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Body of missing BU grad recovered from Boston Harbor University-wide By Drew Schwartz Daily Free Press Staff
The body of Eric Munsell, a Boston University graduate who was first reported missing in February, was found Wednesday in Boston Harbor adjacent to 66 Long Wharf. At about 12:27 p.m. Wednesday, Boston Police Department officers and members of BPD’s Harbor Patrol Unit responded to a radio call for a body found in the water on the north side of 66 Long Wharf, BPD confirmed. Officers and officials from the Boston Fire Department then removed the body, which medical examiners identified Thursday as 24-year-old Munsell, a 2012 College of Engineering graduate. BPD officials said they are actively investigating the facts and circumstances of the incident. Munsell was last seen on Feb. 8 at about 11:30 p.m. celebrating his birthday with coworkers and fellow BU alumni at Market Lounge, a bar in the Financial District located at 21 Broad St. A bouncer at the bar removed Munsell after he tripped and fell on his way to the bathroom. Munsell, who was known by friends and family to walk when within close proximity of his home, lived in the North End about 10 minutes away from where he was last seen. “It is just terribly sad,” said BU spokesman Colin Riley. “It just breaks your heart. I’m sure it brings some closure, but it’s not what anyone wanted to hear.” “I’m sure police will look into it, but it just
mass remembers deceased freshman By Stephanie Pagones Daily Free Press Staff
and technological innovation. The United States and other developed nations should strengthen their relationships with less developed countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, Zaman said. “The provocative lesson I want to leave with is not what BRIC [Brazil, Russia, India and China] has to learn from the developed world, but what the developed world has to learn from BRICS,” he said. It is often difficult for countries at all stages of development to offer high-quality health care at an affordable price, Zaman said. “When you think about ... the issue of maintaining a certain level of quality in the healthcare system without breaking the bank, there is a lot for the United States and for Europe to learn,” he said. Imran Gungordu, a College of Engineering
At a memorial mass held at Marsh Chapel Saturday afternoon to honor the life of Diego Fernandez Montes, a Boston University freshman killed during a robbery in Mexico City, members of the BU community reflected on Fernandez’s exceptional character and involvement at the university. The life of the first-year economics major was commemorated through a small reception, followed by a university-wide mass led by Father David Barnes. About 75 people, including students, the Fernandez family, Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore and Dean of Marsh Chapel Rev. Robert Hill attended the ceremony. “Even though time has passed, I know we all feel Diego’s death as still very near to us,” Barnes said in his homily. “In the Christian life, the candle represents Christ’s light of the world, but it doesn’t immediate expel all darkness. Today, we all feel the darkness, the weight of sorrow, the weight of pain, as we remember Diego’s life.” Barnes spent most of his homily discussing the significance of the light that emanates from the ceremonial candle in the front of the Church. The candle, a symbol of the omnipresence of the light of the Lord, begins to expel the darkness and the sadness surrounding the loss of life, Barnes said. “Death seems so final. It seems impossible to believe there is anything beyond that, but that light will shine through,” he said. “As Christians, we believe death is not the last word in Diego’s life. In his soul, that little light will begin to flicker, and there is great power in that light.” Barnes chose not to speak about the sadness of Fernandez’s tragic death and instead said while Fernandez may not be with us now, his loved ones will be with him again in due time. “Today I would not attempt to say anything to try to expel the darkness, the sadness and the pain. That’s not the way God works,” he said. “In our mourning, in these days, weeks, months and years, little-by-little the light of the Lord will console us and help us know that we will see Diego again. Not only was Fernandez active in the BU community, but also in the lives of his friends and family, several students said.
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The body found Wednesday near Boston Harbor’s Long Wharf has been identified by Boston Police as Eric Munsell, the Boston University graduate student who was reported missing since Feb. 8.
was very sad news to hear today,” Riley said. “Here he is, he’s a recent grad, 2012, and just had his life in front of him. It’s so sad.” More than 100 people attended a vigil for Munsell about a month after he was reported missing. The vigil was held March 1 at Long Wharf, where Munsell’s body was recently found.
Those who attended wore ribbons and lit candles in Munsell’s memory. Munsell’s family, friends and fellow alumni spoke at the vigil of his positive attitude, selflessness and sense of responsibility. Attendees then walked with Munsell’s father Keith to the New England
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Task force presents findings on higher ed. in developing nations By Jaime Bennis Daily Free Press Staff
Members of Boston University’s new Pardee Center Task Force on Higher Education and Innovation in Emerging Economies held a series of panels Thursday in the Metcalf Trustee Center that allowed students and other attendees to explore innovation capacity as it relates to the emerging economies of Turkey, India, Russia, China and Brazil. “Boston University perhaps has done less than many other institutions in terms of engagement with higher education partners in these countries,” said Muhammad Zaman, the conference’s organizer and associate chair of the biomedical engineering department’s undergraduate program. “The are institutions that are expanding all over the world, and Boston University hasn’t done that. But that doesn’t mean that there is no global agenda.” The conference was co-hosted by the Freder-
ick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the LongerRange Future and the Peace Islands Institute, an organization that promotes unity, education and progress in society. “We believe that education and innovation in emerging countries is very important,” said Murat Kaval, chief executive officer of the Peace Islands Institute. “There have been a lot of good methods, innovations and practices that can be an inspiration for developing counties all over the world. For that reason, we brought in expertise from different countries and within Boston University.” Zaman moderated a panel featuring Faith University Professor Ali Coskun, fellow at Harvard University’s Program on the Legal Profession Mihaela Papa and Principal Scientist of Innovation and Knowledge Economy at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Hannes Toivanen, which addressed economies in developing countries as well as education, healthcare
Walsh hosts Reddit Ask Me Anything, gets young residents involved in government By Felicia Gans and Alicia Winton Daily Free Press Staff
In an effort to continue using social media to communicate with residents from all neighborhoods, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh held a Reddit Ask Me Anything session, his first questionand-answer session of that kind. The Reddit session, which took place Thursday, covered a variety of topics, including the legalization of medical cannabis facilities, the prospect of a city-controlled liquor license process, the introduction of Google Fiber to the city, the formation of a transportation committee and an appreciation and support for the arts. “I have and will continue to participate in different types of open forums, be it in person or in the world of technology,” he said in a statement Friday. “The exchange of ideas, expression of concerns and posing of important questions are critical to the ongoing development of this City.” The mayor, who responded to the questions on the Reddit forum for 30 minutes, answered a variety of policy-based and personal questions, revealing his love for Legal Sea Foods and his
ability to understand Gaelic when spoken to. Throughout the AMA session, he also outlined his goals for the city over the coming months. “My priorities include strengthening the economy and job creation; improving public safety and combating gun violence; making sure that Boston’s public schools help all our children to succeed; increasing access and transparency in city government; and making sure that when Boston does well, ALL of Boston does well,” he said in his introduction prior to beginning the Reddit forum. One of the topics brought up by Reddit users on the forum was the proposed change to the process of liquor licensure in the city. City Councilor At-Large Ayanna Pressley proposed legislation in March that would eliminate the city’s liquor license quota and give the city the power to appoint members to the Licensing Board. “The Boston Licensing Board could decide whether or not, at any moment, if any particular neighborhood needs licenses,” said
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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh took part in his first-ever Ask Me Anything session for 30 minutes on Reddit Thursday where he answered questions concerning everything from ongoing projects to food preferences.
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Aquarium, where Munsell and his father spent time together during the BU graduate’s childhood. Munsell worked at General Electric as an aviation engineer before his disappearance. BPD officials have asked anyone
with information about Munsell’s disappearance and death to BPD’s Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470. Community members who wish to assist the investigation anonymously may call the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
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Jessica Taubner, Pressley’s chief of staff. “She [Pressley] believes the city should have the ability to control economic development. The city knows best.” Taubner said Pressley has been working with Walsh to work on the liquor license proposal and bring the changes to the Boston Licensing Board. “Councilor Pressley and Mayor Walsh are working collaboratively on this,” she said. “Mayor Walsh has publicly expressed general support for her work on this issue, and our teams are working together on this.” Several residents said Walsh’s use of Reddit to interact with residents is another example of the change he is bringing to Boston. Michael Zanetos, 28, of Fenway, said Reddit was a creative way to get his ideas across to the public, and because of the AMA theme, the forum allowed for increased transparency between the mayor and the residents. “It’s more honest,” he said. “If you go out there and have a staged interview with a prepared statement, it’s one thing, but if you just sit there
and have people ask you random questions, you have to be more honest and have an opinion. You can’t just have it scripted and ready to go.” Tony Lassiter, 45, of Dorchester, said the Reddit forum might help Walsh meet the expectations the public has for him after former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino left office. “He has big shoes to fill taking over for Menino,” he said. “It’s good for him to let people ask him questions and for him to answer them honestly. It has a positive impact on the public.” Donald Washington, 28, of Hyde Park, said the addition of technologically based communication between city government and the people reflects the change that is occurring in Boston through Walsh’s administration. “The city is changing,” he said. “The city is evolving. The mayor needs input from everyone, especially the young people, those who go to school. You have an open forum, really informal, where you can really talk to the city. You aren’t just sitting behind a desk. You need to walk the streets and really understand the people.”
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“It is false to think that lots of businesses will go out of business,” he said. “It does mean that more workers compensation will tend to come in the form of health insurance rather than just a salary or wages.” Several residents said they have mixed views about the additional year to meet requirements under the ACA. Michael Myers, 35, of Brighton, said the one-year extension would not be useful for all small businesses in the Commonwealth. “It’ll help [because] there needs
to be enough information for people to make informed choices, [but] full compliance is already two years out and people are already preparing to be ready by then,” he said. Grant Johannes, 21, of Brighton, said he would rather insurers take the necessary time to transition to full compliance with ACA than push for an unrealistic deadline. “It’s been a pain with the software and website being down,” he said. “[The new ratings] let companies better gauge how much of a risk you are. It makes sense coming from a business standpoint.”
graduate student, said she was interested to learn more about Turkey, her home country. “We have a very young, very big population,” she said. “Maybe around 40 percent of our population is younger than 30 years old, so it’s very important for me to see how our education system is doing and how it looks from someone else’s perspective. “ Gungordu said though Turkey needs to continue to push itself in terms of development, she is optimis-
tic about its continued success. “I learned there is a very big relation between the countries’ education system[s] and their health qualities,” she said. “I saw that people are commenting in good ways. Many of them are acknowledging Turkey’s healthcare policies.” Omer Gokalp, an assistant professor of strategy and international business at Suffolk University who attended the conference, said the issues each panel discussed directly related to his own research. “I have attended two sessions and
they were very informative,” he said. “I wanted to attend because, from a management perspective, I studied BRIC emerging countries and emerging economies.” Gokalp said he is optimistic about the future of the Pardee School of Global Studies. “Events like this and other educational activities certainly would benefit BU and the larger community in Boston,” Gokalp said. “Efforts like this should be expanded, and I certainly applaud the Pardee School and their efforts.”
Fernandez remembered for interacting with many Fernandez: From Page 1
“I knew Diego through the Mexican Students Association. He was the treasurer,” said College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Lorraine Ziegler, who attended the mass. “He was extremely involved. He knew so many people, even as a freshman. He impacted so many people.” Fernandez was the type of person who people remembered and talked about. He cared for his friends and family and wished for the best for all of them, Ziegler said. “He always talked about life, the
meaning of life and what it meant for us,” she said. “He was truly special. It was wonderful that the parents came. At the reception we were able to show them pictures that Diego had taken, which they had not been able to see at the photo gallery earlier this month.” Fred Schmidt, a School of Management sophomore who read scripture during the mass, served on the executive board of BU’s Residence Hall Association with Fernandez. “It was nice to have everyone together,” Schmidt said. “It was a powerful, emotional experience. Diego was really fun, yet so disciplined at the
same time. He knew how to have fun, but he also knew how to be a community organizer and a leader in the community.” Amanda Oliva, a College of General Studies freshman who attended the mass, met Fernandez through her friends in the Latin community at BU. “It is still so hard to speak about it, I cared about Diego so much,” she said. “I am here to remember Diego in all of his greatness. Diego was a very special person. He always cared about other people, so it’s only right to show that we cared about him just as much.”
‘Puppy Doe’ incident fueling legislative change PaWs: From Page 3
portunity to make the adjustment,” she said. “Other times, they just can’t handle owning an animal anymore. Often times, the owners also need assistance. There are things that can be done to make sure the animals and the people get help.” Other members of the Senate and
House of Representatives have accompanied Tarr in his efforts. The issue became more prominent after the August 2013 case of “Puppy Doe,” in which a dog was euthanized after being found brutally beaten in Quincy Park. The injuries included a stab wound to her eye, the splitting of her tongue to look like a serpent, as well
as being burned and starved. “Our laws are woefully outdated regarding the subject of punishing those who abuse animals,” Tarr said in the release. “As a society, we need to stand up against those who would inflict pain so ruthlessly and coldheartedly, and tell them these actions cannot and will not be tolerated.”
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Too often, college students are faced with the perilous question, “what will you do after graduation?” And it doesn’t make it any better when that question surfaces on daily as you near the end of your education at Boston University. If you’re like College of Communication junior Benjamin Masters, then you’ve decided that you’re not going to wait around for someone to deem you a worthy fit in their company— you’re going to make your own. Projected to kick-off in early summer, Commonwealth Bag Company is a for-profit company that plans to make a difference one bag at a time. With their sleek black and white logo, Commonwealth Bag Co. asserts their simplistic bag design, which represents the nature of the company. Ben was inspired to make a difference after his long-term involvement in Gemma’s Angels — a family-run charity in his hometown of Hershey, Pa., that raises money to deliver fresh produce to local shelters. This peaked his interest in creating a for-profit company to battle hunger. “Starting this for-profit company made me realize how much people are in it for the monetary gain,” Masters said. “If a company like TOMS can be successful with charitable causes ingrained in it, then anyone can be successful. Its not about the money, it’s about making a difference and creating something that makes the world a better place.” Each backpack is made of a well-made canvas equipped with a stylish, nylon drawstring. With the purchase of one of these backpacks, half of the money goes to the buyer’s local food bank. That’s right. You get to choose exactly where that money will be spent. It’s going to somewhere that you care about — your local community. Ben and his friend fellow classmate Emily Korman have learned that incorporating sustainability in the development of a company is not as easy as they originally thought – but they are willing to take on the challenge. “It’s difficult to convince someone to start their company on ecofriendly principles,” Korman explained. “Especially when it’s not going to be helpful short term monetarily, but it will be beneficial in the long run.” She joked, “I tried to convince him to go dumpster diving and try to find recyclable things.” The company is heavily focused on one word: local. In fact, the first prototypes and incarnations were sewed by his mom at the dining room table and the company that produces the backpacks is close to his hometown, so that cuts down on transportation-related emissions. So far, the target audience is college students in Boston, which lends itself to a diverse array of food bank locations. Students that purchase the bags and donate the proceeds to their local food bank will contribute to spreading generosity countrywide and even worldwide. With Commonwealth Bag Co.’s slogan #Half2Home, it’s easy to see that this organization is based on giving back to the community. Fifty percent of your proceeds make a 100 percent difference in your hometown. And home is where the heart is. Jennifer Ruth is a College of Arts and Sciences junior. She can be reached at jenruth@bu.edu.
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Patrick signs bullying bill for LGBTQ students Bill to prevent animal cruelty As another attempt to prevent bullying in schools, Massachusetts Gov. revised in House Deval Patrick signed a bill that will By Sebastian Alamo Daily Free Press Staff
strengthen protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students. The bill, called An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools, requires school districts, charter schools and approved private and residential schools to develop specific anti-bullying programs, ensuring their schools remain safe places for learning. The bill, signed on Thursday, also outlines procedures for collecting, maintaining and reporting bullying incidents. “This legislation is an important step toward ensuring that all young people are able to learn and thrive in our Commonwealth’s schools,” Patrick said in the Thursday release. “With this new law, we are continuing our dedication to our teachers, parents and kids to give them the tools and protections they need so that every student has a chance to reach their full potential.” All the bullying data collected due to the implementation of the bill will be submitted to the Department
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will benefit our small employers and give them extra time to ensure that they are making the best insurance choices for their workers.” The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a department within HHS, will continue to work with Massachusetts to implement health care law in a way that works best for the Commonwealth, said spokeswoman Alicia Hartinger in a statement Friday. “The health reform law specifically recognized the special circumstances for a state that had already expanded coverage and reduced their uninsured rate,” she said. “To accommodate and align Massachusetts’s transition period with the recently announced HHS transitional policy for consumers, we are providing an additional year for Massachusetts to transition to the new standards.” Ellis said some people are concerned that offering health insurance and premiums could hurt small businesses financially or put them out of business altogether.
Because April is Animal Cruelty Prevention Month, members of the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives gathered to revise a bill to ensure that the welfare and safety of animals remain a priority. The Protective Animal Welfare and Safety Act, proposed by Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, will impose fines and penalties, establish an anonymous tip service, create a commission to review the state’s current animal welfare laws and create a statewide registry of individuals convicted of crimes against animals, according to Massachusetts Voters for Animals. Tarr held a hearing Thursday to draw attention back to the PAWS Act and encourage the body pass the bill by July. Ami Bowen, director of marketing and communications for the Animal Rescue League of Boston, said the bill would allow the public to take a stand and help in resolving the current issues with animal safety. “Four out of five cases of animal cruelty remain undiscovered,” she said. “So it’s great when there are laws and control officers who are aware. We need the public’s help to bring concerns to authorities. There are things that can be done to make sure that the animals and the people get help.” Animal rights activists and employees alike have supported Tarr in his crusade against mistreatment of animals. “Typically if someone witnesses a case of abuse, they call the police or they call the [Massachusetts Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals],” said Rob Halpin, director of public relations for MSPCA Angell. “If they call us first, we go in with police experts, and if there is enough evidence, we will see it through to a court case. The most common cases are things like abandonment.” Bowen said people often report suspected incidents of animal abuse anonymously, and there is commonly a connection between cruelty to animals and other forms of violence. “Sometimes, people just don’t know, so we like to give them the op-
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill Thursday that is designed to add to the state’s 2010 anti-bullying law by increasing protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and students with disabilities.
of Elementary and Secondary Education for annual publishing. The first anti-bullying legislation, passed in 2010, created a special commission to determine if the laws required amendments to address bullying and cyber-bullying, according to the commission’s report presented in 2011. The recommendations made by the commission, presided by Mas-
sachusetts Attorney Gen. Martha Coakley, constitute the substance of the new anti-bullying bill. “This new law is the next step on our path to protect children from bullying,” said Coakley in the Thursday release. “It will better protect students who we know are most vulnerable to
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Small businesses get extension for ACA in Mass. By Mina Corpuz Daily Free Press Staff
An extension made by the federal government will give small businesses in Massachusetts an extra year to comply with the rating factors that determine health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act. Granted Thursday by United States Department Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the extension will allow the state to transition to full compliance with ACA by 2017, a oneyear addition to the original threeyear transition period the state had received in 2013. Randall Ellis, a professor of economics at Boston University, said the extra year would enable businesses to operate and better inform the public about healthcare options. “It’s a mixed blessing,” he said. “Right now they’re working at trying to make it easier for people to enroll and make it better understood. There’s been a lot of negative publicity about ACA, and the successes still haven’t come out.”
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick thanked the Obama Administration for allowing the Commonwealth such flexibility that will help small businesses transition into compliance smoothly. “The Commonwealth remains a national leader in health care coverage for our residents, and we will continue working closely with our partners at the federal level to ensure the ACA is successfully implemented,” he said in a Friday release. The rating factors used to determine insurance premiums for these small businesses will also be changing. Current rating factors, such as the industry, group size, participation rate and use of membership for businesses will not be allowed under ACA, while factors such as age, geography, family size and tobacco usage status will continue to be accepted, the release stated. “The extended transition is good for our market,” said Commissioner of Insurance Joseph G. Murphy in the release. “The additional year
STUDY: Most job openings that require degree posted on internet By Taryn Ottaunick and Jaime Bennis Daily Free Press Staff
As prospective graduates at schools such as Boston University struggle to navigate the job market, a study released Wednesday reveals that a large portion of employment openings online target white-collar workers and science and technology professionals. “As the economy continues to recover from the recession, employers are looking for college graduates who can fill jobs in STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics], management, and professional fields,” said Georgetown University senior research fellow Tamara Jayasundera, co-author of the report, said in a Wednesday press release. The Online College Labor Market study, which was conducted by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, examined online job postings to determine that over 80 percent of career open-
ings that require at least a bachelor’s degree are posted online. While there are an average of 3.7 million new job openings monthly, around 2.7 million are posted online, the study stated. The study’s examination of online job advertisements found that the greatest career demand in the labor markets are for white-collar jobs, primarily in the fields of business, science, engineering and mathematics. These fields accounted for 61 percent of all online job ads in the second quarter of 2013, the study stated. Students at BU found it understandable that these jobs would be in demand, but many said students should not choose career paths solely based on job availability. Matthew Taylor, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, said these jobs are the most in demand because of the high salary they tend to offer. “Why wouldn’t there be a demand for these jobs?” Taylor said.
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The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce released a study Wednesday that analyzes the number of jobs advertised online and which are in highest demand.
“These are the kinds of jobs where you earn the most money. Especially as far as technological jobs go, people definitely see the appeal of decent paying jobs. We’ve all heard about
technology being the future. A lot of my friends are going into technological jobs, and they want to impact
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bullying, including our LGBTQ students and those with disabilities. It will also allow us to better track the effectiveness of our bullying programs across the Commonwealth.” The commission’s report was presented in 2011 and due to increased support in this legislative session the bill has been passed. “This legislation provides additional tools and resources that will allow the Commonwealth to continue its efforts to prevent bullying in schools, and will provide an opportunity for the state to measure the impact and effectiveness of the 2010 law,” said Massachusetts Rep. Alice Peisch in the release, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Education and sponsor of the new bill. With the new data collection requirement, Massachusetts expects to measure the impact of the legislation implemented, which could not be done with the original bill. Schools are now also required to increase parent involvement. “DESE will develop a survey to be administered to students every four years to assess overall school climates and the prevalence, nature and severity of bullying to better determine
measures needed to prevent it,” the release stated. Many residents were pleased to hear bullying is remaining a priority for officials at a time where cyber-bullying is becoming more of a problem each day. Sam Fox, 42, of Boston, said the parental involvement aspect of the act is vital because parents are an essential part in preventing bullying. “It starts with parents,” she said. “If the parents and their children do not have really good communications, they can’t really know what is going on. If children do not have a very secure home life with the parents, they could cause problems.” Gene Bauer, 62, of Back Bay, said the continual data and reports would help to keep the bullying issue up-to-date and the policies regarding it evolving. “There has always been bullying in our schools, but it’s gotten much more severe,” she said. “Hopefully if they are continually surveying students and keeping track of what’s changing bullying-wise, then the policies regarding it will continue to be helpful since they will stay up-to-date with the nature of the issue.”
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change.” Liliana Castaneda, a College of Communication senior, said many students perceive white-collar jobs to be more impressive than lower-paying jobs, even if the student is not passionate about the work. “People think these [white-collar] jobs are a lot more prestigious and they definitely do earn a lot more money than working in the food industry or something blue collar,” Castaneda said. “… I have a friend who wanted to go into teaching, but she ended up going into accounting because her parents wouldn’t pay for col-
lege unless she became an accountant.” Nikki Long, a first-year graduate student in BU’s Metropolitan College, said the best way to find a job is through old-fashioned networking, and BU is the ideal place for making these important connections. “Knowing the right people really makes an impact,” Long said. “Just through my studies and with the professors I know, they have made a lot of connections, and they know people who are either hiring or looking for people from BU to hire… BU is a really good networking school, and we have a lot of really successful graduates and that will make a big difference.”
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addicts. However, the actions of city and state government, insurance companies and private equity firms may impose financial difficulties on patients seeking opiate addiction treatment. Last month, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared opiate abuse a public health emergency in Massachusetts, citing potent painkillers as gateway drugs for heroin and the high numbers for deaths due to opiate overdoses as reasons. “Heroin today is cheap and highly potent. The use of oxycodone and other narcotic painkillers — often as a route to heroin addiction — has been on the rise for some years now,” Patrick said in an official statement. “At least 140 people died from suspected heroin overdoses in Massachusetts in the last several months, levels previously unseen. From 2000 to 2012, the number of unintentional opiate overdoses increased by 90 percent — affecting all kinds of people from all kinds of neighborhoods from all around the Commonwealth. For most of those who received services from the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services in 2013, opiates were their drug of choice.” Boston Mayor Martin Walsh also addressed this issue on the city level. “I don’t want to get another call from a mother or a father who is in fear of losing their child, because of a habit that began with pills from a neighbor’s medicine cabinet,” Walsh said. “Substance abuse requires comprehensive approaches that include prevention, intervention and treatment. But if we can get these unneeded drugs out of our neighborhoods, we will be taking a step in the right direction.” Yet, amid this opiate epidemic, Boston’s only public methadone clinic, which dispenses methadone as a treatment for opiate abuse, is poised to cease operations in early summer, according to Nick Martin, communications director for the Boston Public Health Commission. Patients will be assisted by the BPHC in their transition to a for-profit private clinic called Community Substance Abuse Centers, Martin said. “The process will, in terms of transitioning clients, will likely happen sometime in the early summer, late May, early June. The new fiscal year for the city starts on July 1, so the goal would be to have all those clients transitioned by July 1,” Martin said. According to Martin, transferring clients from the 40-year-old city-run clinic to a private provider would improve care for patients, in addition to saving operating costs for the BPHC. Funding for the clinic that was allocated to the city’s budget this year was $300,000 and overall expenses exceed $2 million. “The cost of running the clinic has risen over time for us ... It costs about $2.4 million last fiscal year to run,” Martin said. “We think those resources could be better directed to another area.” Walsh proposed an Office of Recovery Services that would assist patients in their recovery, Martin said.
Olivia Deng inBusiness Staff “That office will really help find the gaps and holes in the treatment network within the city of Boston, it will help better coordinate access to the resources that are available.” Though the BPHC aims for as smooth a transition as possible, the implications of transitioning patients from the sole public methadone clinic in Boston to private clinics may be dire if not executed well, Joji Suzuki, associate psychiatrist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said. “It is concerning because they have a whole history behind it and if it is transferred to a different organization, it is not clear that the same caliber of treatment is going to be offered ... I hope the people who are making these decisions are doing it carefully, responsibly, with patients in mind,” Suzuki said. “I trust that the DPH [Department of Public Health] will do the right thing but we will have to wait and see because it happened so quickly ... It’s not a lot of time to actually put things into place so I think a lot of people are nervous that things may get worse for this patient population.” The patients BPHC currently serve will have the option to continue treatment at the center BPHC is coordinating with or to continue treatment elsewhere, Martin said. There are currently four private methadone clinics operating in Boston. The regulations that govern methadone restrict easy access to the drug; methadone can only be dispensed in federally licensed, federally regulated clinics, Suzuki said. One of these private methadone clinics is Bay Cove Human Services, a nonprofit center that is funded by public health money, which means that the uninsured would be able to access treatment, according to Elizabeth Bredin, senior program director of Bay Cove Human Services. “Most of it’s covered by Medicare and Medicaid and some people are self-pay and then it is around $100 and $130 a week for medication and therapy and they get a lot of therapy.” Bredin said she sees patients of varying socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from the homeless to those who have stable jobs. “One in three people are working and earning good salary and have their lives working pretty well once they get stabilized on the medication and then we have a wide variation in terms of people who are on Medicare, Medicaid and public health money, depend on public health money ... We have an increasing number of young homeless people, young homeless families.” However, not all methadone clinics are nonprofit centers such as Bay Cove Human Services that have public health funding. For opiate addicts without insurance, or even for those with inadequate insurance coverage, obtaining opiate addiction treatment could be challenging. While methadone treatment is generally paid for through MassHealth, according to Anne Roach, media relations manager for Massachusetts Department of Public Health, methadone is not the only available treatment option. Another treatment on the market
is buprenorphine, which can be prescribed by the patient’s physician, Suzuki said. “Buprenorphine treatment for example, not every insurance company covers it adequately. So for buprenorphine, for example, if a patient had to pay out of the pocket, it might be $200 to $300 a month, which is a lot of money. So we need better insurance coverage for these medications and we need to make sure they cover for addiction treatment as well. So the cost burden can sometimes be really high; it can be prohibitive,” Suzuki said. Although some insurance companies do not adequately cover addiction treatment, Massachusetts’ largest insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts decreased the number of painkiller prescriptions by 6.6 million in an effort to curtail the opiate epidemic. However, there are complicated financial implications for the pharmaceutical industry as a result of limiting the supply of painkillers. “There’s financial implications for the pharmaceutical industry. Which might also mean that supply, as it gets lower, one potential consequence will be that more people
would migrate to heroin,” Suzuki said. “For example, if Vicodin, Percodan and oxycodone are less available on the street, overall addiction rates might go down but it might mean that those who can’t stop using might end up using more heroin.” With an increasing number of patients seeking treatment for opiate addiction, the substance abuse industry is worth $7.7 billion, according to IBISWorld Inc. The largest chain of substance abuse treatment centers is Habit OPCO, which operates 13 clinics in Massachusetts, treating 860 people daily and charging $135 a week for methadone treatment. Bain Capital seized the opportunity to invest by acquiring Habit OPCO through CRC Health. David Rosenbloom, professor of health policy and management at the Boston University School of Public Health, said that the chief motive for Bain Capital’s investment is profit. “Bain Capital obviously thinks it can make money in the methadone business. And as a general rule, Bain Capital’s acquisitions of companies tend to wind up putting big debt on the companies that they acquire so they can get their money out quickly. It’s a business model that I don’t hap-
pen to like,” Rosenbloom said. Suzuki said that Bain Capital’s acquisition of Habit OPCO may spell negativity for patients, who will receive lower quality care as a result. Habit OPCO may find ways to profit by finding ways to generate the maximum revenue at the lowest operating cost. “Bain purchasing Habit OPCO is extremely concerning in my mind,” Suzuki said. “I was very upset to hear that because Bain is simply doing what they do, which is to maximize profits for their shareholders. They are not necessarily going into this because they deeply care about patients on methadone.” Suzuki said this change in structure can harm patients. “It’s very, very concerning because on the one hand, they are seeing this as an opportunity to make profits and I think they are correct in that sense that this is likely a financial opportunity,” she said. “But on the other hand, healthcare should not be seen from a profit motive. We really need to be seeing healthcare from a human rights perspective and a humanistic perspective. We should not be making a profit out of healthcare.”
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Opinion
Monday, April 28, 2014
The Daily Free Press
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University 44th year F Volume 86 F Issue 51
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Controlling condoms
Luckily for New York City residents, they may be able to carry around as many condoms as they want without running the risk of being accused of prostitution. In the interest of upholding public health values, the New York Police Department said Friday that they are going to review current legislation that allows them to accuse anyone of being a sex worker based on the number of condoms on their person. Now, this current legislation just doesn’t seem fair — what if the accused person was just handed a bunch of free, NYC-branded KYNG condoms? Or what if an NYU student took an innocent stop at the condom buckets in their health center or called the Condom Fairy, like Boston University students have the luxury of doing? Condom possession shouldn’t be something people should be deterred form carrying, but rather something that should be encouraged. According to a Sunday Fox News article, NYPD makes about 2,500 prostitution arrests a year. The department has opposed this bill for years, and is finally looking to revise the policy of using condoms as evidence for prostitution. Hawk Kinkaid, an avid advocate against this legislation and former male
escort, said the ability for officials to use condom possession as grounds to prosecute undermines public health goals of spreading awareness of safe sex. “The fear that this [legislation] will be used against you — it prevents people from being able to protect themselves,” Kinkaid said. According to a 2010 study by the New York City Department of Health, more than half of the 60 sex workers surveyed had condoms seized by the police. The same study indicates that nearly one-third reported not carrying condoms at times because they were afraid of getting in trouble by the police. More often than not, those who have found themselves in the prostitution business are not in it voluntarily, and condoms are important agents used to protect themselves against pregnancy and diseases. Although it would be ideal for the NYPD to eradicate prostitution in the city altogether, such would be nearly impossible. And, if anything, this legislation perpetuates the act of unprotected sex. This current legislation should be reversed, as it has several negative implications for public health, and it contradicts the whole “don’t be silly, wrap your willy,” mantra that we were taught in sex ed.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Response to McKay
As an avid reader of The Daily Free Press, I look forward to the crossword puzzles, enjoy articles written by friends and find humor in some of the ridiculous police reports. Yet, as a student-athlete, the main attraction for me every week is the sports section. I love reading sports columnists’ opinions, especially Patrick McKay’s column, “Foul Shots.” After almost two semesters and weekly articles of “Foul Shots,” I realized I should take the opportunity to voice my opinions about the column. Motivational videos are made for one reason only: motivation. In McKay’s article, “No offseason,” his opinion about this stereotypical “workout” video is uninformed. Take for instance Eric Thomas, whose speeches aren’t targeted particularly to athletes, but rather motivating people to achieve success in life. Yes, YouTube contains a lot of videos showing athletes putting in time, dedication, and work in the weight room, but to clump the videos together is wrong. McKay’s view of “no offseason” as a dangerous “mantra” is an interesting opinion. His article thinks no offseason is an overused phrase by coaches for motivation. To athletes, “no offseason” is more than just words — it’s a lifestyle. Injury cannot fully be blamed on this idea of no offseason. I do not see how other factors don’t contribute to injury, such as proper stretching, equipment or form. The point of lifting and conditioning is to get stronger so those, as you put it, “gigantic, angry guys wearing body armor,” aren’t so intimidating. Lifting and staying active help prevents injury as well as increases athletic ability. If you don’t believe me, ask Bill Belichick how he feels on taking an offseason. For those that love what they do, college sports are a chance to continue playing, and so much more. College sports provide an op-
portunity for those who wouldn’t normally get a college education to receive one. “College athletes are students first, athletes second,” as McKay writes in his article. Consider the NCAA academic requirements that every athlete must meet in order to stay eligible, not to mention the GPA requirements each individual school institutes, as well as study hall requirements. There is no offseason in being a student-athlete. Off-seasons are dangerous for athletes; they’re a time to get lazy, time to spare, time without routine. Student-athletes have very rigorous schedules — class, meals, practice, workout, film, study hall and sleep. These schedules provide solid routines that help athletes stay eligible, out of trouble and healthy. To take a quote from one of those motivational videos McKay sees as “wrong,” Emmitt Smith once said, “all men are created equal, some work harder in preseason.” I can guarantee that Jadeveon Clowney’s success did not come from him taking the offseason off. Another “mantra” that coaches use is “hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard.” For the athlete that loves the game and wants to get better the offseason is that time to do so. Unless someone was a college athlete they wouldn’t see the “benefit of college athletes playing their sport year-round.” Fans like to watch the highlights on TV but don’t realize those plays are practiced hundred of times in the offseason when no one is watching. In my opinion, McKay should do more research before he criticizes the mantra — I mean Sunday through Monday lifestyle of the athletes he loves to watch on Saturday nights. There is no offseason. Greg Marzec is a freshman in the College of Communication. He can be reached at marzecg@bu.edu
Third time’s a charm
The end isn’t near, it’s here Sofiya Mahdi I looked around the semi-crowded center as the day was coming to a close. My friends and I had happened upon a conference in New York, which focused on what it means to lead a balanced life in the 21st century, and more pertinently, what it means to be burnt out, overdependent on your technology and stressed to the point of health degradation. For three college students in the final stretch of college, this event could not have taken place at a better time. Amid the plethora of speakers who graced the stage, one struck me in particular. Brad Meltzer, a writer, recounted a story about his English teacher in ninth grade. She was the first person to have ever told him that he had a voice and that he could actually write. So years later, when Meltzer’s first book was published, he made a point to go back to her classroom, find her, and tell her that his book was for her. He told us how she began to cry, and said that she had planned to retire this year because she feared she was not making an impact in her students’ lives. He told this story, because he wanted to illustrate that our legacy stretches far beyond ourselves, and our contributions to someone’s life, to someone’s passions and goals, might never become apparent to us. Later in life, a friend attempted to write Meltzer’s fake obituary of his life thus far. His friend never finished it, and the last line read: “He was a... ” After he exited the stage, I thought about my time, our time, at Boston University. So, in lieu of a morbid obituary, I think about our legacy. Our legacy as seniors, and the legacy we have ahead of us as we go our separate ways. The Class of 2014 was born in September 2010. Over the past four years of its life, it has seen students excel at their chosen crafts, and ascend to the leadership roles they worked tirelessly to achieve. It held disappointments from time to time, and there was no shortage of days where the balancing act came precariously close to toppling over completely. When I think about what our legacy is, as seniors, I think about the future students we inspired, the diversity of the peers we had the opportunity to look to in times of revelation, in times of self-doubt, and in times of triumph. The Class of 2014 came to an end in May 2014. The hardest question I have grappled with in my four years with regard to this column is what I wanted to leave behind. I started this, well, experiment, four years ago. It’s a constant that has taken me from Boston to Washington, D.C. and back again. Most find that they’ve changed their perspective on the world through discussions. I saw myself evolving through my writing, and so did anyone who cared to read what I had to say. What I hoped for this space in The Daily Free Press was for
it to be a snapshot, every week of how no matter where something happens in the world, ultimately it is connected, and it is connected to every single person who reads about it. Whether it was a parallel between a mourning mother in Iran and the Boston Marathon, elections in India and national security, or Cleopatra and free speech, I will never forget the honor and the privilege I was afforded to be able to speak my mind in my cherished space on those newspaper pages. Cassandra Clare once said, “Every meeting led to a parting, and so it would, as long as life was mortal. In every meeting there was some of the sorrow of parting, but in everything parting there was some of the joy of meeting as well.” In a preservation of my emotions and my heart, I will look at Boston University, and this space, as the promise of a brighter meeting in the wake of such a deep parting. This lack of finality is only helped by the excitement of the unknown. For many of us, this is the first time in life where many of us do not know for certain what life holds. And for so many of the stories I got to recount, their conclusion is still undetermined. We do not know for certain what impact the situation in Crimea and Ukraine will have on present day international politics. We do not know exactly when policy-makers will decide to act decisively on climate change. I do not know whether my words inspired even one person to log onto their computers and read more about the huge, beautiful world around him or her. What I do know, however, is that I am fortunate enough to say that in the near future, I will be graduating with two undergraduate degrees. What I do know, is that without the support of my generous family, I would not have the opportunity to take advantage of the adventures Boston afforded me. What I do know, is that whenever I wrote about in countries where people had no food, where people could not step out of their houses in fear of never returning, I always took a breath to reflect on how my fortune — our fortune — is still so exceptional despite the strides our world has taken to become a better place for its future tenants. Uncertainty, as with many concepts in life, has two sides. On one, I am launching myself into the unknown, not sure when I will see the second family I cultivated at BU and at this very newspaper. On the other hand, I am filled with excitement, optimism and gratitude that I enter the real world as an alumna of The Daily Free Press and Boston University, and I will always be thankful to both for the person I am today, and aspire to be tomorrow. Sofiya Mahdi is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and a former managing editor at The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at sofiya218@gmail.com.
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Powerful Lafayette offense proves too much to handle in 2nd half Women’s Lacrosse: From Page 8
Robertshaw said Sheridan’s early struggles were a good chance to get Meegan in the contest. “[Sheridan] started out the game strong and made some saves, but she wasn’t seeing the ball as well as it went on, so I thought it was a good opportunity for our freshman keeper [Meegan] to make some big saves.” With 5:52 left in the first half, Horka ended the Greyhounds’ onslaught with an unassisted goal. However, Loyola continued with another streak of unanswered goals with two marks from Paton and one from Burke. At the 1:09 mark, Meegan came out for Sheridan. “I put Christina back in and she made
some more good saves,” Robertshaw said. “It was the right decision to make at that moment, it gave her a chance to regroup and talk to her goalie coach.” With one second left in the first, redshirt sophomore attack Mallory Collins found the back of the net for the Terriers to make it 11-3 in favor of Loyola. The second half of action opened with another point for the Terriers after Morse got a shot past Loyola goaltender Molly Wolf. Loyola fired back with a pair of goals from senior Ali Habicht and VanThof to make the Loyola advantage 13-4. Horka then put up her second point of the night with 21 minutes left in the contest. About a minute later, Loyola’s junior Molly Hulseman extended her team’s lead to nine
with assistance from Schmitt. Weiner saw her second point of the night with 17:44 left of play to narrow Loyola’s lead. Horka then completed a hat trick to make the score 14-7. Loyola, with 14:43 left in the game, stormed ahead with four unanswered goals. The Greyhounds secured their position as Patriot League champions with an 18-7 victory over the Terriers. “We found that regardless of the outcome we had the right game plan, but we fell a little short,” Robertshaw said. “We should have focused more on attack.” The Greyhounds dominated the contest not only in points, but also shots (29-23), draw controls (16-9) and collected ground balls (13-8).
“[Loyola] earned this,” Robertshaw said. “They were undefeated throughout the season and put up big numbers. They’re a team we need to make sure we have our target set on in 2015.” Despite the loss, Robertshaw said she liked the fight the team had in its final game. “The fact that this team battled from adversity says a lot about their character and their fight,” Robertshaw said. “It was a battle to get to the tournament and it was a lot of lacrosse in a short amount of time. That took a toll on us in the championship game. “It was one of our goals to be in the championship game and we met that. We found that the championship game was very telling of the character and strength of this team.”
Underclassmen thrive in PL Tournament Midfielders: From Page 8
Terriers contenders in the Patriot League for the foreseeable future. Sophomores Sofia Robins and Ally Adams have made the most of their time on the field this season. Adams has started seven games this season, contributing 11 points and 14 caused turnovers. The Severna Park, Md., native posted her first-career hat trick earlier this month versus then-No. 14 Loyola University–Maryland. “Our sophomore class is fantastic,” Robertshaw said. “They’ve played extremely well this year and they bring an excitement and a work ethic and a real passion for winning. They’re going to be huge in keeping our tradition alive.” Robins has also displayed a knack for the net over the course of this year, converting shots on goal at an 81 percent rate, the highest on the team of anyone with more than 10 shot attempts. However, Robins does most of her damage at half-field, scooping up 11 ground balls this season and winning six draw controls. Despite the contributions of these underclassmen, they pale in comparison to those of classmate Jill Horka. She made 16 starts this season, putting up 25 goals on 61 shots while converting 55 percent of her free-position chances. On the defensive side of the ball, she dominated, leading the Terriers in ground balls (31), draw controls (41) and caused turnovers (24). “I’m watching her grow up before my eyes it’s just really special,” Robertshaw said. “She still needs to work on some things. But she’s completely fearless, which you can’t teach.”
As BU entered its first postseason as a member of the Patriot League, its midfielders took control right from the start. In the first game against Lehigh University, Horka scored five of the Terriers’ 14 goals and caused two turnovers. Meanwhile, Adams and Robins contributed two ground balls off the bench. In the semifinal game versus the U.S. Naval Academy, Church and Godett stepped up once again, combining for five goals and five ground balls. Horka posted another three points on the way to the Terriers’ second onepoint victory over the Midshipmen (14-3, 6-2 Patriot League) this season. Facing the Greyhounds (14-4, 8-0 Patriot League), BU’s senior midfielders did all they could against one of the elite teams in the nation. Church took four draw controls and caused a turnover, while Godett stole a ground ball and added two draw control wins. However, their efforts were not enough as Loyola rolled to the Patriot League title with a 18-7 victory. “I’m so thankful to the seniors that they got us back into [the conference championship],” Robertshaw said. “We want to be there year in and year out and this was a great start.” As the Terriers reflect on what can certainly be considered a successful inaugural run in their new conference, they will look on the accomplishments of their midfield this season, and they will hope to reach their goal of a conference championship next year on the backs of Adams, Robins and Horka. “It’s going to be the same amount of work next year and the year after that,” Robertshaw said. “But I think we’re up to the challenge.”
Softball looks to improve with 5 games left Chemistry: From Page 8
152.1 innings pitched on the year. Russell pitched in Sunday’s finale against the Leopards, going the distance en route to the victory. She allowed just three hits, one run and struck out nine in the Terriers’ 10th consecutive victory. Akers pitched in relief of Hynes in the first game of the doubleheader. The freshman went seven innings and struck out seven before the Terriers won in the bottom of the ninth inning. Even with the pitchers’ success, Gleason said the team has not reached its peak. “I don’t think we’re playing our best yet,” Gleason said. “I don’t think we have been. We just keep building and building and building and getting better each game and building momentum and I think that’s been a key going into the tournament. We still have a lot of games left.” Even with a slow start to the season that saw the Terriers sit at .500 in mid-April, the team’s chemistry and tenacity played a major role in righting the ship during the final stretch of the 2014 campaign. “It’s been the utmost importance,” Gleason said of the team’s chemistry. “It’s a long season, 56 games, it’s a long time to be inside in January and February and most of March. This season has brought challenges with the weather and they just respond. “If you don’t have it off the field, it’s hard to have it on the field. They enjoy each oth-
er’s company, they have fun and I think that completely carries over onto the field because that’s how they are. They’re loose and they support each other.” Despite the Terriers’ recent success, Gleason said she thinks there are still improvements to be made moving forward in order for the team to best position itself in the Patriot League Tournament toward a potential bid in the NCAA Tournament. “There was a couple times this weekend with runners in scoring position where we popped the ball up or we don’t get that key hit, ground ball, line drive into the outfield that we need,” Gleason said. “That’s something that we’ll constantly have to work on and our pitchers, getting ahead and keeping people off base and consistently playing good defense behind them so that’s a goal each and every game.” While the team’s recent success is encouraging moving towards the playoffs, Gleason does not know what the team’s ceiling is. Ultimately, the team is solely focused on winning and playing its brand of softball. “The best thing about this team is how the team chemistry and how they fight for each other,” Gleason said. “They go out there and do everything for each other. Their team chemistry has been unbelievable and I think that carries over into the field. They fight for each other. They want to do so well for each other and then for the team and the program.”
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Senior attack Elizabeth Morse scored a goal in both the Patriot League semifinal and final games.
Terriers claim 10th consecutive victory Softball: From Page 8
Terriers off with the win. With the strong pitching of Russell and timely BU hitting, the Terriers completed the weekend sweep over the Leopards on Sunday. BU scored its first run in the third off of a Connolly sacrifice fly that brought home Ekart. But first baseman Kristyn Marinelli tied things quickly in the fourth with a solo homer to knot the game up. As it had done all weekend, the BU offense came through when it mattered most,
and with run-scoring hits from freshman designated hitter Gabi Martinez and Mask, the Terriers took a 3-1 lead. Russell held on to the two-run lead and finished the contest with a complete-game win to help the Terriers win their 10th in a row. Gleason said the key to the streak has been the positive mentality of the team. “[The team doesn’t] put pressure on themselves and they don’t think too much,” Gleason said. “That was the key, just all weekend, the confidence and that we’d eventually put some things together.”
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BU victorious in 4 weekend games versus Harvard, Lafayette Chemistry aids Terriers during 10-game streak By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Staff
Playing in its final year in the America East Conference in 2013, the Boston University softball team never really hit its stride, finishing with just 21 wins. Though just a year ago, that season seems like a distant memory, as the 2014 Terriers have now won a season-high 10 games in a row after weekend wins against Harvard University and Lafayette College and sit 11 games over .500. Thursday, sophomore pitcher Lauren Hynes had the task of toeing the circle for the Terriers (2918, 11-4 Patriot League) against the Crimson (28-13), a team that came in with an 18-game winning streak. Harvard’s offense has been a force all season long, boasting a .281 batting average. For the first six innings of the contest, Hynes befuddled the Crimson bats. The sophomore allowed just one hit and two walks during her time in the circle. Harvard did put the ball in play, striking out just twice against Hynes, but did not advance a runner past second base. “I think [the key] was Lauren Hynes on the mound,” said BU coach Kathryn Gleason. “She pitched a tremendous game against a team that had an 18game win streak, hadn’t lost since. March 21 and she one-hit them. I think that was the whole key to the key.” The Terriers could not do much on the offensive side, either, in the first four frames, with pitcher Laura Ricciardone keeping BU off of the scoreboard. The complexion of the game changed in the fifth when Ricciardone was replaced by freshman Taylor Cabe. Freshman third baseman Brittany Younan was able to drive in two runners with a two-run single to give the Terriers a 2-0 lead.
A seventh-inning home run brought the Crimson to within one run, but sophomore pitcher Melanie Russell buckled down and closed out the game to secure the Terrier win and her second save of the year. “The other key to the game offensively was that we knew that their pitcher liked to get ahead and so we were more aggressive at the plate and I think that boded well in our favor,” Gleason said. “We only had six hits, but we hit the ball hard and we got runs when we needed to.” After a pitchers’ duel to start the weekend, the BU bats exploded for 10 runs on Saturday against a struggling Lafayette (10-32, 4-14 Patriot League) team to open up a three-game set. Russell got the ball for the Terriers and allowed a first-inning run to give the Leopards an early 1-0 advantage. The Terriers topped that one run though, scoring six runs of their own in the first. Senior shortstop Brittany Clendenny drove in senior right fielder Jayme Mask with the first run. After the score was 2-0, a Leopard error allowed the inning to continue and for the Terriers to tack on four more runs. Center fielder Moriah Connolly ended the barrage with a two-RBI triple to make it 6-1. From there, Russell settled in and did not allow another run to score. BU would continue its onslaught in the second when Clendenny drilled a two-run homer to give the Terriers an 8-1 edge. BU clinched the mercy-rule victory in the sixth when Clendenny came through with her second two-run blast of the game to seal the 10-1 win. “We, like any team, offensively go in waves, but it’s been different people stepping up throughout the year and especially in the last couple of weeks,”
By Joon Lee Daily Free Press Staff
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Shortstop Brittany Clendenny drilled two home runs in the first game of a three-game series with Lafayette.
Gleason said. “You never know who it’s going to be at the plate, whether it is Brittany Clendenny, [junior second baseman] Emily Felbaum, [senior catcher] Amy Ekart, it’s been somebody different every time.” Unlike Saturday’s blowout, the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader dragged on into extra innings. Hynes started the game for BU but just went two innings before being relieved by freshman pitcher Makinna Akers. The game remained scoreless until the fourth when sophomore
Allison Brown hit a solo home for Lafayette. BU would answer back in the sixth courtesy of the red-hot bat of Clendenny. The shortstop came through with another homer, this one of the solo variety, tying the game up at one apiece. In the bottom of the ninth, BU got the decisive second run home. Felbaum started the rally with a leadoff single. After a sacrifice bunt, a walk and a fielder’s choice, Mask came through with a hit to right-center field to walk the
sOFTBall, see page 7
With only five games remaining this season, the Boston University softball team set itself up for a high seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament with a weekend sweep of Lafayette College. The three wins against the Leopards extended the Terriers’ recent success, as the team now has won 10 games in a row. The Terriers’ (29-18, 11-4 Patriot League) six victories against Patriot League opponents Colgate University and Lafayette (10-32, 4-14 Patriot League) have been a major reason why BU holds the second-best record in the conference behind Lehigh University. BU coach Kathryn Gleason said she believes a wide range of improvements has led to the team’s recent success. “Our offense has been consistent from day one,” Gleason said. “Having one through nine being able to come through in any key moment. It’s somebody else each and every single day and that’s a big strength and our defense has been strong. Our pitching staff, each one of them brings something a little bit different, and that’s a huge strength of ours that we can have three different pitchers that can hold the other team.” Through their winning streak, the Terriers have outscored their opponents 64-15, thanks in large part to the return of sophomore pitcher Melanie Russell and freshman pitcher Makinna Akers. The two hurlers have helped limit the workload of sophomore pitcher Lauren Hynes, who leads the Terriers with
cheMisTry, see page 7
Women’s lacrosse falls in Patriot League title game Midfielders, seniors carry BU By Gabbie Chartier Daily Free Press Staff
The third-seeded Boston University women’s lacrosse team fell to No. 12 Loyola UniversityMaryland, 18-7, in the Patriot League Championship game Saturday afternoon. The Terriers (9-10, 5-3 Patriot League) first trekked to the Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore and bested the second-seeded U.S. Naval Academy in the Patriot League semifinals by a score of 13-12. The victory marked the second of the season for BU over Navy (14-3, 6-2 Patriot League). The Terriers held a comfortable advantage for the majority of the battle, holding a 10-7 lead with 17:44 left in the contest. Navy then sprung ahead with five unanswered goals to take the 12-10 lead. Sophomore attack Jenny Thompson tallied one for the Terriers and completed her first career
hat trick to cut the Midshipmen’s lead in half. After that, sophomore midfielder Jill Horka evened the score with just more than two minutes left. With 19.2 seconds left, senior attack Elizabeth Morse netted the game-winning goal for the Terriers to advance them into the championship match. “That game was a thriller,” said BU coach Liz Robertshaw about the semifinal. “Everyone who was there got to see who we are and it was one of the best games we could play.” The Terriers’ one-point victory was enough to end Navy’s pursuit of its fifth straight conference championship. It was BU who would continue on to take on fellow Patriot League newcomer and top-seeded Loyola (14-4, 8-0 Patriot League) in the final contest. Despite success over Navy, BU could not find the same success in
The Bottom Line
Monday, April 28
Softball vs. UMass - Lowell. 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29
No Events Scheduled While eating out in New York City, Knicks center Tyson Chandler was referred to as “Tall Guy” on a take-out receipt.
Baltimore against the Greyhounds. Junior attack Lindsay Weiner opened up the scoring for the with a free-position goal. Loyola then evened the score and began its streak of eight unanswered goals on an unassisted shot by redshirt junior Taryn VanThof. The next seven marks came from junior Kara Burke, junior Hannah Schmitt and senior Marlee Paton to push Loyola well in front. The eighth point came from a shot by junior Annie Thomas. Freshman goalkeeper Caroline Meegan stepped in for senior Christina Sheridan with 13:05 left. “Loyola has some threats,” Robertshaw said. “They have some big time players, like Paton and VanThof, and it’s hard to stop them.” On the goalkeeping switch,
WOMen’s lacrOsse, see page 7
Wednesday, April 30 Softball @ UMass, 4 p.m.
By Justin Pallenik Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University women’s lacrosse team has been led by its midfielders all season, and with the Patriot League Tournament upon them, this talented group stepped up to the challenge once again, leading the team to a second-place finish. Paced by seniors Becca Church and Sydney Godett, who have combined for 33 starts this season, the Terrier (9-10, 5-3 Patriot League) midfield has been a source of consistency for BU coach Liz Robertshaw all season. “The midfielders have been the core of our team all season long,” Robertshaw said. “They work so hard to stay in the shape necessary to be running back and forth across the field. It’s definitely a tall order, doing what we ask of them. But they play both sides of the field so
Thursday, May 1
No Events Scheduled That distinction is considerably better than Chandler’s other moniker, “He who has no offensive presence.”
well, they make it look easy.” This balanced bunch has packed the statistic tables for BU across the board. Church is third on the team in points with 30, while holding the two spot in caused turnovers with 20. Meanwhile, Godett personifies efficiency, placing second on the team in shot percentage at 57 percent and committing a minimal 20 fouls on the campaign. “It’s really sad to see these midis go,” Robertshaw said. “They’ve really had such great careers here … Sydney has made this unit a core for us all season. She gathers all the midfielders together before the game to talk about the gameplan and get them ready to play.” Though the seniors’ leadership on and off the field cannot be quantified, it is a special group of underclassmen that will make the
MidFielders, see page 7
Friday, May 2 Track @ Patriot League Championships, All Day