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Talk centers on rise of low-wage workBy Brendan deady

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Stephanie Luce, a sociolo-gist and labor studies scholar, discussed the causes and prev-alence of low-wage employ-ment in the increasingly glo-balized economy to a modest crowd of students and profes-sors in the Commonwealth Honors College Event Hall Monday evening. Luce is the latest speak-er in the Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series on Social Thought and Political Economy hosted by the Honors College and the social thought and political economy program at the University of Massachusetts. Luce is a professor of labor studies at the City University

of New York and research affiliate at UMass’s Political Economy Research Institute. She focused her lecture, “Lifting up Low-wage work: Gobal Perspectives,” on defin-ing low-wage labor and chal-lenging the validity of popular explanations for why such a large portion of wage-laborers operate under the poverty line. The United States is the richest country in the history of the world, yet one-third of its workers are living on wages that do not bring them above the poverty line. “It’s a pretty tragic situation,” Luce said. The poverty line is the minimal wage a worker must earn in order to meet the basic necessities of living. The cur-rent minimal hourly wage,

or living wage, that places a worker above the poverty line in the U.S. is $11.36. The fed-eral minimum wage is $7.25. “The current minimum wage is not supported by a for-mula, it is a political negotia-tion that was reached based on inaccurate measure of living costs,” Luce said. According to Luce, in order to reverse the trend of rising low-wage labor, it is important to understand why wages are set so low. In her opinion, many of the popular explanations ignore the actual cause: power. Luce said many economists cite an increase in demand for skilled workers to accommo-date technological advances, lack of training and educa-tion, shift from manufactur-

ing industries into the service sector and globalization as the major causes for the stag-gering number of low-wage workers across the globe. Luce countered these arguments by explaining many of the growing job markets require little train-ing or higher education. “The technology sector is often quoted as a burgeoning industry that requires high-skilled labor that many work-ers can’t meet,” Luce said. “In reality, many of these new jobs are low waged, unskilled manual labor positions on assembly lines.” Luce emphasized that low wages are not inher-

By Stuart FoSterCollegian Correspondent

A group of per-forming arts majors at the University of Massachusetts saw their movement, “What the FAC?,” gain significant support as a result of online campaigning. “What the FAC?” seeks to raise awareness about problems with safety, accessibility and conve-nience within the Fine Arts Center, which is home to the music, theater and art departments. It also focuses on problems in Totman Gymnasium, which contains practice rooms for dance majors. “I’ve always been incredibly grateful for the faculty and staff, but there is an amazing dis-crepancy between the education and space it is in,” said Emma Ayres, a senior theater major who helped found “What the FAC?.” The conditions in the Fine Arts Center make practice difficult for the-ater majors, as Ayres said she has had to “go into the class and bang nails into the floor” to prevent injuries from tripping. “Sometimes it gets so hot in the classrooms you can’t breathe,” she added. “The practice rooms were not created to serve the needs of the people using it.”

Savanna Murray, who represents the dance department in “What the FAC?,” said she is also concerned with the safety of the facility. “Dancers get injured just through daily practice, but when we don’t have adequate facilities it’s even worse,” Murray said. Because the floors in the Totman practice rooms are not sprung properly, there is no shock absorp-tion, and when dancers land, all of their force is redirected to their knees, often causing injuries. According to Murray, because the larger dance floor is in Totman’s base-ment, there are “square pillars to hold up the foun-dation,” which impedes practice by forcing danc-ers to move around them. There are also leakage problems, which necessi-tate buckets on the floor to catch water, and prob-lems with asbestos as a result of improper venti-lation. One of the chairs of the dance department, Billbob Brown, had “developed a cough” as a result of the ventilation, Murray said. There have been fur-ther issues with the acces-sibility of the buildings housing the arts’ facili-ties, which were demon-strated in a video released by “What the FAC?.” In the video, Meredith Wells, a disabled performing arts and theater major, navi-

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Stephanie Luce, professor of labor studies at the C.U.N.Y. School for Professional Studies, presents the lecture: “Lifting Up Low-Wage Work.”

By Carol roSenBergMiami Herald

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, CUBA — Censors have restored the words “female” and “male” to a public version of a legal motion being argued at the war court this week over whether a captive can invoke Islam and refuse to be shackled by a woman. Several Pentagon defense lawyers have com-plained of new female guard duties at the detention cen-ter’s most clandestine of prisons, called Camp 7. But the issue is being heard in the case of Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, who is accused of commanding al-Qaida’s army in Afghanistan after the U.S. invasion. His lawyers say that since he was brought to Guantanamo in 2007 only male guards touched him as they moved him around the prison complex. Then on Oct. 8, they argue, the U.S. military breached the status quo – and assigned a female guard to shackle him after a meeting with his lawyers. He refused, was declared non-compli-ant and forcibly restrained by four male guards. “Mr. Hadi al Iraqi’s

Muslim faith requires him to avoid physical contact with any females to whom he is not married or relat-ed,” his U.S. Marine attor-ney, Lt. Col. Tom Jasper, wrote in a 10-page motion. It was originally released on the court website with each mention of “male” and “female” blacked out then reposted on the eve of Monday’s hearing with the gender references restored. Jasper wrote that Hadi, 53, “has indicated that the presence and use of female guards is not objection-able in and of itself, only when they are required to perform the more intimate duty of shackling and un-shackling and other physi-cal contact.” Hadi’s lawyers say that the issue has interfered with their ability to meet with the man and prepare for trial. So the judge, Navy Capt J.K. Waits, ordered the prison on Nov. 7 to have only male guards move

Hadi to legal meetings until he decides the issue. Lawyers are expected to argue about it Tuesday. The chief prosecutor, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, said Sunday night that he didn’t expect the judge to hear testimony from live witnesses. Jasper, Hadi’s attorney, said the prosecu-tion had provided defense attorneys Sunday with affidavits and other infor-mation about the mili-tary’s use of a Forced Cell Extraction to move Hadi once he refused to let a woman shackle him. It was unclear wheth-er prison commanders were honoring the judi-cial order. Army Col. Greg Julian, at Southern Command, said Nov. 10 that Defense Department and Southcom attorneys were studying Waits’ order - and military spokesmen did not respond to follow up inqui-

Putin to protect separatistsBy Carol J. WilliamS

Los Angeles Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to prevent the defeat of allied separat-ists in eastern Ukraine while clinging to his insistence that Russia hasn’t been involved in the deadly, 7-month-old con-flict. In an interview with Germany’s ARD television, Putin repeated his claim that ethnic Russians and Russian-speakers in Ukraine are in danger of repression by a Kiev leadership he suggested was plotting to oust them en route to creating a fascist state. “We are very concerned about any possible ethnic cleansings and Ukraine end-ing up as a neo-Nazi state,” Putin said, according to the Kremlin news service account of the interview. “What are we supposed to think if people are bearing swastikas on their sleeves? Or what about the SS emblems that we see on the helmets of some military units now fighting in eastern Ukraine?” Russian media routinely portray extremist fringe as typical of the supporters who have brought Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and a European-oriented par-liament to power. Putin told the German broadcaster that both the pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian government troops

had failed to honor a Sept. 5 cease-fire but blamed Kiev for reigniting the conflict that has taken more than 4,000 lives. “You want the Ukrainian central authorities to anni-hilate everyone there, all of their political foes and oppo-nents?” Putin asked the inter-viewer. “Is that what you want? We certainly don’t. And we won’t let it happen.” Putin dodged the question of where the separatists were getting their heavy artillery and other weapons. “Nowadays people who wage a fight and consider it righteous will always get weapons,” Putin said. Fighting has intensified in eastern Ukraine since voters in both government- and rebel-held territory held elections over the last month. Ukrainians elected a Supreme Council dominated by lawmakers committed to aligning with Europe instead of Russia and to recovering the territory now under sepa-ratist control. The rebels also elected leaders of the insur-gency in a Nov. 2 vote that was widely condemned by the international community as illegal. Six Ukrainian soldiers died in the fighting around Donetsk region over the pre-vious 24 hours, Col. Andriy Lysenko of the National Security and Defense Council told a daily press briefing in

Kiev. He said about 20 had been killed on the separat-ists’ side, but a report from the purported Donetsk gov-ernment mentioned only one civilian killed in the previous day’s fighting. The ARD interview fol-lowed a rough week for Putin on the international scene. During the Beijing summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Council and a gathering of the Group of 20 industrial-ized nations in Brisbane, Australia, the Kremlin leader was confronted with criticism of his annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region and support for the separatist insurgents. Capping the Australia summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told journal-ists at a press conference that sanctions will be retained on Russia until they have the intended effect of bringing the country back into compli-ance with international law and treaties. “Who would have thought that 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, after the end of the Cold War and the end of the world’s separation into two blocs, something like this could have happened in the middle of Europe?” she said. “Old ways of thinking in spheres of influence, which spurn international law, must not become accepted.”

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Police deal with suspicious vehicle concerns

By Brendan deady Collegian Staff

Friday, Nov. 1412:31 p.m.: Officers fol-lowed up on an online inci-dent report filed from the Brandywine Apartments. The report described banging, screaming and a woman’s voice repeatedly shrieking, “Let me go” in an undetermined apartment nearby. The source of the yelling was not identified. 9:31 p.m.: A truck driver misjudged the height of a bridge on Southeast Street and damaged the top of his vehicle on the under-belly of the railroad pass-ing. No structural damage to the bridge was evident. 10:16 p.m.: Leah Nestlebaum, of 111 Main St., reported her residence as the subject of a repeated prank. An unknown party placed a “For Sale” sign on her front lawn for the third time. The house is not for sale. Neighbors were notified to keep an eye out for suspicious activity. 11:01 p.m.: A suspi-cious male knocked on the sliding glass door of Townehouse Apartment 76 asking for a “Josh.” When the resident explained no

one by that name lived at the apartment, the male peered inside and fled. Police did not locate the suspicious male or “Josh.” Security was made aware of the male’s description. 11:07 p.m.: A noise com-plaint was filed on an apart-ment on Gray Street. Upon arrival, police dispersed a large gathering of about 75 people and issued a noise warning to the residents. 11:26 p.m.: There was a loud disturbance in front of 20 Allen St. A neighbor described witnessing five males involved in a physical altercation on the street. The party fled when police arrived. Police instructed the residents at 20 Allen St. to disperse their party. No arrests were made.

Saturday, Nov. 1512:09 a.m.: Meghan Machellen, of Natick, was arrested on Amity Street for operating under the influence, negligent driving and leaving the scene of property dam-age. An officer witnessed Machellen hit a parked car and continue driving. She appeared intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test. 1:21 a.m.: Guadalupe Roblero, of East Pleasant Street, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence and

with a suspended license. Roblero was pulled over on East Pleasant Street when an officer witnessed his vehicle swerve into an oncoming lane. The offi-cer smelled alcohol on Roblero and in his vehicle. 1:22 a.m.: A party was dis-persed at Puffton Village. The roommates of the res-idence feuded while they attempted to clear a large crowd in front of their apartment. Police suggest-ed they be contacted if any further problems arise. 1:22 p.m.: An unidentified caller reported a Toyota Tacoma as being suspi-cious on Woodlot Road. The vehicle was left unattended in front of a nearby school and prescription pill bot-tles were openly visible on the passenger seat. A Mr. Peacock was identified as the owner and explained he frequently leaves his car unlocked. Someone appeared to have rum-maged through the vehicle. 5:30 p.m.: A woman reported a suspicious vehicle parked at 170 Chestnut St. When the woman was entering her vehicle, she noticed a 1992 Black Toyota parked next to her. When the driv-er realized the reporting party noticed him, he cov-ered his face and crouched down in his vehicle. The vehicle was gone by the time police arrived.

Sunday, Nov. 1612:04 a.m.: A woman heard what she described as “dangerous noises” coming from 374 Lincoln Ave. and notified police. Nothing dangerous was discovered. 4:14 a.m.: Police pulled over a 1999 Dodge Durango on University Drive for a traffic violation. A passen-ger was frisked when he failed to provide accurate identification information. Officers discovered a fire-arm in the glove compart-ment that was confirmed to be legally licensed to one of the passengers in the vehicle. Police had the Durango towed when they discovered the driv-er was operating with a suspended license. 6:40 a.m.: Wes Thomas, of Washington, was arrest-ed at the Brandywine Apartment complex for dis-turbing the peace. Thomas was reported for screaming and banging on the door of an apartment search-ing for his girlfriend. Her roommate explained she was home in Fall River. Thomas was at first coop-erative but soon became disruptive and asked police if they were going to, “Just shoot him.” He accused the officers of targeting him because of his race. 1:35 p.m.: A man requested police assistance in locat-

ing his sister, a local resi-dent. The male has been unable to establish contact with her. He has been in contact with her boyfriend who refuses to let her come to the phone and reassure the male that she is fine. 5:07 p.m.: Police removed an uncooperative male from the Glazed Doughnut Shop at 23 North Pleasant St. The male locked himself in the bathroom and refused to leave when employ-ees requested he do so. Police ordered him to stay away from the premises. 11:06 p.m.: A concerned woman notified police of a dog locked in a car in front of Olde Town Tavern on Pray Street. She worried the animal would freeze. The dog did not appear in distress.

Monday, Nov. 1712:28 a.m.: A Resident of North Pleasant Street reported six loud explo-sions in the area but did not specify exactly where. Police did not discover anything suspicious when they surveyed the neigh-borhood.

Brendan Deady can be reached at bdeady@umass.edu.

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gates the Fine Arts Center in a wheelchair and has to be carried up a flight of stairs by another student on her way to class. “What the FAC?” has seen demonstrations of support and gained much assistance as a result of social media campaigns. One such campaign, “The Arts Matter to Me Because:” features pho-tographs of UMass stu-dents studying a variety of fields holding white-boards explaining why they value the arts. “We wanted to use this campaign as a more human way of showing our argument,” Ayres said. “Every student has been so supportive in endorsing this campaign.” Ayres said she was opti-mistic about the potential change “What the FAC?” could create, saying that meetings with the admin-istration have begun and that “there’s no way they can give us a five-year plan on these issues, because there’s so much urgency on these issues.” “UMass could get in trouble if they don’t col-laborate with us because they will have a legal case on their hands,” Ayres said. “The arts need a space where we can have inter-disciplinary col-laboration and where we

can have spaces that don’t break health codes.” Ayers views mere reno-vation of the Fine Arts Center as less desirable than the construction of a new space for arts majors, asking, “At what point are you just going to be wast-ing money by investing in a building that has so many issues?” Murray also said she thought that renovations alone would not be suf-ficient, stressing that the separation of dance majors from those whose majors are based in the Fine Arts Center is a prob-lem. She said that “half of the music majors didn’t know their department was music and dance,” and thought the construc-tion of a new space would be necessary. “What the FAC?” is currently advocating for a few different possibilities to obtain funding for such construction, including the potential expansion of the UMass Rising cam-paign, which was respon-sible for renovations to buildings across campus. “What the FAC?” is also requesting funds from the State House.

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ent to specific occupations, but a construct of poli-cies that favor employers in neo-liberal economies. “A worker at McDonald’s in Denmark can earn $15 an hour while a worker for the same company in California is paid eight,” Luce said. “It is not the occupation that determines a wage but the policies of the economic system it operates within.” Luce conceded that glo-balization contributes to the increase in low-wage labor but its effect is exac-erbated by an unrestrictive economic atmosphere that favors large corporations. “The problem here is that we’ve shifted the rules in the global economy that gives employers much more advantages over their workers,” Luce said. She explained that cor-porations aren’t restricted by the physical borders of their employers and can capitalize on cheap labor in foreign markets to bring down wages in their domes-tic markets, pitting work-ers against each other. Luce said labor studies scholars have noticed that corporations are increas-ingly utilizing part-time laborers to fill positions

usually reserved for full-time staff to avoid costs of health benefits and guaran-teed hours. The economic rationale behind the tac-tic is that companies need flexibility within the mar-ket to survive and prosper. By making workers expendable and not guar-anteeing any period of employment, it allows com-panies to respond to growth and decay in industry, but also increases competition between workers. The more competition for a position, the more willing an appli-cant will be to accept a lower wage and unfavorable con-ditions, according to Luce. The aggressive tactics of corporations have pro-voked worker responses in recent years, demonstrated in the Occupy Movement that began in New York in 2011 and the subsequent fast-food worker strikes that followed and persist today. A main goal of these pro-tests is to raise the minimum wage, an initiative that Luce supports, but explained will not alleviate much of the hardships experi-enced by the working class. “While wage increases have proved to be benefi-

cial and have recently chal-lenged the claims that wage increase leads to job loss and inflation, it tends to be an issue politicians are will-ing to concede to for the wrong reasons,” Luce said. “Raising wages will pacify workers without changing bigger structures or policies that are more detrimental.” She added, “Raising the minimum wage does noth-ing to guarantee benefits or address job insecurity and it does not guarantee it’ll be enforced.” The real importance of the worker right’s move-ments is bringing the issue into public discourse, espe-cially in the U.S. where workers are among the least protected on the planet, according to Luce. “It has organized a space to question who controls the economy, to recognize the power of employers to control our daily lives and to consider why we accept a system where corpora-tions have the ability to influence the decisions of democracies,” Luce said.

Brendan Deady can be reached at bdeady@umass.edu.

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UMass Transit Services is running its seventh annual food drive to ben-efit the Amherst Survival Center’s food pantry. Non-perishable food items are being collected in marked bins on all tran-sit busses. The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) is also holding a drive to benefit the center. Collections will be accept-ed until Nov. 24. In a press release issued by UMass Transit, Derek Pires, Operations supervi-sor, said, “We’re hopeful that the community will come together and help us gather donations for fami-lies in need this winter.” The Amherst Survival Center was founded in 1976 and supports individuals and families in 13 local

communities. The center serves more than 4,000 peo-ple every year. Its services include a food pantry, community meals, breakfast bar, drop-in clinic, free store, food recovery network, fresh food distribution and more. The food pantry provides a monthly supply of food for three to four days per person in a household. According to the cen-ter’s website, the food pan-try is in need of nut but-ters, soups, canned fruits, cereal, canned vegetables, canned beans, dry lentils, whole grains, healthy kid’s snacks and canned fish. It also lists the most re quested Thanksgiving foods, including canned gravy, instant mashed potatoes, stuffing mix,

canned pumpkins, canned pie filling, canned sweet potatoes and canned soups. The Amherst Survival Center is a member agen-cy of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. According to the food bank’s website, one in five children in Western Massachusetts live in food insecure homes. In Hampshire County, 15,730 individuals are food inse-cure. The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as a “limited or uncertain avail-ability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain abil-ity to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.”

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UM Transit holds food drive

Japan TOKYO — The Japanese economy has entered recession, offi-cial figures for the July-to-September period showed Monday. The world’s third-largest economy con-tracted at an annualized rate of 1.6 per cent in the quarter, following a contraction of 7.3 per cent in the previous three-month period, the Cabinet Office said. The reading was far worse than the 2.0-per-cent growth predicted in a poll of economists by the Nikkei business daily, as the country faced sluggish consumer demand after a contro-versial sales tax hike in April. The contraction for the second straight quarter is bad news for the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as it pursues a pack-age of much-touted eco-nomic policies dubbed “Abenomics,” which rests on fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms. Economic Revitalization Minister Akira Amari conceded the downturn of the economy was bigger than the government had expected. Amari said the prime minister would decide soon whether to go ahead with another sales tax hike to 10 percent in October 2015 after raising it to 8 percent in April, the first increase in 17 years. The minister sounded a cautious note in regard to the second hike, say-ing the economy “must not slow down and fall back into deflation.” Abe plans to announce his deci-sion to postpone the tax increase and call a snap election, the Kyodo News agency reported, citing ruling Liberal Democratic Party sourc-es. Voting is expected to be held on Dec. 14 after he dissolves the power-ful lower house, possibly as early as Wednesday, Kyodo reported. “If the opposi-tion were organized, they could exploit this as clear evidence of the hollowness of Abenomics as a recov-ery strategy,” Richard Katz, the editor of the Oriental Economist Report, said. “But the opposition is both weak and divided amongst itself.” On Monday, the office also reported con-sumer spending, which accounts for about 60 per cent of gross domes-tic product, was up 0.4 percent quarter-on-quar-ter, after a 5-per-cent decrease in the April-to-June period. Corporate investment edged down 0.2 percent for the second consecu-tive quarter of decline. Exports climbed 1.3 per cent, compared with a 0.5-per-cent fall in the previous quarter, while imports were up 0.8 per cent.

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ries. “The judge’s order is in force and we will have a proceeding to discuss the merits of it,” said Martins. Prosecutors argue that the court shouldn’t med-dle in the running of the detention center, where some 2,000 troops and civil-ians work and 148 captives are kept. Southcom won’t say how many troops are assigned to the prison or how many are female. Meantime, at the prison, commanders say the U.S. military is gender neutral in regard to its assign-ments - with the exception of supervising the captives when they shower and con-ducting groin searches. Hadi’s attorneys invoke the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby reli-gious rights decision in their bid to get the judge to order the prison to return to the practice of not hav-

ing female guards touch the captives. Prison command-ers say there was no policy prohibiting it, but it is pos-sible that duty assignments in past rotations happened to include only men. Lawyers for some of the Sept. 11 accused have com-plained of the same thing but have not been at the war court since the Hadi episode. The defendant in Guantanamo’s other death-penalty case, Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, accused of orchestrating the 2000 USS Cole bombing, doesn’t seem to mind being touched by female guards. Waits has also agreed to hear three other defense motions in this week’s pre-trial hearings in the Hadi case: A bid to have Hadi declared a Prisoner of War, which is different than the unlawful combatant desig-nation assigned to all of

Guantanamo’s 148 captives. POW status would strip the war court of jurisdiction in the case; A request for a court order for emails and other information about the tim-ing of the case, announced two days after the contro-versial May 31 trade of five Taliban prisoners here for POW Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl; A challenge to the charge sheet as too broad, packed with extraneous details that could prejudice Hadi’s eventual trial before a jury of five or more U.S. military officers. Hadi is accused of clas-sic war crimes punishable by life in prison - target-ing medical workers and civilians as well as foreign troops in Afghanistan - of denying quarter, attack-ing protected property, using treachery or perfidy in a series of attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan

between about 2003 and 2004. He’s not charged with murder, but the charg-ing document alleges his troops attacked U.S. targets in Afghanistan that killed unnamed U.S., British, Canadian, German and Norwegian troops and a United Nations aid worker at at various times. It also accuses him of helping the Taliban blow up the monumental Buddha statutes in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in March 2001. He was arraigned in June and has had one ear-lier set of pretrial hearings, during which he got the U.S. Marine defender. The judge has scheduled pre-trial hearings through July, suggesting the trial can not start before summer.

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tractor Edward Snowden. It was a compelling film about a problem that is now contagious at the government level. More than anything else, the film breathes transparency to a society obsessed with secu-rity. By understanding the pro-cess that Snowden, Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald went through in order to leak this information, we are able to better comprehend the after-math that unfolded in June 2013. While the film itself is important, one leaves the the-ater with a certain level of disgust. Let it be known that such behavior on the part of the CIA, NSA and even the FBI is nothing new. Spying on peo-ple’s private affairs has been a reoccurring part of our history for many decades. The movie details how J. Edgar Hoover, the first direc-tor of the FBI, made it one of his mission to spy on movie stars, politicians and prophets, including the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Marcus Garvey and Martin Luther King Jr., just to name a few. Over the last 70 years or so, this spying has evolved into what it is now. Today, if we as American citizens buy an iPhone, iPad, a television or a computer, then what we are essentially doing is throwing the key to privacy out the window. Privacy used to be subjective and anecdotal, regardless of your financial wealth or social status. People could choose what they did and didn’t want

private. But this is no longer the case. Privacy settings are now controlled by corpora-tions. For example, upon making a Gmail account, one has to abide by a certain set of secu-rity standards in order to cre-ate a password. Whether it is a minimum of seven characters or it deals with case sensitiv-ity, it is important to under-stand that such guidelines are created by the company which provides the service. The constant typing-in of your birthday when your pass-word is incorrect or answering security questions has become a way for companies to acquire personal information and data about individuals. And this

data is checked over and over and over again for accuracy. But perhaps the Gmail example is too common. Take the most recent software updates Apple put out for its iPhone. When someone is tex-ting a friend on an iPhone and he or she hits “details” in the top right-hand corner of the screen, it takes the person to a page with location options. The first option is “Send My Current Location,” and the second invites you to share your location. The notion that a corporation is providing that option is rather sickening. Why should you or I believe that Apple can’t already access our locations? Even the next option – “Do Not Disturb” – begs the ridiculous question of why anyone should feel obliged to tell someone, let alone a device, that they do not want to be bothered. As far as heightened secu-

rity is concerned, whether it be Transportation Security Administration in airports or cameras outside every busi-ness and shop in town, no one should be surprised by any of this. Ever since the passage of the Patriot Act following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the intelligence community has continued to spy on innocent Americans, using terrorism as its justification. In most cases, it won’t spy on you directly. Rather, it will spy on corpora-tions – Verizon, AT&T etc. – and tap into their phone records while succeeding at invading the privacy of millions of citi-zens, according to the film. If this is all in the name

of safety, then since when do we as a peo-ple feel more secure when we’re spied on? Why are we safer as a society if there is a

part of our government watch-ing our every move? If the NSA monitors us, then who moni-tors the NSA? The digital and social media age has become a hub for col-lecting data where the term “delete” no longer means anything. Privacy used to be a right and now it is a privi-lege. The motto of the NSA reads: “Defending Our Nation. Securing The Future.” I do not see how one can effective-ly defend a nation while sys-tematically doing away with some of its core principles. Whistleblowers like Edward Snowden have come out of hid-ing for a reason. They under-stand the importance of pri-vacy in a society dedicated to liberty, and that’s the way it should be. Isaac Simon is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at isimon@umass.edu.

How to pack perfectly Would you rather pack or unpack? They both have their downsides, but I dread packing more than unpack-ing because of the decision-making process involved. On the back end

of the trip, the traveling is over and emptying the clothes out of your suitcase can be disappointing. However, for an indecisive person, choosing what to wear for the next week or so can be stressful. And although I’ve done quite a lot of traveling in my lifetime, I still don’t have packing down to a science. It is likely you’ll take a long week-end off of school, or take a vacation during winter break. The Boston Globe articles, “Lighter carry-ons help take a load off,” by David Lyon, and “10 strategies for packing light,” by Diane Bair and Pamela Wright, give some great packing tips and explanations as to why they work. First, you need to think about your means of transportation. If

you’re driving, what you bring is not as big of a deal, as long as you can fit everything in the car. However, when you’re traveling on a plane, or even a bus, there are limitations you must abide by. Airlines have limits on dimension and weight of carry-on and checked bags. If you don’t follow these rules, you’ll have to either rearrange the items within your luggage or pay crazy fees. I always overpack, but at least I recognize it. That’s the first step to coming up with a solution, which can affect your packing process for the rest of your life. Some bus companies have poli-cies similar to those of airlines, except rather than paying for extra weight, you won’t be able to ride. On one Megabus trip I took, the weight limit for the big luggage that goes under the bus was 50 pounds, but there was no limit for carry-ons. I thought this was interest-ing because passengers can just put things in different bags, and the same amount of weight will still be on the bus, just distributed differ-ently throughout the vehicle. A woman in line for the Megabus had a 75-pound bag and was not allowed to get on until it weighed 50 pounds. There she was, scrambling around in line 15 minutes before the bus was able to leave, taking out textbooks from the big bag. After much apparent anxiety, she was free to board the bus with her 50-pound bag and 25-pound carry-on. While packing for trips, I tend to think and rethink my clothing choices, often choosing to pack items that I’m not sure about. However, the Globe articles empha-size the idea that “less is more.” Of course, the items packed depend on the season, but the key is layering different clothes on different days to

create different outfits. While you’re struggling to choose what to bring, think about lugging that heavy bag across an airport, down a street or all over who knows where. Do you want to hold up the group? Or be too tired by the time you get to the hotel to enjoy the day? Or you could be “that guy” at the airport who struggles to take out clothes and items and holds up the line, only to pay the overweight fee anyway. In 2013, airlines collected $3.5 billion in baggage fees, according to Blair and Wright. And small addi-tions to your bag can really add up. Blair and Wright first suggest a light bag, since bags themselves can add unnecessary weight. When choosing clothes, they advise to pick “items you can get maximum mile-age out of” and “think double duty.” Be creative, too. “Samantha Creed, a writer, actor, and produc-tion assistant based in Marshfield, has worked out a versatile, creative

travel wardrobe. ‘I turn a tank top and high-waisted skirt into a dress, and I’ve worn a giant scarf as a skirt,’” Blair and Wright reported. Although this may be a little excessive, think of all the possibili-ties. Men can bring one suit jacket and two pairs of pants. People won’t notice if you wear the same clothes several times. Make different com-binations of items into outfits for multiple days. Re-wearing clothes is key. On one of my trips, one girl paid a $70 fee and planned to buy a duffle bag so she could bring back some heavier items as a carry-on. I was surprised to hear she brought so much, but when she opened up her suitcase, I understood. She had at least one type of clothing for every type of weather and situation, such as hiking, club-bing, attending a fancy restaurant, a casual day out and more. Her bag exploded with clothes that she would “maybe wear.” Travelers feel like they need to have options, but there are easier ways than packing everything you own. After you lay out what you want to bring, take out one of each item that you have multiples of. Can you wash some underwear and socks in the sink during the trip? Do you really need five different types of shoes? Instead, bring two pairs of shoes that serve multiple purpos-es and are lightweight. Forget the “what ifs.” If you need something, you can always borrow it from someone you’re traveling with, buy it or deal with what you have. When you become the packing master, all you have to worry about is fully enjoying your trip.

Karen Podorefsky is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at kpodoref@umass.edu.

“If this is all in the name of safety, then since when do we as a people feel more

secure when we’re spied on?”

“Make different combinations of clothing items into outfits for multiple days. Re-wearing clothes is key.”

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Big K.R.I.T. stays true to his roots on ‘Cadillactica’

By ElEna lopEzCollegian Staff

Somewhere between gangster rap and soul music lies Big K.R.I.T., an artist who truly repre-sents the Deep South. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jamie Scott, sticks to his Mississippi roots on his sophomore LP, “Cadillactica,” released Nov. 10. At first glance, I was struck by the name of the album, as it sounded like something from outer space. Sure enough, in an interview with XXL maga-zine, Scott explained, “It’s creating this planet called Cadillactica where the soul and the funk comes from and being able to transcend my music with that idea.” Throughout the album, this idea becomes clear, begin-ning with the intro track, “Kreation,” during which listeners are transported to this universe through a mix of trap drums and syn-thesizers. The production on about half of the album’s tracks airs on the side of hec-tic, with layers upon layers of unique beats that cre-ate a fast-paced flow for

Scott. Gangster rap makes a comeback on the album, with tracks such as “My Sub Pt. 3 (Bang Bang),” “Mo Better Cool” and “King of the South.” The title track brings listeners on a ride into the Deep South, a differ-ent universe of sorts, while simultaneously keeping up Scott’s gangster persona with raps about women, cars and guns. His lyrical content leaves something to be desired, but Scott’s

mastery of flow is undeni-able. Scott truly brings out his southern soul on the track “Soul Food,” which features Raphael Saadiq. The funk rings out loud and clear, as Saadiq croons underneath Scott’s thoughtful lyrics, which find him addressing the meaning of family and love in life. The simplistic beat allows Scott to shine on his own accord, with-out being muffled by the excessive trap drums that

occasionally permeate his sound. “Pay Attention” has the same sort of give-and-take relationship as “Soul Food,” with a more rhythm and blues-esque vibe, cour-tesy of Rico Love. Scott shares the track “Mind Control” with vet-eran E-40 and Wiz Khalifa. E-40’s pimp-speak comple-ments Scott’s grimy street flow, all to the tune of spacey synths and rever-berating horns. There is a lot going on in this piece,

which shows both Scott’s growth and his willingness to experiment as he gets more confident with his place in the realm of the rap genre. The horns return on “Standby (Interlude),” which could have been a strong standalone piece had Scott taken the time to expand upon it, but it stands instead as an inter-esting interlude. That jazzy sound continues on “Angels,” which features a flow that seems closer to a spoken word piece than anything else. This constant changing of flow and rhythm allows Scott to keep listeners on their toes and entertained as he jumps around the board trying new sounds, all of which seem to work for him. “ S a t u r d ay s = Celebration” is a standout track, one that could have easily made for an effective closer. The song’s simple piano introduction seg-ues into powerful rhymes about Scott’s dreams of success. Choral vocals add to the intensity, creating an almost overwhelming sense of determination and power last seen in the likes of Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks.” This section of the album is the lyrical pin-

nacle for “Cadillactica,” as it also features “Lost Generation,” another example of Scott’s growing lyrical prowess. Scott seems to be com-fortable in any num-ber of situations on “Cadillactica.” Whether it is being baptized by E-40’s classic southern style or going to church and finding the same level of inspiration, Scott sounds solid through-out. “Cadillactica” has room to grow, however, with a few weaker tracks during which Scott seems to get lost in the beat, struggling to let his vocals surface. When he does find the sur-face however, he rides the wave until the very end and fills out the rest of the album with an impressive resume of tracks. Throughout the album, Scott also manages to stay true to his southern roots. Scott is really beginning to make a name for himself among the elites of rap and if he keeps in this direc-tion, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a household name.

Elena Lopez can be reached at a elopez@umass.edu.

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O.A.R. to play NoHo’s Calvin Theatre Sunday

By Jack nicholsCollegian Staff

O.A.R. and special guest Andy Grammer will bring their 90s style and reggae-infused college rock to the Calvin Theatre this Sunday at 8 p.m. Joining forces on tour for the month of November, O.A.R. and Grammer are teaming up to create an eclectic mix of punk-blues and reggae-rock. With a tour taking the band from Northampton to Nevada, O.A.R. is on the road promoting its newest album, “The Rockville LP,” released June 10. Starting in 1996 with just a few dedi-cated supporters, O.A.R. cre-ated a grassroots fan base that culminated in a 2006 sell-out at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This rapid success was cou-pled with an equally quick burnout. On the verge of a breakup, the band decid-ed to return to its roots in Wootton, Maryland, where it first started. Journeying back home recreated the memories that encouraged “The Rockville LP,” which the band deemed as a sort of reboot. The album is a return to form for O.A.R., but also displays a new, more country-based sound for the band. This can be attrib-

uted to recording parts of the album in Nashville, Tennessee with the help of Nathan Chapman, who is best known for his work with Taylor Swift. Despite its country influ-ence, “The Rockville LP” still focuses heavily on the smooth reggae-inspired beats that define O.A.R.’s trademark sound. Fans responded positively to the band’s new approach, as “The Rockville LP” earned a No. 13 spot on the U.S. Billboard 200. Andy Grammer is cur-rently on a similar coast-to-coast venture and met up with O.A.R. to embark on a month-long combined tour. Grammer is travel-ing to promote his sopho-more album, “Magazines or Novels.” He already set a high bar for himself with his self-titled debut in 2011, but “Magazines or Novels” truly surpassed both critical and commercial expectations. Capitalizing on Grammer’s vocal skills, “Magazines or Novels” takes the listener on a journey marked by both lyrical and rhythmic expression. The album satisfied previous fans and with catchy songs such as “Back Home,” but Grammer was able to create a new fan base as well, one that propelled “Magazines or Novels” to a peak spot of No. 27 on the Billboard 200 charts.

With O.A.R. as the main act, the promise of an excit-ing live performance is already in order. O.A.R. is known for its vibrant and intense live shows. With an extensive background in performing, the band has developed an undeniable chemistry that allows it to work a crowd and create a charged, exciting atmo-sphere. This will be O.A.R.’s sec-ond tour in support of “The Rockville LP.” The first tour was met with much acclaim from the band’s widespread fan base, and the second tour behind the new album promises to be just as elec-tric. While Grammer does not have the sort of veteran sta-tus of O.A.R, he does have upbeat and catchy songs like “Honey I’m Good,” “Keep Your Head Up” and “Back Home.” Songs like these are sure to effectively warm up the gathered masses at the Calvin Theatre for O.A.R. This weekend is a chance for audiences to see a vet-eran band with a reputation in live shows perform along-side an up-and-coming art-ist who has the potential to become a big name in music. You can see them both at the Calvin Theatre this Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40.

Jack Nichols can be reached at jrnichols@umass.edu.

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Pink Floyd ends with a shrug

By Jack nicholsCollegian Staff

Pink Floyd waited 20 years to disappoint its loyal and cult-like fan base. The band’s new album, “The Endless River,” released Nov. 10, draws mostly from unreleased content the band recorded when it was whole for the last time. It is a compi-lation of instrumental tracks from the recording sessions of “The Division Bell” in 1994, which has been spruced up in the past year with additions from guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason. “The Division Bell” was a failed late-career attempt at proving the band could still function after the loss of front man Roger Waters nearly a decade earlier. “The Endless River” was developed as a tribute to key-boardist Richard Wright, who died of cancer in 2008. After sifting through 20 hours of music, David Gilmour and Nick Mason created a continu-ous, flowing four-part album. Mason said that the album was an attempt to recognize Wright and his skills on the keyboard – skills that were crucial to the band’s sound and success. As such, the album functions well enough as a tribute, but also serves to disappoint fans on a variety of levels. “The Endless River” cre-ates a sound atypical for Pink Floyd, but it fails to really take the band in any new

directions. Focusing solely on instrumental tracks, the album produces no standout songs, as the tracks literally flow into each other. This cre-ates a muddled mess of strong keyboard playing and a weak combination of drums and guitar. The album is mostly quiet and ambient for its first 17 songs, with no particularly outstanding tracks. The album’s only high note rests with the closing track, “Louder Than Words.” Being the only track containing vocals, it is sure to stand out to both casual and attentive lis-teners. With lyrics written by Gilmour’s wife, Polly Samson, the song shows an attempt at a return to form. Coasting though smooth guitar riffs, relaxing keyboard and light drums, “Louder Than Words” is the closest Pink Floyd comes to success in “The Endless River.” The track is compliment-ed by smooth vocals that are undermined by weak lyrics. Audiences reach “Louder Than Words” with the hopes that this will be the new blockbuster song, only to be disappointed once again. Traditional, critical and insightful Pink Floyd lyr-ics have been replaced by the superficial and mean-ingless lyrics, “We bitch and we fight, diss each other on sight, but this thing we do, these times together, rain or shine or stormy weather.” The song examines the band’s own struggles instead of fol-lowing the group’s traditional critiques of the outside world

and the struggles of modern society. Due to the very nature of the album, “The Endless River” fails to distinguish itself. The instrumental tracks do not stand out and the album fails to bring forth any sig-nature songs for Pink Floyd. There is no “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb” or “Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2” present in this album. Instead, the audience is given a set of 18 songs that essential-ly listens as a single hour-long track. With very little differ-entiation between tracks, the listener easily becomes lost in the singular atmosphere that makes up “The Endless River.” Fans of Pink Floyd looking for the quintessential sound of the band should stay a fair distance away from its newest album. However, those looking to hear an album focusing on the work of an amazing key-boardist may be in luck. While “The Endless River” proves to be a flop for those looking for a new Pink Floyd album, it serves its purpose as a tribute. The album focuses mainly on keyboard and tends to lose the drums, guitar and vocals necessary for a success-ful Pink Floyd album. Fans looking for the band’s tradi-tional sound will be under-whelmed by this disappoint-ing modern effort by a classic band.

Jack Nichols can be reached at jrnichols@umass.edu.

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Lorenzo Woodley (20) rushed for 90 yards in UMass’ 24-10 victory over Ball State on Wednesday.

opener and a career-high 23 against the Eagles. Esho has also played a team-high 72 minutes this season, 10 more than any other player on the roster. The senior will likely cover 6-foot-10 Jaspers’ forward Jermaine Lawrence. UMass is expected to come out with a full court pressure against Manhattan, who had 21 turnovers to just six assists against the Seminoles. The Minutemen went to their full-court press to start the second half against Boston College and forced 11 turn-overs in the final 20 min-utes in the midst of a 21-5 run. A year ago, the Jaspers won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tour-nament championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 25-8 record. However with the team’s success a season ago, con-troversy was brought to the program after reports sur-faced that head coach Steve Masiello lied about gradu-ating from the University of Kentucky on his resume when applying for a coach-

ing job at the University of South Florida. Masiello has a career record of 60-39 in his three seasons coaching the Jaspers, and returned to Manhattan after finishing his degree at Kentucky. Tuesday’s game marks the third matchup in five days for the Minutemen to start the season. Although it’s been hard for Kellogg to make his corrections on the fly with limited prac-tice time, he said he is hop-ing his team is in the right mindset when it’s tipoff time Tuesday morning. “Early in the season, at least you’re not quite as fatigued from the travel and playing games through the course of the season,” Kellogg said. “I think we’re in a decent frame of mind. I’m hoping our energy is where it needs to be. It’s been kind of a tough schedule, every-body understands that, but it’s college basketball. It’s a great time of year to be a college basketball player or fan.” Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@umass.edu, and can be followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.

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ners of three of its last four matchups, but all of those came with Frohnapfel at the helm. Whipple said the Minutemen will focus more on the running game, mean-ing running backs Lorenzo Woodley and Shadrach Abrokwah will travel to Akron with higher expec-tations and more involve-ment in the game plan than in recent weeks. Last week against Ball State, UMass attempted 44 passes and handed the ball to Woodley and Abrokwah a combined 30 times. A majority of those hand-offs went to Woodley in the fourth quarter – the Minutemen at one point ran 14 straight run plays – following Frohnapfel’s injury. Woodley expects that type of pattern to last the entire game against an Akron defense that stands out on tape. “We expect it to be a pretty physical game,” Woodley said. “As a running back group, we expect the weight to be on our shoulders a lot, being that Blake’s down right now. We’re preparing for it right now.” The added emphasis in the run game comes at a time when UMass has turned the corner on the ground. Through the first five games of the season, the Minutemen averaged just 60 yards per game on the ground. But in its last five, the Minutemen are averaging 156 rushing yards per game. “We feel pretty confi-dent,” Woodley said. “A lot more confident than we

were at the beginning of the season. It comes with practice. We had a great week of practice last week and that’s what started that.” Whipple attributed the growing success to the offensive line’s continu-ity. It’s developed a con-sistent rotation of linemen – it rotates in four guards between offensive tackles Tyrell Smith and Elijah Wilkinson – and no offen-sive lineman has missed significant time due to inju-ry. According to Smith, the line now has a feel for each other. “It was definitely a wait-ing game,” Smith said. “It took a little while, it took a little longer than expected, but I feel like we’re finally

getting the ball rolling now … coach Whipple said from the beginning it’s a process, it took a while for every-thing to gel together and now it’s starting to look better.” It’s opening up holes for the running backs, and UMass will rely on that against an Akron defense that, according to Woodley, has linebackers which swarm to the ball. Woodley is particularly carving himself a specific role. The Minutemen have shown a propensity to give fourth quarter handoffs to Woodley. Against the Cardinals, he accumulated 54 of his 90 yards in the fourth quarter alone. He played a similar role against Kent State on Oct. 11, when he earned every single yard

of the team’s final offensive scoring drive. Playing the role of the “closer” is something Woodley is relishing and has played since high school. “I love being the closer … that’s where I get the expe-rience from,” Woodley said. “It’s nothing new to me. It’s fun to see the defense wearing down, getting tired at the end of the game and giving up. I love that role.” If UMass has its way, Woodley will assume that role yet again Tuesday night at Akron. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Mark Chiarelli can be reached at mchiarel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Mark_Chiarelli.

Spain respectively. After leaving the Coast Guard Academy, Dietz signed on with UMass, where he turned his attention to coaching women. “My arrival at UMass is a funny story actually,” Dietz said. “At the time, I was still coaching men at the national level, which was fortuitous for my women rowers. It just so happened that two of my UMass row-ers met and married two guys I had been coaching. So I guess I created some happy households.” But aside from being a champion rower, Wall Street broker and inadver-tent “matchmaker,” Dietz was able to quickly turn the women’s crew team into one of the strongest squads in the nation.

Advocating change

Since Dietz’s arriv-al at UMass in 1995, the Minutewomen have won 14 Atlantic 10 Championships, 63 A-10 gold medals in 12 league championship events and have gradu-ated numerous honor roll students. His success in Amherst has not gone unnoticed, as he was hon-ored as the A-10 coach of the year eight times. As the UMass crew team evolved into a rowing pow-erhouse, Dietz was also busy starting a non-profit rowing center and serving as a coach at the national level. Some highlights of his national coaching era include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia and a fourth-place finish at the World Championship in Milan, Italy in 2003. His accomplishments with the U.S. National team as a rower and coach were recognized in 2010 when he was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame. Dietz is now also serving as the vice presi-dent of USRowing. In this position, Dietz said he is aiming to be an

advocate for change in the sport of crew. He said his vision moving forward is to give every col-legiate rower in the country an equal opportunity to be recognized at the national level. To do this, he believes that crew needs to return to being an individual team sport – like track and field – rather than a team sport concept, as it exists now. Dietz theorizes that if the college level added sin-gle, double and quad sculls – meaning only one, two or four people rowed in each boat – then success would be much more accessible to the individual. The current format that Dietz believes is inherently flawed is this: In the sport of college rowing, each boat is comprised of eight rowers. Of those boats with eight rowers, it is those with the fastest times who get the

chance to compete nation-ally. The shortcoming in this setup though is that strong individuals rowing for weak teams will never be recognized. Unlike track and field, where individuals can qual-ify for events regardless of their team’s success, row-ers are wholly dependent on the overall success of the team. “The problem is that there are some small schools with incredible athletes, but they never get recognized because boats are rated as a team,” Dietz said. “This means that you

could have the fastest rower in the country who is des-tined to go to the Olympics, but because their team isn’t at the same level as a big school – that perhaps quali-fied with lesser individu-al talent – then that gift-ed athlete from the small school won’t ever have the opportunity to prove them-selves.”

A lasting influence

Dietz’ vision is not lim-ited to success on the water, as Andrea Moran – former UMass rower (2005-2009) and current assistant head coach of the women’s crew

team – would tell you. “As a coach he truly does his best to give you the tools to succeed at the highest level,” Moran said. “He doesn’t just stand behind you and push you to your maximum limit. Instead, he’ll say, ‘I’m avail-able after 1 p.m. today. Give me a text or a call and we can go out for a second workout, or come into the office to watch film to go over your technical aspects.’ He even has his apartment right next to the boathouse, so he is ‘liter-ally’ always there for you, and I don’t think those things can be said about many other coaches.” For Dietz though, this dedication is an absolute necessity in order to fully develop the skills that crew teaches. Watching his row-ers grow into well-round-ed, responsible and highly

motivated people is what he said he finds most reward-ing about coaching. “Over the 20 years that I’ve been here, I am proud to say that I have had a number of doctors, lawyers and other extremely suc-cessful people that have taken what they learned from the program, become mentally strong because of the program and applied those skills to their daily lives,” Dietz said. As an active member of the U.S. rowing communi-ty, Dietz said he is thrilled to see his old rowers take initiative by helping expand and introduce, the sport across the country. Amanda Kraus – a member of his first boat at UMass – has done exactly that since graduating in 1995. Kraus started a multi-million dollar program called Row New York, which provided inner-city chil-dren from New York City a chance to row under the supervision of role models. Athletes like Moran, Kraus and a number of other rowers Dietz has influenced over the years have all gone on to apply the skills crew helped developed, whether if it was directly related to crew or not. As a result, these row-ers have been able to touch other people’s lives large-ly thanks to sport. In this sense, crew is about more than just breaking records, winning titles, or compet-ing in the Olympics and perhaps, even more than striking that feeling of “oneness” with nature that accompanies early-morn-ing rows. It is a combination of all those things that has kept Dietz so passionate about crew over the years. For Dietz, his goal is to make a significant impact in the rowing world, one stroke at a time.

Nick Casale can be reached at ncasale@umass.edu.

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Dietz arrived at UMass in 1995 and his teams have since won 14 Atlantic 10 Championships, 63 A-10 gold medals in 12 league championship events and have graduated a number of honor roll students.

“I love the sport of crew and it has been a part of my life for so long, but I wouldn’t do

it unless I really thought it had value. ”Jim Dietz,

UMass women’s crew coach

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“With silent strokes, I swiftly sail. A glassy pool reflects my flight, the shining stars, and moon, so bright. The world is sleeping, but not I; One with water, I start to fly.” -- an excerpt from the artist and poet Margaret

Gregory’s, “Moonlit Row.”

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Jim Dietz has won 45 United States and 37 Canadian national championship titles and rowed as a member of the U.S. National Team from 1967 to 1983. He’s coached UMass women’s crew since 1995.

MAKING A LASTING IMPACT

By Nick casaleCollegian Staff

For those reading the morn-ing paper or struggling to get through their first cup

of coffee, the thought of waking up at 5 a.m. and silently rowing down a freezing river guided only by moonlight is simply incompre-hensible. But to many people who are, or have been, involved in the sport of rowing, there is no better sensa-tion. For Massachusetts women’s crew coach Jim Dietz, this connec-tion is a necessary part of life. “I love the sport of crew and it has been part of my life for so long, but I wouldn’t do it unless I really thought it had value,” Dietz said. But Dietz is not just someone who loves the activity of rowing. Over the years, he has built a rep-utation as a rower that is highly regarded in the rowing commu-nity both domestically and inter-nationally. In high school, Dietz won all

the United States and Canadian Scholastic championships in sin-gle and double sculls from 1964 to 1967, as well as the first Junior World Championship in Germany in 1967. He continued to row through college at Northeastern University and then went on to represent the U.S. as a profes-sional. “Representing the United States was surreal in one extent, but in another, it was planned,” Dietz said. “I always knew that I wanted to become a professional, so when I was rowing day-in and day-out, the surrealism faded a bit. After time I was able to approach row-ing in a professional manner, expecting to get results because I was training so hard.” His rigorous training paid divi-dends as he piled up a stagger-ing amount of awards. Dietz won 45 U.S. and 37 Canadian national championship titles and rowed as a member of the U.S. National Team from 1967 to 1983, includ-ing U.S. Olympic entries in 1972,

1976 and 1980. He won medals at the Pan American Games in 1967, 1975, 1979 and 1983 and was a mem-ber of seven World Championship teams. After the 1984 Olympics, Dietz retired and married his wife Pamela. After this retirement, Dietz said that he was working as a bro-ker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange when the idea of becoming a coach entered his mind. “At the same time, my wife and I were living on Danbury Lake in Connecticut, which is where the idea of becoming a coach materi-alized. Being on a lake and being around boats my whole life, it was natural that people regular-ly came up to row with, and be coached by me,” Dietz said. “So it was actually my wife who asked me, ‘Why do Wall Street? Why not just coach?’ And shortly after I took her advice to do exactly that.” Dietz left the bustling city life to become the men’s coach at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy from

1985 to 1994. During these years at the Coast Guard Academy, he was also coaching at the national level. He served as the men’s Olympic

Quad Coach in 1988 and 1992 in

Seoul, South Korea and Barcelona,

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Dietz (above) raced for the United States Olympic team in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic games.

UMass readies for early bout against Manhattan

By aNdrew cyrCollegian Staff

Wins No. 1 and No. 2 for the Massachusetts men’s basketball team certainly didn’t come as head coach Derek Kellogg may have liked them to. After center Cady Lalanne played only five minutes in the first half in the season opener against Siena and the team struggled in Sunday’s first half nightmare against Boston College, the Minutemen have yet to put together a solid 40 minutes of basketball this season. Kellogg hopes that will change as UMass hosts Manhattan in an 11 a.m.

start as part of ESPN’s 24 hours of college basketball marathon on Tuesday morn-ing. “I’m hoping the guys can take the energy of being on national television and a good crowd and play well  tomorrow,” Kellogg said. The Jaspers opened the season on Saturday with an 81-66 loss against Florida State. Forwards Shane Richards and Ashton Pankey provided most of the offense as the two finished with 17 and 14 points respectively. Manhattan features a four-forward, one-guard lineup which size mirrors

that of the Minutemen. Cady Lalanne will likely get the task of matching up inside with the 6-foot-10 Pankey. Lalanne has more than 25 pounds on Pankey and will need to use every pound of that to his advantage to keep Pankey off the glass. Lalanne has recorded a double-double in each of UMass’ first two games – 15 points, 10 rebounds in each – to go along with 5.5 blocks per game. Alongside Lalanne in the paint, Maxie Esho has been the Minutemen’s most productive player, scor-ing 21 points in the season

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UM eyes more balanced attack as it faces Akron

By Mark chiarelliCollegian Staff

The Massachusetts football team won’t know for certain whether start-ing quarterback Blake Frohnapfel will be healthy enough to face Akron on Tuesday until game time, as he continues to deal with a right leg injury. But the Minutemen have contingency plans in place to face the Zips without the nation’s fourth-highest leading passer, as redshirt

freshman Austin Whipple assumed Frohnapfel’s duties throughout the week. Whipple’s appeared in two games this season – both in brief roles – and hasn’t thrown a live pass since he was in prep school at the Salisbury School two years ago. Yet UMass coach Mark Whipple said he isn’t all that worried about his son assuming the starting role. Instead, he’s focused on the Akron defense that awaits the Minutemen. “The biggest issue is not so much (Austin),” Mark Whipple said. “It’s Akron’s

defense. It’s as good and as talented as anyone we’ve played since Penn State. It’s good, it’s fast, they got all Division I-A guys that transferred in. We have to be balanced, we can’t be one way or the other.” But the Minutemen may be catching the Zips at the right time. Akron’s lost its last four games, its most recent a 55-24 blowout to a scuffling Buffalo team. Before that, the Zips lost to Bowling Green 27-10, Ball State 35-21 and Ohio 23-20. UMass counters as win-

F O O T BA L L

see JASPERS on page 7

Whipple will start if Frohnapfel’s out

see AKRON on page 7

see DIETZ on page 7