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Students weigh in on gender-neutral housing initiative Police investigate By Megan Allison Daily Free Press Staff
Student Union members outlined their plan for gender-neutral housing before Boston University students at a panel Tuesday night, seeking suggestions to help implement the proposal within the next year. A group of panelists presented the gender-neutral housing proposal to more than 20 students. By soliciting student responses, members said they aimed to engage students in the conversation in raise awareness. The proposal for gender-neutral housing passed through Union in late March, but it had not been formally presented to students. School of Management freshman Jonathan Reyes, SMG sophomore Caitlin Seele, SMG freshman D.A. Whatley and College of Arts and Sciences senior Ariana Katz led the panel, pitching their five-year plan. Subcommittee members said they aim to implement the proposal by housing selection in the Spring 2013 semester. Members noted a positive response from students in the online survey introduced earlier in the semester that measured support for the proposal. “We got over 2,000 student responses and around 410 signatures,” Reyes, a senator representing the West Campus Residence Hall Association, said. Seele, chairwoman of the gender-neutral
housing subcommittee, said of the 2,000 surveyed, 491 indicated they would live in gender-neutral housing. “This meeting is falling right before [the proposal] reaches President Brown,” she said. “It’s at the point where it’s happening. It’s just kind of a waiting game right now.” She said administration had demonstrated they were open to the proposal. “It’s very student driven,” Seele said. “That’s definitely helped us when we approached members of the administration. It helps to have a strong undergraduate proposal.” Outreach Committee Chair Alyssa Sarkis, a sophomore in the School of Education, said Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life David Zamojski gave his seal of approval to the proposal. Union’s proposal would make genderneutral housing available as a specialty housing option. The five-year plan suggests gender-neutral housing be made available first in Student Village I and StuVi II and in certain rooms of South Campus residences. The plan would expand the option to East Campus apartments and brownstones in the second year, all South Campus, StuVi and East Campus residences in the third year and Myles Standish Hall, Shelton Hall and 1019 Commonwealth Ave. in the fourth year. Gender-neutral housing would become available to all BU residences in
death of BUSM student, Hazmat By Amelia Pak-Harvey Daily Free Press Staff
rights,” she said, referring to the period of guerilla warfare and changing regimes – in which she herself fought– that marked Brazil’s transition from dictatorial to democratic rule in the 1960s and 1970s. “It is much better to hear the multiple voices . . . even if they are against you, than the absolute silence of dictatorships,” she said, adding that “the Brazilian state will be held accountable to ensure high quality of public services” to all citizens. Bringing electricity to all of the country’s regions is key to that struggle, she said, calling attention to her administration’s efforts to do so. By late 2012, the Brazilian government will have totally universalized access to electricity, even in the most rural parts of the country, she said. But Rousseff attached a greater signifi-
Police are investigating the death of a Boston University pharmacology graduate student after responding to a call that resulted in a Level 3 Hazmat procedure, officials said. On Monday evening, Boston Police Department officers responded to a call regarding an overdose at 676 Massachusetts Ave., where they found the victim on the floor and “attempted to speak to the victim to no avail,” according to a redacted version of the police report. News reports said the student’s death appeared to have been a suicide. Officials, however, could not confirm details surrounding the death or elaborate on the investigation. Police have not confirmed or released the victim’s identity, according to an email from BPD. Firefighters later entered the apartment to look for certain chemical hazards based on what the victim may have ingested, said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. “Based on information we were getting, we suited the firefighters up in protective clothing, we evacuated the building,” MacDonald said. “About 12 people were evacuated from several apartments.” Four police officers and two emergency medical technicians who first arrived on the scene were checked into Boston Medical Center for any hazardous material on their clothing or any contamination, MacDonald said. They were released at about midnight. Firefighters found nothing hazardous and left the scene at about 1:45 a.m., he said. “Whenever there’s a chemical issue . . . we always call hazmat, which then in turn calls the fire department,” said BPD spokeswoman Nicole Grant. Boston emergency medical services sent the victim to BMC and treated her for “an overdose of an unknown quantity of prescription pills,” according to the report, although investigators said she might have ingested a chemical related to cyanide. The woman was later pronounced dead at BMC, MacDonald said. MacDonald said a Level 3 Hazmat situation is the highest level and dictates how firefight-
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Jonathan Reyes and Caitlin Seele answer students’ questions at the Gender Neutral Housing Panel hosted by Student Union in the College of Arts and Sciences Tuesday night.
the fifth year. “If it seems appropriate to add Warren [Towers] or West [Campus] to the third or fourth stage, then we’ll do so,” Seele said. Gender-neutral housing is designed to provide an alternative for students who do not feel comfortable living in same-sex housing.
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Brazil’s president heads to Harvard after State House visit By Meg DeMouth Daily Free Press Staff
After “decades and decades” amid financial and social uncertainty, Brazil has emerged as a leader in the Western hemisphere, said President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff in an address at Harvard University Tuesday night. In the address, which was given in Portuguese, Brazil’s first female president outlined the changes her country has undergone over the past decade, mentioning that the country’s economy has become the sixth largest in the world. The address came after Rousseff’s visit to the State House, where she met with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. “The current ranking of Brazil,” she said, “is the result of economic and social changes.” These changes came about in part because of the administration of her presiden-
tial predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During his two terms, Silva focused on closing large income inequalities. Her administration, Rousseff said, has focused on bringing equal opportunities to segments of the Brazilian population marginalized in the past, adding that more and more Brazilians have been lifted out of poverty or the lower class and into the country’s growing middle class. Brazil’s middle class comprises more than half of the nation’s population, according to data released by the Brazilian government, and numbers have been increasing, Rousseff said. To achieve that growth, she said, the government focused on expanding its infrastructure and its social services, all under a “due observance” of democracy. Her generation “learned not from books [but] through our first-hand experience about the value of democracy and human
Petition on teacher evaluations under debate By Sonia Su Daily Free Press Staff
Arguing for an initiative that would set strict teacher evaluation standards, Jennifer Rush, a parent from Lowell, said her daughter should attend a school where she does not have to rely on luck to have a good teacher. Rush, a parent and member of Stand for Children Massachusetts, said on Tuesday in front of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education that she had to choose between her job and her child’s public school education upon receiving the news that her child had to be held back. “It was a hard choice, but my child’s education came first,” Rush said. “Within weeks, her reading fluency and comprehension improved significantly. I realized the [classroom environment] was destroying her confidence.” Rush left her job to work with her first-grade child on reading comprehension because she was told her daughter was “basically illiterate.” Rush and other members of SFCM advocated before the state’s Education Committee for a
petition that would require every school district to adopt a “comprehensive educator evaluation system” by the 2013 school year, according to the petition. Under the new petition, schools would consider such evaluations in their decision to hire, dismiss, demote or promote teachers. “I’ve seen as a student and as a teacher the powerful impact of high quality educators,” said Jason Williams, executive director of SFCM. “The policy proposal will allow Massachusetts to build upon its reputation as our nation’s leader in education.” But Williams said accurately measuring a teacher’s quality is not simple. Researchers consistently document how layoffs fail to keep the best teachers in classrooms, he said. Therefore, all state schools should “prioritize a teacher’s effectiveness rather than his or her length of time in the system and . . . protect the rights of children to access a high-quality education and the rights for teachers to keep
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Seniors aim to explore Hub before turning tassles SDT, AEPi still By Nicole Leonard Daily Free Press Staff
Boston University students often fail to explore beyond what they see on campus, said College of Communication senior Chelsea Merget. “A lot of kids don’t get off Commonwealth Avenue or leave Allston their entire time here,” Merget said. Seniors may benefit from the BU Student Activities Office, which compiled a list of 100 things to do in Boston before graduation. Students challenging themselves with the “BUcket List” are heading to historical sites, parks, restaurants, museums, theaters and public places throughout Boston. SAO will give prizes to seniors who complete the most items on the list by the end of the Spring 2012 semester. SAO posted the list on its Facebook page as an event on April 4. More than 300 people said they are attending. COM senior Andrea Aldana said she has completed about 33 of the 100 spots on the list, but does not think it is possible to finish all 100 before she graduates this spring. “I think I’ll definitely be keeping track of it to see what I should do, especially when my family comes for graduation — things we
can do together,” she said. “But as far as completing the list, I don’t think that’s possible [as a current senior].” Jenny Muschinske, a SAO employee and BUcket List committee member, said she and another graduate student began to compile the list. Later, they involved student groups, employees and student staff members asking them important things they should do before graduation. Muschinske said while making the list, she and her colleagues did a lot of research and contacted many of the places to see what discounts BU students could get if they went to these places. Students who go to Cheers Boston during senior week and show their BU ID will get 10 percent off of their meal. Muschinske said other places on the list have special deals if you show your BU ID. SAO first posted the list on foursquare at the end of December 2011 with addresses and tips for all the items students should do before graduating. Jessica Beavis, a senior in COM, said SAO should have released the list earlier to give seniors a chance to fulfill the 100 challenges by graduation. “I think it’s a good thing because a lot of people are reminded,
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Trinity Church on Clarendon Street in Back Bay is one of the sites to see on the Student Activities Office “BUcket List,” which lists 100 things to do before graduating.
‘Oh yeah, there are so many things around Boston that I haven’t been doing because I’ve just been in my BU world,’” Beavis said. Aldana, who did not explore Boston until her junior year, said students should have been given a list at the beginning of their time at BU so they can complete the list and get the most out of their Boston experience. But Merget said she has tried her best to get out and experience Boston and often finds something new to do.
“Without fail, every week I hear about another cool place to check out,” Merget said. “No matter where my life takes me, I will always have something new to come back and try in Boston.” Boston is a great city to get to know if you give it a chance, Aldana said. “I feel like you could really complete the list if you just start it early and really get more of an appreciation for the city,” she said. “Boston really grows on you.”
Students indifferent to textbook lawsuit, copyright infringement By Allie DeAngelis Daily Free Press Staff
Three major publishing companies filed a lawsuit against Boundless Learning, a start-up based in Boston, for using public resources to create online textbooks, the company announced Thursday. Pearson Education Inc., Cengage Learning Inc. and Macmillan Higher Education are suing Boundless for “deliberately copying the creative, scholarly and aesthetic,” components of the original publishers, according to the original complaint filed March 23. Boundless made the lawsuit public knowledge Thursday on its blog. The company has closed and the suit is pending at the U.S. District Court in New York. The Boundless website stated
it offered students an alternative to expensive textbooks made from “high quality, openly licensed and free educational content.” Boston University School of Law Professor Michael Meurer said the three publishing companies might have a valid intellectual property infringement case. “Under copyright law, a copyright owner can protect more than words on a page,” Meurer said. “They can protect the structure, the organization of the book. There’s the possibility of infringement if they carefully, slavishly, copied the presentation or the structure of the book.” Students said they did not approve of violating copyrights, but college textbooks costs prove to be a heavy burden on cash-strapped students that they would leap at an
alternative. “It’s not fair to the people who run these publishing companies, but I mean, it’s free,” said Cheryl Lang, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman. Lang said she would not mind paying for textbooks if she could resell them for the same price, but she often ends up losing money. “I spent $400 on textbooks last semester, but only got about $30 back from reselling them,” said School of Hospitality Administration freshman Paige Seibert. “If there were ways to get textbooks for free, everyone would definitely go for it.” Meurer said this would not be an open-and-shut case because there is a fine line in copyright violation. But students are unlikely to suffer any consequences if Bound-
less is found guilty, he said. “A student who is reading a book that is infringed has nothing to worry about,” he said. “The act of reading is not subject to the copyright. If you are copying, then the act of copying would make you an infringer.” Casey Harris, a College of Engineering senior, said the possible copyright infringement was a major deterrent. He said he rarely uses or buys textbooks. “Other people were trying to create those textbooks and they’re basically stealing ideas,” he said. The next step in the lawsuit is unclear. For now, Boundless is currently available to students on an invite-only basis, but has plans to open their resources to students as early as next semester, according to their website.
Boston University’s chapter of Sigma Delta Tau remains suspended as the Dean of Students office continues its investigation into hazing charges made March 3, officials said. Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore said officials determined a number of students violated BU’s code of conduct and will face sanctions. The DOS office set plans to notify the students of their violations. Some of the students could face expulsion, Elmore said. “In some of their cases there will be conditions on their status as students, and in a few cases, there will be students whose status as students at the University will be ended,” he said. At the time of the incident, three men carrying SDT members were stopped by the BU Police Department the night of March 3, according to the police report. Officers called an ambulance for two of the women, one of whom was reportedly intoxicated. BUPD received a call March 6 from the DOS office about a hazing report related to the incident, as reported March 23 by The Daily Free Press. The investigation into SDT is still ongoing in light of the information they received thus far, Elmore said. “In the course of our investigation of these individuals, we received information that we want to follow up on, so we have not gotten to the final decision about the status of the organization,” he said. Elmore said the sorority would remain suspended indefinitely until the investigation reaches a final decision. “We’ll keep [the suspension] until we have determined that we’ve interviewed everyone that we need to, asked all the questions that we need to and have all the information that we need in order to make a final determination about the organization’s status,” he said.
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Students, activists present argument for cannabis at Suffolk University symposium
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Medical marijuana policy advocate Eric Wunderlich speaks at the Cannabis Curriculum & Hemposium at Suffolk University on Tuesday. By Alex Falco Daily Free Press Staff
Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelics Studies, said the government and the National Institute on Drug Abuse has a “monopoly on marijuana research” at Suffolk University
NORML’s 2012 Cannabis Curriculum and Hemposium on Tuesday. “The only place in the country that has NIDA approval to grow marijuana for research is a government-run facility at the University of Mississippi,” he said. “We have
been in court for six years trying to get clearance.” About 65 students and speakers gathered at Suffolk University for a forum that encouraged students to do research and projects on cannabis and its prohibition, in addition to providing a place for students to showcase their results. “It’s about getting people together,” said John Dvorak, a hempologist. “I’m preaching to the preachers.” Guest speakers from institutions such as Boston University and Tufts University spoke at the Hemposium, in addition to student activists, political advocates and researchers. The speakers discussed the medical usage of marijuana, the political and economic benefits of legalization of marijuana and the methods of activism and securing research. “Cannabis has been used by people for thousands of years for spiritual and shamanistic rituals,” said BU College of Arts and Sciences junior KC Mackey, president of BU’s Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
Speakers said they were anxious about the government’s refusal to give research access to private institutions and distribute marijuana that can be researched. “Cannabis can help a multitude of medical problems, cancer, multiple sclerosis – almost anything you can think of,” said Tufts junior Matthew Kennedy while he presented his paper on Cannabis at the forum. Many advocates made pitches to advocate the legalization of medical and non-medical marijuana. “When California passed its law in [1995 through 1996], for example, it was very, very wide open,” said Erik Wunderlich, a medical marijuana policy advocate. “It wasn’t particularly well regulated and it caused a lot of problems because of the vagaries of the law. The lack of coherence has really caused a lot of problems both for the patients, the providers, the dispensaries and law enforcement.” There have been problems with previous medical marijuana laws in
Montana, Washington and California that have caused issues for movements in other states, Wunderlich said. “There will [be a] public ballot initiative for legalization of medical marijuana in both the Somerville and Cambridge districts,” said Alex Arsenault, of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition. Students attending the symposium said it increased their desire to initiate activism within their community to try and further the cause of marijuana reform. “I think it definitely gives me better insight on how I can participate . . . [and] how I can be active,” said Lesley University junior Karl Daruwala. “Before . . . it was just hearing things on the news or seeing things on the Internet.” The Hemposium also discussed alternative uses for hemp, such as an alternative to milk, biofuels, concrete and shingles.
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No evidence of missing lab chemicals Renewable energy costs spark protests in Brazil Student: From Page 1
ers respond and the protocols they follow. The chief, based on what he was told, determined that firefighters should enter the situation with the most protective suits the department had, he said. Maria Ober, director of communications for the BU School of Medicine, said the doctoral pharmacology student was studying the affects of aging on the brain and had access to a Level-2 lab that “involves low-risk work.” Ober said a standard biomedical research lab, such as the one the victim worked in, has a range of chemicals including acetone, nitrogen, sugars and corrosive chemicals. These chemicals are used in very low quantities, she said. “They are standard chemicals,”
she said. “It’s found in standard biomedical research laboratories.” Ober said Boston police and fire departments are providing information to the school, which will continue to look into the matter after they have information. “We have no evidence at this point of anything missing from the lab,” she said. “Once we receive additional information from the authorities, we will continue to look into it.” The medical examiner is going to determine the cause of the death, Ober said, and the school is still waiting on that. “This has been a very sad day for this community – this is a tragedy, and right now it’s been a very difficult day for everyone here,” Ober said, “and right now our thoughts are with the family and her friends and her colleagues here.”
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cance to the role that education could play in Brazil’s increased economic and social vitality. “We have tirelessly and consistently fought to improve the education system,” she said, adding that every level of education, from daycare centers to undergraduate and graduate institutions, must undergo improvements. Investing time and money into the country’s approach to early education, she said, will ensure that all Brazilian children will have equal opportunities to learn from the beginning. Improving universities and technological schools ensures that college-aged students will become more globally competitive. Although she outlined her wishes for Brazil’s increased ability to
compete in fiscal and social arenas, Rousseff said she was proud of its past and upcoming collaborations, especially with other Latin American and Caribbean countries and with the United States. Rousseff recently worked with U.S. President Barack Obama to create Science Without Borders. The exchange program allows Brazilian students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields to study abroad in the United States on funds from the Brazilian government, according to a White House press release. Brazil will also host Rio+20, a U.N. conference that will “focus not only on climate and biodiversity, but the concept of sustainable development [and] develop a new paradigm for sustainable development,” she said. The country depends on re-
newable sources of energy for its economic health and must balance those sources with technological and geophysical development, Rousseff added. But thousands of protesters have objected to the government’s plans to divert the Xiangu River to build a hydroelectric plant and dam approved during her administration, as they are expected to flood forests and affect indigenous communities. “Brazil and the United Nations have come to the common understanding [that] one can grow economically, one can grow socially and one can protect the environment, all at the same time,” she said. “[Brazil] is endowed by tremendous biodiversity - and we see tremendous opportunities to make use of that.”
AEPi probed for recent allegations Some peer colleges have gender-neutral housing Investigation: From Page 3
The DOS office is also investigating the alleged hazing incident that occurred Monday night, which reportedly involved fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi. “We believe that in that incident involving SDT that students who belong to AEPi were also involved,” Elmore said. Elmore noted BU cannot suspend AEPi’s activities while it is under investigation as it is not an officially recognized BU fraternity. However, Elmore said individuals would still be investigated. “We will speak to the students
involved, give them an opportunity to say what happened, and we will hold individual students accountable for their behavior,” he said. AEPi is also being investigated for a separate incident involving “possible hazing,” as reported by the Free Press Monday night. Elmore said responsibility for any suspension falls to the AEPi national organization. “I sincerely hope that AEPi, the national organization, shows some leadership and gets involved to deal with any membership issues that this may raise for their institution,” he said.
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“A huge part of this is providing resources for LGBTQ students,” Seele said. “People said they moved off campus because of their sexuality. That shouldn’t be an issue.” Members of the Be Unleashed slate running for election attended and expressed support of genderneutral housing. “I think that every person deserves to live in an environment where they feel comfortable,” said Dexter McCoy, a College of Fine Arts sophomore who is running for Union president with Be
Unleashed. “That’s a major passion and concern of mine, students’ comfort on campus.” CAS sophomore Lauren LaVelle, a member of the advocacy committee, said BU lags behind its peers in housing options. “My job was researching our peer schools - NYU, Northeastern,” she said. “Most of our peers have gender-neutral housing, and we do not. That was my motivation to push this through.” Whatley, advocacy committee chairman, said gender-neutral housing could provide a learning experience for students.
“If you can demonstrate the fact that you can live with someone of the opposite sex, then I don’t think that will be an issue,” Whatley, who is running as vice president of financial affairs under Be Unleashed, said. Union members noted student involvement in the gender-neutral housing appeal was crucial, as it may determine in part the proposal’s chances of going into effect. “We’re trying to ensure that the student voice is heard,” Whatley said. “We want to make sure that the administration is listening to student voices.”
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The Best Monday How are the runners and spectators preparing for Marathon Monday? By Ashleigh Fryer
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othing says Patriot’s Day like Olympic caliber athletes and enthusiasts dressed as red solo cups. The Boston Marathon runs deep through the campus and the hearts of Boston University students, adding to the prestige and pride of one of the world’s premier racing events. THE RUNNERS “In the running world, being a Boston qualifier is like having some elite status,” said Aviva Gat, a College of Communication alumna participating in this year’s marathon. “Actually running the marathon is an even more prestigious thing,” she said. Gat began running competitively in 2009. What started as a hobby turned into a full-fledged commitment with Gat adding eight full marathons and one ultra-marathon—more than 32 miles—to her racing resume over the past three years. “Honestly, it was mostly because I was bored so I figured what better way to spend my time than to train for a marathon?” she said. “Knowing both of my parents were ultra-marathon runners and watching so many people run the Boston Marathon while I was at BU, I thought, why can’t I run a marathon too?” Unlike Gat, who is new to the Patriot’s Day race course, School of Management Senior Shi-Hua Chin has been an involved athlete for all of her academic life. She has run in five marathons—three of them in Boston—and three Ironman triathlons under her belt. “This year’s different, I’m using the Boston Marathon as training for another Ironman race I have coming up in June, and I thought this would be a good time in my training to test the waters and see how fast I can go after biking 50 miles,” Chin said. Although Gat is a marathon newcomer, her past experiences with the race have been as a student watching the spectacle from the sidelines. She said she expects to find a receptive and excited crowd on Monday. “I think watching the runners was very inspirational and ultimately led to my running of the marathon, so I’m very grateful that Marathon Monday is such a big celebration,” she said. “I will definitely appreciate all the students cheering me on.” For both runners, the atmosphere in Boston on race day is an integral part of the whole experience. With thousands of rowdy fans lining the streets, marathon runners rarely find a dull moment in the race. “You know you’re running with the best of the best and it’s great, especially when you run by the Wellesley scream tunnel or by Boston College when drunk people try to offer you beers,” Chin said. THE TRAINERS As the host of one of the premier running events in the world, the Boston Athletic Association caps the number of runners for the marathon at around 25,000. This makes it one of the hardest marathons to qualify for, Gat said. Jennifer Battaglino is a class instructor for the Fitness & Recreation Center distance running course, “Marathon 101: Training, Tips and Techniques.” She said that proper training, nutrition and psychology are key to success in
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School of Management senior Shi-Hua Chin celebrates crossing the finish line at the 2011 Boston Marathon.
such a competitive race. Battaglino, an accomplished marathon runner herself, created the class as a guide for people wanting to train for the marathon in a healthy way. “When I started training to run in Boston, I didn’t really know what I was doing.” Battaglino said. “There are so many different ways of training and so many controversies in terms of what you should or shouldn’t be doing that it’s nice to have a class that can help you get through all of those.” Trainers such as Battaglino and Michael Lagomarsine, head of strength and conditioning at the BU Athletic Enhancement Center and trainer for the Complete Athlete series for runners at the Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center, said they believe a well structured and comprehensive strategy are the most important aspects of a runner’s training. “An aspect that athletes in general don’t really focus on is the sports psychology part,” Lagomarsine said. “It’s such a long race that your mind can go anywhere, so knowing when to let your mind go and knowing when and how to pull it back and focus on one step at a time is important.” Lagomarsine, who is currently overseeing the training of the Cambridge Sports Union for Monday’s race, and Battaglino, who is working with eight students in her class for the marathon, recognize the pressures that marathon training puts on the schedules of regular students and adults. A proper marathon-training regimen should start at least 12 weeks prior to the race, Lagomarsine said. “A lot of it is just getting out there and doing. You may have to go out and do a four-hour run on a Saturday morning, and you really wanted to be out the night before or you had a test to study for,” Battaglino said. “Those sorts of things come up, and you just have to find a way to fit it into your schedule.” THE VOLUNTEERS
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Chin poses with other runners and supporters along the Marathon route.
If balanced nutrition and a proper training schedule are pre-race must-haves, then the commitment of the fans and volunteers on race day is what truly motivates runners to put one foot in front of the other. “Athletes these days are freaks of nature,” said Paul Smith, a Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences senior concentrating in athletic training. Smith is also a three-year volunteer for the marathon. He said running a marathon is one of the most physically taxing things a human can do. Smith, along with 15 other BU undergraduate athletic training students and six faculty members, will be on the route race day working in medical tents and tending to runners. BU Athletic Training Services Director Mark Laursen said dozens of BU students will help set up supplies and tents the day before the race.
Smith will be working as the right-hand man to Chris Troyanos, the medical director for the Boston Athletic Association. His role this year made him responsible for planning meetings with medical staff and organizing a prerace conference for marathon’s the athletic training student volunteers. “As an athletic training student, I have a love of sports as well as a desire to help people,” Smith said. “Working with this level of athletes is something many people in the profession of athletic training don’t have the opportunity to do, so being in Boston and presented with that opportunity it would have been tough to pass it up.” Students majoring in athletic training in Boston have a unique opportunity come Marathon Monday, which gives them a chance to volunteer early for a race that relates to their future careers. As a matter of community, the marathon is a source of pride for most students and Boston locals. “The Boston folks would tell you it’s the Holy Grail of racing events,” Laursen said. THE STUDENTS For BU students, Marathon Monday serves as more than just an excuse to take the day off from spring semester. The spectacle that is the marathon is hard to ignore when part of its route runs directly through the heart of East Campus. “With all my friends, it’s about an excuse for us to all get together and hang out,” said Sargent senior P.J. Beaudry. “Last year I had friends that lived right on the marathon route, and we had a friend from BC running in it so we cheered from the sidelines.” Whether they are participating in campus traditions or making new ones with friends, students consider Marathon Monday a semester highlight. “My friends and I love to cook, so we’ll probably end up having a huge brunch, watching the race and celebrating,” said SAR Senior Sophia Pascual. “Maybe watching the runners will get us inspired.” The proximity of Kenmore Square to campus, an important final leg of the marathon, makes it easy for BU students to participate in the festivities. Weather permitting, springtime sunshine allows students to enjoy the race and a break from busy schedules. “Last year I had a friend who was running it so my friends and I went to Kenmore and watched her pass,” said Priscilla Park, a SAR junior. Aside from the athletic prowess of the runners, the throngs of fans on the sidelines serve as entertainment for anyone who ventures out on the streets on Marathon Monday. “Last year we joked around with the dudes dressed in short-shorts and leggings and hung out with some guys dressed as red solo cups,” Beaudry said.
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Santorum out Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he was ending his race for the presidency, which came in the wake of daughter Bella Santorum’s weekend-long hospital stay. Bella Santorum was released from a Virginia hospital Monday after being treated for pneumonia. But Santorum, speaking in his home state of Pennsylvania, did not say whether Bella’s hospitalization was a factor in his dropping out of the race. He did mention that his daughter was back home and seemed to be doing better. Santorum also said his decision to end his presidential bid was made sometime over the weekend. Though the general consensus is that Santorum’s campaign lasted much longer than anyone had expected, his announcement Tuesday morning still came as a slight shock. The timing was quite unusual. Looking back, Santorum’s campaign had been off to a shaky start. But he was making progress in recent months, showing particular strength in the South and Midwest where his conservative populism had caught on. Bella’s illness had
certainly started to set him back some, though. With Santorum out, the Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney can now pull full steam ahead. Earlier in the campaign, Romney had launched a number of negative ads attacking Santorum. Those funds and attention can now be diverted elsewhere. Listening to Santorum’s speech, it is particularly interesting that he made no mention of Romney. Santorum did call Romney in the morning to inform him of his plans to suspend his campaign. Santorum also told Romney he would continue to fight for a Republican candidate, although he did not have plans to endorse him immediately. Perhaps this speaks to the real differences between the two. Santorum’s staunch conservatism may be preventing him from immediately doing so. Had Newt Gingrich suspended his campaign, the reaction may have been different. Many feel that Gingrich’s withdrawal is well overdue.
Facebook app Photo sharing is a large part of the Facebook experience. The social networking site grants users the ability to upload images onto online albums, tag subjects in those images and make the final product available to their family and friends. Facebook announced Monday it was taking the next step in expanding its photo-sharing service by acquiring Instagram, a popular photo app for iPhone, iPod touch and most Android users that enables them to take and edit photos before sharing them on the Instagram website, according to an article in TIME Magazine. Facebook agreed to pay Instagram about $1 billion for its acquisition. The transaction, which is expected to occur later this financial quarter, will come in the form of cash and Facebook shares. There is no question that Facebook is hot right now, so it makes sense that it would seek to acquire a popular photo site like Instagram. Hopefully, it can turn the Instagram product into something widely accessible. But the amount of the transaction
raises some questions. Instagram is free to users, so how is it worth $500 million? Also, why is Facebook agreeing to pay double the product’s worth? To put the transaction into perspective, Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion back in the day. It seems awful to pay $1 billion for a young, mobile, photo-sharing site. What does Instagram really bring to the table? Will it really make Facebook’s photo-sharing services better? Some Facebook users also said the social networking site needs to reconsider how it markets and develops its apps. With Instagram’s strong following, Facebook will be encouraged to give the new app the care and attention it needs. After all, this is the first time Facebook is purchasing a product with such a large number of users. Currently, Instagram has 30 million users with 5 million photos uploaded each day. All things considered, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said in his press release Monday that Instagram would be heavily involved in the creative process. Really, though, only time will tell.
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Early mornings MARIA GELLEPES Today I woke up at 4:57 a.m. – on purpose. Why would any sane person do this? Well, as you may know, I am a figure skater, and sometimes figure skaters have to wake up early to find the time to fit in their daily skating practice sessions. My day started with me trying to sneak out of my room quietly enough so that I wouldn’t wake my roommate. Then I greeted the man at the security desk who was listening to his upbeat oldies music. It was so nice to see that people could be awake and cheerful that early in the morning. As I started my trek to catch the 66 bus, it was still dark outside. Very few people are outside at 5:05 a.m., but I love starting my day hours before most of my classmates even wake up. Knowing that I will have accomplished a great amount of hard work and learning before most people even make it to the dining hall keeps me motivated. I usually get to the bus stop early and today was no different. This is nice because I have a chance to eat my breakfast and freeze in the 40-degree temperatures – I’m from California, so what if I get cold once in a while. My upbeat iPod playlist aptly titled “Wake Up” had done its job, and I’m awake well before the bus picks me up. By the time I reach the rink I’m ready to start my warm-up routine so I can be ready for my skating lesson.
In my head, I can imagine the comments my friends might say to me – “Only a crazy person could look forward to waking up so early.” Yes, 4:57 a.m. is early, but I was more than happy to wake up early and start my day at the Skating Club of Boston. Not surprisingly, I was actually awake by the time my skating session started at 6:20 a.m. and was in full focus mode when it came time to have my lesson. Not only was I awake – I was functioning without the aid of coffee. Huzzah! I suppose if you like what you are doing, and you can look forward to what you have to do in your day, nothing, even a 4:57 a.m. wake-up call, will seem like that much of a bother. I’m actually fine with waking up that early. I feel quite fortunate that I get to skate, and skating at one of the most picturesque rinks I have been to is a great way to start my day. I hope that you are able to enjoy and look forward to starting your day. If you don’t look forward to mornings you may want to reevaluate things and try to find something that will make you want to hop out of bed. I hope that if you ever have to wake up at 4:57 a.m., you can enjoy it as much as I did today. Maria Gellepes is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at mg887@bu.edu
Letter to the Editor
Changing the headlines HEATHER POTTS
Boston University reeks of scandal. For the past several months, students have been watching as story after inflammatory story hits the news. And I’m tired of it. Let’s get our act together, and let’s do this for our own sake. As a campus, let’s make a pact to do a little better. Our academics are competitive and our individual schools and colleges are award-winning. I am proud to say that BU is home to many of the smartest people I know, so let’s stop acting like idiots. I won’t rehash the numerous ways BU has drawn negative attention from the public recently, but when I read a report of another scandal on Monday afternoon, I decided that I had had enough. The fact is that most of the students at BU are not involved in any of the controversies of late, but we all need to recognize that BU is in the public eye, and we need to act like it. BU is not an urban circle of hell where sorority girls drink too much and frat boys are tied up in Allston dungeons until they are found by the police. It is not a place where rape and sexual assault are so commonplace that the school newspaper can joke about it on every page. At least I hope it isn’t, which is why I’m so saddened by all of these reports. And by the way, the fact that the administration thinks the only thing they need to do to counteract this seemingly endless outpouring of bad PR is to make a “task force” isn’t exactly a good sign. We need to clean up our act. It’s time for the BU community to get together to change our headline, and that means changing some of our behavior as well. I hope that any student, hockey player or not, who sexually assaults another student becomes unwelcome
on this campus – because I don’t want them here. But it is up to the rest of us to not seem complicit in these actions. Innocent men, athletes and Greek organizations on campus are getting slandered by association, and they have to speak out against what’s happening. Almost everyone at BU is against hazing, sexual assault and rape – and until recently, that has gone without saying. But we can no longer stand by and watch as all this news damages the reputation of the school and community we love. We have to say something. I’m proud to attend BU and until recently, my pride went unquestioned. This school has so many positives, my favorite being the fact that no two BU experiences are exactly alike. We should leverage this range of experiences at BU and tell the world about them. If every undergraduate student posts his or her favorite memory of BU to their Facebook, Twitter or blog, there would be more than 18,000 positive examples of BU online to counteract the few negative ones. I can’t name all of the best things about BU in this letter, so I’m going to need your help. Since each of us attends BU, it is up to us to improve the culture and change our headline. It is clear from our presence on social media that we all have something to say – but it’s time we started saying it together. We should take advantage of opportunities to speak out, and we should start creating some of our own as well. I’m a senior, so I’ll only be at BU for a few more weeks, but I’ll keep speaking out, and I hope you will join me. Sincerely, Heather Potts COM 2012
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McCARTHY: Coaches villainised for not stressing higher education McCarthy: From page 8
standing at the end of March were often proof of this reality. Ever since the NBA passed the so-called one-and-done rule, requiring players to be one year removed from high school before entering the draft, freshmenled schools had seen minimal postseason success. While teams led by future NBA stars such as O.J. Mayo and Kevin Durant made admirable runs in the tournament before ultimately falling short, programs such as Butler University and Duke University played for national titles with more experienced lineups. As long as this continued, all was right in the old-school college basketball universe. Then the 2012 Kentucky Wildcats arrived. After coasting to a 38-2 record and a national title, six players from its roster will likely be drafted in the first round of this year’s NBA draft. As five of the probable first rounders are underclassmen, this obviously goes against the aforementioned conventional wisdom regarding how best to build a championship program. The result of this realization has been yet another wave of backlash falling on coach John Calipari. While he had been harshly critiqued as nothing more than a snake oil salesman in an expensive suit for
years -- a great recruiter who could never build a championship-caliber program -- he has found himself villainized as something entirely different in his post-championship life. With his critics no longer able to fault him for his program-building philosophy, he is now seen as public enemy number one of higher education. In Sunday’s edition of The New York Times, columnist William Rhoden came out in vehement defense of Calipari, as well as modern college basketball’s new lifeblood -the one-and-done player. In his column, Rhoden said, “Kentucky’s success has prompted critics to predict the demise of college basketball and the end of higher education as we know it. In an ideal world, everyone would stay four years and graduate. But Kentucky’s basketball program is in fact a tribute to a real-world system that works, preparing young people for a viable profession — in this case, professional athletics.” This, I believe, brings about a very important point. Championship victory aside, when did John Calipari’s ability to send his players to the NBA become something to be vilified for? This goes for college coaches in general, whether it be Calipari, Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams or Jim Boeheim. At a certain
point, there was a stigma attached to recruiting players who are no more than a year or two away from leaving to the NBA. It was as if having those players on one’s roster became an endorsement of dropping out of college in general. As Rhoden said, “If there were easily identifiable multibillion-dollar profits to be made by producing talented science, math and English prodigies from poor and largely black and brown neighborhoods, the John Caliparis of the world would be popping up in classrooms across America with innovative ways to get students to produce.” This is absolutely true. And while I do think race undoubtedly contributes to the stigma surrounding basketball in particular, as college golfers and baseball players leave school with the same frequency, I think his more basic point is equally important. The Mark Zuckerbergs, Sean Parkers and Bill Gates’s of the world are celebrated for dropping out of college in pursuit of their dreams. But when it’s basketball prodigies forgoing their degree, it suddenly becomes an unwise decision. As a result, college basketball coaches are villainised for not stressing the importance of higher education. It does not matter that the checks are just as credible in the NBA as they are in Silicon Valley.
So, while previous critics of Calipari’s recruiting philosophy had some credibility given his lack of a national title, these postchampionship assaults have no basis. The fact that college coaches such as Calipari are able to send such a high number of their players to the NBA is not something to be reprimanded for, but celebrated. In their longing for the days of vintage college basketball, where schools played tenacious defense and started five seniors, vocal critics of the so-called “one and done” players are missing the point. When those 18- and 19-year-old kids hear their name called in the NBA draft, it is the realization of a lifelong dream. That being the case, Kentucky’s success this year does not equal the demise of college basketball, the deterioration of higher education or the exploitation of teenagers. All that happened was John Calipari proved that young basketball players don’t need to choose which dream to pursue. They can be groomed for the NBA, and in the meantime, win a championship. At a certain point, basketball traditionalists have to come to the realization that having all of one’s dreams come true is not a bad thing. They can begin by congratulating John Calipari on a job well done.
Terriers thrive in close games Lacrosse takes on familiar foe Softball: From page 8
the ball gets hit we’re going to make the plays.” Keeping cool despite close calls The 2012 season has been characteristically marked by close games for BU. The Terriers have finished 22 of their 34 games within two runs of their opponents and have emerged the victor in 14 such games. Nine of these victories have been by a single run, and the remaining five have been by two. In five games that have gone into extra innings, BU has won three - one game in eight innings, one in 10 and one in 12. BU has found success when matchups are more lopsided. The team has won each game that has resulted in a five-run or greater deficit in the final score. Rychcik said he has learned to embrace the proximity with which the majority of his team’s games have ended. “We’re used to playing that type of [close] game,” Rychcik said. “Getting those last five or six outs, any mistake can cost you. We’re pretty comfortable in that kind of situation.”
Ducks stranded on the pond Despite having outscored their opponents 122-85 so far this season, the Terriers have had trouble bringing runners home on multiple occasions. While its opponents have left a total of 193 runners on base, BU accrued a total of 214 in this category. The team’s inability to bring runners home has proved costly in games such as those against the University of Connecticut and the University of Illinois, where it left 11 and 10 runners on base, respectively. BU lost both of these matchups. Most of BU’s runs have come from sophomores Jayme Mask and Chelsea O’Connor, who each have 22 this season. The next highest run total by a single Terrier is 12, held by both senior Erica Casacci and junior Emily Roesch. Rychcik says that he is unsure as to why his team is unable to bring runners home at times. “We’ve left a few more on base than we normally have,” Rychcik said. “We’ve continued to take batting practice . . . and talk about situational hitting and things like that. From that standpoint, I really don’t have an answer why we’re like that.”
New recruits strong on field, qualify as Feldman’s ‘BU type’ W. Soccer: From page 8
reer. Clare Pleuler of Gloucester, like many of her classmates, was a four-year starter at her high school. She was captain of her team both her junior and senior seasons, leading it to two Northeastern Conference Championships. In the process, Pleuler was a four-time Northeastern Conference AllStar and was named to the Eastern Massachusetts All-Star First Team twice. Rounding out the local players is Jenna Fisher. The Springfield native scored 40 goals and had 20 assists during her career at Longmeadow High School. Fisher earned a multitude of accolades during the course of her career as the two-time captain was a three-time All-Western Mass selection, with two stints on the All-State Team. She was also a part of the All-New England Team as a senior, while being selected as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American. Hailing from London but living in Redding, Conn., Lily Creighton finishes off the offensive squad from the incoming class.
Creighton was a three-time All-State selection. Creighton was named a Top-20 Player in Connecticut as a senior and was a twotime team captain. “They’re a pretty competitive group,” Feldman said. “Across the board, there’s a good confidence in their own ability, and that’s a good thing. They’re humble, they’re not bragging, but they all seem to have a good, healthy confidence in their ability to make a contribution here.” Feldman said her goal in the recruiting process was to come across players that fit in with the “BU Type.” “We started to learn out of the 16, 17 years around here what is a BU kid,” Feldman said. “They’re kids that are prospects that are looking for a college environment academically that is a challenge. “It’s more the attitude they bring of ‘Yes, I want to get a Boston University education . . . I want to be at BU because its reputation and all the things I’ve heard,’ and so we start to kind of shape our recruiting class based on who’s attracted to that and who wants that.”
Lacrosse: From page 8
change the momentum,” Robertshaw said. “That is something we look for her to do, and she has done a great job of it.” BC has averaged 14.31 draw controls and 13.92 ground balls per game. The Eagles caused an average of 5.84 turnovers per game, and they have 85.3 clear percentage. The Eagles’ two goalkeepers, freshman Emily Mata and senior Catherine Conway, have together tallied up 91 saves for an overall save percentage of 37.6. Mata is the leading goalkeeper with 60 saves and a
41.4 save percentage. The Terriers are 11-6-1 all-time against BC. Under Robertshaw, BU has gone 3-2 against the Eagles, including a 3-1 mark at Nickerson Field. BC defeated BU, 10-7, last season. The opening draw is set to take place at 4pm. “Everyone is excited about the BU vs. BC rivalry, and we are no different,” Robertshaw said. “We cross-recruit a lot. We know a lot of their players and they know a lot of ours. It just adds another element of fun to the game.”
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BU looks for balanced effort in bout with Eagles By Josh Delgado Daily Free Press Contributor
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In defense of the one and done
That didn’t take long. Seemingly while the white and blue confetti was still falling from the Superdome rafters, reporters across the country all rushed to their laptops with the sole intention of condemning the future of college basketball. After watching a Kentucky team coast to a national title with a starting lineup featuring three freshmen and two sophomores, the arbiters of basketball purity were aghast at the implications. John Calipari had gone too far. While his teams had long featured supreme underclass talent such as current NBA superstars Derrick Rose and John Wall, this time he had crossed the line. It was one thing to annually recruit the best high school players and ultimately send them to the NBA after a year of grooming, it was quite another to have the audacity to win while doing so. For years, conventional wisdom has alluded to a pivotal choice that must be made by budding basketball phenoms during the recruiting process. That choice, traditionalists have insisted, is whether to attend a school that will get them to the NBA immediately, or one at which they have a chance to win a national championship. It was an accepted truth that one could not have both, and for years, the schools left
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Freshman attack Mallory Collins leads all NCAA freshmen with 38 goals on the season.
The Boston University Lacrosse team will look to continue its seven-game winning streak as the Terriers (8-4, 4-0 America East) take on the crosstown rival No. 20 Boston College Eagles (67) Wednesday afternoon on Nickerson Field. Wednesday’s contest is the Terriers’ Breast Cancer Awareness Game. “This is a really aggressive team that plays in a strong conference against some good competition,” BU coach Liz Robertshaw said. “We need to do our best to slow this team down because they definitely like to put the ball in the back of the net and they are aggressive.” The Terriers won their last two games with decisive 13-8 and 1611 victories. The team’s offense is led by two primary scorers, junior attack Danielle Etrasco and freshman attack Mallory Collins. Etrasco leads the team with 42 goals and 56 total points. Collins, recently named America East Rookie of the Week for her performance last week, has 38 goals on the season with 44 total points. Collins leads all NCAA rookies with her goals and 3.17 per game average. The Terriers collectively score an average of 12.92 goals per game with a 48.6 shot percentage. “In a game like this where there is going to be a lot of atten-
tion drawn to Danielle and drawn to Mallory we need everybody to step up,” Robertshaw said. “We can’t have two goal scorers, we need to have seven.” The No. 20 Eagles have lost three of their last four games, which includes a 12-11 defeat at No. 6 Duke University on Saturday. The other two losses in that stretch were also against ranked opponents. The team’s offense is led by graduate student Kristin Igoe and freshman Covie Stanwick. Igoe, having an Eagles’ record breaking career, leads the team with 36 goals and 43 points. Stanwick has tallied up 40 with a team-leading 18 assists. BC scores an average of 12.38 goals per game with a 46.1 shot percentage. “This is an aggressive, highscoring Boston College with some players who are really doing well,” Robertshaw said. Defensively, BU averages 13.25 draw controls and 15.58 ground balls per game. The team also causes an average of 5.58 turnovers per game and has a clear percentage of 75. In the goal, sophomore goalkeeper Christina Sheridan has tallied 92 saves for a 41.1 save percentage and also her first collegiate assist last Saturday against the University of Albany. “Especially at Albany, I think [Sheridan] had three or four saves that were all big saves that can
Lacrosse, see page 7
Terrier run prevention key to early-season success By Tyler Lay Daily Free Press Staff
If there is one obvious key to the recent success of the Boston University softball team, it is that it doesn’t give its opponent’s offense any extra help. The Terriers’ .973 fielding percentage is currently first in America East and 21st in all of the NCAA. BU opponents this season have managed to garner a much less consistent .959 fielding percentage. The team’s 28 errors have tak-
en place during half of its games, as BU has finished 17 of its 34 total games without making any miscues in the field. “We’ve done pretty good [defensively] most of the year,” said BU coach Shawn Rychcik. “We don’t have strikeout pitchers, so the ball is going to get put in play quite a bit, but we’ve made quite a few plays and really helped ourselves out over the year.” Success in the circle BU’s pitching has also been
a force in which opponents have been unable to find any major flaws. The Terriers’ cumulative ERA of 2.40 and total earned runs of 65 are second only to Stony Brook University (2.01 and 62) in America East play. Sophomore pitcher Holli Floetker leads BU’s pitching rotation with a 1.72 ERA and a 12-3 record. Floetker’s win total places her third amongst America East pitchers. Juniors Whitney Tuthill and
Erin Schuppert have performed favorably for the Terriers as well, holding their opponents to a collective .230 batting average during the season. “We’ve had pretty good pitching,” Rychcik said. “If you look at our scores, we’ve been in every single game we’ve played this year. I think they go hand in hand, pitching and defense - our pitchers have had confidence and have been throwing strikes, and if
Softball, see page 7
Super Seven: Women’s soccer welcomes Class of 2016 By Meredith Perri Daily Free Press Staff
Coming off one of the most successful seasons in the program’s history, the Boston University women’s soccer team announced its Class of 2016 on April 10. The Terriers will add seven freshmen to their roster, which includes 20 returning players. “They’re a lively bunch, an enthusiastic bunch,” said BU coach Nancy Feldman. “Personality-wise, I think they’re going to come in and I think we’re going to know they’re there.
“There’s joy and enthusiasm with the group.” Of the seven new members in next year’s squad, there is one goaltender, two defenders and four attackers. The lone goaltender of the incoming class hails from La Mirada, Calif. Sarah Carrick, the only member of her recruitment class who does not live in New England, was the starting goaltender at La Mirada High School her freshman year. During her time at La Mirada, Carrick was named to the 2009 and 2011 Suburban League Champion teams. The 2009 season featured Carrick
shutting out every team until the 2009 California Interscholastic Federation Quarterfinals. Carrick was most recently voted to the CIF Division 3 All-Stars Team for the 2011-12 season. McKenzie Hollenbaugh of Glastonbury, Conn., and Lauren Maclellan of Springfield, Conn., make up the freshman defenders. Hollenbaugh, a four-year All-Conference selection, was the captain of her high school soccer team that went to the state championship during her senior year. Hollenbaugh was named to the All-State and All-New England Teams during her junior and se-
nior years. MacLellan was a part of the Minnechaug Regional High School soccer team that won back-to-back Western Massachusetts Championships in 2008 and 2009. During her freshman season, MacLellan scored the gamewinning goal to lead her team to victory. During her junior year, MacLellan was named the Division I Most Valuable Player after leading all the Division I players in scoring. She was the captain of her high school team during her senior year. MacLellan can play as either a defender or a midfielder.
On offense, BU will have three Massachusetts natives and one player originally from London. Bridgewater native Rachel Blauner was a starter on the East Bridgewater High School soccer team all four years. Blauner ranks No. 27 on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s list of the best players in the country for the incoming class. Blauner is a four-time South Shore League All-Star and a two-time Boston Globe AllScholastic. Blauner scored 102 goals during her high school ca-
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The Bottom Line Wednesday, April 11 W. Lacrosse vs. Boston College, 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 12 Softball vs. UMass-Amherst, 4 p.m.
W. Golf @ Roar-EE Invitational, All Day
W. Lacrosse vs. Stony Brook, 1 p.m. Softball @ Albany, 1, 3 p.m. M. Tennis @ Hartford, 11 a.m. W. Golf @ Roar-EE Invitational, All Day
Softball @ Albany, 12 p.m. W. Crew @ Rhode Island Invitational, All Day W. Tennis @ VCU, 10 a.m.