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Comedian Kenan Thompson7 p.m. to 10 p.m.Jorgensen Theatre

SUBOG Lecture & Comedy pres-ents Kenan Thompson from All That, Kenan and Kel, Goodburger, Snakes on a Plane, D2: The Mighty Ducks and Saturday Night Live. Student tickets are $10, $15 for the general public.

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MOE’S IS A WELCOMED ADDITIONED TO STORRS

International crackdown on “Cyber Monday.”

Huskies finish third out of four at Virginia Tech

U.S. en route to become the world’s top oil pro-ducer.

INSIDE NEWS: FEDS SEIZE 132 DOMAIN NAMES TO STOP KNOCKOFF SALES

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Mansfield builds relationship with UConnThe Mansfield Town Council met

Monday night to discuss issues affect-ing its citizens. Chief among these issues was the relations between the town of Mansfield and the University of Connecticut.

Mansfield Resident State Trooper Sgt. Richard Cournoyer gave an update on this relationship during the meeting. Cournoyer said that the Resident State Troopers have been working with the UConn Police Department to improve safety for off-campus and Mansfield residents.

The State Troopers held an informa-tional session for residents of Carriage House during this semester. 193 of Carriage’s 220 tenants, as well as a number of Mansfield residents, attend-ed the meeting. In addition, members of both the Carriage House Management and the UConn Police Department were also present. Police expectations for safety and security were set for Carriage residents during this session.

Cournoyer also met with other off-campus landlords to set up security and guest policies, and went door-to-door during Halloween weekend to remind off-campus residents of these policies. No major crowds have been present all season at Carriage House, according to Cournoyer.

“So far, it’s been pretty quiet this year at Carriage, or just in general, com-pared to past years,” said Cournoyer.

Only two assaults have been reported the entire fall semester, said Cournoyer. Additionally, charges of possession of alcohol by a minor have noticeably decreased since last fall, as have EMS emergency medical calls.

“It seems that there has been a change in the attitudes of UConn students, to the point where direct police interven-tion has not been as necessary as in the past to maintain order,” said Town Council member Toni Moran.

As another safety measure, Resident State Troopers have been conducting joint patrols with members of UConn Police.

“These joint patrols were very suc-cessful, and helped to improve safety within the community. They were possible thanks to the great coopera-tion of the UConn Police Department

and Chief Barbara O’Connor,” said Cournoyer.

Joint patrols will continue during the spring semester.

Both State Troopers and UConn Police are currently preparing for managing the newly-reinstated Spring Weekend this year. Due to high lev-els of violence and property damage, UConn’s Spring Weekend has been cancelled for the past two years. According to Cournoyer, a moderate amount of on-campus activities will occur during next semester’s Spring Weekend.

The university will approve or deny proposals for activities during this peri-od on a case-by-case basis, rather than eliminating all activities during the weekend.

“I commend the Connecticut State Troopers and the UConn Police Department for their efforts on these security matters. With their continued assistance, we can start to get away from the destructive event that Spring Weekend has been in the past,” said Mayor Elizabeth Paterson.

Citizens and business own-ers in Mansfield had mixed reactions regarding the clos-ing of the supermarket chain Grand Union, located at the intersection of Middle Turnpike and Rt. 195.

After many years of serving the town, Grand Union will be closing its doors forever, as the store is in the midst of a going-out-of-business sale. One of the areas that will be most effected by the store closing will be the Jenson Trailer park Community, located across the street from Grand Union.

According to Irene Dube, a resident of the Jenson Community, Grand Union served many senior citizens in the area and the store’s closing will leave a void in their community.

“It will be missed quite a bit, there’s a lot of seniors in this community,” said Dube. “The seniors really counted on that so they didn’t have to travel that far, they were very friendly down there and knew people by name. They really need a grocery store at the four corners, it really is a necessity.”

Senior citizens in the Jenson Community are will also miss the convenience of having a grocery store so close to home. Residents will soon have the option to shop at the new Price Chopper expected to open in the Storrs Center sometime late next year.

Beatrice Howard, a Jenson resident will miss the com-petitive prices that Grand

Union had to offer.“It was very convenient

and, above all, we will miss that,” said Howard. “I think the prices were as reasonable as Big Y and I think Price Chopper is about the same as the Big Y in Vernon.”

Local businesses in the area

have a different sentiment regarding Grand Union’s closing. The closing of the grocery store means more customers for businesses in the surrounding area. Husky Grab and Go Convenience Store Owner Gias Ahamad expects more business from E.O. Smith and UConn stu-dents once his store opens for business.

“My target market is stu-dents from the high school and students living in the area,” said Ahamad.

After facing competi-tion from other supermarket chains, Grand Union filed for bankruptcy in the 1990s. Since then, the company liq-uidated 200 of its stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers out of Keene, N.H.

Grand Union grocery store closing; locals have mixed feelings

By Tyler MorrisseyCampus Correspondent

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Record number of Americans earn bachelor’s degrees despite

increased cost of higher education

Based on recent census data, the Pew Research Center released a study showing that a record number of Americans between the ages of 25 and 29 earned at least a bache-lor’s degree. A third of young Americans in 2012 hold at least a bachelor’s degree, up from 28 percent in 2001 and 17 percent in 1971. A new record has also been hit in number of high school gradu-ates, 90 percent in 2012, com-pared to 78 percent in 1971.

One of the great successes of this new milestone is that the progress has not just been in one area. Record numbers of degrees are currently held by men, women, whites at 40 percent, blacks at 23 percent and Hispanics at 15 percent. There is however, a signifi-cant disparity in women over men, 37 percent to 30 per-cent. Asian-Americans have remained relatively constant with about 60 percent holding a bachelor’s. Additionally, the numbers of Americans with degrees who are native-born and who are immigrants have also increased. The increases reverse recent fears of a trend of Americans becoming less educated.

As more Americans earned college degrees, opinions about the importance of having a degree to further one’s career have intensified. According to CBS polling data, while 49 percent of the public saw having a degree necessary for one’s career in 1978, in

2009 73 percent believed so. However, over the past four years the number of people who say college is a good investment has decreased from 81 percent to 57 percent. This corresponds to the dramati-cally increasing cost of college education in recent years. The average 2011 graduate holds nearly $27,000 of debt and 38 percent of recent graduates are currently working in jobs that do not require degrees, such as retail. For many, the cost of education has become unbearable, with nearly a third of college students who took out loans dropping out last year and 5 million Americans currently defaulting on at least

one college loan payment, according to the New York Federal Reserve.

Despite the financial chal-lenges facing American edu-cation, many see the gradu-ate increase as a significant milestone. President Obama responded to the news by restat-ing his administration’s goal of making the United States the most educated country (in terms of degree-holding gradu-ates) in the world by 2020. This would mean the United States has to beat Canada where over half the population graduates from some form of college edu-cation.

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Pictured above are UConn students at the 2007graduation. Recent data shows a record number of Americans getting a higher education. There is diversity in those gaining their degress.

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In a photo captured earlier this year, Mansfield Town Council members, including Bill Ryan, far right, discuss local issues. In last night’s meeting, the local issue at hand was Mansfield’s strained, yet successful relationship with UConn.

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“It was very convenient and, above all, we will miss that.”

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Women will have a chance to learn about how the federal health care law affects them, as well as women’s policy in Connecticut, at the second annual Women’s Policy Day.

Tuesday’s event at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford is sponsored by the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women and five other women’s advocacy organizations. The goal is to help women better understand how decisions are made at the state Capitol and learn how to become leaders on women’s issues.

Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill are scheduled to appear at the event, which is set for 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A panel of female lawmakers and Connecticut Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri also will be on hand.

Conn. school shuts pool after student’s drowning

MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Manchester High School has shut its swimming pool and suspended swim classes indefinitely after a 14-year-old student drowned.

Principal Matt Geary said on the school’s website Monday that offi-cials have little information as the investigation continues.

Malvrick Donkor was in a class overseen by a teacher last Wednesday and was found under water.

The Journal Inquirer reports that lawyer Carlton Hume has been hired by Donkor’s family, which is originally from Ghana. Hume said a law-suit is probable.

Conn. forum to address wom-en’s health, policies

2 arrested in Conn. brawl involving nearly 100

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) — Police have charged two men from Connecticut and Massachusetts for their alleged participation in a nightclub brawl involving a mob of nearly 100 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods.

Wakyne A. Sebastian of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Reservation, and Macharia Johnson of Everett, Mass., were charged with breach of peace and interfering with police in connection with the Sunday morn-ing melee.

Police say the brawl inside the MGM Grand started near a nightclub and spilled out into a hotel lobby.

After the fighting was contained, police say the 38-year-old Johnson was involved in a separate incident inside Foxwoods Resort Casino that involved a knife. Police say the incident included the same indi-viduals from the brawl and that more arrests are pending.

Conn. archdiocese sues over misconduct payments

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has sued its insurer, saying the company failed to cover more than $1 million the archdiocese paid out in recent years to settle four sexual misconduct cases involving priests.

The archdiocese filed a federal lawsuit in Connecticut last week against Interstate Fire and Casualty Company of Chicago. The lawsuit says the insurer was supposed to reimburse claims that exceed $200,000 but has failed or refused to make payments to the archdiocese.

An attorney for the archdiocese says the insurer owes the archdio-cese more than $1 million.

“If they are not reimbursed by the insurance carrier, that’s money that the archdiocese is not able to devote to other worthy pursuits,” Elizabeth Stewart, attorney for the archdiocese, said Monday.

An insurer spokeswoman, Suzanne Meraz, said the company doesn’t comment on pending lawsuits.

Crime fighting cited in fewer Hartford killings

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The rate of killings in Hartford is on track to be among the lowest this year since the early 1980s as police credit coordinated federal, state and local crime-fighting.

The Hartford Courant reports that a fatal shooting in October was the 20th in 2012, representing a 20 percent drop compared with the same period last year.

If no one else is killed in Connecticut’s capital city before the end of the year, 2012 will have the fewest homicides since 2004.

Officials cite the work of the Hartford Shooting Task Force, a team that was organized after last year’s violent summer. Members are from the chief state’s attorney’s office, state Department of Correction, State Police, federal Drug Enforcement Administration and East Hartford, Hartford, Manchester and West Hartford police departments.

“The statistic is better than other years,” said Lt. Brian J. Foley, head of the Hartford Police Department’s major crimes division. “I think a lot of it has to do with the way all the resources are working together.”

Officials say serious crimes also have declined. The number of serious crimes, which are defined as murder, rape, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny and auto theft, dropped since 2008 by more than 13 percent, to 6,134 as of Nov. 10, Hartford police say.

The items below list charges filed, not convictions. All persons appearing below are entitled to the due process of law and presumed innocent until proven guilty. Individual police blotters will be taken off the website three semesters after they have been posted.

Nov. 13

Thelma Boamah, 21, of East Hartford, was arrested at 4:20 p.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with threaten-ing, disorderly conduct and assault in the third degree. Boamah turned herself in at the UConn Police Headquarters on an out-standing warrant for her arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident on Oct. 11 where Boamah was accused of threatening and assaulting her roommate during an argu-ment. Her bond was posted at $2,500 and her court date was on Nov. 14.

Nov. 18

Nicholas J. Lueders, 24, of Needham, Mass., was arrested at 2:39 p.m. on Stadium

Road and charged with breach of peace in the second degree and criminal mischief in the third degree. A witness notified police that a male had jumped onto a parked vehicle and walked on top of it, causing damage. The witness pointed out the male to the police, who identified him as Lueders. His bond was posted at $2,000 and his court date is on Nov. 28.

Nov. 20

Matthew J. Dunn, 18, of Woodstock, was arrested at 6:24 p.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with interfering with an officer and larceny in the sixth degree. Dunn turned himself in at UConn Police Headquarters on an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident on Oct. 6, where Dunn was found stealing items from a motor vehicle. Dunn continuously misled police during the inves-tigation. His bond was posted at $2,500 and his court date is on Dec. 4.

Nov. 21

Geoffrey Ward, 19, of New York, N.Y., was arrested at 6:23 a.m. at UConn Police Headquarters and charged with breach of peace in the second degree, criminal mischief in the third degree, desecration of property and giving a false statement in the second degree. Ward turned himself into UConn Police Headquarters after learning of an active warrant for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident on Nov. 3 where a permanent marker was used to write several illicit phrases on the second floor bathroom and hallway of UConn’s Belden Hall. One phrase was racial in nature, which offended residents.

Geoffrey Ward, 19, of New York, N.Y., was arrested at 6:23 a.m. at UConn Police Headquarters and charged with reck-less endangerment in the second degree. Ward turned himself into UConn Police Headquarters after learning of an active warrant for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident on Oct. 13, where Ward threw a cigarette into a trashcan on the third floor of UConn’s Sherman Hall. The cigarette caused a fire, which set off alarms and triggered an evacuation of the building. His bond was posted at $2,500 and his court date is on Dec. 4.

Nov. 22

Nathan J. Ainsworth, 25, of Columbia, was arrested at 1:07 a.m. on Storrs Road and charged with possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia. Ainsworth’s car was stopped on Storrs Road for a motor vehicle violation. After a brief investigation, police found Ainsworth to be in possession of .2 grams of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. His bond was posted at $1,000 and his court date is on Dec. 5.

Feds seize 132 domain names to stop knockoff sales

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — More than 100 domain names were seized in an international crackdown on websites that sell counterfeit merchan-dise, federal authorities said Monday, just in time for the biggest online shopping day of the year.

It was the third consecu-tive Cyber Monday that web-sites selling knockoff sports jerseys, DVDs, cologne and other goods were blocked from doing business. This year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations coor-dinated the 132-site effort with Europol and police in Belgium, Denmark, France, Romania and the United Kingdom.

“This is not an American prob-lem, it is a global one, and it is a fight we must win,” ICE Director John Morton said in a statement.

At a news conference in Buffalo, investigators dis-played tables full of knockoff Buffalo Bills jerseys, cologne and baseball caps purportedly made by Buffalo-based New Era Cap Co., all of which they had ordered online from most-ly legitimate-looking websites with addresses such as newera-sonlineshop.com.

“Intellectual property theft is not a victimless crime,” said James Spero, special agent-in-charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Buffalo.

Homeland Security field offices in Buffalo, New Jersey, California, Maryland, Colorado and Texas were among those that investigated. Agents worked with copyright holders to confirm that prod-ucts purchased from the tar-geted websites were illegal.

“When IP rights are vio-lated, American jobs are lost, business profits are stolen and, ultimately, consumers are cheated,” Spero said.

Most of the counterfeit goods are produced in and shipped from China, authori-ties said.

Americans were expected to spend $1.5 billion on Cyber Monday, according to research firm comScore.

U.S. Attorney William Hochul, whose office is pros-ecuting the lone arrest made in the investigation, said consum-ers “particularly on days such as today, need to be aware that when they go online to make purchases, such purchases can come with risks.”

The arrested person, Gary Hammer, was charged with trafficking in counterfeit goods, accused of producing and sell-ing counterfeit Microsoft soft-ware on Craigslist. He is due in federal court Dec. 12 after pleading not guilty at an initial appearance last week.

Reached by phone Monday, Hammer, of suburban Cheektowaga, denied he’d done anything wrong and called the case “a big mis-understanding.” He said he rebuilds and recycles comput-ers and has occasionally sold what he assumed to be genuine software obtained in trades, given to him or discarded.

“I would never willingly defraud anyone. I would never do that,” Hammer said. “I live by high standards.”

Authorities offered tips for consumers to avoid counterfeit merchandise, advising against buying goods that seem to be priced too low or have been offered through a bulk emailing.

“A lot of these sites are made up to look like the actual thing but grammar’s incorrect a lot of times and prices are well below what they should be,” HSI special agent Nicholas Peruzzini said. “It’s not tough to tell you’re dealing with counterfeit sites.”

Sandy cost NY, NYC $32B in damage and loss

ALBANY, New York (AP) — Superstorm Sandy ran up a $42 billion bill on New York, higher than expected, and the state and New York City are making big requests for disaster aid from the federal government, the state’s governor said Monday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the cost includes $32 billion for repairs and restoration but also includes an additional account-ing of $9 billion for mitigation of damage and for preventive measures for the next disas-trous storm.

Cuomo says New York tax-payers can’t foot the bill.

He met with the New York’s congressional delegation Monday to discuss the new figures that he said is “less than a wish list.” The delegation, Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will now draw up a request for fed-eral disaster aid.

Bloomberg announced ear-

lier Monday that Sandy caused $19 billion in losses in New York City, which is part of the $30 billion estimate Cuomo used.

The mayor is asking federal lawmakers to put up nearly $10 billion to reimburse govern-ment agencies and private busi-nesses. That would be addi-tional funding on an expedited basis over the $5.4 billion in standard disaster aid that the city projects it will receive from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“The city will struggle to recover in the long term unless expedited federal funding is supplied,” Bloomberg said.

That federal emergency money and private insurance won’t cover all the public and private expenses from the storm, which included dam-aged streets and restaurants closed because of flooding, Bloomberg said.

In this Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 file photo, utility workers walk past a badly damaged house in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of the Rockaways, in New York. The house is one of 200 homes that has been designated unsafe by the New York City Department of Buildings because of damage from Superstorm Sandy.

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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting with top judicial authorities to rescind a package of constitutional amendments that placed his edicts above oversight by the courts.

Morsi’s supporters, mean-while, canceled a massive rally planned for Tuesday to com-pete with a demonstration by his opponents, citing the need to “defuse tension” at a time when anger over the president’s moves is mounting, according to a spokesman for the presi-dent’s Muslim Brotherhood.

The opposition rally was going ahead as scheduled at Cairo’s Tahrir square, birthplace of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak’s regime nearly two years ago.

The meeting between Morsi and members of the Supreme Judiciary Council was a bid to resolve a four-day crisis that has plunged the country into a new round of tur-moil, with clashes between the two sides that have left one protester dead and hundreds wounded.

Morsi, according to a presi-dential statement, told the judges that while the constitutional dec-laration he announced Thursday grants him immunity from any oversight, he intended to restrict that to what it described as “sov-ereignty issues.”

The vaguely worded state-ment did not define those issues, but they were widely interpreted to cover declaration of war, imposition of martial law, breaking diplomatic rela-tions with a foreign nation or dismissing a Cabinet.

The statement did not touch

on the protection from oversight Morsi has extended to two bodies dominated by his Brotherhood and other Islamists: The 100-mem-ber panel tasked with drafting a new constitution and parliament’s mostly toothless lower chamber, or the Shura council.

The Shura Council does not have lawmaking authori-ties but, in the absence of the more powerful lower chamber, the People’s Assembly, it is the only popularly elected body where the Brotherhood and other Islamists have a majority. The People’s Assembly was dis-solved by a court ruling in June.

The judiciary has pushed back, calling the decrees a power grab and an “assault” on the branch’s

independence. Judges and pros-ecutors stayed away from many courts in Cairo and elsewhere on Sunday and Monday.

A spokesman, Yasser Ali, said Morsi told the judges that he acted within his rights as the nation’s sole source of legislation, assuring them that the decrees were temporary and did not in any way infringe on the judiciary.

Two prominent rights lawyers — Gamal Eid and Ahmed Ragheb — dismissed Ali’s remarks.

Eid said they were designed to keep “Morsi above the law,” while Ragheb said they amount-ed to “playing with words.”

“This is not what Egyptians are objecting to and protesting about,” Ragheb said. “If the pres-

ident wanted to resolve the crisis, there should be an amendment to his constitutional declaration.”

In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke Monday by telephone with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr to “register American concerns about Egypt’s political situa-tion,” according to spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

Clinton stressed that the U.S. wanted to “see the constitutional process move forward in a way that does not overly concentrate power in one set of hands, that ensures that rule of law, checks and balances, protection of the rights of all groups in Egypt are upheld,” Nuland said.

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Wal-Mart distances itself from fire in BangladeshDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP)

— The garment factory in Bangladesh where a weekend fire killed at least 112 people had been making clothes for Wal-Mart without the giant U.S. retailer’s knowledge, Wal-Mart said.

Wal-Mart said the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory was no longer authorized to produce merchandise for Wal-Mart but that a supplier subcontracted work to it “in direct violation of our policies.”

“Today, we have terminated the relationship with that sup-plier,” America’s biggest retailer said in its statement Monday. “The fact that this occurred is extremely troubling to us, and we will continue to work across the apparel industry to improve fire safety education and train-ing in Bangladesh.”

The blaze on Saturday was one of the deadliest fires at a garment factory in Bangladesh and highlighted how its garment factories often ignore safety in the rush to supply major retail-ers in the U.S. and Europe. More than 300 people have died over the past six years in gar-ment factory fires in the South Asian country.

Survivors of the weekend fire said an exit door was locked, fire extinguishers didn’t work and apparently were there just to impress inspectors, and that when the fire alarm went off, bosses told workers to return to their sewing machines. Victims were trapped or jumped to their deaths from the eight-story building, which had no emer-gency exits.

On Monday, about 15,000 Bangladeshi workers protested blocks from the gutted building in the Dhaka suburb of Savar, demanding justice for the vic-tims and improved safety. Some 200 factories were closed for the day after the protest erupted. Demonstrators blocked a major highway, threw stones at facto-ries and smashed vehicles.

Labor leaders hope out-rage over the latest disaster will prompt change. Tahmina Rahman, general secretary of the Bangladesh Garment Workers Federation, said government needs to do more to punish fac-tories for safety lapses.

“The owners go unpunished and so they don’t care about installing enough security facili-ties,” she said. “The owners should be held responsible and sent to jail.”

Wal-Mart did not say why it dropped the Tazreen fac-tory. But in its 2012 Global Responsibility report, Wal-Mart said it stopped working with 49 factories in Bangladesh in 2011 because of fire safety issues. And online records appear to indicate the Tazreen factory was given a “high risk” safety rating after an inspection in May 2011 and a “medium risk” rating in August 2011.

For more than a day after the fire, Wal-Mart said it could

not confirm whether it was still doing business with Tazreen, which was making T-shirts and polo shirts. The uncertainty illustrated how major retailers in the U.S. and Europe rely on a highly complex chain of foreign manufacturers and middlemen to keep their shelves stocked.

Tazreen Fashions is a subsid-iary of the Tuba Group, a major Bangladeshi garment exporter whose clients include Wal-Mart, Carrefour and IKEA, accord-ing to its website. Its factories supply garments to the U.S., Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands, among other countries. The Tazreen factory opened in 2009 and employed about 1,700 people.

Neither Tazreen nor Tuba Group officials could be reached for comment.

Maj. Mohammad Mahbub, fire department operations director, said investigators sus-pect a short circuit caused the fire.

But the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged investigators not to rule out sabotage.

“Local and international con-spirators are trying to destroy our garment industry,” associ-ation President Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin said. He provided no details.

Mahbub said it was the lack of safety measures in the build-ing that made the blaze so dead-ly. “Had there been at least one emergency exit through outside the factory, the casualties would have been much lower,” he said.

He said firefighters recovered at least 100 bodies from the fac-tory and 12 more people died at hospitals after jumping from the building. Local media reported that about 100 injured people were being treated at hospitals.

The government was unable to identify many vic-tims because they were burned beyond recognition; they were buried Monday in a grave out-side Dhaka. The government said Tuesday will be a day of national mourning, with the flag lowered to half-staff.

Mohammad Ripu said he tried to run out of the building when the fire alarm rang but was stopped.

“Managers told us, ‘Nothing happened. The fire alarm had just gone out of order. Go back to work,’” Ripu said. “But we quickly understood that there was a fire. As we again ran for the exit point we found it locked from outside, and it was too late.”

Ripu said he jumped from a second-floor window and suf-fered minor injuries.

Another worker, Yeamin, who uses only one name, said fire extinguishers in the factory didn’t work, and “were meant just to impress the buyers or authority.”

TV footage showed a team of investigators finding some unused fire extinguishers inside the factory.

Egypt’s president stands by his decrees

Egyptians stand on police vehicles during the funeral of Gaber Salah, who was who was killed in clashes with security forces in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. Thousands of Egyptians on Monday gathered into Cairo’s Tahrir Square to attend the funeral of Salah, who was severely injured during clashes with security forces last week and died Sunday night.

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UK picks Canadian to lead Bank of EnglandLONDON (AP) — The British govern-

ment has chosen Mark Carney, a Canadian, to become governor of the Bank of England, the first time a foreigner has been tapped for the position since the central bank was founded in 1694.

Treasury chief George Osborne announced the surprise choice to the House of Commons on Monday, saying Carney — who is cur-rently the head of Canada’s central bank — would apply for British citizenship.

“Mark Carney is the outstanding candi-date to be governor of the Bank of England and help steer Britain through these difficult economic times,” Osborne said. “He is quite simply the best, most experienced and most qualified person in the world to do the job.”

Besides his job as a central banker, Carney is also head of the G-20’s Financial Stability Board, a global supervisor, and spent 13 years at Goldman Sachs. He had been speculated as a possible choice but was not considered a front-runner.

“I’m honored to accept this important and demanding role,” said Carney, who will start July 1, at a news conference in Ottawa.

“It’s a decisive period for reform of the global financial system including its leading financial center, the City of London. And it’s a crucial point in the Bank of England’s his-tory as it accepts vital new responsibilities.”

Carney will succeed the current governor, Mervyn King, when his term ends next year. As well as chairing the committee which sets the U.K.’s main interest rate, the gover-

nor will be given the new responsibility of supervising the country’s banking industry. Carney told Osborne that he will only serve five years of the usual eight-year term.

King said Carney was “an outstanding choice” and represents “a new generation of leadership.”

Ed Balls, economic spokesman for the opposition Labour Party in the House of Commons, said Carney “has a track record of handling tough and complex challenges” and is “a good choice.”

Osborne had boasted that this was the first time that the Treasury had advertised the gov-ernor’s job, but Carney said he hadn’t applied.

“I didn’t apply as part of the formal process to the position,” he said. “These discussions really only intensified in the last two weeks.”

Carney, 47, was appointed to a seven-year term as governor of the Bank of Canada in February 2008. He will step down on June 1.

He gained a bachelor’s degree in econom-ics from Harvard University in 1988, and master’s and doctoral degrees in economics from Oxford University.

Carney was employed by Goldman Sachs for 13 years, working in London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto, before being appointed deputy governor of the Bank of Canada in 2003.

The Canadian Carney is not the first ex-Goldman Sachs employee to lead a central bank, President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi is also a former employ-ee of the U.S. investment bank.

“I’m not without ties to the United Kingdom. My wife is a British and Canadian national. My children are both. I lived there for a decade. I know a lot of people in the City, in industry, in the U.K.,” Carney said.

“Obviously I think I can play a construc-tive role as the next governor in relaunch-ing this institution with its new responsi-bilities, contributing to price stability, to financial stability and to insuring that the rebalancing of the U.K. economy, which is under way, but is seen through over the course of the next five years.”

Paul Tucker, one of the two deputy governors of the Bank of England, had been the betting favorite to become gover-nor. Osborne said he hoped Tucker would remain at the Bank, adding that he had extended the term of the other deputy, Charles Bean, for another year until mid-2014.

With Bean’s time running short and a disappointed Tucker possibly ready to leave, “today’s appointment could well usher in a period of significant upheaval at the Bank of England,” said Philip Shaw, chief economist at Investec Securities.

Canada’s commodity-rich economy has experienced a better market rebound than the other G-7 nations. The country did not suffer from a mortgage meltdown or subprime lending crisis during the Great Recession of 2008, and its banks are rated among the soundest in the world.

It is really quite difficult for me to award the pres-tigious honor of the worst female character on tele-

vision to anyone in particular, simply because I just have so many options. From the woeful-ly pathetic Skylar on “Breaking Bad” to the needless love triangle

i n s t i g a t o r Juliette of “ G r i m m , ” I really just want to give

this prize to so many misman-aged characters with one dimen-sion whose description need only be “main character’s wife/girl-friend.” Yet, one brave character stands out: the stereotypical pret-ty girl Penny of “The Big Bang Theory”. From her cliché char-acter traits she is teased about, to her Southern hickness and her lack of any general intelligence, it really just baffles me how cre-ator Chuck Lorre can allow such a terrible character.

Penny is joined by other poor Chuck Lorre female characters from “Two and a Half Men,” where literally every major love interest on this show ranks high on the stalker obsessed scale or portrayed as literally demon-ic. Alan and Charlie’s mother, Evelyn and Alan’s ex-wife, Judith, are both described as evil,

cold and judgemental. There are hardly any redeeming qualities about either of them, and they are generally despised by the men in their lives. Furthermore, the characters of Bridget and Rose are Walden’s ex-wife and stalker and Charlie’s ex-one night stand and stalker, respectively. Do I really have to detail how ter-rible these characters are? Their lives literally revolve around men who have discarded them. Point blank, you know you’re a female character on “Two and a Half Men” when you’re insane and obsessed.

One of the most painful real-izations of television and film for a feminist viewer is that you discover that nearly always a female character exists on the show because someone needs a girlfriend, because we can’t keep hinting that Howard and Raj on “Big Bang Theory” are gay, and our male viewers want to look at some boobs. The characters of Bernadette and Amy, the love interests of Howard and Sheldon respectively, are introduced only to be their girlfriends, and to be a sounding board as Penny com-plains of her various love entan-glement issues with Leonard. Cue violin. During a period when Bernadette and Howard are broken up, she disappears

from show entirely because she has no other plot related duties. Yes, both Bernadette and Amy are accomplished scientists, but only so that Howard and Sheldon would deign to be with them. While Howard’s astronaut exploits are given ample screen time, I’m still not exactly clear what Bernadette is researching. Additionally, there have been several episodes where the con-flict of the week is that Sheldon is putting down Amy’s field of biology, as that’s clearly not as difficult as physics.

Going back to the reigning champ for a second, Penny’s character development is nonex-istent; she is literally in the same place romantically and career wise that she was in the pilot when we are six seasons into the show. She has wanted to be an actress since the pilot and her only major work has been commericals thus leaving her an employee of The Cheesecake Factory. As a comparison, even Rachel, vapid and petty as she could be, of “Friends” had larger developments. Rachel starts the show as a coffee house waitress and ends the show working for Ralph Lauren. Probably the big-gest insult is that Penny is such an underdeveloped character that she does not even have a last

name. Every other major charac-ter, even the hapless comic book owner Stuart (only a recurring character until this season), has a last name. That is undeniable proof of how little Chuck Lorre cares about this character.

What this ultimately boils down to is that Chuck Lorre’s shows are of a backwards nature. His low-brow comedy and misogynistic portrayal of women are truly archaic. “The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men” are the top two highest rated comedies on television right now. You could say it’s because they are just excellent shows, but I believe it’s because they appeal to the lowest com-mon denominator with their out-dated conceptions on women. As a final example, Chuck Lorre’s final insult to Charlie Sheen is to send his character to hell where now suffers as a woman because becoming a woman is literally punishment. It’s insulting, and it is about time we have some more Leslie Knope’s (of “Parks and Recreation”) in our sitcoms: strong women who are funny, witty and developed characters on their own.

Editorial Board Elizabeth Crowley, Editor-in-ChiefTyler McCarthy, Commentary Editor

Jesse Rifkin, Associate Commentary EditorChris Kempf, Weekly Columnist

John Nitowski, Weekly ColumnistSam Tracy, Weekly Columnist

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I bet you’re familiar with Black Friday - maybe you even camped out last week for a great deal on a new laptop or television. You prob-

ably know about Cyber Monday, yes-terday’s online shopping holiday. But you may not have heard that today is the first-ever Giving Tuesday, a national philanthropic event that many are hoping

will become just as well-known as its consumer-focused counter-parts.

Giving Tuesday was founded by a large coalition of organizations, ranging from non-profit leaders like the United Way and the American Red Cross, to corporate jugger-

nauts like Microsoft and Unilever, to media outlets like the Financial Times and BuzzFeed. The founders hope to establish this event as a national day of giving to kick-off the holiday season. Giving Tuesday is a fantastic idea, and students should take part in it and help spread the word.

Nonprofit organizations do a tremen-dous amount of good for their commu-nities. They help feed the hungry, house the homeless, improve public policy and more. But the tough economic times have hit them hard, as many donors’ per-sonal finances have become less stable. Contrary to what many people believe, small donations from individuals are a driving force for the nonprofit sec-

tor. In fact, over 70 percent of national nonprofit income is from individuals, not from corporations or foundations. I serve on the board of directors for two nonprofits, and I can attest that small donations make a huge difference in our ability to pursue our mission.

Not only does most nonprofit income come from individuals, but a dispropor-tionately large amount of it comes at the end of the year. One major reason for this is the spirit of giving that is a part of the holiday season. Another less altruistic, but perhaps even more important reason is that people want to deduct their chari-table contributions from their income taxes, and must donate before the end of the year to do so. This effect is so strong that some nonprofits receive a majority of their income between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. According to a 2011 survey by Charity Navigator, nonprofits receive an average of 40 percent of their annual contributions at the end of the year.

Giving Tuesday is a natural beginning to this season of giving and an impor-tant focal point for people who may not have donated before. A sobering real-ity in the nonprofit world is that most organizations’ donor base is quite old – according to National Public Radio, the average donor is 65. This may be because older people have more money to donate, as opposed to younger folks who are barely managing to pay their student loans while feeding and clothing themselves.

But it may also represent a gen-erational difference in the value given to charitable contributions. According to Blackbaud’s Index of National Fundraising Performance, the number of

donors for all nonprofits declined by 5.3 percent from 2006 to 2012. This trend can’t be attributed solely to the Great Recession, which began in the end of 2008, and may speak to a broader gen-erational shift. Nonprofits are acquiring new donors much more slowly than in years past, and the pace is still slowing down. Organizations are losing donors faster than they can replace them, which could spell disaster in the long run. Young people need to step up and reverse this dangerous trend.

I realize it can be difficult for college students to donate to anything. Many of us are scraping by as it is, and very few of us would get any real benefit from writing some donations off on our tax forms. But many of us, myself included, also spend money on going out to restaurants, concerts, or the bar. Some spend a huge sum to always have the latest gadgets or a few bucks a day to get a coffee every morning.

Now I’m not saying that everyone should stop having fun and disavow themselves of worldly possessions. But I’m sure that everyone reading this could find it in them to donate five, ten or twenty dollars to a cause they believe in. So take a few minutes today and donate what you can to your favorite charity. Together, we can help Giving Tuesday rival Black Friday and Cyber Monday. And we can help a lot of peo-ple in the process.

Students should participate in Giving Tuesday

New US oil production estimates could be

both a bane and a boon

» EDITORIAL

The Daily Campus

Staff Columnist Victoria Kallsen is a 3rd-semes-ter mechanical engineering major. She can be reached at Victoria.Kallsen@UConn.edu.

Weekly Columnist Sam Tracy is a 7th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Samuel.Tracy@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.

Here’s a fact that may shock you: in approximately five years, the United States will pass Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil producer. Not only that, but by 2030, the United States will also be a net exporter

of oil. This is a dramatic reversal in expectations since the beginning of the Bush administration up to and including the Romney campaign in this year’s election.

The consequences for the United States and the world are far reaching. The first and most obvious is that the U.S. will be energy independent. This has, of course, been a problem for decades. If the United States can supply its own energy it won’t have to get between conflicts in the Middle East, Africa or Southeast Asia. In 18 years, when the United States is expected to be a net exporter, it may even begin to relieve our monstrous deficit and even spur economic activity as new consumers come to the United States as the world’s top oil market.

In an era where jobs are scarce and the recession’s offi-cial “ending” is unnoticeable, all of that sounds great. But there are severe negative consequences as well: environ-mental destruction.

West Virginia is an excellent example of how energy pro-duction can cause severe environmental harm. Located in the Appalachian Mountains, the state is a hot spot for open-pit coal mining. This method of mining puts massive amounts of dust in the air. While mine workers may be protected (and after events in Chile, China and Appalachia, we see how well protected they are) coal dust doesn’t follow strict working codes and gets picked up in the air. People unrelated to the coal mine are affected and have a much higher probability of being diagnosed with lung cancer (or other diseases) without ever setting foot in a mine.

In the same way, oil drilling can cause environmental col-lapse. Our oceans have been depleted by 95 percent. With continuous interference in the oceanic ecology, we’re not only going to drive thousands of species to extinction but also deplete the fertility of both the oceans and the soil. Fertility, of course, meaning our agricultural capability.

The United States’ impending energy independence is some-thing to get excited about. It means we won’t have to continu-ously involve ourselves in conflicts where American soldiers and civilians are put in danger. It also means other countries may begin to court the United States as the world’s largest oil market, spurring economic activity here. On the other hand, it may also mean the degrading environmental status which directly impairs our health by either exposing citizens to car-cinogens or causing a food shortage.

America’s projected energy production should be applauded, but it shouldn’t be the end of things. All this increased oil and natural gas should be used as a transitional sort of energy. Better infrastructure including developed reusable energy sources can make sure the United States isn’t just energy independent but energy healthy.

By Victoria KallsenStaff Columnist

By Sam TracyWeekly Columnist

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Books made into movies

As we approach the month of December, we are entering not only the holiday season but the winter movie season. This movie season is unique in that it features many adaptations of famous novels. Here are the books to read this month to prepare to watch them on the big screen.

“Life of Pi” kicked off the holi-day movie season last week. Based off of the novel written by Yann Martel, “Life of Pi” is heralded to be the next “Avatar” because of the extensive 3D effects. The story tells the tale of Pi, an Indian boy whose family owns a zoo. Pi’s fam-ily decides to sell the animals and move to Canada. They begin their journey on a boat with some of the family’s creatures on board. Hit by a storm, Pi is left in the middle of the ocean on a lifeboat with a few of the animals. All of the animals soon die except for one, Richard Parker the tiger. Pi and Richard Parker fight for survival and a way back home. If you’re looking for an adventure story about survival to help motivate you through finals, this is the book for you.

On Dec. 14, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” enters the-aters. Just in time for finals to end, this is the first installment in the new trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. For those who have already read “The Hobbit,” you will know the novel isn’t as big as “The Lord of the Rings” novels at all so how will three movies be made? In inter-views, Jackson has said that the additional information is coming from Tolkien’s notes published in the appendices of “The Lord of the Rings” novels. This will provide fans with new information about Middle Early. For example, in “The Hobbit” Gandalf isn’t present very often. He is helping Bilbo but we don’t see him in action. However, the specifics of Gandalf’s life dur-ing “The Hobbit” was described in Tolkien’s other writings. Jackson is taking information like this and adding it to the films. In my opin-ion, reading “The Hobbit” is a much easier task than reading “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. If you skipped reading the trilogy because of its size, I recommend reading “The Hobbit” to experience the writing of one of the most famous fantasy writers ever who has helped shape the world of fantasy writing and today’s pop culture.

“Les Miserables” is the film adaptation of the famous musical, which was adapted from Victor Hugo’s novel written in 1862. Hugh Jackman plays the protagonist Jean Valjean, an ex-convict. The story follows him as he tries to avoid the police inspector who is incessantly pursuing him. The tale also follows the people who become a part of his life as he helps them, showing that he isn’t a bad person. Set in 19th century France during politi-cal uprising, Hugo’s novel is not for those looking for a quick read. Depending on which version you read, the book can be more than 1000 pages. Considered one of the greatest novels ever written, it will be worth the time. If it sounds like something you would be interested in reading, I recommend seeing the film first, released on Dec. 25, to give you a greater idea of what Hugo’s writing is about.

I always believe that the book is better than its movie companion. However, it is always extremely interesting to see how the creators of the movie are able to take the author’s words and turn them into a visual representation. Movies are the only chance for readers to see the world of the novel outside of what they envisioned in their head. Enjoy this season of bringing books to life.

Alyssa.McDonagh@UConn.edu

With winter break around the corner and a month of free time not too far away, it’s time to think about tak-ing some winter themed day trips. The winter weather is a perfect way to experi-ence New England for the first time, and even if you’ve lived here all your life there are endless possibilities for fun, new experiences. With the proximity of Vermont and Upstate New York, ski resorts are plentiful, and for those with a smaller budget or less adventurous spirit, there are a plethora of places to ice skate or take a scenic winter hike. For the less outdoorsy types, New England is home to lots of interesting museums and attractions that won’t break the bank and will keep the winter spirit alive. These excellent and affordable day trips are perfect for stormy and clear winter days alike and are sure to keep the cabin fever at bay.

Winter is the outdoors enthusiasts’ dream sea-son with endless possibili-ties for outdoor entertain-ment. Although a day of ski-ing at Okemo Mountain or Killington in Vermont can be a bit expensive for students, a half day pass is quite afford-able running between $35 and $40. On top of this deal, Groupon.com often offers exclusive deals on ski tickets taking up to 40 percent off the original price. With this kind of discount, a full day of skiing in Vermont is possible on a student budget. To fur-ther decrease the cost, pack a lunch and snacks and gather a group of friends to split trans-portation costs.

For those who don’t like skiing, a fresh dusting of snow is the perfect time to go for a long hike. After fresh snow, it is best to avoid steep slopes or rocky terrain, so pick trails that are relatively less treacherous. The Devil’s Den in Weston is a nature

preserve maintained by the Nature Conservancy com-posed of over 1700 acres of land and home to 20 miles of trails. The Pent Trail and The Laurel Trail are relatively flat trails that wind through the beautiful Fairfield County scenery. The preserve is busy on beautiful sunny days, but always peaceful and quiet given its size. Another excellent hiking location found locally, is the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center in Mystic. The trails are flat and explore diverse New England landscapes, ranging from Coastal Marshes, woodland forest, and ponds. A cover of snow or even clear win-ter weather compliments the scenery and makes it a great place to day trip to during the winter. On top of the 2.3 mile trail, the Nature Center also offers exhibits of owls, rap-tors, and peregrine falcons, which makes it an excellent destination no matter what the weather has in store.

Indoor attractions are frequent and plentiful in the New England area and many are locally accessible from UConn. The Peabody Museum in New Haven boats many exhibits including dinosaurs, evolution, mam-mals, space and botany. The decently sized museum cur-rently hosts an exhibit on American Food Culture, as well as its numerous perma-nent exhibits. The U.S. Coat Guard Museum located in New London is another won-derful attraction where one can peruse the museum as well as a stroll the academy grounds to catch a glimpse of the Coast Guard life. Not too far from the U.S. Coast Guard Museum, resides the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum in Groton. This museum in home to 330,000 artifacts and allows you to board the U.S.S Nautilus, a retired submarine.

Winter trips to take in New England

By Kathleen McWilliamsStaff Writer

Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu

“Silver Linings Playbook” is a film receiving a great deal of Oscar buzz that it has rightly earned. The trailer sold me on a typical feel good romantic comedy about two people who like each other, but find that their pasts get in the way. I know, that sounds like every romantic comedy, but it looked good. After seeing it I com-pletely understand where all this buzz is com-ing from. “Silver Linings Playbook” is not so much a formulaic romantic comedy as much as it is a romantic “dramedy.”

The film is a lot darker than any-one is probably expecting it to be. Bradley Cooper portrays a man who caught his wife cheat-ing on him one day after work and reacted by beating the man down and attempting to strangle his wife. It turns out he has undiagnosed bipolar disorder, and he then goes to a mental institution. The film begins with his release. His wife has filed a restraining order on him, and everybody is either afraid of

him or treats him like a child. However, he refuses to take his medication and is always on edge. He’s always running and has apparently lost a sufficient amount of weight. He’s doing everything he can to make him-self better in the eyes of his wife, whom he believes is wait-ing for him. Nobody is willing to be the bearer of bad news and give him a reality check. He’s at odds with his father who lost his job and is now a bookie and also has a bit of an anger

problem. The film really explores his character and we see all his good moments as well as his darker moments on his way to his recovery. Bradley Cooper’s perfor-

mance of a man battling bipolar disorder is believable.

Then, he meets Jennifer Lawrence, whose character has been sleeping with everyone and everything in the depression following her husband’s death. She deserves an Oscar for this performance, though it would be a long shot. She tries to have sex with Bradley Cooper imme-diately after they meet, but he’s faithful to his wife and refuses to do so. However they become

friends, and mutually help each other by being in a dance com-petition. While both characters are borderline psychotic to an extent, they’re both very like-able.

The ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ also gives us Chris Tucker to major films. Tucker plays Bradley’s friend from the institution who is funny and nice, but for some reason is not allowed to leave although he repeatedly stages breakouts. However, Tucker’s attempts are all in view, as he is always being retuned to the institution. He’s really there for nothing more than comic relief and he is very funny. Robert DeNiro is predictably outstanding in his role as the father struggling with a son he doesn’t know how to help while preoccupied with his own life. David O. Russell directs a great movie with a talented cast that really explores the psyche of two troubled peo-ple as they fall in love. While it is dark at times, it’s also very humorous. I don’t think this will win any major awards, but it certainly deserves the major nominations it’s predicted to get.

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Jennifer Lawrence, left, stars as Tiffany alongside Bradley Cooper, right, who stars as Pat in ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ which was named the top audience prize winner in Toronto on Sunday.

Image courtesy of hollywoodreporter.com

By Maurilio AmorimCampus Correspondent

Maurilio.Amorim@UConn.edu

‘Silver Linings’ lacks a cloud

Moe’s is a welcome addition to StorrsThings just got a little friendlier

at Storrs Center.Every time someone walks in

the door at any Moe’s Southwest Grill’s more than 460 locations (according to their website), the store’s employees welcome them with the refrain, “Welcome to Moe’s!”

And their latest store, which opened at Storrs’ new shopping center on November 15, is very welcoming. With an open store-front that’s eye-catching, a detailed menu filled with fresh ingredients and a truly unique way to get a fountain soda, students’ dining options improved vastly when Moe’s opened for business.

Though UConn has three res-taurants offering Mexican food, Moe’s being the most recent, each has their own niche that should help all three stay afloat. Baja Café, located in the College Square com-plex across campus, is unique as it’s the only one of the three offer-ing delivery, while Tostada Grill in the Union Street Market offers a more specialized menu, not to mention the option for students with meal plans to pay with points.

Moe’s fills the niche of a speedy sit-down restaurant on campus, which UConn otherwise lacks, and it fills it well. From the moment a patron walks in either of the doors on the corner of Storrs Center facing Buckley, the Fine Arts Complex and Mirror Lake, the layout of the restaurant is both simple and well laid out. There’s a lot of seating, though Moe’s will fill up completely during lunch and dinner hours, and a line of grills and staff waiting to take orders.

Moe’s offers the basics of a Mexican menu, each offer-

ing named after a movie or TV reference. Fans of sour cream and guacamole will enjoy the Homewrecker burrito, while those who don’t will prefer the Joey Bag of Donuts; there are also tacos, quesadillas, nachos, salads, and burrito bowls, as well as occasional specials. Moe Mondays also offer students a cheap meal; you can get a burrito, chips and a drink for only $6.99.

The menu items are made excel-lent by the fresh ingredients, as a wide selection of vegetables, cheese, and meat are available. Steak, ground beef, chicken and pork are available, but as patrons progress down the line, it’s hard to resist throwing everything into a meal.

The real attraction that Moe’s offers is its Coke Freestyle machine, which has a touch screen

offering hundreds of different fla-vors of soda. Every soda brand supplied by Coca-Cola is avail-able for selection, and each brand has its own flavor variations. Does pineapple Fanta sound good? Coca-Cola Orange and Lime? Diet Dr. Pepper Cherry Vanilla? All of these, and dozens more, are avail-able to try. Even if you don’t want a meal, a drink’s only $1.79; the experience is cool enough to try at

least once.In all, Moe’s Southwest Grill

is a delicious, exciting addition to the already-impressive Storrs Center restaurant lineup. With 7/11, Geno’s Grille, and Mooyah Burgers and Fries still to open in the coming months, students should rejoice at the mouth-water-ing new dining hotspot.

Moe’s is the newest restaurant to offer UConn students quality Mexican food, joining the likes of Baja Café and the Tostada Grill. RACHEL WEISS/The Daily Campus

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Overrated:Skyfall (2012)

‘Skyfall’ was an entertaining enough film to watch, espe-cially when it made throw-backs to the original Bond movies, like with a subtle “shaken not stirred” refer-

ence, and a less subtle Aston Martin. The action scenes

too were not as jarring and without panache as the pre-vious films starring Daniel

Craig as 007. However, one thing that ‘Skyfall’ suffered from tremendously was the use of technology as a plot

device. Even as non-computer science major, I know that “tracing the encryption sig-nal” is utter malarkey, and

that code does not take on a 3D rendering as it did in the film. Also, Bond’s “hacking” of the code was so lame I nearly retched. As a final side note, the showing of

his parents’ grave at the end was tacky and unnecessary.

Underrated:The Pink Panther

(2006)

Okay, yes, this movie got a 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, and rightfully so. It’s full of what we might call “bad writing:” tropes, cliches and overdone acting abound. But the thing

is, it doesn’t try to be anything else. Unlike ‘Abraham Lincoln:

Vampire Hunter,’ ‘The Pink Panther’ does not try to take itself seriously. It actively tries to be campy and ridiculously and stupidly funny. Do I like this movie because it appeals to my inner seven year old? Maybe, possibly, yes. But it’s

still hilarious, I don’t care what anyone says.

~ Jason Wong

When it comes to actors who have been around for a couple decades and have had exten-sive filmographies, we tend to associate them with a type of performance and genre. And when actors are in roles the pub-lic expects of them, those films tend to be more marketable and commercially successful. Emma Thompson will forever be asso-ciated with British romance films, Gene Wilder with screw-ball comedies, and Daniel Day Lewis with historical dramas, to name a few. However, for a handful of others their best work can often be found outside their comfort zone, in films much more likely to have evaded the public’s eye.

One of the best examples is Will Ferrell. Ferrell estab-lished himself as an over the top comic actor with “Saturday Night Live” and has starred in almost a dozen comedies since. And to be perfectly honest, with the exception of “Anchorman,” I’ve never really liked his work. His comedy doesn’t seem to be driven by anything, rather it just throws endless absurd humor at the audience hoping some of it will stick, which comes across as desperate and lazy. However, Ferrell has shown to a more than competent dramatic actor. He is very good at playing insecure characters hopelessly lost in the world around them, and his vul-nerability always seems genuine. This is best seen “Stranger Than Fiction” and “Everything Must Go.”

Bill Murray, another “Saturday Night Live” alumni, also has been a comedic staple since the 1980s. However, as he’s gotten older he’s ventured out into more dramatic roles. While he keeps the dry, sarcastic tone seen in early work, he also employs a lot of minimalism in his acting. He handles his characters gra-ciously, always revealing him-self subtly and adding a layer of complexity that couldn’t be pro-vided by the screenplay. He can be found in “Broken Flowers” and a number of Wes Anderson’s films, with “Rushmore” likely his best display.

On the opposite side of the coin is Matthew McConaughey. He became known as one of the go to male leads for roman-tic comedies in the 2000s, and nearly all of them were terrible. But the beginning of his career, and thankfully this decade has seen take on much darker more challenging roles. He proved he could take himself seriously in “The Lincoln Lawyer” and “Killer Joe,” giving a perfor-mance so fierce, you may be unable to sit through “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” again. Well, assuming you were able to sit through it the first time. Two other movies to check out with a younger McConaughey are “Lone Star” and “Contact.”

This trend tends to be less common among actresses, as their roles tend to require more versatility, and therefore, it’s harder to be typecast. One exception is Cameron Diaz, who established herself as a roman-tic comedy gem in “There’s Something About Mary” and has remained since. However, earlier in her career she did try her hand at darker characters. She was practically unrecogniz-able in “Being John Malkovich” and was equally good in “Vanilla Sky.” She is able to combat the presence of the men she paired with and has an incredible abil-ity to display panic and even disguise insanity. She has done little of the sort since “Gangs of New York,” but hopefully she will return to it soon.

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‘Breaking Dawn 2’ a pulls heartstrings

Violence and intense nail biting fight scenes were the focus of the latest and last installment of ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.’

After years of awkward ado-lescence, Bella Cullen, nee Swan (Kristen Stewart), finally com-pletes her transition into a full vampire, and I’ll admit she is a bit of a badass now. The combina-tion of motherhood and mythi-cal creature status has inspired a personality change of sorts in the franchise’s protagonist. Bella is now a protective mother that you don’t want to cross and she made that clear to Jacob (Taylor Lautner) by tossing him as though he were a beach ball. Bella even undergoes a physical transformation from frumpy punkish teen to sophisti-cated married woman.

Despite her look, strength and her cool new abilities she still has an awkward sense about her

that I suspect will never go away. However, there are a few cool scenes showing off Bella’s ability to pounce through the forest and jump off waterfalls.

For the last movie in the fran-chise the creators of the saga decid-ed to go all out with a spectacular finish. Fans of Stephanie Meyer’s book series will be surprised by an intense fight scene at the end of the film that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. Heads were rolling as the clans banded together in order to battle the devi-ous Volturi, and to my surprise, main characters were eliminated left and right. There were a few moments within the major battle that managed to pull a few heart strings but Twilight fans can rest assured that this movie does end happily ever after.

These corny moments are the

ones that really throw off all the movies off, especially with all the unnecessary mushy scenes between Bella and Edward. We get that they are in love with each other and plan to be together ‘for-ever’ (the movie’s catch slogan). Even during one of the most emo-tional scenes between Edward

and Bella, the background music did not fit the mood, which made the scene awk-ward. In an even stranger turn of events, for the first

part of the movie their daughter, Renesmee, is digital. Her char-acter is supposed to age rapidly, and they bring in an actual human (Mackenzie Foy) later to play her as the older version, but for the first part it looks like as if they took the digital Renesmee out of the “The Polar Express” or “Beowulf.”

The acting was an improvement

compared to the previous movies and there were a lot of new charac-ters that surprisingly did not have any lines. The clans from around the world that congregated with the Cullens did not speak a word but rather stared intensely into the camera showing off their red eyes. The spotlight only shone on one clan, and the fact that others had no lines detracted from the film, as it would have been interesting to learn more about the other clans from abroad.

Some moments elicited laughter from me, including Jacob stripping for Bella’s dad in order to prove a point.

The tension built up through-out the entire movie is what kept me glued but the melodramatic moments and the perfect hap-pily ever after is where the film suffered. But how else was Ms. Meyer suppose to please the fans?

Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2

6.5/10

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From left to right, Kristen Stewart as Bella Cullen, Mackenzie Foy as Renesmee and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen. The wolf beside Stewart is the character Jacob in werewolf form, as they prepare for a final confrontation with the series’ villains.

Image courtesy of blogs.woodtv.com

By Loumarie RodriguezSenior Staff Writer

‘Lincoln’ does better in theaters this time around

“Lincoln” is unquestionably director Steven Spielberg’s best film since 1998’s “Saving Private Ryan.”

Wisely, rather than creating an all encompassing biopic of the entire life of Abraham Lincoln, Spielberg has chosen to focus on a time of particular importance for President Lincoln and indeed, for all of America. “Lincoln” focuses on the final months of the President’s life, centering on the President’s strug-gle to pass the 13th Amendment, freeing the slaves, while the Civil War nears its end.

The film shows, most impor-tantly, that despite the noble inten-tions of Lincoln to pass the amend-ment freeing the slaves, it took nothing short of classic political bribery and a bit of rule bending by the President to get the tough things done, at times, against the better wishes of members of his own political party. Paraphrasing Senator Thaddeus Stevens “It took a fair democratic process, bolstered

by noble bribery and corruption, and spearheaded by the manipu-lation of the most noble man in America to see it (the 13th amend-ment) passed.”

“Lincoln’s”’ performances have “Oscar” written all over them. Sally Field portrays Lincoln’s infamously insane wife Mary Todd with preci-sion, not making her out as an outright maniac, but rather as a grieving person constantly filled with regret and paranoia.

Tommy Lee Jones also delivers a admirable per-formance as fervent abolitionist, Sen. Stevens. An old and tired man, Jones portrays a tough as nails man whose loyalty commitment to his principals is nothing short of astounding.

However it’s Daniel Day Lewis’s performance as Abraham Lincoln himself that steals the show. Whether it be his deflec-tion of arguments by way of humor, his tired burdened expres-sions attributed to his wife and eldest son Robert (Joseph Gordon Levitt) who intends on enlisting in the Union Army or his ability to

silence a room when his patience has reached an impasse, Lewis pro-vides a phenomenal performance. If anything, Lewis also shows that, above all, Abe was a simple man of the people. Other than Spielberg himself, Lewis brings such believ-ability to “Lincoln” that the picture thrives on it.

What makes Lincoln so enchanting, besides being arguably one of the most realistic depic-tions of the President since the Walt Disney Animatronic Show

“Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, is its humility. Here you will not find a boasting, flag waving propa-ganda film that attempts to put the iconic leader high up on a pedestal. Rather, the film serves as a touch-ing reminder that Lincoln was a noble, soft spoken, and self taught man whose greatness and enduring popularity long after his death is due to his own personal humility and enduring vigor during the dif-ficult conflicts he presided over. Truly one of the people, “Lincoln” tells an American story if ever there was one.

As far as flaws go, it must be noted that the opening of the film takes quite a while to get going, but as the film treads on, the film becomes much more engrossing.

The only question that remained in my consciousness as the credits rolled by was, “How did it take Hollywood this long to make this film?” Whatever the answer, rest assured the wait was well worth it. Another treasure in the collection of the master director.

As far as the film’s musical score is concerned, the pieces con-tained within cannot be described in any terms other than flawless. John Williams has once again pro-vided the music for a Spielberg film. Marking the 26th collabora-tion between the master and the maestro, “Lincoln’s” score stands as a fantastic achievement, and per usual for a John Williams score, “Lincoln’s” will most likely receive the Oscar nod it rightfully deserves. The music provides the perfect accompaniment to a soft spoken kind president, faced with unimagi-nable burdens.

Lincoln 9.5/10

Daniel Day-Lewis stars as President Abraham Lincoln in the historical drama ‘Lincoln.’Image courtesy of wegotthiscovered.com

By Alex SferrazzaCampus Correspondent

Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu

FocusTuesday, November 27, 2012 The Daily Campus, Page 7

‘Red Dawn’: the remake that no one asked for or wanted

Movies are similar to boats. Before they can set sail, they have to be engineered, pre-pared for scenarios of disaster, fitted with a proper crew and have an idea of a destination. Keeping with the analogy, the remake of “Red Dawn” is a hollowed out log with holes in the bottom trying to find its way across the Pacific.

The story of “Red Dawn” is very similar to the original. The United States is invaded (this time by the North Koreans) and somehow they manage to siege and occupy the country. With a new war at hand and the entire military on vacation (I guess), it’s up to a bunch of high school students to engage in guerrilla warfare and take back of the land of freedom. As you can guess, the plot is incredibly contrived and is one of the reasons “Red Dawn” is practically dead on arrival. Granted, within the movie’s own twisted logic, the story is presented and told quite well; but to buy any of it would require an extensive stretch of the imagination.

The other big issue with the film is the characters. We have Jed (Chris Hemsworth) who is a Marine, and that’s basically it. He has a brother, Matt (Josh Peck) who is… his brother.

And a bunch of other paper thin characters whose names I don’t care to remember. The individual arcs range from minute to non-existent, and com-bining this with a the processed story, there’s practically nothing to care about while watching “Red Dawn.”

The rest of the movie actual-

ly isn’t that bad, it’s just aver-age. The writing is standard fare, with dialogue that avoids

cliché yet fails to find originality. It’s clear the movie was written for a teen-age male audience in mind, and while that never bodes well, it is several

levels above “Transformers.” The action scenes certainly

have some fun moments and are given the proper time and pace, but suffer from an exces-sive shaky cam and mediocre editing. The acting quality is directly correlated to how well-known the actor is. Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson are both good, Peck is okay, and every-one else whom I’ve never heard of is pretty awful. One piece of the movie that heavily weighed on my nerves was the

shameless product placement. Subway practically gets a two minute scene devoted to them, and you’ll be looking at a car with Dodge Ram printed on the back quite a lot.

One facet where “Red Dawn” impressed and later dis-appointed me was the thematic element. The original 1984 film is undoubtedly one of the most wave the flag pro-Amer-ica, pro-war movies of the era. The remake, at least at first, seemed the doing the oppo-site. It makes mention of how the United States’ actions in Iraq mirror those of the North Koreans in the film. That was interesting, but unfortunately, it’s quickly forgotten, and by the end of the film the message once again reflects the original. I’m left wondering if the shift in view was intentional, or if “Red Dawn” is so shallow it can’t even recognize its own moral.

“Red Dawn” is one of those movies that doesn’t bore you and for the most part doesn’t give you much of a reason to dislike it, but at the same time it offers so little engage-ment and substance, you feel as though disliking it is the only option. At the very least, it’s the only option that brings with it logical reasoning, something definitely not found in the film.

From left to right: Josh Peck as Matt Eckert, Josh Hutcherson as Robert Kitner and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert. Image courtesy of moviefloss.com

By Brendon FieldCampus Correspondent

Red Dawn 4.5/10

Brendon.Field@UConn.edu

The Connecticut Repertory Theater will hold auditions, open for all UConn students for their spring production of “Hairspray” on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 3 p.m. in room 101 of the Drama/Music Building.

The CRT’s Main Stage Series shows feature professional actors alongside UConn’s stu-dent actors.

The production, which will run from April 25 to May 5 at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theater, tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a 1962 girl who wins a spot on a Baltimore television dance pro-gram. The Broadway produc-tion of the play, adapted from the 1988 John Waters comedy of the same name, won eight Tony Awards in 2003 including “Best Musical.”

Students interested in audi-tioning should prepare 16-32 bars of a 1960s pop song or a song from the show and bring sheet music with them.

CRT Hairspray auditions

By Focus Staff

LONDON (AP) — The ver-dict is in: The Rolling Stones are back. They may look old, but they still sound young.

That was the consensus Monday as Britain’s rock critics responded to the Stones 50th anniversary bash Sunday night, the first of five shows to com-memorate their half century of rhythm and blues-tinged rock. It was the band’s first London performance in five years, and their own advancing years had led some to be skeptical that they could still perform at the highest level.

They were led by the seeming-ly ageless Mick Jagger, whose strutting style has not been dimmed, and backed by brilliant guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood and the energet-ic drumming of Charlie Watts, who is now past 70 but shows no sign of slowing down. There was a stunning guest appear-ance by former Stone Mick Taylor, who stole the show dur-ing a searing performance of “Midnight Rambler” and a brief visit from former bassist Bill Wyman.

The Daily Mail’s Jan Moir said the Stones had somehow beaten the aging process: “You might imagine that they had been worn down by life, by wives, by arthritis, by scandals old and new, by drugs, but no — they seemed indestructible.” She said their swampy, gritty sound remains unique after half a century.

Daily Telegraph reviewer Neil McCormick said the band exceeded all expectations. He described the weaving of the guitarists, mixed with Jagger’s blues harmonica, as a wonder.

“When looking for the secret of the Stones, it is perhaps that they actually listen to each other while they play, and almost lose themselves in it, while their brilliant frontman keeps it all together,” he wrote.

Ebullient fans agreed with this assessment, as did the Guardian newspaper, which gave the per-formance four out of five stars.

Jagger, in skin-tight black pants, a sparkly tie and a match-ing checked jacket and hat, took time out from singing to thank the crowd for its loyalty.

“It’s amazing that we’re still doing this, and it’s amazing that you’re still buying our records and coming to our shows,” he said. “Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

Lead guitarist Keith Richards, whose survival has surprised many who thought he would succumb to drugs and drink, was blunter: “We made it,” he said. “I’m happy to see you. I’m happy to see anybody.”

But the band’s fiery music was no joke, fuelled by strong guest appearances by Taylor, and Mary J. Blige, who shook the house in a duet with Jagger on “Gimme Shelter,” and Jeff Beck.

The 50th anniversary show, which will be followed by one more in London, then three in the greater New York area, lacked some of the band’s cus-tomary bravado — the “world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band” intro was shelved — and there were some rare nostalgic touches.

Rolling Stones storm London; New York next

CHICAGO (AP) — The New York-bound musical “Kinky Boots” enjoyed a pre-Broadway run at a downtown Chicago theater this fall, but only after the state of Illinois lured producers with some-thing that’s scarce these days — money.

The Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein production that’s based on a 2005 movie, along with a second musical, “Big Fish,” were the first to apply for a certificate mak-ing them eligible for a state theater tax credit. Lawmakers

slipped it into a package of tax breaks approved late last year for corporate heavyweights Sears Holding Corp. and the CME Group Inc.

The breaks appear to be doing their job: Producers say the credit — worth up to $500,000 per production or a cap of $2 million per year — was instrumental in their decision to bring the shows to Chicago instead of going straight to New York or pre-viewing in Seattle, Toronto or San Francisco.

In the highly competitive

business of attracting big-name, revenue-generating productions, Chicago theater officials say they’re in talks with at least nine other pro-ductions.

The timing and principle of such a state tax credit pri-marily benefitting Chicago — given in the midst of Illinois’ almost unprecedented finan-cial crisis — has raised some financial experts’ eyebrows. Currently, the state is nearly $8 billion behind in paying bills to social service provid-ers and other state contrac-tors; the state’s employee pen-sion program is underfunded by $95 billion; and Illinois residents are being asked to pay higher income taxes.

But proponents, who argued for the tax break for five years, now can point to “Kinky Boots” and “Big Fish” as evi-dence of success. They say the unique tax break brings Chicago something more than money — a show-business shine that generates buzz. Only Louisiana and Rhode Island have similar legisla-tion, intended to bring shows to cities like New Orleans and Providence.

“From a bigger picture standpoint, it has huge impact to the city and state and that’s the real motivation behind this,” said Lou Raizin, presi-dent of Broadway in Chicago, which runs five theaters. “We’re getting a bite of the Big Apple before they do and I love that.”

Producers often like to test shows outside of New York before debuting on Broadway.

It lets them gauge audience reactions and make updates, improvements and changes. But producers say an out-of-town preview can be pric-ey. Besides “Kinky Boots,” Chicago has had two pre-Broadway shows since 2006 — “The Pirate Queen” and “The Addams Family,” star-ring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth.

“Big Fish” producer Dan Jinks said other cities wanted to host his show, but the tax credit made it easier to choose Chicago.

“It’s extremely smart of the legislature to realize if a brand new musical is spending all that money in Seattle, why shouldn’t they be spending it in Chicago instead?” Jinks said. “To give Chicago that competitive edge is a really smart thing to do.”

Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation in December 2011, offering tax breaks to pro-ductions headed to Broadway within a year and productions that run longer than eight weeks. It applies to theaters anywhere in Illinois that seat more than 1,200 and offers discounts on taxes related to labor and other production costs.

“Kinky Boots” producer Hal Luftig said his entire show costs about $13 mil-lion, including between $2.5 million and $3 million to come to Chicago. For him, the $500,000 was a motivator.

“Chicago is a great theater town and being able to have that help and that aid was a big driving force for us to

come here,” Luftig said.Nobody doubts the produc-

tions will bring the city valu-able revenue, not only from the shows’ own spending, but also theatergoers shelling out for hotels, restaurants and shopping sprees. But exactly how much is hard to ascertain. Broadway in Chicago officials did not respond to requests for the per-show information, though they said their produc-tions bring a total of $750 million to the city annually.

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity spokeswoman Sandra Jones said the agency did not have such figures.

Legislative supporters of the measure assured that the bottom line would not be a loss to the state.

“Taxpayers will get their money back,” said Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, a Chicago Democrat, who said he would support expanding the tax credit if it is successful. “We’re getting money that we otherwise wouldn’t get at all. It’s outside money. It’s why you should do it, because we get more back than we put in.”

Some critics, though, find it unwise for Illinois to be giving away any type of tax break while in a financial mess. Ralph Martire, execu-tive director of the Chicago-based Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, said Illinois shouldn’t be contem-plating tax credits when it has billions of dollars in debt.

Tax credit luring pre-Broadway shows to Chicago

ComicsTuesday, November 27, 2012 The Daily Campus, Page 8

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Go with it. A lucky break has you in action. Leave flexibility in the schedule, and be light on your feet. You’re persuasive as can be. Put out an invitation. Listen.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Dream a little dream of love. How much do you need to make it work? Figure the costs and the income possibilities. If you don’t try, you won’t know if it works.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Talk over those crazy schemes. Group thinking hatches some profitable ideas by merging bits together that no one person could have come up with alone.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You could get very busy. Make sure to balance your chores with some rest so that you don’t burn out or get sick. Slow down to avoid accidents.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- The Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius leaves the door open for romance. There’s more work coming in, though, so find a way to balance it all. A technical friend helps out.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Don’t miss the opportunity to renew family ties. Have the party at your house, if you get the chance. Make it a potluck, and the share the expense and the joy.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Folks don’t always agree. Tempers could flare. Walks outside can cool those jets. Allow everyone to keep their point of view. Compassion is your gift.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Objects of desire are tempting you to a potential spending spree. Stick to the budget, and keep it practical. There’s plenty of work. Pay into savings first.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Here’s your well-deserved time in the spotlight. Take advantage, and use it to make a difference. Start with a clean slate. Add a touch of glamour.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Give yourself permission to disconnect and spend sometime with your thoughts. Go ahead and rest. The next two days are good for treasure hunting.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Make time for friends, and savor it. Listen to what they’ve been learning. A shift in the career status quo opens a new range of play with new options.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Take advantage of opening doors. Your wild side is becoming more attractive, and you’re wiser. Don’t let anyone intimidate you. Employ a hairbrush.

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Pittsburgh – The two schools have been the most consistently dominant in Big East play over the past decade. No matter who has been ranked what or where the game was held, it is hard to remember too many contests that did not involve that physical, grinding facet that has become a rivalry staple.

It would be a shame to see this rivalry, in action since the early 1980s, end after it just started to

really build up.Syracuse – Arguably our big-

gest rival across the board, no Husky fan wants this conference rivalry to end with the biggest meeting of all time involving a UConn loss.

From a fan’s standpoint, the Huskies and the Orange are just perfect for each other. Both are consistent powers on the men’s basketball circuit, they rank almost identically academically and there are simply very few other schools that either univer-sity’s fan base can say they truly hate.

Even more so than Pittsburgh, it would be a shame to see this rivalry go.

If the world ends and UConn is tragically left out (once again) of the expanded ACC, the remaining important Big East rivals would be St. John’s and Georgetown. Both are strong organizations and fellow charter Big East mem-bers, but with the remaining crew of random teams slowly taking over the conference, it is a strong possibility that the non-rivalries could start to overshadow the strong ones.

But regardless, all we can do for now is sit in limbo and maybe just focus on the potential, and dream of the rivalries and story-lines an ACC membership could entail.

SportsTuesday, November 27, 2012 The Daily Campus, Page 9

Column: ACC move would keep Syracuse, Pitt rivalries intact

from SOME, page 12

Michael.Corasaniti@UConn.edu

Women's Hockey East Power RankingsAs women’s ice hockey nears

the conclusion of the first half of the season, here is this week’s assessment of where things stand in the Hockey East.

8. Connecticut (2-12-2, 1-5-0)

After two losses in the Nutmeg Classic this past week-end, the Huskies continue to slide downhill. Having given up a conference record 66 goals, Connecticut needs to act quickly if they want to salvage the sea-son.

7. Maine (2-8-1, 1-6-0)The Black Bears have lost

their past two games, falling to New Hampshire 1-2 and Team Russia 0-3. They have found little success in the conference this season and the schedule only looks more difficult from here on out.

6. Vermont (3-9-2, 2-3-2)The Catamounts have notched

their first two ties of the season in the past three weeks in criti-cal games against Northeastern and Providence. The other game

in the three-week span was a 5-1 win over Connecticut. Earlier in the season, though, they were not as fortunate and their record is still lacking as a result.

5. New Hampshire (6-9-1, 3-2-1)

After suffering two losses to No. 1 Minnesota, the Wildcats are on track for a par perfor-mance this season. A combi-nation of inconsistent offense and defense has been the team’s weakness, allowing 52 goals while only scoring 37 of their own. However their schedule for the remainder of the season will give them several opportu-nities to improve.

4. Providence (8-5-2, 5-2-2)Following a 4-0 win over

Union College this past week-end, the Friars continue an above average season as they continue to fight for the number one spot in the conference. However, losses to Boston College and Boston University as well as a tie at Vermont are hurting their chances of seeing that through.

3. Northeastern (8-3-2, 4-3-1)

The No. 9 Huskies have had

a strong season thus far, includ-ing a 6-4 exhibition win over Team Russia this past weekend. However, back-to-back losses to Boston College prior to this weekend’s game and a loss to Boston University earlier in the season continue to show signs of weakness in conference com-petition.

2. Boston College (8-3-2, 5-2-1)

With two wins in Nutmeg Classic over Yale 5-0 and Quinnipiac 3-0, the No. 6 Eagles have continued their solid per-formance through November. The team has not had a loss since October and is currently on a four-game winning streak.

1. Boston University (9-3-1, 4-2-1)

The Terriers are having an impressive season, currently occupying the No. 5 spot in the national rankings. Their abso-lute trouncing of Providence in a 7-1 victory and 2-1 victory over No. 7 Harvard has only served to solidify their No. 1 status in the Hockey East.

By Kyle ConstableCampus Correspondent

Kyle.Constable@UConn.eduThe UConn women's hockey team has struggled to a 1-5 start in Hockey East, putting them in last place. The Boston University Terriers are the No. 1 team in this week's rankings after beating both Harvard and Providence.

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Heisman hopeful 'Johnny Football' speaks to media for first timeCOLLEGE STATION, Texas

(AP) -- The legend of Johnny Football has grown all season while Johnny Manziel piled up yards and the Texas A&M Aggies piled up wins.

On Monday, the freshman quar-terback finally weighed in on his catchy nickname as he spoke to the media for the first time all season.

''I think a lot of people here in Aggieland enjoy it,'' he said. ''But I find it extremely funny.''

The success of Manziel and the Aggies is no joke. His 4,600 yards of total offense have helped No. 10 A&M to its first 10-win season since 1998, and has him among the top contenders for the Heisman Trophy.

Manziel said he respected coach Kevin Sumlin's decision for him not to speak to the media this sea-

son because he's a freshman. But says he's happy to have a chance to talk about this season.

''It's kind of nice now to be able to kind of let you guys know how I am a little bit more,'' he said. ''There's so many question marks out there.''

Sumlin, who is in his first year at A&M after four sea-sons at Houston, raved about Manziel and said he was a cata-lyst for what his team was able to do in its first season in the Southeastern Conference.

''He's a tremendous competitor and a tremendous leader, and that's something that you really don't see in a player as a redshirt freshman,'' Sumlin said. ''His leadership on and off the field throughout the season has made our season a real successful one.''

Manziel has thrown for 3,419

yards and 24 touchdowns and ran for 1,181 yards and 19 more scores in a regular-season the Aggies capped with five straight wins including an upset of then top-ranked Alabama. He is second in the nation in total offense and broke Cam Newton's SEC record for total offense in a season on Saturday.

The quarterback is a bit sur-prised at how well Texas A&M did in its transition from the Big 12.

''I don't think I ever really envi-sioned how big this season would be for us,'' he said. ''I don't really think anybody envisioned that we would win 10 games at the begin-ning of this season and that we would all have so much success as a team.''

The celebrity status has been shocking to Manziel, who will

turn 20 two days before the Dec. 8 Heisman announcement. He's still surprised when people approach him at restaurants and other places around College Station to ask for photos and autographs, even though it's become a daily occurrence.

''I'm a small-town kid,'' he said. ''I come from Kerrville, Texas and I still see myself that way. I don't see myself as Johnny Football, I still see myself as Jonathan Manziel, a small town guy from Kerrville who is extremely fortunate and extremely blessed to be able to play football here at A&M.''

He seemed amused by the atten-tion given to some online pho-tos of him at a Halloween party dressed as Scooby Doo alongside some beautiful and scantily-clad young women.

Johnny Manziel, also known as "Johnny Football," spoke to the media for the first time this season on Monday. He spoke about his nickname and Heisman Trophy among other things.

AP

NHL, players union agree to federal mediationWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal media-

tors are entering the stalled NHL labor talks, with the season's first 2½ months already lost because of the lockout.

George Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said Monday the parties had agreed to use the agency. He assigned three mediators to assist negotiations - deputy director Scot Beckenbaugh, director of mediation ser-vices John Sweeney and Commissioner Guy Serota.

"While we have no particular level of expectation going into this process, we welcome a new approach in trying to reach a resolution of the ongoing labor dispute at the earliest possible date," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said.

Cohen has worked with the players' asso-ciations for Major League Baseball, helping end the 1994-95 strike as an outside coun-sel, and the NBA. He was an adviser to the NHL players' union before joining FMCS three years ago.

"We look forward to their involvement as we continue working to reach an equitable agreement for both the players and the own-ers," said Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players' Association.

Cohen mediated during the 2010 negotia-tions in Major League Soccer and 2011 talks in the NFL and NBA, along with this year's dispute between the NFL and its on-field officials.

Hockey players and management have not negotiated since last Wednesday. The

NHL has canceled more than one-third of its regular season, including all games through Dec. 14, the New Year's Day outdoor Winter Classic and the All-Star weekend scheduled for Jan. 26-27 at Columbus, Ohio.

"I have had separate, informal discus-sions with the key representatives of the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association during the course of their negotiations for a suc-cessor collective bargaining agreement," Cohen said in a statement.

"Due to the extreme sensitivity of these negotiations and consistent with the FMCS's longstanding practice, the agency will refrain from any public comment con-cerning the future schedule and/or the status of the negotiations until further notice."

SportsThe Daily Campus, Page 10 Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Coming off a loss in their last meet against Penn, The UConn women’s swimming and div-ing team traveled to Blacksburg, Va. for their three day meet that started on Thursday, November 15. The swimming team had a shaky start; the usual leading and central swimmers placed lower than normal. However the 400-yard freestyle relay team took the top three spots and the divers also had an exceptional meet, placing in the top three spots for both the one-meter and three-meter events.

“I think the team performed really well at the Penn meet overall. Some people threw some new dives, one diver was coming back from an injury and we had some personal best scores. The girls took first, second, and third place on both boards,” diver Danielle Cecco said. “We were weaker in our first event but picked it up and ended strong as a team in the second event.”

Despite the loss, the team seems to be shaping up nice-ly. “The team is progressing really well this season,” Cecco said. “Our freshman are coming along really well and we have strong upperclassman.”

UConn competed against William & Mary, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and the Liberty women in this three-day event.

“First semester we build for ten weeks up to an invitational at Virginia Tech. Then we go back to the drawing boards for a little bit… we go back and see if we can revisit things that have gotten away from us when competing,” head diving coach John Bransfield said. “After the meet we will go back and revisit things that have slipped away a bit. We do our greatest amount of work on our training trip and then we come back and hit the ground running.”

The Virginia Tech Invitational seems to have greater weight on the teams schedule compared to the regular dual meets they have.

“The Virginia Tech Invitational is different from a regular sea-son duel meet because there is a preliminary and finals unlike duel meets that are just pre-liminaries,” Cecco said. “It is structured more like a champi-onship meet and it prepares us for our big meets at the end of the season.”

With the cancellation of the Big East Quad Meet due to Hurricane Sandy, the Huskies lost out on a big meet with numerous teams that bring tough competition. This Invitational will not only pre-pare them for their champion-ships in February, but get them acquainted with improvements that they need to work on to per-form the best in second semes-ter. “My personal goal for this meet is to final on both boards and dive my best,” Cecco said. “For our team I want a many of our divers to make finals and be able to dive again at night in the finals.”

By Erica BrancatoCampus Correspondent

Erica.Brancato@UConn.edu

Women's swimming and diving falls to Virginia Tech

NCAAB: Early season tournaments meaninglessEveryone, at some point in

their life, has heard the phrase “Preseason games don’t mat-ter.” We all focus on the prefix of the word, and we are often advised not to derive any conclu-sions about specific players or teams until the wins and losses are actually accounted for in the standings. In most instances, the preseason is when star athletes are allowed to concern themselves more with the attractive females in the stands than with their fellow teammates. The preseason serves as the proper setting for the under-dogs busting their tails just to earn a roster spot, veterans trying to show that they still have a little left in the tank, and jokes like Matt Leinart given the generous opportunity to remember what the playing surface feels like. More often than not, preseason games are as irrelevant and worthless as the Washington Wizards.

As with every rule and theory, there are exceptions. Usually, the preseason of any sport lacks meaning and has no carryover whatsoever to the regular season. In college basketball, however,

things are very, very different. Besides watching the Cowboys get shellacked and pigging out on Mom’s sweet potato soufflé, the best part of Thanksgiving Break every year is taking in all of the exciting preseason hoops tourna-ments, from the Maui Invitational in Hawaii to the Old Spice Classic down in Disney. It’s referred to as “preseason” only because confer-ence slates have not yet begun, and after a few minutes of watch-ing you forget that we’re only in November and not March. Even with some of these events being held in small gyms (in the case of the Battle 4 Atlantis, a converted ballroom) surrounded by the ocean and palm trees, the overall intensity and high level of play is not that far off from that of the Final Four. Additionally, the confidence and team chemis-try that certain schools take from these preseason tournaments is invaluable and can serve as the foundation for a championship year. If you need confirmation on that, just ask Kemba Walker and UConn about their 2010 Maui experience.

Although the college basket-ball season is just starting to take flight, these early games can help

us separate the contenders from the pretenders. Let’s take a peek at whose stock has skyrocketed and whose has dropped after the cul-mination of a couple of preseason tournaments.

STOCK UP1. Duke: With quality wins

over Kentucky, Minnesota, VCU and Louisville already, you’d be hard-pressed to find Harvard graduates with better resumes than Duke this year. The Blue Devils picked up three of these wins and a trophy in arguably the most stacked preseason tourna-ment ever, the Battle 4 Atlantis. Next up: a date with #4 Ohio State on Wednesday.

2. Oklahoma State: North Carolina State was the team pro-jected to cruise right through the Puerto Rico Tip Off. Count Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford as one of those who did not make that prediction. Ford’s Cowboys beat Tennessee by 17 in the semi-finals before manhandling N.C. State (ranked #6 in the nation at the time) in the championship. Do yourself a favor and remem-ber the name Marcus Smart. The freshman point guard went for 20 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds,

4 steals and 4 blocks in the final game, leading to MVP honors.

STOCK DOWN1. UCLA: After a long battle

with the NCAA, prized recruit Shabazz Muhammad was finally deemed eligible to play just in time for the Legends Classic in Brooklyn. Muhammad chipped in a cool 15 points in his debut, but UCLA’s chances of facing Indiana

in the championship was zapped by a feisty Georgetown squad. And if Bruins fans were unhappy about a close win over Georgia in the third-place game, how do you think they’re feeling after losing to Cal Poly on Sunday?

2. Texas: Maybe we missed the warning sign on November 9th, when Texas just scraped by Fresno State. After the Longhorns’ implosion in Maui, it’s clear that

this group has some real issues. One of those issues could be solved if suspended point guard and team leader Myck Kabongo ever returns this year. In the mean-time, maybe Texas should avoid losing to any more Division II programs (lost to Chaminade in quarterfinals of Maui).

Duke traveled to the Bahamas and won the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament during Thanksgiving Week. On their way to the title, the Blue Devils defeated VCU, Kentucky, Minnesota and Louisville.

AP

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Texans are hurting heading into the stretch run.

The Texans (10-1) are pre-paring for Sunday's game at Tennessee (4-7) with a handful of worrisome injuries, most of them in the linebacking corps.

Coach Gary Kubiak said Monday that outside linebacker Brooks Reed is going to miss time with a ''significant'' groin injury suffered in the Texans' 34-31 overtime win in Detroit on Thanksgiving. Reed, a second-round pick in 2011, has 15 solo tackles and 2 1/2 sacks this sea-son.

Houston was already short-handed at linebacker after los-ing Brian Cushing for the season to a torn left knee ligament in the Oct. 8 win against the New York Jets. Tim Dobbins, who took Cushing's role, hurt his left shoulder against Chicago, though he was back on the field Monday.

Kubiak says linebacker Bradie James is day-to-day with a ham-string injury, and the depleted depth chart creates opportunities

for rookie Whitney Mercilus and 2011 undrafted free agent Bryan Braman, who've both played mostly on special teams.

Mercilus, the 26th overall pick, led the nation in sacks last season at Illinois (16) and he's played well in the last four games, recording nine solo tackles and three sacks. He'll move into Connor Barwin's starting spot on the weak side, and Barwin will move into Reed's position on the strong side.

''I'm definitely ready for it, I've been coached up and all that,'' Mercilus said. ''It's what I've been preparing for, what I've been training for, and the time has come now for me to step up and show the coaches that I've taken all the coaching and I'm ready to play.''

Kubiak said Braman will see action at both outside positions on Sunday. Braman has a solo tackle in each of the last two games and had four in Houston's 38-14 win over Tennessee in Week 4. He feels a higher level of responsibility this week.

''Because I don't get a lot of playing time on defense in the first place, there are a lot of things fundamentally and men-tally that I do need to go through, things I don't see as much as the other players do,'' Braman said. ''It's definitely something I'm going to be working on a lot, making sure I'm fundamentally sound and knowing exactly what I'm supposed to do in every situ-ation I'll face.''

Lead cornerback Johnathan Joseph and backup running back Ben Tate worked out with train-ers on Monday as they recover from hamstring injuries. Tate has missed the last four games, but is confident he'll be ready to play in Nashville.

''I've just been listening to my body, and I'm ready to go now,'' Tate said. ''A hamstring is a thing where you have to listen to it. If you don't, you're going to, instead of missing three or four weeks, you're going to end up missing double that. It's frustrating, but at the same time, you have to be patient with it.''

Injury concerns rising for first-place Texans

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Louisville will face Rutgers to decide Big East titleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)

-- A rough November for Louisville still can end positively for the slumping Cardinals.

A victory at first-place Rutgers (9-2, 5-1) on Thursday night would not only snap a two-game losing streak, but give Louisville (9-2, 4-2) the Big East championship and the conference's berth in the Orange Bowl. The Cardinals hold all the tiebreakers: so a win and they're in.

Over the past two weeks, Louisville has looked like anything but a team that con-trolled its own destiny.

Louisville lost to Syracuse on Nov. 10. In the Cardinals' triple-overtime loss to Connecticut on Saturday, star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater broke his wrist. The setback knocked Louisville out of the Top 25.

With their reprieve, coach

Charlie Strong wants the Cardinals focused on what they can win, not what they have lost.

''What we really have to understand is we have a chance to go win a conference championship,'' Strong said Monday. ''We have a chance to go play in a BCS bowl game and also have a chance for a 10-win season.''

With the Big East's first-ever championship game com-ing next season, Thursday's contest will serve as a de facto title contest.

Though Strong said he didn't expect this game to carry such importance when the season started, he knew it was a possibility as Louisville and Rutgers entered the month unbeaten in league play.

Disappointed as the Cardinals were after Saturday's loss because of the missed opportunity to tie the

Scarlet Knights - who fell 27-6 at Pittsburgh - they were consoled by remaining within a game of the league leaders.

''After the game we were wrapping everything up and coach gave us a little light by saying that Rutgers lost,'' wide receiver Damian Copeland said.

Having Bridgewater avail-able is another ray of hope in Louisville's quest to end its slump.

Bridgewater broke his left wrist while being sacked by Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore in the second quarter but returned with a cast on it to rally Louisville from a 10-0 deficit in the fourth and force overtime. He threw an inter-ception in the third OT to set up the Huskies' game-winning field goal in a 23-20 victory.

Though the injury prevents the sophomore from tak-ing snaps under center and

eliminates Louisville's play-action options, he can direct the offense from the shot-gun, pistol and offset forma-tions. Senior Will Stein, who relieved Bridgewater while he was being treated and took a snap from under center near the goal line in overtime, could be used as well.

''These past two practices he's just been going through his reads, just relaxing and trying to get back as close to 100 percent as he can,'' Stein said of Bridgewater.

No matter who plays quar-terback, Louisville needs a better rushing attack than it has shown the past two games. The Cardinals have combined for 75 yards during the losing streak, including just 27 on Saturday.

''We have to run the football, that's who we are,'' Strong said. ''If you look at Saturday, we were not effective at all.

Rutgers and Louiville enter their Thursday night matchup with the Big East title and a trip to the Orange Bowl on the line.

AP

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Manchester City has chance to reclaim top spot in EPL against WiganLONDON (SE) - Scoring

goals will be the priority for Manchester City when they travel to the DW Stadium to play Wigan Athletic on Wednesday evening.

The Premier League Champions drew 0-0 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and midfielder James Milner was frustrated that City couldn't find the back of the net.

"I thought we played a good game and didn't quite get the three points," said Milner. "We have got things

to work on. We need to take our chances - we had a num-ber of corners and chances that didn't go our way. When we are on top in games and have territory and chances we are not quite putting teams to bed like we should be. Hopefully we can improve on that during the season.

"There are positives and negatives to take out of the game. It shows mental strength because sometimes, when you have those days, it is easy to think it's not our day and sit back and let the

other team into the game and have chances themselves. I don't think we did that. We were pretty solid and moved the ball around pretty well. The pitch wasn't the greatest but we tried to be positive and it just didn't happen for us at the business end."

Wigan have a number of injury problems, with Shaun Maloney (groin), Ivan Ramis (hamstring) and Ryo Miyaichi (ankle) doubtful, while Gary Caldwell (ham-string), Ben Watson (bro-ken leg), James McArthur

(thigh), Albert Crusat (knee) and Antolin Alcaraz (groin)are out.

Despite admitting that his squad is stretched, manager Roberto Martinez is pleased with the way his team are playing - particularly to come back and win 3-2 late-on against Reading on Saturday.

"You don't want to have injuries and that is the weak-est we have been, but I was pleased with the reaction we had - focus and determina-tion and that mature side on the pitch, not accepting any

negative against us," said Martinez. "We had some injuries and picked up anoth-er two along the way.

"This is November. It is always a risky month in terms of injuries because of the change of weather and the fatigue of certain players after working for the first third of the competition. We have been unfortunate with many accidents resulting in injuries."

City are without Gael Clichy (ankle), Micah Richards (knee) and Jack

Rodwell (hamstring), and Mancini is expected to return Edin Dzeko to the bench after starting him in place of Carlos Tevez on Sunday.

City did the double over Wigan last season, but needed a Dzeko goal to sneak a 1-0 win at the DW. That result made it five straight wins for City against Wednesday's opposition, and they have not conceded to the Latics in 495 minutes of Premier League football - a run dating back to October 2009.

By Mike McCurryNCAA Basketball Columnist

Michael.McCurry@UConn.edu

SportsTuesday, November 27, 2012 The Daily Campus, Page 11

TWOPAGE 2 1 Men’s soccer freshman Nick Zuniga scored

his first career goal in double-overtime on

Sunday against New Mexico.

Stat of the day

» That’s what he said‘’I think a lot of people here in Aggieland enjoy it, but I find it extremely

funny.’’

–Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel on his “Johnny Football” nickname

Long time coming» Pic of the day

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Rex Ryan is making no guarantees.

No wild predictions or brash dec-larations these days. But the Jets coach still believes his team has a shot at the playoffs.

That’s despite the fact New York is 4-7, coming off an embarrassing loss to New England, and hasn’t won two straight games all season.

Hardly the resume of a team with its sights set on playing past Week 17.

Ryan has hope, though, and it comes from the fact the Jets have five games left, all against oppo-nents with records below .500. So, the message - even if it appears unrealistic to most - from Ryan to his players is simple: Run the table and see what happens.

‘’Heck, yeah,’’ Ryan said Monday. ‘’That’s your goal. Absolutely, that’s what you’re trying to do. Our goal was to beat New England also, but that never worked out.’’

That’s for sure. The Patriots thrashed the Jets 49-19 on Thanksgiving night on national tele-vision, scoring 35 points in the sec-ond quarter, including three touch-downs in a 52-second span.

‘’I think everyone was shak-ing their heads thinking, ‘How did that happen?’’’ cornerback Antonio Cromartie said.

Ryan called it ‘’a nightmare,’’ a dismal performance that some could consider the lowest point of his nearly four-year tenure as Jets coach.

The lasting image from the game - Mark Sanchez fumbling the ball after running into right guard Brandon Moore’s backside - was still a big topic of conversation on sports radio and blogs four days later.

‘’It’s time to move on,’’ lineback-er Bryan Thomas said. ‘’We know the mistakes we had in the game. ... We know we stunk it up. That’s pretty much what we did. We know we did, but what can we do about it? There’s nothing we can do about it. Hats off to the Patriots. They played a fantastic game, and now we move on to Arizona.’’

The slumping Cardinals have lost seven in a row after opening the season 4-0. Then, the Jets are at Jacksonville (2-9), at Tennessee (4-7), home for San Diego (4-7) and at Buffalo (4-7).

Winnable? Maybe. But all five opponents probably feel the same about their games against the Jets.

‘’I’m saying right now that I’m not going to make a guarantee that we’re going to make the playoffs or that deal,’’ Ryan said. ‘’We have to get better. It has to start right now.’’

Even if the Jets win all five, they might still miss out on the postseason for the second straight year. Big changes could come after that, with Ryan and general man-ager Mike Tannenbaum on the hot seat, and several key players - including Moore, Dustin Keller, Shonn Greene, LaRon Landry and Yeremiah Bell - in line to become

free agents.Many Jets players insist they

aren’t thinking about any of that, but rather they’re focused on Arizona.

‘’We’re playing for pride,’’ run-ning back Joe McKnight said: ‘’And we still have a chance to make the playoffs.’’

Added Thomas: ‘’You can’t look ahead. What are we going to look ahead for? We’re not playing those guys. We’re playing Arizona. We’re playing the Cardinals. That’s what we’re looking forward to doing.’’

While the Jets have their own quarterback woes with Sanchez struggling and backup Tim Tebow dealing with two broken ribs, the Cardinals are down to third-stringer Ryan Lindley. Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt said his team is stick-ing with the rookie, who threw three interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns, in his first NFL start Sunday, until Kevin Kolb is back from injured ribs.

Whomever the quarterback, the Jets need big-time improvements in a hurry.

‘’It’s not that we need to get better, we need to eliminate the mistakes,’’ Cromartie said. ‘’We need to eliminate the turnovers, the penalties.’’

Cromartie said after the loss to the Patriots that he had no idea why the team has been so error-prone this season, and still had no answers Monday. The game against New England included five turnovers by the offense and special teams, while

the defense allowed a season-high 475 yards as the Patriots went 11 for 15 on third-down conversions.

‘’Some of the better defenses, they play well consistently, and I think that’s not what we’ve been doing,’’ Cromartie said. ‘’We haven’t been playing well consis-tently. We’ve been up and down and that’s something you can’t have as a defense, especially when your offense is struggling at times. We’ve got to be the backbone of this team.’’

While in-fighting in the locker room helped derail the Jets’ sea-son a year ago, there appears to be none of that this year. At least none that is evident, as there was then as Sanchez and the offensive line clashed with wide receiver Santonio Holmes.

‘’A team stays together no matter what,’’ Cromartie said. ‘’That’s a team. The way you get through it is by everybody sticking together and standing together, and believing in each other.’’

But, does this team think it has a chance to roll through the next five weeks and make the playoffs?

‘’I don’t even know what I believe right now, the way we’ve been play-ing,’’ Cromartie said. ‘’There’s five games left, and anything can hap-pen.’’

Landry also danced around the same question.

‘’I think we can fight,’’ Landry said with a grin, ‘’and win ball-games.’’

Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria was signed to a six-year, $100 million contract extension on Monday. The Rays now have the third-baseman signed through the 2022 season.

AP

Football: The Huskies defeated the No. 19 Louisville Cardinals with a score of 23-20 in triple-overtime in a thrilling upset this past Saturday afternoon away at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, KY. With this victory, the Huskies achieved their second win over a ranked team in program history. Also with this victory, the Huskies improved to a season record of 5-6 and a confer-ence record of 2-4. The Huskies just need to win against Cincinnati next week to become eligible for a bowl game.

Men’s Basketball: The No. 21 Huskies defeated Stony Brook with a score of 73-62 this past Sunday afternoon at Gampel Pavilion. Junior Shabazz Napier led UConn with 19 points. Junior Niels Giffey and Freshman Omar Calhoun also contrib-uted by putting in 15 points and 14 points respec-tively. The Huskies improved to a season record of 5-1.

Women’s Basketball: The No. 2 Huskies rolled through the Paradise Jam Tournament in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands by winning three straight games in three days from Thursday to Saturday to ultimately win the championship. The Huskies first dominated Wake Forest on Thursday night with a score of 95-34, secondly dominated Marist on Friday night with a score of 81-39, and then lastly dominated No. 14 Purdue on Saturday night with a score of 91-57 to win the championship. With these three victories, the Huskies have a season record of 5-0.

Men’s Ice Hockey: The Huskies defeated Air Force with a score of 2-1 this past Friday after-noon at home in Mark Edward Freitas Forum. The Huskies then played the Air Force for a second straight game and defeated them with a score of 3-2 in overtime this past Saturday afternoon in the XL Center in Hartford. The Huskies swept Air Force for the first time in program history. Also with these two victories, the Huskies now have a record of 4-5-1 for the season and 3-4-0 in their conference.

Women’s Ice Hockey: The Huskies lost to the Yale Bulldogs with a score of 4-3 in overtime in the opening round of the Nutmeg Classic this past Friday night away in Ingalls Rink in New Haven, Conn. The Huskies then played the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the Nutmeg Consolation game in Ingalls Rink in New Haven this past Saturday afternoon and lost with a score of 6-1. The Huskies now have a season record of 2-12-2.

Men’s Soccer: The Huskies defeated the New Mexico Lobos with a score of 2-1 in double over-time in a thrilling NCAA Third Round game this past Sunday afternoon at Morrone Stadium. Junior Mamadou Doudou Diouf scored the first goal and then freshman Nicholas Zuniga scored the game winner in the second overtime. With this victory, UConn advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals and will play Creighton next Sunday at 1 p.m.

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MEN’S SWIMMING SUNK

After a narrow loss to Penn State the weekend before, the UConn men’s swimming and diving team finished third out of four at the H20kie Invitational hosted by Virginia Tech over the weekend before Thanksgiving Break.

In a grueling competition held on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday leading into the break, the Huskies competed with the Virginia Tech Hokies, the South Carolina Gamecocks and the College of William & Mary Tribe. The Hokies finished first with 449.5 points, the Gamecocks second with 324.5 points, the Huskies third with 162 points, and the Tribe fourth with 119 points.

The performance was UConn’s weakest of the season in terms of placement, but one of their strongest in terms of race time. Senior Kyungsoo Yoon had one of his fastest finishes of the season in the 50-yard freestyle at 20.53 seconds. This success was accompanied by a third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, in which Yoon, senior Sean Battle, junior Keith Piper, and fresh-man Jeff Magin completed the race in 1:23.56.

The diving team also struggled to find success in competition. Freshman John Brice placed sev-enth in the three-meter dive with a score of 295.85 points. Last year’s star Senior Grant did not place as he continues his difficult recovery from a wrist injury that has kept him out of the pool for most of the start of the season.

The team will compete again this weekend from Thursday through Saturday in the USA Swimming Winter Nationals, which will be host-ed in Austin, TX.

The UConn men’s swimming and diving team struggled in their meet at Virginia Tech during Thanksgiving Break. The Huskies finished third out of four teams.TROY CALDEIRA / The Daily Campus

Huskies finish third out of four at Virginia Tech

Who knows what will have happened by the time this col-umn is published?

For more than a year now, it seems that the reports have changed almost daily: UConn is leaving the Big East, UConn is staying, the Big East will remain a respectable athletic conference, the Big East will sputter out and die a terrible, embarrassing death.

Now, with Maryland gone from the Atlantic Coast Conference, the conference hysteria is back in full swing. Syracuse and Pittsburgh were the most recent to get out of the Big East and into the ACC, and now it looks like the Huskies may be getting their invite to the party (or it may be Louisville, but again, who knows?).

As The Hartford Courant’s Kevin Duffy so aptly put it in his Sunday column, “There’s an empty seat at the cool kids’ table. Now, one lucky soul – maybe UConn or Louisville – gets a shot at the good life.”

Indeed, a good life it would be. But while the rest of the world swirls around the thou-sands of rumors that, I can only pray, will be over and done with by the time any-one reads this column, I will simply focus on the awesome potential of the situation for UConn, namely in the rivalry department.

Boston College – In 2003, Boston College left the Big East for the ACC, much to the anger of the remaining Big East members.

UConn, along with West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, and Pittsburgh (all fellow Big East brethren at the time), filed a joint lawsuit against the likes of the ACC as well as BC and Miami, the conference’s two newest members.

Boston College would eventually get out, leading to Jim Calhoun’s declaration that he would not play Boston College during his tenure again.

So what would come of BC-UConn conference rival-ry? Maybe not too much in football, considering both teams are struggling, but defi-nitely in men’s basketball and in an overall sense. This gets denied a lot, but it’s hard to completely deny the impact of a New England rivalry (that doesn’t involve Providence) with such bad blood.

Duke/North Carolina – UConn men’s basketball is among the ranks of Duke and North Carolina (as well as Kansas, UCLA, Kentucky, and Indiana) as the only teams in Division I with more than two national championships under their belts. If we thought hav-ing Syracuse on our schedule every year was big, just wait for College Gameday when the Blue Devils or Tar Heels come to town.

Florida State – Having a consistent BCS presence on UConn’s football schedule would be huge for the prog-ress of the team.

Georgia Tech – UConn’s 2004 National Championship game opponent would now be a conference opponent. It wouldn’t be a big rivalry, but it is some pretty cool history.

Miami – The whole 2003 lawsuit could make things a little cold when the Huskies head down to Miami for con-ference play.

The UConn women’s cross-country team competed in the NCAA Championship meet on Friday, Nov. 17, and the Huskies – who wrapped up their record-setting season ranked 14th in the country – put forth a superb effort against the top competition in the country, finishing in ninth place overall. Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough’s squad racked up a total of 304 points, while the Oregon Ducks took first place with a total of 114 points.

Pacing the Huskies was sophomore All-Big East team-er Lindsay Crevoiserat, who finished the 6-kilometer race

30th overall with a time of 20:18. Following Crevoiserat were junior co-captain Lauren Sara (47th, 20:30), junior Allison Lasnicki (53rd, 20:36), senior Shauna McNiff (81st, 20:51) and freshman Julia Zrinyi (93rd, 20:56).

“[The finish] is huge for the program, and obvious-ly it’s huge for recruiting,” Grove-McDonough said. “But it’s also great for the entire program and for all of our alumni. It really goes to show people that we did what we said we would do: turn this program into a National Championship-caliber one and build a strong cross-country tradition.”

Grove-McDonough was named the Northeast Region

Coach of the Year on Nov. 13, and her staff was also honored as the 2012 Big East Coaching Staff of the Year.

When looking back at the Huskies’ 2012 campaign, one would be hard pressed to think of ways in which it could have gone any better. UConn took second place at the Big East Championship, won the Northeast Regional championship, finished inside the top ten in its first ever National Championship appearance and reached the highest national ranking in the history of the program. And individually, several team members took home All-Big East and All-Region accolades.

And just when you think

UConn’s outlook couldn’t be any brighter, the team will lose only one starter out of its top five, stalwart senior Shauna McNiff. With a talent-ed group of freshmen – led by Julia Zrinyi, Abby Mace and Emily Durgin – waiting in the wings, Grove-McDonough expects little to no drop off from a talent perspective going into 2013.

“We would like to obvi-ously get back to the National Championship and back into the top ten in the nation next year,” Grove-McDonough said. “And depending on how everyone comes back in the fall, we could even shoot for a podium spot. It’s not out of the realm of possibility for this group.”

Grove-McDonough was also quick to credit the effort and commitment displayed by her seniors throughout their respective careers.

“They are an amazing, tough and gritty group,” Grove-McDonough said. “They have been a part of this team’s rise from the beginning, and we really owe a lot of this suc-cess to them directly.”

The UConn women’s cross-country team will return next year having set the bar higher than anyone had expected, but the Huskies certainly have the talent to improve upon what was perhaps the best season the cross-country program has ever seen.

By Jackson MitchellCampus Correspondent

By Kyle ConstableCampus Correspondent

Jackson.Mitchell@UConn.edu

Huskies place ninth at NCAA Championships

It’s time to leave: UConn needs to join ACCIt is a maritime tradition that if

a ship is sinking, the captain of the vessel must go down with the ship. It was a disgrace if the captain was to jump ship, so in order to keep his honor, the captain would sacrifice his life in a final act of martyrdom.

Unfortunately for the University of Connecticut, the Big East is the Titanic.

The Big East is metaphorically taking on more water after the news that Rutgers is going to leave for the Big Ten. This is only a few months after Syracuse and Pittsburgh decided to leave for the ACC and West Virginia departed for the Big Ten as well. Talk about hitting an iceberg.

Now UConn has been forced to make a decision that could com-pletely alter the future of our ath-letics programs. The ship is run-ning out of lifeboats quickly, and UConn needs to decide if they want to go down with the ship like Captain Edward John Smith or get to safety on the ACC’s raft.

I have spent my entire life around UConn. Growing up in Willington, Conn., my childhood home was only about 10 minutes from campus. I did not have to move very far for my education,

but quite frankly, I would not want to be anywhere else.

I was raised an UConn fan. I have been to Gampel Pavilion countless times. I have an UConn autograph book filled with sig-natures and pictures with former players like Jake Voskuhl, Travis Knight, Khalid El-Amin, Edmund Saunders and Taliek Brown, to name a few. I have a framed poster from Gampel Pavilion’s opening night hanging in my room. I still call the XL Center the Civic Center quite often. Heck, I even have a Rip Hamilton autograph on the back of a Meineke receipt.

Since UConn basketball was such an integral part of my fam-ily life, I was raised to bleed for the Big East. To me, that was the greatest conference in college sports. Since I was Big East born and bred, I was raised to despise the ACC.

Had I been a fan of Duke grow-ing up, my mom probably would have stopped loving me. My Big East bias had me growing up hat-ing Boston College and Virginia Tech for leaving for the ACC, but now it looks like we will probably be reunited again.

This potential leap to the ACC had me torn at first. I was a Big East faithful through and through. I believed that if UConn remained in the Big East and we had more

universities join us we could be salvaged. I thought that the addi-tions of Temple, Memphis, San Diego State and Boise State to join the Big East in a two division conference could be enough to carry us on until we garnered the attention of other universities.

How could I be so naive? After getting over my biases, I

have faced the facts that the inevi-table is going to happen, and we will most likely be in the ACC in no time. Although it is not for cer-tain, it looks like it will be between UConn and Louisville to fight for the final spot in their alleged expansion to 14 teams. Nothing is for certain and it is still all up in the air, but it will probably happen.

If anything, it needs to happen. If UConn wishes to maintain its athletic dominance and expand it in the coming years, moving to the ACC conference is the next logical and necessary step. With the Big East falling apart so rap-idly, UConn will not get the same chance in the future to thrive as it would if they were in the ACC. Also, economic factors would weigh in heavily if we stayed in the Big East, compared to moving to the ACC, which could bring even more money to the school.

Just from a basketball perspec-tive the move to the ACC would make for some of the most excit-

ing conference matchups. Can you imagine playing both Duke and North Carolina two times a year each? How about seeing Coach K in Gampel Pavilion? Imagine if Jim Calhoun was still coaching too, what a matchup that would be – not that I would not be excited to see Kevin Ollie coach against him, but there is a lot of history between Calhoun and Krzyzewski. Not to mention that we would still get to play Syracuse and reunite an old rivalry with Boston College.

To the faithful Big East fans, we

are going to miss the glory days of the Big East and what it once was. And at the risk of sounding like an old curmudgeon, UConn basketball will not feel the same in the ACC. However, times change and so does the landscape of col-lege basketball. The university will decide what is best for UConn’s athletic future, but ultimately, it looks like the ACC is the way to go.

By Carmine Colangelo Staff Columnist

UConn moving to the ACC would make it apart of the emerging basketball super-conference.

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