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CONFIRMED 2021 COVID-19 Current Residential Cases Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative CASES AT UCONN STORRS (positive/symptomatic) 4 Residential Cases* 4 Commuter Cases* 14 Staff Cases* as of 5:36 p.m. on Sept. 1 *positive test results 4 Climate change and microscopic marine life UCONN RESEARCHERS STUDY HOW COPEPODS, ESSENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE FOOD CHAIN, ADAPT TO RISING OCEAN ACIDITY

by Jake Kelly few generations of copepods’ reac- recovered, and the researchers CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT tion to a single stressor. This can be- suspect there are some antagonis- [email protected] come problematic because copepods tic interactions at play, leading to A species of copepod, known as are too important to be subject to a tug of war situation between ad- Acartia tonsa, can survive in aquat- overly simplifi ed inferences. The re- aptation to warming and to acidi- ic areas aff ected by climate change search team’s new study on 25 gen- fi cation,” according to the UConn as discovered by a research team erations will take the time to focus Today article. from the University of Connecticut, on adaptation and actively consider James deMayo, co-author of the Jinan University in China and the ocean warming and acidifi cation. recently published research in Na- University of Vermont. pH is a measure of how acidic wa- ture Climate Change and a UConn Copepods are small crustaceans ter is, with water naturally varying Ph.D. student, added that ocean that exist in most marine habi- between about 6.5 and 8.5 on the pH warming and acidifi cation eff ects tats and are responsible for feed- scale. For reference, milk, tap water are not static but rather diff er for ing many organisms. Marine life and bottled water exist within a 6 to every generation or organism, es- has been impacted by alterations 8.5 range. pecially when generations of spe- resulting from climate change in Their research found that al- cies are located far apart. areas with increased ocean acidi- though the copepods adapted, after “While within intermediate gen- fi cation, which disrupts habitats, the fi rst studied generation exposed erations organisms might be very marine populations and food sup- to ocean warming and acidifi cation well adapted, in later generations, ply. lost over 50% of their population. the eff ects of warming and acidifi - Hans Dam, a UConn marine sci- By the 12th generation, there were cation start to behave diff erently on ences professor, pointed out in a re- more declines which were attribut- the population,” said deMayo. “It’s cent UConn Today article that “pre- ed to a lack of fi tness among the not a static, expected result for how vious studies showed [copepods] population. The copepods were organisms or their populations are are not particularly sensitive to pH never able to fully recover from the going to continue to grow.” changes,” and only “shows the abil- initial reduction. Although small, copepods sup- ity to acclimate rather than adapt.” “Though the copepods were able port the ocean’s food system and A copepod under the microscope. These small crustaceans feed on phytoplankton in saltwater and freshwater. Many small fish rely on This was due to studies being small to adapt, the adaptation was limit- suck out CO2. Without copepods, copepods for food. PHOTO VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS and only focusing on a single or a ed because fi tness was never fully the ocean only becomes more acidic. Judge conditionally approves Conn. to Purdue Pharma settlement launch digital AP — A federal bankruptcy judge He said that while he does not of Westampton, New Jersey, whose the people who are really strug- gave conditional approval Wednes- have “fondness for the Sacklers 18-year-old son died of an overdose gling with this disease.” day to a sweeping, potentially $10 or sympathy for them,” collecting nearly 20 years ago. “The Sacklers Purdue Pharma said in a state- licenses billion plan submitted by OxyCon- money from them through lawsuits are buying their immunity," he ment that the settlement averts tin maker Purdue Pharma to settle instead of a settlement would be said. “years of value-destructive litiga- THE APPLE PARTNERSHIP a mountain of lawsuits over its role complicated. But other families said they did tion” and "ensures that billions of in the opioid crisis that has killed The deal comes nearly two years not want to risk losing the money dollars will be devoted to helping INCLUDES EIGHT STATES a half-million Americans over the after the Stamford, Connecti- that will go toward treatment and people and communities who have past two decades. cut-based company fi led for bank- prevention. been hurt by the opioid crisis.” HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Con- Under the settlement, the Sack- ruptcy under the weight of some “If they gave me a million dol- The bankruptcy judge, based in necticut is teaming up with Apple to ler family will give up ownership 3,000 lawsuits from states and local lars, would it help bring back my White Plains, New York, had urged create a digital version of the state’s of the company and contribute $4.5 governments, individuals, Native son?” said Lynn Wencus, of Wren- the holdouts to work out an agree- driver’s license that can be stored on billion. But the Sacklers will be American tribes, hospitals, unions tham, Massachusetts. “Let’s help ment for the same reason. a user’s phone or watch, the compa- shielded from any future lawsuits and other entities. ny and Gov. Ned Lamont announced over opioids. They accuse Purdue Pharma of Wednesday. fueling the crisis by aggressively Connecticut is among eight states pushing sales of its best-selling pre- that will be partnering with Apple, “If they gave me scription painkiller. which will allow for the storage of the a million dollars, Under the settlement, the Sack- license in its Wallet application, much would it help bring lers were not given immunity from like a credit card, the company said. criminal charges, though there The data will be encrypted, and back my son?” have been no indications they will customers will be required to use bio- LYNNE WENCUS face any. metric authentication such as facial State and local governments came or fi ngerprint recognition to access to support the plan overwhelming- the license, the company said. The drugmaker itself will be re- ly, if grudgingly in many cases. But Arizona and Georgia will be the organized into a new company with nine states and others had opposed fi rst states to roll out the Apple ver- a board appointed by public offi - it, largely because of the protections sion of the digital license, with Con- cials and will funnel its profi ts into granted to the Sackler family. necticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, government-led eff orts to prevent The attorneys general of Con- Oklahoma and Utah to follow next and treat addiction. necticut, the District of Columbia year, the governor’s offi ce said. Also, the settlement sets up a and Washington state immediately The Transportation Security Ad- compensation fund that will pay announced they will either appeal ministration plans to allow the IDs some victims of drugs an expected the ruling or explore the possibility to be used at designated airport se- $3,500 to $48,000 each. of doing so. curity checkpoints, the governor’s After an all-day hearing in which The Sacklers “should not be al- offi ce said. Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue he analyzed the plan's pros and lowed to manipulate bankruptcy Pharma sit on display during a protest outside a courthouse in Other companies also are working cons for a nonstop 6 1/2 hours, U.S. laws to evade justice and protect White Plains, N.Y. on Aug. 9. A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednes- on making digital identifi cations for day gave conditional approval to a potentially $10 billion plan Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain their blood money,” Connecticut's submitted Purdue Pharma to settle lawsuits over its role in the smartphones, including IDEMIA, said he would approve it as long as William Tong said. opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the past which has launched mobile ID apps two relatively small changes were Some families who lost loved two decades. in three states this year and expects made. If so, he said, he will formally ones to drugs also came out against PHOTOGRAPH BY SETH WENIG/AP to launch an additional seven before enter the decision on Thursday. the settlement, including Ed Bisch, 2021 ends.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — “I did not expect it to be this won't make good on those pledg- The United Nations' stockpiles of quickly,” Payenda said. “Nobody es and are concerned that the na- food in Afghanistan could run out actually did.” tion's economic situation holds lit- this month, a senior offi cial warned Mohammad Sharif, a shopkeeper tle opportunity. Tens of thousands Wednesday, threatening to add a in the capital of Kabul, said shops sought to fl ee the country as a result hunger crisis to the challenges fac- and markets there have supplies, in a harrowing airlift. ing the country's new Taliban rul- but a major concern is rising food But thousands who had worked ers as they try to restore stability prices. with the U.S. and its allies, as well after decades of war. “If the situation continues like as up to 200 Americans, remained About one third of the country's this and there is no government to in the country after the eff orts end- population of 38 million doesn't control the prices, that will cause so ed with the last U.S. troops fl ying know if they will have a meal every many problems for local people,” out of Kabul international airport just before midnight Monday. Taliban special forces fighters stand guard outside the Hamid day, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, he said. Karzai International Airport after the U.S. military’s withdrawal, the U.N.'s humanitarian chief in Af- President Joe Biden later de- in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. The Taliban were in ghanistan. fended his handling of the chaotic full control of Kabul’s airport on Tuesday, after the last U.S. plane “By the end of left its runway, marking the end of America’s longest war. The U.N.'s World Food Program withdrawal and evacuation eff orts, has brought in food and distribut- September, the which saw spasms of violence, PHOTOGRAPH BY KHWAJA TAWFIQ SEDIQI/AP ed it to tens of thousands of people stocks which the including a suicide bombing last in recent weeks, but with winter week that killed 13 American ser- approaching and a drought ongo- World Food Program vice members and 169 Afghans. He ing, at least $200 million is needed has in the country said it was inevitable that the fi nal urgently to be able to continue to will be out. . . We departure from two decades of war feed the most vulnerable Afghans, would be diffi cult. he said. will not be able He said he remains committed to “By the end of September, the to provide those getting the Americans left behind stocks which the World Food Pro- out if they want. The Taliban have gram has in the country will be essential food said they will allow people with le- out,” Alakbarov told reporters at a items.” gal documents to travel freely, but virtual news conference. “We will it remains to be seen whether any RAMIZ ALAKBAROV, U.N. not be able to provide those essen- commercial airlines will be willing tial food items because we’ll be out to off er service. of stocks.” In the wake of the U.S. pullout, Bilal Karimi, an offi cial member in Earlier, U.N. offi cials said that of many Afghans are anxiously wait- the Taliban spokesman's offi ce, said the $1.3 billion needed for overall ing to see how the Taliban will rule. Wednesday that a team of Turkish aid eff orts, only 39% has been re- When they were last in power, be- and Qatari technicians arrived in ceived. fore being driven out by the U.S.- Kabul to help get the airport up and The Taliban, who seized control led invasion in 2001, they imposed running again. Alakbarov, the U.N. of the country ahead of the with- draconian restrictions, refusing to humanitarian offi cial, said the Unit- drawal of American forces this allow girls to go to school, largely ed Nations is asking for access to week, now must govern a nation confi ning women to their homes the airport so it can deliver food and Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint near the gate of that relies heavily on international and banning television, music and other supplies directly to the capital. Hamid Karzai international Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Satur- day, Aug. 28. The Taliban have sealed off Kabul’s airport to most aid and is in the midst of a worsen- even photography. The Taliban also have to contend would-be evacuees to prevent large crowds from gathering after ing economic crisis. In addition to But more recently, their leaders this week’s deadly suicide attack. the concerns about food supplies, have sought to project a more mod- PHOTOGRAPH BY WALI SABAWOON/AP civil servants haven’t been paid in erate image. Schools have reopened “I did not expect it months and the local currency is to boys and girls, though Taliban to be this quickly.” losing value. Most of Afghanistan’s offi cials have said they will study KHALID PAYENDA, FORMER ACTING foreign reserves are held abroad separately. Women are out on the and currently frozen. streets wearing Islamic headscarves AFGHAN FINANCE MINISTER Khalid Payenda, Afghanistan's — as they always have — rather than former acting fi nance minister, on the all-encompassing burqa the Tal- Wednesday detailed a country ex- iban required in the past. with the threat from the Islamic isting in a dangerously fragile state. The president of the United State group, which is far more rad- Speaking at Georgetown Uni- Nations Security Council said ical and claimed responsibility for versity in Washington, Payenda Wednesday that “the real litmus the bombing at the airport. The Tal- said the Afghan currency had yet test” for the new Taliban govern- iban have pledged they won't allow to crash because money exchanges ment will be how it treats women Afghanistan to be used as a base had been shuttered. But its value and girls. Ambassador Geraldine for attacks on other countries — a could plunge by more than 100%, Byrne Nason of Ireland, which key U.S. demand since the militants said Payenda, who described for- holds the council’s rotating presi- once harbored the al-Qaida leaders mer Afghan President Ashraf dency, said the protection and pro- who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks. Ghani as withdrawn and paranoid motion of human rights for women In the wake of last week's bomb- ahead of the Taliban takeover. “must be at the very heart of our ing, American offi cials said drone “I think the war had a toll on his collective response to the crisis.” strikes targeted the Islamic State psyche and he saw everything with The challenges the Taliban face group’s affi liate in Afghanistan, and suspicion,” Payenda said. in reviving the economy could give Biden vowed to keep up airstrikes. Part of the chaos refl ects the Western nations leverage as they Army Gen. Mark Milley, chair- Locals view a vehicle damaged by a rocket attack in Kabul, Af- speed at which the Taliban took push the group to fulfi ll a pledge man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , ghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30. Rockets struck a neighborhood near control of the country, with Pay- to form an inclusive government said Wednesday it was “possible” Kabul’s international airport on Monday amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn’t immediately clear who enda saying he thought the prior and guarantee women’s rights. The that the U.S. will have to coordinate launched them. government could have been sus- Taliban say they want to have good with the Taliban on any counterter-

PHOTOGRAPH BY KHWAJA TAWFIQ SEDIQI/AP tained for two or three more years relations with other countries, in- rorism strikes in Afghanistan in the because of commitments by inter- cluding the United States. future. national donors. Many Afghans fear the Taliban

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origin in some flooded areas of Al- reaches a federally determined limit. liance Refinery.” AP also provided photos of the “At this time, the sheen appears oil slick to the Louisiana Depart- to be secured and contained with- ment of Natural Resources, which in refinery grounds,” Fallas said regulates offshore drilling in state Wednesday evening. “Clean-up waters. Spokesman Patrick Cour- crews are on site. The incident was reges confirmed the agency had re- reported to the appropriate regula- ceived an informal report of petro- tory agencies upon discovery." leum sheen in the waters south of Fallas did not immediately an- Port Fourchon but said regulators swer whether the leak was reported “currently don’t have capabilities to after AP sent the company photos get out there yet.” four hours earlier. Both state and federal environ- Phillips listed the Alliance Refinery mental regulators said the emergen- for sale last week, before the storm hit, cy response to Ida had been ham- citing poor market conditions. pered by blocked roads, washed-out All told, seven Louisiana refiner- bridges, electrical outages and a lack ies remained shuttered Wednesday. of communications. Both telephone Combined, they account for about landlines and mobile phone service 9% of all U.S. refining capacity, ac- in much of the region remained of- cording to the U.S. Energy Depart- fline Wednesday. ment. Some refineries on the Mis- sissippi River reported damage to their docks from barges that broke “It’s not as easy to loose during the storm. respond to things right Jennah Durant, spokesman for the Environmental Protection Agency, now.” said Wednesday that the agency had LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF received no reports of significant NATURAL RESOURCES SPOKESMAN spills or other environmental threats PATRICK COUREGES after the Category 4 storm made landfall Sunday at Port Fourchon “I think most agencies are kind of with 150 mph (240 km/h) winds caught up in the whole ‘fog of war’ Photos captured by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft Aug. 31 and reviewed by The Three days after the storm moved thing at the moment, with far more Associated Press show a miles long black slick floating in the Gulf of Mexico near a large rig marked with through, Durant said Wednesday places we need to be than we can be,” the name Enterprise Offshore Drilling. The company, based in Houston, did not immediately respond to requests for comment by phone or email on Wednesday. PHOTO BY NOAA VIA AP that no EPA personnel had yet de- Courreges wrote in an email. “It’s not ployed to the devastated region as easy to respond to things right now.” south of New Orleans. Asked if Port Fourchon, which took a di- PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — unable to reach the stricken area, ures near the refinery Monday, Phil- EPA staff had been reviewing the rect hit from the storm, is the pri- Photos show what appears to be citing challenging conditions in the lips 66 spokesman Bernardo Fallas aerial photos taken by federal air- mary service hub for hundreds of a miles long oil slick near an off- disaster zone. said there was “some water” in the craft over the disaster zone, Durant oil and gas rigs offshore. The port shore rig in the Gulf of Mexico after The NOAA photos show a black refinery and stressed that operations said the imagery had not been pro- also contains oil terminals and Hurricane Ida, according to aerial slick floating in the Gulf near a were shut down in advance of the vided to the agency. pipelines that account for about survey imagery released Wednes- large rig with the name Enterprise storm. Asked Tuesday about poten- The aerial imagery reviewed by 90% of the oil and gas production day by the National Oceanic and Offshore Drilling painted on its he- tial environmental hazards emanat- the AP is readily available to the from the Gulf. Atmospheric Administration and lipad. The company, based in Hous- ing from the facility, Fallas referred public on the NOAA website. Photos taken by AP from a char- reviewed by The Associated Press. ton, did not immediately respond to a reporter to a statement on the com- After AP sent photos of the oil tered helicopter Tuesday, as well as The government imagery, along requests for comment by phone or pany's website saying its response is slick to EPA on Wednesday, agency the NOAA imagery, show extensive with additional photos taken by email Wednesday. focused "on ensuring the safety and press secretary Nick Conger said the damage to the sprawling facility, in- AP from a helicopter Tuesday, Aerial photos taken by NOAA on well-being of our employees and our National Response Center hotline cluding sunken vessels, collapsed also show Louisiana port facilities, Tuesday also show significant flood- surrounding communities.” operated by the U.S. Coast Guard structures and more than a dozen oil refineries and shipyards in the ing to the massive Phillips 66 Alli- After AP sent Phillips 66 pho- had received 26 calls reporting leaks large overturned fuel storage tanks. storm's path where the telltale rain- ance Refinery along the bank of the tos Wednesday showing extensive or spills in the storm zone but none Ida’s winds, equivalent to a EF3 bow sheen typical of oil and fuel Mississippi River, just south of New flooding at its refinery and what ap- had warranted an EPA response. tornado, peeled the roofs off large spills is visible in the water of bays Orleans. In some sections of the re- peared to be petroleum in the wa- Conger said any person or orga- steel buildings in the harbor and and bayous. finery, rainbow sheen is visible on ter, Fallas conceded by email that nization responsible for a release or toppled metal light poles. Trucks, Both state and federal regulators the water leading toward the river. the company could confirm it had spill is required to notify the feder- cranes and shipping containers said Wednesday that they had been Asked about reports of levee fail- “discovered a sheen of unknown al government when the amount were piled into jumbled heaps. Weather slows Calif. wildfire, but flames keep moving

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. and other structures would provide (AP) — Favorable weather helped even more fuel for a fire that so far firefighters trying to save com- has been feeding on trees, grasses munities on the south end of Lake and scattered homes and cabins. Tahoe from an approaching wild- “We’re still not out of the woods. fire, but officials warned Wednes- The fire is still moving,” Herrera said. day that stiff winds and dry con- The blaze has been burning to- ditions mean that homes in the ward Lake Tahoe from the southwest California-Nevada alpine region along California Highway 50, climb- are still in danger. ing over a Sierra Nevada summit and “Finally some good news on the descending into the Tahoe Basin. weather side of things here on this Thick smoke has enveloped the fire,” Jim Dudley, a meteorologist as- city of South Lake Tahoe, which is all signed to the fire, said at an evening but deserted at a time when it would briefing. Winds were expected to normally be swarming with tourists. calm significantly over the next sev- On Monday, roughly 22,000 resi- eral days, he said, but risks remain dents and thousands of others from with extremely low humidity levels. neighboring communities jammed A firefighter battles the Caldor Fire along Highway 89, Aug. 31, near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. PHOTO BY AP The Caldor Fire remained rough- the city’s main artery for hours after ly 3 miles (5 kilometers) south of they were ordered to leave. firefighter hooks into a hydrant that Lake Tahoe that burned in the 2007 and local resources for firefighting the recently evacuated city of South South Lake Tahoe city officials they are getting full pressure, and as Angora Fire. efforts and relief for residents af- Lake Tahoe, moving northeast to- said only a handful of residents de- much water as possible is coming Rhodes and his neighbors, includ- fected by the fire. ward the California-Nevada state fied the evacuation order. out,” said Shelly Thomsen, spokes- ing several off-duty firefighters from The Caldor Fire not only emptied line, said Henry Herrera, a battal- Meanwhile, officials prepared for woman for the utility. other California agencies, wrapped out South Lake Tahoe, but parts of ion chief for the agency, which is the next possible phase of the firefight. In the city, white pick-up rentals homes in hoses and ran sprinklers neighboring Stateline, Nevada. also known as Cal Fire. The South Tahoe Public Utility dropped off private firefighters -dis to create a perimeter around the Nevada casino regulators said Crews tried desperately to keep District asked people to turn off hos- patched by insurance companies neighborhood to supplement official gambling was suspended at the flames away from urban commu- es, irrigation systems and sprinklers to water around homes and clean firefighting work nearby. Hard Rock Lake Tahoe, Montbleu nities, where houses are close to- to ensure that wells can pump at full decks. Gas stations advertised pric- As a rookie firefighter, he admit- Resort, Harrah’s and Harvey’s Lake gether and shopping centers, hotels capacity. That means "the minute a es at $5 per gallon (per 3.8 liters). ted to having butterflies. Tahoe, where officials said their -ca Motels had “no vacancy” signs. “I was anxious about how I sinos were closed to the public but As flames moved toward the would stand up near the hot spot. their hotels were housing firefight- Heavenly ski resort, officials turned These guys are trying to get me all ers and displaced employees. CLASSIFIEDS on the mountain’s snow-making coached,” Rhodes said, pointing The fire has destroyed at least 700 machines to increase humidity and toward his firefighter friends, who homes and other structures and Policy: Classifieds are non-refundable. Credit will be given if an error slow down any flames. declined to talk to a reporter. scorched nearly 320 square miles (827 materially affects the meaning of the ad and only for the first incorrect To his wife’s dismay, John California Gov. Gavin Newsom square kilometers) since breaking insertion. Ads will only be printed if they are accompanied by both first and last name as well as telephone number. Names and numbers may be Rhodes, 60, stuck around to defend on Wednesday asked President Joe out Aug. 14. It still threatens at least subject to verification. All advertising is subject to acceptance by The Daily the couple’s neighborhood in an un- Biden for a federal disaster declara- 33,000 more homes and structures. Campus, which reserves the right to reject any ad copy at its sole discretion. incorporated area south of South tion, which would supplement state It was 20% contained on Wednesday. The Daily Campus does not knowingly accept ads of a fraudulent nature. 04 Thursday, September 2, 2021 • 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 opin- ions of The Daily Campus or other staff members. Only articles labeled “Editorial” are the official opinions of The Daily Campus. COMIC BY KAITLYN TRAN, STAFF ARTIST/THE DAILY CAMPUS on S omm ens C e  by Katherine Jimenez For these people who fall outside of the gen- According to Spanish’s WEEKLY COLUMNIST der binary, “Latino” just doesn’t fi t them, and [email protected] that’s understandable. Spanish is a gendered grammatical rules, Latino The fi rst time I read the word “Latinx” was language. It puts you in a box where you only about three years ago in a Vice news article. At have two choices —that’s it. Latinx helps people is already gender-inclusive. fi rst I thought it was a spelling mistake until I feel like they belong, especially within a culture Student authors ... also noticed the number of news headlines that in- that’s still dominated by homophobia. This atti- w cluded the term beyond the Vice news website. tude has contributed to violence against people claimed that changing a ith ez Kat imen It was a confusing experience for me because I who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community word that’s almost non- herine J didn’t know a di erent spelling of my culture throughout Latin America, including crimes in existed. Digging deeper, I learned that the Latinx which people are killed for not living up to soci- existent in Latin America is movement was created to promote gender-in- ety’s expectations. Even in my own household, a form of imperialism. clusivity. Despite its great contributions to the I have heard homophobic slurs being thrown LGBTQIA+ community, I still reject the term. around like they didn’t mean anything to people There are people who disagree with this The trouble with the word lies in what it who have experienced that pain. stance. Latinx has helped them understand adds and takes away from the Spanish lan- But I love my language and I strongly believe their identity. But, for me, it has taken mine. guage. Now, let’s get one thing clear fi rst: His- that we should ask Latin Americans what they I’m not a member of the LGBTQIA+ com- panic and Latino are not the same. Hispanic want to be called and not assume their prefer- munity where the word has gained refers to people with a Spanish-language back- ences based on our beliefs. Isn’t that what we do its popularity. I don’t know what ground whereas Latino refers to people from with pronouns? I don’t want to be called Latinx it feels like to be a part of that Latin America. Here, in the United States, we because I feel like that term doesn’t fi t me. I’m community, but not all of us seem to use those terms interchangeably. Over Hispanic, Latin, Latino and Latina. Not Lat- Latinos want to be called the recent years, changing a word that comes inx. According to Spanish’s grammatical rules, Latinx. Some of us just from a masculine-dominated language has be- Latino is already gender-inclusive. Student au- want to be asked come controversial. English, in particular, has thors Gilbert Guerra and Gilbert Orbea from how we identify no grammatical gender. In contrast, Spanish is the Phoenix, Swarthmore College’s student ourselves. fi lled with it. That’s why “Hispanic” is not con- newspaper, also claimed that changing a word sidered female or male, but “Latino” is. “Latin” that’s almost non-existent in Latin America is a would be the correct English translation of the form of imperialism. It is also unpronounceable word, but we Latin Americans don’t use it as in Spanish and would mean that every Spanish often as Latino. gendered term has to be changed.

arson’s CCommentary       by Carson Swick by Sept. 11, just about everyone (R-Ark.) told Fox News on Aug. administration actually revised men held several rallies togeth- WEEKLY COLUMNIST in America not associated with 17 that Biden had committed a Trump’s withdrawal plans. No er earlier this year. Like in Cal- [email protected] the warmongering foreign pol- “strategic catastrophe,” and that one should buy this, unless ifornia, most polls seem to favor An Instagram meme I encoun- icy establishment was all in. As he had been too focused on meet- they’re also willing to blame Ei- McAuliffe, but a Trafalgar poll tered last week read: “If you feel the 9/11 deadline lurched closer, ing the “political symbolism” of senhower for JFK’s failure in the released Tuesday found the can- useless, just remember the USA Biden publicly maintained that a his Sept. 11 withdrawal date. Bay of Pigs invasion. didates virtually tied. took four presidents, thousands Taliban takeover of Afghanistan Some Democrats have even Though most Americans pri- So what does this all mean? I of lives, trillions of dollars and was “not inevitable” upon a U.S. condemned Biden’s handling of oritize domestic issues over for- personally find it unlikely that 20 years to replace the Taliban withdrawal. the withdrawal. My home dis- eign policy ones, such an illusion either McAuliffe or Newsom will with the Taliban.” That was on July 8. Two weeks trict’s congresswoman, Rep. Su- of presidential incompetence lose at this moment, but I would Truer words are rarely spo- later on July 22, U.S. Army Gen- san Wild (D-Pa.), said last week could pose a serious problem have said differently if pressed ken. But the extent to which the eral Mark Milley echoed the that the situation was “as far for Democrats in two major elec- two weeks ago — when the shock United States, specifically Pres- president’s sentiment, stating from orderly as it could possibly tions this fall: gubernatorial rac- of “Biden’s Saigon” was still ident Joe Biden, is to blame for that the fall of Afghanistan was be.” es in California and Virginia. fresh in Americans’ minds. It is overseeing the end of our ugly “not a foregone conclusion.” Of California Gov. Gavin New- highly possible that two weeks Afghanistan campaign on Mon- course, both men were wrong — Though most Americans som (D) is facing a rare recall from now, I will feel this way day, Aug. 30, will be debated for Taliban forces claimed control election on Sept. 14, spurred by again. years to come. of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, prioritize domestic widespread opposition to his In his Aug. 16 speech on Af- For context: Acting on public on Aug. 15. The insurgents made issues over foreign policy tight COVID-19 restrictions and ghanistan (his first since the pressure after the 9/11 terrorist staggering progress, capturing ones, such an illusion of slow vaccine rollout. Though fall of Kabul) Biden gave a nod attacks, the U.S. under President 26 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial Newsom has recently gained to Harry Truman by telling the George W. Bush embarked on a capitals in a 10-day period. presidential incompetence some ground, most polls within nation that “the buck stops with military campaign to overthrow Predictably, Republicans have could pose a serious the last month have shown that me.” No more “forever wars” the Islamic fundamentalists (the pounced all over Biden’s han- problem for Democrats in voters are split on ousting him. at the expense of American Taliban) leading Afghanistan. dling of the withdrawal. The Vice President Kamala Harris, a lives and taxpayer funds, Biden America achieved this goal in GOP, which largely turned away two major elections this California native, has even float- vowed. December 2001, but its effort from interventionism during fall: gubernatorial races in ed the idea of heading home to Biden should recognize that to prop up the Afghan Nation- Trump’s presidency, has gener- California and Virginia. campaign for Newsom, a sign of the buck has already been al Security Forces and impose ally approved of Biden’s decision just how bad things have gotten passed to the American elector- democracy upon another coun- to bring troops home. However, for Democrats in this deep-blue ate. This fall’s elections will act try went poorly. Former Presi- its members were displeased Of course, this is not the spin state. as an important referendum on dents Barack Obama and Donald with the poorly organized pull- we have received from the White In Virginia, former Gov. Ter- our country’s political direction Trump both tried and failed to out, which essentially aban- House. Biden has stubbornly de- ry McAuliffe (D) is running for ahead of next year’s midterms. end U.S. involvement in the en- doned the American citizens fended his actions, even imply- a non-consecutive second term It also gives a select group of key suing Afghan civil war. and pro-America Afghan inter- ing that the “withdrawal from against businessman Glenn voters a chance to show Biden So when Biden announced preters trapped behind Taliban Afghanistan by May 2021” plan Youngkin (R). McAuliffe has why his approval ratings have back in April that he was com- lines. he inherited from Trump left his closely associated himself with fallen off significantly in recent mitted to pulling the troops out For example, Sen. Tom Cotton hands tied — even though his Biden for years, and the two weeks. Thursday, September 2, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 05

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by The DC Life Section always one place that looked out drizzled with marinara sauce and on schoolwork or hang out with idea. There’s usually no theme for my nutritional health. The topped with a fresh garlic knot friends. like some of the other late night Happy fall semester, Huskies! Student Union may just be the (that will go soggy unless eaten My second favorite place dining halls, but still delicious. Now that classes are underway, most wonderful place to be on right away). on campus would have to be If you’re willing to walk for we thought it’d be a good idea to campus as it truly has it all: a Although there are countless Dunkin’. UConn students run on your food, Whitney also has great discuss some of the best places to movie theater, lounges, a game places that offer the same menu Dunkin’, hence why the line is late night food. My friends and I eat on campus. If you’re new to room and perhaps most impor- items, the Union Street Market through the door every morning. lived off vegan French toast for campus, feel free to use this as a tantly — numerous dining op- is still considered to be a one- At the moment, my go-to order is our first two years. If you’re a fan guide. If you’re just curious, feel tions. Of course, national food of-a-kind experience exclusively the Matcha Latte. of breakfast for dinner, it’s your obliged to keep reading. chains like Dunkin’ and Subway offered by UConn. You only have If you are unfamiliar with the best bet for sure. Now that it has thrive in their upstairs and down- four years to enjoy it — might as dining halls, I recommend going been renovated it’s even better, so Esther Ju, CC stairs locations, but if there’s one well take advantage of the time to Northwest during late night be sure to check it out. place to get food, it’s the Union you have by stuffing your face after 7 p.m. During my freshman Now if you’re looking for some- “Did I possibly waste Street Market. with a naked burrito bowl. year, I used to devour Northwest thing that isn’t dining hall food, Did I possibly waste the $3,000 chicken wings: the ultimate com- Gansett Wraps in Storrs Center the $3,000 meal plan I meal plan I was paying for each Cindy Lam, CC fort food. The line is worth the is a personal favorite of mine. was paying for just to semester just to grab a crispy Whitney has to be my favorite wait. Their fries outdo MooYah’s, in chicken wrap using my limited dining hall out of the eight din- my opinion. They’re $2.50 for a grab a crispy chicken amount of points? Yes, and with ing halls. It is rare that I make Khira Francis, CC small serving, and it’s plenty for wrap using my limited no regrets whatsoever. Just in my way to East campus, but my Since my second semester, my one person. The sandwiches are case you thought you were limited pit stops at Whitney are always favorite dining hall on campus really good, too. I recommend the amount of points? Yes, to the choice of cylindrical sand- worth it. I would say Whitney has has been Northwest. The pasta gyro or the turkey wrap. It’s fair- and with no regrets wiches, the Union Street Market the healthiest options on campus bar definitely came through for ly affordable compared to some caters quite a few food options in- with plenty of locally-sourced me on multiple occasions. I even other options and you’ll definite- whatsoever.” cluding Mexican cuisine, special- vegetarian and vegan items. My tried some combinations that I ly be full by the end. ESTHER JU ty salads, build-your-own bowls, favorites include: the omelet later cooked for myself and my (Below, Left) Putnam Dining Hall Asian noodles, pizza, pasta and bar, fish tacos and tofu burgers. friends when I didn’t have a meal is one of many options at UConn, but primarily serves Garrigus While my freshman year was grinders, as well as pre-packaged I also like how Whitney offers plan. Another draw is the wings. Suites, Hilltop Dorms and Werth. primarily spent living off of ra- items for students on the go. A juices that other dining halls do I know pretty much every dining The dining unit was redone over men noodles, liquid mac and personal favorite of mine is the not. Since Whitney was renovat- hall has them at some point, but the summer of 2016 and now fea- classic pasta with crispy chicken, ed two years ago, it is the most Northwest has something differ- tures two floors of available food cheese and Gatorade, there was options. modern dining hall at UConn. ent. The line tends to be pretty The little café section next to long, but they are well worth the (Below, Right) Photo of the dining the main dining room wait. Late night is definitely a bo- hall at North Campus.

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by The DC Life Section lime and mint create the crisp- ness of the cocktail, while the Pumpkin spice and other rum adds some richness. fall flavors may have already The Novice Chef of- entered the beverage scene for fers a mojito recipe the season, but that doesn’t for a single glass mean you can’t enjoy the last or a pitcher. If rays and sips of summer. From you want to tropical tastes to frozen slush- add some ies to refreshing classics, cer- flavors to tain drinks just scream sum- the clas- mer, and we won’t blame you sic, try for pouring one up before an the autumn chill hits the air – or whenever you’re missing the sunniest season. So soak up the sun, and if you’re 21 or older, consider making these cocktails.

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When I think of a refreshing drink, my mind immediately jumps to the iconic mojito. The Thursday, September 2, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 07 Life [thirsty thursday] v SummerSummerSummer SpiritsSpiritsSpirits raspberry or strawberry mojito recipes from A Couple Cooks or this exquisite-sounding pineapple ginger mojito from Pizzazzerie.

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A boozy brunch favor- ite – although maybe not beloved by all – this Ital- ian cocktail is effortless to make with prosecco, the tit- ular Aperol and club soda. If you’re feeling fancy, add an orange slice for garnish. Bub- bly, citrusy and with a tame alcohol content, you can’t go wrong with a spritz. Want a twist on a spritz? Try the St. Germain Spritz, which uses the titular French liquor made from elderflowers and creates a sweet and floral drink bal- anced by the dryness of spar- kling wine.

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FACTS COURTESY OF THEFACTSITE.COM Thursday, September 2, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 09 Sports 49ers rookie QB Trey Lance’s injured finger healing SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — itive about it. We have to be smart option at punt returner. Webster experience doing it. feld; S Jared Mayden; LBB Elijah Rookie quarterback Trey Lance's with it, too. Sometimes when it’s a had a shot to take that role had he NOTES: WR Richie James Jr. Sullivan; and OLs Colton McKivitz, injured finger is showing signs real little thing like that, it’s hard cleared waivers. (knee) was reverted to injured re- Corbin Kaufusi, Senio Kelemete; of healing, and the San Francisco to believe it’s still hurt, but we have Lynch said Shanahan would ad- serve after getting waived last week. and Alfredo Gutierrez. Gutierrez 49ers are hopeful he will be able to to make sure that he doesn’t go out dress the punt return situation later He will undergo surgery on his in- doesn't count against the 16-player return to practice next week. there and have a setback right away and Shanahan said he believed the jured knee. ... In addition to WR limit because he is part of the In- Lance hurt his finger when he on it, too.” punt returner was on the roster. Travis Benjamin, the Niners signed ternational Pathway Program. ... was hit on his right hand by the San Francisco traded three first- Starting receiver Brandon Aiyuk 12 players to the practice squad: DL Lynch said TE Tanner Hudson and helmet of Las Vegas Raiders line- round picks to take Lance third could be an option after excelling Alex Barrett; WR River Cracraft; CB Dee Virgin have also agreed to backer Max Richardson during an overall in the draft in April. He on returns in college at Arizona DL Darrion Daniels; FB Josh Hokit; join the practice squad but must exhibition game Sunday. is expected to get time in certain State, and Mohamed Sanu also has TE Jordan Matthews; QB Nate Sud- pass physicals first. Lance was diagnosed with a packages behind starter Jimmy Ga- small chip fracture and is unable to roppolo when the season begins on practice this week. Sept. 12 at Detroit. “It’s trending in the right direc- For that to happen in the opener, tion,” general manager John Lynch the Niners would need for Lance to said Wednesday. "Some of the be able to practice next week. swelling is coming down. Monday The 49ers made some roster is kind of an optimistic look at it. I tweaks Wednesday, placing defen- can promise you this, we’ll do right sive tackle Maurice Hurst (ankle) by Trey and have him in a good and cornerback Davontae Harris place before he’s back out there. We (hamstring) on injured reserve. certainly would love to have him Both players will be eligible to re- available on Monday.” turn after missing three weeks. Lance was only able to observe San Francisco brought back two practice because he is unable to take players cut on Tuesday, signing snaps or perform handoffs in order cornerback Dontae Johnson and of- to protect his finger. He was able to fensive lineman Jake Brendel. work on the side on his footwork, The 49ers lost three players to but the Niners are being careful in waiver claims, with receiver Nsim- hopes that he will be able to return ba Webster going to Chicago, line- next week. backer Justin Hilliard to the Giants “Anytime you’ve got a small chip, and offensive lineman Dakoda She- it could linger,” coach Kyle Sha- pley to Seattle. nahan said. "I hope it doesn’t. I’m Lynch called that a good sign of hoping he’s back there next Mon- the depth the Niners had during San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance stands on the sideline during the second half of an NFL pre- day. That’s the goal. He seems pos- training camp, but it takes away an season football game against the Las Vegas Raiders in Santa Clara, Calif. PHOTO BY TONY AVELAR/ AP Khris Davis returns to A’s, slugger back for stretch run OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In a ular designated hitter on a minor stroke in the minors, but it was un- whirlwind year of change and frus- league deal Aug. 4 after he spent clear whether the A's would call tration, slugger Khris Davis is back almost two months training on him up with the new limit on ex- in a familiar place and uniform his own at home in Arizona while panded rosters being two players, chasing something in September. hoping for another shot after the from 26 to 28. He hit .333 with 10 He is clearing the fences again Rangers released him June 13. This homers and 25 RBIs in 16 games like before, too. is the same guy who led the majors for Las Vegas from Aug. 12-31 — Davis was promoted by the Oak- with 48 home runs in 2018. the totals ranking best in the ma- land Athletics as a September call- Davis stuck with the belief he jors or minors for that stretch. up Wednesday, bringing his hot would soon get that next chance. But with Mitch Moreland land- bat from Triple-A Las Vegas and He stayed in touch “every chance I ing on the injured list Tuesday hoping to contribute to a fourth got” with his Oakland pals, check- with a wrist injury, Davis became straight playoff run for the club ing their stats and checking in an ideal choice. that traded him to division oppo- via text message — “these are my Melvin has said Davis still has nent Texas nearly seven months friends, my personal friends.” plenty of great baseball ahead of ago. “Where he came from and him, and those encouraging senti- “I'm a hitter, and that's what I'm where he is right now, it can be a ments stayed with the slugger. born to do,” Davis said on a video hard road,” Oakland manager Bob “It feels great just to play base- call with reporters upon arriving Melvin said. “To get traded and get ball again. I was at home for a cou- in Detroit to join the A's. “Give me released, there's a period of time ple months and just working out, the ABs, I'll figure it out. I'm not where you're not sure what's go- and you don't realize how much going to just go out there and waste ing to happen and you have to go you miss it until you're gone," ABs. If you just gave me the oppor- back to the minor leagues, which Davis said. “I'm just thankful the Oakland Athletics assistant hitting coach Eric Martins puts his arm tunity I'm going to figure it out for obviously he's been past that route A's are giving me this opportuni- around Khris Davis, right, as they leave the field following batting my teammates, mostly, that's what before. And do what he did to get ty. Like BoMel said, I have a lot of practice for a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Detroit. Davis was called up from Triple-A affiliate in I'm here for." back here, it takes some guts.” baseball left, a lot of good baseball Las Vegas for the September roster expansion. PHOTO BY DUANE BURLESON/ AP The A's brought back their pop- The 33-year-old Davis found his left to play in me. I know I do, too." Burrow, Bengals healthy and hopeful after 2020 debacle

CINCINNATI (AP) — Plagued by game, a loss to the Dolphins. After finishing near the bottom injuries to key players — including “I know what kind of guy Ja’Marr of the league in pass defense last franchise quarterback Joe Burrow is and what kind of player he is. He season, Cincinnati wanted to make — on top of all the pandemic-re- will be ready to go Week 1,” Burrow some changes at cornerback. Mike lated disruption, last season was a promised. Hilton was brought in from Pitts- special kind of mess for the Cincin- Chase is expected to start along- burgh, Chidobe Awuzie from Dal- nati Bengals. side veteran receiver Tyler Boyd las, and Eli Apple, whose last sig- There is plenty of reason to be- and Tee Higgins, who had a great nificant action was in New Orleans lieve this season will be better than rookie year in 2020 despite the in 2019. Jalen Davis, who was added that 4-11-1 result for the moribund team's struggles. last year, turned some heads during Bengals. But with preseason games the preseason. behind them, questions linger. WHAT ABOUT THAT O-LINE? Burrow, who had reconstructive SHORT LEASH? knee surgery, is healed but had The offensive line, a conspicuous a bumpy training camp early as weakness for Cincinnati in recent The 38-year-old Taylor is 6-25-1 Cincinnati's offense struggled for years, should be better than last in two seasons as the Bengals head rhythm. He was held out of the first season's spare parts crew. Center coach. Ownership was quick to ex- two preseason games, and played Trey Hopkins and left tackle Jonah press support for him after last sea- just one series in the final one. He Williams are healthy again, and son, but Taylor needs to win more hasn't been hit hard yet. free-agent pickup Riley Reiff is ex- in 2021. This year's team is consid- Coach Zac Taylor said just seeing pected to solidify the right tackle ered his, with few players are left Burrow trot onto the field lifted ev- spot. Draft picks Jackson Carman from the Marvin Lewis era. eryone's spirits. and D’Ante Smith are battling some “He’s got this opportunity. It’s “There was a lot of unknown veterans for playing time at guard. critical to him and us both,” Brown there last November (when Burrow “Our offensive line is going to said. “I really feel good about our was hurt),” Taylor said. "I think to surprise people,” Bengals owner chances. But I’m fully aware that see him back in the huddle and get Mike Brown said. you have to go out on the field and things back to normal is great for all prove it. You can’t just talk about of us.” BRINGING THE PRESSURE it.” No. 1 running back Joe Mixon is healthy again, too, after missing the If the offensive line was a glaring TRAINERS ROOM last 10 games with a foot injury. But deficiency last season, the defensive he also saw little playing time in the line was a close second. A healthy The Bengals drafted Texas DE preseason. D.J. Reader in the middle will help. Joseph Ossai, but he hurt his knee The Bengals have high hopes for Cincinnati picked up tackle Larry in practice and likely is out for the receiver Ja'Marr Chase, the fifth Ogunjobi and defensive end Trey season. ... After signing a big free- overall draft pick in the spring who Hendrickson in free agency. Defen- agent contract in 2020, cornerback was a teammate of Burrow’s on sive end Sam Hubbard just signed a Trae Waynes tore a pectoral and the 2019 LSU national champion- new four-year, $40 million contract. missed the entire season. He played ship team. But Chase, who sat out Gone are Cincinnati D-line stal- in the first two preseason games the 2020 season, keeps dropping warts Geno Atkins (released) and this time but injured a hamstring. passes. He dropped three in a row Carlos Dunlap (traded). He's day to day. ... Higgins was held in a preseason loss to Washington out of last Sunday's game as a pre- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass during and then couldn't keep the handle TURNING THE CORNER caution because of some tightness an NFL football training camp practice at the Paul Brown stadium on Burrow's only pass in Sunday's in his back. practice facility in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Sam Greene/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP) PHOTO BY SAM GREENE/ AP 10 Thursday, September 2, 2021 • DailyCampus.com Sports

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The Coleumn: Redsurgence by Cole Stefan three significant milestones this the NL Rookie of the Year have CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT season and has been in NL MVP increased like his order in the [email protected] talks along with the likes of Fer- batting lineup. Once a guy who nando Tatis Jr. and Bryce Harper batted eighth, he is now the guy Imagine telling someone at the for his consistent production at who leads off as the frontrunner beginning of the MLB season that the plate. to the prestigious award. the Cincinnati Reds would be in Despite the vengeance of the Next there is Tyler Stephen- the thick of the NL playoff hunt 2010 NL MVP, he has not been son, a catcher who hits for aver- right now. They would probably the hottest hitter over the entire age more than power and finds laugh in your face and then pull season. That category belongs to several ways to produce both up the Reds’ 18.7 percent chances both Jesse Winker and Nick Cas- behind the plate and on the base of making the playoffs according tellanos, two surprise sluggers paths. He has created a consid- to Fangraph’s MLB projections. who hit over .300 for most of the erable duo behind the plate with Fast forward to the present year. Their talent landed them the help of Tucker Barnhart, but day and the Reds are vying to both in the starting outfield for this is going to be Stephenson’s make their second consecutive the All-Star Game alongside the show very soon, and he is de- postseason. I know that last Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reyn- serving of every moment of it. year’s postseason was complex olds. As of publication, both Although Tyler Naquin has not because eight teams from each guys have 24 home runs each, a been as hot as he was in April, league made it but this time they combined 143 RBIs and their ca- he should still be recognized as a might not need the extra assis- reer years have only been ham- key aspect of this team, especial- tance of less competition. pered by a few stints on the IL ly since he was named a member The Reds were 48-42 at the here and there. of the Team of the Month for Au- All-Star break and they’ve gone Outside of those big three, gust. The Reds have an arsenal 23-21 since. Although that is not the Reds have a young lineup. of hitters who don’t get recog- an elite record by any means, the Over the course of the previous nized as much because they hit temporary descent of the Padres two seasons, the biggest rook- for average in a home run-hap- as well as the competitive but ie names belonged to guys like py league, but what about their “struggling” NL East has reposi- Aristedes Aquino and Nick Sen- pitching rotation and bullpen? tioned the Reds close to the sec- zel. Neither of those guys have Over the offseason, the Reds ond wild card spot. had the years they did back in lost Trevor Bauer to free agen- Their hot streak and winning 2019 and 2020, but in their place cy where he signed with the Los ways was not carried by luck rises new names and possible Angeles Dodgers. Bauer, who alone but rather was assisted by Rookie of the Year winners. won the NL Cy Young award, Joey Votto no longer uses his signature crouch batting stance. He en- one man: Joseph Daniel Votto. First there’s Jonathan India, was the ace in a rotation that had tered the All-Star break with 11 home runs and has hit a league-lead- He entered the All-Star break who made the Opening Day ros- three solid arms as the Milwau- ing 17 since. He is helping the Cincinnati Reds make their second with 11 home runs and has hit a ter and has not disappointed kee Brewers have right now. consecutive postseason. PHOTO BY KATIE STRATMAN/USA TODAY SPORTS league-leading 17 since. Votto’s since. In 123 games India is hit- The other two, Sonny Gray and best stretch came in July when ting .267 with 17 home runs on Luis Castillo, have not dominat- a rotation that was expected to in this league. he hit nine home runs over seven 114 hits with a team leading nine ed as they did in 2019 but they face some downside this season. The only thing stopping this days. In the process, he reached steals. His chances of winning have put up solid numbers for Castillo had an abysmal first half big red machine from reaching of the season but has slowly been their true potential is the bull- working his way back towards pen, which has been the case ace form and looks like he will for several teams, especially the finish with close to 200 strike- Phillies. Even with Sean Doo- outs this season. Gray has had to little (now released) and Amir fight through injuries to be the Garrett underperforming, minor middleman in the rotation for acquisitions such as Luis Cessa, the time being. Justin Wilson and homegrown If he was one of the top three Michael Lorenzen have provided pitchers last year, how could he strong relief in their limited ap- be a middleman? That’s where pearances. If the bullpen is fixed Tyler Mahle comes into play. I in the postseason, then it may be want to focus on Mahle first be- game over for anyone who goes cause he has more big-league up against the Reds. experience and leads the team in General Manager Nick Krall strikeouts with 174 and has been and Manager David Bell know an incredible No. 2 guy in that what they are doing to get this rotation. Mahle, who is second team back to relevance. I would on the team in innings pitched, like to go out on a limb and say changed his mechanics a bit and the Reds will make the NLCS, managed to fool a lot of sluggers but the NL is loaded from coast in the process. to coast. The Atlanta Braves are The rest of the rotation is above finding ways to win without average as well. At the age of 34, Acuna while the Dodgers and Wade Miley is having a career Giants are battling it out for first year with an ERA of 2.97 and a place. Even within their own di- no-hitter to boot. Finally, there vision, the Brewers have domi- is rookie Vladimir Gutierrez, nated out of nowhere. who blew me away when he went I will say this though: when seven innings strong on multiple the Reds make the playoffs, as- occasions. He’s had several qual- suming they don’t dramatically ity starts and has come from out collapse this month, they will of nowhere to be the fifth man I score more than one run in the Cincinnati Reds’ Tyler Naquin rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins. He was named a member of the Team of the Month for August (AP consider to be a top ten rotation NL Wild Card Game. Photo/Jeff Dean) PHOTO BY JEFF DEAN/ AP Thursday, September 2, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 11 Sports New-look US opens World Cup qualifying, 4 years after flop SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador CONCACAF Nations League and Ethan Horvath. Turner made his (AP) — They landed on a charter Gold Cup, and El Salvador is 64th. national team debut in January flight, just three veterans of the Los Cuscatlecos have reached and allowed one goal in six match- devastating defeat four years ear- just two World Cups, in 1970 and es as at Gold Cup this summer. lier along with 20 fresh faces and 1982, and the U.S. has 18 wins, five Horvath stepped in when Stef- a new coaching staff. draws and one loss in the match- fen injured a knee in the Nations Christian Pulisic and Zack Stef- up, which includes a 17-game un- League final against Mexico. fen were left behind. beaten streak (15 victories). The “We all know that this is un- Rebuilding over, the U.S. opens U.S. won the most recent meeting like anything that we’ve ever ex- 2022 World Cup qualifying at El 6-0 in an exhibition in December. perienced before,” Turner said. Salvador’s Estadio Cuscatlán on Three of the eight nations in “We’re going to play in a stadium Thursday night missing two of regional finals qualify and fourth in an environment that’s unfa- its top starters, one because of place advances to a playoff. But miliar and uncomfortable. But as COVID-19 and the other back there rarely are easy games for the coach said, just need to be true to spasms. It will be the start of an U.S. in Central America. our anchors, be true to who we are unprecedented schedule that fea- “The one thing that I learned as a team, and things will happen tures three matches in the first from playing with the youth na- for us.” week and 14 in a 210-day span tional teams in Central America Berhalter anticipates rotat- that for some will include five would be that you can’t be naive ing many players over the three trans-Atlantic interruptions to in these games,” said midfielder matches. their European club seasons. Tyler Adams, who played at the “On an individual level, I think This future could not have been 2015 CONCACAF Under-17 tour- there’s guys that will be able to go imagined this when dejected U.S. nament in Honduras, and the 2017 three games and 90 minutes, but players trudged off the fi eld follow- Under-20 competition in Costa it’s not going to be many, especial- ing the ignominious night in Trin- Rica. “When you go into these ly given the way we want to play idad that ended a streak of seven games being naive, thinking that and the way we want to press,” straight World Cup appearances. they’re going to be an easy game Berhalter said. “I remember where I was when or that there’s going to be oppor- DeAndre Yedlin and Kellyn when the U.S. failed to qualify back tunity to score a lot of goals, I Acosta are the only players on in 2017,” said Matt Turner, who think this is where you are able hand who were in the 2-1 loss to will start in goal. “And to think to make a lot of mental mistakes. Trinidad and Tobago in Couva. about that moment from my couch And for us going into this game, Another, Tim Ream, was an un- Weston McKennie, above, dribbles a ball during soccer practice for and to be here now to, to have the we need to be prepared for a chal- used substitute. the U.S. Men’s National Team Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. opportunity to have a say in right- lenge, for a battle, that it might not Fans will be in the stands after PHOTO BY MARK HUMPHREY/ AP ing the ship is truly an honor.” be pretty football." talk of a government ban ended. Turner, who watched that night Pulisic returned to training El Salvador is led by coach Hugo me specifi cally asking the ref to give the newcomers how failure felt. from Walpole, Massachusetts, Monday but hasn’t played in a Pérez, who had 73 appearances for him a yellow card,” Cristian Roldan They don’t have to. knows World Cup qualifiers in match since Aug. 14, missing Chel- the U.S. from 1984-94 and scored in said, jokingly. “It’s all in good fun, “We never want to go down that Central America and the Carib- sea’s last two games following a a 1-0 qualifying win over El Salva- but we’re both competitors, so once road again, and so in that aspect, bean are far different from what positive COVID-19 test — he was dor in 1989. He recruited nephew we get on the fi eld, we’re no longer we don’t want to have that same players experience in Europe and vaccinated and said he didn’t show Joshua Pérez, a teammate of Pu- brothers, we’re rivals.” feeling that we did back in 2017 and in Major League Soccer. symptoms. He was left in Nash- lisic and Adams at 2015 Under-17 Americans opened the final use that as we go into these games “Bad pitches maybe,” midfield- ville, along with Steff en, who woke World Cup who had three goals in round of the last qualifying cycle as motivations to do whatever we er Weston McKennie said, “hot up Wednesday with back spasms. the fi rst two rounds of qualifying. with a 2-1 home loss to Mexico and have to do to win,” he said. “Some- weather, maybe bad refs. It’s just U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter, a Also on El Salvador is Álex a 4-0 defeat at Costa Rica, causing times you can play beautiful foot- things we’re going to learn on the veteran of 14 qualifiers as a play- Roldan, a brother and Seattle Jurgen Klinsmann to be fired and ball, but sometimes you got to get way and I think it’s things we’re er from 2001-05, said Pulisic is Sounders teammate of U.S. mid- Bruce Arena to return. The Amer- pretty gritty, roll up your sleeves going to adapt to as a group.” uncertain for Sunday's qualifier fielder Cristian Roldan. icans went winless on the road in and grind out a result. So whatev- The U.S. is ranked 10th, its high- against Canada in Tennessee. “We had talked about him foul- the round. er kind of way we have to do it, as est since 2006, after winning the Berhalter chose Turner over ing me a little bit and talked about Acosta said veterans don’t tell long as we get the result.”

Cowboys’ 2021 outlook starts with health of Prescott, others

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak for the offense than a defense that of the first practices of training They didn't take one snap togeth- Prescott is back from injury was largely healthy but still gave camp. The Cowboys were never er in 2020 as two-time NFL rush- along with the star quarterback's up a franchise record in points. concerned he wouldn't be ready ing champion Ezekiel Elliott had three most important offensive The Cowboys dumped McCar- for the opener Sept. 9 at Super a career-low 979 yards. linemen, and the Cowboys are thy's most important hire, de- Bowl winner Tampa Bay, led by “Those guys are the heartbeat looking to rebound from a rough fensive coordinator Mike Nolan, seven-time champ Tom Brady. of our whole team,” Elliott said. Dallas debut for coach Mike Mc- after just one season of blown “I want to be better than I was “I definitely missed them a lot last Carthy. assignments and a sometimes before the ankle injury, so for me, year, and there's no better feeling Health is where defensive end embarrassing inability to stop the it's about getting to that point and ... than seeing those guys in there DeMarcus Lawrence starts the run. getting past that and making sure and getting after it.” discussion of how a proud fran- The offense, meanwhile, was this team gets better,” Prescott chise with five Super Bowl titles among the best in the NFL when said before he had to deal with McCARTHY WATCH can end a 26-year run without Prescott was lost to a severe an- the shoulder issue as well. “I've even making the NFC champion- kle injury last October. Dallas' got to make sure this offense, this The former Green Bay coach ship game, including a 6-10 finish production plummeted, which defense, this special teams and us has had three consecutive losing last season. is part of the reason the 2016 Of- as a group collectively, we're play- seasons, including when he was “You can’t do nothing positive fensive Rookie of the Year signed ing together.” fired by the Packers with four being in the training room,” Law- a club-record $160 million, four- Prescott's return gets most of games remaining in 2018, eight rence said. “That was one of our year contract long before his re- the attention, but equally import- years after leading them to the situations last year. We couldn’t covery was complete. ant is the availability of four-time Super Bowl title. A slow start stay healthy enough. I feel like go- Prescott missed most of the All-Pro right guard Zack Martin probably will push McCarthy to Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper reaches out to ing to this year it’s all about stay- preseason, and didn't play in (calf), seven-time Pro Bowl left the top of those lists of odds for catch a pass during a workout at ing healthy and finishing games.” a game, after injuring his right tackle Tyron Smith (neck) and which coach gets fired first, de- the team’s NFL football training Lawrence was speaking more shoulder warming up before one right tackle La'el Collins (hip). spite being in just his second year. facility. PHOTO BY TONY GUTIERREZ/ AP got a lot of tread left on his tire. “I think the privilege of hav- We’ve never questioned his tal- ing that pressure is something ent and his uniqueness. Buoyed special,” McCarthy said. “I think by his confidence level, I look that’s what the NFL is, it’s hard forward to him really having a and makes you appreciate some big year.” of the things you’ve done. But I think it gives you clarity on the LAMB'S CHOPS things you need to do better to get to where we all want to go.” CeeDee Lamb had some of the most spectacular catches of PASS-RUSHING PAIR camp and could be on his way to surpassing Amari Cooper, who Lawrence is looking for his has a $100 million contract, and first double-digit sack season taking the No. 1 tag that usually since 2018, and his best hope for ends up with any Dallas receiver getting it might be his pass-rush- wearing No. 88. ing partner on the other side. Cooper was brought along The oft-suspended Randy slowly in camp coming off ankle Gregory had his first uninter- surgery, and Lamb, last year's rupted offseason since his rook- first-round pick, ended the pre- ie year and might be able to take season on the COVID-19 list. But some of the attention away from they should be ready to lead a Lawrence. Gregory has played potentially dynamic group that in just 38 of a possible 96 games includes Michael Gallup. since he was drafted six years “I think we can be tough, man,” ago. Cooper said. “You never know “I've been impressed by the until the season really starts and way he has stayed the course things really start popping off Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith (77) and defensive end Randy Gregory (94) face off during with legitimate life challenges,” because momentum plays a huge workouts at the team’s NFL football training facility in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. PHOTO BY TONY owner Jerry Jones said. “He's factor in it.” GUTIERREZ/ AP Thursday, September 2, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 12

Roundtable: Most Shocking NFL Roster Cut

With the NFL about to kick off next week, teams across the league People aren’t talking about this enough, the have reduced their roster numbers I’m going to go with Travis Fulgham as my pick for the most shocking Vikings cut Everson Griff en. Griff en was a to the maximum of 53. This was not roster cut. It’s a really surprising move to release the wide receiver, a player critical part of the Vikings defense for around without controversy, as many big who just came off a 2020 season that included 38 receptions for 539 yards a decade with three years of 10 or more sacks names got released, from former and four touchdowns. While Fulgham did only catch 58 percent of his tar- and fi ve years with 10 or more tackles for loss- Patriots starting quarterback Cam gets and struggled a bit through the end of last season, it comes to a bit es. The four-time Pro Bowler also does not Newton to both kickers for the De- of surprise regardless, especially with 2019 second-round pick J.J. Arce- miss many games and consistently has a win- troit Lions. So, who was the most ga-Whiteside getting the nod over Fulgham. While he has the chance to be ning mentality, even if he spent last season on shocking NFL roster cut this year? on the practice squad after clearing waivers, it still marks a remarkable fall teams with a combined record of 11-21 (Dallas Our team of writers have their from grace for the young 25-year-old wide receiver and a long climb back went 6-10, Detroit went 5-11). Sure, his numbers takes: up to his former status. - Evan Rodriguez, Campus Correspondent in 2020 may have dipped from 2019, but his re- turn to Minneapolis might reignite Griff en’s by Daily Campus Sports Writers spark and lead to another career year. Perhaps this move was made so the Vikings could sign him to a new contract, but without Griff en in a defensive core led by Danielle Hunter and new- ly extended safety Harrison Smith, the Vikings will likely miss the playoff s this year. - Cole Stefan, Campus Correspondent

I know this move isn’t il- logical from a pure football standpoint, but from the perspective of PR, I was sur- prised that the Ravens cut Trace McSorley. After going viral on social media last year, McSorley became an instant fan favorite when he came in to play after injuries to Baltimore quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Robert Griffi n III. As proven in his career at Penn State and his nascent NFL career, Mc- Sorley is a capable second or third string quarterback, especially when you have Perhaps the biggest shock this week came when the Patriots cut 2020 someone like Jackson as the starting quarterback Cam Newton. Not only did the former MVP start 15 number one guy. Once again, games for the team, but he recently signed a one year extension for just not a shocking move from a over three million dollars, half of which was already paid. He was on a pure game standpoint, but team-friendly contract and could have been a mentor to rookie quarterback I think keeping him around Mac Jones if he didn’t play. Having that kind of mentorship in the building would only have helped from is worth Newton’s contract alone and then some. In terms of quarterback a marketing perspective to prospects in this year’s draft, there was a steep dropoff between the fi rst tier keep the fans excited and of players and the second, where Jones resided. With the Patriots recently engaged. - Stratton Stave, signing big money to mediocre wide receivers and tight ends, Jones already Campus Correspondent isn’t in a great position to excel, so why not have a former MVP show him the ropes? - Jonathan Synott, Associate Sports Editor

Establishing a Legacy during COVID-19 by Ashton Stansel with their friends again, questions little of when people discuss eras will forever be a world champion SPORTS EDITOR are going to be raised about every in sports and whether it’s rea- because of it, the circumstances of [email protected] championship, victory and hard- sonable to compare a team who their victory were not the same. fought win. Is it the same, people competed 20 or 50 years ago to a But the issue with COVID-19, with In less than two months, the will ask, to play like this in this iso- dynasty now. Is it fair to compare sports and tournaments and cir- League of Legends World Cham- lated world as it is to play in front eras or circumstances or teams to cumstances from this time, goes pionship will begin. Twenty-four of thousands of screaming fans? ones in diff erent situations? It’s the beyond League: this is something teams from around the world will For teams like the MAD Lions, same question that comes up in every sport will question. get the chance to compete for the who have only ever played half the League of Legends community There is not a professional sport biggest title in League or, arguably, of a split with fans, the question when people ask if you count Fnat- that played in the last 18 months, in all of e-sports. For the second is jarring. The young roster won ic as a world champion. not football nor League nor basket- year in a row, they’ll do it in the two LEC championships, made They won the fi rst World Cham- ball, that won’t face the question middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. top four at MSI, was one game off pionship, yes, and they have the of how performance during the Last year, many thought it was of beating eventual winners Dam- skins retroactively to prove it, but pandemic should be considered. going to be impossible to host won Gaming and looks like the season one was so far removed They’re victories, of course; no one the World Championship at all best team in Europe going into the from what the following World will claim that the Dodgers didn’t but, with strict restrictions and World Championship on home Champtionships would be that win the last World Series, but are without a crowd, it happened and soil. that victory seems hollow when they the same as winning in 2019 Damwon Gaming brought the Yet, they’ve played half of a split considered next to the likes of SKT, or, hopefully, in a post-pandemic Summoners Cup back to Korea. in person. Never won one in per- FPX, IG and Damwon. 2022? Are they worse? Are they They’ll be back to defend their son, never won a playoff game in To me, this question is more dif- better? That’s the real question, the legacy but perhaps more impor- person although their rookies, Ar- ficult than that one, however. It’s one that hall of fames and fans will tantly to try and prove that they mut and Elyoya, have never lost that we’ll look at it in fi ve or 10 easy to see that Fnatic did not face be arguing about in twenty years. have a legacy in the first place. one in person either. Is it diff erent years diff erently than we do the the same difficulty that today’s Does it matter when a team wins, After this pandemic, when peo- to win like this? Is it easier? Hard- ones from “normal” times. champions do and while they when a dynasty is born, or simply ple can go to games and laugh er? Or simply diff erent enough The debate of this reminds me a were the best in season one and that it is?

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