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BU President Brown receives more than $1.1 million, report says BY JESSICA DORFAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
About 36 nonprofit private college presidents, including Boston University President Robert Brown, earned more than $1 million in 2012, a Sunday report in The Chronicle of Higher Education found. The report, which analyzed the total salary compensation for presidents at 497 schools with the largest endowments, used information from Internal Revenue Service forms reported to the U.S. Department of Education. Brown earned approximately $1,164,078 million in executive compensation for 2012, putting him as the 20th highest earner on the list. Colin Riley, BU spokesman, said the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees determines the president’s salary and compensation. “It’s fair compensation, and by any measure, his leadership and vision for Boston University has resulted in the university continuing to make strides and to provide quality education to its students,” he said. “The total compensation includes what the Executive Committee from the Board of Trustees determined was a fair increase [of 4 percent].” President Shirley Ann Jackson of Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute received a total compensation of approximately $7 million, the highest total for any president on the list, and President John Lahey of Quinnipiac University and President Lee Bollinger of Columbia University in second and third, respectively, each with more than $3 million, according to the report. Components of compensation include a base salary, bonuses, nontaxable benefits like health care and employer-provided housing and other forms of payment, such as travel and meals, according to the report. Deferred compensation, which is payment set aside to be paid out in later years, is not included in the total compensation. In comparison, Brown’s base pay of about $790,000 is 5.2 times more than the salary of a full-time BU professor and 27 times the full tuition of a BU student, according to the report. Riley said Brown’s salary includes nontaxable benefits such as the president’s housing allowance. “About one-fourth of the $1 million in value for the residence is added to the total compensation, and he is required to live there by the University,” he said. “We include the value of the entire property, not just the portion that he uses while some schools, I understand, only calculate the portion they consider a president’s residence.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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According to an annual report released by The Chronicle of Higher Education on Sunday, 36 nonprofit private college presidents made over $1 million in total salary compensation in 2012.
Mayor Walsh, Mass. State Police open to practice of body camera use
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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday his choice to endorse the pilot program for body cameras in police forces, but said other issues should be prioritized before body cameras become a necessity. BY SAMANTHA GROSS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
After vocalizing opposition to the measure originally, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh endorsed looking into the possibility of utilizing a body camera program for the Boston Police Department, a conversation that is ongoing after the recent killings of unarmed black men. The program, which U.S. President
Barack Obama is urging city police departments to start in order to create a sense of trust in the police force, was at first criticized by Walsh after Obama made the announcement on Dec. 1. “I’m not going to be distracted by having a conversation about whether or not police have body cameras,” Walsh told The Boston Globe after the meeting where Obama made the announcement. “We have to have a lot more discussion around race and racial issues. It’s not one that people want to have
and people would rather forget about, but we’re not going to forget about it in Boston. I made a commitment to have that conversation, and we’re going to have it.” However, Walsh, in a change of mind, endorsed the idea of a pilot program for body cameras on police on Dec. 4 in an interview with the editorial board of the Globe. Walsh believes there are more pressing issues that should be tackled than just implementing a body camera program, said Melina Schuler, spokeswoman for the City of Boston. “Mayor Walsh recognizes the value of police body cameras, but sees that there are issues that run deeper that need to be addressed that technology can’t fix,” Schuler said in an email. Schuler said Boston is striving to strengthen police relationships with the community. The value of the police body cameras is being recognized nationwide and has also received increased attention from the Massachusetts State Police. David Procopio, spokesman for the MSP, said with time, most police departments will adopt body cameras. “Many times, members of the public may make accusations against officers,” he said. “If the police officer is doing his or her job properly — not using excessive force and not using vulgarity — the camera is going to protect the police officer in that case. It ultimately will be beneficial both ways.” TASER International, Inc. is a security
equipment company focused on manufacturing devices designed for use in law enforcement, such as body cameras. TASER has sold over 30,000 cameras since 2009 to more than 1,200 different police departments nationwide, said Steve Tuttle, TASER’s vice president of strategic communications. “They [body cameras] have become game-changing technology,” he said. “These cameras work. They can change behavior on both sides of the badge.” Body cameras are the size of a small iPhone and connect to a small Digital Video Recorder about the size of a lipstick tube. The DVR can then be attached to a collar or hat, Tuttle said. Rialto Police Department in San Bernardino County, California is one of TASER’s most successful clients, he said. “They [Rialto] had an 88 percent drop in complaints and a 59 percent drop in use of force,” he said. “It’s truly the next paradigm shift for law enforcement — to be wearing body cams.” However, despite the success in certain areas, Procopio said some law enforcement is not yet ready for this shift to happen. “It is going to take some time to work out the logistics that have to be addressed before they [body cameras] can be used in a widespread manner and before some of these benefits start being realized,” he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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3 SG board members resign, others step up to fill roles
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Three members of the Boston University Student Government Executive Board, including Student Body President Richa Kaul, will step down next semester to study abroad. BY J.D. CAPELOUTO & WILL TENTINDO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
With the fall semester at Boston University coming to a close, Student Government leaders said they are looking forward to working with new Executive Board members in the spring semester and seeing how the group works together to better serve the BU community. Executive President Richa Kaul, Chief of Staff Pablo Das and Senate Chair Tyler Fields, announced this week that they would be resigning at the end of the semester to study abroad in the spring. Kaul, a dual-degree junior in
the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Management, said she is resigning because she will graduate one year early and would otherwise not have the opportunity to study abroad. She said she is studying abroad in London. “When I decided to run for office and when I took office, I had absolutely no idea this was coming up. I fully understand and respect any resentment or pushback against my decision to resign as student body president,” she said. “Boston University Student Government has [been] my family and my life at BU. It’s quite literally defined my BU experience.” Joe Ferme, a senior in CAS and current Executive Vice President, will become Executive Pres-
ident next semester granted that the Senate confirms his position, Kaul said. “Joe is incredibly prepared to be student body president for next semester,” Kaul said. “We’ve been doing the transition phase for the last two weeks now. He’s been coming to a lot more admin meetings than previously. I’m starting to sort of relay my information … to him, so he has a more holistic understandings of the benefits I brought to the role.” Ferme said he aims to build on SG’s current efforts throughout the next semester. “More or less, I’m not going to look to make any big changes obviously,” he said. “[I want to] continue to have administration back us with a lot of what we do, continue to reach out to as many students as possible and continue to make the name of Student Government something that students recognize and respect.” Current Vice President of Finance Josh Mosby will succeed him as Executive Vice President, Ferme said. “I’m really excited,” said Mosby, a sophomore in CAS. “I definitely didn’t expect it. It’s very unexpected, but I’m excited and I think I’m ready for the opportunity. It’s a lot of responsibility and think I’m ready to take it on.” Will Horne, an associate director of the Department of Advocacy and a sophomore in SMG, will
be the new VP of Finance, Mosby said. Fields, a junior in CAS and SMG, said he learned a lot in his role as Senate Chair. He plans to study abroad in Geneva, Switzerland in the spring. Former judicial commissioner Stephen Chang was elected Senate Chair on Monday. The election was held a week after Fields announced his plans to step down, giving potential candidates time to prepare. “It [the position] was one of those things that last semester, I really thought I could improve on, and I did definitely to an extent,” he said. “I know Stephen [Chang] is going to continue that great work we put in both as an E-board and what I like to think I’ve done as a Senate Chair.” Chang defeated three other candidates, winning 25 of 31 votes. The other three candidates were Avi Levy, a former Senate Chair senior in CAS, Rachel Feigelson, a freshman in the College of General Studies, and Kym Irizarry, a sophomore in CGS. Chang said he is ready to accept the responsibilities and face the challenges of the position. “[The] biggest challenge would be reaching out to students, having students know what we’re doing,” Chang said. “So it’s hard to reach 16,000 people, but if we do our PR right, they should know
what we’re doing.” Das, a junior in CAS, said he plans to resign and “[take] a break from Student Government” to study abroad in Geneva. “[The expectations] were very well met,” he said. “If you look at the agenda that E-Board outlined when they were campaigning back in April, you’ll see that basically, all the initiatives that they outlined have either been completed or in the process of being completed.” He said he intends to return to SG in September to resume his position as chair of the “16,000 Strong” campaign, which works to end sexual assault on campus. The chief of staff, who oversees and manages the E-Board, is the only position not elected. Ferme will choose a successor, Das said. Fields said staff resignations are more common in the winter because people choose to study abroad in the subsequent semester. “You’re supposed to put your school before your extracurriculars, and if you’re prioritizing that over academics then I think you’ve got a real problem,” he said. Several students said the resignations are not the issue, but they are concerned about how the dynamic of the SG Executive Board will change with the new leaders. READ MORE ON DFPR.ES/SGROLES
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The Boston University Police Department has seen an unusual number of cases in stolen credit card information, fraudulent phone calls and in-person rouses during the Fall 2014 semester. BY JESSICA DORFAN STAFF WRITER
Boston University Police Department has noticed more cases of scam and fraud this semester than they usually see in an entire academic year due to a string of credit card reports. “There might be a dozen [cases] in the whole year, but this year is an aberration because of the amount of people affected in a short amount of time,” said Detective Lieutenant Peter DiDomencia. “With the nature of technology now, I don’t think this trend will reverse. [With] the availability of wire transfers and prepaid cards… I see the trend increasing.” Scott Paré, deputy director of public safety at BUPD, said crimes of this nature happen because criminals take advantage of “kind hearted
students who want to do the right thing” and instill fear in them. “One [case] is the well dress gentlemen who tells a long tale of woe [about how] his car just broke down and he needs money for a cab to get to an appointment,” he said. “[He] tells the student he’ll pay them back with no intention at all… We’re looking into that closely and hopefully we’ll [make] charges at some point.” Another scam occurred over the phone when the caller posed as an Internal Revenue Service official and demanded money through prepaid card called Green Dot MoneyPak, said Paré. “No government official to ask you, especially over the phone, to pay money to get out of something,” he said. “Officials don’t CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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Walsh, City Council collaborate on issues
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At the beginning of his term, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh pledged to work closely with the Boston City Council to achieve better communication and stronger collaboration. The parties’ interactions have been positive and negative at times, holding opposing viewpoints on certain issues and raising different arrangements and solutions to resolve those issues. Most recently, Walsh rejected the Council’s proposal of a commission advocating for black and Latino men and boys in November. Bill Linehan, president of the Council, said Councilor Tito Jackson initiated the proposal in February. “There are enormous problems that disproportionately impact minority communities, from violence and unsolved murders to underemployment to substance abuse,” Linehan said in an email. “This is an issue all levels of government are working on collaboratively.” When this commission was proposed, Walsh had already joined the City of Boston with U.S. President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative. The initiative focused on a mission to reach out to minority males from an early age through adulthood. In October, Walsh vetoed the Council’s proposal for a pay increase in their salaries. The Council voted 9-4 for a raise of $20,000, which would result in a $107,500 yearly pay. The proposal was vetoed because Walsh believed that an independent body should do further analysis.
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The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department from Dec. 1 to Dec. 7. Credit card fraud Two female students reported credit card fraud on Dec. 3 at about 3 p.m. at 700 Comm. Ave. The stolen amount totaled several hundred dollars, though neither student lost possession of their card.
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Although Boston Mayor Martin Walsh pledged to fortify engagements with Boston City Council, the two parties have disagreed on several issues within the past year.
Soon after, Walsh reconstituted the City of Boston Compensation Advisory Board, announcing five new appointed officials as members. “I have full confidence in the judgment and expertise of the members of this board,” he said in a Nov. 17 press release. “They will look at every parameter affecting salaries for elected and appointed officials.” The newly constituted Compensation Advisory Board is expected to have a report on the Council’s salaries by February, according to the release. Deborah Shah, president of the advisory board, said the board’s work has just begun with their open meetings.
“Our report will be filed with the Council and will be public information,” she said in an email. “Information will be public when we conclude our work some months from now.” In June, a change in the residency requirement by Walsh also caused hesitant responses from the Council. The proposal required top city officials to move into the city within the course of six months. “We have city employees who are never required to live in Boston, city employees required to maintain residency for 10 years and city employees required to live in Boston for their entire city careers,” Linehan said. “Residency requirements make a lot of CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Unaffiliated female in Mugar Memorial Library Officers were dispatched to 771 Comm. Ave. at about 10 p.m. on Dec. 3 for a 19-year-old non-affiliated woman soliciting on the first floor of Mugar Memorial Library. Officers met up with the female, who was issued a warning and removed from the property. Damaged door on Bay State Road At about 11 a.m. on Dec. 3, an employee reported finding a damaged lock on the door of Room 203 at 147 Bay State Road. Although nothing was stolen, it appeared that unknown individuals might have entered. Harassment at Mugar Memorial Library Security reported that a 24-year-old male non-affiliate harassed a female student at 771 Comm. Ave. on Dec. 4 at about 4:30 p.m. The suspect was removed from the building and issued a trespassing warning. Female student victim of fraud A 23-year-old female student reported on Friday from 595 Comm. Ave. that a male who claimed to work for the IRS called her at about 2 p.m. earlier that day. The caller told the victim that if she did not send him money, she would be arrested. The victim sent $1,200 dollars to the suspect.
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Walsh has change of heart, embraces body cams BODY CAMS, FROM PAGE 1
Those logistics include the cost of implementing a body camera program, Procopio said. “I know the president has proclaimed that he is setting aside a certain amount of money that will be distributed to cities and towns, and that’s probably a good start, but there’s so many more costs that are going to arise from this,” he said. One of the costs would include dealing with the creation of new public records that have never been created in the past, “the public record being the video of the interaction itself,” Procopio said. “We would anticipate that there’s going to be a huge demand for public records of the camera footage, and it’s going to be a cost to police departments to respond to those [requests] properly,” he said. “You would probably need to hire more lawyers or at least some sort of administrators to handle this influx of public records requests that we would anticipate.”
Even with the logistics figured out, Procopio said the cameras will not replace the ethics and morals the police are expected to uphold. “Ultimately, [body cameras] will be beneficial in addition to police officer’s gear. It’s a tool to record an interaction, with a completely accurate snapshot of an interaction,” he said. “It will not replace face-toface contact, community outreach and some of the trust building that we strive to do with members of the public. That’s all what comes first.” Several residents said body cameras are essential for a police force, but not necessarily in Boston. Abubakr Fakhry, 27, of Fenway, said the cameras would prevent incidences of police brutality. “They [body cameras] are necessary,” he said. “After everything that happened in New York [with the death of Eric Garner by a chokehold from a police officer], this will keep everyone on the safe side as long
as people know that there’s a camera. There would not be any more public issues of policemen taking advantage of their positions, especially when there aren’t a lot of people around.” Jason Simmons, 22, of Kenmore, said body cameras are not necessary in Boston. “In Boston, I say no because overall, it’s a very safe city,” he said. “In general, they [body cameras] could definitely have a ton of benefit. There is a lot of crime out there and brutality by police officers, so by having them, they could definitely cut down on that.” Megan Day, 25, of East Boston, said the justice system needs help before body cameras could have any effect at all. “With Eric Garner, it’s on video — the police were choking him. That didn’t do [expletive],” she said. “They still didn’t indict the cop. It’s fixed. It’s rigged. So I guess on that subject no, I don’t think they [body cameras] are necessary. It’s a fixed system, anyway.”
Items stolen from room Two 19-year-old male students reported that an unknown individual broke into their room at 275 Babcock St. Friday at about 5:30 p.m. The victims reported that a flat screen television, a laptop and $350 had been taken. Intoxicated male BU student An 18-year-old male student was found intoxicated in his room at 275 Babcock St. on Sunday at about midnight. BUPD called Emergency Medical Services. When officers arrived, the student began to assault the ambulance personnel. BUPD arrested him and transported him to the BUPD station for booking. He was charged for assaulting male and female technicians. Student assaulted A 21-year-old female student reported that her boyfriend, also a BU student, assaulted her in the George Sherman Union at about 1 p.m. on Sunday. The victim declined to press any charges.
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Tuition increase, salary not related, Riley says Walsh, City Council disagree SALARIES, FROM PAGE 1
University tuition increases and Brown’s salary increases are not related, Riley said. “[For] the cost of operating the university, 50 percent of the university operation revenue comes from tuition,” he said. The report placed colleges into peer groups for comparisons. In a group of 10 institutions including New York University, George Washington University and Tufts University, Brown ranks fifth, according to the report. Compared to presidents in the Greater Boston area, Brown is the third highest paid behind Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Susan Hockfield at more than $1.6 million and Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun at $1.17 million, the report stated. Harvard University President Drew Faust came in behind Brown receiving more than $900,000, and Emerson College President M. Lee Pelton received more $700,000, according to the report. Joel Scott, professor of higher education administration in BU’s School of Education, said he and other faculty members at BU have seen an increase in the number of ad-
ministration positions and university costs. “For the universit y president … it would be an insightf ul inquir y to poll facult y on what would constitute a fair sa lar y,” Scott said. “It seems now presidentia l sa laries are market-driven within peer groups and mirroring CEO sa laries and responsibilities. We have seen an increase in hiring ex-CEOs of major enterprises, so I imagine this is part of the competitive rea lit y facing universities.” Several students said while they are not surprised about Brown’s salary, they are still concerned about the significant amount he makes. “A lthough I am tota lly f ine with a private enterprise paying their employees what they please, it is concerning that our president’s sa lar y is so high when his own employees are striking about their low sa laries,” said Bronsen Bloom, a freshman in the College of Communication. Hillary Waite, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said instead of paying Brown so much, some of the money could go to helping students out with college affordability and programs that will enrich their educations. “President Brown proba-
bly has a higher sa lar y than I’ll ever make,” she said. “It isn’t fair to market your universit y so much and tout a ll the good jobs ever yone is getting when you make way more a year than some of your students ever will.” Katherine Yau, a senior in the School of Management, said while Brown has increased the f unding and reputation during his time at BU, the universit y shouldn’t be as generous with his sa lar y and increases. “A 2 to 4 percent increase is far more substantia l on a $1 million sa lar y than most standard wages,” she said. “In the case of universit y presidents, this rate should be applied only ever y severa l years. BU has come far and will continue to climb the rankings, but in the meantime, a fairer perspective on its f inances may be in order.” Although Brown plays an important role on campus, Yau said it would be nicer to see him make an effort to interact with students. “I’ve never had the opportunity to interact with President Brown,” she said. “His presence is not often felt by the BU community, and thus it is hard to reconcile his salary as being 27 times the full annual tuition.”
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sense in some instances. I wouldn’t want an elected official representing a district he or she did not live in. In other instances, residency requirements might be something we need to look at changing.” The Council approved the revised version of the residency requirement on June 16, with an extension from six months to one year for city officials to move into the city. Linehan said compromise is necessary for a functioning democracy and that the spirit of collaboration is fundamental to ensure cooperation. “At times, we may disagree on specifics, but the mayor and the Council cooperate and collaborate on virtually everything,” Linehan said. “He understands that the Council is a vital partner in government, and I look forward to continuing to work closely with Mayor Walsh.” Kate Norton, spokeswoman for the City of Boston, said Walsh has built a strong and productive relationship with the Council in just the first 11 months of his administration. “Mayor Walsh, members of his cabinet and his Intergovernmental Relations personnel meet regularly with all Councilors,” she said in an email. “Boston residents are represented by both the Mayor and the Council, and this has strong engagement and exchange over various issues — and that’s exactly how it should work.”
Several residents said they are hopeful that debate between Walsh and Council will heed the best results for the city. Alexei Rodriguez, 40, of Roslindale, said although there may be issues between the two parties, he is trying to remain optimistic. “He [Walsh] has got big shoes to fill, and I feel like in general, American politics tend to be very corrupt, and I feel like Boston had a little bit more than a tradition of keeping an eye on that,” he said. “I’m a teacher in a primary school, but we have a bigger school reach that includes middle school, and I know that they did switch the school transportation, but not for all students. As a parent, I would be a little concerned though.” Alexandra Caporale, 32, of Brighton, said she disagreed with the councilors’ raise proposal. “I don’t get paid very well, and I can’t imagine having a $20,000 raise for myself,” she said. “So I kind of prefer that money go to things to help the people’s business and maybe give other people small raises.” Marcy Constance, 30, of the North End, said she likes the fact the people have different opinions and are allowed to express themselves. “I hope for more people working together and to be open to new opinions,” she said. “I’m fine with it as long as they put the importance of the city of Boston first in their decision.”
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specify to pay with a Green Dot MoneyPak obviously because its untraceable. That should be a red flag.” The case will be harder case because it involves the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secret Services because the criminals may ouperate outside of the country, Paré said. About 20 Chinese international students reported their credit card information stolen, which started an investigation involving BUPD and the Secret Service because the fraud spanned multiple jurisdictions, states and countries, The Daily Free Press Reported. Overall, fraud and scam cases are usually isolated and not as frequent because the perpetrators tend to dupe one or two students and then move onto a different area, Paré said. Prevention is the key to addressing fraud and scamming before they become a major issue, DiDomenica said. “If we see a pattern, we get the word out and educate the community by posting on social media to prepare people,” he said. “Once they [cases] happen the chance of prosecuting is slim because of anonymity with PayPal and Green Dot MoneyPak that [are] hard to follow.” Several students said they are concerned about scams and fraud on campus and know the necessary measures to take to protect themselves. Madeline McCormick, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she is usually able to see the signs that a fraud is in progress.
“I would be suspicious, and part of me actually feels pity for these people for what they do, which is so sad,” she said. “College students are definitely an easier target, the more inexperienced you are, the more likely you are to be a victim of fraud.” Lindsey Constantine, a junior in the College of Communication, said she has received fraudulent calls similar to the case BUPD has seen. “I actually received phone calls and voice mails from the IRS telling me that I was in debt and that I had not paid my bills. They kept calling me for over a month, until I told them that I was a minor and that’s when they stopped,” she said. “It’s crazy how fast your phone number can get into the wrong hands.” Edgar Trevino, a student studying abroad in the Metropolitan College, said he was not aware that scamming was a problem at BU. “BU should take action, maybe offing some seminars on how to make fast decisions in these situations,” he said. “Scams are random and do not target a particular college grade such as freshmen. [In] this the case because scammers often times have a plan figured out all along, and it does not matter who falls for it.” BUPD advises students to remain aware of their surroundings and not to be as friendly with strangers, DiDomenica said. “If it [the situation] sounds too good to be true, it’s probably too good to be true,” he said. “You have to realize that bad people are out there and you can’t accept everything at face value. You need to question things and be a bit of a skeptic and be willing to say no.”
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2014 Science at BU: Protecting the Earth, ‘The Cloud’ BY BECCA DEGREGORIO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
“Eureka!” might serve as a proper summary for Boston University’s scientific community in 2014. But given this year’s wealth of topics investigated by faculty, staff and students, catchphrases of choice may show some campus-wide variation. From CH 101 General Chemistry experiments to cross-sectional public health studies, scientific inquiry is a core part of BU’s identity. Here are some of this year’s highlights that serve as proof: BU launches beta site on research In an effort to highlight all things research, BU created its own beta site, aptly named “Research,” which opened its virtual doors on Oct. 20. The site includes a variety of multimedia features, profiles and question and answer interviews, along with information for students and faculty interested in research. Research’s debut story, titled “Behind the Vapor,” targeted the topic of electronic cigarettes through a series of student-starred videos and Q&A interviews with professors from the School of Public Health and the School of Medicine, in an attempt to show the pros and cons of “vaping.” BU computer scientists receive NSF grant for MACS project Researchers at the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering received a $10 million Human Frontier Science Program grant from the National Science Foundation’s Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program in support of the Modular Approach to Cloud Security (MACS) project, according to a July 31 press release. The goal of the MACS project is to develop a multi-layer security system to mimic the systems of a computer or a smartphone in order to better understand why the processes performed by these systems go wrong, resulting in everything from a misdirected email to a leak of private celebrity photos.
“The MACS project takes a radically different look at security in the cloud,” said Azer Bestavros, professor of computer science at BU and director of the Hariri Institute. “The solution we are researching in the MACS project is a solution where one can combine different security mechanisms to achieve overall security.” The word “modular” in the project’s title refers to these different kinds of approaches, he said. The Massachusetts Open Cloud, a statewide cloud infrastructure project also led by BU, is serving as a testing ground for the team of researchers to run security prototypes. The project is expected to last five years, yielding in-depth insight into the intricacies of data’s mysterious host: the cloud.
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BU biologist heats forest floor
BU computer scientists receive NSF grant for MACS project
BU biologist heats forest floor New Hampshire’s Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest had its temperature turned up in April when Pamela Templer, professor of biology at BU, activated heated cables within the forest’s soil. Templer and her research team simulated climate change in an effort to investigate the effect of both warm and freezing temperatures on soil. “Climate change is not just in the winter,” Templer said. “It’s throughout the year.” The heated cables were planted in response to a five-year snow removal study Templer’s team performed at Hubbard Brook, which unveiled the damaging effects that diminished snowpack, or masses of snow compressed and hardened by their own weight, places on soil, she said. In response, she wanted to know if a warmer ground would benefit Hubbard Brook’s soil. The team is overseeing six plots of land, two of which are un-tampered control groups. Analyses regarding everything from photosynthesis in leaves to soil-emitted gases were conducted. With this information, the team began unraveling the detriments that come with cold temperatures and the suggested benefits of a warmer earth. Currently, the team is cycling the plots through different temperatures by shoveling on overlaying snow, allowing the plots
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to freeze for three days and then thawing them by activating the heated, in-ground cables. “That way we can look at the interacting effects of warmer soils in the summertime and colder soils in winter,” Templer said. “And we’re making a whole bunch of measurements in the forest throughout the year.” Although the treatment technically started in December 2013, this year served as the project’s official warm-up year. Templer said the project is expected to be a multiyear affair. First herpetology course at BU Herpetology, the zoological study of amphibians, was first introduced to the BU biology curriculum in Spring 2014 through a course titled “Herpetology” (BI 416). “There are different ways of slicing the biological pie,” said Karen Warkentin, professor of biology who co-taught the pilot
course alongside fellow professor of biology Christopher Schneider. “Since this class is focused on organisms, we can integrate and focus on a particular group. We can talk about physiology of amphibians. We can talk about how global change affects amphibians. We can do ‘big picture’ and ‘small picture.’ … It’s important for students to be able to integrate material across these different levels of organization.” In its first semester, BI 416 incorporated lectures, lab work and two field trips — one of which was a spring break trip to Florida for hands-on experience at locations such as Everglades National Park and Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. The class consisted of 14 students whose passion for all things amphibious was documented throughout the semester by a group of science journalism graduate students on the website “Nets and Nooses: Adventures in Herpetology.” The course will continue to be held in the spring on a bi-yearly basis.
SPOTLIGHT Tutoring app promotes quick connections on college campuses BY KIMBERLEY RENDON DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
In this day and age, smartphones are capable of summoning a ride home, a delivery of fried rice and now, some immediate help with that calculus homework. Harvard University students Mazen Elfakhani and Hikari Senju are easing the stress of finals on campuses like Boston University with Quickhelp, an app tailored to students looking for academic help, and Quickteach, an app tailored to tutors able to help out a struggling pupil. “We’ve only started a couple of days ago, and already, we have a lot of interest, so it seems like it is going in a good direction,” Elfakhani said. “We started focusing mainly on MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology], Harvard and BU, and within roughly a week and a half, we got 103 tutors who are mainly graduate students who love to teach and really enjoy the material. They’re very knowledgeable about it.” These apps function in an Uber-like way, using location-based technology that encourages fast access for students and tutors. Quickteach allows tutors to “punch in” whenever they are available. This way, students looking for assistance on the Quickhelp app can see what tutors are available the moment an academic crisis strikes. All tutors are verified to make sure they have the credentials needed for the job. “If the person were to open the app and their first experience is bad, they’re not goCONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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Harvard University students Mazin Elfakhani and Hikari Senju have developed a tutoring app called Quickhelp for students and Quickteach for tutors that allows students to request help in any subject.
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BUzz Lab hosts business guru Peter Thiel for lecture at SMG BY OLIVIA DENG DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Competitive markets are not the best fodder for innovation. Pursuing higher education is a deterministic concept that has been engrained into students’ minds. Those are just some of the unusual ideas from Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and billionaire investor. On Tuesday, Boston University hosted Thiel as a speaker at the School of Management auditorium to talk about his new book “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future,” which he coauthored with Blake Masters. The event — organized by BU’s center for entrepreneurship, The BUzz Lab — was sold out in 48 hours, selling approximately 380 tickets, said Ian Mashiter, director of The BUzz Lab and lecturer at SMG. Scott Kirsner, The Boston Globe’s “Innovation Economy” columnist and BU alumnus, was the moderator. One of the central themes of Thiel’s book is that competition does not spur innovation, contrary to what many think. Rather, it incites homogeneity. He contends that enterprising companies should aim for monopoly. “Most people think that capitalism and competition are synonyms. They are antonyms,” Thiel told the crowd. “What you always want to be aiming for is a monopoly. You want to be building something no one else is building. The paradigm of a successful company is Google.” Masters said the notion that competition is good is something that has been deeply embedded in capitalistic traditions. “When Americans talk about
competition, we automatically, unquestionably think it’s good and equate that to a market system. But actually, when you think about really competitive industries — the classic Economics 101 model — a perfectly competitive economy is one where each firm makes little profit,” he said in an interview
ters took at Stanford University taught by Thiel. “It was basically everything he knew about startups. He went to Stanford himself, went to Stanford Law School and had this really storied career both as an entrepreneur and investor in Silicon Valley,” Masters said. “It didn’t take
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Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, spoke to School of Management students about concepts from his book, “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.”
with The Daily Free Press. “It’s a world where there’s no differentiation between people, companies [and] products in the market. Everything good, everything unique, is monopolistic.” The book’s beginning stems from CS 183: Startup, a class Mas-
too long for the class to get oversubscribed. It must have had 200 or 300 students in the audience.” In each class, Thiel would focus on a different topic, Masters said. “What was cool about the class, and sort of the book which is
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ing to go back to it or they’re not going to tell their friends about it,” Senju said. “It’s very important that the first tutor they get in whatever subject it is, that that experience is magical. So because of that, we make sure we have very high standards for people that want to be tutors.” Senju came up with the idea during a startup internship in San Francisco where locational services were very popular. Despite the popularity of locational services, this kind of technology has yet to exist in education, Elfakhani said. “This technology hasn’t been used in education at all, and there’s definitely a huge need for it. So the idea is that people can come together spontaneously to learn and teach each others things,” he said. “The assumption is that basically everybody has something that
based on it, [is that] it’s this really interesting mixture of really practical advice, best practices, mixed with high-level analytics and business philosophy,” he said. The notes Masters took on that class became the foundation for “Zero to One.” “And then I took the notes in
they can teach somebody else and vice versa. But those interactions don’t ever happen for mainly two reasons. One, a platform to allow it to happen [doesn’t exist], and two, people aren’t used to thinking of actually finding someone to teach them something spontaneously at the moment and for only a short period of time.” But the lack of such educational technology is also due to a certain lack of trust in that technology, Senju said. “[It’s] still kind of dangerous,” he said. “But if there’s some people willing to trust through platforms that provide ratings, then it can work.” The founders opted to launch the app in the Greater Boston area because of all the colleges and universities within a short distance of each other. “You have people who are experts in a range of areas who can teach a range of subjects and peo-
ple who need that help in various subjects,” Elfakhani said. The reasonable tutoring rates are another advantage to using Quickhelp, he said. “In the Boston area, a tutor usually charges $55 to $65 an hour, which is really high because tutors end up getting charged really high rates by tutoring companies that provide students,” Elfakhani said. “Whereas the app that we’re using is completely free, so tutors are willing to charge lower rates.” Although the app has been a success right off the bat, Elfakhani said there are no plans as of yet to move beyond Boston. “We have this idea of building this network of knowledge exchange between universities in the Greater Boston area with this technology given that people are more trusting,” he said. “And so many people are in this particular market.”
class and, to my knowledge, no one else took notes and posted them online,” he said. “So that was the unique thing I guess.” Masters said the book’s title has mathematical origins. “‘Zero to one’ means doing something new — going from
nothing and creating something that didn’t exist before. And we contrast it with the model ‘1 to n,’ [which is] taking something that exists, duplicating it, recreating it,” he said. “Zero to one is about bold innovation, not making incremental advancements.” Despite being highly educated, Thiel has a foundation in his namesake that grants students money to spend time developing their companies, incentivizing them to leave school. “There’s a tremendous interest in entrepreneurship and innovation,” Thiel said during his talk. “There is a sense that this is important for the country. I would say that from my way of thinking, there is a sense that people are too fixated on processes and systematic formulas.” Masters said societal expectations play a significant part in leading students to choose college or university over a career after high school. “There’s a lot of skills that people have that they don’t learn from colleges or universities,” he said. “You can’t major at plumbing at Harvard [University], yet there’s absolutely nothing wrong with being a plumber. In fact, you can make $100,000 as a plumber in San Francisco. When you say you have to go to college to ‘learn how to learn,’ it’s too vague for me. “There’s a notion that you won’t have any future at all if you don’t go to college, so as a result, in high school, everyone is automatically thinking, or not thinking, they are automatically okay with debt.” CONTINUED AT DFPR.ES/PAYPALTALK
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FASHION TREND BY HANNAH LANDERS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
The new normal ‘normcore’ fashion The runway is the place where the outlandish thrives — giant fur coats dwarf diminutive models, elaborate beaded headdresses are run-of-the-mill, and dresses are adorned with everything from sequins to feathers. But this year, the casual trounced the eccentric with the phenomenon known as “normcore.” Modeling itself after the styles of Jerry Seinfeld and Liz Lemon, normcore celebrates white sneakers, non-descript button-downs and mom (or dad) jeans. While there has been debate about how sincere the movement is — Elle magazine blogger Lauren Sherman argued that it’s just another modern re-appropriation of yester year’s fashion, this time targeting the 1990s, rather than the 1980s or 1970s. It’s hard to argue with a fashion trend that encourages you to ditch the high heels and miniskirt for a flannel button-down and a pair of New Balances.
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2014, year of the fancy doughnut
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While San Francisco is hyperventilating over $4 toast, Boston has the breakfast game down with a new twist on a classic. Let’s be honest here: Boston has always been a doughnut town. Between the custard-filled Boston cream pie doughnut and deep-rooted Dunkin’ Donuts-mania, the Hub’s doughnut craze is nowhere near its beginning. But this year, Boston turned the doughnut into the new cupcake. Doughnuts this year have sported fried eggs, crushed cookies, bacon and peanut butter. They’ve been fried and baked, topped and stuffed. They’ve been croissant-ified, umami-ed, practically pickled — and Massachusetts’ food pioneers are to blame. Stephanie Cmar of “Top Chef” may have instigated the frosted fervor with her pop-up, Stacked Donuts. Cmar’s April residency at South Campus lunch spot Mei Mei ended before the oil could cool, in a breezy 30 minutes. At this event, Stacked Donuts sold unique doughnut flavors, like green tea and blueberry pie, as well as cherry limeade and homemade birthday cake Pop-Tarts. The Gallows is leaving foodies restless, promising savory doughnut concoctions at the upcoming Blackbird Donuts in the South End. Union Square Donuts in Somerville expanded in October, moving into a larger space and staying open six days a week. Kane’s Donuts, a Massachusetts institution approaching its 60th year, plans to open a Financial District location to appease Boston’s crueler fanatics. Not to mention you can now buy a cronut-equivalent at Boston’s beloved Dunkies.
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The brash and beautiful ‘Run the Jewels 2’ The self-titled “Run The Jewels” sequel, released in October by former OutKast pupil Killer Mike and Definitive Jux king ElP, is the best album mainstream America has never heard of. The 11-track amalgam, a monstrous mix of fang-bearing beats and bulletproof rhymes, towers over everything else that entered the music continuum in the past 12 months. Hip-hop or otherwise, this duo stole the crown — no apologies offered. As Eminem and Taylor Swift busied themselves reviving the illusive success of a bankrupt business model, Run The Jewels examined it at its roots and corrected for flaws. Mike and P dismantle the modern rap album, leaving a trail of near-perfect gems in their wake. A reassembled collection of timely rally cries (“When you [expletive] gon’ unite and kill the police, [expletive]?”) and earnest admissions (“Everyday I’m in a fight for my soul … high seas and a rickety boat, smoke O’s so the kid might cope”) make for some of the densest verses in recent memory over the brashest production. When they aren’t sharing relevant quotables in song after song, the pair reinvents the idea of middle-finger hip-hop. Whether you’re a law enforcement officer, balding bigot or teenage nitwit, you’ll find yourself staring down the barrel of Run The Jewels’ semiautomatic. To quote the title of one of the album’s finest tracks, “Close Your Eyes (And Count to [Expletive]).”
Run the Jewels’ top song on Spotify, “Blockbuster Night Part 1,” has 1.4 million listens.
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Ellar Coltrane stars as Mason Evans Jr. in Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” filmed with the same actors over 12 years.
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‘Boyhood,’ your life as directed by Richard Linklater Remember that time when you were a kid? And then you weren’t, because you grew up? Richard Linklater remembers. “Boyhood,” which Linklater penned and directed, turned many heads this summer for its “12-years-in-the-making” shtick, and with good reason. The film follows the same characters aging in real time, playing out like a series of heartfelt shorts from different chapters in the life of one kid (Ellar Coltrane), his sister (Lorelei Linklater) and their divorced parents (Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke). These weren’t just any 12 years, though. Every uprooting move across the state, every brush with a grown-up’s violent temper and every quiet first kiss that detaches the viewer from time, turns these shorts into your 12 years. Watching “Boyhood” feels like remembering it, an experience made unsettlingly realer by a slew of transparent performances and, if you too were born around 1995, a perfectly-curated soundtrack that pulls you back to those exact scenes in your own personal Bildungsroman. It’s hard to imagine any coming-of-age film getting it this right for a long time.
Even among a fall television schedule littered with cutesy, saccharine romantic-comedies (“A to Z,” “Manhattan Love Story”) and somber, self-important dramas (“Gracepoint,” “Red Band Society”), viewers are still firmly planted in the “New Golden Age of Television,” as proven by the creative storytelling of this season of “Louie,” the pioneering antics of the girls of “Broad City” and the much talked about (and occasionally problematic) “True Detective.” That’s why it feels like a cop out to choose “High Maintenance” — a web series that premiered in 2012 — as the best television show of 2014. Co-created by husband and wife team Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld (who won an Emmy Award as casting director of “30 Rock”), “High Maintenance” is centered around the deliveries of a marijuana dealer (played by Sinclair) to his coterie of eccentric, amusing and sometimes unbearable clientele. The series, which has relied on non-paid actors and crew during much of its 16-episode run, officially received funding from Vimeo for the production of its fifth season, which premiered on Nov. 11. Each five-to-15-minute vignette highlights one of a colorful cast of characters — an agoraphobic obsessed with Helen Hunt, a stalled screenwriter who dabbles in cross-dressing and an asexual magician — that leaves the viewer with just enough to strike an emotional chord in one way or another. Interestingly enough, it’s the recurring character of the pot dealer, known by his clients only as “The Guy,” that the viewer ends up learning the least about. Equal parts hilarious, heartbreaking and outright absurd, “High Maintenance,” which might seem like a silly Internet series about smoking weed, actually comes across as a thoughtful contemplation on universal truths about humanity once the smoke clears.
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Ben Sinclair stars as “The Guy,” a nameless marijuana dealer who delivers to an eclectic clientele on the Vimeo web series “High Maintenance.”
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Clinton Nguyen, Multimedia Editor
Conor Ryan, Sports Editor
Mina Corpuz, Campus Editor
Taryn Ottaunick, Opinion Editor
Stephanie Pagones, City Editor
Hannah Landers, Features Editor
Emily Zaboski, Photo Editor Shakti Rovner, Office Manager
The Faceless President Brown: Value vs. Visibility Safe in his eighth floor office at 1 Silber Way, Boston University President Robert Brown gazes upon a bustling Commonwealth Avenue campus. Although he rarely steps outside, he runs the University in a manner mimicking that of a CEO. And his paycheck matches his attitude. A Chronicle of Higher Education report released Sunday revealed the 36 highest earning presidents of colleges and universities with the highest endowments in the United States as of 2012. Brown was high on the list at number 20, collecting a yearly salary of approximately $1,164,078. It is also worth noting that Brown’s salary also includes residence in a BU-owned house near South Campus as well as other nontaxable benefits, BU spokesman Colin Riley told The Daily Free Press. “It’s fair compensation, and by any measure, his leadership and vision for Boston University has resulted in the university continuing to make strides and to provide quality education to its students,” Riley said. “The total compensation includes what the Executive Committee from the Board of Trustees determined was a fair increase [of 4 percent].” Although we can’t assume that any tuition increase is associated with an increase in Brown’s salary, it is a fact that student tuitions are rising and Brown’s salary is rising. As students struggle to meet tuition requirements year after year, it’s difficult to be OK with feeding into Brown’s ever-expanding wallet when a good portion of the student body has not even heard his voice.
Running the multi-billion dollar corporation that is BU is surely difficult. And in context, running such an expensive institution that employs and educates tens of thousands of people is worth a high salary. It’s difficult to calculate an exact number that matches Brown’s worth as president, but in all fairness, it probably wouldn’t be that much less than what he already earns. Brown may be busy representing our campus as a prestigious institution, and it’s difficult to ignore the fact that BU has become more competitive on a national scale, yet he does not seem to enjoy being the face of BU’s student body. Case in point: barely anyone in the student body has a relationship with him, and he rarely makes efforts to reach out to the students. Sure, the sporadic letter from him shows up in our BU email inboxes every once in a while. Does he even write them? If a student called his office with a question or concern, someone would pick up the phone. But it would never be Brown on the other end of the line. Brown hires legions of employees to be the faces of the BU campus, and people like Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore are welcome faces on Commonwealth Avenue, but where is Brown? Seen only in pictures and never heard, Brown is definitely the leader of BU, but an invisible one. BU suffers from an appalling lack of transparency between the hierarchy of the administration and the student body. Even initiatives targeted at improving the lives of BU students never seem to reach them. In September, BU dedicated the Center of
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Final Word: A letter from the editor BY KYLE PLANTZ DAILY FREE PRESS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
This semester has been all about change. Coming into the fall term, I had no idea what was going happen. The Daily Free Press was at a pivotal moment in its 44-year life. Either the staff and I were going to rise to the occasion and succeed, or we were going to drop the ball. After everything that we have been through, I am happy to say that I will be leaving this semester, knowing that we rose to the occasion and did everything we could to move the FreeP forward. As soon as I was chosen as editor-in-chief for Fall 2014, we announced that the FreeP would be changing our publication cycle to print once a week instead of four days, with digital content Monday through Friday. Upon hearing of the change, I was sad, just like many other staff members and alumni. I was city editor when we were printing four days a week, and there was just something special about seeing your name in print that made the difficult days of scrambling for interviews and long nights of editing and laying out the paper, worth it each time. However, I made it my mission to make sure that we were still producing amazing content. And I also made it my mission to make sure that we were pushing the envelope the whole semester. Over the summer months, I spoke with each of the editors to hear about their plans, concerns and questions about going into this semester. The basic question that I heard over and over again was: “What are we doing?” or “How are we going to do this?” Well, that was a good question. I had no idea how this change was going to play out. “We’re doing something no one’s even tried, and yes, we’re terrified, but watch what happens,” is what four characters sing together in one of my favorite Broadway musicals, “Newsies” (I know, how appropriate and corny). I thought it fit very well here. Over the course of about three and a half months, we had a lot of ups and downs. From editors leaving and staying up until 9 a.m. to finish our print issue (which almost didn’t make it to the printers on time) to so many laughs, random dance parties and trips to UBurger and the City Convenience store, we have seen it all this semester. We even saw the #FreePFund raise more than our goal of $70,000 in two days to save our weekly print issue. For all of these experiences, I am extremely grateful to have shared them with my staff, colleagues and some of my best friends. I couldn’t have done anything this semester without my partner-in-crime, my managing editor Felicia Gans. She was the rock who kept me sane and this paper running smoothly. I will sincerely miss the late nights with her, singing musicals and danc-
ing to The Cheetah Girls. But it would be a crime to not note the rest of the editors that made this an amazing semester. Where would the FreeP be if it wasn’t for our multimedia editor, who basically redesigned our website and helped rebrand the FreeP? Or our wonderful and incredibly sweet features editor who always turned in quality work and wasn’t satisfied until it was perfect? What about a bright, bubbly and sassy opinion editor who is full of energy and life? Or our humorous and quiet sports editor, and lively and energetic photo editor? But of course, we couldn’t have done it without our campus and city editors, who stepped up when the FreeP needed them most and never complained about the late nights and amount of work they had to do. These are the people who make the paper run each day, and I couldn’t imagine working with such an incredible crew. But without our associate editors, assistants, staff writers, bloggers, photographers and videographers, we would be doing every-
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thing ourselves. I have seen each of them turn in remarkable work, and it was a pleasure to see them grow throughout the semester. I hope the FreeP staff continues to enjoy coming into the newsroom each day for countless hours, being proud of the work they have accomplished at the end of the year. This semester was really a foundation as we figure out our digital presence, laying down the tools and skills needed to move forward and build a newsroom that is innovative and willing to try new things. I had the incredible pleasure of working for half of my college career with the some of the most talented and best journalists in the country. From someone who didn’t even know if he wanted to pursue journalism, I wouldn’t trade my experiences for the world.
Lessons Learned and Still Learning
BY CASEY MINTZ COLUMNIST
Well, I did it. I actually managed to get through my first semester of college mostly unscathed. In just a few days, I’ll be on a plane back to south Florida, not worrying about homework or how many layers of clothing to wear. In accordance with the end of the semester, I was going to write this column about all of the trials and tribulations I’ve experienced over the past few months, how being in college away from home and without my mom has led me to grow as a person and whatever, which it has. Believe me, it has. I’ve learned a lot about myself since that fateful day, Aug. 25, when I moved into my dorm early to do the First-Year Student Outreach Project, or FYSOP. I’ve learned that I really do work best under pressure, and that writing really is the thing that I want to do for the rest of my life. I’ve also learned that it is very important to check the weather app before leaving the dorm for the day, or else you’ll be caught in a dress on one of the windiest days of the year. I’ve learned more about the kind of friend that I am, and how close I am to becoming the kind of friend that I want to be. But there is something that I’ve been saving for my last column, dear readers. You know how in middle school when class was back in session in September, you’d go around the room and talk about what you did over summer break? This is kind of my version of that, but about winter break: I am getting surgery, major, major surgery. This is not exactly something that’s uncommon for me. I’ve been getting surgery pretty much every single school break for the past eight years. I’m basically desensitized to needles and blood at this point, though, which I guess is a good thing. Let me rewind. When I was 11 years old, I was diagnosed with something called ulcerative colitis. This is an autoimmune disease, meaning that your body sends its own white blood cells to attack and attempt to destroy a certain part of your body — in my case, the large intestine. There is no cure for
ulcerative colitis except for getting a colectomy, which is med-speak for removing one’s large intestine. And since my case of colitis progressed so quickly and intensely, a colectomy was my only option. But my body never really healed. Over the past eight years, I’ve been subject to frequent hospital visits for things like chronic dehydration and severe, unexplainable pain. Some days, I feel like a totally normal person. Other days, it’s a struggle to make it out of bed. All in all, though, lately, I’ve felt better than I have in years. Which is why over winter break, I’ll be getting the second-biggest (maybe even the biggest) surgery I’ve ever gotten. Basically, my surgeon will be taking muscle from my thigh and moving it somewhere it could be more useful, in hopes that healthy muscle will fuse to unhealthy muscle. Hopefully, this will allow my body to finally heal from the trauma that it has been through, what with all the surgeries and the eating disorder and the illness (even if the eating disorder part was a little bit my fault). However, despite all the good that can come out of this surgery, I’m scared. Maybe even more scared than I was for my first-ever surgery all those years ago. Everyone — I wish I was exaggerating when I say “everyone” — around New York-Presbyterian Hospital knows me as the little blonde girl who is somehow still friendly and in good spirits before going into surgery and the girl who they can never get a good IV in on the first try. But it doesn’t matter because I don’t mind being stuck again. But this time, it’s scary because this could be it. This could be the surgery that changes my life forever and makes me, after all of these years, healthy again. It’s a lot of stress to put on a 19-year-old girl who’s already in the middle of studying for finals. But something I’ve learned over the last 10 or so years of being sick is that you have to inevitably take the good with the bad, but make sure you recognize the good instead of dwelling on the bad. And sometimes it’s hard, but here goes: I’m thankful for my relative health lately, my circle of friends at BU and at home and my family. I’m also thankful for the fact that this campus has six Starbucks locations spread throughout it. Mostly right now, I’m thankful that this semester is over — but I am going to miss writing this column. I was lucky enough to be chosen as an editor next semester (which I am so excited for), but maybe I’ll see you soon. Thank you to everyone who even reads one of these. You’ll seriously never know how grateful I am for it.
Interrobang A Harvard Business School professor had a meltdown after discovering he was overcharged $4 for Chinese food from Sichuan Garden in Brookline. We here at the ol’ Free Press were wondering what minor annoyance would cause BU people to fly off the handle? SMG: Exactly the same thing.
Pep Band: Playing for the Quidditch Team.
COM: One more required math class.
Quidditch: Realizing their brooms don’t fly.
SAR: FitRec closing early.
Student Government: Cut funds for posters to hang in the GSU.
ENG: The 3D printer broke.
FreeP: The adage, “Print is Dead.”
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BU Club Sports Roundup: Inline hockey wraps up fall semester BY CONOR RYAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
The information in the following Boston University club sport highlights was taken from the BU Club Sports Event Calendar from Dec. 3 to Dec. 10. Wednesday, Dec. 3 BU men’s club ice hockey bests Boston College, 6-3 The BU men’s club ice hockey team faced off against crosstown rival Boston College on Dec. 3 in Brookline. Despite starting off slow in the game, the Terriers responded with strong performances in the second and third periods to come away with the win. Junior captain Matt Fineberg led BU with two goals and an assist, while four other players came away with multi-point showings, including junior forward Lucas Esposito (one goal, three assists). With the win, the Terriers improve to 5-2 in the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA). Saturday, Dec. 6 BU men’s club ice hockey earns 6-1 win over Merrimack The BU men’s club ice hockey team continued its strong play against NECHA opponents Saturday when it took on Merrimack College in North Andover. Several players posted impressive stat lines against the Warriors, including junior forward Mike Gates (two goals,
one assist), junior forward Dillon Schuyler (one goal, one assist) and sophomore forward Riley Marotta (one goal, one assist). Junior goaltender Jared Hynes was stout in net for the Terriers, giving up just one goal in the contest. BU club inline hockey dominates Niagara, 10-2 The BU club inline hockey team kicked off a busy weekend slate of games with a match against Niagara University Saturday at 7 a.m. The Terriers dominated in the first period, notching four goals off 19 shots, with eight players contributing a point into the offensive outburst. BU would not ease its offensive pressure, chipping in an additional six goals to come away with the 10-2 win. The Terriers were paced on offense by senior defenseman Kevin Robitaille (two goals, four assists) and junior forward Nick Breed (one goal, three assists). BU club inline hockey downs Drexel, 5-3 The BU club inline hockey team continued its stretch of Saturday games with a contest against Drexel University. At first intermission, both teams were locked in a 1-1 draw, with both goals coming just 20 seconds apart in the first period. At the conclusion of the second stanza, Drexel jumped out to a 3-2 lead, but the Terriers would answer back, scoring three unanswered goals in the third period to come away with the win. The Terriers
received a big boost from Robitaille and forward Jake Strzalkowski, as both skaters recorded two goals and an assist. Senior goaltender Mark Flitsch got the call in net and made 27 saves in the victory. BU club inline hockey bests Oswego, 7-2 The BU club inline hockey team finished its trio of Saturday games with an impressive win over the State University of New York at Oswego. The Terriers jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the end of the first period due to a goal from senior defenseman Jordan Reinhardt, but Oswego would quickly tie the game early in the second period. BU would answer back, scoring five unanswered goals in the frame — three of which were on the power play. The Terriers and Lakers each added a goal in the third period to end the game with a 7-2 advantage in favor of BU. Reinhardt led the team in scoring with three goals and two assists, while both Robitaille (one goal, three assists) and Strzalkowski (two goals, two assists) finished with four points. BU club gymnastics holds third annual Rhett’s Bowl The BU club gymnastics team hosted its third annual Rhett’s Bowl Saturday afternoon at its gym in Woburn. Syracuse University, the University of Vermont, Sacred Heart University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Temple University,
PHOTO COURTESY OF JARED ANGIN
Senior defenseman Jared Angin and the BU club inline hockey team posted a 4-0 record over the weekend
Yale University and Cambridge Community Gymnastics all participated in the event, which was dedicated to the memory of BU gymnastics coach John Redmon, who passed away in 2013. The BU women’s team placed fifth in the event with a score of 116.5, while the men’s team ranked third with a team score of 235.5. Jonathan Lerch impressed for the Terriers, finishing second on the floor with a score of 12.8, third on pommel horse at 12.4 and second on parallel bars with a mark of 12.8. Sunday, Dec. 7
BU club inline hockey triumphs over Penn State, 8-2 The BU club inline hockey team closed out its fall semester with a strong showing against Pennsylvania State University Sunday afternoon. The first period was a high scoring affair, with the Terriers holding onto a 3-2 lead at first intermission. BU put the game away in the second, registering four goals on 16 shots to make it a 7-2 game. The Terriers added one more tally in the third period to come away with the 8-2 win. Breed and Reinhardt each contributed two goals and two assists, while Flitsch notched 19 saves.
Reiser: Boston Bruins must rebound after disappointing West coast trip REISER FROM PAGE 12
Quick stopped all 31 shots in the game, while Tanner Pearson scored the only goal against Niklas Svedberg, the other one being an empty netter from Tyler Toffoli. Pastrňák continued to show promise, getting off four shots in 15:34 time on ice, but otherwise, the Bruins seemed to be dominated all night. It was a tough pill to swallow, but the Bruins quickly turned their sights to the Sharks. The game against the Sharks
was completely different than the previous two contests, as he floodgates opened as soon as the fi rst goal was scored. After Reilly Smith put the B’s on the board, Gregory Campbell later potted the puck past Antti Niemi to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead. Finally, it looked like the Bruins had life. My hopes were completely dashed, however, as the Bruins got a taste of their own medicine and the Sharks scored seven goals over the fi nal two periods to come away with the 7-4 win. For once,
I was impressed with the Bruins offense, with points coming from the top and bottom of the forward corps and even the blue line. But when the offense stepped up, the defense seemed to disappear, as Tuukka Rask couldn’t catch a break at all. Hope seemed all but lost on the road trip. Arizona was the Bruins’ last chance. If the Bruins couldn’t beat the Coyotes, I don’t know if they would have the fortitude to beat a pee-wee team. Luckily for the Bruins, they took the game easily.
Marchand scored 58 seconds into the game, and the goals kept on coming, forcing Arizona to pull their starting netminder, Devan Dubnyk, after giving up four goals. The Bruins would eventually win by a score of 5-2 — a much-needed win before coming home. Even with this win, the Bruins got a major wake-up call on this road trip. This team is very different without David Krejci and Zdeno Chára, both left in Boston to rehab lingering injuries.
Even with the two of them in the lineup, the Bruins just haven’t looked the same. Right after the game in Arizona, rumors started to swirl that Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli had re-opened trade talks with the Edmonton Oilers, news that was hot earlier in the season. Chiarelli needs to shake up this team, or the Bruins will have one of our university’s maxims engrained into the locker room for the rest of the season: West is Best.
Hankerson: Building chemistry with team “will help us in the long run” HANKERSON FROM PAGE 12
11. Do you have a favorite team? It changes so much. It was the [Miami] Heat for a while. I wouldn’t consider myself a bandwagon fan. I just haven’t been as interested in them since LeBron [James] left. 12. So you’re a Cleveland Cavaliers fan now? No, I just like to see good basketball. I can’t say I’ve been a particularly big fan of a certain team. I just like watching good games, especially during playoff time in the NBA, because that’s when players really start to go hard and show their true talents. 13. So what can you tell me about the team chemistry this year?
Compared to last year, we’re definitely closer. We really enjoy each other’s company this year compared to last year. That’s off the court. On the court, we really have to focus on learning each other’s tendencies and where we like to be because like I said before, we’re a really inexperienced team. It’s getting that better chemistry on the court that will help us in the long run. 14. What would you say is your favorite hobby off the court? I love movies. I’m a Netfl ix fanatic. I love action adventure shows too like “The Flash” and “Arrow.” I just love watching movies and TV shows whenever I can.
15. Now that you have a few games under your belt for the season, what are some of your goals for the rest of the year?
Personally, I would like to try and create more for my team. Try and get more assists per game and be an overall playmaker, rather than just a primary scorer. I want to get my teammates in the right spots. That will help us win more games. [For] team goa ls, we just have to learn how to play better with each other, learn how to gel and connect better. We don’t rea lly understand each other’s habits f ully, and once we rea lly start to gel, we’ll start to pick up more victories.”
16. Do you have a favorite memory from your time at BU? One of my favorite memories was flying to California last year. That was so much fun. It reminded me of home a little bit, but in Cali, there’s no humidity, so it was a little better than Miami. I have to say, it was an amazing time. 17. Do you have a pregame routine? I just enjoy listening to music. My pregame music isn’t really the type of music that other players listen to like the hype music. I tend to listen to soft R&B music because before games, I’m usually thinking about the game too much or [I’m] too nervous and R&B kind of calms my nerves and excitement.
18. Any superstitions on the court? If I’m playing well in a certain pair of shoes, then I’ll keep using that same pair of shoes, but if I have a bad game, then I have to switch shoes. 20. Does the team have any rituals that it performs before games? Just composure. That’s the main thing that most players taking the last shot have to have, composure. You can’t let the moment get too much for you. You can’t really change based on the crowd or anything. You just have to be calm, cool and collected.
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No. 4 women’s hockey capitalizing in 1st-period play BY JUSTIN PALLENIK DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
BU takes the first period With its 3-1 home victory over Providence College Monday, the No. 4 Boston University women’s ice hockey team earned its fourth straight win and made it four consecutive games with a goal scored in the fi rst period. “It’s the focus of any team to come out of the gate strong and get that fi rst goal,” said BU coach Brian Durocher. “In hockey these days, with the goalies being so good and the games being on the more low-scoring side, if you get the fi rst one, it keeps you in the game for a long time, even if you have a bad shift or a bad period.” The Terriers (12-3-2, 8-2 Hockey East) have been the early aggressors all season long, outshooting opponents 175-117 in the fi rst frame. Their initial attack has proven successful, as they have scored 17 fi rst-period goals to their opponents’ seven. BU’s success at the beginning of games has translated to its overall success. The Terriers
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have a 7-1-1 record when leading after the fi rst period and an 11-1-1 mark when scoring the fi rst goal. “Maybe it’s the emphasis, maybe it’s circumstantial or we just come out with the energy, but whatever it is, it’s a good problem to have because getting that fi rst goal means a lot,” Durocher said. “If you give up two, you can still come back and tie it in reasonable fashion. We try to focus on starting quick, and the team’s done a good job so far.” Defense steps up on penalty kill In Monday’s win over the Friars (3-14-3, 2-6-1 Hockey East), BU overcame a season-high eight penalties to allow just one opposing tally, an even-strength breakaway. Combined with its previous game against the University of Vermont Saturday, that makes 14 straight power plays that the Terrier defense has killed off. Led by senior defensemen Shannon Doyle and Shannon Stoneburgh, the Terriers have a .872 kill percentage in the conference, good enough for third in
There’s more online! The men’s hockey team gets in the holiday spirit, talking about favorite gifts and holiday traditions.
the Hockey East. As a team, they have 186 blocked shots, making BU one of the stingiest teams in the conference for opposing power plays. “It [the penalty kill has] been a strength of ours the last couple of years, and part of our strength is we like to put the puck on our heels by being a little off ensive,” Durocher said. “It’s given us the chance to put some teams back on their heels, and all of it has meshed together to improve things a bit.” Terrier forwards have also helped out on the kill through succeeding at the dots, winning .542 percent of their faceoff s this season. With senior captain Marie-Philip Poulin leading the charge at a .618 clip, BU has had a clear advantage in winning pucks in its own zone. Despite some bad bounces at the beginning of the year, Durocher said his team has practiced the penalty kill well and produced positive results in recent weeks. “We’ve been talking a little bit about some technical stuff,” he said. “We’d been following the puck a little bit too much. We were not staying true to our responsibilities so that you’re always in the lanes you’re always defending from the top or side, and of course, you need people back to the net. And we were probably straying from that early in the year. “I’m sure a little bit of bad luck goes into a slump or a neg-
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Senior defenseman Shannon Doyle has helped the Terriers generate the third-ranked penalty kill in Hockey East.
ative streak. But whatever it was, we had to correct it, and the kids have done a good job here in the last few games.” Third line slows down Though the Terriers’ third line began the season pacing the off ense, the line composed of junior winger Rebecca Russo, sophomore center Maddie Elia and freshman winger Rebecca Leslie has cooled off in recent games. The bunch started off the season on a tear, notching a combined 10 points during the team’s opening weekend in Minnesota against St. Cloud State University on Oct. 3 and the University of Minnesota on Oct. 4. However, in their last fi ve games, the trio has collectively posted just fi ve total points. Much of these struggles can be traced back to a lack of ice time. With the return of Poulin from injury and the reemergence of junior fi rst-liner Sarah Lefort
as the team’s primary scorer following a six-point week, the third line has seen its time on the ice reduced. BU’s recent infl ux of penalties has also forced Durocher to rely on his top two lines more than normal, leaving Russo, Elia and Leslie as the odd skaters out. Despite their recent struggles, Durocher said he is sure the line’s talent will overcome the cold streak and get them back on the scoreboard. “I just think they could do some things a little bit better. That’s the charge, whether they’re going to the net, whether it’s stick handling less, getting more shots on net or picking up rebounds,” he said. “We have to do those things a little bit better. “Sometimes, when you get frustrated or in a little bit of a slump, you try too hard. But if they get pucks to the net and bodies to the net, they’ll get results again because there’s plenty of individual talent in the group.”
Boston University track and field teams kick off 2014-15 campaign BY NICK FRAZIER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Saturday marked the season opener for the Boston University track and field teams, as both the men’s and women’s squads competed for the fi rst time against three other Division I schools at the BU Track and Tennis Center. There was no total team points system registered during the meet to determine an overall winner, but BU, Boston College, Northeastern University and Dartmouth College agreed to post head-to-head results for their events. “I thought it was a tremendous start for both of our teams,” said BU director of track and field Robyne Johnson. “We’ve been training all fall, and this really kind of shows the fruits of our labor. They’ve been working hard, and it’s hard to keep training for month after month. It was a great situation for a lot of our kids, and it just worked out really well.”
The women’s team put together a solid overall performance in its season-opening meet. The Terriers were led by junior sprinter Christy Wood, who was fi rst overall in the 300-meter dash with a time of 38.69, 0.5 seconds better than the second-place fi nisher. Also running well for the women’s team was senior Gemma Acheampong, who picked up right where she left off last year, when the Waterbury, Connecticut native set a school record in the 100m dash (11.61 seconds) at the Patriot League Championships in May. Acheampong finished first in the 60m dash for the Terriers, crossing the finish line in 7.49 seconds, an indoor school record. Sophomore Toria Levy also performed well, finishing third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 19:02. “In the 60m hurdles, we had five kids in the top 10,” Johnson said. “These were all personal records.” As for the men’s team, the Terriers edged out the Eagles in
the dual meet, while settling for a tie with Dartmouth and losing to the Huskies. The star of the meet was sophomore sprinter Cameron Williams, who came in fi rst place in the 200m dash with an impressive time of 21.20 seconds, another indoor school record. Not to be outdone, senior Ethan Knight won the shot put for the Terriers with a throw of 16.29 meters, while junior Reuben Horace, the defending Patriot League champion, fi nished in second place in the event with a throw of 19 meters. Senior Nikolaos Farmakidis
was also impressive in the pole vault event, winning it with a 4.8 meter performance. Johnson had trouble talking about just one person’s performance and said she was impressed with many athletes on both teams. “There were a few members of our team with great meets. I couldn’t narrow it down to one,” she said. “Reuben Horace in the men’s weight throw, Ethan Knight with the shot, of course Cameron Williams in the 200 breaking our school record and Gemma Acheampong in the 60[m] breaking the school record were all great to see.”
Both teams will have a long break before any more competition, as the men’s and women’s squads will next compete on Jan. 22 when BU hosts the Four-Way Meet at the Track and Tennis Center. “We’ll come back after the break and have a multi-team meet,” Johnson said. “We’re going to see how everybody is coming back off the break and see how they are, kind of assess everything, then really get ready for the [John Thomas] Terrier Classic and the Patriot League [Indoor Track and Field Championship] meet.”
Top Performers Sophomore Cameron Williams 21.20 seconds, 200m dash
Junior Christy Wood 38.69 seconds, 300m dash
Senior Gemma Acheampong 7.49 seconds, 60m dash
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BOTTOM LI NE THURSDAY, DEC. 11
FRIDAY, DEC. 12
When asked about rumors of turmoil
Harbaugh stated his priorities as
within the organization after his
1) winning 2) the health and welfare
team’s loss to the Oakland Raiders Sunday, San Francisco 49er head coach Jim Harbaugh denied all such allegations
of his players and 3) his job security.
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SUNDAY, DEC. 14
Harbaugh did so while circling
M. Hockey @ Rensselaer, 7 p.m. M. Basketball vs. Quinnipiac, 1 p.m. W. Basketball @ Marist, 7 p.m.
MONDAY, DEC. 15
locations on a map during the press conference.
QUOTABLE “Sometimes when you get frustrated or in a little bit of a slump you try too hard. But if they get pucks to the net and bodies to the net, they’ll get results again because there’s plenty of individual talent in the group.” - BU women’s ice hockey head coach Brian Durocher on the recent struggles of his third line. p.11
LIGHT THE LAMP West is Best
Sports
Back on Track Men’s and women’s track and field teams compete for the first time in the 2014-15 season. p. 11
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014
20 Questions with men’s basketball sophomore guard Cedric Hankerson
BY JACOB REISER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
As a Boston University freshman, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this phrase uttered. Whether it be on the BU Facebook page before the school year started, or from friends and peers who live just a bit further down Commonwealth Avenue, “West is Best” seems to be one of the most repeated sayings uttered by freshmen living in West Campus. Who knew that such a phrase could also apply to the NHL? The Boston Bruins recently took to the opposite side of the country to take on four Western Conference opponents — the Anaheim Ducks, the Los Angeles Kings, the San Jose Sharks and the Arizona Coyotes. Teams in the Eastern Conference use this trip every year as a measuring stick for their season, to see how they stack up against some of the heaviest competition in the league. Boston’s hometown team did almost as bad as they could, returning home with a record of 1-3-0 on their trip. What exactly happened? First, the Bruins arrived at the Honda Center in Anaheim to take on the Ducks, a formidable team with a former Hart Memorial Trophy winner in Corey Perry. The Ducks had a change in goaltending this season, letting go of Jonas Hiller, now a member of the Calgary Flames, and instead relying on a young John Gibson. However, injury and poor play have sent Gibson to the AHL, with the Ducks having to turn to former backup Frederik Andersen in net. The change between the pipes for the Ducks did not negatively affect Anaheim, as Andersen stopped 32 of 34 shots in a 3-2 win. Watching this game, I actually didn’t see anything wrong in terms of the Bruins’ effort. The Patrice Bergeron-Brad Marchand-David Pastrňák line clicked very well, generating a goal for Marchand and Pastrňák’s fi rst NHL point. The much-maligned fourth line, a squad that hasn’t posted the same level of play since days of the “Merlot Line” over the past campaigns, showed their fi rst signs of promise, as veteran Simon Gagné scored for the second time in a Bruins uniform. The B’s rolled four lines all night, but they couldn’t establish any net-front presence. Even if they could, Andersen was just too good that night. Less than 24 hours later, the Bruins headed about an hour north to the city of Los Angeles to take on the Kings at Staples Center. Entering the season as the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Kings have to prove themselves every game. They did just that, shutting down the Bruins offense in a 2-0 victory. Jonathan CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Sophomore guard Cedric Hankerson currently leads the BU men’s basketball team with 17.8 points per game.
BY MICHAEL JOSCELYN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
5. How difficult is it to balance class and basketball?
9. Would you consider yourself a leader of the team?
After averaging only 6.0 points per game last season for the Boston University men’s basketball team, sophomore guard Cedric Hankerson has become the leading scorer for the Terriers (2-6) during the 2014-15 campaign with an average 17.8 points per game. He is second on the team in rebounding (4.4) and assists (24). The Miami native is also second on the team in minutes (34.2), as he has been a constant presence on the court for the majority of the Terriers’ games this season. Speaking with The Daily Free Press, Hankerson answered some questions on school, sports and superstitions.
It’s pretty difficult because with basketball, I need to be away from class a lot, but the staff here really helps us out with that. Our academic advisor helps. I have like four tutors for all my classes right now, so they help a lot, and they make it pretty bearable.
Not just yet. I think that’s more in the hands of our upperclassmen like [junior guard] John [Papale], [junior forward] Nate [Nathan Dieudonne] and [junior forward] Justin [Alston] but especially lately, I’ve been trying to back them up and help them out, fi nd my spots to talk to the younger guys. I’ve just been trying to help them lead the team in any way I can.
1. How’s school going this year?
School’s pretty good. I’m in the School of Management, so it’s no days off with basketball. I think I’m going to fi nish out the semester pretty well. I’m confident. 2. Is business what your passion is in? Yeah, defi nitely. I want to have a career in the business field. I’m really into SMG. 3. Is that what you want to do once you’re out of school? I really want to try and get to the corporate world. Either start my own business or try to fi nd a way to move up in a really solid company. 4. Do you have a favorite class? Right now, it’s accounting probably because that’s the class I’m doing the best in. I really like numbers and formulas a lot, so it’s good for me.
6. You’re coming up to Boston from Miami. Are you now fully adjusted to Boston weather or are you still adjusting? I’m pretty well adjusted. For instance, today it’s pouring down, but it also pours in Miami, except up here, you’re battling the wind and the cold. It’s diff erent, but I think I’m adjusted pretty well. I can’t wait to go back to Miami in a couple of weeks to get that sunshine for a little bit. 7. Do you have a favorite thing about Boston? Well, I’m a city boy at heart, so coming to Boston wasn’t really a huge change from Miami. I just love how there’s always something going on, like we’re right next to Fenway, just the excitement. It’s a really fun city. 8. How has this year differed for you as opposed to last year as a freshman? It’s a lot diff erent because last year, I kind of was just settling in, fi nding my place on the team. This year, I’m more comfortable with everybody. I’m more comfortable on the court. This year, obviously my role changes because we lost [guard] Mo [Maurice] Watson [Jr.] and like four seniors from last year. I defi nitely have a bigger role this year, especially because we don’t have that much experience. Every day, I’m just trying to get better as a leader, and we just have to take it day by day and learn from each experience.
10. Do you have any NBA players you emulate and try to mold your game after? I’ve always been a fan of Deron Williams [of the Brooklyn Nets] and Stephen Curry [of the Golden State Warriors], just the way they control the game in so many ways, scoring, passing and making plays for others. I’ve sort of grown up watching highlights of them and trying to shoot like them, so those are the two. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
CEDRIC HANKERSON Miami native
Averaged a double-double as a junior in high school
Earned All-State Honors in 2012
Named to Patriot League All-Rookie Team GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF