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Redefining the term ‘manhood’ Active Minds hosts discussion Club talks about eating disorders

By Marleigh Felsenstein Collegian Staff

Editor’s Note: One of the members of the panel currently works for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. This in no way influenced the writing of this article.

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Ted Bunch spoke about social norms for men and ending violence against women on Thursday.

By Julia Mclaughlin Collegian Correspondent

Ted Bunch, an internationally-recognized educator and activist on ending violence against women, spoke to UMass students on Thursday about challenging social norms and redefining manhood in today’s society.As cofounder of A Call to Men, a national movement focused on the prevention of domestic and sexual violence towards women, Bunch offered insight into “healthy masculinity.”

In his talk, he allied his own organization with V-Day, a global movement to end this violence, which has been gaining awareness on college campuses for the past 15 years.

The main focus of the talk involved inspiring men to break stereotypes and re-

analyze the way they view their identities as men. He stressed the role of men in preventing violence against women. Bunch used personal accounts, academic research and engaging conversation to connect with students.

Often throughout the talk, he surveyed the crowd by asking questions related to gender stereotypes and the way men typically view women today. In this way, he explained socialization and how it impacts all of us, especially young adults, on such a significant level.

He initially described a hypothetical situation of a six-year-old boy playing football who is told at a young age that he “plays like a girl.” Bunch then discussed not only how this statement places women on an inferior

level, but also how it reinforces social discrimination against girls and women. He furthered the analysis of male socialization by describing how boys are expected to be tough and “be a man,” while never showing their weak side. Because of these harsh expectations, Bunch argues, males suppress emotions at a young age, which heightens their frustration later on in life.

Bunch also analyzed the role that history plays in the way stereotypes and discrimination against women engender and how this root in social distinction still affects us in the 21st century. He highlighted the universality of discrimination against females while evaluating the intersectionality of sex, gender and sexuality of socialized men.

‘Stand your ground’ law still debated Verdict in Florida challenges statute

By JeFF Weiner Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two years after Trayvon Martin’s death, Florida’s “stand your ground” law remains a flash point in a still unsettled national debate over the limits of self-defense.

After a Jacksonville jury this month failed to decide whether Michael Dunn murdered 17-yearold Jordan Davis, the same questions about the law surfaced anew: Is it too vague or too confusing? Is it being applied as the Legislature intended? And what role did it play in George Zimmerman’s acquittal and Dunn’s partially hung jury?

As lawmakers prepare to begin their springtime session, the head of a key committee has vowed not to change “one damn comma.”

But others – including the law’s author and Zimmerman’s former attorney – have suggested it could use some tweaking.

And like Martin’s parents before them, Jordan Davis’ parents have vowed to seek changes to what they say is a flawed selfdefense law in Florida.

Though Zimmerman claimed he shot 17-yearold Trayvon Martin in self-defense Feb. 26, 2012, his defense lawyer consistently disputed the notion he was using a “stand your ground” defense.

Attorney M a rk O’Mara contended that Zimmerman was being pummeled when he opened

fire, and had no option to retreat. A debate was born: Was Zimmerman’s a “stand your ground” case or one of traditional selfdefense?

O’Mara says that true “stand your ground” cases – in which the shooter could retreat but doesn’t represent “an overwhelmingly small percentage” of self-defense cases: “The minuscule exception was defining the terminology.”

But Zimmerman’s jury instructions contained some key language: that he “had no duty to retreat and had the right to stand his ground” if he “reasonably believed” it was necessary to prevent great bodily harm or death.

The same language appeared in the instructions for Dunn’s jury, which failed to reach a versee

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In recognition of this talk, UMass is holding another event, “Are You Man Enough to Talk About Masculinity,” a conversation on fostering healthy masculinity in the UMass community. In conjunction with Massachusetts White Ribbon Day, this effort will take place on March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community Events Hall, and is open to the public.

The event, held in the Student Union Ballroom, was sponsored by a variety of organizations, including Hampshire College, Amherst College and the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, as well as a variety of on-campus UMass groups.

Julia McLaughlin can be reached a jmmclaughlin@umass.edu.

To raise awareness about eating disorders during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the University of Massachusetts club Active Minds held a panel discussion about eating disorders and how to beat them on Tuesday night.

The panel had three speakers – Kate and Milana, who are both current UMass students, and Angela Rowan, the director of the Walden Behavioral Care clinic in Northampton.

Kate, a freshman journalism and public health major, told her story about her experiences with an eating disorder. She has been diagnosed with EDNOS, or Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, which she developed in high school.

She said that, one day, “guided by magazines and media,” as well as ideas like “thinspiration,” she decided that she was going to “eat healthy and exercise.” The concept of thinspiration can refer to anything that a person uses to motivate themselves to get thin, such as the well known quote from supermodel Kate Moss, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”

Kate talked about how

“The understanding of eating disorders has evolved.”

Angela Rowan, director of Walden Clinic easy it was to become obsessed with an eating disorder and how dieting can get out of hand. She also said that she did not think that her disorder was a problem, as she did not appear “skin and bones.”

“Skin and bones is a stigma,” she said.

Milana, a sophomore who studies psychology, was born and raised in Russia. She said that she had grown up in a strict culture, and when she developed Bulimia nervosa, her parents did not understand how severe this illness was.

Milana said that she was always very hard on herself, and her gymnastics coach said that she should lose weight.

One night after purging too hard, she remembers thinking, “This is it, this is how it is going to end.”

She told her high school guidance counselor about her illness, and eventually told her parents and began going to therapy in the Walden clinic.

The panel also discussed what eating disorders are, how to treat them and what to look for in order to identify one. Angela Rowan, the director of Walden, said that she began to work with eating disorders after taking a class in college about them.

“The understanding of eating disorders has evolved,” she said.

Eating disorders can see

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Meghan McCain to speak at Mt. Holyoke Resilience is a major In her talk, McCain will be discussing what it is like to be a Republican and how people topic for speaker

By Marleigh Felsenstein Collegian Staff

Meghan McCain, daughter of Senator John McCain, will be speaking at Mount Holyoke College on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Gamble Auditorium in the Art Building.

Educated at Columbia University, McCain is a young republican and blogger with political views following in the footsteps of her father, who ran for president in 2008 against current commander-inchief Barack Obama.

In her talk, McCain will be discussing what it is like to be a Republican and how people reacted when she spoke about being a one.

McCain is often quoted saying, “I am concerned about the environment. I love to wear black. I think govern-

reacted when she spoke about being one.

ment is best when it stays out of people’s lives and business as much as possible. I love punk rock. I believe in a strong national defense. I have a tattoo. I believe government should always be efficient and accountable. I have lots of gay friends. And yes, I am a Republican.”

She will also be talking about how she influences people, particularly women and younger voters.

McCain is the author of three books, including a children’s book about her father. She has appeared on television programs such as “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and, according to an article by Adam Sneed on Politico. com, McCain is planning to host a weeknight news talk

show with Jacob Soboroff called “TakePart Live.”

The program will be shown weekdays at midnight on Pivot.

McCain is currently a columnist for The Daily Beast and began appearing as a contributor for MSNBC in 2011. In 2013 she began hosting a show on Pivot called “Raising McCain,” in which she uses her personal experience to address issues facing Americans aged 18 to 34.

McCain’s speech is sponsored by Mount Holyoke’s Weissman Center for Leadership, and it will be free and open to the public.

Marleigh Felenstein can be reached at mfelsenstein@umass.edu.

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In 1922, the United States Supreme Court rebuffed a challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which allowed women the right to vote.

AROUND THE WORLD

Russia MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a test of the “battle readiness” of military forces deployed to the western and central areas of the country, a likely show of Kremlin muscle to reassure ethnic Russians in Ukraine that their rights and interests will be defended.

The announcement of the “immediate and thorough” readiness exercises was made by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and reported by the Interfax news agency.

The readiness test was ordered amid growing tensions in Ukraine between the Russian-allied eastern areas of the restive country and pro-Western political forces now in control of the capital, Kiev, following a rebellion that drove deposed-President Viktor Yanukovich to flee his office.

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Afghanistan BRUSSELS — The U.S. and its European allies on Wednesday turned up the pressure on Afghanistan to authorize foreign troops on its territory after 2014, even as officials acknowledged that they may have to wait for President Hamid Karzai’s successor to resolve the standoff.

At the opening of a two-day NATO meeting, SecretaryGeneral Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned that all alliance troops serving in Afghanistan would follow the U.S. in withdrawing at the end of the year if Kabul refuses to sign an agreement with Washington.

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dict on a first-degree-murder charge for 17-year-old Jordan Davis’ killing, though Dunn was convicted on three attemptedmurder charges for firing 10 shots into the teen’s SUV at a gas station.

Last week, O’Mara proposed a change: Remove the “stand your ground” language from the standard self-defense instructions, and include it only in cases in which the facts fit that scenario.

O’Mara says he doesn’t think the Zimmerman verdict would have been different without that language, but for those who disagree, “there is an easy fix that makes a lot of sense.”

Bill Sheaffer, legal analyst for WFTV-Channel 9, agrees: “I always thought it was unnecessary language in the self-defense statute ... if anything, it may lead to confusion of the issues.”

The potential for confusion is a common criticism of “stand your ground” and Florida’s self-defense laws generally.

For example: What is “reasonable” fear? Jurors are told that the danger doesn’t even have to be “actual” for a defendant’s fear to be “reasonable.”

Dunn claimed he saw a gun before opening fire on Davis and his friends, but no gun was found. Even if there was no gun - no “actual” danger - was the fear “reasonable”?

“The problem becomes when you have a reasonable fear, but that fear, though maybe reasonable, turns out to be inaccurate,” O’Mara said. “Now what do you do?”

Critics of the law also say that black youths, such as Martin and Davis, are disproportionately the victims of gunfire that their shooters later claim was justified by “reasonable” fear.

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“I always thought it was unnecessary language in the self-defense statute...if anything,it may lead to confusion of the issues.”

Bill Sheaffer, legal analyst The first Dunn juror to speak publicly, a woman identified as Valerie, said race didn’t play a role in the debate inside the jury room, which ended with jurors hung at 9-3 on the murder count: “(The instructions) said if he believed that he had an imminent threat to himself or his fiancee ... he was frightened, and there was no other option for him in regards to Mr. Davis,” the juror told ABC News.

The burden at trial is on the state, which forces prosecutors in these cases to prove a negative: They must establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in self-defense.

Despite widespread outcry and national scrutiny, efforts to repeal “stand your ground” have been dead on arrival.

House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Chairman Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, attracted national headlines when he said he doesn’t want to change “one damn comma” in the law.

But legislation from Sen. Chris Smith, D-Fort Lauderdale, and Sen. David Simmons, the Altamonte Springs Republican who sponsored the original “stand your ground” law in 2005, aims to tighten the law’s language to make it more difficult for aggressors to claim self-defense.

The bill is currently in the committee phase.

Smith says he’s optimistic it will progress.

“What we’re trying to do is just give those juries a little more direction to go on,” Smith said. Too many people see “stand your ground” as a justification “to escalate disagreements ... to unreasonably just resort to violence,” he said.

Sheaffer said it’s a mentality that harks back to an earlier time: “What we’re having is ... a rebirth of a culture that is the Wild West, where you shoot first and you ask questions later, (and) dispute resolution is reduced to use of a firearm,” he said.

In another recent Florida case to gain national attention, retired Tampa policeman Curtis Reeves Jr. is accused of killing another patron at a Pasco County movie theater after being hit with popcorn during an argument over texting.

Lawmakers who support “stand your ground” often say that its language is not the issue; the law is being applied in ways that were never intended, they say.

These high-prof ile cases, be they “stand your ground” or “traditional” self-defense, seem increasingly to stretch the bounds of the law, Sheaffer said.

“Lawyers do what lawyers are born and bred to do,” he said. “They test the elasticity of these statutes – to the point of breaking.”

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happen to anyone, no matter the race, gender or religion. They “intersect with culture, and college-age students are particularly at risk.”

There are four major categories of eating disorders, which include Anorexia nervosa, the restriction of food intake and an unrealistic disturbance in body image, binge eating, Bulimia nervosa and EDNOS. Binge eating can lead to Bulimia nervosa if combined with purging.

Rowan said that eating disorders have a higher mortality rate than all other mental illnesses combined.

Some “red flags” of an eating disorder include thoughts of body image and food taking over a person’s life, not eating enough, taking frequent trips to the bathroom after meals, purging, exercising too often or getting tired very easily.

To beat an eating disorder, Rowan said that a person “really needs a team of people to work with.” This team should include medical help to check up on a person’s physical wellbeing, a mental health expert such as a therapist and a dietician to help the person get their food intake back on track.

Rowan said that the best way to help someone with an eating disorder is, “If you see something, say something, and you may have to say it more than once.”

The panel also mentioned that the problem could be bigger than the person even knows.

The Walden clinic has different strategies that can help in the treatment of eating disorders. The clinic offers a partial hospital open Monday through Friday that involves therapeutic meals to practice eating and therapy. They also have a dietician and a nurse practitioner on staff to help with the program.

Eating disorders are mental illnesses and the recovery process can be difficult.

Walden also offers an outpatient program that has group therapy sessions several times per week, and a recovery support group once a week.

Rowan said that this is a “rough sketch of how eating disorders are treated.” She also said that “walking in the door to get help is scary for anyone.”

Eating disorders are mental illnesses and the recovery process can be difficult. Kate has been in recovery for one and a half years.

“I’m proud to say that I’ve gained weight,” she said. She is also starting to get back “millions of little pleasures that my eating disorder took away from me.” Kate now has a blog, pbisbetterthaned.com, where she talks about her day-to-day life, food and friends. This blog is part of her recovery process.

Milana, who is also in recovery, said that someone once told her, “Milana, you will never be able to help other people if you can’t help yourself.” Both girls sometimes have thoughts of relapse, but those are part of the recovery process.

“The progress is there,” Milana said.

The secretary of “Active Minds,” Samantha Nuerminger, is hoping to make her “little project” an annual event. Active Minds holds meetings every other Thursday. Active Minds can be reached at umassactiveminds@gmail.com or on their Facebook page, Active Minds UMass Chapter.

Marleigh Felsenstein can be reached at mfelsenstein@umass.edu.

Google to take down antiMuslim video

United Kingdom LONDON — Two Muslim extremists who butchered a young British soldier on a busy London street in full view of stunned passers-by were sentenced Wednesday to long prison terms, including life without parole for the leader of the attack.

A judge harshly denounced the men for planning and carrying out a frenzied public “bloodbath” for maximum effect, saying that Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale’s “sickening and pitiful conduct” warranted severe punishment.

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By Howard Mintz San Jose Mercury News

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Google must take down a controversial anti-Muslim video on YouTube that sparked protests across the Muslim world because keeping it on the website violates the rights of an actress who sued after she was allegedly duped into appearing in the film, a divided federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Google’s arguments that being forced to take down the video, “Innocence of Muslims,” would be a prior restraint that would violate the company’s First Amendment protections.

“This is a troubling case,” Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote. “Garcia was duped into providing an artistic performance that was used in a way she never could have foreseen.”

Garcia sued after she discovered she was in the video, after efforts to persuade Google to take it down from YouTube were repeatedly rebuffed. The actress had been cast in a minor role in a film called “Desert Warrior,” and paid $500 by director Mark Basseley Youssef, but the movie never materialized, according to court papers.

The actress discovered her scene had instead been used in the anti-Muslim film, which generated worldwide atten-

Lebanon BEIRUT — Lebanon took more steps Wednesday that officials hope will block a plan by al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels to carry out bomb attacks on Lebanon’s army and its Shiite Muslim communities.

A Lebanese security official said military intelligence on Wednesday arrested a commander for the Nusra Front, the official al-Qaida affiliate in Syria and one of the many factions fighting there to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The official, who identified the commander as Mashari Sweidan, said authorities believed Sweidan had planned a suicide attack Saturday that killed three Lebanese soldiers at a checkpoint outside the Shiite town of Hermel.

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Google argued that taking the video down from YouTube would be futile because it is now in widespread circulation, but the 9th Circuit disagreed. tion and was at first cited as a cause of the fatal attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

In her suit, Garcia maintained that YouTube’s unrivaled popularity gave the film a broad audience, and that she had a right to get it removed because she had been misled by the director and retained copyright protections to her artistic work.

Google argued that taking the video down from YouTube would be futile because it is now in widespread circulation, but the 9th Circuit disagreed.

Judge N. Randy Smith dissented, finding that Garcia did not have a clear protection against the use of her work and that an injunction against Google goes too far.

Lawyers for Garcia and Google could not immediately be reached for comment.

Google can ask the 9th Circuit to rehear the case with an 11-judge panel.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

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We must end human trafficking In the beginning of February, law enforcement officers arrested 45 people

Jillian Correira in connection with human sex trafficking and related offenses in New York. On Feb. 21, a man and his wife were found guilty on charges of running a sex-trafficking operation out of their home in the Boston area. The next day, the Associated Press reported that Louisiana local law enforcement and

depravity doesn’t discriminate by country, and the United States isn’t an exception.

The New York, Boston and New Orleans examples are just a few in the ongoing string of human trafficking activity in the U.S. From Dec. 7, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2012, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center received over 72,000 interactions (including emails, phone calls and online tips) from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., that

trafficking might be overwhelming in scale, but with global awareness and action, it can be stopped in our lifetime. The U.S. Department of State offers a list of ways you can help fight human trafficking, including learning the red flags that might signify human trafficking, and being a “conscientious consumer” by encouraging companies to “eliminate slavery and human trafficking in their supply chains.”

The list suggests good ways

It is easy for us to believe that such reprehensible crimes only happen thousands of miles away. But the reality is that depravity doesn’t discriminate by country, and the United States isn’t an exception.

FBI officials had arrested 30 people “in connection with sex trafficking during the NBA All-Star weekend in New Orleans.”

And that’s just in the United States—in one month.

Human trafficking is a big, lucrative business involving 161 countries, with traffickers making an estimated $32 billion annually. While the most common form of human trafficking is sexual exploitation, it also involves “forced labor, domestic servitude, child begging or the removal of their organs,” according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. According to an FBI bulletin, human sex trafficking is “the most common form of modernday slavery,” with estimates of its international and domestic victims well into the millions, mostly women and children.

I once did a report on human trafficking in Thailand for a journalism course. It was the first time I had ever researched the topic, and it both terrified and sickened me. And in the process of learning about this worldwide crisis, it became clear to me that human trafficking doesn’t just exist on the opposite side of the globe. It is easy for us to believe that such reprehensible crimes only happen thousands of miles away. But the reality is that

resulted in “reports of 9,298 unique cases of human trafficking,” according to a Polaris Project study.

That number doesn’t reflect the actual number of human trafficking instances in the United States, but it indicates that the scope is much larger. As many as 100,000 children might be trafficked in the United States each year, signifying that the total number of victims (a difficult statistic to research due to underreporting and the concealed nature of the crime) most likely reaches well into the hundreds of thousands.

Somewhere between 14,500 and 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year as well.

Human trafficking doesn’t solely exist in underground lairs on the outskirts of society; it happens in hotels, bars, restaurants, nail salons, and even in people’s homes. Perpetrators often groom their victims, especially the youngest and/ or most vulnerable, by drawing them in and gaining their trust, creating a sense of dependency. Traffickers might lure victims by way of false promises to improve their lives and their families’ lives. Though this type of emotional manipulation is common, traffickers will also resort to physical and psychological abuse to gain control over their victims.

The problem of human

for students, parents, professors, business owners and law-enforcement officials to take steps toward creating awareness and, subsequently, a society well-prepared for action.

And every effort counts.

At the Freedom Cafe, which opened just across from Totman Gym in Amherst in March 2013, donations are collected in lieu of mandated prices for products.

These proceeds are used to fund the construction of vocational centers in India where survivors of human trafficking, largely women and children, will be taught job skills.

According to the most recent Polaris Project report, 39 states have passed updated anti-human trafficking laws, 32 of them in the “top-tier” of fighting human trafficking. Massachusetts is one of them. But the abolishment of this organized crime that is estimated to have enslaved more people than at the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade requires cooperation from all 50 states and from countries around the world.

Slavery still exists, and the obligation to end it falls on us all.

Jillian Correira is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at jcorreir@ umass.edu.

Kosilek should not be granted surgery On Jan. 17, a signment surgery at the Massachusetts federal expense of the state. The appeals court upheld the MDOC appealed Wolf ’s ruling, which was upheld Steven Gillard by a three-judge panel of the First Circuit Court of decision to grant Michelle Appeals on Jan. 17 in a Kosilek—a murderer, for- 2-1 decision, in which it merly known as Robert was claimed that Kosilek’s Kosilek—a taxpayer-fund- Eighth Amendment rights ed sex change. Kosilek, 64, entitled her to “medically strangled her wife, Cheryl necessary treatment.”

On Jan. 31, the MDOC McCaul, in 1990, following an altercation between announced that it would the two. She left McCaul’s appeal to the full panel of body in the trunk of her judges of the same court.

The justification given car in the Emerald Square Mall in North Attleboro. for the surgery is appallOn May 24, 1990, Kosilek ing. While I understand

if she were to be released from prison, she would like to start a family as a mother. Maybe she would like to become a wife. Maybe she would like to restart her life with a fixed identity, without the burdens produced by gender dysphoria.

But she will die in prison.

Whether or not Kosilek remains biologically male or becomes female, her gender will have no bearing on the rest of her life, so the state should absolutely not spend taxpayer

That Kosilek’s desire to be a woman requires ‘medically necessary’ treatment remains an audacious hyperbole of the situation at hand. was stopped by a police officer for speeding in New York. She was found to be operating under the influence of alcohol, and later admitted to the police that she murdered her wife.

Kosilek was brought back to Massachusetts, tried and convicted of first degree murder. She received life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Throughout her incarceration, Kosilek has continuously sued the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. In 2002, Kosilek won a case requiring the state to provide her with treatment for gender identity disorder, eventually including hormone replacement therapy, psychotherapy and laser hair removal. In 2006, Kosilek sued the MDOC for violation of her Eighth Amendment rights, claiming that the refusal of the MDOC to provide her with sex reassignment surgery was a form of “cruel and unusual punishment.”

In September 2012, U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled that inaction by the MDOC was a violation of Kosilek’s constitutional rights and that she must be provided with sex reas-

that Kosilek suffers from gender identity disorder, and make no claims to understand the psychological torment undoubtedly caused by such a condition, that Kosilek’s desire to be a woman requires “medically necessary” treatment remains an audacious hyperbole of the situation at hand.

Kosilek, who has lived 64 years of her life as a male, will not die if she must live the rest of her life as one.

If she were suffering from a disease that were actually life-threatening, then I might be inclined to agree that providing her with treatment that may save her life is actually “medically necessary.” Then again, maybe I wouldn’t be, since she is a murderer and a person whose life my tax dollars should not be spent to preserve. To tell the citizens of Massachusetts that their hard-earned money must go toward providing a 64-year-old convict with a vagina is an absolute outrage.

If Kosilek were not in prison for life without the possibility of parole, her accusations that the state has violated her rights might have might be slightly more practical. Maybe,

money to provide a murderer with female parts that she will never use.

The argument appears to be that sexual reassignment surgery would alleviate her of mental suffering, but such an argument seems inconsistent. Kosilek was justly sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of her wife, yet there is concern about her mental state? To condemn Kosilek to spend her life rotting in a jail cell and then voice objections over her psychological wellbeing is ludicrous. You can put a man behind bars for over 20 years, but God forbid you force him to live the rest of his celibate life with a penis.

Kosilek’s case represents an overextension of constitutional rights, and sets a dangerous precedent. A murderer is a murderer, whether he or she is psychologically distraught or not. I have a problem with my money being used to make the life of Kosilek, a cold-blooded murderer, more comfortable, as any reasonable person should.

Steven Gillard is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at sgillard@ umass.edu.

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Getting weird with Rogue’s Beard Beer Brew sounds foul but tastes fantastic

By Emily A. BrightmAn Collegian Staff

Any active user of social media will tell you that the beard is all the rage these days. From Tumblr to Twitter and the vast wasteland of the Internet in between, this venerable facial adornment has made a sizable comeback and replaced the compulsively clean-shaven fad of the last few decades. The advent of “No-Shave November” and the growing popularity of vaguely metrosexual facial grooming indicates that the beard is most definitely back in vogue, and bewhiskered men everywhere may now candidly bask in their hirsute glory.

At the risk of sounding like a cloying Cosmopolitan writer, I have to admit that I myself have a hugely superficial weakness for beards.

I watch IFC’s “Whisker Wars” (yes, it’s actually a thing) with all the wide-eyed ardor of prepubescent One Direction fans, and I have no shame in admitting that I have a crush on Christian Bale in his recent bearded performance in American Hustle.

Disre garding the Freudian implications of Monty Python’s “Lumberjack Song,” there’s something to be said for the sex appeal of the “bearded mountain man” aesthetic, and I for one get somewhat weak in the knees for a man with a hefty lot of facial hair.

This superficial proclivity is precisely what led me to the purchase of Rogue’s Beard Beer, an investment warranted by little more than a double-take. Regular readers of this column know the extent of my Rogue Brewery fandom in that I

have yet to come across a beer in their repertoire that I don’t immensely enjoy, and I have come to expect nothing less than consistently delicious beer whenever I make a purchase. Thankfully for Rogue, I am also a fan of the incomprehensibly bizarre, so naturally the sheer absurdity of a “beard beer” was more than enough to grab my attention. After doing some research as to what exactly constitutes a “beard beer,” I was more than ready to set to the task of getting a little weird.

Beard Beer is billed as such because it is, according to the Rogue website, brewed with yeast collected from the beard of brewmaster John “More Hops” Maier. Yes, that is correct – this beer was actually brewed with beard yeast. Nauseating as it may sound, the folks at Rogue insist that there is “no need to freak out,” because wild yeast has been a fundamental element of beer brewing since its centuries-old inception.

Maier has been with the Rogue Brewery from their humble Newport, Ore. beginnings and has, according to the company’s website, been present for over 15,000 brews, so it is to be expected that his beard absorbed some physical elements of the brewing process along the way. While the severity of the gross-out factor here bears repeating, yeast in itself is a type of fungus, so Rogue is merely taking advantage of an accessible and naturally occurring yeast source, which warrants some credit for Yankee ingenuity.

Rogue’s homage to the almighty beard is classified as an American Wild Ale, because it deviates from the use of the standard species of yeast (known as Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

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Brewed with yeast gathered from Brewmaster John Maier’s beard, Rogue’s Beard Beer is hardly as outlandish as it sounds. Wild yeasts have been used in brewing for centuries, and the beer masters at Rogue simply took advantage of a readily available source of naturally occuring yeast. in the fermentation process.

Spearheaded by American microbreweries, ales of this ilk are typically characterized by motley and unique flavor profiles as a result of defying typical brewing convention. Though the style is recognized by the BeerAdvocate platform, it is not an officially recognized style of the Beer Judge Certification Program, the standard organization of brewing literacy. However, many breweries such as The Lost Abbey, Ommegang and Weyerbacher Brewing have contributed to the repertoire as the style continues to gain popularity. So far Rogue, true to their name, appears

to be the only brewery bold enough to collect their brewing yeast from some guy’s beard, upholding their consistent devotion to uniqueness.

Popping the top off the standard 22 oz. Rogue bottle unleashes a pungent aroma that is molecules away from acrid: The melding odors of smoke, olives and nebulously Belgian-influenced yeast that permeate the nose are just shy of overwhelming. But despite this jarring bouquet of fragrances, I was nevertheless determined to fully experience this beverage oddity, even if for no other reason than just to say I did it.

The pancake-colored head atop Beard Beer’s hazy golden-amber body is noticeably foamy and settles to a thick top coat of lacing. Moderate carbonation continuously releases the bevy of funky aromatic notes, and small morsels of sediment make themselves known when the beer is swirled around to observe consistency.

Though I hesitated ever so slightly on the first sip, Beard Beer’s taste is noticeably more agreeable than its fragrance suggests. An initial citrusy sourness is balanced out by the fullness of toasted bread laced with a tangy sweetness that eventually gives way to a somewhat watery aftertaste deceived by the strength of the beer’s aroma.

The most prominent tasting note is, naturally, yeast – while most ales possess a bread-like yeast component, the yeast gathered from Maier’s beard apparently comes equipped with a simultaneously sour and sweet flavor complexion that melds with the more robust ale components in such a way that the drinking experience is neither overtly bitter nor sickeningly sweet.

Though there are traces of some distinctly Belgian elements, namely crispness of carbonation and a marginally fruity sensation in the more subtle flavor palate, the sensation of drinkability overall is more closely aligned with saison and farmhouse ale styles, in terms of water-to-bitterness relations. While this is by no means a “boring” beer, it is also by no means the best of the Rogue catalog, but the gimmick value of its origin warrants praise merely for its assertive eccentricity. Rogue set out to make a “wild ale,” and apparently for their brewing staff, it doesn’t get more wild

than harvesting the fungus of a brewmaster’s 30-yearold beard. At least they can never be accused of not taking creative risk.

Beard Beer is a limited release from Rogue that can still be ordered through the brewery’s website, but its commercial availability is extremely limited.

Unless you happen to possess some supernaturally effective beer-hunting skills (in which case, we should probably talk) the only platform to get your hands on some of this weirdness is via the Internet. I found my personal stash at a hole-inthe-wall liquor store in New Hampshire a few months back and have been patiently storing it in my fridge for the appropriate moment, which finally presented itself this weekend when I was feeling particularly adventurous after a few swigs of whiskey (my other weakness).

If you happen to stumble across a bottle of Beard Beer in your travels and have no psychological qualms about ingesting fermented fungus from the facial hair of a guy you’ve never met, I highly recommend taking a walk on the wild ale side with what is arguably one of the strangest beers on the market. If nothing else, you’ll at least have the bragging rights to say, “I personally tasted John Maier’s beard, but in a totally platonic way,” which in and of itself is a worthy cause, simply for the inherent bizarreness of drinking a “beard beer” to begin with. While the name John Maier or mention of his epic beard may not mean something to everyone you meet, those who know their way around a Rogue brew or two will certainly appreciate the anecdote.

Emily A. Brightman can be reached at ebrightman@umass.edu.

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New Hatch Cafe offers tasty dining options

Blue Wall may be gone, but Hatch in full swing.

By hAE young yoo Collegian Correspondent

An improved Hatch Cafe has opened for business in the Campus Center this semester to fill the gap that Blue Wall left, and is now better than ever. With a layout that closely resembles that of a mall food court, it is the ideal place to meet up with friends for a bite to eat during a hectic workweek. Empty tables are easy to find, and the cafe is not as busy as some of the dining halls can often be.

The Hatch can get a little overwhelming with all the different choices available, but thankfully your options aren’t limited, because the food is consistently delicious.

Here are some suggestions as to which station to go to, depending on your meal preferences.

can order a classic burrito with beef or chicken, but if you shy away from meats, Tamales has a vegetarian option. Taco salads are also available, with all the classic taco ingredients tossed on a bed of lettuce. And if you’re feeling bold, go for some hot sauce or hot peppers to take your spicy food to the next level.

Corner Deli This is the place to get traditional-style sandwiches. You can choose from different types of bread, as well as from classic deli meats, cheeses, condiments and toppings to make your sandwich exactly the way you want it.

UMac and Cheese

This kiosk is conveniently located right next to the Corner Deli, so after you order your sandwich, you can get a cup of mac and cheese as a side. UMac’s selection comes in five different varieties: classic cheese, Greek, Buffalo Chicken, BLT and Philly cheesesteak. You Tamales can also order it as a main dish If you’re in the mood for Mexican with a veggie side, a side salad or food, Tamales is the place to go. You artisan bread.

The Chicken Co.

the options for the wrap filling is chicken tikka—chunks of chicken Here you can get a crispy chickmarinated in spices, spicy potato and en basket, chicken tenders or wrap paneer, an Indian cheese. You can sandwiches with fries. There is also also order pastries called samosas a combo option, which consists of a that are fried or baked, and choose wrap or salad with fries and a founeither the potato or chicken filling. A tain soda or water for the price of a dish known bhajia is also available, a swipe. spicy platter that serves up a variety of vegetables flavored with curry.

Pita Pit Pita Pit is a regular crowd favorite. Unlike the location in the lower level of the Hampden building in Southwest, the Gyro pita is available at the Hatch’s Pita Pit. You can choose from options that include BLT, Philly Steak, chicken Caesar and vegetarian options such as Falafel and garden pitas. Make it a combo with a bag of chips, a cookie or a piece of fruit and a fountain soda or water.

Cafe Spice The Indian food at Cafe Spice will not disappoint. Their options include rice, Naan flatbread sandwiches (a popular oven-baked bread in Southeast and Central Asia), and Paratha wraps. Paratha is a different variety of flatbread, and one of

Star Ginger This Asian-style spot specializes in Pho noodles, a Vietnamese dish that consists of a hot broth soup with rice flour noodles, vegetables and meat. You can choose what vegetables and meat you want, and a little Sriracha hot sauce adds some serious flavor. Star Ginger also has an Asian grill that serves chicken specialties and rice bowls.

Chobani Yogurt Creations Bar

dried bananas, raisins, fresh fruits, granola and nuts. Greek yogurt is both trendy and tasty, and a bar that lets you create your own meal out of it is a fun new idea for food service.

Peoples Organic Coffee The coffee found in the Procrastination Station in the library is also available here.

On your way out, be sure to throw away the remnants of your meal into the three separate bins labeled “Trash,” “Compost” and “Recycling.” There is a helpful diagram on the wall that shows what materials can go into which receptacle.

The dining options at the improved Hatch are varied and delicious, so be sure to stop back throughout the semester to get a taste of all the Hatch has to offer.

The Hatch accepts YCMP swipes and UCard debit, and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and until 9:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Perhaps the most exciting new thing at the Hatch is the Chobani bar. There are two types of non-fat Greek yogurt available (plain and vanilla) that you can scoop into a bowl, to which you can add a vari- Hae Young Yoo can be reached at haeyety of toppings, including honey, oungyoo@umass.edu.

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In addition, Dawley said that the scoring prowess shown in recent games by sophomore Jasmine Harris will be crucial. Harris has scored in double figures in nine of the team’s past 10 games.

“I’m just planning on coming in with the same type of aggressiveness,” Harris said.

“But it’s not about playing to score but playing to win.”

As for the Hawks, Dawley said that senior guard Erin Shields and junior guard Natasha Cloud are “two of the best players in the conference,” and therefore the Minutewomen must limit their opportunities to score.

In particular, Dawley said that it will be important to not leave Shields open on the perimeter, where she is shooting 40 percent from

beyond the 3-point line this season.

“If she’s open from 3 (point range), she’s going to nail it,” Dawley said.

In addition, Dawley said that rebounding in the post, which has been a problem for UMass all season, will be critical against a Saint Joseph’s team that “may not be the fastest or strongest, but still aggressive” on the boards.

With two games remaining on the regular season schedule before the A-10 Tournament, Harris said that the Minutewomen are peaking at the right time.

“It would be great Cinderella story if UMass came out and won the A-10 Tournament,” Harris said.

“So that’s what we’re looking to do.”

However, Dawley said that

it is important for the team not to overlook Thursday’s opponent.

“Momentum or no momentum, we have some business to take care of, and if we don’t take care of it early, we’ll be in trouble. But if we do what we are capable of doing, which is being aggressive and boxing out, it’ll be a great game.”

Senior night Prior to Thursday’s game at Mullins Center, the Minutewomen’s only senior, Kiara Bomben, will be honored.

The starting forward is averaging 6.6 points per game for UMass as she prepares to play in her final home game.

Anthony Chiusano can be reached at achiusanoumass.edu and can be followed on Twitter @a_chiusano24.

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rebound differential, while also grabbing one defensive board more (23) than the Rams (22).

Derrick Gordon led all players with 10 rebounds, including seven on the defensive end. The ability for him and the rest of UMass to swarm the glass after a missed URI shot was a big factor in limiting the Rams’ scoring output, who shot 50 percent.

But just as important as the defensive rebounds was Sampson Carter’s team-high four offensive boards for the Minutemen.

He attacked the glass after missed shots, consistently limiting the number of empty possessions.

Once the Minutemen started knocking down shots, the ferocious play on

“At halftime we were just talking about how we needed to come out in the first four minutes. We threw the first punch and we capitalized on a lot of points we should’ve capitalized on in the first half.”

Derrick Gordon, UMass guard the glass continued, and with the game tight after 20 minutes of play, the players knew that they needed to play better to close out another game.

“At halftime we were just talking about how we needed to come out in the first four minutes,” Gordon said. “We threw the first punch and we capitalized on a lot of points we should’ve capitalized on in the first half.”

The game was intense

throughout and whoever was going to win wasn’t going to do it the easy way, or the pretty way. The disparity in rebounding and second-chance points was the reason why UMass came out victorious.

“It was a hard-fought game,” Hurley said. “But what showed through was their physicality.”

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P.A.I.N.-FULLY CLOSE Rebound margin is key in win UM outrebounds URI 41-28 at Mullins

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Cady Lalanne makes a block in the final seconds to help the Minutemen escape with a win over URI at Mullins Center on Wednesday.

UMass eeks out 70-67 win over lowly URI

By Mark chiarelli Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts men’s basketball team outlasted a pesky Rhode Island offensive attack on Wednesday, edging the Rams 70-67 as a free throw battle broke out in a physical matchup at Mullins Center.

It wasn’t UMass’ (22-5, 9-4 Atlantic 10 Conference) prettiest display of basketball – the team shot just 28.9 percent from the floor in the first half and trailed by as many as 13 points – but the Minutemen found enough momentum offensively to pull away with the victory. Chaz Williams led the turnaround with 16 points, 11 of which came in the second frame.

Both teams combined for 31 fouls in the second half, and most possessions ended in free throws down the stretch. Ten of the Minutemen’s final 14 points came at the charity stripe, and the team finished with 31 free throw attempts to the Rams’ 18.

“It was great,” UMass coach

Derek Kellogg said. “We’ve been shooting a lot of free throws in practice, so it’s good to see the stuff you work on carry over to the game and actually have some value.”

The Minutemen trailed 60-56 with 4:46 remaining. But a pair of free throws from Raphiael Putney and a layup from Derrick Gordon brought UMass even. Both teams exchanged free throws until Gordon cut across the lane and finished an acrobatic right-handed layup to make it 66-64 with 1:36 left.

Gordon, who finished with nine points on 4-of-10 shooting, didn’t shy away from big shots with the game still up in the air.

“My confidence keeps building and building every game,” he said. “I just look at it as: If I miss a shot, I’m gonna keep shooting. I’m not gonna miss a shot and get down on myself, because that’s when I start playing bad.”

Rhode Island (12-17, 3-11 A-10) gained possession of the ball with 24 seconds remaining, trailing 68-65.

But guard Xavier Munford’s layup attempt was partially blocked by UMass center Cady Lalanne and ricocheted to Sampson Carter, effectively ending the game.

For stretches of time, it appeared as if the Minutemen were headed for trouble yet again. They led just 31-30 at halftime, and looked out of sync offensively.

But UMass ignited the second half, reeling off eight straight emphatic points in the first minute and 50 seconds. The run was highlighted by two Putney alley-oop dunks and a Williams 3-pointer. It was the type of quick-hitting offense that could quell concerns arisen from such a frustrating first half.

“At halftime, we were just talking about how we had to come out strong in the first four minutes,” Gordon said. “We threw the first punch and we capitalized on a lot of points we should’ve capitalized on in the first half.”

But the Rams returned fire, cutting the Minutemen’s lead to 46-45

with 11:52 remaining off a Gilvydas Biruta layup, setting up a close finish. He finished with 17 points and eight rebounds in 33 minutes.

UMass outrebounded Rhode Island 41-28, including 18 offensive rebounds. Gordon led the Minutemen with 10 rebounds from the guard spot, often keeping offensive possessions alive when Kellogg opted to play a smaller lineup with more guards on the floor.

“I thought we scrapped on the boards,” Kellogg said. “I did think the guys did a nice job of crashing the glass on both ends of the floor.”

The Minutemen held the Rams’ duo of scoring guards, Xavier Munford and E.C. Matthews, in check. Munford finished with 16 on 7-of-18 shooting while Matthews chipped in 14.

UMass returns to action on Saturday against Dayton at 11 a.m.

Mark Chiarelli can be reached at mchiarel@ umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Mark_ Chiarelli.

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It’s not often that a team can win a game that comes down to the wire when that team shoots as poorly as the Minutemen did on Wednesday night.

But that’s exactly what happened for the Massachusetts men’s basketball team, as they scrapped their way to a 70-67 win over Rhode Island at the Mullins Center.

One way to counteract a poor shooting performance is to dominate the glass, which UMass did.

They outrebounded the Rams by a 41-28 margin—the main ingredient that helped the team claw its way back from a 13-point firsthalf deficit to eventually take the lead just before halftime.

“I thought we scrapped on the boards,” UMass coach Derek Kellogg said. “We hit the boards pretty hard, and some of it was we missed some pretty easy ones that we were right around the rim. But I do think the guys did a nice job crashing the glass on both ends of the floor.”

The Minutemen shot an abysmal 39 percent from the floor in the game, but came away with numerous second-chance opportunities that helped cancel out several misses early in the game.

UMass failed to score in its first eight shots, but continued to find itself in a position to win, thanks to constant pressure on the glass. The team managed 16 second-chance points in the game, nearly twice as many as URI’s nine.

“Obviously (UMass) had a huge advantage on the backboard, specifically in the first half,” Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley said. “(We) probably should’ve been up seven or eight at the half, but they really hurt us on the backboard.”

The rebounding margins were all in the Minutemen’s favor, owning an 18-6 offensive see

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Minutemen seek revenge vs. Brown UM looking for By andrew cyr Collegian Staff

They say that history always finds a way of repeating itself.

Just one season ago, the Massachusetts men’s lacrosse team was 3-0 as it prepared to take on Brown. The Minutemen had wins over Army and Harvard, as well as an upset win over a nationally ranked team.

However, UMass (3-0) still feels as though it has unfinished business to deal with in a rematch with the Bears this Saturday in Providence. “(This game) is going to be hard,” UMass coach Greg Cannella said. “If they spread the ball out like they did last year, it’s going to be hard. Last year, a bunch of different guys scored on us, so it’s going to be hard to stop. We only have one film on them, so they might do some things we aren’t prepared for. So we just have to stick to our principles.”

Brown (1-0) defeated the Minutemen 9-8 in overtime last season at Garber Field, after Daniel Mellynchuk put one past goalkeeper Zach Oliveri. Mellynchuk finished the game with a pair of goals, and attacker Kylor Bellistri finished with a hat trick.

The Bears opened up this season with a 13-6 win over Quinnipiac last Saturday.

Brown had four players each score two goals, as well as freshman Dylan Molloy scoring four in his collegiate debut and Tim Jacob finishing with three. Molloy’s performance earned him Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors.

“Brown is a very good team that is very talented,” short-stick defenseman Ryan Izzo said. “We aren’t going to change the way we play. We have a great defensive package set up by our coaches – we are just going to go out, execute then and out-tough them up and down the field.”

The Minutemen have a freshman star of their own in Nick Mariano, who has scored nine goals throughout the first three games of the season.

Cannella knows that with the emergence of Mariano, teams are going to start scheming defensively to try to shake UMass’ leading scorer out of his rhythm.

“Last year (Brown) prepared for guys like Connor Mooney, Matt Whippen and Grant Whiteway,” Cannella said. “Early in the season, a lot of teams base what they do off of last season and last year we didn’t have Mariano.

They have three games of film to decide what he does well and how you can try to defend him.”

Mariano and company will have to face Brown goalkeeper Jack Kelly, who recorded 18 saves in the game against the Bobcats while allowing just six goals last Saturday.

Faceoff specialist Joe

Calvello should have the advantage in that department, as the Bears were just 10-for21 as a team in faceoffs in their season opener. Tommy Capone took the majority of the draws for Brown, winning nine of 18. Calvello has won 64.3 percent of the faceoffs he’s taken this year.

Oliveri will be heavily tested this weekend in the presence of the high-powered Brown offense. He has been solid for the Minutemen all season, recording a 6.53 goals against average.

“They’re very well coached,” Cannella said of Brown. “Defensively, they will be prepared for us. I’m sure they’ll try a bunch of different things on defense, especially some zone looks. They zoned Quinnipiac and they zoned us last year, so we have to be ready for that.”

Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@ umass.edu, and can be followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.

winning streak By anthony chiuSano Collegian Staff

Backed up by an aggressive offense and active press defense, the Massachusetts women’s basketball team defeated Rhode Island on Sunday, to pick up its first victory since Dec. 17.

Now, the Minutewomen (4-24, 1-13 Atlantic 10) are heading into Thursday’s game against Saint Joseph’s (20-7, 9-5 A-10) with the potential for a winning streak on their minds.

Prior to Sunday’s game, UMass coach Sharon Dawley said that the team had decided to implement a press defense from early on in the game against the Rams. As a result, the Minutewomen scored 18 points off of 19 caused turnovers. Heading into Thursday’s matchup against the Hawks, Dawley

said that early pressure will once again be part of the game plan.

“We pressed early to get everyone aggressive, and we’ll do the same thing (on Thursday),” Dawley said.

“We just have to not get exhausted and stay out of foul trouble. But we’ll throw it in there to get everyone going again.”

Dawley added that maintaining similar aggression on offense will be important in attacking Saint Joseph’s “smart” defense.

According to Dawley, his includes the inside play of sophomore Rashida Timbilla and junior Kim Pierre-Louis.

Timbilla is coming off of a 20-point performance, while Pierre-Louis finished with 13 rebounds against Rhode Island. see

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