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COVID-19 Tracker Current 202 165 7 CONFIRMED CASES AT Residential Cumulative Cumulative Staff Cases UCONN STORRS Cases as of 6:00 p.m. on Oct. 4 29 Residential Cases Commuter Cases Michael Hernández and Guilmar Valle named USG president and vice president, multiple campaign complaints filed

by Ashley Anglisano on Guilmar Valle’s personal NEWS EDITOR page. The stories consisted of [email protected] references to Jase Valle’s interview with The Daily Cam- After a University of Con- pus and contained political necticut Undergraduate Stu- rhetoric criticizing the Valle/ dent Government special Manigat campaign,” accord- election, Michael Hernández ing to the complaint ruling. and Guilmar Valle have been The Judiciary found that, named the next USG presi- while it does not condone this dent and vice president. behavior, it does not violate Hernández and Valle the standards of Bylaw XIV, earned a total of 340 votes, Section 8, Subsection a: “A while opponents Jase Valle candidate’s personal conduct and Guymara Manigat earned shall preserve the spirit and 290 votes. integrity of the Undergradu- After a 24-hour period after ate Student Government,” or voting when campaign com- constitute libel under Bylaw plaints can be filed, two were XIV, Section 8, Subsection c: brought to the USG Judiciary. “Campaigns must not slan- Jase Valle submitted a com- der, libel, or falsely represent plaint on behalf of his cam- any other candidates or par- Michael Hernández and Guilmar Valle stand in front of a UConn sign in Storrs. Hernández and Valle paign, alleging posts made ties.” have been named USG president and vice president. PHOTO COURTESY OF @MIKEHERNANDEZCT ON INSTAGRAM by the Hernández/Valle cam- “The behavior refers to an paign on Instagram were vio- accurate transcript of the asked about sexual assault al- the interview referenced with Another complaint was lating Bylaw XIV, Section 8: aforementioned interview,” legations in the fraternity he The Daily Campus. brought to the Judiciary Campaign Conduct and Eti- the ruling said, referring to previously was the president The USG Judiciary found Thursday night by Jessica quette. the interview conducted by of. that because the posts in- Delgado, current USG speak- “The complaint was in re- The Daily Campus. “Just because the issue hap- cluded “verifiable remarks by er of the senate. gard to a number of Instagram After the interview was pened — it’s sad, and it makes Jase Valle,” this did not con- stories posted on the Hernán- published, posts circulated me sick to my stomach — but stitute a violation of election dez/Valle campaign page, as on social media included in some ways we have to look policies, and is not subject for well as one story reposted Jase Valle’s response to being over that for me,” Valle said in appeal. See ELECTION, p. 2 Bad clubs equal good times UCONN STUDENTS SHARE THEIR WORST IDEAS FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

by Rachel Philipson a free UConn bull run T-shirt. The Daily Campus mes- Instead, The Daily Campus semester molecular and cell STAFF WRITER If you die, your roommate saged u/TrashAccount9387 reached out to some Universi- biology and animal science [email protected] gets all A’s.” to ask about why they created ty of Connecticut undergrad- double major, said that the Some of the comments the bad club post, but they did uates to see what their worst worst club she could think of For a moment of levity, Red- shared ideas like Lying Club, not respond before publica- club ideas were. is Fridge Club. dit user u/TrashAccount9387 Caveman Club and Asthma tion. Saumya Shah, a fifth-se- “[It would be] where people asked UConn Reddit on Support group. mester computer science and look at different fridge mod- Thursday Sept. 24 what the “I had an idea my first se- engineering major, said her els,” she said. “It’s like a car worst UConn in-person club mester to start the UConn The Daily Campus pick would be Meme Club. club, but with fridges.” would be, causing a flurry of Lying Club,” Reddit user u/ Even though it has a silly Chrystal Charles, a sev- amusing ideas. ButIDontReallyKnow com- reached out to premise, she might actually enth-semester psychological In the initial post, Reddit mented. “Only thing you do join. studies major, said she had user u/TrashAccount9387 is just go to meetings and lie. some University “Like a book club, Meme two clubs ideas: Hole Digging pitched four ideas, including Apologize for being late be- Club is where meme enthusi- Club and Lactose Intolerance Bull Running Club and Virus cause your bike had a flat tire. of Connecticut asts gather weekly to discuss Club. Club. It didn’t. Discuss how proud undergraduates their favorite memes and “Hole Digging Club [can “Every fall semester, we you are that you got a 95 on share ones they’ve made,” be] where we go around ru- start by taking all of the your chem midterm. You did to see what their Shah said. “Or it could just ining UConn’s landscaping,” freshmen out onto Fairfield terrible because you’re a ter- be a simple group chat. Meme Charles said. “Lactose Intol- Way and forcing them to par- rible student. Share opinions worst club ideas club also hosts talks about the erance Club [can be] where ticipate in a bull run,” Reddit that you don’t actually hold, origins of memes and their we just eat as much dairy as user u/TrashAccount9387 and talk about how your day were. potential cultural impacts.” we can each meeting until we said. “If you survive, you get wasn’t.” Viktoria Sinani, a fifth- tap out.”

Meme Club Fridge Club “... where meme “... where people look at enthusiasts gather weekly different fridge models. It’s Lactose Intolerance Club to discuss their favorite like a car club, but with memes and share ones Lying Club fridges.” “... where we just eat as they’ve made” VIKTORIA SINANI “Only thing you do is just much dairy as we can SAUMYA SHAH go to meetings and lie.” each meeting until we tap U/BUTIDONTREALLYKNOW out” CRYSTAL CHARLES

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by Naiela Suleiman 3D breast images from this the images together into a series STAFF WRITER technology help doctors detect of thin slices, allowing doctors to [email protected] breast cancer earlier than previ- see breast tissues more clearly in ously possible, Merkulov said. three dimensions.” The Beekley Imaging Center “Each breast is compressed Made by Hologic, the technol- at UConn Health can now cap- once, and a machine takes many ogy is called Low Dose 3D Mam- ture mammograms for women low dose X-ray images as it mography with C-View Software, in less time with less pain. moves in an 11-degree arc over Walker said. The technology captures the breast,” Walker said in UCo- “The safety and efficacy of the clearer images while it low- nn Today. “A computer then puts C-view 2D screening exam have ers the patient’s dose of radia- been validated through multiple tion and reduces compression, clinical evaluations,” Walker said. Deputy UConn Health Spokes- Walker said studies find that person Jennifer Walker said in “UConn Health 3D mammography appears to UConn Today. is proud to be lower the chances of being called “UConn Health is proud to back for follow up testing. be on the forefront of innova- on the forefront “These decreases are believed tion in women’s imaging, of- of innovation in to be the result of breast cancer be- fering the latest FDA-approved ing found earlier through screen- technology with low dose women’s imaging, ing and increased awareness, as mammography to diagnose offering the latest well as better treatments,” Walker breast cancer earlier,” said Dr. said. Alex Merkulov, section head FDA-approved “This technology provides for Women’s Imaging at UCo- technology peace of mind, detecting abnor- nn Health. malities that are missed by tradi- Early detection of breast with low dose tional mammograms, delivering cancer reduces risk of death mammography to more detail and accuracy,” Walk- at least 25%, according to the er said. American Cancer Society. diagnose breast Patients can schedule a screen- “Low dose mammography ing mammography without a is a huge leap forward in de- cancer earlier” physician referral online through The UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion in Farmington, Conn. hous- es the Beekley Imaging Center. The Center is using new technol- tecting breast cancer early,” ALEX MERKULOV MyChart or by calling 860-679- ogy to capture mammograms. PHOTO COURTESY OF UCONN HEALTH Merkulov said. 3634.

Results of USG special election announced, new president and vice president named

propriate and unprofessional,” ELECTION, cont. from p. 1 and found that it likely is a violation of Bylaw XIV, Section 8. “However, in the absence of campaign rosters for each Delgado’s complaint alleged presidential campaign, it can- a student on behalf of the Val- not be determined if the stu- le/Manigat campaign violated dent in question was part of Bylaw XIV, Section 8: Cam- the Valle/Manigat campaign,” paign Conduct and Etiquette, according to the reading. “As a and that the Valle/Manigat result, the Valle/Manigat cam- campaign was responsible for paign is not considered in vio- the student’s actions under By- lation of Bylaw XIV, Section 8, law XIV, Section 8, Subsection Subsection f.” f: “Candidates are responsible for maintaining an updated campaign roster with all members of their campaign with The USG special the Elections Oversight Com- election was held missioner. A candidate shall be held responsible for all cam- this semester paign actions taken on their after Joshua behalf.” Jesse Valle speaks alongside Guymara Manigat at last spring’s USG presidential debate, Feb. 20, 2020. Valle filed a campaign complaint after this fall’s special election. PHOTO BY ERIC WANG, ASSOCIATE VIDEO “The complaint was regard- Crow and Alex EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS ing Instagram story posts up- Ose won the loaded during the course of The USG special election was ter they ran against Crow and Damani R. Douglas, who ran a the election,” the ruling said. presidency and held this semester after Joshua Ose last spring. successful write-in campaign “These posts were of a critical vice presidency Crow and Alex Ose won the Also on this election’s ballot to become our first Chief Di- nature, consisting of several presidency and vice presidency was the new Chief Diversity versity Officer, and our new- insults between Speaker Del- last spring, but last spring, but both resigned Officer position, as well as var- est class of 31 Senators,” Caleb gado and the student in ques- both resigned in in July. ious senator seats for different Moore, USG chief justice wrote tion.” This was Jase Valle and Man- residential halls, schools and in an email to USG members. “I The Judiciary found the rhet- July. igat’s second run for the presi- commuter students. look forward to working with oric in the posts to be “inap- dency and vice presidency, af- “I’d also like to congratulate all of you.”

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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — In- cess to the kind of around-the- fected and contagious, Presi- clock attention and experimen- dent Donald Trump briefly tal treatments as Trump. ventured out in a motorcade on Trump’s treatment with the Sunday to salute cheering sup- steroid dexamethasone is in ad- porters, a move that disregard- dition to the single dose he was ed precautions meant to contain given Friday of an experimen- the deadly virus that has forced tal drug from Regeneron Phar- his hospitalization and killed maceuticals Inc. that supplies more than 209,000 Americans. antibodies to help the immune Hours earlier, Trump’s medi- system fight the virus. Trump cal team reported that his blood on Friday also began a five-day oxygen level dropped suddenly course of remdesivir, a Gilead twice in recent days and that Sciences drug currently used they gave him a steroid typi- for moderately and severely ill cally only recommended for the patients. The drugs work in dif- very sick. Still, the doctors said ferent ways — the antibodies Trump’s health is improving help the immune system rid the and that he could be discharged body of virus, and remdesivir as early as Monday. curbs the virus’ ability to mul- With one month until Elec- tiply. tion Day, Trump was eager to Garibaldi, a specialist in pul- project strength despite his ill- monary critical care, said the ness. The still-infectious presi- president was not showing any dent surprised supporters who side effects of the drugs “that we had gathered outside Walter can tell.” In this image from video, President Donald Trump waves as he drives past supporters gathered Reed National Military Medi- outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Trump The National Institutes of cal Center, driving by in a black was admitted to the hospital after contracting COVID-19. PHOTO BY CARLOS VARGAS/AP Health COVID-19 treatment SUV with the windows rolled guidelines recommend against up. Secret Service agents in- cautions were taken, includ- illness has had. Didn’t want to key health marker for COVID-19 using dexamethasone in pa- side the vehicle could be seen ing using personal protective give any information that might patients. A normal reading is tients who do not require oxy- in masks and other protective equipment, to protect Trump steer the course of illness in an- between 95 and 100. Conley said gen. It has only been proven gear. as well as White House officials other direction,” Conley said. the president had a “high fever” to help in more serious cases. The move capped a week- and Secret Service agents. “And in doing so, you know, it and a blood oxygen level below Among the concerns with ear- end of contradictions that fu- Joe Biden’s campaign, mean- came off that we were trying to 94% on Friday and during “an- lier use is that steroids tamp eled confusion about Trump’s while, said the Democratic hide something, which wasn’t other episode” on Saturday. down certain immune cells, health, which has imperiled presidential nominee again necessarily true. The fact of the He was evasive about the tim- hindering the body’s own abil- the leadership of the U.S. gov- tested negative for coronavirus matter is that he’s doing really ing of Trump oxygen drops. ity to fight off infection. ernment and upended the final Sunday. The results come five well.” (“It was over the course of the Trump is 74 years old and stages of the presidential cam- days after Biden spent more Medical experts said Conley’s day, yeah, yesterday morning,” clinically obese, putting him at paign. While Trump’s physi- than 90 minutes on the debate revelations were hard to square he said) and asked whether higher risk of serious complica- cian offered a rosy prognosis stage with Trump. Biden, who with his positive assessment Trump’s level had dropped be- tions. on his condition, his briefings has taken a far more cautious and talk of a discharge. low 90%, into concerning ter- First lady Melania Trump has lacked basic information, in- approach to in-person events, “There’s a little bit of a dis- ritory. (“We don’t have any re- remained at the White House as cluding the findings of lung had two negative tests on Fri- connect,” said Dr. Steven Shap- cordings here on that.”) But he she recovers from her own bout scans, or were quickly muddled day. iro, chief medical and scientific revealed that Trump was given with the virus. by more serious assessments of For his part, Trump still faces officer at the University of Pitts- a dose of the steroid dexametha- Several White House officials the president’s health by other questions about his health. burgh Medical Center. sone in response. this weekend expressed frus- officials. His doctors sidestepped ques- According to CDC guide- At the time of the briefing, tration with the level of trans- In a short video released by tions on Sunday about exactly lines, “In general, transport Trump’s blood oxygen level parency and public disclosure the White House on Sunday, when Trump’s blood oxygen and movement of a patient with was 98% — within normal rage, since the president announced Trump insisted he understood dropped — an episode they ne- suspected or confirmed SARS- Trump’s medical team said. his diagnosis early Friday. the gravity of the moment. But glected to mention in multiple CoV-2 infection outside of their Signs of pneumonia or other They were particularly up- his actions moments later, by statements the day before — or room should be limited to medi- lung damage could be detected set by the whiplash between leaving the hospital and sitting whether lung scans showed any cally essential purposes.” in scans before a patient feels Conley’s upbeat assessment inside the SUV with others, damage. Even before Trump’s motor- short of breath, but the presi- Saturday and Meadows’ more suggested otherwise. It was the second straight day cade outing on Sunday, some dent’s doctors declined to say concerned outlook. They pri- “This is insanity,” Dr. James P. of obfuscation from a White Secret Service agents have ex- what those scans have revealed. vately acknowledge that the ad- Phillips, an attending physician House already suffering from a pressed concern about the lack- “There’s some expected find- ministration has little credibil- at Walter Reed who is a critic of credibility crisis. And it raised adaisical attitude toward masks ings, but nothing of any major ity on COVID-19 and that they Trump and his handling of the more doubts about whether the and social distancing inside the clinical concern,” Conley said. have unnecessarily squandered pandemic. “Every single person doctors treating the president White House, but there isn’t He declined to outline those what remains of it with the lack in the vehicle during that com- were sharing accurate, timely much they can do, according to “expected findings.” of clear, accurate updates on pletely unnecessary presiden- information with the American agents and officials who spoke Asked about Conley’s lack Trump’s condition. tial ‘drive-by’ just now has to be public about the severity of his to The Associated Press. This of transparency, White House Many in the White House are quarantined for 14 days. They condition. close to the election, thousands aide Alyssa Farah suggested also shaken and scared — ner- might get sick. They may die.” Pressed about conflicting of agents are engaged on protec- the doctors were speaking as vous that they have been ex- “For political theater,” the information he and the White tive duty so they can be subbed much to the president as to the posed to the virus and confront- doctor added. “Commanded by House released on Saturday, out quickly should someone test American public, “when you’re ing the reality that what seemed Trump to put their lives at risk Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley ac- positive. treating a patient, you want to like a bubble of safety has be- for theater.” knowledged that he had tried to The disclosures about project confidence, you want to come a COVID-19 hot spot. It White House spokesman present a sunnier description of Trump’s oxygen levels and ste- lift their spirits, and that was took until late Sunday for the Judd Deere said Trump’s trip the president’s condition. roid treatment suggested the the intent.” White House to send a generic outside the hospital “was “I was trying to reflect the president is enduring more than In all, nearly 7.4 million peo- note to staffers suggesting they cleared by the medical team as upbeat attitude that the team, a mild case of COVID-19. ple have been infected in the not come to the building if they safe to do.” He added that pre- the president, that his course of Blood oxygen saturation is a United States, and few have ac- do not feel well.

‘Saturday Night Live’ recreates debate in 46th season opener LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the sketch, Baldwin’s Trump hospitalized after his virus diag- “Saturday Night Live” went commandeered the debate in nosis. political with a parody of this the same fashion as on Tuesday, “President Trump is in the week’s presidential debate, trying to trip up Biden by inter- hospital from COVID, and I just Chris Rock’s jab at President rupting and insulting him. Mean- want to say that my heart goes out Donald Trump and Megan while, Carrey’s Biden tried to to COVID,” he joked. Thee Stallion’s message sup- maintain his anger by breathing Rock offered his thoughts on porting Black people during into a paper brown bag and talk- America needing to “renegotiate her performance. ing to himself. their plans” with the government. The NBC late-night sketch “Look man, I’m a nice guy, but series on Saturday night you give anymore guff tonight, Megan Thee Stallion hit jumped into the reenactment I’ll rip your face off like a mad of the recent debate between chimp,” Carrey yelled before the stage as the musical Republican President Donald talking to himself again saying, guest performing her hit Trump and Democratic chal- “The country’s counting on you single “Savage.” lenger Joe Biden. The series Joe. Just stand here and look lu- opened its 46th season, return- cid.” “What job do you have for 4 ing to the studio this week af- Maya Rudolph made a cameo years no matter what? Just show ter the coronavirus pandemic appearance as Sen. Kamala Har- me one job. If you hired a cook, halted production. ris calling for a WAP (Woman and he was making people vomit As President) — a nod to the hit every day, do you sit there and The NBC late-night song by Megan Thee Stallion and say ‘Oh, he’s got a 4-year deal,’” Cardi B — before Carrey’s Biden he said. “We just got to vomit for This image released by NBC shows Alec Baldwin as Donald sketch series on pulled out a remote control to four more years.” Trump, from left, Jim Carrey as Joe Biden and Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris during the “First Debate” Cold Open on “Saturday Saturday night jumped pause Trump. Rock was once part of an Night Live” in New York on Oct. 3, 2020. PHOTO BY WILL HEATH/NBC VIA AP “Let’s bask in the Trumpless- “SNL” cast that included Chris into the reenactment ness,” Carrey said. Farley, Mike Myers, David of the recent debate The show was hosted by Chris Spade and Adam Sandler. Rock between Republican Rock who stepped onstage with spent three years on the show a mask before snatching it off before he left in 1993. CLASSIFIEDS President Donald to perform his monologue. He Megan Thee Stallion hit the Trump and Democratic opened in front of a live audience, stage as the musical guest per- Policy: Classifieds are non-refundable. Credit will be given if an which included about two dozen forming her hit single “Savage.” error materially affects the meaning of the ad and only for the first challenger Joe Biden. first responders who all wore While wearing a black-and- incorrect insertion. Ads will only be printed if they are accompanied masks. white ensemble, the rapper de- by both first and last name as well as telephone number. Names and Alec Baldwin returned to Rock joked about how the coro- livered a message calling for the numbers may be subject to verification. All advertising is subject to play Trump before the presi- navirus pandemic has ruined protection of Black people, in acceptance by The Daily Campus, which reserves the right to reject dent’s COVID diagnosis, while much of 2020. The actor-come- addition to the words “Protect any ad copy at its sole discretion. The Daily Campus does not know- Jim Carrey made his feature dian also sarcastically showed Black Women” flashing on the ingly accept ads of a fraudulent nature. debut as Biden. empathy toward Trump being screen behind her. 04 Monday, October 5, 2020 • DailyCampus.com

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual writers in the opinion section do not reflect the views and opinions of The Daily Campus or other staff members. Only articles labeled “Editorial” are the official opinions of The Daily Campus. COMIC BY CONNOR RICKERMANN, STAFF ARTIST/THE DAILY CAMPUS The queering of the mosquito by Isadore Johnson ling and actualizing ourselves in and brutalization of all around us. erarchy. instructive reminder that no mat- CONTRIBUTOR relation to animals. We systemically categorize Mosquitos are the warriors ter how humxns try to dominate, [email protected] Drawing upon the wisdom of animals in a way that allows us on the front-line demonstrating there will still be hope, and that I propose a radical departure Judith Butler in approaching the to feel comfortable exploiting the ethics of resistance. Where humxns’ attempts to control more from the current political dis- concepts of gender and sexual them, through rigid essentialism other animals must follow com- merely sow the seeds of their own course in favor of dignity to all. ‘norms,’ I hope to briefly explain and categorizations. We need to mands from atop, unable to strike destruction. I have been pleased that cam- an ethic of resistance and provide reckon with the way we think of out from below on the hierarchy, Homi Bhabha’s hybridity can pus conversations have centered tools to unpack the way we oth- ‘bugs,’ ‘vermin’ and ‘creatures’ in mosquitos directly subvert the integrate the righteous cause of around privilege, equity and in- erize ‘animals’ and exploit them a way that ‘dehumxnizes’ them. naturalist roles that humxns try the mosquito into the pedagogy of clusion, but as bell hooks teaches, while taking land that is rightful- However, despite our anti-ani- to control with. Mosquitos fight social justice. Hybridity is a post- a pedagogy of love needs to be free ly theirs and destroying harmony. malistic society, there are pockets back, attacking the central prem- colonial theory which challenges from domination. For those not entirely famil- of resistance. ise that legitimates the control of the cultural norms of the domi- Domination is the norm, and iar with which of her insights The deconstruction of catego- animals by humxn, that humxns nant group by ‘queering’ them so until we learn to stop centering I refer to, “We form ourselves ries starts with an understanding are the only ones able to harm that that the original medium is unrec- ourselves in conversations about within the vocabularies that we of the way that Power manifests it- which is ‘otherized’ on a regular ognizable to the occupying power. what we pejoratively label ‘ani- did not choose, and sometimes self. Foucault aptly describes how basis. Thus, when mosquitos attack the mals,’ we fail to realize the moral we have to reject those vocabu- what is seen as knowledge is used The mosquito thrives off its very foundations of humxn su- harm we impose every single day laries, or actively develop new for social control. “Knowledge is challenge to the supremacy of premacy by becoming the blood- on the most marginalized of iden- ones.” Understanding this is key not for knowing: knowledge is for humxns and it is glorious. The suckers themselves and acting tities. We need to be aware of the to understanding the essential- cutting.” As such, adapting his double sight of being both op- as an aggressor compared to the harm we impose on other species ism we must fight. In our current insights to challenge stereotypes pressed yet cognizant of the world submissive bovine, they become and live with the knowledge that language, humxns definitionally and myths about what it means to built for an oppressor is evident in unrecognizable to humxnity. we actively colonize animal spac- dominate animals. Humxn is as- be an animal is crucial to subvert- the casual, and even joyful behav- Though the welt on your shoul- es every day. In order to begin our cribed to have ‘rationality’ and ing the dynamics that solidify the ior of the mosquito as it flits from der feels uncomfortable, it re- reckoning with how we act, we ‘language.’ However, proclaiming class dynamics associated with one unprotected arm, neck, leg mains an important part of learn- need to stop brutalizing, control- this, we legitimize our domination this runaway unaccountable hi- or back to another. Welts are an ing. Good morning The Teach for America scam by Aarushi Nohria intention and adherence to it. charter schools. The propor- CONTRIBUTOR TFA was founded by Princ- tion of TFA corps members students of America [email protected] eton University senior Wendy sent to charter schools has Teach for America (TFA) is Kopp, who created the orga- increased correspondingly by Teresa DiStefano a non-profit organization, self- nization to remedy teacher because while “only 7% of stu- CONTRIBUTOR Many children rely described as looking for “lead- shortage issues plaguing the dents go to charter schools, [email protected] ers who commit to expanding nation. This intention has been Teach For America sent almost School is a place for children on the nutritional opportunity for low-income dramatically lost, instead con- 40% of its 6,736 teachers to to meet new people and make benefits provided in students … [while] fighting for tributing to the unemployment them in 2018 — up from 34% in long lasting friendships. School school. Thirty million the aspirations of children and of qualified teachers across the 2015 and 13% in 2008.” is a place for children to feel com- their families.” Upon critical country. Journalist James Cer- The growing school choice forted by the warm environment children participate reflection of TFA and its poli- sonsky talks about how “Chi- movement, which supports of learning. School is a place for in the National School cies, such words barely cover cago, for example, is closing allowing parents to choose children that feels like their sec- Lunch Program and the elitist reality of a corrupt 48 schools and laying off 850 which schools are best for ond home. But most of all, school organization that destabilizes their children, is perfectly is a place where children learn 15 million participate public schools in low-income Most states require reasonable, but when one of the role of independence they in the National School areas. the school options are charter years of study on must assume one day as an adult, Breakfast Program, TFA recruits college gradu- schools that are strategically as they navigate through years of ates, appealing to their idealism educational theory, manipulated by billionaires, schooling. showing how school and sense of frustration at in- there is an issue. School reform When quarantine shut down meals are critical justice. At the most basic level, student psychology should come from policy by schools, one of the main ques- TFA’s five week training pro- and student teaching those with education and expe- tions would be the approaching sources of healthy gram does not adequately pre- rience rather than million-dol- fall curriculum. Sure, when the foods for some pare these prospective ‘teach- from their public lar money dumps into unpro- pandemic started, teachers and ers’ to handle the challenges of school teachers, so ductive non-profits. Thus, not students reluctantly attempt- children. a classroom. One former TFA only does TFA have a history of ed fully online schooling. But, member described her training TFA’s recruits’ poor destabilizing traditional public months later, schools are finally students with disabilities from experience as working with training stands out schools, but it has a growing opening back up, and that’s the getting the resources that were “nine well-behaved third-grad- as exceptionally tendency to support charter best way to approach learning in previously provided in schools. ers … with three other corps schools and offer an avenue a global pandemic - here’s why: Students with disabilities have members, which created a illogical in challenging, for billionaires to manipulate a Closing schools for an ex- had difficulties with absorbing generous teacher-student ratio low-income schools public entity. tended period of time can lead to the information from a screen [and] ample time for one-on- While the long-term con- learning loss. Only 1 in 3 schools, and not in person in a school set- one instruction,” leaving her where training and sequences of such corruption from mostly wealthy school dis- ting. Without the school, some grossly unprepared to man- experience is most have not yet played out, it can- tricts, were actually monitor- families did not have the eco- age a difficult classroom. Most not be allowed to continue un- ing their students’ progress and nomic means of providing the states require years of study needed. checked. Reform of the public encouraging teachers to provide internet access or computers on educational theory, student school system is undeniably the instruction that they need needed for their child’s success. psychology and student teach- necessary, but by publicly ac- during this time. Just think, No parent wants to see their ing from their public school teachers and staff while wel- countable professionals rather when students leave for sum- child struggle through school, teachers, so TFA’s recruits’ coming 350 corps members.” than the whims of nonprofits mer break, they experience the but for some people during this poor training stands out as TFA fails in this regard as well. and billionaires. The upcom- “summer slide” and lose a large pandemic, it wasn’t a choice. exceptionally illogical in chal- Despite the many, many ing election provides a chance portion of what they learned Although not all students lenging, low-income schools harms already perpetuated by for the enforcement of such throughout the year. That is only are affected by this, some chil- where training and experience the TFA, it, most alarmingly, reforms through proper chan- after a 2-month period, so imag- dren live in unsafe neighbor- is most needed. How can bare- seems to reflect an ongoing ef- nels: Biden’s education propos- ine the learning losses that occur hoods and homes, so school is a ly trained TFA members be fort to privatize public schools. al “urges federal investment in when they are out of school for source of protection. At the same expected to teach adequately, A 2019 expose by ProPublica low-income schools, supports half a year. And, online school- time, many children rely on the much less “expand opportu- revealed how the Walton foun- universal pre-kindergarten ing at home relies on parents, for nutritional benefits provided nity for low-income students?” dation, TFA’s largest private and higher teacher pay, and they need to be home for their in school. Thirty million chil- However, TFA goes beyond funder, provided a two-year … opposes for-profit charter child and help them understand dren participate in the National ruining one or two critical $20M grant in 2013 which stip- schools.” His plan offers a first what they cannot grasp through School Lunch Program and 15 years of children’s educa- ulated that it would pay $4,000 step in the necessary revital- technology. This can interfere million participate in the Nation- tion. Corps members only for every teacher placed in ization and reformation of the with work and make an adult al School Breakfast Program, need to commit to two years public schools and $6,000 for public education system. balance both their old job and showing how school meals are of teaching, creating instabil- every teacher placed in charter Additionally, to seniors in- their new job of teaching their critical sources of healthy foods ity in schools that are already schools. Charter schools are terested in changing the world: children. for some children. plagued by it. publicly funded and privately there are ways to do so that are At the same time, one has to When something is so clear- run, and billionaires’ interest not through corrupt organiza- take into account the economic ly contradictory as TFA’s val- in them represents an attempt tions like TFA. Do not let your disparities that could be pre- ues and outcomes, I like to give to shift the public education passion and potential be wast- venting low income families and See STUDENTS, p. 8 benefit of doubt by looking at system to private, for-profit ed. Monday, October 5, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 05

@dailycampuslife Get nostalgic with SUBOG’s Stay-at-Homecoming 2020

by Gino Giansanti Jr. “I really did try to keep some free homecoming swag!” CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT of the traditional events that On Tuesday, the win- [email protected] we had, however, as time went ners will be announced for on, I realized that I couldn’t Homecoming’s first ever Homecoming is a long hon- keep them, just for the safety TikTok challenge, where ored tradition here at UConn, of students,” Felder said. students can submit TikToks and in a year where many of With a long tradition showcasing transformations our cherished campus customs of creating iconic and in- they’ve made throughout the have to be put on hold, organi- novative themes, such as past 20 years to win some zations like the Student Union “Streaming Storrs” and “Big prizes. The deadline for sub- Board of Governors (SUBOG) City Storrs,” the big ques- missions is Monday, Oct. 5. are working tirelessly to create tion was what theme would On Wednesday night at 8 new events to continue to foster headline UConn Stay-at- p.m., an outdoor screening of our good old-fashioned husky Homecoming 2020. the childhood classic “Grown spirit. “This year’s theme is the Ups” will be hosted at the While this year’s festivi- Roaring 2000s,” Felder Sherman Family Sports Com- ties will not feature a parade, said. “Considering the dif- plex. Advanced registration carnival or pre-game tailgate, ficult and challenging year will be required . SUBOG has built an entirely everybody’s had, we should On Thursday night at 7 new roster of events from the take the time to go back and p.m., season 8 winner of “Ru- ground up to continue tradi- reminisce on the past 20 Paul’s Drag Race,” Bob the tion in a new, socially distant years we’ve had. The Roar- Drag Queen, will be featured manner. ing 2000s is basically pay- in a live Q&A moderated by Tianna Felder, fifth-semes- ing homage to 2000 through Netflix’s Matteo Lane on We- ter consumer behavior student 2019.” bex with chances to win gift and SUBOG’s Major Weekends This week, SUBOG will cards to Sephora and Ama- Chairwoman, spoke with The sponsor a variety of activi- zon, amongst other prizes. Daily Campus to address what ties to keep UConn students On Friday, students have Homecoming will look like this both on and off campus ex- the opportunity to relive year. Her responsibilities in- cited and engaged, while their childhood through their clude overseeing Homecoming, still six feet apart. stomachs, with “Snacks from Winter Weekend and Senior To kick off next week’s the Past” from 12 to 2 p.m. on Weekend. festivities, SUBOG’s Ma- the Student Union Terrace. “Unfortunately, well not un- jor Weekends and Special This will be a “grab and go” fortunately, everything this Events Committees have event and free to all students homecoming week started collaborated to put on a scav- with a UConn ID and a face from scratch,” Felder said. enger hunt for all in-person, mask. “New activities that nobody hybrid and virtual UConn “I’m really excited for the has ever experienced in a tradi- students that will last ev- ‘Snacks from the Past’ event,” tional homecoming sense, but eryday, Monday through Felder said. “It’s something that’s what makes this whole Wednesday, from 12 to 4 p.m. so small, it really is the little Homecoming week interest- “This is the main opportu- things sometimes, so I think ing.” nity where students will be for students, just being able SUBOG began planning the able to grab all the free mer- to end the week with some- week of Homecoming as early ch that they traditionally thing that they used to eat as May of the spring semester, would have gotten through from their childhood is really so much of the planning pro- tabling or other events, how- cool.” cess took place with very little ever, this is the only event For more information about information being given about where you’ll be able to grab SUBOG’s Stay-at-Homecom- the nature of the fall semester, it,” Felder explained. “This A guy dressed as Aang from “Avatar: The Last Airbender” with ing follow live updates on if there was going to be one at is the event you want to par- a husky mask. This was from a previous homecoming hosted by SUBOG’s Instagram account, all. ticipate in if you want some SUBOG. FILE PHOTO @subogatuconn.

Storrs Farmers Market: Come find friends, family and fresh food

by Brandon Barzola years in the food service indus- ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR try. [email protected] “I always made hot sauces for my specials,” Crane said. “And For vendors of the Storrs I decided years ago that this is Farmers Market, many have what I would do when I retired.” experienced benefits and set- Crane said that one of his big- backs as a result of the pan- gest setbacks is that he can’t demic. However, the locally do sampling for his hot sauces sourced food and community this year. Instead, he does more aspect of the market remain the verbal descriptions to persuade same. the customer as to what the Stephanie Cabrera’s busi- hot sauce tastes like and what ness is Pan Diosa. She sells it goes well with. However, he fresh-baked goods and seems still thinks that the taste of a hot to sell out of most of her prod- sauce is a better selling point. ucts within the first hour of Cabrera has also had to over- market. Cabrera said that when come her own challenges. She she moved to Connecticut from said that her daughter used to Puerto Rico after graduating attend every market with her, college five years ago, she real- but can no longer do so because ized she didn’t want to pursue of the pandemic. Not only this, a career associated with her but her business’s growth has bachelor’s degree in journal- slowed down since she is not ism. Instead, she bought a lot of able to sell at other markets bread books and took up bak- nearby. Cabrera explained that ing bread. each market has made different “That’s what I decided I want accommodations to remain so- to do: Supply my community cially distant and when a larger with a lot of bread and Puerto market has changed its format Rican baked goods and things to being a drive-thru market, that make me really happy,” she can’t make as many sales Doug Crane poses at the stand for his hot sauce business, Dragon’s Blood Elixir, at the Storrs said Cabrera. when people haven’t tried her Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 in front of the Mansfield Town Hall. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, vendors at the Storrs Farmers Market still see a lot of business from UConn students Cabrera joined the market products before. Apart from and the surrounding community. PHOTO BY BRANDON BARZOLA, ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS a year ago and said that it has this, she’s also had trouble with been a really great experience. acquiring ingredients. and owner of Cobblestone Farm. seeing their friends and neigh- Crane thought otherwise, Despite the pandemic and its “I am a small business,” Ca- Dorfer, a Mansfield native, said bors,” Dorfer said. “It’s a really saying that there have been less accompanying public safety re- brera said. “My flour orders that while there have been so- local farmers market.” customers this year, but thinks strictions, Cabrera said she has aren’t always a priority. [For] a cially distant restrictions put in Connolly added that some of that the community aspect of had an increase in business. lot of the ingredients I use, the place, individual vendors have the increased number of cus- the market remains the same. “COVID is good in the sense prices have gone super high.” made their own changes, such tomers may be attributed to be- “This is like a family,” Crane that we already have prepped Cabrera said that when she as putting an extra table in front ing able to find certain foods you said. “Most farmers markets, items that are ready,” Cabrera was struggling to find ingredi- of their stand to maximize the wouldn’t normally be able to get they’re all small business peo- said. “People are stocking up, ents, other vendors at the mar- distance between the customer at a grocery store. ple presenting their own goods. people aren’t finding flour in ket helped her find what she and the vendor. “I think a lot of people think If you ever want to find out the supermarkets and people needed. “For us, we have it set up that the food here is a lot higher about honey, about maple syr- also want to have something “The vendors, we look out for so we don’t handle custom- quality,” Connolly said. “We up, about how a farmer grows that’s homemade. At least for each other. They’ve been help- ers’ money,” Dorfer said. “The have a lot of people that come things [or] if you want to find my kind of business, COVID ful. They actually helped me people put their money in a jar from other countries in the out about hot sauce and why I do has actually increased sales for source out where I can get my and we give them change from world and they like to shop here things the way they do, come to me. Before I was doing more flour and my wheat berries. It money that we had put aside for because I think it reminds them the farmers market and ask the cakes, more pastries [and] sell- was thanks to this market and a while. We don’t have people more of food grown in the coun- vendor. They love to talk about ing less bread. Now with COV- me saying that I was having is- picking out their own stuff and tries that they came from [be- their stuff and for the most part ID, I’m selling a lot more bread sues with finding flour. So, I’ve handing it to us, we just get it cause] I think it’s a lot fresher.” they’re going to give you the best and a lot of pastries.” had a lot of support in the mar- for them and hand it to them so Despite the ongoing pan- information you’re going to get.” For Doug Crane and his hot ket and from the vendors and that there’s reduced exchange demic, business has seemed to The Storrs Farmers Market sauce business, Dragon’s Blood from the market goers as well. between people.” stay relatively the same. Dorfer, takes place on Saturdays from Elixir, the pandemic has led to It’s a really great tight-knit com- Dorfer and her husband, who has been a vendor at the 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in front of the an increase in his online sales munity of people.” Bryan Connolly, both noted that market for the past five years, Mansfield Town Hall. Visitors and custom orders for local or- The market began to imple- people seem to feel more com- mentioned that as the season are encouraged to sign up for chards, businesses, farms and ment social distance measures fortable coming to the farmers has progressed the number of their weekly newsletter to stay individuals. Crane has been at at the end of March to follow market than a grocery store. customers the market receives up to date with which vendors the Storrs Farmers Market for safety protocols, according to “Part of what’s important to is normal compared to a typical and products will be available at 11 years after retiring from 35 Diane Dorfer, the market master people about coming here is year. the market that week. 06 Monday, October 5, 2020 • DailyCampus.com Life

Darren Star’s latest romantic TV drama ‘Emily in Paris’ doesn’t live up to expectations

by Emma Gehr her downstairs neighbor (Lu- STAFF WRITER cas Bravo), but she is unable [email protected] to gain approval from her new boss, Sylvie (Philippine Darren Star is known for Leroy-Beaulieu). creating the hit television se- The show displays the stark ries “Beverly Hills, 90210,” differences in lifestyles held “Younger” and, most nota- by professionals in America bly, “Sex and the City,” but versus those in Paris and his newest creation “Emily in other European countries. Paris” falls short of expecta- An early example of this is tions. The 10-episode Netflix seen when Cooper shows up series follows the life of Em- to work at eight o’clock in ily Cooper (Lily Collins) as the morning, whereas her co- she juggles work, friends and workers casually stroll in at relationships while navigat- 10 or 11 and value their time ing life in a new city. outside of the office much Cooper is a Chicago-based more than their time spent marketing and social me- working. dia executive that lands her Cooper’s personality aligns dream job in Paris. After her with that of Carrie Brad- boss finds out she is pregnant shaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) and unable to move forward in “Sex and the City.” They are with her plans to move to both fashion-obsessed work- the company’s Paris office, ing women trying to manage Cooper is sent instead. She their complicated love lives. is tasked with working with Bradshaw is hailed as a tele- the luxury marketing firm vision icon and received lots on their social media strategy of praise and awards for her but is confronted with a lot of portrayal of a carefree New opposition from her new co- York woman trying to find workers. love. Cooper claims to be bring- Although Cooper is living ing an “American perspec- out many people’s dreams, I tive” to the Paris staff but don’t foresee Collins gaining is met with doubts pertain- as much notoriety for her role ing to her expertise and why as Emily Cooper that Parker they should trust her as an did for her role in “Sex and outsider advising the firm on the City.” brands they have a much bet- “Sex and the City” is re- ter grasp on. membered to have defined an She portrays an ignorant entire generation of female American who doesn’t know empowerment and the idea how to speak French and as- that women can handle hav- sumes that her innocence and ing a personal and profes- lack of cultural knowledge sional life. “Emily in Paris” will charm those around her. just doesn’t live up to this. It is clear from the start that Maybe if it had aired some- the Paris staff were not ex- time in the past it could’ve pecting Cooper and are not been more of a hit. going to make her transition If you are in the mood for a easy. lighthearted romantic come- Her perkiness is able to win dy series, then “Emily in Par- over a few people in her office is” is for you. But, when com- as well as allow her to make pared to Star’s past creations, friends with a friendly nanny this one missed the mark of named Mindy (Ashley Park) Lily Collins stars in the new Netflix show “Emily in Paris.” She has starred in TV shows such as “The being a memorable romantic that she meets in the park and Last Tycoon.” PHOTO COURTESY OF VULTURE comedy television series.

This Week In History: Oct. 5-9 by Gino Giansanti Jr. garage to design and build the in 1997. Jobs’ leadership ush- called Deutsche Emaillewar- list of approximately 1,200 CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT world’s first personal com- ered in a new era of innova- en-Fabrik (German Enam- people who would continue [email protected] puter. Four years later, Apple tion in Silicon Valley, with elware Factory) which pro- to work at his factory fol- This week in history, we Computer went public and Apple’s release of the iPod in duced pots and pans for the lowing the camp’s closure. remember the lives of two im- sales skyrocketed, making 2001, the iPhone in 2007 and German front lines, and em- Schindler spent his entire portant historical figures who Jobs a multimillionaire at the the iPad in 2010. All of which ployed Jews living in the Kra- fortune bribing Nazi offi- died this week many years age of 25. In 1985, a year after have become staple products kow ghetto. cials to secure these Jews ago. While one died penni- Jobs debuted the MacIntosh in households in America and While he originally hired and spare them from a hor- less and the other as one of the computer, he left the company around the world. Jews simply because they rific fate at Auschwitz. Once wealthiest men in the world, following infighting amongst Jobs’ untimely death fol- could be paid lower than Ger- they arrived at his factory in both individuals managed to executives. lowing a long battle with pan- mans or Poles, Schindler re- Czechoslovakia, Schindler create a lasting impact on the While the late 1980s were creatic cancer came just six alized his factory provided purposely produced defec- world around them. characterized by a few of Jobs’ weeks after his resignation as protection from the oppres- tive equipment as a means On Oct. 5, 2011, nine years commercial flops, he did man- head of Apple Inc. Though his sive antisemitic racial policies to further sabotage the ago, Steve Jobs, the founder of age to acquire a small comput- time on this Earth was short, of the Third Reich. When the German military efforts. Apple, died at the age of 56. er-graphics studio, which he he will certainly be remem- ghetto was liquidated and all Schindler died at the age of Steve Jobs, quite possibly renamed Pixar Animation bered by history as an Ameri- Jews living in Krakow were 66 completely bankrupt, yet the most innovative business- Studios. Yes, my friends, this can business magnate whose dispersed to death camps the individuals he saved, re- man and designer of his gen- means that the man respon- accomplishments rival those throughout Poland, Schindler ferred to as the Schindlerju- eration, was born in 1955 to sible for putting an iPhone in of Thomas Edison and Henry convinced the sadistic Nazi den, lived on with more than two unmarried graduate stu- your hand also put Woody, Ford. commander Amon Göth 8,500 descendants world- dents. He was then adopted by Dory and Mr. Incredible onto On Oct. 9, 1974, 46 years to keep his workers at the wide. Paul and Clara Jobs, and lived the big screen. In 2006, the ago, Oskar Schindler, whose Plaszow labor camp to contin- In 1993, Schindler’s sto- in Los Altos, Calif. While he is Walt Disney Company bought famous list saved 1,200 Jews ue to work at his factory. ry was captured in Steven considered one of the greatest Pixar for a mere 7 billion dol- from the Holocaust, died at In 1944, with the Germans Spielberg’s historical epic, minds of the 21st century, he lars, making Jobs the largest the age of 66. losing ground in the war, the “Schindler’s List,” which is never received a formal edu- shareholder in one of Ameri- Schindler, a charismatic Nazis sought to empty all re- largely considered one of the cation, having dropped out of ca’s largest corporations. German businessman and maining labor camps and send greatest films of all time. college after his first semester. Apple, having faced diffi- member of the Nazi Party, all Jews to the death camp at In 1976, Jobs teamed up with culties throughout the 1990s, moved to Krakow follow- Auschwitz. With the help of future business partner Ste- asked Jobs back, naming him ing the German invasion of his Jewish accountant Itzak phen Wozniak in his parents’ the official CEO of Apple Inc. Poland. He opened a factory Stern, Schindler compiled a

Steve Jobs was an owner in Pixar beginning in the 1980s. Today the studio is best known for films such as “Toy Story” and “Cars.” PHOTO COURTESY OF CINEMABLEND Monday, October 5, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 07 Life

Rewilding The World: A witness statement and cure for the greatest crime in history by Evan Thomas Burns ern day, viewers are shown CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT how and why the planet has [email protected] changed and what this means for life as we know it. It’s a We begin with an old man message people of our gen- wandering through the ruins eration have become all too of a city. The man is Sir David familiar with: The actions of Attenborough, world famous human beings have placed the naturalist and documentar- future of our species and of ian behind such masterworks countless other species in dire as the BBC’s “Planet Earth” peril. Still, many remain un- and “The Blue Planet,” and aware of the extent to which the place is Pripyat, Ukraine, that peril has been allowed to an abandoned city in the David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planetis a new documentary on Netflix that tackles climate fester and spread. change. Attenborough is best known for narrarting the famed documentary “Planet Earth.” PHOTO shadow of the Chernobyl Nu- “Since I started filming in COURTESY OF BLAIR BURKE clear Power Plant. the 1950s, on average, wild “The explosion was the animal populations have more picture of the fate that awaits world. He describes his vi- I urge all of you to log into result of bad planning and than halved. I look at these us if we do not heed these sion as “rewilding the world.” Netflix when you have the human error. Mistakes. It images now and I realize that, warnings, and that fate is That means halting defores- time and watch this. It’s less triggered an environmental although as a young man I felt severe. Within 20 years, the tation and bringing back wil- than 90 minutes long and easy catastrophe that had an im- I was out there in the wild Amazon Rainforest will have derness. It means preserving to fit into your schedule. I also pact across Europe. Many experiencing the untouched vanished completely, forev- animals on land and sea in suggest following Attenbor- people regarded it as the most natural world … it was an illu- er altering the global water order to repopulate them to ough on Instagram at @davi- costly in the history of man- sion. Those forests and plains cycle, and the Arctic will be sustainable levels. It means dattenborough. He already has kind,” Attenborough said. and seas were already empty- devoid of ice in the summer doing what scientists have over 5 million followers and “But Chernobyl was a single ing,” Attenborough reflects. months, causing the oceans said for decades and finally surpassed the world record event. The true tragedy of our “The world is not as wild as to absorb ever-increasing cutting off our reliance on the for the shortest time in reach- time is still unfolding across it was. Well, we’ve destroyed amounts of solar radiation. harmful and unsustainable ing 1 million followers. There, the globe, barely noticeable it. Not just ruined it. I mean, Within 30 years, previously fossil fuel industry. It also he plans to upload more in- from day to day. I’m talking we have completely … well, frozen land will thaw, spew- means stabilizing and sup- formation on how you can do about the loss of our planet’s destroyed that world. That ing methane gas into the at- porting human populations your part to secure humanity’s wild places, its biodiversity.” non-human world is gone. mosphere and accelerating around the world by raising future. This is not a time to sit From here, Attenbor- Human beings have overrun the warming of the planet. people out of poverty, provid- idly by. Instead, you should ough guides us on a journey the world.” In 40, coral reefs will die ing universal health care and follow Attenborough’s exam- through the natural world as Because of his lifetime of and fish populations will col- enabling all women to access ple and take action; donate to he has countless times in his work in natural sciences and lapse. education. conservationist charities, hold films, yet this time is differ- the creation of films on that In 70, farms will fail world- “A Life on Our Planet” ends marches, call your represen- ent. Instead of a documentary, topic, Attenborough is almost wide from over-tilled soil, with the words, “This film is tatives, change your own life- Attenborough presents this a living record of the changes many pollinating insects will David Attenborough’s wit- style if you can. If there is any project, titled “David Atten- brought forth on this planet become extinct, and weather ness statement. Who else message to take away from “A borough: A Life on Our Plan- in the past century. This gives will become increasingly ran- needs to see it?” The answer Life on Our Planet,” it’s that if et,” as a “witness statement.” the whole project a unique dom and unpredictable. to that question is: all of us. we don’t act now, there will be In a recent “60 Minutes” in- and fascinating perspective By the end of the century, With the truth laid bare, it no second chance. terview with journalist An- that no other film on this sub- much of the earth will be un- is obvious that human de- “When you think about it, derson Cooper, he explained ject has been able to achieve. inhabitable and millions will struction of the natural we are completing a journey,” his choice of terminology. We see the changes of the be rendered homeless as the world through global climate Attenborough says. “Ten “A witness statement is world through his eyes. And Earth becomes 4 degrees Cel- change, deforestation, poach- thousand years ago, as hunter- given when a crime has been it is through these same eyes sius warmer, leading to mass ing, over-consuming and gatherers, we lived a sustain- committed,” Cooper said. At- in which many of us first de- extinction. pollution is the single most able life because that was the tenborough responded by veloped an appreciation for Still, it doesn’t have to be important issue facing us to- only option. All these years saying, “Yeah, well, a crime animals and ecosystems as “all doom and gloom,” as At- day. Without swift response later, it’s once again the only has been committed, and it so children, via his documenta- tenborough puts it. The latter from industrial powers like option. We need to rediscover happens that I’m of such an ries. half of his witness statement the United States, China and how to be sustainable. To move age that I was able to see it be- After presenting us with the is a thoughtful explanation India, the grim predictions from being apart from nature ginning.” facts of what damage humans of what we can do to change of this witness statement will to becoming a part of nature From Attenborough’s boy- have inflicted upon Earth so our fate and once again live become a reality in our life- once again.” hood up through the mod- far, Attenborough paints a in balance with the natural time. My rating: 5/5 stars Casual Cadenza: Alt-rock, innit? by Esther Ju depression and his untimely King Krule — “Dum Surfer” from verse to chorus. According CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT death in 1980, the day before Although it’s not alt-rock, King to lead vocalist Harrison Koisser, [email protected] the band’s debut of their North Krule’s music has managed to the lyrics “You could be my ice American tour. Having made grow on me within the past two age sugar / You lay me down and To turn your attention away the promise prior to Curtis’s months. “Dum Surfer” is the best make me shiver / Blow me like from the current political tur- death that the bandmates would example of Krule’s unconven- a floating feather / And we’ll be moil and the frequent “I hate it not continue Joy Division should tional style and extensive use of dark, we’ll be dark, we’ll be dark here” phrases that every aspir- a member leave, the remaining his deep voice that has essentially forever” encapsulate falling in love ing expatriate seems to utter members continued to perform become a trademark of his mu- with a prostitute. Whether you’re these days, I thought it would be under a new name: New Order. sic. It gives off an almost-broken into that or not, dancing is a likely a good idea to delve into the mu- jazz sound, creating an irregular side effect for those who enjoy this sical culture of a country other New Order — “Age of Con- tune that, paired with lyrics nar- song. than America. The way Eng- sent” rating the chaotic account of a lish alternative rock has taken Three years after the band’s drunk Krule, somehow works re- beabadoobee — “Space Cadet” over a good portion of my liked reformation, New Order really well. In this messy narrative, “Space Cadet” is one of my songs on Spotify has ultimately leased their second album, the title “Dum Surfer” refers to many favorite songs by beabadoo- convinced me of its potential to “Power, Corruption & Lies,” the “Dumb Surfer,” a character who bee, mainly due to its addictive be an engaging topic to discuss opening track of which is “Age of Krule originally casts as beneath beat and its offer of consolation for and thus, I’ll just list some of my Consent.” A stark contrast from him but realizes at the end of the bad days. The lyrics “Let loose, we favorites. Joy Division’s recurring themes song that his convoluted behav- live only for a little while / In hind- of darkness and despair, the ior makes them equals worthy of sight, we’ll die anyways” and “So Joy Division — “Disorder” song is carried out by a playful change: “Dumb surfer, don’t suf- quit being so negative / It’s fine, The title “Disorder” kind of guitar tune and upbeat drum- fer / Ay, some things won’t change don’t be a temporary fix / You say gives away its theme to begin ming with lyrics that explore for a while / Keep me, keep me as I don’t write happy songs / So I with. Paired with a fast-paced the communication barriers the villain / But my prayer, you guess this is the first one” act not conjunction of drums and a fluc- between a seemingly youthful don’t own.” only as an ode to the unusually tuating bassline, the lyrics are relationship: “And I’m not the positive demeanor brought on by pretty depressing, as most Joy kind that likes to tell you / Just Peace — “Wraith” the song, but they also outline the Division songs go. “It’s getting what I want to do / I’m not the After being introduced to the significance of positivity within faster, moving faster / Now it’s kind that needs to tell you / Just song in high school, I’ve probably the insignificant periods of our getting out of hand” and “Lights what you want me to.” Overall, I listened to “Wraith” about 200 lives which are words most of us are flashing, cars are crashing / would describe it as the perfect times or so. It’s difficult to char- could use right now. And when a Getting frequent now” are likely addition to any coming-of-age acterize it as anything other than genre of music offers the best ad- references to lead singer Ian Joy Division frontman Ian Cur- playlist and supplier to anyone’s a good time when listening to the vice you’ve heard during quaran- tis singing at an event. He died Curtis’s epilepsy. His struggles interest in being the main char- spunky guitar melody that ac- tine, you just can’t help but write on May 18, 1980 in Macclesfield with the disorder led to severe acter. companies the smooth crescendo about it. England. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA ‘My Life 4Hunnid’ has YG speaking his truth by Ian Ward a classic Three Six Mafia song. signature melodies to a laid-back “My Life 4Hunnid” is an in- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT Unfortunately, YG’s lyrics are instrumental. The lead guitar teresting turn in YG’s career. He [email protected] underwhelming and don’t really on the song has an eerily similar has successfully proved doubters have a message outside of him chord structure to “Without Me” wrong about his lyrical abilities. When YG first came to the hip- flexing his rise from the bottom. by Halsey. Unlike that song, YG With that being said, his latest re- hop landscape in 2010 with his YG is at his best when he is fo- and company manage to keep the cord is weighed down by medio- song “Toot it and Boot It,” there cusing on social issues and has song low-key. cre tracks with bland features. were some questions as to wheth- a consistent tone on a song. The Not all of the features mesh This is by no means a bad al- er he would be a great lyricist. A song that best fits this description well with YG, however. On the bum. In fact, the song “Out on decade has passed and YG is not is “FTP.” Not only is it the best track “Thug Kry” featuring Cal- Bail” is one of the catchiest songs Kendrick Lamar or Juice WRLD song off the album, it also has boy and Lil Mosey, the mixture of the year and displays YG’s best when it comes to lyrics, but he clever punchlines and excellent of YG’s west coast sound mixed hook since “FDT.” has found his place in hip-hop structuring. Lines like, “Oh they with modern melodic rapping is If YG had a consistent message writing lyrics from his heart and mad, f**k it, let’s make ‘em mad questionable. Mosey’s vocals are throughout the album and got about his life in Los Angeles. / (Let’s make ‘em mad) / With- weirdly wispy for the first-half better rappers to feature on cer- With his latest project “My Life out that badge, you’s a b***h and of his verse and he seems lost. tain tracks, this would have been 4Hunnid,” YG raps about top- a half,” show YG’s wit at address- Calboy’s vocals were mediocre in contention for album of the ics ranging from police brutality ing a serious issue like police bru- and did little to excite me. YG at- year. “My Life 4Hunnid” wants to spending time with women. tality. tempts to be melodic with his to tell a compelling story of YG’s The result is an album that has There are also some featured flow and it is admirable that he is life and everything he has been a strong message but could have artists on this album that help trying to be experimental. How- through, but it falls short on de- used some fine tuning. out YG. Artists like Ty Dolla $ign ever, his melodies are not up to livering a consistent project with YG posing for GQ in 2018. His sweater costs $1,395. PHOTO The opening track “Jealous” is and Gunna who appear on the par with rappers like Lil Tjay or a clear message. COURTESY OF GQ bragadocious and reminiscent of track “Surgery” add their own Roddy Ricch. Rating:3.5/5 08 Monday, October 5, 2020 • DailyCampus.com Opinion StudyBreak

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Crossword In-person schooling is important for student health with fellow students and small risk that this virus STUDENTS, cont. from p. 4 teachers. Children are poses to children, as seen reinforced in their emo- in the statistics above, When I was growing tional beliefs that if they should be evidence up, I remember recess do well, people at school enough that schools can as a break to play with will care and notice their reopen. my friends. Some of my academic achievements. Keeping schools closed fondest memories are It can even harm a child’s will only hinder the aca- of the most competitive mental health so much demic achievements of games of four-square out that they start to engage children. Socially and there. When I was 3 and in harmful behaviors, be- mentally, it is easier to 4, I went to preschool coming angrier and more learn in person surround- and learned to write guarded, especially dur- ed by an environment of my name. For the next ing a time in the world fellow students that could 13 years, my day times when school counselors become potential friends, were filled with teach- could be very good sourc- and a safe environment ers, friends and learning. es of comfort. filled with the comfort of I not only learned school It is understood that teachers who want to see subjects, but I learned there is a pandemic hap- their students succeed. about myself and how pening, and the fear right These expectations of a to interact in a social en- now is that people could school cannot be guaran- vironment, thus giving get sick and die. Accord- teed over a screen, for the me the skills to become ing to the CDC, children screen creates a loss in the person I am today - and adolescents under personal interaction and an independent college the age of 18 account for a loss in the willingness student. Taking kids, under 7% of COVID-19 of a child to learn when especially younger kids, cases and less than .1% the environment and the away from school for of COVID-19 deaths. If school schedule are taken these extended periods of proper precautions are away from them. Most time is not good for their taken, the rate of trans- importantly, the screens attempts to develop and mission in a school set- prevent the growth in a maintain relationships ting will be low. And the child’s independence.

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Butler’s big night helps Heat cut Lakers’ Finals lead to 2-1

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. It was the third 40-point Tyler Herro and Kelly Olynyk (AP) — Jimmy Butler is not triple-double in finals histo- each had 17 points for Miami, ready to go home. ry, Butler coming up with the which got 13 from Duncan Rob- A triple-double later, he game of his life when the Heat inson and 12 from Jae Crowder. joined NBA Finals lore — and needed it most. He was 14 for LeBron James had 25 points, the short-handed Miami Heat 20 from the field, and after the 10 rebounds and eight assists might have made this title Heat surrendered a double- for the Lakers, while Kyle Kuz- matchup a series after all. digit lead early in the fourth he ma and Markieff Morris each Butler finished with 40 made sure this one wouldn’t had 19 points off the bench. points, 11 rebounds and 13 as- get away. Anthony Davis managed 15 for sists, and the Heat beat the “Win,” Butler said. “I don’t the Lakers. Los Angeles Lakers 115-104 on care about triple-doubles. I Whenever the Heat looked Sunday night to get within 2-1 don’t care about none of that. I ready to pull away and grab — doing so with starters Bam really don’t. I want to win. We control of Game 3, the Lakers Adebayo and Goran Dragic did that. I’m happy with the always found a way to find still unable to play because of outcome.” their best gear. injury. Game 4 is Tuesday night. A 13-point Heat lead in the early going? The Lakers had the lead back in less than five minutes. A 14-point Heat lead Miami Heat’s Kelly Olynyk (9) and Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler (22) after a 10-0 run to start attempt to block Los Angeles Lakers’ Rajon Rondo (9) during the second half in Game 3 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Sunday, Oct. 4, the second half? The 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL/ AP Lakers scored the next eight. in the same time span it took Heat: Butler had 19 points, A 12-point Heat lead them to score nine points. six assists, six rebounds and late in the third? It took Games change quickly, and two steals by halftime. The the Lakers less than five the Lakers had the lead back only other player to do all that minutes to put together a with 10:09 left in the half. in a first half this season was 20-6 run, taking the lead Kyle Kuzma’s three-point play Karl-Anthony Towns for Min- back at 91-89 with 8:55 made it 29-28 Lakers, and Alex nesota against Charlotte on left on a layup by Rajon Caruso’s 3-pointer gave the Oct. 25. ... Nick Aquilino, the Rondo. Lakers their biggest lead of the son of Heat neuromuscular But the rest of the way half at 37-33 to cap what was an therapist Vinny Aquilino, per- was all Miami, Butler 28-11 run. formed the anthem -- a record- simply unwilling to let The Heat answered with ing from a Heat game with fans his team go down 3-0. an 11-0 burst to take the lead in Miami. The only other time Mi- back. Davis got his third foul ami was down 2-0 in a with 5:28 left and Miami up by JAMES’ ASSISTS finals was 2006, when five, but the Lakers weathered Dwyane Wade took over his absence and went into the James had eight assists Sun- and led the Heat all the break down just 58-54. day and now has 843, which is way back. 222 more than anyone else this This time, it was But- TIP-INS season; Denver’s Nikola Jokic ler — another Marquette is second with 621. That will guy — in that role. Lakers: Rondo hit a wild la- be the biggest margin between “I think we realized yup midway through the third, first and second in the NBA that we belong,” Butler cutting from the right wing since 2004-05, when Steve said. across the lane, flicking the Nash (1,031) had 363 more than It was 22-9 Miami af- ball up with his left hand and Stephon Marbury (668). ter eight minutes, with watching it kiss off the gray the Heat coming out bar atop the backboard be- BUTLER’S TRIPLE-DOUBLE desperate to make this fore bouncing through. ... The a series and the Lakers Lakers had 10 turnovers in Butler became the 21st play- looking nothing like a Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler (22) passes the ball against Los Angeles the first quarter, matching the er to have a triple-double in the Lakers’ LeBron James (23) during the second half in Game 3 of basket- team on the cusp of a title NBA high for any team in any NBA Finals — and four of the ball’s NBA Finals, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. PHOTO BY — with nine turnovers first quarter this season. 21 were part of Sunday’s game. MARK J. TERRILL/ AP

Rams hold off Giants 17-9; Ramsey, Tate fight after game INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) tween its two touchdowns, but came up huge on a pass by — Until Jalen Ramsey and it was enough. Jones intended for Damion Golden Tate traded postgame “Being 3-1, it’s still a good Ratley, diving to get both hands punches in the culmination start,” Rams defensive tackle on the ball just above the turf. of an estranged family’s feud, Aaron Donald said. “Defi- Williams said he recognized there wasn’t much drama in nitely made mistakes here and the Giants’ play call from ear- the New York Giants’ visit to there, but I’d rather fix things lier in the game, allowing him Los Angeles. off of winning instead of off a to anticipate the throw. The Rams hung on to win a loss.” “I felt like they were going mostly dismal game with just Daniel Jones passed for 190 to come back to it,” Williams enough big plays on offense yards and rushed for 45 for said. “Basically just seeing that and a redemptive interception the Giants (0-4), who haven’t play, seeing him, everything, I by Darious Williams. scored a touchdown in their knew that was kind of his play. Jared Goff hit Cooper Kupp last two games. New York had Luckily I just made a play on for a 55-yard touchdown with two chances with the ball af- it.” 6:56 to play, and the Rams ter Kupp’s TD, but the Giants After the kneeldown, grinded out a 17-9 victory over turned it over on downs before even more action happened: New York on Sunday before Jones drove them deep into Ramsey and Tate scuffled at the wild fight between Ramsey Rams territory. midfield after a game filled and Tate. That’s when Williams with trash-talking between New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate, right, is tackled by Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey, center, during the Williams made a diving pick stepped up. The fourth-year the two Nashville-area na- second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Ingle- at the Los Angeles 7 with 52 cornerback was whistled for tives. Ramsey has two young wood, Calif. PHOTO BY JAE C. HONG/ AP seconds to play as the Rams a debatable pass interference children with Tate’s sister, (3-1) barely stayed unbeaten penalty on fourth down in the and Tate was publicly upset we gave that deep touchdown sister, Breanna, was a track at new SoFi Stadium and kept final minute of the Rams’ 35-32 last year when the couple went pass to Coop and I wasn’t able star at Ole Miss. first-year Giants coach Joe loss at Buffalo last week, and through a nasty breakup. to get him on the ground,” Gi- Judge winless. Los Angeles the Bills scored the winning Ramsey and Tate both ants cornerback James Brad- THAT WAS OFFENSIVE managed 240 total yards and TD on the next play. walked toward midfield when berry said. “I was frustrated went nearly 45 minutes be- One week later, Williams the game ended, and they im- with that. There are going to Kupp’s catch and run behind mediately took swings at each be points in the game where the New York linebackers was other, eventually going to you’re frustrated, but you have the only TD pass for Goff, who the turf in a heap. The veter- to keep going on.” went 25 of 32 for 200 yards. Los ans’ teammates pulled them Everett’s early fumble al- Angeles had racked up at least apart, but no players professed lowed the Giants to kick their 400 total yards in each of its knowledge of what happened. first field goal, but the Rams first three games. New York’s defense gave an battered Jones with four sacks “We just couldn’t get into admirable effort against the in the first four drives. The Gi- a rhythm offensively, but the NFL’s third-ranked offense en- ants trailed only 10-6 at half- defense did a great job,” Rams tering Week 4, but the Giants’ time despite gaining 67 total coach Sean McVay said. “We offense stalled three times yards. were probably a little bit more in the red zone before its late “I thought their defense conservative than I would misadventures. Graham Gano played really well and should have liked to have been offen- kicked three field goals in the get a lot more credit than they sively, but we couldn’t get any- Giants’ first game in the Los have been,” Goff said on his thing going in the run game.” Angeles area since 1994. postgame Zoom with report- “That’s the type of team we ers. “You guys seem awfully STILL PERFECT want to be,” Giants linebacker upset about us winning, so I’m Blake Martinez said. “But at trying to keep the mood up in The Rams improved to 28-0 the end of the day, it’s a pro- here.” when leading at halftime un- duction league, and getting der McVay. wins is what we want. We are NASTY RIVALRY not going to be satisfied until INJURIES that happens.” Before their fight, Ramsey Tight end Gerald Everett and Tate clashed several times Giants: LBs Oshane Ximines had his first career rushing on the field. They visibly trash- (shoulder) and Kyler Fackrell touchdown for the Rams on talked each other before and (neck) got hurt in the third their opening drive, but they after whistles, and Ramsey quarter. ... DB Adrian Colbert managed just three points made a spectacular hit on Tate injured his neck in the fourth from their next six drives be- early in the fourth quarter to quarter. fore Kupp took off through force a fourth down. New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) throws under New York’s defense to cap a 91- Tate has spoken publicly in Rams: Rookie S Jordan Full- pressure from Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Leonard yard march. the last year about his disap- er didn’t suit up due to a shoul- Floyd (54) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, “It was frustrating when Oct. 4, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. PHOTO BY ASHLEY LANDIS/ AP pointment with Ramsey. Tate’s der injury incurred last week. 10 Monday, October 5, 2020 • DailyCampus.com Sports

Throwback Photo of the Day | When worlds collide

Forward Moussa Wade collides with a player from Rider University on the Al-Marzook Field at the University of Hartford. The game ended with a 2-0 win for Uconn. FILE PHOTO/THE DAILY CAMPUS Heads up, there is more then meets the eye

League collecting all 12 pos- the stroke of halftime when de- BEN, cont. from p. 9 sible points and claiming the fender Yerry Mina headed the top spot in the league table. ball into the back of the net off Ben Davies awarding Tot- Brighton lost their second pre- a set piece. tenham a penalty kick. Kane mier league match in a row as In the second half Everton stepped up and put the ball they look to regroup after this showed their creativity, even into the back of the net giving week’s defeat. though Brighton had more of Tottenham a 6-1 win over Man- Everton started off the scor- the ball. James Rodriguez, who chester United at Old Trafford. ing in the 16th minute when recently joined Everton from striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin Real Madrid, has had a major Everton: 4 Brighton: 2 headed the ball into the back of impact since his arrival. The the net to give the Toffees a 1-0 Colombian was able to convert Everton continued their lead. Brighton would then lev- on twice for the Toffees in the great form as they easily el the game at 1-1 when striker 52nd and 70th minutes to give handled a struggling Crystal Neal Maupay equalized in the Everton a 4-1 lead. Brighton got Palace side. The Toffees re- 41st minute. Everton would a consolation goal in stoppage main unbeaten in the Premier then reclaim the lead right on time when midfielder Yves Bissouma scored an amazing volley from just outside the 18- yard box to bring the game to Arsenal’s Nicolas Pepe, right, celebrates with teammate Pierre- 4-2. Everton remain perfect in Emerick Aubameyang after scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and the international break. Sheffield United at the Emirates Stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. By scoring that goal, Pepe had helped his team win the game. PHOTO BY KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/ AP Arsenal: 2 Sheffield United: 1 had 65% of the ball. However, in the 64th minute when Nico- Arsenal hung on to win they were never able to break las Pepe made an amazing run against a struggling Sheffield through the Sheffield United taking on the defender down United in what could turn out defense, the first half ending the right side of the field. Pepe to be an important three points 0-0. would then beat the defender on their way to making the top The second half was more and get the ball onto his fa- four in the Premier League. lively for both teams as they vored left foot and placed the Sheffield United remain win- both were able to get on to the ball into the back of the net to less this season as they were score sheet. Arsenal scored give Arsenal a 2-0 lead. Shef- unable to threaten throughout first after a quick combina- field United got a goal back in the day. tion play between striker the 84th minute when striker In the first half it was very Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang David McGoldrick curled the Brighton’s Neal Maupay, left, challenges for the ball with Ever- ton’s Tom Davies during the English Premier League soccer difficult for both sides to break and defender Hector Bellerin ball around Arsenal keeper match between Everton and Brighton at the Goodison Park sta- down each other. Arsenal were led to a Bukayo Saka goal in Bernd Leno to cut the deficit to dium in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. While Maupay the far more dominant side the 61st minute. The Gunners one, but the game would end in did tie the score, Everton was able to score three more goals before the end of the game PHOTO BY PETER BYRNE/ AP throughout the game as they would then double their lead a 2-1 win for Arsenal. UFC Recap: Holm-Pena: A fight night to forget by Mark Capel to go to bed. For what it’s entertaining. Germaine’s ers every 15 or so seconds, at landed a career high num- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT worth, the main event did not striking was sharp and too which point they would im- ber of strikes and she almost [email protected] begin until close to 9 in the much for Pena in the first. mediately re-enter the clinch. doubled her UFC career take- morning local time. I feel a bit In the last few seconds of the The main event featured downs landed with five — one UFC on ESPN 16 was the sorry for these professional first round, Pena was able to former champ Holly Holm in each round. On Twitter, epitome of how vanilla a fight athletes having to perform at take de Randamie down and against Irene Aldana. Odd- fans expressed some of their card could get. Following two a peak level at such an insane carried this momentum into smakers had listed the fight disappointment with the weeks of outstanding fights, hour. The remaining three the second round, where she as near even, and Holm did event as a whole, and if UFC this event seemed to be more UFC cards in Abu Dhabi have secured a takedown much everything she could to prove was looking for a new title of an airtime filler. On pa- earlier start times. earlier. Going into the final them wrong. Holm looked challenger in Aldana, then per, the event contained only The main card began with round, the fight was likely near perfect and won every they are likely a bit disap- four ranked fighters, who two fights that were large tied on the scorecards. Ger- round. Fight stats show she pointed as well. made up two of the card’s 11 mismatches. Both ended with maine started the round fights. The main card began second round stoppages after strong, but midway through, on ESPNews, as college foot- one-sided affairs. In the first Pena was able to secure a ball was still airing on the takedown. Unfortunately for network’s main channels. Pena, de Randamie was able One of the more noticeable “He began to lock in a tight guillotine aspects of the UFC broadcast choke during the takedown, was that ESPN filled up the separating the and moments later, Pena was timeslot with as many com- asleep. mercials as possible. Prior fighters every 15 In the next fight, the co- to the main event, all fighter or so seconds, main slot was inadequately walkouts and corner advice filled by two heavyweight between rounds were absent at which point fighters with losing records from the broadcast in favor of they would in the UFC and zero name commercials. recognition. The fight was In a crowd-less sports en- immediately re- fairly entertaining through vironment, it is now more enter the clinch” the first two rounds, but in important than ever that an- the final stanza, the two fight- nouncers provide some of the ers clinched against the cage missing reactions and enthu- while the referee begged for siasm for us viewers. Unfor- fight of the night with ranked action. In a somewhat comi- tunately, the commentary for fighters, former champ Ger- cal display, the referee decid- Holly Holm punches Irene Aldana of Mexico in their women’s bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside Flash this event was a bit anemic maine de Randamie and Ju- ed to transform his role into Forum on UFC Fight Island on Oct. 04, 2020, in Abu Dhabi, United and the UFC commentators lianna Pena put on a back- more of a boxing official’s. He Arab Emirates. Holm won every single round and almost dou- sounded like they were ready and-forth fight that was very began separating the fight- bling her UFC career takedowns landed. PHOTO BY JOSH HEDGES/ZUFFA LLC Monday, October 5, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 11 Sports

Gilson’s Sports Guide: Erik Spoelstra has earned my respect by Conner Gilson Chris Bosh to South Beach in ing that earned them the title. Herro and signing the leader seed and already turned some ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR what would be one of the big- This doubt was only confirmed of the team Jimmy Butler in the heads, but people still doubted [email protected] gest offseason moves in NBA when LeBron headed back to past few seasons have allowed they would make it far with history and set the table for one Cleveland and Spoelstra was this team to take major strides, tough matchups early in the Head coaching jobs have of the greatest big threes of all forced into rebuilding mode. but even the experts couldn’t playoffs. But that grit and hard never been as unstable as they time to take the court. In his next five years as the have predicted just how good work that had been instilled are in today’s NBA. If you fail With the new trio, Spoelstra head coach, the Heat would try Miami would be. throughout the team during to get your team to the playoffs earned his second and third a multitude of rosters and per- The Heat’s 2019-2020 team the season shone through in within the first couple seasons, rings in 2012 and 2013 and so- sonnel, missing the playoffs en- ran the same system any team crunch time, and now the Heat you’ll be looking for a new job lidified himself among great tirely three times. But this past does when Butler is your best find themselves in the NBA before you know it, and even in coaches. But I still wasn’t sold. offseason, Spoelstra once again player; one reliant on intensity, finals for the first time since cases where you do make the There have been tons of cases flexed the recruitment and grit and hard work. The de- 2014, facing none other than playoffs, it may not be enough where players have been car- scouting prowess he learned fense was always supposed to the man that got them there the to earn yourself job security in ried by their coaching, and during his first six years with be a good one, but with rookies last time, LeBron James. the ever-changing NBA scene. even more when the coaches the team, and brought in a 2019 Herro and Nunn added in the Unfortunately for the Heat, With all this in mind, it makes were carried by simply having squad that looked like it could draft, the offense went to new the injury bug struck at the everything that Miami Heat the best players, and I wasn’t compete. Drafting Bam Ade- heights as well. By season’s end worst time, as they are now head coach Erik Spoelstra has sure it was Spoelstra’s coach- bayo, Kendrick Nunn, Tyler the Heat had earned the five- without Adebayo and Goran done during his career even Dragic. And while this doesn’t more special, and could even bode well for a series in which earn him a spot in the Naismith they are already down 2-0 at Hall of Fame when all is said the time of writing, it should and done. not take away from the in- Spoelstra joined the Heat credible feats this team has ac- organization as a video coor- complished this season. But dinator in 1995, with nothing whereas the titles in 2012 and guaranteed after that one sea- 2013 were due largely to the son. With a lot of hard work personnel, I think this year’s ti- and a little luck, Spoelstra then tle run is because of Spoelstra, earned spots as an advanced the culture he has created and scout and director of scout- respect he has earned from his ing before becoming an assis- players that has gotten them to tant coach in 2001. He won his this point. first title in 2006 with Dwayne Spoelstra has spent 15 years Wade and continued up the as a part of the Heat’s organiza- ranks before finally replacing tion. He has gone through the Pat Riley as the head coach in highs of an NBA title and the 2008. lows of not making the playoffs In his first two seasons with at all. He has coached a team the team, Miami was nothing full of All-Stars and teams special, getting knocked out in without any big name play- the first round of the playoffs ers. But through it all he has each year. But as anyone who learned, grown and flourished follows basketball knows, the into one of the greatest coaches summer of 2010 was a great one in today’s NBA, even if he won’t Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra watches play against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first for Heat fans. Spoelstra and Ri- half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Spoelstra’s have the title to show for it at ley brought LeBron James and great coaching has helped get him his second and third rings. PHOTO BY MARK J. TERRILL/ AP the end of this season. Tim Covers Obscure Sports Leagues No One Asked Him To: The 91st Intercity Baseball Tournament

by Tim Keaten ment, North Kanto 1st Team Baseball Tournament. The In- port each of the teams and the team has won the top spot CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT Finals, live streamed over You- tercity Baseball Tournament, developed a loud, exciting at- in their region for a chance [email protected] Tube to 29,000 eager viewers also known as the Summer All- mosphere for a baseball game. to play in the tournament. by the Japanese Amateur Base- star, is an annual tournament There was a particularly loud Hitachi’s designated hitter Say you are a first-year ball Association. You can’t un- in Japan bringing together the fan that showed up in support Koichiro Yoshia was named computer science student derstand the commentators or top amateur teams from cities of Hitachi that shouted about the Kanto Tournament’s still awake at 2 a.m. work- the umpires, but baseball is across the country to compete every five minutes at the op- most valuable player, and ing on CSE 1729 homework baseball, right? for the coveted Black Lion Flag. posing team, really letting Hitachi’s Tanaka earned the because you can’t quite get a I may or may not have found Summer All-star is set to be them know he was there. tournament’s top batting av- handle on the intricacies of myself in such a position a few held this year between Nov. 22 After nine innings of play, erage of .500 with 10 at bats. Scheme. The last of the live nights ago as I was trying to and Dec. 3 at the Tokyo Dome. Hitachi was able to defeat Nip- Kashima City is not out of streamers that you watch for wrap up a particularly diffi- The Northern Kanto Tour- pon Steel Kashima 4-0 and the running yet for being able background noise are log- cult problem set. I was waiting nament game that I caught earn their spot in the Intercity to represent Northern Kanto ging off for the night because for a similarly obscure college was what turned out to be the Baseball Tournament. The during Summer All-star. In- even out on the West Coast hockey game that was to be fifth and final day of the tour- team scored twice during the terestingly enough, this tour- it is really late. You can’t streamed from a barn in Hok- nament, which decided what second inning to put the team nament actually sends two speak a lick of Japanese so kaido to start, and YouTube team would be representing on the board and rounded out teams to the nation’s largest you can’t buy into this new gifted me this livestream not the region. The game was be- the game’s score with a run amateur tournament. Kashi- virtual YouTuber craze that knowing the new obsession tween Hitachi from the city each in the fourth and sev- ma City is set to play Subaru has been hitting Twitch, and this would create. of Hitachi and Nippon Steel enth innings. Hitachi ended from Gunma-Ota City in the college hockey game you For some context, the game Kashima representing the city the game with nine hits, five the final game of the North- plan to catch doesn’t start for that I watched was a part of of Kashima. The game was held coming from infielder Masa- ern Kanto Tournament. The another two hours, so what the Northern Kanto Tourna- at the Gunma-Ota City Athletic nori Tanaka, to Kashima City’s winner of this meeting will do you watch to fill the gap? ment, which is one of the final Park Baseball Stadium in front four. Kashima City also had join Hitachi at the Tokyo Look no further than the 91st qualifying stages for teams to of some 200 live fans. People one error on the board. This is Dome in November. Intercity Baseball Tourna- be sent to the annual Intercity had come out in droves to sup- the first time in four years that

No rally this time as Foles struggles, Bears lose to Colts

CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Foles these players and what we get spark an 84-yard drive, leading the Bears within eight at 19-11 to be more accurate, I’ve got could stage no magical come- to. There’s a little bit of that. to a 27-yard field goal by Cairo with 1:35 remaining. The Bears’ to help him out,” Foles said. back Sunday against the India- “At the same time, we’ve all Santos. onside kick attempt bounced “I was trying to lead him out, napolis Colts. got to keep pressing forward, However, the Bears could right to former Chicago tight have him split the safeties and Facing a smothering defense, but hopefully we get better do nothing else on offense un- end Trey Burton, and he fell on it was probably about 6 inches the Chicago Bears had difficul- there in that area, and we grow til their final possession and it to lock up the Colts’ win. too high. That’s on me and it’s ty coming up with yards — let something that is an easy fix for alone points — in a 19-11 defeat. me. Obviously it’s my fault.” Foles led a 16-point comeback The passing game went no- in the fourth quarter in his where from the start for the first appearance with the Bears Bears as Indianapolis held a (3-1) after relieving Mitchell third straight opponent to 11 Trubisky against Atlanta last points or less. week. But the Colts (3-1) held “The Colts’ defense by him in check and came up with scheme and structure is to try a key fourth-quarter intercep- to keep everything in front of tion by Julian Blackmon. them,” Robinson said. “We “It wasn’t the best game,” kind of let them do that. We Foles said. “You know what, didn’t have many explosive I think the Indianapolis Colts plays, especially early in the are a great team but I didn’t game. We didn’t have any ex- execute well enough and we plosive runs, we didn’t have didn’t. I have to be better. I can many explosive passes, maybe be more crisp. And it’s as sim- one or two. ple as that.” “With a team like that, you Foles went 26 of 42 for 249 have to be able to threaten them yards and a late 16-yard touch- to get them out of their comfort down pass to Allen Robinson, zone.” but the Bears had only one oth- The Bears ran for only 28 er serious bid at the end zone. Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles (9) throws during the first half of an NFL football game yards, which didn’t help their Bears coach Matt Nagy saw against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Chicago. PHOTO BY CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/ AP passing game much. problems with timing in the “You have to be able to run for passing game, besides the Colts and we understand. We don’t now must rebound against The interception thrown to more than 28 yards in a game playing strong defense. get frustrated. But we all know Tom Brady and Tampa Bay on Blackmon in the fourth quar- and I think that that’s where “I think that this is not go- that we’ve got to score more Thursday night. ter came in high in the middle our guys will know that,” Nagy ing to happen overnight with points and that’s what we’ll do.” Robinson caught a 16-yard of the field on a third-and-10 said. Nick,” Nagy said. “This is go- Foles found Darnell Mooney toss along the sideline in the throw intended for Anthony “And then you can’t become ing to take a little bit of time as for 33 yards and Robinson for end zone and David Montgom- Miller at the 7-yard line. as one-dimensional when you he gets going with the timing of 27 early in the second quarter to ery’s 2-point conversion pulled “You know what, I’ve got can’t run.” Monday, October 5, 2020 • DailyCampus.com 12

Key takeaways from the MLB Wild Card Round by Jonathan Synott postseason struggles. Maybe CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT next year. [email protected] The Yankees are back This Friday, the MLB wrapped up the first round As a Red Sox fan, I hate to of its revised playoff format, say this, but watch out for the in which (for the first time Yankees. At one point in the ever) eight teams in each season, it was uncertain if this league made the playoffs. As squad would even make the much as the exclusivity of the playoffs (they were the 8 seed MLB playoffs is what makes in the AL). But now? baseball so great, it was re- They look good. Really freshing to get so much extra good. baseball before the Division Here are the facts. They’ve Series even started. Here are won 12 of their last 18 games my takeaways from the first in the regular season, includ- round of the MLB playoffs. ing massive blowouts of a good Blue Jays team. This past The Minnesota Twins continue week, they faced the Cleveland to disappoint Indians, who were second in the MLB in both ERA and Eighteen straight playoff WHIP this season. They were losses. Outscored 107-48. I up against the probable Cy mean come on, you knew this Young winner in Shane Bieber one was coming. I could’ve Game 1 and a top 15 pitcher in San Diego Padres’ Eric Hosmer hits an RBI double during the fifth inning of Game 3 of the team’s written the entire article on the AL in Carlos Carrasco. National League wild-card baseball series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in San Diego. Eric was one of the three players that helped hit four home runs in the third game. PHOTO Minnesota alone. For a team They put up 12 and 10 runs, BY GREGORY BULL/ AP that hasn’t won a playoff game respectively. That, ladies and since before the Curse of the gentlemen, is nuts. this year, partly because of The player of the series (and In Game 3, the Padres Bambino was broken, nobody While the first game wasn’t their offensive weapons and really the season) for San Di- were able to put up four runs was shocked when the Twins close, it took the biggest the new addition of Cole to ego is none other than Fer- thanks to big hits from Jake got easily bounced by a strug- game of Gio Urshela’s career the rotation. While they may nando Tatis Jr., aka the Face Cronenworth, Eric Hosmer gling Astros team. (against his former team, no have had some ups and downs of Baseball, aka the Electric and yep, you guessed it, Ta- The bats just couldn’t get less) to propel the Yankees to this year, the offense is look- Factory. This guy is must-see tis Jr. Despite a good start going for the Twins in this se- a 10-9 victory over the Indi- ing like it was supposed to all television every time he steps from Cardinals pitcher Jack ries, as they only scored two ans. Urshela went 2-for-5 with season. It could not have come up to the plate. Flaherty, the combined effort runs over two games. Things a huge grand slam and made at a better time. Watch out, The Cardinals took Game of nine different San Diego looked good in Game 1 after a game-saving double play at Tampa Bay. 1 of the series, thanks to the pitchers was enough to blank Nelson Cruz hit an RBI double third base. St. Louis offense absolutely the Cards. to put the team up 1-0. Howev- The story of the Yankees’ Watch out for San Diego teeing off of starter Chris If this team can get their er, a George Springer RBI sin- offseason was the signing of Paddack for six runs in 2.1 in- top pitching back (both Mike gle in the 7th, a two out error star pitcher Gerrit Cole. They Definitely the most exciting nings. Facing elimination, the Clevinger and Dinelson in the 9th and a bases loaded paid for him to show up and out of these three takeaways is Padres had to come up big in Lamet were out due to inju- walk put the Astros ahead for show out in the postseason, the emergence of the San Di- two consecutive games. ries) within the next few days, good. and that’s exactly what he did ego Padres. The Padres were While falling behind early look for a highly competitive In the second game, the only Tuesday night. He pitched facing a 1-0 deficit in the se- 4-0, San Diego was able to NLDS against the No. 1 seed run for Minnesota came off of seven innings while only al- ries against the St. Louis Car- tie up the game in the sixth LA Dodgers. The Padres were another Cruz RBI double. The lowing two earned runs and dinals, but they stormed back thanks to back to back home 4-6 against LA this season, Astros bats were led by Carlos struck out 13 Cleveland bat- and won two straight to ad- runs from Tatis and shortstop but if they can get their of- Correa and Kyle Tucker, who ters. vance to the next round. This Manny Machado. A solo home fense to click at the right time, each had two hits to make this At the beginning of the sea- is San Diego’s first playoff ap- run by Wil Myers the next in- along with some good show- game not much of a contest ei- son, the Yankees were highly pearance since 2006 and the ning, followed by yet another ings on the mound, don’t be ther. favored (along with the Dodg- first time winning a postsea- home run from Tatis, put the surprised if there’s an upset Death, taxes and Minnesota ers) to win the World Series son series since 1998. Padres up for good. of the World Series favorites. Premier League Recap: Liverpool and Manchester United suffer embarrassing defeats by Ty Reeves across the box to striker Ollie more goals and more disap- right corner of the net. After poor header in his own box by CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT Watkins, who then slotted the pointment for Liverpool as As- that it turned into the Greal- Manchester United defender [email protected] ball into the bottom corner, ton Villa kept their foot on the ish show. The England Inter- Harry Maguire the ball found giving Villa a 1-0 lead. Watkins gas. The scoring started in the national would go on to score its way to Spurs midfielder This Premier League sea- would then go on to pick up 55th minute when midfielder two goals in the 66th and 75th Tanguy Ndombele who put son is different from the last. two more goals in the 22nd and Russ Barkley’s shot deflected minute to give Aston Villa a the ball in the back of the net, Once again, the fans were left 39th minutes to complete his off Liverpool defender Trent surreal 7-2 lead, and that’s how leveling the score 1-1. In the 7th confused after what proved first round hattrick. Mohamed Alexander-Arnold and made the game would end. minute Tottenham would take to be an abnormal three days Salah would get the Reds on the its way into the top right corner the lead as striker Harry Kane of matches. With a lot of goals score sheet in the 33rd minute, of the net. Salah would then Tottenham: 6 Manchester played a quick ball to winger and a lot of mistakes, this but John McGinn’s goal gave grab a goal back for Liverpool United: 1 Son Heung-Min who placed weekend was entertaining to the Lions a 4-1 lead at halftime. in the 60th minute when he the ball past goalkeeper David say the least. The second half brought slotted the ball into the bottom In another high scoring De Gea giving them a 2-1 lead. game, Tottenham ran away Things would only get worse Liverpool: 2 Aston Villa: 7 from Manchester United after for Manchester United as Mar- the Red Devils took an early tial received a straight red Aston Villa shocked the lead. A questionable red card card after slapping Tottenham world as they put up seven and poor defending was Unit- winger Erik Lamela in the 28th goals against a dominant Liv- ed’s kryptonite as it seemed minute. Kane and Son would erpool squad. Villa got off the they had no answer for the link up again, each scoring to mark quickly and never looked Spurs attack throughout the give Tottenham a commanding back, as their attack could not game. 4-1 lead going into half time. be stopped. Liverpool were The Red Devils were able Tottenham would pounce weak all around as this was ar- to get on the score sheet first on the Red Devils again in the guably the worst game they’ve early in the game. Manchester 51st minute when Serge Aurier played during Jurgen Klopp’s United forward Anthony Mar- blasted a ball into the bottom time as coach. tial made a scampering run left corner to give Spurs a 5-1 Aston Villa came out swing- into the Tottenham box when lead early in the second half. ing and within the first five Spurs defender Davinson San- Paul Pogba would put the ic- minutes of the game were able chez fouled him resulting in ing on the cake for United in to get on the score sheet. Mid- a penalty kick in the second the 79th minute. The World fielder Jack Grealish inter- minute. The penalty was then Cup winning midfielder slid in Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish goes for the ball during the English cepted a pass from Liverpool Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Liverpool converted by midfielder Bruno fouling Spurs defender Ben goalkeeper Adrian inside the at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Oct. Fernandes giving Manchester Liverpool 18-yard box. Greal- 4, 2020. Grealish helped gain a 1-0 lead in the first five mintues. United a 1-0 lead. From there See BEN, p. 10 ish then played the ball back PHOTO BY PETER POWELL / AP on out it was all Spurs. After a

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