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Just over a year from tragedy, runners from around the world bring joy back to the Boston Marathon

By Jackie Wattles Associate News Editor BOSTON–Spectators flocked in the hundreds of thousands to Boston to watch one of the world’s most prestigious marathons Monday for its 118th annual rendition. More than 35,000 athletes hailing from all 50 states and 76 foreign countries filled the streets and conquered the 26.2 mile course famous for its hilly landscape and streets lined with cheering fans.

But this was not just any Boston Marathon. One year ago, the race captured international attention after two bombs were detonated near the finish line, killing three people and injuring more than 260. Eyes remained on Boston in the following days as the suspects — brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev — evaded arrest in a highly publicized police chase.

Tamerlan died in the climatic end of the chase, but Dzhokar remains in custody and faces more than 30 criminal charges.

If he is convicted, he faces the

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Hundreds of thousands of spectators flock to Boston for the annual Boston Marathon. Due to the tragic events of last year’s race, security was subsequently increased for this years marathon. However, the race was completed without issue, and spectators were still given an ample view of the 35,000 runners. Security changes included banned backpacks, security checks and many areas were closed off from spectators.

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Two marathons, two perspectives More greek life suspensions UConn student details Boston marathon experience

By Kathleen McWilliams Senior Staff Writer When Alexi George, a 6thsemester Natural Resource Economics major, arrived in Boston on April 15, 2013 she had no idea that her runner’s pilgrimage would end in a day of tragedy.

“Last year I went with a few friends from the distance running club I am vice president of on campus called UConn Endurance. We just went to spectate,” George said. “We went because we all run half and full marathons, so going to races, especially the Boston Marathon–in that is prestigious–is like making a pilgrimage for a runner.”

This year, George returned to the marathon to complete the story and to support a friend who ran yesterday after qualifying to run in the 2013 marathon, but studying abroad instead.

“For me, this year was different because our friend who was supposed to run last year, ran this year upon returning home from Study Abroad. I went to the marathon with my boyfriend who was there with us last year,” George said. “We went to support our friend running the race.

We also went because it felt right, we couldn’t imagine not going. We were in a similar spot as last year. I felt incredibly patriotic because the security was top notch.”

A notable increase in security was one change that George noted in the atmosphere at the 2014 marathon. George said

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Three more UConn Greek organizations were suspended on April 4 and April 9 due to hazing allegations.

Delta Zeta faces interim suspension for the alleged hazing of men affiliated with a fraternity in an incident at Mansfield Apartments on March 7.

Sigma Chi faces interim suspension for the alleged hazing of men affiliated with Sigma Chi in an offcampus incident on Feb. 28.

According to a letter from Community Standards sent to the president of Delta Zeta, the sorority is under investigation for forcing the men “to consume alcohol, to eat dog treats, to paint their bodies, to wear women’s thong underwear and to take shots of alcohol off each other’s bodies.”

According to a letter sent to the president of Sigma Chi, the fraternity is under investigation for forcing the men to engage in behaviors such as “bobbing for alcohol nips in a toilet, being paddled, eating cat food, being covered

with syrup and then flour and forced partial or full nudity.”

Delta Gamma also received a letter from Community Standards informing them of their temporary suspension due to information regarding their alleged involvement in the hazing of men affiliated with Sigma Chi.

“Bobbing for alcohol nips in a toilet, being paddles, eating cat food, being covering in syrup and then flour and forced partial or full nudity.”

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Patrick Casey (left) Tim O’Neill (middle) and Alexi George (right) moments after a successful Boston Marathon. George recalls two vastly different marathons in a years time.

there were numerous security checkpoints and policemen everywhere in comparison to previous years.

“There were tons of cops on bikes and all bags were checked. It was a beautiful day. During marathons it is common for National Guard

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members to run the whole marathon as well, and I felt very emotional cheering for them as they ran by,” George said.

One of the most emotional aspects of the marathon, George said, was watching the

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Hazing allegations against Sigma Chi

With the suspensions of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon earlier this semester, five of UConn’s Greek organizations have been temporarily suspended this year.

“The number of organizations currently placed on interim suspension is unusually high and may reflect a greater awareness of the resources available at the university to

people who have been victims of harmful or degrading treatment,” Todd Sullivan, the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life said.

All Greek organizations are required to go through a Greek 101 educational program where they are notified that the university prohibits hazing. Student leaders are also trained through the mandatory Risk Management Roundtable each semester and must sign an anti-hazing pledge.

The university has not adapted any of its policies since the recent influx of suspensions.

“The alleged behavior is the main issue, not the policies,” Sullivan said. “However, these allegations do give us the opportunity to review our education and enforcement of existing policies.”

Sullivan said hazing is a problem for many different types of organizations including sports teams, high schools, marching bands and the military.

Nationally, 55 percent of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing, according to hazingprevention.org.

In 95 percent of cases where students identified their experience as hazing, they did not report the events to campus officials, according to the website, a number that may be decreasing at UConn as more students come forward with information.

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A plane taxis after landing at Mineta San Jose International Airport, Monday, April 21, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. A 15-year-old boy scrambled over a fence at the airport, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii, Sunday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy found his way onto an airport’s tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii — a misadventure that forced authorities to take a hard look at the security system that protects the nation’s airline fleet.

The boy, who lives in Santa Clara, Calif., hopped out of the left rear wheel well of a Boeing 767 on the Maui airport tarmac Sunday, according to the FBI. Authorities found the high school student wandering the airport grounds with no identification. He was questioned by the FBI and taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was found to be unharmed.

FBI spokesman Tom Simon in Honolulu said the teen climbed into the left rear wheel well of the first plane he saw in San Jose.

“He got very lucky that he got to go to Maui but he was not targeting Maui as a destination,” Simon said.

He passed out in the air and didn’t regain consciousness until an hour after the plane landed in Hawaii, Simon said. When he came to, he climbed out of the wheel well and was immediately seen by airport personnel who escorted him inside where he was interviewed by the FBI, Simon said.

It was not immediately clear how the boy stayed alive in the unpressurized space, where temperatures at cruising altitude can fall well below zero and the air is too thin for humans to stay

conscious. An FAA study of stowaways found that some survive by going into a hibernation-like state.

On Monday, authorities tried to determine how the boy slipped through multiple layers of security, including wide-ranging video surveillance, German shepherds and Segway-riding police officers.

San Jose International Airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes says airport employees monitor security video feeds from throughout the 1,050-acre airport around the clock. However, she said no one noticed images of an unidentified person walking on the airport ramp and approaching Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45 in the dark until security agents reviewed the footage after the plane had landed in Hawaii and the boy had been found.

The airport, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is surrounded by fences, although some sections do not have barbed wire and could easily be scaled.

The boy found his way onto the tarmac during the night, “under the cover of darkness,” Barnes said.

Hours later, surveillance video at Kahului Airport showed the boy getting out of the wheel well after landing, according to a statement from Hawaii’s Department of Transportation. The video was not released because of the ongoing investigation.

Hawaiian Airlines spokeswoman Alison Croyle said airline personnel noticed the boy on the ramp after the flight arrived and immediately notified airport security.

“Our primary concern now is

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research science and applicable engineering including bio-nano engineering which combines biomedical research and nanotechnology in an applied fashion.

Dave Lotreck from the Buildings and Grounds Department at UConn is quite excited about how the building will transform the landscape as well as what it will contain.

“It will go in place of that ugly warehouse, making a quad with three state of the art buildings,” Lotreck said. “I was pretty excited when I saw the plan, it will have some really exciting stuff in it.”

In addition to the integrated laboratories, the complex will also provide space for classrooms and offices for new faculty that will be hired under Next Generation Connecticut according to Reitz.

“Having these state-of-the-art facilities will catalyze research advances in convergence technologies,” Reitz said.

New science building to stand by fall 2016 Beginning in June, the Old Central Warehouse will be torn down and preparations for the construction of a new five-story, LEED-certified engineering and science building will commence with a $92.5 million planning budget approved by the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees according to university spokesperson Stephanie Reitz.

The process of accepting contractor’s bids will begin in the fall semester and the project is expected to be completed between the fall and winter of 2016, Reitz said.

“The new building will include high-tech laboratory space for what’s known as trans-disciplinary research, in which researchers from different fields work in teams and blend their expertise for innovative outcomes,” Reitz said.

The building will be primarily devoted to these “blends” of

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for the well-being of the boy, who is exceptionally lucky to have survived,” Croyle said.

Isaac Yeffet, a former head of security for the Israeli airline El Al who now runs his own firm, Yeffet Security Consultants, said the breach shows that U.S. airport security still has weaknesses, despite billions of dollars invested.

“Shame on us for doing such a terrible job,” he said. “Perimeters are not well protected. We see it again and again.”

A congressman who serves on the Homeland Security committee wondered how the teen could have sneaked onto the airfield unnoticed.

“I have long been concerned about security at our airport perimeters. #Stowaway teen demonstrates vulnerabilities that need to be addressed,” tweeted Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat who represents the San Francisco Bay Area’s eastern cities and suburbs.

Unlike checkpoint security inside the airport, which is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration, airport perimeters are policed by local authorities, as well as federal law enforcement.

Airport police were working with the FBI and the TSA to review security.

The boy was released to childprotective services in Hawaii and not charged with a crime, Simon said.

The city of San Jose, which owns and operates the California airport, is not planning on pursuing criminal charges against the teen

based on the current information available.

The FAA says 105 stowaways have sneaked aboard 94 flights worldwide since 1947, and about 1 out of 4 survived. But agency studies say the actual numbers are probably higher, as some survivors may have escaped unnoticed, and bodies could fall into the ocean undetected.

In August, a 13- or 14-year-old boy in Nigeria survived a 35-minute trip in the wheel well of a domestic flight after stowing away.

Authorities credited the flight’s short duration and its altitude of about 25,000 feet. Others who hid in wheel wells have died, including a 16-year-old killed aboard a flight from Charlotte, N.C., to Boston in 2010 and a man who fell onto a suburban London street as a flight from Angola began its descent in 2012.

An FAA review of high-altitude wheel well survivors said they typically clamber past the main landing gear into a wing recess area next to where the gear retracts. On some aircraft, that space is large enough for two small adults.

The FAA found that all wheelwell stowaways will lose consciousness at high altitude from lack of oxygen, and that their freezing bodies go into a state somewhat similar to hibernation.

At 38,000 feet — the cruising altitude of the Hawaiian Airlines flight — the outside air temperature is about minus 85 degrees.

That would usually be deadly, but some people survive because their breathing, heart rate and brain

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National Guard run as well as amputees.

“Many paralyzed people and amputees cycle the race, and that was powerful as well because in the back of my mind I wondered if any of them had been those who were injured last year,” George said. “However, the most amazing thing about today was experiencing the race over again with two of my favorite people, this time with very different outlook and a lot to be happy and thankful for.”

George recalled how the events of last year transpired at the marathon finish line.

“We heard what I think were some controlled explosions, which were very scary because at the time we did

not know what they were.

Cops were everywhere, and their radios were constantly talking in fast, worried voices about what was happening,” George said. “They were rushing down the streets in both cop cars and unmarked cars. We even at one point had to rush to tear down some race barricades so that the cop cars could get through.”

Although she was close to Boston University and away from the finish line, George said the fear in the atmosphere was tangible.

“It was scary because we didn’t know what was going on, and also because it was a sad end to a beautiful race,” George said.

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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The first University of Connecticut men’s basketball player to score 1,000 points has died. Former Husky Vin Yokabaskas was 84.

UConn said Monday he died April 13.

Yokabaskas starred at Bloomfield High School before entering UConn. He was a three-time All-New England and All-Yankee Conference pick between 1950 and 1952, finishing his

career with 1,275 points.

He scored 22 points in the Huskies’ first NCAA tournament game, a 63-52 loss to St. John’s in New York’s Madison Square Garden on March 20, 1951.

He was part of the inaugural class of the Huskies of Honor in 2007 and was named to the UConn Basketball AllCentury Team in 2001.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, five children and seven grandchildren.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The nation’s top energy official delivered a blunt message Monday to a Connecticut audience of energy executives, regulators, environmentalists and others who already know that fuel heating and cooling homes and businesses and running power plants in New England is among the costliest in the nation.

Ernest Moniz, U.S. secretary of energy, stopping in Providence, R.I., and Hartford in a months-long federal review of energy issues, said New England doesn’t share the good news developing in the field of energy with the rest of the country.

“Out there, in much of the country the talk is about the energy revolution, the abundance of energy that we have, the way that we are in fact drawing upon new resources ... promoting renewables, at the same time reducing carbon emissions,” he said.

“But yet if we come here, it’s not a discussion of abundance.

It’s a discussion of, in particular, infrastructure constraints,” he said.

Speaking to an audience of about 150 in Hartford, Moniz said that in New England, piping in natural gas and otherwise delivering heat or electricity is limited by a lack of delivery systems.

During the severe winter, natural gas prices soared to more than $120 per million British thermal units from about $5 in the summer. The spike was blamed on strong demand, a lack of pipeline systems, limited regional liquefied natural gas deliveries and inadequate storage.

Energy prices in New England often are “very volatile and much higher than other parts of

the country,” Moniz said.

Moniz knows New England.

A physicist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Moniz said even when fuel is available, it cannot be moved in emergencies, such as Superstorm Sandy in October and November 2012, because of power outages.

New England governors announced a plan in January to expand natural gas use. The governors of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont asked the region’s grid operator for technical help to seek proposals to build transmission equipment and public works to deliver enough electricity to serve 1.2 million to 3.6 million homes. The states also asked the system operator, ISONew England, to devise a way to finance the project.

Gordon van Welie, ISO president, said Monday that because many non-gas-fired plants are to be retired beginning this year and public works improvements are scheduled to start years from now, New England’s power system will be in a “precarious position” for a few years.

Anthony Buxton, general counsel for the Industrial Energy Consumer Group, a trade association of industrial facilities, said he told Moniz in his visit to Providence that 2 billion cubic feet per day of more pipeline capacity into New England is needed to tame natural gas price spikes.

Connecticut director William Dornbos of Environment Northeast, an advocacy group, urged Moniz and state policymakers to seek ways to cut demand via greater energy efficiency and to avoid major capital projects such as interstate natural gas pipelines or electric transmission lines.

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Waterbury woman says her 76-year-old husband is in the hospital after getting attacked by a pit bull for the second time this year.

Cecilia Forget told the Republican-American that her husband, Leo, was walking their American Eskimo dog named Pilot on a leash Sunday afternoon when an unleashed pit bull attacked him and their dog. A neighbor who chased the pit bull says someone in a

car lured the dog in and sped off.

Leo Forget, who has a prosthetic leg, was knocked down and suffered cuts and bruises.

He also received tetanus and rabies shots. His dog, Pilot, wasn’t seriously hurt.

Leo Forget also was attacked in February.

Police are looking for the pit bull and its owner. Neighbors say it has attacked other people and dogs.

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One year later, the marathon was back in a big way.

“We’re taking back our race today. We’re taking back the finish line,” race director Dave McGillivray said at the starting line.

Not only in strong numbers, he said, but touting emblems of strength. Banners and t-shirts read “Boston Strong;” the finish line was flanked by memorials and tributes for the victims and medical respondents and police.

The winner of the 2014 marathon was — for the first time since 1985 — an American: Meb Keflezighi, 39, won the men’s division with an official time of 2:08:37.

“It was my dream to win Boston and to make it just like the Red Sox did and do the same thing for the people,” Keflezighi said at the press conference after the race.

For his first place finish, Keflezighi took home $150,000. The winner of the women’s division — Catherine Nderebra of Kenya — was

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awarded the same amount.

Ndrebra won the women’s division last year as well and returned to Boston undeterred by last year’s tragedy.

Several former champions returned to the storied course as well — including Joan Benoit Samuelson (1979, 1983), Gelindo Bordin (1990) and Connecticut-native Amby Burfoot (1968).

The defiant spirit was not the only evidence of last year’s tragedy. The event had distinctively stricter security.

Backpacks were banned, security checks and barricades protected the finish, and more than 3,500 police officers — some undercover, according to a City of Boston press release — patrolled all 26.2 miles of the course.

But the beefed up security didn’t turn off spectators — estimates reached as high as 1 million, which is double the typical crowd, according to a report by the New York Times.

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Hundreds of thousands of spectators gather to view the race, and 3,500 Boston police officers kept tight security on the lookout for anything that could harm racers. Some of those officers were undercover, and they vigilantly scanned the entirety of the 26.2 mile course.

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35,000 racers cross the finish line at the 2014 Boston Marathon. The winner of the marathon was - for the first time since 1985 - an American Meb Keflezighi, 39, won the men’s division with an official time of 2:08:37. “It was my dream to win Boston and to make it just like the Red Sox did and do the same thing for the people.” Keflezighi said at the press conference after the race. Keflezighi walked away with $150,000 for first place.

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UConn partnership with Comcast will increase research opportunities

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omcast will be investing millions of dollars into UConn in order to create a cybersecurity research program called the Center of Excellence for Security Innovation. It will be located in the Information Technologies Engineering building on UConn’s main campus and will be staffed by six professors and seven doctoral candidates. The venture will research how software, hardware and computer networking affect cybersecurity. Additionally, it will work with an existing university center that is also researching hardware security.

This is not the first time a corporation has invested in UConn. Back In 2012, General Electric initiated a $7.5 million engineering institute at the university. In April 2013, UConn received $9 million from Pratt & Whitney for an additive manufacturing initiative. In November, United Technologies Corp., Pratt’s parent company, funded a $10 million institute for systems engineering.

Neither UConn nor Comcast officials would disclose the dollar figure of the investment, simply mentioning that it was worth millions of dollars over the span of at least three years. This partnership with Comcast is not only beneficial to the university, but also helps further research in a field that has become increasingly more important.

On a national scale, hacking of information has been an issue, whether it was the theft of Target customer information or the more recent revelations about the Heartbleed bug which has been used to gain user information across a variety of websites and databases, including the Canada Revenue Agency. Even on a more local level, cybersecurity remains a crucial issue.

According to The Hartford Courant, state officials received more than 400 reports of security breaches last year, which compromised the information of more than half a million residents. There is also the ever-constant threat of identity theft.

This partnership will allow for concentrated research in cybersecurity and better understanding the threats that jeopardize our online privacy. As a result, this endeavor will hopefully allow for new innovations in creating not only faster and stronger networks, but also more secure networks to combat the ever evolving threats to cybersecurity.

Abusive re-homing system unmasks cracks in broken adoption system

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ast September, Reuters, in its multi-series piece, “The Child Exchange,” exposed the dangers of privately re-homing legally adopted children to online solicitors. From 1999 to 2013, 249,694 children were adopted from foreign countries; Reuters estimates that at least 24,000 (about 10 percent) have failed if it is in line with the low end of domestic adoption failures. After adopting, many parents have discovered additional special needs or behavioral issues that were not previously disclosed. Reaching the end of their rope, with little to no support from adoption agencies or the govBy Victoria Kallsen ernment, many Weekly Columnist have turned to online forums to “disrupt” their adoptions and re-home their children with strangers. Using Facebook or Yahoo groups, such as Adopting-from-Disruption, the original family seeks out a new family and often transfers their child to a virtual stranger.

The practice reveals dangerous cracks in the current adoption system and solving the re-homing issue requires more than just criminalizing the practice.

Because the original family, which is desperate to get rid of the child, are the only ones vetting the new parents, the online underground market is easily manipulated.

When Reuters analyzed the information provided by posters in the same group, they found that at least 70 percent of the children listed were foreign-born (22 percent were unclear), 18 percent had a history of physical or sexual abuse and over 50 percent

had some sort of special needs. Children born overseas were especially vulnerable to exploitation as they often don’t speak the language, don’t know anyone in the country and don’t have any biological relatives to look out for them. Reuters detailed several of the new families where sexual abuse occurred, but the most bewildering example is that of Nicole and Calvin Eason who have a history of neglect (leading to the accidental drowning of an 18 month old child) and child sexual abuse. Their own two biological children were taken away from them before they began taking in re-homed children. Between 2007 and 2013, in addition to the 10 year old boy that was removed from Nicole and Randy’s care, seven re-homed children were taken in by the Easons, and removed either by concerned third parties, the original parents or the authorities.

It all stems from numerous flaws in the original adoption system. According to the Donaldson Adoption Institute, 47 percent of children adopted from overseas have special needs and many were undiagnosed or not fully detailed to the adopting parents before the adoption was final. Adopting inside the Hague Adoption Convention–a multicountry agreement that regulates adoptions between different countries–requires 10 hours of training. Countries outside of that, such as Ethiopia, the country most represented on Adopting-from-Disruption, have no resources. Post-adoption there is no follow up, no tracking of the success of the adoption and no support. Data from the Donaldson Adoption Institute revealed that 57 percent of parents had to seek out therapy and other post-adoption assistance themselves. Re-adoption is time-consuming, expensive and often the original family is told they must be investigated for possible neglect or abuse. Private re-homing is a cheaper and quicker option for both parties.

With all this in mind, is the practice of rehoming illegal yet? Yes and no. Re-homing children often uses a “power of attorney” document which allows for transfers of government benefits and guardian privileges.

With no lawyers or government involvement, and lacking the requirement to file the document anywhere, it’s a quick way to transfer a person. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is the only legal safeguard and requires that authorities in both states must be notified and approve when a child is moved to a new family in another state. It is largely unknown and unenforced; all police and authorities interviewed by Reuters had never heard of it. Also, while it is an agreement between all 50 states, laws governing enforcement, level of penalty and specifics are unclear and inconsistent. Generally, as was the case with the Easons, children are most often removed from their new home and returned to the original parents, who had already actively been trying to get rid of their child. Neither party will face criminal charges.

After the release of the series last September, several steps were taken such as urging Facebook to take down re-homing groups and more severely criminalizing the practice. While the legality of re-homing should be discussed, re-homing and the abuses is merely as symptom of a broken adoption system as previously outlined.

Re-homing is current the singular terrible answer to the viruses in the current adoption system, but priority should be given towards treating the causes of the problem.

 Victoria.Kallsen@UConn.edu  6th-semester mechanical engineering  @Oh_Vicki

Sex education is severely lacking across the United States “That awkward moment when you accidentally throw away your ID and debit card and have to dig through the library trash to get it...”

All these people thinking “Shabazz” is following them on Twitter... pretty sure UConn ahtletics has tweeted like 5 times about how he doesn’t have one So, it’s how many days to graduation? (Does anyone have tickets for the 4:30 CLAS graduation? Asking for a friend.)

That special championship flavor at the Dairy Bar tho... “oh bread products – welcome back to my life. you’ve been missed.”

“Whoever created me in this game of Sims we call life, keep up the FANTASTIC work.”

Stood up too fast mid-conversation so I got head rush and had no idea what I was saying after that. Now this kid probably thinks I’m weird.

That time of the semester where all the work I put off is suddenly due...

Fairfield Way = facepalm

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recent study by the Guttmacher Institute found that only 22 states require sex education to be taught in schools, which is a strangely low number considering America has a higher teen pregnancy rate than any other developed country in the world.

The study concluded only

By Aysha Mahmood that 18 states Staff Columnist require teachers to provide information about contraception, only 19 require giving information on condoms and 37 states reportedly allow for medically inaccurate sex education. Some states don’t even require HIV information and others, such as Texas and Mississippi, must include only negative information about same sex relationships.

Mississippi, a state with one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country, passed its sex education bill in 2011 and has since had programs that continue to be under speculation. After passing the law, state schools had a choice between teaching its students abstinence only programs or abstinence plus programs that include abstinence as well as contraception. Although 71

schools chose abstinence plus, abstinence was still strongly encouraged as no information on how to use a condom, arguably the most basic form of contraception, was given. This follows a trend, as only 19 states require teaching information on condoms.

Texas is also a state that has been scrutinized for its sex education laws as it is only one of three states that allows for teachers to tell students that homosexuality is illegal.

Of course teachers can opt out of preaching the homosexuality message, but it is still in the sex education curriculum.

Only heterosexual relationships are promoted, which leaves LGBTQ kids feeling ashamed of their own sexuality. Instead of making them feel comfortable and safe at school, teachers make them feel like they’re sinning. Sex education should be taught with the knowledge that students are of different sexualities.

Also in Texas, teachers encourage students to stay celibate by shaming them into staying virgins until marriage, saying that any sex before marriage makes one dirty. What’s worse is that teachers use an activity involving a toothbrush and a stick of gum to show students how important it is to be clean. The instructions given to the teacher for this activity

state, “Encourage students to stay like a new toothbrush, unwrapped and unused…people want to marry a virgin, just like they want a virgin toothbrush or a stick of gum.”

As hard as the teachers try to make this a metaphor for sex, it’s not at all effective and should not be considered quality sex education.

The bottom line is we need to make kids more comfortable talking about sex. If adults aren’t comfortable talking about it, how we can we expect kids to ask adults questions and come to them for help?

It seems as though the biggest problem in sex education today is that we’re not actually educating. School districts are beating around the bush and telling teens what they want them to know, regardless of whether it’s true or not.

If schools are giving their students the wrong information, then it will be impossible for them to know how to safely approach sex. Teens are and will continue to have sex regardless of whether or not there is a sex education class taught to them at school. In Mississippi alone, 76 percent of teens have sex before they graduate. It’s not a bad thing to teach abstinence, but for schools to think all its students will make that choice is rather unrealistic. Ultimately,

the choice is up to the student and contraception should be taught in case a student makes that personal choice to have sex. As long as teens are having sex, schools might as well give them the accurate information they need to be safe about it.

Sex is a taboo topic, which is why I can understand why many adults are hesitant to teach the subject. However, the more armed kids are with information the better choices they’ll make and the more they’ll be able to teach other kids who have the same questions. Kids talk and gossip, and if an adult gives one of them the wrong information, odds are that same adult just gave 10 other kids the wrong information as well. The earlier students learn about sex, the better they will be equipped to make smart choices in the future.

Schools not only need to mandate sex education, but they also need to provide information on contraception and sexuality that is medically correct. An immediate reform needs to happen in order for young kids to approach sex in a safe and healthy manner.

 Aysha.Mahmood @UConn.edu

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American culture from Steinbeck’s lens

By Emily Lewson Staff Writer Professor Cyrus Ernesto Ziarkzadeh of the Department of Comparative Politics discussed the controversy surrounding John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” in relation to his latest book “A Political Companion to John Steinbeck,” which includes four sections spanning from social criticism to patriotism.

Steinbeck is one of America’s most celebrated and most banned authors.

His novels “The Grapes of Wrath,” “East of Eden” and “Of Mice and Men” all received Pulitzer Prizes. In 1962, Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combing as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception,” according to the organization. His novels test ideas that some Mississippi schools objected to and banned “Of Mice and Men” as recently as 2002. In a similar vein, he made the 2009 American Library Association’s list of most frequently challenged authors.

Ziarkzadeh began to explore Steinbeck’s “love/hate relationship with America.” By examining the most contentious political aspects, Ziarkzadeh claims that Steinbeck refocused America’s way of thinking.

“Suddenly, ‘What does it mean to be American?’ is a relevant question,” Ziarkzadeh said. “Steinbeck gave a critique of our society, that although sometimes flawed, had power to it.”

After this introduction, Ziarkzadeh moved into a short exploration of Steinbeck’s perception towards minorities.

“Steinbeck clearly admires smallfarm Midwest farmers. They personify all the great aspects of what it means to be an American,” Ziarkzadeh said.“But Steinbeck never mentions the non-whites, including migrant farmers, who were in the middle of a huge controversy about their work.

Likewise, women were only ever celebrated for their traditional roles.”

While many readers connected with Steinbeck’s ability to capture America’s past, Ziarkzadeh’s discussion demanded a reinvestigation of critical relationships amongst characters. It became clear as the night

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Professor Cyrus Ernesto Ziarkzadeh discussed his new novel, “A Political Companion to John Steinbeck,” at the Co-op at Storrs Center.

continued that Steinbeck, although a hailed author, perceived the world through a different lens.

“We would equate Steinbeck to a ‘non-theological’ thinker,” Ziarkzadeh said. “He didn’t believe one thing was good for all people.”

This mindset was not to separate groups, but rather to demonstrate how we all adapt to challenges differently.

We build up habits that can eventually be passed along, Ziarkzadeh said.

To understand this, Ziarkzadeh gave the example of a bubbly co-worker; she always came in and said the same good-morning phrases, a habit

she will likely pass down to her kids because it is so consistent.

Steinbeck’s perception of people’s different habits leads into Ziarkzadeh’s differentiation of “The Grapes of Wrath” as a novel, the John Ford movie and the Bruce Springsteen song, “Ghost of Tom Joad.” Each takes Steinbeck’s original story and transforms it to fit the times. For example, Ford’s movie was released in 1940, a time of war, and attempted to build morale and belief in the government. Springsteen’s song was released in 2010, considered to be a time of great recession, which demonstrates

a modern level of angst and frustration. As a whole, Ziarkzadeh said“The Grapes of Wrath’s” adaptations are additional works to be considered when reviewing the original text.

Ziarkzadeh’s talk took Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” from the 1930s and brought it into the modern day. By demonstrating the differences between the novel, movie and song versions, Ziarkzadeh furthered the audiences understanding of Steinbeck’s frustration with capitalism and government.

Emily.Lewson@UConn.edu

» POP PUNK’S NOT DEAD

The Wonder Years sell out in Times Square

By Matt Gantos Staff Writer The third week of the Pop Punk’s Not Dead series takes us to the heart of the East Coast, Times Square, to take a look at The Wonder Years.

The Philadelphia based band has been gaining a lot of momentum in the past few years after releasing their record “The Greatest Generation” and touring with A Day to Remember and All Time Low last fall.

It was time for The Wonder Years to set out on a tour to call their own and lo-and-behold, they sold out the Best Buy Theatre.

During the show, Daniel “Soupy” Campbell, was doing his “near tears” monologue shtick that he does each show, when he began to recount a story of a certain fan back in 2006 who wanted them to play in New York City.

“We tried so hard to get booked, in every borough, but no one would book us,” Soupy said. “We tried so hard, and finally, we got a show in a tiny corridor in Bushwick. But today, today we sold out the Best Buy Theatre in Times Square!”

The Best Buy Theatre itself was a really nice and clean place, atypical for a pop punk show, but there weren’t many complaints.

On top of the cleanliness of the theatre, the sound team was also on top of their game. The vocals rang through, even for the opening bands, some of which, like Fireworks, had six members but still didn’t drown out the vocals.

That might just be a product of the ownership of the venue.

The Wonder Years took the stage and played a long set, almost 90 minutes. Soupy said that they were so grateful that they got a chance to play some of their oldest material because they had the time, unlike last year when they played a 30 minute set for

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The Wonder Years, a pop punk band from Philadelphia, sold out the Best Buy Theatre in Times Square last weekend. Their various warm-up bands were also well received.

A Day to Remember.

The night wasn’t all about the Wonder Years though, despite their name bolded in lights outside. The tour coordinators did a great job of lining up bands with similar followings.

The sets for Real Friends, Fireworks and Citizen each had an active crowd– meaning there were mosh pits, frequent crowd surfing, people jumping and singing along, again atypical for most opening acts.

It’s not easy to get where these

opening bands are but according to Nick Hamm of Citizen, “You just got a gig…we still play to empty rooms sometimes, but it’s being there that counts.”

Nothing quite compared to the crowd response to the Wonder Years though.

According to Mike Westport, who also went to the show in Philadelphia.

“Especially when they played ‘Came Out Swingin’’, the Philly crowd was one of the craziest I’ve ever been in,” Westport said.

There were so many people packed into the Best Buy Theatre that night that it was hard to breath. The combination of intense numbers of people, in a small space, all moving around created a disgusting smell and humidity throughout the venue.

But most fans will say its worth it and all just part of the show.

Matthew.Gantos@UConn.edu

Tomorrow would be William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday.

Historians predict that Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, based on his baptism date of April 26, 1564. During that era, it was customary for babies to be baptized two to four days after birth, making April 23 a likely guess. We will never know his actual date of birth, but this marks the day of celebrations that will be held all over England in his honor.

Shakespeare was born and grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Located in the middle of England, this market town has become a popular tourist destination for Shakespeare fans. His house is still standing and is available for anyone to visit. Besides growing up in the house, it is also where Shakespeare lived for five years with his wife, Anne Hathaway.

The town is also home to The Royal Shakespeare Company, a group of actors and actresses that perform in the Royal Shakespeare Theater. Various Shakespearean plays are acted out all year round but in celebration of his birthday, the members will be performing “Henry IV, Part I and II.” This isn’t the only location where you can see Shakespeare’s works performed. Shakespeare eventually left Stratford-uponAvon in 1585, appearing in London in 1592. It is unknown what exactly he was doing during those missing years. Shakespeare lived, wrote, and acted in the area of London near the Thames River that became the home to the Globe Theater. This Elizabethan theater is no longer the original Globe that Shakespeare knew, as it was unfortunately destroyed in a fire in the 1600s. Despite this, the current Globe Theater is a beautiful, openroofed circular building.

Watching Shakespeare’s plays be performed is an incredible experience. His plays can be difficult to read but the actors’ interpretations make the plot simple to follow. Costumes and music complete the ensemble, engaging audiences and turning them into Shakespeare fans. If you ever have the opportunity to see a play performed, I highly recommend it.

It amazes me that 450 years after Shakespeare’s birth, his writing still continues to be read and performed. Students often groan at the thought of tackling a Shakespeare play in English classes but his works are timeless.

His writing is unlike anything else and we are lucky that he was such a prolific writer since he left us with so many works to explore.

Besides his plays, Shakespeare also wrote 154 sonnets. As part of Shakespeare’s birthday celebration, the Live Canon, a group of actors, will be reciting all of the sonnets at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The writing may be old, but that hasn’t stopped people from devoting their lives to it.

Besides the festivities mentioned, there are many more planned across England tomorrow and the rest of the week. As a lover of books and writing, I think it is wonderful that there are so many events, from processions to performances, in honor of a writer.

It is admirable that they are recognizing an important literary figure in this magnitude. The celebrations are also encouraging reading, something important for everyone.

This famous bard’s influence is still upon us, and I believe he greatly deserves the birthday party England is giving him.

Alyssa.McDonagh@UConn.edu

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Disneynature’s newest feature, “Bears,” follows the lives of female grizzly bear and her two cubs in Alaska. The movie coincides with Earth Day, celebrated on April 22.

By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer Animal lovers and those in need of quality family friendly entertainment should immediately check out Disney’s latest documentary release “Bears.”

One of the most under-appreciated efforts of the Walt Disney Studios, initiated under the tenure of current company CEO Bob Iger has been the studio’s brand of “Disneynature” documentary feature films. Walt Disney himself was one of the first filmmakers to realize the potential for both comedy and drama that could be found in nature itself and his award winning “True Life Adventures” documentary series set the standard for the craft long before the likes of “The Discovery Channel” and “Animal Planet” even existed.

Since the 2007 release of “Earth,” the first film released under the Disneynature label,

the studio has brought to theaters subsequent hits including 2010’s “Oceans” and 2012’s “Chimpanzee.” “Bears” successfully continues the label’s trend of capturing spectacular views of animals in their natural habitats, presenting them with a light-hearted and entertaining narrative that can be enjoyed by filmgoers young and old.

“Bears” follows the exploits of a female grizzly bear and her two cubs as they struggle to survive in the Alaskan Wilderness. In addition to the hunt for food, she must also protect her cubs from predators including other grizzly bears and an ever present wolf.

“Bears” is directed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, marking the duo’s second directorial collaboration after 2011’s “African Cats.” The duo once again provides audiences with spectacular close ups

of some of the grandest creatures and desolate locations on the planet.

The film is narrated by John C. Reily, best known to Disney audiences as the voice of the titicular character in 2012’s “Wreck-It Ralph.” As a comedian, Reily’s narration results in a film that is far more light hearted in tone than previous Disneynature releases. For the most part it’s fine but I found it to eventually become a bit too much. Additionally, Reily’s performance lacks the dramatic depth seen in other releases from the label especially when compared to the narrations provided by the likes of Meryl Streep, James Earl Jones and Samuel L. Jackson in some of the label’s past films.

However, films like “Bears” are often able to let the images speak for themselves. Simply watching the animals’ on-screen actions provides sufficient come-

Bears 8/10

dic relief and dramatic tension all by itself. The footage itself is so crystal clear and impressive that the quality of the narration almost stands as an afterthought.

Spectacular fight scenes are caught on camera as male grizzlies fight over salmon and comically attempt to catch their own.

The bear cubs rarely perform any on-screen action that could be described as anything less than adorable. Brilliant large-scale landscape shots offer an unparalleled view of the majestic beauty of the Alaskan frontier.

In short, if you enjoy any of the things I’ve described or have an appreciation for nature, “Bears” is an easy recommendation. It may fall short of the likes of “Earth” and “Oceans” but allin-all, the film is another solid release from the Disneynature line.

Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu

Bring a pillow, or cup of coffee

By Brendon Field Staff Writer

“Transcendence” isn’t a chore to sit through, it’s a challenge.

It’s one cumbersome, melodramatic scene after another that just seems to pull you underwater until you drown in your own boredom.

When the credits rolled, the theatre was filled with yawns and the groggy sounds associated with a far-too-early morning. I walked out as exhausted as I would be after a double exam session, the mental imprint of the movie I had just seen murky and patchy; but I didn’t need a clear memory to realize that it was awful.

“Transcendence” stars Johnny Depp as Dr. Will Caster, a computer scientist who is working on transplanting the human conscience to the cloud. After a series of attacks by anti-technology terrorist groups which leaves Caster mortally wounded, he decides to upload himself. Now with the entire Internet as his toolbox, he becomes an omniscient being.

His wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) remains loyal to him but his best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany) and colleague Joseph Tagger (Morgan Freeman) are skeptical and turn against him.

Certain that a few important details had phased through me as I fought off sleep for two hours, I have gone and read through a few summaries online. The plot on paper is downright captivating, especially with the concepts of man merging with machine now being discussed as a legitimate possibility a few decades down the road. I keep thinking back to “Transcendence” and wonder if the story I read actually belonged to it.

What sucks the engagement out of “Transcendence” like a black hole is the fact that it never shows us anything. There are no scenes

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“Transcendence,” starring Johnny Depp, tells the story of what technology may be capable of in the future, but fails to engage audiences.

of science in action, with characters just giving us results through dialogue. An early scene depicts a scientist uploading the brain of a monkey into a computer; rather than witnessing the effects we are told an hour later of the disastrous result. We get about a 15 second glimpse into the interface Caster is in the middle of, when it provides a great opportunity to view the world from the inside out.

Instead, he just appears as a face on a monitor for the majority of his screen time. The film’s perspective is quarantined to the central cast of characters. We see all of the effects of Caster’s actions, which essentially reshape how the world is run from one small town that acts as the film’s only location in the second half.

Another problem is Depp, who is in my eyes the new Nicolas Cage–a talented actor who has only appeared in bad movies the last several years. Caster is an empty character completely lacking in personality. Depp plays him so dry and reserved, he barely

feels human. Hall gives a performance that contrasts so sharply with Depp’s that their marriage, which is crucial to the plot, is hard to believe. None of the characters seem to be invested in a story where the fate of the world is at stake. They eventually talk about stopping Caster by shutting down the entire Internet and speak of it with as so little concern it may as well be the next day’s weather.

The anti-technology group which serves as the film’s antagonist is equally shallow. We are given little insight into their motivations and justifications for their actions. The idea of man creating a God through computing is brought up in the beginning, but the debate never breaks out the bedrock. I think back to “Contact,” an excellent science fiction film that approached the science-religion dynamic with depth and thought. “Transcendence” doesn’t even seem to care. Its own messages are so crisscrossed, I’m not sure it has any. First it’s proscience, then for a long time its

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anti-science, back to pro-science near the end and the final resolution just throws everything off the table in a noncommittal shrug.

“Transcendence” is the directorial debut of Wally Pfister, who is known as a long-time subordinate of Christopher Nolan. Pfister doesn’t hide Nolan’s influence, but he lacks Nolan’s visual creativity and ability to control complexity.

“Transcendence” feels like it was directed for television. The tone never shifts and no scene is made to feel more important than any other.

The film that “Transcendence” reminded me the most of was “The Host,” another horrendously hollow science-fiction film that also acts as a two-hour lullaby. But at least “The Host” was infuriating enough to make me interested in finding all the things wrong with it. “Transcendence” shaves away everything potentially interesting about it until it’s about as compelling as watching ice melt. What a shame.

Brendon.Field@UConn.edu

As with every spring semester, it’s hard to believe that the end is drawing near. The weather is getting warmer, summer internships and vacations are being arranged and final exams are appearing in the back of people’s minds. For graduating seniors, they’ve reached the bittersweet home stretch. Graduating college is an event experienced differently by every person. For some it’s dread at leaving behind their best four years, for others with jobs and salaries lined up it couldn’t come sooner, and for an increasing number it’s the begging of graduate school as much as the end of undergraduate. While it’s hard to pick one that fits everybody, here are several movies for the impending graduate.

“Kicking and Screaming” Not to be confused with the Will Ferrell comedy of the same name, this is a film for those suffering from the graduation blues. It follows four close friends in the final weeks before commencement as they scramble to figure their own personal future as well as each other’s. How well will they maintain their friendship, should they terminate their relationships and just what their identity will be in the real world. While parts of it are certainly a downer, there is a lot of sweetness and sincerity beneath its dry humor.

“Adventureland”: It’s a fear we all have, getting out of college to find our degree is worthless and end up with the same job we had in high school. Jesse Eisenberg plays a recent graduate who majored in literature, and discovers few employers find him valuable. He ultimately gets hired at an amusement park to fund his grad school education. It’s a romantic comedy that is a bit lacking on humor, but more than makes up for it with intelligence. It focuses on returning to a familiar but distant environment and the frustration of having to live beneath one’s potential. It also features Kristen Stewart in by far her best performance.

“Accepted”: For those who want to look back at their college career with a nostalgic smile, this movie takes the keg. It stars Justin Long and a young Jonah Hill as high school graduates who didn’t get into any schools they applied to and don’t want to tell their parents, so they decide to make a fake university using an abandoned mental institution. Apart from being a rowdy comedy with a handful of party scenes, it’s very creative, makes great use its setting and in a way captures the happy go unlucky spirit of college itself… or not, whatever, it’s very funny.

“The Graduate”: Well this one is fairly obvious, and a classic to boot. Dustin Hoffman plays Benjamin Braddock, who is fresh out of college and caught between the past and future. He plans on making his first post-

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“Heaven is for Real,” the latest in a series of religious movies, is based on the true story of a boy that claims to have seen heaven after a near-death experience.

By Jingyuan Fu Campus Correspondent For some reason, religious movies are on the rise. This spring saw the release of “Son of God” and “Noah” in quick succession, and now “Heaven is For Real”—an adaptation of a book about fouryear-old Colton Burpo’s brief experience in the afterlife—has made its way to theaters as well, just in time for Easter. Much like “Son of God” and very much unlike “Noah,” the movie plays it safe with audiences, churning out a safe story that manages to proselytize plenty nonetheless.

Perhaps the film’s most distinctive feature is its stellar cinematography, which features an expansive exterior setup full of light colors that contrasts with the tighter interiors of the small town church that serves as the centerpiece of most of the action.

Veteran cinematographer Dean Semler has obviously devoted an impressive amount of effort to making this film a quality feature, transforming many filming locations into an authentic prairie environment.

Unfortunately, none of the other people who worked on this movie seemed to share his dedication. The lackluster script starts with a cliché: small town Pastor Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear) is struggling with the needs of his family and his faith, before the highly anticipated incontrovertible proof of afterlife is delivered to his lap in the form of his son, who announces after an appendectomy that he has been to heaven. A better film might have been able to properly explore the thematic implications of such a scenario, to flesh out the conflict between fact

and faith and underscore the necessity of both in the grand scheme of things, but outside of a few obligatory scenes this is never engaged by scriptwriter Chris Parker.

The result is that despite earthshaking revelations like “Hey, the Christian God may in fact be the end all be all and his son Jesus may in fact have blond highlights and blue-green eyes,” “Heaven Is for Real” is a very boring movie. There is very little conflict to be had at all; Colton delivers his firsthand description of heaven—done with an air of impressive authenticity in one of the better parts of the film—and everyone reacts with awe. There are no true skeptics in “Heaven Is for Real,” and the only friction in the film exists as a series of minor disagreements between Burpo and the church board members, who worry rightly that Todd’s dogmatic statements may draw unwanted attention to their church. Luckily for Todd and unluckily for viewers, this tension never escalates to anything serious.

Nor does the cast try particularly hard to make the movie work. Greg Kinnear is likeable as beleaguered main character Todd, but in such a flawed movie likeable is simply not enough, particularly since his supporting cast is (with the exception of Margo Martindale) only passable at best. In the end, “Heaven Is for Real” should perhaps be lauded for trying to make its message applicable to a great variety of Christians, but in the process has excised all of its chances at making a good movie, producing a bland cross-promotional fluff piece.

Jingyuan.Fu@UConn.edu

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“The Tree of Life”: I’m not completely sure why I’m putting Terrence Malick’s gorgeous, mindboggling and polarizing art flick, which I didn’t even like that much, on this list. But when I was creating it, “The Tree of Life” is one of the first movies I thought of, even though it deals with character far below and above the post-grad age. I think it’s because this a movie that’s meant to make the view-

er reflect on their own lives and what led them to where they are now. Its themes of growing up, a confrontation of opposing philosophies and that grand question of why, all seem to be in our heads as we make any transition from one major stage in life to another.

Maybe “The Tree of Life” is enigmatic answer to reveal an answer.

ATLANTA (AP) — Kenya Moore says she’s seriously considering leaving “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” after her televised brawl with co-star Porsha Williams.

“We all agree that we don’t condone violence,” Moore said in an interview on Monday. “We’ve become angry with each other, we’ve threatened each other and gone to the edge. But at the end of the day, we know there’s a line. If there are no consequences, then where does it end?”

Williams surrendered last week to authorities and was charged with a misdemeanor charge of battery for the fight, which was televised as part of the Bravo show’s reunion special on Sunday.

Williams and Moore have had friction during the entire season, so it wasn’t surprising that the two began to argue and trade ugly accusations during the reunion special.

But then things got physical.

Both women stood up and Williams grabbed Moore’s hair, pulling her down and dragging her across the floor.

On the show, Williams said she “blacked out” but was regretful about the fight.

“I think Porsha was in a position to provoke me,” Moore said on Monday.

Moore said Williams should have been better prepared for the reunion show, which typically brings up past feuds and confrontations between cast members from previous episodes. The show also stars NeNe Leakes, Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks and Cynthia Bailey.

“If anyone is capable of blacking out and not taking responsibility for their actions, they should not be in this type of environment,” she said. “They do not need a stage such as this.”

Moore, an actress and former Miss USA, said the decision is up to the producers on whether Williams returns to

the show. Bravo has not commented on the incident and has not addressed who will be back for the next season.

Williams’ attorney, Joe Habachy, said in an emailed statement last week that the battery claim against his client is unfounded and that Williams looks forward to clearing her name. Habachy said Williams plans to contest the charge and file aggravated assault charges against Moore.

A rep for Williams did not return a request for comment on Monday.

Moore said she still hasn’t spoken with Williams since the incident.

“She is a granddaughter of a civil rights leader,” Moore said of Williams, whose grandfather was the late Hosea Williams. “She does not have the tools to navigate this process. It’s just very unfortunate and sad. If I was in her position, the first thing I would do is apologize.”

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Thousands line up to bid goodbye to Garcia Marquez in Colombia

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The ashes of Gabriel Garcia Marquez arrived Monday at Mexico City’s majestic Palace of Fine Arts to several minutes of thunderous applause from admirers paying tribute to the Colombian Nobel laureate, considered one of the greatest Spanish-language authors of all time.

His remains were placed on a black pedestal in the lobby of the dramatic art deco building by his widow, Mercedes Barcha, and his two sons, Gonzalo and Rodrigo.

Thousands of people stood in a line stretching more than a kilometer (a half mile), hoping to pass by the simple urn decorated with a single yellow rose during the three-hour tribute open to the public. A ceremony afterward was presided over by the presidents of Mexico and Colombia, two countries linked to the writer by birth, heritage and career.

AP Dignitaries took turns as honor guards, including Mexico City A man sells jerseys of Colombia’s soccer team stamped with photos of the late Nobel Literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez during a Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera symbolic funeral parade in Aracataca, his hometown in Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Monday, April 21, 2014. and Rafael Tovar y de Teresa, president of Mexico’s National Nelly Hernandez, a 52-year-old teacher who “He taught me to relish life through literaCouncil for Culture and the Arts. A classical was waiting outside the Palace of Fine Arts ture,” Hernandez said.

Garcia Marquez, known throughout Latin group and a traditional Colombian vellanato for the doors to open, holding a pair of yelband serenaded mourners. low paper butterflies, echoing one of the best American and much of the world simply “Gabo was a watershed in my life,” said known images from “100 Years of Solitude.” as “Gabo,” lived in Mexico for decades and wrote some of his best-known works here, included the renowned “100 Years of Solitude.” He died Thursday in Mexico City at age 87.

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Sports

'Bucci Overtime Challenge' becoming playoff tradition

By Ryan Tolmich NHL Columnist Each and every year, I immerse myself in NHL Playoff tradition.

Every April, I attempt to grow something resembling a beard for the Rangers playoff run (although this year I am going beardless in an attempt to change the luck). We have even invented our own tradition, power play crackers to be eaten after every penalty, in an effort to influence the game.

However, with the emergence of social media, the NHL Playoffs have a new tradition: the #BucciOvertimeChallenge.

Started by ESPN personality and hockey god John Buccigross, the Bucci Overtime Challenge has become a playoff favorite.

Whenever a game goes to overtime, twitter users all over North America tweet at

the SportsCenter host with two players, one from each team, in an effort to predict who will score the winning goal. Winners are chosen at random from a pool of those with the correct player and those chosen–those lucky few–get possibly the greatest prize in sports: a Bucci T-shirt.

While the challenge has become a playoff tradition, the shirts have taken on a life of their own. While originally only going to victors, Buccigross has put the shirts, along with other Bucci and hockey-themed products, including hats, golf ball markers and koozies, for sale on his website with proceeds from the sale of all things Bucci going to numerous charities. Just this season, $20,000 has been raised and donated to 10 different charities.

Hockey is a game built on tradition, and the start of a new tradition has given fans

yet another reason to love the most exciting playoff system in professional sports. It is now ritual to run to your nearest Twitter-accessible device prior to overtime to make sure you get your picks in.

The Bucci Overtime Challenge is now a part of NHL playoff lore. It is the epitome of fan culture, as fans are given a connection with one of the sport’s biggest personalities. It gives fans a reason to care about each and every game, because every overtime game means something a little bit more with both t-shirts and pride on the line.

It’s that time of year again, folks. Goals are being scored, games are being won and, most importantly, t-shirts are being awarded in the name of the world’s greatest game within a game: the Bucci Overtime Challenge.

Ryan.Tolmich@UConn.edu

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St. Louis Blues surround teammate Barret Jackman, center, after his game-winning goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during overtime in Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series, Saturday, April 19, 2014, in St. Louis.

Milwaukee-Pittsburgh Easter Sunday brawl a memorable one

By Molly Burkhardt MLB Columnist

AP

Pittsburgh Pirates' Travis Snider, left, takes down Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez during a skirmish between the teams during the third inning of a game Sunday.

It was an exciting Easter Sunday at PNC Park when the Pittsburgh Pirates met up with the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers ended the 14-inning game with a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. It was a miracle the teams made it that long after a bench-clearing brawl in the third inning.

After Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez fired a shot to deep center, he tossed his bat and paused as if he knew he had hit a home run. The ball fell short of clearing the wall, but Pirates centerfielder Andrew McCutchen stumbled in his attempt to snag the ball for an out. By the time McCutchen threw the ball in, Gomez was at third.

Gomez has a history of being a showboat after hits. In the past he has been involved in verbal fights for doing so, most recently last September against the Braves. Following Gomez’s hit on Sunday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole walked over to third base to exchange words with him. It is unclear exactly what was said, but it was enough to rile up Gomez, who went after Cole.

This provoked both benches to clear.

For a moment it seemed that would be as far as the fight would go, as teammates settled each other down. That is until Gomez started swinging. The yelling match quickly escalated into a full on brawl, with multiple people throwing punches. By the end of the brawl, participants including Gomez, Pirates outfielder Travis Snider and the Brewers bench coach, Jerry Narron were all ejected. Gomez will be facing serious fines and most likely suspension.

“I’m not apologetic for anything that I did today,” Gomez told the media after his ejection. Gomez claimed he was “just doing his job” as a player–he heard something he didn’t like so he let Cole know. Punches were thrown from members of both teams, including Milwaukee’s Martin Maldonado, who knocked Snider’s hat off with a punch. With Gomez’s building reputation as an aggressive player, he may become a problem for the Brewers.

When asked about Gomez’s character, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke didn’t seem too concerned. While he noted Gomez’s tendency to cause conflict,

he recognized that “Cole started it all” and “If you start it, we’re going to respond.”

Most fights in the ballpark result in players paying fines–the amount determined by their role and severity of attitude towards the umpires. Though baseball brawls aren’t as common as other sports such as hockey, there have been many memorable bench clearers over the year.

One of the most talked about baseball brawls occurred in the 2003 ALCS Playoffs. With a rivalry as intense as the Red Sox and Yankees, it wasn’t very surprising there was nasty play during the entire game. The trouble began when Karim Garcia was hit with Pedro Martinez’s fastball. In order to get back at the Sox, the Yankees fought back with a wild pitch intended to hit Manny Ramirez. That fight went down in history as soon as Ramirez knocked 70-year-old Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer to the ground.

Though Gomez didn’t brawl with the elderly, he certainly made this Easter Sunday memorable for baseball fans.

Molly.Burkhardt@UConn.edu

Softball trying to bounce back from losing weekend at Bryant

By Dan Madigan Campus Correspondent After dropping two of three games over the weekend to Temple, the UConn softball team will take on Bryant today in Smithfield, RI. Despite being bookended by quality starts from Lauren Duggan, UConn was only able to take the first game of the weekend series against the Owls with a 5-4 win in 10 innings.

After the win, the Huskies only scored two runs in each of the final two games of the weekend. The Huskies had a combined 10 hits in the final two games and stranded 12 runners on base.

Sophomore left fielder Heather Fyfe capper her phenomenal week at the plate, with a two run home run Saturday to give UConn their only two runs of the game. Fyfe was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll after a wheel during which she hit .333 with two home runs and seven RBIs. Fyfe joins fellow sophomore Val Sadowl as the only Huskies to make the Honor Roll this season.

Fyfe and Sadowl will need to continue their offensive output in order to compete with Bryant, who is first in the Northeast Conference. The Bulldogs feature six batters hitting over .300, led by senior shortstop Aubrey Maple, who leads the team with a .358 average and is second on the team with seven home runs.

Sophomore Elle Madsen is a force both at the plate and in the pitcher’s circle for Bryant.

Madsen has gone 19-9 in the circle, with a 2.99 ERA and 24 complete games. In the batter’s box, Madsen’s 11 home runs and 31 RBI lead the team, and she is just behind Maple in batting average, hitting .355.

Bryant heads into the game with wins in three of its last four games. The Bulldogs split a doubleheader with Robert Morris last Friday, and then swept a doubleheader against Saint Francis the following day to complete their road trip in Pennsylvania.

First pitch for Conaty Park is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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UConn pitcher Lauren Duggan gave UConn two quality starts during last weekend's series against Temple. Duggan led the Huskies to a win Thursday in Storrs.

Baseball's offensive explosion helps Moyes' era nearing end at United take down Central Connecticut State from BEDEVILING, page 12

Severino hit UConn second basemen Aaron Hill with a pitch to lead off the bottom of the third inning, and on a perfectly executed hit-and-run, Hill advanced to third on a Jack Sundberg single to left field. Senior captain Tom Verdi then notched his second RBI of the year with a double that brought Hill across the plate. UConn tacked on two more runs in the inning to take a 3-0 lead.

Central responded with a run in the fourth inning, but that is all the would get on the day.

UConn took advantage of two Central errors, loading

the bases for Sundberg, who then cleared the bases with a triple to the warning track in right field. It was the first triple of the season for the center fielder.

Sundberg finished the day 3-for-3 with two singles, a triple, three RBIs, a run scored and two stolen bases.

UConn brought two more runs across the board in the bottom of the seventh inning when Bobby Melley notched a single to left field.

Ryan Sullivan then drove in another run, scoring Melley with a double to center field to make it 9-1.

Monday marked the start of a hectic week for the Huskies, as they will play five more games before the end of the week. Penders

noted that it was beneficial for UConn to only use one pitcher on Monday.

“It was a perfect prescription, what the doctor ordered,” Penders said. “We needed Brian go deep in the game, I couldn’t draw it up any better, really. We’ve got a full pen behind Callahan Brown making his first start tomorrow so that’s a better feeling for me going up to UMass knowing that we didn’t have to use guys early today or at all.”

Brown’s first start comes on the road, as the Huskies (19-19) take on UMass in Amherst today at 3 p.m.

Matthew.Zampini@UConn.edu

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — David Moyes' troubled tenure as Manchester United manager could be coming to an end after less than a year .

According to widespread reports Monday on the websites of numerous British newspapers, Moyes is set to be fired by United and could be forced out before the end of the season on May 11.

The club hadn't made an official comment on the speculation by late Monday, but leading British bookmakers all slashed their odds on Moyes' removal.

"They're going to have to clarify this position quickly," said former United defender Gary Neville, who described the club's handling of the situation as "repulsive."

"The average manager gets sacked every 12 months, and I've always felt Manchester United should be different, hold themselves up as a club that basically stands against what's happening in the game."

Defending champion United is seventh in the English Premier League at 17-11-6, and Sunday's 2-0 loss at Everton ensuring the club will miss out on a top-four finish and

fail to qualify for Champions League for the first time in 19 years. United is 23 points behind league-leading Liverpool (25-5-5) and on course for its poorest league finish since 1990.

Moyes was selected by Alex Ferguson, who ended his 27-year reign as manager at the end of last season, and given a six-year deal last May. British newspapers reported 40-year-old midfielder Ryan Giggs, who has been a player-coach this season, could be Moyes' temporary replacement. Dutch coach Louis van Gaal and Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp have been mentioned as possible replacements for next season.

"We are rebuilding," Moyes said Sunday.

"We have got things we want to do. The supporters have been incredibly behind the team and supported the team throughout.

They realize it has been a difficult season ... They understand it has not been good, I recognize it has not been good, it needs to be better."

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Sports

Pacers want actions to make statement vs. Hawks INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's next game is the most important of the season.

If the top-seeded Pacers can't protect their home court Tuesday night, they'll be down 2-0 heading to Atlanta — where they have only won twice since December 2006.

The Pacers have been in a late-season swoon, with a perception that they're soft.

Since March 1, the Pacers are 12-14 and the league's stingiest defense has been nothing short of ordinary, numbers that have increased the speculation about everything from psychological problems and team chemistry to what players are doing outside basketball.

There have been questions about Roy Hibbert's mentality, George Hill's defense and how to stay out of foul trouble.

At one point in late March, Hibbert called some of his teammates "selfish dudes," a comment he later apologized

for. After Saturday's game, the questions were more about how to avoid foul trouble and defend Atlanta's spread offense following the Hawks' 101-93 victory.

Critics found a new complaint Monday — Paul George's fishing trip on Sunday even though George is almost always one of the last players off the court and had asked coach Frank Vogel if he could defend the suddenly explosive Jeff Teague.

But the Pacers insist the complaints aren't a major topic of conversation in the locker room. Instead, they're focused on getting back to being themselves.

"It is motivation in that they expect us not to be at that level but that's it," George said. "Regardless, we've got to expect more out of ourselves."

Vogel is more concerned with making adjustments.

He acknowledged Monday that the 6-foot-9 George, one of

the league's best wing defenders, will spend at least some of Tuesday's game guarding Teague, who has scored 53 points in the last two games against his hometown team.

Vogel declined to say what other changes he has planned to deal with the Hawks' array of 3-point shooters.

Atlanta knows things won't be the same Tuesday after they became the first team to defeat Indiana on its home court twice this season. Backup forward Elton Brand indicated the Hawks have identified a few possible alterations, though he refused to give away any secrets.

"You try to prepare for adjustments but you really worry about your team and how to get better," he said.

For the moment, they have the upper hand in this firstround series and have a chance to become the first Atlanta team to open a playoff series with two straight road wins.

AP

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague reacts after losing the basketball as Indiana Pacers forward Paul George, right, and Pacers center Roy Hibbert, left, defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday, April 6, 2014. Atlanta won 107-88.

Teague said he won't a change a thing if George winds up on him.

And the Pacers? They are

not long on words these days.

When Hibbert was asked if he liked the direction his team was headed, he respond-

ed "yeah." When he was then asked if he felt good about the planned adjustments, he responded "yeah, yeah."

Jackson said he has a "tremendous amount of respect" for Woodson and his staff, which included longtime Knicks assistant Herb Williams. Jackson called this an "extremely difficult" season and said "blame should not be put on one individual."

"But the time has come for change throughout the franchise as we start the journey to assess and build this team for next season and beyond," he added.

Jackson has said he won't insist the Knicks run the triangle, the offensive system he used in Chicago and with the Lakers, but has made clear his belief in it. TNT analyst Steve Kerr, who played for Jackson with the Bulls but has never been a coach, has repeatedly been mentioned as a top candidate.

Kerr said Monday during his SiriusXM NBA Radio show that he and Jackson have remained close and that he expected to speak with him at some point about the job.

"It's going to be very interesting and obviously my name is being thrown around. I do anticipate at least being part of the conversation and we'll see where it all goes," Kerr said.

Jackson is scheduled to speak with reporters on Wednesday.

Woodson, a former Knicks first-round draft pick, was

hired as an assistant coach before the 2011-12 season, then engineered an 18-6 finish after replacing Mike D'Antoni on an interim basis the following March to capture a playoff spot. Given a multiyear deal two months later, Woodson then led the Knicks to their first Atlantic Division championship since 1994.

New York then beat Boston in the playoffs, its first series victory since 2000, and general manager Steve Mills picked up next season's option year on Woodson's contract before this season began.

But the Knicks were saddled with some early injuries, including center Tyson Chandler's broken leg, and lacked the veteran leadership they enjoyed last season. Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan was already considering replacing Woodson by December, when he met with Jackson at a holiday party and talked to him about coaching the team.

Carmelo Anthony praised his coach Thursday and even offered to back him publicly if necessary. But it was probably a clear sign Woodson wouldn't be back a few minutes later when Amare Stoudemire said the coach hadn't taken part in the exit meetings with players that Jackson and Mills held.

Woodson previously coached six seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, leading them

to the playoffs in his final three seasons. He has a career record of 315-365.

Woodson went 109-79 with the Knicks, who hadn't even made the playoffs since 2004 before he led them there in 2012. But he lost one of his biggest supporters within the organization when general manager Glen Grunwald, Woodson's college teammate at Indiana, was surprisingly fired last September.

Players and fans sometimes grumbled during the season about Woodson's strategies as the defense regressed and the offense was inconsistent beyond Anthony, who plans to become a free agent in July.

Chandler said there probably was some "disconnect" and "misunderstanding" at times.

"Coach Woodson put together a game plan for us on the basketball court and there were times we didn't totally buy into it," Stoudemire said last week.

Still, the Knicks nearly rallied to make the playoffs by winning 16 of their final 21 games. But Woodson, who said he and Jackson had only brief chats in Jackson's first month in charge, said before the season finale he knew the coach often takes the blame.

"Everyone in this franchise owes a great deal of gratitude to what Mike and his staff have done," Jackson said. "We wish him the best."

Knicks fire coach Mike Woodson after lost season

AP

In this April 4, 2014 file photo, New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson reacts to a call during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Woodson had the Knicks on top of their division and in the second round of the playoffs, destinations that had become unreachable and practically unimaginable in New York.

A year later, he was out of job.

Phil Jackson fired Woodson and the entire coaching staff on Monday, making his first big move since becoming team president in March and saying in a statement that "the time has come for change throughout the franchise."

The dismissal comes short-

ly after the Knicks completed a 37-45 season that began with their belief they were a serious contender.

Instead, they started poorly, making Woodson's job security practically a season-long distraction. A late surge wasn't good enough for a postseason spot or another year for Woodson.

It was a stunningly swift fall for Woodson, whose .580 winning percentage with the Knicks ranks behind only Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy, and who finished third in the NBA's Coach of the Year vot-

ing after going 54-28 last season.

He and the staff were informed of the decision Monday morning by Jackson, the man the Knicks originally wanted to replace Woodson as coach but preferred to run the team's front office.

Jackson has won an NBArecord 11 championships as a coach. He has repeatedly said he's not interested in returning to the bench, so he will have to hire someone before he turns his attention to the roster. The team said the coaching search begins immediately.

NYCFC to play 2015 home games at Yankee Stadium

Bobcats' Jefferson will play in Game 2 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bobcats center Al Jefferson said that while his left foot remains extremely sore, he plans to play in Game 2 of the best-of-seven playoff series Wednesday night against Miami Heat.

"I'm suiting up," Jefferson said Monday. "It's going to take more than that to make me sit out. We have worked too hard to get to this point."

Jefferson injured his foot in the first quarter of Sunday's 99-88 loss to the two-time defending NBA champions.

Charlotte's leading scorer skipped a light team workout Monday and said he doesn't plan to practice Tuesday. That means he won't test out the foot until the shoot around period on Wednesday morning.

His left foot remains in a walking

boot and he'll continue to receive treatment for the next two days.

First-year coach Steve Clifford said the medical staff informed him Jefferson doesn't run the risk of serious injury if he continues to play on the injured foot.

Clifford also said the injury won't require surgery this offseason.

"There would be no long term effects, nothing that could be permanent going forward. So that part we're not worried about," Clifford said.

In essence, the injury is all about the 6-foot-10, 289-pound Jefferson managing the pain, something the 10-year NBA veteran said he didn't do well in Game 1 even though he finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.

"I have to adjust to the pain," Jefferson said. "I have to go out there and know that it's going to

be there and have that mindset. To me that will make me handle it a lot better. Last game it came out of nowhere and I didn't know what I was limited to and what I could and couldn't do. Now I know."

Jefferson received two pain killer injections during Sunday's game after injuring the foot in the first quarter while coming off a double screen.

He said he will continue to receive injections to handle the pain throughout the series.

"They are going to be my new best friend," he said with a laugh.

After Sunday's game, Heat center/power forward Chris Bosh said Miami went after Jefferson to test his injured foot.

The Bobcats are expecting the Heat will run plenty of pick and rolls at Jefferson to test his mobility in Game 2.

Masahiro Tanaka ready for first Fenway Park start AP

The Yankees announced that Yankee Stadium will serve as the Club's first home and begin play on March 2015.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City FC will play homes games at Yankee Stadium during its first season in 2015.

Yankees chief operating officer Lonn Trost said at a news conference Monday he anticipated the upper deck would be closed off, leaving capacity at 33,444, down from the ballpark's baseball capacity of 49,642.

Trost said it will take three days to convert field from baseball to soccer, although in a rush it could be cut to 2½, and the same amount of time to switch it back. The pitcher's mound will be removed each time with a clawlike structure, stored and replaced.

The soccer field, which runs from the first-base dugout to left field, will be 110

by 70 yards, slightly shorter and narrower than the preferred 115-by-74 yards. NYCFC is working on plans to build a permanent soccer-specific home in New York City and hasn't given a timetable for how long it will play at Yankee Stadium.

Retired Yankees closer Mariano Rivera attended the news conference in his role as NYCFC's first season-ticket holder.

NYCFC, co-owned by Manchester City and the Yankees, joins MLS next year along with Orlando as the league expands to 21 teams. Atlanta joins the league in 2017 and David Beckham has been given a Miami team that starts play at an unspecified date.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka is well aware of what awaits in his first start Tuesday night at Fenway Park: the Green Monster and Boston's fanatical fans.

The Japanese star plays his first game at Fenway on Tuesday night, when Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury returns to the ballpark where he helped the Red Sox win World Series titles in 2007 and last year.

"I'm sure that the fans will be heated up a bit," Tanaka said through an interpreter. "I've seen the two teams play (on TV), and I understand there's a rivalry between the two teams going into the game. It should be a good experience going up

on the mound that day and I'm very much looking forward to it."

Tanaka has a simple plan for the 37-foot-high Green Monster in left field.

"I understand that if you give up flyballs, it might be dangerous," he said. "So, I think the best thing to do is try to get as many groundball outs as possible."

Tanaka is 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA in three games with 28 strikeouts and two walks in 22 innings. The 28 strikeouts are the most by a Yankees pitcher in his first three career starts.

Tanaka went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year to lead the Rakuten Golden Eagles to their first Japan Series title, then signed a $155 million,

seven-year contract with the Yankees.

Jon Lester is slated to start for Boston. New York manager Joe Girardi expects Ellsbury to get a mixed reception after leaving the Red Sox to a sign a $153 million, seven-year deal with New York.

"We'll see what happens," Ellsbury said. "You can't think about what they're going to do.

In this game, you can really only focus on what you can do. Not worry about all that other stuff you can't control."

"I gave the organization everything I had for a third of my life," he added. "Nine years in an organization — drafted by them, came up and won two World Series. I left it all on the field."

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Baseball Today UMass 3 p.m.

Softball Today Bryant University 3 p.m.

-Mary Cunningham, of St. Petersburg, Fla., one of the 35,755 runners in Monday’s Boston Marathon.

(19-19) April 25 Louisville 6 p.m.

April 26 Louisville 1 p.m.

April 26 Rutgers Noon

April 26 Rutgers TBA

April 30 Holy Cross 5 p.m.

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April 23 UMass 4 p.m.

Six-run 3rd inning lifts Orioles over Red Sox 7-6

“I showed up, I’m back, and I am going to finish what I didn’t finish last year.”

Away game

April 23 Quinnipiac 3 p.m.

Meb Keflezighi became the first American man to win the Boston Marathon since 1983 on Monday.

AP

Boston Marathon

» Pic of the day

We’re still running

April 27 Rutgers Noon

Golf April 27-29 American Athletic Conference Championship All day

Lacrosse (9-6) April 26 Villanova 1 p.m.

May 1 Big East Semifinals TBA

Men’s Track and Field April 25 and 26 Penn Relays TBA Lucas Carr celebrates after pushing Matt Brown across the finish line in the wheelchair division of the 118th Boston Marathon, the first running since last year’s bombings, on Monday.

Women’s Track and Field

American Meb Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon

April 25 and 26 Penn Relays All day

What's On TV MLB: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox, 7 p.m., YES Network

After a quick turnaround from Sunday Night Baseball to their traditional 11 a.m.

Patriot Day start, the Red Sox get a bit of a layoff before facing their AL East rivals.

New York’s Masahiro Tanaka (2-0, 2.05 ERA) will face Boston’s John Lester (2-0, 2.17 ERA) in a battle of hot pitchers to kick off the series.

AP

NHL: Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins, 7:30 p.m., NESN

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings think they have figured out what they need to do to beat the Boston Bruins.

Detroit used its skill to win Game 1 against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins.

Boston evened its first-round series against the eighth-seeded Red Wings by beating them up physically. The Red Wings want to flip the script in Game 3 on Tuesday night when the series shifts to Joe Louis Arena.

AP

BOSTON (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles scored six runs off Clay Buchholz in the third inning then held on to spoil Boston’s Patriots’ Day morning game a year after the Boston Marathon bombings with a 7-6 win over the Red Sox on Monday.

The Red Sox had a chance to win in the ninth when they loaded the bases with one out on a single by Brock Holt, a double by Dustin Pedroia and an intentional walk to David Ortiz.

One run scored on Mike Napoli’s groundout to second, but Mike Carp grounded out to first as Tommy Hunter escaped with his fifth save.

The game began at 11:09 a.m., about an hour before Meb Keflezighi crossed the Boston Marathon finish line just over a mile away as the first American man to win the race since Greg Meyer in 1983. A long, loud cheer went up in Fenway Park when the result of the race was shown on the center field video screen.

A Red Sox win would have been a bonus and they had several chances.

Trailing 7-4, Napoli led off the eighth with his fourth homer of the year. Singles by Xander Bogaerts and Daniel Nava put runners at first and second with one out. But pinchhitter Jonathan Herrera struck out as the runners took off and Bogaerts was tagged between second and third.

Wei-Yin Chen (3-1) and five relievers pitched well enough for Baltimore to gain a split of the four-game series.

The Orioles started the third with consecutive singles by Steve Lombardozzi, David Lough, Nick Markakis, Nelson Cruz and Chris Davis that produced three runs. Adam Jones drove in another on a forceout at second base before a run-scoring double by Steve Clevenger and an RBI single by Jonathan Schoop made it 6-0 and knocked Buchholz (0-2) out of the game.

Burke Badenhop came in and ended the inning by getting Ryan Flaherty to ground into a double play. Badenhop also got Cruz and Clevenger to hit into inning-ending double plays in the fourth and fifth.

Chen allowed just one hit, a single by Ortiz in the fourth, before the Red Sox scored three runs in the fifth. Bogaerts led off with a walk and took second on Nava’s infield single.

After David Ross grounded into a forceout at second, the next three batters drove in runs on a ground-rule double by Jackie Bradley Jr., a sacrifice fly by Holt and a double by Pedroia.

Ryan Webb replaced Chen to start the sixth and struck out the side.

In the seventh, Boston cut the lead to 6-4 on Ross’ first homer then had a chance to go ahead after Holt singled and Pedroia walked.

But Ortiz ended the threat by grounding out.

Flaherty’s RBI single in the eighth made it 7-4.

AP

BOSTON (AP) — “The StarSpangled Banner” played over Boylston Street in honor of an American winner of the Boston Marathon.

One year after a bombing there killed three people and left more than 260 injured, Meb Keflezighi added Boston to a resume that includes the New York City Marathon title in 2009 and a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics.

Running just two weeks before his 39th birthday, he had the names of the 2013 bombing victims on his bib.

“At the end, I just kept thinking, ‘Boston Strong. Boston Strong,’” he said. “I was thinking ‘Give everything you have. If you get beat, that’s it.’”

Keflezighi completed the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to the finish on Boylston Street in Boston’s Back Bay on Monday in a personal-best 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds. He held off Kenya’s Wilson Chebet, who finished 11 seconds behind.

Keflezighi went out early and built a big lead. But he was looking over his shoulder several times as Chebet closed the gap over the final two miles. After realizing he wouldn’t be caught, Keflezighi raised his sunglasses, began pumping his right fist and made the sign of the cross. He broke into tears after crossing the finish line, then draped himself in the American flag.

No U.S. runner had won the race since Lisa LarsenWeidenbach took the women’s title in 1985. The last American man to win was Greg Meyer

in 1983. Meyer and Keflezighi embraced after the race.

“I’m blessed to be an American and God bless America and God bless Boston for this special day,” Keflezighi said.

Rita Jeptoo of Kenya successfully defended the women’s title she said she could not enjoy a year ago. Jeptoo finished in a course-record 2 hours, 18 minutes, 57 seconds. She is a threetime Boston Marathon champion, having also won in 2006.

“I came here to support the people in Boston and show them that we are here together,” she said. “I decided to support them and show them we are here together.”

Jeptoo broke away from a group of five runners at the 23-mile mark. Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia finished second in 2:19:59. Countrywoman Mare Dibaba was third at 2:19:52. All three women came in under the previous course record.

American Shalane Flanagan, who went to high school in nearby Marblehead, finished seventh after leading for more than half the race. She gambled by setting the early pace, but fell back on the Newton Hills about 21 miles into the race.

“It does mean a lot to be that my city was proud of me,” she said. “I’m proud of how I ran. I don’t wish I was it was easier. I wish I was better.”

After breaking a 27-year American drought at the New York marathon, Keflezighi contemplated retiring after the 2012 NYC Marathon. But that race was

AP

Meb Keflezighi, of the United States, leads Josphat Boit, also from the United States, passed Wellesley College during the 118th Boston Marathon Monday, April 21, 2014 in Wellesley.

canceled because of Superstorm Sandy, and he pulled out of the Boston Marathon last April because of injury. He watched the race from the stands at the finish line, but said he left about five minutes before the bombs went off.

He was the first American to medal in an Olympic marathon since Frank Shorter won gold in 1972 and silver in 1976. His 2009 New York victory broke a 27-year American drought there.

Another American, Tatyana McFadden, celebrated her 25th birthday Monday by winning the women’s wheelchair race for the second straight year. She was timed in in 1 hour, 35 minutes, 6 seconds.

McFadden was born in Russia and lived in an orphanage as a child before starring at the University of Illinois. She also

won the 2013 NYC Marathon women’s wheelchair race after taking the titles in Boston, London and Chicago last year.

Ernst van Dyk of South Africa won the men’s wheelchair division for a record 10th time. The 41-year-old crossed in 1 hour, 20 minutes, 36 seconds.

Van Dyk holds the record for most all-categories Boston Marathon wins. This was his first win at this race since 2010.

Last year’s men’s champion, Lelisa Desisa, did not finish this year’s race, and had to be picked up by a van about 21 miles into the event.

Marathon officials said 35,755 runners registered for the race, with 32,408 unofficial starters.

The field included just less than 5,000 runners who were not able to finish last year and accepted invitations to return this year.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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BEDEVILING CENTRAL Ward throws complete game in UConn’s win over CCSU

By Matt Zampini Staff Writer

Tim Fontenault

I should hate Liverpool, but it is hard to resist the passion and tradition of such a storied club.

Even as a Milan fan, I cannot hate them. I have had my nightmares haunted by the memory of the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, when Milan took a 3-0 lead into halftime, only to see Liverpool pull level during a six-minute stretch in the second half and ultimately win in penalties.

That was the only time in 24 years that Liverpool and its fans were able to feel joy.

Twenty-four years have passed since Liverpool won a league title in England and there have been very few times that it seemed like the drought had a chance of coming to an end.

There was always talent– Liverpool was good enough to make the Champions League Final in 2005 and 2007–but there was always something holding them back, and nothing was working.

Rafa Benitez could not win the title, nor could “King” Kenny Dalglish, winner of six titles as a Liverpool player and three more during his first stint as the club’s manager.

Enter Brendan Rodgers.

Questions were asked at the beginning. Rodgers had been brilliant for Swansea, bringing the Welsh side to the Premier League, but at 39, he was tasked with bringing Liverpool back to the summit.

Now in his second season on the Liverpool bench, Rodgers has Liverpool in a position it has not been in very often, one that could make for a Mother’s Day that will never be forgotten, one that could end with the most incredible rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” sung in years.

Liverpool is on top of the Premier League, edging closer to the title by capitalizing on Chelsea’s loss Saturday to Sunderland with a victory over Norwich City Sunday morning.

More and more, I have found myself thinking back to the opening game of the season for Liverpool, a victory over Stoke City. NBC Sports could not have had a better match to debut its Premier League coverage, but more importantly, there was something about Liverpool that day that I had not seen in a long time.

It was not Liverpool’s best performance this season by any means, but after Simon Mignolet stopped Jonathan Walters’ 89th minute penalty kick to secure a 1-0 victory, I remember thinking that this Liverpool squad had that something special, an inexplicable tick that could propel them to the title.

Liverpool’s squad is far from a star-studded lineup. Where Chelsea has Oscar, Samuel Eto’o and Cesar Azpilicueta, Liverpool has Joe Allen, Daniel Sturridge and John Flanagan.

Where Manchester City has Joe Hart and Pablo Zabaleta, Liverpool has Mignolet and Glen Johnson.

Sure, Luis Suarez is easily the best player in the Premier League this season and he can create a goal out of practically nothing, but how many times has he benefitted from his teammates getting the ball into a threatening position for him?

If Liverpool wins the title, it would be John Henry’s second title in seven months. Henry, of course, also owns the Boston Red Sox, World Series champions in 2013.

Like with Liverpool, Henry’s Red Sox were not the most talented team in the league, but Henry and his staff know how to build a champion.

After all, were the 2004 Red Sox the most talented team in baseball?

The Red Sox had the right players, a great manager and a never-say-die attitude.

Liverpool has the right players, a great manager and a never-say-die attitude.

That formula has Liverpool looking well on its way to restoring glory ‘round the fields of Anfield Road.

Timothy.Fontenault@UConn.edu

Brian Ward pitched a complete game, allowing one run on four hits, as the UConn baseball team beat Central Connecticut 9-1 Monday at J.O. Christian Field.

Ward struggled to find the strike zone in the first inning, throwing eight straight balls and walking the first two batters of the game. UConn head coach Jim Penders trusted his senior and let him work out of the struggle.

“He’s a veteran,” Penders said. “If it were a freshman that threw eight straight, you know that (pitching coach) Josh MacDonald would be out on the mound. He needs to be living on the corners, so I wasn’t super concerned.”

Ward worked out of the inning without letting up a run.

Ward opened up the second and third innings with walks, but the Blue Devils were unable to take advantage of the free runners.

“It took me a little while to get the strike zone down and get the feel for all my pitches but once I locked in my fielders were behind me,” Ward said.

Ward settled down, avoiding another walk while striking out six batters.

The complete game was the first for a UConn pitcher since Anthony Marzi’s complete game in the Big East championship game last season. Nine innings was also a career high for Ward.

Central’s starting pitcher, Dominic Severino, cruised through the first two innings, retiring the first six Huskies he faced before running into trouble in the bottom of the third inning.

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UConn first baseman Bobby Melley fields a throw during last weekend’s series with Temple at J.O. Christian Field. After dropping two out of three games to the Owls, the Huskies defeated Central Connecticut 9-1 Monday afternoon in Storrs. Melley went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs.

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Huskies go error-free against Blue Devils

By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer

After the UConn baseball team committed four errors in a 6-2 loss to Temple on Saturday, head coach Jim Penders said his group needed to use its day off on Easter to regroup and take a mental breather.

The Huskies took their coach’s words to heart, defeating Central Connecticut 9-1 yesterday afternoon thanks largely to an error-free nine innings and a dominant complete game from senior left hander Brian Ward, the first of his UConn career.

Ward and the UConn defense were nearly immaculate for the Huskies, with Ward tossing six strikeouts against four walks – two of which came in a shaky first inning – and only four hits allowed. Eight of his nine innings were also scoreless, and the southpaw finished with just one earned run.

“It’s nice. I’ve had opportunities to do it in the past, but this was the first one where I’ve

gotten a chance to close it out, so it was fun,” Ward said of the complete game.

The senior began his outing by throwing eight straight balls, a feat that typically doesn’t become the prologue to a 9-1 complete game victory. Ward quickly settled down, however, throwing the Central hitters subpar pitches that became weak flyouts or easy ground balls.

Ward said he credited his defense for digging him out of jams and keeping CCSU off the board with runners in scoring position. “(Sophomore third baseman) Bryan Daniello made a couple of great plays,” Ward said. “(Junior right fielder) Blake Davey, (freshman first baseman) Ryan Sullivan, they all made plays to get me out of big innings. Those are the plays that help a pitcher pitch a complete game.”

Ward – whose fastball velocity peaks in the mid-80s, a below average number for most college starters – called on every

pitch in his arsenal against the Blue Devils, going to his changeup early and often while also mixing in a curveball that fooled more than a few CCSU hitters.

“That’s usually my game plan, just mix all my stuff, throw strikes,” he said. “I just wanted to get ahead of guys, throw my offspeed and just keep them off balance all game, which I was fortunate enough to do.”

Penders had nothing but praise for Ward after the victory, and said that he has pitched extremely well, even after experiencing a severe drop in pitch velocity over the course of his four years at UConn.

“He was great,” Penders said.

“It’s a funny process, the four years. Here’s a guy who was a real professional prospect as a freshman, a guy throwing 91, 92 miles an hour. Velocity’s a funny thing. Sometimes it goes away. It just vanishes, as fast as it comes. He really struggled with that as a sophomore and significantly as a junior, and didn’t really know who he was.

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Jack Sundberg swings at a pitch against Temple at J.O. Christian Field. Sundberg went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs in Monday’s 9-1 win over Central Connecticut.

Now he’s embraced who he is, and (the complete game is) the result.”

Penders said Ward, in embracing his loss of velocity instead of fighting it, has grown as a pitcher.

“You see a guy comfortable pitching to contact with his

changeup, and he’s not getting caught up in (speed) gun readings or what the scouts are writing or any of that stuff,” Penders said. “He’s concerned about just winning now in his senior season.”

Jackson.Mitchell@UConn.edu

Aging Manchester United needs reinforcements

By Robert Moore Soccer Columnist

Much to the surprise of those of you who’ve been reading this soccer column regularly throughout the school year, this week’s topic doesn’t stray too far from where my heart is, Manchester United.

And while I may be across the sea, with my college writing career about to end, it’s time to close this Manchester United “college years” chapter for good.

Most unfortunately for myself, and those United fans surrounding me, this season has been utterly disgraceful.

Understandably, stepping foot into the shoes that Sir Alex Ferguson left behind is nearly impossible.

However, David Moyes was, and is not, the man for the position.

The previous Gaffer was a legend amongst managers, a God amongst

men, a tactical genius amongst mediocrity. Plain and simple, Ferguson clearly brought the best out of mediocre players in his squad and made them great. Rafael, Patrice Evra, Tom Cleverley and even Antonio Valencia were flying on all areas of the pitch just a year ago. This season has been nothing of the sort.

Sitting in seventh in the Premier League, it’s clear United are deserving of nothing more than their position. While Europa League play is certainly in the cards, it would appear better fit for United to begin on a new slate, focus on the Premier League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup rather than setting their sights on Europa League. While it is absolutely no disregard to the Europa competition, it clearly would bring United into second tier play, which even after this seasons standards, are far beyond that.

As 2014 is a World Cup year, we can imagine plenty of United regu-

lars will be given rest this summer in preparation for Brazil. Wayne Rooney will be given time to recuperate, Robin van Persie can lick his wounds, David de Gea can prepare for another Spanish dominance along with Juan Mata and the rest of the Englishmen in the United squad can prepare for another hopeful, yet potentially dreadful performance in this years competition.

None of this is any surprise, though, as Manchester United now enter a new phase. Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Robin van Persie and quite a few more may be heading away from Old Trafford this summer, which may be for the best. Out with the old, in with the new.

While Mata was certainly a signal of intent from Moyes and the rest of the Manchester United front office, particularly from the Glazer ownership, it would appear the 200 million pound war chest may close as quick as it opened if Moyes is in

charge. With the unsettlement in the locker room, evidently a few may never step on the Old Trafford pitch again after this season if the Scot is in charge. And rightly or wrongly so, it’s the badge that must be played for–not the money, not the fame, not the manager, but instead for the club and all of its history.

Sure, United supporters may hear linkages to Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani or maybe even a distant cry for Sir Alex Ferguson to step back into the historic grounds.

All of which are unlikely to happen and the quicker those realizations can become reality, the better.

The golden years of United may have come and gone, but the recreation of those years is quickly upon us. And while Liverpool looks certain to retain the Premier League title after brilliance from their strikers, United deal with a matter they haven’t had to experience in nearly three decades–waiting in the shad-

ows.

The shadows are not as dark as the Deadly Hallows or as unknown as the deepest depths of the Atlantic Ocean, but rather a time where unknown can bring for unparalleled achievement. The 2013/14 season for United will go down as a failure to the entirety of supporters, or even Moyes’ staff; however, in regards for room to improve there are plenty of areas.

Ryan Giggs may step aside from football, Van Persie may move off to “greener pastures” and even Nani may work on his tan in a different country come the end of summer.

All are understandable, but as we may come to find out, Moyes may work on his tan as well as he could just as quickly enjoy a longer vacation than normal.

Yes, the search begins.

Robert.Moore@UConn.edu