious of the two industries. The high fashion industry prides itself on inaccessibility to the average consumer
in both the financial and aesthetic sense; high-fashion brands charge extraordinary sums of money for pieces that they hope will appeal to a consumer who is savvy, forward-thinking and can see beyond the trends put forth by mass markets and popular culture. The models favored by the high-fashion community distinctly do not fit the typical idea of beauty: the ones who succeed in this fickle industry are very thin, are more striking than traditionally beautiful or “hot” and are considered “versatile” in their appearances. The commercial industry, meanwhile, sells the highly sexualized Western beauty standard with which we are all familiar. Commercial models are often more typically attractive and are held to a less narrow standard of physical size–though, it must be noted, only slightly. Commercial models, like Kate Upton and Adriana Lima, are more likely to achieve fame
and “supermodel” status and are often highly sexualized and designed to appeal to men more so than women. Commercial fashion is inexpensive, accessible and much more wearable, and combining pieces that are perhaps more generic allows the wearer more creativity. This dismantling of the status quo perhaps manifests itself most obviously in the form of designer collaborations with mass-market retailers. This phenomenon is certainly not new. Fast-fashion giant H&M has already collaborated with Roberto Cavalli, Versace and Lanvin, among others, Target has recently collaborated with Peter Pilotto and 3.1 Phillip Lim and Kohl’s recently announced a partnership with Peter Som. Since the mid-2000s, designers have been willing to make small capsule collections available to shoppers at commercial retailers.
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think the issues don’t directly affect their lives. I think there’s also a misconception that as young people there’s not a lot we can do to help, but I believe it’s student-aged people who can have some of the biggest effects,” Ghanem said. Jensen said that although the event is styled like a concert, there will be guest speakers and vendors to complement the setting. “The UConn Freedom Rally is an activism based concert which will feature a number of speakers primarily involved
in reforming drug policy. The speakers will share their experience with policy reform and potential opportunities or strategies for student activists to maintain their activism beyond their college career,” Jensen said. The idea of an activist based concert, Jensen said, is taken from other universities’ models, including URI’s Hempfest and UMass’ Extravagania.
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ing the vocally taxing song “Listening.” Paying homage to Kurt Cobain, the band prefixed the intro to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” before “A Box Full of Sharp Objects” and closed it with the outro of “Killing in the Name Of” by Rage Against the Machine. After they left the stage the crowd thinned as the techs started setting up for Taking Back Sunday. The crowd seemed to be very satisfied with The Used’s performance, including UConn Junior Chris Iannotti. “Some bands, you know, you listen to at home and they’re great but they don’t know how to throw down live. But these guys definitely do,” Iannotti said. As did Taking Back Sunday, who have been around since the late 90’s. TBS put on a high energy performance of old songs like “Cute Without the ’E’,” “What’s It Feel Like to be a Ghost?” and, of course, “Makedamnsure,” studded with songs from their new album “Happiness Is.” A cool moment during their set happened when bassist Shaun Cooper started playing the intro to Green Day’s “Brain Stew” during one of front man Adam Lazarra’s long diatribes. The rest of the band followed suit and Lazarra handed off the microphone to an audience member who knew the words better than he. A few weeks ago, The Daily Campus published album reviews from both bands, written by yours truly. The review of Taking Back Sunday’s “Happiness Is” said that the album was lacking in vocal strength relative to older albums. After seeing some of the song performed live, this is highly inaccurate. Lazarra hit some big notes that may have gotten overlooked in the studio album. This show was one to remember. It was a relatively small venue with two big time bands with devout followings. Regrets were a tough thing to find that night.
Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu
Taking Back Sunday and The Used perform in Hartford If you missed week one’s piece, the idea is that pop punk is not dead and April is a big month for shows in Connecticut and this is your source on what you’re missing out on. On April 11, the co-headlining of Taking Back Sunday and The Used stopped at the Webster Theater in Hartford for a soldout show. The show in Hartford was one of 26 sold-out shows on the tour. “I’ve never seen this many people here,” said Natalie Dademo. “It is absolutely packed, and I’ve been to sold out shows here before.” Not only was it packed but it was packed and hot inside the big room at the Webster. It was already a damp night outside, so the humidity wasn’t helping that cause. After the two opening bands, Sleepwave and Tonight Alive, wrapped up, The Used took the stage, opening with “Cry,” a song off their new album “Imaginary Enemy.” It’s a bold move to open with a new song when the crowd isn’t really familiar with it, even if it was a featured track on the album. They did play a good deal of older songs like “Taste of Ink,” “All That I’ve Got” and “The Bird and the Worm.” Of course, lead singer Bert McCracken took some time between songs to talk about the power of music and using it to make a difference, thanking the crowd for supporting the band and allowing them to do what they do. For a relatively small venue, the Webster produced pretty good sound for the band. As always, vocals are difficult to pull through the other instruments, even with a big voice like McCracken’s, but when there’s a chorus of a few hundred people singing back the words it makes it all easier. “I want every one of you to go home without a voice tonight.” McCracken said before sing-
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As everyone knows, both the women’s and men’s basketball teams won the NCAA championships last week. To be a student at UConn while this occurred was extremely exciting and I am so happy that I could experience the wins with everyone watching at Gampel Pavilion. Amazingly, this was the 10 year anniversary of 2004’s dual championships. Clearly, not much has changed for UConn basketball since then-except for an increasing number of wins. The skill and talent from our players over the years has been unwavering. Since we know the highlights from the college basketball world in 2004, I decided to investigate what was happening in 2004’s literary world. This was the year Jodi Picoult’s thought provoking novel, “My Sister’s Keeper,” was published. In my opinion, this was the book that helped bring fame to Picoult. It is the only one of her novels to be adapted into a film that wasn’t made only for TV. All of her books involve characters thrown into complex ethical and moral dilemmas, making them very intriguing to read. These are the type of books that will keep you reading into the early hours of the morning, desperately trying to learn the answers to the characters’ mysteries and problems. Her books never end without a shocking plot twist that will catch you completely by surprise. “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2004. It is remarkable that 10 years later, we are still captivated by Tolkien’s tales of Middle Earth. With the third installment of “The Hobbit” film series being released this December, Tolkien’s fantasy writing has truly stood the test of time. He has provided so much material for filmmakers to work with and today’s technology has allowed hobbits, elves and orcs to come alive. His writing has helped generate interest in the genres of fantasy and science fiction, influencing other writers such as J.K. Rowling. When “The Hobbit” series wraps up this year, I’m sure it is only a matter of time before other posthumous works of Tolkien finally surface. “Cloud Atlas” by David Mitchell appeared on many bestseller lists in 2004. It features six different narratives, each one in a different time and place with a different writing style. To make the book even more confusing, the narratives suddenly break off, a new one starts up and the old one is revisited later in the text. This seems like a daunting book to read but I would be very interested to see how Mitchell accomplishes writing in this manner. Since the book was considered one of the best books of the year, his writing must be puzzling but still comprehensible for readers. Every year, so many things bring excitement to our lives, including books and basketball. Who knows what we will be celebrating in 2024. All I know is that I will still be eagerly watching the NCAA tournament, cheering for UConn to win another dual championship with a stack of books, old and new, by my side.
Alyssa.McDonagh@UConn.edu
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By Angela Boratgis Campus Correspondent In today’s film culture, it’s easy to become a horror movie buff. With technology, creativity and interest in the paranormal at their peak, an influx of wonderfully terrifying stories have been making their way to the screen. On April 11, “Oculus,” made its debut. Clearly written with the intent to eerily spook viewers by combining technology, illusion, historical lore and frightening surprises, “Oculus” definitely got some screams. The film tells the story of two siblings who once again take on the dark force of an antique mirror that once led to the deaths of both their parents. Unfortunately, the creativity that built a tale around such a mysterious object with the
power to unravel the psyches of both its characters and its audience wasn’t met with the proper amount of logic needed to fill the many holes in its story. Calling the film’s non-linear structure, it would be the understatement of the year. Not only were there countless time changes (past-topresent and presentto-past), but both storylines took place in the same house, with the same dark force and in quite similar ways. Many scenes transitioned between the two so smoothly that the audience often didn’t know which time frame they were viewing. The only detail to help decipher was the difference in actors and ages of the characters. In addition, the logic that the story established was not always followed. Questions
were left unanswered and by the end, when a climax finally occurred, the loose ends remained. During the end of a well-crafted film, there comes a point where everything finally makes sense – regardless if it engenders good or bad emotions – especially at the end of a horror film, which is a noticeable trend, the theme or message is always clear. But in “Oculus,” there seemed no connection to so many of the events in the plot. The female character, Kaylie, informs the audience that the origins of the antique are unknown. However, she also reveals a long record she put together of the mirror’s former owners and the nature of their untimely deaths. The mirror’s history, purpose and existence are simply never explained. Its power is also personified by
Oculus 6/10
unidentified spirits, who are introduced at the end of the film, serving no logical purpose. Overall, Oculus achieves the “shock” factor and will for sure give goosebumps to many audience members. The visual stimulation is at the top of modern horror expectations. Theme music and settings also aided in its spookiness. However, while its illusionary tactics keep the story interesting and unpredictable, the deceit and delusion that the mirror projects on the characters is a mind trick that will ultimately leave viewers with a headache. In the end, the inconsistency and unsettling conclusion seem to kill any thrill that the suspense of the film had created and give the story closure that is both melancholic and ineptly unsettling.
‘Rio 2’ lackluster in substance and scope Angela.Boratgis@UConn.edu
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Jesse Eisenberg voices Blu, left, alongside Anne Hathaway, who voices Jewel, right.
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It is hard these days for animated movies outside of the Disney-Pixar monolith to succeed; other studios like Dreamworks may produce a hit once every couple of years, but far too often their attempts simply don’t do as well. “Rio,” a feature released by 20th Century Fox three years ago, had been one of the few exceptions by making the company quite a lot of money and achieving a fair amount of acclaim for its simple yet poignant storytelling and catchy music. Of course, this meant that Fox absolutely had to release a sequel. “Rio 2” is bigger, brighter and most definitely a plug for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil, but none of these things mean that the film is quality. Wayward Spix’s macaw
Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) returns for a second adventure, this time dealing with the brave new world of fatherhood—after the conclusion of the previous movie, he’s married fellow endangered bird Jewel (Anne Hathaway) and procreated. While accompanying their owners Linda and Tulio on an expedition, they discover a hidden colony of Spix’s macaws. Comedic drama ensues as Blu’s neurotic tendencies and over-reliance on humanity clashes with his wife and children, who seem to thrive in nature. This would seem like an intriguing tale, but “insecure dad learns to let loose” has been a veritable hallmark for animated movies ever since the success of “Finding Nemo.” Moreover, this is essentially a retread for the characters—the original
“Rio” movie had been about how Blu navigates between his status as an endangered species and the fact that he’s essentially a house pet. Eisenberg does his best and the visuals of the rainforest are certainly excellent, but unfortunately this does little to distract the audience from the recycled material. In fact, even the writers of “Rio 2” don’t seem to expect the audience to care about Blu’s woes, because the movie is packed with other distractions. The comic sidekicks in the previous movie make utterly unnecessary returns and even the old villainous cockatoo Nigel receives a subplot when a tree frog (played by Kristin Chenoweth) falls in love with him. While these characters—particularly Chenoweth’s—certainly provide the movie with some
Rio 2 5/10
laughs, they contribute nothing to the overarching story as a whole and make the movie feel even more messy and obnoxious. “Rio” succeeded, largely because it never tried to be more than what it seemed, sticking to a straightforward plot that told an effective but restrained message on the importance of endangered protection. “Rio 2,” on the other hand, is all over the place—alternatively preaching the importance of conservation and setting up outrageous situations that bring little entertainment due to how telegraphed everything is. There is nothing subtle or substantial to the movie, and in the end it is little more than a shallow, artificial cash grab that does not live up to its potential.
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comes along that completely captures the ideas and behaviors of a major demographic in society. Or alternatively, a film that revolutionarizes a certain genre and earns the fixation of the masses. Either way, these are generational movies that will still be talked about fifty years from now, those born and raised beyond the time of its release will associate with the people of its respective era. Common examples of these are “Easy Rider,” a film about two bikers on a cross–country road trip, came to be representative of the counterculture. “The Breakfast Club,” along with most of John Hughes’ films, was a snapshot of teenagers in the 1980s, constantly surrounded by social pressures and parental expectations. “Clerks,” a day in the life of two minimum wage grocery plaza employees showed that the life of the Generation X slacker was not one without personal turmoil. This leads to the question: “What is our generational movie?” A movie that best represents the millennials-the people who have grown up with the rise of the information era, the generation of diversity and personal expression-young people who know that they are living on the cusp of new age. The film that is frequently cited to fit this description is “The Social Network,” as its centered around not only college students becoming instant millionaires, but facebook and its effect on the social landscape. I don’t really buy into that. “The Social Network” isn’t really about Facebook. At its core, it’s about one man’s rise from being a nobody to a somebody and in doing so his decision to either stick with his loyal friends, or favor unbound business models. The thematic model is nothing new, and it could have been made 40 years ago about Nolan Bushnell. As for other candidates that could be deemed the “millennial film,” “Avatar” is one of the first to come to mind. With an effect similar to “Star Wars,” it set new standards for visual effects and computer generated imagery. It was one of the first movies to properly utilize 3D, and became the highest grossing film of all time. Another is “This Is The End,” which not only chose the apocalypse for its setting, but its premise of actors playing fictionalized versions of themselves shows not only the contemporary prominence of fame, but also the rise of meta-humor. It’s central cast is a group of people who have paid their dues before achieving stardom, and whose catalogue of work is almost universally respectable. Seth Rogen, James Franco and Jonah Hill have all earned the reputation of millennial actors. But the one film that standouts to me-because it not only represents the millenial generation, but a former subculture that has just recently arisen to the mainstream-“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.” With design aesthetics based around comic books and old school video games it reflects the millennial of bringing what were traditionally considered forms of entertainment for children into their adult lives. But as a romantic comedy, it doesn’t feature idealized figures of glamour looking to make their relationship work. It instead focuses on two heavily flawed
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Josh Hutcherson poses with his best male performance award and movie of the year award for “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” in the press room at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” earned the prize for best film at Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards, besting even top Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave.” “Hunger Games” stars also took home some of the night’s biggest awards. Jennifer Lawrence won best female performance and Josh Hutcherson was voted best male performer. Zany categories were also in abundance. Zac Efron earned best shirtless performance, while properly accepting his award, well, shirtless. Plenty of golden popcornshaped prizes were handed out at the 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards, but it was the summer movie teasers — and the stars attached to them — that really had Hollywood excited. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Jamie Foxx, stars of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,”
coming May 2, introduced a brief clip of the film showing Spider-Man (Garfield) and the sparkling blue villain Electro (Foxx) battling in New York’s Times Square. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the star of “Godzilla,” opening May 16, presented Orlando Bloom with the award for best fight for his and Evangeline Lilly’s tussle with the Orcs in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” Ellen Page, one of the stars of the upcoming “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” introduced a clip from the film that sees the X-Men joining forces with their younger selves. In the tease, some X-Men attempt to battle ruthless metal monsters using their special abilities. It’s the first appearance for some of the mutants — Blink, Sunspot, Warpath and Bishop. The MTV Movie Awards have become the ideal platform
for the Hollywood studios to promote their summer movies and this year was no exception. First-look footage from “The Fault in Our Stars,” starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, showed the beginnings of the onscreen couple’s romance in the heartfelt comedy. Jared Leto presented Mila Kunis with the award for best villain for “Oz the Great and Powerful.” ‘’You just made my 12-year-old self dream come true,” said Kunis, looking very pregnant in a short, loose black dress. “And I just realized I’m the only woman nominated and I won.” Receiving this year’s trailblazer award was Channing Tatum. The first male to gain the honor after Stone and Emma Watson, Tatum accepted the award from his “Jupiter Ascending” co-star Kunis and his “22 Jump Street” co-star Jonah Hill. Tatum admit-
ted he thought he was being punked when he found out he would get the award. On-hand to objectify the best male performance nominees were Leslie Mann, Cameron Diaz, Nicki Minaj and Kate Upton. “Matthew McConaughheyyy,” said Minaj. “I have a pair of bongos you can play.” But it was Josh Hutcherson who earned the win. Jordana Brewster introduced the special tribute to Paul Walker, who died in a car crash last November. “I witnessed the generosity of his heart every day I was with him,” she said. “He wanted to make a difference in this world. His charm, wit, spirit and his beautiful smile will live on.” Clips from a number of his films and a glimpse of footage of the actor accepting the MTV movie award for breakthrough male performance in 2002 were shown.
‘Fargo’ is on TV with Billy Bob Thornton
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This image released by FX shows Allison Tolman as Molly Solverson, left, and Shawn Doyle as Vern Thurman in a scene from “Fargo.”
NEW YORK (AP) — After failed attempts and broken dreams, by golly, someone went and put “Fargo” on series TV. The 10-episode season premieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. EDT on FX. And it mesmerizes. As a furtherance of the 1996 crime classic by Joel and Ethan Coen that starred Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi, the TV adaptation is a wonder. Like that movie, the series is set in rural, snow-glazed Minnesota, but 20 years later (in 2006), and is stocked with new characters, deadly mischief and a bounty of stars including Allison Tolman as a bright-eyed deputy and Martin Freeman as a nebbishy insurance salesman (distant echoes of the roles played by McDormand and Macy in the film). Also on hand are Colin Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh, Keith Carradine, Adam Goldberg, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, and more. At the core of its deliciously deranged narrative is Lorne Malvo, a sotto-voce psycho whose mysterious path brings him to the town of Bemidji, with many repercussions. Lorne is played by Billy Bob Thornton, who radiates still menace while sporting what he calls “a haircut gone wrong.” “This was not from a salon,” Thornton explains. “It was done by a friend. But looking in the mirror, I thought, ‘Wow — this
dark character having bangs, which you associate with innocence, would be great.’ So we decided to go with it.” The man bringing “Fargo” back to life after ill-fated tries by NBC and CBS in the late 1990s is Noah Hawley, who serves as the show runner, an executive producer and the writer of all 10 episodes. Somehow Hawley internalized the rules and deadpan tone of the Coens (who are also onboard as executive producers), then ran with their sense of twisted realism to create his own thing. “He captured the Coen Brothers’ spirit, got their vibe, and yet he didn’t imitate ‘em,” says Thornton. “I thought, if you’ve done that, you’ve done something great.” And when he encountered Lorne Malvo in Hawley’s pilot script, “I don’t know why, but I just went, ‘Yeah. That fits: a hand in a glove.’ “I liked the idea of playing a guy who has no conscience,” Thornton goes on. “He has this weird sense of humor. He likes to mess with people. And as we went along I started thinking, he’s a loner, so messing with people is actually his social life, his recreation.” This is a guy who, when threatened on his home turf by a thug twice his size, unconcernedly steps to his bathroom, drops his trousers and takes a seat. His foe, appalled, beats a
hasty retreat. “He doesn’t like weakness,” Thornton adds. “He has this weird curiosity about weak people. And he sees them as people he can use.” Having drawn Freeman’s jammed-up pipsqueak into his lair, Lorne shares his code on being tough: “We used to be gorillas. All we have is what we can take and defend.” Speaking with a reporter in New York last week, the 58-year-old Thornton is jauntily clad in pants with broad blackand-navy stripes, T-shirt, leather jacket, boots and knit fingerless gloves. He is friendly, easygoing and charismatic with his soft Southern accent — like his character, a force to be reckoned with. “The most important thing for an actor to know is who he is,” Thornton says. “He’s got to know, ‘OK, I’m the guy for this role — or not.’ Like I always tell people, ‘If you’re doing a movie about Charles de Gaulle, get a French man. That ain’t me.’ “People will say, ‘Well, you need to stretch yourself as an actor.’ But if you start trying to play people who are inherently not you, that’s not going to be your strongest stuff.” No one can say Thornton hasn’t stretched. He has scored in popcorn comedies like “Bad Santa” and “Mr. Woodcock” between decidedly grown-up dramas: the Coen Brothers’
“The Man Who Wasn’t There,” ‘’Monster’s Ball,” ‘’A Simple Plan” and, of course, “Sling Blade,” which he wrote, directed and starred in, winning an Oscar for best adapted screenplay and a best actor nod. He arrived in Los Angeles as a young man from backwoods Arkansas, looking to write for Hollywood or form a rock band (music remains a lifelong passion). This country boy with a hayseed triple name may have seemed like a long shot in Tinseltown, “but I’ve always believed in providence,” says Thornton. “Things were really hard at first, but I always had this belief that it was going to be OK.” Then he found his way into an acting class. “My desire was just to be a working actor,” he replies when asked the scope of his career goal. His ideals: the great character actors Strother Martin and Warren Oates. “I thought I’d always be sixth or seventh on the call sheet. I never expected much more. So I thought I’d really made it on ‘Hearts Afire,’” the early ‘90s political sitcom starring John Ritter with Thornton in a supporting role. “But years before, I thought I’d made it when I had just one scene on ‘Matlock’! “It was all fine,” he sums up, “all along the way.”
Another dramatic sign of change lies in the models themselves. In seeking an increased relevance and legitimacy amongst the high-fashion elite, commercial retailers are now hiring the most “high-fashion” models they can, and the established runway queens are quite willing to take these more lucrative commercial jobs. Victoria’s Secret has offered extensive print gigs to the likes of Monika Jagaciak and Kasia Struss, Express has hired Magdalena Frackowiak and Toni Garrn and H&M has prominently featured Andreea Diaconu and Nadja Bender. But the crossover works both ways: Kate Upton walked for Louis Vuitton last year, Alexander Wang spring/summer 2014 featured Victoria’s Secret Angel Behati Prinsloo and Candice Swanepoel recently shot a Vogue Germany editorial. However, perhaps the most dramatic hallmark of this indus-
try shift is the commercialization of the American edition of Vogue. The most recent cover, which featured Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, generated quite a bit of buzz; though many embraced Vogue’s willingness to embrace the leading figures in popular culture, no matter how controversial those figures may be, the cover was also the final straw for many fashion diehards who bemoan the magazine’s turn toward the mainstream. While Naomi Campbell has said that the era of the supermodel is over, it seems we are slowly returning to the times of Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Kate Moss. As models are once again seeing pressure to make real names for themselves, the strict categories that once defined their work are beginning to evaporate.
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Online courses offer new approach to learning By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent With finals coming up and a long year coming to a close, many Uconn students probably feel maxed out on learning right now. However, summer is just around the corner, and our welldeserved free time is imminent. And while perhaps re-engaging in formal learning wasn’t what you had in mind for your time off, the breadth of learning opportunities available may just change your mind. One of the many challenges facing the college student– especially at a large school like Uconn, where just scheduling classes every semester can seem like an insurmountable feat–is the inability to take that one course you’ve always wanted to take. While a student’s major hopefully offers a lot of courses that excite them (if not, a change in majors may be worth thinking about), for many students, there is often that one course that eludes them throughout their college career. Whether it’s a 3000-level, highly specialized class outside your major with multiple prerequisites, a second (or third, or fourth) language you don’t have time to take on or an elective that conflicts with your schedule, there is often that one discipline you’re passionate about that just doesn’t fit into your plan of study. Another major concern for many students is their GPA–since many employers have GPA thresholds, and a lower GPA is almost unanimously looked badly upon, many students are justifiably hesitant to take a class that, while they may enjoy it, may be a struggle for them to excel in and could thus bring down their GPA. Enter the Internet. While the sheer volume of websites in existence has led to symptoms from perpetual distraction to near addictions to acquiring new information, the Internet, when used properly, can provide the opportunity for self-motivated students to expand their knowledge base. Reading the occasional online article is all well and good for keeping up with current events or understanding different opinions on current social issues, but if you’re looking to acquire a thorough, academically valid knowledge base in your area of interest, open courseware is the best route.
Though these online classes do not offer college credit, many issue certificates of completion. Furthermore, their elective nature and the structure of the sites that host them allows independent, self-directed learning that students can fully engage in without consequence for their wallet or their GPA. MIT’s OpenCourseWare site was one of the first to introduce the idea of free online course material; Harvard’s Open Learning Initiative was another leader in the field. These sites, however, are restricted to courses from the affiliated schools. Perhaps the most broad option is Coursera, which offers over 600 courses from many reputable institutions. From Stanford’s “Cryptology I” to Emory’s “The Bible’s Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future,” Coursera offers an online course for just about any interest. MemRise, a slightly different kind of online learning site, offers user-generated course content. Due to the subjectivity of certain academic areas and the fact the instructors of the courses are kept relatively anonymous, due caution is needed with these kinds of sites. Furthermore, the site is geared more toward absorbing information and committing it to memory than expanding one’s knowledge and thought, making it perhaps better for learning foreign vocabulary or other areas requiring rote memorization than for more esoteric subjects like philosophy or art. Finally, one of the most intriguing endeavors in online learning is University of Reddit. This site allows Reddit users to offer short online modules about subjects in which they have an expertise. Though those who take information-based classes from unverified, anonymous Internet users should be very discerning regarding what they take at face value, many of the site’s skills-based courses prove themselves valid through students’ experiences succeeding at those skills. Even a simple Google search can bring up countless opportunities in the realm of education. Even if that one UConn class just isn’t in the cards, it is easy to expand your knowledge base in a semi-formal manner within any area of interest.
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What do our generational films say about us? from GENERATIONAL, page 6
but relatable people in their struggle for maturity and only with their individual personal growth, can make their relationship work. It also featured openly homosexual characters, whose homosexuality didn’t really matter in the big picture. Like everybody else, they were just trying to live along their personal agenda. The characters weren’t yuppies or slackers, but somewhere in between, just young people who were unsure where they wanted to go in life and if they should even go at all. A pivotal age for millennials appears to be the twenties,
a time has come to be called the quarter life crisis. It’s a time when one must decide just how much of their past they should cling to, and the question of whether or not to “grow up” in the traditional fashion looms every day. The two central characters of “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” face these exact problems. Two or three years from now, when I’m occupying a studio apartment in another state and looking for love in some hipster music club, the ties to old friends and aging relatives withering, that’s the movie I’ll be relating myself to.
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Tom Quinn, a childhood leukemia survivor and 8th-semester physiology and neurobiology / molecular and cell biology double major, speaks to a crowd at the Relay for Life.
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HOROSCOPES Today's Birthday (04/15/14). Your creative year launches with today's Full Moon (Libra) lunar eclipse, impacting partnerships and agreements. You see newly what's important. Collaborate for good causes. Beautify your home this springtime, and invite people over. Review plans and structures with Pluto retrograde (until 9/23). Travel or launch after 5/20. August heats up the fun. Relax before autumn revelations provide new opportunities and freedom. Express love. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- The Full Moon lunar eclipse begins a new phase in a partnership. It could get spicy. Independent efforts advance. Consider your deepest commitments. Family matters could vie with work for your attention. Use wisdom, not credit. Avoid travel and expense. Handle paperwork, and then go play. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Today's Full Moon lunar eclipse in Libra opens the door to a new level in work, health and service. Changes require adaptations. Modify careful plans. Reschedule as necessary. Sort, organize and file. Stay true to your long-range plans. Set your own course, and prioritize excellence. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- What you're learning is broadening your perspective. A new six-month phase in fun, romance and games opens with the Full Moon lunar eclipse. New perspective blurs the line between work and play. The one having the most fun wins. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- A turning point with home and family arises with the Full Moon eclipse. An investment in real estate could tempt, or your clan may grow. Make sure to read the fine print. Revise documents carefully. Reserve energy and resources for when needed. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Get things in order today and tomorrow. File papers. Avoid risk, travel and stress. With the Full Moon eclipse in Libra, a new six-month stage develops around communications and intellectual discussion. Talk about liberty, justice and freedom. Contribute to a larger conversation. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep confidences today and tomorrow. A financial turning point arises with today's Full Moon eclipse. There's opportunity to take bold new ground over the next six months. Prudent savings contributes. Stash funds for a rainy day. Take advantage of new income potential. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Today's Full Moon eclipse is in your sign, empowering independent thought, a new look and a strong stand. Fly, and be free. Give thanks for the ones who went before. Speak out for those with less. Make corrections as needed. Be gentle with yourself and others today. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- This Full Moon eclipse presents a turning point regarding sorrows, secrets and mysteries. The next six months favor spiritual insight, meditation, and personal peace. Tap into your musical and artistic creativity. Avoid arguments today, and get into your studies and education. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Friendships and community participation take focus during this eclipse. Group involvement flourishes over the next six months. Maintain your sterling reputation. If you mess up, own it and move on. Cleaning up messes provides freedom (and happiness). Don't make expensive promises yet. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Show your love through your actions. A rise in status and reputation gets granted or denied over the next six months, after today's eclipse. Take it as a career turning point, aiming to increase passion. It could require patience (and a positive attitude). Keep adjusting. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 5 -- A new six-month phase begins with the Full Moon eclipse regarding your education, studies and travels. Philosophical and spiritual conversations draw you in. Inquire into fundamental questions. Take on new responsibility today and tomorrow, and manage a change in plans. Ask for assistance if needed. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- A turning point develops with this Full Moon lunar eclipse in the area of shared finances. Pay taxes and debts, review budgets and take actions to grow the family fortune over the next six months. One phase ends and another begins. Support your partner through changes.
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Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman throws off mound for 1st time CINCINNATI (AP) — Reds closer Aroldis Chapman threw off a mound on Monday for the first time since he was hit in the forehead by a line drive during spring training. The left-hander threw 25 pitches in the bullpen before Cincinnati opened a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds will gradually increase his activities and hope to have him back sometime in May. Chapman sustained fractures above his left eye and his nose when he was hit by Salvador Perez's line drive on March 19 during a relief appearance against Kansas City. He had a plate inserted in the forehead the next day. Chapman has to be careful not to get hit in the forehead while it heals, so he's restricted to working out and
throwing on his own. General manager Walt Jocketty and manager Bryan Price watched his bullpen session on Monday. "He threw all of his pitches, including his slider," Price said. "He was sharp, extremely enthusiastic and happy to be out there, as we all were. It was exciting." There are a lot more steps before he can get back into a game. He'll throw in the bullpen a few more times before the Reds allow him to pitch to some of their hitters. "It was an obvious and essential step to the next thing, which will be live batting practice and game situations," Price said. "I think facing batters will be the biggest hurdle for him initially, but we haven't seen any reason to feel like he's other than opti-
mistic about getting back on the mound." Chapman had to rest completely for weeks after the surgery. He said it felt good to get back on a mound for the first time in nearly four weeks. "Everything went well," Chapman said, with assistant trainer Tomas Vera translating. "My fastball was really good. My command was good. The breaking ball worked. Everything was great." Price said that Chapman will have the option of using a batting practice screen in front of the mound the first time he throws to hitters. "It will really end up with where he's comfortable," Price said. "We'll see. The big test will be when he gets back into the game, facing live competition."
Chapman is one of eight Reds who opened the season on the disabled list, the most in the majors. Reliever Jonathan Broxton and catcher Devin Mesoraco were activated last week. Left-handed reliever Sean Marshall is scheduled to make back-to-back appearances for Triple-A Louisville this week, a good test of whether his shoulder has fully recovered from the soreness he felt during spring training. If there's no problem, he could be activated later in the week. "We want to get him through these outings," Price said. "Going back-to-back for the first time is a step in the right direction — a huge step in the right direction, actually. We'll see how he comes out of it."
Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman throws during spring training baseball practice in Goodyear, Ariz.
after sitting out Saturday's loss at Washington with a sore right hip. The short-handed Bucks, who have five players injured and another suspended (center Larry Sanders), had just nine healthy bodies available against Toronto. Sessions and Knight both hit 3-pointers as Milwaukee used a 12-1 run to cut its deficit to six points, 92-86, with 6:53 remaining. That was as close as Milwaukee got, however. Vasquez made a free throw after Sessions was called for a technical, Lowry added a driving layup and Valanciunas added a pair from the free throw line, putting Toronto up 99-88 at 5:51. Toronto's DeMar DeRozan got the night off to rest, with Vasquez taking his spot in the starting lineup. Vasquez made an impact right away, hitting three of Toronto's six 3-pointers in the first quarter, as the Raptors built a 32-19 lead after one. Vasquez had two more 3-pointers in the second, getting eight points and four assists as Toronto took a 59-46 lead at halftime.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The statistics are gaudy. And if the Pittsburgh Penguins can't find a way to extend their season into the final days of spring, ultimately forgettable. The same team that led the NHL in man games lost due to injury (more than 500) also earned 109 points, led the Metropolitan Division from mid-October on and received another peerless effort from star Sidney Crosby, who topped the league with 104 points and is a near lock for the second MVP award of his career. The Penguins have been excellent, and yet they are well aware the only thing that matters is what happens when they host upstart Columbus on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. "It's all about winning games and going on," coach Dan Bylsma said. "We have that opportunity right now." One that comes only after six relentless months in which they stacked up win after win regardless of who was in the lineup. Defenseman Kris Letang missed more than half the season with a series of injuries, including more than two months following a stroke.
Evgeni Malkin sat out a quarter of the season with bumps and bruises. Top line winger Pascal Dupuis was knocked out in December with a torn ACL that left Bylsma searching for a new security blanket for Crosby. The list goes on and on. Brooks Orpik, James Neal and Paul Martin also missed significant time. Backup goaltender Tomas Vokoun didn't play after being diagnosed with blood clots during training camp. Yet Pittsburgh chugged along, showcasing the organization's depth and Bylsma's ability to push the right buttons in the dressing room. As impressive as it was, Bylsma understands it's meaningless if the journey doesn't end with Crosby hoisting the franchise's fourth Stanley Cup in mid-June. "You can talk about the number of wins, the number of points, ranks in Penguin history but really, that (just) gives us our spot in the playoffs," Bylsma said. One that comes with enormous pressure. The Penguins were swept out of the Eastern Conference finals last spring by Boston. Rather than make significant changes after a fourth straight season ended short of the Cup
finals, Pittsburgh doubled down. Bylsma received a contract extension while the team signed Malkin and Letang to long-term deals. The decision to keep the core together resulted in another sublime regular season, one in which Bylsma insists the Penguins have learned they can't just rely on their world class scorers to get by. "We've found ways to win and I think we improved on our mentality in playing defense and how we play defense," he said. "I think we've done a better job of being able to shut teams down and limit opportunities. Now you have to do that in the playoffs." That might not be much of a problem, at least in the first round. Pittsburgh swept all five meetings with the Blue Jackets during the regular season and outscored Columbus 16-8. Still, the Penguins remain wary even while facing a franchise that has yet to win a postseason game since it entered the league in 2000. "We have lots of confidence with how we played against this team, but at the same time they have played great the last couple of months," Penguins forward Jussi Jokinen said. "It's
going to be a really tight series." A prospect that would only fuel the anxiety in Pittsburgh, which has lost to a lower-seeded team in each of the past four years. Still, the Penguins appear to be as healthy as they've been since the fall. Martin returned from a hand injury two weeks ago and immediately provided the goal that clinched the division title. Letang produced an emotional comeback last Wednesday against Detroit, 10 weeks removed from the stunning stroke diagnosis that seemed to put his season if not his career in jeopardy. Though Bylsma remains quiet on Malkin's status, the timetable suggested when the former MVP hurt his foot against St. Louis on March 23 means he should be ready at some point during the opening series. If No. 71 is back in the lineup, the Penguins have one more weapon — and one fewer excuse — as the journey to the Cup begins. "I like the way we're getting healthy and I like the way we're playing," Neal said. "This year I think is a little different than others. We're playing the right hockey at the right time and that's big for us."
By Spencer Mayfield Campus Correspondent
Sophomore Valerie Sadowl has led the UConn offense this season and they will look to her to keep up the hot hitting against the Rams. Sadowl leads the team in batting with an average .356 mark as well as six homeruns and 14 runs scored. Senior Audrey Grinnell has also provided clutch hitting for the Huskies this year. Grinnell leads the team in RBI’s with an impressive 22 to go along with six home runs. Rhode Island is also currently on a three game losing streak
after losing to Harvard and losing both games of a double header with Fordham. Sophomore Taylor Archer and senior Jocelyn Mattison lead the Rams offensively. Archer leads the team in hits with 21 as well as batting average with a .288 clip. Mattison and Archer are tied for the team lead in RBI’s with 12 a piece on the season. Mattison however, also leads the team in strikeouts with 23 on the season.
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Raptors set franchise Real season just beginning for Penguins mark with 48th win TORONTO (AP) — Greivis Vasquez scored 25 points, Kyle Lowry had 24 and the Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with their 48th win, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 110-100 on Monday night. Jonas Valanciunas had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Tyler Hansbrough had 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Raptors won for the sixth time in seven games and completed the first season sweep of Milwaukee in franchise history. Toronto had dropped 11 consecutive games against the Bucks coming into this season, but has since won four straight. Ramon Sessions scored 21 points, Jeff Adrien had 19 points and Brandon Knight 18 as the Bucks lost their 14th straight road game, matching a record for futility set in the 2004-05 season. Milwaukee has not won away from home since beating Philadelphia on Feb. 24. The loss guaranteed that the Bucks (15-66) will finish with the worst record in the NBA. Milwaukee came in trailing Philadelphia by two games in the standings. Knight, Milwaukee's leading scorer, returned to the lineup
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A collection of the best photos, posts, and tweets will be compiled into this year’s Student Leader Recognition video. The Leadership Office is also attempting to recognize as many student leaders on campus as possible for their dedication and commitment to the university. Jon us in recognizing your peers by visiting leadership.uconn.edu!
2014 Student Life Awards Willis N. Hawley Service and Leadership Award Aaron Jones Program of the Year METAS Individual Husky Pride Award Finalists Michael Daniels Elizabeth Tomasco
Spirer/Dueker Student Humanitarian Achievement Juanita Austin
Student Organization Advisor Award Kimberly Duby Building Community Award Finalists Alexandra Arendt Marissa Mannello Colby Sim
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Softball hosts Rhode Island, looks to snap skid The UConn softball team will host the Rhode Island Ram’s today in Storrs in a one game non-league matchup as both teams are searching for a victory to help right the ship. The Huskies are looking to bounce back from dropping all three games to Louisville last weekend. UConn has a 4-3 home record this season with all four wins coming against nonleague opponents.
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Pine tar use in baseball more common than not By Molly Burkhardt MLB Columnist Thursday night began the four game series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The long time rivalry always attracts fans not just from the two teams, but also across the MLB. This game in particular drew a lot of attention as Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda threw a no-hitter for the first five innings. Pineda had a season-ending shoulder injury in 2012 that also put him out for the 2013 season. His comeback seemed unlikely, until he proved himself this past spring. But Thursday night’s 4-1 Yankee’s victory brought up a lot of question about what was responsible for Pineda’s un-hittable pitches: his arm or pine tar? Any substance (including pine tar) applied to the baseball is not allowed in the league according
to the league’s Rule 8.02 (a)(4), as they give the pitcher better grip on the ball. “Everybody in the league uses pine-tar. It’s not a big deal,” Ortiz told The Wire after the game. However most people try and hide it better than Pineda did. Cameras caught multiple angles of the sticky, brown substance all over Pineda’s palm and even on the baseball. Whatever the substance may have been, it did not go unnoticed. NESN commentators Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo noted the substance and talked about it on air. Pineda denied accusations of using an illegal substance, telling everyone it was just dirt that combined with his sweat and resulted in a sticky gunk. After being notified that his attempt at achieving a better grip was being nationally recognized, Pineda returned to the game after the fifth inning with clean hands,
free of tar or “dirt.” He immediately gave up his first hit of the game and his no-hitter came to an end. With such an obvious use of cheating, why didn’t the Red Sox call out the Yankees? According to Thursday’s umpires, they could not take action unless the opposing team makes a complaint. From there, the situation can be investigated and the suspected player can be fined or suspended from that game. Players on the Sox expressed their views on the use of pine tar. Most seemed to accept it, as long as the purpose of using any substance is solely for holding the ball and knowing where it’s going. In colder weather, pitchers often seek aid in holding onto the ball in order to control their pitches. Had pitchers not used a substance – whether it is pine tar, lotion or some other technique – hitters would be facing wild pitches. The problem arises when the pitcher is using a substance to change the way his pitch is thrown. In warmer weather, the substance would be unnecessary for grip and instead be used to enhance a pitch as the ball travels through the air. Last season the Sox faced complaints on pitcher Clay Bucholz after he was suspected of using pine tar; perhaps why they decided to let this violation slide. Sox relief pitcher Chris Capuano joked that it’s understandable to want to have a good grip, “you just don’t want to flaunt it.”
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Olympic great Michael Phelps ending retirement
(AP) – Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, lured back into the pool by the fun of it and the possibility of swimming at a fifth Olympics in Rio in 2016. The 22-time Olympic medalist will compete for the first time since the 2012 London Games at a meet in Mesa, Ariz., on April 24-26. Bob Bowman, the swimmer's longtime coach, told The Associated Press on Monday that Phelps is entered in three events — the 50- and 100-meter freestyles and the 100 butterfly. "I think he's just going to test the waters a little bit and see how it goes," Bowman said by phone from Baltimore. "I wouldn't say it's a full-fledged comeback." Phelps returned to training last fall and re-entered the U.S. drugtesting program. He has completed his six-month waiting period by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to be eligible for competition. Bowman said Phelps is "pretty far" from being back in top form. He's been training Monday through Friday with Bowman's team at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club in his hometown. "He's gotten back into good shape since September," the coach said. "He can give a good effort and certainly not be embarrassed. He's in enough shape to swim competitively."
Besides Phelps, USA Swimming said Olympians Ryan Lochte and Katie Ledecky are among those expected to swim in the Arena Grand Prix at Skyline Aquatic Center. "I'm excited to see what he can do," Ledecky told the AP by phone in between classes at her high school in Maryland. "Definitely, it'll bring some more energy to swimming again." Phelps turns 29 in June and is the winningest and most decorated athlete in Olympic history. He captured 18 gold medals and 22 medals overall at the last three Summer Games. He broke Mark Spitz's record for a single Olympics by winning eight gold medals at Beijing in 2008. If he comes back and doesn't dominate, Bowman said it wouldn't tarnish Phelps' reputation. "His legacy is sealed," the coach said. Ledecky agreed that Phelps has nothing to lose by diving back in. "It's just for his own personal kind of thing," she said. "He's already done so much. Whether he adds a couple more gold medals or not, what he's done has been so incredible, whatever he does next should be accepted by all." Phelps had vowed that he wouldn't swim into his 30s. Since retiring less than two years
ago, he has stayed busy with a chain of swim schools, a foundation focused on water safety and appearances on behalf of his sponsors. He devoted lots of time to golf and participated in a reality show with famed coach Hank Haney. Five-time Olympian Dara Torres knows about comebacks. At 41, she made the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in her second return to the sport and won three silver medals. At 33, she made the 2000 Olympics after seven years in retirement. Torres said she came back twice because she missed competing. "Knowing how competitive Michael is, I'm sure that's a big factor," Torres said. "When you're on top of your sport and all of a sudden you're not and you're out there in life, you miss what you used to do. When you retire, nothing is structured; with swimming, it's very structured." Phelps' camp is being lowkey about the comeback, and he wasn't made available to speak Monday. "I think he's just really enjoying it," Bowman said. "He enjoys the training and being physically fit. He just kind of wants to see where he's at. It's more really for fun. It's been nice for me to see him swim just for the joy of it really." Olympian Jessica Hardy, who
will compete in Mesa, said many swimmers were surprised by the news. "He kept it pretty much under wraps," she said. "Even if he's not at peak performance, it's great for the sport and each athlete particularly to keep learning from him. I don't think anyone wants to put pressure on him. He's accomplished everything you pretty much can. It's just great to see what else you can do." Phelps won't be coming back for the money, having earned tens of millions of dollars in endorsements during his career. However, his endorsement potential certainly goes up if he's in the water. His presence on the pool deck will give a boost to USA Swimming, which can endlessly market him. "Anytime you can have the most decorated Olympian in history in the pool, it's a fantastic thing for swimming," said Chuck Wielgus, executive director of USA Swimming. "USA Swimming and Michael share the goal of growing the sport, and his return to competition will surely inspire even more kids to give swimming a try." Phelps' name recognition goes far beyond the pool deck. He's as well-known as athletes from far more prominent sports, such as NBA star LeBron James, which is an accomplishment for a swim-
By Robert Moore Soccer Columnist
may be a daunting task. Group D is not the Group of Geath. Group D is the Group of Potential Self-Destruction for the Three Lions. As Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan round out the Uruguayan strike force, England's fragile back line may quickly break. Gary Cahill and Ashley Cole have the ability and cohesiveness as both feature for Chelsea; however, historically England's defense has been suspect. It'd be no surprise to the England hopefuls if Suarez took a bite out of the defense as he's done with Branislav Ivanovic. All jokes aside, England will need to put forth their best performances from the getgo. Mario Balotelli, while an egomaniac, can certainly score goals and the aging Andrea Pirlo looks like he'll be featuring until he's 90. The slower style of play the Italians will likely adopt may play into England's favor as they themselves enjoy a more defensive approach in matches. The short and sweet of this all is; the World Cup is a mere 60 days away. England manager Roy Hodgson will now be sift-
ing through his pool of players to find those he believes can bring England eternal glory. And with the odds stacked against England with the likes of Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Germany miles ahead of the Three Lions, if Hodgson can get the most of his players, come July we may just be pinching ourselves. Deep down, I think we all want to see England succeed a bit, just as we love to enjoy the host country performing well. But more importantly, apart from predictions, adjusted lineups and potential failures - there is not much left to our imaginations until the start of the 2014 World Cup. No amount of preparation, training or even analysis of opponents can help win the World Cup. In reality, the determination of a country to have each and every member of its squad contributing mightily to the cause reigns supreme. We all know who Wayne Rooney is and what he is capable of. However, the “white Pele” has not delivered on the international stage just yet, like Lionel Messi and, less so, Cristiano
Ronaldo. Rooney is the catalyst of England, behind captain Steven Gerrard, and if those two can somehow work together, England may produce a brilliant tournament. Group D is wide open and so is the entire World Cup this year. Following their European Championship runners up spot, Italy may be the group favorites. Even if England is to advance past the Group of Potential SelfDestruction, the Three Lions are pitiful at penalty kicks. And historically, England falter when it comes to "big" games in the knockout stages, having lost in the quarterfinals in the past four World Cups. With devastation in 2002, 2006 and 2010 behind England, the uneasy thought remains among supporters. It may be more beneficial for those in the England ranks and supporters far and wide to enter this years tournament with no expectations. Low expectations may bring rise to a monumental run in Brazil.
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United States' Michael Phelps swims in the men's 4 X 100-meter medley relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
mer whose sport gets most of its attention in an Olympic year. In Mesa, Phelps will swim 100 free and 100 fly preliminaries on the first day. Then, if he qualifies, he'll decide which race to swim for the evening finals, Bowman said. He'll swim the 50 free on the second day and might swim the 50 fly "just for fun," the coach added. "I bet you're going to see a little spark in him that you didn't see in 2012," Torres said. Phelps will stick to the shorter races and some relays rather than the grueling individual medleys he swam during the height of his career. "He's really doing this because
he wants to — there's no outside pressure at all," Bowman said. Phelps has already entered the remaining Grand Prix meets in Charlotte, N.C., in May and Santa Clara, Calif., in June, although Bowman said no decision has been made on whether he will compete. Depending on his early results, Phelps could compete in the U.S. National Championships in August in Irvine, Calif., where teams will be selected for the 2015 world championships. "I wouldn't say it's 100 percent on the radar," Bowman said. "After Mesa, we're going to sit down and talk about it."
MIAMI (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann bounced back from the shortest start of his career to pitch seven innings and lead the Washington Nationals to a 9-2 win over the Miami Marlins, who endured their eighth loss in a row. Bryce Harper had two doubles and an RBI triple for Washington. He has batted .520 over his past seven games to boost his average to .348. Catcher Sandy Leon hit his first career home run, while Tyler Moore also homered and had an RBI single. Anthony Rendon drove in three runs with a double and a triple, and Danny Espinosa doubled and tripled for two of the Nationals' 11 extra-base hits. Zimmermann (1-0), who lasted only 1 2-3 innings when he gave up five runs against Miami last week, became the first Nationals starter to go seven innings this season. He allowed two runs, struck out seven and lowered his ERA from 8.10 to 5.27. The right-hander tied the Nationals record of 44 career victories set by Livan Hernandez. Zimmermann also had two of
the Nationals' season-high 16 hits. They improved to 4-0 this year against the Marlins and have outscored them 31-10. Washington started fast against Brad Hand after being swept in a three-game series at Atlanta last weekend. Jayson Werth missed a home run by inches when he doubled off the top of the wall with two out in the first, and Harper followed with an RBI single. Moore skipped a ball off the top of the wall into the Marlins' bullpen for a homer in the second. Rendon hit a two-run double later in the inning to make it 4-0. Hand (0-1) fell to 1-11 in his career as a starter. He lasted only three innings while allowing five runs and five extra-base hits. Things are going so bad for the Marlins they brought in closer Steve Cishek trailing by seven runs in the ninth because he needed the work. It likely won't get any easier for the Marlins on Tuesday, when they face Stephen Strasburg. He beat them last week and began this week leading the NL in strikeouts.
Coast Conference championship, to a group that already includes Hartford, Memphis, Cincinnati, Orlando, Philadelphia and Tampa. Along with the decision for the location of the 2015 women’s basketball tournament and a new bowl game involving the American, Aresco said that the conference could be ready to announce the location of the 2016 and 2017 men’s basketball tournaments as early as Tuesday. Orlando is believed to be the frontrunner to get the tournament for both years. That means UConn will likely only have the tournament for next year, and Hartford will “roll out the red carpet,” according to UConn alumnus Andy Bessette, a board member of the Capital Region
Development Authority. That red carpet includes a $35 million project to improve the XL Center, which includes an improved concourse, video boards, a new scoreboard and a fan area. The plan is for renovations to be done by Oct. 1, about two weeks before the UConn men’s hockey team’s first Hockey East game and one month before the college basketball season begins. “We believe that our loyal UConn fans will once again fill the XL Center for our men’s and women’s basketball games in 2014-15 and that will continue during the 2015 American men’s tournament,” Director of Athletics Warde Manuel said.
England seeks redemption in Rio this summer Nationals hand Marlins 8th straight loss, 9-2
As the scorching temperatures are quickly upon those participating in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, England are likely doing their best to cool themselves down after recent World Cup disappointments. With no John Terry, David Beckham or Paul Scholes, the “Golden Generation” is quickly fading; however, as Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard will likely feature in their final World Cup, expectations for the Three Lions are still high. After the heartbreak in 2010 and suffering their worst World Cup defeat (4-1) to Germany in the Round of 16, England will look towards a better showing in Brazil or they will be forced to sit on the dashing beaches quicker than desired. For England to make a run in the 2014 World Cup, they'll first have to get out of their group. Rocket science, right? Well, with Uruguay, Costa Rica and Italy in their group, even coming in second in their group
Huskies look to improve .500 record on the road against Fairfield By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer
The UConn baseball team – fresh off a three-game road set against Cincinnati over the weekend in which the Huskies took two out of three and regained a .500 record – will travel to Fairfield today for an afternoon matchup against the Stags. Despite losing 3-1 to the Bearcats in game one of last weekend’s series, UConn (1717, 4-4 the American) – led by Nos. 3 and 4 hitters Bobby Melley and Blake Davey – stormed back to take the last two by a combined 21-5 score. Davey and Melley combined for 13 hits and seven RBIs across the three games. “We really swung the bats more consistently throughout the lineup, and hits weren’t bunched up, they were all scattered throughout the lineup, and it was good to see the offense finally clicking,” head coach Jim Penders said. Davey, a junior and the Huskies’ designated hitter, was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week Monday. He leads the team with seven home runs this season, as many as the rest of the lineup combined. “He and Bobby Melley have been our most consistent hitters,” Penders said. “The thing with Blake is that every time he hits it – he does strike out – but every time he hits the ball, he hits it hard.” Today’s game marks UConn’s 27th non-conference game of the season. The Huskies enter the matchup with an even 13-13
record against non-conference teams. Penders said freshman right hander Andrew Zapata will get the ball this afternoon against the Stags, making his sixth start of the season. He threw six shutout innings in a 2-0 win over Northeastern in his last start on April 8. “He’s coming off a good start and hopefully he’ll have another one tomorrow,” Penders said. Zapata is one of three freshman pitchers who have taken on workhorse roles for UConn this season, with starter Anthony Kay and reliever Pat Ruotolo rounding out the trio. They have combined to make 36 appearances – including nine starts – and pitch 101 innings through 34 games. “They’ve been baptized by fire,” Penders said of the group. “We’ve taken our lumps with them earlier in the season, but they seem to hitting their stride a little bit after having some failure. They’ve learned how to adapt and overcome that failure and learn from it.” UConn will be taking on a Fairfield (16-14, 8-3 MAAC) team that, like the Huskies, has won four of its last five games. The Stags have also been strong at home, boasting a 4-1 record at Alumni Baseball Diamond this season. Penders said Fairfield head coach Bill Currier – who took over the program 2011 – has been key in the Stags’ success in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, where they are currently in second place behind Siena. “They don’t beat themselves,” Penders said. “They’re pitching on par with their opponents,
they’re not hitting on par with their opponents and they’ve got a winning record, that means their coach is doing a good job of putting guys in the right spots late in games and finding a way to hang on to win.” Penders said Fairfield’s roster, like those of the four other Connecticut teams UConn has played so far this season, has a few players on it who will “have a little extra to play for” against the rival Huskies. “I look at their roster and say, ‘Oh, he was at camp, that kid was at camp, that kid was at camp,’ and you realize we didn’t recruit him, we didn’t recruit him and we kind of half recruited him but not really, and they’ve all got an axe to grind,” Penders said, referring to the many in-state players UConn spurned when they were in high school. Although the Huskies have been playing some of their best baseball of the season recently, Penders said there are too many games left on the schedule to be patting himself or anyone else on the back just yet. “Baseball’s funny, you just can’t get too high or too low, because when you do it’ll humble you really quick,” Penders said. “We’re trying to stay even keeled. I haven’t thought a lot about the last five games. I have a really hard time looking backwards. Really all I’m thinking about is who the heck’s pitching against us for Fairfield [today] and how we can hit that guy.” First pitch this afternoon is set for 3:30 p.m. Coverage of the game can be heard on 91.7WHUS.
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UConn and Hartford ready for spotlight as hosts from HARTFORD, page 12 now the center of the college basketball universe.” The inaugural tournament was held at the FedExForum in Memphis, and the conference had an option to renew for the 2015 season. But Aresco noted at the time that the tournament could move around for the first decade or so of the American’s existence. “We’re developing rivalries and we’re developing an identity for our conference,” Aresco said. With the inclusion of East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa for the 2014-15 season, the American’s brand now includes New Orleans, Tulsa Okla. and Greensboro, N.C., the current site of the Atlantic
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and other soft neck structures. Yet, he still managed to get an A in each class. Maintaining a 4.0 does not come without working hard however, something Lenehan prides himself on. “I’m not necessarily better at things than most people, but I pride myself on outworking others to get myself to the same level,” Lenehan said. “I’m aware that I’m not as smart as the people I’m friends with, but I work really hard in school to do the same things as them. It’s obviously very clear that I am not as good at basketball as the 12 guys I am with every day. But I work hard just to be able to compete with them.” During his sophomore year, Lenehan put in extra work every day to get a spot traveling with the team. The day he was told that he would not get that spot, he felt defeated. A few days later he received a long text message from his brother
Kevin, 23, who played football at Columbia. “He told me, ‘Don’t set goals that you think are within the range you can achieve. That leads to mediocrity,’” Lenehan said. “He told me to forget about getting a spot on the bench, work on getting a spot on the floor.” While Lenehan said competing for playing time is “wild” to think about, having that mindset has helped him to calm down and just play. The advice from his brother helped Lenehan tremendously. “I have a policy that I put in last year, that I just don’t get nervous anymore, that’s my mindset. I felt like I had to make that decision to help me play better,” Lenehan said. His policy paid off for him when he sunk the three-point basket, a shot that had his brother howling in delight as he videotaped the game while at work. After medical school, Lenehan’s dream job is to be a cancer doctor. His grandfather
was diagnosed with skin cancer two years ago and he says that it was a very hard time for him and his family. “That was the first time I dealt with [cancer] on a family level. It was hard to see how my family reacted,” Lenehan said. “For me, it’s frustrating when I sit there and there’s nothing I can do to help now. Ten years down the road there is something I can do.” Beyond family, Lenehan also finds something inherently interesting about cancer itself. “One day when we were coming back from an away game at Washington, Shabazz made a joke that I was going to try and cure cancer,” Lenehan said. “It was funny because that’s actually what I want to do.” The odds of curing cancer may be heavily stacked against him, but it’s not in Lenehan’s nature to settle for anything less.
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Heat lose 114-93 to Wizards; With playoffs looming, time to grow those beards out Pacers get top seed
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What's On TV MLB: New York Yankees vs. Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m., YES Masahiro Tanaka looks to pick up his second win in pinstripes as the Yankees host the Cubs in the Bronx. Former UConn standout Mike Olt is the current starting first baseman for the Cubs. Olt is batting .231 with two homers and five RBIs on the season.
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NBA: Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox, 8:10 p.m., NESN The Red Sox look to rebound after a tough weekend in New York in which they lost three of four to the Yankees. Jake Peavy is set to make his first start at U.S. Cellular Field since being dealt prior to last year’s trade deadline by the White Sox to Boston. Peavy picked up no-decisions in two starts on the season with a 2.13 ERA. He went 36-29 in parts of the past five seasons for the White Sox.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — General manager David Poile hopes he sent the strongest message possible by making the first coaching change in Nashville’s history: missing the playoffs is not acceptable for the Predators. Poile announced Monday that Barry Trotz, the NHL’s longest tenured head coach with one team, would not be back for a 16th season after the Predators missed the postseason for a second straight year. A few hours later, Poile said at a news conference a few hours later that won’t get it done. “This is a wakeup call for everybody in our organization,” Poile said. “It’s a wakeup call for me. ‘Get out of your comfort zone.’ It’s going to be different here. There’s going to be a new coach in charge. ... It’s going to be a difference voice and it’s going to be a different direction. And hopefully ... the foundation Barry’s presented here for the next coach will take us to a higher level.” Trotz’s contract expires June 30, and the Predators offered him a job in their hockey operations department. The two-time Jack Adams finalist made it clear in a very emotional news conference before Poile spoke that he appreciated the offer but wants to keep coaching. “I love Nashville, but now I’m going to have to beat you,” Trotz said with a smile. Poile refused to put a timetable on hiring a new coach or what type coach he wants. This will be his first search since hiring Trotz in August 1997 when the Predators were gearing up for the expansion franchise’s debut season in 1998-99. Trotz said he had not been contacted by any other teams when he spoke to reporters, but Poile said he will let the coach out of his contract instantly for another coaching job. Predators’ captain Shea Weber said the only NHL coach he’s ever played for won’t be out of a job long. “His resume speaks for itself,” Weber said. Still, missing the playoffs for consecutive seasons for the first time since 2001-02 and 2002-03 was too much for a franchise that needs to reach the postseason to sell tickets and generate crucial revenue. “We didn’t win this year, we didn’t win last year,” Trotz said. “There’s no excuse. I expect us to be in the playoffs, the Nashville Predators expect us to be in the playoffs. We didn’t make it this year, so I’m good with it.” Trotz said losing goaltender Pekka Rinne, a two-time Vezina Trophy finalist, for 51 games to an E. coli infection in his surgically repaired left hip “blew a hole” through the Predators this season. Poile said having a healthy Rinne or even two more shootout wins after going 2-9 would have gotten Nashville into the playoffs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Miami Heat opted for rest for LeBron James and Chris Bosh over the pursuit of the Eastern Conference’s top seed, and the Washington Wizards capitalized in a 114-93 breeze of a game Monday night that clinched the No. 1 seed for the Indiana Pacers. Trevor Ariza scored 25 points for the Wizards, who shot 59 percent and made 14 3-pointers to move 1½ games ahead of the Charlotte Bobcats in the race for the East’s No. 6 seed. Washington would secure sixth place if the Bobcats lost at Atlanta later Monday, thus avoiding the Heat in the first round of the playoffs. Michael Beasley scored 18 points for the Heat, and Toney Douglas had 14 for the two-time defending champs, who will be the No. 2 seed when the playoffs begin this weekend. The Heat began the day still in contention for the top spot, but they would have needed to win their last two games and have Indiana lose to Orlando on Wednesday because the Pacers hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. Figuring it would be better to be fresh for the postseason, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra sat James and Bosh, saying they were dealing with “the residual of a long season.” “Just where we are right now, (James is) dealing with some minor ailments,” Spoelstra said. “Nothing that’s significant
enough that will keep him out. Same thing with Chris. We made this decision and everyone else is ready to go. Everything is day by day.” James has made it part of his annual routine to rest before the playoffs. He missed the final game in 2011 and sat out the last two in both 2012 and 2013. The Heat went with their 20th starting lineup this season and trailed by as many as 36 in the second half. Dwyane Wade, who needs the work after returning Sunday from a sore right hamstring that cost him nine games, started and scored nine points in 18 minutes. The Heat have lost four of five. Miami is just 11-13 since March 4, including 3-9 on the road. Marcin Gortat had 10 points and 13 rebounds, and John Wall added 13 assists for the Wizards, who have been hot and cold down the stretch but at least have found a way to escape their 3-point shooting slump. After going 6 for 50 from long range over a threegame span, they’ve since made 22 of 51 in their last two games. Ariza, whose shooting was hampered by a bout with the flu, made 5 of 8 3-pointers Monday night. Also, Nene, who sat out the Wizards’ previous game after feeling some stiffness in his recently sprained left knee, looked more like his energetic old self as he scored 18 points off the bench.
By Ryan Tolmich NHL Columnist Last Monday, I found myself in Dallas for the National Championship game where, like many other UConn fans, I found myself doing whatever I could to push the Huskies to victory. I made sure to wear the same 1959 Jonathan the Husky shirt along with the same Hawaiian UConn hat that I had worn for the previous victory. I talked to the same kids, who had pushed their ways to the same spot that were praying, just praying, for the same result as the previous game. Superstition is a part of sports. During no-hitters or perfect games, a pitcher is left alone in the dugout out of fear of disturbing that magic going on between the lines. Michael Jordan famously wore his University of North Carolina shorts under his Chicago Bulls uniform in order to carry on the luck that started during his time in Chapel Hill. However, the start of the sporting world’s best superstition starts this week. Throw out your razors, men, it is time to bring out the NHL Playoff beard. For the uninitiated, every year during the NHL Playoffs both players and fans alike grow a “good luck” beard in
an effort to push their team to victory. The origins of the practice are not entirely known, but it is generally accepted that they date back to the New York Islanders of the ‘80s. Some say the beards were initially grown out of team unity. Some say they were grown to remind the grower each and every morning of the task at hand. Some say it was even just time constraints, as the grueling NHL Playoff schedule left little time for such tedious acts as shaving. Regardless of its origins, the playoff beard has long been a symbol of hockey’s ultimate tournament. Each and every year, beards of all different shapes and sizes appear. Some are magisterial, full-blown Paul Bunyan masterpieces. Some (like mine) are little more than decorated scruff that would fit right in with most middle school aged pubescent. Regardless of the beard’s size or shape, it’s that time of year, folks. Pucks are dropping, beards are growing and, if you’re lucky, you won’t have to look for your razor until the Stanley Cup is awarded in mid-June. It’s playoff season. May the best beard win.
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KEEPING THE SPOTLIGHT Hartford wins bid to host 2015 AAC Tournament at XL Center By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor
Tim Fontenault If you told me that my week could get better after covering half of a dual national championship, Boston College losing, covering my first MLS game, “Mean Girls” showing up on Netflix, seeing Bubba Watson choke up after winning the Masters and watching Joffrey do the same on his wedding day, I would find it hard to believe you. Alas, it did, and it was the American Athletic Conference putting another smile on my face by announcing that the 2015 men’s basketball championship will be held at the XL Center in Hartford. Part of me wanted New Orleans, which becomes a possible destination with Tulane joining the conference this summer. I was there for the women’s Final Four in 2013. I still dream of the beignets, the music and Bourbon Street on a Saturday night. But Hartford is a wonderful destination, and only 90 percent of that statement stems from not having to fly or stay in a hotel. The American is clearly cashing in on UConn’s recent success in the NCAA tournament. The men’s basketball team won its fourth national championship and the women their ninth last week, drawing 200,000 people into Hartford for a celebration on Sunday. UConn draws well at its second home, and it seems like the AAC is under the impression that the Huskies – easily the early preseason favorite in the American – will bring in large crowds every night, especially considering that the early outlook is that anything but a championship in the conference is going to be a disappointment to the Huskies. It sounds like the folks in charge of organizing the event are not holding back during their one opportunity for the foreseeable future. About $35 million in renovations are being dropped into the XL Center, with the project on schedule to be completed by Oct. 1. These renovations include an improved concourse, a fan area and enhanced video boards – all things that should make the overall game-going experience better for the fans. The one knock that people will have against Hartford is the entertainment the city provides. It is no Memphis, nor is it anything like New Orleans. But that does not mean that Hartford will not be good enough for incoming fans. I apologize that Hartford’s history is not very appealing. You can enjoy the houses of Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe. You can visit the Capitol or the Bushnell. But other than that, there is not a whole lot to do. That does not mean, however, that Hartford is devoid of any entertainment whatsoever. The food and nightlife provide plenty of entertainment for a food-loving beer drinker like myself. But if you are looking for some fun times in or around Hartford, this is where I will plug a place I have never gone, but it is the one thing anyone can relate to when I tell them I am from Portland, which is about 20 minutes out of Hartford. You simply have to go to the Brownstone Quarries! There, there’s your entertainment. Welcome to Hartford. Enjoy the basketball. Follow Tim on Twitter @Tim_ Fontenault
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The 2015 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship will be played at the XL Center in Hartford, the conference announced Monday. Commissioner Mike Aresco said that six cities bid for the 2015 tournament and that Hartford’s bid was “outstanding.” According to Aresco, the members of the conference voted unanimously to have next year’s tournament at the XL Center. “We are excited and proud that the American Athletic Conference has chosen the XL Center as the site for next season’s men’s championship tournament,” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. “It will give more of our great fans in Connecticut a chance to watch the intensity and competitiveness of postseason play.” Aresco’s announcement comes one week after UConn won its fourth national championship, defeating Kentucky 60-54 in the final after entering the tournament as a No. 7 seed. One day later, the women’s basketball team won its ninth national championship, marking the second time in UConn history – and in college basketball history overall – that both the men’s and women’s teams have won the national championship in the same season. “We ultimately decided that in view of the excitement generated in Connecticut…this was the place for 2015,” Aresco said. The American will make a formal announcement at some point this week, but Aresco said that the men’s basketball championship being in Hartford will not affect the location of the women’s tournament, which could return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville in 2015. “There is enormous excitement in Hartford,” Aresco said, “and with the UConn men’s and women’s national championships, Connecticut
The XL Center in Hartford will play host to the 2015 American Athletic Conference Tournament. Hartford won the bidding out of a total of six candidates and the decision was announced on Monday by conference commissioner Mike Aresco.
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Dolson and Hartley will be teammates again in Washington By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor
UNCASVILLE – Geno Auriemma has joked that Stefanie Dolson and Bria Hartley were attached at the hip through four years at UConn. As it turns out, they won’t have to sever that bond to enter the pro ranks; both are joining the WNBA’s Washington Mystics after Monday night’s draft. “We were freshman together and now we’re going to go in, and we’re going to be rookies together,” Hartley said. “It’s a dreamcome-true moment.” The duo is used to quick turnarounds. Every year, UConn schedules a plethora of SaturdayMonday, Sunday-Tuesday games to prepare for the speed of the NCAA tournament. But the seniors’ whirlwind between last Tuesday – when they won a national title in their final
collegiate game – and Monday night – when Dolson was drafted No. 6 overall and Hartley No. 7– can’t be simulated. “It’s been a little hectic,” Hartley said. “Winning a national championship, then coming back – we had two days home and then we had to leave for [rookie] orientation, which was just a lot of information all at once. And then this moment finally arriving, it’s just really exciting.” Monday night was no less crazy. Dolson was selected by the Mystics midway through the first round to thunderous applause from the Connecticut faithful in attendance. Hartley was chosen as the very next selection by the Seattle Storm to the same reaction, but was later traded to Washington, reuniting the two teammates at the pro level. “I didn’t know at first [that Hartley had been selected],”
Dolson said. “I was in the hallway, but then I heard the uproar and I was like, ‘Oh, that had to be Bria.’ I was really, really excited that she could go No. 7 and the fact that we were right after each other just means a lot because we came in together, got two national championships together and now we’re going to the WNBA together.” Hartley was traded along with Tianna Hawkins to the Mystics, while Crystal Langhorne was sent to Seattle. Hartley and Dolson are the lone UConn players on the Mystics. Eight WNBA teams now have at least one former Husky on their roster. There have now been 27 Huskies selected in the WNBA Draft since the league formed in 1997, 15 of which were taken in the first round. “A big goal of the kids coming out of high school these days is, ‘I want to go play in the WNBA,’”
Lenehan onto their broad shoulders. A team manager chopped the air with pretend tomahawks, as the announcer exclaimed, “A star is born!” “It was nice to see that because it’s usually my role on the team; to go crazy when other people hit big shots,” Lenehan said. “Not to say that it was a big shot,” he adds sheepishly, grinning as he remembered the moment. The basket was the first of Lenehan’s career at UConn and one more than anyone would have expected. After graduating from Xavier High School in Middletown, Lenehan figured his basketball playing days were behind him, and shifted his focus to academics. He applied to every Ivy League school, and was accepted into Dartmouth and Columbia. He also applied to UConn, as a safety school. When he was offered a spot in the combined program in medicine, which guaranteed him admission into the UConn medical school as long as he kept up a good GPA, he decided to forgo Hanover in favor of Storrs.
At UConn, Lenehan was walking through a dining hall during his freshmen year when he saw a sign indicating that the men’s basketball team was holding open tryouts. He was an “average” player in high school as he scored around eight points per game along with a “few” assists. Despite his underwhelming basketball skills, Lenehan decided to give it a try. As a freshman, Lenehan made the practice squad, but was not on the actual roster. As a sophomore he began to travel a little bit with the team. Now a junior, Lenehan travels and dresses for every game, one of two walkons to do so. As a walk-on, Lenehan has a different role on the team than the scholarship players. In two seasons with the Huskies, he has appeared in eight games, playing 21 minutes. His accumulated statistics: four points, three rebounds and one assist. His role is to prepare his teammates for games by playing hardnosed, relentless defense, usually trying to stop All-American point guard Shabazz Napier from scoring or dishing to his
Auriemma said. “And the more players that we have drafted in the first round, the more players around the country see that and the more they want to come to Connecticut.” WNBA training camps open on April 27 and preseason games run from May 2-13. Of course, that overlaps with the conclusion of the semester – the last week of classes, finals and graduation weekend – for the two seniors. But both expect the transition to go smoothly and, as is typical of WNBA draftees, should be able to walk in their respective commencement ceremonies, pending team approval. “Preparing for it this weekend [at rookie orientation] we got to talk to a lot of players, coaches and mentors,” Dolson said, “that told us it was going to be tough rookie year. But as long as we went into training camp ready to work as
hard as we can and prove to them why we were in this draft tonight, I think I’ll be alright.” Both will play their first regular season game May 16 against Minnesota and former teammate Maya Moore. For now, their non-basketball playing friends in Storrs will be watching with a jealous grin. After all, Tuesday night meant post-graduation job security for the duo – something not every college senior can boast. “That’s the one thing everyone says,” Hartley said. “They’re like, ‘I wish I could just finish my career and have a job within the next couple days.’ But that’s the way it is for us in women’s basketball…I always tell them, they work really hard and they’ll get a really good job as well.”
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A star is born: The story behind UConn walk-on Pat Lenehan By Nick Danforth Campus Correspondent
Ask any basketball fan and they will tell you the most boring games to watch are blowouts. We yearn for the excitement of a close ballgame, sitting on the edge of our seat as the hair on the back of our necks stands, as if it too is trying to get a glimpse of the action. However, on Feb. 2, in a game between UConn and USF, the most exciting play came when the teams were separated by 44 points. With three minutes remaining, a 6-foot-2inch skinny player with a pale complexion and auburn hair launched a 3-pointer from the corner that swished through the hoop, much to the enjoyment of his teammates. Seniors Niels Giffey and Lasan Kromah stood with their arms raised up like an NFL referee after a field goal. Phil Nolan, Amida Brimah and DeAndre Daniels snapped towels through the air, holding each other back as if they were about to storm the court and hoist junior walk-on Pat
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UConn’s junior walk-on Pat Lenehan attempts a 3-pointer during a game against USF earlier this season. Lenehan made the only field goal of his career with this shot.
teammates. He also plays a specific role on the scout team each week, imitating players from UConn’s next opponent. “When we played [No. 1] Florida earlier in the year, I was [Michael] Frazier and they gave me a green pinny to show that I had the ultimate green light to shoot, so that was a great day at practice,” Lenehan said. “I like when I get to do that.”
While Lenehan hasn’t been able to make a name for himself on the court, he has distinguished himself off it. A molecular and cell biology major, Lenehan has achieved a 4.0 GPA each semester at UConn. The hardest class he has ever taken? A tie between biochemistry and thyrology, a class that examines the thyroid
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