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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University
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KING OFF THE HILL
CLEAN SLATES SG election will be the first contested election in 2 years, page 3.
Outfielder Haley King helps softball hit its stride, page 8.
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Tsarnaev charged, used weapons of mass destruction SG passes House of By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Staff
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, is being charged with using a weapon of mass destruction against people and property resulting in three deaths and more than 200 injuries. “Although our investigation is ongoing, today’s charges bring a successful end to a tragic week for the city of Boston, and for our country,” said U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder in a Monday press release. “We will hold those who are responsible for these heinous acts accountable to the fullest extent of the law.” Tsarnaev is specifically charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday by FBI Special Agent Daniel Genck. The devices were placed near the metal barriers separating the runners from the spectators and each explosion killed, maimed, burned or wounded many people in addition to damaging public property, according to the complaint. Using videotape footage from a security camera at the Forum Restaurant on Boylston Street, Genck said in the complaint that he saw Tsarnaev stop in front of the restaurant and then slip his backpack onto the ground at about 2:45 p.m. He stood by his backpack for about four minutes and looked at his cell phone to take a picture.
“Approximately 30 seconds before the first explosion, he lifts his phone to his ear as if he is speaking on his cellphone, and keeps it there for approximately 18 seconds,” Genck wrote in the affidavit. “A few seconds after he finishes the call, the large crowd of people around him can be seen reacting to the first explosion.” Genck said in the complaint that Tsarnaev walked away from his backpack and, about 10 seconds later, the second explosion occurred where his backpack was left. The affidavit does not mention Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, killing Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department officer Sean Collier late Thursday night. It continued with the sighting of the Tsarnaev brothers at about midnight when they carjacked an individual at gunpoint. The victim told police that a man entered his vehicle and stated, “Did you hear about the Boston explosions?” and “I did that.” The man with the gun forced the victim to drive to another location, where they picked up a second man, according to the affidavit. The two men and the victim drove to a gas station and when the two men got out of the car, the victim escaped. The stolen vehicle was located in Watertown by law enforcement and as the men drove away, a violent gun exchange ensued between the police and the Tsarnaev brothers, according to the complaint. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was wounded, taken into custody and later died. After evading police for nearly 24 hours,
Reps. to foster, hear student body voice By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Suspect #2 in the Boston Marathon bombings, is now being charged for using a weapon of mass destruction.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found in a covered boat in Watertown. Tsarnaev was eventually removed from the boat and searched. A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth identification card, credit cards and other forms of identification were found in his pockets. He had injuries and gunshot wounds to the head, neck, legs and hand, according to the affidavit. The FBI searched Tsarnaev’s dormitory at UMass Dartmouth and seized a large pyrotechnic, a black jacket and a white hat of the same appearance as those seen in photographs and videos of him at the Boston
Suspect, see page 2
In debate, Markey, Lynch spar on security 1 week after bombing By Jasper Craven Daily Free Press Staff
U.S. senatorial candidates Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch squared off Monday in the final debate before the Democratic primary, addressing the security of Massachusetts and of the nation in wake of the terrorist attack that rocked the Boston Marathon. Both Markey and Lynch said they agreed on the importance of homeland security, and claimed their voting records showed their support for the issue in the WBZ/Boston Globe debate, which was hosted by Jon Keller, a political analyst for WBZ, and Cynthia Needham, political editor at the Boston Globe. “I would continue to do what I have been doing on homeland security issues,” Lynch said. He stressed the importance of the Joint Terrorism Task Force — the as-
sembly of law enforcement agents tasked with finding the Marathon bombers — and accused Markey of voting against the creation of the JTTF. Markey shot back, recounting his seven years on the Congressional Committee of Homeland Security, and said the only reason he would vote against security legislation was that it was not strong enough. “I am the principal author of the legislation intended to make sure rail security remains in our country,” Markey said, alluding to a plot, apparently al-Qaeda-backed, to blow up a rail line between Canada and the U.S. The plot was uncovered by the Canadian government Monday. Surveillance cameras proved a key role in helping identify and track down the suspects in the marathon bombings, and Markey and Lynch agreed that increased video
surveillance in Boston is now necessary. Lynch said he has voted for measures to amplify the surveillance presence on Amtrak trains coming into South Station in Boston. “Appropriately used, cameras can be helpful,” Lynch said. Markey also said public surveillance was appropriate in the wake of the bombings, and that federal homeland security spending should pay for these measures. Both candidates agreed that U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to prosecute Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a U.S court of law, not as an enemy combatant, was the right decision. “I believe that president Obama and his Justice Department are completely committed in ensuring justice will be done in debate, see page 2
Boston University Student Government members passed a proposal adding a House of Representatives consisting of representatives from student groups across campus to its current structure at Monday’s senate meeting. Brownstone Residence Hall Association President Marc Salerno, who created the proposal, said the House will allow students who are not already represented in the senate to have their voices heard. “If it is implemented properly, it’s the biggest outreach program you could possibly ask for,” Salerno, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said. “It gets everybody involved that can be involved.” The proposed House of Representatives will be made up of students from student groups recognized by the Student Activities Office. In addition, the proposal also added four additional members to the current Executive Board. Under the new plan, SG’s executive board must include the SG Senate Chair, the SG Speaker of the House, the College Government Chair, the President of the Overarching Executive Counsel and the Residence Hall Association Overarching Executive Counsel. Salerno said his plan will legitimize SG by fostering student support and by creating a forum for dialogue about issues important to students across BU’s campus. “Everybody should be able to discuss their issues, because that’s what Student Government is about,” Salerno said. “It’s about being the funnel for all the voices, not just a select few.” SG Executive Vice President Lauren LaVelle said it will take time to figure out the logistics of the new plan. “The concept is a good idea,” LaVelle, a School of Management junior, said. “It’s going to take a lot of work and dedication to implement this efficiently and effectively.” SG also passed a proposal Monday night, originally presented by DivestBU during an SG meeting on April 8, recommending that BU officials no longer invest the endowment in fossil fuel companies. The proposal stated that SG recommends the BU Committee on Socially Responsible Investments, once chartered, should consid-
SG, see page 2
Lingzi Lu’s promising life commemorated by friends, family, BU community By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff
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Students line up to make donations Monday evening at the George Sherman Union Link toward those who are suffering from a recent earthquake in China during the memorial to honor Lingzi Lu, the Boston University graduate student from China who died in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Family, friends and Boston University officials gathered Monday night to honor the late Lingzi Lu in what BU Reverend Robert Allen Hill described as a “convergence of all the concentric circles” that made up Lu’s life. “Today this university’s arms are long enough to embrace the whole globe, and its heart is close enough to feel the heartfelt pain associated with losing one of us,” Hill said, addressing the crowd. “Your presence matters. May this service bring some quiet assurance to each one of us.” Lu, passed away at just 23 years old Monday during the explosions that shook the crowd of spectators near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. BU President Robert Brown and Zhong Ruiming, deputy consul general of the People’s Republic of China for New York were among the speakers at Monday night’s memorial. About 300 spectators, including
Lu’s extended family, Lu’s professors and Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, filled Metcalf Hall. Brown said the Lu Lingzi Scholarship Fund, established in Lu’s honor, will ensure her bright future is not lost. “Our astronomers tell us that when a star dies, its light continues to travel across time and continues to reach out,” he said. “This scholarship, because it is endowed, will provide opportunities for future students like Lingzi.” Zheng Minhui, a first-year Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student and one of Lu’s classmates, said she remembered Lu as a role model and sweet person. She said Lu went to bed early,woke up early and would always be the first to arrive for class. “Thank you so much for bringing us sweetness, happiness, your lovely stories and your beautiful smiles,” she said. “... We will love and miss you forever. We are still
Memorial, see page 2
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Proposal suggests BU Committee on Socially Responsible Investments SG: From Page 1
er a policy that would require BU to relinquish all its investments in a list of select fossil fuel companies within the next five years. DivestBU member Colby Smith said passing the proposal is an important step for the BU community as it demands the university take steps toward helping stop climate change. “This is a way for students, or anyone, really, to take power back and make a change in this issue,”
Smith, a College of Engineering junior, said. “We’ve seen for a very long time that it’s happening and that it’s causing problems, but very little has been done about it.” DivestBU hopes to work to counter climate change and avoid its harmful effects in the future, Smith said. “By the time that time that we are grown up and having children, this climate change will be in full sway and affect us the most,” she said. “This is what we’re going to have to deal with, but the cause of
this problem is happening right now.” SG President Aditya Rudra, who will serve on the Committee on Socially Responsible Investments if the committee is chartered, said he looks forward to introducing the proposal. “We tried to shape this resolution in such a way that our student representatives … will be able to bring the resolution [to administrators] and say that we believe students would like to have a conversation about our investment in
fossil fuels,” Rudra, an SMG junior, said. SG spokesman and CAS freshman Saurabh Mahajan announced during the meeting that SG’s holiday bus service program will not be extended for the summer. As an alternative, SG voted to allocate $2,500 to its Advocacy Committee for three separate proposals during the final few weeks of the semester. While Mahajan said the committee will meet Wednesday to reach an official decision, current
ideas include providing free Starbucks coffee, bringing in professionals from Mass Mobile Massage to give students free massages and paying writing tutors to work with students in residence halls. “As a service to the student body, during finals period we’re going to provide coffee and massages and tutoring to help bring those comforts and those resources to students in effort to make finals period more livable,” LaVelle said. “It’s our giving back to the students.”
‘Lingzi’ translates to ‘wonderfulness’ Sunday poll puts Markey above Memorial: From Page 1
together, with you, and we will never be apart. We hope you rest in peace.” Minhui said Lu had one simple dream, which was to live a peaceful life. Jing Li, Lu’s roommate and friend, said she and Lu had grown very close since meeting on the Internet and deciding to be roommates while at BU. “We believed that we were long-lost sisters and could not wait to begin our adventure in Boston,” Li, a first-year School of Education graduate student, said. “I was so grateful that I found such a lovely sister in my life. I had no idea that this friendship could only last one year.” Li, who once asked Lu what the name “Lingzi” meant, said the an-
cient Chinese translation — “wonderfulness and beautiful” — perfectly matched Lu’s personality. “You were a wonderful and beautiful girl, as your name indicated,” Li said. “You were really smart and hard working ... You indeed brought sunshine and sweetness to me and everyone who knew you.” Lu’s father, Lu Jun, who delivered a eulogy in Chinese that was translated, said there is an ancient Chinese saying that describes children as small Buddhas who help their parents grow up, something he said suited his daughter well. “We as parents admire and appreciate her kindness, courage and her yearning for a beautiful life,” he said. “Lingzi, you are simply the best.” He said he remembers the day she received her acceptance to BU
as a happy and joyful one both for his daughter and for their family. “I can keep talking about my daughter’s stories for days and nights, but, alas, she is gone,” he said. “How can our living move on? She is gone but our memories of her are very much alive.” While Lu’s passing was sudden and impossible to comprehend, Li said she is grateful for the time she spent with Lu and the lessons Lu taught her. “There are a lot of things in our life that we don’t understand,” Li said. “But we do understand that Lingzi, you need us to be strong and brave and move forward. We will keep running to finish the race for you and we will try to finish your unfinished dream. We have learned to cherish every moment and every person in our life.”
White House: Tsarnaev not to be treated as combatant Suspect: From Page 1
Marathon, according to the complaint. “A preliminary examination of the remains of the explosive devises that were used at the Boston Marathon revealed that they were low-grade explosives that were housed in pressure cookers,” Genck wrote in the complaint. “Both pressure cookers were of the same brand. The pressure cookers also contained metallic BBs and nails.”
Despite several members of Congress asking for Tsarnaev to be tried as an enemy combatant, Jay Carney, spokesman for the White House, said in a press briefing Monday he would not be given that status. “He will not be treated as an enemy combatant,” Carney said. “We will process this terrorist through our system of justice. The system has repeatedly proven that it can successfully handle the threat that we continue to face. Under U.S. law, United States
citizens cannot be tried in military commissions.” Carney said the FBI officials did everything they could when they investigated Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 as a possible terrorist threat. “It is clear from that [investigation] that the FBI followed up on the information that it received about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother,” he said. “They investigated it thoroughly and did not find terrorist activity, domestic or foreign.”
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Lynch, 44 percent to 34 percent Debate: From Page 1
this case,” Markey said. Lynch said the effort to classify Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant “might complicate the issue.” Wednesday, a U.S. Senate bill aimed at expanding background checks for gun purchasers failed, and both Markey and Lynch said they supported this proposal among others to curb gun violence. Lynch said besides background checks, he supported the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, the prohibition of highcapacity ammunition magazines and increased funding for behavioral issues. Markey said he also supported the president’s proposal, and stressed the importance of keeping Americans safe. “The only technology that should be near a child in a school is a computer, not a gun,” Markey said. In a poll published on Sunday by Western New England University, Markey had a strong electoral advantage over Lynch — 44 percent to 34 percent. Tim Vercellotti, political science professor and director of the polling institute at WNE, said although Markey holds a strong lead over Lynch in the primary, Lynch will likely attract signifi-
cant attention among non-Democrat voters. “Lynch is the stronger general election candidate because he attracts more ‘unenrolled’ voters and he gets around 25 percent of Republican votes and that gets him to have more of a lead in those match ups,” Vercellotti said. In the WNE poll, both Markey and Lynch lead potential opponents Gabriel Gomez, Michael Sullivan and Dan Winslow in speculative matchups. Tim Buckley, communications director of the Massachusetts Republican Party, said Lynch and Markey are both out of touch with Mass. citizens. “No matter whom it comes down to in the Democratic primary, he is guaranteed to be a mediocre congressmen for Massachusetts,” Buckley said. “The Republican Party is very optimistic about this race.” Vercellotti said the marathon bombings virtually halted any press to Lynch and Markey, as both candidates suspended their campaigns after the marathon. “What we are seeing now is that it’s next to impossible to get free media because so much of the media is focused on the Boston marathon bombings,” he said. “Not a lot of attention is being paid right now to the election.”
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Campus & City Campus Crime Logs
Competitive SG race to increase voter turnout $10 million
Dumped and Distressed By Robin Ngai Daily Free Press Staff
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from April 16 to April 21. On Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. a male student was reported for sending harassing emails to a BU student and her family. The male student reportedly proposed marriage to the female and she declined, prompting a stream of harassing messages. BUPD officials are still investigating the incident. Turn theft up ahead A locked car was broken into at 100 Ashford St. on Tuesday at about 6:15 p.m. The car was left parked and unattended and an unknown suspect broke into the driver side window and stole the GPS device before the car’s owner returned. Wherefore art thou, creepy dude? At about 12 a.m. on Wednesday, a female student reported that an unknown male tried to enter through her balcony window at 171 Bay State Road. Upon seeing him, she screamed and fled the room immediately. The male successfully climbed onto her balcony, but was unable to enter the room because the window was locked. Haiku havoc On Saturday at 12:42 p.m., a student reported receiving a strange Facebook message from another student while at 33 Harry Agganis Way. The message was in the form of a haiku and ended with a threat to blow up the school. The BUPD was unable to determine that the student in question was going to follow through with the threat, so she was not further prosecuted. Why Rogaine? A shoplifter was caught stealing a sweatshirt and t-shirt from the BU Barnes & Noble located at 660 Beacon St. on Saturday. Additionally, upon further investigation, authorities discovered the suspect had also stolen Rogaine, a Boston Red Sox hat, two pairs of headphones, a watch and gold earrings from a Rite Aid Pharmacy. Ain’t no thang At 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, a married couple had a domestic dispute at 45 St. Mary’s Street. When the police arrived, the couple was engaged in a loud argument. However, neither wanted to press charges, and the case was dropped. Protect your purse At 6 p.m. Saturday at 625 Commonwealth Ave., a purse was reported stolen from the Tsai Performance Center. A student reportedly left the purse unattended in the locker room for four hours. An iPod and more than $100 were among the items reported missing. Reefer madness On Sunday at 7:30 p.m., a BU student was found smoking marijuana behind the back of 29 Bay State Road. BUPD officers issued the student a citation for possession and use of an illegal drug.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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The BU Ignition, Becoming United and Can’t B Without U are the three slates running for Student Government office for the 2013-2014 academic year. By Heather Hamacek Daily Free Press Staff
Despite struggling with low voter turnout in past elections, Student Government and Student Elections Commission officials expect more student participation in this week’s election for fall 2013 SG executive board due to its competitive nature. Three slates are running in this election, which makes it the first since April 2011 to be contested. “In the past election, we had only one slate running,” said SG spokesman and Director of Advo-
cacy Saurabh Mahajan, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman. “This time we have three slates running. There are three people running for each position, and all the people running are very well qualified.” Students voting can choose between SG executive board candidates in the slates Becoming United, The BU Ignition and Can’t B Without U. Polls opened Monday and will close Friday, according to the Student Elections Commission website. Voting takes place on the BU Student Link.
Mahajan, who is seeking executive vice president as part of The BU Ignition slate, said he hopes the election will bring more visibility to SG. “Hopefully, that also means there is a lot of information going out to the public about what Student Government is,” Mahajan said. “With the competition, people may show more interest in the election.” Mahajan said the element of competition changes the nature of the election and makes students believe each individual vote will carry more weight. “Students feel as if their votes matter this time — that’s another virtue of the competition,” he said. “When there is competition, it makes the student feel like their going to vote and support a candidate actually matters.” Tess McNamara, SEC cochair and School of Education sophomore, said while past elections’ voter turnout has been low, she expects to see a spike in participation this year. “In the past two elections, voter turnout has been approximately or less than 10 percent of the student body population,” she
A new immigration reform bill proposed in Congress Tuesday may allow undocumented immigrant students to attain citizenship in an easier manner, officials said. However, some Boston University experts said after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the attitude in the U.S. may damage the bill’s chances of passing. “This bill has a fair amount of support for the idea of comprehensive immigration reform,” said professor of sociology Nazli Kibria. “[But] after what happened this week [at the Boston Marathon], I think that it is unfortunately going to become more difficult to get this bill passed.” Kibria said the new bill draws upon and expands provisions of the DREAM Act, in which undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children are eligible to apply for a quicker path to citizenship. The new bipartisan bill was proposed by Sen. Charles Schumer of
New York and Sen. John McCain of Arizona. It includes a “Merit Based Visa” stipulation in which immigrants will be awarded “points” based on their intent to pursue efforts such as an American undergraduate education, according to a bill summary by Talking Points Memo. Individuals who are eligible for a Merit Based Visa are those with “the most promising skill-sets,” according to the bill summary. Each year, 120,000 visas will be allocated based on merit and potential. The bill would allocate 40 percent of these employment based visas to immigrants who hold advanced degrees in the sciences, arts, education or business, as well as science, technology, engineering and math doctoral degree holders, according to the bill summary. It would also ensure the annual numerical limits placed on how many people immigrate per year would not restrict immigrants with “extraordinary ability” in the same fields. If passed, the legislation would allow undocumented U.S. residents
By Paola Salazar Daily Free Press Staff
to begin their path to citizenship after obtaining Registered Provisional Immigrant status, which eliminates their risk of deportation, according to the bill summary. The undocumented resident in question must meet certain criteria in order to gain RPI status, according to the summary. Such provisions include a clean criminal background and the undocumented resident must either be employed or must be actively seeking employment. The resident must also pay a $500 fee. Kibria said the most controversial aspect of the proposed legislation is its amnesty policy, as some politicians feel undocumented immigrants would, under the stipulations of the bill, be “pardoned” for living illegally in the U.S., particularly in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. She said it is unclear how the Marathon bombings will affect U.S. citizens’ attitudes towards immigrants, Muslims and the proposed legislation since the two suspects
The One Fund, which was established by Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to support those affected by the Marathon Monday bombings, has now raised more than $10 million. The fund, which began April 16, raised $6 million within the first 24 hours of its existence. “I am humbled by the outpouring of support by the business community and individuals who are united in their desire to help,” Patrick said in an April 16 press release. “At moments like this, we are one state, one city and one people.” John Hancock Financial Services, Bain Capital, Partners HealthCare and AT&T were some of the biggest donors to the campaign with donations of $1 million each. “Within an hour, I had calls from business leaders and local philanthropists who, like me, were heartbroken by the impact this hideous tragedy has had on individuals, their families and friends,” Menino said in the release. “They want to do everything they can to help these people physically and psychologically in the future.” Gary Gottlieb, president and chief executive officer of Partners HealthCare, said the organization’s donation was a response to the governor’s and mayor’s reminder that Boston is a united, strong, compassionate and courageous city. “This gift will support the vision of the mayor and the governor in delivering much-needed financial support directly to the victims and families of this horrible tragedy as they recover both physically and psychologically,” he said. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families, their loved ones and the victims.” Gottlieb said the response from care teams and doctors was extraordinary, and the donation supports his organization’s message that they will stand with the city of Boston.
Immigration, see page 4
One Fund, see page 4
SG Elections, see page 4
Proposed immigration bill emphasizes academics By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff
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After material loss in bombings, community donates what it can By Calvin Zhao Daily Free Press Staff
With the Boston Marathon bombings fresh in peoples’ minds, several businesses and individuals are finding ways to give back to the victims and first responders. Roald Osvold, assistant manager at Fire and Ice on Berkeley Street, said the restaurant has been offering complementary meals to all first responders since April 16. “At least a fourth of our business has been from first responders,” he said. “Police who have been monitoring the corners, EMTs, doctors, we’ve got them all.” Osvold said the free meals are a way of thanking the first responders for their comforting presence in the neighborhood. “We really want to, with all these initiatives, to get everybody in the mindset that we need to get things back to normal and also thank everybody for helping out,”
he said. “They’ve been a constant presence keeping everyone calm. When I walk to work, they’re there on every corner.” Without the first responders, many lives would have been lost during the bombings last Monday, Osvold said. “I am extremely grateful that we had so many people around. Even civilians just pitched in right away,” he said. “We had a lot of amputees, but they [the responders] saved so many lives by responding correctly. Everybody just came together.” Adri Cowan, 33, resident of Roxbury, said she is collecting comic books to donate to the Boston Children’s Hospital until Tuesday and will give them to the hospital Wednesday. “Because comics personally make me happy and bring me joy, and I see it bring joy to so many people and children, I thought that
Businesses, see page 4
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Fire and Ice on Berkeley Street has offered complementary meals to all first responders since the Tuesday following the Marathon
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said in an email. “We hope and expect that that number will increase during this voting cycle.” McNamara said this election is also unique in that students feel their votes will truly make an impact. “This is such an excellent opportunity for them [students] to vote for the candidate that they best feel represents their personal needs at the university,” she said. “Although they have always had the chance to vote, having the option to select from multiple motivated candidates ... really brings a new level of student voice to the election.” Each of the three slates will participate in the debate Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the George Sherman Union, according to the SEC website. The SEC also held a Candidate Meet and Greet gathering April 12. Several BU students said they are much more likely to vote in this election as their votes will determine who becomes the next executive board. College of General Studies sophomore Cara Matarazzo said she would be more likely to vote if she knew more about SG. However, she said the race’s multiple slates should create a competitive environment that will attract more voters. “It benefits the people when there are competitors, but I don’t
know what their stance is on different issues,” she said. Matarazzo said improving student outreach would increase interest in SG. “Right now it [voting in the SG elections] is not a priority for me,” she said. “If they cut Student Government, it wouldn’t add anything or detract anything from my life.” College of Arts and Sciences freshman Katherine Sennott said she is planning on voting in this week’s SG election because, as three slates are running, candidates will have had to develop a concrete plan before running. “It forces the people who are running to think about why they are running and what they are going to do with that and then keep up the promises,” she said. “If I was the only person running for secretary ... I could just waltz in and make a mess of everything.” Paul Martinez, a CAS sophomore who said he already cast his vote, also said the competitive element of this semester’s SG election will improve the student body’s relationship to elected student officials. “It looks good, the fact that more people are wanting to get involved in something like student Government,” he said. “If we see it’s a competition, we’re competitive, and we are going to want to get involved.”
BC law student: One Fund to defray rising healthcare costs one Fund: From Page 3
“We are making this commitment on behalf and in honor of our men and women who give every moment of every day to support our mission of caring for our patients and their families,” he said. “Every one of our employees is a member of this community.” Some residents said they wanted The One Fund to become a permanent campaign. “It’s [The One Fund] a fantastic move,” said Kyle Sullivan, 24, a law student at Boston College. “If it can sustain itself, [then] it’s definitely a noble cause.” Sullivan said he knew some classmates who were injured and would benefit from the fund. “Healthcare is not getting any cheaper, so it’s nice to see funds coming out to help them,” he said. Philip Surette, 66, a retired accountant from Hyde Park, said he was glad The One Fund had been established and could see it being
used for other tragedies as well. “It [The One Fund] could be useful for lots of things like building fires so that people are not left on the street with just the clothes on their backs over something they had no control over,” he said. Louise Marvel, 54, a volunteer at the Boston Veteran’s Center from Roxbury, said the governor’s and mayor’s idea was a blessing for those who need it. “I wish they’d done something like this for [Hurricane] Katrina when I was down in Orlando, [Fla.] because it’s really nice to see that, despite all the problems we find in this city, we can get together like that for each other,” she said. Marvel said she would like to see The One Fund become a longterm fundraising campaign. “It’d be neat to see it become a safety net in case things like this happen again,” she said. “Hopefully it won’t [be needed], but it’s good to be prepared.”
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it could be a great way to at least try to distract the children or even the adults who want to read them,” she said. Cowan said the response to her idea has been incredible and she estimates she will have several hundred books to give to the hospital. “I’ve so far gotten tons of inquiries and donations from publishing companies and some individuals and comic shops, and it’s really just been incredible and tear-jerking,” she said. “We are going to have more comics than the [Boston] Children’s Hospital can actually hold, so we are looking into
the other children’s wards in other hospitals and divvying them up to whoever needs it.” Jacob Sconyers, 34, a resident of Hyde Park, ran a portion of the marathon route Sunday to raise money for The One Fund. “It’s just been amazing how generous everyone’s been,” he said. “From my family, from friends around the country, from my coworkers, from strangers I’ve never met who have heard of it on social media or from their friends, it’s really been great.” Sconyers said he received more than $3,000, well above his original goal of $1,000. “Everybody just wants to help,”
he said. “From the first responders jumping over barricades to go put tourniquets on the injured to the people who already filled every blood bank in the city just hours after the bombings, I’ve never been as proud to be a Bostonian.” Sconyers said while he was unable to complete the entire course Sunday due to an ankle injury, he intends to finish in the near fuutre. “Rest assured that I am absolutely committed to finishing this run as soon as my ankle is strong enough,” he said. “I’m going to spend some time with an ice pack and a compression bandage, and I hope to be back in Hopkinton within a week or two.”
Soc. prof.: bill affected by immigration perceptions iMMiGration: From Page 3
are perceived as foreigners from a Muslim region. “Because there is a perception that these two brothers are immigrants and foreigners, that it has called for all of this anti-immigrant sentiment,” Kibria said. “Although that is not a rational perspective, it will totally affect the environment in which the debate [about the bill] takes place.” Angela Massey, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, said the decision regarding how to deal with immigration does not have to be a choice between upholding values and maintaining the country’s security.
“I don’t think it has to be contradictory — we are open to people, but we are open to people who want to come to America to be a part of the culture and not to kill people,” Massey said. Massey said it is not wise to live in fear, and U.S. citizens and lawmakers should take care to not racially profile outsiders hoping to immigrate in. “The fact that the two suspects are foreign immigrants should not affect perceptions,” Massey said. “But, unfortunately, it is a part of human nature to categorize, stereotype and project the fear of the bombers onto other immigrants.” Thomas Lozanoski, a College of Engineering freshman, said these
social changes must come from within citizens, not from legislation. “Immigrants have made this country great, and the case of the marathon bombers should not be generalized to all foreigners until we have more details,” Lozanoski said. “In this case, is wrong to generalize and stereotype.” Lissette Martinez, a College of Communication senior, said stricter immigration provisions will not necessarily protect the U.S.or its citizens from threats. “At the end of the day, people who want to make threats to this country and have that goal to bring terror, will find a way to do it regardless,” Martinez said. “Legislation won’t necessarily curb it.”
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On death
The city of Boston did not wait with bated breath for the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev following his shootout with Boston police and the subsequent death of his brother, Tamerlan. Boston held its breath entirely, having forgotten how to breathe as residents in Watertown and beyond contemplated the reality of a terrorist in their midst. Now, following Tsarnaev’s arrest Friday night, this town has been resuscitated. Memorials and services for the bombings’ three victims, Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell and Boston University graduate student Lu Lingzi, were planned and accomplished with solemn bravado. The Internet continues to flood with triumphant headlines and healing how-to’s. People walk the streets. If they are not unafraid, then many are less so. But for better or for worse, some of this regained virility of Boston owes itself to Dzhokhar’s survival. The bombings, and subsequent loss of innocent life, ignited such a terrifying manhunt that the public witnessed play-by-play on Twitter, Facebook or elsewhere — resulting in an overwhelming sense of vindication when he was captured alive. The feeling of proximity that the Internet fosters made us all feel like Tsarnaev was in our backyards, and so it can come as no surprise that his capture was — or felt like — a victory. “We will hold those who are responsible for these heinous acts accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday. In other words, this play has a third act, and there is a rapt audience. So far, there has been no discourse — only unity in the form of #BostonStrong tweets, a stirring speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and countless other mediums. There has been little disagreement that Dzhokhar is a young man who should meet justice for his actions. But now that this 19-yearold has been charged federally with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property, crimes that could and very likely will mean the death penalty, Boston and America will see utter division as its people grapple with what priests and Obama have deemed evil. Debate surrounding capital punishment is unique in that it does not ebb and flow as easily as arguments about other ethical quandaries. The subject deals with two
highly personal convictions — who deserves death and whether the government should inflict it upon citizens, either domestic or foreign. In the case of the Marathon bombings, as it was in the case of Osama bin Laden, it forces Americans to contemplate what the reaction should be to people whose lack of respect for human life makes them irredeemably villainous. So should the option of state-sanctioned death be on the table, in Dzhokhar’s case? Perhaps. The explosives that he and his brother created were not designed simply to kill — they were designed to hurt as many runners and onlookers as possible. Evidence suggests that there could have, or would have, been more attacks by the Tsarnaev brothers. And based on the social contract of our society, which holds its citizens accountable for their actions and promises swift justice to those who commit murder, capital punishment for Dzhokhar is not wholly outside the realm of equity or probability. But there is a fine line between justice and retribution. It is only natural for Bostonians and Americans, especially the families of the victims and injured — and the injured themselves — to desire hefty penance, if that is what they want. Still, it is imperative that the court not base such a consequential decision on atrocities that cannot be reversed. The focus must lie in examining Dzhokhar’s motives to the fullest extent and determining from where his propensity to kill and terrorize were derived, now that he faces the very real possibility of death himself, if for no other reason than because no facet of the American justice system can be as flippant about Dzhokhar’s life as he was about the deaths of Martin, Krystle and Lu. Regardless of either outcome, the fact remains that the events of the Marathon bombings will not fade from the American or Bostonian consciousness. The public will wait as patiently or angrily as it can for Dzhokhar’s fate to be decided, as it did for Osama bin Laden’s and Timothy McVeigh’s — as it still does for James Holmes’s — as it will continue to do as we inevitably face future attacks by faces that are currently unknown to us. This is the way of the 21st century. This is what seems natural. Yet these proclivities must not come to define America as a whole, or even the comparatively small-knit community that is Boston.
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How not to handle the aftermath Colin Smith
The tragedy that began when two bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon last Monday has finally come to a close. It resolved itself after an intense shootout with police in the Boston suburb of Watertown, which resulted in the death of one suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and the capture of his younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But despite the apparent finality of this result, there are still many potential variables that will dictate exactly how American justice, morality and ethics are applied, and that also may influence America’s relationship with attacks of this kind in the future. Accordingly, I’ve laid out some ground rules: 1. Don’t kill him. Dzhokar Tsarnaev is 19 years old. Reports from family members indicate he was very much a follower of his older brother, with one family member dubbing him “like a puppy.” As the facts emerge, they will almost certainly indicate that it was Tamerlan who came up with the attacks, and convinced Dzhokhar to follow. Besides this, there are signs that terrorism was not likely Dzhokhar’s primary motivation. He had failing grades in his classes at UMass Dartmouth, yet received a scholarship from the city of Cambridge in 2011. The academic change indicates the presence of a severe depression, which again manifested itself when he tried (and failed) to kill himself before being captured by police. Had Dzhokhar not had access to the weapons his brother provided, he may very well have turned out to be a tragedy rather than a villain. The death penalty is wrong. It denotes a degree of moral and criminal certainty that human beings don’t have the capacity to possess. That’s why killing is wrong in the first place — because human beings are not meant to judge other human beings that harshly. Deep down, I do not believe the loss of another life will appease the loss they have suffered. 2. Don’t declare him an enemy combatant. There have been calls from Republican senators to declare Dzhokhar an enemy combatant. Doing so would allow prosecutors to question the suspect without the presence of a lawyer for up to 30 days, essentially revoking the rights he has as a United States citizen for that time. This was already done to a certain degree in the 48 hours after the crime, when citing a public safety clause allowed questioning without a lawyer so that the whereabouts of other potential bombs could be determined. There were none, and now Dzhokhar’s rights as an American citizen must be restored. Declaring him a terrorist is only attempt-
ing to create a monster where there is only a scarred, stupid 19-year-old kid. Besides that, what happened last Monday was more than anything an attack on American justice and morality. If we show our morals to be shaken, our ethics tarnished, then the Tsarnaev brothers have gotten what they wanted. 3. Don’t invade Chechnya. America, as great a country as it is, has a propensity for fixing leaky faucets with a sledgehammer and a blowtorch. That is to say, we overreact. The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 created a wake so large that it allowed for the invasion of an entire country with the express intent of killing the man responsible. They created a wake so large that they allowed for the invasion of a second country purely by association, through the sheer dumb will of a slow president. A decade later, we haven’t alleviated the tragedy of 9/11 — we’ve merely created a second tragedy in the form of two wars we didn’t need. That’s why, when news came out that the two brothers were from the Russian region of Chechnya, I got nervous. We can’t jump to conclusions and say the brothers were motivated by Chechen separatist groups. In fact, the main rebel group in the region has stepped away from the brothers, affirming they are at war with Russia, not the United States. Filtering these attacks through a Chechen separatist agenda makes no sense, and the last thing we need is another enemy. 4. Don’t blame Islam. The two brothers were Islamic. To deny that Tamerlan’s radical viewpoints were shaped by Islam would be a waste of time. They were, and so are countless other bad peoples’ viewpoints the world over. But the same goes for Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism. There are bad people out there. Some of them are religious, and that’s the way it is. These attacks must not become an excuse to further berate and alienate Islam. It must not be used as an excuse to berate and alienate Arab and Middle Eastern people, who have nothing to do with these two brothers whatsoever. If one good thing comes from these attacks, it will be our commitment as a country to the tolerance and acceptance we were founded upon and the knowledge of how tightly we must hold on to keep these things from slipping through our grasp. Colin Smith is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, and a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. He can be reached at colin1@bu.edu.
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Morris: Coaches should be fined for committing recruiting violations Morris: From Page 8
ed, I don’t think that can happen because you can’t penalize the NFL teams who signed these coaches. Can you imagine the uprising in Eagle-land if Chip Kelly now had to sit out a year? The punishment has to come by way of a fine, and a hefty one at that. And since I’m assum-
ing the NCAA doesn’t have any power to do that to coaches once they’ve left for the NFL, it has to be something that’s included in the coach’s contract. In every college coach’s contract, there should be a clause that says if any major violations occur directly under his or her watch, then he or she will have to pay. This payment will either be a
portion of the NCAA’s fines or a direct payment to the school for its troubles. There. The problem is solved. No longer will these schools be left in the dust by the men directly responsible for such violations. I’m under the belief that every single college with a big-time sports program commits recruiting violations. It seems too easy
to commit these violations, and with major programs now being uncovered for theirs, it seems as if you have to cheat just to keep up. The schools that we know that have done so, namely Oregon and USC, are only the ones the NCAA has decided to look into. Therefore, the major problem isn’t these coaches leaving, but rather how they were so easily
able to commit these violations in the first place. I don’t claim to have a direct solution to this. But just like the steroid issue in baseball a decade ago (and still ongoing), a closer watch has to be put into place on these major sports programs. Until then, the problem with recruiting violations is just going to continue.
Struggling Terriers await challenging road schedule Lacrosse: From Page 8
While the Terriers may have struggled this season against America East opponents, finishing the year with a 2-4 conference record, BU has been one of the premier teams in the conference over the last 15 years, winning six of the last eight America East Tournaments. While she said she is excited to join the Patriot League next season, Robertshaw said moving on from America East will be a tough adjustment. “We’re all excited to move on into the Patriot League and see what things can happen there, and see what the schedule is going to bring,” Robertshaw said. “I do think that we’re going to miss some of these teams. We’re going to keep [the University of New Hampshire] on the schedule, but other than that, it doesn’t look like we’re going to keep anyone else. Robertshaw said she and her players have wholeheartedly enjoyed playingamong America East competition. “It’s hard, because I really enjoyed the America East,” she said. “I think that it was a good conference for us, it had some great New England rivalries, and I just feel that it’s going to be interesting to
see what the next chapter is going to be.” Terriers face tough final stretch While the conference portion of their schedule may be over, the Terriers still have a grueling final stretch to the regular season. For its final three games of the year, BU will face off against Yale University, No. 20 Cornell University, and No. 9 Duke University, all of which are on the road. These games will be a challenge for BU both due to the skill of its opponents and because the Terriers have struggled on the road all season. While they amassed a respectable 4-3 record at home this year, they are a lackluster 1-5 away from Nickerson Field. For Robertshaw, the biggest key to capitalizing on these final matchups lies in the players dictating how they want to conclude their season. “We have to keep getting better,” Robertshaw said. “I told the team in practice that … ‘you have the opportunity to end the season on your terms. So, how do you want to go out?’ A lot of [those players] took it to heart … There’s going to be challenges. There’s no way that we’re walking into these next three games thinking that it’s three wins. We know that we have to fight.”
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Mask leads team in stolen bases Softball: From Page 8
them relax and breathe a little bit.”
a team-best 13 victories so far this season and compiling a 2.33 ERA, also good for the top spot on the team. She has struck out 121 opponents in her 162.1 innings pitched. Recently in late-game situations, she’s even been available to come in to close out games. In the series sweep of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Tuthill picked up saves in the final two contests. Although Tuthill has been strong all season, the back end of the rotation was shaky and unreliable at the start of the season. However, over the past few series, the rotation added more depth with the improved efforts of freshman pitcher Lauren Hynes. At the start of the season, Hynes had an ERA well over 5.00. However, with more time in the circle, Hynes has changed for the better, lowering her ERA to 4.68. She has three wins, with two most recently coming in the series against UMBC (8-36, 1-14 America East). In her 55.1 innings of work she has fanned 37 hitters. “They have been a mainstay all year,” Gleason said of her pitchers. “We’re now giving them the offensive support that they need. We let
Highway Robbery Junior center fielder Jayme Mask has been one of the top performers for the Terrier offense this season, hitting a team-best .380. She also has a .405 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base percentage. While she has been a great threat at the plate, there has been one area where she has excelled the most: stealing bases. This year Mask has been safe in 96.7 percent of her attempts, swiping 29 of 30 possible bases. Mask is second in the America East Conference in the category, trailing University at Albany outfielder Annie Johnson by four stolen bases. Against the Retrievers, Mask shone in the stolen base department. In a game where the Terriers set a team record stealing seven bases, Mask stole four of them, a Terrier record for a single player. Later that day, Mask stole two more bases, giving her a doubleheader total of six steals. “She’s the most enthusiastic and positive person on the team,” Gleason said. “When she gets on, we know she’s going to run in some way. When she gets on we tend to score.”
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Freshman Jill Horka scored two goals in BU’s game April 21 against Stony Brook University.
Track prepares for upcoming Penn Relays Roundup: From Page 8
Track and Field The MIT Invitational, which the BU track and field team was scheduled to attend April 20, was canceled. The Terriers have had plenty of success on the track this season, with several runners atop the conference leaderboard. Senior Tewado Latty leads the conference in the men’s 400m dash (46.86 seconds), while senior R.J.
Page owns the top conference mark in the 200m dash (21.07 seconds). Senior Zachary Ray has the top marks in the 110m hurdles (14.01 seconds), 400m hurdles (51.16 seconds) and long jump (7.19m). Ray, Latty, Page and freshman David Lagerberg’s mark of 3:08.41 in the 4x400m relay is also best in the conference. With his April 13 race in the 800m run at the George Mason Invitational, sophomore Stu-
art Ross now has the top time in the conference in that event with 1:51.13. Junior Rich Peters ran a conference-best time of 3:43.26 in the 1,500m run on March 29. Freshman Reuben Horace’s mark of 57.54m in the hammer throw is also top in America East. BU will send a select number of athletes to the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia Thursday and Friday, and others to the Skyhawk Invitational in Easton Friday.
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Accountability
John Morris
It looks like the University of Oregon is really going to get it from the NCAA for recruiting violations in its football program. I don’t know the specifics of the violations, but it sounds very similar to what went down over at the University of Southern California a few years back. I’m guessing the Ducks are going to feel the wrath of the NCAA in the same way the Trojans did. And once again, the head coach of this major institution is likely to get off scot-free. Back in 2010, former USC head coach Pete Carroll jumped ship from the Trojans to become the Seattle Seahawks head coach just before the school was hit hard with NCAA sanctions. This is the case once again, as Chip Kelly has left Oregon to become head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Clearly if your high-profile coach decides all of a sudden to leave your school for the NFL, very bad things are coming your way. He obviously can feel the NCAA breathing down his neck. To any selfish head coaches out there, this is definitely the model to follow. Just commit the crap out of recruiting violations, which will subsequently lead to great success, then leave for the NFL the first chance you get. Something’s not right here. These coaches need to be held accountable for what happened under their watch, just like any other job. If I’m an accountant who cooks the books like Skyler White and Ted Beneke (God, I can’t wait for August 11), and then I leave for another company, I’m still going to be in trouble with the law for what I did at my first company. Yet these coaches get to say ‘adios’ to their problems. Not only that, they also get to accept an even better job because they used their recruiting violations to make themselves seem like better coaches. So how do we hold these coaches accountable? As much as I’d like to see them be forced to go back and coach these teams with all the lost scholarships and bowl bans, that obviously can’t happen. And as much as I’d like even more to have them suspend-
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Softball continues winning patterns By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Staff
The 2013 campaign for the Boston University softball team started on a bleak note, opening with a 2-7 record in tournament play. Inconsistency coupled with strong opponents led to the poor early record. However, that time seems like a distant memory, as the Terriers (17-20-1, 5-4 America East) have played strongly as of late, rattling off a season-best six-game winning streak, with their latest, an 8-0 victory, coming against Sacred Heart University Sunday afternoon. “It feels good, it feels as if everything is starting to come together,” said BU coach Kathryn Gleason. “All of the hard work we put in over the past few months is finally culminating. We’ve never had all three pieces of the game come together. They’re all on the same page.” In the opening act of the season, the Terrier offense struggled, as the team was only hitting .242 going into a March 28 doubleheader against Providence College. However, during the team’s current winning streak, the Terriers have hit the ball extremely well, and have raised their average to an improved .271. Not only has their average increased significantly, but the Terriers are coming through with clutch hits, and are not leaving as many runners on base as they had been in the initial part of the season. Junior catcher Amy Ekart has excelled at the dish, hitting .324 this season. Not only is her average second best on the team, but she also leads the team in the power department, clubbing four homers and collecting 19 RBIs. With the four home runs and six other extra-base hits, Ekart also leads the team with a .510 slugging percentage. Another key contributor to the vastly improved offense is freshman outfielder Haley King. King’s .310 average is third on the team and her impressive .402 on-base percentage puts her second on in that category. “Instead of our minds being on what happened last at bat, at what
Lacrosse contest postponed due to Boston tragedy By Conor Ryan Daily Free Press Staff
While they may have been more than 177 miles from Boston, the members of the Boston University women’s lacrosse team was affected nevertheless by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent citywide manhunt that occurred Friday. On account of these events, the Terriers’ (5-8, 2-4 America East) game against No. 10 Stony Brook University, which was originally scheduled Saturday, was postponed and moved to Sunday night at LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, N.Y. The call to push the game back was a joint decision made by both universities and the America East Conference. BU coach Liz Robertshaw said player safety was ultimately the main reason for postponement. “A lot of it stemmed from the fact that the governor asked for people to stay at home … and we just felt that from a respect standpoint, as well as a safety standpoint, we should make sure that we were honoring that,” Robertshaw said. Robertshaw said the decision was difficult to make. “I know that we wanted to get down there and play, but it was also the right decision from the university to make sure that we helped in any way we could and kept our players safe, which is the numberone priority,” she said. The Terriers ultimately fell to the Seawolves (13-2, 5-0 America East) Sunday night by a score of 18-11.
been one of the main cogs in the ignition of late, the pitching staff has also stepped up, providing a boost to a team that needed consistency. Senior pitcher Whitney Tuthill has been solid all season, recording
BU wraps up conference play Sunday’s game against Stony Brook was important not only because it was a matchup against a top-ranked opponent, but also because it marked the final America East Conference game for BU, which will officially move to the Patriot League July 1.
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lacroSSe, see page 7
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Freshman Haley King is batting .310 this season.
they’re throwing, it’s not see the ball, hit the ball,” Gleason said. “We have aggressive discipline. We are just playing our game.” Steady Pitching While the Terrier offense has
Lightweight rowing competes in Charles River Lightweight Invite By Andrew Battifarano and Sarah Kirkpatrick Daily Free Press Staff
Although its race was canceled Saturday due to the citywide manhunt that took place a day before, the No. 10 Boston University lightweight rowing team raced Sunday in the Charles River Lightweight Invite. During the races, the Terriers competed against No. 1 Stanford University, No. 3 Princeton University and the No. 2 joint team of Harvard University and Radcliffe College. In the first race, the Terriers faced off in a battle of high stakes as they faced Harvard-Radcliffe, Princeton and reigning national champion Stanford in the varsity eight race. With stiff competition in the
first race, BU, with sophomore coxswain Katie Scott, struggled and finished in fourth with a time of 7:27.9. Harvard-Radcliffe came out on top in the first race with a strong time of 7:05.07, finishing six seconds ahead of second-place Stanford, who came in at 7:11.1. Princeton finished the race in third place just ahead of the Terriers with a time of 7:17.5. The second race of the day was the varsity four. BU did not compete, but it did race in the third event, the lightweight four. Led by sophomore coxswain Christiana Mecca, sophomore stroke Jessica He, freshman stroke Molly Constantine and freshman Jorie Gorski on the bow, the Terriers started off strong and were neck-and-neck with Harvard-
Radcliffe. However, Harvard-Radcliffe faltered around the 500-meter mark, which gave the Terriers ample time to pull ahead. BU finished with a time of 8:45.9 and came out with the win over Harvard-Radcliffe, which had a time of 9:02.1.
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Wednesday, April 24 Softball vs. Albany, 2:30 p.m./4:30 p.m W. Lacrosse @ Yale, 4 p.m.
Softball @ Bryant, 4 p.m. Field Hockey @ Providence, 7 p.m. Track @ Penn Relays, All Day
Softball Pushed Back Imminent rain has forced the Boston University softball team to postpone a Tuesday doubleheader against the University at Albany until Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. This is not the first time the two teams have been hampered by weather this season. A threegame series that was supposed to be played March 23 and March 24
Track @ Penn Relays, All Day
was delayed due to the threat of snow. The first two games of that series will be made up this week, while the third game was canceled and will not be made up. The series was also supposed to open up the Terriers’ (17-20-1, 5-4 America East) America East schedule at home, but the team’s first home game was pushed back to April 3, when it faced off and lost in a close battle to the University of Connecticut. The series will shape up to be a tough battle, as Albany (2810, 11-1 America East) is first in America East this season. The Terriers, after reeling in six wins in a row, sit in fourth, but are within striking distance of the top.
lacroSSe, see page 7
Saturday, April 27 Field Hockey @ Boston College, 9 a.m. Softball vs. Maine, 1 p.m./3 p.m. W. Lacrosse @ Cornell, 1 p.m.