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CONFIRMED 2021 COVID-19 Current Residential Cases Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative CASES AT UCONN STORRS (positive/symptomatic) 172 Residential Cases* 199 Commuter Cases* 179 Staff Cases* as of 8:47 p.m. on Mar. 3 *positive test results 74 Residential Assistants upset over updated employment end date and potential reduced stipend

heavily populated and they have a larg- my school work. Not only that, we have er workload,” Reitz said. to be very involved with our residents, When asked if ResLife had given which means more floor meetings scripts to hall directors on how to com- and more one-on-ones. Which is fine, municate with RAs in response to this but again, because they have been in- situation, Reitz said ResLife has given creased, it takes a lot of our time up for hall directors key information. the day.” “ResLife has provided information RA A said they have to leave campus to hall directors to share with RAs to on April 12 and take the stipend cut. As address their questions,” Reitz said. a Type 1 Diabetic, they need close ac- However, the four RAs who spoke cess to food and, with several dining anonymously to The Daily Campus halls closing after break, it is not a via- talked about the changed employment ble option to stay. end date and sti- “I know they are pend reduction for going to shut down those who chose “Due to my floor the dining halls to leave early. Each near me, which RA was not pleased being quarantined, means I will have with this decision I had to find to hike to McMa- from ResLife. hon just to get food, RA A said the sti- coverage for which is not some- pend change does several of my thing I want to do,” not properly reflect RA A said. “As a the extra hours of dutry shifts, and diabetic, I can’t just The North campus resident halls house many UConn students. Recently, ResLife updated their em- work required over because of that, I eat one meal a day ployment end date which would lead to a stipend reduction for RAs that choose to leave early and this the course of semes- or else I will have caused dissatisfaction among students currently employed as RAs. ter. They said they now have to make a serious medical PHOTO BY MATT PICKETT, GRAB PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY CAMPUS have had to put in emergency.” more hours than up six shifts for RA B said usual for all sorts next month.” ResLife waited too by Rachel Philipson, contract and the Feb. 22 email through to all RAs and SRAs. of reasons, includ- long to make this STAFF WRITER a Freedom of Information Act request. “No one is mandated to stay or leave ing staying up late RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT A decision. They said [email protected] In the original contract, the employ- against their wishes,” Reitz said. writing incident re- they know some Thomas Alvarez, STAFF WRITER ment end date is listed as May 11, 2021 at Reitz said the stipends for the RAs ports for students RAs made com- [email protected] noon for all graduating RAs and those and SRAs who stay on campus until breaking COVID-19 mitments to their and Mikhael Thompson, assigned to traditional residence halls, the end of the semester will reflect the guidelines. hometown jobs, starting in April, be- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT suites, Mansfield Apartments and work for the additional month. “Due to my floor being quarantined, cause they were under the assumption [email protected] Husky Village. For compensation, the “Although the on-campus pop- I had to find coverage for several of they would be home to work these po- contract stated that RAs will receive ulation will be greatly reduced, the my duty shifts, and because of that, I sitions. free housing and a stipend of $4,160 for stipends for RAs/SRAs who stay on now have to make up six shifts for next The University of Connecticut Resi- the academic year. campus will remain at the level they month,” RA A said. “That is going to dential Life informed its residential as- In the Feb. 22 email, it stated RAs receive when residence halls are more take up a lot of my time and focus from See RA UPSETS, p. 2 sistants and senior resident assistants and SRAs who fulfill their role on Feb. 22 of an updated employment through May 10 will receive their full end date that would lead to a stipend stipend amount. For those who choose reduction for those who choose to leave the April 12 employment end date, they early. will receive their final check on May 7. ResLife emailed the RAs and senior For the RAs leaving in April, they residential assistants to say their em- will have a final spring payment of ployment end date per their contract $1,724.40 instead of $2,255, according ends Monday, May to the email. For 10. However, for the SRAs leaving in RAs or SRAs who April, they will have want to change “The stipend a final spring pay- their employment change does not ment of $2,427.95 end date to Monday, instead of $3,175. April 12 — the start properly reflect The RAs and of spring break — the extra hours SRAs have until they may do so at March 5 to make the expense of hav- of work required their decision on ing their semesterly over the course of whether or not they stipend reduced. will stay on campus According to the semester.” until May 10 to re- the four RAs who ceive their full sti- Seven UConn professors spoke anonymous- RESIDENTIAL ASSITANT A pend, according to ly with The Daily the email. Campus, they were ResLife exec- recognized as Fulbright Scholars under the assump- utives did not re- tion they would leave campus for spond to The Daily Campus inquiry spring break in April, mirroring the by Naiela Sulieman for comment. STAFF WRITER fall 2020 semester. Stephanie Reitz, university spokes- [email protected] All RAs will be referred to by a spe- person, said the decision allows both The University of Connecticut had cific random letter to protect their iden- RAs and SRAs to decide if they want seven members of faculty recognized tity. RA B said all RAs left campus for to leave campus when classes go fully as Fulbright Scholars, each of whom Thanksgiving break when all the resi- remote or to stay until the end of the are given the opportunity to teach and dential buildings were closed, but they semester. perform research abroad. received their full stipend for fall 2020. “This gives them maximum flexibil- The Fulbright Program is the fed- RA B said they also lived on campus ity to choose the schedule that best fits eral government’s flagship interna- two weeks prior to the start of classes, their needs, since some might wish to tional educational exchange program, resulting in the same number of work- return home to their families and oth- according to UConn Today. UConn is ing weeks in one semester. ers might want to remain on campus,” ranked ninth nationally as a top pro- For spring 2021, RA B said they were Reitz said. “In both cases, the stipend ducer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars. not allowed to return to campus two amount they receive will reflect the Michael Lynes, department head weeks early, but it was assumed they time worked.” and professor of molecular and cell would leave campus for spring break The decision is completely volun- biology, plans to conduct research on and receive their regular stipend re- The UConn sign is illuminated with blue lights at night during a tary and anyone who chooses to stay strengthening connections between gardless. February snowfall. Recently, seven professors from UConn were will be allowed, Reitz said. They will recognized as Fulbright Scholars. computability theory and combinator- The Daily Campus was able to ob- make their decision known by filling ics. tain a copy of the original 2020-2021 PHOTO BY KEVIN LINDSTROM, PHOTO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS out a Google Form Residential Life sent See SCHOLARS, p. 2

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RA UPSETS, cont. from p. 1 “ResLife waited this long to an- will make the lives of the RAs who RA C said this decision would have ing their residents are split between RA C spoke about how they feel nounce this because — with the end decide to stay even harder as their changed their perspective on taking appreciation for their work and dis- they are at a higher risk of contract- dates being a lit- workload will like- the role. They said if they had known satisfaction with RA involvement. ing COVID-19 due to their role. They tle more than a ly increase. During about this change when making their They said this is because much of the said this comes from a combination month away — the semester, RA B choice to be an RA, they would not enforcement of the Temporary Health of students not wearing masks when they knew more “If I had known had peers who had have taken the job. and Safety Policy falls upon RAs. opening their dorm’s door and their people wouldn’t be I was going to to cover multiple “If I had known I was going to get “I feel as though I have to be ‘on role in stepping into areas where able to stay,” RA floors, which inevi- paid less for doing more work, I would duty’ whenever I leave my room be- students are disobeying safety regu- B said. “This just get paid less for tably leads to more not have come back as an RA this se- cause most of the THSP enforcement lations. shows RAs and doing more work, paperwork. Addi- mester … I’ve never been so close to responsibility falls onto RAs,” RA C “Between students not wearing everyone at UCo- tionally, fewer RAs quitting,” RA C said. said. “Half of the students appreciate masks when opening doors and hav- nn that ResLife I would not have leads to more nights RA D said they us holding people ing to enter [dorms] when students doesn’t care about come back as an on duty, they said. lost much of their accountable, while are non-compliant, I do feel as though the well-being of its “Instead of respect for ResLife “I always get the other half hate I have an increased likelihood of get- student workers. RA this semester.” thanking the RA after the recent de- us for spoiling their ting COVID-19,” RA C said. A bunch of adults staff for adapting cision to change the nervous when ‘fun.’” RA A said their Type 1 Diabetes RESIDENT ASSISTANT C with high-paying to these changes RA agreement as doing duty rounds RA C said an- makes them more susceptible to get- powerful positions and continuing they felt they were other issue has ting COVID-19. While working, they are taking advan- to work during a undervalued. They as we do have been community feel their health is always “a bit at tage of 20-some- pandemic, ResLife said they willingly to walk through involvement. While risk.” thing college stu- decided to cut our chose to be an RA parents have com- “I always get nervous when doing dents because they simply can.” pay even more just because they this year, know- quarantined plained about lack duty rounds as we do have to walk RA B said they believed this change can,” RA B said. ing that COVID-19 of events for their through quarantined floors, there- would be a constant floors, therefore I children to partic- fore I am always scared that I may potential risk. am lways scared ipate in, RA C said run into someone or touch something “That’s the thing they have had low that has COVID-19.” RA A said. — that’s the mindset that I may run into community en- RA D also stated that recent- of a lot of RAs,” said someone or touch gagement all year. ly ResLife has been picking up on RA D. “Which is “The depart- their lack of resources and said they why it’s tough when something that ment has also re- believe ResLife might have realized ResLife takes away has COVID-19.” ceived complaints the quality of the RA depends on the our paychecks and from parents about resources that ResLife provides for stuff like that ... I feel RESIDENTIAL ASSITANT C a lack of opportu- them. like they’re putting nities for engage- They said that ResLife had recent- money over our job, ment for students ly been talking more about creating our actual care, and living on campus,” mental health programs in the past concerns for the RA C said. “This is month for RAs, including “focus success of our resi- extremely frustrat- groups, individual feedback, and dents in our community.” ing to me because I have had a total of certain activities and workshops for In addition to reacting to the em- two students show up to my commu- RAs.’” These programs have not yet ployment end date, the RAs spoke nity events all year.” been implemented. about the hardships affiliated with RA B said ResLife has not given “If we will have our cups half filled working this past year. its staff enough direction on how to ... how are we expected to fill the cups RA A said they feel like an outsider enforce COVID-19 regulations. The of our residents?” RA D said. to their residents when they do their main rules they have noticed that RA rounds as they are viewed as some- have to enforce are wearing a mask one trying to ruin the fun when they and having guests in the dorms. “If we will have enforce COVID-19 regulations. “Each RA has their own idea of our cups half “At one point, they wanted us to what is worth being written up, so wear these RA shirts, and I remember some students might get written up filled ... how are wearing it once and having a student, for certain things that others may The door of a residence hall shows the Residential Life drop box we expected to sign. With their recent updates to the eployment end date and lack I believe she was drunk at the time, not,” RA B said. “I tend to err on the of communication, many students are unstatisfied with ResLife’s say something like ‘Ooouu look we side of not writing people up because fill the cups of our decisions and have voiced their opinions regarding the situation. are going to get in trouble’ in a kind of there are a lot of rules and sometimes mocking way,” RA A said. “I definite- a reminder is all that is needed. Some residents?” PHOTO BY MATT PICKETT, GRAB PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY CAMPUS ly did not wear it again.” RAs just enjoy flexing their power so RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT D RA C echoed this sentiment, stat- they tend to write more people up.”

UCONN PROFESSORS BEING RECOGNIZED AS FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS

a human version of that therapeutic trade secret laws to their respective tance of travel abroad, extensive orate with experts from across the SCHOLARS, cont. from p. 1 antibody,” Lynes said. “I also hope to states and member countries. reading in global history and serious world,” Denes said. “I will explore “I am simultaneously excited and enrich the opportunities for students “Trade secret is a very important language study. how heterosexual and lesbian, gay, humbled,” Lynes said. “I know that and postdoctoral part of intellectu- “My Fulbright is actually a pan-Eu- bisexual, transgender, intersex and this is a wonderful opportunity to ex- fellows from the al property law ropean grant. Strasbourg has one of queer (LGBTQIA+) couples, in tend my interactions with other sci- University of Ber- “I am that is increasing- the two major intellectual property which one partner is in treatment for entists outside my usual sphere, and gen to connect with ly salient for the centers in the world,” Stilf said. “It cancer, communicate about the ef- to live in a culture different from our us here at UConn simultaneously functioning of the is also the location of the European fects of cancer on their relationship.” Storrs community.” and to enable UCo- excited and global economy,” parliament … Nevertheless, I was es- The goal of Denes’ research is to Lynes said he plans to look at the nn students to con- Wilf said. “My goal pecially pleased that I would be post- identify the specific forms of commu- role of Metallithionein (MT), an un- nect with scientists humbled.” is to research how ed in France.” nication that contribute to individual usual stress response protein, in the at the University of MICHAEL LYNES these new laws are Scholar Amanda Denes, associate and interpersonal well-being when progression of chronic inflamma- Bergen.” working on the professor of communication, is to managing the relational and sexual tions such as Type 1 Diabetes and In- Steven Wilf, ground in order to conduct research at the Translational changes that accompany cancer and flammatory Bowel Disease. professor of global build bridges be- Health Research Institute at Western its treatment, she said. “We have developed a therapeu- commerce at UConn Law, dedicates tween the U.S. and European gover- Sydney University in Australia. tic antibody that acts as an effective his award to the intersection of tech- nance of technological and business “I feel honored to be selected for treatment in mouse models of those nology and policy. Wilf’s work will information.” a Fulbright Award. It provides an two diseases and are working with focus on recent international legis- Wilf said students interested in invaluable opportunity to immerse For more of the story Biohaven Pharmaceuticals to develop lation that would apply overarching Fulbright should note the impor- myself in a new culture and collab- visit DAILYCAMPUS.COM

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Both women rejected Cuomo’s York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on latest apology, doubling down Wednesday rejected calls for his on their disgust after he issued a resignation in the face of sexual statement Sunday attempting to harassment allegations that have excuse his behavior as his way of threatened his hold on power being “playful.” and damaged his national polit- “How can New Yorkers trust ical standing. you @NYGovCuomo to lead our The Democrat, speaking som- state if you ‘don’t know’ when berly in his first public appear- you’ve been inappropriate with ance since three women accused your own staff?” Boylan tweeted. him of inappropriate touching Cuomo said he will “fully co- and offensive remarks, apolo- operate” with an investigation gized and said that he “learned into the allegations overseen by an important lesson” about his the state’s independently elected behavior around women. attorney general. Attorney Gen- “I now understand that I acted eral Letitia James, also a Demo- in a way that made people feel crat, is selecting an outside law uncomfortable,” Cuomo said. “It firm to conduct the probe and was unintentional and I truly document its findings in a public and deeply apologize for it.” report. Asked about calls for him to Cuomo addressed the allega- step aside, the third-term gov- tions during a news conference ernor said: “I wasn’t elected by that otherwise focused on the politicians, I was elected by the state’s response to the coronavi- people of the state of New York. rus pandemic, the kind of brief- I’m not going to resign.” ings that made him a daily fix- Army Maj. Gen. William Walker, Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard, speaks Cuomo acknowledged “sen- ture on TV and a national star during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on sitivities have changed and be- among Democrats. Before that, Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. havior has changed” and that Cuomo last spoke to reporters what he considers his “custom- during a conference call on Feb. PHOTO BY GREG NASH/AP ary greeting” — an old-world ap- 22. His last briefing on camera proach that often involves kisses was Feb. 19. and hugs — is not acceptable. Two of the women accusing But the allegations against the Cuomo worked in his adminis- WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense ing within 20 minutes of getting The Senate hearing is the latest governor go beyond aggressive tration. The other was a guest at Department leaders placed un- approval. As it stood, the support about the missed intelligence and greetings. a wedding that he officiated. usual restrictions on the National did not happen until the evening. botched efforts to quickly gather Former aide Lindsey Boy- Bennett, 25, said Cuomo Guard for the day of the Capitol The delay also stood in contrast to National Guard troops as a mob of lan accuses Cuomo of having quizzed her about her sex life, riot and delayed sending help for the swift authorization for Nation- then-President Donald Trump’s harassed her throughout her asked if she felt age made a dif- hours despite an urgent plea from al Guard support that Walker said supporters laid siege to the Cap- employment and said he once ference in relationships and said police for reinforcement, accord- was granted in response to the civil itol. Taken together, the hearings suggested a game of strip pok- he was fine dating “anyone above ing to testimony Wednesday that unrest that roiled Washington last have spelled out the challenge law er aboard his state-owned jet. the age of 22.” Bennett said she added to the finger-pointing about June as an outgrowth of racial jus- enforcement officials face in sort- Another former aide, Charlotte believed he was gauging her in- the government response. tice protests. ing through an ocean of unveri- Bennett, said Cuomo once asked terest in an affair. Cuomo has Maj. Gen. William Walker, com- A senior Pentagon official who fied tips but also highlighted how her if she ever had sex with older denied making advances on Ben- manding general testified, Robert police inadequately prepared men. nett. of the District of Salesses, said it for the Trump loyalists; that FBI Columbia Na- “ “The Army took time for the warnings about the threat of vio- tional Guard, told senior leadership” Army to sort out lence did not reach top police of- senators that the what the National ficials; and that requests for aid then-chief of the expressed “that it Guard was being were not promptly answered. Capitol Police would not be their asked to do and “We in the FBI want to bat requested mili- what its support 1,000, and we want to not have tary support in a best millitary advice might look like, this ever happen again,” said Jill “voice cracking to have uniformed especially since Sanborn, the bureau’s top coun- with emotion” in the Capitol Police terterrorism official and one of a 1:49 p.m. call Guardsmen on the days earlier had the witnesses. “So we’re asking as rioters began Capitol.” not asked for any ourselves exactly the questions pushing toward help. Mindful of that you’re asking: Is there a place the Capitol. Walk- MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM criticism that the we could have collected more (in- er said he imme- WALKER response to the telligence)? Is there something we diately relayed demonstrations could have done?” the request to the last spring was Meanwhile, the Capitol Police Army but did not learn until after 5 heavy-handed, military officials disclosed the existence of intel- p.m. that the Defense Department were also concerned about the ligence of a “possible plot” by a had approved it. Guard troops who optics of a substantial National militia group to breach the Cap- had been waiting on buses were Guard presence at the Capitol, itol on Thursday. The revelation, then rushed to the Capitol, arriv- and that such visuals could in- coming as the acting police chief New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, ing in 18 minutes, Walker said. flame the rioters, Walker said. was testifying before a House Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. Cuomo has vowved to The hourslong delay cost the Na- “The Army senior leadership” subcommittee, differed from an stay in office despite recent allegations of sexual harrassment tional Guard precious minutes in expressed “that it would not be earlier advisory from the House from multiple women. the early hours of the Jan. 6 rioting, their best military advice to have sergeant-at-arms that said police PHOTO BY THE OFFICE OF THE NY GOVERNOR/AP with Walker saying he could have uniformed Guardsmen on the had no indication that any such gotten personnel into the build- Capitol,” Walker said. violence was planned. Reports: Myanmar security forces kill at least 34 protesters

toll since the Feb. 1 takeover, ex- versed years of slow progress to- ceeding the 18 that the U.N. Hu- ward democracy in the Southeast man Rights Office said were killed Asian nation after five decades of on Sunday, and could galvanize military rule. the international community, The Wednesday death toll was which has responded fitfully so compiled by a data analyst who far to the violence. Videos from spoke on condition of anonymi- Wednesday also showed security ty because he feared for his safe- forces firing slingshots at demon- ty. He also collected information strators, chasing them down and where he could on the victims’ even brutally beating an ambu- names, ages, hometowns, and lance crew. where and how they were killed. The toll could even be higher; The Associated Press was un- the Democratic Voice of Burma, able to independently confirm an independent television and most of the reported deaths, but online news service, tallied 38 several square with online post- deaths. ings. The data analyst, who is in Demonstrators have regularly Yangon, the country’s biggest city, Anti-coup protesters run as one of them discharges a fire extinguisher to counter the impact of tear flooded the streets of cities across said he collected the information gas fired by riot policemen in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Demonstrators in Myanmar to honor those who were killed for took to the streets again on Wednesday to protest last month’s seizure of power by the military. the country since the military seized power and ousted the elect- their heroic resistance. PHOTOGRAPH FROM AP ed government of leader Aung San According to his list, the high- Suu Kyi. Their numbers have re- est number of deaths were in Yan- gon, where the total was 18. In the YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — mained high even as security forc- central city of Monywa, which Myanmar security forces dramat- es have repeatedly fired tear gas, has turned out huge crowds, ically escalated their crackdown rubber bullets and live rounds to eight deaths were reported. Three CLASSIFIEDS on protests against last month’s disperse the crowds, and arrested deaths were reported in Manda- coup, killing at least 34 protesters protesters en masse. lay, the country’s second-biggest Policy: Classifieds are non-refundable. Credit will be given if an error Wednesday in several cities, ac- The intensifying standoff is un- city, and two in Salin, a town in materially affects the meaning of the ad and only for the first incorrect cording to accounts on social me- fortunately familiar in a country Magwe region. Mawlamyine, in insertion. Ads will only be printed if they are accompanied by both first dia and local news reports com- with a long history of peaceful the country’s southeast, and My- and last name as well as telephone number. Names and numbers may be piled by a data analyst. resistance to military rule — and ingyan and Kalay, both in central subject to verification. All advertising is subject to acceptance by The Daily That is the highest daily death brutal crackdowns. The coup re- Campus, which reserves the right to reject any ad copy at its sole discretion. Myanmar, each had a single death. The Daily Campus does not knowingly accept ads of a fraudulent nature. 04 Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com

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So long as words are First Amendment Watch article, UCo- somewhere in between — it was up to [email protected] and expanding such privileges far not defamatory or directly proven to nn was named one of the 10 “worst society to figure this out by exchanging “Freedom is the freedom to say that outweigh any attempt to restrict them. incite violence, there is nothing to hold colleges for free speech” in the entire opinions in a “marketplace of ideas.” two plus two make four. If that is grant- Like so many others at this publication, to account. Such words are protect- country. We clearly have a long way to What UConn needs right now is a ed, all else follows.” I am first and foremost a journalist. ed by the U.S. Constitution, as well as go, and repairing UConn’s free speech marketplace of ideas, for if complete George Orwell wrote those words Journalism is inherently a progressive (ironically) by the USG organization reputation should be right up there falsehoods go unchallenged, they will over 70 years ago in his dystopian clas- profession, as it provides information itself. with tackling mental health issues on only fuel the burning flames of con- sic “1984.” And if Orwell knew any- to the masses; my style of journalism Strengthening UConn’s commit- campus. Unfortunately, too many stu- spiracy that are already so prevalent thing of the current debate plaguing provokes further discussion among ment to free speech is also a way to dents seem unbothered (and almost in our country. The form of troubling, the University of Connecticut’s Under- the masses. It is the freedom of speech improve our university’s image. The content) with this “top” 10 ranking. subjective censorship that university graduate Student Government elec- that protects me to say that HuskyCT is In a 2020 First Lastly, given how committed USG administrators and student-run insti- tions, he would be outraged. flawed, Ted Cruz has lost his mind and and other UConn institutions have tutions alike advocate for will never Voting for next year’s USG presi- yes, that two plus two make four. Amendment Watch become to increasing diversity on appease “incorrect” speech or ideas. dent ends at noon today, yet none of Unless journalists break their article, UConn was campus, what better way to do so than Free speech advocacy enables diversi- the three candidates have expressed news and discuss their policies, can- make it easier for students to speak ty, while free speech restrictions only support for the free speech petition didates are irrelevant. Yet somehow, named one of the 10 their minds? Free speech promotes di- enable conformity. started last month by student Isadore free speech has become the alt-right’s “worst colleges for free versity in the sense that it encourages To the next USG president, I call Johnson. Among many reasons, John- weapon of choice? minority opinions to be heard. upon you to resist acting against both son cites his desire for UConn to adopt At least, that is what the stances speech” in the entire In his 1859 book “On Liberty,” Brit- the U.S. and USG Constitutions and re- the Chicago Statement, as well as the taken by USG’s presidential candi- country. ish philosopher John Stuart Mill es- ject subjective notions of speech limita- fact that current USG Bylaws protect dates would lead one to think. In their tablished that there will always be two tion. So long as you do, you can uphold its members from being punished for interviews with The Daily Campus 2019 Charter Oak incident — both the prevailing opinions in society: the re- the very marketplace of ideas so critical “exercising their constitutionally guar- Editorial Board, all three candidates student’s utterances and the univer- ceived (majority) opinion and the sup- to the functioning of our republic … anteed right to freedom of speech.” implied that many proponents of free sity’s response — was disgraceful and pressed (minority) opinion. According And you can assure that two plus How anyone could oppose such a speech don’t like to be held accountable brought national attention to UConn to Mill, suppressed opinions could two will never make five. Are you contributing to the Freedom of speech normalization of eating disorders? isn’t just a right, by Maddie Papcun CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] it’s a principle You might’ve seen the hashtag #NEDAwareness circulating on by Edward Zelikman Civil Liberties Union. This organi- social media lately. This is be- CONTRIBUTOR zation was once a fervent believer cause Feb. 22-28 was Nation- [email protected] in the First Amendment; it was al Eating Disorder Awareness Our founding fathers created famous — maybe even notorious Week. Overall, the campaign the First Amendment because — for its unconditional defense of (run by the National Eating Dis- they understood that a society that this American principle. Nobody orders Association, or NEDA) values freedom of speech is a free represented the attitude of “I dis- is meant to educate the public and stable one. It is a society that approve of what you say, but I will can arrive at the truth through dis- defend to the death your right to on eating disorders, provide in- course and avoid tyranny and mob- say it” better than the ACLU. Free formation on the lifesaving re- ocracy. But, this also requires some of charge, the ACLU was willing sources that are available to sacrifices. Mainly, it requires that to protect anyone whose civil lib- those struggling with an eating people you disagree with should erties were being violated, regard- disorder and spread a message be free to express their views with less of one’s political stance. In of hope and recovery. This year’s impunity. Without this idea, free 1969, the ACLU defended Klans- NEDAwareness Week also fo- speech is a meaningless concept. man Clarence Brandenburg. In cused on inviting “Every Body to Think about it: How many people 1977, they took up a case on behalf Have a Seat at the Table.” It’s an do you know have actually sought of a group of neo-Nazis attempting extra emphasis on awareness in the legal protection of the First to march through Skokie, a town a field where marginalized com- Amendment? Probably not many. filled with Holocaust survivors. The First Amendment can only The ACLU itself supported nei- munities are underrepresented, do so much. The real power of free ther the KKK nor the Nazi party. In coupled with efforts to challenge speech lies with the people. fact, it strongly opposed both (and systemic biases and put the spot- For decades, Americans have rightly so). Though the organiza- light on stories from people of all ILLUSTRATION BY ALISIA GRUENDEL, POSITION/THE DAILY CAMPUS held the belief that dissent should tion lost funding due to its contro- backgrounds. be tolerated — in fact, they saw versial cases, it was committed to Campaigns like NEDAware- American College Health Asso- structure in one’s life decreas- dissent as a good thing. Americans defending freedom of speech for ness Week that work towards ciation, (as part of their Nation- es. College students are more genuinely believed that those who all. Lately, however, the ACLU has transparency with regards to al College Health Assessment) focused on their peers, which disagree with them are not evil reversed course. In its 2018 guide- eating disorders are extremely found that the percentage of col- can lead to anxieties regarding and most definitely should not be lines, the ACLU outlined new con- important, especially in today’s lege-age people with an eating body image and fitting in. Often, silenced. Herein lies the power of siderations for taking on a case. social media-obsessed landscape. disorder ranges from 8% to 17%. eating disorders result from the free speech. Your opinions did not Among these are “the potential put you at risk of losing your job effect on marginalized communi- Many people face issues like This, compared with the National need to feel control over a stress- or expulsion from school. People ties” and “the extent to which the these, subliminally encouraged Institute of Mental Health find- ful environment, thus food re- could express their views freely speech may assist in advancing by societal norms. According to ing that 3.8% of teenage females striction, binge eating and purg- and did not have to worry about the goals of White supremacists or the NEDA, approximately 20 mil- and 1.5% of teenage males have an ing or over-exercising become a punishment. Today, the legal pro- others whose views are contrary to lion women and 10 million men in eating disorder, shows that eat- way to self-medicate the stresses tections of our First Amendment our values.” All of a sudden, views the United States have struggled ing disorders become more prev- of college life. And if we aren’t rights are as strong as ever, and yet that don’t adhere to the ACLU’s with an eating disorder at some alent as people reach college. But careful, our language can fuel something has changed — many values may no longer be worth point in their lifetime, totaling to why is this? these maladaptive coping mech- of us seem to have abandoned the protecting? It seems like the great- at least 30 million Americans fac- College brings a lot of chang- anisms. principle of free speech. est defender of free speech no lon- ing such life threatening issues. es to a young person’s life. The Perhaps nothing represents ger believes in free speech. Interestingly, a 2011 study by the workload increases and overall the degradation of our freedom of See EATING DISORDER, p. 8 speech better than the American See FREE SPEECH, p. 8 Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 05

@dailycampuslife Prison systems and COVID-19: What’s the connection? by Emma Gehr provides the opportunity to STAFF WRITER highlight a fellow’s project and [email protected] research goals, featured Melanie Cook County Jail in Chica- Newport, an assistant professor go, one of the largest prisons of history at the UConn Hartford in the country, became widely campus. known and reported on during In Newport’s forthcoming the COVID-19 pandemic due book, tentatively titled “This Is to the high number of positive My Jail,” under contract with COVID-19 cases among inmates. the University of Pennsylvania During the early days of the Press Politics and Culture in COVID-19 pandemic, The New Modern American series, she York Times reported that Cook explores the COVID-19 crisis County Jail was the nation’s larg- within Cook County Jail from a est known source of COVID-19 historical lens by taking a deep- infection. This sparked protest er look at the history of prison (Above) Speakers Melanie and social unrest over the fail- life and the struggles inmates Newport, assistant profes- ures of the jail to protect and sor of history at UConn’s Hartford campus, and Nicole prioritize the health and safety “One in every five Breault, a fifth year doctoral of their inmates. candidate in the UConn De- The outbreak began towards state and federal partment of History, discuss- ing the connection between the end of March 2020 when prisoners in the COVID-19 and prison systems. two inmates tested positive. This eventually led to over 350 United States has (Right) A slide from the UConn Fellow’s Talk on Wednesday, inmates and staff members be- tested positive for March 3, 2021. coming infected over just two weeks. During the outbreak, a COVID-19” PHOTO COURTESY OF AUTHOR picture went viral that showed a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE jail window in which an inmate held up a sign reading “HELP. MARSHALL PROJECT WE.MATTER.” According to data collected by the Associated Press and The face. Her research for the book is primarily focused on how in- Marshall Project, a nonprofit pandemic has once again shed opportunities that they will have incarcerated individuals face carcerated people resisted and online journalism news organi- light on the lack of concern that access to once they are released. once they are released. Others contested the transformation of zation focused on criminal jus- many prison systems have for “People are having a real- include health-related issues, American jails. tice, one in every five state and their inmates. Since the 1960s, ly hard time getting work and trouble finding housing and “They constructed a place for federal prisoners in the United mass incarceration has been a keeping work after they’re let many more. themselves within a postwar lib- States has tested positive for growing concern and can be at- out of jail,” Newport said. The COVID-19 pandemic has eral state that was oriented to- COVID-19. These statistics show tributed to factors such as tough- Newport talked about how once again revealed the injus- ward their exclusion,” Newport that prisoners are often forgot- on-crime policies, controversial many prisoners who do tell their tices within the United States said. “Prisoners shaped a new ten and that proper health and police practices and racist laws bosses about their criminal re- prison system. Unfortunately, expectation in the 1950s that jails safety measures are frequently that disproportionately impris- cord do not end up getting hired. many prisoners have contracted were obligated to expand prison- not taken to prevent the spread on people of color at higher rates If they do not initially disclose COVID-19 and steps will have er’s rights.” of the virus. than white people. their criminal history, and it is to be taken to ensure that the Prisoner’s rights have been a The University of Connecticut Once someone has been im- eventually found out, then they health and well-being of incar- highly contested topic through- Humanities’ latest installment of prisoned, it can significantly will most likely be fired. This is cerated individuals are priori- out the years, and the COVID-19 the Fellow’s Talk series, which impact the future career and life just one of many injustices that tized. ISSS Coffee Hour: The Hijab Experience

“At fi rst it was just for reli- cloak but allows for the face to show. gious purposes but as the climate Lastly, there is the dupatta, a long changed, more Islamophobia in- scarf draped across the head and creasing and everything, it started shoulder. Haroon said you can tell a becoming something ... every day lot about where a person is from based you put on and you remember ... on the hijab that they are wearing. this is the reason why you chose Ilhan Omar, a congressional repre- this religion,” Shaikh said. “You sentative, was the fi rst woman to wear need to be proud of it, this is your a hijab in Congress according to In- identity and you can’t let other ternational Huskies member Sharon people discriminate against you Spaulding, who presented on famous for your identity.” Muslim women who wear hijabs. Ba- Nadine Boudissa, an advisor at touly Camara was a UConn Women’s ISSS, said the inspiration behind basketball alumni who was Muslim this event came from World Hi- and wore a hijab (although not when jab Day, created by Nazma Khan. she was playing). World Hijab Day is an annual “With the whole hijabi community, movement that invites those who one reason why I love wearing hijabs don’t wear hijabs to wear them for is because you don’t even have to be one day in order to understand friends with a hijabi,” Shaikh said. “If the meaning of the hijab. Boudis- you see somebody that wears a hijab The International Student and Scholar Service’s Coffee Talk discusses the Muslim culture and eliminating sa said she has coordinated this you get so, so excited, at least I do. But Islamophobia. PHOTO PROVIDED BY AUTHOR event at several universities in ... on campus, I know I saw two people Connecticut to raise awareness and I didn’t even know them I went about the experiences of those up to them and was like, “As-salamu by Amy Chen “Mainly people wear it to that once she made the decision who wear hijabs. alaykum,” which is like “Hello” in Ar- STAFF WRITER demonstrate their submission to to wear a hijab she will stand out According to Haroon, hijabs abic, and you don’t even have to know [email protected] God and as a constant reminder among other students. Chowd- come in all sorts of styles in di er- them. You just smile and wave and ... of their faith, especially women hury said it is important to disre- ent parts of the world. The niqab you get that sense that you now have Hijabs are not just headscarves, now wear hijabs as a symbol of gard naysayers and be confi dent. is a veil covering the face, except this connection. You wear a hijab, I but symbols of conduct and be- their identity,” Haroon said. “A In the face of discrimination, for the eyes, and is paired with wear a hijab, it doesn’t even matter havior for Muslim women accord- women’s decision to wear a hijab Saleh and Shaikh said that the hi- a loose black garment covering what our story is and it’s an imme- ing to a virtual event titled “In- must be their own. It’s defi nitely jab gives them the strength to be down to the feet. A burka is a veil diate connection, which I absolutely ternational Student and Scholars something we see a lot where peo- kind and truthful. They mention that covers the entire body and love.” Services Co ee Hour: The Hijab ple say you just do it because other friends who are not necessarily face but with thinner fabric for Experience.” Muslim women people make you. In the religion Muslim have always been sup- the eyes. The chador is a full-length wear hijabs any time they are in that’s not how it’s supposed to be. portive of them and make them the presence of men outside their Your faith is very personal to you proud to wear hijabs. immediate family, according to and something from the heart. A Saleh said not only did her re- the presentation. person’s decision to wear it is their ligion play a role in her decision to The event was sponsored by In- own.” wear a hijab, but growing up her ternational Student and Scholar Panelists Khadija Shaikh, Zena mother, who wore hijabs, served as Services and hosted by Sana Ha- Saleh and Faiza Chowdhury said a role model for Saleh. roon, a coordinator for Salaam, an growing up while wearing hijabs Chowdhury said wearing hijabs on-campus organization focused was not always easy. From middle gives her courage not only in the on eliminating Islamophobia by school to college, panelists said world today but also while pursu- fostering an understanding of the they were discriminated against ing her major in the STEM fi eld. Muslim world through events and and ridiculed for wearing hijabs. Shaikh said wearing a hijab at times discussions. Shaikh said her parents told her helps her to destress and feel safer. 06 Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com Life Your guide to the 2021 USG elections

USG Election Coverage Then there’s Mason Holland online presence through emails president of Pi Sigma Alpha, which was passed by USG. Diaz and Ethan Wrestler, a duo whose and social media. They claim, Frank’s platform includes sup- also worked on the implemen- by Ian Ward goals are “building a campus “We receive nearly daily emails porting the mental health of stu- tation of having the Anti-Black STAFF WRITER where every student feels safe to from the UConn Bookstore, but dents, clean energy and smart Racism course be a graduation [email protected] be themselves and is empowered are largely kept in the dark over spending. requirement. The University of Connecticut to demonstrate compassion for the actions of our own govern- Then there’s Maggie Khuu, Then there’s Christopher Ber- Student Government elections one another, even in disagree- ment.” the sole person running for the gen, the unopposed candidate close today, and unless you’re ment and strife,” according to Other positions that will be UConn Foundation Student Di- for comptroller. As a former someone who follows school pol- their USG profile. Hollan was on this year’s ballot include sen- rector. Khuu is currently the vice senator of the School of Engi- itics closely, this upcoming elec- previously the president of UCo- ators from the School of Engi- president of the Graduate Stu- neering, Bergen wants to take tion may seem daunting. With nn’s branch of the NAACP along neering, the College of Liberal dent Senate at UConn, and some the nearly $3,400 in student ac- this guide, you’ll be able to find with being a member of the UCo- Arts and Sciences and the School of her goals if elected as presi- tivities fees and evenly budget it out who is running for what of- nn Collaborative Organizing of Business. dent are to make sure student amongst the 700 clubs on cam- fice, how to vote and more. Public Education and Outreach When it comes to the board of voices are heard and to promote pus. He also claims that only $90 For the office of president and Chair. trustees’s race, this is an uncon- inclusivity and accountability on out of the $3,400 budget is put vice president, there are multi- Finally, there’s Nicholas Xe- tested race lead by Noah Frank. campus. towards clubs and activities on ple candidates running. The first nophontos and Abigail Moran, Formerly the director of USG’s Another candidate running campus. pair of candidates is Christine both formally tutors, and both External Affairs Committee and unopposed is Brittany Diaz for Polls started on Tuesday and Jorquerra and Noel Mitchell. have no prior experience with USG Chief Diversity Officer. will close today at noon. Stu- Best known for their involve- USG. However, Xenophontos She is currently the president of dents can log into UConntact ment with the Justice Now Ini- and Moran say they want UConn Collaborative Organizing and vote for whoever they like in tiative and the Cultural Appre- USG to have a bigger and wrote the Mental Care Act each of the categories. In order ciation Series, Jorquerra and to be eligible to vote, you must Mitchell hope to fight racial in- be a fee-paying student. justice, address food insecurity and combat inequalities made by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Students shouldn’t feel like they have to prioritize an exam STORRS USG BALLOT or going to class instead of deal- USG President and VP Polls started on ing with their mental health at that moment,” said Jorquera Tuesday and will close  Mason Holland & Ethan Werstler during the presidential debate  Nicholas Xenophontos & Abigail Moran when speaking about her plat-  Christine Jorquera & Noel Mitchell today at noon. Students form. Undergraduate Student Trustee can log into UConntact

 Noah Frank and vote for whoever they like in each of the categories. In order to be eligible to vote, you must be a fee-paying VOTE student.

(From top to bottom on the right) Presidential candidates Mason Holland, Nicholas Xenophontos and Christine Jorquera discuss their platforms at the USG debate.

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Masks for Mothers: Mask design competition for nonprofit organization

by Brandon Barzola the competition say the mask can sion is to help UConn and its sur- ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR be designed digitally or manually, rounding communities through [email protected] but it must incorporate purple - service-based projects. The organi- The University of Connecticut the color associated with March of zation was active from 2014 to 2017, Circle K International is holding a Dimes - in some way. In addition, but was later deactivated when mask design competition for any- all entry fees of fi ve dollars will be there was no one to fi ll in e-board one who wishes to get involved. All donated to March of Dimes. Once positions. By spring 2019, the orga- proceeds will be donated to March all submissions have been received, nization was reactivated with new of Dimes, a nonprofi t organization anyone who took part in the com- members. that provides better care to improve petition as well as UConn CKI’s “Little by little, the organization the health of mothers and newborn e-board can vote for the winning is learning more about its origins babies. design. and meeting all other CKI clubs “The money that we raise for “Currently, we are not sure what in the New England region,” Patel March of Dimes can be used by will happen with the winning mask said. “Every year we meet two times them for more research and other - we might either sell the mask itself a year, where all organizations in programs, like providing proper and have the proceeds go toward New England come together in treatments to prevent premature March of Dimes, or we will give the New Hampshire most of the time.” birth, birth defects and infant mor- winner a gift card, because selling Patel also mentioned that there tality,” UConn CKI President Payal the mask will depend on how many is an event where CKI clubs from Patel said. “March of Dimes wants people actually decide to buy it,” across the world gather together. to provide every parent with the Patel, a sixth-semester computer Previously, the event was held in right guide for a healthier baby. science major, said. Orlando, Florida, but this year it is That’s why we think that March of Patel said that the group has being held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dimes is an important charity.” previously worked with March More information about UConn According to Patel, UConn CKI of Dimes. Before the COVID-19 CKI and its mask design competi- is partnering with Key Clubs from pandemic, UConn CKI traveled to tion can be found @uconn.cki on di erent high schools around Con- Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Instagram. necticut, so submissions will be Connecticut to volunteer and assist from the UConn community and March of Dimes at an event. these other Key Clubs. Submissions UConn CKI is a service-based will be accepted until March 15 student organization that is a part through a Google form, but if more of Kiwanis International, a ser- people express interest, the dead- vice club found all over the world. line may be extended. The rules for According to Patel, the club’s mis- Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 07 Life Netflix’s “Moxie” dives into high school THIRSTY THURSDAYS sexism with Amy Poehler WHEN YOU GIVE A COLLEGE by Jordana Castelli STAFF WRITER STUDENT A PANCAKE [email protected] by Daily Campus Life I expected “Moxie” to be cheesy easy watch that’s important for for fear of becoming a victim of [email protected] … and it was, but it was also in- the moral and societal lessons sexual assault. “Moxie” turned spirational. Netflix’s newest hit it hopes to teach. While the film the tables and instead of telling Breakfast for dinner has been Are you feeling less cottage starring Amy Poehler deep dives doesn’t come off as a political women what not to do, the film a widespread and accepted phe- core and more fancy? Maybe into a 16-year-old’s anonymous one, most of its content is. Gen- specifically honed in on improv- nomenon for years. Whitney you should try a Pélerin instead! mission to end sexism and double der-based equality is something ing male behavior and calling Dining Hall has even historically Pélerin is made of one and a half standards at her own high school. that should be a norm, which is out injustices. served it for Late Night! So why ounces of brandy (distilled wine Vivian (Hadley Robinson) is a exactly what this film is attempt- If you’re looking for amazing is it commonplace to consume - very classy), three-fourths of shy teenage girl who originally ing to portray. It upholds the val- acting that will leave your jaw a pancake doused in maple syr- a teaspoon of St. Elizabeth all- wants nothing to do with conflict ues that females are more than on the ground, this film might up deep into the night, but not a spice dram (which is apparently or social life. After seeing Lucy sexual objects. They shouldn’t not be your favorite (but that drink doused in the same sticky a rum-based allspice liqueur), a (Alycia Pascual-Pena) get mis- be told what to wear and they’re doesn’t mean the message isn’t substance? I propose a revolu- healthy squeeze of lemon, three- treated by the school’s football more than a number on a rank important). Poehler is always tion in breakfast drinks. Forget fourths of an ounce of maple syr- captain, Mitchell Wilson (Pat- list. Towards the end of the mov- a fun watch, but I found some the mimosa. Forget the Bloody up, a dash of bitters and ice. Like rick Schwarzenegger), Vivian ie, the audience also witnesses of the other actors and actress- Mary — especially since it tastes the maple sour recipe, all you decides she’s had enough. Her Black Lives Matter topics com- es a bit cringey. It’s almost as truly terrible. Now is the time for have to do is shake and combine mom’s rebellious past combined ing into play, when a student at if they were trying too hard, change. Now is the time for ma- to drink. with her feminist values spark the school stands up and begins which made it seem a bit obvi- ple syrup cocktails! a light in Vivian that can’t be talking about race-based hair- ous. Nonetheless, the movie was Maple syrup operates in a Maple syrup operates tamed. She anonymously begins styles. a fun watch for a chill morning, very similar way to agave or Moxie, a group that’s devoted to I believe that part of why I was where expectations weren’t too simple syrup in a drink. It is in a very similar way ending the sexist tendencies that able to enjoy this film is because high or too low. It’s a feel-good pure sugar that won’t collect on to agave or simple take place in her environment of its relatability. As a wom- type of movie that makes you the bottom of a cocktail. It takes every day. Together with a few an living in a male-dominated want to run out your front door away the bite from the worst of syrup in a drink. It friends, Vivian begins a school- world, I know what it feels like and go protest what you believe liquors. And, it goes well with is pure sugar that wide movement that garners to be told to “cover up” or change is wrong in this world. It shows most forms of alcohol. So, what attention and popularity. The out of a tank-top. The sad reali- the audience that change can be kind of cocktails can you make won’t collect on the audience sees her thrive while ty is that most young girls have achieved with the power of num- with it? bottom of a cocktail. fighting for what’s right, but been told this in various set- bers, and that as long as every- Cookie + Kate’s cinnamon ma- It takes away the bite also struggle when the pressures tings, whether that be school, one does their part, we all have ple whiskey sour is to die for. It’s of social injustice become too work or even at home. We grow the power to change the world. also one of the simplest maple from the worst of heavy. up being told to carry pepper syrup cocktail recipes available. liquors. And, it goes This Netflix film is a fun and spray or to not drink too much Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Kate recommends using three ta- blespoons of bourbon, two table- well with most forms spoons of lemon juice, three ta- blespoons of maple syrup and a of alcohol. pinch of cinnamon. All you have to do is shake these ingredients up in a mason jar with some ice, In general, this drink may be and your drink is ready to go. We more inaccessible for college stu- at Thirsty Thursdays beg you to dents due to its desire for pricey please get a nicer bourbon than alcoholic components. But it is we did. Jim Beam, as we said last truly as delicious as it is preten- semester, is devastating to the tious. Hollieats: Sweet showings to soothe taste buds. Last, but not least, a drink of That being said, this cocktail my own creation. Consume if you was a revelation regarding our dare: a splash of maple syrup, a the stressors of the semester most hated form of liquor. The quarter cup of frozen berries and maple syrup helped to sweet- a tall glass of white wine. Com- en it, while the lemon juice bine together to make pancake by Hollianne Lao Carl makes for Scarlett Johansson’s I’ve been watching since its debut – worked to take the bite off the wine. Yes, no one on the internet LIFE EDITOR character became viral itself, inspir- similarly o ers short episodes that [email protected] bitter flavor. Honestly, we love seems interested in writing a reci- ing a “Binging with Babish” recre- manage to pack in high-quality con- pancakes at The Daily Campus, pe for this concoction. But, I hope ation. tent. Hosts Steven Lim and Andrew but we would highly suggest you enjoy it as much as I do. As the University of Connecticut 2009’s “Julie and Julia” follows Ilnycky and cameraman Adam Bi- saving your syrup for a drink Until next time, happy Thirsty nears the end of week seven of the more in the dramedy style of “The anchi have infectious chemistry, and like this instead. Thursday! semester and continues through the Hundred Foot Journey,” combin- they similarly approach the places thick of midterm exams, essays and ing the lives of chef Julia Child and they feature with an appreciation projects that March brings forth, New Yorker Julie Powell, who blogs for getting to know the background you may feel as if you don’t have about her challenge to cook all 524 behind the dish: the culture, the enough time to dedicate to meals, recipes in Child’s famous cookbook thoughts of the chef, the ingredients rest and enwjoyments. However, in a year. It’s not the most exciting and of course the taste. that is all the more reason to keep movie, but it o ers a quaint, provin- And there’s a whole slew of cooking up with such daily necessities – no cial comparison of the lives of two and baking competition shows out class or job is worth your mental and women separated by years – and of there. “The Great British Bake-O ” is physical health. course, o ers fair focus on the deli- my favorite. However, I certainly had If you feel you don’t necessarily cious food. my “Chopped,” “Beat Bobby Flay” have the time or energy to cook, but And how could I not mention Pix- and “Cutthroat Kitchen” phases, and still want the comfort of food, queue ar favorite “Ratatouille”? You prob- for good reason. They’re addictingly up these shows and movies for a ably know all about this beloved, easy to watch, with just 30-minute taste of inspiration, relaxation and quirky classic and its magical meth- episodes that you can watch in any good ol’ food lust. Excuse the food od of making all the food look delec- order. “Masterchef” and “Iron Chef” puns in advance. table. I’m not sure which scene I like require a bit more commitment, but most: Remy and Linguini making allow you to root for a chef throughout Fresh fi lms omelets together, Remy crackling a season. “The Final Table” is a global the loaf of bread or the creation of competition that ups the stakes and I don’t hear it talked about of- the titular ratatouille dish. adds some fresh meat to the cooking ten, but my family and I really en- competition catalog. “The Big Fami- joy “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” Delicious docuseries ly Cooking Showdown” is a bit more a comedy-drama about an Indian lowkey than its baking counterpart family moving to southern France In my opinion, Netfl ix reigns su- (GBBO), but o ers the same charming and opening a restaurant right preme in this category. Docuseries fun with some amateur cluelessness across from an upscale, Michelin not only allow you to appreciate the thrown in. star-awarded French restaurant. Al- aesthetic appeal of food itself – the I’m not saying you need to carve out beit a bit cheesy or preachy at times, closest you can get to experiencing an hour and a half in your schedule the 2014 fi lm o ers a combination of the food without eating it – but you to bake a loaf of banana bread every inspiration – from protagonist Has- also get to appreciate the story be- week, as you may have done in the san’s progression as a chef, comfort hind it: the culture, the people cook- midst of quarantine. (But also, if you in the familial and romantic rela- ing it, the ingredients, the communi- enjoy doing it, I fully support such an tionships, introspection about the ty. “Salt Fat Acid Heat” does a great endeavor and request at least one slice immigrant and cultural narratives job of capturing this sentiment also to be sent to me. For testing purposes.) and an almost-ASMR-like portrayal expressed in Samin Nosrat’s book You can – and should – always make (Above) The final product of Cookie of the food and cooking. It’s not the of the same title. For a longer and time every day to ensure you are eat- + Kate’s cinnamon most groundbreaking movie out more expansive series on various ing what keeps you fueled along with maple whiskey sour cuisines, I highly recommend “The what you actually enjoy, to give your- recipe in a chilled there, but it’s a safe and cozy choice. mason jar. If you want a food-focused movie Chef’s Table.” Other great choices self a mental break from the stress of that throws some more spice into depending on your mood are “Street school and studying and to (safely) PHOTO BY REBECCA MAHER, Food,” “Somebody Feed Phil,” “Taco check in with others – whether it be ASSOCIATE LIFE EDITOR/THE its setting and scenes, “Chef” (also DAILY CAMPUS released in 2014) follows Jon Fa- Chronicles” and “Eater’s Guide to through a call or going downstairs to vreau’s talented, but frustrated chef the World.” watch some TV with your parents. So character, Carl Casper, as he charts maybe you’re cramming for an essay out his own culinary path. After a Tasty TV due at midnight, and you still haven’t viral confrontation with a food crit- deciphered what you’re writing about. ic, Carl opens a Cuban-inspired food Want to be taken to Flavortown That doesn’t mean you should skip truck with a fellow sous chef, rein- with just a push of a button on your out on dinner! You can sacrifi ce 15 vigorating his love of food, regaining remote? Queue up the classic “Din- minutes to heat up some leftovers or self-confi dence in his abilities and ers, Drive-Ins, and Dives” with Guy pick up some takeout. Need more of restoring his personal relationships Fieri for quick bites of some of the a brain break? Whipping up a recipe that deteriorated in the midst of his most outrageous, but delicious-look- in half an hour allows you to engage professional career. The sheer ap- ing food across the country. “Antho- yourself in a di erent way than just preciation for the food and culture ny Bourdain: Parts Unknown” is staring at a screen. Unless it’s to watch shine through in this fun fi lm, and another classic and features the fa- one of these culinary choices. the shots of food will be sure to make mous, ground-breaking late chef as your mouth water. The pasta that well. Buzzfeed’s “Worth It” – which 08 Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com Opinion StudyBreak

Photo of the Day | Dorm demo

The outside and entryway of the UConn Bookstore is set up to welcome prospective admitted students on March 3, 2021. In-person tours began on Monday for the first time since the university closure last year. PHOTO BY JULIE SPILLANE, GRAB PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY CAMPUS Free speech is necessary for progress

ions. There is some merit to this view FREE SPEECH, cont. from p. 4 — there are, and always will be, certain The ACLU is just one institution, extreme and inciting points of view but the abandonment of its past values that deserve our scrutiny. The problem embodies a shift occurring throughout arises when we try to cancel people the country. In Silicon Valley, compa- even when their views are fairly com- nies like Google carry the notion that mon. Doing so hinders meaningful dis- dissent is a punishable offense. Across course that could lead to progress and college campuses, dissent is either further divides our country. People (virtually) non-existent or not tolerat- have begun to censor politicians with ed. When speaker Milo Yiannopoulos the support of millions, fire people for arrived at the campus of UC Berke- political tweets and describe entire po- ley, the university historically associ- litical ideologies as “racist.” Even if we ated with the free speech movement, know that they’re wrong, we should COMIC BY ALISIA GRUENDEL, STAFF ARTIST/THE DAILY CAMPUS students rioted. They set fires, threw recognize that people are capable of rocks and destroyed property. Their making mistakes and therefore be reasoning? Yiannopoulos promotes vi- charitable with them. We shouldn’t try Crossword olence and mob mentality. Apparent- to destroy them — instead we should ly Yiannopoulos’ racism and passion try to convince them otherwise. for violence is so dangerous, that he If we are ever to get back to the val- must be responded to with violence. ues we once cherished, we must be- The people leading our country are no gin on an individual level. We need better. During the 2020 presidential to stop contributing towards the per- election, Vice President Kamala Har- vasive influence of cancel culture. On ris came to the conclusion that former the contrary, we should take a stand President Donald Trump, her politi- against it. We must stop labeling and cal opponent, should be banned from dismissing anyone who disagrees with Twitter. Not too long ago, Twitter did mainstream ideas as racist and sexist. ban Donald Trump. But nobody op- Instead, look at disagreement as an op- poses free speech more than Bill Nye. portunity. Use it to challenge yourself The self-proclaimed “science guy” pos- and those around you. Most impor- sesses such a blatant disregard for free tantly, use it to pursue knowledge and speech that he’s open to jailing peo- truth. A law represents the collective ple who disagree with him on climate beliefs of a people. If we don’t actually change. believe in the principle behind the law, Some may argue that society ought to it’s only a matter of time before the law hold people responsible for their opin- disappears. The accidental normalization of eating disorders

EATING DISORDER, cont. from p. 4 big deal to you, there’s no guarantee that the friend listening to you has never genuinely This perfect storm of new environmental struggled with an eating disorder before. It’s fears and pressures contributes to an overar- impossible to know what everyone has been ching normalization of eating disorders in col- through. Therefore, it’s better to avoid acci- lege. Without realizing it, college students can dentally putting someone in an unhealthy end up making unhealthy relationships with place with mindless comments. However, I’m food the norm in many ways. This includes not arguing against using humor as a coping making jokes about avoiding the “freshman mechanism. The issue begins when humor 15,” deciding not to eat because of the outfit becomes a way to perpetuate the problem in- you’re wearing or because you’ll get drunk stead of getting help. quicker on an empty stomach and making This normalization of eating disorders in others feel bad for not working out. Even sim- college has a couple of easy solutions. Sim- ply prioritizing getting work done over eating, ple practices like educating yourself on the to the point where your first meal other than different types of eating disorders, avoiding an iced coffee is at 8 p.m., is representative of destructive language and holding others ac- said normalization. And while these behav- countable for their use of damaging language iors are extremely common on a college cam- can all help promote a more positive relation- pus, they are also incredibly harmful overall. ship with food. In general, being more mind- At the risk of sounding like a buzzkill, ful of the impact behind your words can go a these seemingly small things add up very long way. And if you find yourself or a friend quickly. While a short joke about not eating in struggling, know there are resources avail- favor of “looking skinny” may not seem like a able to you. Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 09 Sports Let athletes use their platform for what they want PLATFORM, cont. from p. 10 with them. They do so knowing that they may lose fans or follow- Athletes are people, not com- ers. But they do so because they modities. They are not just per- feel it’s the right thing for them to formers on a field or court for our do. That takes courage. entertainment. They are real peo- The last response people ple with real thoughts, real opin- should have to that courage is ions and real fears. At least in the trying to cut them down and NBA, the majority of players are tell them their opinion doesn’t also Black, so things that happen matter because they’re “just an in the Black community affect athlete” and they need to “stick them personally. If they want to to sports.” Even if you disagree speak up about those issues like with what they’re doing, you James has been doing for the past should at least try to understand few years, they should absolutely why they’re doing it. People will be able to without people coming never agree on everything, but after them for “getting into poli- hopefully we can at least get to tics.” Here’s a thought: maybe if the point where we agree that politicians actually did their job athletes standing up for what of serving the community prop- they believe in is their right and erly, athletes wouldn’t have to get nobody should put them down involved. But that’s not the case. for doing so. I want to be clear that I don’t Athletes, especially star ones feel it’s an athlete’s responsibility like James and Ibrahimovic, have to get involved with off-the-field a huge platform in our society. issues. Many athletes choose to How they decide to use that plat- stick to sports and not get in- form is completely up to them. volved with more polarizing top- If Ibrahimovic wants to just be ics, and that’s completely fine. an athlete, no problem. If James That’s their choice, and nobody wants to toe the line between should be coming after them for being an athlete and an activist, not being outspoken. But when that’s fine too. Neither is right or an athlete does decide to venture wrong. As with everything in life, into other issues, he or she should these decisions have consequenc- not be told not to. When they de- es. But at the end of the day, it’s cide to speak up about things their platform and their decision Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) takes a shot against Portland Trail Blazers forward Carme- they believe in, they do so know- how to use it. Nobody else should lo Anthony (00) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Los Angeles. James ing that everyone doesn’t agree be getting involved. has been one of the most outspoken athletes on social injustice. PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL/AP James Harden leads Nets past Rockets in Houston return

Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden (13) prepares to start prior to the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Houston.

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK MULLIGAN/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP

HOUSTON (AP) — James Donovan Mitchell had 33 The Raptors played without NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zach Harden had a triple-double with points, eight rebounds and six MAVERICKS 87, THUNDER Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, LaVine capped a 36-point per- 29 points, 10 rebounds and 14 as- assists in the NBA-leading Jazz’s 78 OG Anunoby, Malachi Flynn and formance with a driving layup sists in the first meeting with his second straight loss. Mitchell Patrick McCaw because of the and four free throws during the former Houston teammates and was ejected with 30.8 seconds DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Por- NBA’s health and safety proto- final minute, and Chicago held the Brooklyn Nets won 132-114 left in overtime after picking up zingis had 19 points and 13 re- cols. Coach Nick Nurse and most off New Orleans. on Wednesday night to hand the his second technical. He got his bounds with European sidekick of his staff also were held out. Coby White scored 25 points Rockets their 13th straight loss. first with 57.5 seconds remaining Luka Doncic sidelined by a back The game was originally for the Bulls. They led by many The Nets set a franchise record in the extra period after arguing issue going into his second All- scheduled for Tuesday night, but as 19 and were still up 18 in the with their seventh straight road a foul call. Star appearance, and Dallas beat postponed because of the Rap- fourth quarter before the Peli- victory and have won 10 of their Oklahoma City. tors’ COVID outbreak. cans’ late surge pulled them as last 11 overall. PACERS 114, CAVALIERS 111 Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 close as 117-113 on Jaxson Hayes It’s the longest skid for the points, Josh Richardson added HAWKS 115, MAGIC 112 alley-oop dunk as he was fouled Rockets, who had just eight play- CLEVELAND (AP) — T.J. Mc- 16 and Dallas cruised most of the with 1:49 left. ers available because of injuries, Connell set an NBA record with second half without the NBA’s ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trae Zion Williamson led the Peli- since they dropped 15 in a row in nine steals in the first half and sixth-leading scorer. Young scored 32 points and hit cans with 28 points. 2001. They’ve had a tough time had his second career triple-dou- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the go-ahead free throws with since Harden was traded Jan. 14 ble with 16 points, 13 assists and scored 15 points for Oklahoma eight seconds remaining as At- HORNETS 135, TIMBER- and haven’t won since Feb. 4. a franchise-best 10 steals, leading City. lanta Hawks rallied from 19 WOLVES 102 John Wall had a season-high 36 Indiana past Cavaliers. down in the second half to beat points for Houston, and Victor McConnell was one off the NBA PISTONS 129, RAPTORS 105 Orlando. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Terry Oladipo also set his season high record of 11 steals set San An- Atlanta made 9 of 13 on Rozier scored 31 points, Gordon with 33. tonio’s Larry Kenon on Dec. 26, TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Wayne 3-pointers in the fourth quarter Hayward added 23 and Charlotte 1976, at Kansas City, and matched Ellington scored 25 points and and 21 of 45 in the game to com- headed into the All-Star break 76ERS 131, UTAH 123, OT by New Jersey’s Kendall Gill on Detroit beat virus-depleted To- plete their biggest comeback of with an easy victory over Min- April 3, 1999, against Miami. ronto to snap a three-game los- the season. nesota. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel McConnell was 8 of 8 from the ing streak. Atlanta improved to 2-0 under The Hornets have alternated Embiid had 40 points and 19 re- field in 36 minutes off the bench, Ellington was 8 of 11 from interim coach Nate McMillan wins and losses for the past 11 bounds and hit a tying 3-point- and Malcolm Brogdon scored 27 3-point range and the Pistons and won consecutive games for games, with the victory com- er late in regulation, and Tobias points to help Indiana snapped were 20 for 41 overall from long the first time in 5 1/2 weeks. Mc- ing after a loss Monday night at Harris scored 11 of his 22 points a four-game skid. The Pacers range. Detroit’s backup had 56 Millan took over Monday when Portland. in overtime to lead Philadelphia overcame a 19-point deficit in the points, with Rodney McGrud- Lloyd Pierce was fired. The Timberwolves have lost past Utah in a battle of division third quarter. er and Saben Lee each finishing Nikola Vucevic had 29 points nine in a row and 13 of 14. Minne- leaders. Collin Sexton had 32 points, 10 with 20. and nine rebounds for Orlando. sota is 0-5 since Chris Finch re- Ben Simmons added 17 points assists and three steals for Cleve- Norman Powell had 36 points placed Ryan Saunders as coach. for the Eastern Conference-lead- land. The Cavaliers had won four for Toronto, and Kyle Lowry BULLS 128, PELICANS 124 ing 76ers. in a row. added 21 points. 10 Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com Sports

Photo of the Day | Off the dome

Ahdan Tait (7) of the UConn men’s soccer team uses his head to get the ball past a Providence defender in Saturday’s game at Morrone Stadium. The Huskies were kept off the score- board in the 2-0 loss, moving their record to 1-1 in the 2021 season. PHOTO BY KEVIN LINDSTROM, PHOTO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS Roundtable: Biggest NBA All-Star snub by DC Sports Section be a game-changing player down the anything, but Damian Lillard should now. While this consideration could [email protected] Photo by Matt Slocum/AP stretch. Defi nitely an All-Star snub. be starting over Luka Doncic. Lillard, have gone to someone like Bam Ade- Cole Stefan who was ahead of Doncic in both the bayo, big-man play this year has been NBA All-Star weekend is just Campus Correspondent player and coach votes, was selected insane with players such as Joel Em- around the corner, and with it has Admittedly, this has been a trend as a reserve because Doncic slightly biid, Nikola Vucevic and Domantas come all the drama of opting out, over the last two seasons as Devin edged him out in the fan vote. Dame is Sabonis playing at a superstar level. whether or not to participate in the Booker got into the All-Star via an All- scoring more (29.6 points vs. 28.6) and Butler has rightfully earned his spot dunk or 3-point contest and who is Star’s injury both years. But for some- shooting better from 3-point range on the team and is the biggest snub in or is not considered an All-Star. This one who didn’t get in this year, the (38.0 percent vs 35.7 percent ) while my eyes. year in particular, though, it feels as clear answer is Trae Young. The dude his team’s record is much better (19-14, though multiple players having ca- is averaging 26.2 points per game and No. 6 in the West vs 17-16, No. 10 in the reer-best seasons were left o the fi nal has a shooting percentage of .372 from West). If you’re into analytics, Lillard list of starters and reserves in favor of beyond the arc. Not to mention, he’s also holds the superior 5.0 win shares someone else. In this week’s roundta- also third in the league in assists with versus Doncic’s 3.9. Oh, and the next ble, the DC Sports Section will be giv- 9.5 per game. I don’t understand it at best trailblazers in CJ McCollum and ing our takes for who the biggest snub all. Is this because Young plays the Jusuf Nurkic have both missed the was on this year’s All-Star roster. Let’s Atlanta Hawks, an underappreciat- majority of the season. Dame and get into it. ed team, and one that recently fi red Luka are both great, but Lillard is do- their head coach? People sometimes ing more with less on a better team. Ty Reeves forget that Young makes some of the He should be starting alongside Steph Campus Correspondent deepest 3-point shots in the league, Curry in the West backcourt. Collin Sexton has been slept on and there is barely anyone that lands since he was in high school, and this shots from that range — the next Evan Rodriguez year he has shown that he is an All- closest guy is Steph Curry. Young Campus Correspondent Star level player. Not only was he is an incredible team player who is I may be a bit biased in saying this left out of the All-Star game, he making the Hawks relevant even as a loyal Miami Heat fan, but I just was left o the snub list of the play- though they don’t appear to be in have to acknowledge how insane Jim- ers who were snubbed from the the playo picture. With those my Butler is playing right now. Even All-Star game. Sexton is averaging numbers, he should have though Butler was injured early in the a career high 23.8 points per game been a two-time All-Star season, he’s returned and led the Mi- while shooting 48.7 percent from this season. ami Heat back into playo contention the fi eld and 40 percent from three. where they rightfully belong. Shoot- Sexton has been the bright spot Ben Berg ing 44.2 percent and averaging a solid on a struggling Cavs team Sta Writer 20.1 points per game, Butler contin- and he has shown My only real complaint this ues to prove why he is one of the best his potential to year is more of a minor gripe than shooting guards in the game right Photo by Garett Fisbeck/AP DB’s Weekly Take: Athletes should use their platform for whatever they want, it’s theirs by Danny Barletta be athletes, politicians must be poli- SPORTS EDITOR ticians.” [email protected] Now, I’m not going to argue with Ibrahimovic about politics dividing In the past week, the topic of ath- the world and sports uniting it. I com- letes “sticking to sports” has been in pletely agree that’s true, and in a per- the headlines again. Only this time, it fect world, athletes would never have wasn’t a Fox News pundit starting the to get involved with political or social controversy — it was another athlete. issues. But we don’t live in a perfect Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibra- world, and since politicians are com- himovic went after LeBron James for pletely inept at addressing the issues using his superstar status to promote facing our country, I’m perfectly fi ne his politics, saying “Do what you’re with athletes picking up the slack and good at. Do the category you do … drawing attention to those issues. Stay out of [politics]. Just do what you James is one of the most well- do best because it doesn’t look good.” known athletes in the world today, James didn’t appreciate that, and so when he talks, people listen. If he he fi red back a couple of days later, wants to use that huge platform to saying “I will never shut up about bring awareness to the issues he sees things that are wrong … There’s no facing his community, such as racial way I will ever just stick to sports be- injustice and inequality, who are we cause I know with this platform, how to say he shouldn’t do that? I under- powerful my voice is.” stand that many people see sports as He also accused Ibrahimovic of a way to escape from the “real world” being a hypocrite, since he spoke and they don’t want to see athletes out against racism in Sweden just a like James giving lectures on injus- couple of years ago. However, Ibra- tice when they turn on SportsCenter. himovic doubled down on his take But you know what my message is to earlier this week, saying “Racism those people? Get over it or change and politics are two di erent things. the channel. We athletes unite the world, politics Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, shoots as Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric defends divides the world … Athletes must See PLATFORM, p. 9 during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Los Angeles. James has had to defend himself for getting involved in social issues. PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL/AP Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 11 Sports Women’s Soccer Preview: UConn takes on Providence in the Huskies’ first Big East conference matchup since  by Sebastian Garay-Ortega e ectively, and always makes sure to most of the praise, one aspect of the STAFF WRITER position herself in the right spots on team we cannot forget about is the [email protected] the fi eld. defense. Defenders Rachel Marchi- Forward Yamilee Eveillard brings a ni and Jacqueline Harnett serve as The UConn women’s soccer team veteran presence to a relatively young the heart of the backline and make gets set to travel to Anderson Stadium UConn squad. The senior serves as sure they are positioned correctly at to take on Providence on Thursday, the outlet, receiving the ball to feet all times. In addition, Kara Long is a March 4 at 3 p.m. The Huskies (2-0-0) before playing it to one of her team- nightmare for defenses and simply are coming o an impressive 2-0 vic- mates. Although this sounds simple, does not allow opposing attackers to tory over Northeastern, while the Fri- it is a crucial skill every striker needs get comfortable on the ball. Melina ars (2-0-0) will look to build o their in order to continue the free fl ow of Couzis is excellent in her defensive momentum after a 4-0 thrashing of possession. However, Eveillard isn’t role, but she can also be great at get- Bryant University two weeks ago. just built to be the outlet. She can also ting up the pitch and joining in the This is the fi rst conference match- make runs into space and take on the attack. up for either team this season, and fullbacks. Moreover, she times her Providence fi nds itself in a similar the fi rst time either side will face one runs in behind the defense perfectly position to UConn. The attack has of their Eastern Division rivals. In in order to get through on goal. been excellent, as they’ve managed to fact, UConn has not played a confer- Jessica Mazo plays in the heart of bag six goals in the two non-confer- ence matchup in the Big East since midfi eld, and can serve as an outlet ence matchups they’ve had this sea- they faced the St. John’s Red Storm in for the fullbacks looking to make their son. Furthermore, the defense has yet 2012. Despite the noteworthy return, next pass. Her ability to keep the ball to concede as well. head coach Margaret Rodriguez will moving is crucial to the team’s build- Friars head coach Sam Lopes has be more focused on getting her squad up play, and her ability to fi nd players multiple players he can rely on such ready for Thursday’s battle. However, in space is something very benefi cial as forward Meg Hughes, who has one she will be put at ease by the excellent for a team that looks to counter attack goal this season, and leads her team display in attack the team has had so the opposition. in assists with two. Moreover, he has far. Finally, forwards Jada Konte and a multitude of players who can fi nd Forward Kess Elmore has demon- Jaydah Bedoya are able to provide a the back of the net, with fi ve other for- strated how e ective she is at opening spark in the attack. Konte is great at wards having scored at least one goal up the pitch, as her excellent drib- making runs into space, and, like Ev- in either of their two games. bling skills allow her to beat defend- eillard, receives the ball with her back Overall, UConn’s leaders at the ers and play teammates into space. to the defender before fi nding the back in Manchini and Harnett will be Furthermore, Lucy Cappadona has next pass. On the other hand, Bedoya tasked with taming an attack which hit the ground running since her ar- uses her dribbling to quickly get past never lacks the motivation to score rival at Storrs; the freshman current- defenders, and can either fi nd her goals. Nevertheless, they will be sup- ly leads her team in goals scored with teammates in dangerous areas of the ported by an attack in Elmore, Eveil- Freshman Lucy Cappadona (4) of the UConn women’s soccer team puts two, with the most recent one coming fi eld or take shots that almost always lard, Konte and Bedoya, who will look a shot on goal against Northeastern on Sunday. UConn won the game from against Northeastern. Cappa- force a save out of the goalkeeper. to get a goal early to take the pressure 2-0, and Cappadona scored the second goal. PHOTO BY ERIC WANG, ASSOCIATE dona is able to move the ball forward Whereas the attack usually gets o their defense. VIDEO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS MBB: Huskies pull out big road win at Seton Hall MBB, cont. from p. 12 wiched between taking over the job, and now in year 3, going up in With this win, the Huskies weight and having a chance to go clinched the No. 3 seed in the Big potentially 11-6 if we win on Sat- East tournament, but it also all but urday. We recruited the right guys, guaranteed their spot in the NCAA we’ve developed them, we’ve built Tournament. UConn didn’t make a culture. The players that we’ve March Madness during the 2015- inherited have helped us build that 16 season, and hasn’t really come culture.” close for a couple of years. After Wednesday’s game, UConn “We even talked about it as a is No. 25 in the KenPom rankings. sta , looking where we were that The Huskies have one more March/April that we came in, be- game left in the regular season ing I think a 179 or 180 KenPom,” where they will host Georgetown. Hurley said. “You look at the di er- After that, it’s on to trying for a Big UConn guard Jalen Gaffney (0) drives to the basket for a dunk against Seton Hall during the second half at ent programs that we were sand- East tournament championship. Prudential Center in Newark on Wednesday. UConn picked up a big 69-58 win. PHOTO BY VINCENT CARCHIETTA/USA TODAY Women’s Lacrosse: Huskies take on Albany, UMass Huskies fall to Northeastern in Hockey East semis

WHOC, cont. from p. 12 stood, and kept the puck out of the net. Chan was instrumental in keep- It felt as if UConn were barely ing the game scoreless in the open- holding on, but with six minutes ing ten minutes of the period, as left in the second period, defender she kept out everything that came Emily Reid received the ball on the her way. Despite the blitzkrieg on right side of the ice and played it in UConn’s goal, got opportunities on the path of forward Coryn Tormala, the attack; Savannah Bouzide went who proceeded to smash it into the coast-to-coast and nearly snuck it net and tie it up at one for the Hus- past Northeastern goaltender Aerin kies. Frankel. Furthermore, Viki Hark- Northeastern bombarded the ness’ shot in the fi fth minute was UConn goal in the opening six min- millimeters away from fi nding the utes of the third period, and Chan top of the net, smashing against once again stood tall and did every- the crossbar and keeping the game thing in her power to keep North- scoreless. eastern from taking the lead. UConn Sydney Watson (11) of the UConn women’s lacrosse team runs with the ball in a 19-3 win over New Hamp- The bench for UConn was also was able to get out of this spell and shire on Sunday. Watson scored five goals in the win. PHOTO BY ERIC WANG, ASOCIATE VIDEO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS able to have a positive impact in shift the pressure onto the Bosto- the attack. Forward Amy Landry nian squad. Reid was able to get a by Jonathan Synott 10 points on the season, with Kyla leader in points (nine), goals (five) nearly found the back of the net o shot o that nearly snuck past Fran- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT Zapolski (one of two leading scor- and assists (four). In last year’s a rebound, and defender Morgan kel, and several UConn players tried [email protected] ers) having nine goals and zero as- bout, she assisted four goals, Wabick was able to test the goalten- but failed to score from behind the sists. This is a well-rounded team three of which were to last year’s der and take a shot on net, which net, with Frankel able to get on top After a very successful week with a large group of quality scor- leading scorer Stephanie Croak. was saved. Even though the puck of the puck. that saw the team jump out to a ers on offense. The Huskies are led by points was not going in, Northeastern most While UConn was the one creat- 2-1 start and outscore their oppo- One statistic of note is Alba- leader Lia Laprise (six goals, sev- defi nitely began to feel the pressure. ing chances throughout the third nents 37-8, the UConn women’s la- ny’s lack of free position goals. en assists) and scoring leader Syd- Despite the positive fi rst half, period, one simple give-and-go by crosse team has a more daunting They’ve only scored six FP goals ney Watson (11 goals, one assist). UConn su ered a monumental gut Northeastern took Peterson out of task ahead of them. This includes this season, while allowing 17 to The Huskies have a lot of scoring punch a minute before its conclu- position, giving way to Aurard who their first Big East matchup since opponents. If UConn should find depth, with eight players on the sion when forward Chloe Aurard scored her second goal of the night their departure from the confer- themselves in a close situation, roster with at least three goals on found fellow forward Alina Muel- to put Northeastern up 2-1. ence in 2013. The Huskies face they should try to take advantage the year. With a plethora of op- ler, who was right in front of Chan. This time, UConn was not able the Albany Great Danes (2-1) on of this. tions on this team, they should Mueller made contact with the puck to get back into the match, which Thursday and the UMass Minute- UMass has been solid in its first be in for another exciting week of and just got it past the Husky goal- meant Northeastern would advance women (1-1) on Sunday, both at few games, making quick work action. tender to make it 1-0 Northeastern. to the championship game. Despite Morrone Stadium. of Boston University, then falling In UConn’s sole loss to Hofst- Chan was instrumental in keep- the loss, head coach Chris MacK- The Great Danes have had some to No. 11 Boston College Tuesday. ra, the team only assisted three ing UConn in the match after con- enzie is most certainly proud of his successes early on this season, This should be a very interesting of their 11 goals, and had a well ceding, as she made heroic e orts squad for the fearlessness they had with back-to-back home victo- matchup on Sunday, since UCo- below average .367 shot percent- to keep the puck out of the net. against the No. 1 seed in the confer- ries against St. Bonaventure and nn is 0-9 for their last nine games age. If the Huskies hope to do well However, those heroic e orts also ence. Colgate. Their sole loss so far this against UMass. Every game in this week and end their winning existed on the other side of the ice, The Hockey East Championship year has come at the hands of then each of the last four years has been drought to UMass, they should as Frankel also made some excep- game is on Saturday, March 6 at 7 No. 13 Boston College. very competitive though, with last try to continue to move the ball tional saves to keep Northeastern p.m., and Northeastern’s next oppo- No one player has been over- year’s score being 14-18. more and take better shot oppor- in the lead. One of these saves came nent will be the winner of the other powering for Albany, with four The Minutewomen are led by tunities like they have since that when Landry was in the clear, with semifi nal between Maine and Prov- different players earning at least Haley Connaughton, the team’s game. only the goaltender to beat; Frankel idence. Thursday, March 4, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 12

Men’s Basketball: Sanogo and Huskies crash Pirates’ senior night by Jorge Eckardt an 8-0 run to close the half. STAFF WRITER “I thought we responded great,” [email protected] Hurley said. “We knew they would start quick. They really About 10 months ago, the Hus- punched us in the mouth, but we kies got a commitment from Ad- were able to stabilize.” ama Sanogo, who was leaning to- The run continued into the sec- wards Seton Hall before UConn ond half, with UConn scoring six head coach Dan Hurley and his more unanswered points before staff flipped him. Seton Hall finally managed to sink Now, Sanogo is playing a key a shot just over two minutes in. It role in clinching the No. 3 seed was pretty much all UConn from in the Big East Tournament for there on out, with the lead grow- the Huskies on Seton Hall’s court ing as big as 13. Seton Hall made with a 69-58 victory. it somewhat interesting, pulling “Obviously Adama was phe- within seven points with a minute nomenal. For a freshman, in this left in the half, but never really got spot, to show up like that,” Hurley within striking distance. said. UConn played well towards the The freshman, who went to end of the first half but the second school in Seton Hall’s backyard, half was really where they won seemed like he could do pret- the game, outscoring the Pirates ty much whatever he wanted 42-32. The Huskies got a really Wednesday night against the Pi- good half from Cole, who scored rates. Sanogo finished the game nine points on 4-of-5 shooting, with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including the team’s only made nine rebounds, two blocks, one three of the half. The junior point steal and only one turnover. guard finished the game with 14 The craziest part of Sanogo’s UConn forward Isaiah Whaley (5) dunks the ball as the Huskies Bench reacts during the second half against points, his twelfth game in a row performance? He didn’t even have the Seton Hall Pirates at Prudential Center in Newark. Whaley led the team with 17 points, and UConn won in double-digits. the best game out of UConn’s big the game 69-58. PHOTO BY VINCENT CARCHIETTA/USA TODAY Bouknight had an alright game, men. That title goes to senior Isa- of the game,” Hurley said. “Just credibly rough start to the game, the big man pretty much single- and while he was by no means iah Whaley. making things so hard for [Se- not scoring for over three min- handedly keeping the Huskies at his sharpest — shooting only Whaley finished the game with ton Hall’s senior forward Sandro utes until R.J. Cole hit a pair of close in the first minutes. 4-for-13 from the field — a 7-for-8 a team-high 17 points on 8-of-14 Mamukelashvili], making him technical free throws. It was an- UConn started chipping away at day at the charity stripe still got shooting, an offensive explosion earn those numbers, and then other minute until Sanogo made the lead, with the deficit yoyoing him to 16 points on the day. for anyone, but even more so for obviously 17-and-10 with that de- the first field goal of the game for between one and seven points for Even Tyrese Martin, who didn’t him. The lockdown defender and fense.” UConn, and after Seton Hall hit a much of the first half. With sec- score a single point, was produc- premier shot-blocker also had a Mamukelashvili finished with quick three on the ensuing pos- onds remaining, Whaley cleaned tive in other ways, pulling down great game on the boards, pulling a game-high 20 points, but did so session, the Huskies found them- up a James Bouknight blocked six boards and leading the team down 10 rebounds, five of which on just 7-of-20 shooting, missing selves in a quick 13-4 hole. shot and put UConn up one going with two steals. offensive, and blocking a pair of nearly twice as many shots as he It took nearly eight minutes of into the break. Whaley’s bucket, shots. made. game time for UConn to get its along with a pair of triples from See MBB, p. 11 “Isaiah was obviously MVP The Huskies got out to an in- first non-Sanogo field goal, with Cole and Bouknight, capped off Women’s Hockey Recap: Huskies Men’s Soccer Recap: UConn’s offense stalls in second fall valiantly to Northeastern in straight loss to St. John’s the Hockey East semifinals

Robert Lapert (23) of the UConn men’s soccer team lines up a kick against Providence last Saturday. UConn lost the game 2-0 to move to 1-1 on the season. PHOTO BY KEVIN LINDSTROM, PHOTO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS by Ben Berg nn’s goalkeeper Jahmali White for STAFF WRITER the game’s fi rst score. In the second [email protected] half, Herbert collected his second assist of the game as Tani Oluwaseyi It’s been a strange week for the Uni- gave St. John’s a two-goal lead they versity of Connecticut’s men’s soccer would not relinquish. program. After losing to Providence The UConn o ense had an evening in UConn’s fi rst Big East game in to forget. The Huskies managed only In this Feb. 14, 2020 file photo, Savannah Bouzide (17) of the UConn women’s hockey team fights for the puck over eight years, the team announced six shot attempts throughout the against Merrimack. On Wednesday, the Huskies lost to Northeastern in the Hockey East semifinals. PHOTO BY Monday, March 1 that longtime head contest, and their fi rst shot on goal KEVIN LINDSTROM, PHOTO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS coach Ray Reid would be taking an didn’t come until the 86:57 mark of by Sebastian Garay-Ortega the No. 2 seed Boston College 5-1 in their largest margin of victory in the indefi nite leave of absence for per- the match. As a result, UConn was STAFF WRITER the quarterfi nals, it felt very unlike- regular season was a 12-0 thrashing sonal reasons. With associate coach shut out in back-to-back games for [email protected] ly that such an occurrence would oc- of Holy Cross. Mike Miller taking over as the team’s the fi rst time since the fall of 2018. cur again, especially against the No. UConn knew the reality of the interim head coach, the Huskies (1-2, Sophomore forward Moussa Wade The UConn women’s hockey team 1 seed Northeastern Huskies. situation: they would have to play 0-2 Big East) traveled to New York to was also given a red card midway fell to Northeastern 2-1 in the Hock- Northeastern went into the con- a perfect game in order to win and face the St. John’s Red Storm (3-1, 1-1 through the fi rst half. ey East Championship semifi nals. test as confi dent as ever. The Bosto- advance to the fi nals. Head coach Big East). The result was a 2-0 loss On the other end, the Huskies al- The Huskies (9-10-1, 8-9-1 Hockey nian Huskies had not lost in three Chris MacKenzie lined up Tia Chan for the Huskies, who have not scored lowed 12 shot attempts, nine of which East) valiantly bowed out of the months and three days, and fi nished as the goaltender, while defenders since the fi rst game of the season. were on goal. The lone bright spot for tournament, while Northeastern the regular season with an 18-1-1 (18- Claire Peterson and Camryn Wong Wednesday night’s game began UConn was that their keeper, White, (19-1-1, 17-1-1 Hockey East) will move 1-1 Hockey East) record. Not only made up the backline; fi nally, for- conservatively as both teams played had a strong outing, turning away on to the championship game. were they ranked No. 1 in their con- wards Viki Harkness, Natalie Sno- within their structure, waiting for the seven of the nine shots he faced. The reality was the Huskies of ference, but Northeastern also sat at dgrass, and Jada Habisch made up other team to blink fi rst. The strategy UConn, likely looking to turn the Connecticut were the underdogs in No. 1 in the NCAA women’s hockey the attacking trio. ultimately paid o for the Red Storm, page, will return to Storrs to take on this contest; while the Huskies, who rankings. If that is not enough to as Jared Juleau took a pass from An- the Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday, See WHOC, p. 11 are a No. 7 seed, were able to upset convince you of how good they are, thony Herbert and sent it past UCo- March 6 at 2 p.m. Eastern.

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