Connecticut Will Now Issue Fines for Social Distancing Violations

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COVID-19 Tracker Current 72 163 4 CONFIRMED CASES AT Residential Cumulative Commuter Staff Cases UCONN STORRS Cases as of 7:32p.m. on Sept. 23 66 Residential Cases Cases Connecticut will now issue fines for social distancing violations by Amanda Kilyk Those who attend the afore- STAFF WRITER mentioned gatherings will be [email protected] met with a $250 fine, the order said. Last Tuesday, Connecticut While the University of Con- Gov. Ned Lamont issued an ex- necticut will be enforcing these ecutive order to issue fines for new regulations as needed, Uni- those who attend or host larger versity spokesperson Stephanie gatherings than the state has al- Reitz said UConn students have lowed, or those who do not wear overall been happy to comply masks in public places, accord- with social distancing and mask- ing to Executive Order No. 9B. wearing regulations on campus. The executive order autho- “People in the UConn commu- rizes local and district health di- nity have been overwhelmingly rectors, as well as police officers compliant with wearing masks, and public safety departments establishing physical distance of universities, to issue fines for between themselves and oth- violations specified in the execu- ers, and the other steps needed tive order. This executive order to help safeguard their health,” comes as Connecticut’s latest Reitz said. “Even in cases when legislation created in order to a person may not be wearing a slow the spread of the coronavi- mask in a public place, they’ve rus (COVID-19) pandemic. quickly put it on when asked by A fine of $100 will be issued to others.” those who are found guilty of not Based on students’ over- maintaining social distancing whelming adherence to social or not wearing a mask in pub- distancing guidelines, Reitz lic places where masks are re- said the University has not had quired, the executive order said. any serious issues or violations Those found violating the ex- thus far. ecutive order by hosting gather- “While of course the uni- ings larger than what is legally versity will enforce the Gover- specified by the Department nor’s executive order if needed, of Economic and Community there’s been a cooperative team Development’s rules Rules for spirit here to having a healthy Gatherings and Venues will be campus and we haven’t needed to take punitive measures,” Re- charged with a hefty $500 fine, A sign lets students know to wear masks around campus. PHOTO BY ERIN KNAPP, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY according to the order. itz said. CAMPUS

UConn alum first Hispanic-American woman appointed to top army roll by Alison Cross nation leads to more repre- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT sentation for the Latinx com- [email protected] munity. “Michele Pearce encom- The first Hispanic-Amer- passes the essence of Puerto ican woman nominated to Rican strength, resilience, serve as the top lawyer for the and determination. One of my Army is a University of Con- biggest hopes with her nomi- necticut graduate. nation is for the future gen- President Donald Trump eration of the Latinx diaspora nominated Michele Pearce to to see themselves represented the position of General Coun- in her,” Pérez said. “Seeing sel of the Army. After partici- Michele represent the Latinx pating hearings by the Senate Community, and specifically, Committee on Armed Servic- the Puerto Rican community, es, Pearce now waits for the brings me hope for a better Senate to vote on and approve future — one where the Unit- her nomination. ed States government repre- The daughter of a Puerto sents the diverse population Rican mother and a father that continues to grow within who served as a chief petty Michelle Pearce’s LinkedIn shows that she graduated from UConn. Pearce is now the first Hispan- the country.” ic-American woman nominated to serve as top lawyer for the Army. PHOTO COURTESY OF LINKEDIN officer in the Navy, Pearce said in an article by the Army News Service that she wanted to join the armed forces, but her parents also pushed her to pursue law. Pearce earned her law degree from the UCo- nn School of Law in 1996, according to her LinkedIn profile. After graduation, Pearce joined the Air Force. She served until 2009 as a judge advocate. Pearce also worked as counsel to the House Com- mittee on Armed Services, a Senior Defense Policy Ad- visor to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Associate and Deputy General Counsel to the Department of Defense. In January, Pearce became Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Army. Paulina Maranges Pérez, a seventh-semester student with an individualized major in development and genetics, is the president of UConn’s Puerto Rican Student Asso- In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo armed soldiers stand guard in the motorcade for President Donald Trump speaks during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. During his election campaign four years ago, Trump vowed ciation (PuRSA). Pérez said to bring all troops home from “endless wars.” In recent months he’s only increased the pressure, working to fulfill his campaign that she hopes Pearce’s nomi- promise and get forces home before Election Day. PHOTO BY ALEX BRANDON/AP

For more... dailycampus.com The_DailyCampus The_DailyCampus The Daily Campus Tweet of the Day Phillipa Soo DEBATE | PAGE 4 VIRTUAL VIGIL | PAGE 5 MAYA MOORE | PAGE 12 @Phillipasoo What to look for going into the A virtual vigil for justice, peace A feature on former UConn I am devastated. first presidential debate and action basketball player Maya Moore #BreonnaTaylor was not given the justice she deserved. 02 Thursday, September 24, 2020 • DailyCampus.com News Memes, News and Everything In-between: The rise of @uconnmemery by Rachel Philipson “As a student myself, I re- students directly messaging reason I am able to do what I that brings the UConn commu- STAFF WRITER alized it was getting increas- information. do. I try to keep my DMs very nity together through laughs [email protected] ingly difficult to sift through “Sometimes finding informa- open, responsive and friendly and information.” In the midst of a pandemic, no all the information and stay tion takes some digging, and for anyone that needs a plat- The admin said that, as a one could have predicted that a properly informed,” they said. other times students are able to form or has something insight- whole, people have been thank- student-run, unaffiliated Uni- “I figured this would be a great provide it to me since some peo- ful to share.” ful to see news being featured versity of Connecticut Instagram chance to help other Huskies ple know things that I do not, The admin said they think on the Instagram page. They meme page would be the spot for because of my already estab- and it is very helpful when they @uconnmemery has become have received messages from breaking news and community lished follower base and abil- share,” the admin said. “I al- a helpful platform for UConn students saying that the news bonding. Now, @uconnmemery ity to inform people a large ways try to ask for proof, but if students for news because content might insight panic, has over 10,000 followers and amount of people quickly.” the student cannot provide any, they are not limited “by bu- but they believe that “being in- wants to support all UConn stu- At first, the @uconnmem- I make sure to put a disclaimer reaucratic delays or wording.” formed is more important than dents the best they can. ery admin said they posted that it may not be true, but stu- Despite their speed, they said anything.” They try to eliminate The @uconnmemery admin, whatever news-based content dent submitted news is actu- they actively work towards not panic by maintaining their re- who wished to be anonymous they wanted. Since their fol- ally more accurate than I would spreading false rumors, prop- search methods, disclaimers for this article, said they started lowing has expanded, they try have originally thought.” erly researching and making and corrections. the page in Nov. 2019 purely for to limit speculative informa- @uconnmemery said that any and all corrections, if need- “I have received so many funny UConn meme content. tion and put out disclaimers student direct messages to the ed, as soon as possible. thank yous from people telling When the pandemic started, when necessary. The admin account help keep the page run- Although the admin believes me how much they use my page they started to post COVID-19 said they use a variety of meaning. that UConn has had moderate to stay informed and find out in- related news to help inform fel- sures to cultivate their con- “It is incredibly helpful when success with communicating to formation they would not have low students. Currently, the tent, ranging from research- students send me information its undergraduate population, been able to find otherwise,” news to memes ratio is about ing websites, emailing certain or news to report,” the admin they said that students turn to they said. “Initially, I noticed half and half, depending on the departments, reading the said. “I cannot thank them @uconnmemery because of its this especially from incoming news day. UConn subreddit and having enough because they are a big organization. freshmen, who were the most “In my opinion, UConn is not lost out of all of us.” doing a terrible job communi- The @uconnmemery admin cating, but it has definitely not said that they would have nev- been the best,” the admin said. er predicted that the account “Having countless different would reach almost 11,000 fol- departments also makes com- lowers in under a year. They munication more difficult and said they are happy that people confusing, especially with how are enjoying the content. much there is to tell. I wish the “I am not sure where this ac- UConn community did not need count will go in the future, but me as a source, but since I have I am really excited to see what it decided to use my platform to can do,” the admin said. help and inform people, I am go- The @uconnmemery admin ing to do it the best I can.” said their followers are one of In addition to memes and the reasons why the page can news, the admin said they also stay active. They advised that use the page to bring students anyone who has information, together, whether it be hosting questions or news can reach out questions and answers sessions by directly messaging the Insta- via their stories or organizing a gram page. roommate finder for freshmen “I just want to say thank you before move-in. They believe to all my followers that support that their wide nature of con- me and keep me going,” the ad- tent has led to positive feedback min said. “It means the world! from fans. Some people refer to me as this “The amount of public sup- ‘all-knowing Radio Rebel’ like port people have shown for the persona, which I appreciate and page is so amazing and heart- makes me laugh, but at the end The instagram homepage for @uconnmemery’s features UConn-related comedic content. The warming,” they said. “I am so of the day, I am a student just page also aims to keep students up to date with any important COVID-19-related info on cam- happy I am able to be the one like you.” pus. SCREENSHOT OF UCONNMEMEERY

President Trump to nominate Supreme Court judge Saturday by Caroline LeCour Barrett has served on the U.S. the Senate is willing to push a CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT Court of Appeals for the Seventh president’s nominee (Judge Mer- [email protected] Circuit since November 2017 rick Garland) through in an elec- and works as a professor at the tion year when they share the President Donald Trump an- University of Notre Dame Law same political affiliation,” Barrett nounced Tuesday that he will School. said in the interview. propose a new Supreme Court Many speculate Trump’s in- Biden has commented on the nominee this Saturday after the centive to nominate Barrett stems situation and also referred back recent death of Supreme Court from Barrett’s well-known Chris- to appointing Garland back in Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. tian-centered conservative views, 2016, arguing that, “having made Trump has claimed that the a value Trump leaned on to win this their standard when it served reason why he is rushing to find the 2016 presidential election. their interest, they cannot, just a new member for the Supreme A video of Barrett from a 2016 four years later, change course Court is to ensure the validity of interview with CBS News resur- when it doesn’t serve their ends.” mail-in ballots after the election faced this week, which shows her “The last thing we need is to this November. commenting on the rush in the add a constitutional crisis that Out of a handful of specula- decision of the then-President plunges us deeper into the abyss tions on who Trump could ap- Barack Obama to confirm a new — deeper into the darkness,” said point, Judge Amy Coney Bar- judge after Justice Scalia’s pass- Biden, calling Trump’s and Mitch rett has emerged as Trump’s top ing. McConnell’s efforts an “exercise Judge Amy Coney Barrett has emerged as Trump’s top pick for pick. “It shouldn’t be a surprise that in raw political power.” the Supreme Court vacancy. PHOTO BY RACHELMALEHORN/AP

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“Harassment, Catcalling: A common occurrence for students on campus” by Isabella Warren CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT [email protected]

Students at the University of Connecticut are sharing their stories of sexual harassment and catcalling while on campus and in downtown Storrs, an area popular for shopping and services just off campus. Mikayla Williams, a first- semester geoscience student, recalled an incident a few weeks ago that happened to her when she was walking with her friends around 8 p.m. in Storrs Center. A car of young, college- aged men slowed down and neared the group of freshmen girls, harassing them with jeers and catcalls. “They said ‘Nice outfits la- dies!’ and rolled down all their windows,” Williams said. Visitors of Storrs Center have been reportedly experiencing an increased amount of catcalling , especially during the evening and “When we ignored them, they night. PHOTO BY ERIC WANG, ASSOCIATE VIDEO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS asked if we spoke English and shouted ‘Como estás?’” in a ra- troduction to campus life, with you have a boyfriend?” to “I communication about sexual seek help from authorities,” cially charged reference to the some getting catcalled three wish I could see more of your fat assault and harassment,” said says Cyncere Preston, a Rain- girls’ ethnicities. times a week since the first day a**.” Rikki Dzineku, a fifth-semester bow Center employee and thir- This issue is not a new phe- of the quarantine period as they Sevay noted these comments biology major and sister in AXO. teenth-semester psychological nomenon, according to female walk UConn streets trying to fa- as “scary, especially if you’re “It isn’t talked about as much, sciences student. upperclassmen. miliarize themselves with cam- alone.” but many men are discouraged “The new updates to Title IX Jenna Racca, a thirteenth- pus. Quarantined students are from sharing their experiences make reporting sexual assault semester elementary education Reilly Stefiel, a first-semester currently mandated to walk of harassment and that needs to and harassment more difficult. student, shared a traumatic mo- environmental science and biol- to Buckley for their meals. For change.” We don’t have to report most ment from her freshman year ogy student, said the catcalling those living on the northern Abby Interrante, an Alpha things, allowing harassment when she was catcalled while occurrences happen routinely, side of campus, this often means Chi sister and fifth-semester and traumatic experiences to trying to deal with a sensitive but it does not make it any less walking down the majority of molecular and cell biology ma- continue. problem. degrading. Storrs Road into the Storrs Cen- jor noted that AXO has its Walk “New restrictions allow “I was dealing with a per- “I regularly get catcalled on ter area, where many of these a Mile event for domestic abuse abusers into reporting envi- sonal issue and called my mom campus. It’s not a positive ex- catcalling incidents occur. and sexual assault awareness in ronments,” explained Mikayla in tears,” Racca said. “As I cried perience,” Stefiel said. “I don’t Some on-campus organi- pursuit of discussing “a sadly Dawkins, a Rainbow Center to her on the phone, a car full of often feel physically unsafe, but zations have sought to bring common experience that needs employee and fifth-semester boys shouted at me in their car.” it’s not great for my perception awareness to and rectify these to be addressed.” public health student. Racca acknowledged that of myself as a person.” issues so that all students feel Other students have ex- Students, mostly women, sexual harassment is never the Smita Rajan, a first-semester safer walking on campus and in pressed concerns over the way from a variety of graduation fault of the victim or their cloth- biology student, recalled an nearby areas. UConn handles sexual harass- years, backgrounds and majors ing, yet she had felt especially experience when intoxicated The women of Alpha Chi ment claims, including two stu- shared a common concern for violated because she was not ex- men yelled sexual comments at Omega, for example, focus on dents who work at the Rainbow their safety and comfort while pecting catcalling while dressed her while she walked back to philanthropy supporting vic- Center and spoke with The Dai- on campus. in leggings and a sweatshirt. her dorm at night. Saige Sevay, tims of domestic violence, sex- ly Campus. Bianca Nicefarl, a first-se- “It was nothing I did,” Racca another first-semester biol- ual assault and sexual harass- “I feel like the university mester biology student, was said. “It was their insistence on ogy student, got harassed while ment. One member of Alpha doesn’t do as much as they dismayed after getting cat- dominant behavior and the ob- walking past the student union Chi believes that the solution should in terms of helping and called on campus but said that jectification of women.” around dusk. to catcalling on campus is open supporting victims of harass- she was hopeful that “aware- Many freshmen have been Reported comments have dialogue. ment, because people who have ness spreads and things can experiencing a very negative in- ranged from “Sup shawty, do “Men and women need open experienced it do not want to change.”

UConn adjusts operation of dining Connecticut to facilities to better fit student usage help tourism sites; by Thomas Alvarez STAFF WRITER provides loan to [email protected] The University of Connecticut has temporarily closed the Chem aquarium Cafe, Wilbur Cross Cafes and The Bistro. They’ve also adjusted the Preston, Conn. (AP) — The with the theaters later in the hours for One Plate, Two Plate and state of Connecticut is pro- week, she said. Earth, Wok & Fire and opened viding a $7 million loan to the It’s questionable whether Gelfenbien Grab & Go. Mystic Aquarium, a nonprofit the state will be issuing grants Dennis Pierce, executive direc- that’s been hit hard financially to struggling attractions. tor of dining services, said these after being forced to close for Under the $31.5 million deal decisions were made in response almost four months because of with the aquarium, the popu- to data they had gathered through- the pandemic. lar venue raised more than out the semester. He noted that the Gov. Ned Lamont, a Demo- $10 million from private do- numbers they are currently seeing crat, said the multi-pronged nors and renegotiated loans, are different from the numbers arrangement with the aquari- eliminating $14.5 million in from the beginning of the semes- um is part an ongoing effort to long-term debt, according to ter. Earth, Wok & Fire lowers its gate to close for the day. Several try and help the state’s impor- state officials. The $7 million university dining locations are closing and others, like Earth, state loan will ultimately be “Everything, prior to this, is Wok & Fire are adjusting hours to better match student needs. tant tourism industry, includ- very lucid, and it’s flexible and PHOTO BY WESLEY NYAMBI, GRAPH PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY CAMPUS ing nonprofit and commercial replaced with private capital evolving,” Pierce said. “We went businesses. after the aquarium recovers through that window of quaran- ing with numbers quite different ing at a different location. He said “We’re coming up with from the pandemic. The state tine, so that was one thing, then we from their initial assumptions. that they tried to be cognizant of some state programs that get will have two seats on the or- went through that break between “We found out that, in real- their workers’ already existing them through until we’re in an ganization’s board. the end of quarantine and Labor ity, we didn’t need the retail op- schedules. economy that’s a lot stronger Home to 5,000 animals, the Day. Classes are now in session erations to the degree that we did, “Our goal, when we did that, is for everybody,” said Lamont, aquarium had an annual at- and people are more engaged.” which meant that … we had excess to have the least amount of impact following a tour of Holmberg tendance of 800,000 people According to Pierce, dining ser- staff and the retail areas were not on the individual,” Pierce said. Orchards in nearby Gales Fer- and employed about 250 full- vices began their plan for the fall as much,” Pierce said. “In other words, if a person had a ry. He did not elaborate. time workers before the coro- semester in the spring. He said Because of this, Pierce said that schedule, our goal was to be able State lawmakers from east- navirus hit the state. It was that this is part of why they need the Chem Cafe and Wilbur Cross to maintain their schedule but in a ern Connecticut, who had closed to the public on March to change their plans as they adapt Cafe will be temporarily closed. different area.” urged Lamont back in May to 17 and reopened on July 1. It to the current information. Additionally, both One Plate, Two In addition to the closures and help the aquarium, have sug- continues to operate, however, “We started this whole thing Plate and Earth, Wok & Fire will hour reductions, Pierce said that gested that a pool of $20 mil- at 50% capacity. back in the spring. We didn’t be closed on weekends. Gelfenbien Grab & Go will now lion in state money is needed State officials hope the know what would happen. We “The third thing is the business be open every day for students to to help tourism as well as arts unique arrangement will put didn’t know our numbers,” Pierce at the two kiosks, that’s One Plate, use. The menu is not fully expan- and culture attractions. They the aquarium on a solid finan- said. “We were working with Two Plate and EWOK [Earth, sive, but rather, he said it will be a noted in a letter to Lamont that cial footing for years to come. numbers in the seven thousand Wok & Fire] … We had them open middle ground between full meals the region’s tourism cluster, Lamont noted that “every situ- and eight thousand students on on weekends, and we’re doing ab- and the more traditional Grab & which also includes the Mys- ation is different” and the state campus; that’s far from where we solutely no business, so we took Go. tic Seaport Museum that was plans to find ways to “partner” are right now.” them offline for the weekends, “It’s not to be construed as a forced to lay off workers dur- with other nonprofit attrac- In addition to the issue of not but you still have the food court, full meal,” Pierce said. “It’ll have ing the pandemic, makes up tions that may need financial knowing the number of students it’s not like you don’t have any op- variety, it’ll have vegetarian, it’ll nearly 20% of the southeastern help. on campus, Pierce also said that tions,” Pierce said. have salads and all those kinds Connecticut economy and em- “Mystic Aquarium worked they weren’t certain how much Pierce assured that every em- of things, so it’s a cross between ploy nearly 30,000 people. diligently to raise an impres- use the retail areas would get. He ployee at these facilities was given a full meal and your traditional State Sen. Cathy Osten, D- sive amount of private dona- said that they are currently work- the opportunity to continue work- sandwich Grab & Gos.” Sprague, the co-chairman of tions from its board and other the General Assembly’s Ap- donors and to work with its propriations Committee, said banks on a global solution she and other lawmakers are in which the state was one of meeting Wednesday with rep- many partners,” Economic CLASSIFIEDS resentatives of small and large and Community Development theaters to gauge their finan- Commissioner David Lehman said in a written statement. Policy: Classifieds are non-refundable. Credit will be given if an error materially affects the meaning of cial needs. She predicted law- the ad and only for the first incorrect insertion. 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labeled “Editorial” are the official opinions of The Daily Campus. CARTOON BY CHAD JENNINGS/THE DAILY CAMPUS arson’s CCommentary by Carson Swick six topics that will be discussed how well he can present that his to tread lightly on this issue, as I nesses and (2) delay primary STAFF COLUMNIST on the stage. In preparation for positions will return the coun- don’t see what Trump will come and secondary students from [email protected] Tuesday’s debate, allow me to go try to normalcy, rather than just up with to defend the cries of hy- attending schools resembling through each of Wallace’s top- presenting himself as the alter- pocrisy against his party. the pre-COVID-19 world. In the last two weeks, Presi- ics and their implications for the native to Trump. COVID-19: The Economy: dent Donald Trump has received stage: The Supreme Court: Where to begin? The U.S. The Trump Administra- both a Nobel Peace Prize nomi- The Trump and Biden Re- The actions of Mitch McCon- death toll hit 200,000 this week. tion’s economic strides of the nation and a sudden opportunity cords: nell in 2016 have put the presi- Just how many of these deaths last three years are the main to lock up a conservative major- One man has spent 45 months dent in a pickle here. Trump can be attributed to the presi- reason that this election is go- ity on the Supreme Court. Such in the White House, while the should have no problem fulfilling dent will remain in question ing to be close. But this year’s events would ordinarily have other has spent 45 years govern- his constitutional obligation to for years to come. But one thing “September sell-off” could the incumbent flying high, but ing at the federal level. The wran- replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on is clear: Roughly two-thirds spell trouble for Trump. The Trump cannot overlook Demo- gling over “records” boils down the Court. However, Democrats of Americans disapprove of Nasdaq has plummeted 10% cratic challenger Joe Biden when to preference — do you prefer an and some moderate Republicans Trump’s handling of the pan- in the last three weeks, thanks they face off on the debate stage anti-establishment businessman have pointed out how bad it looks demic. Biden’s COVID-19 plan mostly to the losses of big tech Tuesday night in Cleveland. or a career Washington insider to break McConnell’s precedent calls for a national mask man- companies. What makes this That’s right — in exactly five running the country? Trump’s in the very next election cycle. date, an idea that has gained especially worrisome is that the days, Trump and Biden will fi- record has higher highs than But with Mitt Romney’s pledge traction in recent months. His markets have remained quite nally have the chance to directly Biden’s (economic and foreign to confirm Trump’s nominee ultimate success in this area stable during the COVID-19 confront one another for all of policy achievements), but much making this scenario likely, the depends on how confident he recession, with some even re- their countrymen and women to lower lows (handling of CO- pressure to explain the GOP’s can make the electorate that turning to their 2019 levels. see. This week, debate modera- VID-19). Biden’s success in this inconsistency falls on Trump at his more active restrictions will tor Chris Wallace unveiled the realm of discussion depends on the debate. Biden should be fine not (1) further stifle small busi- See DEBATE, p. 8 RapidRapid FireFire by Ashton Stansel party are viewed for decades to has been historically unpopu- STAFF COLUMNIST come. Did they sit by and watch lar throughout his presidential In the Opinion section, we usually try to work through [email protected] a president with absolutely no career. our convictions thoroughly and completely. It’s important capacity for intelligence or un- If the Senate goes through that our arguments are strong, decisive and well-founded. But Senate Republicans, we derstanding for other people with this and confirms a nomi- sometimes, we don’t need a deeper reason to believe in some- would all really rather not be pack the Supreme Court with nee that President Trump puts thing. Rapid Fire is for those beliefs that can be explained in in this position. I don’t want to anti-minority judges who dis- forward before the election, the just a sentence or two. No more explanation needed. have to beg four out of 53 people mantled decades of hard-won Democrats need to immediately in your delegation to find the legislation? Or did they actually pledge to do everything pos- humanity to admit that Don- wake up from their four-year sible to stack the court if Biden ald Trump appointing another walking comas, look around wins. Expanding to 11 justices IF THE UCONN MASCOT WAS NOT Supreme Court Justice will be and say, “F--k, he’s destroying would still leave the conserva- the end of our society as we our party.” tives as a majority but would be A HUSKY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? know it. You don’t want to have In 2016, with over 200 days a major step back towards bal- the American people swarm to go until the election, Mitch ance. Harry, Opinion Editor the polls to vote you out in two McConnell said, “Let’s let the And the majority on the Su- months because you hypocriti- American people decide. The preme Court is not just a title. The UConn Swing Trees, because we need a cally replaced one of the most Senate will appropriately revis- The Supreme Court holds lives memorial to UConn’s most magical (and sadly, beloved justices in history with it the matter when it considers in the balance when they de- deceased) location. six weeks to an election after the qualifications of the nomi- bate things like the Affordable your party refused to give Mer- nee the next president nomi- Care Act or DACA. People will Harrison, Associate Opinion Editor rick Garland so much as a hear- nates, whoever that might be.” die because of a conservatively ing. Now, with less than two stacked Court that does not It would be a cow - given the animal’s signifi- I have a proposition for you. months until what may be one accurately represent the will cance to UConn’s ice-cream industry and cul- Maybe, let’s just not? In six of the most divisive elections in of the people. The idea that 51 ture. weeks, if Donald Trump wins our history, McConnell is rush- Senate Republicans can know the election, you’ll have free li- ing to fill a seat seemingly out before a nominee has been Katherine, Contributor cense to appoint whatever anti- of terror that Donald Trump proposed that that person is minority judge he decides suits won’t win again. If he had any worthy of a seat on the highest Polar bear because it’s so freaking cold in his fancy, and really, nobody confidence in Trump, he would court in the country is insane. Storrs. will be able to protest because wait; this move will infuriate How long before we are simply Senate Democrats can’t well anyone who isn’t a conserva- voting Democrat or Republican Anika, Weekly Columnist filibuster for four years or act tive and risk losing votes in the on the ballot without any idea Maybe a squirrel or something. UConn squir- as though that wasn’t the will of coming election out of sheer of who it is we are giving power rels are different from the other squirrels I’ve the American people. hypocrisy. The only reason to to? seen — they’re fearless. And if he doesn’t, well, Trump attempt to force this vote now It is time for Republicans in has already promised that, “If I is because you are afraid that the Senate to realize that con- lose to him, I don’t know what the new president in November tinuing to mindlessly back Aastha, Contributor I’m gonna do. I will never speak will be Joe Biden. Donald Trump is not going to to you again.” So, that would The American people deserve save their party. If there is one It would be a llama because they are very solve that, too; Trump can’t to have their interests repre- legacy Trump will leave behind social pack animals that also happen to be kind. drag people through the mud sented in the Supreme Court. whenever his presidency ends, In a way they are very similar to huskies and on Twitter if he’s never speak- That means that they should it will be a story of how he sin- seem to exude the same energy as UConn stu- ing to his supporters ever again. not have to watch a third of the gle-handedly ruined the future dents. Republicans in the Senate court be far-right conservatives of a major political party. And have the chance to fundamen- who were added by a president no one seems willing to stop Sharon, Weekly Columnist tally shift the way they and their who lost the popular vote and him.

An ant, because they already have those giant (and strange) ant sculptures on the sides of buildings. Although if it was an ant, I don’t think we could still use the name Jonathan because Jonathan doesn’t really seem like a fitting name friend of RBG. President Donald Lamentations coming from for an ant. by Katherine Jimenez CONTRIBUTOR Trump then dismissed this claim the GOP after Ginsburgs pass- [email protected] as a hoax made up by Democrats to ing will not matter if they choose which Representative Adam Schiff to sit someone before the new Veronica, Staff Columnist Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying tweeted out, “Mr. President, this is president is elected. On Tues- Woodchucks! They’re always popping up all wish, to not be replaced until a new low. Even for you. No, I didn’t write day, Senator Ted Cruz blocked over campus, just like UConn students. Which president is installed, was shared Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish an amended resolution that begs the question: How much wood would a by her granddaughter Clara Spera to a nation she served so well, and honored RBG’s final wish. to NPR legal affairs correspon- spent her whole life making a more student chuck if a student could chuck wood? See REPUBLICANS, p. 8 dent Nina Totenberg, a longtime perfect union.” Thursday, September 24, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 05

@dailycampuslife Speak for change, act for peace

by Lesly Nerette ity? Through the grief, count- “The vigil is here brought us to a place where we and representative for various CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT less members and allies rose now need to recognize such ac- student athletes, said. “It starts [email protected] up in order to act for equity and to remind us tions and justice that needs to with a few people who are de- 2020 was the year in which peace. Now that the school year that the summer be worked on as we continue to manding to have their voices the world faced a terrible global has brought us closer together, protests and find peace within our community heard. We live in a society where pandemic: COVID-19. However, UConn is no different. as well as ourselves,” Guymara countless acts of social injustice for the Black community another On Wednesday, UConn’s Af- actions that have Manigat, a seventh-semester al- go without consequence espe- global issue became intertwined: rican American Cultural Center occurred have lied health sciences major and the cially when it comes to police racial injustice. Throughout the (AACC), as well as many other senior advisor of the AACC, said. brutality. It’s all unacceptable.” enigmatic months of this year, we organizations, came together brought us to In terms of change, what did As demoralizing as this pe- have seen countless members of to host a vigil in remembrance a place where the students and teachers who at- riod of time has been, change is the Black community die sense- of those within the Black com- we now need to tended this vigil have in mind? A more imminent than ever before. lessly: George Floyd, Breonna munity who we have lost due to few points that came across are as It begins with us, the students, Taylor, Ahmaud Aubrey; the the racial injustice that resides recognize such follows: mandatory classes that the Black community, the allies. list continues on. Each victim within society. In the event, we actions and justice speak on social and racial injus- We need to use our voices and was murdered unjustly, with had students, the president of tice, an increase in minority fac- our power to speak on those their family torn in the process. UConn and teachers alike host that needs to be ulty representation, an increase who have been left to suffer. In Being a Black man in America, a panel to speak against what has worked on as we in BIPOC mental health work- complete darkness we are all the living through this reprise has been happening in the world as ers, as well as absentee ballots same, yet we are not seen as such. been disheartening. The Black well as what UConn can do to continue to find in order to exercise the students' In order to live in a world where population, while not related, is accommodate and tend to the peace within our rights to vote. every individual is allowed to live vulnerable and left numb due to BIPOC community. community as well “A vigil of this nature had to as they are in their truth through the several injustices that affect “The vigil is here to remind happen,” Omar Gebril, a seventh- diversity, equity and inclusivity, our community. How much must us that the summer protests and as ourselves.” semester psychology and Arabic we need to speak on change and we suffer until we gain equal- actions that have occurred have GUYMARA MANIGAT and Islamic civilizations major act for peace.

Chloe X Halle keep it real in a conversation with SUBOG by Gladi Suero songs. changing lives, then that’s all CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT “We stand by having no for- you can really ask for,” Chloe [email protected] mula when it comes to creating said. “Having big accomplish- “There’s something about our music and being inspired,” ments are cool and all but that's The University of Connecti- Halle said. “We just love to live not why we do this.” a woman taking control of cut Student Union Board of in the moment and when we’re They ended the conversation her art, knowing what she Governors (SUBOG) hosted a hit with inspiration then we act by sharing lessons that they virtual conversation with R&B upon it but if we're not, then we have learned from being in the wants to say and no one duo Chloe X Halle last night in leave it alone.” music industry. which the singers talked about Halle said she gets inspired “You gotta keep pushing, really stopping her from the creative process behind their by venting sessions, good news, you gotta keep working on newest album and shared sis- sadness or inspiring words that your craft, persistence is key,” doing that.” terly advice with the audience. would make a good song title. Chloe said. “You have to believe CHLOE The sisters started off by talk- “It’s very fun to just be free in yourself because no one will ing about how their career went and just see what happens,” she believe in you until you believe from singing in talent shows said. in yourself first.” to being signed by Beyonce’s Halle said that though it was Lauren Lewis, the SUBOG record label to singing on the difficult to pick a favorite song concert chair and seventh-se- Grammy stage. from their newest album “Un- mester communications major, Chloe said that their turning godly Hour,” she really loved said that the online setting has point was when they uploaded “Lonely.” made it easier for SUBOG to a cover of Beyonce’s “Best Thing “Being in the midst of a pan- book more high-profile artists I Never Had.” demic and being at home and like Chloe X Halle. “We sang our hearts out,” she in quarantine, sometimes you “Although virtual events kind said. “It ended up on Worldstar, do have to realize that it’s okay of suck, in some capacity I think it went viral and we were like being alone, and learning les- they're really nice because it ‘Maybe we should keep doing sons, and being content with allows us to get artists that we this’ and then Beyonce saw us yourself and learning to love wouldn’t be able to typically get and then the rest is history.” yourself has been at the top of in a normal year,” Lewis said. They shed some light on nav- my to-do list,” Halle said. She said that she was inten- igating the music industry as Chloe agreed and said that tional about choosing the mod- young Black women and talked “Lonely” has captured her cur- erator, SUBOG Concert Board- about how it has been inspir- rent mood. member Jailen Booker, for this ing to work with fellow Black “One of my favorite lyrics event. women like Doja Cat and City in that is ‘Who are you when “She’s a Black woman, which Girls on the remix of their song no one’s watching?’” he said. I think is important when we “Do It.” “Because when all the glitz and have Black women speak with “It has been so exhilarating glam leaves and it’s just you, us just so they’re able to connect and inspiring,” Chloe said. “No are you happy with yourself, on that different level,” Lewis shade to the men but women are are you content, have you been said. killing it this year and I just feel doing everything you desired?” She also said that the decision like women are bringing some- The sisters got candid about to book Chloe X Halle for this thing new to the table. There’s their favorite moments of their conversation came from student something about a woman tak- careers and said that although surveys. ing control of her art, knowing awards and charts are great “We’re always trying to do what she wants to say and no accomplishments, the music is the best that we can for the one really stopping her from what really matters to them. students, always listen to the doing that.” “As long as you're creating students and to [see] what they The duo discussed the cre- the art that makes you happy want and hopefully you’ll see ative process behind the writ- and you know you’re touching more of SUBOG Concert this up- ing and producing of their own and inspiring people and it’s coming semester,” Lewis said. 06 Thursday, September 24, 2020 • DailyCampus.com Life

PHOTO BY PORT AND FIN AN ODE TO HUGO

When you study abroad, people tell you that your life will be changed forever. You’ll see ancient architecture and experience different cultures first-hand. You’ll climb mountains and travel anywhere a cheap flight can take you. You’ll enjoy unheard of culinary creations and take thousands of pictures. And while all of this was very much true for me, there was one thing I gained from my time abroad that was both unexpected and undermined the life changing qualities of every other activity I undertook: I drank a Hugo.

As a freshly 21-year-old person, partaking in my very first aperitif in Florence, Italy, I was unsure of what beverage to order at the bar. One of my companions, an advisor at the university I was studying at, suggested I order a Hugo. So what’s a Hugo? And why does that night in mid-January mean so much to me?

A Hugo, as presented to me in that bar, is a heavenly mixture of elderflower liqueur, prosecco, a virtual bouquet of mint, a couple slices of lime and a douse of soda water. It is by far the tastiest and most enjoyable cocktail I have ever had. It has since caused me to invest heavily in two bottles of St. Germaine and two bottles of St. Elder, which is both cheaper and has basically the same taste.

And while I fell deeply in love with this cocktail and pushed its magnifi- cent flavor on nearly all of my friends, I have found a couple of ways to perfect it. Namely, I disregard the soda water entirely. For all it’s worth, it just waters down a delicious drink and hinders it from its alcoholic potential. I also squeeze the limes before tossing them into the drink in order to better unlock their citrus flavor.

That being said, it’s hard to make this drink wrong. Every aspect of it is delicious on its own. I love the taste of a freshly popped bottle of prosecco. I have drunk that by itself a number of times with friends. I also love the flavors of mint and lime — they’re refreshing and summer-y. But, and this may shock some people, I also found that elderflower liqueur is scrumptious on its own. It smells like a high-end perfume and tastes like — or at least, it tastes like how I imagine — the very nectar bees sip straight from a flower. Combining these flavors, even combining them disproportionately, will always create a wonderful drink.

What are the alcohol levels of this drink? If you’re a light-weight like me, they’re fairly decent. Prosecco typically weighs in at an alcohol content of 12.5%, while elderflower liqueur weighs in at 20%. When you take away the soda water, the drink only gets stronger. As such, to get tipsy you really only need one or two glasses. But since it tastes incredible, I’m sure you will probably indulge in more.

Since this drink is also rather classy, it can be made for anything: a wedding, a baby shower, a graduation party — you name it. So, go! Impress your friends and family, or just yourself, with this life-changing experience of a cocktail. Rating: 10/5

by Zachary Wisnefsky but effectively and delivers a dif- make a complex plot more simple CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT ferent Sherlock than we’ve seen and this film is very reflective [email protected] A convoluted of late. His Sherlock is quite dif- of that. “Enola Holmes” is Netflix’s ferent from Benedict Cumber- The film also employs the cin- newest offering in the movie de- batch’s in the TV series “Sher- ematic device of breaking the blend of Conan partment, released on the stream- lock” or Robert Downey Jr.’s in fourth wall: when a character ing platform yesterday. Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” looks directly at the camera and It stars “Stranger Things” ac- film series, making him more of begins to talk to the audience. It Doyle and Austen tress Millie Bobby Brown, this a supporting character than one is often employed in comedies, being her first film role since who dominates every scene. with prime examples includ- 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Mon- The main problem with the ing “Deadpool,” “Spaceballs” sters.” Costarring with Brown are film is the plot and story struc- and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Henry Cavill (known for his role ture. It’s clear that the writer and It does not work as successfully as Clark Kent/Superman) as the director were trying to do many, in this film, in part due to the famed detective Sherlock Holmes many things with this film. For fact that this isn’t a comedy. The and Sam Claflin (known for play- one, they try to blend together fourth-wall-breaking doesn’t ing Finnick from “The Hunger Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous provide anything substantial to Games” franchise) as Mycroft mystery storytelling with Jane the story and doesn’t create an Holmes. Also appearing in the Austen and the Brontë Sister’s original tone for the film. Its use is film is acclaimed actress Helena 19th century drama. In doing inconsistent and is quite jarring, Bonham Carter, though only in a so, they create an imbalance in and it would have been quite easy supporting role. tone and story. The movie just to remove from the film. For those that are not aware, doesn’t know what it wants to be. Along with the fourth-wall- “Enola Holmes” is based off of At times it's a mystery, at times breaking, the film has a bit of a a book series written by Nancy it’s a romantic teen drama and nonlinear structure with many Springer titled “The Enola at others it's a thriller. To state flashbacks throughout. This Holmes Mysteries.” Enola is Sher- it simply, the film tries to do too one is an example of a nonlin- lock and Mycroft’s younger sister, much. ear structure that particularly and her brothers are many years Thematically speaking, the hurts the narrative’s strength. If it her elders. story also tries to do way too was linear, we would have gotten To start with the positives, the much. It tries to weave themes much more on-screen character acting is quite solid in this film. about feminism in the 19th cen- development between Bonham Brown does a great job in the lead tury with themes about lines of Carter and Brown’s characters, role, capturing the youthful and succession and the social struc- which would have made the story free-spirited essence of the char- ture of the time period while still more emotionally resonant. Thus, acter quite well. There are some having a mystery to solve. Actu- not having a linear structure was issues, which we will get into ally, scratch that, there are mul- a mistake, in my opinion. later, but most of those are due tiple mysteries to solve. In conclusion, though the film to the writing and direction and The plot often shifts focus, has strong acting performances, it cannot be attributed to Brown’s which makes the narrative more fails to deliver a story effectively. performance. convoluted and less cohesive. It is far too convoluted with its As the brothers Sherlock and There is no A plot, but rather five messaging and plot structure and Mycroft, Cavill and Claflin do C plots that the movie tries and employs certain elements inef- a fantastic job. Cavill’s perfor- fails to bring together at the end. fectively as well. Thus, this film mance is particularly noteworthy It’s much easier to make a fails to earn a recommendation. as he plays the character subtly simple story more complex than Rating: 2.9/5 Thursday, September 24, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 07 Life

by Hollianne Lao lLIFEl EDITORie [email protected] ats Mainstream food culture likes to pit New York-style and HChicago-style pizza against one another, and while they duke it out, I’ll be over here in lil ol’ Connecticut with the best pizza of them all: New Haven-style. Certainly more akin to the thin crust of its neighbor state than the deep-dish classic of the Windy City, New Haven-style pizza – known affectionately as “apizza” – is baked like traditional Neapolitan-style pizza in a coal-fired brick oven. Its signature haphazardly-cut slices and blistered, charred crusts originated in the 1920s at Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria, according to Connecticut’s Office of Tourism. Synonymous with New Haven-style pizza is the restaurant’s similarly famous white clam pizza. Since then, multiple pizza parlors in the historic Wooster Street – also known as the state’s “Little Italy” – have opened in the apizza name, vying for the most delectable slice of cheese, sauce and dough. Here are my thoughts on a few of those illustrious establishments. Sally’s Apizza I know I can’t discuss New Haven pizza without mentioning Sally’s, but I don’t want to. Opened by Pepe’s nephew Salvatore Consiglio in 1938, the restaurant bakes pies in the coal-fired oven fashion to follow in the footsteps of the source. The similar no-frills offering of classic toppings has them consistently compared to Pepe’s famous pizza, enough so that they are said to be engaged in a “legendary rivalry,” but to this humble food fan, Sally’s will forever pale in comparison to the original on all fronts. Sure, their tomato pies are good when evaluated on their own, but my sister and her friends had an unpleasant experience there that isn’t worth any more of our business. Long story short, a rude and disrespectful server continually dismissed them, didn’t let them order another pizza on account of “other customers waiting for the table” despite them not even being there for an excessive amount of time and shooed them out because they were on their phones while waiting for the bill to come. Well, if you wanted them to leave so much, I guess we won’t return. Rating: 2/10 Modern Apizza Right around the corner, this State Street staple has gained a following of its own since opening its welcoming doors in 1934. They put a successful spin on the original style by baking with an open flame that makes for a more substantial dough to carry a bounty of toppings. Thanks to the pizza’s constitution and a menu that offers some less classic toppings and specialties (cal- zones, eggplant, tuna, etc.), I feel more inclined to order different combinations than I normally would at, say, Pepe’s, where I like to stick to my typical order. It’s nice to have something different every once in a while and Modern never disappoints with their solid balance of ingredients. Rating: 8/10 Bar Being in New Haven, a poppin’ night scene is a must for the surrounding college community (except for maybe now, con- sidering the restrictions). The atmosphere of an eclectic industrial design is part of the experience with a cool backroom, a solid selection of drinks (house-brewed beer being one of them) and a unique mashed potato pie you certainly can’t find at any of the other classic establishments. However, without the full experience of the fun atmosphere, the flimsy, under- baked dough flops. I really wanted to like Bar more than I did; however, I’ve come to terms with the fact that there was nothing really redeeming about the actual food. Points for the cool toppings, though. Rating: 5/10 Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria I’m always one for appreciating people’s improvement on a classic, but Pepe’s still reigns supreme for me. Never mind the constant line, tables crowded with pizza pans and less than comfortable seating – those are all part of the charm of the restaurant trying to stay true to their original location. The eatery’s attention to detail over their decades of operation is what allows them to continue to produce such quality food. From the perfect crispiness of the dough to the fresh and tangy sauce to the generous portioning of toppings, all of the components work together to produce a harmonious pizza. They’re famous for their original tomato pie, which is quite delicious even if you’re a cheese lover, as well as their white clam pie, which actually isn’t my favorite, but still deserves an order once in a while to satiate a citrus-y, salty seafood hankering. Bask in the glory of the margherita pizza with creamy slices of mozzarella, herby basil and that flavorful sauce. For something more decadent, a tomato pie with melty, slightly oily, mozzarella cheese and bacon will certainly do the trick. Rating: 9.5/10 (Hey, there’s always room for improvement!) Honorable mentions (to CT pizza places that aren’t necessarily New Haven-style but are still in my line-up): Half Moon Cafe (Wallingford), Colony Grill (multiple locations), Blaze Pizza (multiple locations, but a Storrs Center go-to!) CT pizza place picks

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Huskytalk | What is one skill you picked up over quarantine?

“One skill I’ve picked up during quarantine is gardening. I’ve always wanted to grow my own garden and I have “During quarantine, I the space for it in my spent a lot of time in the backyard but I never kitchen. I’m not the best really had the time to cook but I tried to make start it. This quaran- something new every- tine, I began planting day. I would say that the and growing vegetables best thing I made was such as tomatoes and a cake I baked for my bell peppers, and it mom’s birthday.” was really fun to watch them ripe!”

Avadhut Khade Economics Smriti Hamal Junior Environmental Engineering Junior

“Over quarantine I “A skill I picked up dur- learned how to sew. It ing quarantine is paint- was a great way to alter ing. I have always en- some clothes I already joyed painting and art had, flip some thrifted in general, but I never pieces, and create an spent so much time Instagram page for sell- ing old clothes with my doing it until I had all roommate where we this time at home. I re- personally package our ally think I’ve improved items complete with a and I fell in love with homemade scrunchie painting even more. and personalized I’m trying to take time notes.” out to paint during the school year as well, hopefully it works out!” Swetha Tadepalli Molecular and Cell Biology Sophomore Tanvi Dandekar Business Accounting Senior

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that Democratic candidates pose a that the Feds used the USPS to DEBATE, cont. from p. 4 risk to suburbia in today’s world suppress ballots. If Biden wins, Re- Unless something dramatic hap- of social unrest. However, this publicans will cry foul and accuse pens at the end of this fiscal year, I message has not resonated with local officials of ballot stuffing. Re- expect (and hope) that Chris Wal- suburban women, whom a new gardless, what each candidate says lace will bring this up to the can- poll shows supporting Biden by on this issue will be quite telling in didates. After all, the implications historic margins. Cries of “law and months to come. (“I’ll keep you in of this U.S. election have diverted order” only go so far with the elec- suspense,” anyone?) investment strategies across the torate, so Trump must be sure to What’s next? Of course, the de- globe. articulate his proposals if he hopes bate! It airs on all major networks Race and Violence in our Cities: to return it to our cities. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 9-10:30 p.m. As it relates to this election, I be- The Integrity of the Election: I’ll have my thoughts on that next lieve that “the race for our suburbs” This topic is loaded, yet it still has a Thursday. is a more appropriate name for this definitive answer. If Trump wins, Have a great week, and good topic. President Trump has alluded Democrats will cry foul and allege luck on any early midterms!

cant Supreme Court seat, and would probably do the same, Court justice, however, means justices as a method to weaken REPUBLICANS, cont. from p. 8 even before the nomination but that is not the case right that many left-leaning laws the conservative majority. had been given, it was Senator now. In October 2018, Senator or precedents could be struck He stated, “Under the Consti- Mitch McConnell who rejected Graham said that, in the case down as new cases come into tution, members of the judi- the idea. McConnell claimed that a seat opened up in the Su- the courts even if Trump were The composition of ciary do not appoint their own that, because it was an elec- preme Court during Trump’s to lose, securing some policy- the court matters successors.” Ginsburg worked tion year, the next Supreme final year, the GOP would making power for the GOP. for gender equality and civil Court justice should be elected wait until a new president was Currently, two Republi- and whether Trump’s rights. Trump’s nominee, if by the new president. Four elected. Senator Lindsey Gra- can senators oppose the Sen- nomination is blocked approved by the Senate, could years later, not even a day after ham even suggested to use his ate taking up the nomination: mean erasing the significance Ginsburg’s death, McConnell own words against him if the Senator Susan Collins of Maine or not, one cannot of a landmark case like Roe v. declared that Trump would de- same scenario were to happen and Senator Lisa Murkoswski deny the hypocrisy of Wade, a case that even Gins- cide on a nominee and that the during Trump’s final term. of Alaska. They agree that burg criticized for putting Senate would vote on it. What However, despite his words, he the Senate should wait after the GOP. the right to an abortion in the happened to letting the Ameri- is pushing for a vote in the Sen- the election, but the political hands of lawmakers rather can people decide? ate as well. battle over the Supreme Court The Republican Senate than women. There is a grow- The GOP’s hypocrisy is not This is not about what is best will not be an easy one. On blocked President Obama’s ing fear among Democrats that at all surprising, and if Dem- for the country but what is best Tuesday, Trump said that he nomination in 2016 just eight a justice appointed by Trump ocrats had a majority, they along party lines. Republicans will name his nominee this months before the election. It might cause what Ginsburg are well aware of the fact that Saturday, and Senator Minor- is now 2020 and we are five built throughout her career to Joe Biden has had a successful ity Leader Chuck Schumer weeks before Nov. 3, Election be taken down. This is not about presidential campaign so far was reported to have said that Day. The composition of the In 2016, Justice Antonin what’s best for the which could result in losing the “nothing is off the table for next court matters and whether Scalia passed away. President Republican majority in Con- year.” There is speculation that Trump’s nomination is blocked Barack Obama then named country, but what is gress if he were to win. Install- Democrats may choose to pack or not, one cannot deny the hy- Merrick Garland to fill the va- best along party lines. ing a conservative Supreme the Supreme Court with more pocrisy of the GOP. Thursday, September 24, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 09 Sports The Legend of Playoff Rondo by Karthik Iyer fense when LeBron James goes 11.8 assists, 6.3 rebounds and team Miami Heat, he averaged passes and making stars hesi- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT to the bench? That player can’t 1.8 steals per game on 54.1% a Magic Johnson-esque 21.0 tant to dribble in his vicinity [email protected] be Anthony Davis. Passing has shooting and led the Celtics to points, 11.3 assists, 7.0 rebounds are all key assets to a winning never been his forte, and he an upset series win while out- and 2.1 steals on 49% shooting team and have been shown time Rajon Rondo is one of the draws double teams constantly. shining every member of the from the field. As the opponents and time again to be extremely most historically underrated It is essential to have a cerebral big three in Boston. This se- get tougher, Rondo gets better. effective in the most pivotal mo- and undervalued players in coach on the floor to orchestrate ries also included a 44-point, Consequently, Rondo is tied for ments. modern NBA history. Casting the pieces of an offense to maxi- 10-assist and eight-rebound sixth in all-time playoff triple In this year’s playoffs, we see aside after a gruesome ACL tear, mize a championship window. outburst from Rondo, who was doubles, which is ahead of NBA Rondo’s obvious chemistry with the belief he was a locker room With LeBron carrying so much then already considered one of greats such as Larry Bird, Wilt Davis, whom he’s played with problem and the notion that of the offensive burden already, the league’s elite point guards. Chamberlain and Oscar Rob- before on the New Orleans Peli- players who don’t shoot 3s are Rondo has stepped up at the Every real basketball fan knew ertson. cans, and how he allows LeBron not valuable, nearly 10 years of guard position. that team was the big four. Fast forward to the 2017 sea- to be great as the game wanes. playoff greatness have somehow Ever since the 2007-08 sea- In Rondo’s last postseason son, Rondo led the No. 8 Chica- Rondo might not be the explo- gone under the radar. Rondo son, the first season Rondo before tearing his ACL, he av- go Bulls against the top-seeded sive passing highlight reel that epitomizes the idea of play- broke out as an All-Star-level eraged 17.3 points, 12.0 assists Boston Celtics and Chicago took he used to be statistically but ing best when the lights shine talent at the age of 22, his player and 6.7 rebounds per game, in- Games 1 and 2 in the Celtics’ he is everything you want as brightest, and we are seeing his efficiency rating has increased cluding recording double-digit home TD Garden. Unfortu- a floor general and leader. Put impact again in his 14th season from his regular season statis- assists in 16 of the 19 games that nately, Rondo broke his thumb some respect on the name of the as a key contributor to the title tics in eight out of the 10 playoffs postseason, four of which he and the Celtics proceeded to guy that just surpassed the great favorite Los Angeles Lakers. he has participated in. In 2010 had 15-plus assists and had four win the next four games, but Kobe Bryant for ninth all-time One important question sums against LeBron and the No. 1 triple doubles as well. In the se- this shows the impact of Play- in playoff assists. Playoff Rondo up Rondo’s current value on the seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, ries where the Celtics faced the off Rondo. His assertive style is real and Playoff Rondo is live Lakers: Who catalyzes the of- Rondo averaged 20.7 points, soon-to-be-champion super- of play on defense, anticipating in the 2020 NBA Bubble.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo (9) leaps to the basket for a shot after getting past Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr., center left, and Nikola Jokic, center rear, during the second half an NBA conference final playoff basketball game, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL/AP PHOTO NHL: Miro Heiskanen, future elite blueliner by Cole Stefan Patrick and others, who went son had been played, Heiskanen 2 against the Flames. how, “he finds the space on the CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT straight to the NHL. In that extra would have put up about 42 to Heiskanen also contributes ice and it seems like he’s not in [email protected] year in the SM-Liiga, Heiskanen 43 points: a steady improvement. on the ice even when he does a rush anytime or in any situa- Prior to the 2019 NHL playoffs, put up 23 points in 30 games In this timespan, Heiskanen not score, being given the partial tion because he is so quick.” In nobody outside of Dallas had played on 11 goals and 12 assists. started to prove himself more responsibility to shut down goal- regard to what separates Heis- ever heard of defenseman Miro Those numbers are somewhat as a second line defenseman, scorers such as Nathan MacKin- kanen from other young defend- Heiskanen. By the time the Stan- impressive for a young rookie and his teammates were ready non, Johnny Gaudreau, Mark ers such as Calder winner Cale ley Cup Final between the Dallas and numbers that could be de- to help him out, especially in the Stone, Max Pacioretty, Nazem Makar, Numminen looks to his Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning veloped in the NHL. The only playoffs. Kadri and now the Lightning patience. Compared to other fast ends, everyone in the hockey problem was that Heiskanen Entering the playoffs, the Dal- offense of Nikita Kucherov and skaters, Numminen observes world will have heard about this did not show thirdoverall cali- las Stars had the fourth-best re- Brayden Point amongst others. how, “it’s understanding when young man. In this year’s play- ber once he did arrive in the US. cord in the Central Division and Heiskanen is helping on the ice to use your speed and how you offs alone, Heiskanen, entering In his rookie season with the ended up with the No. 3 seed in with an average TOI of 25:43, use it … It seems like he is not in Game 3 of the Cup Finals last Stars, Heiskanen proceeded to the playoffs after winning just also ranking in the top five in a rush ever.” night, has 23 points on five goals put up 33 points with 12 goals one game in the round robin. average TOI on even strength Finally, even his own head and 18 assists. He is starting to and 21 assists. He picked up a de- With that seeding, the Stars (21:05) and penalty kill (2:13). coach, Rick Bowness, has develop as the true No. 1 defen- cent amount of goals that season, proceeded to take out the Cal- This postseason will not be the praised Heiskanen’s talents, seman the Stars hoped for and but it was his draft classmate, gary Flames in six games, elimi- one-hit wonder of Miro Heis- saying, “He’s an elite player at things are looking up. But there Elias Petterson, who took home nate the Colorado Avalanche in kanen, but the groundbreak- that young age, but a comparison is a good story that has led him the Calder Trophy as the league’s seven games and cook the Vegas ing debut of a potential Norris would be tough just because of to this incredible opportunity to best rookie last year. In the play- Golden Knights out of the play- winner. the way he plays. He’s so reli- potentially take home the Conn offs, Heiskanen was slightly dif- offs in five games. Their big- So why does Heiskanen have able … The offensive upside is Smythe Trophy, even if his team ferent, but did not seem like his gest contributors in addition a good chance of becoming an huge because of his skating abil- does not win the Cup, and why regular-season self. In 13 games to journeyman goalie Anton elite blueliner in the NHL? There ity, his poise, and puck skills.” he could be in the Norris Trophy over two rounds, Heiskanen Khudobin, is the defense. As I are multiple reasons that might Heiskanen has found himself in conversation as the NHL’s best logged just four points on two mentioned earlier, Heiskanen help explain his case. For start- good company and should con- defenseman for years to come. goals and two assists, but set leads all the defensemen with ers, Hall of Fame defenseman tinue to earn praise from those Drafted third overall out of himself up for improvement 26 points, but he has help from Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian who play or work with him. Finland in the 2017 NHL Draft, from last year’s numbers. Over the likes of John Klingberg, Esa Leetch have some words to say But do not just take their Heiskanen remained in Finland 68 games in a COVID-19-short- Lindell, Jamie Oleksiak and oth- about the young star. Asked words for it. As a hockey fan, and played for HIFK Helsinki ened regular season, Heiskanen ers. Back to Heiskanen, he has about Heiskanen, Lidstrom even I am impressed by Heis- for another year, unlike his draft put up 35 points on eight goals been impressive so far, including commented that, “his speed re- kanen’s performance, and I re- classmates Nico Hischier, Nolan and 27 assists. If the whole sea- a two-goal performance in Game minds me of Paul Coffey … Both ally feel he has a chance to be an of those guys can beat opponents elite defender just like defending with pure speed … Heiskanen Norris Trophy winner Roman skates that effortlessly too.” Josi is right now. His defensive Brian Leetch commented how, abilities have helped him be in “He can control the entire pace the top five in points throughout of the game, … He reminds me the playoffs behind superstars of the way I played in that way.” such as Nathan MacKinnon and In this playoff, Heiskanen Nikita Kucherov, but he could joins an elite club of defense- possibly surpass both of them men to score 21 points in less if he continues to perform the than 16 games in a single post- way he does. In fact, if his team season. The other seven Hall of wins the cup and he contributes Famers are Paul Coffey, Bobby more than he already has, he Orr, Brian Leetch, Ray Bourque, can become the youngest Conn Larry Robinson, Denis Potvin Smythe winner since Patrick and Al MacInnis. Heiskanen has Roy emerged for the Canadiens some great company, and while in 1986. Stars legend Marty Lidstrom compares Heiskanen Turco says about the player, to Coffey, Finnish countryman “Heiskanen is a generational Teppo Numminen compares his player. He shouldn’t be left off skating speed to Hall of Famer too many Norris ballots for the Scott Niedermayer. next couple of years.” I am ex- In this Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Dallas Stars’ Miro Heiskanen (4), of Finland, passes around St. Louis Blues’ Jaden Schwartz (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in St. Louis. This is a In describing Heiskanen’s cited to see what the future holds Stanley Cup matchup for all of those who like their games to be a bit defensive. PHOTO BY JEFF ROBERSON/ skating, Numminen explains for him. AP PHOTO 10 Thursday, September 24, 2020 • DailyCampus.com Sports

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The Huskies Men’s Team link arms for the National Anthem under Gampel Pavillion before a game against the Saint Joseph’s Hawks on Nov. 13, 2019. PHOTO BY ERIC WANG, AS- SOCIATE VIDEO/THE DAILY CAMPUS Roundtable: LeBron’s best teammate

Seventeen seasons, four they were, each one of them teams and three NBA titles. contributing off of each other. LeBron James has had quite the Together, they also won two illustrious career, constantly consecutive championships proving he can dominate the and went to four straight finals competition on good teams, appearances. The only reason bad teams, in the East or the I believe that this dangerous West and just about any other trio was the best of LeBron’s scenario you can think of. But teammates was because there as much as LeBron fans want was a stronger supporting cast to believe he did it all by him- in Miami than Cleveland ever self, it was often the play of his had during LeBron’s second teammates in crunch time that stint with another big three of got them over the hump. Kyrie’s Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. clutch 3-pointer, Ray Allen’s If LeBron wins a title with the corner three and the Dwyane Lakers, there is a good chance Wade alley-oop all rank among Anthony Davis will enter this the best moments for LeBron’s conversation as well, but for teammates, but today the DC now the clear answer is Wade Sports Section will discuss and Bosh. which one of his partners in crime was the best to do it. Let’s Evan Rodriguez get into it: Campus Correspondent During his time in the NBA, Cole Stefan Lebron James has not played Campus Correspondent with anyone better than multi- LeBron James is up there in time all-star and three-time the discussion for the greatest NBA champion Dwyane Wade. of all time alongside Michael Before uniting with James, Jordan and Kobe Bryant, but the legendary shooting guard Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) celebrates with teammate Anthony Davis (3) after an NBA conference final playoff basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in like the other two, he did not proved that he could be the Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Lakers won 105-103. PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL/AP PHOTO win alone. Kobe Bryant had missing piece that could help Shaquille O’Neal and Pau Gasol give Lebron James his long King and continued to show would provide for entertain- fensive player, but Davis has while Michael Jordan and Scot- sought after NBA champion- why he is one of the greatest of ing moments on the court. It taken some of the scoring bur- tie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. ship. With a 2009 scoring title all time. While Lebron James doesn’t seem like anyone can den off him like no teammate To me, LeBron’s greatest part- and a 2006 NBA championship has played with some very no- give as much to Lebron James has before. ners in crime were Dwyane performance that many have table players like Kyrie Irving, as Dwyane Wade did on those Wade and Chris Bosh. This trio considered to be one of the best Kevin Love, Chris Bosh and star-studded Miami Heat teams Karthik Iyer was amongst the deadliest the of all time, Wade was starting most recently, Anthony Davis, and I don’t think Lebron would Campus Correspondent association has ever seen and to put himself in the conversa- Wade has clearly shown his tal- disagree with me on that. While Anthony Davis might dominated the Eastern Con- tion of all-time great shooting ent with Lebron through the be the most talented player ference for years. As a young guards. When LeBron arrived, success of their time in Miami, Danny Barletta LeBron James has ever played man, I remember hearing about he allocated much of that scor- his performances in clutch Sports Editor with, his best teammate was this trio and how dangerous ing he was known for to the moments and the bond that Dwyane Wade is probably The Flash. Dwyane Wade, for the best teammate LeBron those of you too young to re- James has ever had, but I’m member, was a 6-foot-4 three- going to play devil’s advocate time champion, the third-best here and say that Anthony shooting guard of all time and Davis is the best player that a euro-stepping NBA icon that LeBron has ever played with. catapulted LeBron’s career For the first time in his career, into the GOAT conversation. LeBron does not have to be the Wade was established as a su- main scorer on his team, and perstar before the arrival of the reason for that is AD. Davis LeBron, cementing his legacy is a dominant force in the paint with one of the greatest playoff and in the post at 6-foot-10, but performances ever in his 2006 he can also extend the floor to championship run. He was the shoot 3-pointers at a 33% clip. player that mentored LeBron This year is the first in LeBron’s on how to cope with superstar- 17-year career where he wasn’t dom and learn how to lead a his team’s leading scorer. Dwy- team to a championship. Wade ane Wade, Chris Bosh, Kyrie Ir- made the ultimate sacrifice and ving and even Mo Williams are took a step back statistically all terrific players, but none of for the good of the Miami Heat them were good enough where and played the largest second- LeBron could take a back seat ary role to LeBron’s legacy of and become the true point for- any other player. I’m sure my ward that he’s become with AD. friends in this roundtable will Make no mistake, LeBron can bring up Wade’s phenomenal still get you 30 points when he stats to bolster his case in this needs to, but he’s had more discussion but it’s his value and 15-point, 12-assist games this chemistry with LeBron as a year because he doesn’t have teammate to me that stands out to score 35 for his team to have above all. It is unquestionable a chance to win. LeBron is still that Wade has and always will Lebron James and Dwayne Wade played against the Wizards on March 30, 2011. PHOTO BY KEITH ALLISON the Lakers’ most important of- be LeBron’s greatest teammate. Thursday, September 24, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 11 Sports Ice Bus adds former Northeastern University commit to 2021 roster by Tim Keaten 2021 class, along with 14 other and spent two seasons with season. For the 2020-21 season, building up a solid core for CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT forwards. the team. For his draft season Hanley is going to be playing the Huskies. To round out that [email protected] Hanley is ranked by Neutral he played 27 games, including on the Youngstown Phantoms, year’s recruiting class, the team The UConn men’s hockey Zone as a four-star prospect, four playoff games, where he also of the USHL. should look to add three more team has added forward Nate and he had a very successful scored two goals. His second There are four other players players and a top-tier goalten- Hanley to the 2021 freshman 2019-20 season in the United season with the Roughriders committed for the 2021 fresh- der. With the buildup of offen- class. The player had formerly States Hockey League (USHL). was much more successful, man class (Mark D’Agostino, sive talent, the biggest hole in committed to Northeastern Nate was drafted to the Cedar with him scoring 10 goals and Tabor Heaslip, Brandon Santa the Ice Bus roster is inside the University as a member of their Rapids Roughriders in 2018 getting 15 assists over a 46-game Juana and Jack Pascucci), crease. NBA: Nuggets hang on to lead, cut series deficit to 2-1 by Conner Gilson offs, scoring a postseason-best Lakers put together a 19-2 run sists and eight rebounds in the The next matchup is set for ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR 26 points to go along with three and the lead was cut to four. win. Jokic meanwhile did what Thursday at 9 p.m. and should [email protected] rebounds in what will go down But rather than fold like many he does best, ending the game carry a lot of weight for both as potentially the best game of teams would in this situation, with 22 points, 10 rebounds and teams. If the Lakers win, they Coming off a heartbreaking his career. the Nuggets looked once again five assists. find themselves up 3-1 against loss in Game 2, all eyes were on With ten minutes left in the to Murray to take over, and so On the other side of the the team that has already over- the Denver Nuggets in Tues- fourth quarter the Nuggets he did. court LeBron and AD both come those odds twice. If the day’s matchup. While the Nug- held a commanding 20-point Over the next minute and had strong games, but the hole Nuggets win, they will be in gets have already made history lead, but LA wasn’t count- a half, Murray would hit two they found themselves in early unfamiliar territory with the by being the first team to come ing themselves out yet. Head 3-pointers and find a wide-open proved too much to overcome. series tied at two. down from 3-1 multiple times in coach Frank Vogel switched Paul Millsap for an easy two LeBron secured his 25th playoff Whatever does end up hap- the playoffs, no team has ever the team’s defense to a zone to get Denver’s lead back up to triple-double, putting together pening, this matchup has become back from a 3-0 deficit, that saw the Lakers force mul- 12. In one of his quieter games, 30 points, 11 assists and 10 re- come must-watch television as making Game 3 the most im- tiple turnovers to cut Denver’s at least comparatively, Murray bounds, while Davis added 27 we creep closer to what could portant of Denver’s postseason lead. Just five minutes later the finished with 28 points, 12 as- points in the loss. be a historic NBA Finals. to date, and boy did they play like it. The Nuggets held just a two- point lead after the first quarter, but it felt as though they were up by more. The energy they put on the court right from the tip, headlined by none other than big man Nikola Jokic, caught the Lakers off guard, and while LA was able to keep the game close at the start, once the second quarter hit the Nug- gets began to run away with it. Jokic started the second on the bench, but the intensity he left on the court carried over, and Denver’s bench took control. A 15-2 run in the second with big minutes coming from Michael Porter, Jr. and Monte Morris found the Nuggets with a 10-point lead heading into halftime, one they would not concede for the rest of the game. The third quarter brought more of the same, Jokic and Jamal Murray doing their part to make sure the Nuggets kept their lead, but the unsung hero of Game 3 was Jerami Grant. Tasked with guarding LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Grant did an incredible job of limiting their opportunities while he was on the floor, even keeping Davis to just two boards through the entire game. Offensively, Grant also Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) leaps to dunk the ball over Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma (0) during the second half of had his best game of these play- Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference final Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL/AP PHOTO PGA: Puntacana Championship

by Matthew Garry witnessing a massive struggle like CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT we saw this past weekend at the [email protected] U.S. Open. The PGA Tour heads to the Do- The major challenge these pros minican Republic this weekend as will face is the winds coming in the Corales Puntacana Champion- from the ocean that can reach up to ship tees off from the Puntacana 25 mph on some holes. Many of the Resort and Club. This is the third holes also border the water, bring- time the resort has hosted the Tour, ing the ocean into play along with and although there are not a lot of the high winds. However, many of big names making the trip out of the par-4s and par-5s throughout the country, there is sure to be some the course are much shorter than exciting golf ahead this weekend. most courses on Tour, so players The past two winners of the Pun- will have plenty of opportunities tacana Championship, Graeme to score on the majority of them McDowell and Brice Garnett, if they don’t find the clear Atlan- have both finished at -18. The cut tic Ocean first. Also, the tropical line also has been under par for weather brings palm trees rather the past two years since the warm than thick wooded areas, making temperatures and relatively easy the course more open and easier course have historically made this to save pars. This is setting up to a very low-scoring tournament, be a low-scoring, fun weekend of meaning there will be lots of bird- PGA Tour Golf. ies and eagles made throughout My Pick to Win: Mackenzie the weekend. It is sure to be a nice Hughes Mackenzie Hughes, of Canada, plays his shot from the third tee during the second round of the US Open Golf Championship, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Mamaroneck, N.Y. PHOTO BY JOHN MINCHILLO/AP PHOTO change of pace to see a little bit more Winning score: -17 success from the golfers rather than Final Round Score: 68 Thursday, September 24, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 12

Maya Moore among Time’s Most Influential People of 2020 by Danny Barletta SPORTS EDITOR [email protected]

Every year since 2004, Time Magazine has compiled a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The all- encompassing list includes everyone from political leaders to business moguls to medical workers to musical artists. The list’s purpose is not to necessarily honor people who are universally liked and respected — Donald Trump and William Barr are on the list this year. Rather, the list serves to recognize people who have had an impact on the world, regard- less of whether that impact was positive or negative. Former UConn women’s basketball legend Maya Moore makes her fi rst appearance on the list this year in the “Pio- neers” section. Athletes always take up a few spots on the list In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo, former Connecticut and Minnesota Lynx player Maya Moore applauds in Hartford, Conn. Moore has with people like LeBron James, married Jonathan Irons, the Missouri man she helped work to free from prison after a 22-year-old wrongful conviction. PHOTO BY JESSICA Tiger Woods and J.J. Watt being HILL/AP PHOTO included in the past and Megan Rapinoe and Patrick Mahomes pionships and two National career to focus all her time on rect evidence to implicate him. that they had gotten married being included alongside Moore Player of the Year Awards. ministry and criminal justice Moore used her platform to get recently and will continue to this year. Then, after being selected fi rst reform. She became heavily Irons’ case appealed again, this work together to free other With athletes, though, they overall in the 2011 WNBA Draft, involved with one case in par- time with a much better lawyer, wrongly convicted inmates. are usually included for rea- she helped lead the Minnesota ticular: the case of Jonathan and after a year of hard work, Moore certainly earned her sons that transcend sports Lynx to four WNBA titles in Irons, a family friend who had Irons’ conviction was over- spot on this year’s Time list for themselves, and that is cer- her eight seasons, winning been wrongfully convicted of turned and he was released her work with the Irons case. tainly the case with Moore, numerous individual awards burglary and assault and was from prison on July 1 of this It is yet another achievement who has used her platform as during that time too, including sentenced to 50 years in prison year after serving 22 years for for a woman who has already an athlete to become an advo- a league MVP in 2014. in 1998. a crime he didn’t commit. accomplished so much in her cate for criminal justice reform. Then, before the 2019 sea- Irons was tried as an adult Moore and Irons became very sport. But this recognition is Moore had an amazing college son, Moore announced that she for the crime at 16 years old and close during his time in prison, special because it acknowledges basketball career at UConn that would be stepping away from was convicted by an all-White and they announced on “Good her tireless eff orts off the court included two National Cham- basketball in the prime of her jury despite there being no di- Morning America” last week to make this country better. UConn in the WNBA by Hanaisha Lewis made it this far. With the Lynx Mosqueda-Lewis, who won of the semifi nals, Mosqueda- the Lynx. CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT and Storm missing the sched- countless honors including Lewis played four minutes, in It’s clear the Lynx were fortu- [email protected] uled fi rst game due to incon- being named an All-American which she added two points to nate in obtaining Crystal Dan- The fi rst round of the WNBA clusive COVID-19 tests, they and was the all-time 3-point the Sun’s 87-62 victory over the gerfi eld and Napheesa Collier. semifi nals has gotten off to a have since been able to return leader during her time at Aces. The second game, how- Although the Lynx lost 88-86 hectic start, but there are still to business as usual. UConn, is listed in the Connect- ever, Mosqueda-Lewis was un- to the Storm in the fi rst game of six former Huskies that have UConn alum Kaleena icut Sun roster. In the fi rst game able to play due to the coach’s the semifi nals, that didn’t stop decision. Mosqueda-Lewis is the fi ght in the two Huskies. fairly new to the Sun’s roster, With 14.8 seconds remaining in and in 2018 she won a WNBA the game, Collier tied the score championship alongside Sue at 86 before the Storm hit the Bird and Breanna Stewart on eventual buzzer beater. Collier the Seattle Storm. was her team’s leading scorer, Similar to Mosqueda-Lewis, ending with 25 points and mak- Morgan Tuck did not play in ing her presence known, es- her team’s fi rst game of the pecially on the defensive end. semifi nals due to the decision Collier had the most blocked of Garry Kloppenburg and shots of the night, with six; she staff . Tuck’s teammates Bird also grabbed nine rebounds and Stewart, however, were and dished out three assists. able to put up minutes against Dangerfi eld had a rough scor- the Minnesota Lynx as they ing night as she went 0-for-3 played a vital role on the team. from 3-point range and 2-for-8 Stewart helped lead the Storm overall, yet she found a way to past the Lynx with 10 rebounds, contribute in other ways, such eight on the defensive end, to go as in assists and rebounding. along with three assists and 21 She remains phenomenal in her points, making her presence fi rst season in the league. known in a variety of ways on These former Huskies will the court. Bird, on the other continue to be a joy to watch as hand, contributed three de- the Lynx and Storm will match fensive rebounds, while add- up for their second semifi nals ing eight assists and 11 points to game against one another and the stat sheet. Bird and Stewart the Sun will be entering their Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, a UConn alum, during a basketball game on January 14, 2015 against Temple University. PHOTO BY JON KULAKOFSKY are leaders within the Storm third semifinals game tied that led them to a victory over against the Aces 1-1.

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