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CONFIRMED 2021 COVID-19 Current Residential Cases Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative CASES AT UCONN STORRS (positive/symptomatic) 214 Residential Cases* 236 Commuter Cases* 182 Staff Cases* as of 8:30 p.m. on March 15 *positive test results 47 Christopher Bergen vows to help student organizations, internal relations as new USG comptroller said he noticed there was a Senate to improve students’ college experi- vacancy for the School of Engineer- ence,” he said. “Working with them ing and he knew he needed to run for was defi nitely a factor in wanting to by Rachel Philipson that position. He won and he began get involved on a higher level in USG.” STAFF WRITER his USG involvement by representing Over the past few months, Bergen [email protected] undergraduate engineering students. said he learned how valuable student Bergen said he was drawn to be- organizations funding is to the under- University of Connecticut Under- come a member of USG because he graduate population and how USG is a graduate Student Government’s in- wanted to “advocate for student issues key factor in that process. coming comptroller for the 2021-2022 and improve our college experience,” “We have a multimillion dollar academic year, Christopher Bergen, as well as improving USG internal re- budget with the sole purpose of en- a fourth-semester mechanical engi- lations. hancing undergraduates’ experience neering major, said his fi rst acts will “Although [advocating for student at the University of Connecticut,” Ber- be to help streamline funding pro- issues] could be accomplished through gen said. “Since I wanted to have the cedures and help student organiza- many other great organizations at greatest positive impact on my peers, tions resume in-person activities once UConn, the stories of intolerance and I decided to run for the position of COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. lack of respectful dialogue in USG comptroller, where I could ensure our Bergen said USG has unprecedent- motivated me to join,” Bergen said. priorities are properly funded.” ed unused funds, as well as student fee “Students couldn’t care less about the Although his campaigning experi- revenue. He wants to use the funds to infi ghting that occurred over the past ence was not what he expected (run- benefi t the most students possible, es- year. Students are concerned about ning uncontested after his previous pecially after last year’s hardships due their fi nancial aid, academics and club opponent decided to transfer schools), to COVID-19. funding, among other things.” Bergen said he is extremely thankful “To ensure this money is spent for During his time as senator, his per- to have the opportunity to serve the its intended purpose and to reduce sonal mission was to help students UConn undergraduate community on our rollover, I will propose we defi cit feel comfortable expressing their opin- a higher level. He is eager to begin. spend in the next fi scal year budget,” ions. Having diffi cult conversations “I recognize there is a lot of work to he said. “I’m encouraging all clubs to helps fi nd the best answers, he said. be done, but I am ready to get started,” take advantage of this opportunity, “Having conversations with peo- Bergen said. “I’m grateful for every- along with the lenient funding poli- ple you don’t necessarily agree with one’s support and the trust put in me cies, to maximize their initiatives and is how you fi nd solutions to complex for this position.” events in the upcoming school year.” problems, while developing respect He said he is looking forward to Bergen is from Bethel, Conn. and for their perspective,” Bergen said. working with the new USG governing has lived in Connecticut his whole life. After seeing success in his senator board to improve campus initiatives He originally began his undergrad- position and getting to know his col- and build a stronger community with- uate career at UConn Stamford and leagues, Bergen said he was interested in the organization. Incoming USG comptroller Christopher Bergen, fourth-semester me- changed campuses before his sopho- in becoming more involved with USG. “This fall is going to be great when chanical engineering major, said he is eager to start helping student more year. “There are great people in this orga- most students return,” Bergen said. organizations in his new position. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BERGEN When he transferred to Storrs, he nization who want nothing less than “I’m here to help make it even better.” UConn students battle semester burnout by Mikhael Thompson without student activities. CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT “Some classes are hard, but [email protected] I feel like most of them under- stand,” she said. “And mine are pretty easy to manage for the Almost three semesters at the most part.” University of Connecticut have The office shown is where in-person USG meetings are held. The USG’s Chief Diversity Officer-Elect B O’Brien said that the asynchro- Diaz has resigned in the interest of their mental health after receiving hateful comments online. been virtual, and some university nous classes are a bit harder, as it PHOTO BY ERIC WANG/THE DAILY CAMPUS students have expressed similar had been difficult having to keep complaints of classes becoming up with classes without a clear more challenging due to a lack schedule. of routine and social interaction, “After a little while you kind of with a struggle to keep up course- get into the groove of it,” she said. Sanctions imposed on USG following free work. “But that further suffers from Faith O’Brien, a first-semester burnout with the amount of ef- undecided major, said that class- fort that you want to put in after speech bill controversy, CDO-elect resignation es feel less engaged with the vir- a while.” by Taylor Harton quired to satisfy a selection of terms the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semes- tual setting than a physical one Magnus Ekstrom, a first-se- NEWS EDITOR and conditions as determined by the ters, which will be mandatory for all because she misses out on the so- mester chemistry major, advised [email protected] Assistant Director of Trustee Stu- active members to attend. USG will cial interaction students that dent Organization Support in order also be required to send four mem- that in-person “Spending that much are feeling Members of the Undergraduate to avoid further disciplinary action. bers to triad biweeklies for the 2021- classes provide. burned out to Student Government at the Uni- “It is clear to me, as advisor, that 2022 school year. “I think it’s a time on the computer all step away from versity of Connecticut will now be the organization is not currently in a “It is my belief that these measures lot less engag- day just can’t be good the computer required to have a faculty advisor place to be productive, is causing sig- refl ect the seriousness of the situa- ing online if screen, adding present at events and must attend nifi cant harm to its membership and tion in USG and off ers the organiza- you just have a for your mental health.” that prioritiz- weekly check-up meetings and is in need of immediate assistance to tion and its members an opportunity lecture with a ing his mental additional trainings after the free address serious, unproductive, un- to learn from this experience and MAGNUS EKSTROM PowerPoint to well-being has speech bill chaos and resignation healthy and harmful internal actions improve the organization’s culture,” look at or just personally been of incoming chief diversity offi cer B that could threaten the ability of the O’Brien said. an audio file, you can get distract- helpful. Diaz engulfed the organization last organization to fulfi ll its mission for Finally, those specifi cally involved ed super easily,” O’Brien said. “The way I see it is more bal- week, according to advisor Krista the foreseeable future,” O’Brien said. in the issues pertaining to the bill are “On top of that you can’t meet ancing it out with more produc- O’Brien. All formal USG meetings, includ- slated to receive separate invitations people, so there’s not a lot of the tive things on the weekend,” Ek- The bill in question, which caused ing governing board, committees, from advisors to have an open con- support system with classes. Like strom said. “Spending that much heightened controversy and led to caucus and senate, will be required versation with other members about with homework, if you want to time on the computer all day just insults and threats from both sides, to have an assigned advisor present. how to restore faith and positivity in talk to your classmates it’s kind can’t be good for your mental was pulled last week. Diaz resigned Additionally, governing board mem- the organization. of hard to reach out and figure health.” from their position prior to the bill’s bers must attend weekly advising “Our intentions are not to impact out who’s in your classes.” Moore expressed a hope that removal, citing mental health con- meetings during the academic year your advocacy or initiatives which Caroline Moore, a first semes- classes in the fall will be in-per- cerns and continued online harass- and must make arrangements to fol- remain fully under your control and ter undecided major, said that son. ment. low up during the summer months authority, but to step in to help shift she has been able to manage O’Brien hoped that next semes- Internal activities in the orga- and calendar breaks. the culture in USG and to allow the with classes somewhat. But she ter UConn will house students nization will be closely monitored Advisors will also meet with ex- organization to be a positive, learn- expressed that the atmosphere at full capacity, giving students a through the end of the 2021-2022 ecutive board members to plan and ing and growth opportunity for all around campus has been boring chance to meet new people. academic year, and USG will be re- lead a required USG orientation for involved,” O’Brien said.

For more... dailycampus.com The_DailyCampus The_DailyCampus The Daily Campus Tweet of the Day Mr. Smith THEN AND NOW | PAGE 4 PROJECT FOG | PAGE 5 MBB RECAP | PAGE 12 @BadChoiceMilk What we can learn from Julius Service learning project fights Huskies lose in Big East C’mon Reece Davis. #UConn has 4 Caesar and Donald Trump local grease disposal issues semifinals National Championships, not 3. 02 Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com News Health Beat ONE YEAR OF COVID-19 AT UCONN JOHN DEMPSEY HOSPITAL by Alison Cross Dr. Banach explained how the Key moments in UConn CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT coronavirus’s initial surge in the Health’s fi ght against COVID-19 March 24, 2020: Amid a na- April 14, 2020: UConn begins [email protected] spring of 2020 was emotionally tional shortage, UConn Health puts its program to treat critically-ill coro- difficult for health care workers. out the call for personal protective navirus patients with antibody-rich This week marks the fi rst anni- “The spring was traumatic equipment, and UConn Nation convalescent plasma from UConn versary of UConn Health’s fi ght ... we saw a very rapid influx March 14, 2020: The first answers. As the university transi- Health employees who have recov- against COVID-19. After a year of of very sick patients including COVID-19 patient arrives at UConn tioned to online learning, profes- ered from the virus. fear and fortitude, isolation and many of whom who died. So I John Dempsey Hospital, less than a sors sent their unused lab supplies strength, tragedy and triumph, think there’s some trauma as- week after Governor Ned Lamont to the frontlines, and the UConn Late April 2020: The number the doctors, nurses and essential sociated with that and there’s announced that the first Connecti- Bookstore donated unpurchased of coronavirus inpatients surges to workers of UConn Health remain going to be some recovery need- cut resident had tested positive for medical equipment, like disposable more than 50. vigilant in their battle against this ed for the frontline healthcare the virus. Since that day, UConn scrubs and splash goggles. A team deadly virus. workers who were taking care of Health has cared for over 800 coro- of doctors, engineers and research- Oct. 31, 2020: The first surge of On March 14, 2020, UCo- these patients. I think the heal- navirus patients, 109 of whom did ers developed a method to 3D print COVID-19 ends. 135 UConn Health nn Health began caring for its ing process is starting but it will not survive. much-needed supplies. The Chinese employees tested positive during the fi rst coronavirus patient. Over take time to recover,” Dr. Ban- “The number of cases announced Baptist Church of Greater Hart- first surge, which started in April. the course of the year, UConn ach said. “As difficult as it was, today reinforces for us what we ford donated nearly 33,000 masks. Health has treated more than 800 it definitely fostered a sense of knew was already going to happen: Countless other community mem- Dec. 15, 2020: UConn Health COVID-19 patients, documented community. Everyone who was this virus is spreading and it is here bers donated food, water, coffee and receives fi rst doses of the Pfi zer more than 400 employee infections working, no matter what your in Connecticut,” Lamont said in a more to UConn Health staff. vaccine. Nearly 40 staff members and distributed more than 26,000 job was, you knew that we were March 14 press release, as the total “Even though distance separates receive their vaccination on the shots. in this together.” number of coronavirus cases in the us, in the end, we’re all one UCo- fi rst day of distribution. So far, the Dr. David Banach serves as UCo- Dr. Banach also said how the state rose to 20. nn, which is why we felt the need hospital has administered nearly nn Health’s epidemiologist and is coronavirus highlighted the to donate PPE to the staff at UCo- 15,600 fi rst-doses and 10,700 sec- the head of their infection preven- importance of health care and March 23, 2020: UConn Health nn Health,” School of Engineering ond-does of the vaccine. tion program. He expressed deep community collaboration. He opens its drive-thru testing center, Dean Kazem Kazerounian said to “This is a historic moment for appreciation and gratitude for emphasized while the end is in which has led to the collection of UConn Today. “Those medical pro- UConn Health,” UConn Health UConn Health’s staff during this sight, the battle is far from over. over 30,000 test samples. fessionals are on the frontline of this CEO Dr. Andy Agwunobi said challenging year. “This kind of experience “During disasters like this, I re- pandemic, and the least we can do is in a press release for UConn To- “I personally am very proud of brought health care provid- ally believe it brings out the best in supply them with the supplies nec- day. “We consider this the point of everyone who stepped up regard- ers and the public together in a people and this is certainly a case essary to keep them safe.” which we start to turn the corner less of what their role is, and I think unique kind of way and showed where so many people were willing and we are able to protect all of the public needs to know that it how we’re kind of dependent to do whatever was need to make April 13, 2020: Anticipating a our health care workers so that was such a tremendous eff ort by so on each other,” Dr. Banach said. it work,” Deb Abromaitis, UConn surge in coronavirus hospitaliza- we can start to spread these vac- many individuals who were work- “Our healthcare facilities were Health’s director of the Office of Ac- tions, the National Guard converts cines out to others in the commu- ing tirelessly, doing extra shifts. I tested and pushed to the brink, creditation and Regulatory Affairs, UConn health office spaces to hos- nity and start to get back to nor- don’t know if the public has a full I think that the public efforts said in a press release from UConn pital rooms. mality.” appreciation of what went into it to social distance, wear masks Today. “It’s been an unbelievable and how thankful we should all be and now get vaccinated, is real- multidisciplinary effort ... Every day for our frontline workers during ly what’s needed to prevent that another area steps up ... It has just Today: The fight against COVID-19 continues. In the current second surge of the pandemic and UConn Health from occurring again.” been one great thing after another the virus, 266 more UConn Health employees have tested positive. As of March specifi cally,” Dr. Banach said. from our people.” 10, 2021, UConn John Dempsey Hospital was treating five coronavirus patients.

Cycle Share available to students as program adjusts to COVID-19 regulations by Thomas Alvarez methods such as Apple Pay,” Val- a variety of students who may STAFF WRITER entine said. want shorter rentals for various [email protected] Valentine said he feels the Cy- reasons. He said bike rentals can cle Share program was poised benefit student health while also Rigel Valentine, interim as- to make a smooth transition to providing fun, socially distanced sistant program director of the COVID-19 regulations. He said it activities. adventure center & outdoor pro- is different from other bike rent- “The idea behind this is to pro- grams, spoke about the Univer- al programs in that renters are vide a reliable bike for everyday sity of Connecticut’s Cycle Share the only individuals who have use while also having an option program and how it has been access to their bikes while they for the students who simply want adjusted to fit COVID-19 regula- are renting. to just go for a bike ride on a nice tions. “The Cycle Share program has day,” Valentine said. “Bikes can Valentine said they work to en- always operated in a way that be beneficial to both physical and sure student safety with the bikes made it relatively easy to tran- mental health … Bike rides can be they provide and in limiting the sition to safe practices with re- a great way to get out and explore possibility of COVID-19 trans- gards to COVID-19,” Valentine the bike trails and roads around mission. In addition to mechan- said. “The nature of the rental campus … while still maintain- ical inspections, he said they use program focuses on providing ing distance from others this plexiglass barriers at their rental individual renters with a bicycle spring.” desk and no longer accept cash that remains in their possession Valentine said students who payments for a rental. for the duration of the rental … are interested in using Cycle “All Cycle Share bikes are This style of rental program en- Share can visit their website for cleaned and inspected for me- sures that there should be no un- more information or their re- chanical issues between each known use of the specific bike by sources outlining various paths renter. This ensures that when a other users.” available to students looking to student rents a Cycle Share bike When discussing the students get out. they can have the reassurance who use the service the most, “For more information about that the bike will be in a good Valentine said they primarily bike rentals visit our webpage at working order and that cleaning serve students who use Cycle recreation.uconn.edu/programs/ cycle-share, and if you want sug- procedures have been taken to Share for daily campus activities. The UConn Adventure Center has Cycle Share bikes available to rent. minimize risk of disease trans- He said the students appreciate PHOTO COURTESY OF UCONN OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY gestions for bike routes around mission … Our rental desk has the routine maintenance avail- campus you can visit our web- been outfitted with a Plexiglas able to them. the grocery store or dining hall,” as the comfort of knowing that page with some route sugges- barrier, and … our card readers “Our primary users are stu- Valentine said. “Students appre- we will provide routine mainte- tions or visit the adventure cen- are equipped to accept touch- dents who rely on the bikes on a ciate the reliable source of trans- nance and upkeep as needed.” ter to talk to our staff,” Valentine less payments through cards or day-to-day basis to get to class, portation around campus as well Valentine said they still serve said.

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Photo Designer: Erin Knapp Business · [email protected] [email protected] Digital · [email protected] Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 03 News Chile becomes Latin America’s COVID-19 vaccination champion cluded being part of clinical trials. This effort was helped by con- tacts made months earlier in China. In October 2019, Chilean biochemist Dr. Alexis Kalergis had traveled to Beijing with two Chilean colleagues for an international congress on immunology. There Kalergis met experts from the Chinese pharma- ceutical Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Kalergis had already approached Sinovac about working on vac- cine research. So when China an- nounced in January 2020 that it had identified a new virus, and within weeks the world saw it spreading around the globe, Kalergis knew he needed to reach out to his col- leagues at Sinovac. “Taking advantage of our expe- rience, the contacts and the inter- est that we expressed … we started conversations with Sinovac,” said Kalergis, director of the Milenio Institute for Immunology and Im- munotherapy at Chile’s Catholic University. He spoke to Sinovac colleagues in January and February 2020, then went to Catholic University Dean Reisents pose for a photo with their updated vaccination cards and Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris after they were inoculated with their second dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, on the patio of a home for the elderly in Santiago, Chile, Friday, March 5, 2021. No other Ignacio Sánchez with the details, country in Latin America has had anything near Chile’s success in vaccinating its population. PHOTO BY ESTEBAN FELIX/AP saying they needed to be passed on to the government. SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Af- That’s a far cry from the begin- pandemic, the headlines in Chile that formal negotiations with vac- Sánchez approached Chile’s ter being among the world’s hard- ning of the pandemic, when Chile were bleak, with the country’s in- cine-producing companies start- health minister and foreign secre- est-hit nations with COVID-19, was criticized over its inability to tensive care units almost full and ed last April, only a month after tary, urging early negotiations with Chile is now near the top among trace and isolate infected people. the government unable to control COVID-19 was declared a pandem- Sinovac and other pharmaceuticals countries at vaccinating its popula- So what is the secret to its suc- the virus’s spread despite restric- ic. and for Chile to be part of their clin- tion against the virus. cess? tions that included mandatory By May, Couve said, a team of ical trials. The ministers agreed, With more than 25% of its people Government officials and health lockdowns. experts and officials presented a and the Chilean government began having received at least one shot, experts say it was the country’s But another story was develop- plan to President Sebastián Piñera, making diplomatic contacts. the country of 19 million on South early negotiations with vaccine ing in parallel that few people knew including a road map about how to By June, long before any other America’s Pacific coast is the cham- producers, as well as its past ex- about, one that had begun months use the country’s network of trade country in Latin America, Chile pion of Latin America, and globally perience with robust vaccination before and would later guarantee agreements and its previous con- had secured a contract with Si- it is just behind Israel, the Unit- programs, a record praised by the Chile fast access to vaccines. tacts with pharmaceutical compa- novac, which agreed to deliver an ed Arab Emirates and the United World Health Organization. Andrés Couve, Chile’s minister of nies to get vaccines once they were early batch once the vaccine was Kingdom. During the first months of the science, told The Associated Press developed. Recommendations in- authorized, Kalergis said. LIFE ON THE BUBBLE: BRACKETS SET FOR RETURN OF MARCH MADNESS AP (USA) — The biggest un- would be healthy enough to play. teams believe they’ll have enough leaders at Kansas and Virginia to The last of the 37 at-large known leading into a March Mad- Kansas and Virginia, two pro- healthy players to be ready for ensure “the protocols were be- bids went to Drake and Wichita ness bracket reveal more than a grams hit with COVID-19 break- their tip-offs next weekend. ing met that would allow them to State, which play Thursday in a year in the making had nothing outs over the past week, made That there was any doubt come to Indianapolis and partic- First Four game, and UCLA and to do with bubble teams or top it into the bracket released Sun- about the Jayhawks and defend- ipate.” Michigan State, two decorated seeds. Instead, it was the not-so- day by the NCAA selection com- ing champion Cavaliers securing “We’re confident at this point programs with surprisingly low simple matter of which programs mittee. It was a signal that both spots in the 68-team field was the that we’re moving forward to tip seeds that meet in another play- most jarring reminder that the off Thursday with a full field of in game. 2021 tournament itself will look 68,” Barnhart said. Four teams that didn’t make and feel much different than any Virginia coach Tony Bennett it — Louisville, Colorado State, that’s come before. said most of his team remained St. Louis and Mississippi — have “The one thing I’ve found out in quarantine Sunday night, but been put on stand-by. They could through this, probably as much expected to be in Indy this week. find their way into the bracket as anybody, is expect the unex- There were no surprises among if a team in the field notifies the pected,” said Kansas coach Bill the four No. 1 seeds. Gonzaga, NCAA by Tuesday night that it Self. Baylor, Illinois and Michigan must withdraw because of health A year after the tournament earned those slots – with the Bull- concerns. After that, if a team was canceled as the COVID-19 dogs the early 2-1 favorite to win pulls out, its opponent will ad- virus was mushrooming into it all and become the first team vance via what is essentially a a worldwide pandemic, all 68 since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers forfeit. teams will gather in Indiana for to finish a season undefeated. Fittingly for such an unpredict- all 67 games beginning Thursday There was also none of the tra- able season, some teams hoping and ending April 3 and 5 with ditional drama about who was to sneak in off the bubble were de- the Final Four. But all it takes is going where — which team was nied when Oregon State, picked a single COVID outbreak to up- getting shipped to Boise, which last in its conference in some pre- end the finely calibrated beauty was staying close to home in season polls, and Georgetown, a of that plan. Multiple outbreaks Memphis. The NCAA did, how- storied program coached by its could crater the entire endeavor. ever, keep the names of the re- own former superstar, Patrick Georgetown’s Dante Harris celebrates while holding the Most Out- Selection committee chair gions — East, West, Midwest and Ewing, won their conference standing Player trophy after an NCAA college basketball game against Mitch Barnhart said the commit- South — even though everyone’s Creighton in the championship of the Big East Conference tournament tournaments to steal bids they Saturday, March 13, 2021, in New York. PHOTO BY FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP tee was in frequent contact with gathering together in a single city. wouldn’t otherwise have won. Who run the Grammys? Beyoncé, Taylor Swift make history

NEW YORK (AP) — The Gram- my on Sunday, picking up hon- She added: “I have been working Beyoncé was the night’s top con- year, where she’s a double nominee mys are drunk in love with Beyoncé ors like best R&B performance for my whole life ... This is such a mag- tender with nine nominations, thanks to “Black Parade” and “Sav- and Taylor Swift: the singers both “Black Parade,” best music video ical night.” and she’s still up for record of the age.” made history at the 2021 show. for “Brown Skin Girl” as well as best Beyoncé is now tied with produc- Swift, 31, became first woman to rap performance and best rap song er and multi-instrumentalist Quin- win album of the year three times. for “Savage,” with Megan Thee Stal- cy Jones for the second most Gram- “We just want to thank the fans,” lion. my wins. The late conductor Georg said Swift, who won the top prize “As an artist I believe it’s my job, Solti is the most decorated Grammy with “folklore.” and all of our jobs, to reflect time winner with 31 wins. Swift previously won album of the and it’s been such a difficult time,” The royal family of music all won year with her albums “Fearless” and Beyoncé said onstage as she won honors Sunday: Jay-Z shared the “1989.” best R&B performance for “Black best rap song win since he co-wrote Beyoncé made history by surpass- Parade,” which was released on “Savage” and nine-year-old Blue Ivy ing Alison Krauss to become the Juneteenth. Carter — who won best music vid- most decorated female act in Gram- She went on to say she created the eo alongside her mother — became my history. song to honor the “beautiful Black the second youngest act to win a Beyoncé earned her 28th Gram- kings and queens” in the world. Grammy in show’s 63-year history. Leah Peasall was 8 when The Pea- sall Sisters won album of the year at the 2002 show for their appearance on the T Bone Burnett-produced CLASSIFIEDS “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack. Policy: Classifieds are non-refundable. Credit will be given if an error Megan Thee Stallion, who won materially affects the meaning of the ad and only for the first incorrect three honors, also made history Taylor Swift appears at the 2019 American Music Awards, left, and insertion. Ads will only be printed if they are accompanied by both first and became the first female rapper Beyonce appears at the 2019 world premiere of “The Lion King.” Swift and last name as well as telephone number. Names and numbers may be to best rap song. She’s also the fifth could become the first woman to win the show’s top prize, album of subject to verification. All advertising is subject to acceptance by The Daily the year, three times. Beyonce is the most nominated, most decorated rap-based act to win best new artist. woman in Grammys history. AP PHOTO Campus, which reserves the right to reject any ad copy at its sole discretion. The Daily Campus does not knowingly accept ads of a fraudulent nature. 04 Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com

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editorial board: Many owls have asymmetrical Peter Fenteany...... editor-in-chief OWLS CAN ROTATE THEIR Harrison Raskin...... opinion editor ears so they can directly pin- NECKS 270 DEGREES. Anika Veeraraghav. . .associate opinion editor point the location of sounds. Katherine Jimenez-Cruz Sharon Spaulding Sam Zelin...... weekly columnists A GROUP OF OWLS IS Barn owls swallow their Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual prey whole and can eat up writers in the opinion section do not reflect the views and opin- CALLED A PARLIAMENT. ions of The Daily Campus or other staff members. Only articles labeled “Editorial” are the official opinions of The Daily Campus. to 1,000 mice each year. Facts courtesy of audubon.org Editorial UConn must im- Then and Now: WHAT WE CAN LEARN ABOUT DONALD TRUMP FROM JULIUS CAESAR plement gen-ed by Sam Zelin in favor of continued democracy. Many voiced their opinions on WEEKLY COLUMNIST how democracy had been saved, and it is certainly true that the [email protected] imminent threat was averted, but I think now it’s time to take a reform for edu- I am a history nerd who took Latin throughout high school, so look at how the Roman republic panned out after the senators did I feel like it would be a sin if I didn’t cover Caesar on the Ides of what they did. March. For those who don’t know, Julius Caesar Allow me to introduce you to Augustus, the was murdered by members of the Roman sen- In the past few first emperor of Rome. He was Caesar’s adopt- cation on social ate on the Ides (a calendar structure signifying ed son, and it’s fair to assume he shared a lot of the middle of the month that fell on either of the months we’ve had an beliefs with his adopted father, given that when 13th or 15th of each of the 10 Roman months) in 44 elected official refuse he chose the name Augustus when he became justice issues B.C.E. The senate took this very drastic measure emperor, he added the name Caesar in his hon- because of the power than Caesar had consoli- to peacefully give up or. Augustus’ rule marked the true end of the The University of Connecticut’s general dated, and because they viewed him as a threat power, instead trying Roman republic, which had lasted for almost education requirements are in need of an to the republic, which was the present govern- half of a millennium, and it began the era of the overhaul. Whether the reasoning is to make mental system Rome used. to use populism to Roman empire. This regime change was dras- As for how this relates to today’s society, there tic, and happened despite the senators’ actions. scheduling more doable for students, to better are in fact some eerie parallels, and one big lesson maintain his position. In the case of Rome, the idea lived on after the incorporate social and environmental justice to be learned. man, and simply silencing the voice of one hu- initiatives into the curriculum or anything In the past few months we’ve had an elected official refuse to man man did nothing to change the course in the long run. The else, this is an issue that has been acknowl- peacefully give up power, instead trying to use populism to main- Roman empire went on to last for centuries, and the Republic edged frequently. However, acknowledge- tain his position. While what happened to Donald Trump was structure never made a comeback in the nation at all. ment only goes so far, and follow-up action certainly not what happened to Caesar, Trump did eventually vacate the leadership position, much to the excitement of those See CAESAR, p. 8 is necessary. Beginning with students in the 2019-20 cata- log year, a graduation requirement to take at least one ‘E’ course was added to improve the environmental literacy of the UConn commu- nity. Later on, the university introduced two 1-credit courses: one focusing on anti-Black RapidRapid FireFire Maddie Papcun, Staff Columnist racism in the U.S. and another on the climate This just reminds me of the scene from “iCar- crisis. Neither of these are mandatory so far. In the Opinion section, we usually try to work through ly” where Spencer asks the elevator repairman our convictions thoroughly and completely. It’s important While these additions are very welcome and how long it’ll take for the elevator to be fixed, that our arguments are strong, decisive and well-founded. But a nice start, there is certainly a problem with and only gets back, “Could be three, or four. sometimes, we don’t need a deeper reason to believe in some- simply adding requirements. Many students Yeah maybe five. Look, buddy, I’m just a danc- thing. Rapid Fire is for those beliefs that can be explained in er.” Like the elevator repairman, I don’t know already struggle to complete the current gen- just a sentence or two. No more explanation needed. eds, and it’s important to integrate education what’s going on. I’m just here. on relevant social justice topics without just making it a check box on a requirements HOW MUCH LONGER WILL THE Nell Srinath, Contributor sheet. When creating this new structure, COVID-19 PANDEMIC LAST? it’s important to make it so that these new re- At earliest, until 2022, or when the majority quirements are mandatory, but also effective of Global South citizens have access to a vac- Anika Veeraraghav, Associate Opinion Editor cine — until then there is still a responsibility in engaging students in learning. to ensure equitable distribution of medical sup- Remember that episode of “The Office” when The deltaGenEd Task Force delivered a re- plies. The economic fallout, however, will be Dwight talks about the apocalypse and Jim port to the university senate in the spring of apparent indefinitely. asks him about when that’ll happen (could be 2019, and plans have been made to change 3 months, 4 months, 1 year, 494 months, etc.)? the current system, but these changes, or at That’s what this pandemic feels like — all very Connor Rickermann, Staff Artist least some of them, need to come quicker. realistic timelines. The final plans include a full restructuring Either one or two more years, and it largely depends on how bad the variants end up. If of the system, but this is not coming until a Jacob Ningen, Contributor few years from now. one of the strains becomes resistant to the As a pandemic, Harrison is probably right. I AstraZeneca vaccine, for example, it might take A group of student organizations made up a while for the pharmaceutical companies to of USG’s Academic Affairs Committee, the mean, the 1919 H1N1 only lasted to 1920. Thus we are probably halfway through the pandemic. catch up. I think we see a return to relative nor- UConn NAACP, UConn Collaborative Orga- COVID-19, however, will be with us forever. malcy next spring. nizing and the Honors 4 Diversity Program created a petition last month asking the school to make the 1-credit course mandatory, and Harrison Raskin, Opinion Editor for “the implementation of two courses into the General Education Oversight Committee’s We are at least halfway done. General Education plan that both address how diversity, inclusion and social justice are intrinsically linked to the societal institutions in our country.” There are no seats in the theater These would be valuable first steps to take in creating a safer, more informed commu- nity at UConn, and the mandatory nature of of American politics the implementation is necessary. If only the by Nell Srinath companied a “no” vote against a living wage politics — that is to say, holding a bouquet in people who openly want to be educated on CONTRIBUTOR for workers on the front lines of a pandemic one hand and a knife in the other. As a mat- sensitive topics choose to take these courses [email protected] with a curtsy and a thumbs down. On the ter of fact, American politics today are dom- and engage with the new curriculum, the Last week, many Americans may have same day, Sen. Sinema reportedly brought inated by a spectacle in which random acts found themselves irked, even angry, at a a large chocolate cake onto the Senate floor of kindness, courage or quirk cover an un- point of reform will have been missed. Lastly, spectacular display taking place on the floor for staffers who worked overnight during a dergirding project of violence and theft. The it’s important to consider the urgency that of the United States Senate during the vote meticulous readthrough of the $1.9 trillion value of the dramatic crudeness with which these reforms are needed, as because many for a bill establishing a $15 federal minimum coronavirus relief package. Sinema cast her vote against higher wages UConn students feel uncomfortable in this wage. While not exactly her “let them eat cake” for frontline workers is that the senator laid community now, something must be done The act that prompted the acute backlash moment, the theater of Sinema’s actions the bare the brutality of bourgeois American immediately to change this. was an enthusiastic performance by senior day of the vote reveals a nonetheless sinister political theater. Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who ac- pattern of behavior in bourgeois American See POLITICS, p. 8 Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 05

@dailycampuslife UConn’s Service Learning project FOG Management takes initiative for illegal grease dumping in Hartford ILLUSTRATION BY DIONEL DE BORJA, STAFF ARTIST/THE DAILY CAMPUS by Jordana Castelli business school. Come summer, the She was interested in the research STAFF WRITER [email protected] students will begin to survey every and has learned so much about FOG single restaurant in Hartford. that she did not know prior to getting We all know what it’s like to cook Proper grease disposal is import- involved. bacon and then have a leftover layer ant for a variety of reasons. Egbert enjoys the program be- of grease on the pan that no one “When fat, oil and grease gets cold cause of the analytical aspect that knows what to do with. The Uni- it solidifies, which then turns into revolves around data. versity of Connecticut is currently blockages inside of pipelines,” Egbert “I love seeing and running real holding an internship through their said. “When all these restaurants data, which we get a lot of oppor- Service Learning department that are linked up to main city sewer tunities to do,” she said. “Running revolves around grease disposal in pipelines it causes massive lateral regressions between the rates of every restaurant in Hartford. backups, and to remedy that the city non-compliance with different socio- UConn’s Service Learning is a has to spend a bunch of tax dollars, economic factors of neighborhoods, facet of the university that focuses which in turn only increases local and looking for correlations to see on pairing student’s skills with com- tax rates.” if there is any sort of relationship munity needs. Mackenzie Egbert, They use those tax dollars to sec- between the rates of economic wealth a graduate student currently com- tion off roads, rip off pavement, cut or diversity of an area.” pleting her master's in public poli- out pipelines and remove the block- Egbert finds it very interesting to cy, and sixth-semester management age and then patch it all up, Egbert work with real data and then make information systems major Angela said. data-informed decisions which can Abraham, work with other students Not only impact public policy matters. in a program that focuses on FOG: does Egbert and her team did find some fat, oil and grease management. the correlation between various factors. Egbert and her colleagues' specif- fat, oil and grease There was no correlation between il- ic program is a collaboration with solidifies in the cold. legal dumping and economic wealth; UConn, the Metropolitan District however there was some correlation Commission and REA, a system that to do with diversity. was invented by UConn pro- “I ran the entire re- fessor Dr. Richard gression again, Parnas. but w it h “Our pro- variables gram seeks this turns into for neigh- This only increases to mediate blockages inside of borhood and alle- local tax rates. diversity viate the pipelines and there grease dis- was a strong posal issue statistical cor- by, in theory, relation, which creating an edu- is open to a lot of in- cational program with terpretation,” Egbert restaurants,” Egbert said. said. “To me it indicates “UConn students will go it causes that there are some ra- into local restaurants in cial barriers to entry Hartford, ask a couple to remedy that, the city massive lateral for compliance, which casual survey questions has to spend a bunch of backups in main city sewer is interesting from a assessing their levels of policy end.” compliance, all while ed- tax dollars. pipelines which links While some of the ucating them on proper restaurants. data includes school dumping protocols.” program cafeterias and apart- After getting a general feeling hope to alleviate ment complexes, their di- of the restaurant’s dumping habits, the blockage, but also lessen rect surveying only applies to students will then offer REA’s ser- the financial burden on local citizens. restaurants. vices to remove grease for them. “It becomes such an inconvenience FOG Management is increasing The special element that separates and waste of tax dollars,” Egbert said. awareness around its mission in sev- Dr. Parnas’ way of disposing grease “Many areas of Hartford have lower eral ways including social media, from other methods is that he uses median incomes, so increasing the free merchandise and more. brown grease. tax dollars on the people who really “Right now we’re focusing mainly “He [Parnas] uses brown grease, can’t afford to have them cranked up on social media because we’re not all which, as I understand it, is a very any higher is just so detrimental.” on campus, however throughout the difficult one to convert it over to bio- Hartford was chosen specifical- summer and as people start to come fuel,” Egbert said. “He patented a ly simply because of the personal out of quarantine a little bit more process that is clean, easy and takes connection with the MDC and Dr. we’re hoping to set up more cam- what is essentially garbage and con- Parnas, who knew there was a prior paigns on campus with students,” verts it into premium biofuel.” issue of illegal dumping in that area. Egbert said. “We tend to also dis- According to Egbert, UConn now According to Egbert, Dr. Parnas tribute some free merchandise to the owns this patent, which means that is very hands-on in the venture. restaurants as we survey them.” every time the patent is used, UConn Last year he hosted tours of his labs They created a new Instagram for makes a small earning. Dr. Parnas’ and performed test runs at various the project which can be found @ company began working with the restaurants. uconnfogmanagement_. MDC through personal connections, Both Abraham and Egbert shared “It’s a lot about creating aware- and UConn became involved short- some of their favorite aspects of being ness for these restaurants on what ly after. While the work is mostly involved within the program. is FOG, why it’s detrimental to your done through REA and the MDC, “I would say that I really like how establishment and why it’s bad for UConn provides labor and makes the majority of the work is very team the environment,” Abraham said. it executable. based,” Abraham said. “I like being This is the first fat, oil and grease The project consists of nine paid able to work with other people and based initiative that UConn Service interns, two students who are using bounce ideas back and forth because Learning has done. More can be it as academic credit and four stu- I was introduced to the program found on the UConn Service Learn- dents from a partnership with the from a friend of mine.” ing website. 06 Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com Life

by Ian Ward for viewers to watch as they were STAFF WRITER anticipating the results. [email protected] After the first round, Cyborg WHUS hosted a virtual rendition Village and Roadhog advanced to of “Battle of the Bands” on Twitch compete against each other. During on Saturday which featured four the second round, each band had bands from the University of Con- another pre-recorded set list. Zeb- necticut. These bands included vlon and Bleach the Sky’s seconds Bleach the Sky, Roadhog, Zebvlon sets were promised to be shown on and Cyborg Village. YouTube at a later day since they Each of the bands had a pre-re- did not advance to the finals. corded setlist and competed against Before the winner of the contest each other via a bracket system. The was announced, there was a game of first match-up was between Zeb- Kahoot in which viewers could an- vlon and Cyborg Village. swer questions related to the “Bat- First was Zebvlon’s set. They tle of the Bands” and earn points. played original songs such as “Be Questions included who should win Quiet” and “All About the Groove” “Battle of the Bands,” which band ‘ ’ along with a collaboration with had the best outfits and which band Sheezter Pink titled “April.” Mean- sounded the most vaporwave. Battle of the Bands 2021 while, Cyborg Village opened its At the end of the night, it was an- set with a skit featuring one of the nounced that Cyborg Village had band members driving a car with won “Battle of the Bands.” During pseudo robotic gear. their acceptance speech, singer and During their set, which was deco- guitar player Josh Ketchum claimed rated to look futuristic and robotic, that Cyborg Village was formed in sees UConn bands some of the songs the band played under a month and it was for the included “By The Hour” and “Road purpose of competing in “Battle of to You.” Brandon Pavlicek, the bass the Bands.” This is to be disputed as player of the band, had his mouth they were originally known as the taped for some reason while per- Dirty Dans and formed in New- forming. town, Conn. in 2012. rock it out virtually The next performance was Road- If you would like to check out the hog who played songs such as “The bands that were featured in the con- Road” and “How Fast are We Still test, Bleach the Sky has an Insta- Standing.” Members of the band gram which is @bleacktheskyband. include Ben Crnic as singer, David Both Roadhog and Zebvlon are also McArdle at guitar and Sean McHu- on Instagram with @the_road_hog_ go at drums. band and @zebvlon. Cyborg Village During Bleach the Sky’s perfor- can be found on “BandCamp” as mance, they covered “I Fall Apart” they do not have any other social by Post Malone and “Her Skin.” The media accounts as of this writing. band is based in Boston and they If you are interested in finding released their EP “Acid Girl” earlier out more about WHUS and their (top) Cyborg Village playing during the second round of “Battle of the Bands.” They would end up winning this year. future events, visit their website the contest. Before the winners of the first at whus.org for more information (bottom) Roadhog is seen here performing in the second round of “Battle of the Bands.” One of the songs they covered was “Free Fallin’” by Tom Petty. round were announced, a “Mine- about upcoming events and virtual PHOTOS BY AUTHORS craft” session was hosted on Twitch shows.

Casual Cadenza: 'Boogie' is a layup Dissociating to Hozier for basketball fans by Esther Ju lad — something I apparently des- by Ian Ward transmitting the drive and hun- Monk and Boogie, where layups CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT perately needed. STAFF WRITER ger of being a future basketball are the most common shot. It is [email protected] [email protected] Mayo Clinic defines dissociative star. Boogie even goes after NBA understandable that the actors in- In the midst of experiencing a disorders as “mental disorders that With every coming-of-age story, champion Jeremy Lin for being volved are not professional bas- harrowing semester, bouts of ex- involve experiencing a disconnec- there is always a protagonist that a “model minority” and despises ketball players, but at least have istentialism, hatred for capitalist tion and lack of continuity between audiences can relate to. With “Boo- comparisons to him. the actors attempt for jump shots society and wishing COVID-19 a thoughts, memories, surround- gie,” writer and director Eddie Takahashi’s character arc is also during the games being played. happy one year, I wouldn’t exactly ings, actions and identity. People Huang takes this trend and makes inspiring as he starts off as a self- Boogie’s relationships with his say I’ve developed a joyful mindset. with dissociative disorders escape a basketball film that fans outside ish and aggressive prospect whose friends are also decent, but they On the contrary, trying to juggle the reality in ways that are involuntary of the sport can connect with. vision was blinded by ambivalence are not memorable compared to incessant demands of Zoom school and unhealthy and cause problems Featuring the likes of Tay- and later becomes a driven star. other films in the same genre. El- and intrusive thoughts that confirm with functioning in everyday life.” lor Takahashi and Pop Smoke, As for Pop Smoke, while his eanor (Taylour Paige) plays the my fears of being trapped in an ex- Clearly, dissociation carries harmful “Boogie” follows the life of high role was limited and Monk’s role of Boogie’s friend and later ploitative economic system surpris- connotations, and in no way am I school senior Boogie (Takahashi) background was scarce, his abil- love, and while her backstory ingly doesn’t supply me with a high promoting it as a method of dealing in Queens, N.Y. as he aims to get ity to be a convincing hooper and could have been better developed, enough dose of serotonin. with traumatic events. If that’s the While a healthy amount of face-to- case, I’d recommend talking to a pro- face social interaction would usually fessional who can help. serve as an adequate distraction, like On the other hand, the idea of dis- many things, Ms. Rona has managed connecting from thoughts, feelings to ruin that as well. Lately, things and the world around you doesn’t suck more than usual and by now, seem like a bad option when things I’ve run out of ways to cope — to the get overwhelming. I like to think of it point where even listening to music as giving yourself a break when you has gotten tiring. So instead of fo- can’t get one. And considering we cusing on newly discovered tracks, were supposed to have spring break I decided to dedicate this week’s col- around this time (had Ms. Rona not umn to an artist I haven’t listened to made her worldwide debut), dissoci- in a while. ating for the sake of saving yourself Irish singer-songwriter Andrew from another mental breakdown can John Hozier-Byrne — or as everyone only be deemed as an act of self-care. knows him, Hozier — garnered crit- It turns out Hozier’s music serves ical acclaim with the release of his as the perfect soundtrack to my dis- debut album in 2014. “Take Me to sociative fantasies. Thus began my PHOTO COURTESY OF YAHOO Church” gained popular attention navigation through his discography, for its religious lyricism comparing listening to old favorites like “Cherry to the NBA while also dealing with intimidating bully made every Paige does the best she can given Catholic devotion to faithfulness in Wine” and “Like Real People Do,” a tumultuous home life. In order scene featuring him a highlight. the script and her role. Boogie’s romance, as well as praise for Hozi- along with new favorites from his for Boogie’s chances of making the The strangest coincidence during friend Richie (Jorge Lendebor Jr.) er’s vocal ability. The song made it to second album including “As It Was” NBA to become a reality, he and “Boogie” happened when Pop provides moral support through- No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and and “Shrike” — all of which make me his high school team must beat Smoke’s song “Welcome to the out the story but his background its success eventually led to its 2015 feel like my dreams of living far away Monk (Pop Smoke) in a game of Party” played during the climac- is even less developed than Elea- Grammy nomination for “Song of in a cottage in Switzerland aren’t so basketball to prove that he is a tic basketball match where Monk nor’s. Lendebor Jr. has a promising the Year.” far-fetched after all. qualified player. takes on Boogie. career as an actor as his charisma Five years later, his second album Maybe transcendentalists were The David and Goliath narra- Where the film starts to draw kept me engaged with his friend- “Wasteland, Baby!” received fur- onto something. Maybe all I want to tive Huang presents to audience fouls is when it attempts to execute ship with Boogie. ther acclaim, topping at No. 1 on the do now is lay in a flower field with a members is as common as Stephen Boogie’s relationship with his par- It is no surprise that “Boogie” is Billboard 200 and being certified pocket-sized Hozier by my side who Curry shooting a three-pointer. ents. Fight scenes between Boo- a predictable movie and most of its gold in the U.S. I wasn’t aware of can pull out his guitar and just start What’s less common is the visu- gie’s parents become overwhelm- technical features like editing and this release until a couple of days singing at any time. At least in that alization of the common story arc. ing and distracting, especially lighting are ordinary. Despite its ago, when I stumbled upon a Tik- scenario, I wouldn’t have to worry Having an Asian-American main during a scene in which Boogie shortcomings, “Boogie” is an en- Tok that used “Wasteland, Baby!” about college or any other respon- character in a broken household is is speaking with an agent about joyable story of a young man sur- as a sound. As the last track on the sibilities that fail in undermining not often seen in modern cinema, playing basketball in China. viving a toxic household to pursue album, the song finishes off Hozier’s my uncertainty for the future. And let alone sports cinema. Some of the basketball scenes his dreams of being a professional string of work with peaceful vibes having that bit of time to forget takes Takahashi brings out the angst also felt amateur. An example is basketball player. delivered by a soft acoustic folk bal- me to a happier place. of being in high school while also during the final matchup between Rating: 3.5/5 Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 07 Life

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'Cherry' is not on top by Sarah Goodman the film’s titular character Cherry not necessarily in its variables of depth, the characters’ desperate mental health crises, which take CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT (Holland) falls deeply in love with war, drug and crime, but rather in decisions sometimes seem unsym- more lives each passing year from [email protected] college classmate Emily (Bravo), Cherry’s impulsivity that leads to pathetic instead of lamentable. “deaths of despair.” Even in a film Last Friday, the film “Cherry” who rejects him in a moment of such variables. The lack of an organic script is market oversaturated by escapism was released on Apple TV+. Made confusion. Unable to withstand this “That supposed to make you a demonstrable in the failures of from diseases of despair, “Cherry” by director duo Anthony and Joe romantic rejection, Cherry sudden- good guy now?” a bank teller ques- the dialogue, with Cherry’s overly misses its mark by not successfully Russo fresh off of their acclaimed ly enlists in the U.S. Army. Emily tions Cherry after he robs her. edgy narration sacrificing the film’s addressing it. Marvel Cinematic Universe contri- eventually returns to Cherry in full Cherry responds, “‘Did you fight dramatic weight in its unintended Regardless, “Cherry” is a fruit butions, and starring Tom Holland reciprocation, but the honeymoon for this f*****g country?’” comedy. Additionally, the film’s that is not totally spoiled. Holland’s in a role wholly unlike his star-mak- of their love is cut short by Cherry’s A tragedy of impulsivity, the strange visual style worsens its rich performance of Cherry is as ing one of Spider-Man, “Cherry” impending deployment to a war- film’s creation was as impulsive unintentional silliness, featuring heartbreaking as it is effective, and tells the harrowing story of a young torn Iraq. as its actual narrative. The tale is Instagram filtered cinematogra- with his emotionally dark portray- veteran’s descent into crime follow- Though he returns from his de- precipitously plotted with events phy and bizarre editing cuts. This al, he sheds his Disneyfied image ing the Iraq War. Despite the dis- ployment physically unharmed, that are clearly aimed to shock, but makes the aesthetic viewing expe- with ease. Due to the tenable chem- tinguished performances by leads Cherry is still mentally scarred by fail to consummate any intended rience one that is less emblematic istry between Holland and Bravo, Holland and Ciara Bravo, “Cher- the horrors he had survived. There emotional weight due to their pre- of a serious film and more one of a the romance between Cherry and ry’s” only source of nourishment is is no psychic bandage for his mental dictability and lack of adequate David Guetta music video. Emily is ripe with pure love that is that of its periodization and social pain, with the exception of a drug build-up. (Spoilers: For example, a But a story like the one “Cherry” felt through the screen — even in relevance; when stripped away of habit supported only by his habitual character with little dimension be- is struggling to tell is not meant to the face of the grit both characters its connection to recent history, the robberies of banks. As the story sides their association with Cherry be impulsively mishandled to the endure. Even if at times costing nar- story of “Cherry” is uninspiring, progresses, Cherry loses sight of dies after only a few short scenes, point of comical inefficacy. This ratorial authenticity, the film’s dis- with the plot’s hollowness further his anguish from the war, but does and the only impact this character is because the conflicts of the turbing depiction of war, post-trau- underscored by its ridiculous script not relent in using the war’s trau- has on the plot is their instrumen- main character retain a level of matic stress and opioid addiction is and style. ma to justify his reckless depravity. tality in Cherry’s post-traumat- pertinence in a country currently brutally and convincingly honest. Set sometime in the early 2000s, The main tragedy of “Cherry” lies ic stress). Because of this lack of wreaked by the opioid epidemic and Rating: 2/5 This Week in History: st. patrick’s day special by Gino Giansanti Jr. credited for banishing all snakes more than 10 pounds of potatoes per Ireland with Irish immigrants try- STAFF WRITER from the island. This, however, has day. When a fungus spread through ing to recreate their traditional meal [email protected] been embraced as a symbol of Pat- the potato crops of the Irish coun- of Irish bacon and cabbage in Ameri- Whether you are a full-blooded rick’s banishment of paganism from tryside, three-quarters of the potato can cities. The first Irish immigrants Irishman, have a wee bit of Irish Ireland, as scientists have largely harvests were destroyed for eight could not afford the steep prices of ancestry or are just a big fan of agreed that snakes would have never straight years in the 1840s and 50s. pork, so corned beef was adopted at Guinness, everyone is Irish on St. come to Ireland in the first place On an island of approximately the suggestion of the many Jewish Patrick’s Day. In a special edition of since the waters surrounding it are eight million people, one million died deli owners who also lived in urban this week in history, we will take a far too cold for snakes to swim in. and an additional one million left for immigrant neighborhoods. look at the real story behind the color Interestingly enough, despite greener pastures. While the United Fun fact: This kind of cultural green’s favorite holiday and debunk being the patron saint of Ireland, States was the chief destination for sharing in ethnic communities was several of the myths we’ve come to Patrick was never formally canon- March 17, 461 refugees of the Potato Famine, large fairly common; many historians be- know. So let’s dive in! ized by the Roman Catholic Church. st. patrick droves settled in Britain, Canada, lieve that tap-dancing is a fusion of On March 17, 461, 1560 years The canonization process had not Argentina and Australia. During the Irish jig and West African step- ago, Saint Patrick died in Saul, been established at the time of Pat- dies the Famine years, Irish immigrants ping dances, since poor Irish immi- Downpatrick, Ireland. rick’s death, so Patrick was only made up half of all immigrants en- grants and African Americans lived In order to understand the roots recognized as a saint in name. This tering the United States. Today, more in the same parts of many cities. of the holiday, we must first take a means that one of the most famous than 32 million Americans claim But wait a minute, how did a look at the life of the famed lad him- saints in Christianity worldwide is Irish ancestry. That is seven times religious holiday become associat- self. For starters, it should be noted not an official saint. the current population of Ireland. ed with bars and booze? Well, my that Patrick was not even Irish and If that’s not hard enough to be- While these poor Irish were just friends, the answer is in the ques- not named Patrick at birth. Born lieve, it should also be known that looking for something to eat, they tion. Since the Irish living in Amer- instead as Maewyn Succat, Patrick Patrick’s color of choice was blue, were hardly welcomed by Ameri- ica were devout Catholics, March 17 was actually British, having been not green like the leprechaun would cans upon their arrival. In fact, the arrived in the middle of Lent. Since born to a wealthy Christian fami- have you believe. Green was adopted Irish were despised by American St. Patrick’s Day was excused by the ly in the Britannia province of the as the color of Ireland in defiance of society, with several newspaper Church hierarchy, Irish Catholics Roman Empire. At the age of 16, he the British royal blue in their fight cartoons depicting the Irish as apes could put aside their Lenten fastings was kidnapped and brought to the for independence in the 18th century. rather than humans. The Irish were and indulge in some good beer. Emerald Isle as a slave. It has stuck ever since. seen as dirty drunks, unable to as- Centuries later, these traditions Patrick escaped captivity and On March 17, 1762, 259 years similate to American culture, who finally made their way back to the returned to Britannia to become a ago, the first St. Patrick’s Day were coming to steal jobs from de- motherland. While pubs had pre- priest. He later traveled to Ireland Parade was celebrated in New serving Americans. Sound familiar? viously been closed in Ireland on as a missionary, converted thou- York City. The Irish were particularly hated St. Patrick’s Day, they were allowed sands of Irish to Christianity and While the holiday has origins in for being Roman Catholic. Many to open in the 1970s. Seeing the established several Catholic par- Ireland, the festivities around it, March 17, 1762 Protestants feared that the Pope was chance to boost tourism, the Irish ishes. By the end of his life, he was specifically parades, are all-Amer- trying to invade the U.S. by sending government in 1996 established a called Patricius, Patrick in English, ican. This first parade, though a far first Irish spies to New York and Boston. multiple-day festival for St. Patrick’s which derives from the Latin term cry from the behemoth it is today, While this seems ridiculous today, that lasts to this day. The Guinness for "father figure.” While Patrick consisted of a few homesick Irish st. patrick’s it should be noted that even in 1960, company was actually a huge force was largely forgotten at the time soldiers serving in the British mili- John F. Kennedy had to defend him- behind this decision, and they have of his death, stories were passed tary. As Irish flooded into the U.S., day parade self from the thousands of Amer- certainly benefited from this, as an down of Patrick’s legendary use of these parades only grew in popu- icans who believed he would be a estimated 13.5 million pints of Guin- the shamrock to explain the Holy larity. In order to understand why puppet for the pope. ness are sold and consumed every Trinity, and thus he grew in fame the Irish came to the U.S., let’s first Corned beef and cabbage, while March 17. and popularity. talk about potatoes. considered the quintessential St. Wow, that was a lot! I will end by In several depictions, Patrick can The potato was the staple crop of Paddy’s Day meal, is another Amer- wishing a Happy St. Patrick’s Day be seen trampling snakes as he was Ireland. The average Irishman ate ican invention. The dish has roots in to all, and to all a good week! 08 Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com Opinion StudyBreak

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Girl Scouts from troop 60050 sell Girl Scout Cookies outside of E.O. Smith High School on Saturday, March 13. Cookie sales are intended to help young girls develop their skills in goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. PHOTO BY ERIN KNAPP, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY CAMPUS Et tu, Brute? The parallels The problem with political theater penitentiaries; and between women, queer POLITICS, cont. from p. 4 and trans people and state legislatures between Trump and Caesar What is political theater? Michael Crow- populated by misogynists is a futile effort, ley of The New Republic magazine defines if not actively malicious. Calls for unity un- killed, but some of his supporters have still tried to CAESAR, cont. from p. 4 the term and its synonyms, the most fa- der racial capitalism and patriarchy are not bring a martyr narrative to his story. Outcry over his mous of which is the pejorative “Kabuki substantive; they are propaganda; they are Now, in the U.S., we stand at an important moment Twitter ban and a larger crusade against ‘cancel cul- dance,” as “a performance, in which noth- theater. in history. Trump has left the highest seat of elected ture’ have graced many conservative headlines since ing substantive is done.” Although this defi- To its credit, the Biden administration office, but now we can already see the group forming, Jan. 6, and this effort cannot go undealt with. nition suffices to describe many aspects of has made no placative calls for togetherness waiting to see if someone will get to be his Augustus. In the next four years, there will be an attempt to American politics, it fails to account for the on the world stage — save with allies like The ideologies of Trumpism are alive and well in Josh swing the pendulum back to where Trump and his fact that political theater is often extreme- Saudi Arabia and Israel. Instead, he orders Hawley, Ted Cruz, Nikki Haley, Tom Cotton and the followers aimed to put it. Currently, the pendulum is ly substantive; the substance, however, is illegal drone strikes in Syria to mount polit- rest of them, it is important to understand that those only beginning to swing in the direction of progres- what the people are not meant to see. In es- ical pressure on Iran, and continues to sup- who would oppose democracy are too numerous to sive reform, and any efforts to impede that course sence, it is propaganda. port Saudi militarism under the pretense of be simply pushed out of politics; in order to keep the could prove dangerous. No matter what happens, In Sen. Sinema’s case, last week’s revue helping “Saudi Arabia defend its sovereign- republic as our system of government and to protect I think that the most important thing to take away was a poorly-acted, self-directed curtsy and ty and its territorial integrity” (Vox). Here, peoples who would be harmed by these ideologies, from the story of the beginnings of the Roman empire midnight snack for Senate staffers. The sub- Biden is putting on an imperial drama the ideas themselves must be discredited. is that there were 17 years in between Caesar’s death stance — the work behind the scenes and meant to conceal the U.S.’ violent hegemony Another thing to remember is the power that and Augustus’ ascent to the throne. Those years in between the lines — was allowing a crisis of in West Asian and North African countries martyrdom holds. Stories like those of Julius Caesar, the middle were a period of wrestling for power that capitalism to continue to plow through the — or as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken Jesus Christ or a more modern figure like Abraham got very bloody, and if we’re going to evade a long, working class whose economic safety net is puts it, “leading with our values.” Lincoln all became much more potent in rallying drawn-out conflict of some kind, we need to get the unravelling due to a volatile market econo- Until the U.S. pays reparations for the support due to the untimely death of the leader of ideas of hate and prejudice out of the lexicon, not just my and the high costs of housing, health- genocidal conditions for which it is respon- each respective movement. Now, Trump was not get the people out of power. care and education that come with it. This sible in Yemen under the Obama adminis- is nothing short of complicity in violence, as tration — one which has wrought havoc to almost 11 million families face eviction. the tune of 230,000 deaths and currently Although House Speaker Nancy Pelosi places millions of Yemenis at risk of acute The power of names seemed resolute to “persist” on the fight for malnutrition — the foreign policy of the by Jacob Ningen ernment since the Beirut explosion and Italy in a $15 minimum wage in a press conference Biden administration will be little more CONTRIBUTOR the ‘70s, with its governments that only lasted on Thursday, Mar. 11, the sheer inability of than posturing. [email protected] 13 months on average. The fact that permanent Democrats to deliver on the promises of Of course, to meaningfully apologize Is this form of democracy sufficient to ensure elections undermine democracy is the key point their platform renders this resolution less for the atrocities of US imperialism would human rights? The historical verdict is no. In fact, Orwell meant when he had his character Eman- than sincere. Speaker Pelosi, too, is engag- bankrupt the country. U.S. sanctions on such abuses can be hidden by maintaining the uel Goldstein state that: “A peace that was truly ing in propagandistic political theater. Venezuela alone have cost the Latin Amer- form of democracy while ridding that form of its permanent would be the same as a permanent The examples continue: While both ef- ican country at least $38 billion since 2016 substance. In Confucian thought, there is a con- war. This — although the vast majority of Party forts to impeach Donald Trump were with- — how does one comprehend the payment cept of the rectification of names. This doctrine members understand it only in a shallower sense out a doubt contentious, ripping tearful or due for other recent crimes like the illegal states that names and deeds must align. To Con- — is the inner meaning of the Party slogan: WAR chest-thumping performances from mem- occupation and destabilization of Iraq and fucius, this would lead to social disorder and the IS PEACE.” The point Orwell was making is that bers of the Democratic and Republican par- the endless war in Afghanistan? The an- warring states period. In the Legalist Philosopher for the purposes of the party’s objectives, “war” ties alike, the material ramifications of im- swer, bluntly, is incomprehensible. Natural- Han Fei’s work, this was especially important as need not correspond to an actual war, merely a peaching or even convicting Trump were, ly, the United States will continue to adhere a means to avoid coups and flatterers by ensuring reported war. to put it generously, trivial. To liberals, mak- to its model of imperial hegemony, exploit- that deeds and promises matched, punishing any So too with democracy, as Robert Reich has ing a mockery of the United States’ bour- ing phraseology such as “supporting our al- incongruities. While Han Fei was concerned with pointed out, we now live in an era of permanent geois, settler-colonial Constitution may be lies,” “promoting democracy” and “leading the preservation of autocratic rulers, the same elections where the results of an election are egregious; however, in a macroscopic scale, the free world,” to hide more militarism and correspondence is vital to the health of modern thrown into doubt, hindering governance. This this is the equivalent at enforcing the use of exploitation of Black and brown workers democracies. For example, in is seen in California with the in- coasters in a burning house. around the world. the Palestinian Authority, Israel, cessant attempts to recall Gavin Who was held accountable for the other Whether it be domestic or international, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Remembering the Newsom and in New York with crimes concurring with the Trump admin- the United States is the most prolific ac- Iraq, Syria, Egypt, the United power of words is Andrew Cuomo. Unfortunately istration? Was there a House probe into the tor known to date. It plays a theater with States of America, Myammar, for world democracy, these tricks bombing of Afghan and Somalian civilians, no seats, unilaterally enacting a regime of Russia and nineteenth century always essential. of purely nominal democracy are whether under Trump or Obama? Did any violence against workers and nations sub- France, we find that majoritarian Failure to do so known to be stable and accept- government official face repercussions jected to empire. Little good fortune comes democracy has often given way able to the public when it arises. for the extrajudicial detention of migrant for those who critique it. At home, they are to less liberal democracy which leads to a system For as has been known since at families and the coerced sterilization of de- incarcerated; abroad, they are bombed. maintains only de jure liberal de- where freedom is least Maurice Joly, author of “Di- tainees in Georgia? Will Puerto Rico ever America’s kind words to the citizens of the mocracy, while abrogating such alogues aux infers entre Machi- see restitution for the criminal neglect of globe are without exception undercut by rights in practice and the sub- only nominal. avel et Montesquieu,” who cites its American colonizers whenever a natu- what comes afterward; the task of Amer- stance of democracy. Octavian Caesar, known as Au- ral disaster crosses the austerity-riddled icans is to decipher and organize against In Louis Napoleon Bonaparte III’s France, gustus, that many critics will be satisfied if only island? For the time being, the answer is a these actions. the press was nominally free, although as Joly the forms of majoritarian democracy are main- resounding no. Political theater and propaganda are almost points out, he used implied threats to the press tained, while the substance of those rights and The same is true of the theater of Presi- as ubiquitous as the nation state; that it will be and “states of emergency” to muzzle free speech. freedoms is denied. Napoleon Bonaparte, Oliver dent Joe Biden, or the highly anticipated eradicated as a practice even subsequent to a Such soft muzzling of the press is one of the rea- Cromwell and Augustus Caesar demonstrated revival of Obama-era governance and di- radical transformation of society is a highly sons Israel’s Bibi Netanyahu is going to trial this you can attain ultimate power as long as you do plomacy. Biden’s calls for unity and healing improbable outcome. Although this is a bleak year. One of the charges is that he engaged in quid not explicitly call yourself a king. between fractured niches of the country, reflection of our current material conditions, pro quo arrangements with newspaper magnates One could argue that a separation of pow- passionate as they may sound, are utterly we must dare to struggle to the conditions in Sheldon Adelson and Shaul Elovitch. In order to ers would suffice to prevent the rise of autocra- heartless in effect. Unity and convalescence which the administrators of our governments get Elovitch to drop embarrassing stories about cy from democracies. However, as Trump has sound idyllic, appealing to a fundamental say what they mean and mean what they say; the Netanyahus, Netanyahu asked Adelson to shown, when that independence is purely nom- desire for harmony in a world muddled the power of propaganda lies in dissuading us limit runs of Israel Hayom. Similarly, he tied po- inal, it fails to curb the decay of democracy. As with contradictions. What does unity mean, from this goal. The solution, which is no doubt litical support for Elovitch’s other business deal- Joly notes, this is how the Roman Republic tran- however, when the contradictions between revolutionary, will manifest through the orga- ings to favorable coverage in Elovitch’s Yedidot sitioned to the Empire. Admittedly, in light of Mr. oppressive systems and oppressed subjects nizing efforts of the perceptive individuals of Ahronot. Another Israeli problem is that con- Zelin’s comments, comparing the slide of democ- can only resolve in the subjugation, if not today who know that the oppressed people of stant elections are for the purposes of governing, racies in the twenty-first century to the chaos of wholesale destruction, of the less powerful the world deserve more than meager conces- identical to an absence of elections. Since there is first century Rome or 18 Brumaire France, where group? sions and unscrupulous leaders; and although never a true government, either the bureaucracy only nominal freedom remained is probably ex- Demanding compromise between work- I am habitually cynical about the future of or a transitional government is in power during cessive. However, remembering the power of ers and the capitalists extracting the value American politics, I am happy to inform that the incessant elections. This applies to any coun- words is always essential. Failure to do so leads to they create; between Black and indigenous many of the change-makers of tomorrow are try, including Lebanon which still lacks a gov- a system where freedom is only nominal. peoples and reactionary police forces and here at the University of Connecticut. Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 09 Sports The evolution of NBA offense EXPLAINER: What by Karthik Iyer highest frequency of 50-point games scoring 20 points 10 years ago. Conse- STAFF WRITER with just one exception — Wilt Cham- quently, there are several all-time great drives possible boycott [email protected] berlain's absurd scoring totals of the players from previous eras that never early 1960s. He even averaged 50 points averaged twenty points a game in their of Beijing Olympics Professional basketball has a game in the 1961-62 season, which is careers that would see their averages evolved a lot since its inception in the only outlier in the data. skyrocket had they played in today’s (AP )Some kind of boycott is at the International Tibet Network, 1898. The NBA has seen players The most telling part of the NBA’s league. Some prime examples of these almost sure to a ect next year’s said in a virtual briefi ng with other push the physical limits of the hu- scoring jump is that role players are players include Steve Nash, Manu Gi- Beijing Winter Olympics. activists on Friday. man anatomy. These athletes run now routinely scoring 20 to 30 points nobli, Bill Russel, John Stockton and It's driven by the widely re- Montgomery used the 91,000- faster, jump higher and increasing- per game. Instantaneous o ense has Jason Kidd. All of these players shot ported internment of Muslim seat Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing ly resemble comic book superhe- become a necessity in the current bas- with incredible e ciency and would Uyghurs and other ethnic mi- to illustrate the size of the intern- roes with each passing season. The ketball era of pace, space and isolation exponentially increase their scoring norities in China, which has been ment. She said if 2 million were be- league today would be unrecogniz- greatness. At this point, just to be a ser- output if they attempted shots with the termed a genocide by human ing held, that number would fi ll the able to someone who watched the viceable player in the NBA, you have same frequency as today’s top scorers. rights groups. massive stadium 22 times. game in the mid-2000s, let alone a to be able to defend multiple positions Additionally, the average player in A broad coalition representing “How many people need to be century back. While listing all the while having the ability to create instant the NBA is far more skilled than ever Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kong, locked up before the IOC changes changes the league has undergone isolation o ense. Players that special- before while defenses are struggling and Chinese democracy cam- course? she asked. would warrant its own article, there ize in certain aspects of the game but to adapt at the same rate. Defenses paigners is pushing for every- Frances Hui, director at We The is one massive change that fans have can’t score are now a relic. are often forced into playing zones be- thing from a hard boycott, to a Hongkongers, suggested a conde- quickly grown accustomed to: The cause teams fi eld lineups where every so-called diplomatic boycott. scending tone from the IOC in the absolutely insane amount of scoring player on the court is a threat to score Activists are also reaching out meeting. over the past 10 seasons. and produce ESPN top 10 highlights. to national Olympic committees, “The fi rst thing we heard is: ‘It’s NBA teams currently average Ultimately, defense, regardless of athletes, and sponsors after fail- a very complicated world’. And I 112.2 points per game. The last the individual talent of the players, ing to get the International Olym- asked again: How are you going to time NBA teams cumulatively is reactionary and entails physical pic Committee to move the games legitimatize a games that’s based in averaged such a staggering num- and strategic limits while o ensive out of China. Beijing is the fi rst a country practicing genocide and ber of points was during the 1971-72 skill sets are constantly expanding. city to win the right to host both murdering? Again the reply to me season. The 70s and 80s featured Centers are shooting threes with the Summer and Winter Olym- was it’s a complex world.” a breakneck pace that resulted in accuracy, guards are pulling up pics. “Is it hard to understand the fact teams getting more o ensive pos- for shots near half-court, the vast The 2008 Beijing Olympics that China is diminishing human sessions which led to more fast- majority of the league can play were held with the hope of im- rights and practicing genocide? break points. Adjusting the NBA above the rim and more. This proving human rights in the No,” she said. “It should not be league averages to statistics per 100 begets one critical question: How country. complicated if you really listen to possessions reveals that NBA scor- have the o ensive skills of NBA us.” ing has never been this prolifi c. The players improved so dramatical- IOC AND CHINA RE- last three seasons have all been re- ly in recent years? SPOND BOYCOTT, DIPOLMAT- cord-breakers in average league There are four primary driv- IC BOYCOTT scoring per 100 possessions. This ers of the NBA’s recent jump in President Thomas Bach says means that the recent uptick in o ensive production. The NBA the IOC must stay out of politics, Activists are talking about soft- scoring is not because of teams is an advocate of more scoring although it holds observer status er forms of a boycott, but have not just getting more opportunities to from a fi nancial standpoint and at the United Nations and Bach ruled out the kind of boycott led by shoot but because NBA o enses has facilitated this style of bas- has touted his own e orts to the United States in the 1980 Mos- have fundamentally evolved. ketball through rule changes, unite the two Koreas. cow Olympics; 65 countries stayed With that being said, it’s time to the inherent advantage o ense “We are not a super-world gov- away, including China, and 80 par- address the elephant in the room. has in basketball being exploit- ernment where the IOC could ticipated. Everybody is aware that three- ed through better player train- solve or even address issues for “I think a diplomatic boycott point shooting is now an integral ing regimens, the social media which not the U.N. security coun- would be very much welcomed by part of the league. Celtics legend marketing of high school pros- cil, no G7, no G20 has solutions,” all of our communities. We have and former Indiana Pacers presi- pects and the incorporation of Bach told a news conference last been looking towards accountabil- dent of basketball operations Lar- analytics. Friday after three days of IOC ity, and that is defi nitely part of that ry Bird summed up this idea best Players have realized that devel- meetings. path toward accountability," said when he said “if you're not fi ring up oping their o ensive skill set has China says “political motives” Zumretay Arkin, spokeswoman for thirty 3's, you're just not playing bas- a direct correlation to increasing underlie the boycott e ort. The the World Uyghur Congress. ketball.” While Bird is correct, the root their chances to land larger contracts Chinese describe the camps as “Of course the athletes, it’s un- of the scoring explosion goes far deep- and endorsement opportunities. The vocational centers. fair to them. But athletes also have er than the NBA just shooting more The teambuilding tactics of franchises “China fi rmly rejects the po- a conscience, an opinion of their threes. sole exception is Ben Simmons who now are simple. Why should they liticization of sports and oppos- own,” she added. In the 2010-11 season, there were has still managed to average 16.3 ppg sign a player who specializes in re- es using human rights issues to only seven players who averaged 25 for his career. Simmons is one of the bounding and defense when they can interfere in other countries’ in- ppg or more. There are 16 players who few players in the league that is able sign a guy who can do that and score ternal a airs,” foreign ministry have scored at this volume in the 2020- to infl uence the game by excelling in with the best players in the league? spokesman Zhao Lijian said a “President Thomas 21 season. In fact, when analyzing all skills other than shooting. His size When putting the ball in the basket is week ago. He said an e ort at a Bach says the IOC must the game’s best scorers from 2011-2016, advantage at the point guard posi- what actually yields the points, why boycott “is doomed to failure.” there were only twenty three players tion, surreal passing ability and de- should any other skill matter as much stay out of politics, who averaged 25 points per game. In fensive prowess make him an asset as scoring prowess? Positions no lon- ACTIVISTS HAVE although it holds comparison, there have been 58 play- to the Philadelphia 76ers who also ger matter. The league is about letting MET WITH THE IOC ers who have averaged a minimum composed their team to cater toward your players maximize their natural observer status at the of 25 ppg in the past fi ve seasons. The his style of play. Most other average talents and rounding out a team with Activists met late last year United Nations and league has never had such a surplus or even above average players that versatile pieces that supplement the with the IOC and asked the 2022 of elite scorers. Players are having 30 can’t shoot are now seen as liabilities star’s defi ciencies. It is no wonder Olympics be moved. They also Bach has touted his own point performances every other night as they restrict fl oor spacing and the that older players crave the oppor- asked to see documents the IOC efforts to unite the two and shattering scoring records on a shooting e ciency of other players. tunity to play in today’s league given says it has in which China gave consistent basis. There were 775 30 The analytics boom has expedited their freedom to shoot as they please “assurances" about human rights Koreas.” plus point games during the 2019-20 the NBA’s o ensive revolution by ed- with zero repercussions. conditions. Activists say the IOC NBA season in comparison to just 368 ucating teams on statistically e cient The lack of defense in the NBA has not produced the documents. such games in the 2003-2004, season shot selection. This has given nearly is a myth. The game’s o ensive tal- The virtual meeting was headed WHAT WOULD BOY- which had a similar number of games. all players the green light to shoot ent is simply improving at a faster by IOC member Juan Antonio COTT ACCOMPLISH? Scoring 30 has become a norm in the and execute fl ashy moves to create rate than ever before. While there Samaranch, who oversees prepa- NBA, a feat not exclusive to the game’s opportunities. Ray Allen, the NBA’s are several players from the late rations for Beijing. Bach, who won a gold medal in premier scorers. This discrepancy is current all-time three point leader, 80s and 90s that would fl ourish in “We felt like the IOC were fencing in the 1976 Games, was de- even evident when observing the fre- even said “I was getting it up but not today’s league, it is undeniable that having a meeting with us, more prived of going to Moscow in 1980 quency of 50-point outbursts. There like these guys are today” and that he the league is continuing to raise the so that they could say they were as a member of the West German was only one such scoring perfor- felt like he was settling if he took fi ve bar of possibility in athleticism and having a meeting with us rather team. He opposes a boycott, which mance in 2010, two in 2011 and three three pointers a game. sheer talent. With o ense thriving, than because they actually want- would also hurt the IOC fi nances in 2012. The league broke a record for This o ensive freedom and shift in the NBA is in a great place and will ed to listen and act on anything and its image. 50-point games in 2018-19 with 11 and team philosophies has made 30 points undoubtedly continue delivering that we had to say," Gloria Mont- It's also one of the few leverage the last half decade represents the in today’s NBA mean as much as iconic moments for years to come. gomery, campaigns coordinator points activists have. Pitino in NCAA Tournament, Kentucky out after chaotic season (AP) Rick Pitino is in the NCAA ing the Gaels to the Metro Atlantic do in March. The dynamic fresh- Tournament and Kentucky is not. Athletic Conference Tournament man point guard was clutch during It's been that kind of season in title. He doesn't expect a short stay, the regular season and could do college basketball. either, despite opening against Al- something special in the NCAA A year after the NCAA Tourna- abama, the No. 2 seed in the East Tournament. ment was canceled by COVID-19, Region. Speaking of clutch, Gonzaga's the 2021 bracket included Pitino's “I told them I was packing eight Jalen Suggs seems to play his best Iona Gaels and no Big Blue Nation suits,” he said. “We have a lot of when the pressure's on, like he following a season of stops, starts dirty laundry, and we’re heading to did in the WCC Tournament fi - and cancelations. Indianapolis.” nal against BYU. The former high The truncated build-up to the school quarterback doesn't play season and the chaos within it took STAR POWER like a freshman. a toll on the Wildcats. Coach John Put Illinois' Ayo Dosunmu in the Calipari had another team load- The NCAA Tournament was same category. He's confi dent, ath- ed with future-pro freshmen, but fi lled with plenty of star power the letic and loves pressure situations. didn't have the usual time to devel- past few times it was played, from Southern California's Evan Mo- op them into a cohesive team. Trae to Ja to Zion. bley can dominate at both ends, a Kentucky fi nished 9-16 and This year's bracket will be no dif- big reason the 7-foot freshman is missed the NCAA Tournament for ferent. projected as the No. 1 overall pick the second time in Calipari's 12 sea- Iowa's Luka Garza is an on some NBA draft boards. sons. All-American, a front-runner for Pitino, a former Kentucky coach, national player of the year and a FIRST FOUR SCORE went from being fi red by Louisville dominating force. to coaching in Greece to becoming Oklahoma State's appeal on a The First Four games are usually the third coach to lead fi ve di erent NCAA-mandated postseason ban fi lled with small-conference teams Iona head coach Rick Pitino, from left, Isaiah Ross and Dylan van Eyck teams to the NCAA Tournament. has not been been resolved, which playing against schools from larger pose with the trophy after winning an NCAA college basketball game Pitino needed just one season means college basketball fans get to conferences that sneaked into the against Fairfield during the finals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer- to take Iona into the bracket, lead- watch what Cade Cunningham can bracket. ence tournament, Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Atlantic City, N.J. 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The UConn Huskies are held to a 0-0 draw by the Seton Hall Pirates during an intensely cold afternoon on March 3. The game contained overtime, bickering and multiple cards. PHOTO BY KEVIN LINDSTROM, PHOTO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS Field Hockey: Huskies split weekend series with Liberty by Karthik Iyer end series, winning the first game sists in this great team win. The ther side. UConn’s ability to create on goal, the Huskies 14-6 advan- STAFF WRITER by a score of 3-2 and losing the Huskies capitalized on attempting corner opportunities made all the tage in the shots on goal metric [email protected] second game 4-0. Junior Jessica eight more shots than the Liber- difference in this defensive battle. did not matter because four of the Dembrowski and redshirt soph- ty Flames, two of which were on A huge shoutout also has to go Flames’ shots were true. UConn The UConn women’s field omore Claire Jandewerth led the goal. They also maintained a crit- to UConn’s goalkeeper Cheyenne also led statistically on corners hockey team played two match- offensive charge, scoring two and ical 12-5 lead in penalty corners in Sprecher who made eight pivot- but luck did not favor the Huskies es against Liberty University this one goals respectively in the vic- Saturday’s victory. al saves to preserve their narrow on this day. Occasionally, this will past weekend. In two intense tory. Additionally, Aiyi Young and Both teams played a very disci- one goal advantage. happen against a tough opponent games, the Huskies split the week- Vivienne Tucker made the key as- plined game with no fouls on ei- The second of the two weekend but the loss will prove as a great matches told a different learning opportunity for the Hus- story. Going into Sun- kies to come back stronger. day's match, the Liberty UConn now ranks third in the Flames were 7-1 and 6-1 conference, one spot behind Lib- within the heated Big erty, and will look to improve this East conference. Their record next week. The talent is sole loss was to our UCo- clearly there and cohesion takes nn Huskies and it ap- time. Statistically speaking, the 1st game pears that they took that Huskies executed very well which loss to heart as they came is apparent by the scoring oppor- 3 2 back with a vengeance in tunities they created on offense Sunday’s match. While and prevented on defense. One UConn was able to cre- unfortunate loss to a fellow con- ate more opportunities tender is no reason to worry. Baseball: Huskies swept in tough weekend series against No. Texas Tech by Conner Gilson groundout from Andy Hague sent has to be good, so it was a nice step fi nished his day a perfect 3/3 in his de- ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Fedko home, Kevin Ferrer to second forward for him today.” but. The real heroics, however, would [email protected] and cut Tech’s lead to one. The game stayed close with a com- kick in in during the fi nal frame. Entering the game to pinch-hit in the bination of Pat Gallagher and Randy After getting outscored by seven In what was an incredibly ac- nine-spot was T.C. Simmons. With the Polonia pitching 4.2 innings of shutout through the game’s fi rst four innings, tion-packed weekend, the UConn tying run at second and in his fi rst ca- baseball before Tech blew the doors UConn and Tech would trade runs in baseball team was bested in all three reer at-bat for UConn, Simmons hit a open in the eighth, putting up a six-run the next four, and with Texas Tech up of their its games in a weekend series liner to right fi eld for his fi rst career hit, inning to pull ahead in what would 15-9 heading into the top of the ninth, against No. 9 Texas Tech. The Huskies but Tech’s outfi elder beamed the hit eventually turn into the a 10-3 loss. everyone thought the Huskies stood a lost 4-3 and 10-3 Friday and Saturday, back home in time to catch Ferrer and UConn’s bats had a tough outing, chance. Everyone except UConn. 3 before coming just short of a miracle end the ball game in a 4-3 loss, the Hus- as anyone not named Kyler Fedko Kevin Ferrer knocked in the fi rst comeback Sunday, losing 15-13 to com- kies’ fi fth one-run defeat this season. went just 4/32, and left the tying run couple runs o a single, followed by plete the weekend sweep. Ben Casparius (1-2) picked up the in scoring position in the fi fth, sixth an RBI double from Kyler Fedko on UConn (4-9) got on the board early loss in his fourth start for UConn. He and seventh innings. The one big his second hit of the day to make the in Friday’s matchup, with a Christian pitched fi ve innings, striking out eight, eighth inning was all it took for Tech game 13-15. With the tying run at the Fedko RBI single to put the Huskies up but walking fi ve batters for the second to run away with their second win plate, Ben Maycock popped up to put one halfway through the inning. But time this year, an issue that continues of the weekend, but had one hit gone the game to rest, but even in the loss as they did all weekend, Texas Tech to plague this Huskies team. the Huskies’ way, it could have been a UConn’s o ense should have some real responded with two runs to take the “It comes back to walks,” head coach very di erent story. momentum heading into tomorrow’s Final lead. From then on, however, the name Jim Penders said after the loss. “Every Joe Simeone picked up the loss game. The pitching, on the other hand, of the game was defense. run that scored was on base as a result in this one, giving up four runs in is a di erent story. Just two more runs were scored over of a walk. These guys are one of the just 1.1 innings of play. The bullpen After going through six pitchers in the next six innings, both from Tech to best programs in the country and you looked promising, and if they’re able Saturday’s game, the Huskies bull- put them up 4-1, before UConn turned can’t a ord to give ‘em freebies.” to overlook Saturday’s eighth inning, pen was forced to put six more on the the tide heading into the eighth. In Saturday’s rematch, it was Texas they’ll have stu to build o of for fu- mound Sunday, with only Jack Willis Zach Bushling started things o Tech getting out to an early 4-0 lead ture games. pitching a scoreless inning, his second for the Huskies, getting on base for after two innings, but as the Huskies UConn’s bats got hot late in Game such outing in as many appearances. the 10th consecutive game, carrying have shown all season, they are almost 3 in what would have been a miracle Any UConn pitcher not named Wil- over from last season, and would never out of a game. comeback, but early pitching struggles lis all gave up at least two runs, with eventually score o a Pat Winkel sac- Bushling got on the board once hurt the Huskies in another high-scor- only Brendan O’Donnell going two fl y to cut the lead to two. again, hitting a two-out RBI single ing a air, as Texas Tech completed the innings. Penders had high praise for 4 On the mound, Kenneth Haus got in the third before the brotherly duo weekend sweep with a 15-13 win over the true freshman despite his box score into some trouble after throwing two of Christian and Kyler Fedko each the Huskies Sunday. refl ecting some struggles. e ective innings, but Vanderbilt trans- knocked in runs in the fourth to cut “I like our swings, I really do,” Pend- “I love the fact that Brendan O’Don- fer Justin Willis entered the game for the Red Raiders’ lead to just one. Kyler ers said. “The big problem right now is nell wasn’t afraid,” Penders said. “He his fi rst time in a Huskies uniform and went 4-4 on the day, just the second ca- somebody’s gotta wanna be the man deserved better from our defense struck out the only batter he faced, reer four-hit game, and despite coming when there’s runners in scoring posi- when he was out there [and] he should stranding a Texas Tech baserunner. out with a loss this time around, Pend- tion. We can’t be watching strike three be proud of his e ort. I was really hap- Christian Fedko earned a lead- ers said he will be vital for the team’s with runners in scoring position, that’s py with the way he competed and he’s o walk to start the ninth and got success going forward. a cardinal sin.” gonna have a bright future with us.” to third o a wild pitch and another “He looks like Kyler Fedko again,” The Red Raiders had control early, This weekend will go down as a bust The Huskies have a chance to apply walk, setting up the middle of UCo- Penders said. “He’s gotten more con- outscoring UConn 8-1 through the fi rst for the Huskies and their fi rst weekend some immediate alterations in tomor- nn’s lineup to even the score. One fi dent. I’m just happy to see him hav- four innings, with the Huskies’ sole sweep on the season, but despite the row’s fi nale against Texas Tech, but for of fi ve Red Raiders’ diving catches ing some fun again and hitting the run coming o a T.C. Simmons double losses, there are still takeaways from the pitching sta in particular, this is of the day would rob Kyler Fedko of ball the way he’s capable of hitting it. in his fi rst career start. Simmons left this series that are sure to help UConn going to be a weekend they may want his second hit of the day, but an RBI If we’re gonna be good, Kyler Fedko the game early with a bone bruise, but later in the season. to put behind them. Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 11 Sports UConn Women’s Soccer Recap: SENIOR DAY IS A SUCCESS AS THE HUSKIES DEMOLISH SETON HALL 5-0 by Sebastian Garay-Ortega in net, a defense made up of Jacque- The opening goal of the match STAFF WRITER line Harnett, Petrillo, Kara Long and did wake up Seton Hall to an extent, [email protected] Couzis, a midfi eld made up of Jessica as they began to play with more Mazo, Emma Zaccagnini and Lucy aggression, and their press was The UConn women’s soccer team Cappadona, with a forward partner- beginning to cause trouble for the defeated Seton Hall 5-0 on Sunday, ship that consisted of Eveillard and Huskies in the midfi eld and defense. March 14 at the Joseph J. Morrone Sta- Elmore. Nevertheless, this adrenaline rush dium. With this result, the Huskies Rodriguez would be looking for left as quickly as it came because improve to 4-1-1 (2-1-1 Big East), while more of the same from her squad, who Mazo made it two in the 30th min- the Pirates fall to 1-4-0 (0-4-0 Big East). had won four out of their fi ve matches ute when a miss-hit ball by forward Eight UConn seniors were honored leading up to Sunday’s contest. On the Jada Konte bounced o the crossbar before the start of the match, which contrary, Seton Hall head coach Ciara and into the path of Mazo, who sim- included goalkeeper Randi Palacios, Crinion looked to get something out of ply passed it into the goal to double defender Melina Couzis, defend- a squad that had not felt the ecstasy of UConn’s advantage. er Julia Petrillo, midfi elder Sophia victory in over three weeks, and were Mazo’s goal had a clear e ect on Danyko-Kulchycky, midfi elder Vasi- on a four game losing streak. Seton Hall’s morale, as their hope of liky Rizos, midfi elder Erin Spillane, Things did not look good for the Pi- going into the locker room at half- The Huskies won 5-0 against Seaton Hall with two of five goals scored by midfielder Jessica Mazo (6). The Huskies are scheduled to play forward Yamilee Eveillard and for- rates in the opening stages of the fi rst time down by only one goal had been their next game against Georgetown in Washington D.C. PHOTO BY ERIN KNAPP, ward Kess Elmore. The players’ par- half. The UConn attack was getting washed away. Moreover, the Pirates STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY CAMPUS ents made videos that were displayed into Seton Hall’s fi nal third with ease, knew that if they wished to get any- on the jumbotron, and recognized and their o ense had yet to put pres- thing from the match, they’d have to minutes for UConn to increase their ward Isabelle Lynch made it fi ve in the e orts of each of their respective sure on the Huskies’ backline. UConn push a lot of players forward, which advantage to three, and it was once the 83rd minute when she received daughters; moreover, the program were bound to score the fi rst goal be- would probably lead to gaps that again scored by Mazo in the exact the ball through on goal with only the thanked the players for their four cause of this immense pressure, and could be pounced on by the Huskies same fashion in which she made the goalkeeper to beat; she waited until years of service. they did when Elmore connected on midfi eld and attack. fi rst one. A shot on goal defl ected o she left her line before dribbling it past It turned out to be the senior day of the end of a free kick that was taken That is exactly what happened in the crossbar and landed right at her her to get UConn’s fi fth of the match. dreams for the Huskies, as they were near the center circle by Harnett; El- the second half of the contest, as Seton feet, which led to a simple tap-in goal. The Huskies currently sit in third dominant from the fi rst blow of the more placed it into the bottom right Hall’s urgent need for a goal created a Despite being a midfi elder, Mazo had place in the East division, behind whistle. UConn head coach Marga- corner to give the Huskies the 1-0 ad- large amount of space to operate for the mindset of a goal poacher on Sun- Providence in second place, and ret Rodriguez lined up with Palacios vantage. the Husky o ense. It only took eight day, as she positioned herself correct- Georgetown in fi rst place. UConn ly in the box, which allowed will have a chance to end George- her to get both of those op- town’s (7-0-0, 5-0-0 Big East) un- portunities. defeated streak when they travel to Then, Eveillard followed Shaw Field on Thursday, March 18 to suit in the 58th minute by face the Hoyas. getting on the end of a cross Conversely, Seton Hall sits in last from defender Long. Ev- place in the East Division, but hopes eillard had to slide to reach to attain their fi rst conference victo- Final the ball that was whipped ry when they travel to the Higgins into the box, but she was Soccer Complex to face Villanova on 5 0 just able to connect with her Thursday, March 18. The Wildcats (1- right foot and slide it past 6-1, 0-3-1 Big East) are also yet to beat a the Seton Hall goalkeeper conference rival, and sit just above the to make it four. Finally, for- Pirates in second-to-last place. Women’s Lacrosse: Huskies lose a heartbreaker in rematch vs. UMass by Evan Rodriguez from Kate Shaffer and Grace cumstances, the Minutewomen CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT Coon. A late first-half goal from responded with two goals late [email protected] Brinley Anderson shortened the into the game to send the game Huskies’ lead to one, and at the into overtime for the second time. Coming off an insane win break, UConn had a 7-6 lead over Overtime put the competitiveness against UMass last week, UCo- the Minutewomen. of both teams on full display as the nn faced a rematch against the The second half was as com- clock winded down to the buzzer. Minutewomen on Saturday, this petitive as ever between UMass On UMass’ fi nal possession, Olivia time on the road. In a neck and and the Huskies as it came down Muscella managed to score an in- neck battle between both teams, to the wire. With a goal from Kel- sane goal with just two seconds on UMass squeezed past the Huskies ly Marra, UMass tied the game the clock to give the Minutewoman 15-14 in an overtime victory. at seven before two goals from a win over the Huskies. UConn was quick to attack the UConn would give the Huskies Despite the loss, Schaffer looked Minutewomen in this game as another two-goal lead. Despite all brilliant in this matchup with Stephanie Palmucci got the Hus- the momentum on UConn’s side, four goals to lead the Huskies in kies on the scoreboard 1-0. UMa- the Minutewomen refused to give scoring, with Coon tallying three ss didn’t take long to respond, up and scored three consecutive goals. Lia Laprese, Sydney Wat- with Maddy Maloney tying the goals to take the lead. With a tight son and Palmucci all contributed game at one for the Minute- game between the two teams, the a solid two goals for UConn in this women. After multiple back and Huskies received three clutch matchup as well. forth goals between UConn and goals from Shaffer and Coon UConn’s next matchup will see UConn women’s lacrosse battled to a 12-11 victory over No. 22 UMass UMass throughout the first half, late into the second half, putting the team travel all the way to Wis- as UConn senior Sydney Watson scored halfway through the overtime period on March 7, 2021. With the win, the Huskies pick up their first the Huskies took their first two- intense pressure on UMass for consin to take on Marquette Uni- victory against a ranked opponent and improve to 4-1 on the season. goal lead of the game after goals late-game goals. Despite the cir- versity in a Friday afternoon game. PHOTO BY MATT PICKETT, GRAB PHOTOGRAPHER/THE DAILY CAMPUS Volleyball: Huskies struggle against Providence by Nicholas Hellinghausen Once again, the Friars had a hot score tied up at 9-9. From that point CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT start in set three, racing out to a on, the Huskies were in total con- [email protected] 9-2 lead. Providence got fantastic trol of the set. UConn was able to o ensive strikes in while playing go on a 16-4 run to close out the set. The UConn volleyball team strong defense when they needed The Huskies were fi ring on all cyl- dropped both games on the road to. Sasha Rudich played a spectac- inders and getting great contribu- against Providence (5-1) this ular set for the Friars, recording tions from everybody on the fl oor. weekend. The Huskies are now fi ve kills and one block. Provi- In set two, the Huskies blasted on a three-game losing streak dence posted a .433 attacking per- three aces to go along with a .355 at- and 2-6 on the season. centage on their way to a dominant tacking percentage. A kill by Parker The opening set of Game 1 went 25-16 victory in the third set. wrapped up the second set for UCo- back and forth throughout. No The Huskies were able to hold nn 25-13 and leveled the match. team strung together more than small leads throughout the early The third set was neck and neck three consecutive points until stages of set four, and held a 17-15 throughout its entirety. Both teams the tail end of the set. With Prov- advantage midway through. Prov- committed a handful of errors, but idence leading 20-19, the Friars idence was able to turn things each squad found a response for were able to secure four straight around though and force the Hus- whatever the opposing team threw points to bring up a series of set kies into costly mistakes. An at- their way. The Huskies saved three points. The Huskies saved the tacking error by Genna Florig gave set points to bring the score to 23- first two set points before a Mia Providence the fourth set 25-20 as 24, but Providence capitalized on Ruffolo service error ended the well as the fi rst game of the series. their fourth set point o a Nelson set 25-21 in favor of Providence. In Game 1, Emma Nelson kill to take the set 25-23. Providence got o to a great start notched the most kills with 14 and The Huskies seemed a bit defl at- in the second set. The Friars played Allison Barber recorded the most ed in the early stages of the fourth consistently and took advantage of digs with 16. The Friars were able set. The Friars jumped out to an UConn’s miscues. The Huskies fell to post 21 more kills and 18 more early lead and never looked back. behind 5-10 and then 8-14 before assists than the Huskies by the Providence was dictating the points they began turning things around. end of the first game. and causing errors to pile up on the In the middle of the set, Caylee The second game of the series Huskies’ side. An attacking error Parker was crushing her serves started extremely competitively. by Jasmine Davis sealed the fourth and catching the Friars o guard. There was little separating the two The UConn women’s volleyball team defeats Iona 3-0 at Gamble Pavil- set for the Friars 25-19 and conclud- Parker won seven straight points squads in the fi rst set until Provi- lion on September 5, 2019 as part of the Husky Challenge. The UConn ed the two-game series. volleyball team dropped both games on the road against Providence on her serve, including three aces dence pulled away midway through (5-1) this weekend. FILE PHOTO/THE DAILY CAMPUS The Huskies will look to rebound to put UConn out in front 17-15. The the set. Serving at 16-14, Macken- and fi nish their regular season on Huskies maintained their lead and zie Taylor was placing her serves points on her serve and extended into the set, but in the end, Provi- a high note when they play a home closed out the second set 25-22 after well and causing the Huskies to the Providence lead to seven. UCo- dence took the fi rst set 25-22. series against Seton Hall (3-4) in a a Jennifer Leitman service error. lose their rhythm. Taylor won fi ve nn tried clawing their way back Set two started out tight with the couple of weeks. Monday, March 15, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 12

Men’s Basketball: Huskies lose heartbreaker in Big East semifinals by Jorge Eckardt Creighton’s 37%, making four-fewer Huskies, he was only on the court for STAFF WRITER shots. 21 minutes as he dealt with foul trou- [email protected] The three-point shooting was ble for practically the entire game. especially rough, with the Hus- “It hurt not having him in there,” Throughout the entire season, kies going just 3-for-14 from deep. Hurley said. “I need to go back and see UConn’s identity has been defense Creighton wasn’t even signifi cantly the fouls. He was plus-12 when he was and rebounding. The Huskies are a better, shooting 5-for-18, but made in there. He was a real di erence-mak- hard-nosed, tough, defensive team them when it counted, going 1-for-1 er. Obviously the guy's a beast.” who can stifl e even the best players in in the fi nal four minutes to UConn’s Sanogo exited the game with 8:47 the country. The o ense on the other 0-for-3. Two of those three misses to go in the fi rst half and didn’t touch hand has been inconsistent, and the came in UConn’s fi nal possession the court again until after the break. scoring is known to dry up for ex- with a chance to tie the game, the At that point, he was UConn’s lead- tended stretches. fi rst one a contested shot from James ing scorer with eight, and at the end Friday night, it did just that at the Bouknight and the second a relative- of the half he was the only Husky game’s most crucial juncture. ly open one from Tyler Polley. with a positive plus-minus, and it “They played great defense,” UCo- Still, the game wasn’t lost on that was a whopping plus-10 at that. If he nn head coach Dan Hurley said. fi nal possession. It was lost by not was able to play more than 12 min- “Obviously if you watched the game making a fi eld goal for the fi nal 15% of utes in the second half, it might have it was a defensive struggle, a very in- the game. been a di erent story. tense game … It was a very intense However, not only did UConn’s As for Bouknight, he didn’t have his game. Baskets were at a premium. scoring come to a screeching halt best night. The future lottery pick led We hadn't been in a moment like that, down the stretch, but they got con- the team in scoring with 14 points, but semifi nals, Big East Tournament. I sistently beat in an area the Huskies he did so on just 4-of-14 shooting in- think we wanted it so bad that we rarely lose — rebounding. cluding going 0-for-3 from deep. Still, might have gotten in our own way.” Creighton beat UConn on the the tip-o of Friday’s game wasn’t Through the fi nal 6:08, UCo- boards 50 to 33, and the minus-17 re- even 24 hours after needing to literal- Creighton Bluejays forward Christian Bishop (13) grabs a rebound during the second half against Huskies forward Adama Sanogo (21) at nn didn’t make a fi eld goal. UConn bounding margin was the largest for ly be carried to the locker room due to Madison Square Garden. PHOTO BY VINCENT CARCHIETTA/USA TODAY SPORTS scored six points in that stretch, all the Huskies all season by seven. full body cramps. He put in 33 minutes from the free-throw line. Creighton “And obviously our calling card the of basketball where he played with his guard R.J. Cole for the fi nal 4:30, who unsettled without him.” scored 11, turning a three-point defi cit whole year has been our defense and usual e ort that at times probably had to leave the game after a hard fall This loss obviously stings for the into a three-point lead and 59-56 win. our rebounding and the di erence reached the point of recklessness. that gave him a noticeable cut above Huskies. You could see it clear as The Huskies won the turnover battle in the game was the 17,” Hurley said. “James doesn't have to explain his his eye. Hurley said he got stitches day in their distraught faces after the 13 to eight — but scored just six points “It was the 17 o ensive rebounds we performance to anybody,” Hurley and is in concussion protocol. game. The thing is, unlike the past o of turnovers to the Bluejays’ seven. gave up was obviously — that was said. “What he's done for UConn “R.J. is a leader, the leader, he's our four seasons, a loss in the conference UConn was even more consistent probably the di erence in the game.” basketball, where this thing was at point guard,” Hurley said. “Obvious- tournament game isn’t the end of from the free-throw line, going 15- UConn did get a great game from a couple of years ago — James will ly it hurt having him not guard Zega- their season. for-19 vs. Creighton’s 8-for-14. When freshman Adama Sanogo, who had make some adjustments and he'll rowski. It hurt not having him down UConn, for the fi rst time since it came to fi eld goals though, UCo- 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting with play great next week.” the stretch of that game to try to ex- the 2015-16 season, is headed to the nn lagged behind, shooting 33% to fi ve rebounds. Unfortunately for the UConn was also without point ecute some things. We were a little NCAA Tournament.

Men’s Hockey: Huskies UConn men’s basketball dominated at home back in NCAA Tournament against Providence for first time since  by Danny Barletta for Coach, I’m happy for the fans. UConn, will also get to make his by David Sandoval UConn’s Jachym Kondelik SPORTS EDITOR I’m just happy. Right now, I’m NCAA Tournament debut this STAFF WRITER scored following Jonny Evans [email protected] [email protected] just a happy person.” week. and Adam Karashik’s assist in It was a dark few years for “We were happy for Al, man,” the build-up. After all the bracketology UConn men’s basketball, but un- Polley said. “He’s been through a UConn played against the In the final period of the and all the projections, it’s fi- der Dan Hurley’s leadership, the whole lot, so just to see him suc- Providence Friars for the Hockey match, the Providence Friars nally official: UConn is back in team has ascended back to NCAA ceed this season at Wichita State, East Championship, their fourth dealt the final blow by adding March Madness. Tournament-caliber, something it brings everybody here joy. time this season, at the Freitas three more goals on the score- During Sunday’s NCAA good not only for UConn but for We’re rooting for Al, we’re root- Ice Forum where their postsea- board. At the 1:45 mark, ju- Tournament Selection Show college basketball as a whole. ing for Wichita State. Hopefully son hopes came to an early end nior forward Tyce Thomson, on CBS, it was revealed that “College basketball is even they can advance and win games after being defeated 6-1. a Connecticut-born player, got UConn made the tournament more exciting when UConn is rel- in the tournament. He deserves Providence (10-8-5) dominat- his 11th goal of the season after as a No. 7 seed in the East Re- evant and really good and play- it.” ed the first 20 minutes of the receiving the puck from Nick gion and will face No. 10 seed- ing in March,” Hurley said. “It’s Wichita State will play Drake match. Collecting 19 shots com- Poisson who made the pass ed Maryland on Saturday in a university and state that just in the First Four on Thursday for pared to the nine that UConn from behind UConn’s net. the first round. loves its basketball teams, men’s a chance to be the No. 11 seed in (10-11-2) took, the Friars took the By the midpoint of the pe- The Huskies got to watch and women’s. It’s a beautiful mo- the West Region. lead before the midway point. riod, freshman forward Brett as a group from their hotel in ment to be back in it after five The tournament kicks off on Sophomore forward Parker Ford Berard got his third goal of the New York as their name was years.” Thursday with the First Four, fol- nudged the puck into the back of season and provided the Fri- called on Selection Sunday for Other Big East teams to make lowed by the first round games the Huskies’ net after freshman ars the fifth goal of the match. the first time since 2016. The the tournament include Villa- on Friday and Saturday and the defenseman Uula Ruikka had Getting a turnover on the puck mood in the room was happy nova, who is a No. 5 seed in the second round games on Sunday the initial shot on goal. after UConn couldn’t maintain to say the least. South Region, Creighton, who is and Monday. The entire tourna- Following the goal, the visitors possession, Patrick Moynihan “We were lit, jumping a No. 5 seed in the West Region ment is in Indiana this year due to got to the power play following countered and took a shot on around, congratulating each and the unlikely tournament COVID-19, with most of the games a roughing call on UConn’s Kale net but was blocked by goal- other, celebrating,” senior champion Georgetown, who is being played right in Indianapo- Howarth at the 16:42 mark. De- tender Tomas Vomacka. Vom- Tyler Polley said. “It’s been a a No. 12 seed in the same region lis. UConn definitely plays on Sat- spite the five-on-four advantage, acka’s block wasn’t enough as long time since we’ve been in as UConn. Georgetown shocked urday, but the time and the exact Providence weren’t able to get Berard was able to sweep in the tournament, so everybody all Big East fans with a Cinderel- location has yet to be released. another goal in before the period and put the puck in the back of knows how much it means for la run to the Big East title as the The Huskies will enter a bub- ended. the net. Sophomore defensem- UConn to be back in the tour- No. 8 seed after being selected ble in Indiana early this week, Providence’s momentum did an Max Crozier got the final nament in March.” dead last in the preseason poll. where they will quarantine for not stop at the end of the open- goal of the match to advance to As happy as the team was The upset-minded Hoyas will be a few days before going through ing 20 minutes as they were able the Hockey East semifinals. as a whole, I’m not sure any- a challenge for No. 5 seeded Col- their normal pregame routine to slot in two more goals in the “It just wasn’t our night to- one was happier than James orado with the run they’ve been in preparation for a good Mary- second period. Ruikka got on night,” head coach Mike Ca- Bouknight. on recently. land team that finished ninth in a the scoresheet in the opening vanaugh said in a post game “This is something you The one other team that the stacked Big 10 this season. two minutes while forward Nick press conference. “I gotta give dream about, man,” Bouknight UConn players celebrated for But neither the team nor the Poisson scored the third a min- credit to Providence. I thought said. “I can’t even explain this when it was announced was fans care about who UConn is ute later. The Friars’ clean sheet they played a great game … feeling … I’m just so happy. I’m Wichita State because their old playing. Only one thing matters ended around the midpoint as hats off to the Friars.” happy for the seniors, I’m hap- teammate Alterique Gilbert, today: It’s March, and the UConn py for the freshmen, I’m happy who spent the last four years at Huskies are going dancing.

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