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Twitter executive speaks to future entrepreneurs Alumnus involved with Crashlytics and Napster

By Colby Sears Collegian Correspondent University of Massachusetts alumnus Wayne Chang never graduated college, yet Twitter acquired his company in a deal estimated to be worth over $250 million.

On Sunday, Chang returned to his alma mater to share just how he did it.

Co-founder of Crashlytics and now a Twitter executive, Chang spoke at the Integrative Learning

Center about his time as a UMass student and his successes after dropping out.

Chang has been involved in a number of successful startups, including Napster and Dropbox.

He developed i2hub, a peerto-peer file-sharing program designed for college students, while still at UMass.

The aw a r d - w i n n i n g Crashlytics, a kit that sends crash reports to app developers, was Twitter’s largest acquisition at the time. Chang discussed the back-and-forth negotiations between the Twitter team and his own, before finally settling the deal in December 2012.

According to Chang, Twitter first offered him a “very large number” for his creation, though he knew Crashlytics was worth more. He co-founded the Cambridge-based company with Jeff Seibert in February 2011, when crash analysis tools did not yet exist.

As a UMass student, Chang lived in Lewis Hall in the Northeast Residential Area. He partnered with the Winklevoss twins to form the Winklevoss Chang Group – a joint effort between i2hub and the Winklevoss’ ConnectU website. see

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Wayne Chang spoke about his life as an entrepreneur in the ILC Sunday.

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SGA symposium addresses women in leadership roles 12 alumni share their experiences

By Sorelle Mbakop Collegian Correspondent

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UMass Peer Health Educators brought the Paws Program back in the Student Union Ballroom Thursday.

With approximately 12 alumni and 50 students representing different academic departments and Registered Student Organizations in attendance, the Student Government Association hosted its first annual Women’s Leadership Symposium, titled “Styles & Stereotypes.”

Susan Callender, a University of Massachusetts alumna, was the keynote speaker at Saturday’s conference. Callender is the founder of Oh My Gauche!, a company specializing in the training, coaching and development of individuals

and organizations.

“They have experience.

They have different life lessons that we have not gone through yet, so they can give us a different perspective than we can give each other,” SGA Speaker of the Senate Sïonan Barrett said regarding why bringing women alumni into the conversation was important.

Barrett said that without the alumni, “Students would just be talking to each other wondering what the future would be like, but with the alumni, they have someone who has gone through everything they are scared and nervous about.”

Town residents also came to show support. Julie Federman, health director for the town of Amherst, came because she is passee

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UM to host free concert ESPN representatives talk during ‘Blarney’ weekend about women in technology Event to feature Tickets for the concert will be available at Kesha and Juicy J the Mullins Center Box Office beginning

By Jaclyn Bryson Collegian Staff

In order to deter students from participating in the annual “Blarney Blowout” St. Patrick’s Day celebration, the University of Massachusetts will host a free “Bring the Spring!” concert March 7, featuring performances by Kesha, Juicy J and more.

“I think the concert is one aspect of an approach to engage students and offer them good and enjoyable programing on campus,” UMass spokesperson Ed Blaguszewski said.

The doors of the Mullins Center will open at 11 a.m. for the noon show. The concert, backed by University funding, according to Blaguszewski, is free for UMass students only.

“We hope you and your friends will make responsi-

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ble choices and help maintain a community defined by safety and civility,” Enku Gelaye, vice chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life, said in an email to the campus community Friday.

Last year, police made 55 arrests during “Blarney.”

“Unfortunately, last year thousands of individuals from outside our community came to the Town of Amherst during the first weekend in March,” Gelaye said in the email.

“The ensuing large-scale disturbance was a terrible day for our campus and the entire region.”

The concert announcement follows a change in parking and guest policies for March 7 weekend.

From Thursday, March 5 at 8 p.m. until Sunday, March 8 at 11 p.m. students

will be able to sign in up to four UMass students, but no outside guests into residence halls. From March 6 at 5 p.m. to March 8 at 5 p.m., all parking lots will be restricted to UMass parking permit holders only.

Tickets for the concert will be available at the Mullins Center Box Office beginning Monday at 10 a.m. They will be available while supplies last and students must show their UMass ID in order to receive tickets for the show.

The box office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students must bring both their ID and ticket on the day of the event to gain entry.

Jaclyn Bryson can be reached at jbryson@umass.edu.

50 people attend the UM TechTalk

The women spoke of lege. the diverse paths that led The women talked them to ESPN; two of them about their roles at ESPN didn’t have a major related and the massive amount to the field in which they of work that goes into runnow work. ning a 24/7 network, much

By Eleanor Harte “Two years ago when I of which happens without Collegian Staff graduated, if you’d asked the viewers even knowing.

What’s the key to get- me if I would now be work “We might have 19 feeds ting women involved in ing in technology I’d have coming in at one time, the technology indus- said no way,” said Jessica but you might just see try? Showing students Dang, who works as a one composite feed,” said that women are building portfolio coordinator but careers there, and that studied psychology in col- see ESPN on page 3 they’re not alone.

At least according to Maura Maloney – ESPN’s principal technolo g y business operations analyst and a University of Massachusetts alumna.

Maloney spoke at UMass Thursday with four female colleagues, all of whom work with her in the technology division at ESPN. About 50 people were in attendance at the event, which was part of a series of TechTalks organized by the University to AMANDA CREEGAN/COLLEGIAN explore a wide range of Women from ESPN spoke about their jobs in technology on Thursday. technology topics.

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By Paul Richter Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — In their first Oval Office meeting, on May 18, 2009, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiled, shook hands and pledged to do everything possible to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

That agreement – and their personal relationship – has been unraveling ever since.

While the two leaders say their objective has not changed, they have tussled over Iran for the last six years because of their conflicting convictions, ambitions and assessments.

On Tuesday, their battle will be on display as never before.

In a show of defiance, Netanyahu will go before a joint session of Congress to ask U.S. lawmakers to prevent Obama from striking a deal that would limit – but not end – Iran’s nuclear program.

“Their positions have always been irreconcilable,” said retired Israeli Brig.

Gen. Shlomo Brom, a scholar with Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies.

Obama’s goal has been to resolve one of the West’s foremost security worries by negotiating a deal that would curtail Iran’s enrichment of uranium and other nuclear activities for at least a decade, under intensive scrutiny by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency, in exchange for easing sanctions on Iran.

Working with Britain, China, France, Germany

and Russia, U.S. negotiators are racing to complete the outline of a deal by the end of March. If they succeed, they have a June 30 deadline to nail down the technical details for a comprehensive agreement.

Netanyahu wants Iran’s nuclear program dismantled, not limited.

And he worries that once an agreement is signed, the U.S. and its allies won’t have the political will to use military force to stop Iran from cheating.

Netanyahu made stopping Iran a core campaign issue when he entered politics 27 years ago. Many Israelis, including many conservative politicians, don’t consider the threat as urgent as he does, analysts say.

Some Israeli critics charge he has picked a fight with Obama to bolster support from Israel’s far-right wing to help win re-election March 17. But even Israelis who disagree with him acknowledge his sincerity.

Netanyahu sees himself standing steadfast, like Winston Churchill warning of Nazi Germany before World War II, when other world powers didn’t have the stomach for a fight. He has often compared Iran to Nazi Germany.

Netanyahu thinks Israel must take a tougher line because it’s so vulnerable.

While Israel is the greatest military power in the region, it doesn’t have the overwhelming military dominance of the United States. So it doesn’t have as many options or as much time to respond if it discovers Iran is secretly racing to

build a bomb.

At low levels, enriched uranium is used for energy reactors. When refined to high grades, it can be used as bomb fuel.

Netanyahu has grown more critical in recent months as leaks from the closed-door negotiations suggested other concessions.

Western diplomats talked in 2013 about a deal lasting 20 or 30 years. Now they’re reportedly considering one that would begin easing restrictions after 10 years and give Iran the leeway of any law-abiding nation in 15 years.

They insisted at the start that Iran could run no more than 1,500 rudimentary centrifuges. Now they’re talking about allowing 6,500.

“There’s a sense the concessions have mostly been on the U.S. side, while Iran has been consistent and steadfast,” said Michael Singh, managing director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a pro-Israel think tank in Washington.

A central worry for Netanyahu is enforcement.

After a deal is signed, it may be difficult to convince nations that have resumed normal trade with oil-rich Iran to renew economic sanctions, or deploy military force, for what may appear technical violations.

Administration officials insist they would only accept a deal that makes it impossible for Iran to stage a “breakout,” a race to accumulate enough nuclear fuel for one bomb, in less than one year. That would give world powers ample time to intervene, they say.

Money may run out again Friday

By Lisa Mascaro Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders took to the TV talk shows Sunday to battle widespread criticism after an internal revolt by the party’s most conservative wing nearly cut off funding for the agencies that protect the nation’s borders, ports, airports and other key areas.

But the leaders also promised to continue trying to use funding of the Department of Homeland Security to force President Barack Obama to back down on executive actions that could defer deportations of several million immigrants who are in the country illegally.

Money for the department is set to run out again Friday, a week after Congress narrowly averted a shutdown by approving a seven-day funding bill.

Republican leaders offered no certain path toward avoiding a continued standoff and a repeat of the rebuke they faced from their conservative members.

“I made it clear we were going to do everything we could to block the president’s executive overreach,” House Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “Republicans are united in this idea that the president has far exceeded his executive authority, and we all want to do things to stop the president from this illicit activity.”

Although Obama’s plan is

Although Obama’s plan is tied up in court, members of the Republican leadership are trying to cut funding as the best chance to stop the new program, which would allow immigrants to apply to legally work, go to school and otherwise remain in the country for the next few years. tied up in court, members of the Republican leadership are trying to cut funding as the best chance to stop the new program, which would allow immigrants to apply to legally work, go to school and otherwise remain in the country for the next few years.

But Boehner and his team have been unable to manage the fight within their caucus.

More than 50 Republicans rejected the speaker’s proposal last week for a threeweek funding bill that would have provided time for negotiations.

The disarray was a damaging political setback for the embattled speaker and his team, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana.

“Could we have done better Friday? Yes. And will we?

Yes, we will,” McCarthy said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

In the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has already abandoned the strategy of linking the money bill to the immigration battle. The Senate approved a full-year Homeland Security funding bill last week with no strings attached.

But Scalise said he hoped the Senate would vote to form a conference committee with the House to work out their different approaches.

“The way Congress works is, when the House and Senate have a disagreement, you go to conference,” Scalise said. He encouraged conservative activists to “light up” the Senate switchboard to pressure senators to vote.

Democrats in the Senate are likely to filibuster that effort Monday. They are happy to have the immigration debate, but not as part of the funding bill for the department that oversees the Border Patrol, airport screenings and other crucial responsibilities.

Some Republicans and Democrats note that after the Senate approved a bipartisan immigration overhaul in 2013, the House declined to pass its own bill and conservatives resisted going to conference, contributing to the current standoff.

Boehner, who faces continued challenges to his role as leader, was asked Sunday whether he still liked his job.

“Most days,” Boehner said. “Last Friday wasn’t all that fun. ... It was just messy.

And I don’t like messy.”

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Maureen Barend, who is the associate director of transmissions, running the distribution of the networks. “Others are going to digital platforms, allowing you to follow your favorite player or see other things that aren’t shown on television.”

Barend explained the complexity of taking in the different feeds that ESPN receives around the world and showing it to different markets. Viewers in Boston might be watching a New England team while the rest of the country is watching a different game that’s on at the same time.

The challenge comes when there are contingencies – when a game runs long, for example, or if there’s breaking news to show.

That’s when people need to think on their toes to solve problems.

ESPN supports close to 90,000 of these feeds per year from their headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. The company culture there is very social, according to Farhanah Sheets, a software engineer.

“Being a woman in tech will only be a disadvantage if you let it,” she said.

“You often find yourself as the only woman in the room, but together we can help each other,” said Diane Larivee, who manages the data center.

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At ESPN, employees are encouraged to learn from other departments to broaden their skillset, which they call cross training. It’s a common practice for an employee to approach an colleague from another department in the cafeteria and strike up a conversation with them. The women described it as an open environment.

“Because it’s a live television company, there is a high sense of urgency,” Barend said. “We don’t stop, ever. Holidays, weekends, it’s constant.”

Sheets studied computer science in college. She was often the only woman in her classes, which prepared her for being in the minority at ESPN too.

“My favorite thing was the classes where I was the only girl and I’d wait and see which guy would sit next to me – or which would be forced to,” she said.

She now works on back web applications and content management systems.

Her team runs the push notifications that come to cell phones from ESPN apps, a process that she described as much more complicated than it looks.

The idea for the panel came out of an employee resource group that exists at ESPN called Women in Technology Careers,

which is made up of all the female employees who work in technology at the network. According to Maloney, the aims of the group are to support each other, network, develop skills and recruit and retain women in the technology industry.

Maloney re a ch e d out to her sister, who works in the University’s Information Technology department. She wanted to hold a recruiting effort for women in tech to show them what job opportunities are available and to help the women realize that there are women building successful careers in tech jobs.

Allis on James on, Information Technology communications coordinator, had a big role in making the event happen, in order to bring together the entire campus community.

“We wanted to highlight tech in different ways and this fit that very well,” she said.

Dang had some final words of advice for job seekers.

“Be open to new opportunities; the worst thing that happens is that someone says no,” she said.

Eleanor Harte can be reached at eharte@umass.edu.

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The group displayed advertisements for the two sites on local PVTA buses.

Chang told the audience of about 100 at the ILC that successful entrepreneurship relies on relationships, adding that he values his company engineers’ emotions.

“Relationships actually trump any feature you can deliver,” he said in regards to building customer connections. Emotions like satisfaction and surprise are extremely important, he said, and act as powerful tools in the company-customer relationship.

Chang provided a number of tips to hopeful entrepreneurs, using the Crashlytics website presentation and unique marketing techniques as examples of good business strategies. He also said that college students must pursue something they are truly interested in and should value their own passions more than the profits they will make.

The talk included a question-answer session with the audience in which Chang answered both personal and professional questions.

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Chang has been involved with many projects, including Napster. likes to spend his time, he said, “What motivates me is giving back. ... Being here, this gives me a lot of satisfaction.”

It was Chang’s first time being back on the UMass campus in about 10 years.

The event was presented by the Isenberg

School of Management’s Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship and the UMass Entrepreneurship Club, with catering by UMass Dining.

Colby Sears can be reached at csears@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @colbysears.

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sionate about “women being able to have work that really feeds their souls.”

“I think it is important for us to have more women in leadership positions and the place to start with that is as young as possible,” Federman said. “UMass is an important part of our town, so I like to partner up with UMass when they are doing exciting things for their students and I think this is a very exciting endeavor and I hope each year it is going to grow and continue. There is a lot to be talked about when we think of women in leadership.”

Students highlighted gender inequalities that they believe exist on the UMass campus.

Julia Nielsen, a junior and SGA senator, said that it was important for her to attend the conference “because there are not a lot of women in the senate and there are not a lot of women in the student government on campus.”

Nielsen saw the conference as a start to getting more women leaders involved on campus, especially in student government roles.

This came as a lesson to many of the alumni and older participants at the conference who were mentoring the students.

Federman said that she

has learned that there are young women who are about to enter the professional world and fear facing stereotypes that demean women in the workplace.

She added that many have been raised in a way that was not supportive of women being successful and have faced many stereotypes about what it’s like to be a young woman planning for one’s education and career.

Most students attended the conference to join other women in building a united front against stereotypes inflicted on women.

Meghan Fish, a junior and SGA senator, attended because, “It was important to support fellow SGA members and also because it is important for women to make a name for themselves in politics and gain stronger support in power.”

The symposium raised the issue of difference between men and women as leaders.

“We are just starting to break down these stereotypes and touch on the fact that a lot of the way we feel about this has to do with our social construction, and these social constructs we have now were created by men and for men,” UMass junior Karyssa Marilyn Youngs said.

She added that the “only way to make any change is

definitely through educating everyone and having an open discussion like we are having here today.”

Stephanie Doctor, a senior and natural resource conversation major, said she wanted advice on how to deal with negative stereotypes of women in leadership positions because she is preparing to enter and work in a male-dominated field. Many felt that the smaller group discussion setting of the event gave them the ability to better discuss the issues at hand.

“We are having really in-depth discussions and going deeper into the socialization of women and what we are trained to do,” Barrett said. “Having the setting of the conference is more of an open discussion is more helpful because it lets you do some self-reflection and explore your own experiences.”

Barrett said she hopes the Women’s Leadership Symposium is the first of many to come. She said that she wanted to test out this smaller symposium first, but that she is hoping to do a bigger event next year and invite double the amount of people to make it a bigger tradition on campus.

Sorelle Mbakop can be reached at smbakop@umass.edu.

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Lobby for more funds

The average student graduates from college with a little under $30,000 worth of student debt. Overall, the level of student debt in the country

Filipe de Carvalho has surpassed $1.2 trillion. The class of 2014, as The Wall Street Journal put it, was the most indebted class ever.

Rising college costs create a major barrier of entry for underrepresented groups such as low income students, students of color and nontraditional students. For those who are able to enroll in school, many are forced to take on many hours of work to help offset a small fraction of their costs. This in turn reduces their capacity to succeed academically and in increasingly important extra-curricular activities.

On top of this, our universities are employing adjunct faculty and graduate students to teach a majority of courses, subsequently overworking those who are not paid nearly enough for their work. And of course, many of our facilities and classrooms are in a pitiful state of disrepair.

It doesn’t take a radical to see the problems with this. It also doesn’t take a radical to do something about it.

These problems are in large part a direct result of major disinvestment from public higher education in the past decade, particularly in most states’ response to the 2008 financial crisis. Massachusetts is most certainly included. In fact, in fiscal year 2012 Massachusetts was ranked 48th in public higher education spending as a percentage of economic capacity.

This does not have to be so. There are 28,000 students at UMass, 22,000 of whom are undergraduates. Students have immense power in those numbers. Students have the power to shut down the University any given day.

Students have the power to move the results of elections. Students have the power to pack the State House far beyond capacity and demand that the state commit to making public higher education free for all. And yes, students have the power to win that demand through action.

Administrators have a responsibility to foster an environment in which students can take action. On March 4, students and community members will storm the State House to advocate for proper state funding from our state legislators. Instead of figuring out their next draconian guest policy, the administration should be emailing students to remind them of the event and to encourage them to go.

The administration should be contacting faculty to excuse their students from class and even provide extra credit for being civically engaged. The administration, instead of questioning whether or not it is their responsibility to pay for buses to advocacy day, should be asking what they can do to get as many in the community as possible to Boston to shut down the State House.

And so, I invite any and all of you take a step in the right direction.

Come to our Public Higher Education Advocacy Day on March 4 and demand a commitment to higher education from your legislators. Buses leave at 8 a.m. from the Haigis Mall.

You can register at: bit.ly/PHEAD15.

And don’t stop there. Join the student movement and stop waiting for change – create it.

New ‘research’ on moral dilemmas Problems in society boil down to the fundamental tradeoff we make between personal gain and the greater good. To understand how we make this decision, scientists began asking subjects to consider two scenarios. Perhaps you heard of

Lawrence de Geest the “Switch Dilemma:” Five people are tied to a track and a trolley is about to hit them. You can hit a switch and divert the trolley onto another track where one person is tied.

Do you hit the switch?

Then the scientists ask the subject to consider the “Footbridge Dilemma:” Now you are on a footbridge overlooking the tracks with a 300-pound man. The five people are still tied to one track, but the other one escaped, and furthermore, the switch is gone.

The only way to stop the trolley is to push the 300-pound man in front of it. Do you push the man?

Scientists have concluded from these exhaustive experiments that people are very complicated and it will take more exhaustive experiments to get anywhere. To begin the long and dear process I have drafted the following advanced dilemmas. They are calibrated with algorithms to reflect scenarios prevalent in the modern world.

They are meant to be difficult.

We ask that you help us pilot them by giving serious consideration to the decisions you would make.

pound man has procured a juicy Italian beef sandwich. As the trolley is about to hit the five people, the 300-pound man offers you one-third of his sandwich. Do you accept his offer?

Tragedy of the commons One week has passed since your roommate last did the dishes. You could have a conversation about the importance

picky eater. Are you sure you want to have kids?

Road rage You’re driving on a b u s y highway one summer day when you get a text from your roommate, “Did you drink my whiskey and sleep with my girlfriend?!” You get another text, “I’m coming for you!” Another text, “I see you on the high-

“Mankind has destroyed the Earth and sent you, Matthew McConaughey, to investigate two new planets that can support humanity.

Which planet do you choose?”

of respecting shared living spaces, but he might not listen.

You could resolve your anger by stabbing him with the chef ’s knife, but then you will have to clean the knife, and he should be cleaning his mess. Do you drink all his nice whiskey and sleep with his extremely hot girlfriend?

Interstellar Mankind has destroyed the Earth and sent you, Matthew McConaughey, to investigate two new planets that can support humanity. However, too much fuel was burned on liftoff, leaving you with just enough to visit one planet. The first planet is identical to Earth in her prime, except the inhabitants do not know what NASCAR is. The second planet resembles Gary, Indiana, except the inhabitants do not know what hair plugs are. Which planet do you choose?

Meaty conundrum Fussy pets You’re on the footbridge,

You love your cat but he is a the switch is back and the 300-

yourself Ishmael. Lolita is the light of your life and the fire of your loins. In your younger and more vulnerable years your father gave you some advice that you’ve been turning over in your mind ever since. Is it the best of times, or is it the worst of times?

Untitled You’re dead.

Presenting your research

You are presenting the results of an exhaustive experiment and everyone in the room disagrees with you. In your rebuttal you ask them to imagine the most important dilemma yet. They are on a footbridge with a 300-pound man. A trolley is about to hit Matthew McConaughey. The only way to save him is for them to agree to fund a sabbatical year during which you rewrite your study into a screenplay. The masterpiece languishes in the New England theater circuit, until one night in Brattleboro. One man, only there because his car broke down on his way through town, was moved to tears, and his name is David Bowie.

Bowie brings the play to New York and it becomes a hit on Broadway. Everyone who ever doubted you finally concedes your genius. Saved from the trolley of death, McConaughey becomes your best friend. One day you two walk back to the footbridge, where it all began.

You run your hand through his hair. You no longer care if it is real. Fantasy is where you are happiest. Do you regret what you’ve done with your life?

way!!!!” His souped-up truck comes into your rearview mirror. The sun hits the polished barrel of his shotgun. The shine turns your gaze skyward. Does that cloud like a pumpkin?

Call of the wild It’s day 12 of the Iditarod.

Alone in barren terrain, all you see is white. Your sled was destroyed in a crash and your dogs have abandoned you. Your fingers and toes succumb to frostbite. You have no tack to eat and no brandy to drink. To make matters worse, the deep freeze broke off your last morphine needle. You stare into the void. You contemplate everything and nothing. Then with your terminal breath, you say: “Next time, I ‘mush’ be more careful.” Suddenly you hear laughter. Does God laugh out of pity or because He appreciates clever puns?

Failed novelist You are an invisible man. It Lawrence de Geest can be reached at is a dark and stormy night. Call ldegeest@resecon.umass.edu.

Filipe de Carvalho is a Collegian contributor and can be reached at fdecarva@umass.edu.

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Gang of Four loses its essence on ‘What Happens Next’ Punk legends’ new LP is a dreary affair

By Jackson Maxwell Collegian Staff

There is something strangely ironic in seeing post-punk’s most fervent Marxists indulge in one of the more egregious trends in the music business.

Though this record is ostensibly by “Gang of Four,” in reality, “What Happens Next,” released Feb. 24, is more of a guest-studded solo album from lead guitarist Andy Gill than anything else.

To see a band that made one of the most ideologically raw and pure records of the punk era, its incomparable 1979 debut, “Entertainment!,” carry on with only one of the four equally crucial members that made it legendary is quite painful.

Though the band has made decent records without its extraordinary original rhythm section, they have all included vocalist Jon King. King’s politically charged outbursts, and their interactions with Gill’s fierce, razor-sharp guitar playing, were an immeasurable part of the band’s sound.

To be fair, “What Happens Next” does not really try to be a Gang of Four record either. Mostly, the album sounds like it was plucked right out of the dying days of alt-rock’s mid-90s twilight period. Aesthetically, it sounds like the band took all of its cues from a beatup copy of Nine Inch Nails’ “The Downward Spiral,” a

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Andy Gill (shown above) is the band’s only remaining original member.

Berlin-period David Bowie vinyl and, maybe, a copy of “Entertainment!” itself.

Gill’s playing comes to the fore in scattered outbursts of feedback or tinny riffing, but other than that, “What Happens Next” is unrelentingly dominated by colorless, dreary and generic electro-rock sounds. The album’s rhythms and percussion are robotic and subservient to Gill’s varied inconsistent whims.

When there are bass lines, they are often buried deep in the mix, rendering them mostly irrelevant.

Rhythm, so key to Gang of Four’s sound, is treated with indifference. And with no consistent, powerful rhythms to build off of, “What Happens Next” fails to get off the ground.

New vocalist John Sterry does actually do a somewhat admirable job with the scattered pile of instrumentation he is handed on opener, “When The Nightingale Sings.” His dystopian lyrics and dramatic, impassioned delivery do their best to inject some life into the song, which is an instrumental train wreck.

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The synth bass, glitchy live drums and indifferent riffing from Gill simply have no idea what to do with each other – it’s like arriving at a four-way stop on the road where each driver sits motionlessly, waiting for someone to take charge and do something.

Allison Mosshart of the Kills mostly turns “Broken Talk” and “England’s In My Bones” into Kills outtakes, with the band weakly morphing into Mosshart’s vehicle. Though “Obey The Ghost” has an excitingly atmospheric instrumental

album’s more forceful, convincing tracks, its endgame is incoherent and hard to discern.

Not even “First World Citizen” lives up to its original promise. This is especially underwhelming, because what’s better Gang of Four territory than class tension? But even this track, with its flat bass line and stoic percussion, fails to spark anything but disappointment.

The album’s one great moment is, not surprisingly, its most minimalist. “The Dying Rays,” a collaboration with German pop superstar Herbert Grönemeyer, showcases Gill’s compositional brilliance. He mostly lets Grönemeyer do the heavy lifting, surrounding his vocals with a simple, but effective chord progression, and minimal electronics.

Fittingly, the track that’s least reminiscent of Gang of Four’s body of work is the album’s finest moment by a mile.

Gang of Four was never content to remain stationary, so the disappointment that stems from a listen to “What Happens Next” is not because it has changed.

It stems from the fact that they seem to be imitating the types of groups who became famous by imitating them. They changed the sound of punk rock forever, but seem to have forgotten that 35 years after the fact.

Down to only one of their original members, they seem to be lost in a wake that they themselves created.

intro, it develops into a baffling, messy dirge, complete with some of the Facebook and social media-bashing lyrics that now seem obligatory for every veteran punk band. Rather than leading the listener in exciting new directions, the band seems content with simply telling the listener to get off their damn lawn.

Perhaps sensing his own absence, Gill cuts through the endless fog with some much-needed, vicious leads at the beginning of “Isle Of Dogs.” But even though it Jackson Maxwell can be reached at ends up being one of the jlmaxwell@umass.edu.

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Big Sean reaches for the ‘Sky’ Twin River bursts out of Rising rapper’s skill Produced with the likes of Kanye West and the gates with fun debut Drake, “Dark Sky Paradise” is a record and ambition grows

By Troy Kowalchuk Collegian Staff

With the Feb. 24 release of “Dark Sky Paradise,” and the newfound maturity and skill that came from it, Big Sean has truly become a rapper to watch. Produced with the likes of Kanye West and Drake, “Dark Sky Paradise” is a record that has vaulted Big Sean into the highest ranks of hip-hop artists.

“Dark Sky Paradise” finds strength in its consistency. Focused on his growth and improvement, the album nearly becomes a status symbol to show where Big Sean is in the industry.

On top of this, Big Sean, the stage name of Sean Michael Anderson, features songs about love and loss.

The album begins with “Dark Sky,” a song in which Anderson states his own relevance in the rap game, the increased success of his career and the work he’s put in to get to where he is. The track also lays the foundation for the rest of the LP. Though it begins with the boastful and self-aggrandizing bars expected of any rapper, Anderson delves into deeper emotions throughout “Dark Sky Paradise.”

Though the album’s first few tracks show more of Anderson’s childish and arrogant side, he matures as the album settles in. On the album’s seventh track, “Win Some, Lose Some,” Anderson’s tone begins to

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Canadian trio offers sunny, catchy pop

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change. He values his success, but he begins to face the realization of the length of his journey to the top, something that makes him quite emotional.

On “I Know,” Anderson’s vulnerable side becomes more visible. This is Anderson’s admission that he has lost the person he loved. It is an admission that “Big Sean” is not actually this deity, but someone who is more flawed.

“Deep” contradicts his earlier claims of immortality. The track argues if his career is even a reality; that while he’s made it, he’s still not big enough for his own, high standards.

The emotions of “Dark Sky Paradise” reach a climax in “One Man Can Change the World,” a piano ballad dedicated to Anderson’s recently deceased grandmother. The song becomes a dedication to the values and words that his mother taught him, and gives his grandmother the immortality that Big Sean strived for.

“One Man Can Change the World” hits heavy, because he’s paying homage to the work he has done, and the work his mother did as a black female captain. The hooks are varied, with Kanye West and John Legend helping Anderson

reinforce his grandmother’s words.

The song ends with a quick phone conversation between Anderson and his grandmother. The last line ends with a single “bye” from his grandmother and fades out to the outro. This affirms that while his grandmother may be gone, her words and her memory are not lost.

The transitions between each track on “Dark Sky Paradise” are so seamless that it’s hard to tell where some songs end and others begin. By carrying multiple messages that intertwine, Anderson’s flow of words are just as seamless as the flow of the tracks themselves.

Not to say that “Dark Sky Paradise” does not have its share of issues. While Anderson has improved immensely as a rapper, he still has a lot more work ahead of him. He even admits to himself throughout the album that he has a long way to go. But, Anderson wants to be one of the best in the genre, and “Dark Sky Paradise” shows that this ambition is quite possible.

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Canada has recently been perfecting its spin on the doe-eyed, indiepop genre. Vancouver trio Twin River’s debut album, “Should The Light Go Out,” released Feb. 17, acts as an impressive part two of a one-two punch of Canadian indie-pop when paired with fellow Canadians Alvvays’ self-titled 2014 debut.

And while “Should The Light Go Out” doesn’t have an unforgettable worldbeater of a single a la Alvvays’ “Archie, Marry Me,” it does share quite a bit of the sonic DNA that made “Alvvays” such a surprisingly phenomenal record. The choruses are huge and delightful, the female lead singer’s – in this case Courtney Ewan Bromley – vocals are impeccably smooth and sweet and everything is absolutely drenched in flattering, warm reverb.

Twin River began as a folk duo consisting of Bromley and guitarist Andy Bishop, who, as Bromley said in an interview with CBC Radio, mostly “sat cross-legged on stools.” Over the years, they transformed themselves from a melancholy acoustic duo playing stark, spare tracks to the spir-

ited garage-pop group they are. And though they did not begin life in the clothes they are in now, the sound the band adopted fits perfectly.

“Bend to Break” is a simple, but insanely catchy thrill ride. Barely clocking in at two minutes, its guitars struggle to catch up with the song’s breakneck rhythm. Ragged, but deceptively well written, it’s a wildly fun piece of garage rock and pop.

“Secret In A Séance,” with its vintage garage rock and early 60’s girl group influences, brings Black Lips to mind – a recurring sonic touchstone throughout the album.

“He’s Not Real and He Ain’t Coming Back” slows things down, and as a gorgeous ballad, hits all the right notes. Bromley’s voice booms through the speakers, while the song’s synths tower imposingly over the song, stamping the song’s dramatic emotions down with authority. “Get Gone,” despite clocking in at almost five minutes, loses none of the album’s early momentum, delivering more well-constructed hooks and yet another triumphant chorus.

On the album’s second half, however, Twin River tries to cross more experimental terrain, with unfortunate results. “Should The Light Go Out” is always at its most effective when at

its most simple: doling out delightful, bite-sized pieces of garage-pop. “Golden Man,” a mammoth, 10-minute art-rock epic, sticks out on the album like an incredibly sore thumb.

Though its consistent rhythm and interesting harmonies make it hypnotic at first, the spell fades quickly.

Unfortunately, though, the song has six verses to plow through before it gives way to the next track. Though one can look at it as an admirable experiment, on an album where speed and simplicity win the day, “Golden Man” destroys the album’s early momentum.

Even when “Should The Light Go Out” returns to its original, winning formula for its final two tracks, “Laugh It Off ” and “A Thousand Times,” one can’t help but feel like the band made a grave mistake with “Golden Man.” But, not all albums are perfect from beginning to end, especially ones that focus so heavily on zippy, two-minute singles. So, at the very least, Twin River cooked up four or five tracks that you really cannot go wrong with. So sit back, press play and pretend it’s summer already.

Jackson Maxwell can be reached at jlmaxwell@umass.edu.

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First-half run carries Minutewomen

Pierre-Louis, Mital shine on Senior Day

By Arthur Hayden Collegian Staff

Sunday afternoon served as a fitting farewell to the three Massachusetts basketball seniors at Mullins Center, as the Minutewomen defeated Rhode Island 78-70 on Senior Day. Coming out of the first half with a 38-29 lead, URI heated up after the break behind Charise Wilson, who finished with a game-high 23 points.

Wilson scored 21 of her points in the second half, including two 3-pointers to pull the Rams back to within striking distance.

But UMass guard Cierra Dillard wouldn’t let Wilson spoil the night for the seniors, finishing with 20 points, including seven key points to counter Wilson in the opening minutes of the second half.

“That was bound to happen,” UMass coach Sharon Dawley said about the Rams’ second half surge. “You can’t keep (Wilson) down, but that’s what confidence is about. … I think that was the time that I remember (Dillard) scoring.

“You could see everyone getting a little anxious and then (Dillard) put in a bucket for us and they relaxed a little bit.”

The Minutewomen showed resiliency after a slow start as URI shot out to an early 11-3 lead. Two jump shots from Kim Pierre-Louis sparked a turnaround midway through

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the first half and UMass surged back to take its first lead of the game nine minutes, 39 seconds into the half.

The two teams traded punches until Emily Mital hit a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock with just under four minutes to play in the half.

Cierra Dillard followed with a field goal and a foul shot and, after another defensive stop, Mital capped off the run with another 3-pointer.

Mital, a senior who has played the most career games on UMass’ roster, finished with 11 points in her final game at the Mullins Center.

“It just felt right,” Mital said. “I never picture us losing this game. Going into it, we knew we were going to win it. It felt like it went how it should have gone and we got the (win).”

The Minutewomen navigated the Rams’ zone Sunday and broke their press defense throughout the afternoon, dictating the pace of the game.

“We just executed really well against a 3-2 zone that historically has bothered us and a press that historically has bothered us,” Dawley said. “I think we’ve grown quite a bit in the last couple weeks.”

The poise and confidence of Dillard, a true freshman, has been a staple for UMass this season. She guided the Minutewomen down the stretch on Sunday, driving through a URI press which forced 13 UMass turnovers.

After the game, Dillard credited the three seniors, Pierre-Louis, Mital and Paula

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“I’m not gonna make excuses for anybody.

These guys are here, they’re Division I lacrosse players, they’re expected to play at a high level and we just need to play at a higher level.”

Greg Cannella, UMass coach

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Cierra Dillard helped stop the Rams’ second-half run with 20 points Sunday.

Tarnachowicz, with helping her development this season.

“We have a great group of seniors as our leaders,” Dillard said. “They’ll teach you, they’ll show you, they just want to put you in the right step forward for the rest of your career…I’m just happy that we got the win for them today.”

Another milestone for Pierre-Louis After scoring her 1,000th career point against Davidson two weeks ago, Pierre-Louis reached another landmark Sunday, becoming the fifth player in school history to reach 500 points in a single season.

After dropping 22 points Sunday, Pierre-Louis expressed her gratitude to her team for making it a priority to send their seniors off the right way.

“It definitely went how it should have went,” PierreLouis said. “It was just overwhelming to get so much care from my teammates who said, ‘Oh we’re gonna get this for you guys.’ So it just really warmed my heart to see that.”

While the Minutewomen enter the Atlantic 10 tournament as the No. 13 seed, they’re playing some of their best basketball of the season and are confident about their chances to make a run.

“I feel like we’re tournament ready,” Dawley said. “It’s exciting to go to Richmond playing this way.

We don’t care who we get, we don’t care what time we play.”

UMass will face St. Bonaventure in the first round of the conference tournament in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.

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quick release on their shots and overall are excellent players.”

For UMass offensively, freshman Peter Lindley and senior Grant Whiteway each recorded hat tricks. For Whiteway, it was his first game of the season after being injured and he said he was relieved to be back in the lineup.

“It was awesome to get back out there,” Whiteway said.

“He’s a senior and there was a sense of urgency for (Grant),” Cannella added.

“You could see how fired up he was to get back out there and contribute to the team. Lacrosse means a lot to him, and when he’s out hurt he feels he’s not giving anything to the team, so we’re thrilled to have him back.”

After allowing four goals, junior goalie Zach Oliveri was pulled in favor of sophomore D.J. Smith. Following the game, Cannella said the backup did the best he could against a powerful offensive attack.

“That’s what we’re ask-

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ing our goalies to do, to hang in,” Cannella said.

“You’re not gonna always make the oneon-one saves or the ones inside, but saving the ones from the outside is important and he hung in.”

Now four games into the season, Cannella said the excuse of his team being young is “out the door.”

“Not much,” Cannella said when asked what his team could take from its latest defeat. “I’m not gonna make excuses for anybody. These guys are here, they’re Division I lacrosse players, they’re expected to play at a high level and we just need to play at a higher level.

“They work hard, they come to work each day during the week. We’re just not getting it done.”

UMass will be back in action next Saturday in search of its first win of 2015 when it takes on No. 7 Albany.

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energy. That stretch indicated that, when they’re playing the way they want to, those types of energy plays are still accessible.

Guard Trey Davis forced steals in consecutive possessions which led to five UMass points. He finished his first steal on his own to take a 42-41 lead and found Clark on the second steal, who converted on an and-1 layup opportunity to stretch the lead.

The 5,238 in attendance approved, but it was Esho’s two straight dunks to end the run which stirred them into a frenzy – something that hasn’t happened often in recent memory at the Mullins Center.

“Yeah I think we feed off of energy from ourselves

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and also from the crowd,” Kellogg said. “There were a lot of good hustle plays within that, which is something that we pride ourselves on.”

Seniors make impact No player thrives in energetic, “UMass basketball” pretenses more than Esho.

The senior forward struggled over the Minutemen’s three-game losing streak, averaging just 7.3 points per game.

But he scored 17 points – 14 of which came in the second half – and added eight rebounds against Fordham Saturday.

Combined with Cady Lalanne’s six points, 12 rebounds and five blocks earned high praise from

their coach.

“It was good to see our seniors play like seniors this time of year,” Kellogg said.

“Cady and Maxie weren’t coming out unless they asked for a sub,” he later added. “I knew that at halftime. We’re going to put it on your, as the seniors. If you don’t do what you need to do then we’re not going to win the game.”

Kellogg used a lineup which consisted of Esho, Lalanne, Clark, Davis and Derrick Gordon for most of the second half. UMass shot 51.5 percent in the half, played significantly better and held on for the victory.

Kellogg said he was apprehensive to substitute away from the group and was pleased with their

improvement from half to half.

“They showed me they didn’t play as good as they can,” Kellogg said of their first half.

“I thought they could give me a lot more. They should have a whole pocket full of energy. Once the flow of the game looked the way I wanted it to I was going to stick with Maxie for a long time. Cady makes a big difference down there with his five blocks.

“It’s just one of those things. You’re seniors. You should be able to play as many minutes as I really need.”

the third period when Cody Sharib shot it between his legs off of a pass from Joey Ferriss.

that he’s hopeful the team’s health situation will improve this week, Power added that it is important for the forwards to be prepared for whatever further line alterations might be made.

“Lines are going to be juggled,” Power said. “We just have to be ready to play with whoever and just give it 100 percent no matter the situation.”

With the regular season officially over and UMass set as the No. 12 seed, the Minutemen will face the conference’s No. 5 seed Notre Dame in the opening round of the Hockey East tournament next weekend.

The winner will be decided in a best-of-three series beginning Friday, March 6.

“We just have to regroup,” Power said. “We have a lot of time between now and the playoffs and we just have to focus and think back on what defines us as a hockey team and the things that we can achieve if we play together and realize how bad we want it.”

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

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Freshman goalie Henry Dill watches a puck go through his legs for UConn’s fourth goal of the game Friday night.

(Friday).”

Nichols’ counterpart, Steve Mastalerz, finished with 11 saves in 27 minutes.

After allowing UConn’s third goal 6:49 into the second period – off of a Trevor Gerling backhand shot from a difficult angle – Mastalerz was replaced

by Henry Dill.

Mastalerz was coming off a two-game set last weekend against Providence College in which he made 82 saves.

However, despite the senior’s short outing on

Friday, Micheletto said Mastalerz was not completely at fault. He instead criticized the defensive play in front of the crease.

“We didn’t give him a lot of help in the first 20 (minutes),” Micheletto said. “I obviously didn’t like how the third one went in but prior to that there wasn’t an issue from (Mastalerz).

There was an issue with the guys in front of him.”

Dill made 17 saves following the switch and allowed the final goal of the game 9:48 seconds into

Bothered by injuries all season long, Friday proved no differently for UMass.

After returning from a two-game absence to play last Saturday, senior Steven Guzzo sat out of Friday’s loss due to his lingering, undisclosed injury.

Also missing from the Minutemen’s lineup were freshmen Riley McDougall and Patrick Lee. Lee left last Saturday’s game in the second period after taking a hit against the Friars.

“Nine healthy forwards (Friday) is difficult to manage,” Micheletto said. “When you’re piecing together lines on power plays and penalty kills, that’s sometimes difficult.”

Dressing in place of the trio were forward Anthony Petrella and defensemen Brennan Baxandall and Maddison Smiley. Smiley, who scored his first goal last weekend, played his sixth straight game as a forward.

While Micheletto said

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Maxie Esho had 17 points in Saturday’s win over Fordham. a stretch of 3:08 in the first half where he scored nine points to give the Minutemen an early 14-11 lead.

“From the start I was just trying to come out with a killer mindset. I think it kind of carried over to the rest of the team,” Gordon said.

“I believed if we stay in that mindset we can be a very great team. We share the ball, we all have confidence in each other and that’s going to take us a long way.”

Maxie Esho finished with 17 points, 14 of which came in the second half, to go along with his eight rebounds. Donte Clark chimed in with 15 points while Cady Lalanne finished with six points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks.

UMass edged out Fordham in points in the paint (38-24), fast-break points (10-2), and bench points (20-4).

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Donte Clark dribbles upcourt in UMass’ 82-74 win at home Saturday over Fordham. Clark finished with 15 points and four assists.

UMass tops Fordham to return to win column Minutemen fend off Rams in second half

Despite the rollercoaster of events, the Minutemen pulled away in the second half to beat Fordham 82-74 in front of 5,238

By Andrew Cyr at Mullins Center Collegian Staff “We’re happy to get off that Saturday’s game for the three-game losing streak. I thought our guys Massachusetts men’s came out and fought basketball team was a UMass 82 and battled, UMass perfect snapshot of the coach Derek Kellogg ups and downs it has Fordham 74 said. “We didn’t have endured throughout the everything going 2014-15 season. obviously early in

At times the Minutemen looked legitimate, the first half or even throughout forcing turnovers leading to the first half, but they fought transition dunks and layups in and persevered.” a controlled frenzy of up-tempo Trailing 41-36 with 17 minbasketball. utes, 14 seconds remaining Then were other times where UMass (17-12 10-6 Atlantic 10) UMass players stood still on went on a 13-0 run that jumpoffense, watching and waiting started its offense after strugfor someone around them to gling to string together consismake the play, rather than be tent play up to that point. During the aggressors. that run, the Minutemen had six

steals that led to transition baskets. Fordham did not attempt a shot during that run.

“Yeah I think we feed off of energy from ourselves and also from the crowd. There were a lot of good hustle plays within that, which is something that we pride ourselves on. We kind of re-talked about what we thought UMass basketball was,” Kellogg said.

The Rams (9-18, 4-12 A-10) had plenty of opportunities to get back into the game, as they came within one possession of the Minutemen on seven different times throughout the rest of the second half.

Trailing 77-74 with 24 seconds left, Fordham’s Mandell Thomas, who finished with a game-high 29 points, forced up an off-balance 3-pointer which fell right into the hands of

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Derrick Gordon, securing the win for the Minutemen.

Fordham coach Tom Pecora said that the plan was for Thomas to attack the basket and come off a series of screens.

However, as the play broke down his team panicked causing him to force up the bad shot.

Thomas was 7-for-10 on 3-pointers.

“Yeah, we’ve had some guys come in here and put on decent performances as of late. It’s like they’re hitting some shots that maybe aren’t normal, Kellogg said. “That last one that he missed, you’re kind of thinking, praying, whatever you want to call it as the shot goes up.”

Gordon led UMass with 20 points and made five free throws in the final 1:10 of the game. But his biggest stretch came over see

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“UMass basketball” returned Saturday afternoon at the Mullins Center.

It’s a phrase Massachusetts men’s basketball coach Derek Kellogg coined to describe the Minutemen’s style of play. It’s up-tempo, predicated on defensive pressure and transition scoring and, when executed correctly, can mount impressive momentum swings in a hurry.

In UMass’ 82-74 victory over Fordham, the types of plays which Kellogg’s vision is predicated upon returned and helped snap a three-game losing streak.

“I thought our guys came out and fought and battled,” Kellogg said. “We didn’t have everything going obviously early in the first half or even throughout the first half, but they fought and persevered.”

The Minutemen forced nine steals, topped Fordham in fast break points 10-2 and received significant contributions from a number of veterans – something Kellogg’s waited for over the last two weeks.

It was a defensive breakthrough which allowed UMass to surge in the second half.

Over a span of three minutes, the Minutemen created six steals which sparked a 13-0 run. They trailed 41-36 when Donte Clark started the sequence with a steal and led 49-41 when Esho capped it with his own steal and dunk.

The Rams never even attempted a shot over the stretch.

“It gave us some energy,” Esho said. “Everybody had good ball pressure, our guards were pressuring the ball. We were able to do that and we communicated.

I think it’s a team thing.”

The Minutemen spoke at length leading up to the game about finding more consistent see

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Minutemen fall in season finale Early struggles doom “We thought we could take this team lightly and UM travels to ND Fri. UMass against Brown for HEA tournament obviously they’re a good team, so they took it from us.”

By Anthony Chiusano Collegian Staff

Brandon Montour, UMass defenseman

this team lightly and obviously HARTFORD, Conn. – Following they’re a good team, so they took last Saturday’s emotional over- it from us.” time victory on Senior Night, Patrick Kirtland added to the Huskies’ lead five the Massachusetts minutes after Pauly’s hockey team headed to UConn 4 opening score to hand Hartford, Connecticut, the Minutemen an with a chance to ride UMass 0 early 2-0 deficit at the momentum into its first intermission. regular season finale Minutemen coach Friday night against John Micheletto said that a lack Connecticut.

But instead, the Minutemen of energy in the opening period (10-21-2, 5-15-1 Hockey East) contributed to their early strugwere stymied by the Huskies in gles. a 4-0 defeat, locking them into “We didn’t put 20 minutes in the No. 12 seed in the upcoming the first period together that we needed to in order to play road Hockey East Tournament.

Shawn Pauly initiated the hockey in the final weekend of game’s scoring eight minutes, the regular season,” Micheletto 38 seconds into the first period, said. “You get down two goals providing UConn (10-17-7, 7-11- to anyone on their home ice…

4 HEA) with all the offense it it’s going to be a tough road forneeded behind goaltender Rob ward.”

While both of the UConn’s Nichol’s 29 saves.

“It was obviously not the opening frame goals came from result we wanted,” UMass defen- short range, Micheletto noted seman Brandon Montour said. UMass’ struggles in getting “It looked like we came pre- the puck toward the net. The pared but clearly from the get- Minutemen were outshot 13-3 in go, we didn’t have the energy the first period. and momentum that we needed “I didn’t think that we got to the inside tonight,” Micheletto to win.

“We thought we could take said. “That was on us. No disre-

spect to UConn, but I just don’t think that we battled in the difficult areas.”

Senior captain Troy Power echoed Micheletto’s assessment, adding that the Huskies proved successful in limiting UMass’ attack in both matchups this season. On Jan. 2, the Minutemen lost to the Huskies 4-3 at the Mullins Center.

“This team in particular, they did a good job in keeping us outside and I think we just didn’t work hard enough to get into those tough areas to get second and third opportunities” Power said.

The Minutemen saw increased chances in the second and third period but couldn’t beat Nichols, who recorded his fourth shutout of the season. More than half his saves Friday (15) came in the third period.

“When we have opportunities against a good goaltender, you have to take advantage of them,” Micheletto said. “When you don’t, it continues to give him and the team in front of him confidence. I think you saw that see

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Whiteway scores hat trick in season debut

Cannella recognized the back-and-forth play between the teams, with both sides trading goals on a consistent basis during the final three quarters.

By Jason Kates Collegian Staff “We’d make a good play and then, boom, they score,” he The Massachusetts men’s said. “The first quarter really lacrosse team never threathurt us, other than that it’s a ened to take control in its game two-goal game. Give them a lot against Brown, falling 18-12 of credit, they took it to us and Saturday afternoon at McGuirk their attack had a great day.”

Stadium.

The struggles began early Combining for 14-of-18 team for the Minutemen, goals, the Bears’ (2-0) who allowed the first trio of Dylan Molloy, Brown 18 five goals of the game Henry Blynn and to dig themselves an Kylor Bellistri could UMass 12 inescapable deficit. not be stopped by the Molloy exploded for Minutemen, who are seven scores while now winless in their first four Blynn added four and Bellistri games of the season. recorded a hat trick.

“It was a similar pattern to Once the three attackers what we’ve had throughout the found their strides, Cannella year here, even in the Harvard acknowledged that it would be game when we were up most of difficult to contain them. the game,” UMass coach Greg “(Molloy) ran our guy over Cannella said after the game. two or three times,” he said. “(Brown) took it to us early.

“He’s a big, strong kid and went We knew they were gonna play hard at it. (Blynn) scored from early offense and it seemed way outside the box. We’re a like we could not string plays man-down we make a save and together again. turn the ball over and the ball “Guys are disappointed, they is in the back of the net. gave a great effort, we fought “Those guys have a great, back to three goals but that was kind of it.” see WINLESS on page 7