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The Benton, CRT, and Von der Mehden offer an array of visual arts.

5k Friday3 to 5 p.m.

Student Recreational FacilityDuring this 5k, Recreational

Services will point out some fun and safe running paths on campus.

Inauguration of President Herbst3 to 5 p.m.Jorgensen

Come celebrate Susan Herbst’s installment as UConn’s 15th president.

Football vs. Iowa State8 to 11 p.m.

Rentschler FieldSpecial events at the game include

a prize for the 2,000,000th fan to enter the gate at Rentschler, Green Awareness Night, and a “Blue Out” in the student section.

Free Movie10 p.m. to Midnight

Student Union TheatreThis week’s award winning film,

The Dark Knight, features Christian Bale as Batman and the late Heath Ledger as the Joker.

What’s on at UConn today...

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Comedian Ricardo Martinez delights crowd with personal anecdotes.

BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE

Virtual PC revolutionizes UConn cyber technologyEvery student at UConn has

or will have to cope with a printer that has run out of toner the day a research paper is due. The library is the next option, but of course, all com-puter stations are full and class is in 10 minutes. Fear no more. With Virtual PC, a program created by infor-mation technology experts at the UConn library, business school and school of engi-neering, students can select print jobs remotely from their laptops and print from any-where on the UConn campus.

With VPC, students have access to Word, Excel and PowerPoint in addition to quantitative programs MiniTab and SPSS, no matter the com-puter’s operating system.

“With the commodifica-tion of affordable laptops, the School of Business is scaling down its laptop leasing pro-gram,” said Jeremy Pollack, director of IT for the School of Business. “VPC allows for students to use different mod-els and operating systems.”

Students can access the VPC server by visiting vpc.uconn.edu and clicking the “LOG ON” button.

“Rather than having thou-sands of individual desktops [to use at the library], we are returning to a more mainframe-style system,” said Library IT Team Leader Tony Molloy. “Servers are best imagined as physical boxes, and virtualiza-tion is placing multiple serv-ers into one box…We have already virtualized our servers. Now we are doing the same with desktops.”

Increased security is anoth-er appealing aspect of VPC. The data system used by VPC “nukes” all information accessed in 10 minutes after the user logs out.

“It’s back to the future,” Pollack said. “These commod-ified servers are an iteration

of the Cloud technology [data access and storage over a net-work], though they are much more ethical and secure.”

Because of this security measure, students are highly recommended to either e-mail their files or load them onto a USB drive to avoid losing their work. The library is currently working to develop an online drop-box for student files.

With VPC there is also a benefit of sustainability, as the new technology will reduce maintenance, allow for more efficient updating of desktops and save money by emphasiz-ing physical computers less.

“We are starting to use thin client that puts the computa-tional duties for each comput-er onto a central server. What we have been running is fat client, which makes it neces-sary to maintain each comput-

er individually,” Molloy said. “Normally when each com-puter expires on its warranty we replace it automatically. Now that we are running thin client there will be a grow-ing decrease in overhead costs that we can then put towards backend servers.”

UConn has purchased a license from VMWare, Inc. and is mak-ing the desktop-virtualization product VMWare View Client available to the general student body. View Client allows for remote desktop control, which enables a user to run several desktops simultaneously. In addi-tion, students can access View Client from their iPhones, iPads or Android mobile devices. Google Chrome and Safari are the only recommended brows-ers to support View Client, as

Next week is Rainforest Alliance Week, designed to pro-mote awareness of the environ-mental and social impacts of the misuse of forested lands around the world. It is sponsored by the Rainforest Alliance, which encourages students to push for sustainable practices at their college or university.

Founded in 1987 by Daniel Katz, the Rainforest Alliance works with both large compa-nies and small-scale farmers to ensure sustainable practices and minimize environmental impact. The Alliance seeks to “bring responsibly produced goods and services to a global marketplace,” according to its website. Along with farmers and foresters, the group also works with the tourism industry in many tropical countries to reduce the negative effects of hosting travelers.

The Alliance maintains a list on its website of compa-nies and products that have been certified as sustainably produced. Notable compa-nies include Whole Foods Market, Costco, Naked Juice and Gibson Guitars. Rainforest Alliance certification shows not only environmental respon-sibility, but also a commitment to social impacts in developing parts of the world.

One of the easiest ways to make an impact is to look for the Rainforest Alliance’s “green frog” seal on coffee, tea and chocolate. The group also wants to “encourage the campus com-munity to take action in sup-port of sustainability,” said RA’s Colin Puth.

Coffee is also important to the Alliance’s goals. Coffee bean production employs millions of people around the globe. When practiced responsibly, cof-fee farming provides a great economic and social benefit to small villages and towns across the tropics.

For more information about Rainforest Alliance Week and what you can do to support the sustainability movement, visit RA’s website at www.rainforest-alliance.org.

Rainforest Alliance Week

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UConn to host Suicide Prevention WeekIn order to promote aware-

ness of suicides on college campuses, the UConn Suicide Prevention Committee will host UConn Suicide Prevention Week, beginning Monday.

During the week, about 14 events will be held, begin-ning with an address by guest speaker Frank Warren in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Warren is the creator of PostSecret, a blog that posts anonymous letters and postcards with personal secrets people have submit-ted, often dealing with serious issues like suicide, depression and eating disorders as well as hidden aspirations and funny stories. During his speech, he will discuss why sharing secrets helps prevent suicide and why he has adopted the goal of sui-cide prevention.

Another event to take place next week is the Field of Memories display, an installa-tion of 1,200 flags representing the same number of college stu-dents who commit suicide each year. The display will be near the Student Union.

Information tables on sui-cide will be set up in dining halls during the week and an interactive art exhibit will be

held all week in the Student Union. Several different student organizations will also be hold-ing events, including memorial services, speakers and movie showings in the Women’s and Rainbow Centers on Tuesday and Friday, respectively.

The goal of these events is to encourage students to actively seek help, help others who are struggling and start an open discussion among students about suicide.

“Silence, shame and secrets can be what makes suicide so deadly.” said Barry Schreier, the director of Counseling and Mental Health Services.

Although the upcoming week is dedicated to suicide preven-tion and remembering those lost to suicide, the suicide preven-tion initiative at UConn will not be over at week’s end. The Suicide Prevention Committee plans to hold an event every month to maintain awareness of suicides on college campuses.

Suicide Prevention Week was first held four years ago. Since then, it has grown into one of the biggest college sui-cide prevention initiatives in the country.

“We have had contacts about this event from as far away as California and Florida by other campuses that would like to replicate this event

on their own campuses,” Schreier said. Approximately 25 groups on campus, from the Cultural Centers, to Student Health Services, to the Police Department, par-ticipate in the UConn Suicide Prevention Committee.

Suicide is the second lead-ing cause of death on college campuses. But according to Schreirer, there are other rea-sons initiatives like Suicide

Prevention Week are important. “If we think about 1,200

deaths per year from suicide, if there was a disease killing that many students on campuses, it would be national news,” he said. Suicide has a low profile because it is a more private issue, he said. “We have to talk about it or it stays silent.”

In addition to attending

In this Feb. 15 file photo, bandanas decorated with encouraging, anti-suicide messages hang in the Student Union Lobby.

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Susan Herbst speaks at Convocation on Aug. 26. Herbst will be installed as UConn’s 15th president in a ceremony from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Jorgensen.

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Yale center launches school nutrition info siteNEW HAVEN (AP) — A center at Yale University has created a

new website to help parents learn about school nutrition, regulations on what foods can be served and other topics.

The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity’s new site is called Rudd SPARK, or Supporting Parent Advocates with Resources and Knowledge. Yale introduced it this week.

The site is intended to help parents understand local, state and federal regulations on school food. It also provides information on research, school nutrition, successful practices used by school dis-tricts and other resources.

The center’s leaders say parents are powerful advocates for chil-dren’s health, and that the site will help them make their voices known to school administrators, policymakers and the food industry.

Mass. supermarket chain dumps self-serve lanes

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts-based super-market chain is doing away with its self-service checkout lanes, saying they haven’t been able to replace the friendly human cashier.

Big Y says the self-serve lanes will be phased out by the end of the year, and more standard service lanes added.

The chain opened self-serve lanes in 2003 as a way to speed up checkout and save money. But it found checkout times actually lengthened as customers grappled with bar codes, coupons and pay-ment methods. Big Y added that the lanes can’t replace the service provided by a human being.

Another chain, Boise,Idaho-based Albertson’s LLC, has said it’s phasing out self-service lanes. Kroger says it’s keeping the self-service option because customers like it, although one remodeled store replaced it with another quick-checkout method.

Anthony must pay almost $100K for investigation

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Casey Anthony must pay almost $100,000 in law enforcement costs for investigating the death of her 2-year-old daughter, a Florida judge ruled Thursday.

Circuit Judge Belvin Perry’s ruling fell well short of the more than $500,000 that prosecutors and law enforcement agencies in Orlando asked for during a hearing earlier this month.

Prosecutors had asked that Anthony be forced to pay those costs since she lied repeatedly to investigators who were searching for her missing toddler, Caylee, in summer 2008. The judge said the costs should only cover the period when detectives were investigat-ing a missing person and not the homicide investigation — a sum of $97,676.

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Qualitest recalls oral contraceptives

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recall-ing multiple lots of birth-control pills because of a packaging error that could lead to incorrect dosing and unintended pregnancies.

The company says the error caused the weekly tablet orientation to be reversed and obscuring the lot number and expiration date on certain packages. The problem could lead to inadequate contracep-tion if women don’t get the proper daily regimen of the drug.

The recall affects certain lots of Cyclafem, Emoquette, Gildess, Orsythia, Previfem and Tri-Previfem.

Doctors, pharmacists and patients seeking more information can contact Qualitest at 1-877-300-6153.

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is a unit of Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.

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Mohegan Sun reports steep revenue drop in Aug.

UNCASVILLE (AP) — The Mohegan Sun says slot revenue plunged 10.6 percent in August as the remnants of Hurricane Irene kept customers home.

The Indian-run casino said Thursday that revenue was $59.9 mil-lion, down from $67 million in August 2010.

It was the steepest drop in months. Revenue at the southeastern Connecticut casino dropped between 3 percent and 6 percent in the past few months due to weak consumer spending and increased competition in the Northeast.

Jeffrey Hartmann, president and chief executive officer, said the casino lost business during the last week of August as customers without power stayed home. He said the drop in revenue was com-parable to January, when slot revenue fell nearly 12 percent because of back-to-back snow storms.

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Traffic flows smoothly at damaged US border crossingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Traffic

flowed smoothly at the nation’s busiest border crossing Thursday as crews removed scaffolding that collapsed on more than a dozen cars and authorities tried to determine when it would be safe to fully reopen.

Travelers speculated that other commuters stayed home in Tijuana, Mexico when faced with the prospect of nightmar-ish waits at the San Ysidro port of entry to San Diego. To their delight, they found waits were about half the usual time.

Nicolas Gonzales, 25, of Tijuana, set his alarm for 5 a.m., a half-hour early. He crosses daily and usually waits an hour to walk across on his way work at a Taco Bell in suburban Chula Vista. He got through in about 30 minutes and used the extra time to join friends for breakfast.

“Normally, I’m running to get to work on time,” said Gonzales, who declined his supervisor’s offer to miss work without pay. “Today, it’s been very relaxed.”

Victor Rodriguez, 47, was pre-pared to skip his workout before his shift as a bus driver for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. He found himself with enough time to get to his San Diego gym and run an errand.

“The people who cross for pleasure didn’t come, only the people who had no choice,” said Rodriguez, who read a newspaper as his 1991 Toyota Corolla inched toward an inspection booth.

All U.S.-bound traffic was halted Wednesday after scaf-folding installed to protect cars from overhead construction col-lapsed onto eight lanes, leaving a mess of wooden planks, metal supports and black tarpaulin atop 15 vehicles that had just passed inspection booths.

A construction worker was seriously hurt, and 10 others were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, including a preg-nant woman.

Pedestrian lanes reopened after eight hours and 13 of 24 U.S-

bound vehicle lanes reopened at midnight. Mexico-bound traffic was never interrupted.

The Customs and Border Protection agency said Thursday that it didn’t know when the remaining 11 lanes would reopen.

“We need to ensure that we can do this safely,” Chris Maston, CBP’s field operations director in San Diego, said at a news conference.

The General Services Administration, which owns the port of entry, was assessing the integrity of the scaffold and trying to learn what caused its collapse.

“We certainly don’t want to go beyond a week to get these things resolved,” said Langston Trigg, who is supervising the $577 million overhaul of San Ysidro at GSA.

The crossing – a key piece of the San Diego-Tijuana economy – last closed more than 30 years

ago when a security issue arose, Maston said.

About 50,000 vehicles and 25,000 pedestrians enter the United States each day at San Ysidro, a bulk of them headed to school or work. They include many U.S. citizens who live in Tijuana to be with family or because housing costs are much lower.

Heightened security since the 2001 terrorist attacks has accustomed motorists to com-mutes of longer than two hours. Pedestrians can wait more than an hour.

During Thursday’s morning rush, motorists waited about an hour and pedestrians were idled for 15 to 30 minutes.

The breezy commute was bad news for Tijuana street vendors hawking cotton candy, chips and oatmeal in Styrofoam cups to idled motorists. Workers who normally hustle through traffic relaying orders by walkie-talkie

for cappuccinos and “bionic burritos” found business unusu-ally slow.

Jorge Aleman, 18, usually calls in orders for 120 burritos to a nearby food stand each morning but found only about 50 takers Thursday.

“People got scared and stayed home,” he said.

The border crossing has stayed open round-the-clock amid construction to replace buildings from the 1970s and accommodate 85 million travel-ers a year, up from 50 million currently. The lead contractor is Hensel Phelps Construction Co., based in Greeley, Colo.

To lighten traffic during the shutdown, truck lanes at San Diego’s Otay Mesa crossing, about five miles east, are open-ing to cars at night. A crossing in Tecate, about 40 miles east, will stay open overnight instead of closing at 11 p.m.

Northbound traffic heading out of Mexico into the United States is shown Thursday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Ysidro, Calif. AP

suicide prevention events, Schreirer encourages students who want to get involved in suicide prevention to join Active Minds, the mental health program at UConn, and get trained in QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer). QPR train-ing teaches participants how to identify the warning signs of suicide and refer a person to someone who can help. It is free of charge and students can sign up at UConn’s suicide prevention website.

Parag Bhuva, a 7th-semes-ter anthropology and psychol-ogy major will be participat-ing in Suicide Prevention Week as part of Active Minds. He feels Suicide Prevention Week is important in order to raise awareness and start a conver-sation among UConn students about the issue.

“It’s hard to understand the issue if it doesn’t directly affect you,” Bhuva said. He expects

that the events will not only encourage students to know the resources on campus, but also to get rid of the stigma associated with mental illness.

On the other hand, Robert Ober, a 3rd-semester pre-kine-siology major, said he is not very interested in the events next week. Although he feels suicide is an important issue, he said he hasn’t heard much about Suicide Awareness Week.

Ashley Cullar, a 1st-semes-ter English major, would like to go to some of the events. Although she feels that sui-cide is an important issue, she also believes that UConn does a good job promoting men-tal health by encouraging good habits, such as healthy eat-ing and sports, and offering resources such as counseling.

“I think every teenager has had an experience dealing with someone who is suicid-al,” she said.

Students have mixed feelings about Suicide Prevention Week

Pollack: Dream for School of Business to have virtual server in every class

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Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox have not yet updated their browsers for the new technology.

“Imagine a game emulator,” Pollack said. “You’re getting this 8-bit image super-imposed onto your desktop. Remote desktop control does the same with pro-grams and operating systems.”

For instance, thanks to the work of Ed Swindelles, system administrator for the Engineering program, engineering students can access MATLAB projects from the comfort of their dormi-tories rather than relocating to a computer lab, without having to download any software.

“The effort began with an emphasis on teaching rather than constantly wasting class time with calls to UITS,” Pollack said. “The pipe dream at this point is to offer every professor in the School of Business the ability to have a virtual server for every class and a virtual desktop for every student.”

VPC technicians are most con-cerned students will get frustrat-ed with the VPC system and give it up without understanding all of its benefits. Any complaints or suggestions can be sent to feed-back@vpc.uconn.edu.

“The effort began with an emphasis on teaching rath-er than... wasting class time with calls to UITS.”

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It took seven years of annu-al mammograms and a cancer diagnosis for Amy Colton to learn something her doctors had realized from the beginning: Her breast tissue is so dense that it could have masked tumors on earlier exams.

“I requested a copy of the report sent from my radiolo-gist to my primary care physi-cian, and every single one said, ‘Patient has extremely dense breast tissue,’“ the registered labor and delivery nurse said. “I was really outraged that I didn’t know this.”

About 40 percent of women over 40 have breast tissue dense enough to mask or mimic can-cers on mammograms, but many of them don’t know it. Mammogram providers in California will be required to notify those patients, and sug-gest that they discuss additional screenings with their doctors based on their individual risk factors, if Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill that the Legislature passed this month. Similar laws have passed in Texas and Connecticut in the past two years but no data is available yet from either state on the effect of

the legislation.“The notice in the bill is a

two-sentence notice that gets added to a letter,” said the bill’s author, Democratic state Sen. Joe Simitian of Palo Alto. “I believe these two sentences can save thousands of lives.”

Brown has not given his opin-ion about the bill, but many doctors oppose it. Researchers studying breast density, a rela-tively young field, said such requirements may end up caus-ing undo anxiety in millions of women and lead to unneces-sary and expensive ultrasound or MRI screenings.

The California Medical Association, which represents 35,000 doctors, recommended a public education campaign instead of individual notifica-tions, and said there isn’t enough evidence to support the idea the extra money spent on additional screenings will save more lives.

Those tests could cost the state more than $1 billion, and many women wouldn’t be able to afford them, said Dr. Karen Lindfors, a profes-sor of radiology and chief of breast imaging at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. She tes-

tified against the bill before a legislative committee.

“I just don’t think that at this point we have the ability to meet the kind of demand either financially or in terms of manpower that this is going to create, and we also don’t have proof that it’s going to save lives,” she said.

The women who would receive the notifications have more tis-sue than fat in their breasts. As women age, their breasts become more fatty. Fat appears black on a mammogram, making it easier to spot cancer, which shows up as white.

Doctors agree that high breast density is an increased risk fac-tor for cancer, but researchers say the issue needs more study to determine whether the risk is great enough to justify a higher level of screenings for women who have it.

Pre-menopausal women are more likely to have dense tissue, regardless of whether they are at high risk for breast cancer, said Celine Vachon, an associ-ate professor of epidemiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She said women who get the notifications required by the California bill could be

frightened into seeking addi-tional screenings, such as MRIs or ultrasounds, which can pick up false positives and cost thou-sands of dollars.

“If women want their breast density information, that’s their right,” Vachon said. “However,

breast density is not yet a risk factor that’s used clinically, so what women will do with this information is not clear. We need improved density mea-surements as well as models that do a better job of predicting women’s risk. Everyone wants

density to be this silver bullet, but to date, it’s not.”

Colton, who got the California legislation rolling by contacting Simitian’s office, said women ought to be told whether their breast density could make can-cer difficult to detect.

Calif. bill aimed at breast cancer worries docs

Karen Lindsfor, a professor of radiology and chief of breast imaging at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, examines the mammogram of a patient with heterogeneously dense breast tissue, in Sacramento, Calif.

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Colo. cat, missing 5 years, is found in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — A cali-co cat named Willow, who dis-appeared from a home near the Rocky Mountains five years ago, was found Wednesday on a Manhattan street and will soon be returned to a family in which two of the three kids and one of the two dogs may remember her.

How she got to New York, nearly 1,800 miles away, and the kind of life she lived in the city are mysteries.

But thanks to a microchip implanted when she was a kit-ten, Willow will be reunited in Colorado with her owners, who had long ago given up hope.

“To be honest, there are tons of coyotes around here, and owls,” said Jamie Squires, of Boulder. “She was just a little thing, five and a half pounds. We put out the ‘Lost Cat’ post-ers and the Craigslist thing, but we actually thought she’d been eaten by coyotes.”

Squires and her husband, Chris, were “shocked and astounded” when they got a call Wednesday from Animal Care & Control, which runs New York City’s animal rescue and shelter system.

Willow had been found on East 20th Street by a man who took her to a shelter.

“My husband said, ‘Don’t say anything to the kids yet. We have to make sure,’“ Squires said. “But then we saw the pic-ture, and it was Willow. It’s been so long.”

ACC Executive Director Julie Bank said a scanner found the microchip that led to the Squires family.

“All our pets are micro-chipped,” Squires said. “If I could microchip my kids, I would.”

The children are 17, 10 and 3 years old, so the older two remember Willow, Squires said. As for the 3-year-old, “She saw the photo and said, ‘She’s a pretty cat.’“

The Squireses also have a yellow Labrador named Roscoe, who knew Willow, and an English mastiff named Zoe.

“We had another dog back then, too, and I remember that Willow would lie with them as they all waited to be fed,” Squires said. “She thought she was a dog.”

Squires said Willow escaped in late 2006 or early 2007 when contractors left a door open dur-ing a home renovation.

Since then, the family had moved about 10 miles from Broomfield to Boulder, but it kept its address current with the microchip company.

Willow, a 6-year calico cat that went missing from her Colorado home 5 years ago, sits in a cage at her temporary home on Wednesday in New York’s Animal Care and Control (ACC) facility.

AP

DETROIT (AP) — Negotiations between General Motors, Chrysler and the United Auto Workers union continued Thursday even though bargain-ers missed a key deadline to agree on a new contract.

The union, which represents 111,000 workers at Detroit’s carmakers, agreed to keep working under the old GM and Chrysler contracts, which expired Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. (0359 GMT Thursday).

General Motors Co. appeared close to a deal. Its talks with the union resumed Thursday morning and continued into the afternoon. The automaker has taken the lead on the negotia-tions and its agreement may be used as a model for the other two companies. Each company negotiates separately.

“We are hopeful that an agree-ment can be reached soon,” UAW leaders bargaining with GM said in a statement early Thursday. “While we have made significant progress, we have not been able to secure a new agreement.”

Chrysler Group LLC’s nego-tiations were strained, however. Just before Wednesday’s con-tract expiration, CEO Sergio Marchionne wrote an angry letter to the UAW president saying that he failed to show up to finalize a

deal. Chrysler would say only that both sides are still talking.

Talks also continued with Ford Motor Co., but little prog-ress has been made. On Tuesday, the UAW extended its contract with Ford indefinitely.

Negotiations with all three companies, which began ear-lier this summer, will determine wages and benefits for workers. They will also set the bar for wages at auto parts companies, U.S. factories run by foreign automakers and other manufac-turers, which employ hundreds of thousands of people. The talks are the first since GM and Chrysler needed government aid to make it through bankruptcy protection in 2009.

The union wants bigger profit-sharing checks instead of pay raises, higher pay for entry-level workers and guarantees of new jobs. Ford and GM want to cut labor costs, while Chrysler wants to hold its costs steady. Health care costs are also an issue.

Once agreements are reached, workers will vote on them.

The fact that bargainers at GM went home early Thursday and returned later is a sign that GM and the UAW are close to a deal, perhaps by the weekend, said Gary Chaison, a profes-sor of labor relations at Clark

University in Worcester, Mass.In past talks, both sides would

have stayed up all night try-ing to pound out an agreement, Chaison said. But this time, bar-gainers appear more thoughtful and are taking time to digest what they have done, he said.

Until Wednesday’s deadline, the negotiations seemed free of the acrimony marking past talks. As part of the bailouts, GM and Chrysler workers agreed not to strike over wages. In the past, workers might have gone on strike.

But the mood of the talks turned tense for Chrysler. Marchionne complained Wednesday that he had been snubbed by UAW President Bob King. That caused the two sides to miss the deadline for the new agreement, he wrote.

“I know we are the smallest of the three automakers here in Detroit, but that does not make us less relevant,” Marchionne said in the letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press.

King would not comment on the letter when reached by tele-phone early Thursday.

King spent much of the day Wednesday negotiating with GM, but it was unclear why he didn’t appear at Chrysler’s Auburn Hills, Mich., headquarters.

Detroit Three, union extend contract, keep talking

It is said in the first article of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the most important

documents in human rights law, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards each other in a spirit of brother-

hood.” Despite not being binding law, it has been the basis for

numerous constitutions and holds much ethical weight as one of the most cited documents in interna-tional human rights law. But what does “born free and equal” mean and what are “dignity and rights?” Honestly, we still do not know, and it reflects the general lack of dialogue and introspection done on this topic among students. Too many times those actively involved in human rights activism champion causes without knowing what is going on. There is a differ-ence between being an activist and being an informed activist. As a campus, we need to push to improve how we communicate the understanding and perception of human rights causes among ourselves and among our fellow students, faculty, and staff.

No matter the cause at hand, there has to be a framework with-in which you execute projects. As a UNESCO Student Ambassador for Human Rights (SAHR), we try to make our projects make sense within a human rights con-text. In other words, if we are going to work on improving the state of human rights education in our local school system, what aspect of international human rights is fulfilled?

We chose Article 26, sub clause b, which states, “Education shall be directed to the full develop-ment of the human personal-ity and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.”

This has served as our guiding principle in education ever since and improves the consistency of our message and approach. Without a framework, advocating for a certain drug policy or push-ing for the continued support of reconstruction of Haiti is akin to trying to stoke a fire in a vacuum. Your chances of sustained suc-cess are simply next to nil. If you don’t have a framework, make one up reflecting your organiza-tions values and concerns.

A framework makes it easier to be critical of our causes, and avoid simply following what is “sexy” in

human rights. All over campus there are incredibly active and passionate groups and individuals furthering different causes that, presumably, should matter to us: but why? As a community, we can be humor-ously ineffective at answering this question. I found the example of a middle school student’s reaction to Article 5 of the UNUDHR, con-demning torture, quite telling in one of my workshops,

“You mean, homework vio-lates my human rights?”

Apparently my message was construed to mean that since homework was torture for this student, he could refuse to do it according to international norms. This reflected my ineffective-ness at helping him understand what torture was and, assuming he was joking, shows how not focusing on understanding key concepts can lead to someone ridiculing your cause.

I had a similar confused response as the 6th-grader to a die-in on campus last year. A die-in is essentially a group of individuals laying in the ground “dead,” bring-ing attention to a certain cause. In this case, I saw a poster with a mountain with its top blown off. My immediate reaction involved confusion as to why we were talk-ing about volcanoes when there

were none nearby. Speaking with one of my friends

involved with the die in revealed that it was related to the dangers of mining companies blowing the tops of mountains off for mineral resources in the U.S. It was then I began to understand its serious environmental implications. After that, I did not hear much more about it. This event was an atten-tion grabber, but my understand-ing was limited. I could have dismissed the event as a group of people who cared for volcanoes. Too many important topics, such as the blowing up of mountains, are overlooked as a result.

As you can see, my faux pas in trying to teach basic human rights to a sixth grader and my confusing on volcano rights shows how our current methods of human rights activism only do half the job. They increase awareness about a cause, but after that there is no meaningful follow up to increase under-standing. This will require a lot of creativity, and as human rights activists, we have our work cut out for us.

Editorial Board Melanie Deziel, Editor-in-Chief

Arragon Perrone, Commentary EditorRyan Gilbert, Associate Commentary EditorMichelle Anjirbag, Weekly Columnist

Tyler McCarthy, Weekly ColumnistJesse Rifkin, Weekly Columnist

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Among Americans, we in Connecticut have a reputation for being cold, aloof and non-confrontational. While Southerners sashay to class

with scotch and cigar in hand, we rush from building to building, avoiding eye-contact with those of four categories – people we don’t know, people whose names we have forgotten, people we know but don’t need to talk to so why both-er and people we know but can’t seem to get the words out in time. A high school English teacher once commented about his time com-pleting graduate work in North Carolina. His peers recognized him a block away because of the way he speed-walked across intersections. He was the lone Yankee in a sea of laid-back

southerners.Of course, this

stereotype does not apply to everyone. But for those of us who spend our day

being dragged along on an endless mov-ing sidewalk, consider breaking this mold. Human beings, which presumably includes state residents, are meant to be social. Barbecues, clubs, dorms, fraternities and sports all operate under the assumption that humans thrive best when they’re together. It’s strange to walk around campus know-ing how involved students are in groups yet recognize how detached they seem outside of their scheduled social hours.

Many of us may fall into this trap. We set aside times and places to “deal” with others, as if interacting was merely an eco-nomic calculation, and so we struggle to interact elsewhere. We communicate during class and in our dorms, but in-between is a no-man’s land.

Now, we shouldn’t feel required to con-stantly seek attention, dominate conversa-tions or make friends with everyone. Nor

should we try to have spontaneous heart-to-hearts with people we run into. That is creepy. What we can do is perform more than the minimum interaction necessary to get from point A to point B. While holding a door open for someone, smile. When buy-ing a coffee from Bookworm’s, “thank you” and “have a nice day” go a long way. For most of us, our grandparents gave us this type of advice, probably in an annoyingly condescending way, but true nonetheless. “It’s the little things that count,” our culture tells us. But really, such popularly advised sentiment is fairly unpopular. Who actually follows this advice? Not many.

Taking that extra effort to communicate

hits on deeper questions. Why do we love this semi-cosmopolitan college life? Perhaps we love it because we like being around people. After all, education may be our top priority at UConn, but our time spent with others will be our best memories. Also, what do we want from our interactions with others? Do we want people to remain nameless, uncontacted faces who roam around us? On the contrary, we strive for a sense of belonging. In our peers, we search for genuine relationships.

To those who take this advice, not every-one will be your friend. Your attempts to put smiles on other’s faces may go unre-ciprocated. Some uptight people will think you’re weird. Still, you have less to lose than those who look at you strangely. They see you as an obstacle on their journey, a

sideshow in their carefully crafted day. But you see them in the best light possible, as a person worthy of respect, joy and your effort. Don’t be like them. There are plenty of people who make others feel miserable and not nearly enough who make others feel good about themselves.

About 30,000 people live in UConn and 3.6 million live in the state. Though physically surrounded by people, many still feel alone. Connecting with those we meet everyday, going to and from work, between classes or in line is a powerful sign of appreciation and tells people, “You’re a person, too.” You never know what reaching out will do for others and for you. For instance, my grandmother battled depression for decades. She was also very nervous around people, which turned her into a loner and therefore fueled her depression. While living in her nursing home, she spent nearly all day sitting alone in her room watch-ing TV. From what my mother and I could observe, she was miserable. Two weeks before she died, she started attending community events, watching old movies in the common room, playing bingo and chatting with the other residents. Surrounded by her neighbors, my mother never saw her happier.

The main character in the ‘80s classic “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” tells the audience, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it.” In a similar way, if you don’t stop and appreciate those around you someday you could miss them. We’re here at this beautiful campus surrounded with many types of peo-ple. Let’s not be ants marching alone. Let’s be members of this community together.

Communication is needed to foster community

Friday, September 16, 2011

UConn’s unique access to arts should be appreciated

» EDITORIAL

The Daily Campus

Staff Columnist Rafael Perez is a 7th-semes-ter economics and political science double major. He is a member of UNESCO and can be reached at Rafael.Perez@UConn.edu

“Do we want people to remain nameless, uncontacted faces who roam around us?”

Commentary Editor Arragon Perrone is a 7th-semes-ter English and political science double major. He can be reached at Arragon.Perrone@UConn.edu.

The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.

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Wear blue tonight, unlike every other UConn football game ever.

Standing near the front of the Chemistry Building today I heard some guy end a phone call by saying, “Gotta go... my chemicals are reacting.” I wonder what kind of research he’s doing...

Why is my one night stand in my sexuality class... Can someone say awkward please?

Does anyone else find it amusing when they see some-one driving around with a parking ticket tucked under their windshield wipers?

The other day I offered a random kid a ride to his car just to steal his parking spot.

Am I the only one who’s noticed that the toilet paper dis-pensers in the Classroom Building are at ankle-level?

The University of Connecticut is home to some of the most competitive academic programs in New England, and employs some of the world’s leading professionals in a wide range of fields. UConn’s ath-

letic programs have a nationwide reputation for excellence and we recruit some of the country’s strongest athletes. But what many fail to recognize is that this university also offers an incredibly diverse and talented group of artists.

From the talented members of student groups and hardwork-ing students in the Fine Arts Department to the accomplished faculty who advise and instruct them, this university is bursting at the seams with artistic talent that all too often goes unrecog-nized by the wider university population.

Student clubs and organizations offer countless opportunities to observe and enjoy the hard work of talented students often going into non-art fields. Theatre troupes, improvisational groups and dance clubs of all types frequently have shows in the Student Union Theatre, which also serves as the stage for UConn’s many a cappella groups and other musical perfor-mance groups.

Many student groups also specialize in visual arts – every-thing from photography to illustration – and these groups often have gallery showings, showcases and exhibits at locations around campus. Many of these shows and exhibitions are free and open to the public.

The Connecticut Repertory Theatre bills itself as “the pro-ducing arm of the University of Connecticut’s Dramatic Arts” and showcases the talent of countless students and staff. The CRT is offering four main stage shows this season – two in the Nafe Katter Theater on the south end of campus, and two in Jorgensen. Two shows are scheduled for the smaller Studio/Mobius Theatre as well, also in the Fine Arts Complex at the south end of campus.

Right outside the doors of the Mobius and the Nafe Katter, Von der Mehden Recital Hall hosts regular showcases, recitals, ensembles and other performances that showcase the vocal and musical talent of students, faculty and more.

The Benton Museum of Art, located between CUE and Gentry, shows various exhibits and galleries throughout the year, but they also give students a unique way to connect with the arts – regular “Campus Art Walks” teach participants about the history, symbolism and more of various unique art pieces around campus.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is one of the university’s most elite programs but, located at Depot Campus, is also one of it’s most hidden. The Museum is home to the largest collection of puppetry film and other media in the United States. Students are welcome to view the collections during weekend museum hours and volunteers are always wel-come for help with workshops and other events.

Location, programming and resources mean that UConn students have unique access to the arts, both student and pro-fessional. Failing to take advantage of them is a surefire way to shortchange your college experience, and it also means a failure to acknowledge the incredible talent that exists in this university outside of the academic and athletic departments.

By Arragon PerroneCommentary Editor

Defining human rights in a time with little awareness

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W it“President Obama described himself as an eternal OPtimist. he then exPlained that he’s the kind Of PersOn that sees the cOuntry as

‘half emPlOyed.’” –cOnan O’brien

By Rafael PerezStaff Columnist

CommentaryFriday, September 16, 2011 The Daily Campus, Page 5

War is possibly the ugli-est reality of human existence. Humans killing other humans

in a struggle for power and wealth can bring out the worst in people. Can man prevent war from getting too ugly? Shouldn’t there be rules for the treatment of prisoners of

war, wounded combatants and civilians dur-ing wartime? Humanitarian law protects the

humanity of individuals during war, but this does not mean that human rights are never violated when two countries go to war. As a leader in world politics, the United States must set the standard for humani-tarian law.

Human rights are generally defined as “a claim by someone, on

someone for something essential to human dignity,” (Gewirth). A human rights violation occurs between two parties when one power exerts its power over a weaker one in a way that violates the lesser party’s rights. A good example of this is the firebombing of Tokyo during WWII. The United States intention-ally destroyed large areas of city that unavoidably destroyed large sec-tions of residential neighborhoods and caused great civilian casualties.

Even during times of war, the right of life of innocent citizens should not be dismissed and viola-tors should be punished by law. Even Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense from 1961-1968 acknowledges in “The Fog of War” that the United States’ actions during WWII amounted to crimes against humanity. But no U.S. official was ever tried for war crimes or crimes

against humanity in connection with the Tokyo bombing. Why is that?

The simple answer is that the U.S. and its allies won the war. The Axis powers were the ones punished (and rightly so) for war crimes during the Nuremberg Trials, not the other way around. Just like history is written by the victor, the victor also is put in the position to define what is and what is not a violation of humanitarian law. Obviously, the United States would not make an effort to punish its own violations. Had the U.S. lost the war, U.S. leaders would have been punished for the crimes com-mitted against the Japanese and the Nazis would have gone free from punishment.

This method of enforcing humanitarian law, however, puts human rights on shaky grounds in times of war. Human rights are universal; they apply to all

people, powerful or powerless. Violators of human rights should be punished regardless of whether or not they are winners or losers of the war. As Americans, we tend to assume that good will always triumph, but what happens when evil is the victor? We would not have the modern human rights regime today if Hitler had suc-ceeded in his thirst for power.

Every success under an evil regime equals a loss in the rights of all people and the more viola-tions by a successor, the lower human rights standards will drop. That is why it is so important for the U.S. to acknowledge its own actions in foreign policy and to be held accountable for any and all violations. The U.S. likes to exert its military power, often blindly, in order to accomplish goals set by its elite decision-makers. In

the interest of leadership, the U.S. tends to overlook all other interests in order to make its goals a reality even if humanitarian standards are sacrificed in the process.

Now given our involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and mili-tary bases worldwide, should U.S. citizens be displeased with U.S. hegemony or disgusted by our enor-mous military budget and use of force? I think not, because being the world superpower is an awe-some position to be in and the U.S. should strive to maintain its world leadership. But the power to uphold humanitarian law is an overwhelm-ing responsibility and is something that must not be overlooked.

Our responsibility as U.S. citizens is to think critically of and chal-lenge U.S. foreign policy. We should watch mainstream media but formu-late our own opinions. Listen to the

President’s words but recognize the interests he speaks for. Read outside sources and see how the non-West-ern world views U.S. actions. Most important is to empathize with our enemies because even enemy states are home to innocent individuals who are just as aware and intelligent as our own citizens and deserve the same rights and treatment as our own citizens. Furthermore, in a fail-ing economy, the tides could just as easily turn on the U.S. and we could end up the weaker party, with the ultimate loss being American life and human dignity. Protecting basic rights and the core principles of humanitarian law are in America’s long-term interest.

Staff Columnist Alex Tsuji is a 5th-semester political science major. He is a member of UNESCO and can be reached at Alexander.Tsuji@UConn.edu

By Alex TsujiStaff Columnist

The Western world’s definition of human rights is unfair, inaccurate

Rebuttal to “Editorial: RAs and freshmen should not live together”

As a staff of Resident Assistants, and as students, we would like to take this oppor-tunity to disabuse you about the information and opinions penned in September 8th’s editorial, “RAs and freshmen should not live together.”

The University is not plac-ing freshman students in RA rooms so that they may over-enroll students in the future. In fact, the University has not been over-enrolling; it simply is hav-ing statistically fewer students decline UCONN’s acceptance. This is not something that is easy to plan for. Construction of more housing would only leave the University with egg on its face as enrollments shrink in the next few years due to the decrease in class sizes. The reason the University is plac-ing freshmen with RAs is to hold up our Universities recent and rather progressive policy of guaranteeing housing for all students for all four years; a policy that is unheard of for a university our size. Before this policy, juniors and seniors were at the mercy of the housing lot-tery as to whether they knew if they had housing or had to seek-out other housing options.

The idea present in the edito-rial that needs abatement is the idea that RAs are the long arm of the law. We are not Batman; roaming the corridors at night to ensure justice, retreating to our RA-Batcave only to be disap-pointed by Robin’s presence. We are people: human beings. We are student leaders who are charged with the task of devel-oping a sense of community, a sense of home for the residential population here at UCONN. We would not be doing our jobs if our own room feels alienated. We have the knowledge and resources to help everybody get involved on campus; a freshman

living with and RA would be in the best position to get involved at UCONN. We have heard many cases about freshmen that have had no issues with their RA roommate and have found the experience as a whole rather enjoyable.

The editorial presented an opinion that seemed to not be fully aware of the situation, and was based off of more hearsay and half-facts than a true under-standing of the University’s pre-dicament. We hope we have enlightened you and hope you seek the RA’s and the Staff at ResLife out for future pieces on RA’s or the housing crunch.

– The Resident Assistants at Hilltop Halls

Perry makes legitimate points

In response to Ryan Gilbert’s Sept. 15 article, “When did the Republican Party get so cruel?” I must respond by clearing up some grave misconceptions that he would have readers believe, including one total fabrication.

In large part, Gilbert levels his charges of “cold,” “sick” “cruelty”, “bigotry”, and “dis-crimination” on responses from the audience after ques-tions posed to Rep. Ron Paul and Governor Rick Perry dur-ing a recent GOP debate.

Virtually ignoring Paul’s and Perry’s perfectly legiti-mate answers (which polling suggests that most Americans agree with) and the context in which they were uttered, Gilbert instead chose to libel the entire party by saying that Republicans cheered “Let them die,” in response to a ques-tion about health insurance. Of course, astute readers will remember that no such words

were ever uttered by any can-didate or the audience.

The principle underlying Rep. Paul’s response to Wolf Blitzer’s question is that of personal responsibility. The conservative vision is one in which, in exchange for greater personal liberty and choice, Americans are accountable for their own actions; in this case, opting not to pay for health insurance. Individuals should not be able to hold their friends and neighbors responsible for their own mistakes.

Gilbert would do well to take a leaf from his colleague Grace Malloy’s book and dis-pense with the “bickering” and “hate” with which he regards those with whom he disagrees.

– Joseph Gasser, president of the UConn College Republicans

Re: Government Dependency Does Not Work

I suppose I am responding to this opinion piece because I take issue with some of the vague, hasty generalizations about “makers” and “takers” that refers to our welfare and entitlement system here in the United States. Let me first say that I completely under-stand your frustration and agree with some of your points about reforming entitlements. Obviously, the data shows that Medicare and Social Security are headed down a path of financial disaster. This is usu-ally not disputed by informed people.

It pains me as well to see our dysfunctional electoral system disable politicians from tak-ing a firm (and logical) stand on these issues. As anyone familiar with American poli-tics knows, our government today has sadly become used to pushing unpopular mea-sures to the last minute, usual-ly at the expense of Americans themselves (see: debt ceiling fiasco). However, the topic of this piece deviates from a reasonable critique of govern-ment inaction to an ideologi-cal battle against the “takers” in society, at the cost of the

“makers”.This piece is subtle in its

criticism against a progres-sive tax system specifically; an opinion the author is enti-tled to. However, it is also blatantly offensive to millions of Americans who rely on food stamps for aid when the parallel is drawn between the dependency of these people and their children and the anecdote the author provides about his grandfather feeding raccoons:

“I’ll never forget my late grandfather, an animal lover who once believed he was showing compassion for rac-coons by feeding them when-ever they appeared on his doorstep. The opposite wound up being true. His charity only turned what were perfectly normal animals into fat, lazy slobs who could no longer hunt for themselves.”

Wow, really? It may be safe to say that some people take advantage of the Food Stamp program, but the vast majority of these people would proba-bly describe their situations as “less than ideal”. If you want to look for indicators as to why the Food Stamp program is at its highest enrollment rate right now, one look at the unemployment rate (over 9%, double a healthy rate) might give you a clue.

Personal offenses aside, there are flaws in your argu-ments as to why the “makers” are suffering. Referring to taxes, you state that “[Makers] could decide that a game in which the winner can only keep 20 percent of the prize may not be worth playing at all.” In the interest of space for the Daily Campus, I will simply direct you to a highly publicized op-ed in the New York Times by the famous investor Warren Buffet which argues that higher taxes them-selves would not discour-age people like himself from investing. Buffet actually argues that he and his wealthy comrades (the top 5% con-trol over 50% of this nation?s wealth) should be required to pay more taxes to help our country support those in need in this very uncertain econom-ic time (referring to the Bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest

Americans and extended by Obama).

While it seems like some “moochers” are getting the best of the system, they were certainly not the cause of the 2008 financial crisis. And now, because of the crisis, millions of hardworking Americans are out of work and some are in need of assistance (Yes! Believe it or not, quali-fied, hardworking people get laid off every day!). So com-paring the Food Stamps pro-gram and entitlements (which people actually pay into to get benefits) to trying to “get your bro to move off your couch” or looters in London probably isn’t the most accurate depic-tion of how and why people rely on assistance in the first place.

– Luke Walsh

University workers are worthy of praise during storms

My daughter, Molly Schaefer, and my grandson, Brandon Colburn, went on Sunday, August 28, to campus. My daughter is a Chef at Towers and my grandson is an Assistant Chef in the kosher kitchen. They went at 10:30 in the morning,in the middle of the hurricane, for 5 miles up Storrs Rd. and then, at 7:30, when down it.

My daughter and my grandson are “essential employees, that is, they must be on campus on time and in all weathers. Your edito-rial in the CDC pn Sept. 2 was absolutely correct. But I think you might also have mentioned the people who do these essential jobs, and, in all weathers, have done them.

– Carl Schaefer, Retired, Dept. of Ecological and Evolutionary Biology

» LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

D i s a p p o i n t i n g editorialThe September 8th editorial “RAs and Freshmen Should Not Live Together” was both disap-pointing and uninformed. The editorial’s characterization of UConn RAs as one-dimensional enforcers who’s “sole presence is to make sure freshmen obey the rules” stereotypes RAs and plays into dated pop culture ref-erences. Our RAs are much more than that. UConn RAs are trained as community-builders and relationship experts. As such, they are ideally situated to assist new freshmen in accli-mating to UConn. RAs are prepared to help their room-mates make friends, learn about campus, and feel connected to the university community. RAs are also serving as outstanding role models for these new stu-dents. The RAs may not nec-essarily be “friends” with their current roommates, but being friends is not a requirement for any roommate relationship to succeed. RAs with roommates can, however, offer friendship. The elements that accompany friendship can be critical factors in the RA’s roommate building strong connections at UConn.I have learned of numerous examples over the last 2 weeks where freshmen assigned to a RA’s room have shared their appreciation of their RA’s effort in helping them acclimate to UConn.The decision to ask RAs to take a roommate was the last in a series of steps designed to pro-vide students who still needed housing a chance to live on campus. The RAs responded by volunteering to take in a UConn student who otherwise would not have had on-campus housing. This is a direct testa-ment to the dedication, positive attitude, and welcoming nature of our Resident Assistants. The editorial space might have been better utilized to extol the vir-tues of our student leader RAs who showed real leadership by opening their room to a student in need. – John F. Sears, Ph.D. Associate Director of Resi-dential Life

“With all the construction on academic buildings on campus, do you plan to expand or improve on on-campus housing?”

Marijane Ceruti, 3rd-semester exploratory major:

“What are your long term plans for the university?”

Mike Secinaro, 7th-semester molecular and cell biology major

“What are your plans for the transitioning athletic department?”

Whitney McIntosh, 5th-semester business major

“What are your plans to increase school spirit?”

Alex Buck, 3rd-semester computer engi-neering major

If you could ask President Herbst one question, what would it be?– By Rachel Weiss

NewsThe Daily Campus, Page 6 Friday, September 16, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chip-ping away at big portions and unhealthy food in an effort to help America slim down.

In the year and a half since she announced her campaign to curb childhood obesity, Mrs. Obama has stood alongside Wal-Mart, Olive Garden and many other food companies as they have announced improve-ments to their recipes – fewer calories, less sodium, better children’s menus.

The changes are small steps, in most cases. Fried foods and french fries will still be on the menu, though enticing pictures of those foods may be gone. High-sodium soups, which many consumers prefer, will still be on the grocery aisle. But the amount of sodium in each can will gradually decrease in some cases, and the taste of their low-sodium variety will be improved.

On Thursday, the first lady joined Darden Restaurants Inc. executives at one of their Olive Garden restau-rants in Hyattsville, Md., near Washington to announce that the company’s chains are pledg-ing to cut calories and sodium in their meals by 20 percent over a decade. Fruit or veg-etable side dishes and low-fat milk will become standard with kids’ meals unless a substitution is requested.

Mrs. Obama said Darden’s

announcement is a “break-through moment” for the indus-try. The company owns 1,900 restaurants in 49 states, includ-ing Olive Garden, Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52.

“I believe the changes that Darden will make could impact the health and well-being of an entire generation of young people,” the first lady said.

McDonald’s, Burger King and more than a dozen other restau-rants have also said this summer that they will revamp children’s menus. Changing recipes and menu items is good business for the industry because consum-ers want wider choices – chefs and food manufacturers say consumers are demanding more healthy food than ever before.

Nutrition advocates and food industry representatives say that the first lady embraced the issue just as consumers began to demand healthier foods and advocates were making head-way in getting industry to make foods healthier. They say she has been a key catalyst in get-ting lawmakers and companies to jump on board.

“There’s been more prog-ress on nutrition in the last several years than in the whole previous decade,” says Margo Wootan, a leading nutrition advocate and lobbyist with the Center for Science in the Public Interest who has been working on the issue for

almost 20 years. “There is a lot of momentum in addressing obesity right now and the first lady adds significant momen-tum to that movement.”

Wootan says Mrs. Obama and her staff have done more than just public appearances, working behind the scenes with industry and Congress to affect change. “She does more than use the bully pulpit,” says Wootan.

The landscape has certainly changed for the food industry

since President Barack Obama took office and the first lady launched her campaign. In that time, Congress has passed laws to improve school lunches, improve food safety and require calorie labeling in restaurants, all with industry support. The administration has proposed new food marketing rules for children and the food industry has come at least part of the way with their own proposal to limit marketing to kids. Major com-panies have launched a joint

effort to cut calories and put more nutrition information on food labels.

The first lady’s effort has had “a dramatic impact on manu-facturers, restaurants and retail-ers,” says Scott Faber, a lobbyist for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents all of the major food companies. “Until the first lady launched her initiative there was no one American who was inspiring this generation of kids and parents to do more to have a

healthy lifestyle.”Mrs. Obama’s participa-

tion with Darden Restaurants was her latest appearance with retailers and other private-sector players in support of her anti-obesity campaign. In January, she stood with Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest grocer, as it pledged to reformulate thou-sands of products it sells to make them healthier and to push suppliers to do the same.

This summer, the first lady applauded as Wal-Mart, Walgreens drug stores and several regional grocers committed to help eliminate “food deserts” by opening or expanding in rural and urban areas without easy access to healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables.

One in three U.S. children is overweight or obese, put-ting them at greater risk of developing diabetes, heart dis-ease or other health conditions. Mrs. Obama has said her goal is to help today’s youngsters become adults at a healthy weight by eating better and getting more exercise.

In a speech to the National Restaurant Association one year ago this month, the first lady asked members to “actively pro-mote healthy foods and healthy habits to our kids.”

Dawn Sweeney, CEO of the association, said that was an “acceleration point” for many restaurants that were already starting to change their menus.

First lady makes headway calling for healthy foods

First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by Darden chef Julie Elkinton, second from right, talks to Charisse McElroy, right, and her daughter Jacqueline McElroy, 9, during a Let’s Move! event in one of Darden’s national restaurants in Hyattsville, Md., Thursday.

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Greece faces 4th year of recession, jobless surge

University students shout slogans during a protest outside the Greek parliament in Athens, Thursday.AP

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Debt-hobbled Greece must brace for a fourth year of recession, the finance minister warned Thursday as unemploy-ment hit a new record and the government debated new public sector cuts to secure the cash lifeline protecting the country from a chaotic bankruptcy.

“There is a cumulative reces-sion lasting three years, that now will become four years,” Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos told parliament.

The Socialist government’s prime concern is to revive the economy, whose rapid shrink-age makes Greece’s vital cash-generating financial targets even harder to meet despite more than a year of tough austerity mea-sures. Those goals have been demanded by the international creditors keeping Greece afloat.

Venizelos says the Greek economy will contract 5.3 per-cent this year, much more than previously expected, but emer-gency measures such as a new blanket property tax will plug a revenue shortfall.

His gloomy forecast came a day after the leaders of Germany, France and Greece insisted in an emergency teleconference that Greece remains an “inte-gral” part of the eurozone, but stressed the country has to meet its budget reform pledges.

The talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou calmed markets after days of turmoil sparked by fears Greece was heading rapidly for a cata-strophic default or leaving the

17-nation eurozone.But Benoit de Broissia, an ana-

lyst at KBL Richelieu in Paris, said the situation remained dire.

“We are still in a scenar-io where Greece is facing immense difficulties and the markets feel Greece’s debt can’t be resolved,” he said. “So markets are still speculating on Greece’s bankruptcy.”

The eurozone’s finance min-isters are to discuss Greece’s debt problems further at a meeting in Poland beginning Thursday night also attend-ed by U.S. Treasury chief Timothy Geithner.

The main fear of an uncon-trolled Greek bankruptcy is that it could destabilize other finan-cially troubled European coun-tries such as Portugal, Ireland, Spain or Italy. It would also batter European banks, many of which are large holders of Greek government bonds.

Greece, barred by astonish-ingly high interest rates from borrowing on international mar-kets, has relied for more than a year on its bailout loans.

But that cash flow will dry up unless the country consistently meets deficit reduction targets and passes quarterly reviews by the EU, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund – known as the “troika.”

Without the next injection of cash, worth euro8 billion ($11 billion), Greece only has enough cash to see it through mid-October.

After strong pressure from its creditors, who suspended their review of Greece’s reforms ear-lier this month, Athens imposed an emergency property tax on

Sunday. The Finance Ministry said churches and other places of worship would be exempt from the levy that ranges from euro4-20 ($5.5-27.50) for every square meter (10.7 square feet). Homeowners must pay the tax through their electricity bills or face disconnection from the grid – a strict move in a country beset by tax evasion.

“The ball in now in the Greek court,” EU economic and mon-etary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn said in Brussels. “Over the last weekend the Greek government took very impor-tant decisions that go a long way towards meeting the fiscal target for this year.”

The head of a new European Commission task force cre-ated to help Greece’s admin-istration push through reforms said Greek government officials seemed “very much aware” of the challenges that lie ahead.

“I think one of the objectives is to get out of this quarterly uncertainty ... and to combine the requests from the troika with efforts to fulfill these requests,” Horst Reichenbach told a news conference.”The quarterly reports will hopefully also provide a clear picture of the political will of the Greek government.”

Over the past 20 months, the government has also slashed pensions and sala-ries, increased retirement ages and repeatedly hiked taxes – sparking near-constant gen-eral strikes, work stoppages and violent protests. Deficit-cutting targets still remain elusive, although Papandreou insisted Thursday that Greece was “not far from our goals.”

Candidates bash stimulus, campaign at companies

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential con-tenders have crisscrossed the nation bashing President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plans as a colossal waste of taxpayer money. But with an awkward frequency, these same candidates are campaigning at businesses that benefited from the president’s landmark stimu-lus package.

With the cameras rolling, the Republicans celebrate the hard work of local entrepreneurs in places like Pella, Iowa, and Milford, N.H., while later con-demning the federal resources that helped those entrepreneurs navigate the economic downturn.

The campaign-trail rhetoric has intensified as Obama travels the country to call for a new package of spending and tax cuts to revitalize the nation’s stalled economy.

“He came into office and said, ‘Oh I know how to cre-ate jobs; I’ll spend billions and billions, trillions of dollars,’“ former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney recently told cheer-ing supporters at the Derryfield Country Club, referring to Obama. “I don’t happen to think Barack Obama’s a bad guy. I just don’t think he’s got a clue.”

But Romney himself made at least two campaign appearances this summer with stimulus ben-eficiaries. There are a half dozen such examples involving several candidates, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, among them.

Huntsman last month toured the New Hampshire manufacturer Cirtronics, which received five stimulus-related contracts worth $3.3 million since 2009, according to data posted by the federal gov-ernment. A week later, Romney campaigned at the Iowa-based Vermeer Corp., which benefited from nearly $200,000 in stimulus funds. And Tim Pawlenty, before he left the presidential race, made similar visits in each of the two early voting states.

This phenomenon has pro-duced negative media atten-tion in isolated cases, but taken together the visits highlight the candidates’ complicated relationships with the $78 bil-lion stimulus program many Republican primary voters hate. The issue also underscores the often hypocritical nature of American politics – politicians usually oppose the other party’s policies, but support the people who benefit from them. The apparent inconsistencies offer opponents — Republicans and

Democrats alike – fuel for polit-ical attacks.

“Every one of these candi-dates has a potential problem with respect to the stimulus,” said Michael Dennehy, a GOP operative who led Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign four years ago.

Even those Republicans who have not used stimulus benefi-ciaries as campaign props – such as Texas Gov. Rick Perry – may have trouble reconciling cam-paign rhetoric with their records.

Perry once made headlines by refusing $556 million in stimu-lus funds for his state’s unem-ployment insurance program. But since February 2009, Texas government agencies and busi-nesses have received more than $17 billion from the recovery act. That’s more than any state in the union but one.

And the influx of stimulus funds – some of which Perry used to plug budget holes – came over the same period Texas enjoyed significant job growth, an accomplishment Perry cites at nearly every campaign stop. But he railed against the federal policy in his 2010 book, “Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America From Washington.”

“We are fed up with bailout after bailout and stimulus plan after stimulus plan, each one of which tosses principle out the window along with taxpayer money,” he wrote.

Bachmann, a conservative firebrand who regularly knocks the federal stimulus, held a recent campaign event at South Carolina’s Trident Technical College, an institution that last year received a stimulus grant to help boost its healthcare edu-cation programs. Critics cried

hypocrisy, but her record as the representative for Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District raises further questions.

Bachmann has repeatedly petitioned the Obama adminis-tration to send federal dollars – including stimulus funds – to her district.

“I voted against the stimulus and I was very public against the stimulus,” Bachmann, leader of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus, said last month on Fox News Sunday. “After the stimulus was passed and the money was there, why should my constituents or anyone else be disadvantaged?”

Liberal attack groups, expect-ed to play a significant role as the presidential contest goes for-ward, will ensure such questions are not lost on voters.

“Nothing raises the hypocrisy meter faster than the Republican presidential candidates talking about the economic recovery act. They love to pander to their base by demonizing the bill, yet they are all too eager to seek funding for projects in their district, to use federal dollars to balance their state’s budget, or to hold cam-paign events at successful compa-nies who received stimulus fund-ing,” said Ty Matsdorf, spokes-man for the independent political group American Bridge, recently established to help Democrats.

Some campaigns and compa-nies involved defend appearanc-es with stimulus beneficiaries as coincidences in states where hun-dreds of businesses and institu-tions accepted federal assistance over the last two years. Indeed, entities in the early voting states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina received a com-bined $8 billion from the 2009 package to date.

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, arrives for a busi-ness roundtable at a local car dealership, with Jim Click, Jr., President of Jim Click Automotive Team.

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With an abundance of shoe types and stability options on the market nowadays, sneaker shop-ping can be overwhelming. You may fall into the consumer cat-egory of purchasing a new pair of kicks based on color or style, but doing so can be detrimental to your training.

Choosing the wrong design for your foot poses a potential threat of injury. Avoid shin splints, ankle trouble and achy knees by re-evaluating what you are lacing up.

So how do you know what footwear caters to your train-ing needs? When it comes down to it, the best shoe depends on your individual pronation, which Runner’s World describes as the “normal inward rolling” of your foot during exercise.

This natural movement helps absorb the shock of each pound-ing stride, making your prona-tion style an important factor to consider next time you are browsing in Finish Line.

Underpronation, also known as supination, is when the typi-cally high arched foot does not roll inward enough during the gait cycle. On the other end of the spectrum, overpronators often have flat or low arched feet that roll excessively inward.

Determine your pronation pat-tern by taking a look at the soles of your current pair of sneaks!

According to Real Simple Magazine, if the top outer edge is worn, you are a supinator and need what is considered a cush-ioning shoe. Evenly worn soles indicate an average gait and neu-tral foot best-suited for stability sneakers with equal cushioning and support.

If the top inner edge, toward your big toe, is worn, you are a mild to moderate overpronator in need of arch support. Consider wearing motion-controlled/high-stability shoes to help align your feet with your legs.

Before splurging on a new pair of sneaks, I highly recommend consulting an expert who will perform a gait analysis and in turn provide you with different shoe options to best serve your pronation pattern. Word to the wise: bring your current shoes to help in their evaluation.

“What we like to do is take a look at the foot, take a look at the mechanics a little bit and get an idea of what kind of sta-bility a person may or may not need in the shoe,” said Steve Swift, an employee of four years at SoundRunner (a local run-ning specialty store that has three Connecticut shoreline locations).

After determining the type of stability his customer needs, Swift brings out different brands’ versions of similar shoes for his customers to compare.

“Different brands are mak-ing the same kinds of shoes but they’re doing little things a little bit differently than each other,” he said. “The shape of the shoe, the width of the shoe, the depth of the heel, the little things that companies do differently from each other might match up to somebody better or worse.”

I renounced my five-year Asics loyalty this summer after developing a debilitating case of shin splints. Unsure of the cause of my sudden but consistent pain, I went to SoundRunner to get my gait analyzed in hopes they could help solve my problem.

To make a long story short, they did. I was wearing a pair of motion-controlled Asics, that I had picked out based on its pink accents, which had far more sup-port and stability than I needed.

In lieu of the Vibram FiveFinger rage and minimalist running fad, I opted for a pair of “neutral” Mizuno running shoes prefect for my average gait and can honestly say I have seen drastic advances in my long-distance running – most impor-tantly, without the pain.

By Lauren CardarelliCampus Correspondent

Bringing Down the House

Ricardo Martinez, an Emmy-nominated writer and producer for ABC, performed Thursday as part of SUBOG’s comedy series at the Student Union.

His overt friendliness and theatrical interaction with the crowd won him fans early on. Ricardo wasted no time warming up to the audience and eliciting some gut-bust-ing laughter.

“I enjoyed that he was relatable and the stuff that he said was actually really true,”

said Shantae Shaw, a 3rd-semester psychology major who attended the event.

Whether he joked about the absurd awkwardness of interracial hi-fi etiquette, or the unfortunate experience of living with a less than charis-matic roommate (the jerk, the weirdo and the one you walk in on), Martinez definitely struck a chord with the col-lege audience.

He wove real life experi-ences and thought-provoking points together with humor. He reflected how once in grade school a friend invit-ed him over for dinner and

their mother enthusiastical-ly offered the Puerto Rican American Martinez tacos.

“That’s really racist! I don’t know if you guys know this, but tacos are not a Puerto Rican thing,” Martinez said. “Only thing is… I freaking love tacos!”

Although most of his humor came from early life experiences as a child, he was still able to reflect back to his college days when he was engineering major.

“I first started thinking about doing stand up when I was actually a senior in col-lege,” Martinez said. “It was

late, late in college. Most stand-up skits start at their freshman year. I was real shy. That’s when I first started. I dabbled in it, but only about four years ago was when I got really serious about it.”

Perhaps it was this college beginning that eventually brought him round again to touring as a comedian to uni-versities all over the nation.

Martinez remarked that the best things about doing the tour are “the people I meet and learning the differ-ent types of senses of humor because, you’d be surprised, every different audience has

a different sense of humor and personality. You have to sort of change your show to match. I didn’t know if I was dating myself. These guys were a great audience.”

Audience members like 3rd-semester nursing major Regina Casale enjoyed his jokes.

“We come to see the shows when we can,” Casale said. “It was funny when he was talking about things like the girl’s hair in the shower because we can relate.”

By Celine St. PierreCampus Correspondent

Celine.St_Pierre@UConn.edu

Get comfortable in your dorm room, it’s your home-away-from-home

Now that the hurricane is over and you have all estab-lished some normalcy, it’s time to settle into UConn completely. After all, whether you have a year or four left, one thing is certain: this is your new home, so you may as well get comfortable.

A great place to start is your dorm room. It may not be as spacious as you might have liked, but there are numerous ways to liven up those bland walls.

For most students, their dorms are places of leisure; places where they have friends come over, or to lounge in sweatpants and do some studying. Essentially, it’s a place they have control over.

For freshmen, it’s your first small step to living on your own. Therefore, it is important to treat it as you would your first real apart-ment. Personalizing the area will make you feel like you belong, and like it’s your own place.

The first decorating tip to personalize your room is to use what you have. Tina Hoang, a 7th-semester nutri-tion major advises, “Bring tons of pictures, posters and if you want to get creative, get stickers.”

This is great advice as these things are cheap, easy to find and you control what you put up to reflect your personal interests. Additionally, photos

are easily printed out in bulk and you can make collages of your family and friends to put up around your desk or on one side of a wall. Buy a few frames at Bed Bath & Beyond, or go real cheap and hit the dollar store. You can decorate them on your own or leave them as is.

Either way, pictures of your closest family, friends or pets will make you happy to be there because there will be familiar faces greeting you each time you walk in the room.

Posters are another wonder-ful idea. UConn has a poster sale every semester and two posters won’t cost much.

To compliment the posters, fill up the rest of the bare walls with other recurring themes. If your poster is of a movie or music star, print out colorful lyrics or quotes to go along with it.

Find pictures in magazines about the best action movies of the summer. I like flipping through the fashion segments of Vogue, Cosmo or Vanity Fair and taking the pictures of models in great shoes and old Hollywood-style outfits.

“I have tons of old magazines that I save just to cut out pic-tures of items I like make-up, bags, an inspirational quote - and I make a new collage every year to fit my interests,” said Malvina Palloj, a 7th-semes-ter political science major at Hofstra University.

Aside from posters and pic-tures, you can also decorate with furniture and by mix-

ing colors. This is great for upperclassmen with their own apartments. Buy a bright multi-colored carpet and add some curtains to your bare windows for an extra homey feel.

If you want to be cheaper, go to the ultimate home fur-nishing store: home. There may be extra linens, curtains or even a chair or end table. You can also use a large white board or flexible panels you can stick on the walls and have friends write messages on them.

Shruti Potdar, a 7th-semes-ter individualized major, has had an apartment for three semesters now. She has ornate vases with flowers and a color palette of browns, oranges and greens infused with some traditional Indian artwork.

“You can be really cheap and use tag sales or ask friends who have graduated for filler pieces like art and flowers,” Potdar said.

If you are ever at a loss, or out of time, Hoang also sug-gests, “Christmas lights are also great. If you can’t think of what to do, just make it look like your room at home.”

Naturally, classes and activ-ities will be your primary focus, but before they take over, take a bit of time to make your living space some-where enjoyable.

Elmira.Fifo@UConn.edu

NYC Fashion Week shows off new trends

Twice a year some of the most talented and established designers showcase their new-est pieces at New York Fashion Week. Here’s a recap of this week’s events and trends:

Fashion week kicked off on Thursday, Sept. 8 with Fashion’s Night Out. Stores on 5th Avenue as well as other areas of the city remained open all night with sales left and right.

Celebrities flooded stores. Some spotted include Nicki Minaj in Verace, Lea Michele on the fourth floor of Saks, Ashley Greene giving out beauty tips and tricks at a 5th Avenue salon, Usher at Dolce & Gabbana, Heidi Klum, Kris Jenner and many more.

There were also a variety of performances. Drake DJ’d at Versace. Justin Bieber per-formed “I Love College” with Asher Roth at Dolce & Gabbana. Even the New York Jets Flight Crew cheerleaders showed up at Lord & Taylor together.

After Fashion’s Night Out came the collections. Runways debuted a variety of trends and twists to consider incorporating into your fall or winter ward-robe.

Color was a big theme this year, particularly vibrant blues and crimson. Rag & Bone’s col-lection centered around royal blue and orange pieces, which made each outfit eye-catching. Even the designers known for more minimalist lines such as Calvin Klein debuted classic pieces with a twist of color or vibrant patterns.

Nanette Lepore took bright

colors to the extreme with a neon collection that featured models decked out in tangerine, electric pink and lime.

On the other end of the spectrum, there was a surpris-ing amount of gothic-inspired outfits. Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham inspired Prabal Gurung’s line. Pieces were gen-erally blood red or jet black, and accessories included torn black tights, black leather moto gloves and dark sashes wrapped around models’ waists.

In spite of these extremes, the most common and practi-cal themes were a mixture of elegance and sophistication. Classic items were paraded up and down runways – pieces that could be worn to work and out again at night. That type of ver-satility is a necessity in today’s economy, and it is a pleasure to see the fashion world creating realistic outfits that are worth the price.

Preen featured menswear-inspired work pieces with a hint of sensuality that still made them happy-hour appropriate.

Michael Kors was truly the night’s classic creation artist. With this week being his 30th anniversary in design, he pre-sented a casual glam collection that was versatile and simple with exotic additions, such as slouch pants or dyed linen shirts.

Two extremely affordable lines were also debuted – Lauren Conrad’s spring collection for Kohls and Target’s designer col-lective dresses.

Take what you will from the designer’s collections and look forward to spring fashion week.

By Julie BartoliSenior Staff Writer

Julie.Bartoli@UConn.edu

By Elmira FifoStaff Writer

Comedian Ricardo Martinez delights crowd with personal anecdotes

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Martinez strikes pose during his routine, which consisted of sardonic and cadid stories of his life experiences. Martinez performed at the Student Union Thursday night.ROCHELLE BAROSS/The Daily Campus

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Thrift stores offer cheap vintage findsIt’s a well-known fact that most trends

go in and out of style. Skateboarding, slim-fit pants and aviator glasses are all things that were, just a few years ago, relics of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Any student on campus would seem weird, different or just simply trying too hard to go against the grain by sporting just one of these items. Well, today on the Storrs campus, not only is it commonplace to see these antiqued - some would say “throwback” - accessories on a number of students walking around campus. It is almost impossible to not to see at least one person with all of them at once.

Fashion cycles through the decades. Each year this generation reverts back to styles and modes of fashion that its parents, or even grandparents, would have worn during their late teens and early ‘20s.

As with many trends, fashion is a direct influence of what many college students are exposed to in media, through their peers and of course, entertainment. But one of the most overlooked elements that directly affect the fashion world of low-

income students is the economy and the on-going recession.

“I love to shop at Forever 21, H&M and UrbanOutfitters but it’s so much cheaper going to thrift stores,” said Ourida Victorin, a 7th-semester French major and human rights minor. In the last several years, students and even college graduates who have had difficulty find jobs have seen their budgets shrinking forcing them to look for alternatives to the pricier retail shopping malls.

Although brand names can be a selling point for many people because of reputa-tion and quality levels, on many occa-sions thrift stores can provide name-brand items at a fraction of their original cost. Another common misconception with second-hand stores like Salvation Army, Goodwill and Savers of Manchester, is that they solely want to turn a profit and sell old, worn goods. Glenn Flanagan, store manager for Salvation Army in Vernon, says that this is not the case.

“Our best sellers are women’s clothing and ‘bric-a-brac,’ which includes any-thing from pots and pans to vases. We get a lot of donations but I never put out the junk. I always put out the best and toss the junk,” said Flanagan.

Prices are not the only reason why younger people are choosing to shopping at thrift stores.

“They go with my unique looks. It’s just cool, with my type of hipster style,” Victorin said about shopping at her favorite thrift store in New York City: Brooklyn’s Beacon’s Closet. “I usually look for jean shorts, shoes and jewelry. It’s great because you know you’re the only person that has that item.”

Although younger people are showing thrift stores plenty of love because of their quality and low priced items, the middle age demographic is not so far behind.

“Fifty percent of customers are young people,” said Flanagan when asked about how many customers are under the age of 26. “The other 50 percent are people in their 40’s and 50’s. These are our best customers because they purchase and donate a lot. Young people also donate, but not nearly as much.”

During the last few years, and espe-cially in the heart of this recession, even those with steady incomes have learned to be more patient shoppers.

“We have a good mixture of cus-tomers, poor people but also very

affluent lawyers and doctors who can spend $300-$400. People from Vernon are very wealthy but residents from Rockville are depressed and often poor,” said Flanagan.

“More affluent people are coming to stretch their dollars, shopping smartly and patiently looking through all the racks and taking their time. We sold $130 ties for two dollars, $300 rings for around $10 and last week we sold African art for $50 a piece, which were later valued at $700 per piece. We have treasures, you just have to find it,” said Flanagan.

Whether it’s a student like Victorin try-ing to find deals on old pairs of earrings, or a middle-age doctor looking for a deal on a lightly used sound system, during times of economic hardship everyone is looking for a deal. Thrift stores seem to be a simple answer to a difficult problem.

“When I shop at thrift stores I feel like it’s always better material for less, and you can make it your own,” said Victorin. “It really gives me a sense of community.”

By Ronald QuirogaCampus Correspondent

Ronald.Quiroga@UConn.edu

Swift suggests investing in a new pair of sneakers every six months or 500 miles. Although there are a wide variety options out there to choose from, I hope you put your pronation pattern on a pedestal when it comes time to buy new kicks, instead of the fancy patterns or neon colors.

Lauren.Cardaralli@UConn.edu

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Higher Netflix prices equals fewer subscribersSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix’s

decision to raise prices by as much as 60 percent is turning into a horror show.

The customer backlash against the higher rates, kicking in this month, has been much harsher than Netflix Inc. anticipated. That prompted management to predict Thursday that the company —the largest U.S. video subscription ser-vice— will end September with 600,000 fewer U.S. customers than it had in June.

It will mark just the second time in 12 years that Netflix has lost subscribers from one quarter to the next. The last downturn occurred during 2007 when Netflix lost a mere 55,000 from March through June.

The current hemorrhaging exacerbated fears that Netflix is losing the magic touch that increased its stock 10-fold in the three years leading up to the com-pany’s July 12 announcement about its higher prices.

Since then, Netflix has turned into Wall Street’s equivalent of a box-office flop. Its shares plunged $39.46, or about 19 percent, to close at $169.25 on Thursday, leaving Netflix’s stock price more than 40 percent below where it stood before the company unveiled the higher prices. The cost to shareholders so far: more than $6 billion in paper losses.

It could get uglier if the worst-case scenarios play out. Netflix suffered another setback earlier this month when Starz Entertainment ended talks to renew

the licensing rights to a key part of Netflix’s video library for streaming over the Internet. The fallout from that deci-sion will hit in March when Netflix will no longer be able to stream the popular mix of recently released movies and TV shows that it got from Starz, raising the specter of another onslaught of customer defections.

“Netflix isn’t looking like it’s as good a deal because their prices are getting higher and their content isn’t getting any better,” said Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter, who thinks the com-pany’s shares could fall as low as $110. “It’s like they have taken the beef away from the buffet.”

The customer exodus still hasn’t con-vinced Netflix to reverse its course and lower its prices as it did in 2007 when it was engaged in a cut-throat battle with Blockbuster Inc. In announcing its lowered subscriber forecasts Thursday, Netflix emphasized it consider its new prices to be “the right long-term strategic choice.”

The new pricing structure was driven by Netflix’s desire to build up its ser-vice that streams video over high-speed Internet connections, even at the risk of hurting the DVD-by-mail rentals that used to be its main business. Netflix management believes the convenience of Internet video is the main reason that it has added 17 million U.S. subscribers during the past three years, establishing

the company as a major player in the entertainment industry.

As the streaming service took off, Hollywood studios and other video distributors such as Starz have been demanding higher fees for the licensing rights to their content — a trend that caused Netflix to dig deeper into its sub-scribers’ wallets.

Even with fewer subscribers, Netflix expects to bring in $10 million to $25 million more from its customers than during the July-September period than it did April-June.

Netflix revenue won’t keep rising, though, if more subscribers flee. Pachter thinks that could still happen because some customers won’t be billed at the higher rates until the end of the month.

Besides being more expensive, Netflix’s new pricing structure is also more complicated for subscribers who want to stream and rent DVDs from the service.

Until Sept. 1, Netflix offered plans that bundled DVD rentals and unlimited video streaming for as little as $10 per month. Those options are now sold sepa-rately, resulting in a cost of at least $16 per month for people who want stream-ing and DVDs. Having both choices is appealing because Netflix’s stream-ing library primarily consists of old TV shows and movies, leaving DVDs as the main way to see recently released films.

To hold down costs in a tough econ-

omy, millions of Netflix customers are either limiting their subscriptions to a streaming-only or DVD-only plan. Other customers are canceling their accounts to protest the new pricing scheme. Those canceling are following through on threats that were made on Facebook and Netflix’s own blog after the higher prices were announced.

Despite the vitriolic reaction, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still thought the company would be able to add subscrib-ers. In late July, he issued a forecast that indicated Netflix would end September with 25 million U.S. subscribers, up from 24.6 million in June. That prediction was lowered Thursday to 24 million. The revision mostly reflects Netflix’s expec-tation that it will have 800,000 fewer DVD-only subscribers than it previously thought.

Many of the people no longer renting DVDs from Netflix will get their discs elsewhere. That could be a boon for Redbox, which rents DVDs for $1 per night through 33,330 kiosks in supermar-kets and other retailers, and Blockbuster, which still has 1,500 U.S. stores after emerging from bankruptcy protection under the ownership of Dish Network Corp. Investors are betting Redbox will be the main beneficiary; the shares of Redbox owner Coinstar surged $3.33, or more than 7 percent, to close at $48.55 on Thursday. Dish Network’s shares edged up 11 cents to $25.82.

Uzbek first

daughter looks for love, gets

noneMOSCOW (AP) — Glamour

queen. International diplomat. Plunderer of the poor.

Gulnara Karimova has been called all of these things. But all the eldest daughter of Uzbekistan’s aging authoritar-ian leader appears to want is for people to like her.

By the looks of things, that isn’t quite working out.

Over the weekend, the pro-ducers of New York’s Fashion Week canceled a show by Karimova amid pressure from a human rights group. In a face-saving gesture, her back-ers revived the event Thursday at ultra-chic Cipriani on 42nd Street. Karimova didn’t show up, though activists protesting child labor in her homeland did.

Turning up at fashion shows and dropping by at the Cannes Film Festival is part of a care-fully nurtured public relations exercise by Karimova, who despite her frivolous image is seen as a possible successor to her father.

On the international scene, she has carved out an image as a fashionable jet-setter. In her home country, Karimova is feted by official media as an accomplished diplomat, academic and philanthropist devoted to the cause of disad-vantaged women and children.

To her many detractors, 39-year old Karimova is a “robber baron” who has ruth-lessly used her power to pillage businesses in Uzbekistan and who luxuriates in self-imposed European exile, while many in her country endure crushing poverty.

Uzbekistan, a mainly Muslim nation of almost 28 million people, is strategically placed along a key transportation route supplying U.S.-led coali-tion troops engaged in combat-ing insurgents in neighboring Afghanistan.

It is rich in natural gas and gold, as well as being one of the world largest cotton pro-ducers, making it potentially attractive to investors.

Although officially touted as an international stateswoman, Karimova rarely appears to bother herself with such mat-ters.

Her official website conveys the image of a carefree fash-ionista obsessed with gaudy jewelry flitting between charity events in Uzbekistan and gala evenings in Europe. Karimova appears to take inordinate pride in having been photographed with notables including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, singer Elton John, and action film star Steven Seagal.

Another website, Googoosha.uz, documents Karimova’s short-lived pop career (she sang under name GooGoosha — reputedly her father’s favor-ite nickname for her). One par-ticularly eye-popping music video depicts a flying sports car wending its way to a palace in verdant mountains, greeted by Karimova bedecked in a flowing white dress.

W.H. crasher husband ‘devastated’ that his wife left himFRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP)

— Celebrity White House gate crasher husband Tareq Salahi is glad his wife, Michaele, is OK but heartbroken that she’s left home to be with anoth-er man, reported to be lead guitarist for the rock band Journey, the couple’s attorney said Thursday.

Tareq Salahi had reported his wife missing Tuesday night, telling authorities in Virginia he feared she had been kid-napped. Authorities, however, said ex-reality TV personality Michaele Salahi told them she was fine and didn’t want to return home. Then celebrity website TMZ reported that a representative for Journey said she was safe and with guitarist Neal Schon.

“Tareq is devastated but he is relieved to know that Michaele is safe,” Salahi

attorney David Silek told ABC’s “Good Morning America. “That was his first concern.”

Silek said it’s premature to say if the couple would get a divorce.

“He’s so devastated there’s not a goal other than trying to figure out what is going on at this time,” Silek said of Tareq. “If there’s an opportu-nity for reconciliation, that’s something they can and ought to explore.”

Calls to Silek and to Journey’s agent were not immediately returned. An Associated Press call to a number for Tareq prompted a recorded message that the line could not accept additional calls.

Diane Diamond, who wrote the book “Cirque du Salahi” about the couple, told the morn-ing show that Michaele had been

frustrated with her husband and that she had a previous relation-ship with Schon.

“She told me, in effect, that he was one of the loves of her life,” Diamond told the show.

Warren County Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron told the AP that deputies believed Tareq’s report was genuine and that authorities did not plan to press charges.

“We believe the Mr. Salahi did not know where his wife was. We know that she was not home, and we know that she was where she wanted to be. As of right now we don’t think it’s any different than the way it came in.

“If we know that this may have been some type of ... false complaint, I assure you that we would look into it a whole lot closer in a different direction because a lot of man

hours were spent yesterday to work on this.”

FBI spokeswoman Dee Rybiski also said no charges were likely because “there’s nothing to indi-cate any violations of federal law occurred.”

McEathron said the sher-iff’s department had inves-tigated complaints from the couple about comments they found threatening posted on Facebook “for quite a while now,” but that they hadn’t found any viable threats.

“Some of it is maybe that the person didn’t really threat-en them but they took it as a threat,” he said.

But McEathron said depu-ties weren’t concerned that the threats had led to a kid-napping because they were able to talk to Michaele Salahi within minutes of her hus-band’s report and determine

that she was unharmed.“They had a good long con-

versation so it wasn’t like she was being prompted to say any one thing, so we didn’t feel that played a part in it at all at that time,” he said.

The Salahis burst onto the scene in 2009 when they crashed a White House state dinner. Michaele Salahi was a cast member of the reality show “Real Housewives of D.C.” last year, but the show was canceled after one season.

The couple posted a picture of Twitter of themselves with Schon and other band mem-bers last week. TMZ posted video of the couple partying with Schon at their embattled winery last year.

Aside from the couple’s gate crashing troubles and failed reality television attempt, they also have experienced

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Scientists say film ‘Contagion’ is for real

ATLANTA (AP) — Yes, it could happen. But it’s a stretch.

“Contagion,” a Hollywood thriller that opened last week-end, rocketed to No. 1 at the box office through its gripping tale of a fictional global epidemic driven by a new kind of virus. Audiences have gasped in hor-ror at what happens to Gwyneth Paltrow.

Before it was out, the movie made real-life disease investiga-tors anxious, too, though for a different reason: They had wor-ried the filmmakers would take so many artistic liberties with the science that the result would be an incredible movie that was ... not credible.

Well, cue the applause.“It’s very plausible,” said Dr.

Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which would inves-tigate such an outbreak.

A new virus jumping from animals to humans? Nothing fic-tional about that. Global spread of a disease in a few days? In this age of jet travel, absolutely. A societal meltdown if things get bad? Plan on it.

Yikes. The only bit of relief here is that several experts think the odds are pretty long that a new virus could be both so deadly and contagious at the same time.

The team behind the film used several expert consultants and went to other lengths to get scientific details correct. That included working with esteemed Columbia University epidemi-ologist Dr. W. Ian Lipkin to cre-ate the fictional MEV-1 virus. It’s modeled on the Nipah virus — a dangerous bug first seen in Malaysia a dozen years ago that spread from pigs to farmers.

Overall health officials say they were very pleased with what resulted. During an advance screening for CDC employees in Atlanta last week, some in the audience laughed appreciatively to see visual details and even lingo that they never imagined would be used in a mass-market motion picture.

“It was very accurate. It kind of made us all chuckle because there were things that we thought only people at CDC might get,” said Laura Gieraltowski, an expert in foodborne illnesses.

Indeed, CDC officials have embraced the film. The agency allowed the movie’s makers to film at their main campus — the first time the agency has

allowed a major motion pic-ture studio such access. And CDC officials have opened up their schedules for media inter-views, panel appearances and live Internet chats to talk about the movie and potential real-life contagions.

It’s a far better reception than their reaction to “Outbreak,” a popular 1995 movie starring Dustin Hoffman, the last time Hollywood took a major stab at telling a story about a nation-threatening, non-zombie epi-demic. Like “Contagion,” that film had a respected director and an all-star cast, but the sci-entific miscues were laughable. Some experts still shake their heads at how much time was spent finding an infected mon-key and how little time it took — seemingly just a few minutes — to make, test and distribute a life-saving vaccine.

“Contagion” fares far better in the experts’ eyes. That said, the scenario painted in the new movie is also considered highly unlikely. A thriller telling a com-plex story in roughly two hours, it portrays some things that are doubtful at best. Among them:

—The government dispatches only one disease investigator to Minnesota to check out the outbreak. In reality, the govern-ment would throw a lot more people at an emerging problem like this. When the first two swine flu cases were reported in San Diego in 2009, neither of them fatalities, the CDC sent five such scientists along with other staff.

—The fictional virus kills more than 1 in 5 of the people it infects. That’s extremely high for an epidemic that goes global. The infamous Spanish flu pan-demic of 1918-19 — used as the modern-day measuring stick for a terrible international con-tagion — killed more like 1 in 100. Something this deadly and fast-moving has never material-ized, possibly because a bug that kills too efficiently limits its ability to spread because its victims don’t have much time to make contact with many other people.

—When a vaccine is released to the public, dis-tribution of initially limited supplies was decided through a lottery based on date of birth. In reality, health offi-cials would prioritize vaccine for people who were deemed most susceptible to the virus.

Last night of fashion week features Calvin Klein, other big names

NEW YORK (AP) — Marc Jacobs. Calvin Klein. Ralph Lauren. Spring pre-views wrap up Thursday at New York Fashion Week with shows by some of the most influential designers in the business before the industry moves on to the run-ways of London, Milan and Paris.

Lauren’s show always seems to come at the right time, when the exhausted crowd needs a breath of fresh elegance after eight days of non-stop fashion.

They got it this time around with Lauren’s loose “Great Gatsby” silhou-ettes and wide-legged pants and shorts suits, some paired with men’s ties that looked more Tom than Daisy.

The pale palette shimmered in soft pinks, silvers, whites and greens. It was a distinct departure from the bursts of bright color and less-dainty florals that dominated eight days of shows for edi-tors, stylists and retailers.

Feathers in boas were carried over to the neck and hemlines of flapper dresses in outfits complete with hats of the era.

Another classic American brand, Bill Blass, preserved the past and forged a future in the hands of Jeffrey Monteiro. He was chosen almost two years ago to revive the line after years of tough going for the company.

He showed familiar, impeccably tai-lored navy coats and blazers, but under-neath a navy twill peacoat was a bandeau top. A white halter jumpsuit had no back at all. A number of looks for evening exposed an equal amount of skin.

As soon as the Lincoln Center tents come down, London Fashion Week begins Friday.

The intersection of sportswear and ele-gance happens on the Ralph Lauren run-way. It gives him a place on the American fashion scene like no one else.

There was a feminine hint of ruffle in a floral print, optic white menswear suits, luxe liquidlike fabrics and Deco beading were all part of Lauren’s reimagining of ‘20s style.

Lauren showed great skill in balanc-ing simple shapes the hardest thing to do well — with glamorous details: an ostrich feather scarf here or beaded bag there.

The ivory skirt suit with a hammered-satin tank top, accessorized with an embroidered linen clutch bag and ivory sandal is a lot harder to pull off than something dripping with decoration.

“He’s so renowned for desirable, mem-orable and modern clothes,” said Glenda Bailey, editor in chief of Harper’s Bazaar.

Virginia Smith, fashion market direc-tor at Vogue, added: “It’s sort of Ralph Lauren’s world and we’re living in it.”

She especially liked the gowns — the knockout floral lame and the off-the-shoulder goddess style — among them. “They were a tour de force.”

The catwalk featured more dressy styles than Lauren has recently turned out.

Olivia Wilde had the coveted seat next to the Lauren family. They always gather en masse in the front row. She seemed to show particular interest in the robin’s egg-blue georgette dress with beading on one hip.

How fast can the Lauren team get that gown on the plane for Sunday’s Emmy Awards?

Other interesting accents? A shirt tail hem on a black racerback tank, trailing gracefully behind the wearer, and a black organza top with an accordion pleat back. And while a red long-sleeved gown with an accordion pleat skirt seemed a little stodgy, the navy-and-white satin halter gown with a dot georgette skirt looked fresh and chic.

Nodding to the trend of big color, Monteiro included not only bright red — a signature color of Blass, who left the company in 1999 and died in 2002 — but also a bold yellow. A sequined gown of that color was a surprising, almost jarring burst of brightness.

In a backstage interview, Monteiro made it clear he was honoring the past. “We have the archive, and that’s always the inspiration,” he said. “Classic American sportswear. Sophisticated and easy.”

His ideal client is versatile. “It’s the classic American woman,” he said. “She evolves, but she always comes back.”

Considered one of the most influen-tial collections on the runways here, duo Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough seemed one step ahead with more trim, tailored shapes.

The first model wore a buttoned-up jack-et and tasteful, though super-short, shorts in dark brown with a tiger print.

From there, the designers moved down the spectrum from crocheted raffia, with a slight sheen and geometric details that oozed crafty chic, to very modern tech-crepe fabrics that hug the body. Both showed that Hernandez and McCollough continue to experiment with texture as much as silhouette.

ComicsThe Daily Campus. Page 10 Friday, September 16, 2011

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Exert power gently, with charm and persuasion. It’s a lucky moment for love. Ask for what you want. Concentrate on serving others, and your own needs get met.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Clear out space, and grow something beautiful. Focus on the love all around to grow it faster. It’s okay to have more than you need. Throw a party to celebrate.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- A new revelation helps you understand a puzzle. You’re surrounded by abundance at home. If you don’t have what you need, someone nearby does, and folks want to help.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re earning generous rewards. Discover, study and explore something familiar to deepen your understanding. Distant connections contribute. Listen to a friend about romance.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Assume more responsibility for the next two days. Success can be yours. Remember that love is the most important part, as you go ahead and step up to the next level.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep your objective in mind, and prioritize actions. Make a change for the better. The right words come easily now. Dare to talk to strangers. Listen and learn.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Financial planning comes easily now. It may be the perfect time to complete a project or to handle procrastinated paperwork. Get it done, and treat yourself to a movie.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re very persuasive now. Go for an income increase. You’re becoming more interesting to another. Call a distant friend to renew a connection that benefits both.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Entering a busy two-day phase. Make a list and check it twice to avoid forgetting anything. Combine your muscle and your brain for extreme productivity. Then enjoy a great meal.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Complete a contract or other document. An investment in your home is okay now. Others find you charming, so get out and play with your friends. Include great music.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- You and your partner have more in common than you realize. This relationship sustains you, especially now. Share the love and your silly senses of humor.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- There may be a tendency to be overwhelmed today. Don’t worry about the future. It’s really always now. Take one step at a time, and you’ll be surprised at how quickly it goes.

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SportsFriday, September 16, 2011 The Daily Campus, Page 11

Golf team heads to R.I.Huskies Head to Newport

to Compete in the Adams Cup UConn will have its sec-

ond golf match of the sea-son when they compete in the Adams Cup of Newport at the Newport National Golf Course in Newport, R.I. Last week the Huskies finished eighth at the Turning Stone Intercollegiate tournament in Verona, N.Y.

Junior Brian Hughes led the Huskies last week plac-ing 22nd individually and is expected to have another

strong performance this week-end. “Brian has been playing really well for us,” said head coach Dave Pezzino.

Another player to watch for in Newport will be Senior Jeb Buchanan, who won this tour-nament just two years ago.

UConn looks to improve upon their eighth place finish of last weekend. “We are well on our way,” said Pezzino, “This week of practice we worked a lot on short game and we feel ready.”

The University of Rhode Island will host the tourna-ment, which boosts a solid field consisting of 19 teams

from 12 different conferenc-es. The first 36 holes will be played at the Newport National Golf Club, followed by the final 18 holes of competition at the Carnegie Abbey Club.

The course at the Carnegie Abbey Club features char-acteristics of a traditionald Scottish course, including sod bunkers placed in strategic locations.

“We are excited about the strong field and we feel that we are prepared mentally and physically for this weekend’s match,” said Pezzino.

The weather this week in Rhode Island looks good,

with sunshine and highs in the 60s. However, wind might play a factor in the contest. “The weather will be nice but whenever you play a course so close to the water you will have to contend with wind,” said Pezzino. “Newport is right near Narragansett Bay, and during this week’s prac-tice, trajectory was a focus of ours knowing we may face windy conditions.“

The Adams Cup tees off on Monday, Sept. 19 continu-ing with final round play on Tuesday, Sept. 20

By Tyler MorrisseyCampus Correspondent

Tyler.Morrissey@UConn.edu

In March, news broke that UConn lost $1.8 million by attend-ing the Fiesta Bowl. The losses were mostly due to the fact that the bowl forced the school to accept 17,500 tickets as a condition of playing in the game, which the school had no chance of reselling thanks to secondary markets like StubHub.

If that’s not bad enough, even Auburn, a football-crazy SEC school who won last year’s nation-al championship, ended up losing $600,000.

Meanwhile, the UConn basket-ball programs both reached the Final Four, and as a reward for their performances, the programs earned about $1.7 million.

Here is a fact: college football generates billions of dollars every year through ticket revenue, spon-sorships, advertisements and TV contracts. The amount of money flowing through college football is staggering, and the fact that foot-ball programs are actually losing money by going to the postseason while college basketball programs make money is outrageous.

None of these facts were new to Herbst either, and her response to the losses was that money isn’t the only thing that drives the athlet-ics or the university as a whole. She pointed out the women’s bas-ketball program and the English department in particular as pro-grams that lose money but are valuable to the school.

“I think about the value that you get that has nothing to do with money,” Herbst said. “Most of our departments do not generate revenue, and some departments really don’t, but we do those things because they are incredibly impor-tant for our students and for the state of Connecticut.”

I think everyone would agree that the women’s basketball pro-gram and the English department are good for the school, because they actually contribute something to the student body. The women’s basketball program is a source of pride and it casts the university in a positive light. The English department educates students and prepares its students for a career after college.

But what does the BCS con-tribute?

Most of the money UConn lost by going to the Fiesta Bowl went straight to the suits who run the bowl. To people like John Junker, the former CEO of the Fiesta Bowl who made millions and lived a lavish lifestyle just to put on one exhibition football game every year.

That is, until he got fired in March, after he was found to have used Fiesta Bowl money to reim-burse $46,539 worth of political campaign contributions, on top of the $4.85 million he spent over 10 years on “excessive and unauthor-ized expenses.”

What kinds of expenses? A $33,000 50th birthday party, a club membership to four different elite golf clubs and a $1,200 strip club romp with two of his friends.

Personally, I’m a lot more com-fortable with the idea that UConn is losing money by directly invest-ing in its students than I am with the idea that it’s indirectly invest-ing in some millionaire’s trip to the strip club.

The bottom line is this: the NCAA Tournament in college basketball is a proven winner, and there’s no reason why it wouldn’t be just as lucrative in college football too. The only thing that’s stopping a college football play-off from becoming a reality is the fact that all the people who could readily make it happen are benefiting from the current sys-tem. Coaches and athletic direc-tors receive bonuses for reaching bowl games, and BCS conference commissioners like the Big Ten’s Jim Delany don’t want to lose the influence they have by letting “the little sisters of the poor” have a seat at the table.

At the end of the day, the uni-versity presidents are the only ones with the power to actually make change happen. It’s just a matter of everyone being on the same page, and as Herbst said, “it’s hard to get agreement.”

Maybe so, but if someone steps up and leads the charge, then everyone else who feels the same way can be rallied, and then it’s just a matter of making the case as a group to convince the skeptics.

So why not, Herbst? Follow Mac Cerullo on Twitter

at @MacCerullo.

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Cerullo: Herbst should recognize BCS as a major university issue

What’s more, he is still available in 40 percent of Yahoo! leagues, but do not expect this to be a long-term investment as Foster’s full return is right around the corner.

Devery Henderson: Week 1 had a very solid performance for Henderson as he caught six passes for 100 yards and a touchdown. The Saints No. 1 target Marques Colston will be out for at least a month with a broken collarbone, so expect Henderson to get a lot more targets, especially in the receiver-friendly Saints offense. Henderson is still available in about 40 per-cent of Yahoo! leagues.

Carnell Williams: After Jackson went down with an injury Sunday, the star of the Ram’s offense in Week 1, Cadillac looks like the man for the starting job Monday against the Giants. Although the Giants may not be the most favor-able matchup against the run, with Bradford hurting and Jackson not practicing so far this week, this could be a solid fantasy steal. Williams ran for 91 yards on 19 rushes and caught five passes for 49 yards, making him great for leagues that score points per recep-tion. Cadillac is available in almost half of Yahoo! leagues.

Jacoby Jones: In Week 1, Jones caught three passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. This might not be the flashiest of numbers, but this week Jones will replace the Texans’ No. 2 receiver Kevin Walter, who bruised his collar-bone in week one. The Texans will play Miami, whose pass defense looked absolutely horrendous against the Patriots as Tom Brady

picked them apart last week on Sunday. Although Matt Schaub is no Brady, he does like to air it out, and with Andre Johnson capturing a majority of the defense’s atten-tion, look for Jones to have a nice receiving game.

Players to Drop:Peyton Manning: Manning has

had three neck surgeries in the last 19 months and is expected to miss two months, though he will most likely be out the remainder of the season. I know it may seem weird to see him on the waivers, but if you made the mistake of drafting him, he is just going to eat up a very valuable roster spot on your team, especially if you play in a very deep league.

Matt Cassel: Brady’s former backup had a terrible show-ing week one by throwing for 119 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Although Cassel has proven he is way better than this, do not expect much difference in his game this week because he is playing with a cracked rib. Because of the injury, the Chiefs plan on running the ball more and plan on having Cassel throw short passes.

Danny Amendola: The Rams’ wide receiver followed suit of both Bradford and Jackson by getting hurt in the first game. Amendola was projected to have a very strong showing this year and was one of my sleeper picks this year, but unfortunately that will have to be put on hold as he suffered a dis-located elbow that game. He will not need to get surgery, but there is no timetable for his return.

Colangelo: This week is not very good for quarterbacks

Carmine.Colangelo@UConn.edu

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The weekend ahead looks to be exciting for coach Holly Strauss-O’Brien and the 6-4 Huskies as they take on Virginia Tech, Virginia and UT-Chattanooga in their final early-season tournament, the Hokie Classic.

These games look to be challenging for a UConn team that has performed well in tournament play this season, going 5-3 over the course of three big tourna-ments this year. The performance of the team’s dynamic upperclass-men has helped lead them out of some tough spots. Senior Allison Nickel has shown her phenomenal blocking ability so far, and outside hitters Jordan Kirk and Mattison Quayle have provided the team with outstanding personal perfor-mances statistically this season, as well as providing leadership to a

group of younger players.If the Huskies want to beat the

Hokies at home, teamwork will be key. Good ball movement and defense have always been UConn strengths, and the team will have to make as few mistakes on offense as possible. The Virginia

Tech team has a strong defense, averaging 13.41 digs a set to the Huskies’ 4.94. UConn will also have to watch out for strong play from Victoria Hamsher and Kristy Blue, who have both blocked at least

one attack per set on the season. Offensively, UConn is top dog, with 12.84 kills per set, but VT’s 12.28 or UT-Chattanooga’s 12.11 aren’t far behind. The team will have to come together well to take both games. Good play on defense and on offense will help the team immensely in the weekend, especially if Jordan Kirk, Devin Maugle and Mattison Quayle all have big games.

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Alfonso was immediate-ly given a red card, while Schullman’s ejection came a few minutes later from the far sideline official. In the sec-ond half, Syracuse defender Cecilia Borgstrom was given a yellow card.

Although the Huskies out-shot the Orange 14-6, the second period saw a mix of ball control from both sides and much fewer chances at goal. Both sides played a man down for the entirety of the second half.

“The red card had us fraz-zled and sort of out of con-trol. We didn’t really know how to handle it or keep the ball,” said freshman Riley Houle.

Coach Len Tsantiris said, “It wasn’t a pretty win, but it’s a win. We did defend well and only let Syracuse get one break. We could have had a couple more goals, but at

least the second half showed better ball support and con-trol. And Dulski made some big time saves. That’s why she’s in there.”

As senior goalkeeper Jessica Dulski said of the shutout, “Three points is three points. That happens when we keep the ball out of our net.”

The Huskies will travel to Queens, N.Y. on Sunday to play St. Johns.

“St. Johns is aggressive, hard and sometimes dirty. They are equal to Syracuse,” Houle said. The Red storm currently sits in second place in Big East standings with a 4-2-1 record.

“We’ve lost two big time players that are done for the season. We managed scram-bling and moving people around-for now,” Tsantiris said.

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from UCONN, page 14

Two players ejected during women's soccer match

SportsThe Daily Campus, Page 12 Friday, September 16, 2011

Cross country kicks off season

The Huskies are looking to start their season off strong tomorrow with the UMass Cross Country Invitational in Amherst, Mass. UConn finished second in the same event last year, finishing behind host UMass.

“This weekend’s test is a good one for us as it is our first race this year. We will be competing against some schools with a strong tra-dition in cross country in the northeast,” said recent-ly appointed associate head coach Richard Miller.

Top runners such as juniors Nick Aguila and Jordan Magath and sophomore Ryan McGuire seem to give the team plenty of depth going into this season. The Huskies also have

contributors on the roster with track backgrounds and some up-and-coming athletes look-ing to have a breakout cross country season.

The men are not only look-ing to win the meet, but fin-ish with only 45 seconds of difference between their first and fifth finishers, according to Miller. The team will be opening the season with 7-8 runners.

“I am looking forward to this race as our individuals have shown significant devel-opment over the past year and a half and have shown great fitness in our early season testing and workouts,” said Miller.

The race is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.

By Darryl BlainCampus Correspondent

Darryl.Blain@UConn.edu

“We’ve got some big boys too,” he said. “It’s not really about them. We know what we have to do. We know we can’t do anything to minimize our chances of winning. We need to execute.”

One thing the defense will have to avoid is giving up big plays. Against Vanderbilt, they gave up two touchdowns of 40 plus yards.

“It’s understanding leverage and knowing where your help is com-ing from,” Brown said in reference to preventing big plays. “It’s also functioning 11 guys as one. It’s fast and furious. Trust me, sometimes organizing chaos is more difficult than organizing schematic scenar-ios.”

The offense also needs improve-ment; they turned the ball over three times including an intercep-tion returned for a touchdown by Vanderbilt’s Casey Heyward.

“We definitely have to open the passing game better,” quarter-

back Johnny McEntee said. “We couldn’t do much. We were throw-ing some crossers but it didn’t seem like we were getting many yards doing that. We’re going to have to open it up a little more.”

Despite the shaky play at quar-terback, Pasqualoni still feels good with all three of his guys.

“I haven’t lost any confidence in Johnny, Mike or Scott,” he said. “The mistakes that we had are cor-rectible, and that is part of being a quarterback.”

The Huskies are 3-1 against the Big 12 in the history of their pro-gram, including a 37-20 win over the Cyclones in 2002, the only loss coming to Oklahoma in last year's Fiesta Bowl.

Friday night’s affair will feature a “Blue Out” in which fans will be encouraged to wear blue in support of the Huskies. The men’s basket-ball team will be honored on the field before the game.

William.Penfield@UConn.edu

UConn looks to open up the passing game this week against Iowa State

from HUSKIES, page 14

Men’s soccer travels north today to face Boston University (1-3) at Boston’s Nickerson Field.

UConn has won five straight games to begin the season and is currently ranked second in the coun-try, only behind Maryland (5-0). The Huskies are coming off of 1-0 wins over both Tulsa and SMU in the Hurricane Classic in Tulsa, Okla., a tournament in which sophomore defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste was named MVP for his defensive efforts. He was also named the Big East Defensive Player of the Week and a member of the Soccer America Team of the Week.

“Baptiste played really well all weekend,” said freshman goalkeeper Greg O’Brien. “He’s just so much bigger than every-one else. Even though he has such good footwork, he doesn’t really have to use it because of his size.”

Starting freshman goalkeeper Andre Blake appreciates having a player of Baptiste’s caliber playing in front of him.

“It’s a pleasure. We have a

pretty good defensive unit. I have to give credit to all of the back four. He was just outstand-ing,” Blake said. The rest of the starting defenders include senior Nickardo Blake, junior Max Wasserman and sopho-more Mike Mercado. Against SMU, Wasserman scored his second free kick of the year and third including the preseason.

O’Brien called it “awesome.”

The defensive group that has allowed only two goals on the season will attempt to continue their stin-gy play against the Terriers, who will fin-ish up a three–game home stand against Big East teams, los-

ing to St. John’s 1-0 and Seton Hall 1-2 in overtime. The team beat Holy Cross 2-0 and lost 1-0 to Monmouth, who was ranked 17th in the country at the time.

The Huskies will take on No. 11 Boston College Tuesday, and Andre Blake has said the team is “hunting the bigger teams.”

On staying focused against less competitive teams like the Terriers, Blake said, “You have to take everything seriously. Anytime you let up and take a team less strong, that’s when you’re going to lose. So we’re keeping focused and keeping things together and playing everyone the same.”

O’Brien had the same idea, saying, “We just try to stay really focused in practice. We’re going to look at them like they’re the best team in the country.”

The Huskies are getting into the thick of the season, playing their sixth game of an 18-game regular season and playing their first Big East game on Sept. 24 against St. John’s. The team doesn’t look at it as much of a grind, though.

“We’re all in really good shape. I think we’re fine," O’Brien said. Mentally, it’s tough, but at the same time we’re constantly trying to have fun. As long as you have fun no one’s going to get tired of it.”

Again, Blake’s idea is consis-tent with O’Brien’s.

“We’re trying to win as much games as we can because we’re tying to make it a habit,” Blake said. “Day by day, we’re trying to be focused and keep our main objectives.”

As always, Blake is quick to assert his commitment to the team.

“When I hit the pitch, it’s 110 percent work. I’m going to always do my best [on the field] because after that, there’s noth-ing you can do.”

UConn and BU will hit the field tonight at 7 p.m.

By Greg KeiserStaff Writer

Huskies to take on Terriers in Boston

Freshman Andre Blake kicks the ball up the field for a goal kick during a UConn men's soccer game. This weekend, the Huskies take on Boston University.

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» MEN'S SOCCER

Gregory.Keiser@UConn.edu

Tight end Ryan Griffin and wide receiver Kashif Moore celebrate after a touchdown during a UConn football game.

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Danielle Schulmann played less than 30 minutes in UConn’s Big East opener, a 1-0 win over Syracuse. The senior forward’s time on the field could certainly be described as eventful.

Schulmann notched three shots in 28 minutes of action Thursday night. Her shot in the 12th minute, a redirect off a cross from fellow forward Jessica Shufelt that found the back of an empty net, eventually proved to be the game-winner.

The goal was Schulmann’s third of the season, tied for the team lead with midfield-er Devin Prendergast. But she wouldn’t get a chance to add to that total after being sent off in the 28th minute with a red card.

“We’ve been down two big-time players for the season, so it was tough to lose another one,” said coach Len Tsantiris. “We’ve been forced to scramble around, to mix and match, but so far we’ve been able to work it out.”

Schulmann’s Syracuse’s Kayla Afonso’s ejections meant the Huskies and Orange had to play more than an hour of 10-on-10. This forced UConn to significantly change its style, according to fresh-man midfielder Riley Houle.

“With 10 players on the field,

you just kind of have to play defensive,” Houle said. “You real-ly have to pick your spots to go forward. You can’t go up every time because then you have to get back and play D.”

Even with the added openness of the field, UConn was able to preserve the shutout – thanks, in large part, to the play of goalkeeper Jessica Dulski.

“Dulski make a couple of big-time stops,” Tsantiris said. “That’s what we need from her.”

Both of those saves Tsantiris was referring to came near the end of halves. With just over five minutes to go in the first half, Dulski leapt to her left and tipped a long-range shot over the net to pre-serve the lead heading into halftime. Then, with less than seven minutes to go in regula-tion, she made a sliding

save near the top of the box after a through ball nearly found the foot of an incoming Syracuse forward.

The shutout was the third of the season for Dulski, who already has a Big East Goalkeeper of the Week to her name, as well as an appear-ance on the Big East honor roll in late August.

The senior said she was just happy she could help her team get the win any way she could.

“I certainly like to get the shut-out,” Dulski said. “Anything you can do to keep the team in the game and get those three points [is great].

“It doesn’t matter if you’re play-ing Notre Dame, St. John’s or Rutgers. You’ve got to keep the ball out of the net to get those three points.”

Freshmen come up big in first Big East game

Big East play got off to a positive start for the Huskies, who upped their record to 4-3 on the season with the win over Syracuse.

It also marked the first confer-ence action for UConn’s freshmen class, which features four players in the regular rotation.

Included in that group is Riley Houle, a Columbia, Conn., native, who has started all seven games since beginning her collegiate career. The freshman midfielder is third on the team in goals (two) and points (four, tied with Shufelt), and she posted two shots against the Orange.

In addition to Houle, Gianna Roma has started every game for the Huskies, while midfielder Lindsey Watkins and defender Gabrielle Charno make regular appearances off the bench.

Although it’s still early, Tsantiris had nothing but positive things to say about the freshmen after the win.

“They did well. They’re good players, all of them, and we use them a lot,” he said. “They’re pretty talented, they play with confidence and that’s what we need from them.”

Schulmann scores game-winning goal» WOMEN'S SOCCER

Midfielder Devin Prendergast kicks the ball up the field during last night's 1-0 win against Syracuse. The win bumps the Huskies' record to 4-3 on the season.

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MEN'S SOCCERvs. Boston

University 7 p.m. Boston,

Mass.

» CROSS COUNTRY

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» WOMEN'S SOCCER

By Ryan TeppermanStaff Writer

Ryan.Tepperman@UConn.edu

SportsFriday, September 16, 2011 The Daily Campus, Page 13

TWOPAGE 2 Q :A :

“Who will be tomorrow’s starting quarterback against Iowa State?”

“The ghost of Zack Frazer.”

–Brian Zahn 7th-semester journalism major and Daily Campus associate managing editor

Email your answers, along with your name, semester standing and major, to sports@dailycampus.com. The best answer will appear in the next paper.

“What was the best sporting event you watched this weekend?”

The Daily Question Next Paper’sQuestion:

» That’s what he said-”But when you listen to the radio, and I’ve had other

people translate it to me, it sounds a little fishy.”

-Racer Jeff Gordon on an opponent supposedly spinning out on purpose to allow a teammate to take the lead during a caution.

That’s him, officer!

Steaua Bucharest’s coach Roni Levi, gestures during a Group J Europa League game against Shalke 04 in Cluj, Romania, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011

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» NHLTeemu Selanne

returns to Ducks

Men’s Soccer (5-0-0)

Football (1-1)Home: Rentschler Field, East Hartford

TodayBoston U.7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer (4-3-0)

Sept. 23Louisville7 p.m.

Field Hockey (5-0)

Men’s Tennis

Golf

Volleyball (6-4)

Sept. 17Villanova

Noon

Sept. 18Boston College2 p.m.

Tomorrow Chattanooga

4 p.m.

TodayBrown

InvitationalAll Day

Sept. 24Providence

1 p.m.

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InvitationalAll Day

Sept. 20Boston College7 p.m.

Oct. 1Louisville7 p.m.

Sept. 24Buffalo6 p.m.

Oct. 1Western Michigan

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VirginiaNoon

Sept. 18 Brown

InvitationalAll Day

Sept. 21 Siena3 p.m.

Women’s Tennis

Today QuinnipiacInvitational

All Day

Sept. 17 Quinnipiac

InviteAll Day

Sept. 18 Quinnipiac

InviteAll Day

Sept. 23 Army Invite

All Day

Sept. 24Army

InvitationalAll Day

Men’s Cross Country

Sept. 17 UMass Invite

TBA

Sept. 24 Ted Owens

InviteTBA

Oct. 8New England

Champ.TBA

Oct. 15 Conn. College

Champ.TBA

Oct. 21 CCSU Mini

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Sept. 24 Roy Griak

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Rowing

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Oct. 22 Head of the

CharlesAll Day

Oct. 29 Head of the Fish

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Sept. 19-20 Adams Cup of Newport

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Oct. 10-11 Connecticut

CupAll Day

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Sept. 27Yale

7 p.m.

Sept. 25Cincinnati1 p.m.

Sept. 17 Virginia1 p.m.

Sept. 17 Virginia Tech

7 p.m.

Sept. 23 Cincinnati7:30 p.m.

Oct. 21CCSU Mini

MeetTBA

Oct. 30Kiwah Island

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Sept. 18St. John’s7 p.m.

Sept. 30Notre Dame7:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 Louisville2 p.m.

TodayIowa State

8 p.m.

Sept. 24St. John’s7:30 p.m.

Oct. 2DePaul2 p.m.

Sept. 28UMass7 p.m.

Oct. 1Louisville

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Sept. 23 UConn Invite

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(AP)—The Finnish Flash is rolling into his 40s with the Anaheim Ducks.

Teemu Selanne agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract to return to the Ducks on Thursday after the 41-year-old right wing decided his surgically repaired knee will hold up for his 19th NHL season.

Selanne shows few signs of slowing down after nearly two decades as an elite NHL scor-er. He finished eighth in the league last season with 80 points, the third-best season in league history for a player past his 40th birthday.

“I really feel like I can still play at the same level I played at in the past,” Selanne said. “If you can’t do that, you can’t enjoy the game as much, and there would be no way I’d come back. The main factor for me is that I can be healthy, my knee is OK to play at this level, and I can use my speed and play at my level.”

Few players have ever been faster than Selanne, the 27th-leading scorer in NHL his-tory with 1,340 points. He ranks 14th in goals with 637, and he’s also the Ducks’ career scor-ing leader after spending parts of 12 seasons with Anaheim.

The Ducks were cautiously confident Selanne would return after his outstanding season, but spent the summer debating his future after knee surgery in early July. A slow recovery worried him, but Selanne has been skating daily in Anaheim in recent weeks, building strength and endurance.

He has debated retirement each summer for the past four years since the Ducks won the Stanley Cup, but the debate changed this sum-mer after his dynamic season and the Ducks’ impressive rally from a slow start to the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

“Last year was so much fun,” Selanne said. “In the past summers, I’ve been thinking about whether I still wanted to play hockey. This summer it was clear that I wanted to play hockey, but the question was whether I could. We have a good team, and I’ve been so lucky to play with great players. I’ve enjoyed hockey so much, especially since the lockout. The passion for the game is still here, and I’m still excited.”

Selanne’s decision to return is a huge boost to the Ducks, who open training camp on Saturday. Anaheim opens the season with a European tour that includes a game in the Helsinki area against Jokerit, Selanne’s former club—a scheduling twist that many Ducks suggested was a sneaky way to force Selanne to come back.

League MVP Corey Perry and captain Ryan Getzlaf also are back with the Ducks along with goalie Jonas Hiller, who believes he has beaten an apparent case of vertigo that side-lined him for much of last season.

Jeff Gordon

THE Football team takes on Iowa St.

and men’s soccer faces BU

Game to Attend: UConn Football vs. Iowa State

The Huskies, who are com-ing off of a 24-21 loss against Vanderbilt last weekend, will be looking to improve their record as they now sit at 1-1 on the season. The Huskies held a 21-14 lead early in the fourth quarter, but were unable to hold it after an interception was returned for a touchdown by the Commodores. Freshman Lyle McCombs ran for 118 yards in the game. Now the Huskies will take on the Cyclones, whose record stands at 2-0 after winning a triple over-time game 44-41 against in-state rival Iowa last Saturday. Kickoff will start today at 8 p.m. As a reminder to all UConn stu-dents, today’s game will be a “Blue Out,” so make sure you wear some blue Huskies apparel because the game will be nation-ally televised on ESPN 2.

Game to Follow: UConn Men’s Soccer at Boston

University After a recent shake-up

in the NCAA men’s soc-cer rankings, the undefeated Huskies are now ranked No. 2 in the nation. After a very suc-cessful trip to Tulsa last week-end, where the Huskies shut out both Tulsa and SMU 1-0 in the Hurricane Classic, their record now stands at 5-0. The Huskies will put their winning streak on the line today against the Terriers. The Terriers are riding a three-game losing streak going into the game, after losing their last match 2-1 against Seton Hall in overtime. Their record stands at 1-3. The game will begin at 7p.m. at Nickerson Field in Boston.

Number of the Week: 192 The UConn field hockey team

continues to defeat its opponents with a very strong defense. The No. 4 Huskies have not allowed a goal in the last 192 minutes against their opponents. The undefeated Huskies will look to keep their defensive streak alive as they face off against Big East opponent Villanova this Saturday at home.

By Carmine ColangeloStaff Writer

Weekend Ahead

Carmine.Colangelo@UConn.edu

Ex-Ohio State player pleads guilty in scam

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)—Former Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter plead-ed guilty Thursday to state theft charges linked to a sports ticket-fraud scheme and apologized to a woman who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the plot.

In a deal worked out with state and federal prosecutors, Schlichter pleaded guilty to 12 theft counts and one corrupt activity count and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He also was ordered to pay more than $800,000 in restitution, although a prosecutor conceded victims were likely to never see the money.

Schlichter will appear Friday in federal court, where he faces related charges of bank and wire fraud and filing a false tax return. Schlichter has indicated he’ll plead guilty to those charges, though no date for accepting the plea has been set.

Schlichter, 51, whose pro-fessional football career was derailed by a gambling addic-tion, apologized Thursday to the victims of the scheme, in which he charged hundreds of thou-sands of dollars for sports tickets he never delivered.

“I’m sorry for all the pain I’ve caused you and all the other vic-tims that are involved in this,” he said, his remarks at times aimed at Anita Barney of suburban Dublin,

who sat in the courtroom directly behind him.

“My hope is that I can get myself together, rehab myself, do the right thing, get healthy so that I can make amends to every-body that I’ve hurt and harmed in any way,” he said. “It was never my intention setting out to hurt people.”

Schlichter said he was ashamed of his addiction.

Barney, the 69-year-old widow of a former Wendy’s Co. president, has been ruined by Schlichter, said her attorney, William Loveland. Her homes are being foreclosed and her only income is from Social Security, he said.

“He’s proven more than once he’s a predator,” Loveland said. “He’s shown no remorse for the situation he created.”

Judge Timothy Horton told Schlichter he was disappointed in his actions.

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said afterward he was pleased with the convictions, while noting that many other vic-tims remained in the wings after deciding not to file charges.

Schlichter’s attorney, Scott Weisman, said it’s taken his client hitting “rock bottom” to realize he has to change his ways. He said that one day the money will be paid back.

» NCAA FOOTBALL

The women’s soccer team took down Syracuse 1-0 in its Big East home opener. The win brings UConn to 4-3-0 and moves them into third in Big East standings, tied with West Virginia. The Huskies

are now 15-0-0 all time with the Orange, remain-ing undefeated against their conference rival.

With rain and low temperatures, conditions weren’t ideal. But the Huskies came out strong and were able to execute a goal within the first 12 minutes. Senior forward Jessica Shufelt drew the Syracuse goalie out before sending a cross from the right side to senior for-ward Danielle Schullman. Schullman tapped the ball from inside the box on an empty net.

The game was physi-cal throughout, and at 33 minutes in an alterca-tion at midfield result-

ed in two red cards. Schullman and Syracuse defender Kayla Alfonso were both ejected after a tangle up resulting in the two on the ground.

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» INSIDE SPORTS TODAYP.12: UConn prepares for BU dogfight / P.12: Cross country kicks off season. / P.11: Golf team heads over to R.I.

Herbst on the BCS

Today, Susan Herbst will be inaugurated as the 15th President of UConn. Since her selection was announced, Herbst has been vocal about her plans for the university, and she has already demonstrated a willingness to take action to reach those goals.

In the case of athletics, this was clearly on display during the Jeff Hathaway buyout nego-tiations, which were handled quickly, quietly and effectively.

Herbst is serious about ath-letics, and about solving the issues that plague the depart-ment, like NCAA compliance and academics. Given the financial bloodbath the univer-sity took by going to the Fiesta Bowl this past year, I had hoped that she would also be a leading proponent of replacing the BCS with a playoff system that actu-ally provides the participating schools with tangible benefits, rather than a huge bill.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case. The Daily Campus had a chance to sit down with President Herbst last week, and when the college football postseason was brought up, she seemed, if nothing else, noncommittal about the issue.

“The postseason and the BCS, I don’t really have a strong opin-ion on that,” Herbst said. “The BCS… [is] so far out of my control, and with all the presi-dents it’s the same: we can’t unilaterally do anything. So, I don’t know, we just kind of wait and watch, but I don’t know that there’s going to be much change in the next few years in terms of the bowl system.”

Herbst obviously has a lot of very important issues on her plate, but it was still dis-appointing to hear that she doesn’t feel strongly about the issue. And believe me, it is an issue, a very big one.

» CERULLO, page 11

BEATEN TO A PULP

By Danielle EnnisStaff Writer

Freshman midfielder Riley Houle runs after the ball, taking on a Syracuse defender during last night’s 1-0 win against Syracuse.

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UConn beats Syracuse in conference opener

» TWO, page 11

The No. 4 UConn field hockey team will put their undefeated record on the line this weekend when they host two rival squads, Villanova and Boston College.

The Huskies have been the benefactors of strong leader-ship from their six seniors as well as rock solid goal-keeping from sophomore Sarah Mansfield. The reigning Big East Goalkeeper of the year has posted an outstand-ing goal per game average of 0.79, including back-to-back shutouts.

On offense, UConn has fea-tured the trio Angelini Jestine, MarieElena Bolles, and Ali Blankmeyer. Bolles, a sopho-more, scored a pair of goals last weekend, including the late gamewinner against No. 16 Albany. The exhiliarating goal was the third game-win-ning goal of her career and the highlight of what has been a highly productive start to her sophomore campaign.

“Having such an experi-enced team and senior lead-ership has really helped me improve,” said Bolles. “Our

team has such chemistry that it is really easy to play as hard as I can for my teammates.”

However, the Huskies will need to be on top of their game when they take on Villanova on Saturday at noon for their first Big East game of the season. The Wildcats are a tougher matchup than their 2-3 record indicates, as they proved by falling to No. 3 Maryland 6-3 in a game that was tied 2-2 at halftime.

“Big East Conference games are the most important games on our schedule,” said Coach Nancy Stevens. “Villanova’s forwards have shown an abil-ity to score goals, even when given limited opportunities. In the match against Maryland, Villanova had three shots and scored on all three. That being said, we feel our experienced defense is up to the challenge.”

On Sunday, one of the nation’s premier matchups will take place in Storrs when the Huskies host another top ten team in No. 8 Boston College. The Eagles are host-ing Maryland on Friday night, so they will either be looking for their second win over a top five squad of the weekend or trying to bounce back from a disappointing defeat.

“Sunday’s match up against Boston College will determine regional dominance,” Stevens said. “Last year’s game went into overtime and we expect an equally close match this year. Boston College’s roster features several talented inter-national players, including two graduate students that bring considerable playing experi-

ence with them.”One area of the game that

the Huskies will look to improve is generating more penalty corners for themselves while limiting their opponents. Last Sunday against Drexel, the Huskies had only four cor-ners while the Dragons were able to muster eight, including six in the second half.

“To defeat both these teams we have to play as one,” Bolles said. “We really need to continue having good ball patterns, and get more corners so we can score. Our defensive unit has to keep up their hard work because they have been great so far.”

By Peter LogueStaff Writer

It is finally here, ladies and gentlemen: football sea-son. The long awaited time which has withstood a labor disagreement, is finally upon us, and I am ecstatic. Maybe this moment is even sweeter because a labor disagreement played with our emotions over the last few months. Week 1 has already proven to be an exciting first glimpse into the season. We have seen record-breaking performances, heart-breaking losses and an entire team lose its offense to injury in the first game. I’m here to break down the first week of play, giving you all the good pickups and players to drop so you can win this week’s matchup and make your trash-talking opponent look like a tool.

Players to Add:Ben Tate: The backup for

running back phenom Arian Foster ran for 116 yards on 24 carries and scored one touch-down. Although Foster may be back for the game, he is expected to have a limited role, as Tate will most likely get a majority of the touches with Derrick Ward hurting as well. If you need an RB pickup this week, Tate is your man.

Fantasy football advice for week 2

» COLANGELO, page 11 Peter.Logue@UConn.edu

By Carmine ColangeloFantasy Football Columnis

After a turnover ridden loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores, the UConn Huskies look to rebound Friday night against Big 12 foe, Iowa State, at Rentschler Field.

The Huskies enter Friday night with a record of 1-1 and the Cyclones are 2-0 coming off of a triple overtime victory over in-state rival, Iowa.

Despite limited suc-cess by the quarterbacks this past Saturday, Paul Pasqualoni still plans on having all three ready to play.

“It doesn’t matter who starts the game,” Pasqualoni said at

media day on Monday. “The three of them are going to be ready to play and when they get in the game, they need to be productive.”

The lack of production out of the quarterback position

has been somewhat of a hindrance for the offense but help appears to be on the way in the form of D.J. Shoemate who is finally healthy after missing the first two games.

Shoemate will join fellow battery mate, Lyle McCombs, who

has been spectacular in his absence running for over 100 yards in each game including four touchdowns.

“To have two different styles of backs, which is what we

would have, could really present some issues for the defense,” Pasqualoni said. “There is no question that you would like to have a fresh guy to put in there.”

Defensively, the Huskies are going to have their hands full with the versatile Steele Jantz at quarterback and a monster offensive line.

“One of the bigger ones I’ve ever seen,” said defensive coordinator Don Brown. “They are absolutely enormous. If you let them they will engulf you. Obviously movement will be key. They want to maul you in the run and pass so we have to move.”

Redshirt junior Sio Moore isn’t worried about the big Iowa State offensive line.

“We’ve got some big boys

By William PenfieldStaff Writer

Huskies ready to take on Cyclones

UConn wide receiver prepares to block a Fordham player during a Saturday football game.

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» FOOTBALL

Field hockey takes on Villanova and Boston College

Senior Ali Blankmeyer maintains possession of the ball as teammate, sophomore Anne Jeute, runs with her up the field during a match.

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Mac Cerullo

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