The Daily Campus: 2010 Finals Edition

Monday, December 13, 2010Volume CXIV No. 71 www.dailycampus.com

FINALS EDITIONNEWS: ConnPIRG wraps up fall semester...........2COMMENTARY: A procrastinator’s guide to finals week ...........4

FOCUS: Rufus Wainwright goes ‘Gaga’...........5

COMICS: Sudokus and more...........8-9SPORTS: See you at the Fiesta...........12

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Registering more than a thousand voters and raising more than $1,000 to support facilities for the homeless in Connecticut were only two of the accomplishments of UConn’s ConnPIRG chapter this semester.

Leading up to the November midterm elections, ConnPIRG was part of the New Voters Project—a coalition of UConn campus groups that sought to register as many new voters as possible before Election Day. Ultimately, ConnPIRG was responsible for register-ing just under 1,600 people, surpassing its goal of 1,500, according to Chief Financial Officer and State Board Chair Steven Waslo, a 3rd-semester political science and econom-ics double major.

Despite the success of the registration drive, only about 800 students voted in the elec-tion, Waslo said. But the group has already developed tactics to get more students to the polls in 2012.

“A lot of students didn’t vote because they didn’t feel they were informed enough of the issues,” Waslo said.

“What we’re going to be

looking into next time is cre-ating a pamphlet pretty early on with a bio on each can-didate running, asking each campaign to submit a one-paragraph summary of their candidate,” Waslo said.

A few weeks after Election Day, the Hunger and Homelessness campaign held its annual Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which included a “Faces of Homelessness” panel dis-cussion and the “Sleep-out” on the Student Union lawn.

Overall, the campaign raised about $1,600 this semester, according to Waslo. All of that money will go to the Tri-Town Shelter or My Sister’s Place in Hartford, he said.

Another active project was the eco campaign, which is designed to alter the busi-ness practices of TruGreen ChemLawn. The company, which still has a contract with UConn, uses harmful pesti-cides in its lawn treatments. Members of the campaign met with Chief Operating Officer Barry Feldman in mid-Novem-ber, who expressed support for the campaign’s efforts, accord-ing to campaign co-coordina-tor Audrey Hoss.

“The university most defi-nitely supports a move to use less dangerous chemicals on

the green areas on our campus,” Hoss, a 5th-semester ecology and evolutionary biology and philosophy major, said in an e-mail. “In fact, the university has been gradually reducing the amount of applications that TruGreen ChemLawn does on our campus per year, so now it’s down to one spot-applica-tion per year.”

The campaign also held two tabling events, during which they collected signatures from about 200 students in favor of reforming ChemLawn’s prac-tices.

Hoss was pleased with the results of the semester’s efforts and optimistic about the com-ing semester.

“We definitely have a clear path now, and understand what our next step will be, so the ball will really be rolling in the spring,” she said.

The eco campaign will be one of six active campaigns for ConnPIRG in the spring. The remaining campaigns are Hunger and Homelessness, 21st Century Transportation, an “Eco Footprint” campaign focused on recycling and conservation efforts, a move-ment to lower energy rates in Connecticut and the Student Consumer Action Network.

Next semester, the Consumer Action campaign will focus

specifically on student housing. ConnPIRG will work alongside USG and other organizations to run studies on all on and off-campus housing options. The campaign’s aim is to assemble what Waslo called a “compre-hensive packet” of locations,

prices, costs of transportation to campus, landlord treatment of residents and other factors to allow students to easily com-pare alternatives.

By Amy McDavittSenior Staff Writer

Members of ConnPIRG build their shelters for the Homelessness Sleepout on Nov. 17 behind the Student Union.

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ConnPIRG wraps up semester

As another week of finals approaches and students find them-selves without enough time to pre-pare, some may wonder: whatever happened to those extra reading days we were supposed to get?

In May 2010, the University Senate approved a change to UConn’s academic calendar, which will go into effect for the Fall 2011 semester.

According to Jeffrey von Munkwitz-Smith of the University Registrar’s office, during fall semes-ters the Thursday of final exam week will be a reading day. Instead of exams running from Monday morning through Saturday after-noon, exams will run from Monday morning until Wednesday evening, and then Friday morning through Sunday afternoon.

Students who had initially been excited by the prospect of additional time to prepare for finals were less

than pleased with the decision.“I am done with my finals this

semester on Wednesday and so are most of my friends, so that read-ing day wouldn’t help us at all,” said Meghan Kelley a 5th-semester sociology major. “If they want to give us reading days, they should make them before finals start.”

An additional reading day will not be added to spring semes-ters, because to do so would cre-ate conflicts with the various Commencement ceremonies.

“Finals week is long enough, and students won’t want to stick around until Sunday to take an exam,” said Bobby Duley, a 5th-semes-ter journalism and history double major. “It is a good idea, but the placement is way off.”

The reading days which occur on the Saturday and Sunday in between the last day of classes and the first day of exams will remain in place.

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By Abby FerrucciCampus Correspondent

No reading day added until Fall 2011 Monday – Friday:

Paws to Relax1 - 7:30 p.m.

Homer Babbidge Level BTherapy dogs will be in the library

during finals week. Petting dogs is an effective way of eliminating stress.

Monday:Hug a Homosexual11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Student Union First FloorThe Rainbow Center staff will be

giving out free hugs and information about the salutary effects of hugging.

Wednesday:West Coast Swing Dance

6 - 9 p.m.Putnam Refectory

Take a break from studying and learn how to swing dance.

Friday:Pay Day Sale

8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.William Benton Museum of Art

The Pay Day sale features large discounts on great items.

Saturday:Winter Break

After your last exam

You’re done with the semester! Enjoy Winter Break!

Take a break during Finals Week. Here’s what’s on...

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Study hard! Good luck!

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Laura Moehringer, a 5th-semester psychology major, studies Friday in the ITE lobby.ASHLEY POSPISIL/The Daily Campus

Members of the a cappella group A Completely Different Note perform at a concert Friday night in Wilbur Cross.JOHN LEVASSEUR/The Daily Campus

Brittany Nkounkou, a 5th-semester computer science and engineering major, studies in the Connecticut Commons study lounge.ASHLEY POSPISIL/The Daily Campus

Members of the UConn Marching Band perform holiday songs with their sousaphones Friday outside of South.KEVIN MASTRO/The Daily Campus

Students begin studying Thursday night at the Bookworms Cafe in the Homer Babbidge Library.WYNNE HAMMERMAN/The Daily Campus

Members of Extreme Measures perform at their concert Friday night at the Student Union Theatre.JOHN LEVASSEUR/The Daily Campus

Ever since 1997, the earth and the USA have been in dire need of couple’s ther-apy. Forget about the idea

of the earth as a mother for a min-ute. Picture the earth, instead, as an Anne Hathaway-esque, well-mean-ing heiress. That makes the USA the jackass potential boyfriend who is

not only afraid of a commit-ment, but who also siphons off a large portion of her trust fund.

S o u n d silly? Maybe. S l e a z y ? Definitely. In 1997, the U.S. and China,

the world’s two largest producers of greenhouse gases, refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol. It was, how-ever, ratified by 55 parties, including the majority of the European Union. The ratification of the Protocol by Russia in 2004 brought the total to the 55 percent of nations in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) needed to put the global environmental treaty into effect.

But it is now the end of 2010. There have been two large confer-ences on global climate change, and a third scheduled by the end of next year in South Africa. With the Kyoto Protocol expiring in 2012, Japan is refusing to consider any measure or continuation of the Protocol that does not include China and the U.S., believing it to be unfair to the inter-national committee. The U.S. is still

refusing to commit to a binding inter-national treaty, or even the guidelines outlined in 1997.

In a way, we are leading the way for countries such as China and India to stringently oppose the idea of an internationally binding treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

But China is doing something to curb its own pollution. The Asian nation is at a crossroads in its devel-opment after its pre-Olympic five-year plan to clean its air. Generally, there are two ways for a large nation to industrialize – the way the U.S. did, with no regard for the long-term con-sequences of its development, or after the fashion of the European Union and Japan, which push towards mod-els of sustainability. China is currently working on high-speed trains and cleaner energy research, understand-ing that a country with 20 percent of the world’s population cannot envi-ronmentally support what they see as the “American” lifestyle – big houses and SUV’s.

India holds an obligation to many smaller, surrounding island nations that risk being submerged. It is opposed to being locked into an inter-nationally binding legal arrangement, but India has also asserted that it takes its domestic obligations seri-ously, and will do so when formulat-ing its domestic environmental and industrial development policy.

But in the U.S., climate change does not yet put homes at risk. It has not yet tarnished our land-scapes – at least not in any way that the government or the general pub-lic notices. From Manifest Destiny to the Industrial Revolution, the country has stringently committed

itself to the idea that the land and the earth are meant to be used for every resource we can extract from them. Fields are just unfinished parking lots, and the bones of the forests that once covered much of the continent are places to build identical neighborhoods of identi-cal homes and strip malls. And all of this is fine, because we have some scattered national parks to remind us of the ideal of the fron-tier yet to be conquered.

Even though Obama came into office asserting that this country would start taking the environment seriously, it has yet to be seen. We still have not even made the token gesture of ratify-ing the Kyoto Protocol. Meanwhile, Kristianstad, Sweden, known for producing Absolut vodka, has man-aged to wean itself entirely off of all fossil fuels. That is 80,000 people, within the city and the surrounding countryside, dedicating themselves to actively pursuing alternative energy sources from biogas plants, effective-ly reducing their carbon footprint and creating a new sector of business and jobs. Small island nations and African countries are pushing not only for the international agreement, but also for a commitment from all developed and developing nations to cut their emissions by over 50 percent, as well as to cap the increased temperature at 1.5 degrees above industrial revolu-tion levels.

It is beyond time for the U.S. to commit on the international level to the UNFCCC, and to actively pur-sue domestic initiatives, instead of continuing this abusive and neglect-filled relationship with the world we live in.

Somehow or other, it’s now mid-December (could’ve fooled me, though, as I still can’t believe we haven’t got-

ten much real snow, but I digress). Though associated with real winter weather and upcoming holidays, mid-December tends to be known first and foremost to us as exam week. Though

today is the first day of exams, I am still some-what in denial. In my mind, I still have plenty of time before having to do any work, and thus will bestow upon you the follow-ing list: Top 10

Ways to Procrastinate Studying for Your Finals.*

10. Facebook. I know, I know, this is the pinnacle of procrastination clichés, but I had to. Suddenly, all of those spammy application game requests you’ve been receiving don’t look so annoying after all. As a matter of fact, compared to the stack of note cards you have next to you, they look pretty darn good. Also, you know that you absolutely have to have the high score in Bejeweled Blitz, and you’re really only about 20,000 points behind. Just a few rounds couldn’t hurt, right? And besides, Facebook has just undergone a new change (for the umpteenth time) so what better time to figure out what the heck is

going on?9. Make lists of things to do. I

really like lists. I even have a notepad that’s divided into four areas: people to contact, notes, things to do and errands to run. I delight in filling in each line with immaculate detail and – here’s the best part – check-ing off a little box to the side when these tasks are completed. The next step is to open up the handy sticky note application on my laptop, and number a list of all things I need to do, prioritizing based on time it takes, effort involved and due date. Bonus: you can play with fonts.

8. Clean your room. I usually hate cleaning, but it’s amazing how much fun alphabetizing your textbooks and hanging your clothes in the order you wear them becomes when faced with the alternative of studying.

7. Read any type of website that details situations that are fun-nier, weirder or sadder than any-thing you would see in real life. Texts From Last Night, FMylife, Lamebook or Failblog are some of my personal favorites.

6. Check the weather compulsive-ly. Come December, I’m expecting snow, and I will sit and refresh the weather website as frequently as pos-sible in hopes of finding a future forecast of a blizzard.

5. Create a blog or update a pre-existing one. Tell everyone about all the ways you’re procrastinating! Or if you’re more private, write your thoughts down in a notebook or on a word processor.

4. Watch a marathon of your favor-ite shows (or movies). USA has “Law and Order: SVU” marathons all the time, and even though I’ve seen every episode at least once and own about 75 percent of them, there’s still little I enjoy more than watching Olivia and Elliot take names and kick ass.

3. Take a nap. I swear I’ll be moti-vated enough to work and rejuvenated after a nap. Just five more minutes…

2. Do a crossword, Sudoku or logic puzzle. This involves thinking, right? And thinking involves the brain. And I think that somebody once said that working your brain was good for you. Don’t ask me about that, though, I think mine’s gone off looking for the snow.

1. Read (especially my weekly col-umn!). Reading is my favorite form of procrastination because I feel like I’m still being productive. If I’m enhanc-ing my knowledge and perfecting the words of my vernacular, my erudition shall continue its course to impecca-bility, which really is the reason why I’m here at college, after all. (See, you’ve just learned something too!)

Well, there you have it, folks. I hope that the five minutes or so you have just spent reading was worth your procrastination time. Now excuse me, I’ve got some staring out of the window to do.

*This list is meant for levity and is not to be taken seriously. Please don’t actually spend all of your time pro-crastinating – I’d like you to pass your exams so you can come back next semester to read my columns.

By Cindy LuoWeekly Columnist

The procrastinator’s guide to finals weekMonday, December 13, 2010Happy Holidays from The Daily Campus!

» Just Wonderings...The Holiday Edition

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So…How about this weather?Man, this is awkward…Can we break this awkward silence by yelling something random?Jay Hickey!Where is my snow?I bet Hogan took it with him to Illinois.Can you find Illinois on a map?Can Sarah Palin find it on a map?Can she see it from her house?Can you see it from your house?Are you excited to go home?Do your parents want you home?Will they get sick of you after a week?Ours will…Will you watch “Elf?”Will you drink hot chocolate?Will it be Swiss Miss?Will there be marshmallows in your Swiss Miss?Do your burn your tongue because you’re too excited?Speaking of tongues…Do you have anyone to kiss under the mistletoe?Does anyone want to kiss you under the mistletoe?We don’t.How do you like your egg nog?I’ll egg YOUR nog.What does that even mean?!What do you want from Santa?Will you stay up for Santa?Will you booby trap your chimney to take all the presents for yourself?That’s what Kim Jong-Il would do.Will you stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve?Will you drink Four Loko to stay awake?And get schwastedddzqqqsra’8agohdddddd?Can you find Four Loko?If you meet me out back in my van, I’ll hook you up.Will someone else drink enough Four Loko to kiss you at midnight?We won’t. Good luck with that.Sarah Palin can see Kim Jong-Il drinking Four Loko and Swiss Miss from her house.It’s snowing there too.Bastards…

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Finals really know how to ruin Christmas.

Things that happen in college that won’t happen in the real world: boys vs. girls oreo eating contest for bonus points on the final exam.

To anyone who saw me completely wipe-out while walking to class Friday morning: I wasn’t hungover, I was walking while under the influence of finals.

Santa is watching, so no cheating on finals.

I’m supposed to be studying for finals, but there’s a girl across the room I’d rather be studying instead.

I went to the library just because it seemed like every-one on Likealittle was there...

Today, I had a cathartic pinata smashing event.

Monday, December 13, 2010Happy Holidays from The Daily Campus!

Rufus Wainwright worked his magic on a baby grand piano onstage at Jorgensen this weekend as the first snow of the season began to fall outside.

Wainwright, who is wrapping up his multinational “Songs for Lulu” tour, sang on Friday and Saturday at Jorgensen. The two performances were sponsored by the UConn Rainbow Center and “The Rainbow Times.”

The concert was divided into two parts. During the first set, Wainwright arrived onstage dressed in an elaborate gown and decorated with heavy makeup. He asked the audience to refrain from applauding as he wanted to play his music in a continuous fashion.

After starting off with “Who Are You New York?” Wainwright rolled through the set without sparing a breath. The singer accompanied his operatic collection of songs, including “Martha,” “True Loves” and “Zebulon,” with a waterfall of piano scales. He also integrated visual effects into his music by having a video by

Douglas Gordon playing on the backdrop of the stage. Gordon’s video was a montage of magni-fied eyes that were caked in makeup. Some of the projec-tions were so enhanced that the silver tips of the lashes and the wrinkles on the lids were visible. The ocular theme was present throughout the entire first set and was reflective of the fact that Wainwright temporarily lost his vision when he was addicted to crystal meth in 2002.

After the intermission, Wainwright started the second half of the concert by play-ing the songs “Beauty Mark” and “Memphis Skyline.” He then performed his composition “The Art Teacher” and his pop-ular cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” Wainwright’s sec-ond set, however, sharply con-trasted to his first set, as it was more casual and upbeat. It was not anymore uplifting, as the singer entertained with songs about death and about his disil-lusionment with America.

Still, the singer kept up a swift rapport with the audi-ence. First, he spoke about

Wainwright goes Gaga

Rufus Wainwright pays homage to Lady Gaga in his two-night performance at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts last weekend. The concert also provided awareness for the LGBT community at UConn.

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Singer continues ‘Songs for Lulu’ tour at Jorgensen last weekend

By Purbita SahaStaff Writer

» CONCERT, page 7

Manage finals stress the healthy way

Snacks go hand-in-hand with studying for finals. They are a neces-sity to keep those pages turning and bold words memorized. Not only will it give you the energy to get through that horrid textbook: mind-less munching boosts brainpower and helps maintain concentration. Embrace study snacks because, just like the little Energizer Bunny, they keep you going and going and going.

No need to loosen your belt, though. Save that for the upcoming holiday bingeing! The healthier the fuel, the better. So skip the M&Ms or giant oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and try these healthier snacking options that are still perfect for grazing.

1) Salty: Popcorn offers the best of both worlds: quantity for low caloric content. Brands like Smartfood or Orville Redenbacher’s Smart Pop! mini bags provide the perfect alterna-tive to chips. Also consider Nabisco 100-calorie Yogurt Flavored Pretzels for a sweet and salty combination guaranteed to fulfill any craving. Follow your salty salivating thirst with water instead of sugary, high-calorie drinks.

2) Sweet: Longing for choco-late? Put down the Hershey’s bar. Nabisco 100-calorie cookie packs, like Oreos and Chips Ahoy, satisfy any sweet tooth in a healthy way. These guilt-free packs are perfect for rewarding yourself with after finishing that tedious chapter and in my opinion, are often better than the real treats! Graham crackers, Jell-O and fruit cups (diced peaches or applesauce, for example) are also delicious choices to bring on-the-go to your favorite study spot.

3) Crunchy: This is typically the cat-egory I lean toward for study snacks. Something about the rhythmic crunch alleviates stress and has an overall soothing quality. Apple slices with pea-nut butter, granola, trail mix and baby carrots or celery sticks with low-fat dip all ease the desire for mechanical nib-bling. Try making your own trail mix before venturing to Homer Babbidge this week. Combine your favorite nuts, dried fruit and seeds with pretzels to give you the stamina to plow through those study guides.

Need a jolt of energy? Grab a cup o’ “Joe” instead of an energy drink. According to a new study conduct-ed by the University of Scranton, America’s No. 1 source of antioxi-dants is coffee. MSNBC has even

reported that the antioxidant com-pounds in coffee can reduce cancer risks, protect against diabetes and can keep the heart healthy. Energy drinks, on the other hand, are unhealthy and filled with carbohydrates and sugar, leaving consumers twitchy and dehy-drated with high blood pressure.

Studying for finals can be stressful. Emotional – albeit healthy – gorging is recommended. Eat your sorrows away this week with healthy, guilt-free treats that help you recharge instead of bog you down. Best of luck and happy snacking!

Clockwise from top left: Trail mix, popcorn and 100-calorie pack snacks provide healthy brainfood for finals week.

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By Lauren CardarelliCampus Correspondent

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Happy Holidays from The Daily Campus!Monday, December 13, 2010

Finals are a very stressful time for most students. Not only are there more exams than we want to think about clustered together, but it is also the end of the semester, which means packing, tying up loose ends and saying some difficult good byes.

With all of this going on, it’s no wonder that many stu-dents end up spending more money than they planned. Additional study supplies, brain food, caffeine and more all start to add up as you slowly check each exam off your list of to-dos.

Here are a few tips for cut-ting back the spending and stepping up the savings this finals week.

A main expense during finals time is food. Whether it is to save time or for mere convenience, many students end up ordering take-out or eating out. While it may be more convenient and cer-tainly less time consuming, it definitely costs more than some alternatives.

Make a conscious effort to hit up the dining hall when you’re feeling hun-gry instead of eating out. It makes for a good break between chapters or sub-jects, and you can take a snack when you leave to put off the hunger pangs later, too. If you are convinced you don’t have the time, hit up the Grab and Go and eat while you study.

Don’t have a meal plan? Don’t worry. Just ask around. Many students with meal plans don’t take advan-tage of their flex passes and would be more than will-ing to flex you in. The flex passes just disappear when the semester ends anyways, and that means more free meals for you!

When considering finals expenses, snacks ring up just behind meals. It’s all to con-venient to grab a muffin, granola bar or a bag of chips when Bookworms is just a few steps away. But these small snacks often cost more for their convenience.

Instead, try stocking up on snacks before the study-ing begins. A box of granola bars will run you somewhere between $3 and $5, mak-ing the bars inside less than $1 each, less than the cafes will charge. Same goes for

Study smarter to save

» BUY, page 7

Tune into this finals playlist

The dangers of Finals Week are endless. There are the endless nights of studying, the empty calories from rapid energy drink consumption and a slow descent into madness caused by the jux-taposition of Christmas and a week of tests and essays. All this before you even set foot in a classroom.

If you’ve been skipping class and are now studying furi-ously, I can’t help you much. But for both the lazy and the bookworms, here’s some study-themed music to have on while you toil.

The Social Network Score - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

It soundtracked one of the

most important movies of the year, and now it can soundtrack your own college studies. Reznor and Ross’s excellent electronic compositions played as Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook and studied at Harvard. If David Fincher thought they played well for college all-nighters, I can’t see why you shouldn’t as well.

Adderall – The Hold SteadyJust to clear this up: I do

not support the illegal abuse of prescription drugs. This is merely a list of music that can be related to studying. Come on, the song itself is named “Adderall!” In the song, this bar-band-to-end-all-bar-bands tears off a furious B-side filled with killer riffs and illicit lyrics. It’ll keep you awake, and it’ll keep you charged.

Good Morning – Kanye WestI also don’t support following

some of Kanye’s leads from this song’s lyrics (specifically, the “cheated on every test” bit). If you really need inspiration to fight off SAD and hit the books, just listen to this song. It’s about graduating… which you need to pass your finals to do.

Working For The Weekend – Loverboy

This 80’s classic, famous from SNL’s “Chippendale” sketch, is the perfect fist-pumper to keep your adrenaline moving if you run out of Monster.

Invaders Must Die – The Prodigy

The same goes for this rock-ing electronic track, which is fast-paced and unrelenting for

more than five full minutes.

How Soon Is Now? – The Smiths

Put this one on at the half-way point of finals week instead of torturing yourself by losing track of time.

Where Is My Mind? – PixiesSame goes for this song; put

it on and pretend you’re Tyler Durden and your finals are cred-it card companies’ buildings.

Dog Days Are Over – Florence and the MachineAs your last final concludes,

play this while you’re packing. Your dog days as a Husky are done for this semester. Enjoy your time off and enjoy your holidays!

Clockwise from top left: The Prodigy, Kanye West, Loverboy and Florence and the Machine are all artists to add to your studying playlist for this week. Photos courtesy of MySpace.com

From ‘The Social Network’ soundtrack to Loverboy, Focus has you coveredBy Joe O’LearyCampus Correspondent

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Court hears restitution split in Dane Cook case WOBURN, Mass. (AP) –

Comedian Dane Cook’s sister-in-law, ordered to pay millions in restitution after pleading guilty to stealing from the enter-tainer, asked a judge on Friday to allow her to keep two gold wedding bands she says are family heirlooms.

The rings are not worth much money but have sentimental value to Erika McCauley, law-yer Scott Matson said. Judge

Mary-Lou Rup did not immedi-ately rule.

McCauley and her husband, Darryl McCauley – Cook’s half brother – have been ordered to pay Cook $12 mil-lion in restitution.

The Wilmington couple, who also had a home in York, Maine, were accused of embezzling mil-lions from Cook while Darryl McCauley was the entertainer’s business manager.

Darryl McCauley is serving a 5- to 6-year prison term. His wife is serving 2¼ to 3 years.

Rup on Friday set Erika McCauley’s restitution amount at $10.9 million. She and her husband are jointly responsible for paying that amount. Her hus-band is also responsible for pay-ing the remaining $1.1 million in the total $12 million restitu-tion order.

Assistant Attorney General

Eileen O’Brien said prosecu-tors had agreed during plea negotiations to return one ring to Erika McCauley, not two. Prosecutors are not willing to accept McCauley’s claim that the rings are of minimal finan-cial value without getting the items appraised, she said.

Matson agreed to file an affidavit describing the rings McCauley wants returned and their value.


his two sisters, Martha and Lucy Wainwright, who played along-side him at the show on Saturday night. Then he joked about sneaking into the UConn football team’s locker room and charming the players with his “Lulu dress.” He also said that he was excited to be nearing the end of his tour. “This is all about coming home tonight,” said Wainwright, as he likened UConn to a landing strip for New York City.

With candles strewn across the stage and a shadow of the baby grand stretched across the back screen, Wainwright brought the evening to a close by play-ing a crowd favorite, “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk.” He then returned to the stage for a three-song encore. One of the songs that he played was written by his mother, Kate McGarrigle. Wainwright sang the song to

eulogize McGarrigle, who passed away in January due to a sarcoma.

The Jorgensen event was also a venue for gay and lesbian rights. Wainwright is openly gay, and the Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective (HGLHC) had represen-tatives in the lobby to answer ques-tions and disseminate information about the organization.

HGLHC offers free support groups and medical service, such as dental and acupuncture pro-grams, to HIV patients. It con-ducts outreach at gay bars and hosts statewide programs for people of all sexual orientations. Furthermore, HGLHC works closely with the UConn Rainbow Center. The two combine their efforts to host free monthly HIV tests, which are both rapid and anonymous. These tests are held on-campus but are only available to a limited amount of students.

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a bag of apples, a sleeve of bagels and a full-sized bag of chips separated into snack portions. While it may seem like a small difference in price, bringing your snacks will also save you time from waiting in lines.

After meals and snacks, there are drinks to consider. You could take the same approach as above. It will cost you less to buy a six or a 12-pack of soda and bring a can or bottle with you than it will cost to buy one each time you’re out.

Caffeine packs a big budget-punch too. Energy drinks can be purchased in multi-packs at the stores too, and buying in bulk save\s you money. Making a pot of coffee and bringing it with you will save

you the cost of buying several while you’re out. If you don’t have a travel mug, consider that it will only cost you about three lattes to get a decent one, and it will last a lot lon-ger than those lattes would!

There are plenty of other small ways to save this week too. Consider cutting note cards in half to double your supply or use excess notebook paper instead. Print your longer documents at the library to save on the costs of ink and paper, or email your papers if you have the option.

If you follow these sugges-tions and come up with smart-er study solutions of your own, you just might survive finals week with a little money in your pocket for some end of the semester splurging!

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SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) – For years, civic boosters have pointed out intriguing parallels that suggest Seneca Falls was the inspiration for Bedford Falls, the make-believe New York mill town in “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Those musings are now embodied in a museum of sorts that showcases Frank Capra’s Christmas movie classic. And who cut the ribbon at Friday’s grand opening? Zuzu, of course.

Former child actress Karolyn Grimes, who played George Bailey’s daughter Zuzu in the 1946 drama, traveled to central New York to launch “The Seneca Falls It’s a Wonderful Life Museum.”

Grimes called the exhibition of movie posters, photographs, maga-zine covers and memorabilia “a great leap of faith ... in a wonder-

ful place that’s just so much like Bedford Falls.”

At Christmastime, the village of 6,600 is adorned with white lights and wreaths strung across the main street like the snowy movie set erect-ed near Los Angeles 64 years ago.

With “exalting the worth of the individual” at the apex of his filmmaking philosophy, Capra once said, he strove “to cham-pion man, plead his causes and protest any degradation of his dignity, spirit and divinity.”

Those quotations from the late director line the walls of the one-room display at the Center for the Voices of Humanity run by Anwei and Henry Law at the former Seneca Theater. The cou-ple hopes the exhibition, which is open free of charge on week-days, will in time become an

officially designated museum.A big part of the film’s endur-

ing appeal is its joyous clos-ing scenes in which townspeople rally behind Jimmy Stewart’s character, a downcast small-town money lender who comes to his senses with help from Clarence Odbody, a guardian angel.

“Maybe we like it (the film) because we know what the end-ing’s going to be – in our lives, we don’t,” Anwei Law said. “No matter what’s going on, George Bailey is going to be that richest man in town because he’s spent his life enriching others and just being who he is, that person who is there for everybody.”

While Capra was never quoted as mentioning a visit to Seneca Falls, he could have passed through while visiting an aunt

in nearby Auburn. A local bar-ber claimed he cut Capra’s hair before the movie was released.

Characters in the film mention nearby cities like Rochester and Elmira. Both the

real and mythical villages have classic American main streets. And the steel truss bridge here looks remarkably like the one where George Bailey pondered his mortality.

Upstate NY town pays tribute to ‘Wonderful Life’

Karolyn Grimes who played ‘Zuzu’ in the movie ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ poses for a photo in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

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month15 Tuckered out16 Bowl, e.g.17 Siamese checkers?18 Actress in a classic

shower scene20 Geometry truth22 Low-lying area23 Weight

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department33 Through34 Blast from the past35 Like this answer38 1996

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the draft51 Comedy Central

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morning talk56 Kipling story

collection, with “The”

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sister30 Like pie?34 Author’s rep.35 Really got to36 Milder drink than

the one before it37 “Oedipus __”38 Karate kin39 Privy to40 “Good one!”

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them up48 “We’re on!”50 Have a dispute51 Average guy?52 Club for most

greenside shots54 Auto pioneer56 He defeated RMN57 Coffee source for

a crowd58 Originally called59 Yes, to Yvette60 Poetic planet61 Levels, briefly

Dismiss the Cynics Vic Preato

Poop Michael Badulak

Victory Lap Zack Wussow

Happy Dance Sarah Parsons

Pundles and Droodles Brian Ingmanson

Froot Bütchby Brendan Albetski and Brendan Nicholas

I Hate Everything Carin Powell


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Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii-42, Tulsa-24

Hawaii has the home-field advantage, as well as the No. 1 passing offense in the country. If Tulsa can’t keep up early, it could be a long night for the Golden Hurricane.

Little Caesars Bowl: Toledo-24, FIU- 23

Neither team is very good, so this one is kind of a toss-up. I’ll give the edge to Toledo for hav-ing two more wins.

Independence Bowl: Air Force-21, Georgia Tech-17

This should be a grind-it-out type-game, pitting the top two rushing offenses in the nation. The Yellow Jackets have struggled since the team lost its quarterback, so the advantage goes to Air Force.

Champs Sports Bowl: West Virginia-21, NC State-0

NC State surprised many by put-ting up a solid season. But West Virginia is still miffed about miss-ing out on a BCS game and should come out especially motivated.

Insight Bowl: Iowa-21, Missouri-17

Both teams play excellent defense, but Missouri has more momentum, winning its last three games. But the Hawkeyes lost to Wisconsin and Ohio State by only four points. Look for Adrian Clayborn and the Iowa defense to stop Mizzou.

Military Bowl: Maryland-28, East Carolina-17

East Carolina can really throw the ball and put up points, but its defense is horrendous, as shown by the 76 points the Pirates allowed to Navy. Maryland, wich finished 2-10 last season, should come out with the win.

Texas Bowl: Illinois-21, Baylor-14

Both teams have QB’s who can pass and run, so this should be an exciting matchup. Illinois is a bet-ter rushing team and gets the edge.

Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma St.-38, Arizona-10

Arizona was an early surprise, but lost its last four. Oklahoma State has played much more con-sistently throughout the season, and boasts a far superior offense. This one shouldn’t be close.

Armed Forces Bowl: SMU-24, Army-20

Army is making its first bowl appearance since 1996, but in the end, June Jone’s run-and-shoot offense trumps Army’s triple option.

Pinstripe Bowl: Syracuse-17, Kansas St.-7

Kansas State has a good running game and can say that they beat Texas. But who didn’t beat Texas this year? Syracuse wins with the home field advantage (Yankee Stadium) and a better defense.

Music City Bowl: Tennessee-24, North Carolina-20

Despite losing several key play-ers because of the results of a NCAA investigation, UNC had a respectable season. But Tennessee plays in the SEC and would prob-ably have at least two more wins if they were in another conference.

Holiday Bowl: Nebraska-38, Washington-20

Washington is out for revenge after losing to the Huskers by 35 earlier this season. But, this is a mismatch and Nebraska should be in control for most of the game.

Meineke Car Care Bowl: Clemson-35, South Florida-14

USF had a big win over an

ACC team a few weeks ago in Miami. Don’t look for it to hap-pen again though, as Clemson’s defense will stop the Bulls.

Sun Bowl: Miami-28, Notre Dame-10

These two once dominant pro-grams have fallen on hard times. Look for the Hurricanes to avenge the firing of their head coach by knocking off a subpar Irish team.

Liberty Bowl: Georgia-21, Central Florida-20

Central Florida had a nice season, winning 10 games and the Conference USA title. Look for Georgia to pull this one out to finish a disappointing season.

Chick-fil-A Bowl: South Carolina-17, Florida State-14

The Gamecocks defeated Alabama and Florida this sea-son. The Seminoles had a nice season under first-year coach Jimbo Fisher. The SEC team prevails over the ACC team once again in this one.

TicketCity Bowl: Texas Tech-45, Northwestern-10

Northwestern had a really good season until QB Dan Persa went down. They were blown out in their two games without him, and this game should be no different.

Outback Bowl: Penn State-21, Florida-17

Florida was disappointing this season, losing to all the top SEC teams it played. The Gators will play hard in Urban Meyer’s final game, but that won’t be enough to stop Penn State.

Capital One Bowl: Alabama-20, Michigan State-14

Michigan State was snubbed out of a BCS game and is espe-cially motivated. The Crimson Tide won’t be defending its national title, but look to win 10 games for the third straight season. Alabama’s personnel is superior and Nick Saban should have them ready to play.

Gator Bowl: Michigan-31, Miss St.-20

The Bulldogs had a turn-around season under new coach Dan Mullen. Michigan started

off hot but slowed down as the season progressed. Look for early Heisman candidate Denard Robinson to have a big game.

GoDaddy.com Bowl: Miami (OH)-30, Middle Tenn.-20

Miami (OH) won its last five, including a win over NIU in the regular season finale. The streak should stretch to six after this game.

Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M-21, LSU-20

LSU was 6-2 in the best con-ference in the country. Texas A&M has completely turned it around since changing QB’s and has won six straight. The Aggies will squeak out the upset win.

BBVA Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh-28, Kentucky-7

Pitt’s frustrating season cost Dave Wannstedt his job. But, it looks like preseason Heisman candidate Dion Lewis is finally turning it around and that does not bode well for the Wildcats.

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Nevada-31, BC-17

The Wolf Pack are still riding

high after ending Boise State’s title hopes. QB Colin Kaepernick and the pistol offense will be too much for BC, who ended the season with a five-game winning streak.

Rose Bowl: Wisconsin-42, TCU-21

Wisconsin put up 83 points and 70 points twice this season. TCU is a great team, but this game will end any talk of TCU deserving to be in the national championship game.

Discover Orange Bowl: Stanford-21, Virginia Tech-10

Virginia Tech bounced back nicely after starting the season 0-2. Stanford, led by Heisman candidate Andrew Luck, is out to prove it is the best one-loss team in the country.

Allstate Sugar Bowl: Arkansas-35, Ohio State-21

This is a matchup of two teams with really good QB’s. Ohio State is a Big Ten pow-erhouse, but Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett will play well and make a case for being the No. 1 overall pick in April’s

NFL Draft.Tostitos Fiesta Bowl:

UConn-24, Oklahoma-21Ok maybe I’m a tinsy bit

biased, but hey, why can’t we pull this one out? Crazier things have happened, even this year. The Orange Bowl, which shunned UConn, has a team (Virginia Tech) that lost to James Madison, a FCS team that went 6-5. That might have been a huge aberra-tion, but it shows that we have a fighting chance.

BCS National Championship Game: Oregon-35, Auburn-31

It’s no secret that both teams can light up the scoreboards. If there’s one player in the nation that can carry a team on his shoulders, it is Cam Newton. In the end, the underdog Ducks are a more com-plete team, and more importantly, have a better defense. This should be an entertaining game and should go right down to the wire.

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Around the country, freshmen are making a name for themselves

Dick Vitale likes to call them “diaper dandies.” “Young fella” is Gus Johnson’s term. No matter what words you want to use to refer to fabulous freshmen, I have five in mind who have adjusted to the college life ridiculously fast and are making upperclass-men look downright foolish.

Ohio State lost do-it-all point guard Evan Turner to the NBA Draft, yet I believe they are a better all-around team than last season. How is that possible, you ask? Two words: Jared Sullinger. The 6-foot-9, 280-pound man-child decided to stay close to home and take his talents to “The” Ohio State University (Imagine that, LeBron? Staying in Ohio and respecting your roots?) It has worked out great for both sides, as Sullinger is averaging over 18 points a game and his team is undefeated with impressive wins over Florida and Florida State. On Thursday, JS put up 40 points and 13 rebounds in

a game that should not have been as close as it was against IUPUI. Buckeye fans are just giddy over this kid, and are hoping that he can do everything that former paint enforcer Greg Oden did and more. Well, besides missing almost every single game due to injury.

Scarier than Rex Ryan taking his shirt off is the thought that Sullinger may not even be the best first-year big man in the land. Kentucky’s Terrence Jones (20 ppg, 10.5 rpg) has scored in double figures in all but one game, including a career-high 29 in UK’s win over Oklahoma in Maui. Is there anything this guy can’t do? He blocks a ton of shots, can step outside and hit threes, and will dunk over anyone in the country. The fact that he came crying to Calipari and then backed out of his commitment from Washington is just awful, but the reality is that Terrence Jones is the second best player in college basketball right now behind Kemba Walker.

Tristan Thompson of Texas is another bruiser who deserves a

shout out. The Canadian commit-ted to the Longhorns when he was only a high school sophomore, although he probably never imag-ined playing such a large role this early in his college career. With the departures of current NBA play-ers Dexter Pittman and Damion James, Coach Rick Barnes had a big hole at the power forward posi-tion. Thompson has stepped up to the challenge and fits right in to UT’s style. His numbers may not be the most attractive (11 ppg, 7 rpg), however he makes his pres-ence felt on both ends and had his best game in a victory over No. 16 Illinois when he dropped 20 points and grabbed 7 boards. The main thing Thompson has to work on is his free throw shooting. It’s never a good thing when a player has better success from the field (53 percent) than the charity stripe (30-62 on the year; 48 percent).

Even more heralded than Terrence Jones was Kentucky teammate Brandon Knight, a two-time National Gatorade player of the year from Florida. It must be pretty tough to try and follow in the

footsteps of Wall, Tyreke Evans, and Derrick Rose (all Calipari point guards), however Knight has prov-en he can score in a variety of ways and, unlike Rose, actually took his SAT’s. The outstanding student (4.3 GPA in high school) had a very humbling experience against UConn in the Maui Invitational Final, as he went 3-15 from the field in a blowout loss. Knight then bounced back with a 20 point, five-dime night in a crucial win over Notre Dame. If he can take a little bit better care of the rock (29 assists to 35 turnovers), Kentucky can once again prove that experience does not matter and make a deep run in the tournament

Only one player this year in college basketball has shown maturity beyond his years and will continue to dominate bar-ring a bad prognosis of his toe injury, and that is Kyrie Irving of Duke. Irving went down hard in the Dukie’s matchup against Butler and now has a cast on his left foot. The length of time that the projected top-pick in this year’s NBA Draft will miss is

only being described as “indefi-nite.” Coach K said it is possible that his star distributor could be sidelined for the remainder of the season. Needless to say, this would be an extreme blow to the squad’s title hopes.

The Kyrie-caliber rookies have been few and far between thus far, as many who were expected to do great things have stum-bled. UNC’s Harrison Barnes, for example, was named to the preseason All-American team, becoming the first freshman ever to have that honor. He is only averaging 11 points per game and has been forcing way too many shots (34 percent shooting). The guy clearly has a load of talent, but to say he is one of the top five players in NCAA hoops is absurd.

Kyrie Irving keeps his mouth closed. He does not crack under pressure and is finally getting the respect he deserves. I pray that this injury does not keep him Irving for the season. This diaper dandy is just too fun to watch.

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an Ater Majok, Ajou Ajou Deng or Justin Brown remains to be seen. But Wolf will defi-nitely have a friend on the team in Niels Giffey. I don’t know if Wolf speaks English, but Giffey does.

ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said during the Maui Invitational that Giffey is learning words from Calhoun that aren’t in the English-German dictionary. Giffey gives Wolf an American slang-German translation dic-tionary so the newcomer can understand all those four-letter words Calhoun has been known to use.

Unfortunately, Christmas came early for Jeff Adrien. The Warriors gave him a pink slip last week. Hopefully he’ll get another gift before the Holidays: an NBA D-League contract.

Calhoun sends Geno Auriemma and the women’s basketball team a congratula-tions after tying and breaking UCLA’s 88-game win streak. Calhoun sends Auriemma the late coach John Wooden’s book titled “Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court.” Auriemma congratulates Calhoun and gives him a book titled “Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection.”

Calhoun can’t be all too cheery, however, as after repeated asking still won’t give Jonathan Mandeldove his spot on the team back for the holidays. But he does give Mandeldove the team’s Christmas card that reads, “May all your holidays and rest of break be blue and white.”

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Monday, December 13, 2010Happy Holidays from The Daily Campus!

SEE YOU AT THE FIESTAAfter a long, grueling season

that saw more than its fair share of peaks and valleys, UConn is going to the Fiesta Bowl.

Are you?I know this phrase has been

tossed around a lot recently with UConn football, but this is the biggest game in program history. Yes, it’s bigger than Notre Dame, it’s bigger than South Carolina and it’s big-ger than our last game against South Florida. UConn’s going to a BCS bowl game and they’re playing college foot-ball royalty in Oklahoma. This is huge, and God knows when it’ll happen again.

UConn Country needs to get down to Arizona to support the Huskies. You know Oklahoma is going to show up in droves, so we need to represent, too. But how? Arizona is so far away, and it’s expensive as hell to get there even when it’s not New Year’s Day and around the time of a BCS bowl game.

And then there’s the fact that most of us college students have no money. Hmm… that’ll com-plicate things a bit for sure.

Well, there are a number of options, some of them better than others. If you’re sitting on top of a pile of Benjamins, or you have rich parents who would have no problem with dropping a couple grand on a football game, then the safest bet would be to buy one of the packages through UConn.

UConn offers two packages: the touchdown package and the field goal package. The touch-down package includes air-fare, three nights at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa and roundtrip transfers to and from the airport, the Fiesta Bowl parade, the reception and access to the pre-game Fiesta.

Sound fancy? It can be yours for $2,635. If you go with a friend, the price drops to a mea-sly $2,265 per person.

Yeah, that seems a little exces-sive to me too. Luckily they have a field goal package with

the college budget in mind. It’s the same as the touchdown package, only without the air-fare or round-trip transfer to and from the airport. You can grab that for $1,085, and then try to figure out how you’re going to not go broke picking up airfare.

It’s also worth mentioning that the tickets to the actual game aren’t a part of either package, and need to be pur-chased separately.

Here’s some advice: we have a beautiful thing called the inter-net, and we know how to use it. So take advantage of it and go look into making your own touchdown package for a frac-tion of the price.

Airfare is the trickiest part, and right now the cheapest flight to Phoenix going out of Hartford is over $725 each. That’s up from $400-$500 right before the bowl matchups were announced.

If you want my advice, fly out of somewhere else. Flights to

Phoenix out of Providence, R.I. are a little cheaper in the $680 range and in Boston you can go for $665. It’s still not great, but it’s better than a lot of the adver-tised prices that have flown way out of control.

If you want to check for your-self, the website I used is called www.cheapoair.com. If you can find a better deal somewhere else, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me and everyone else you know.

As for a hotel once you get there? I’d recommend staying somewhere a little more quaint than the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa. In fact, any hotel that is advertised as a resort and spa is probably too classy and exces-sive for a broke college student (unless, like I said before, you happen to be sitting on top of a pile of Benjamins).

A Courtyard Mariott or some-thing similar, would probably be the best way to go. The rates

vary by hotel, but you should be able to get a room for around $100 a night, which you could then split amongst whoever else you go with.

Then, as for the tickets them-selves, there are plenty of ways to get a deal for those, so I won’t get into that.

The bottom line is, the Fiesta Bowl doesn’t have to suck all the money out of your bank account. If you’re resourceful, you can get there and maybe even have enough money left over to buy a t-shirt or two, or three or 12. As intimidating as the price is though, everyone who can possibly go needs to go. The team needs us, and our school is going to be put under the national spotlight in a whole new way. We need to show the country what we’re all about.

Hope to see you all there.

By Mac CerulloSports Editor

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We’re not done yet!Mac, Matt and Colin are going out to

Arizona to cover the Fiesta Bowl and will be posting stories, updates and columns to

the DC website over the break.

Check out www.dailycampus.com and have a great break!

A merry UConn Secret Santa

Matt McDonoughI don’t know what plans

coach Jim Calhoun has for his team during the holiday sea-son, but if the UConn men’s basketball team did a Secret Santa, this is how it’d go.

Sophomore center Alex Oriakhi gives junior captain Kemba Walker a copy of NBA 2K11 for Xbox 360. Walker does a franchise and drafts himself (Walker is available in the 2011 Draft of franchise mode). Walker gives Oriakhi Kanye West’s new album, because no one man should have all that power. Donnell Beverly gives Shabazz Napier a french pastry and a DVD of “Kazaam.” Napier gives fel-low freshman Roscoe Smith a powder blue tuxedo to match his shoes of the same color.

There has been a lot of freak injuries on the team this year: Tyler Olander, Oriakhi and assistant coach Kevin Ollie have made trips to the doc-tor. Freshman Michael Bradley will give Olander a double padded mouthguard for extra protection from flying elbows in practice. Olander returns the favor and gives Bradley a red shirt, because even though there’s a chance he gets off the bench, the freshman center from Tennessee will most like-ly sit out the season and red-shirt. The UConn training staff gives Ollie Rec Specs to wear while stretching with the team in practice to protect himself from stray stretch bands.

Enosch Wolf will be com-ing to campus over break and will be eligible to play. The 7-foot-1 center has suppos-edly gained weight, but will still be an option this season. Whether he is remembered as

» MCDONOUGH, page 11

Get ready, it’s bowl pick ‘em time!

It’s that time of year: bowl season. Here are my picks for each of the bowls.

New Mexico Bowl: BYU-34, UTEP-14

BYU had a down year and didn’t reach 10 wins for the first time since 2005. It still finished a respectable 5-3 in the WAC, even though the Cougars had to break in a new quarterback and running back.

Humanitarian Bowl: N. Ilinois-28, Fresno St.-10

Northern Illinois surprised many by winning 10 games and

the MAC. Armed with the No. 13 scoring offense in the coun-try, N. Illinois should be extra motivated by coach Jerry Kill’s departure to Minnesota.

New Orleans Bowl: Ohio-35, Troy-34

Ohio won six straight before falling to 5-7 Kent State in the last game. The Bobcats face a Troy team that can really air it out. Be on the lookout for a shootout-type game.

St. Petersburg Bowl: Louisville-14, Southern Miss-10

Southern Miss averages 37 points per game, while Louisville plays really good defense. The Cardinals are the underdogs because their offense is suspect,

but don’t count them out.Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State-

56, Utah-14This is a matchup of two teams

that were in the top five this sea-son. Boise State has a juggernaut offense and suffocating defense, while Utah allowed a combined 75 points in back-to-back losses against TCU and Notre Dame. Look for an angry Broncos team to open a can on the Utes.

Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego State-24, Navy-17

SDSU lost to TCU and Utah by a combined nine points. Navy has an explosive offense, but relies too heavily on the running game.

By Dan HuangCampus Correspondent

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