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A new round of legislation concerning the laws on marijuana possession has been subject to mixed opinion, reaching as far as members of the UConn community in a public hearing held Monday.

The public hearing was held by the state’s judiciary committee in Hartford to gather opinion on the matter of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.

The bill, Governor’s Bill 1014, would change possession of one ounce of marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction that would include a reasonable fine.

Currently, punishment for possession of marijuana is a misdemeanor offense, carrying a maximum punishment of up to one year in prison and/or a fine of up to $1,000.

UConn students have been involved in this current round of legislation.

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In this Jan. 11, 2010 photo, a worker shows a marijuana bud for sale at the Lotus Medical dispensary in Colorado.

bers signed a bill, authored by CLAS senator and The Daily Campus commentary staff writer Sam Tracy that supports decriminalization legislation represented by Bill 1014.

“Well, it would help the UConn community a lot,” said Tracy. “You can see it if you look in The Daily Campus Police Blotter. Once you get arrested with a drug conviction,

you could lose financial aid.”

The bill’s effects would be lasting at UConn, which has seen 126 drug-related arrests in 2009, and a total of 444 drug-related arrests from 2007

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If the UConn Board of Trustees approves the 2.5 percent tuition proposed by Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Richard Gray, it will be the smallest increase in 10 years. Student leaders, however, are worried that such a small increase may prove irresponsible in the long run.

A memo written by Gray and addressed to the Board of Trustees, UConn Health Center Board of Directors, UConn Foundation Board of Directors and the UConn Alumni

Association Board of Directors indicated that, in addition to the $35 million in proposed cuts to state block grants, UConn will also have to compensate for a $10 million cut in money to pay fringe benefits, increasing the total budget shortfall to about $45 million.

Both Undergraduate Student Trustee Corey Schmitt and USG President Tom Haggerty agree that the proposed increase announced Thursday – which will generate an additional $9 million in revenue, increase in-state tuition by about $400 and out-of-state tuition by about $1,000 – will leave the university with a large

budget deficit. It will force drastic cuts to student services and amenities and negatively impact the school’s reputation, they said.

“I won’t vote for it,” said Schmitt. “We’re basically looking at a $45-million deficit for fiscal year 2012. My question is how are we going to fill the $45 million hole?”

Gray could not be reached for comment.

University spokesman Michael Kirk told The Connecticut Mirror that UConn will find other revenue sources, including increasing parking fines and the number of online and summer courses, to close the shortfall.

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to 2009, according to UConn Public Safety’s annual report released this year.

Under provisions made to the Higher Aid Act of 1965, drug-related criminal convictions could affect a student’s eligibility to receive government financial aid.

“Kicking someone out of school is counter-productive if they have a drug problem,” said Tracy, who noted that drugs charges should not prompt a student to lose their financial aid, as it could lead to a successful student missing out on their education.

State Sen. Martin M. Looney, representing the state’s 11th district, was one of the politicians who introduced the bill to the General Assembly.

Looney said that possessions of small amounts of illicit substances should not leave someone with a life-long criminal record, in a testimony statement submitted during the public hearing.

Michael Meotti, the commissioner of higher education, told the Hartford Courant that he doubts the cuts will have a significant effect on the quality of life at UConn.

Schmitt and Haggerty said that it is unlikely that there will be any cuts to the academic core of the university.

“I can’t say for sure what will be cut,” Schmitt said. “But I think we’re going to see a lot of student services definitely decline. You’re not going to see enhancements to dining halls,

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A former animal research technician pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a Yale University graduate student days before her 2009 wedding, and prosecutors revealed that he left behind evidence of a sexual assault and desperately tried to cover his tracks.

Raymond Clark III pleaded guilty to murder and entered an Alford plea to attempted sexual assault of 24-year-old Annie Le under an agreement with prosecutors that calls for a 44-year sentence. Under Connecticut’s Alford doctrine, the defendant agrees that the state has enough evidence to likely get a conviction and a guilty finding is entered on the record.

The sex charge and related DNA evidence offered the first official revelation of a potential motive in the case.

“We believed all along that was the motivation,” said Joe Tacopina, attorney for the victim’s parents.

Clark, 26, was accused of strangling Le, of Placerville, Calif. Her body was found upside down stuffed behind a research lab wall on Sept. 13, 2009, five days after she was last seen inside the Yale medical building. It would have been her wedding day in New York.

Prosecutor David Strollo said there was evidence that Clark tried after the killing to generate an alibi, scrub the crime scene and even fish evidence out from behind the wall.

Clark appeared happy in surveillance video taken before the killing, but later he was alone with his face in his hands at a time authorities believe was after the killing, Strollo said.

Strollo said Thursday that Le had a broken collar bone and jaw, injuries suffered while she was alive, and that her underwear had been disarranged. He noted that the victim was 4 feet 9 inches tall and weighed 89 pounds, while Clark was 5-foot9 and 190 pounds.

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Rock the U! 2011 Saturday 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Student Union Ballroom The brothers of Lambda Lambda Lambda proudly present Rock the U! 2011. The cocnert will feature performances by Twin Berlin, Family of Deers, Nick Stevens and Jen Guha.

Friday Film Festival: “Stolen” Friday 12:15 to 1:45 p.m.

Benton “Stolen” follows the renowned art detective Harold Smith on a journey into the mysterious and surreal underworld of stolen art.

Benise: The Spanish Guitar Friday 8 to 10 p.m.

Jorgensen Referred to as the “pied piper” of Spanish guitar, the Josh Groban of flamenco, and the Latin Riverdance is perfomring.

“The Tourist” Saturday 9 to 11:30 p.m.

Student Union Theatre Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp star in this thriller/romance about a man with a broken heart who travels to Italy.

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State ski area a step closer to reopening

MIDDLEFIELD (AP) — The closed Powder Ridge ski area in Middlefield is a step closer to reopening after town officials signed a tentative sales agreement.

The $1 million agreement signed this week gives the town and buyer, Alpine Ridge LLC, 90 days to back out.

First Selectman Jon Brayshaw tells The Middletown Press the agreement is a “huge relief.”

Under the deal, the town retains development rights.

The next step is a public hearing this spring and a town meeting to finalize the sale in the summer.

The resort closed for skiing in 2006 after 47 years in business and was bought by the town in 2008.

Man found shot outside Ansonia gas station ANSONIA, Conn. (AP) — Police say a man found outside an Ansonia gas station suffering from gunshot wounds has died and two suspects are being sought.

Officers responding to 911 calls found 25-year-old Isaia Hernandez on the ground outside a gas station and convenience store on Wakelee Avenue at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday with a gunshot wound to the head.

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police think the victim was driving a car with two other men as passengers when he was shot. The car was left at the scene and the two other men were seen fleeing on foot.

It was the second fatal shooting in the community this month.

Police are unsure if they are related.

Ariz. Senate rejects illegal immigration bills

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate soundly defeated five bills aimed at illegal immigration on Thursday in a marked departure from last year, when enactment of a tough local enforcement measure put the state at the heart of a fierce national debate over the issue.

Majority Republicans were split in their votes on the defeated bills, which included two measures intended to force a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. The other three dealt with health care, public services and everyday activities such as driving.

With business leaders urging lawmakers to put the issue aside to avoid damaging the still-ailing economy, “it’s time for us to take a timeout,” said Republican Sen. John McComish of Phoenix. “It’s something that the people don’t want us to be focusing on.”

Critics also said the bills rejected Thursday were overreaching and flawed.

Supporters of the measures voiced frustration and said there could be political fallout for lawmakers who voted against them.

Companies extend Ark. well closures amid quakes

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two natural gas exploration companies agreed Thursday to extend the shutdowns of two injection wells in Arkansas as researchers continue to study whether the operations are linked to a recent increase in earthquake activity, a state commission said.

Chesapeake Energy and Clarita Operating asked to postpone a hearing on the shutdowns before the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission until April 26, said Shane Khoury, deputy director and general counsel for the commission.

The companies had been expected to present testimony to the commission on March 29, after the panel ordered the temporary shutdowns of the wells on March 4. The two injection wells are used to dispose of waste fluid from natural gas production.

“We were going to request that the wells remained shut down (at the meeting on March 29),” Khoury said.

Hawaii braces for downturn in travelers from Japan HONOLULU (AP) — A tsunami spawned by the deadly earthquake in Japan caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to homes, businesses and boats in Hawaii after the waves roared ashore last week.

Now the islands are bracing for another hit — a loss in travelers from Japan.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie predicted the economic consequences will be severe for this tourism-dependent state that is already dealing with a projected shortfall of nearly $1 billion over the next two years.

“It’s going to be terrible. It’s going to be rough,” he said earlier this week. “It’s something that we have to come to grips with.”

Man pleads no contest in alleged bid to sell baby

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man who was accused of helping his girlfriend in a scheme to sell her infant grandson has been sentenced to time served.

Prosecutors in Florida’s Volusia County reported Thursday that 42-year-old Lawrence Works has pleaded no contest to being a principal to the sale of a child. A judge sentenced him to the 133 days he’s already spent in jail. He has also agreed to testify against 46-year-old Patty Bigbee.

Authorities say Bigbee and Works accepted a $30,000 cashier’s check in November for now-6-month-old Aidan Fleming at a Daytona Beach parking lot.

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Gorge Mendez, left, of Glendale, Ariz., stands on stilts as he dresses up like a baby, as joins a few protesters against the latest immigration bills as the Arizona Senate debates.

“The lack of political courage” is the only impediment to step up pressure on illegal immigration, said Republican Sen. Russell Pearce, the sponsor of the 2010 law.

The two bills on citizenship were defeated on votes of 12-18 and 11-19 as majority Republicans split on the issue.

The chamber’s nine Democrats voted against all of the bills.

“I’m hopeful that now we can move on and focus on the business of the state,” Democratic Minority Leader David Schapira of Tempe said after the threehour floor session.

One of the rejected bills would have required hospitals to contact federal immigration officials or local law enforcement if people being treated lack insurance and can’t demonstrate legal status.

Critics said that would burden hospitals, but Republican Sen. Steve Smith of Maricopa said his bill didn’t require much.

“Maybe you forgot it’s illegal to be in this country illegally,” he said during the vote on his bill. “We just ask them to report the crime, not be the judge and executioner.”

Also defeated was a bill to require schools to file reports on enrollments of illegal immigrant students.

The fifth bill was a sweeping measure sponsored by Pearce.

It would have made it a crime for illegal immigrants to drive in Arizona. It also had provisions on registering vehicles, workplace hiring and various public benefits.

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He said in the testimony statement that the bill would create budgetary savings during challenging times, since it would reduce costs for courts, police departments and the offices of public defenders and the states attorneys.

Governor’s Bill 1014 is part of a larger initiative being taken by Gov. Dannel Malloy to counter the state’s $3.5 billion budget deficit.

In the testimony delivered to the Joint Committee on Judiciary, the USG bill authored by Tracy focused on a statistic from the state’s nonpartisan Office of Financial Analysis, which showed decriminalization laws could save taxpayers approximately $30 million a year.

The bill did not receive unan-

imous support, with groups submitting testimony against decriminalization of marijuana.

Among the opposition was State Sen. Toni Boucher, who submitted testimony pointing to the ill effects of the proposed legislation.

In a statement from Boucher, she said the claim that marijuana decriminalization will do no harm or reduce costs does not consider the various health risks that marijuana creates.

Boucher cited a study from the University of Colorado that noted marijuana use was a “statistically significant predictor of later depression.”

Boucher could not be reached for comment on the matter.

A similar bill, Senate Bill 349 of 2009, did not pass due in part to when Boucher continued debate past its early committee deadline.

Senate Bill 349 received negative press after Dominic Uita, a chapter vice president for the promarijuana organization National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), was arrested for threatening Boucher via e-mail in 2009.

Another group opposing the bill is the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, represented by Chiefs Anthony Salvatore and James Strillacci.

In testimony submitted at the public hearing, Salvatore and Strillacci said that possession of small quantities of marijuana could be used as an indicator for larger crimes.

They used the example of officers in the field who use the smell of marijuana as probable cause to search a vehicle during a traffic stop. During the search, they noted that it is common for officers to find

evidence pointing to larger crimes, including scales and other paraphernalia that may point to possession with the intent to sell.

If the legislation passes to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, the charge for offenders would be similar to jaywalking.

If Bill 1014 were passed, the state would join neighboring states, including Massachusetts and New York in taking a more relaxed approach to punishment of marijuana possession.

There is other marijuana-related legislation being considered by the General Assembly, including a law to change the penalties for possession within a school zone and possession for medical purposes.

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ConnPIRG’s hunger and homeless campaign addresses important issues on campus

By Amy McDavitt Senior Staff Writer A combination of old and new events comprises the ConnPIRG Hunger and Homelessness campaign’s efforts to raise awareness of those issues on campus and in the surrounding area this semester.

The campaign’s main focus is the Hunger Cleanup, a national fundraising effort and day of service performed by teams of students across the country. The event has been held since 1984, involved 150,000 volunteers, and raised over $2 million for hunger and homelessness in the United States and internationally, according to the event website.

Hunger and Homelessness campaign coordinator Kathleen Page said the UConn teams have raised over $3,000 already.

She was optimistic about the

potential to surpass last year’s fundraising total, which was just over $4,000.

“We’ve already made almost $3,000 and we should be making a lot more, we still have about a month left,” Page said.

The fundraiser will culminate in a day of service on April 9. So far, groups are scheduled to work at the food bank Foodshare in Hartford and soup kitchens in Vernon and Willimantic. They have also been in contact with the churches on campus, according to Page. One group worked at St. Thomas Aquinas during the cleanup last year.

While fundraising efforts before the cleanup continue, the campaign is working on several other projects. Volunteers make weekly trips to My Sister’s Place, a Hartford-based organization that provides support to

women who are homeless due to domestic violence, eviction, unemployment or mental illness.

The UConn volunteers spend time with these women’s children while their mothers are taking classes. As part of another program that is new this semester, volunteers also spend a different day at My Sister’s Place tutoring and mentoring the children.

While homework help was the main focus, the mentoring has become important as well.

“Some kids need someone to talk to more than they need help with their schoolwork, so we do that too,” Page said.

In addition to the new volunteering program, the campaign is trying out a new type of fundraiser. This weekend they will distribute brown paper bags with fact sheets about hunger to collect non-perishable food

items in a fundraising effort aptly called “Bag Up Hunger.”

The group will target neighborhoods in Mansfield to collect food and spread information about the issue.

“Hopefully [it’s] a good way not only to collect food, but also to get the issue out there, get people thinking about it,” Page said.

Indeed, that combination is the overall focus of the campaign this semester. While other PIRG groups work closely with university administrators and legislators, the Hunger and Homelessness campaign seeks mainly to educate.

“It’s more raising awareness for now—trying to raise awareness not only on campus for students of the issues we’re working on, but also in the surrounding area,” Page said.

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Lawmakers Governor Malloy in discuss teacher Washington seeking rail funds evaluations

HARTFORD (AP) — A proposal to start overhauling Connecticut teacher evaluations so talented newcomers are less vulnerable to layoffs and seniority rules don’t shield incompetent educators is splitting teachers, their unions and legislators.

The General Assembly’s education committee took testimony Thursday on a bill to kick-start the overhaul, which could affect tens of thousands of Connecticut teachers.

The bill would direct an advisory council to create a model evaluation system that school districts could copy. The evaluation would use students’ academic growth and other factors to measure teachers’ effectiveness.

The committee will decide in the next few weeks whether to recommend the measure to the full General Assembly.

Advocates say better evaluation systems would help schools keep the most effective teachers, especially if they are vulnerable to layoffs because they lack seniority. They say it also helps districts identify and retrain ineffective teachers or, if necessary, start the formal dismissal process.

The topic has strong opponents, too. They worry whether the evaluations would be fair and objective, and whether the teachers might be judged on factors over which they have limited control.

Lawmakers say they’ve fielded another concern from some constituents: whether some districts might be tempted to use the evaluation process as a budget-balancer by targeting higher-paid senior teachers so they can keep lower-paid younger teachers.

“All teachers want is a fair process, and that’s the issue — one that really does give a full account of their skills and gives them the chance, if they need the chance, to improve in one or more areas,” said John

Yrchik, executive director of the 41,000-member Connecticut Education Association.

That group, the state’s largest teachers’ union, opposes the bill to create a model evaluation system this year. Yrchik says that since lawmakers last year mandated another in-depth study, that process should keep going and could lead to a more complete, equitable evaluation system.

The American Federation of Teachers, a union with more than 28,000 members in Connecticut, supports the move for a new study this year to create the model evaluation system, contrary to the rival CEA union.

Some districts already include several measures of students’ progress, chronic teacher absenteeism and other factors as part of their evaluation of teachers, and do not rely solely on seniority when deciding on layoffs.

Others have strict “last in, first out” provisions when reducing staff.

The AFT recently negotiated a New Haven teacher contract containing several of the evaluation methods that likely would be included in the model to be drawn up if the proposed bill is approved.

“The bill spells out a process and leaves lots of room for local districts to negotiate over what should belong in their districts’ evaluations. We’re looking for one that provides a real opportunity for teachers to improve — not a ‘gotcha’ process, but one that that really informs progress,” said AFT President Sharon Murphy Palmer.

Tiffany Haley, a teacher at Middletown’s Woodrow Wilson Middle School, told lawmakers in written testimony that while longevity and tenure still are important considerations, evaluations should also consider student growth, a teacher’s specialized training, awards and involvement in the school.

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HARTFORD (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday urged officials in Washington to award the state at least $100 million in federal rail funding that Florida’s governor has rejected.

The money would help fund the planned commuter rail line from New Haven to Springfield, Mass., and eventually up through Vermont and to Montreal.

In a conference call with reporters, Malloy said he met with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and made the point that Connecticut, unlike other states, is financially committed to the rail. The state has already earmarked $286 million for the projected $800 million line.

“In my administration, we have an administration that is very serious about getting these projects done and executed, and I will push the monies to be spent in a timely fashion,” Malloy said.

“Our state is willing to put in more money than most other states do in these types of projects.”

Florida Gov. Rick Scott recently declined $2.4 billion in federal funding for a proposed high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando.

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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy waves after presenting his first two-year budget, during a joint session of the General Assembly with his wife Cathy, left, and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, right. at his side, at the Capitol.

Scott has said he feared Florida could be stuck with billions of potential cost overruns and operating losses.

Malloy said Connecticut has no option but to invest in the rail line.

“We’ve had 22 years of no job growth. We need to bring this rail connection back.

I think this corridor represents substantial development opportunities,” he said, adding how educational, research and manufacturing opportunities could be linked.

It’s unclear when Connecticut might learn whether it will receive any of the federal funds rejected by Florida.

Meanwhile, Malloy said he’s now confident that $40 million in federal funds already allocated to Connecticut to double-track 10 miles of the rail line between Newington and New Britain will be released before a crucial April 8 deadline.

Malloy said money had not been released to the state because agreements

between Amtrak, the federal Department of Transportation and the state were not yet finalized. If the money is not issued to Connecticut by April 8, it could be reallocated to other states, he said.

Malloy said he has met with LaHood four times since becoming governor in January. The new Democratic governor has made it clear that he intends to spend time in Washington, attempting to lobby for more federal funding for Connecticut.

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Schmitt acknowledged that the university is under pressure to keep tuition at a manageable level, but said that it is no excuse for leaving so many factors to chance.

“The problem with [the proposed tuition increase] is that there are so many unknown vari-

ables. We don’t know what is going to happen yet with the unions,” Schmitt said.

Schmitt said that UConn expects concessions from the faculty and staff unions, but there is no guarantee that they will materialize.

An agreement reached with the UConn chapter of the American Association for University Professors in 2009 froze faculty wages for the

2010 Fiscal Year and mandated 10 furlough days.

A low tuition increase could decrease the amount of financial aid the university can offer. About 17 cents from every tuition dollar goes toward financial aid.

Haggerty said that students should consider supporting a higher increase, but that, in any case, the final decision is a question of priorities.

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Leading UConn police officers are overpaid

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he Hartford Courant recently revealed that the University of Connecticut’s two-highest ranking police officers, Chief Robert Hudd and Major Ronald Blicher, earned an astounding $246,961 and $193,616 in 2010, respectively. This is a significantly higher amount than what their counterparts in other colleges and major law enforcement officials enjoy. In this time of economic insecurity, when students and families are forced to make sacrifices for the good of the university and the state, we request that Hudd and Blicher accept a voluntary pay decrease to their respective salary levels from 2008.

Both Hudd and Blicher provide a valuable public service to the UConn community. This entitles them to a decent salary that reflects the quality and quantity of their work, just as the hard work of UConn’s professors, cooks and maintenance entitles them to a decent wage. But the officers’ current salaries go above and beyond what they should receive.

We believe that their salaries are excessive because they are significantly higher than the salaries of other public security and safety officials. The New York City Police Commissioner protects a city of eight million and earns only $212,000. A little farther north, Boston’s police commissioner earns just $179,096. And at the University of Texas at Arlington, which has a comparable student population of 33,000 (UConn has approximately 30,000 overall, including regional campuses), the chief earns $111,296 a year.

Even more distressing is the disproportionate rate at which the officers’ salaries have increased since 2008. While many private sector workers lost their jobs, Hudd and Blicher saw their salaries increase by $40,000 each: Hudd’s salary went up from $205,290 in 2008 to $246,961 and Blicher’s increased from $154,491 to $193,616.

The university is currently demanding more from students in order to close up its budget deficit. Just yesterday, UConn proposed increasing tuition, room and board by 2.5 percent.

Students should not be the only members of the community who bear the burden of the university’s fiscal problems. Other members, like Hudd and Blicher, need to play their part.

Accepting a salary decrease to 2008 levels would save the schools thousands of dollars and still leave the officers’ with a salary compatible to the New York City and Boston police commissioners.

A bad economy affects all of UConn, and no sector of the community should be immune from sharing its burden. If the status quo remains, Hudd and Blicher will remain exempt from the sacrifices students must face. We request that these two officers, who show bravery in their actions protecting this university, accept a pay cut that will ultimately do little to hurt their wallets.

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Some nights I look up to the top of Wilbur Cross and expect to see Batman looking down upon us, watching, waiting.

I was gonna submit something non-basketball related, but I’m saving it for when we’re not running over teams in the Big Dance.

March Madness is going to destroy my GPA. IT’S FRIDAY, FRIDAY, GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY. Kemba “I make other players need a” Walker.

Can we put a statue of Kemba next to the one of Jonathan and rub his nose for luck too?

Even though Bria Hartley held the door open for 3 people, I like to think it was mostly for me.

Can we start calling the InstantDaily the KembaDaily?

I don’t care if it’s St. Patrick’s Day, it’s still not acceptable for UConn students to be wearing Notre Dame shirts.

If I took a shot for everytime the announcers mentioned Kemba, I would be dead.

I’m glad our fans in DC are such good sports and stayed quiet last night.

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Sheen’s wrecked life should not be laughed at

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ere’s a riddle for you: what do winning, tiger blood and Charlie Sheen all have in common? A classic Hollywood train wreck reminiscent of none other than Ms. Britney Jean Spears circa the Head-Shaving Incident – and America is having a field day.

I’ve never seen an episode of “Two and a Half Men,” but you don’t need to in order to know who Charlie Sheen is. By now, you’ve probably seen Sheen’s disturbing 20/20 interview where he talks about his infamous “godBy Taylor Trudon desses,” preferCommentary Editor ence for porn stars, drug binges and “bitchin’ rock star life.” Sheen brags to ABC’s Andrea Canning that in terms of partying, he puts Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to shame and that he’s “proud” of what he’s created.

Several stints in rehab and one viral interview video later, CBS and Warner Brothers fired Sheen from his role in “Two and a Half Men.” The actor isn’t going down without a fight. In addition to suing his ex-employers, he also broke a Guinness Book of World Records for Twitter as the “Fastest Time to Reach 1 Million Followers.” According to Sheen, he is #winning.

But let’s switch gears to Britney for a second. Allow me to take you back to 2007.

If you can recall, our favorite Mouseketeer was having a bad year. She got divorced,

entered a drug rehabilitation facility in Antigua for less than day, shaved her head and lost physical custody of her two sons.

But no one was laughing. Why? It wasn’t funny. We all sat and watched as a media circus dissected a young pop star that had hit rock bottom. It was incredibly intriguing, but undeniably sad to see unfold. So I wonder, why when someone like Charlie Sheen – whose celebrity status makes him equally as intriguing as Britney Spears – is heading in a similar downward spiral of disaster, are we watching with buckets of popcorn and Milk Duds?

“We...are adding fuel to the fire which will inevitably cause Sheen’s life to go up in flames.”

Britney Spears was sick and so is Charlie Sheen. As we continue to post his interview links to our friends’ Facebook walls, chuckle at his erratic behavior, follow his indecipherable rants on Twitter and feed into his antics, we as the public are adding fuel to the fire which will inevitably cause Sheen’s life to go up in flames. It’s not there yet, but it will be soon. The problem is, no one will be there to put the fire out. Can you say #losing?

Until two days ago, I was following Sheen on Twitter—not because I like him or wanted to be graced with partaking whatever wisdom he had to offer, but like his other two million-plus followers, I was interested to see what he would say – or

rather, tweet – next.

Then I stopped.

Why, you ask? The reason is simple. I thought about his five kids – specifically, his two little girls, ages seven and five, and two-year-old twin boys. I thought about how they have absolutely no idea why their dad wasn’t at their birthday party, or really, why he isn’t around at all. I thought about how when they’re my age, they’re going to look back and wonder, “Why?” Regardless of their young age, I sympathize with Sheen’s children – and if you can’t find sympathy for the hot mess that Sheen has allowed himself to become as a result of his mental instability, then at least have some for his kids. They are the ones who are going to suffer, and are already suffering, from their father’s actions. In the meantime, ask yourself, what if Sheen were your dad? You would probably feel embarrassed, hurt and most importantly, you would want him to get the help he needs.

Let’s not be active participants in Sheen’s catalyst to destroy his career, reputation and family. We need to stop cheering him on and instead, ignore him like your mom told you to when your brother would incessantly kick the back of your car seat just to piss you off.

Eventually, your brother would grow bored and stop. Maybe Sheen will do the same.

America loves a good train wreck. But what’s better than a train wreck? An even better comeback – Britney-style. Charlie, we’re ready when you are.

Commentary Editor Taylor Trudon is an 8thsemester journalism major. She can be reached at Taylor.Trudon@UConn.edu.

Defriending: A simple, effective way to restore privacy

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ince George Orwell published his infamous dystopian novel 1984 in 1949, many people have feared the prospect of a police state in which Big Brother is watching our every move. Fortunately, society has not yet reached this point. Yet in the midst of the rise of such technological devices as facial recBy Sergio Goncalves ognition cameras, Staff Columnist R F I D chips, and even mind-reading machines, one current technology has the potential to be just as dangerous as anything Orwell could ever have imagined: Facebook.

That’s right. A common practice on the popular social media website is to “friend” other users.

Often, people “friend” those they do not even know. For instance, suppose Veronica and Sebastian go to a party together. There, Sebastian introduces Veronica to Charlie. The next day, Veronica, having completely forgotten about Charlie, is on Facebook when she receives a “friend” request from Charlie. Thinking nothing of it, and not wanting to be rude, Veronica friends Charlie. Guess what? Now Charlie – whom Veronica does not know well at all – has access to Veronica’s Facebook page and to all of her status updates. If

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Veronica is an avid Facebook user, Charlie basically knows what Veronica is doing and where she is at all times. He may even know where she lives. One does not have to be paranoid to see the potential danger in this scenario: Charlie may rob, rape or even kill Veronica if he is so inclined. Yet countless Facebook users are in this very situation.

“Technology has the potential to be just as dangerous as anything Orwell could ever have imagined.”

Now, you’re probably thinking the following: if one does not want to someone to know what one is doing every minute of the day, one need not post this information. Likewise, if one is not comfortable with people seeing one’s address, one need not post one’s address. Of course, this is good advice, and it is worth following. Yet it misses the point.

Facebook is, after all, a means of communication. For instance, if you’re going on vacation and aren’t going to be home for some

“The it

time, you might very well let your real friends know via Facebook, just as you might call or e-mail a friend. If you want to invite a real friend over to your house, you might use Facebook. As you can probably see, over time, you can post more and more personal information on Facebook simply because that is the nature of the means of communication. The trouble with this is that everyone who has access to your Facebook page, whether real friend or someone you barely know but have friended anyway, can see your status updates.

The above scenarios may seem far-fetched, but they are in fact very real. According to political activist Mark Dice, “There are numerous cases of people’s homes being burglarized because they posted a status update saying they were going away for a week, and as a result some[one] on their ‘friends’ list who friended them at some point in the last few years breaks into their house and robs them while they’re gone.” Dice would know.

After all, he has recently published a book titled “Big Brother: The Orwellian Nightmare Come True,” which addresses a myriad of well-documented privacy issues, including the dangers of social networking sites.

Furthermore, the risks asso-

ciated with Facebook are not limited to personal safety. Dice writes, “There are also numerous reports of police going online and looking at their local students’ Facebook pages and tracking some of them down and arresting them for underage drinking after using the students’ Facebook photos as the evidence.” This is eerily reminiscent of 1984. Yet, sadly, this is not taken from any science fiction novel. This is real life in 2011.

Having said all of this, what should you do to protect your privacy online? Fortunately, you do not necessarily need to delete your Facebook page. There is a simpler remedy: participate in Defriend Day, an ongoing campaign being led by Dice. This involves going through your “friends” list and unfriending anyone you don’t know well or are no longer on good terms with. I highly recommend observing Defriend Day. Your safety and privacy depend on it. As Dice proclaims, “This is the perfect time to remove a few people […] from your “friends” list. Blame it on Defriend Day. It’s today.”

Staff Columnist Sergio Goncalves is a 4th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Sergio.

Goncalves@UConn.edu

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Comedy snobs debate over the merit of improv

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’ll bet you didn’t know that there’s an ongoing debate within the comedy world that might affect your future movies. Comedic actors and directors are squabbling over the difference between scripted and improvised comedy. With the popularity that director Judd Apatow has received in recent years, after making some of our favorite films such as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”

By Tyler McCarthy and “Knocked Up,” a light Staff Columnist has been shined on his directing style. Apatow is known for hiring a niche group of actors for his films and allowing them to run off-script, even going as far as to add scenes to the movie based on improvised bits that they’ll randomly burst into. It’s what gives his movies that “just hanging with the guys” feel.

The success of this style has caused many comedy writing purists to question the merit of improvisation over scripted material. In a recent interview, David Wain, writer and director of 2008 comedy hit “Role Models” spoke on the subject saying: “My way of thinking is, you meticulously craft something and then when you get to set, you may change it in a way, but there at least should be an acknowledgement that this piece of paper has thought

put into it.”

Wain, like many others in the comedy world, feels that the true purpose of a comedic actor is to take what is on the page conceptually and make it look like a realistic conversation amongst realistic characters with proper timing and delivery, not to go off on improvised tangents in the hopes of sneaking something in to the finished product.

It’s true that Wain and Apatow’s positions might be the result of their comedy backgrounds in comedy.

Apatow, a fan and friend to the stand-up comedy world, leans more toward allowing comedians to crack jokes much like they would on a stage. Wain, on the other hand, comes from a background of sketch comedy. He is more used to writing out long elaborate bits that require a strict adherence to the original draft.

Both of these backgrounds seem very indicative of their current writing and directing styles.

So the question remains. What makes for better material? Improvised scenes that look like they’re scripted?

Or scripted scenes that look like they’re improvised?

I’m inclined to disagree with Wain. Scripted comedy will always have a place in movie-making, but there is an ineffable quality to improvisational humor that cannot be captured in a writer’s room. You could lock ten of the world’s greatest comedy writers in a room until they starve to death and I guarantee you that they

won’t be able to come up with something as funny and true-to-life as Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen’s “You know how I know you’re gay” scene in “The 40 Year Old Virgin.” Why hire a comedian like Seth Rogen or Jason Sagel if you don’t want to use their comedic background and genius to increase the overall quality of your movie? I mean, there are thousands of actors who can read from a script, but there is no substitute for true comedic talent.

“Any good comic can so immerse himself in a character like Alan from ‘The Hangover’ or Ben from ‘Knocked-Up’...and make jokes accordingly.”

Comedy in the moment is something special. Sure, a writer creates a character, but an actor brings that character to life. Any good comic can so immerse himself in a character like Alan from “The Hangover” or Ben from “Knocked-Up” that they can think in

terms of that character and make jokes accordingly.

That’s simply not something that can be replicated on paper or in a writer’s room, no matter how long you try or how much writing talent you have.

At the very least, there needs to be some kind of mesh between the two styles. In a recent interview to promote her upcoming book “Bossypants,” Tina Fey, creator and star of NBC’s popular hit “30 Rock” discussed how these two opposing sides worked together to write Saturday Night Live while she was a cast member there. She praised the idea of a mash-up of “Harvard writers” and “Improvisers,” her terms for the two factions in the debate, saying that the show worked well because the Harvard Boys would write great and poignant material and the Improvisers knew how to get that point across, even if they, as Fey puts it “need to present it through a legally blind bus-driver character.”

Overall, the fact remains that scripted comedy, while brilliant and often hysterical, has a shortcoming when it comes to in-the-moment realism that improv can make up for.

Staff columnist Tyler McCarthy is a 4th-semester journalism major. He can be contacted at Tyler.

McCarthy@UConn.edu

» THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN: Louisville lost in the first round, there goes my bracket.

Spring break is over.

Cultural Centers are important to UConn

Nicolas Tomboulides’s March 15th opinion piece, “A case against UConn’s cultural centers,” was both misinformed and highly offensive. Tomboulides argues that cultural centers actually send us backwards in terms of racial equality and that they discriminate against people. What I’d like to know is, has Nicolas Tomboulides ever been to one of UConn’s cultural centers? I find it hard to believe that anyone who has been to a cultural center could espouse such muddled, misguided views.

Firstly, cultural centers do not exclude anyone. People who do not identify themselves as a member of the culture of the specific center are encouraged to visit, to participate in the center’s activities, and perhaps to broaden their horizons by learning about people different from themselves. I work at the Women’s Center, and believe it or not there is no clubhouse reminiscent sign hanging on the door that says “No Boys Allowed.” Some people may find themselves initially uncomfortable the first time they visit a center, but this is likely because they aren?t used to being in the minority. For example, I think many white students find the idea of visiting the African American Cultural Center a little intimidating, but this is not because the AACC is discriminatory or hostile. It is because white

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people generally have the privilege of being surrounded by people similar to them – we are used to blending in, not standing out . In fact, for those of us who do have white privilege, feeling that initial discomfort and realizing what it means to be the minority, can be an important learning experience.

Secondly, Tomboulides clearly does not understand the history of the cultural centers. Cultural centers were formed to support people whose voices were silenced in other spaces. They did not form with the purpose to exclude; they formed because the groups they represent were excluded by the larger society. Tomboulides argues that we must put an end to the “cultural center mentality,” the idea that any racial group is special in some way and deserves special attention. Newsflash: one racial group has received special attention and treatment for centuries – they’re called white people.

Anyone not living in a utopian bubble of delusion knows that we have not reached racial equality, or ended sexism, or ended homophobia. That is why cultural centers still exist. The “colorblind society” Tomboulides imagines is one not blind only to color, but to reality.

– Tess Koenigsmark

Response to “A case against UConn’s cultural centers”

After reading, and barely making it through, the asinine case against the cultural centers here at UConn, I found myself offended not only as an African-American student on this campus, who happens to work for the African-American Cultural

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Center, but as a member of this community.

Contrary to what this writer thinks, being an “American” is not the end-all be-all to identity. We are all different, even though we happen to have national ties in common, and any implication of otherwise is simply idiotic. The point of the cultural centers is to embrace these many, complex differences and celebrate them. The suggestion that our differences should be overlooked, or as the article seems to suggest, completely ignored, is more offensive than the completely warped interpretation the writer got of the cultural centers.

You do not have to be Asian to be a part of the Asian American Cultural Center, African-American to be a part of the African-American Cultural Center, a woman to be a part of the Women’s Center or gay or lesbian to a part of the Rainbow Center. The cultural centers are open to everybody; they are not the isolated, reclusive cults they are made out to be in this editorial.

The point of the cultural centers is to not only educate students about other cultures, but to also instill a sense of self and a sense of belonging, which, apparently unbeknownst to the writer of this editorial, comes harder for some students than others. Not everyone on this campus has the privilege – and it is certainly a privilege – of being completely oblivious of, and ignorant to, prejudice. Not everyone on this campus has the privilege of looking into the sea of faces here and, in turn, seeing similar looking faces around every corner.

Until race suddenly becomes

unwoven from our country?s history, and stops trivially being used as an arguing point, this issue cannot be consigned “to the dustbin of history,” as is so casually suggested in this piece.

Additionally, implicating the names of socially poignant mavericks like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Thurgood Marshall in a piece written to defy the very civil standards they stood for is as baffling as it as audacious.

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– Faithlynn Morris

Cultural Centers

I was not aware that the Cultural Centers enforced segregation and maintained exclusion, as the article “A Case Against UConn’s Cultural Centers” would have readers believe; on the contrary, all of the Cultural Centers welcome and encourage involvement from all individuals, regardless of race, gender, and sexual orientation. I am disappointed that the author believes the Cultural Centers were established to “judge people explicitly on the basis of race.” The author would have gathered much more factual information had he spent some quality time in one of these apparently racially divisive Centers, where he would have been shocked by the absence of white-bashing individuals planning an uprising against the other races. I am also taken aback by the author’s argument that the Cultural Centers somehow promote a lack of diversity at the university because they cater to a “homogeneous group.”

He ignores the fact that there

is diversity within the actual Cultural Centers, with dozens of cultures being represented.

(This may be a tough concept to understand because contrary to popular belief, not all Asians are Chinese, and not all Latinos are Mexican.) Also, there is no “catering” in such an inherently racist society, the Cultural Center’s are offering a safe place for everyone to come and learn about the unique histories of various groups, so that People of Color can be understood, respected, and celebrated. How the Cultural Centers are in the wrong for promoting pride and empowering individuals through knowledge and friendship is beyond me. I also cannot fully agree with the author’s statement that the concept of race should not be supported. If we “consign racial distinctions to the dustbin of history,” which is apparently such a painless and easy thing to do, that does not end racism, nor does it bring justice to the oppressed; becoming colorblind will only allow the privileged to further minimize the experiences of People of Color, and no progress toward equality will be made. In order to reach that ideal society described by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we must first acknowledge, and then dismantle, the racial inequalities and barriers that very much dictate the opportunities and liberties that the author suggests we base our identities on. That journey, however, can only begin with education and a strong support system, and I cannot think of a more appropriate setting than a Cultural Center.

– Stephanie Ortiz

To m b o u l i d e s right in case for no Cultural Centers

Nicholas Tomboulides is absolutely correct in his March 15 Article “A Case against Cultural Centers”. Tomboulides’ example of the “Mr. and Miss Black UConn Pageant” is a perfect example of the reverse discrimination that is present at these centers. I can only imagine the horror that students of all races would express if a group were to hold a “Mr. and Miss White UConn Pageant” open only to White people. And if that would be blatantly racist, why isn’t it racist when the pageant is only open to blacks? And the fact is, under the Equal Protection Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment whether UConn, as a state-funded institution, is even allowed to have cultural center for AfricanAmericans, Hispanics, etc. but not for White Americans. The fact is, a lot of people would be offended by the last one, but at the same time, having a cultural center for every racial group except whites could very well be Unconstitutional. That being said, I am not advocating creating a cultural center for White Americans. Rather, I am supporting Mr. Tomboulides in his effort to end the reverse discrimination that is present in these cultural centers. Because right now, all they do is support what seems to be a public perception that nothing can be racist if it comes at the expense of white people.

– Gregory Koch

What’s the best hangover cure?

– By Wynne Hamerman

“Drink a cup of Tiger’s Blood.”

“Drink less.”

“Keep drinking.”

“The Wooden Spoon.”

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Airbus faces charges over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

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PARIS (AP) — A French judge filed preliminary manslaughter charges Thursday against Airbus over the 2009 crash of an Air France jet — opening a rare criminal investigation against a corporate powerhouse.

The order from Judge Sylvie Zimmerman targeting the European planemaker centers on the June 2009 crash into the Atlantic of an Airbus A330 bound for Paris from Rio de Janeiro, killing all 228 people on board.

The preliminary charges, which allow for further investigation, came after Airbus lawyers met with the judge on Thursday. Air France faces a similar hearing with the judge on Friday, and too could be targeted.

Airbus CEO Thomas Enders, speaking to reporters afterward, said the planemaker disagreed with the judge’s “premature” decision — especially in light of the still-unsolved mystery about the crash.

He said Airbus will continue to cooperate with the probe.

A group of relatives of about 80 crash victims, whose French name translates as the AF447 Support and Solidarity Association, expressed tentative approval of the judge’s order.

“Of course we’re content — if that’s the right word — that there’s a first step in the legal process to determine the eventual responsibility in this accident,” said association vice president John Clemes, a Canadian financial company executive whose brother, Brad, died in the crash.

The preliminary charges against Airbus, the world’s top planemaker by orders in 2010 and a rival of Chicagobased Boeing Co., are unusual but not unprecedented.

Airbus employees have been charged in France over previous crashes.

Air France flight 447 went down June 1, 2009, amid an

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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano attend celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Italian unity, in Rome, Thursday.

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In this June 14, 2009 file photo, workers unload debris, belonging to crashed Air France flight AF447.

intense, high-altitude thunderstorm. Automatic messages sent by the plane’s computers show it was receiving false air speed readings from sensors known as pitot tubes. Investigators have said the crash was likely caused by a series of problems, and not just sensor error.

Specialists are launching a fourth undersea search effort next week for the plane’s so-called black boxes, or flight recorders.

“We are convinced if we find the black boxes we’ll be able to reconstruct what really happened on this tragic flight Air France 447,” Enders said.

Airbus officials say the search is a company priority.

Air France and Airbus will finance the estimated $12.5 million cost of the new search, in which three advanced underwater robots will scour the mountainous ocean floor between Brazil and western Africa, in depths of up to 4,000 meters (13,120 feet).

Already $27.5 million has been spent on three previous search attempts that failed to

find Flight 447’s voice and data recorders.

The exact role the sensors played in the crash may never be known without the flight recorders.

Airbus knew since at least 2002 about the pitot problems, The Associated Press has reported. But air safety authorities did not order their replacement until after the crash.

Clemes, of the victims’ relatives group, told AP Television News the judge’s order was “a clear message that the speed probes were unsafe — and presumably people should have known or institutions should have known that they were unsafe.”

The tubes, about the size of an adult hand and fitted to the underbelly of a plane, are vulnerable to blockage from water and icing. Experts have suggested that Flight 447’s sensors, made by French company Thales SA, may have iced over and sent false speed information to the computers as the plane ran into a thunderstorm at about 35,000 feet (10,600 meters).

Flag-waving, some boos for Italy’s birthday ROME (AP) — Italy marked the 150th anniversary of its national unity with a public holiday on Thursday, joyful celebrations in cities such as Rome and Turin and not a few reminders of how fractured the country still is in some ways.

Premier Silvio Berlusconi was booed at one solemn ceremony, and there were shouts of “resign, resign,” as he arrived at a Rome church for a religious service marking the anniversary.

Politicians in the wealthy north questioned whether workers and students should have been given the day off. And some people in Italy’s poor and crime-ridden south said they were tired of being regarded as second-class citizens.

Berlusconi’s conservative government declared March 17 a one-time national holiday to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the day Victor Emanuel II became the first king of united Italy, following centuries of rivalry among city-states or foreign occupation along the peninsula.

Italians rarely hang out their nation’s red-white-and-green

flag, except for sports events like the World Cup. But the holiday saw a sprinkling of flags hanging from balconies, terraces and windows in the Italian capital.

Children also waved tiny flags as Berlusconi, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and other VIPs attended ceremonies in Rome, including at the Altar of the Homeland, a towering, white monument affectionately known as the “Wedding Cake” for its many tiers and ornate decoration, at central Piazza Venezia.

The monument was erected in 1911 to mark what was then the 50th anniversary of united Italy.

State TV and the Italian news agency ANSA said a few catcalls greeted Berlusconi on the Janiculum hill, where monuments and a museum honor efforts to forge one nation by Giuseppe Garibaldi and other Italian heroes.

Berlusconi has been dogged by a sex-scandal that will see him stand trial in the coming weeks for allegedly paying an underage Moroccan teenager for sex and using his premier’s office to try to cover up his relationship with her, charges he has

vehemently denied.

His 3-year-old government last year suffered the defection of a major ally, and his most important coalition partner is now the Northern League, which once advocated secession from Rome for the wealthy north.

Several Northern League politicians openly grumbled about declaring March 17 a holiday.

Some local League officials vowed to keep small town city halls open in defiance of the government’s order to close public offices and schools and a declare a one-day holiday for most workers.

In further reflection of strong regional loyalties in Italy, some in the underdeveloped south complained that their part of Italy was considered secondclass by Rome politicians. “The south doesn’t have a lot to celebrate,” said Arturo Iannoccone of the Noi Sud (We the South) movement. “After 150 years we still have a two-speed Italy.”

When Berlusconi was booed leaving the Janiculum ceremonies, a bystander yelled in support, “Hang in there,” ANSA reported.

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Irene Cara – 1959 Vanessa Williams – 1963 Queen Latifah – 1970 Adam Levine – 1979

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The sound of the Streets of London

Spring fever, the healthy illness

Saving on software

By Melanie Deziel Associate Focus Editor

By Amy Schellenbaum Associate Managing Editor OK, I’ll admit it: I cried a little bit when I saw a group of boys in T-shirts and shorts playing Frisbee on the South lawn the other day.

I was walking back from class when I saw them. I swallowed and choked on a half sob and tears sprung to my eyes right before I rolled them at my own dramatics.

I believe that in some hidden nook of my subconscious, some red panic button is pushed between the months of December and February. I can’t remember how the grass felt as it itched at my ankles or how the trees looked when they were dressed in voluminous emerald robes. I see snow banks almost as tall as I am and am certain I will never wear flip flops ever again.

But spring is coming, and that obvious, yet beautifully spectacular fact reminds me of several wonderful things. I think of farmers markets, sundresses, cool, thick slices of glistening watermelon and the nearly overwhelming desire to do nothing at all.

But one of the very first things I realize is that vegetables and fruit will be delicious and plentiful again.

Fruits and vegetables are the perfect foods for warm weather.

Most are light and cool, perfect for munching on at a spring picnic or on a sweltering summer afternoon in the shade.

Of course, everyone knows that fruits and vegetables are the most accomplished children of

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The King’s Singers perform at The Jorgensen Center for Performance Arts on Thursday night with a breezy style that echoed shades of the streets of London.

By Ariel Brand Campus Correspondent Some sounds just sink into your skin in a way that makes you feel as though you have been doused in something divine. Last evening, The King’s Singers, one of the most distinguished a cappella ensembles in the world, filled The Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts with their pure and regal voices, transporting the audience to start on a choral expedition to London.

This highly acclaimed sextet, composed of two countertenors, two baritones, a tenor and a bass, have graced stages with their exceptional artistry

for over four decades at several concert halls across the globe, such as the Cadogen Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in New York and Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, featuring the work of both young and established composers.

In their very busy schedule, the ensemble has sought a variety of venues through which to share their musicality and to disseminate their devotion to music, including recordings, workshops, master classes and media. Producing well over 150 recordings, they have received both noteworthy awards and universal praise.

Their album “Simple Gifts” won a Grammy in 2009. The group has also appeared on a

PBS broadcast with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and has made a number of appearances on BBC. Renowned for their immaculate harmonies, intonation and elocution of the text, interspersed with their charming British wit, they live up to their name as vocal connoisseurs. Each voice weds the air, merging together to create exquisite blends, timbres and textures.

The King’s Singers brought a little bit of their home to Storrs, performing a wide array of traditional London street songs, as sung by children throughout the ages. As stated in the program, they chronicle stories of “love, death and resurrection” through a youthful lens, “but [mimic] the world of adult experience.”

The night opened up with “Poor Roger,” a commissioned work by Steve Martland, a rhythmic round that jumped around much like crickets in a field. Intertwined between the Martland songs were pieces that bridged the gap between the 15th and 20th centuries England, composed by Herbert Howells, John Dowland, King Henry VIII and more.

Many of the pieces took on a somber and contemplative drone with long sweeping cadences that lulled like rolling hills. The second half of the program presented works by the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and songs from The King’s Singers’ latest

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How to find the perfect summer internship

By Steph Ratty Staff Writer The snow is gone, Spring Break has passed, and summer is just around the corner. For many, it means graduation and the quest to find a “real job.”

For some, it’s the start of four months of beaches, summer camp jobs and exotic vacations. Still, thousands of others are stuck in between the two, searching for an internship to jump-start a future career.

Finding the right internship can seem like a daunting task, but being armed with skills and the right knowledge can make all the difference between a corporate resume-booster and a part-time shift at the local Dairy Queen.

Step 1: What are you looking for? See yourself as a professional would. Internships exist to provide experience and fine-tune skills, so it is important to know what your strengths and weaknesses are. Be completely objective and write down where you excel and where improvements could be made. When it comes time for the interview, companies will want to know exactly what you can bring to the table, so knowing this ahead of time will help to narrow down the wide array of opportunities.

Also, consider what you would like to get out of the internship. This is a chance to learn what is not taught in the classroom, and many positions have interns focus on certain technologies or practices.

Gaining this knowledge can increase the chances of a job opportunity out of college, so avoid programs that are excessively generic or vague.

Step 2: Paid vs. Unpaid?

Once you have established an arena you are comfortable with, the application process can begin. It is important to check with internship coordinators on campus to determine if you can receive course credit, or if you would like to search for a paid position.

Summer internships for credit generally need to be approved by department heads or Career Services, and many internships are only eligible for students who can receive credit through their major.

Even though summer may seem far away now, deadlines are fast approaching so sign

up to meet with an advisor soon to ensure a credit-based opportunity.

Step 3: “I know where I want to intern. Now what?”

Turn on the professionalism.

Any respectable internship will require a cover letter and an upto-date resume of your accomplishments. Never written either? Stop by Career Services for a resume and cover letter critique. Experts can spot imperfections and establish outlines for resumes of different departments. It is always helpful to have a second set of eyes review your work, and since the office is open from 10 a.m. until at least 4 p.m. every weekday, there’s no harm in dropping by.

Step 4: Have your people call their people. You have a location. You have a resume, cover

letter and the excitement of the possibility of success. Finding the right contacts, however, can take a bit more time. Even if there isn’t an internship office or phone number available at your company of choice, call the main service line and ask them to transfer you over. From there, you will probably be directed to online applications or an email address to send credentials.

Either way, you will be in the right place to get started.

The waiting game can be a nerve-wracking few weeks (or months), but many will come out of it with an interview or audition. Keep in mind what you want to get out of this experience, and don’t be blinded by a glamorous yet useless internship.

Stephanie.Ratty@UConn.edu

When it comes to college student expenses, computer-related purchases are pretty high up on the list.

The computer alone is a fairly huge investment, but it can’t function alone. A keyboard, mouse, webcam and speakers are common and necessary add-ons when your laptop also serves as your desktop, and the web of required cords never stops growing. Keep your fingers crossed that nothing breaks, or the repair bills will add up faster than you thought possible.

But the biggest computerrelated expense is often the software. When writing papers, making presentations, creating projects and running a club are just part of everyday student life, the required software can cost you hundreds of dollars.

But if you shop smarter, it can cost you nothing.

I’m not advocating pirating or stealing software. The only requirement for legally cutting your software expenses is being willing to live without the big name. Microsoft Office and Photoshop may be the big names, but they are far from the only names, and they can be some of the most expensive to have in your program list.

If you can live without the label and don’t mind a slightly new look, you can have the same or comparable functionality without the scary price tag.

If you are in the market for a cheaper alternative to the Microsoft Office Suite, think OpenOffice. This easy, free and legal download gets you all the basic programs you need in one place. The Word alternative, Writer, has the same features you are used to, like spell check and formatting options.

The spreadsheet tool, Calc, can keep up with its costly rival, Excel. And Impress, the presentation-making tool, allows you to make the same cool multimedia presentation you made last semester in PowerPoint.

OpenOffice runs on Windows, Mac or Linux, so there is no excuse for paying for that renewal. As long as you remember to choose a common format (like .doc or .pdf, for example) after you click “save as,” you won’t run into compatibility issues when sharing your documents. Head to www. openoffice.org to learn more or to download these tools.

The lead developers of Open Office have broken off to form LibreOffice, another free alternative. One can head to www.libreoffice.org to learn more about this relatively new Microsoft Office alternative.

If photo editing is necessary for your assignments, or

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Nothing is too far off-limits for new on-campus magazine

By Keelan Freitag Campus Correspondent The first issue of a new student-run magazine has appeared on campus, calling itself .45 Magazine. Released on Feb. 5th, it includes studentsubmitted poetry, prose, artwork and photographs.

Magazine editor and investor Tom Conner wrote in an email,

“Forty-five Magazine is unfettered from any restrictions, it is raw, visceral, honest and now it is back for a second issue.”

The second issue “comes out hopefully by mid-to-late April,” said Mike Kochol, who also edits and co-invested in the magazine.

The pages definitely include a “raw” feel, not shying away from graphic depiction, profanity or even sometimes intoxica-

tion. Therefore, the pages seem genuine, almost an artifact of our glorious and great UConn generation—a generation that expresses itself in every way possible, from prose to linoleum cuts.

On one page, a photograph by Chuck Salvatore, a 8th-semester fine arts major, accompanies a poem entitled “The Dictionary Begs Us to Call Off this Goddamn War” by postgradu-

ate woman’s studies candidate, Amber West.

A photograph of a woodcut done by Christina Natale depicts a woman’s bare back and is entitled “Meaty Torso.”

This accompies a poem by Tae Hwon “Ricky” Song, entitled “Southern State.” Using masterful form, Song wonders why so many Confederate flags are seen in Connecticut and writes, “Think of Robert E Lee, stuck

in traffic headed east on the Tappen Zee.” The first issue includes 33 pages of student poetry, fiction, woodcuts, photographs, as well as a linoleum cut, a lithograph and a screen print.

Conner and Kochol both urge any students who would like to submit their work to make the March 25th submission deadline. Conner wrote, “If you have something impor-

tant to say and want to be heard, Forty-Five magazine is your venue.”

Copies of the latest issue can be picked up at the Co-op for five dollars. Kochol said, “It’s the same price people could buy a beer at the bar, so why not support local art and also hear some creative voices instead?”

Keelan.Freitag@UConn.edu

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The fruits of your flavor

Focus

The gravity of the situation

from SPRING, page 7 the food group family. Many fruits and vegetables offer a mix of elements that make them nearly perfect foods. They are high in fiber and vitamins and low in energy (calories).

Mypyramid.gov, a fancy version of the food pyramid compiled by nutritionists and the USDA, separates vegetables into five categories: dark greens, oranges, dry beans and peas, starchy veggies and all other random vegetables.

Each group has something to offer, but in terms of the attributes that make vegetables healthful, dark green vegetables like spinach and broccoli and orange ones like squash and sweet potatoes, have the highest amounts of health-promoting compounds. Starchy veggies like potatoes and corn simply are not the nutritional powerhouses their more beneficial brethren are.

Dark green leafy vegetables typically have high levels of vitamins A and K, important for eye function and blood clotting, respectively. They are also high in folic acid which is important for healthy red blood cells and protein creation.

Orange fruits and vegetables are high in flavanoids, yellow pigments that serve as antioxidants. With cellular oxidation, a necessary part of a cell’s life, mischievous byproducts called free-radicals harm our cells, according to Medline Plus.

Free-radicals can play roles in conditions as serious as cancer and heart disease, according to cancer.gov. Living things create antioxidants to combat this, but by eating plants high in flavanoids, we can hijack their free-radical-pummeling powers.

In cold climates lettuces are harvested right about now (in the winter for milder places).

Peas, artichokes, sweet onions, beets and asparagus are all spring and summer vegetables, and are all incredibly tasty.

Like vegetables, all fruits are not created equal. Though any fruit would be more nutritionally sound than eating a popsicle or glass of sugary lemonade, the ideal ones have less sugar (fructose) and more fiber per serving. Apricots and berries are good options because they have lots of tummy-filling fiber.

Apples are good too, but they are not in season in spring or early summer.

Spring and summer are peak seasons for strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, oranges and peaches. I’m of the opinion that there are few things better than feeling cold peach juice dribble down your chin as you bite into one while sprawling in the sun.

Enjoy everything the glorious change of season has to offer, except maybe the urge to avoid schoolwork. Unfortunately, we still have half a semester to think about. The vibrant array of foods is just one of the great things about spring, and I intend to take full advantage of every nutty asparagus stalk and jeweled raspberry in celebration of the change.

Amy.Schellenbaum@UConn.edu

Petey Pablo pleads guilty NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — Hip-hop artist Petey Pablo has pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen firearm.

The rapper, whose real name is Moses Barrett III, appeared in federal court Wednesday to enter his guilty plea. Federal prosecutors agreed to drop two other charges in a plea agreement.

Petey Pablo was arrested last year while attempting to clear security at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Authorities found a loaded gun in a bag that had passed through an X-ray machine.

He faces up to 10 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced in June. His attorney did not return a call seeking comment Wednesday.

The rapper is best known for the songs “Raise Up” and “Freek-a-Leek.”

Friday, March 18, 2011

Free software alternatives can save you a lot of cash from SAVING, page 7

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Signs made by pro-choice supporters were displayed in front of the Student Union on Thursday in the Campain for Women’s Rights.

Breezy and smooth music enthralls crowd from THE SOUND, page 7 album, Swimming over London, a disc released in June 2010 that contains several of the group’s favorites, along with new songs and arrangements. Their renditions had a breezy and smooth feel that made you want to snap along.

“The first part seemed to have fallen a bit flat for the audience.

It took a while for the audience to get into the groove. Overall,

I thought it was fabulous. They have incredible musicianship,” said Heather Read, associate professor of psychology.

After the performance, audience members had the wonderful opportunity to get autographs and speak with the ensemble.

The singers were surrounded by their admirers, many of whom offered hugs and asked to have their photos taken with them.

Ken Johnson, the Director of Choral Music at Mansfield

Middle School, stood enthralled at the end of the performance, unable to find the exact words to describe this first class act.

“I’ve seen them many times.

They’re perfect every time. I tell my students that they’re the best vocal group in the world. Philip Lawson, the oldest member of the ensemble, writes and arranges music. I had to tell him that we sung many of their arrangements…I was, like, blabbering because I was so excited to meet

them.”

Not only did the audience reveal their enthusiasm for music, but, of course, the singers themselves. Christopher Gabbitas, one of the baritones in the group, said, “It’s quite humbling to do something you love for your job. I feel grateful that God gave me a voice and I feel lucky that I can use it.”

Ariel.Brand@UConn.edu

Artists threaten boycott of Guggenheim in UAE DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — More than 130 international artists and writers vowed Thursday to boycott a branch of the Guggenheim Museum under construction in Abu Dhabi, unless authorities do more to protect the rights of workers on the site.

Human Rights Watch released a statement from the artists saying they will refuse to cooperate with the project until Guggenheim and Abu Dhabi authorities ensure that workers are reimbursed for any recruitment fees they paid and hire "a reputable independent monitor" that will make its findings about working conditions public.

The Tourism Development

Malaysia garbles Lady Gaga’s lyrics

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian radio stations worry some lyrics in Lady Gaga's gay anthem "Born This Way" are on the wrong track, baby.

Broadcasters in this Muslim-majority nation have refused to play lines in the hit song that encourage public acceptance of gays, claiming Thursday they are being cautious because the government forbids offensive content.

Malaysians who tune in to popular stations hear edited versions of "Born This Way" that use indecipherable garble to replace the lyrics: "No matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I'm on the right track, baby."

AMP Radio Networks, Malaysia's top private radio operator, said the precaution was due to government restrictions against songs that might violate "good taste or decency or (are) offensive to public feeling."

"The particular lyrics in 'Born This Way' may be considered as offensive when viewed against Malaysia's social and religious observances," the company said in a statement to The Associated Press. "The issue of being gay, lesbian or (bisexual) is still considered as a 'taboo' by general Malaysians."

Broadcasters can face fines up of to 50,000 ringgit ($16,000) and other penalties for breaking the rules. AMP Radio Networks runs eight radio channels, including Malaysia's No. 1 English-language station, Hitz. fm, which has an estimated 1.5 million listeners.

Malaysian gay rights activist Pang Khee Teik criticized the broadcasters' decision, saying the media should be "a platform for marginalized voices and create understanding — not perpetuate ignorance and hate."

and Investment Company in Abu Dhabi, which is the government-owned developer of Saadiyat Island, where the museum is being built, said in a statement that it already was implementing many of the recommendations urged by Human Rights Watch.

The artists say "human rights violations are currently occurring on Saadiyat Island, the location of the new museum," according to the New York-based group.

"UAE authorities responsible for developing the island have failed to tackle the root causes of abuse: unlawful recruiting fees, broken promises of wages,

and a sponsorship system that gives employers virtually unlimited power over workers," the artists said.

"No one should be asked to exhibit or perform in a building that has been constructed and maintained on the backs of exploited employees," they said.

In a 2009 report, HRW documented a cycle of alleged abuse on Saadiyat Island that left migrant workers deeply indebted and unable to protect their rights or even leave their jobs. Each of the 94 workers interviewed for that report said he paid between US$1,800 and $4,100 in recruitment fees before his employment, highlighting the

nearly universal acceptance of this practice in the UAE. "If the Guggenheim and TDIC fail to address the artists' concerns, the museum may become better known for exhibiting labor violations than art," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.

TDIC said it has long worked with an independent monitoring consultant that provides regular reports on the performance of its contractors and has a "robust mechanism" in place to ensure that workers don't pay recruitment fees to work on Saadiyat Island. It also required contractors reimburse any workers who paid fees.

for maintaining your image on Facebook, then try out GIMP – a free alternative to Photoshop.

I can’t confirm that it has every single option that Photoshop has, but it’s got more than enough for the average user, and did I mention that its free?

It runs on Mac, Windows and Linux and you can download it from www.gimp.org.

Sick of paying for those annoying McAfee and Norton antivirus pop-ups? There are free alternatives that can help keep your computer safe from malware. Keep in mind, however, that there is a lot of malware parading around as antivirus software. Stick with Symantec (available for download at www.antivirus.uconn.edu) or Microsoft Security Essentials and ignore any pop-up that doesn’t have that name on it.

There are free alternatives out there for almost any program you are currently paying for.

When your subscription ends, search the web, read reviews and ask reputable sources about which ones are best. Why pay when you don’t have to?

If you absolutely can’t live without the big names or don’t have the time to familiarize yourself with a new layout, you can still save some money.

Take advantage of computer labs on campus that have the software you need so you don’t have to buy it yourself. Look for free trials of the software on your must-have list and strategically time it around papers or projects you’ll be using it for. Many companies offer full versions of their software to students at discounted rates, so ask about available discounts before you commit to buying.

Melanie.Deziel@UConn.edu

Friday, March 18, 2011

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Country star Ferlin Husky dies at age 85 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ferlin Husky, a pioneering country music entertainer in the 1950s and early ‘60s known for hits like “Wings of a Dove” and “Gone,” died Thursday. He was 85.

The 2010 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee died at his home, hall spokeswoman Tina Wright said. He had a history of heart problems and related ailments.

With his resonant voice and good looks, Husky was one of the most versatile entertainers to emerge from country music. He was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, and even a comedian whose impersonations ranged from Bing Crosby to Johnny Cash.

He was one of the first country musicians to bring the genre to television and helped spread its popularity in booming postWorld War II California, an important step in country’s quest for a national audience.

He said in a 2010 interview with The Associated Press that he was buoyed by his Hall of Fame induction because he worried he’d been forgotten as his health failed over the years.

“The main thing I’m proud of, this is for my family and for the many people who want to see me go in there before I die,” he said. “It’s a great honor.”

Friends seemed more indignant about Husky’s long wait than he did. Tracy Pitcox, president of Heart of Texas Records, remembers telling

Husky he deserved to be in the hall of fame a few years before his induction.

“He said, ‘It would be nice, but it isn’t going to impress Jesus,’” Pitcox remembered Thursday. “I just thought, ‘Wow, what a nice thing to say.’”

Husky was one of the first country artists to have his name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and sold more than 20 million records, mostly in the ‘50s and early ‘60s, according to his web site. He won many of his awards long before such gala shows were televised and meant so much to careers.

He was born in 1925 near Flat River, Mo. After five years in the Merchant Marine during World War II, he began his singing career in honky tonks and nightclubs around St. Louis and later in the Bakersfield, Calif., area.

“I’d walk into a bar and if they didn’t have any music there I’d ask the bartender if I could play. Then I’d pass the hat around,” he told the Chicago Tribune in 1957.

He recalled netting 50 or 75 cents each time.

He recorded some songs early in his career under the name Terry Preston, and in some early records he spelled his last name Huskey.

He was signed to Capitol records in the early 1950s and had his first big success when he teamed with 2011 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee

Jean Shepard on “Dear John Letter,” which ranked No. 4 on Billboard’s list of top country songs of 1953.

Shepard said Thursday that was the start of a friendship that lasted nearly 60 years. She talked with Husky about a week ago before his health took a turn for the worse.

“We’ve got to go through the motions now,” Shepard said Thursday. “I just dread that ‘cause it seems like my heart’s going to bust.”

She described Husky as a funloving friend who was always quick with a joke or a prank.

He also was one of the most talented artists she worked with in a long career that brought her in touch with all the legends.

“Ferlin was a great entertainer. He was a great entertainer,” Shepard said. “I can’t say nothing bad about him. If every man and woman who worked together in the music business or whatever had the relationship that me and Ferlin had, it would be a wonderful thing. It was a loving, loving friendship.”

He was also the headline act for a tour that included a young Elvis Presley.

“He was so eager to learn how to entertain an audience, he’d watch everything I did,” Husky said of Presley.

In 1957, he had a No. 1 hit on the country chart with “Gone,” a re-recording of a song he had done several years earlier. It also broke the top five on the

AP

Ferlin Husky attends the 44th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Husky, whose hits included “Wings of a Dove” and “Gone,” died Thursday at home.

pop charts.

“Wings of a Dove,” a gospel song, became another No. 1 country hit in 1960 and was one of his signature songs. His other hits included “A Fallen Star,” ‘’My Reason for Living,” ‘’The

Waltz You Saved for Me” and “Timber I’m Falling.”

“I didn’t say it was country, but it was a country boy doing it,” he said in 2010.

While still recording under his real name, Husky created a

character named Simon Crum as his comic alter-ego, hitting the charts with such songs as “Cuzz You’re So Sweet” and “Country Music Is Here to Stay.”

He also was a regular on TV and appeared in a string of movies with co-stars like Zsa Zsa Gabor (“Country Music Holiday” in 1958) and Jayne Mansfield (“Las Vegas Hillbillies” in 1966.) He once said that his selection for a short run as Arthur Godfrey’s summer replacement at CBS in the late 1950s was a particular high point for him.

“It was a great achievement because there were so many actors and artists, but I got picked even though I didn’t have a high school education,” he told The Associated Press in 1981. He dropped out in the eighth grade.

He cut back on his entertaining in 1970 and performed parttime, mostly concert dates. He was performing once a month in the mid-2000s. But his imprint on country music remained.

“In the mid-’50s, Ferlin would create the template for the famed Nashville Sound, a sound that gave rock ‘n’ roll a run for its money and forever put Music City on the map,” Kyle Young, director of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, said at Husky’s induction in May 2010. “The multitalented and musically versatile Ferlin Husky was always ahead of his time.”

House votes to cut off federal funds for National Public Radio

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday voted to end federal funding to National Public Radio. Republican supporters said it made good fiscal sense, and Democratic opponents called it an ideological attack that would deprive local stations of access to programs such as “Car Talk” and “All Things Considered.”

The bill, passed 228-192 along mainly partisan lines, would bar

federal funding of NPR and prohibit local public stations from using federal money to pay NPR dues and buy its programs.

The prospects of support in the Democratic-controlled Senate are slim. Seven Republicans broke ranks to vote against the bill.

NPR received almost $5 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2010. In that year its revenues also included $2.8 million in dues and $63 million in programming fees

from local stations, its largest single source of revenue. Under the bill, stations would still be allowed to buy NPR programs using private funds and use federal funds to produce their own programs.

“It is time for American citizens to stop funding an organization that can stand on its own feet,” said Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., the sponsor. He said it was not a question of content — which many conservatives say

has a liberal bias — but whether taxpayer dollars should go to nonessential services. “As a country we no longer have this luxury.”

Other Republicans also denied that the measure was a vendetta against NPR, although the organization left itself open to conservative attacks last week when an executive, talking to conservative activists posing as members of a fake Muslim group, was caught on camera

deriding the tea party movement and saying the NPR would be better off without federal funding. Both the executive and the president of NPR resigned after the incident.

“Nobody’s on a rampage,” said Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., who also asked “why should we allow taxpayer dollars to be used to advocate one ideology?”

Democrats retorted that the

legislation would do nothing to reduce the deficit and would be a blow to local public stations that rely on the national programs that include “Morning Edition” and “Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me” to attract listeners. “This bill would pull the plug,” said Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass. “It would snuff out stations from coast to coast, many in rural areas where the public radio station is the primary source of news and information.”

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Comics

Classic JELLY!

by Elise Domyan

Dismiss the Cynics

by Victor Preato

36 Start of an apology 38 View from Edinburgh 39 Band aid?

40 Bust 41 2000 World Series stadium 44 Ready for battle 45 Army attack helicopter 46 Cloverleaf component 47 Duff 48 Pleasure trip, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 50 Flowering plant used for food by the Aztecs 53 Yucatán youngsters 55 Hoofed it 56 Roker and Rosen 59 Bank deposit?

60 About 10 trillion kil.

63 Valentine symbols 64 ‘80s-’90s Honda model 65 Critical

by Andrew Prestwich

Down 1 What’s a little past due?

2 Name fit for a king?

3 Tonsillitis M.D. 4 “Felicity” star Russell

5 Thomas of the NBA 6 Maker of tires and tennis balls 7 Present opening?

8 Silicon Valley city 9 Grammy category 10 Met expectations?

11 Supplement 12 Reveals 16 Clubs: Abbr.

18 One of two authorized U.S. iPhone carriers 21 Close at hand 22 Flap 23 __ Ration 24 Designer Gucci 28 “My country __ ...”

30 Swelling 33 Additive sold at Pep Boys 34 Pembroke or Cardigan dogs

Jason and the Rhedosaurus

Across 1 Hardly a walk in the park 5 “American __” 9 Provoke 13 Russo of “Tin Cup” 14 Heavyweight fight?

15 Snoring cause, perhaps 17 Lodging surplus?

19 Settles in 20 Versace creation?

22 Blotter letters 25 However, contracted 26 Bygone Chrysler 27 Target of a military press 29 Animal rights org.

31 Penn et al.: Abbr.

32 Backed up, in a way 35 Quad building 37 Misplaced Yogi and Smokey?

42 Limo occasion 43 Maker of pianos and bikes 45 Pacific salmon 49 Scholarship drive donor 51 Carnival starting point?

52 Blood specification 54 “Gotcha!”

57 Hydroelectric structure 58 Plant at Sotheby’s?

61 Busted 62 Investment in fine fabric?

66 __ acid 67 “Night” author Wiesel 68 Way-back-when time 69 Coatrack items 70 Just slightly 71 Classic theater name

Classic I Hate Everything

by Carin Powell

The Daily Crossword

Horoscopes

Classic Toast

by Tom Dilling

Aries - Sometimes when things aren’t working, it’s good to take a step back and reconsider.

Or just work on something else. It could be time for procrastination.

Taurus - Change may provoke strong emotions. Let go of that tense mood and blow off some steam. Go dancing or find another way to move your body and quiet your mind.

Gemini - Change can provoke strong emotions. Don’t get stuck thinking that how it was in the past is how it will be always.

You can always create yourself anew.

Cancer - Change in the financial arena could cause some turmoil. Stressing will only cost you health and vitality. Roll with it, and look for the hidden gold.

By Michael Mepham

Leo - It may seem nervewracking. Despite resistance to change, it comes anyway. What you resist persists. Let go for freedom. Let go for your health and well-being.

Virgo - Feather your nest today.

Give away things that you’re no longer using to create new space. The more space you have, the more you can grow.

Libra - Some new challenges show up. Open the door and let them in. You can’t run away forever. Entertain them until tomorrow, when you’ll have more energy to face them.

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by Jackson Lautier

Scorpio - If you hold on too tight to what’s familiar, you may miss out on what’s possible. Boldness can lead to satisfaction and joy, which is good for your health.

Sagittarius - You seem stuck with career and status. You want change but fear letting go. Find one mess that you can clean up in a relationship, and notice how things ease up.

Capricorn - Adventure calls. If not a distant land, then at least explore your own backyard.

Leave important financial or home decisions for a few more days.

Aquarius - Satisfy your creative soul. It’s okay to paint a picture at your own party. Your guests may find your artistic endeavors more amusing than your words.

Pisces - Today your teacher may as well write, “Plays well with others.” Take advantage of partnerships you’ve cultivated over the years to handle any obstacles.

Pundles

by Brian Ingmanson www.cupcakecomics.com.

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Baseball looks to bounce back at Cougar Invite

By Ryan Tepperman Staff Writer The UConn baseball team (6-6) will look to bounce back from Tuesday’s loss to Sacred Heart when it travels to Mount Pleasant, S.C. for the Cougar Invitational this weekend. The Huskies’ opponents will include New England foe Rhode Island, No. 23 College of Charleston and Southern Miss.

On Tuesday, UConn’s rally attempt against Sacred Heart fell short, as the Huskies dropped a 5-4 decision to the Pioneers.

After taking a 1-0 advantage into the fifth inning, Brian Ward inherited two runners in relief of starter Pat Butler. Ward then

walked the next batter before giving up a grand slam.

But the Huskies would fight back. In the bottom of the eighth, left fielder Ryan Moore led off the inning with a walk and proceeded to score without the benefit of a hit. After stealing second, Moore was able to advance to third before scoring on a wild pitch. The Huskies then loaded the bases with nobody out in the last of the ninth, but could only muster two runs before center fielder George Springer grounded out to the pitcher to end the game.

UConn will look to rebound at 1 p.m. against Rhode Island, which enters the game at 5-6 after dropping three straight to No. 1 Florida. The Rams are led

on offense by Jeff Cammans and Tom Coulombe, who have batting averages of .442 and .393, respectively, with 21 combined RBI. The Huskies will then take on nationally ranked College of Charleston, the hosts of the invitational. The Cougars are off to a 15-3 start.

UConn is expected to send its one-two duo of Elliot Glynn and Matt Barnes to the hill over the weekend. Barnes has established himself as a legitimate ace in the early going, posting a 2-2 record with a 1.53 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 29.1 innings.

On Tuesday, Barnes was named the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Pitcher of the Week for his effort in last Sunday’s 4-0 win at San Diego. The junior

tossed a complete-game shutout against the Toreros, walking one and surrendering just two hits in the process.

UConn will conclude the Cougar Invitational on Sunday morning when they take on Southern Miss (13-3), which enters the game on a four-game winning streak. The team will have very little turnaround before its next game, as the Huskies will get on a plane immediately following the invitational and fly back to New England to play three games in three days against Northeastern, Holy Cross and Yale.

Ryan.Tepperman@UConn.edu

UConn bench gets quality minutes in easy victory from SMITH, page 14 where he drove baseline and drew the foul, completing the 3-point play, and a 3-pointer. He scored eight of the team’s first 21 points and finished 2-for-5 from behind the arc.

“I think me and Jeremy [Lamb] did a great job today in holding it down,” Smith said.

“Because they were trapping Kemba [Walker] all over the court to prevent him from scoring, but Kemba still dominated, almost having a triple double.”

Smith said that he won’t be

switching to high tops on Saturday.

Off the Rim Thirteen players recorded minutes for UConn, including Enosch Wolf and walk-ons Kyle Bailey and Ben Stewart.

All scholarship players, besides Donnell Bevery, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and Wolf scored. Stewart, a junior from Denver, scored his first collegiate basket in the final minute. Stewart joked it would’ve been nice to go Denver for the first round to score at home,

but happily took notching points in Washington.

It was one of two seniors on the roster, center Charles Okwandu’s first NCAA tourney game. Okwandu, in his third year with the program after spending a season at a junior college, was academically ineligible for the last half of the 2009 season, including UConn’s run to the Final Four. Okwandu finished with six points and two rebounds in 18 minutes.

Walker didn’t score until the 10:42 mark in the first half but still finished with 18

points, 12 assists and eight rebounds. The assist total was a school record in an NCAA tournament game and the highest total for a Big East player in the NCAA tournament in the last 15 years.

The win gives Calhoun 850 victories all-time. The total includes his 25 years at UConn and 13 at Northeastern.

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

Walker has near triple-double, Huskies face Cincy on Saturday from HUSKIES, page 14 But for a while, Walker was the catalyst, and not the source, of UConn’s offense. Roscoe Smith and Jeremy Lamb got off to hot starts, taking advantage of the open looks they routinely saw, and ultimately combined for 32 points, going 13-for-22 from the field. In addition, Alex Oriakhi finished a point shy of a double-double, finishing with nine points and 12 rebounds.

Their production helped UConn jump out to a big lead early, and set the stage for what wound up being a blowout.

“It makes us hard to guard when we have more players than Kemba and Alex scoring,” Lamb said. “Bucknell was throwing two guys at Kemba and it lets us have easier shots.

We have to concentrate and knock down shots.”

Right from the get-go, Bucknell zeroed in on Walker.

Whenever the ball found its way into Walker’s hands, at least two Bison defenders got in his face.

This, inevitably, resulted in at least one other UConn player

finding an open spot, and this proved devastating to Bucknell as the Huskies hit shot after shot.

By halftime, UConn had a 39-22 lead over the Bison, paced mostly by the hot hands of Lamb and Smith, who had 11 and 10 points, respectively ,at the break. As a team, UConn shot 51 percent from the floor, going 15-for-29.

The defense steadily improved as the half wore on, too. UConn finished the half on a 12-2 run, completely shutting down Bucknell’s post game in the process. Things only improved for the Huskies in the second half. Any hopes of a Bucknell comeback were quickly erased as UConn opened the half on a 16-3 run, and the lead continued to grow from there.

“That was a team we should have beat, and that’s what we did,” Oriakhi said. “Right now we’re happy, but we’re not satisfied. We still have work Saturday and if we take care of that, we have a trip to California.”

After the game, Calhoun said that the team had practiced very hard to prepare for Bucknell,

and the players insisted that they never considered the Bison to be a pushover.

“Coaches prepare us to take one game at a time,” Walker said. “We know if we don’t come to play, we’re going to go home and the season will be over.”

Despite the lopsided score, the starters stayed in for most of the game. Calhoun explained that his reasons for keeping the starters in had everything to do with taking advantage of their strong performances, and nothing to do with showing up the other team.

“The most important thing to me, those magic moments that you have when you’re playing really well and they’re flowing and the ball is moving, I want to capture that,” Calhoun said.

“It’s hard to get that ever even in practice sometimes; we got it in the game. So I was going to try to make Jeremy score ore and do more things, even as you probably would admit that the game was, in essence, over, but I still want them to feel good about themselves heading into Saturday’s game.”

With about two minutes left to play, Calhoun finally called off the dogs. Enosch Wolf, Kyle Bailey and Ben Stewart all got into the game. Once in the game, Stewart made the most of his time, scoring a basket and hustling for a rebound like his life depended on it.

“It felt crazy,” Stewart said.

“Scoring your first basket in the tournament, that’s what kids dream about so I was happy for it to happen.”

“And we needed that basket too,” said Jamal CoombsMcDaniel, who chimed in after Stewart spoke, drawing a laugh from the other players who were within earshot.

With the win, UConn improves to 27-9 on the year.

The Huskies are now riding a six-game winning streak going into the next round. Should UConn advance further, they will travel to Anaheim, Calif. for the Sweet Sixteen and potentially the Elite Eight.

Michael.Cerullo@UConn.edu

Blair: St. John's is a dark horse to make the Final Four, along with UConn from FATES, page 14 St. John’s: Final Four As much as I love UConn and Notre Dame, St. John’s is my dark horse pick to make the Final Four. I don’t think Florida is a legit No. 2 seed, so I have the Johnnies matched up with Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen. Even without D.J. Kennedy, St. John’s should be able to get past Sparty. Their game against Pittsburgh will be tough, but the Red Storm defeated Pittsburgh 60-59, getting to the line 32 times. Dwight Hardy went off for 19 points and is one of the best scorers in the Big East. Riding Hardy, the Johnnies make it back to the Final Four for the first time since 1985.

Villanova: First Round The wheels have fallen off the wagon for Jay Wright’s Villanova squad. They finished 10th in the Big East, lost to South Florida on Tuesday of the Big East Tournament and

come into the NCAA tournament losing five straight. Just like Georgetown, they have been anything but hot lately.

Nova won 16 of their first 17 games, and 11 in a row, but that December to mid-January team is long gone. Meanwhile, George Mason comes in winning 16 of 17 and shoots 40 percent from beyond the arc, just the kind of pesky midmajor that is likely to keep Villanova on the ropes before putting them away midway through the second half.

Cincinnati: First Round I like Missouri in the first round over Cincinnati. Outside of Yancy Gates, the Bearcats don’t bring much to the table, and, like Georgetown, are overseeded as a six. They played a laughable non-conference schedule (Oklahoma was the only power-conference team they played), and lost a couple of bad games in the Big East. Missouri may not have a forward as versatile as Gates,

but their guards will be more than up to the task to push the tempo and send Cincinnati home after their first round date in Washington.

Syracuse: Elite Eight Syracuse has a cakewalk until their Elite Eight matchup against Ohio State. I don’t like North Carolina as a No. 2 seed either, so I have a Sweet Sixteen date between Washington and Syracuse. The west coast Huskies aren’t as good as their east coast brethren, and Syracuse, with its mix of upperclassmen and underclassmen, will prevail over Washington.

My bold prediction? Fab Melo is going to make an impact in this tournament, and it will be due to him that the Orange end up in the Elite Eight.

Marquette: First Round It pains me to have this many Big East teams losing in the first round, but Marquette was a team that was flirting with the bubble until they managed to knock off Providence in the

Big East Tournament. Their win over West Virginia secured them a spot in the tournament, but Xavier is a great mid-major, led

by Tu Holloway who averages 20.2 points per game and is a dynamic scorer. Jamel McLean is a versatile forward who will give swingman Jimmy Butler a run for his money, battling for boards in the post.

West Virginia: Sweet Sixteen After the showing Kentucky had in the first round, almost losing to Princeton, they should be able to get past the Wildcats easily. But in the Sweet Sixteen they meet No. 1 seeded Ohio State, another favorite for the national title, and will fail to get past the Buckeyes. West Virginia made the Final Four last season, but that’s the best that Bobby Huggins is gonna do for a while.

Russell.Blair@UConn.edu

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The UConn baseball team tries to improve its record to above .500 this weekend.

Men's tennis takes on Brown

By Quenton Narcisse Campus Correspondent The UConn men's tennis team is headed to Providence, Rhode Island on Sunday to play Brown University at 2 p.m.

UConn faced Fairfield University on Thursday and are on a fantastic run. They’re 3-1 in their last four matches and hope to continue their run against the Bears.

But Brown should be a formidable opponent for the Huskies this weekend. The Bears have a 9-2 record so far this spring and are currently on a two-game winning streak.

They last played on March 8, where the Bears decimated Quinnipiac, 7-0. Led by senior Charlie Posner and freshman Brandon Burke, Brown swept all six singles matches – five of which were straight sets – and all three doubles matches as well.

Last week, the Huskies arrived back in the states after playing four matches in Puerto Rico during spring break. Senior Andrew Marcus

and junior Scott Warden have been the anchors for the Huskies’ the success, and teammates Jai Yoon and Wei Lin have been steady contributors for UConn.

Brown will have a challenge ahead of them over the next three days. They’ll be at home Saturday to face Binghamton University and then play a doubleheader Sunday where the Bears play Bryant at 10 a.m. and the Huskies in the afternoon.

It’ll be interesting to see if the Bears will be able to overcome fatigue to challenge the Huskies who are on a roll.

After this match, the Huskies will begin a critical sevengame homestand, starting with Georgetown on March 26.

This will be the last stretch of games before UConn travels to South Bend to compete in the Big East Championships.

Quenton.Narcisse@UConn.edu

Huskies battle Rutgers at home

By Carmine Colangelo Campus Correspondent

some but we had a questionable 15 minute stretch at the end of the first half which Boston College took advantage of. We created a lot of opportunities in the second half, but came up short at the end.”

Now the 5-1 Huskies will take on the Scarlet Knights at home tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Huskies are a perfect 2-0 at home this season, but will be tested by their first Big East opponent this season. The Scarlet Knights are coming off of a 9-6 loss against Penn on Wednesday, but boast a strong 5-2 record.

“Rutgers is a very strong team,” Woods said. “They’re athletic, scrappy and they go very hard. It’s definitely going to be a battle and one where we need to be on the top of our game for the full 60 minutes.”

Last year, the Huskies went 2-6 in conference last season, including a 15-10 loss against the Scarlet Knights. The Huskies will look to improve on that record, but it will not be an easy task in what Woods considers a very tough conference.

“The Big East is strong and I think it’s getting stronger every year,” Woods said. “In order for us to be successful against our Big East opponents, we have to believe in our game plan and execute it. Everyone needs to be ready to step up.”

After a strong showing over spring break, the UConn lacrosse team will look to remain undefeated at home this weekend against Rutgers in their first Big East matchup of the season.

Over spring break, the Huskies traveled to Clermont, Fla., where they played two games, one against Boston College and the other against Holy Cross. They split the games, dropping the first contest against the Eagles 11-8, their first and only loss of the season, and beat the Crusaders 11-7 the next day. After the trip to Florida, the Huskies returned home to play Sacred Heart where they won 19-11.

“I feel pretty good about our team’s performance over spring break,” head coach Katie Woods said. “We could have been more consistent with our play, but with new systems it will take some time for the consistency to come.”

Over that stretch, the Huskies’ games were highlighted with four players having multi-goal efforts against the Crusaders, freshman Lauren Kahn and senior Lauren Gunning each scoring four goals against the Pioneers, and junior M.E. Lapham scoring four goals in a losing effort to the Eagles.

“I think that we came out hard against Boston College,” Woods said. “Which was awe- Carmine.Colangelo@UConn.edu

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Home game

Away game Gampel Pavilion, XL Center

Men’s Basketball (26-9) (9-9)

The Daily Question player has the best name in the NCAA tournament this Q : “Which year?”

A : “Shabazz, no doubt.”

March 20 Hartford, NCAA Tournament 12:00 p.m.

“I feel terrible for our guys because they were just a wonderful group.”

» SOFTBALL

Huskies dominate Fairfield in home opener

Rick Pitino

By Darryl Blain Campus Correspondent

Oh, the madness!

Tomorrow RIT, Atlantic Hockey Tournament Semifinals 4:05

Baseball (7-6) (0-0) March 19 College of Charleston 1 p.m.

March 20 March 21 March 22 Southern Northeastern Holy Cross Miss 3 p.m.

3 p.m.

10 a.m.

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Lacrosse (5-1) (0-0) March 19 Rutgers 1 p.m.

March 27 April 1 March 25 St. Georgetown Canisius Bonaventure 4 p.m.

5 p.m.

12 p.m.

April 8 Syracuse 4 p.m.

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Men’s Swimming and Diving March 24 NCAA Championships All Day

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April 9 New England’s All Day

Morehead State guard Demonte Harper (22) reacts beating Louisville 62-61 in a Southwest regional second round NCAA tournament college basketball game, Thursday, March 17, 2011, in Denver.

Towers shines in win

By Peter Logue Campus Correspondent

Women’s Track and Field

April 10 New England’s All Day

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March 18 Rhode Island 1 p.m.

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» That’s what he said

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Women’s Basketball (32-1) (16-0)

Next Paper’s Question:

— Greg Kurzman, 8th–semester finance major

– Louisville coach Rick Pitino after the Cardinals loss to Morehead State in the NCAA tournament.

Today Bucknell, NCAA Tournament 7:20 p.m.

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On a beautiful spring day in Storrs, the Huskies looked like they were in mid-season form against Fairfield, cruising to a 12-0 victory. The same has been the case throughout infielder Julianne Towers’ career, especially during the last two seasons.

The senior shortstop has started the season on a tear, leading the Huskies in virtually every offensive category for the second straight year. She continued to build her case for Big East Player of the Year on Thursday with a 3-3 day at the plate with two runs scored and three RBIs. After a sharp double over the third baseman’s head to lead off the game, Towers would do her real damage in the bottom of the second inning. With the bases loaded and two outs she delivered a line drive shot to dead center field for a bases clearing double that extended the Huskies lead to 4-0. She wasn’t done there, however, as in the third she clocked a frozen rope off of third baseman Alli Wigand’s ankle for the infield single.

“I was really relaxed today,” said Towers. “I wasn’t really thinking about very much other than doing my thing, it’s my senior year and I’m just trying to make sure I’m keeping a level head and doing what I have to do.”

The Huskies showed the offen-

sive firepower that they displayed last weekend when they exploded for 17 runs against Colorado State, their highest run total since a 17-7 beat down of Cornell on April 19, 2000. On Thursday, UConn used had four timely hits on and used 3 crucial errors by to tack on seven runs en route to the easy win.

It was the first home game of the season for the Huskies, who improved to 9-8 on the year. The first 16 games of the season were on the road in Florida, Alabama or Georgia, and the Huskies made their homecoming one to remember.

“Good home opener,” said coach Karen Mullins, who picked up her 802nd career victory on the day. We talked about climbing above .500 and getting ourselves into a little rhythm. I really liked what we did today. Everybody contributed and we saw some good things.”

Towers was happy to be back in Storrs, even if it meant leaving the sun and beaches of Florida.

“It definitely helps playing at home. The more experience we have here the more comfortable we are. We know how the field plays and we all feel comfortable so we usually do pretty well.”

The Huskies will return to the road again this weekend when they face Hofstra and Columbia two times apiece at the Hofstra Classic in Hempstead, New York.

Peter.Logue@UConn.edu

The UConn softball team won big in their home opener against Fairfield yesterday by a score of 12-0 to achieve a 9-8 record. The game was called after the top of the fifth inning due to the mercy-rule.

Freshmen Katelyn Callahan was credited with her first win of the season, going two innings and only surrendering three hits while senior Sarah Minice picked up the loss for Fairfield, moving her to a record of 2-3.

The Huskies’ biggest inning came in the second, when they posted an impressive seven runs as they batted around the lineup. Throughout the second inning, the team chipped away at Fairfield pitcher Sarah Minice with singles, followed by three errors committed by the Fairfield defense to add to the already prolonged inning.

“I liked what we did today. Everyone contributed and we saw good things,” said UConn coach Karen Mullins, who earned her 802nd win.

Another big inning immediately followed in the third when freshman catcher Andrea Huelsenbeck stepped up to the plate. With a full count and bases loaded, she delivered a drive deep to center field for a grand slam that put the Huskies up 12-0.

“I think she just missed a fastball right down the middle,” said Huelsenbeck. “I didn’t know it was gone right off the bat. I had to watch it.” The homer was Huelsenbeck’s first of the season.

The pitching staff held Fairfield scoreless by splitting time between starter Kiki Saveriano, Katelyn Callahan and Ali Adelman, who combined for six strikeouts and allowed a mere two walks and five hits.

“We wanted to give all three of them work today and we liked the result,” said Mullins.

Saveriano also leads the team with an ERA of 3.66 going into this game.

Senior sophomore Julianne Towers went 3-3 with two doubles, a single, and two runs and improved on her already impressive .375 average.

Towers also recorded three RBIs as part of the Huskies’ two big innings. “I was really relaxed today and wasn’t thinking about much but doing my thing,” said Towers. “It’s my senior year and I’m just trying to make sure I keep a level head and do what I have to do.”

UConn’s first home win comes after the beginning of the season was spent traveling for the Florida Atlantic Tournament, Buzz Classic and a game in Auburn, Ga. Their next game will be in the Hofstra Tournament against Hofstra at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. They go into that game riding a three-game win streak.

Darryl.Blain@UConn.edu

THE Weekend Ahead

Basketball will be all over UConn and television this weekend

By Matt McDonough Associate Sports Editor

will be broadcasted on CBS, TNT, Tru TV or TBS.

Storrs Side: Game to attend: Women’s basketball The No. 1 Huskies stay in Storrs for the first and second round of the NCAA tournament. UConn, a No. 1 seed in the Philadelphia region, plays Hartford at 12:15 on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies haven’t played since winning the Big East tournament at the XL Center in Hartford on March 8. UConn will look to make its fourth consecutive Final Four and win its third straight national championship. This season, the Final Four is in Indianapolis. If the Huskies beat the Hawks, they will play Tuesday at Gampel Pavilion.

Games to follow up on: Men’s hockey It’s not often that UConn is still playing hockey this time of year. And Friday’s Atlantic Hockey Association Playoff matchup with reigning champion RIT in Rochester, NY, is meaningful hockey. The 15-174 Huskies take on the Final Four participant Tigers in the AHA semifinal. If UConn wins, they advance to the conference championship game with a berth to the national tournament on the line.

Game to watch: Men’s basketball With UConn’s win over Bucknell, the Huskies will play Saturday in the NCAA tournament third round. UConn, the No. 3 seed in the West Region, will play the winner of the 6-11 matchup, Cincinnati against Missouri at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The game

Pro Side Local teams will be in action Friday night in the NBA. The New York Knicks are at the Detroit Pistons, with tipoff at 7:30 p.m. The Celtics, currently tied with the Chicago Bulls for top in the Eastern Conference, start their road trip in Texas.

Boston will take on the Houston Rockets at 8:30 p.m. The game will be broadcasted at CSNNE.

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY P.13: Butler wins on buzzer-beater. / P.11: Baseball looks to bounce back. / P.11: Men’s tennis takes on Brown.

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Fates of all 11 Big East teams

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HUSKIES MAKE BISON EXTINCT

UConn blows out Bucknell in NCAAs

By Mac Cerullo Sports Editor

Russell Blair

Ed. note: This column was written before the conclusion of tonight’s slate of NCAA tournament games.

It’s 6 p.m. on Thursday and March Madness has already begun. The Big East has sent a record 11 teams to the Big Dance, and already, we’ve seen one go down on the first day of play. Though several Big East teams have yet to play their first round games, here’s my take on how far each squad will go.

Louisville: First Round Well, so much for Rick Pitino’s Cardinals. Louisville’s guard-oriented offense sputtered against Morehead State, which is led by the nation’s leading rebounder, Kenneth Faried.

Faried, 6-foot-8, has averaged more than 13 rebounds in each of the last three seasons. The Cardinals got beat on the class, and fittingly, it was Faried who blocked Mike Marra’s desperation three-pointer on Louisville’s last possession.

Pittsburgh: Elite Eight Pittsburgh is deep and talented, but I have a hard time putting them in the Final Four.

In 2009, the Panthers were a No. 1 seed, but fell short to Villanova in the East Regional Final. I’ve got the Panthers once again making it to the Elite Eight, but this time falling to a red-hot St. John’s team. Steve Lavin is bringing big time basketball back to the Garden, and the Panthers aren’t going to be able to stand in his way.

Georgetown: First Round The Hoyas tipoff Friday night against Virginia Commonwealth out in Chicago. That is where their NCAA tournament will begin and end. Without Chris Wright, the Hoyas simply aren’t the same team. It was evident when they played Connecticut in the Big East Tournament, and as a No. 6 seed, I think the Hoyas may have been a little overseeded. Sure, they came out of the toughest conference in college basketball, but they’ve lost their last four and haven’t won without Wright. VCU had to play in the “First Four” game out in Dayton, Ohio, but the Rams came ready to play, and they’ll take care of business against Georgetown.

Connecticut: Final Four This may be a homer pick, but oh well. I think UConn has a good chance of making it to the Final Four. I’m not delusional – I know they aren’t winning their third championship – but with an Elite Eight matchup with likely either Duke or Texas, the path to Houston isn’t as daunting as it seems. The Huskies will need to get by San Diego State, a school that had never won an NCAA tournament game before Thursday. UConn beat Texas in Austin, and given the history, I like UConn’s chances against Duke in the NCAA tournament.

Notre Dame: Elite Eight I really like Notre Dame in this tournament. They might be the most veteran team of any in the field of 64, and Ben Hansborough is the second-best player in the Big East (behind Kemba Walker, of course). Carlton Scott, at 6-foot-8, is a dual-threat big man who can rebound inside and also shoots 38 percent from beyond the arc. But unfortunately for the Fighting Irish, they run into Kansas, my pick for national champion, and the Jayhawks are more athletic and talented than Notre Dame and will send the Irish home before they reach Houston.

» BLAIR, page 11

WASHINGTON – The Huskies opened the 2011 NCAA Tournament in a dominating fashion, blowing out 14th seed Bucknell 81-52 in their first round matchup. With the win, UConn will advance to the third round of the tournament on Saturday.

UConn was in control of the game from start to finish. The Huskies shot well, defended well and executed their game plan to perfection. But where they dominated the most was in the paint. The Huskies out-rebounded the Bison 49-23, holding Bucknell to only one offensive rebound for the entire game while outscoring them 30-12 in the paint.

“At times tonight, I’ll be very honest with you, I thought we were brilliant offensively,” said coach Jim Calhoun. “I really did. I really, really loved the way we played offense, and a lot of it was keyed by the way we really tried to choke them defensively.”

Kemba Walker led the charge for the Huskies.

Walker finished two rebounds shy of a triple-double, winding up with 18 points, eight rebounds and a career-high 12 assists, which was also a school record for assists in an NCAA tournament game.

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Connecticut players, from left, center Charles Okwandu, forward Roscoe Smith, guard Kemba Walker, forward Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and center Alex Oriakhi celebrate on the bench during the second half of the West regional second round NCAA tournament college basketball game against Bucknell, at the Verizon Center in Washington.

» WALKER, page 11

Smith scores 17 in Mid-Atlantic homecoming in the UConn men’s basketball team’s 81-52 win over Bucknell in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

“It feels good to play around WASHINGTON – It was a homecoming of sorts for fresh- my family and my friends all man forward Roscoe Smith. The over again,” Smith, who also South Baltimore native played grabbed seven rebounds, said.

Smith said that he had to in the Mid-Atlantic for the first time in his college career. And get 20-25 tickets for the game.

Smith played at although Smith Oak Hill Academy grew up about prep school in 50 minutes north Mouth of Wilson, of Washington, Virginia, which D.C., he seemed to has produced many know the Verizon NBA players.

Center rims as if While at Oak Hill, they were the same Smith averaged playground hoops 18.6 points and where he started his Notebook 8.2 rebounds per basketball career.

“That’s how I started, I started game. He was a 2010 Jordan with playground basketball then All-American and helped lead them to a No. 12 national rankwith AAU,” Smith said.

Smith looked comfort- ing. As a youth, he’d make able in his first NCAA tour- the trek down the Beltway to nament game, scoring 17 Washington Wizards games at points on 7-for-13 shooting the Verizon Center.

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“I like the Wizards,” Smith said. “When I was growing up, Gilbert [Arenas] was the man.

But I personally like Andre Blatche though. He’s probably one of my favorite Wizards.”

With under 18 minutes left in the first half, Smith’s shoe somehow came off his foot while he was playing defesnse.

After a Bucknell miss, Smith put his sneaker back on as the Huskies brought the ball up the court. Lamb hit a three on the possession to give UConn an 11-5 lead.

“When I lost my shoe, I was trying to fight over a screen. But I guess he avoided the screen, so he faked me out a little bit, but I recovered so fast that my shoe got lost,” Smith said. “Anyway, it was a low cut shoe.”

That didn’t derail Smith’s superb start, however. His first two baskets were a dunk

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Connecticut’s Alex Oriakhi dunks over Bucknell center Mike Muscala in UConn’s 81-52 win.

Huskies begin quest for third straight national championship being young, owes much of its success to hall of fame coach Geno Auriemma.

“Winning 30 games is Playing with the luxury of being the No. 1 overall seed, not a big deal. Going to the the women’s basketball team Sweet 16 is not a big deal. will take to the court at homey Going to the Final Four is Gampel Pavilion for their first not a big deal. Winning the round game on Sunday. While National Championship is it,” Auriemma said. playing a local oppo“Even when I go nent is not typically to events at the a part of the top seed Final Four and package, such will be coaches come up the case as the No. 16 Hartford Hawks will be vs. Hartford and say to me, “Congratulations, coming to town.

Sunday you had a great The Huskies will year,” Thanks...

12 p.m. aim to make the That’s all I can Hawks their first vicGampel say, you know. tim of the NCAA tourPavilion Thanks...” nament in their quest Seniors Lorin for a third consecutive national championship. Since Dixon and Maya Moore have the very first practice, no been with Auriemma to those Connecticut player has been previous Final Four events, shy about their lofty goal of having reached the sport’s pinanother title, which would pro- nacle each of the last three seaduce their second “three-peat” sons. With this year’s tournain program history. The team, ment being their last, Sunday’s

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match (and in all likelihood, Tuesday’s second round game) will carry additional meaning, as it will be one of two final games at Gampel.

Regardless of potential added motivation, three-time AllAmerican Moore. focuses on the task at hand: playing her best basketball against Hartford.

“I feel like I play that way all the time. I’m sure it will be something that I will think about, but I think the way we prepare, and how we have created good habits of playing highintensity basketball all the time, we will be confident in what we can do during this tournament.”

Moore’s experience and confidence has trickled down to her freshman teammates, who have gone through their fair share of battles this season. While the sudden-death feel of the NCAA tournament may be an entirely different animal, first-year starters Bria Hartley and Stephanie Dolson

feel ready to go.

“I think you have to go into the tournament feeling confident,” Dolson said. “If we go in confident and play as well as we can, I think we will be okay.”

“As a freshman, you always dream about playing in this tournament, and I have always watched the selection show,” Hartley recalled. “And this time we were actually part of it and are actually going to be playing in the tournament. I am just eager to play.”

Their first action in the Big Dance will be coming in two days against the Hawks.

Hartford finished their year with a record of 17-15 and reached the tournament with an automatic berth after winning the America East tournament.

Former UConn great Jenn Rizzotti, who captained the Huskies to their first championship back in 1995, coaches the heavy underdogs coming to Gampel. Though their playing

days are separated by sixteen years, Rizzotti and Dolson share a friendly connection.

“I played for her for the USA team, so I know how she coaches and it will be nice seeing her,” Dolson said.

“I went to one of her games earlier this year, Hartford vs.

Albany, and they are a good team. I’m excited.”

Should UConn move onto the second round as expected, they will take on the winner of No. 8 seed Kansas State and No. 9 seed Purdue. The Huskies did not meet either squad during the regular season.

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