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FALL INTO A SHOW AT JORGENSEN
HUSKIES LOOK TO GET BACK TO BOWL
Families not given say on how money is to be spent.
A new quarterbackcompliments anexperienced defense.
Although disturbing, images serve to inform.
INSIDE NEWS: COLO. THEATER VICTIM FAMILIES QUESTION
FUNDRAISING
Research Conference
1:30 to 6:15 p.m.Library, Class of 47 Room
The sixth annual history gradu-ate research conference will
include a speech by Thomas Scheinfeldt of George Mason University
and two panels.
How to Be Good With Randy Cohen
3 to 4:30 p.m.Jorgensen
Emmy winner Randy Cohen will meld humor with a discussion of
ethi-cal issues as the Civility Metanoia Keynote speaker.
Go Greek Barbecue5 to 6:30 p.m.
Northwest Quad
Those interested in going Greek can come to socialize and meet
the members of UConns fraternities and sororities.
Go Greek Info Session7 to 8 p.m.
Student Union Theatre
The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and other Greek
leaders will pres-ent information about going Greek.
VICTORIA SMEY
Regina Spektor, Punch Brothers among Fall 2012 concerts and
shows.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to
the Republican presidential nomi-nation Tuesday night at a
storm-delayed national convention, every mention of his name
cheered by delegates eager to propel him into a campaign to oust
President Barack Obama in tough economic times.
Romney watched on television with his wife, Ann, at a hotel
suite across the street from the hall as the convention sealed his
hard-won victories in the prima-ries and caucuses of last
winter.
I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a storybook mar-riage, she
said in excerpts released in advance of a prime-time speech meant
to cast her multimillionaire-businessman-turned-politician husband
in a soft and likable light. Well, in the storybooks I read, there
were never long, long, rainy winter afternoons in a house with five
boys screaming at once.
A storybook marriage? No, not at all. What Mitt Romney and I
have is a real marriage, she said.
Aides said her husband of 43 years would be in the hall when she
spoke.
Through the evening, a parade of convention speakers mocked
Democratic President Obama mercilessly from a made-for-television
podium, as if to make up for lost time at an event post-poned once
and dogged still by Hurricane Isaac.
The Democratic president has
never run a company. He hasnt even run a garage sale or seen the
inside of a lemonade stand, declared Reince Priebus, chair-man of
the Republican Party.
Said House Speaker John Boehner, His record is as shal-low as
his rhetoric.
To send Romney and tick-etmate Paul Ryan into the fall campaign,
delegates approved
a conservative platform that calls for tax cuts not gov-ernment
spending to stimu-late the economy at a time of sluggish growth and
8.3 percent unemployment.
Polls make the race a close one, to be settled in a string of
battleground states where nei-ther Romney nor the president holds a
secure advantage.
Romney sweeps to nomination; convention raps Obama
GOP
California casts their votes for presidential candidate Mitt
Romney during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on
Tuesday.
AP
This week, the university will be kicking off UConn Metanoia
2012. The program will feature a series of lectures and events
scheduled throughout the fall semester aimed at civility and what
it means to be civil and take part in a civil university.
This UConn tradition dates back to the 1970s.
According to the UConn Metanoia website, A day of Metanoia as
described in The Connecticut Daily Campus in October of 1979 is a
concept meaning change of attitude that was introduced at UConn in
1970. As an institutional tra-dition, programming is devel-oped to
promote university-wide reflection and engagement with a critical
issue.
During each UConn Metanoia, an issue of importance is chosen
which allows the university com-munity to both engage and reflect
upon. In 2009, UConns Metanoia was aimed at sexual assault and
violence towards women.
This years metanoia is aimed at being more civil, ethical, and
nicer to each other. We are put-ting on a range of events to raise
awareness of civility and the cam-pus community will be getting
involved, said Jamille Rancourt, head of Recruitment and Retention
on SUBOG Outreach Committee. We are hosting a lecture series, a
Metanoia art show, and FYE classes will also be partaking in the
events. This will be a campus wide movement.
Randy Cohen, acclaimed col-
umnist for the New York Times, will be the first speaker in the
lecture series. Cohen will address such issues as plagiarism and
academic civility and the ethical issues surrounding a
university.
On campus, sometimes we get lost in our own lives and we for-get
to consider others. We forget there are other students around us
and sometimes we may also see things that are unethical. This
series of events is aimed at raising awareness and reminding us to
be more civil in our everyday lives, Rancourt said.
Other events will include a panel discussion on Sept. 5,
featuring UConn President Susan Herbst, Dr. Roderick P. Hart, Dean
of the School of Communication at the University of Texas at
Austin, and Bradley Honan, CEO of KRC Research. Also, on Nov. 1,
Dr. P.M. Forni, an acclaimed professor at John Hopkins University,
is scheduled to lec-ture in Keller Auditorium at the UConn Health
Center.
A program like this makes us stop and take a look at the way we
live day-to-day. When some-thing doesnt seem to concern us
directly, its usually easiest not to get involved, but that can be
a dan-gerous attitude, said Aaron Carta, a 5th-semester math and
physics major. The difficulty comes in figuring out where to draw
the line between trying to police each oth-ers behavior and trying
to protect our community. Its great to have an opportunity to
discuss where the line should be drawn.
Metanoia program to focus on civility
By Stephen UnderwoodStaff Writer
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Cases remain open in motorized scooter theftsStudents were
notified of sev-
eral thefts of motorized scooters that occurred at the
University of Connecticut recently.
Greeted by this message through the UConn Alert system, students
returned to school with the advice to stay alert, while a
still-unresolved case lingers over the campus. According to the
Alert, UConn Police inves-tigators, working a specialized detail to
stop the thefts, appre-hended two males attempting to steal several
motorized scooters near Bolton Road.
According to the UConn Police Departments Lieutenant Fournier,
Its still an open inves-tigation. We still have officers on the
case. Two people were arrested a couple weeks back, and an
additional three males, still remain to be approached by police.
The events occurred, according to reports, through-out the campus,
and were not
isolated. Details released to the public regarding the ongoing
case were limited.
Students reacted to the alerts with surprise and concern.
It makes me kind of ner-vousweve been getting a lot of alerts
this summer. It makes me wonder whats going to hap-pen when were on
campus, said Ashley Peterkin, a 6th-semester communications and
sport management double major. Outside of drug- or alcohol-
related crimes, burglary and lar-ceny are among the most com-mon
crimes on campus, with nearly three hundred verified incidences of
larceny in 2005 alone, according to the UConn Police Departments
Uniform Campus Crime Report, pub-lished on their website. The
incidences of burglary on cam-
pus rose between 2006 and 2008, as well.
However, many students feel unaffected by these events.
Im not scared for my safety, but it does seem out of the
ordi-nary, [these] thefts on campus, said Alexandra Nelson, a
4th-semester biology major.
While UConn continues to struggle with relatively high
prevalence of larceny, a large
number of students remain com-fortable, or even uninformed of
the recent thefts. In the mean-time, it is recommended by the Alert
system to trust ones gut feelings, drink in moderation, avoid
walking alone at night, turn down electronic devices [which] can
distract you from potential safety hazards.
Motorized scooters are parked outside buildings across campus.
The UConn Police Department is working to resolve cases of
motorized scooter thefts that they say are not isolated.
LINDSAY COLLIER/The Daily Campus
By Katherine PeinhardtCampus Correspondent
Its still an open investigation. We still have officers on the
case.
Lieutenant FournierUConn Police
Department
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EAST HARTFORD (AP) A man accused of killing an East Hartford
convenience store clerk has been ordered held on $3 mil-lion
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Twenty-five-year-old Kezlyn Mendez of Hartford faced a judge
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Relatives and friends of 47-year-old Luthfur Tarafdar, who was
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NEW HAVEN (AP) A woman who amassed a collection of small islands
off the Connecticut coast is selling two of them.
Christine Svenningsen, a widow of a party-goods mag-nate, is
selling Belden Island for $3.95 million and Jepson Island for
nearly $2 million, her real estate agents said. They are part of
the Thimble Islands off Branford, which have attracted celebrities
and the wealthy for generations.
For anybody looking for pri-vacy its got great appeal yet its
very close to the mainland, said Clint Rodenberg, an agent at
William Pitt Sothebys in Madison, where listing agents
Margaret Muir and Tony Nuzzo are handling the sale.
Svenningsen, an artist who has restored many of the prop-erties,
spent around $33 million to buy about 10 islands in Long Island
Sound.
Theyre like little pieces of art. I get to put my brush to them,
Svenningsen said in 2006.
She does not plan to sell the other islands she owns, Rodenberg
said.
Shes looking for someone who will respect them and enjoy them as
much as she does, Rodenberg said. Shes simpli-fying her life
somewhat.
The houses are seasonal and rely on gas lights and solar
power, Rodenberg said.Jepson Island is a little over
one-quarter of an acre and has a 1,100-square-foot house with a
wraparound deck. Belden is slightly over an acre and has a 1912
colonial with about 2,100 square feet and clam beds.
Of the hundreds of Thimble Islands, about 25 are considered
habitable. Tour boats have taken sightseers among the islands for
generations, while treasure hunters have combed them for Captain
Kidds buried riches.
Houses on the islands have long served as social gathering spots
for the wealthy and famous, as well as summer vacation sites for
families of more modest means. President
William H. Taft and actor James Earl Jones were among the
visi-tors, while Doonesbury cartoon-ist Garry Trudeau and his wife,
newscaster Jane Pauley, own an island home.
Svenningsens late husband, John, bought a home on the islands in
the late 1970s. After he died in 1997, she began to buy more
islands.
She bought the house where circus star Tom Thumb courted Miss
Emily. Local legend has it that his boss, P.T. Barnum, ordered
Thumb instead to marry Miss Livinia, another of his performers.
Tom and Emilys names remain etched in a rock near the house.
2 islands off Conn. put up for sale
This Aug. 2012 photo released by William Pitt Sothebys
International Realty shows Belden Island, one of the Thimble
Islands off shore from Branford in Long Island Sound. AP
Secluded properties off of Branford selling for $3.95 mil, $2
mil
Feds object to dad visiting fugitive killer
NEW HAVEN (AP) An 80-year-old Connecticut man who helped his son
flee to Mexico after he was convicted of a killing should not be
allowed to visit him in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Frederick Zachs wants to visit or write his son, Adam, who is
serv-ing a 60-year sentence at Cheshire Correctional Institute.
Frederick Zachs recently served a six-month prison sentence for
helping his son flee and sending him money. He was also barred from
contacting him for three years.
Prosecutors said Frederick Zachs helped a convicted murderer
escape justice for more than 20 years, and they called his sentence
fair and reasonable.
Adam Zachs was convicted in the 1987 shooting death of Peter
Carone. He posted bond after sentencing, missed a court date in
1989 and wasnt seen by authorities until the week of his capture
last year in Mexico.
Body of hiker recovered near Snowmass Mountain
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) Rescuers have recovered the body of a
Connecticut man killed by a rockslide on Hagerman Peak near
Snowmass Mountain.
The Aspen Times said the body of 24-year-old Rob Jansen of New
Canaan, Conn., was recovered on Monday by a National Guard
heli-copter from the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation
Training Site in Eagle.
Rescue crews were called to the scene Saturday afternoon after
reports of two injured hikers, one with chest wounds and the other
with a broken ankle. When they arrived, the hiker with the chest
injuries was dead.
The 13,800-foot Hagerman Peak rises above Snowmass Lake and is
about 11 miles from Aspen.
NATIONPolice: Mich. student attack
not likely hate crimeDETROIT (AP) A Michigan State University
student said he was
attacked at an off-campus party by two men who asked if he was
Jewish, and when he said he was, punched him and then stapled his
mouth.
Its shameful that in 21st century America, such religious hatred
exists in our country, Zach Tennen, a 19-year-old sophomore, said
in a statement emailed to The Associated Press. No one should ever
be subjected to the horror I experienced.
But police in East Lansing said Tuesday the incident probably
isnt a hate crime, and neither police nor Tennens statement
provided details about the attack, including how many people were
present.
East Lansing police did not return several calls from The
Associated Press asking for more information. The departments
statement said the assault was not likely a hate crime, but did not
explain the criteria for classifying a case as a hate crime or why
the Tennen assault did not rise to that level.
Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National
Park a favorite among families looking to rough it in one of the
nations most majestic settings have become the scene of a public
health crisis after two visitors died from a rodent-borne disease
follow-ing overnight stays.
On Tuesday, park officials sent letters and emails to 1,700
visitors who stayed in some of the dwellings in June, July and
August, warning them that they may have been exposed to the disease
that also caused two other people to fall ill.
Those four people contracted hantavirus pulmonary syndrome after
spending time in one of the 91 Signature Tent Cabins at Curry
Village around the same time in June. The illness is spread by
contact with rodent feces, urine and saliva, or by inhaling exposed
airborne particles.
Colo. theater victim families question fundraising
AURORA, Colo. (AP) Anguished family members of some of the
Colorado theater shooting victims lashed out at a fundraising
campaign Tuesday, saying it collected more than $5 million using
pictures and names of our murdered loved ones but so far has given
no more than $5,000 each to families facing bills for medi-cal
treatment, travel and other expense from the attack.
The families also said theyve been shut out of deci-sions on how
the money should be spent and that fundrais-ers were unresponsive
to their questions and suggestions.
When you generate dona-tions for a fund called the Aurora Victim
Relief Fund using pictures and names of our murdered loved ones, it
would stand to reason the fund is for victims of the Aurora
shooting, said Tom Teves, whose son Alex was one of 12 people
killed in the July 20 shootings. Another 58 people were wounded,
and many of them face long recover-ies or permanent disability.
At a sometimes-emotional news conference, Teves read a
seven-page statement demand-ing the fundraisers give the vic-tims
and their families a say in how the money is used and questioning
why so far only a relatively small portion, $350,000, was being
distributed
to the victims.Teves said the statement
was on behalf of 11 families. Eighteen other people crowded onto
a small platform behind him, some dabbing their eyes with tissues,
clasping hands or leaning on each other.
The Community First Foundation, asked by Gov. John Hickenlooper
to oper-ate the relief fund, said on its website it has raised just
over $5 million for the Aurora Victim Relief Fund. The foun-dation
announced on Aug. 17 that it would give $350,000 to the Colorado
Organization for
Victim Assistance to distribute among the surviving victims and
the families of those who died. Earlier, it said another $100,000
was given to 10 non-profit groups.
Marla J. Williams, president the Community First Foundation,
said a gag order imposed by Arapahoe County District Judge William
Blair Sylvester made it difficult to find all the victims and their
families.
She said a group has been set up to recommend how to spend the
donations but no victims representatives have been chosen yet.
Dave Hoover, bottom center, hugs Caren Teves, bottom right,
after a press conference by the relatives of the victims of the
Colorado theatre shooting in Aurora, Colo., on Tuesday.
AP
Donors standing by Lance Armstrongs
foundationNEW YORK (AP) Lance
Armstrongs reputation may be permanently stained but in the eyes
of corporate and individual donors, his charity still wears an
unsullied yellow jersey.
Armstrong announced last week he would no longer fight the
doping allegations that have dogged him for years. He was
subsequently stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles and
banned from professional cycling.
But in the days following the announcement, the Lance Armstrong
Foundation was show-ered with donations and pledges of continued
support for its mission of promoting cancer awareness and
research.
Public relations professionals say that while the famous cyclist
and cancer survivor remains a polarizing figure, even his
nay-sayers will have a hard time turn-ing their back on the
foundation and its trademark Livestrong yel-low bracelets.
Armstrongs decision not to contest the doping charges may allow
both him and his charity to finally move on, they say.
He never said hes guilty, he said hes sick of fighting, said
Peter Shankman, a vice president at the public relations firm Vocus
Inc., noting that none of the alle-gations against Armstrong have
been proven. He becomes a hero in this.
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Many people who have known me for years are sur-prised to learn
I support the legalization of marijuana. They point out how
anti-drugs I was in high school and wonder how I could have
changed. However, I still am anti-drugs in the sense that I have no
desire to ever use them. That doesnt, and shouldnt, make me
anti-drug
in terms of the law.
People have a misconception that everyone who supports
legal marijuana is pro-drugs, or as they might say, a pot-head
or a druggie. This belief is both false and harmful. No one assumes
that all support-ers of same-sex marriage are homosexuals
themselves. There are plenty of supporters of mar-riage equality
who have no inten-tion of ever marrying someone of their own sex.
Likewise, not all pro-choice women plan on eventually having an
unplanned pregnancy and seeking an abor-tion (irony intended).
Therefore, it is unfair for people to assume that everyone who
supports the legalization of marijuana does so because they want to
get high.
There are many valid reasons for opposing the War on Drugs. Even
conceding the argument that using marijuana once has
lifelong adverse effects on the individual, the same is true of
incarceration and the creation of a criminal record. Even if
marijuana is harmful under all circumstances, throwing the user in
jail simply creates a sec-ond punishment for a crime which only
harms the offender. Even President Obama admits he smoked marijuana
when he was younger. Perhaps this was just an act of youthful
fool-ishness and he is wiser now. Thats fine. Ive certainly
com-mitted some acts of youthful foolishness. However, Obama
supports incarcerating young people for making the same mistakes he
made and brand-ing them with a lifelong crimi-nal record. That is
unfair to those young adults. Carrying a criminal record harms an
indi-vidual far more than smoking marijuana once.
Furthermore, drug prohi-bition creates inner-city and cross
border violence among criminal gangs. This is bound to happen under
any form of prohibition. Consider the les-son we should have
learned (but evidently have not) from alcohol Prohibition in the
1920s. Prior to the passage of the 18th Amendment, the American
Mafia was little more than a loosely connected group of small
street gangs. By the time Prohibition was final-ly repealed, it had
grown into
the largest organized criminal organization in the country.
Under marijuana pro-hibition, there are frequent clashes between
rival gangs along the US-Mexico border, fighting for the
opportunity to bootleg marijuana into the United States. Marijuana
is the largest cash crop in California, followed by grapes.
However, as popular as wine is in California, drug gangs arent
killing each other in order to smuggle Pinot over the border. After
all, anyone 21 or older can buy wine quite legally in California.
There is no opportunity for a crime-laden black market. Of course,
during Prohibition, there were plenty of bootleg gangs illegally
transporting alcohol around the countryincluding those controlled
by notorious gangster Al Capone. Many people support drug laws on
the grounds that drugs cause violence. However, the violence caused
by draconian drug laws far exceeds vio-lence caused by drugs.
Furthermore, by bringing marijuana into the legal mar-ket, it
can be taxed by the government. That money can then be used by the
govern-ment for public benefit, like drug education. The merit of
any specific tax is beyond the scope of this article. However,
currently drug dealers pay no
tax on their illicit sales. They dont report it to the IRS and
they dont make the buyers pay sales tax. By bringing marijuana
sales into the legal market, the government could increase tax
revenue signifi-cantly. This money could be used to fund education
instead of incarceration.
Clearly, there are many perfectly rational reasons to support
legalizing marijua-na. I have chosen not to use marijuana, for
multiple rea-sons which I will choose to keep private. However, I
do not support the War on Drugs either. It increases the violence
it was supposed to stop, it designates people criminals for crimes
of which they are solely victims, and it takes away potential tax
income that could be used to fund drug education instead of
incarcera-tion. The misconception that pro-legalization equals
pro-marijuana has harmful effects. Speaking from personal
expe-rience, I can say it has created a public reluctance to
support the former. Legalization of marijuana would have many
positive effects, even for those who never plan on using it.
Editorial Board Elizabeth Crowley, Editor-in-ChiefTyler
McCarthy, Commentary Editor
Jesse Rifkin, Associate Commentary EditorChris Kempf, Weekly
Columnist
John Nitowski, Weekly ColumnistSam Tracy, Weekly Columnist
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I have a lot of different opinions about a lot of popular
topics. One of these things happens to be the Olympics. You know
it: its the worldwide sports event where we get together in the
name of humanity and peacefully compete in dozens of sports
competitions in one of the finest cities in the world. This summer
the Olympics were held in London. Four years
ago, they were held in Beijing.
Im not really into sports, so the Olympics usually dont concern
me. What did inter-est me were the ramifications of the games. I
liked reading about the 1936 Games in (Nazi) Berlin, the 1972
Munich Massacre, or the
boycotts between 1976-1984. After all, these are things that
have something of an effect on the world. So this year, I suddenly
wondered why a lot of these cities even want to host the
Olympics.
Some developing countries, like China and Brazil, want to
display that they are a power on par with the United States and
Europe. For the United States and Europe, its a chance to bring new
business, tour-ism, and an economic boost.
But I really have to question what kind of an economic boost the
games really cre-ate. Maybe for a place like Rio, it would give the
Brazilian government an excuse
to clean the city up, or pump some funds into their most
populous city. But for a well-established place like London, Rome,
or Barcelona, could the games really bring enough money to keep the
government out of debt, or at best just break even?
Put simply: they dont bring in ANY money.
In 2004, the games were hosted in Athens, which youll remember
is where the original Olympic games were held in ancient times.
Greece is a tiny country, and the nine billion Euro pricetag for
the games ended up being 5% of their GDP. If we spent that much
proportionally on the Olympics in the United States, it would be
$750 million. In other words, we would have to sell the entire
State of Florida to pay for the games. Now that we have enough data
points to look at the formerly assumed economic boom the games dont
bring, its rather obvious what caused the Greek financial
collapse.
Vancouver, Canada hosted the last winter Olympics and spent 4
billion Canadian dollars on their Olympic vil-lage. Because of the
ambitious project, the city is still CA $740 million in debt
because of the housing project, and has given up on breaking even.
The city will be happy if they restrict their losses to a measly CA
$100 million.
Having seen what kind of a financial ter-ror Vancouver faced,
the people of Bern, Switzerland must have breathed a sigh of relief
when their city was passed over host-ing the 2010 Winter Games.
Of course, aside from the fact that your taxes increase and your
citys stadium may
never get built (the Montreal Olympic sta-dium wasnt completed
until 11 years after the games. Today its used as a skate-park and
a concert venue. The only two mildly useful projects beginning are
the urban agriculture initiative and the city zoo), theres the
possibility that if you live in a host city, youll be forced out of
your home. After all, when a city is building new infra-structure
for the games (stadium, transpor-tation system, Olympic village,
etc.) they need to put it somewhere. And the original city
architects probably didnt have such a feat in mind when they
designed London, Athens, or Beijing. So who gets the short stick
and has to move so people all over the world can finally find out
which country has the better gymnasts?
Easy: the poor. In America, its called eminent domain.
The government will come in and give you a paltry sum of money
and tell you when you need to leave. Thats what happened in 1996
when 30,000 people were forced out of their homes in Atlanta,
Georgia. Those numbers are dwarfed by the 1988 Seoul games (720,000
people) and of course, the 2008 Beijing games (1.5 million). Given
Chinas behavior toward their Tibetan pop-ulation in 2008, I doubt
they bothered with eminent domain laws.
The only thing good about the Olympics is that they only happen
every four years.
Moneyball: Why the Olympics shouldnt happen
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So how many upperclassmen have already walked on the east side
of the library and found themselves trapped by the new dead
end?
Is Oak Hall two buildings or something? Whats with this weird
underpass?
If only the mosquito that bit me on the bottom of my foot could
realize the terrible dilemma Ive been put in: ignoring the itching
vs. tickling myself.
Almost hit a turkey while driving in Storrs...Yep, Im in CT
again.
To the young lady (grad student?) who left a note say-ing Nice
FSM :D RAmen!
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Although the new McMahon Dining Hall was designed to accommodate
the growing number of international students on campus, there is no
doubt the entire UConn community is excited about its grand
opening.
Its definitely a step up, said junior Taylor Byrne. I like the
new contemporary style.
With the new caf style seating lounge and top-to-bottom windowed
patio, McMahon Dining Hall appears to be attracting students now
more than ever.
The new design is not the only change that can be seen at
McMahon. An extensive new menu now features an International Fare
theme. However, for students looking for a more tradi-tional
American meal, the salad and sandwich bars remain accessible.
The international menu is designed to accom-modate the growing
number of international students here at UConn, and also to serve
as an educational opportunity for the entire commu-nity, said
McMahon Area Manager Eric Janssen.
More than 3,000 International students from over 120 countries
study at UConn, according to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions
2011 International Viewbook.
The new pizza tastes like its from Bertuccis, said senior David
Switala.
In order to accommodate the new menu, several new kitchen
appliances were purchased, including
a stone oven, similar to the Pompeii Oven used in the Student
Union Marketplace. A wok station for Asian-inspired dishes and a
Tandoori oven for Indian-inspired dishes were also added.
The open kitchens concept is another new fea-ture in McMahon
Dining Hall. This brings the previously behind-the-scenes cooking
platforms to the central dining area to give students a more
interactive experience.
Students will now have the ability to ensure the freshness of
their meal by watching the prepa-ration from start to end, said
Janssen.
Its good being able to watch the chefs make your food, and see
them actually wearing gloves, said 1st-semester Monica Dahlgren.
Its kinda like going out for Hibachi.
In light of the renovations and menu changes, McMahon also opted
to change their service styles.
Really, the main reason were doing the pre-plated foods on
smaller plates is to reduce the unnecessary amount of food wasted
and the resources used to make it, Janssen said.
Yeah it will definitely help save food, but I like being able to
just go up and get your own stuff, said junior Ryan Tracy. I feel
like its understaffed because there are way too many long lines for
the different stations. Hopefully they can fix that.
All around, the new McMahon is absolutely better than before,
said Byrne. It s definitely living up to its McMansion
reputation.
2005Hurricane Katrina makes
landfall near New Orleans as a Category 4, causing
the city up to $150 billion in estimated damage.
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Universal writing tips for every major
Regardless of what your major is, at some point in your college
career, you are going to either have to write something or youre
going to want to write something. It could be something dry, like a
research paper or an essay, or it could be something more
creative.
Whichever it is, hav-ing decent writing skills is important.
Developing them is, unfortunately, the difficult part. For this
article, I am going to focus mostly on cre-ative writing, but I
think some of these tips are universal.... at least
universal-ish.
I hate to bring it up, but spelling and grammar are important,
unless you are doing some creative writ-ing where the spelling
and/or grammar is intentionally wrong for an artistic reason. As
that is generally not the case, using proper spelling and grammar
is essential to making sure your work is not only professional, but
also easily comprehensible.
Many employers will not hire prospective employees who turn in
mistake-ridden cover letters because those prospective employees
are essentially letting the employ-ers know that, in over sixteen
years of schooling, they have yet to figure out the difference
between then and than.
Now that all that unpleas-antness is over with, lets talk about
how to improve your writing. It might seem obvious, but writing is
an art where practice makes perfect. It is said that a person has
to write one million words before he or she is ready to write a
novel.
Luckily, everything counts. Keep a diary. Have a pen pal. Get
back at that person who sends you chain e-mails by sending them
made-up ones of your own. Or, if you have aspirations to be the
next big author, write poems, short sto-ries, memoirs. Ask an
English professor for a fun creative writing prompt. Utilizing one
or all of these techniques will invariably help your writing.
Another thing I think is extremely important in the process of
writing is reading. I am not saying that reading a lot will
instantly make your writing better. What I am say-ing is that
reading a lot will give you a larger vocabulary, different
insights, and so on and so forth.
An important thing to note about the process of writing is that
it is deceptively dif-ficult to do well. Try not to let yourself
become discour-aged. I cannot say the feeling universal, but I have
friends who are not English majors (shame, really) who dread
writing papers, much prefer-ring the idea of a multiple-choice
exam.
Writers block happens to everyone. The trick is to take a break,
have a conversation with someone and then get back to it.
What else is there to say about the basics of writing? Only
this, I think: writing is perhaps the clearest way human beings
have of com-municating with each other. Good writing can amuse,
comfort, depress and inspire. It can bring about revolutions. To
me, writing is all of those things and more. So pick up a pen and
add to humankinds legacy.
By Jason WongStaff Writer
[email protected]
From The Writers DeskFall into a show at Jorgensen
You may not know it, but here at UConn we have a fantastic
concert hall that hosts everything from concerts to comedy to arts
performances. On the corner of Glenbrook Road and Hillside Road,
across from the Student Union, sits the Jorgensen Center for the
Performing Arts.
The only thing better than such a nice venue on campus would be
student-ticket prices, you say? Well, youre in luck every show has
a discount if you show a student ID. Prices for non-students can
rise above $50, but students rarely have to pay more than $25.
Frequently, tickets are as low as $10.
Here are some selections from this falls calendar youll want to
keep your eyes on. Tickets are available at the box office and
online at jorgensen.uconn.edu, where you can also find the full
fall schedule.
September 15 Mary Chapin Carpenter
The season begins in mid-Sep-tember with a performance by Mary
Chapin Carpenter, who has won five Grammys, including four straight
for Best Female Country Vocal Performance from 1992-1995. Touring
behind her new record Ashes and Roses, a night with Carpenter is a
night well spent. Student tickets start at $20.
October 4 Punch Brothers
Fresh off an inclusion in this springs massive Hunger Games
soundtrack, the fantastic classical bluegrass band Punch Brothers
comes to Jorgensen. Expect a raucous night of Mumford &
Sons-esque south-ern-twanged folk rock. Tickets start at $10.
October 6 Regina Spektor Famed singer-songwriter
and pianist Regina Spektor hits Jorgensen as October comes into
full swing. Riding the success
of her album What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, which debuted at
#3 on the Billboard chart in May, Spektor is sure to put on a show
when she comes to Storrs. Tickets start at $25.
October 14 Pat Metheny Unity Band
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, who brings a whopping 19 Grammy wins
with him to Jorgensen tonight, will perform with his band and his
42-string guitar. Tickets start at $10.
October 19 Staff Benda Bilili
Youve never heard of these guys, but you dont want to miss their
performance. A group of disabled street musicians from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, they play rumba music with
elements of reggae and rhythm and blues. Their story of triumph
must be seen. Tickets start at $10.
October 26 Ron WhiteThey call him Tater Salad!
Blue Collar Comedy king Ron White brings his unique style of
comedy, his scotch and his Moral Compass tour to Storrs this
weekend. If youre a huge fan of White, you can purchase a VIP
access pass to meet him after the show for $178. Otherwise, tickets
start at $25.
November 1 PilobolusThis unique dance group will
amaze the Jorgensen audience in tonights performance, which
blends gymnastics, dance, strik-ing imagery and humor. The New York
Times said their per-formances are where acrobat-ics are liquefied
into poetry. Tickets start at $10.
November 10 Dr. John and the Blind Boys of
AlabamaDr. John, a five-time Grammy
winner inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year
and famous for his song Right Place, Wrong Time, brings the gospel
group The Blind Boys of
Alabama with him to Jorgensen for a night of jazz, blues and
gospel. Tickets start at $20.
November 29 Jake Shimabukuro
Coming back after earning rave reviews last year, ukulele
super-star Jake Shimabukuro returns to Jorgensen with a set mixed
between original music and clas-sic covers (While My Guitar Gently
Weeps, Bohemian Rhapsody). Tickets start at $10.
December 1 Boston Pops Holiday Concert & Winter
GalaThe New York Times calls the
Boston Pops the best-known, most recorded and arguably most
popular orchestra in the United States, and theyre back in town for
their yearly holiday concert. Come see your favorite holi-day
carols in impressive form, and Santa might even make an appearance!
Tickets start at $35.
By Focus Staff
Clockwise from left: singer Regina Spektor, folk musicians the
Punch Brothers and comedian Ron White. They, and many more artists,
will be coming to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts over
the upcoming fall semester. Tickets for many shows at the venue are
as low as $10 for students.
Photos courtesy of jorgensen.uconn.edu
[email protected] free-to-play killing the subscription
MMO?
When Star Wars: The Old Republic launched last December, the MMO
was perhaps the largest and most ambitious video game proj-ect ever
undertaken. With a development period that lasted over five years
and a budget rumored to be in the hundreds of millions, its
understand-able that publisher EA was a bit worried that their
invest-ment wouldnt pay off. To console themselves, and fans
everywhere, EA was assured the most competent developer of modern
role-playing games on the planet, Bioware, was on the job. The
developers of Mass Effect, Balders Gate and Star Wars: Knights of
the Old Republic, they seemed up to the task.
The goal for Star Wars: TOR was to create a massive-ly
multiplayer open world RPG in the same vein as such games as
Everquest and World of Warcraft. However, it would be different; it
was to feature cutscenes with fully voiced dialogue in
conversations with almost every single non play-able character,
also allowing the player freedom to select their response. The
choices would have potentially far-reaching consequences later in
the game. This required over 200,000 lines of dialogue to be
written and recorded, the most ever in an MMO.
The game launched very strong, receiving one mil-lion
subscribers in three days, peaking at 1.7 million total. By August
2012, numbers dropped well below one mil-lion. While still a lot,
that is a massive amount of subscribers lost in less than nine
months. As a result, Bioware has laid off much of its staff on
the
project.Some say that the massive
loss is due to a lack of con-tent after the player has
com-pleted the games story and quests, and then interacts with
other players. While possibly a contributing factor, the more
likely cause is much simpler. In the modern world of
micro-transactions, it has become increasingly hard to convince
consumers to pay $40-$60 for a game like TOR in addition to a
monthly fee of $14.99.
This is no isolated inci-dent either. Even World of Warcraft,
has dabbled into the free-to-play realm. Starting in 2011, Blizzard
allowed peo-ple to play the game for an unlimited amount of time
until their character reaches level 20, at which point they might
subscribe. It was recently revealed that Blizzards sub-scription
numbers have dipped nearly one million subscribers to 9.1 million.
Its not hard to imagine them expanding upon their free-to-play
model.
The free-to-play trend has extended well beyond MMOs. Valves
popular online shooter Team Fortress 2 went free-to-play in 2011.
The game itself is free and income is generated when players
pur-chase character modifications at minimal prices. According to
Valve, revenue has increased twelvefold since the change.
While details are cur-rently limited, EA has stated that players
will be able to play TOR to level 50 at no cost, while still
requiring the monthly $14.99 for future content. With this latest
casu-alty however, the world of the subscription-only MMO seems
doomed to end sooner rather than later.
By Alex SferrazzaCampus Correspondent
[email protected]
New McMahon Dining Hallreceives rave reviews
Students grab a bite to eat at the newly-reopened and renovated
McMahon Dining Hall. The newly revamped menu, geared toward
international students, can be enjoyed by all in the southwest
corner of campus.
JON KULAKOFSKY/The Daily Campus
By Juliana MassaCampus Correspondent
[email protected]
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Hey, wanna know a secret? Those open lectures where your
professors read off
slides and let you have your laptop out arent for study-ing or
note-taking. Thats
what last minute cramming is for. Instead, with a few seconds of
Google-Fu, you
could easily be playing hundreds of games that
have been turned into Flash ROMS, hosted on a web-site for your
convenience. Some even save. My per-
sonal favorite is Pokemon Trading Card Game, which
was ten times more fun than the actual cards ever were with
snappy gameplay and
addicting collecting.
-Joe OLeary
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Hello, UConn! Im taking the reins of the Gamers Piece from Jason
Bogdan, who graduated last year. Itll be hard to follow in his
footsteps, but I hope to do the best I can. Over time, Ill touch on
topics like games Im playing or revisiting, drama in the gaming
atmosphere and changes occurring to modern gaming culture, which
has definitely changed a lot since 1997, when I got a Game Boy
Pocket and Bugs Bunnys Crazy Castle 3 for Christmas to begin my
gaming career.
One of the things that have changed is the size of a mod-ern
gaming budget. For instance, Max Payne 3 was widely report-ed by
sources such as Destructoid to have a budget topping $100 million
in late 2011. Now, thats the budget of a triple-A game from
Rockstar, and it doesnt help that it took the game about 9 years to
come out. However, that doesnt excuse the budget; its simply too
much spent to make anything back.
After it came out in May, Payne 3 was reported to have moved
somewhere around 3 mil-lion units by its publisher, Take Two
Interactive, but NPD reports placed them much lower, at only
440,000 actually sold at retail in its first month (PC sales
notwith-standing).
Now, I dont know about you, but it doesnt seem like thats
near-ly enough money to earn Take Two back its $100 million, and
its not the first hit theyve taken. The company lost $107.7 million
in its 2011 fiscal year, after LA Noire failed to be the massive
hit Red Dead Redemption was in 2010. And thats just one
example.
I know the sample size is small, but the evidence is
overwhelm-ing. If Take Two is losing $100 million and all they have
to save them is their Grand Theft Auto lifeboat, one failure could
sink the entire studio. And its hap-pened a lot recently. Remember
Bizarre Creations, who created Geometry Wars and Project Gotham
Racing? Two classics, right? They were shuttered in 2010 after
high-profile games Blur and James Bond 007: Blood Stone were lost
in the shuffle (one released opposite Redemption, the other went up
against Black Ops). Team Bondi, who made the aforementioned LA
Noire, closed in 2011 after that game underperformed and its budget
couldnt be covered.
There are dozens of other sto-ries here, including ones that
include sheer incompetence (oh, Curt Schilling, why did you try to
make a World of Warcraft killer and fail miserably? State of Rhode
Island, how did you ever pay $75 million to make it?), but they all
seem to be leading to the same conclusion. If one or two
slow-selling games can kill a company, four or five could kill a
major one. And in a world where only Call of Duty and Just Dance
can stay on the top 10 charts, why couldnt that happen?
[email protected]
By Joe OLearyFocus Editor
The uncertainty of the hundred-million-dollar
budget
Ashes to ashes...
Dust: An Elysian Tail had been in production for more than three
years, but the beautiful hand-drawn graphics, fun combat and
emphasis on discovery makes it well worth a download from the Xbox
Live Arcade now that its finally released.
Photo courtesy of gamespot.com
Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace has been around as long as the Xbox
360 has (seven years now). Almost since its incep-tion, its been
releasing a new game every Wednesday, sometimes more. Thats a lot
of games.
Often, theres a game that simply slips through the cracks in the
difficult world of indie gaming. The money runs out, the team hits
a wall, the endeavor dies. Whats rarer is a game that manages to
survive a development cycle of more than three years and not only
makes it onto the Marketplace, but shines next to its competition
when its released. Dust: An Elysian Tail is one of those games.
Its a simple game with a decent amount of features and
addictive, combat-driven gameplay. The development team consists of
one person his name is Dean Dodrill has worked since 2009 to hone
the game. His efforts have paid off.
Though the side-scrolling adventure games graphics are like a
Flash cartoon, theyre beautifully drawn with loving detail. The
protagonist is a silent swordsman named Dust, and his silver frame
clashes
beautifully against the countrysides, caves, frozen tundras and
other locales he visits to find his past.
The plot is basic, with missions strewn about. Dust has amnesia;
he needs to not have amnesia, pretty simple. (Admittedly, I am
horrible at the game, so if there was a late plot twist I didnt
make it there yet.) And between Dust and his chance at not having
amnesia, there are thousands of ene-mies to fight. Luckily, he has
Fidget, a weird flying cat thing who is as equally annoying as Navi
from The Legend of Zelda.
Combat is simple yet expansive, as Dust has some basic sword
moves (and unlocks more as he goes). Its all about keeping combos
in the game; the higher the combo, the more experience you get
(until you gain a level, in which case mild RPG elements come into
play as you raise your attack, defense and HP). But keeping combos,
or pushing them into the hundreds, is just as entertaining as its
always been, whether the game was Devil May Cry or Tony
Hawks Pro Skater. Simple yet addictive, the swordplay is great,
and things are made more exciting when you use Fidgets magic to
send a flurry of white goop at your ene-mies, racking up immediate
20-hit combos with the first hit. Add in dashing, and make these
controls well-made, and youve got a very fun game.
The exploration of the game is also fun, as its a cross between
the Metroid map sys-tem, Castlevanias exploration and empha-sis on
100% completion and Zeldas com-bat. Its complicated but fun to wrap
your head around.
Unfortunately, its not close to perfect. Its easy to get lost or
meet up with enemies who will immediately slay you; the games
difficulty curve is a bit harsh. Plus, the games pretty basic; it
could be easy to become bored of the combat once its pretty shine
wears off.
Overall, though, considering its history, its more than
impressive that Dust: An Elysian Tail made it to Xbox Live Arcade
in the good shape its in. Its not a Call of Duty killer by any
means, but if you want a new experience on the cheap, Dust is a
good deal at only $15.
By Joe OLearyFocus Editor
[email protected]
Dust: An Elysian TailXbox 360
7/10
Vampires dont sparkle in Dawnguard
Dawnguard, the new downloadable expansion for Novembers The
Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, is unfortunately uneven; while it adds
vampires and a new faction to the game, it can become as tedious as
the original. Fans of the game shouldnt feel bad spending $20 on
the expansion, though.
Photo courtesy of gamespot.com
Have you logged hundreds of hours into Skyrim? Have you joined
every single guild? Even the Cannibalistic guild? Did you beat
every single dungeon and become Thane for all the Jarls, only to
find that you want more Skyrim? Have you been liv-ing in
withdrawal? Well, never fear, because Bethesda has finally released
the Dawnguard add-on.
Dawnguard extends the Skyrim world to include two new factions,
the Vampires and the Dawnguard. If you enjoyed playing on the side
of righteous good, joining the games com-panions and sympathized
with its Vigilants, the Dawnguard is the faction for you. On the
other hand, if you massacred every-one in the Hall of the Vigilants
and bathed in their blood, the Vampires are your people. Either
way, the quest line begins with a city guard telling you about
the
new Fort Dawnguard, which is recruiting people to fight against
the rising vampire horde. If you dont receive the quest from the
guards, a non-player-character named Durak will approach you with
the quest when you reach level 10.
Difficulty-wise, Dawnguard is definitely for the experi-enced
player. The Vampires are incredibly dif-ficult to defeat. They soak
damage while constant-ly leeching you of health and throwing
incredibly powerful spells at you. The Dawnguard is no easy match
either. If you choose to join the Vampires you will find that they
have several weapons, and armor, designed to be extra effective
against you and your blood-sucking breth-eren. The crossbow, while
it doesnt have as much range as a bow, is lethal, packing enough
damage to one-hit-kill a char-
acter. The environment is much harder as well. Step carefully in
the dungeons, because they feature more traps than ever before. One
lovely trap was a pit of spikes, which could only be escaped via a
corridor of swinging axes. The light level was also dimmed, so you
might find yourself fighting enemies
that you can bare-ly see.
Although most companions are about as useful as a sack of
flour,
Serana, a vampire companion introduced in the expansion, proves
to be very different. She is skilled in both magical and melee
combat. And because she is essential, she requires no babysitting.
Her personality is enjoyable as well, as she acts like a princess,
even requiring the Dragonborn to earn her trust. Unfortunately, she
is not avail-able for marriage; youll only get rejected if you try.
Future
expansions may change that.The downside to Dawnguard is
just like Skyrim: once you adjust to the difficulty, youll start
find-ing yourself repeating the same winning combination of moves
over and over again. Although the enemies are stronger, their
weak-nesses are easily exploited.
If I would recommend Dawnguard, it would either be for a Skyrim
addict look-ing for a fix or players looking for more story. The
Dawnguard side is pretty linear and unimag-inative, but the joining
the Vampires in castle Volhikar will embroil the player in a lot of
courtly intrigue.
All in all, if you liked Skyrim, you will love Dawnguard. Like
Skyrim, it has a lot of bang for your buck, at 20 dollars for 20+
hours. And its a great way to show your support for an innovative
game company.
By Deepti BoddapatiCampus Correspondent
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Skyrim: DawnguardDLC: 360, PC
7/10
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HOROSCOPESTodaysBirthday (08/29/12). Embrace priorities and
release unnecessary fluff. This years potentially brilliant for
your career. Creativity, expression and communications shine, and
your circles open new doors. Relationships get particular-ly
interesting after autumn. Loves the new currency: spread it
around.To get the advantage, check the days rating: 10 is the
easiest day, 0 the most chal-lenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Theres plenty of
work to be done, and its the lucrative kind. But there are also
plenty of distrac-tions. Add a dash of fun and spice to keep it
interesting.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Feed on other
peoples ideas, and add your personal brilliance. Others look to you
for advice; see how you can make it work for you, financially.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Go for it. Theres
really nothing stop-ping you, even if it seems so. You may fail,
but you wont know if you dont try. Restore your power through
yoga.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Reinvention is
called for. Your intuition and creativity come to the rescue.
Co-workers get inspired and join the project. At the end, youre all
stronger.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Do the neces-sary
research, and find the very best deal so you dont spend the money
that youll need later. Dont overthink it, though. Trust your
instinct. Add respect.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Make an educated
decision. Theyre saying nice things about you at work. Ask for more
(and get it). Friends help you get the word out. Theres fun going
on, and youre in the thick of it.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Take on a
leadership role. With your excitement, everything seems easier now.
Close the door for more privacy. Discard junk and gain
cre-ativity.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Improve your home
with a touch of love. Listen for miracles. Dont force the issue,
though. Your fame precedes you. Walk the walk.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Dedicate some
time to write, as youre very persuasive now. A walk outdoors helps
clear up your ideas. Play the game, listen to your intuition and
score.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Its worth the
extra effort to put your ideas in action. Youre get-ting more and
more curious. Revamp your wardrobe. All it takes is a little
juggling.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Work from home,
and use money to make money. Your friends cover for you, but you
have to ask them. A happy secret gets revealed. Provide
infor-mation.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 5 -- Your genius and
efforts are appreciated. Grasp the new opportunities coming your
way. Dont be afraid to assume authority. A familiar routine is
com-forting.
Stickcatby Karl, Chan, Fritz, Jason
Editors Choiceby Brendan Albetski
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@dcsportsdept
Wreh-Wilson leads the UConn defense into the season
times we were inconsistent against the pass, Pasqualoni said, I
hope we can contin-ue to do against the run what weve done and
eliminate some of those big plays on defense.
The Huskies will need to make up for the loss of defen-sive
tackles Twyon Martin and Kendall Reyes. However at defensive end,
UConn will return senior Jesse Joseph who has recorded 106 tack-les
in his Husky uniform.
At linebacker, the Huskies are led by redshirt senior Sio Moore
who has 202 career tackles. As a freshman last season, Yawin
Smallwood started each game, recording 94 tackles.
In the secondary, UConn cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson will look
to be a
leader after missing part of last season due to injury. He has
171 interception return yards, ranking eighth in school history.
Senior Dwayne Gratz started all 12 games for the Huskies last year
and will look to con-tinue his success in the sec-ondary this
season.
On special teams, the Huskies will return redshirt junior Cole
Wagner who punted his way to a Second Team All-Big East pick last
year. Senior Nick Williams will be returning both kickoff and punt
returns for UConn, to build on an already solid career with 1,556
kickoff return yards.
UConn will open up the 2012 season taking on UMass at home on
August 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
BALTIMORE (AP) It's hard to determine which was more impressive:
Chris Tillman's domination of the White Sox, or the how the
Baltimore Orioles mistreated Chicago ace Chris Sale.
Tillman allowed one hit over seven innings, Nick Markakis drove
in three runs and Baltimore cruised to a 6-0 victory Tuesday night
to extend its winning streak to four.
Lew Ford homered for the sec-ond time in two nights and Adam
Jones hit his 100th career home run for the Orioles, who moved a
season-high 14 games over .500 (71-57) and remained atop the AL
wild-card standings.
The only hit against Tillman (7-2) was a dribbler by Dayan
Viciedo in the fifth inning that shortstop J.J. Hardy couldn't snag
with an attempted bare-handed pickup.
"If J.J. isn't making the play, then no one's making the play,"
said Tillman, who lamented his four walks more than that one
scratch hit.
"There were plenty of games where I had better stuff," the
right-hander insisted. "There were some spurts there when I kind of
got out of whack."
Brian Matusz worked the final two innings, allowing one hit in
completing Baltimore's seventh shutout.
Sale (15-5) gave up four runs and six hits in four innings, his
shortest start of the season. Coming off a 13-strikeout win over
the Yankees, the left-hander lost for the second time in six starts
since July 21.
Asked why he was removed after only 75 pitches, Sale replied,
"Just came to me after the fourth and said that's it for the night.
You don't want to get that call. I didn't do anything to help our
team win tonight. I kind of put them in a tough spot, pulling the
starter after four. I got no one to blame but myself. That's as bad
as it gets."
Chicago manager Robin Ventura said, "It was just one of those
evenings it didn't look like he had it."
It was the fifth straight road loss for the White Sox, who won
six in a row at home before drop-ping the first two of this
four-game series. It was Chicago's most lopsided shutout defeat of
the season.
The Orioles have won 12 of 15 at home as they continue
toward
their first winning season in 15 years, but their scintillating
play has not attracted large crowds at Camden Yards this week. Only
12,814 showed up for this one, slightly more than the 10,955 on
Monday night.
Those in attendance saw an impressive pitching performance by
Tillman, who has as many wins this year as in his previous three
seasons combined.
"Tillman shut down one of the game's best offenses," Jones
said. "Those guys are hitting . He shut that lineup down."
After Sale struck out the first two batters in the second
inning, Baltimore used a single by Nate McLouth and two walks to
load the bases for Markakis, who drove in three runs with a double
to center.
"It was almost like I hit a brick wall," Sale said. "The first
couple of (batters) I felt like I was dialed in, throwing strikes.
Then it just got away."
Tillman leads Orioles to 6-0 win over White Sox
Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis (21) follows through on a
bases-clearing double to score three runs as Chicago White Sox
catcher A.J. Pierzynski watches during the second inning
AP
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Down to their final preseason game, the
Minnesota Vikings are still searching for a reliable complement to
star receiver Percy Harvin.
The Vikings will use their exhi-bition finale against Houston on
Thursday to take a long look at several receivers vying not only
for spots on the roster, but posi-tions that could bring with them
plenty of responsibility in the pass-ing game.
The opportunities will be there for Stephen Burton, Jarius
Wright, Devin Aromashodu and Manny Arcenaux, if only because no one
has been able to really sand out in the first three weeks of the
pre-season. So much for just trying to avoid injuries and shore up
the last few spots on the roster.
"It's a big game," coach Leslie Frazier said Tuesday. "We're
try-ing to determine depth along with who's going to line up
opposite of Percy in that first game ... and whether or not we need
to look outside of what we have to try to find someone to give us
help."
Free agent speedster Jerome Simpson has shown some promise and a
downfield threat, but he will be suspended for the first three
games. Veteran Michael Jenkins is steady, but hasn't shown much of
an ability to make big plays, leaving second-year quarterback
Christian Ponder with only Harvin, one of the most versatile
receivers in the league, as a dependable game-breaker on the
perimeter.
No receiver on the roster has more than three receptions in the
preseason, with two tight ends, a running back and a fullback all
hauling in more passes.
So even though Ponder and many of the offensive starters will be
sitting out, Burton, Wright,
Who will help Percy in Vikings WR corps?
Aromashodu and Arcenaux will be trying to make a major
impres-sion.
"I would love to see, all of us would, love to see one of those
guys make some big plays for us down the field or beat man
coverage," Frazier said. "Houston plays a lot of man coverage so
that would be good to see if we can find someone who can show that
they can separate and beat one-on-ones and maybe between those four
playing, we'll find that."
Frazier said the Vikings likely would keep five receivers and
Simpson, who won't be in action until they play at Detroit on Sept.
30. Jenkins' spot appears to be safe right now, and he took a pay
cut to try to help his chances even more. Harvin is a lock, but
after that it's up in the air.
Wright is a fourth-round rookie whose ability as a punt returner
helps his cause. Burton's 88 yards
receiving are tops on the team this preseason, but he is likely
battling with Arcenaux and Aromashodu for two spots.
"I think we feel confident there," offensive coordinator Bill
Musgrave said. "We have a good corps of wide receivers so we're
going to be OK until Jerome returns. We'll be excited for his
return but we're going to do our best in his absence to remain
effec-tive through the air."
But the Vikings struggled mightily to get Harvin some help last
season, with Bernard Berrian, Jenkins and Aromashodu all prov-ing
to be non-factors as the season progressed. They signed Simpson
from Cincinnati in the offseason, then drafted Wright and Greg
Childs in the fourth round to try to add more depth. Childs tore
the patella tendon in both knees in training camp and will not play
this season.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin (12) runs the ball
during a punt return drill in the morning walk-thru of NFL football
training camp in Mankato, Minn.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Josh Harrison provided the pop. Pedro Alvarez
provided the power. The reeling Pittsburgh Pirates eagerly accepted
both. Alvarez homered twice and drove in four runs after Harrison
barreled into St. Louis catcher Jadier Molina and the Pirates
rolled to a 9-0 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday night. While
Alvarez crushed his 24th and 25th home runs of the season, it was
Harrison's violent collision at home plate with Molina in the
second inning that sent the message the struggling Pirates aren't
quite finished just yet. Harrison broke from second on Jose
Tabata's single to right with two outs and dashed for the plate. By
the time he got there, Molina had the ball in his hands. The second
baseman lowered his left shoulder and plowed into the catcher's
head. Molina somehow held onto the ball to end the inning It also
ended his night. Molina got up slowly and went to the clubhouse
with neck, back and shoulder injuries and was replaced by Tony
Cruz. Watching Molina walk off the field was difficult, but
Harrison insisted he had no choice. "There was no way to slide
around him," Harrison said. "I felt my only way was to go through
him." Molina, who complained of a headache afterward, doesn't
believe the hit was malicious. "I never saw the guy coming," Molina
said. "I was concentrat-ing on catching the ball. I never saw him
coming, but the real pain was in my head. I don't know if he was
(targeting) my head or not." The play seemed to energize the
Pirates, who snapped out of a weeklong funk and drew within two
games of St. Louis for the NL's second wild-card spot. "It can
spark a team," manag-er Clint Hurdle said. "But it will be up to us
to play better base-ball than we've played lately and play along
the lines that we did tonight." Having the streaky Alvarez heating
up once again certainly helped. The third baseman hit a two-run
homer in the third to give the Pirates a comfortable lead, added an
RBI double in the fourth then hit a 469-foot blast to center in the
sixth. "The second one, the ball looked like it was going to hit
the (Clemente) Bridge," Hurdle said. "That's 400 and I don't know
how many. That's a whole bunch of feet. It goes to show you he can
shrink a ballpark." It was more than enough offense for James
McDonald (12-6), who gave up two hits in seven efficient innings,
walk-ing one and striking out six to beat the Cardinals and Jake
Westbrook (13-10) for the sec-ond time in the last two weeks. Using
his curveball to keep the surging Cardinals off bal-ance, McDonald
looked like the pitcher that was one of base-ball's biggest
surprises during the first half of the year, not the one that has
stumbled at times over the last six weeks. "I think it's just part
of the growing process," catcher Mike McKenry said. "He's just
start-ing to come into his own. He had a tremendous first half and
every pitcher struggles at some point and he just happened to
struggle at the wrong time. He just enhanced it and we just had to
take the world off his shoul-ders." McDonald had little trouble
against the Cardinals' surging lineup, surrendering only a two-out
single to Molina in the second and a two-out double to Jon Jay in
the sixth. Other than that he was flawless, allowing Pittsburgh's
weary bullpen to get a needed break. Playing with a cushion for
once didn't hurt. The Pirates came in losers in six of their last
seven since a dramatic 19-inning victory in St. Louis on Aug. 19,
forced to play catch-up most nights while the starting pitching
faltered. This time, the Pirates jumped out early.Garrett Jones hit
a sacrifice fly to give Pittsburgh the lead and the Pirates
continued to build.
Pirates rough up Cardinals in 9-0 win Alvarez hit a two-run shot
to the notch in left-center to make it 3-0 in the third and got
things started in the fifth with an RBI double to score Andrew
McCutchen. McKenry added a run-scoring single to make it 5-0.
Westbrook exacted a little payback by drilling Harrison in the leg
with a fastball, draw-ing a warning to both dugouts from home plate
umpire Adrian Johnson. Harrison took no offense at pitch, calling
it "a part of the game." He didn't stay at first for long anyway.
Clint Barmes followed the plunking with a two-run single the
Pirates were up 7-0. That was more than enough for McDonald. The
Cardinals failed to get a runner to third
while McDonald was in the game while getting shut out for the
second time this month and the seventh time this season. Westbrook
has been a key part of the Cardinals' rise during the second half,
winning six of his previous seven decisions. He could do little
right on a night the Pirates snapped out of their swoon in a big
way. The veteran right-hander gave up seven runs and 11 hits in
five innings, tying a season high with four walks while striking
out two. He threw just 61 of his 103 pitches for strikes. "I
haven't been very good the last couple outings and I can't ask the
offense to pick me up that big like they did last start," Westbrook
said. "It's just a mat-ter of figuring it out."
Pittsburgh Pirates' Josh Harrison (5) collides with St. Louis
Cardinals' catcher Yadier Molina on a play at the plate in the
second inning of the baseball game on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in
Pittsburgh. Harrison was out, but Molina had to leave the game.
AP
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TWOPAGE 2 Q :A : Will the Tampa Bay Rays catch the Yankees in
the AL East pennant race?Tampa Bay and Baltimore both could, but I
think the Yanks hold on.Mike Chapman, 7th-semester sports promotion
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Thats what he saidThe best day I had all year,
Rafael Soriano after converting a save against Toronto
All Smiles
Texas Rangers Ian Kinsler smiles as he heads to the dugout after
hitting a solo home run off of Tampa Bay Rays James Shields in the
fourth inning.
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Rafael Soriano
NEW YORK (AP) When Mariano talks, Rafael Soriano listens.
The career saves leader was watching when his fill-in gave up a
three-run homer in the ninth inning of the Yankees extra-inning
loss Monday night and had some thoughts. So the injured star sought
out Soriano when he visited the clubhouse Tuesday afternoon and
gave him some advice.
Why you got to throw too many sliders, when you got a good
fastball? Soriano said Rivera asked him. I said, Forget about last
night and let me do something different.
Soriano stuck to the new plan Tuesday and struck out two in the
ninth, closing out a fine home start for Phil Hughes that sent New
York to a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Hughes (13-11) won his sixth consecu-tive decision at Yankee
Stadium, allowing only Adeiny Hechavarrias first major league homer
in seven effective innings. Then he turned it over to David
Robertson and Soriano to finish off the four-hitter.
Soriano was not available to reporters after he gave up the
go-ahead homer Monday night to Colby Rasmus on a slider. A day
later, the reliever blamed the Yankees public relations staff for
not telling him the media wanted to talk to him. But he was ready
at his locker after notching his 34th save in 37 chances, one of
his best outings this season.
The best day I had all year, Soriano said.New York catcher
Russell Martin said
Soriano appeared to be pitching with a little anger. He took it
out the right way.
Nick Swisher had an RBI single in the third and Curtis
Granderson hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth to help the Yankees to
their fifth win in 12 games. They handed Ricky Romero (8-12) his
11th straight loss and beat him for the third time during his
winless skid.
The left-hander has not won in 12 starts since June 22. The Blue
Jays have provided little help, though, giving him just 17 runs of
support in his last 10 starts.
He was very sharp tonight, Toronto man-ager John Farrell said.
He was efficient and I think he benefited from a couple of extra
days rest.
Romero did rebound from a wild outing against Detroit in which
he walked eight in 5 1-3 innings. This time, he walked two and
yielded five hits and two runs in seven innings.
Ive been working hard all week, the guys, everyone has kind of
been helping me out through this, Romero said. Im just going to
build off of this.
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August 31PennState
7 p.m.
Sept 8Michgan2 p.m.
Sept 9Albany2 p.m.
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August 31Dartmouth 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 1Fairfield
12:30 p.m.
Mens Cross CountrySept. 15UMassInviteTBA
Sept. 22CCSU Invite
11 a.m.
Womens Cross Country Sewwpt. 8DartmouthInvitational11:30
a.m.
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11:00 a.m.
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BuffaloNoon
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Pro SideTHE Storrs SideTHE Mens basketball heads to Maui, womens
basketball stays home
UConn football is expected to have a better season than last
year. Field hockey is looking to redeem itself after their trip to
the Final Four last season. The mens soccer team is the preseason
No. 1 after just missing out on last years College Cup.
Those are always the three headlining sports but there is
another fall team that is ready to emerge on the scene and make it
known that they are for real. That team is the UConn womens soc-cer
team.
After finishing the 2010 season in the Top 25, the Huskies fell
off a bit in 2011, finishing the season 7-8-1. However, Len
Tsantiris side has started the season hot and is showing why they
are the preseason No. 2 in the Big East Conference.
The biggest statement UConn has made so far this season didnt
even count. The season began a week before anyone moved on to
campus as the Huskies took on No. 6 UCLA. In the 58th minute,
Senior Danielle Schulmann had just scored her second goal of the
game to give the Huskies a 3-2
lead over the Bruins. However, the game was stopped on account
of lightning, and since the game didnt go 70 minutes, it didnt
count.
While the game didnt con-tribute to the Huskies record, they
showed that they could compete with the nations best. They did so
again when they went back and forth with No. 10 Boston College in a
4-3 loss. The Huskies dominated against Vermont and Maine, climbing
into the discussion for the Top 25, currently sitting at No. 44,
and will now get ready to take on two extremely tough tests.
Four times, the Huskies have played in the National Championship
Game. Four times, they lost to North Carolina, the 20-time national
champi-ons. UConn will seek the upset against the No. 19 Tar Heels
on Friday before taking on No. 24 Santa Clara on Sunday.
Win or lose, if the Huskies can hang with two of the nations
elite, theres a great chance they can make a deep run into November
or farther.
By Tim FontenaultCampus Correspondent
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Health and youth setting stage for exciting 2012 NFL season
With the exception of a handful of top-tier offensive linemen,
the injury bug it appears, will claim very few players this NFL
pre-season. The fourth and final week of exhibition play begins
tonight with the Patriots and Giants, kicking off a week where most
starters across the league will simply kick back.
The most recent news of misfortune striking was of Pittsburgh
Steelers rookie guard David DeCastro sus-taining damage to his MCL
in the teams last game against Buffalo. However, early reports of a
lost season