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Obama security advisor lays out foreign policy for future Investments in fine arts programs shows new side of Silber

By Taylor Burke Daily Free Press Staff

In a forum at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University on Thursday, Thomas E. Donilon, national security advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama, focused on the importance of restoring U.S. relations with allies and emerging world powers.

“Alliances are a unique American asset,” he said. “If you look at the competitive nations around the world and the United States, no other nation in the world has a system of global alliances that the United States does.

Donilon said alliances in Europe and Asia are still in “very good shape.”

Graham Allison, the director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and Douglas Dillon, professor of government at Harvard, asked Donilon questions regarding foreign policy and then allowed Harvard students to participate in the discussion.

In the dialogue, Donilon said he wants to strengthen U.S. relations with increasingly powerful countries such as Brazil, Africa, Turkey and India.

“We tried to step back and ask ourselves the following question, ‘What are the alliances, what are the groupings that we would need to solve problems 10 and 20 years from now?’” Donilon said. “We went about consciously working on those relationships.”

Donilon said because of Turkey’s emerging power in the Middle East, the U.S has made an aggressive effort to establish a productive relationship with the Turks.

“Turks have requested [North Atlantic

Treaty Organization] to provide them with missile trans capabilities with respect to potential threat in Syria,” he said. “As a NATO ally, that is something we would be very much in favor of, in terms of protecting the safety and security of our allies.”

Donilon spoke of U.S. efforts to bring democracy to Burma by loosening sanctions and sending a U.S. ambassador to Burma.

“Our engagement has been productive at this point, that Burma is on the path toward a better place, that if they continue to move forward, we will continue to aid them,” he said. North Korea should look to Burma as an example of the successful actions needed for democracy, Donilon said.

“They have a new leader, who has at least claimed publically that their priority is the economic well-being of his people,” he said.

“They are terribly isolated, and it would be an important example for North Koreans to look at as the potential path that they might travel down.”

Margarita Kostova, a freshman in the Kennedy School, said she was impressed by Donilon’s suggestion that North Korea follow Burma’s lead.

“It was interesting when he connected Burma to North Korea,” she said. “I wouldn’t have thought of that.”

Toward the end of the discussion, Donilon said he appreciated China’s support of the economic sanctions in Iran.

“We have a joint concern about the price

Security, see page 2

By Steph Solis Daily Free Press Staff

PHOTO BY SARAH SIEGEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Thomas E. Donilon, Obama’s national security advisor, addressed politics and government at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge Wednesday.

BU professors alarmed by Egyptian President Morsi’s decree

By Nicole Leonard Daily Free Press Staff

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s decree granting him powers above the highest courts in Egypt is unjust and undermines the success of Egypt’s revolution, BU professors said.

“Even for a day, it’s no good,” said research professor and native Egyptian Farouk El-Baz. “It’s not acceptable. Nobody should have that power. He has to rescind it no matter what.”

Morsi won the Egyptian presidential election in June after former president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February 2011.

Morsi issued a Nov. 22 decree banning challenges to his authority and forbidding courts from overturning his decisions.

Widespread protests erupted after the decree. On Tuesday, thousands of demon-

strators protested in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

“We won a fantastic thing,” El-Baz said. “Arabs said, ‘My God, Egypt is back.

Peace in the Middle East forever.’ His position was elevated and instantly he makes this decree. It could have gone uphill.”

El-Baz said the timing of Morsi’s decree did not allow people to celebrate the success of Egypt’s role in international negotiations. Reactions to the decree caused already poor economic conditions to worsen, he said. The Egyptian stock market dropped 9.6 percent Nov. 25.

“The economy alone would suffer if he doesn’t go back on his word,” he said.

Though 51.7 percent of the voting population voted for Morsi, El-Baz said there is an underlying fear the constitutional courts do not represent the whole spectrum of the Egyptian population.

International relations professor William Keylor said Egypt’s role in the Middle East and relations with the U.S. will be affected by the manner in which Morsi proceeds.

“Israel was initially concerned because Morsi is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is of the same political persuasion as Hamas,” Keylor said. “While he has not repudiated the peace treaty with Israel that Mubarak preserved, Egypt’s future role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process remains a big question mark.”

Keylor said the U.S. regards Egypt as its most important ally in the Arab world, with it being the second largest recipient of U.S. aid. Because Morsi’s decree moves away from democracy, Egyptian aid requests

Egypt, see page 2

Former Boston University President John Silber’s artistic imprint lives on throughout the Charles River campus, from his contributions to the BU Opera Institute to a sculpture commemorating former Trustee Arthur Metcalf that Silber crafted himself.

The family’s decision to send donations in Silber’s memory to the BU Opera Institute reflects his long-term commitment to developing prestigious music programs at the university and to preserving the vocal arts.

College of Fine Arts dean emerita Phyllis Curtin said Silber showed an unwavering commitment to the arts and supported her as she established the Opera Institute.

“He went to as many [student] concerts as he could in his schedule, but that didn’t allow him many,” Curtin said. “I went to a few with him over the years. He was interested in, particularly, the vocal arts, but also everything we did at the music school was of concern to him.”

The Opera Institute was founded as a two-year, non-degree program designed for emerging vocalists who had already gone through schooling to attain training, Curtain said.

The Opera Institute accepts up to 12 applicants after holding auditions, according to its website. The members receive training in voice acting, languages, movement styles and business strategies, among other topics. They also have a chance to participate in two Mainstage productions.

Silber established a scholarship fund in honor of Curtin, who founded the Opera Institute, according to a statement from CFA. “Dr. Silber was a longtime champion of the Opera Institute and a strong supporter of Opera Institute founder and CFA Dean Emerita Phyllis Curtin,” said Director of Communications Laurel Homer in the statement. “Dr. Silber regularly attended OI performances at the BU Theatre as well as master classes at the Opera Institute at 808 Commonwealth.”

The late president emeritus made national headlines as a president who clashed with

Opera, see page 2

BU biolab awaiting risk assessment decision before studying high-risk pathogens

By Amy Gorel Daily Free Press Staff

After Boston Medical Center exercised its right to regain its investment in the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories from Boston University, operations continue to run normally as the biolab awaits a risk assessment decision from the National Institutes of Health to be issued before the end of 2012.

The lab will not become fully operational until risk assessment reports have been approved and the lab certified, said Ellen Berlin, the BU spokeswoman for the NEIDL. “We believe the process has been very thorough and it’s very important so that community comments could be incorporated appropriately,” Berlin said. “It’s been a very fair and thorough process.”

Though construction of the biolab was completed in 2009, there has been a great deal of controversy over the risk it presents to the community since its goal is to study

dangerous and infectious Level 4 pathogens.

If it receives approval to do so, the biolab will study SARS, anthrax, Ebola, pneumonic plage and 1918 H1N1 influenza.

The NIH will review the risk assessment draft NEIDL issued in July, Berlin said.

The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act office then will need to issue certification.

After the biolab files an environmental impact report, MEPA will review it and issue its decision, she said. There are also federal and state law suits pending MEPA certification.

After these steps, the Boston Public Health Commission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and BU’s Institutional Biosafety Committee must still approve the research, Berlin said.

“I don’t want to put a time frame on it because it involves other agencies,” Berlin said. “But it is moving along at an appro-

Biolab, see page 2

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The Boston University biolab will not begin higher-level research until ongoing risk assessments are complete.

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BU chief of staff: Silber loved music, sketching, sculpting, architecture Opera: From Page 1

students, professors and activists.

Yet colleagues said his commitment to the fine arts at BU reveal a different Silber — one who supported the music program, walked into work singing and drew caricatures of his colleagues.

“He had a very fluid way [of drawing],” Doug Sears, vice president and chief of staff to the BU president, said. “He had a fluid way, he could quickly sketch something out. He’d capture perspective and depth and subtlety but with a few lines … which is very funny. You’d think he’s writing notes or something, but it turns out they’re pictures of his drawings.”

Silber loved not only music and sketching, but sculpting and architecture as well. The son of an architect, Silber looked to build a campus that not only met his academic expectations, but also his aesthetic tastes.

“He was not impressed with the brutalist style, which is what the law building is,” Sears said.

“He was not impressed with the idea that you do something ugly because it means something or because it sends some kind of message.”

During Silber’s presidency, the university acquired dozens of properties along Commonwealth Avenue and Bay State Road, as well as South Campus’s Mumford

Street, Beacon Street, Buswell Street and Park Drive, said BU spokesman Colin Riley.

However, he seemed especially invested in the musical arts. To Silber, music was transcendent in the sense that it could elevate and inspire, Sears said.

Silber, who majored in fine arts and philosophy at Trinity University, played trumpet and, at one point, considered pursuing a music career. Instead, he entered academia and applied his interest in the arts and his meticulous approach to building BU’s art programs.

Silber was as exacting and opinionated with musical productions as he was with anything

else, Sears said.

“He had strong opinions, which he was not shy about voicing, and was very good about the details,” he said. “He would be offering very constructive suggestions on how we could set the microphone better … or the acoustics. He just loved it.”

Silber showed a greater appreciation for music than many other university presidents had, Curtin said.

“I had been at Yale before I came to BU,” she said. “The president there had his office just across the street from where we produced our major concerts, and in the years I was there he never attended a single one. Dr. Silber

came to as many as he could, which is not many in his kind of life, but he was interested in them.

He cared about them and he wanted to know about them.”

Curtin, who served as dean from 1983 until her retirement from the post in 1992, said it was Silber’s knowledge of music that convinced her to choose BU at a time when she was interviewing with presidents from several universities.

“Among the presidents I talked to, he was the only one who showed a sensible and intelligible thing about productions in the school,” she said. “ That was one reason I came to BU, because of his general interest in music.”

BU still owes BMC $23.3M for shares in Biolab CAS/COM junior: Officials valued cording to the report. However, balance of the obligation as of election of Morsi over constitution BMC’s participation was consid- June 30, 2012 is $23.3 million.

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priate pace.”

The biolab was initially jointly owned by BU and BMC, Berlin said.

The NIH committed a majority of the money needed for the project, approximately $141 million, according to the BU 2012 Annual Report financial statements.

BMC and BU each committed approximately $28 million to construction.

In return, each had 50 percent of the ownership of the biolab and shared the right to future operating activities of the NEIDL, ac-

ered a non-controlling interest.

“Infectious disease research is a priority for both institutions,” Berlin said.

In May 2010, BMC notified BU of its intent to withdraw from the project as their agreement allowed, as of May 1, 2011, according to the report.

Under the agreement, BU will repay BMC its commitment of $29 million over five years.

BU is in the process of paying BMC back for its ownership piece as of 2011, Berlin said.

According to the report, the

“The hospital made the decision as part of an overall review of its long-range financial investments and how best to continue to support the hospitals’ core mission,” said Gina DiGravio, BMC media relations manager, in an email.

The biolab opened for lowerlevel research related to tuberculosis in March, she said.

“That’s really important public health research,” Berlin said.

“We’re pleased some work in the laboratory has started.”

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Egypt: From Page 1

might bring about difficulty in Congress.

Several students said Morsi’s declaration that Egyptian judicial courts cannot challenge his decisions until a Parliament is elected and a constitution is established is a set back for Egypt’s progress towards a democratic government.

College of Engineering senior Aly El Attal said the decree asserted autocratic power over judicial courts and did not come as a complete surprise.

“He’s trying to convince us he’s a benevolent leader, but he’s not making decisions on his own, which gives him less credibility,” Attal said. “If the protests are intended to bring down this president, the decree unwarranted, the way to replace him is through an election.”

College of Arts and Sciences and School of Management junior Omar Yassin, who is from Egypt, said while he disagrees with the decree, he can see why Morsi and other people support the temporary order.

“If he has good intentions by assuming complete control, he can use benevolent rule to get the constitution over and done with for all,” Yassin said.

Yassin said the new regime and elected officials decided to put forth a president first and a constitution second, which puts Morsi in power without a constitution “tying him down.”

Egyptian ENG junior Hisham El Haddad said Morsi’s decree is hypocritical for someone who was elected in a democratic revolution and shows weakness.

“What he’s saying is showing how weak they are,” El Haddad said. “It’s saying that the Muslim Brotherhood cannot convince the judicial branch with anything they come up with.”

Attal, Haddad and Yassin each said they would not return to Egypt after graduation if the country remains unstable.

Michelle Orozco, a College of Communication sophomore, said Egypt has traded one dictator for another.

“It’s unfortunate that they’re going through this again but they should keep fighting until they get someone who’s worthy of representing them,” she said. “It is unfortunate and I think that they’re in store for more war and bloodshed.”

Attal said many in Egypt have lost hope in the past year and a half, while people like his family members who did not protest during the revolution are now out in the streets.

“What needs to happen is the focus needs to shift from politics to working,” he said. “If people went back to work [instead of protesting], to growing themselves, things would work themselves out.”

Brian Latimer contributed to the reporting of this article.

Obama advisor: N. Korea should copy Burma’s democratic progress Security: From Page 1

of oil, and again, if you look forward … they are going to be very much concerned about the future stability of the Middle East as a source of stability,” Donilon said.

Jessie Wyatt, a freshman in the Kennedy School, said Donilon’s mention of China gave her a sense of his global perspective.

“What he said about relations with China was very impressive,” she said. “He addressed that there have been problems in the past, but

that there is a future of cooperation.

It was encouraging because it’s important to the economic and global world.”

Brian Chiglinsky, a first-year student in Harvard’s Master in Public Administration in International Development Program, said he prefers discussing domestic policy, but could not miss Donilon’s talk.

“The opportunity to see the national security advisor currently in office, and to see what issues he decided to touch upon, is something you can’t pass up,” he said.

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Campus & City Column Express Thanksgiving

This was my first American Thanksgiving and it didn’t go the way I’d imagined, since I ended up celebrating it a day early.

Last Tuesday, my sister picked me up from Warren Towers. She warned me I’d be spending most of Thanksgiving alone in her apartment in Cambridge, since she has a very busy schedule.

(Thanks for RHEA taking me in, sis!) I could OOMMEN have visited family in other states, but because of last minute planning I really had nowhere else to go.

After dinner, we drove to her apartment, and I realized my backpack was missing. While we were at the restaurant, someone had managed to get into the car and steal my backpack, in which were stored my most valuable possessions, i.e. my brand new MacBook and my dorm key. After reporting the theft at the nearest police station, we got home and I thought back to the time I brought my new laptop home and took extra care of it, like it was my baby. Naturally, I couldn’t stop thinking about all the memories, pictures and videos of me and my friends on my iPhone — graduation and other senior moments, our last summers together and clips of us singing and dancing — they were now in the hands of some creep.

I then began to wonder if this was a sign that I wasn’t thankful enough.

To lighten the mood, my sister and I, avid Modern Family fans, remembered the “Express Christmas” episode where the dysfunctional family celebrated Christmas early because of their busy schedules. So, on Wednesday, we each had a little chicken on our plate instead of turkey, and Thursday wasn’t Black Friday but we went shopping anyway!

It’s Sunday night as I write this on my sister’s laptop, which she kindly gave to me. I’m lounging in a living room with dim lights and Christmas music playing. Thanksgiving wasn’t what I expected, but it dawned on me that I’d be back in my cold dorm room the next day with a French presentation at noon and a math test and a writing assignment the following days. And then I was glad that I didn’t enjoy myself too much this week or else returning to school would be a nightmare. Although, losing my stuff right before finals was just unfortunate and unnecessary, winter break should make up for the traumatic ups and downs of my super weird Thanksgiving. Although, once again my holiday won’t be completely traditional — I won’t be “white” since I’m going back to my home in the United Arab Emirates. But more importantly it will have a warm and welcoming home full of Christmas decorations and food and the chatter of family and friends. Then again, if snow does fall there on Christmas morning (wishful thinking), I’ll have to write about that and how I keep experiencing the weirdest holiday moments!

Rhea Oommen is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences and a weekly columnist for the Daily Free Press. She can be reached at rheao@bu.edu.

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By Victoria Pierce Daily Free Press Staff

Residents of Brighton will see a major renovation to their community as New Balance, a Boston-based athletic shoe and apparel company, plans to build a world headquarters and health and wellness district near the Massachusetts Turnpike, officials said.

The headquarters will feature two high-rise office buildings, a hotel, a sports complex, retail shops and restaurants.

The complex, called Brighton Landing, will be set along Guest Street, which runs parallel to North Beacon Street in downtown Brighton near New Balance’s current world headquarters, said Amy Dow, the New Balance senior corporate communications manager.

Dow said the company is excited to help revitalize the community.

“This is an area that has had industrial buildings and warehouses,” she said. “We are looking forward to refreshing it and making it a place where people who work here and people who live here in the AllstonBrighton community are proud to come and enjoy the amenities.”

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2013, Dow said. The project should be completed by 2015.

“These plans have probably been in the works for a couple of years,” she said. “The different architectural plans have been approved. It is a long process, but we have great partners.”

The Boston Redevelopment Authority released the master development plan for the Brighton Landing site on March 20. Along with architectural outlines, the plan outlined the corporation’s desire to positively

By Shannon Nargi Daily Free Press Staff

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With design finalized, New Balance will begin construction of a wellness center and hotel in Brighton Center.

impact the community. “[New Balance] seeks to provide thousands of employment opportunities, first-class sporting and fitness facilities, diverse retail, significant open space and improvements to the existing infrastructure,” the master plan stated.

New Balance recognizes the historical importance of Brighton, according to the BRA. “[New Balance] celebrates the historic significance of the Brighton stockyards and now seeks to create a neighborhood district focused on health and wellness,” the plan stated.

New Balance has been working with Allston-Brighton throughout the planning process, Dow said. The company has considered the community’s feedback, including suggestions such as green space and a sizeable sports complex, she added.

“In an area that is probably not today utilized by the community, it’s something the community is looking forward to being upgraded and refreshed as a place they can all enjoy,” Dow said.

Brighton Landing will also feature a New Balance-sponsored Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail stop that is scheduled to be completed in 2014, Dow said.

Pamela Hennessey, a Brighton resident, said she was excited about the addition of a T station to the community.

“It will give us easy access,” she said. “It will create a lot of business and bring a lot of business in. A[n MBTA] stop will be wonderful.”

New Balance, see page 4

City Councilors propose med. marijuana locations

By Zoe Roos Daily Free Press Staff

City councilors met Wednesday to assess a possible amendment to the Boston zoning code that addresses the issue of establishing locations for nonprofit medical marijuana treatment centers in the city of Boston.

On Election Day, Massachusetts voters passed a ballot measure, known as Question 3, that allows qualifying patients to possess a 60day supply of medical marijuana.

The measure passed with 63 percent in favor and will go into effect Jan. 1.

City Councilor Robert Consalvo, of Hyde Park, proposed the amendment as a way to proactively address the potential changes to neighborhoods in Boston that could be brought about by the medical marijuana treatment centers.

“There is nothing in the current

city zoning code that addresses plans for places that will be allowed to distribute medical marijuana,” he said.

“We should make sure that we are ahead of the curve so that when this becomes a law in January, we are not caught off guard.”

While the state has yet to make any official regulations, the law mandates that 35 medical marijuana treatment centers be established across the state in the first year.

City Councilor Tito Jackson, of Roxbury, said legislation must be implemented to minimize negative effects on Boston neighborhoods.

“This law is coming,” he said.

“We need to make sure that when we are dealing with this mandate that helps people with their health, that we help make sure our communities stay healthy as well. We need to stay ahead of this matter.”

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College of Communication junior Lana Fernandez receives a finger prick HIV test on Tuesday as a part of an initiative in preparation of World AIDS Day on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Consalvo said his fellow councilors should carefully deliberate the locations of the treatment centers.

“We should make sure that we are not putting these facilities in a place that may not be appropriate,” he said.

“We should have a serious discussion about not having them near schools, daycares or public parks and we should make sure they are not going to negatively impact our local businesses.”

Each city councilor expressed support for a zoning code amendment.

City Council President Stephen Murphy endorsed Consalvo’s amendment.

“We know there are different issues in every neighborhood within this city,” he said.

City Council, see page 4

Despite Boston University’s efforts toward becoming a more environmentally sustainable campus, several students said they are critical of BU’s investing endowment funds in fossil fuel companies.

Students established Divest BU in September to encourage BU officials to consider the effect monetary support of fossil fuels has on perpetuating the industry.

“All of [the sustainability] initiatives are awesome, and they prove that BU is committed to a cleaner environment,” said College of Engineering sophomore John Griese, a member of Divest BU. “So why is it [BU] still investing in the fossil fuel industry, the root source of the threat to the environment?”

BU spokesman Colin Riley said BU’s investment in fossil fuels is not significant.

“Anyone who has investments in a mutual fund will very likely have funds in oil companies, gas companies, traditional energy companies,” he said. “Virtually anyone who has a diversified portfolio or a mutual fund also invested in fossil fuel energy.”

BU has taken steps to decrease its reliance on fossil fuels around campus, such as starting to use geothermal technologies and natural gas, said earth sciences professor James Lawford Anderson.

“It [BU] sure is far ahead of a lot of universities,” Anderson said. “It makes the University of Southern California, which is really highly ranked, look dismal with its record.”

Riley said BU has made great strides environmentally, particularly with a transition to natural gas over the past two decades.

“We are much more energy efficient as a university, as an institution, in many different areas, from the use of water, water consumption, energy consumption and use of renewable resources,” he said. “It’s really not just about investments, so you can’t just single out fossil fuels.”

Divest BU wishes for BU to cease all use of endowment funds for fossil fuel companies, said member Ben Thompson, a first-year Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student.

“We need political change that will create a discussion,” he said.

“It’s in the financial interest of the

Fuel, see page 4

Capital One Cafés Coming Soon

By Katherine Lynn Daily Free Press Staff

By implementing an initiative that lacks precedent, Capital One Bank is planning to change the process of traditional banking by opening six banking cafés in Boston by the end of 2013, experts say.

The banking cafés will offer customers a chance to open a savings account, make deposits and grab something to eat, said Capital One spokeswoman Amanda Landers.

The cafés will do away with tellers and instead have baristas who will offer coffee and sandwiches, as well as banking advice to customers, Landers said.

“As home to dozens of the world’s leading academic institutions, a hotbed of innovation and entrepreneur-

ship and a city passionate about its communities and hometown team, Boston is unlike any other city in the U.S.,” Landers said in an email. “This is why we chose Boston to launch a new banking experience that will be a departure from traditional banking that people have come to know.”

Capital One purchased ING earlier in the year, and, according to Landers, Capital One plans to improve upon the business model of banking cafés that ING pioneered. The ING DIRECT Cafés will be modeled after similar banking cafés in cities such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago.

The first ING DIRECT Café opened in Philadelphia in October

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Cafés try to bring new spark All city councilors vote in favor of medical to ATMS, typical banking marijuana dispensary zoning amendment Cafés: From Page 3

2001, according to ING DIRECT Profiles.

The latest café opened in San Francisco in December 2011.

Landers said the innovative banking experience in Boston will allow Capital One to expand its customer base and reach out to prospective customers who may not be interested solely in an online banking experience.

Samina Karim, professor of strategy and innovation at Boston University, said the new banking cafés are trying to influence people to use Capital One’s online banking services.

“Right now it’s a market presence strategy to lure anyone who is not an online banker to come to them for their online banking,” Karim said.

Karim said these new banking cafés will be successful in the shortterm for attracting new customers,

but these banks cannot forget about the customer service that people seek when banking.

“As they [banks] move away from brick and mortar, people are still going to want advice on how to do things,” said Karim. “That is something they can’t lose sight of.”

Angela Park, a College of Arts and Science senior, said the creativity of idea of the banking cafés and Capital One’s reputation would make her willing to give the locations a look.

“I would be willing to go in and talk about my banking options,” said Park, “There is something more solid about a physical location. It could be a way to attract more customers.”

Karim said the banking cafés in Boston will have to become more than cafés to be successful.

“In the long-term it just can’t stay a café, it has to add more value,” she said, “If they find they are not actually attracting people to stay there, these perks may get wiped out.”

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“We need to work with those impacted to make sure that, as we put this law into place, we do it with minimal disruption.”

City Councilor Bill Linehan, of South Boston, said he supported the amendment and was pleased by Consalvo’s approach to this issue.

“I commend Councilor Consalvo,” he said. “He has made a big step

by introducing the zoning code as an excellent way to manage this issue.”

Consalvo closed his proposal by suggesting the placement of medical marijuana treatment centers near preexisting medical facilities.

“Maybe we should tailor zoning this use to medical facilities,” he said. “We work to respect that it is for medicinal purposes, and have our zoning coincide with other medical facilities so that it is a one-stop shop-

ping kind of thing.”

Finally, Murphy said the amendment would need to properly respect the decision of the voters.

“The voters have spoken and they have said this needs to be legal for medical purposes,” he said. “We now just need to do what is best for the City of Boston.”

A public hearing for the proposed amendment will take place in December, councilors said.

Brighton Landing to feature new commuter rail stop New Balance: From Page 3

Roisin Macioce, also a Brighton resident, said, while Brighton Landing will be an asset to the community, she is worried about the increased traffic it might bring to the area.

“It will be beneficial and spread a lot of business, but with the shipyard over there, there could be a lot

of congestion,” she said. “I hope it brings jobs, but it will cause a lot of traffic.”

Dow said she expects the development not only to be an asset to the Brighton-Allston community, but an aid for Boston-area college students as well.

“For students that are looking to

be in the Boston area, this will improve a piece of the Allston-Brighton community, so they would look at this as something they would want to live in and work in,” Dow said.

“When you have additional office space, you have additional opportunities — as well as the sports complex — to offer to the area.”

Divest BU member: climate change due to fossil fuel use ‘danger’ to Earth Fuel : From Page 3

university, and it is of moral urgency for the earth and its population to get the national and international fossil fuel consumption down to a manageable level.”

Griese said there is little time to waste as fossil fuels pose an immediate threat.

“We are demanding that our university stop profiting off a process that will cause such vast destruction,” Griese said. “No other phe-

nomenon threatens such a vast number of people and has such lasting consequences [as climate change].”

The impact of climate change due to fossil fuels will have devastating consequences on the Earth and the population it holds, said Divest BU member Colby Smith.

“We have come to a point in time where fossil fuels are not only a danger to our health but also a threat to our lives as we know it,” Smith, an ENG junior, said. “We can no longer afford to kneel to this industry’s

power.”

A full-time sustainability director, a dining services sustainability coordinator and a communication specialist oversee BU’s sustainability initiative, according to the Sustainability@BU website.

Anderson said BU is working to adopt cleaner ways of consuming energy, such as increasing its use of natural gas.

“The nice thing about natural gas is that it’s the one fossil fuel that’s mostly clean,” he said. “I don’t

think any university can go entirely ‘green,’ but we’re making the right decisions with what we can.”

Caleb Montague, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said BU can make a difference nationally by setting a precedent.

“As such a large research institution, BU can pave the way for other smaller schools to follow with similar policies, and change the way universities impact climate change,” Montague said.

Thompson said he is hopeful his

organization can work well with BU’s administration.

“We have not yet had that much interaction with the administration,” he said. “I’m very hopeful that once we demonstrate student support for fossil fuel divestment, the administration will be willing to sit down and have a sincere, meaningful discussion about the school’s future and our future.”

Margaret Waterman contributed to the reporting of this article.

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On Tuesday night at TT the Bear’s, Sky Ferreira performed songs off her EP, Ghost, as well as tracks from her upcoming full-length album that is scheduled for release in January.

he’s Blondie for the Facebook age, Courtney Love minus the sloppiness with a dash of electropop and neogrunge cool — ­­ musician and occasional model Sky Ferreira brought her fledgling act to TT the Bear’s Tuesday night in Cambridge in support of her critically acclaimed new EP, Ghost.

Just as you would expect from someone whose lead single is entitled “Everything Is Embarrassing,” Ferreira radiated this ineffable quality that fell somewhere between forlornness and apathy, an effortless cool that most hipsters can only dream of. This effortless cool has not gone unnoticed by brands such as Calvin Klein and Adidas, which featured her in ad campaigns in recent years.

She has also been photographed by big names such as Terry Richardson and Ellen von Unwerth. After several false starts, she is making her way fully into the world of music with her new EP as well as with a full-length album scheduled for release in January.

For the first half of her short 45-minute set, Ferreira seemed slightly uncomfortable (insert bad joke about embarrassment here), seemingly unsure of how to move to her more electronic songs like “Lost In My Bedroom” and “Red Lips.” Unsurprisingly I suppose, she resorted to switching between what looked like several different modeling poses, while staring sullenly into

the crowd. This aesthetic seemed to jive with the two sets of flickering fluorescent lights that resembled camera flashes behind her as she wound her way through tracks from her EP, as well as new tunes from her forthcoming album.

Despite Ferreira’s clear potential as a musician and performer, the first half of the show was plagued by feedback from the sub-par sound system of TT the Bear’s, something of an inevitability when electronic-leaning acts are booked at smaller venues.

However, Ferreira’s talent truly shone through when she slowed down to perform more acoustic numbers such as “Sad Dream” or the old SoundCloud demo “Werewolf.” Her voice toes the line between smoky and piercing, an odd quality that seems almost conversational in its familiarity.

So many models/actors/pretty people think they can just waltz over from the world of looks to the world of music without a hitch. Most end up doing so with disastrous results (Drew Barrymore’s single?

Anyone remember? Nope? Me neither).

However, if there is one thing I learned Tuesday night, Sky Ferreira is a notable exception to the rule. Her authenticity shines through in her lyrics, and while her live show still needs to work out a few kinks, she has all the raw material on hand to rise to stardom.

‘Mythos:Pathos’ last bow at the Oberon Justin Soto MUSE Staff “Mythos:Pathos” final performance on Thursday night marks the end of the Luminarium Dance Company’s newest fulllength production.

Mount Holyoke College alumnae Merli Guerra and Kimberleigh Holman designed and choreographed the production, which incorporates visually intriguing lighting effects.

“Light is projected from the inside out rather than illuminating dancers with traditional stage lighting,” Holman said.

This new concept of the Luminarium Dance Company allows for an unusual visual experience that ties in well-known Greek mythological concepts such as Hubris and the Sirens. The central character consolidates all of the actions that the light induces as she “travels through this fantasy dance space and takes audience members on a journey,” Holman said.

Whereas the conventional lighting of most dances are projected onto a performer, “Mythos:Pathos” is unique in that it provides “a very visual spectacle,” Holman said.

This phenomenon comes to life in the individual stories that are depicted during the course of the show. One such story is the Andromeda piece. Guerra created this portion of the show and decided to present it in a particularly colorful manner.

“We wanted to allow the audience to experience it in a new way” Guerra said.

Guerra decided to chronicle the story from the end to the beginning. The myth follows the character’s journey of turning into a constellation, but in Guerra’s interpretation, she begins as a constellation and must rediscover this new part of her life.

One of the most important elements of the performance is solo dance. Guerra was careful to choose a dancer that she felt could convey her visual message precisely the way she envisioned it. In order to beautify certain visual elements of the show such that they were balanced with the intricacies of the lighting components, a Geo-Dome was incorporated and attached to the ribcage of the soloist.

The Geo-Dome consists of seven lights that are powered by a battery and computer system attached to the performer, Guerra said.

The main character allows the storytelling elements to cohesively flow as the ideas of Hubris and Icarus are presented within the Greek mythological elements. “[The main character is] a blank slate that gets stories projected onto her as she tried them on for size,” Holman said.

Guerra’s background in modern, ballet and classical Indian dance allows her to visualize the hand and facial expressions that truly evoke the vibrant spirit of her production. Luminarium has allowed her to pursue her passion for the visual arts on a larger scale.

Luminarium brings a sense of elegance to a story that can only be communicated through dance. However, it is the grand, unusual lighting effects of “Mythos:Pathos” that truly bring the story to life, making it a new brand of dance show.

The one-night-only performance of “Mythos:Pathos” will take place Thursday, Nov. 29 at 8:00 p.m. at Oberon theater in Harvard Square.

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The right to fight

Four military servicewomen, all of whom have served tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, have filed a federal lawsuit that aims to end the Pentagon’s ban of women serving in position of direct combat, according to The New York Times Tuesday.

Many women, the filers claim, have been in combat while serving their tours. But as a result of the combat ban, they are not given the same opportunities for career advancement that combat experience allows men, according to the Times. Although women have fought alongside men, they are still prevented from attending combat leadership schools — and in the Army, 80 percent of general officers come from combat arms positions, according to the Times.

The ban on direct combat is archaic and unfair. About 14 percent of the 1.4 million troops in the active-duty military are women, and 280,000 women were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, according to the Times. These women are risking their lives fighting overseas, but because of the direct combat ban, they are prevented from climbing the ladder of military leadership status. If a woman desires to serve her country by subjecting herself to the harsh conditions of combat training and service, it should be in her right to do so — assuming she is able to cope with the physical demands as well as her male counterparts.

Of course, there are factors that might deter military officials from wholly integrating women into the infantry. In some cases, women are not as strong, physically, as men.

Combat might be exceedingly demanding, in which case a female could slow a unit down.

Some captains are concerned about women’s health: “I am confident that should the Marine Corps attempt to fully integrate women into the infantry, we as an institution are going to experience a colossal increase in crippling and career-ending medical conditions for females,” said Captain Katie Petronio, according to the Times.

These efforts to protect the “fairer sex” are kind, but we will not know a woman’s potential if she is not given the chance to prove herself equipped. A woman — if sufficiently strong and dexterous in combat — could be a boon to the infantry.

To deny a female her fighting rights is to deny her of her right to choose — if indeed she has a right to choose in a hierarchical institution such as the Army, in which she serves under her military superiors. Career-ending medical conditions are a risk she might deem worthy of taking for the protection of her country and the honor of serving in the military. Military leaders should honor this patriotism by allowing women equal opportunity and the possibility to advance their careers.

To the editor: On Israeli peace Last week I was overcome with anxiety.

As hundreds of rockets descended into civilian populations in southern and central Israel, I lay restlessly in my safe bed in Student Village II — 6,000 miles away from physical danger. Yet my country was under attack, and the pain felt very near. Each rocket fired was a personal attack on my family in Tel Aviv; on my dozens of friends serving in the Israel Defense Forces; on the Jewish people.

What was I to do but support my country in its acts of self-defense? I stuck an Israeli flag in my backpack and walked down Commonwealth Avenue. I attended Students for Justice in Palestine’s rally to dance and sing and show the world that Israel’s spirit will never die.

To my shock, some people called me a “racist.” I suppose they believed I was singing and dancing to support apartheid, ethnic cleansing and the genocide of the Palestinian people. But the opposite is true.

My dream is to see two sovereign states — an Israeli and Palestinian state — exist side by side, separated not by fences but by backyards. I believe that all human lives are equal.

But the harsh reality is that Hamas, the elected governing body in Gaza, is dedicated to the destruction of the Jewish state — and will even put its own civilians in harms way to do so. These are the facts.

In the context of this conflict, though, I am not writing as a critic, but as a person who has seen so much goodness sprout from the tiny, misunderstood country of Israel.

Before matriculating at Boston University, I volunteered, studied and traveled in Israel for nine months. During the first trimester, I

worked at a foster home in a small town in Israel’s desert. It was there that I met and befriended two Palestinian children from Gaza.

The two Israelis who owned the home had taken in these children for no other reason than to give them a safe home.

Such acts of kindness are not rarities. They are seen throughout Israel — in Hadassah Hospital, in the integrated school Yad B’Yad and in various other Israeli institutions. Unfortunately, these hopeful stories don’t make it through to mainstream media. When there’s no conflict — no blood — the world is silent.

And so nobody knows about Save A Child’s Heart, an Israeli nonprofit that performs free open heart surgery to Israeli, Palestinian and African children. But I’ve played with these recovering children. I’ve seen their parents weep tears of gratitude together.

Perhaps the world needs to see these tears to wake up and realize that Israel is so much more than a war-zone. It is a vibrant democracy in which Israeli-Arabs serve in the parliament, on the Supreme Court and in the foreign ministry. It is the only country in the Middle East that provides legal, anti-discrimination protection for its homosexual citizens.

It is the brain behind cellphone technology, a spiritual hub for three monotheistic religions, and it is the homeland and refuge for the continuously persecuted Jewish people.

So whether my future places me in Israel or Boston, New York or San Francisco, I will continue to support Israel with justice, morality and faith as my guiding lights.

Leora Kaufman COM, CAS 2015 leora927@bu.edu

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Bleak weeks; holiday cheer ARIELLE EGAN

s the days grow shorter and we march onward into these last dooming few weeks, toward exams and holidays, and then beyond them to the apocalypse, our thoughts turn toward break.

Winter is my favorite season. I love the way the air smells, the ground hardens and the trees silhouette against a gray, snowbaring sky. And I love the holidays — I love the candles, the lights, the red noses, the carols and especially the gift giving.

I get so excited to give gifts it’s hard for me to wait until they are supposed to be given. There was a time long ago, when I used to happily purchase my dad exuberantly colorful neckties. Ridiculous neckties, the kind that play kitschy music, light up or, even better, did both and had some sort of baby animal smiling up from their silky fabric.

He would gamely wear them to breakfast. Later he would cradle a takeaway coffee mug in his hand and wave as he backed out of our driveway, a garish tie flashing between the lapels of his suit. Somewhere between our house and his law office, stuck in morning traffic, he’d juggle his coffee and the steering wheel while he changed his tie.

I’ve become a bit better at gift-giving.

For my dad’s birthday this year I ditched the neckties and purchased a one-hour massage from LivingSocial. Unfortunately I didn’t pay enough attention to the address, but after a ninety-minute drive to the masseuse I’m sure he’ll really enjoy that massage.

Finding the perfect gift is difficult, and everyone is subject to getting it wrong. A few years ago my mom proposed that we all get our genomes mapped for Christmas.

Nothing says it’s the holidays like knowing your risk for Alzheimer’s Disease.

In cultural anthropology and sociology, gift-giving is understood as “reciprocity,” characterized by the informal exchange of goods or labor. This is the basis of most non-market economies, and is common in most every culture. There are whole ethnographies built around the exchange of gifts and the resulting relationships.

Although I am sure there is some neurological, psychological, biological, sociological, something-ogical reason for why we enjoy giving gifts, I don’t feel the need to dissect it. This is interesting because I like to understand the underpinnings of nearly everything. This just feels like one

of the instances where we should let it be, like goofy, sentimental kid magic.

Maybe I’m a little bit ridiculous. And, okay, maybe the holidays are overly commercialized to the point where gift-giving doesn’t seem so genuine. Hallmark has put out another ridiculous singing animal, or, more likely, another ridiculous set of animals, and maybe some irrelevant politician is gearing up for The War on Christmas take two.

But the Salvation Army started ringing their bells as soon as Halloween past, and Starbucks was quick to follow with their red holiday cups, but sometimes these reminders of our impending break are nice.

My Facebook newsfeed was overrun by friends heralding the return of their beloved peppermint lattes. I did try to convince my 19-year-old little sister to get our photo taken with Santa at the mall over Thanksgiving break, and I make my family wait until I get home before we can go cut down our tree, never mind decorate it. I do get really excited about gingerbread men, and hunting for the perfect Christmas gifts and Christmas morning cinnamon buns.

The thing about the Holidays, although the weather turns bleak, is that people seem to be a little warmer. Even in Boston, where greeting a stranger will surely lead him/her to eye you peripherally for signs of madness, people become friendlier. Wrapped in woolen coats, colorful scarves and holiday cheer.

After this week, there is only one full week of classes left before we taper off into those purgatorial three days before study period, and then exams, and then the holidays. I guess what I’m getting at, maybe mostly for my own benefit, is that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. All those end-of-semester to-do lists will soon be replaced with grocery lists, and the smell of day-old coffee lingering around your desk with dissipate into the warm smell of gingerbread at home. Everyone around you will become a philanthropist, and, all right, maybe we should be giving year-round, but for now I’m going to bask in all those cheesy sentiments about “good will toward men.”

Arielle Egan is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and a Fall 2012 columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at aegan@bu.edu.

The Powerball Jackpot is currently $500 million. We here at the ol’ Free Press wondered what the schools would do with the winnings.

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COM students would buy out the math professors.

CGS students would buy an endless supply of Happy Meals, Pixy Stix and tutoring.

CFA students would buy $500 million worth of clothes — but you wouldn’t know it cost so much.

SMG students would carry on as usual, not noticing any raise in net worth.

SHA students would buy cloth napkins and fold them into doves.

BU Athletics would buy a football team, and with it some relevance in the upcoming Bowl season.

Dean Elmore would buy a million bowties.

The FreeP would buy sleep.

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Defense key to Terriers’ first win BU shuts down prolific scorer First win: From Page 8

their defense, were not the favorites entering the contest.

After a sloppy start with numerous fouls and turnovers, the Terriers began to find a rhythm, and at halftime they found themselves ahead of the Chanticleers, 31–18.

Determined to finally get their first win, the Terriers, with contributions from nearly everyone who saw playing time, began draining baskets and playing solid defense.

BU translated 23 Chanticleer turnovers into 29 points.

The Terriers’ defense tightened up, got stops and played well in transition. They created easy layups and scored 30 points in the paint against Coastal Carolina.

“It’s funny because that’s what I was telling them early in the year—that if we defend, we can run,” Jones said. “We just have to get stops. That’s the key to us being good.”

Never trailing in the game, the Terriers comfortably put bench players in for the

last few minutes and left Case Gym with their first win of the season.

Junior forward Travis Robinson ended the night with 12 points, all from beyond the arc. Freshman guard Maurice Watson Jr. led the team with 15 points, followed by junior guard D.J. Irving with 14 points.

Most importantly, the BU defense was able to stop Coastal Carolina guard Anthony Raffa. Coming into the game, Raffa was averaging 26 points per game on the season, the second highest average in the nation. Against the Terriers, Raffa only totaled eight points in 32 minutes.

Jones said he was proud of the way his team has played thus far, and stressed that urgency is key.

“We have a group of guys that are great guys,” Jones said. “They are really laid back though and it takes me to kind of churn it and keep them motivated. We need to make sure they have that sense of urgency all the time. If we can do that, we can be a very good team.”

Men’s basketball: From Page 8

only 1-for-3 from 3-point range It was more of the same in the second half for both teams. Coastal Carolina came out on the attack looking to cut into BU’s lead, but it was unable to execute.

BU kept the pressure going on both sides and, from the start of the second half, consistently forced the Chanticleers to turn the ball over.

“I put it on Dom, [junior guard] D.J. [Irving] and Travis [Robinson] to make sure we went into the second half with great effort,” Jones said. “Those guys did a great job of making sure we were ready to go in the second half.”

About five minutes into the second half, Irving started to emerge. In about two minutes, he picked up a three-point play, a steal and a rebound after a quiet first half.

No matter what they tried to do, the Chanticleers could not produce, and as the game slowly came to a close, BU did not

let up.

The constant pressure resulted in BU’s first victory of the season, and the Terriers held their opponent to fewer than 50 points for the second time on the year.

They also held Raffa to eight points, much lower than his average of 26 per game.

“It wasn’t easy,” Watson Jr. said about covering Raffa. “He can score in a variety of ways, but it credits how hard we’ve worked, how much we paid attention to the scouting reports and how much we knew that limiting him was going to be the key to us winning on defense.”

Watson Jr. said the win will be helpful as the team moves forward.

“It definitely feels great getting that first win,” Watson Jr. said. “A big thing for us is staying positive and knowing we haven’t played our best basketball.

“Getting that first win is definitely going to increase our confidence.”

BU looking to keep forward momentum Women’s hockey: From Page 8

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Junior co-captain Marie-Philip Poulin has 21 points and 15 assists this season to rank her third in Hockey East.

the team remains focused and aware of some of Providence’s stronger players, Durocher said.

“We’ve gotten back to competing a little harder on both ends of the ice,” Durocher said. “You watch the game, and kids look like they’re working hard. They come off the ice a little bit tired, but just the focus of the competition is that little change of direction and little stop and start. It’s not just about hustling back, but driving the net offensively.”

According to Durocher, when the two teams last met, Providence was still in the process of adjusting to a new goaltender, freshman Sarah Bryant. “[Providence] lost their all-world goalie, Genevieve Lacasse,” Durocher said. “Bryant has done a nice job as a freshman, but it’s a little different when you lose a kid who’s the backbone of the team. It leaves a bit of a question mark.”

Despite Providence’s inconsistent record, Durocher said he tips his cap to Bryant, who has historically played well in the New Jer-

sey and national circuit. “[Bryant] is a kid they’re counting on, but when you’re using a freshman, it’s a little bit different than having a really veteran like Lacasse,” Durocher said. “I’ll expect [Bryant] to do well, so we’ll be ready to go.”

Providence is also a younger team than BU. According to Durocher, BU’s strength is in its experience.

“For a team like us — with players like [senior forward] Jenelle Kohanchuk, [senior forward] Isabel Menard, [senior defenseman] Kathryn Miller and [senior goaltender] Alissa Fromkin — we have juniors and seniors all the way through who are not only experienced players, but they’re upper level players,” Durocher said.

However, Durocher added that it is important to keep an eye on Providence as they grow as a team. Right now, there is a void in experience at Providence, but Durocher said they will continue to advance as teammates and players.

“Watch for them late in the year and as they go along as a group,” Durocher said.

Last season, BU beat the Friars’ more

experienced team in the 2012 Hockey East Championships. The 2011-12 Providence team had seven seniors and four juniors.

This season, it only has four seniors and five juniors.

However, Durocher said he feels that the teams’ past together is out of mind.

“I think the 2012 Hockey East Championship game is long behind us,” Durocher said.

“At this point, we’re just focused on our first shift or first period or first game of the week.

That’s all you can really control. That game is a long way in the rear-view mirror.”

After a week-long break, the Terriers will travel to play the University of MinnesotaDuluth for two games to close out 2012.

BU’s next conference game is Jan. 8 at the University of Connecticut.

“We want to make sure we do what we can to keep pushing forward, to get home ice in the playoffs, to try to win the regular season, and getting two wins is a lot better than a split or a tie,” Durocher said. “We’ll make sure we’re ready to go both nights and keep establishing ourselves in the Hockey East standings.”

St. John’s consistency respresents tall order for Terriers in upcoming game Women’s basketball: From Page 8

gut feeling and see who’s been playing well.”

The Red Storm (4–1) have been one of the most consistent teams in recent history in women’s college basketball, reaching the NCAA tournament the past three years. Last season they advanced to the Sweet 16, where they fell to Duke University.

The Red Storm have won more than 20 games in back-to-back seasons, winning 24 games last season. The Storm are led by a strong first-year coach in Joe Tartamella, who

served under Kim Barnes Arico, the all-time -winningest coach in St. John’s history, for the past four seasons.

St. John’s has gotten off to a quick start to the season. After dropping its first game of the season to the University of Texas by 10 points, the Red Storm have won four straight games, most recently defeating the Terriers’ America East foe, University of Hartford.

Through the early part of the season, St. John’s is shooting 44.6 percent from the field, leading to a team average of 68.4 points per game. It is also holding opponents to 33.1 percent from the field, translating into an average

of only 56 points per game.

The Red Storm have shot well from the foul line compared to the Terriers. While the Terriers have struggled with free throws, hitting only 49 percent from the charity stripe, St. John’s has hit 70.5 percent of its free throws.

The Red Storm have been getting contributions throughout the lineup. Guards Shenneika Smith, Nadirah McKenith and Briana Brown are each averaging double-digit points per game. With three players who can score with efficiency, the Terriers will have their hands full.

Although St. John’s has a praised threeway attack, Smith appears to be its top threat.

Through the early part of the season, she is averaging a double-double with 20.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.

Scoring is not Smith’s only strength, as she has also been strong defensively. She has already tallied 16 steals and 12 blocks. Smith’s performance last week earned her Big East Conference Player of the Week honors.

“We have to mix it up against them,” Greenberg said. “We’re very scout-specific and it won’t be similar to what we did against Rhode Island.”

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Men’s basketball earns first victory of season at Case Gym Terriers defeat Coastal Carolina, 74–44

Struggle for first win comes to an end

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By Christopher Dela Rosa Daily Free Press Staff

Wednesday night the Boston University men’s basketball team faced Coastal Carolina University at Case Gym and earned its first win of the season in a 74–44 victory.

It was the first of two meetings between the Terriers (1–5) and Chanticleers (2–4), and the series marks the first time BU will face a non-conference opponent more than once since the 2006–07 season.

“We have a lot of respect for Coastal Carolina,” said BU coach Joe Jones after the win. “I thought they were a team coming in that was very dangerous.”

BU got off to a nice start after junior forward Dom Morris won the tip-off for the Terriers. On the opening possession, junior forward Travis Robinson missed an open 3-pointer, which Morris was able to salvage with an offensive rebound.

After the offensive rebound, a series of turnovers ensued for both teams.

“It was ugly in the first half,” Jones said.

“There were a lot of unforced errors. We had more travels called today than we’ve had all year.

“We just haven’t spent a lot of time on our timing. Those are things we’re going to have to work on in practice.”

The Terriers snapped out of their sloppy start when freshman forward Nathan Dieudonné put back a missed BU shot to get his team on the board first.

Coastal Carolina subsequently turned the ball over, and freshman guard Maurice Watson Jr. capitalized by drilling a 3-pointer to give BU a 5–0 lead to open the game.

While the Terriers continued to score and force Chanticleer turnovers, they were also able to contain guard Anthony Raffa, the nation’s No. 2 leading scorer.

To finish off the half, BU went on a tear and entered the locker room with a 31–18 advantage, its biggest lead of the season.

BU was able to combine strong defense with scoring when given opportunities in the first half. At the half, the Terriers were shooting 43.5 percent from the field, going 4–14 from deep.

The Chanticleers had 13 turnovers, shooting only 35 percent from the field and

Men’s basketball, see page 7

The Boston University men’s basketball team could breathe a sigh of relief after defeating Coastal Carolina University Wednesday night, 74–44, as the victory ensured it would not go winless in the 201213 season.

Prior to their first win of the season, the Terriers (1–5) were on a five-game losing streak that featured three last-second losses and a handful of road losses due to their lack of defensive presence.

“We were poor defensively and that cost us some games early,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “We could say we played a hard schedule, and it was on the road, but those are just excuses … It was more about our defensive effort that we did not have.”

The Terriers opened the season at Northeastern University, where they fell to the Huskies (4–2) by a score of 65–64, courtesy of a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by guard Demetrius Pollard.

BU then traveled to Buffalo, N.Y., on Nov. 12 to play a Canisius University team that was a dismal 5–25 last year. The Terriers did not lead once in the game and lost, 83–75.

Returning home for their first game of the season at Case Gym, the Terriers were hopeful that an energized crowd would help propel them to their first victory of the season. That was not the case, as they would lose their home opener to George Washington University, 72–59.

“I thought we really got hungry after the George Washington game,” Jones said.

“We didn’t play well at home at all. That was our worst game by far and I think after that game we began playing with a little bit of a chip on our shoulder.”

BU then went on to lose a heartbreaker to Rutgers University on Nov. 20, 81–79, due to a last-second flagrant foul by sophomore guard Malik Thomas.

BU then suffered a sloppy 48–45 loss to George Mason University on Saturday.

The Terriers staggered home to play Coastal Carolina University (2–4), a team that was averaging 77.6 points per game.

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Terriers prepare for Providence

By Kira Cole Daily Free Press Staff

Coming off of a three-game winning streak, including a 6–1 exhibition win against the Russian National Team on Monday, the No. 7 Boston University women’s hockey team will meet Providence College at Schneider Arena Friday at 7 p.m. and Walter Brown Arena Saturday at 3 p.m.

BU (9–3–1, 4–2–1 Hockey East) has the second most efficient offense in Hockey East, scoring an average of 3.69 goals per game on the season. Junior co-captain MariePhilip Poulin and senior forward Isabel Menard lead the potent offensive attack.

Poulin ranks third in Hockey East in points and first in assists with 21 and 15, respectively.

Menard is the seventh best point-getter in

Hockey East with 17 points. She also ranks second in the conference with 13 assists.

BU coach Brian Durocher said the team feels confident going into its game against the Friars (8–5–4, 5–2–2 Hockey East) having won its last three games, but it is important to be prepared for Providence’s comeback.

“It’s a fine line to be overconfident,” Durocher said. “You look at the last time we played Providence, and it was not their best team by any means. [The Friars] will have readdressed the situation and be playing a lot better, so we need to make sure there’s not any let-down or overconfidence going to Providence.”

To curb its confidence, it is important that

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The Bottom Line

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Freshman guard Maurice Watson Jr. scored 15 points in BU’s 74–44 victory.

Friday, Nov. 30

W. Hockey @ Providence, 7 p.m.

M. Hockey vs. Boston College, 7:30 p.m.

No. 11/15 St. John’s next opponent for BU

By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Staff

The Boston University women’s basketball team returns home Saturday afternoon after a four-game road trip to take on No. 11/15 St. John’s University at Case Gymnasium at 1 p.m.

The Terriers (4–3) played well on both sides of the ball against the University of Rhode Island, winning 54-29, after a tough 67-58 loss to the University of Michigan.

The team shot close to 40 percent from the field. It got solid contributions from senior guards Chantell Alford and Mo Moran, who dropped 17 and 13 points, respectively.

While the team looked strong on the offensive side of the ball, defense was key in the victory. The Terriers allowed only 29 points, with an especially strong first half, in which

Saturday, Dec. 1

W. Basketball vs. St John’s, 1 p.m.

M. Basketball @ St. Peters, 2 p.m.

W. Hockey vs. Providence, 3 p.m.

M. Hockey @ Boston College, 7:30 p.m.

they allowed only nine points. Turnovers played a large part in BU’s success, as the Terriers made the Rams turn the ball over a staggering 14 times.

“It wasn’t the prettiest game early,” said coach Kelly Greenberg. “But I’m happy with the play and the momentum it gives us.”

Although the Terriers made it look easy against URI (2–4), Saturday’s matchup will be more of a challenge. For the second time this season, the Terriers will be taking on a top-20 team at home. In the first such game, they fell to West Virginia University in a tight contest. In that game, the Terriers played with a seven-man rotation.

“I don’t think about subs before the game,” Greenberg said. “During the game I just get a

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