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Hundreds gather to protest U.S. involvement in Syria New documentary By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff
Tempers flared Monday night when more than 200 people gathered at the Boston Common at a candlelight vigil against a military attack on Syria. MoveOn.org Civic Action organized the protest in various cities across the U.S., including Boston, but several Syrian immigrants and smaller advocacy groups also showed up and loudly confronted the larger assembly. “He [Bashar al-Assad] is bombing our children, our families,” said Abdul Ali, 28, a Boston resident who said he emigrated from Syria. “I want Obama to take Assad down so we can live in peace … [Syrian opposition] have no guns, no weapons, but Assad guns them down anyway. Obama has to take him down. It’s the only way.” U.S. officials claim Assad’s forces in Syria fired chemical weapon on rebel-held areas in Damascus on Aug. 21, killing more than 1,400 people. U.S. President Barack Obama talked to several media outlets on Monday to build support in Congress and the American public for a congressional action against Syria. Ali shouted at the crowd for several minutes before the 7 p.m. vigil was scheduled to start, but eventually left after several members of the vigil asked him to leave. “I totally understand where he was coming
Syria, see page 4
to tell story of final BU wrestling season By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff
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Bostonians hold candles and signs at the Syria vigil Monday night on Park Street. The vigil began as a peaceful gathering, but became heated as it was interrupted by screaming citizens with opposing viewpoints.
Boston babies to have DNA sequenced in genome study By Sarah Platt Daily Free Press Staff
Beginning in early 2014, many newborns in Boston will have their entire genomes sequenced as a part of a five-year study to explore the effect of DNA sequencing on their future medical care. The study, run by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, will take 480 newborn babies and families, half from the nursery at Brigham and Women’s and half from the neonatal intensive care unit at Boston Children’s, to determine where DNA analysis is effective in learning whether there is a genetic cause of newborn health problems. The study is funded by a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. “These analyses will help illuminate the full spectrum of benefits and risks associated with genome sequencing of newborns,” said Dr. Alan Beggs, the principal investigator of the study and the director
of the Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research at Boston Children’s Hospital in a press release on Wednesday. Massachusetts currently mandates that all babies be screened for conditions that are treatable, but not clinically evident in the newborn period. This study would go beyond these conventional screening methods to compare outcomes that occur when genomic newborn sequencing is used instead, according to the release. Chief of Biomedical Genetics at Boston University School of Medicine Dr. Lindsay Farrer said although all babies in Massachusetts are screened for a number of rare conditions, this neo-natal screening could help make a diagnosis early. However, he is not sure if the study will be truly worthwhile. “[The study] will probably pick up a number of things that may not be done on routine screening,” he said. “The majority of the things that they are going to find,
however, are going to have low predictive value.” Because genes show both causal factors and risk factors, Ferrar said most of what the researchers will find are risk factors — in other words, a child might be genetically disposed to having adult onset diabetes, but might not actually fall ill to it later in life. “For all the time, effort and money that is invested in doing this screening, they will only learn something on one out of many patients,” he said. Natasha Bonhomme, vice president at Genetic Alliance — an organization that launched the nation’s first center on newborn screening education — said she was concerned about support for the parents. “There needs to be a lot of educational material on this idea that parents can make an informed decision with what happens next with their family, in this case with their newborn,” she said. “At the end of
Hospitals, see page 2
After Boston University officials announced that the 2013-14 season would be the last for the BU wrestling team, two local filmmakers have decided to produce a documentary on the team’s final year. Freelance sports writer Michael Abelson and Emerson College student Brandon Lavoie are currently raising money to produce “It Hurts to Win,” a film that will tell the story of the BU wrestling team in its last season. “We would like to document the process of what happens in general when a college program gets cut,” Lavoie, a junior majoring in film production, said. Students were shocked when the BU administration announced its decision April 1 to cut the varsity wrestling team after their 2013-14 season. “A lot of times, these things fall by the wayside and no one gets to hear from the people it actually affects,” Lavoie said. “They [students] just hear from the people who are making the decision.” Lavoie said the film is also intended to explore some of the reasons why the wrestling program was cut so abruptly. “We’re certainly not trying to vilify anyone in the faculty,” he said. “We would just like to delve a little deeper into why this is happening and how it’s affecting them [the students].” Abelson and Lavoie have created a fundraising page on www.indiegogo.com to raise money for the documentary. With 14 days left, the campaign has raised a little more than $2,000 of its $25,000 goal. The money will be used for production costs, equipment costs and travel costs, Abelson said. “We’re going to be at practices, in the wrestling room, at matches and we’ll see what these guys do around campus,” Abelson, who graduated from the University of Rhode Island in May with a journalism degree, said. “... We just want to be with the team and show who these guys on the team are.”d Abelson said he hopes the film will document the team’s progress over the final year, while portraying the team’s dedication to their school and their sport.
Wrestling, see page 4
Mayoral candidates go head-to-head in first televised debate before primary By Alice Bazerghi Daily Free Press Staff
In the first televised debate before the primary, the 12 candidates running to replace Boston Mayor Thomas Menino squared off Monday night covering issues such as Boston Public Schools, around-the-clock public transportation and the casino deal in East Boston. Alison King of New England Cable News and Joe Bettenfeld of the Boston Herald moderated the debate at Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre. Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley — the only candidate who does not send his kids to public schools — said the BPS systems need to improve so more parents want to send their kids to them. “Parents don’t play politics with their kids education,” he said. “I care very deeply about the school’s education reform … it is the key to a great middle class.” Mass. Rep. Marty Walsh also said he would work on reforming BPS. “I’m in this race to transform our schools,” he said. “If we want safer streets and a better
economy, we need better schools.” City Councilor Mike Ross and Community Organizer Bill Walczak both argued that 24/7 transportation is necessary to keep the Boston economy moving, even though it would mean higher taxes for citizens. “I do support around-the-clock public transportation,” Ross said. “It’s our job to make sure it’s funded because it’s a problem for growth in our city.” Walczak said the Innovation District in South Boston is being strangled by the lack of public transportation. Former Mass. Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie said she is apprehensive about raising taxes on residents of Boston. “If you want to take on the job of raising taxes, you have to educate the electorate to let them know exactly how they can be part of the advocacy piece,” she said. “We just emerged from a big recession and timing is everything.” Former Boston Police Department officer and co-owner of TOUCH 106.1FM Charles
Mayor, see page 2
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From left to right: Mayoral candidates David James Wyatt, Charles Yancey, Bill Walczak and Daniel Conley waiting to begin the NECN Mayoral Forum Monday night at Suffolk Modern Theater.
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Clemons said he wants to tax colleges and universities in Boston to fund around the clock transportation. “The people are tired of paying taxes,” he said. “If we could get the colleges and universities to pay the same amount of taxes we pay, we could get $47 million a year.” Tension rose between the candidates when they were asked about the casino development in East Boston. City Councilor John Connolly said only residents of East Boston should be allowed to vote if the casino should be built. “I understand why many [residents] in Boston want to vote and that the whole city will be impacted,” he said. “But people in East Boston
want to decide something that will so disproportionally impact them … the right thing to do is have an East Boston vote, to let the most impacted people decide.” Conley said the casino will change Boston as a whole and that the decision should be citywide. “Its not a matter of local zoning at all … it’s going to affect our character, our culture and it needs a citywide vote,” he said. “We should have a vigorous and robust public debate about whether or not this is where we want it to go.” Richie said the casino would help fund important projects that she considered public health disasters. “This is not a disaster,” she said. “A disaster is gun violence in streets … I would take some of that revenue
and put it towards crime prevention centers.” Clemons, however, said gambling is a disease that leads to poverty, unemployment, drugs and crime in cities. City Councilor Robert Consalvo said the legislature had already decided and that the casino debate was pointless. “This issue is that the law has already passed, it’s a legal permanent business,” he said. “It’s going to bring millions of dollars of new revenue to Boston.” Boston.com will be holding debates with all the candidates on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week leading up to the primary, which will be held on Sept. 24.
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the day, this day isn’t about some interesting piece of technology. They are finding out about the health of their child.” Farrer said there could be other potential problems with parents understanding their child’s genetic makeup at such an early point in the child’s life. “What are the parents going to do with that information, especially if it’s associations that are
related with mental health?” he said. “you are already potentially stigmatizing your child.” Even though there are concerns about the study, Bonhomme said it is a great educational opportunity for the professionals and parents. “There is a really great opportunity with this to be a little bit ahead of the game in thinking about what people need beyond a test and what would happen in a
lab,” she said. Farrer said the study will break ground in teaching health care professionals new information about the human genome, even though much of the genome is still not understood. “There are things to be learned, but this is not going to be the be all and end all,” he said. “We know a lot [about the genome] but there is probably umpteen times more that we do not.”
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Campus & City Campus Crime Logs By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Sept. 3 to Sept. 8.
Bike rider struck by car door on campus At the intersection of Amory Street and Commonwealth Avenue, a male affiliate was hit by a vehicle door while riding his bike on Sept. 3. The affiliate fell against the stopped vehicle at 3:08 p.m. but declined medical attention. Handbag stolen from car A student’s sister reported that her Louis Vuitton handbag had been stolen from her car around 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 3 while it was parked in the Warren Towers parking lot, located at 700 Comm. Ave. Marijuana paraphernalia confiscated A BUPD officer seized marijuana paraphernalia from a student’s room at about 8 p.m. after an Office of Residence Life official discovered the items on Sept. 3. Student bit by dog, treated by BU officials On Friday, a student reported she had been bit by a chihuahua near 957 Comm. Ave. at around 4:10 p.m. She told BUPD officials the dog and its male owner had been near an ATM in the area when the dog attacked her. She was treated by Student Health Services for the bite. Student cited for possession of drugs BUPD officers cited a student for possession of marijuana at 275 Babcock St. at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. She was cited even though the student said her doctor back in California had given her a prescription. There is a notolerance policy for marijuana at BU. Man with active warrants arrested at 100 Bay State Road At 8:52 p.m. on Friday, BUPD officers arrested a male non-affiliate after finding him inside 100 Bay State Road. The man had several active warrants and was found in possession of recently stolen property. Navy veteran assaulted at Buswell and Beacon On Saturday, around 3 a.m., a student was assaulted by 3 unknown males after an altercation on Buswell Street near Beacon Street.
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Student falls while boarding BUS At 8:49 a.m. on Sept. 3, a student fell while attempting to board the BU Shuttle near 512 Beacon St. The student refused to seek medical attention. In the report, it was also noted that the student in question has fallen five other times while on campus.
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The My Police Department app, announced on Thursday, allows BU students to send BUPD anonymous tips and receive up-to-date information. By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff
Smartphone users at Boston University can now download a free app to stay connected with the BU Police Department. The app will allow users to receive updates from BUPD, submit anonymous tips and commend or complain about an officer, officials
said. The My Police Department app, or MyPD, is a product of Wired Blue, LLC, and is available for iPhone and Android users, said BUPD Deputy Director of Public Safety Scott Paré. “It [the app] makes it a little easier for students to gain accessibility to us,” Paré said. “Oftentimes they
[students] are not sure, if they have a problem, where they go, who they call or how they call.” Students can use the app to submit anonymous tips, call the department, commend an officer, make an officer complaint or take a survey about the department, Paré said. The app also contains news and updates from BUPD as well as links to BUPD’s Facebook and Twitter pages. The app was announced on Thursday. “We want them [students] to be able to connect with us,” he said. “We want them to feel like we are accessible and that we’re listening to their needs and concerns.” However, Paré said students should not use the app to contact BUPD in an emergency situation. “This app isn’t for emergency purposes,” he said. “If they are in an emergency, they should either call 911 or the Boston University Police direct at (617) 353-2121.” BUPD Crime Analysis and Statistics Officer Peter Shin said BUPD members contacted Wired Blue after the department learned the Cambridge Police Department was using MyPD. BUPD officials then worked with creators of the app to establish an account for the department. “The goal of the department has
BUPD App, see page 4
Allston residents wary of Harvard expansion By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff
As Harvard University’s expansion into Allston continues in the coming months, tensions remain high between representatives of the school and local residents. The expansion — which is planned to continue through the next 10 years — has residents feeling unsure how the projects will affect their community. Harvard started a free shuttle service between its Cambridge and Allston campuses on Sept. 1 per the demands of the Harvard-Allston Task Force, an advisory committee of longtime Allston residents. Members of the task force said it was a small achievement in expansion negotiations that have gone in favor of the university for years. “The shuttle service is a very minor expense [for Harvard],” said Brent Whelan, a member of the task force. “When it’s cheap and easy, they seem to be willing to offer it, but the community has asked for a more substantial investment in the community to strengthen it as this institution
comes in, and Harvard has been very reluctant to do anything like that at all.” The shuttle service is one of the first of many renovation or construction projects the university plans to take on in the Allston/Brighton area over the upcoming 10 years. The projects will encompass more than 300 acres, according to the Institutional Master Plan submitted to the Boston Redevelopment Authority in July 2013. The purpose of the shuttle was never to provide an alternative to mass transit, said Harvard spokeswoman Lauren Marshall. “Harvard’s intent is to benefit our neighbors in Allston who have worked closely with us in the transitions of functions to Travis Street,” she said in an email. “This is designed for Allston residents primarily … and we will be monitoring usage over time to assure the benefit is limited to those for whom it is intended.” Harvard already has a presence in Lower Allston. Its business school and athletic complex take up a large
part of the property north of Western Avenue and south of the Charles River. There are also facilities on Travis Street. Harvard is expected to start projects at 224 Western Ave., 28 Travis St. and Barry’s Corner Residential and Retail Commons in late 2013 and early 2014. They also plan to renovate the Harvard Stadium and Baker Hall, according to the master plan. Because most of the outlined projects are not yet underway, several residents are unsure how the future developments would affect the community. Many said the shuttle service was useless because the routes were too limited to be practical for residents who are not students at Harvard. Jason Bettencourt, 31, a resident of Allston, said further expansion worries him. “There has always been a lot of Harvard here and they have done some good here, but it seems like they have Harvard’s interests and
Harvard-Allston, see page 4
to foster debate, student thought By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff
The Faculty-In-Residence program hosted its first annual Rhett Talks Monday night in an attempt to promote intellectual curiosity outside the classroom, officials said. Rhett Talks organizer Daryl Healea said when students are given the opportunity to interact with faculty outside the classroom and to engage in stimulating discussion or outside projects, their overall learning experiences improve. “By attending lectures like this [Rhett Talks], or by working on a project outside the classroom or going to open hours, everything else is off the charts,” Healea, who is also Associate Director of Residence Life, said. Inspired by TEDx, three acclaimed BU faculty members each gave brief, provocative and engaging presentations on contemporary issues. Healea said different faculty members will come together and give their own original Rhett Talk to students each week. “Faculty are the single biggest influencer on students’ learning and development,” Healea said. “Although this [student and teacher] interaction naturally happens inside the classroom … we tried to come up with a way to facilitate that extra interaction outside the classroom.” Healea said he invited the most dynamic and influential professors from across the university to speak on a variety of issues, ranging from international affairs to sexual education. Education professor Thomas Cottle opened the night with his talk titled “Witness to the Story.” He spoke of the mutual dependence people have on each other and said although we are responsible for our own stories and experiences, we need witnesses to confirm the ethics and validity of our narratives. Cottle also explained that our world is psychologically driven. He said he is interested in what people want out of life and what keeps some people, particularly those in extreme poverty, from achieving their goals. College of Arts and Sciences Dean Virginia Sapiro followed Cottle with her talk titled “So you think
Rhett Talks, see page 4
New cookie shop serves as late-night dining option for students By Regine Sarah Capungan & Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff
Insomnia Cookies officially opened its doors at 708 Commonwealth Ave. on Sept. 3, and received positive responses from Boston University students. The new store is the latest addition to BU’s on-campus food options. The store’s main draw is its latenight cookie delivery service, which caters to college students and their difficult schedules, said Marketing Manager Renee Sarnecky. “With limited late night food options, it is one of the good few items, especially when you’re up late,” Sarnecky said. “Whether you’re cramming for a test, midterms or finals, it’s nice to have something that’s delivered warm and fresh straight to your door.” The new store, located near Warren Towers, is open until 3 a.m. every night and accepts delivery
requests until 2:45 a.m., Sarnecky said. Along with selling baked goods, she said the store often partners with student organizations and campus-sponsored functions to provide cookie donations, gift cards or special discounts. “I think we’ve already proved that we’re going to be a big hit on campus, so I definitely anticipate the traffic being steady and the deliveries to keep coming in,” Sarnecky said. She said students could also coordinate special events with Insomnia Cookies, where a portion of the store’s profit is sent to a specific cause or organization. The next donation day will take place on Sept. 23 for Operation Smile, an organization that raises money for children around the world who need cleft lip and palate surgery. Sarnecky said the most popu-
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Insomnia Cookies opened on Commonwealth Avenue Tuesday near Warren Towers. The store has already received heavy traffic from BU students.
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Hub residents gather at Syria vigil to have voices heard Syria: From Page 1
from,” said Bil Lewis, 61, a Cambridge resident and member of the anti-war protest. “Thousands of Syrians have lost everything. If it was me, and my family was lost, I would reach out for all the resources I can get. At the same time though, dropping bombs and starting another war is just not the answer.” The vigil formally began after Ali left and the crowd began to quiet. Paul Shannon, 61, a Somerville resident who works at American Friends Service Community, was the first speaker. “This is about saying no to war,”
he said. “Sometimes we think bombing and killing are the answer. By now, we have learned it is not …We like to think there’s a magic bullet here, but these situations have to be worked out internally. We have to let the Syrians know that we’re not saying, ‘We want nothing to do with you.’ We’re saying, ‘We don’t want to bomb you.’” Planned speakers told their stories to the people surrounding them. Several others held candles and listened, but they did not remain silent. People started chanting “no more war” several times during the vigil. The goal of the vigil was to alert politicians to the will of the people,
members of MoveOn.org said. Liz King, one of the organizers of the vigil, said she hoped representatives in Congress would listen to the “overwhelming” voice against the war. “This is the wrong path for America to be going down,” said Carl Sciortino, a Democrat running for Ed Markey’s vacant seat in the House of Representatives. “I feel I have to block this from going forward by raising my voice.” About 30 minutes after speeches began, two groups in favor of an attack arrived and staged their own protests. Nadia Alawa, the founder of NuDay Syria, said an attack on Syria
was a humanitarian responsibility for the U.S. “The people inside Syria are tired,” she said. “They’re really, really tired. We feel like we have to be the spokespeople for them. They’re still real people with real plans to start over, but they have nothing. Something has to be done.” Lewis said the vigil was a success, but not a surprise that people would gather to express their opinions. “This is exactly what I expected,” he said. “People want their voices heard. They don’t want to kill anyone. They don’t want to drop bombs.”
Wrestling team continues to protest being cut by BU WreStling: From Page 1
“Every sport takes commitment, but wrestling is a total hook, line and sinker passion,” he said. “These kids — they’ve given years of their life to BU.” Abelson said wrestling coach Carl Adams is on board with the project. The two filmmakers will begin shooting in mid-September when practices begin. The 2013-14 wrestling season ends in mid-March, so the film should be finished about a year from now, Abelson said. While the filmmakers are still unsure of whether the
documentary will be posted online, he said they plan to submit their work to various festivals. The title comes from a motto the team picked up from Adams after a tough match several years ago, Abelson said. “We embrace that line,” he said. “‘It hurts to win.’ Nothing ever comes easy.” Adams said when he was approached by Lavoie and Abelson, he was interested in the idea of an historical account of the wrestling team’s last season. The filmmakers will be talking
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with teammates as well as with other members of the BU community, both past and present, Adams said. “They’re going to document everything that happens when a school [team] is faced with the last season,” he said. “Also, they’re going to try portray the feeling of how this type of decision impacts everyone involved.” Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences senior Kevin Innis, one of the wrestling team’s four captains, said he hopes the film will give the BU community a closer look at the wrestling program.
“Hopefully it [the film] gives some people more insight to BU wrestling and how we put it on the line everyday,” he said. The team has been protesting BU’s decision to cut the program by using social media and word of mouth to gain support from parents, alumni and fellow athletes, Innis said. “As long as we’re still here, we are going to be fighting for it [the wrestling program],” he said. “Since the day that we got the news, we’ve been going to work to save it. It’s been a non-stop work-in-progress.”
Some students find first annual Rhett Talks to be “philosophical” rHett talkS: From Page 3
you treat people as individuals, not as categories or stereotypes, eh?” Sapiro spoke about how humans’ natural tendency to stereotype based on social context may be specific to our social experiences. Science professor James Anderson ended the night with his talk titled “The Future of Energy.” Anderson said the supply of energy to the world has created many career opportunities, which is important for students looking to enter the job market. Anderson also said the environment is in jeopardy, as fossil fuels are a finite resource. Shanon Rubin, a College of Fine Arts freshman, said he enjoyed Anderson’s talk the most because the subject of energy closely pertained to his personal interests. “The first two talks were definitely interesting to me, but I really enjoyed the exuberance of the last speaker,” Rubin said. “I enjoyed the topics he was talking about and I liked the way he engaged the audi-
ence.” Rubin said he found the talks so compelling that he plans to attend all future Rhett Talks. Mikhail yeremeev, a CAS sophomore, said the Rhett Talks function demonstrates how much the BU faculty has to offer its students. He said he enjoyed the diversity of subjects presented in the three presentations. “I thought this presentation gave first year students a lot of great advice, and it was a very informative session,” yeremeev said. “This [Rhett Talks] definitely gave freshman the chance to feel more connected to their faculty.” Talya Wasserman, a School of Education freshman, said she particularly enjoyed the first two talks because they were philosophical and thought-provoking. “The first two speakers had a very concrete energy,” Wasserman said. “I am glad I listened to those two because it [their topics] is something I don’t normally think about, and they are things that will definitely affect how I act.”
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lar item in the store is currently the S’mores Deluxe. She said the store also receives many orders for “Cookiewiches” — a scoop of ice cream sandwiched between any two cookies. Fritz Jolivain, a College of Engineering freshman, said he entered the store after receiving a coupon for a free cookie. “I got the Chocolate Chunk, and it’s really good, it’s nice and soft — that’s why I like them,” Jolivain said. “I’ll probably call in for delivery whenever I’m up late and need something sweet in my system.” Bella Figuereo, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, said Insomnia Cookies is an innovative and practical design for college students.
“People have been saying it’s really good, and the fact that it’s been open late is pretty cool,” she said. University of Pennsylvania graduate Seth Berkowitz came up with the idea for a late-night fresh cookie shop in 2003, according to the Insomnia Cookies website. While at college, Berkowitz decided to bake and deliver cookies to fellow students after he realized there was a lack of late-night food on campus. Since then, more than 30 Insomnia Cookies locations have been built across the nation, according to the website. The majority of these locations are on college campuses. “Oh my God, I love Insomnia Cookies,” said Erica Guzman, a CAS sophomore. “They were so good … I felt like eating the whole store.”
Harvard-Allston expansion may “swallow” area Harvard-allSton: From Page 3
Harvard’s interests alone in mind with these projects,” he said. “... I’ve been thinking about moving out because they have been a part — not all of it — but a part of turning Allston into a community I don’t like.” As negotiations between the task force, Harvard representatives and the Boston Redevelopment Authority continue in coming months, Whelan said the school’s development might help residents despite Harvard’s few concessions thus far. However, despite the benefits that Harvard could have moving into the Allston area, Whelan said he does not think the two communities will be able to coexist. “It doesn’t look like we’re going to get the real benefit we’ve been hoping for — a community and campus built and developed together so the integrated community prospers,” he said. “It feels like we’ve been left behind.” Bettencourt said he doubts Harvard will listen to the will of the people and what they want for the area. “I’d love to believe in the will of the people and what it can do,” he said. “I mean, just look [at] how this country started. Realistically though, I think Harvard just has too many resources. It’s just too powerful to influence, and I think it might swallow up Allston.”
BUPD new app appeals to habits of young students BUpd app: From Page 3
always been to get more information out to everybody in an efficient manner,” he said. The app also sends notifications to smartphones when BUPD tweets, Shin said. Because departments across the nation use MyPD, students can subscribe to updates from more than one department. “If your town has MyPD, you could actually get alerts from us and your town,” he said. In addition to its other functions, students can use the app to submit questions by category, Shin said. The question is then forwarded to the appropriate BU official, who will respond to the student’s question directly. Despite this new innovation, the BU Alert system will still be in place, Shin said. “That’s going to still be the primary way that we’re going to still get emergency alerts out to you and to the public,” he said. “This is basically an add-on.” School of Management sophomore yoon Jy Lim said she would use the app because it would be more reliable than the alert system in place. “Sometimes we have emergency alerts and we don’t get them because they’re sent through emails or we can’t send tips because we don’t know the number to text,” she said. “I think the app would be really helpful.” College of General Studies sophomore Charlotte Miller said she would use the app. “That’s a good way of creating more communication between faculty and staff,” she said. “... Everyone is getting a smartphone. It’s a huge part of college students’ lives ... They’re making it student friendly.”
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Your genes: Off or on?
new mIT study brings researchers a step closer to effectively applying gene-controlling systems Sanah Faroke Science Tuesday Editor
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eing able to manipulate genes could revolutionize countless fields, which is why researchers around the world have worked diligently to perfect gene-controlling systems. Forget playing The Sims — this type of control has a greater effect than simply determining whether your character enjoys reading or working out. In fact, a system that controls genes has the potential to save millions of lives. Fortunately, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have brought the world much closer to this control. In an MIT press release published on Sept. 3, researchers described their new approach — a system that allows scientists to control when certain genes are on or off at will. Their work was also published in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology. The ability to turn genes on and off is fundamental to an understanding of biology, said Timothy Lu, professor of biological engineering and electrical engineering and the senior author of the paper. With the new system, Lu and his colleagues Fahim Farzadfard and Samuel Perli, both MIT graduate students, are able to tune which genes they want to control selectively. “If you actually look at the similarity between humans and related organisms, like, for example, monkeys, we share many of the similar genes,” Lu said. “But what really distinguishes us is when those genes are turned on and off, so that’s why it’s quite important to know and to be able to control when certain genes are on or off.” How the system works This new method of gene control arose from researchers’ desire to repurpose a former system, called the CRISPR system. The CRISPR system consists of two primary parts. The first part involves a special DNA-binding protein called Cas9. The second part concerns RNA molecules. When viruses invade, bacteria defend themselves using the RNA. The RNA produced from the CRISPR system binds to the Cas9 protein, and together, they target the virus and try to destroy it. So, when viruses invade, the CRISPR system targets the DNA and slices it. By doing so, the CRISPR system was previously used to extract parts of a gene in an attempt to either disable them or replace them completely. However, in repurposing the system, MIT researchers created a new method where they were able to control gene transcription. Instead of cutting a gene, this new system is able to target a specific gene and activate – or deactivate — transcription. “We repurpose it to use it in yeast cells, like the cells people use to brew their beer, as well as human cells, and instead of hav-
ing the CRISPR system cut DNA, it binds the DNA and can turn on and turn off when the DNA is copied to RNA,” Lu said. “So we’re no longer trying to cut it, but to use it to turn genes on or off.” Lu said this new system is easy to use because others are much harder to engineer. If one wanted to use the older CRISPR method, one would have to do significant protein engineering, and protein is harder to engineer than DNA (which is so accessible that it can even be ordered online). This approach is faster, easier and cheaper — who wouldn’t want that? Why do we need to turn genes on or off? Lu said the turning on and off of genes actually allows the cells to function. “In the case of cancer, there are certain genes that have the job to prevent cells from becoming cancerous,” Lu said. “If those genes are typically on, they contribute to maintain whether a cell is healthy or not. But if for some reason, you pick up a mutation and those things can shut off, then those cells develop cancer.” So if a cell fails to do its job, Lu tries to figure out a way to prevent the cancerous or virus development from occurring. “What we’re doing is really taking a page from how nature does things,” he said. “Nature uses gene expression – turning genes on and off — to basically control itself, too. So synthetic biologists come in and say, ‘Look, we can use the same mechanisms and use even newer functionalities of the cells we didn’t previously have by turning on or turning off specific genes at the right times.’” Elise Reddington, a College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences senior, thought of the benefits in terms of her major. “With this, doctors could be able to treat certain diseases that before were considered untreatable,” she said. “With cancer, so many people suffer from it, so if they could turn the gene off, it would be a really big advancement.” Lu explained that if a gene is turned on too high, it could actually cause bad reactions in the cells, causing them to become cancerous or mutated. If a virus infects a cell, those viruses also have genes, which get turned off because the virus needs them to replicate and spread disease. This is why having the ability to turn genes on or off is crucial— researchers either want to determine the cancer causing genes or want to shut off the virus-promoting genes. How the new approach functions This new approach has allowed Lu and his research team to study biological systems more easily and to gain a deeper understanding of how they work. However, it has also given them a way to advance the synthetic biology field and to apply it to a variety of other fields. One focus of the research involves cells
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Researchers at MIT, including MIT graduate students Fahim Farzadfard and Samuel Perli (pictured above), developed a new gene-controlling system that may have far-reaching implications for various fields.
that can sense and report on their environmental conditions. For example, a researcher may want to engineer a cell that can detect whether there are explosives in the vicinity of that cell’s living space, such as in water or dirt. To do this, one needs to modify that cell to accurately detect whatever the researcher is looking for and then to program it to properly process that information. Gene expression is necessary to processing that information because it allows the researcher to take the information in. Lu said this could potentially be done using a sensor to detect something that can turn on or turn off a specific gene. Then, that gene can indicate whether the detection happened. Another interesting application of this research could impact the medical field. If researchers are able to control cells, they will be able to detect if other cells have a certain diseases, such as cancers or viruses. So, with this, it can trigger the production of an additional gene, which could potentially kill off the cancerous cells or viruses. “I think it’s incredible and can be extremely beneficial,” said Nathalie Nader, a College of Arts and Sciences junior. “It can have so many amazing consequences such as disease prevention and cure cancer when they’re expressed.” Producing a drug While this system can detect diseases or viruses, it will also be valuable in creating more effective pharmaceuticals. “Whatever drug you’re interested in making, you could essentially plug into that gene that is controlled by this,” Lu said. “There really is no upper bound to this in
terms of what you want to do.” Lu used the example of a protein called Erythropoietin (EPO), which is used to increase red blood cell counts in patients undergoing certain treatments. By turning on a gene that codes for EPO, researchers can get the protein produced. That protein will get drugged and have the direct effect it needs. With this system, EPO — as well as any other gene — can be turned on. “Anything you can program in DNA, you can turn on with this system,” he said. “So it comes down to what you want the system to do. you have to identify the right proteins that do the right things for you.” What’s next? “The main thing now is to go toward application,” Lu said. “Because we’ve been able to show that these work in, for example, human cells, there’s a lot of diseases where we think that we can use this system to understand both the way the disease works but also to try to develop new ways of treating disease.” Lu said he is also interested in curing neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease. Using this system, he said he and researchers hope to build circuits that can detect these diseases early on. Thuy Tran, a CAS and SAR senior, said she understands that gene expression is not a new idea, but believes this new system could stretch across numerous scientific fields. “I’ve read a lot about this — it’s been going on for quite some time and it’s not just going to help one field,” she said. “It’s not just biology. It’s also computer science and math. It’s a big work in progress for all fields.”
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Coming soon to a campus near you: The Next Zuckerberg
It used to be that you went to college to learn or to better yourself — maybe to become a well-rounded adult. But these days, it seems college is just a means to an end. And that end? Employment. With competition for entry-level positions becoming more and more cutthroat and with Cambridge being an innovation hotbed, it makes sense that Harvard University is encouraging students to stray from typical employment options. According to The Boston Globe on Monday, Harvard has allowed a venture capital firm to set up shop on campus. The Experiment Fund, which has about $10 million in its investment pool, holds open office hours for start-up inclined Harvard students. It’s encouraging to see high-level institutions embracing their non-traditional students. How often do people cite Albert Einstein dropping out when they tell their parents they failed a test? Creative minds can chafe against the structure of school, and it’s time we stop penalizing students for having ideas. If Mark Zuckerberg had stayed at Harvard to finish his degree, where would you put this editorial to share with all your friends? Myspace? I think not. By having an “in-house” venture capital firm, Harvard is maintaining ties with students that have the opportunity to do something else. Other institutions often leave the door open, encouraging students who take time off for start-ups to return if they so choose. This is a candid move by officials at Har-
vard, as they recognize many creative, entrepreneurial students are increasingly frustrated with having hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to receive a degree they supposedly need in order to do work they already have inspiration for. At the least, more schools could take from this honesty and scrap the “Do whatever you’d like — so long as you meet our arbitrary requirements and continue to pay us for a degree that the system says you need” rhetoric that bashes energy into apathy. Harvard is in no way breaking ground by trying to support and benefit from the success of innovative alumni. Many colleges offer courses in entrepreneurship and schools such as Standford University and Carnegie Mellon University are offering start-up funds to student-run businesses, according to The Globe. But Harvard is a school with big shoes to fill innovation-wise. Students and university officials are eager to see another Zuckerberg grace the quad — perhaps one who will have more of an association with Harvard and who will not drop out. But does encouraging start-ups from day one take away from college? Higher education is already stressful enough, what with mounting student loans, increasingly low acceptance rates and bleak job prospects. The pressure of employment used to be a problem for second-semester seniors. Now kids still in high school are planning what major in college will get them their first “starter job.” Maybe we shouldn’t be rushing things.
Would you like rude with that? How many times have you seen it? A friend has a rough day at work and vents about it on Facebook. Well, for one employee at a Red Lobster in Tennessee, that same act got her suspended. The Red Lobster waitress was suspended with pay after posting a photo of a receipt she received, according to The Daily Dot on Monday. Instead of a tip, she was left with a racial slur. While the many different media through which we can share our daily lives may be creating a culture of oversharing, this is not an example. Being a server is tough. Serving wages are extremely low ($2.63 in Massachusetts), and getting stiffed on a tip is bad enough, let alone being insulted and demeaned purely on the color of your skin in the process. In a time before social media, anyone in Jenkins’s situation would have called all his or her friends. Facebook makes that more efficient. Suspending Jenkins, albeit with pay, seems uncalled for. Her post in no way reflected poorly on Red Lobster — one hopes the customer always being “right” does not extend to racism. When the incident happened, Jenkins showed the receipt with the slur to her manager and was assured she was innocent in the situation, according
to the Daily Dot. Why, then, is she at fault for sharing a difficult experience with her friends? In 2012, a Papa John’s customer received a receipt with a racial slur on it. The customer tweeted a picture of the receipt, and the employee responsible was fired. In this case, social media allowed Papa John’s managers to become aware of a serious problem. That employee was in the wrong. But Jenkins was not at fault, and her sharing of the receipt only alerted Red Lobster management to the bigotry of some patrons and the terrible experience an employee was subject to. There are some times when you should refrain from social media. Don’t tweet about your boss. Don’t Instagram at your desk. Don’t call in sick then talk about the party you threw last night. Don’t make fun of customers. Don’t take a selfie in front of your computer (extra points if you work at the NSA). Perhaps receipts contain some personal information that a customer could be unhappy about going viral, but no unhappier than a server who is attack with racial slurs instead of tipped. If Red Lobster is just upholding a longstanding policy about not posting on social media about work, so be it. But let’s remember who is hurt in this situation.
Guest Column
Not what I said Emily Overholt
When I was 13 I was writing a novel. Unfortunately (or luckily — probably luckily), the file has long been lost, so I cannot even guess what weird plot I slaved over all those years ago. If I remember correctly, there were elves. I was not a cool 13 year old. If you had asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, then I would have said I wanted to be a writer. I would still say that. But when I was 13, I hadn’t yet realized that being a writer means being painfully open with thousands of strangers. I don’t want to tell strangers about my life. So I stopped writing fiction. Since my sophomore year of high school, I have written news. I called officials, I stopped students on the street, I wrote down what they said and I wrote headlines such “Students frustrated by payment options in GSU.” Was I one of those students? No, I use convenience points I buy on my iPhone while I wait in line. But students said it. So I wrote it. News has a formula. It tells you what is happening, why it’s happening and what people who are informed or involved have to say about the thing that is happening. It’s simple. News is writing about someone else’s life, and I like that. With news you ask for other people’s opinions and you hide behind those words. The Associated Press reported Monday that 25 countries have signed on to the statement blaming Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government for a chemical weapons attack. The statement calls for a strong international response. I don’t want to tell you what I think of that. I want to find someone else to tell you what they think about that, because I’m a journalist and that’s what I do. I want to call an international relations professor and to have him say what it means when countries including Germany, Denmark, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Kosovo and Honduras tacitly back U.S. President Barack Obama’s call for military action, even though the countries themselves are not pledging military
support. I want to call an economist and ask what she thinks military action will do to the U.S. economy and other international economies. Then, I will put their words into quotation marks and say something such as: “U.S. action in Syria risky, experts say,” or, “growing support for military action in Syria is short-sighted in terms of the big picture and geo-political politics.” But only if that’s what they said. I’m not saying that. Last week JP Morgan Chase announced they would no longer be accepting applications for private student loans, leaving only one big bank still loaning to students. If you need a loan for school, you either need Uncle Sam’s help or a loan from Wells Fargo. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 66.2 percent of 2012 high school graduates enrolled in college. How many of those students will be worried long after they exit their college doors four years later? I don’t know, but I’d like to ask them. I want to stop students on the street and ask them about their loan burdens. I want to hear stories of recent graduates who are taking terrible, non-major related jobs because they need to start paying the banks. I want to find the graduates out there who declared bankruptcy and still have loans to pay back. I want to tell their stories of their struggles. What are my thoughts on student loans? Oh, I won’t tell you that. That’s my business. I don’t want that in print. See, I don’t like to put my opinion out there. While writing is cathartic for many writers, I feel exposed. When someone comes in to write this column full time, they will feel some sort of release by putting their informed opinion out there. They’re standing tall telling the world that they have something to say. Those brave people are important. But I’m not one of those people. Me? I’ll just keep telling you what other people said. Emily Overholt is a senior in the College of Communication and was Spring 2013 editor-in-chief of The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at eaoverho@bu.edu.
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Meyer: Many NCAA regulations are hypocritical, worth examining Meyer: From Page 8
Granted, almost no BU athlete could command anything lavish for their likeness. But say T. Anthony’s wants to put BU hockey sophomore forward Danny O’Regan on an advertisement to help it sell more slices — why shouldn’t he be able to get some monetary compensation coming off a stellar freshman season? Or why can’t wunderkind Terriers point guard Maurice Watson Jr. accept some money if a fan wants to pay for an autograph from the rising star? These athletes, through their skill and hard work, have created a value for themselves and their programs, so why should they be barred from getting paid from someone not directly involved with the program? Since it’s not feasible for schools to pay the athletes directly — only about 20 to 25 Division I athletic departments actually turn
a profit — the Olympic model exists as a nice alternative. But still, there’s more that needs to change. Look no further than the long-established rule that forces athletes to sit out a season if they transfer. In principle, the rule is meant to deter players from leaving schools on a whim. But in the current collegiate landscape, it exists as a fundamentally inequitable and hypocritical statute. The sort of movement the NCAA tried to prevent from players runs rampant among multi-million-dollar coaches in football and basketball, perhaps best exemplified by Arizona State football coach Todd Graham, who at one point had coached at three different schools in the span of 338 days. Meanwhile, the athletes don’t have that sort of luxury. A basketball player that I covered in college, Patrick Hazel, played
for four different coaches in his four years of eligibility at BU and Marquette University. Two of his coaches left for better, higher-paying jobs elsewhere. Tom Crean went to Indiana University and Pat Chambers moved to Penn State University. Hazel was effectively punished for doing what his coaches did, which was pursuing more appealing options in the face of changing circumstances. And these sorts of measures are only the start of what could be a wider sea change brought about by a lawsuit from former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon. While the NCAA has become an easy punching bag, many of the criticisms of it are warranted or, at the very least, worth considering. What was established as a regulatory body with admirable intentions has become an antiquated entity, one that hasn’t adjust-
ed to the increased popularity of its major sports and the influx of millions of dollars that comes with it. Some argue that college athletes have enough already, between the amenities and the ability to graduate debt-free. Those points are valid, but while I don’t particularly enjoy paying off my student loans, I had a mediocre jump shot and a 40 time over five seconds. Yes, NCAA athletes get more than the average student, but even if a system isn’t entirely broken, that doesn’t mean that it can’t be fixed. It was a reality that too many overlooked a couple of years ago while Pryor was eviscerated. For all of his antics, Manziel has forced people to reassess the situations of the athletes they cheer. And though work still remains, that’s not a bad place to start.
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a great sense of humor and he is fun to be around.” Another sophomore, Paul Gennaro, had a good finish for BU as well, placing 13th with a time of 16:19.0. Two freshmen, Matti Groll and Mike Ward, excelled in their collegiate debuts. Groll finished in 29th place with a time of
16:42.1 while Ward was right behind him in 30th place (16:46.1). Senior John McKeon’s time of 16:51.3 was good for 32nd overall. Freshmen Ethan Homan (41st, 17:11.7) and Tom Cunningham (46th, 17:21.3) also completed their first collegiate races. Junior Alex Civitano placed 53rd with a time of 17:49.2 to round out the Terrier competitors.
Roundup: Softball team names Jen McIntyre new associate head coach By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Staff
Last year, the Boston University softball team appointed coach Kathryn Gleason to take the helm of the team. This year, Gleason will have a new associate head coach as the squad moves into the Patriot League, as Jen McIntyre was named to Gleason’s staff this past Thursday. McIntyre played softball at Penn State and was selected as an Academic AllAmerican during her tenure. She compiled an impressive .304 batting average and swiped 42 bases, good for sixth highest on the Penn State list. During her junior campaign she was named the team’s MVP and was a captain during her senior season. After her days of playing softball for the Nittany Lions, McIntyre decided to coach with the team she played for, coaching at University Park, Pa., for the past 12 years. In her last three years at Penn State, McIntyre held the same position she will be taking over for the Terriers. In 2011 her team reached the regional final of the NCAA Tournament. She helped coach the Nittany Lions into the NCAA Tournament on five other occassions. With her teams on the field, McIntyre focused on solidifying the outfield defense, as well as working with the hitters. At Penn State McIntyre also bolstered the team’s recruiting and helped land 21 players that were named to the All-Big Ten team at least once. This past season, graduating senior Cassidy Bell, whom McIntrye
recruited, became the first ever Penn State softball player to ever be named a First Team All-American. Golf Places Seventh at Bucknell Invitational This past weekend the Boston University golf team competed at its first tournament of the season at the Bucknell Invitational. The Terriers, playing in the first tournament since becoming a member of the Patriot League, looked to reclaim their title as champions. Despite shooting 955 as team, BU finished in seventh place. The College of William and Mary finished in first place at Bucknell Golf Club, shooting a combined 912 in its winning effort. Leading the Terriers at Bucknell was Kristyna Pavlickova, who shot a threeround total of 231. In her final round of play, she shot a 74, including three birdies. Her efforts as the number one seed individually for the Terriers were good enough to place eighth overall. Sophomore Emily Tillo finished six shots behind Pavlickova with a 237. In her first two rounds of play she shot a 76 both times, but dropped off in the final round of the tournament, shooting an 85 to close it out. In her first collegiate tournament, Adela Cejnarova finished with a 250 three-round total. She got better in each round, starting with an 85 and finishing her weekend with an 81.
BU has this upcoming weekend off, but will compete Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Ted Owen Invitational hosted by Central Connecticut State University. “We’re trying to ... get some momentum going,” Lehane said. “Nikki had a good race, and that’s exciting, and that’s fun, and then some of the other people who didn’t race as well, what tends to happen is they get a little mad at themselves and then that
starts the process of getting sharper, more focused ... racing harder. “That’s kind of natural progression through a season. The main thing this week will just be to make sure people recover from the race because a 5K in cross country takes a lot of energy out of you. So we need to make recovery and then we’ll make a few good workouts and then we’ll go to round two down at Central Connecticut.”
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She’s been a real sparkplug off the bench.
-BU coach nancy Feldman on freshman Erica Kosienski, who was named Patriot league Rookie of the Week
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Women’s soccer’s Kosienski makes her mark By Conor Ryan Daily Free Press Staff
Going into the 2013 season, it was expected that the Boston University women’s soccer team would be carried offensively by established players such as senior forward Madison Clemens and senior midfielder Emma Clark. While both of those players — as well as many of their other teammates — have made their presences felt on the field this year, one player in particular who has been turning heads so far this season has been freshman forward Erica Kosienski. Despite only having six games under her belt, Kosienski has been one of the most productive offensive players on the Terriers (3-2-1) this season, as the Plantsville, Conn. native currently leads the team with five shots on goal through six games, despite the fact that she has not started any of those matches. Most recently, Kosienski was named the Patriot League BRINE Rookie of the Week Monday afternoon after scoring the first goal of her career in the 79th minute of Sunday’s game against the University of Akron, breaking what was a 2-2 tie and giving the Terriers the victory. For BU coach Nancy Feldman, Kosienski’s energetic style of play has been a welcome addition to the team’s offense this season. “She’s been a real sparkplug off the bench,” Feldman said. “What she brings is something that is just a little bit different than the other [forwards]. She’s very aggressive running with the ball … I’ll make an analogy with running backs in football. When running backs are running downhill, they’re right on that edge between almost tripping over but also putting a lot of pressure on the opposing defense… “Erica has that quality and it’s something that seems pretty natural to her … It’s a little different from our other forwards, but something like that really helps us a lot because if we have all the same type of players, I don’t think it’s as dangerous.” Hollenbaugh Earns Defensive Player
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McKenzie Hollenbaugh was named Defensive of the Week Award Player of the Week. Kosienski was not the first Terrier to
earn a Patriot League award this season, as sophomore defender McKenzie Hollenbaugh was named the BRINE Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 3. A 2012 America East All-Rookie team member last season, Hollenbaugh has continued to elevate her game, as she has started every game this season and currently anchors a defense that has helped record three shutouts. “McKenzie is really fast and really stands out because her one-on-one defending is incredibly locked down,” Feldman said. “If she’s in a duel, because of her pace and because of her aggressiveness, she’s going to win her duels.” Terrier Defense Continues To Be Stout While the Terrier offense has been rather inconsistent so far with just 1.00 goals per game over their first six contests (tied for fifth amongst Patriot League schools), the team’s defense has been incredible, only allowing four goals in 560 minutes of play this season. Despite the loss of 2012 America East Defender of the year Jessica Morrow, who graduated following the 2012 campaign, the Terrier backfield is stacked with players such as Hollenbaugh and senior defender (as well as 2012 Second Team All-Conference member) Erin Mullen. While the two goals that the Terriers let up against the Zips (2-2-2) Sunday afternoon were a season-high for the team, they have performed admirably against other talented teams this year, such as No. 14 Penn State University. Penn State (3-1-1) scored one goal in the game, but is averaging 2.20 goals a game. The Terriers also played shutdown defense against the then-No. 11 University of South Carolina, and held them to no goals and only five shots overall. For Feldman, the key to the team’s great defensive unit this season is their focus and their emphasis on team play. “We really take pride in our team defending,” Feldman said. “Everyone has a job, everyone has a responsibility, and everyone has the same level of expectations of doing all the little things in their roles.”
Third-place finish by Long leads Terrier cross country team By Sarah Kirkpatrick Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University cross country team showed its depth Saturday as several runners placed within the top 10 at the first meet of the season at the Nassaney Invitational in Smithfield, R.I. Several top runners for BU, including seniors Rich Peters and Monica Adler and juniors Aaron Somoroff, Ben Ravetz and Rosa Moriello, did not compete this week. However, their absences did not mean the Terriers were short on highly competitive personnel. Senior Nikki Long had the highest finish of any Terrier, placing third in the women’s race with a time of 18:02.5 on the fivekilometer course. She finished within ten seconds of Sacred Heart University’s Brianna Castrogivanni, who won the race with a time of 17:53.5. Long was named Patriot League Runner of the Week as a result of her strong performance. “That was a great run from Nikki,” said BU coach Bruce Lehane. “In her past she’s always been stronger on the track but I
think she’s put a greater focus on her cross country preparation this year and it’s really shown.” Sophomore Shelby Stableford placed 29th with a time of 19:15.4. Fellow sophomore Erin Pierce finished 42nd (19:46.2) and junior Ashli Tagoai placed 43rd (19:47.8). Freshmen Felicia Sciortino (63rd, 20:28.4) and Sydney Lagueux (65th, 20:29.9) had strong showings in their BU debuts. To round out the women, sophomore Jillian Rosati placed 78th with a time of 21:01.8, while freshmen Fiona Doolan and Hannah Purtell finished 84th (21:26.3) and 91st (21:57.1) respectively. On the men’s side, three Terriers finished within the top 10. Two of them were sophomores, including Kevin Thomas, who finished in sixth with a time of 15:41.3 while his classmate Alec Olson placed seventh, completing the course in 15:42.9. Lehane said while he was impressed with Thomas’s and Olson’s races, he believes they can improve further in the upcoming weeks.
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By Craig Meyer Daily Free Press Contributor
Craig meyer (COm ’12) was Fall 2011 Sports Editor for The Daily Free Press. He now covers Robert morris University basketball and high school sports for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sitting in my car in the sweltering earlyAugust heat, I thought of Terrelle Pryor. Not even two hours earlier, news broke that Johnny Manziel, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, had allegedly accepted cash benefits in exchange for autographs. As questions surrounding Manziel’s eligibility were raised, so were sympathetic pleas from members of the media and general public. Even if it was against NCAA rules, why couldn’t he make money off of his self-made reputation? Two years before that, Pryor was caught in a similar situation, but the then-Ohio State star did not elicit anywhere near the same level of support. One page-viewstarved Fox Sports columnist even went so far as to label him a “football terrorist.” Sure, their predicaments weren’t identical — Manziel’s was for straight cash whereas Pryor exchanged memorabilia for free tattoos — but the premise was the same. So what exactly changed? After all, if one of them should have garnered empathy, it should have been Pryor, an underprivileged African-American from blue-collar Jeannette, Pa., not Manziel, the entitled product of a Texas oil fortune. If anything, the varying reactions to these cases highlight a rapid shift in how people view the ideal of amateurism in college sports. Academics such as Taylor Branch have meticulously outlined what they view as an unfair system rigged against the athletes. ESPN commentator (and lawyer) Jay Bilas has used Twitter as an effective platform to rail against it. Even legions of crusty, getoff-my-lawn columnists have joined the fray against the NCAA. This debate, however, is generally limited in scope and centered around a small percentage of marquee programs, the ones where athletes win Heisman trophies, play in front of sellout crowds in palatial venues and fatten the already-swelling pockets of the schools they represent. But what about a school like BU? Successful as some of its teams may be, a majority of Terrier athletes play in relative anonymity at a university with an athletically apathetic student body. Still, just because they don’t receive the same adoration as someone such as Manziel, BU athletes should be entitled to a number of reforms that it is beyond time for the NCAA to enact. The first is something regularly espoused by the likes of Bilas — the so-called Olympic model. Until the 1970s, the International Olympic Committee clung to the same outdated ideal of amateurism. Eventually, the IOC abandoned that rule and now we see Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt justifiably trade in their fame for seven-figure endorsement deals.
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“They went out with the intention of taking a shot at winning it,” Lehane said. “They’ve progressed ... what I kind of found was when someone hasn’t raced for a while, there’s a difference in intensity between training and racing, and until you’ve had a few races, typically ... it might take a couple before you get that race mentality back or that edge. “They looked good, they looked in good shape ... They did a good job, but my anticipation is that they will kick it up a level or two as we progress through the season.” Senior Michael Caputo, one of the most consistent runners last season for BU, placed 10th with a time of 15:52.5. Caputo, who was named a team captain this past week, was praised by Lehane for his progress and optimism. “Mike’s progressed well in his time at BU,” Lehane said. “He does compete in cross country at a very consistent level ... He’s the type of guy that always comes to practice with a lot of positive energy and is one of those quiet leader types. He’s got
Friday, Sept. 13 W. Soccer @ Navy, 3:30 p.m. M. Soccer v. Providence, 7 p.m.
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Saturday, Sept. 14 Field Hockey @ Colgate, 11 a.m. Cross Country @ Ted Owen Invitational, All Day