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BU students victims of second armed robbery in Brookline

By Amelia Pak-Harvey Daily Free Press Staff

Three Boston University students were robbed at gunpoint in Brookline at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, officials said.

The victims were robbed of a black backpack after suspects approached the students in the area of Egmont Street and St. Paul Street and revealed a gun, said BU Police Department dispatcher Melody Zarth. The suspects eventually fled toward Commonwealth Avenue, according to a BU Emergency Alert issued to students Tues-

day night.

BUPD confirmed there were no injuries.

Zarth said BUPD and Brookline Police are investigating the incident.

“We are adding additional patrols in the area,” she said.

The suspects were described as three black males in their late teens to early 20s, she said.

One suspect wore a blue sweatshirt, and the other one wore a red sweatshirt, according to the alert.

This is the second armed robbery in

Brookline in the past week. Two BU students were robbed near Thorndike Street at about 3 a.m. on Sunday.

The suspects allegedly demanded that the victims empty their pockets and showed them a black semiautomatic handgun, according to a report from the Brookline Police Department.

The victims gave them $50 in cash, an iPhone, an Android cell phone and one wallet, according to the report. The investigation is still ongoing.

The victims, one male and female stu-

dent, were not injured.

BU spokesman Colin Riley said that if there is any assistance BUPD can provide, they are willing to offer it.

“This is an extremely unusual incident — roughly around five in the evening, a beautiful day, in a very safe community,” Riley said. “So this is very unusual, and again on the heels of one that happened over the weekend, it’s very concerning.”

Riley said students need to be alert at all

Robbery, see page 2

Boston’s skaters face few options for riding in city SHA dean resigns, returns to passion, teaching students

By Reenat Sinay Daily Free Press Contributor

Broderick Gumpright, owner of Orchard Skateshop in Allston, said that after 24 years, skating is still his passion.

With that in mind, he said, he tries to offer local skaters a place to ride in a city with few areas for skaters.

“We try to stay involved and keep skateboarding exciting,” Gumpright said. “We do skate jams, which bring people together.”

As the construction of the Charles River Skatepark approaches, Boston’s skateboarders said the city has a long way to go to improve the environment for skaters in the city. “[Boston] has a great skating scene, but we’re many years behind as far as skate parks,” Gumpright said.

Skateboarders have waited more than 10 years for the new park, which will be located under the Zakim Bridge in East Cambridge and will be open to skateboarders, BMX riders and inline skaters.

The Charles River Conservancy, which is in charge of the project, plans to open the park by the end of 2013.

A number of skateboarders said skate parks in the Boston area are not high-quality. “[The Reservation and Harborside skate parks] were sub-par when they were built in the ‘90s,” Gumpright said.

These parks are far away on the outskirts of the city, he said, but people still go there.

“Someone told me Boston is the only big city without a skate park,” said skater David Cooper, a senior in Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Cooper said he has never been to either

park because he heard they were not put together well.

“I heard [Harborside] was pre-fabricated and just has a couple of obstacles on top of an old tennis court,” he said. “That’s kind of thrown together and a makeshift, cheap way of building a skate park.”

Boston skaters face not only technical challenges, but harsh weather as well.

Andy MacDonald, an X-Games gold medalist and Boston native, said this makes Boston skaters unique.

“There’s a tougher skateboarding attitude in Boston than on the West Coast because of the weather,” he said in a phone interview. “People have to deal with rain and snow and cold temperatures. They appreciate it more.”

Rather than congregating at a skate park, skaters can enjoy a make-shift park at Orchard Skateshop.

“Orchard is one of the best skate shops I’ve ever been to,” Cooper said.

The store has a half pipe, and anyone 18 years and older can come to skate for free, Gumpright said.

Aside from skateboards and gear, the store features an art gallery, pro demos and contests, he said.

However, without a central place to practice, skaters said they are limited to fewer ideal spots around the city.

“I skate around Allston in places like the Walgreens parking lot, or the lot at an elderly home,” Cooper said.

Cooper named the Aquarium, Copley and an area downtown nicknamed “Eggs” as popular skating spots.

However, skating in public areas upsets some people, Gumpright said.

“It creates problems with businesses because some people don’t think they [skat-

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“Stoppers” prevent skaters from riding in certain areas in Boston, a city which holds many challenges for the skating community.

ers] should be down there,” he said.

Cooper said he could see why businesses would not welcome skaters.

“I guess skating is essentially destroying property, and the noise is a nuisance,” he said.

Metal pieces called skate “stoppers” have been welded on to many of these spots to deter skaters, including the once popular stone benches of Marsh Plaza at BU, Cooper said.

Gumpright, a Massachusetts native, said other cities are more skate-friendly.

“In some places they build things that

Skaters, see page 2

After two years of serving as the dean of Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, Christopher Muller said he decided to step down to return to teaching.

“There is a saying in Latin hanging on my office wall, which I will very loosely translate — I teach so I may learn, I learn so I may teach,” Muller, who is in Switzerland for a conference for restaurant executives, said in an email interview.

Muller, who became dean of SHA in August of 2010, said he plans to finish the semester as dean before taking a sabbatical leave. “The vision that he had for the school and our sense of the strategic vision for the school weren’t a good fit,” said University Provost Jean Morrison. “So he stepped down.”

When he returns, Muller said he will continue teaching in SHA where he will focus on research in hospitality management and entrepreneurship.

“We look forward to his future academic contributions as a faculty member in the field of hospitality administration and particularly in his core research areas of corporate and multi-unit restaurant brand management, chain restaurant organization development and growth and the training of multi-unit managers,” Morrison said in a letter to the faculty and staff of SHA. Under Muller’s leadership, SHA’s administrative structure improved, Morrison said in a phone interview.

“Under his leadership, Dean Muller has

SHA, see page 2

Crowding at Marciano Commons leaves Warren Towers wanting customers, officials say

By Shannon Nargi Daily Free Press Contributor

While Boston University students have been frequenting Marciano Commons, students have not been going to the dining hall in Warren Towers as often, officials said.

“We noticed that, especially in the first weeks, we had a fairly significant drop in the amount of students going to Warren,” said Dining Services Director Barbara Laverdiere. “It’s evened out to about 15 percent fewer students than last year.”

BU opened the new dining hall, located at 100 Bay State Road on two floors of the Center for Student Services, at the beginning of the fall semester. Laverdiere said the decrease in Warren attendance was not unexpected.

“We knew people were going to want to go to 100 Bay State initially,” she said.

“As the weather gets colder, even less people are going to want to walk [to Warren].”

Some students said they have noticed the smaller number of people in Warren’s dining hall.

“I lived [in Warren] last year, and around lunch time and dinner time you could never even find a table,” said Dani Elefritz , a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “Now there are barely any lines for food and there’s always a lot of open seating.”

The aesthetic appeal of the new dining hall as well as the addition of Late Night Kitchen and Rize give 100 Bay State Road an advantage, Elefritz said.

“I love that Late Night Kitchen has a lot more prepared food than Warren late night has,” she said. “I don’t understand why anyone would choose to go [to Warren] unless they lived there.”

KellyAnn Kirkpatrick, a College of Communication sophomore, said she notices fewer upperclassmen in Warren than

Dining, see page 2

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While many students are attracted to the novelty of 100 Bay State Road, Dining Services is aiming to bring students back to the Warren Towers dining hall.

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Muller to bring skills back into class, provost says Crimes expected in city, but SHA: From Page 1

significantly advanced the mission and organization of SHA as one of the nation’s leading undergraduate programs in hospitality management education,” Morrison said in the letter.

During his two years as dean, Muller said his proudest accomplishments include integrating iPad 2 tablets in the college as well as the changes the faculty made to the curriculum for the 2013-14 academic year.

Changes to the curriculum make it possible for all types of students, including four-year and transfer students, to be involved with all learning opportunities.

The curriculum has been enhanced to echo the “One BU” model with a liberal arts core in addition to a service business spe-

cialty.

“I don’t think any other program is as well designed to meet student needs for tablet-based technology, professional career development and an international experience,” Muller said. “I believe they will be prepared for the future because of these and other changes the school has made since 2010.”

Muller said he looks forward to teaching his students about multi-unit management, which has been his passion for 25 years.

“As the hospitality industry has evolved, this area of study for restaurants and hotels has taken on greater and greater importance, and I am excited to offer classes on the topic to our worldclass undergrads,” he said.

Morrison said Muller will be a wonderful addition back to the

faculty.

“He has a great deal of expertise and enthusiasm that will serve the school and the students in particular very well,” she said.

“He’s very knowledgeable about restaurants and will be able to bring those things back into the classroom.”

Before becoming the dean, Muller had been an entrepreneur, a restaurant owner and a recognized educator, according to a press release from BU when Muller became dean.

Morrison said BU has begun the search for a new dean by reaching out to identify possible candidates. Since SHA is such a small college, the faculty will be involved in the process and the new dean will be identified by the end of December.

BPD not too tough on skaters, skate shop owner says Skaters: From Page 1

are purposely skateable,” he said.

“In New York, they built these incredible ledges by the ferry terminal. They were obviously built with skateboarders in mind.”

Despite the occasional tussle with the city officials and business owners, Gumpright said people do understand their predicament.

“I think some people have sympathy for us, though, because they understand we have nowhere else to go,” he said. “The police

aren’t too tough on us.”

The new Charles River Skatepark might help solve some of the problems plaguing Boston’s skaters over the years.

The Charles River Conservancy held a meeting on Sep. 19 to review plans for the park, including park design.

“We want people in this meeting to understand the timeline of this project,” said CRC President Renata von Tscharner to The Daily Free Press in the previously reported story. “It is a long process

that has not been easy.”

MacDonald, who left Boston for the southern California skating industry, said the people designing the new skate park know what they are doing with the design and build of the park.

“The new park is going to be awesome. The whole idea was to make it an East Coast destination — the way Pebble Beach is for golf,” he said. “We want to attract people from all over and maybe bring some competitions to Boston.”

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times and travel in company.

College of Communication junior Allie Kolb lives in Allston, about a block away from Thorndike Street. She said the two incidents do not change her opinion of the area, but do make her more aware of her surroundings.

“I just think it’s part of the package when you move into a major city, and it especially makes

me cautious,” she said. “But one of them happened at 5 p.m. when I personally wouldn’t think to be as suspicious.”

Kolb said that even as she took a five-minute walk from her friend’s apartment Tuesday night she felt a bit more uneasy than she used to feel.

“It felt a little more dangerous than it may have earlier in the year,” she said.

Convenience of Warren Towers dining hall still appeals to some Dining: From Page 1

during the 2011–12 academic year.

“There are definitely a lot less upperclassmen than last year,” she said. “I knew a lot of sophomores and juniors that would eat here, do homework and stuff.

Now it’s pretty much just freshmen.”

Laverdiere said Dining Services has attempted to draw some students back to Warren.

“Our concern is keeping students from having to stand in line at 100 Bay State,” Laverdiere said. “So we’ve been doing things to remind people that Warren is still an option.”

To attract students back to eating at Warren, the dining staff has introduced new foods such as the “Warren Burger” and new selections at late night, she said.

Special theme nights such as a Barbecue Night, Rib Night and Buffalo Wing Night, as well as an ice cream sundae bar, have been held in Warren over September, she said.

“We’ve also kept the Mongolian grill there too,” Laverdiere said. “We’re hoping to add things that will give each of the three dining halls their own personalities on campus.”

Despite the appeal of 100 Bay State Road, some students said they will continue to frequent

Warren.

“It’s got a homier feel and people are more talkative,” Kirkpatrick said.

Kirkpatrick also said Warren residents will always continues to eat in their respective dining hall.

“Warren will always have kids here because the freshmen who live in the building will just come downstairs to eat,” she said.

Nick Anderson, a sophomore in CAS, said Warren is a more convenient location during the week.

“On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I have class in Morse, an hour break and then a class in the science building,” Anderson said. “Warren’s convenient.”

Lindsey Cohen, a COM freshman, said she goes to Warren to avoid crowds at 100 Bay State Road.

“I always expect to be in a long line [at 100 Bay State] to eat the same quality food [as Warren],” Cohen said. “So I just come to Warren.”

Some students said they are confident that Warren will get back the crowds that it used to have.

“I think the new dining hall is still in its ‘honeymoon’ stage,” said CAS sophomore Leah Dixon. “People will go back to Warren when the novelty of [100 Bay State Road] wears off.”

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By Jasper Craven Daily Free Press Staff

The following crime reports were taken from the AllstonBrighton District D-14 crime logs from Sept 19 to Sept. 24.

At about 9:45 p.m. on Friday, two thin males and a third heavy male reportedly stole some goods from the Tedeschi Food Shop on 214 Market St. in Brighton. The store video shows the suspects shoving energy drinks in their shirts, jeans and sweatshirts.

The suspects also took containers of ice cream in their arms and walked out the front door without paying. A store employee who said he believes one of the suspect lives on Tremont Street.

Crowbar crime At about 6 a.m. on Saturday a break-in was reported at 75 Harvard Ave. in Allston. The back door to the YB Service Company was broken off its hinges when officers arrived, and the cash register was open and emptied. The witness who called the police said the witness was a black male with a gray hoodie and baggy jeans.

The witness said the suspect pried the door open to the business with a crowbar. The owner of the business said that $150 was stolen from the cash register and that their was video surveillance, but he did not know how to access the video.

Marlboro man On Sunday at about 3 a.m., a suspect broke into the Linden Superette grocery store on 101 Brighton Ave. in Allston. When an employee opened the store on Sunday morning, she noticed cash was missing from the register and from the canister below. The rear door, which had two metal pipes securing it, was ajar and the pipes were removed. Upon further inspection, it was confirmed that $6,000 in Marlboro and Newport cigarettes was taken. The latch to the downstairs office was broken, and a DVR surveillance system had been stolen. A second DVR system outside of the office had not been stolen.

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Students encourage registering, youth vote Grad students dislike House’s vote on visas

By Susmita Gadre Daily Free Press Contributor

Although young voters are seen as politically inactive, a number of Boston University students said the youth vote is key, especially in the upcoming election.

“We need to have a voice, and obviously as students we don’t have a lot of money, so this is the best way we can exercise our right to vote, exercise our voice and let politicians know the issues we care about as students,” said Caitlin Mauk, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. “If we get large amounts of young people to vote, politicians have to listen to us.”

Olivia Shendell, a sophomore in COM, said she registered to vote as soon as she turned 18.

“I have a lot of friends who are like ‘I don’t believe in the government because they’re doing horribly, so I’m not going to vote because I’m really upset with them,’” she said. “If you’re upset with them now, vote so hopefully there is a change.”

David Moy, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said students have the ability to make a significant impact on the elections, especially since students tend to be more open-minded.

“Students can sway the results the most — I think they’re

By Zoe Ross Daily Free Press Contributor

rector of Boston’s Parks and Recreation Department. During the winter, they will be converted back to parking spots, she said.

Goddard said the parks would help build community.

“Building community would be the number one reason [for building parklets],” she said. “We don’t need more space, it would be more to have people gather, to be united neighbors.”

The parklets are part of Menino’s Boston Complete Streets Initiative, which was announced in 2009.

The initiative, headed by the Transportation Department, is designed to put bicyclists, pedestrians and transit users on common ground with motorists, according to the Complete Streets website.

By making Boston’s streets multimodal, green and smart the city aims to create public spaces and sustainable transportation networks easily accessible to the public, ac-

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican bill Thursday that would have granted 55,000 green cards to graduate students pursuing degrees in the science and technology fields at the expense of visas given to lesser-educated foreigners, according to the Associated Press.

International students constitute 18 percent of the Boston University student population, according to the International Students and Scholars Office.

“This news is kind of discouraging, but I suppose everyone has to find his or her own way,” said Bin Sun, a student in the Graduate School of Management, from China. “It is hard, but it is possible to do without help.”

Petros Kasfikis, a junior in the College of Communication, originally from Greece, said he is lucky to have a green card, but would still like to be guaranteed enough time in the U.S. to study.

“I have been three years here in America and in two years I hope to take the test to become a citizen,” he said. “It would be so much easier to work and learn if I am a citizen — no stress.”

Democrats supported allowing more talented foreign students to obtain green cards, but did not want to do so in exchange for other students who are seeking residency, according to the Associated Press on Thursday.

“I am disappointed,” said Jeanne Kelley, director of the ISSO. “The bill would have helped grow the economy and strengthen job creation by enabling U.S. employers to more easily hire the talent they need to build a competitive and innovative future workforce.”

Kelley said 20 percent of graduate students at BU are in the science or technology fields.

School of Medicine graduate student Masami Tabata, who originated from Japan, said she only applied for a student visa when she came to the U.S. for her undergraduate education. However, she said student visas only last five years, so she has to reapply while she is studying at BU. “It is disappointing because we

Parks, see page 4

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College of Arts and Sciences senior Nicole Bhatia registers CAS sophomore Wesley Fan to vote Tuesday afternoon.

the most open-minded, and they haven’t had experience from past Republican or Democratic parties as much, like thoughts from the past, so they wouldn’t vote necessarily based on party on much,” he said.

Mauk, president of the BU College Democrats, said members try to promote voting. They have tables set up to provide registration forms for Massachusetts.

They help those from other states find the information and resources they may need to vote, she said.

The BU College Republicans put in similar efforts toward promoting the youth vote.

“I think that especially being in Boston, there’s a lot of different ways to getting involved, as opposed to being isolated on a

Voter, see page 4

Parking spaces to transform into small parks

By Nora Philbin Daily Free Press Contributor

Selected parking spaces throughout Boston will transform from blacktop pavement to recreational oases in the spring as part of a new pilot from Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

Menino announced on Sep. 21 plans to build three-season mini urban parks, or parklets, around the city as a part of Boston’s Complete Streets Initiative.

“Parklets will provide a place for you to sit with a cup of coffee or a sandwich from a local shop and enjoy your neighborhood,” Menino said in a press release issued Sep. 21. “You can meet your neighbors and relax in some green space, all in or near one of our main street districts.”

If the first few parklets are successful, the city might expand on the project, according to the press release.

The parklets will be converted from parking spaces to create small patios in three or four different ar-

eas around the city, said Vineet Gupta, director of policy and planning for the Boston Transportation Department.

“Our goal is to activate sidewalks in small business districts, make them more pedestrian friendly, provide a place for people to sit and relax, improve the aesthetics of coffee sidewalk area,” he said.

Gupta said the parklets will be platforms installed on existing parking spaces.

“What a parklet does is that it extends the sidewalk another six feet,” Gupta said. “Then on the platform we have seating, maybe some kind of planting, a little barrier to protect it from traffic on the road, those kinds of things.”

The city expects to install the parklets in the spring of 2013 after the formal proposal is issued in October, according to the press release.

The parklets will be open for the spring, summer and fall, said Jacquelyn Goddard, marketing di-

Despite positive change since 2011, obstacles remain for Bay State job growth

By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Contributer

Although Massachusetts’ most recent job numbers show an improvement from August of 2011, officials said problems still exist in the number of unemployed youth and a slightly higher unemployment rate in August than July.

The Commonwealth’s job and seasonally unadjusted unemployment statistics showed a slight decrease in unemployment, according to an Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development press release.

However, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for August, which were released on Sept. 20, set unemployment at 6.3 percent, an increase from 6.1 percent in July, according to the release.

This percentage increase is reflected by 4,800 jobs lost throughout the state in August, according to seasonally adjusted job estimates.

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates are used to eliminate the influences of recurring seasonal events that could affect employment numbers, such as holidays and weather, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The August seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent from 6.6 percent in July, according to the release. This marks a 0.8 percent drop from the seasonally unadjusted rate of August 2011, which was at 7.2 percent.

“It is difficult to look at the

Jobs, see page 4

DATA FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates show Massachusetts consistenly below the nation.

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Prof: Bill rejection does not affect grad students now Visas: From Page 3

work so hard to get here and work for a degree that we basically have to pay for, and I know I am lucky to get to come here even though I have so many student loans,” Tabata said.

While the rejection of this bill might be disappointing, it does not affect the status of current undergraduate or graduate students, said Irving Bigio, a professor of graduate students in the College of En-

gineering.

“The issue doesn’t really concern current students,” he said. “It is what happens after they graduate. This country invests so many of its tax payers’ dollars into the education of international students, and then to deny them a chance to become part of our work force because of documentation is a disservice to the country.”

The failure of the bill eliminates what could have been a very successful way to retain international

graduates from American universities for the domestic workforce, he said.

Kelley felt certain that this would in no way affect the quality or total enrollment of undergraduate or graduate students here at BU. “I think the current legislation is holding out for something much bigger — a more comprehensive way to change the immigration system rather than just little hits,” Kelley said.

Bean ranked third best city for parks by nonprofit Parks: From Page 3

cording to the website.

If the first few parklets are successful, it is possible that the program will be expanded in the following years, Goddard said.

The Boston University campus was the first area of the city to have bike lanes, and there are now 100 miles of bike lines through the city, said Sustainability@BU Director Dennis Carlberg.

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To make sure that these parklets are well-received and will be well-maintained, the city and the Transportation Department have approached interested community groups and local businesses to select the best locations for the sites, Gupta said.

“The other thing that is important to know is that the parklets are open to anybody,” he said. “They are open to the public at large, so their use is not limited to a particular restaurant, much like any public.”

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tainable transportation,” Carlberg said.

Goddard said Boston ranks among the best cities in the country in terms of park space and environmental friendliness.

The Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that ranked the 40 largest U.S. cities on meeting the need for parks, ranked Boston third.

The score, which used data from the U.S. 2010 Census, noted that 97 percent of residents in the city live within a half-mile of a park, and 15.8 percent of property in Boston belongs to parks.

small campus,” said member Michael Neminski, a sophomore in CAS. “There’s a lot of different organizations trying to contact you, trying to recruit you for their side, or trying to get you to sign up in general, especially with the State House being so close.”

Blair Woods, a CAS freshman who recently signed up to vote, said she has seen a lot of voting promotion on campus.

“We are one of the few countries that allow people to vote and decide what their government is, so why not take advantage of that?” she said. “Some people think that by not voting, it doesn’t really matter because they’re just one person, but people add up and that’s what makes a difference.”

Nemenski said students need to register to vote to make a difference.

“I think it’s important for people to vote because you want your voice to be heard, and come four years if you didn’t vote and things are bad off, I don’t think you have the right to complain,” he said.

When considering why they should vote, students look at what it took to get to this point, he said.

“Years in the past, people have fought for this right, people have died for this right, people have put so much effort for this right,” Moy said. “And although in reality, it might not be as powerful as it may sound just because of how big this country is, the principle of voting shows that you still support this right.”

percentages on a month-to-month basis, but it is good to see the overall state dropping from last year,” said Rena Kottcamp, director of research for the Boston Department of Unemployment Assistance.

Despite these advances, only two out of 12 Massachusetts areas experienced job growth in August, according to the release.

Worcester had the largest gain of more than 2,000 jobs, according to the seasonally unadjusted data. The Brockton-BridgewaterEaston area saw the second largest gain, with about 800 jobs added since July. Eight out of 12 areas in the state experienced jobs loss.

“The fact that we lost jobs is never a good sign,” said Don Gillis, executive director of the Massachusetts Workforce Board Association.

But the state still saw an increase in more than 30,000 jobs in the past year, according to the unadjusted figures.

“There is still a lot to do in this state if we want to get the 200,000 unemployed people jobs,” Gillis said.

Gillis said he is hopeful investments the state makes in higher education will give people the skills to get jobs and bridge the gap between people with jobs and the unemployed.

The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 8.1 percent, with the unadjusted rate set at 8.2 percent, according to a Sept. 7 press release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Kottcamp said Massachusetts entered the national recession later than other states and it did not have as big of an impact as other states.

“We are itching out well before the national rate, which is a sign of improvement for us,” she said.

The Boston-Quincy-Cambridge metropolitan division of the New England City and Town Area has seen more than 20,000 jobs created in the past year and has lowered its unemployment rate down to 5.4 percent, according to the EOLWD seasonally unadjusted statistics.

Alysha Ordway, workforce initiatives director at Boston Private Industry Council, said it was promising to see the increase in the size of the labor force for the city.

Despite these increases, Ordway said many underlying factors still remain, such as the unemployment rate being high for young adults.

“I remember when I was a teenager, I had three jobs,” she said, “and now it is so hard for young people to get one.”

The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for teenagers and young adults is 24.6 percent, the highest of all demographic groups, according to the Sept. 7 Bureau of Labor Statistics release.

This trend of unemployment among young adults is reflected in Massachusetts as well, Ordway said.

“We need to really help all the people affected by the recession,” she said. “There is still a long way to go before everything is better.”

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Beauty in Boston The Emerald Necklace: A Hidden Gem

By Kaylee Hill Features Staff

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The Muddy River is located in the Back Bay Fens area of the Emerald Necklace. Bridges allow park walkers to cross the river and admire the flowing water, swimming ducks and a view of downtown Boston.

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idden beside Boston University’s South Campus, The Emerald Necklace is an accessible and serene place where students seek peace from their busy college lives.

The Emerald Necklace has many greenways to explore, and visitors can find the place that they connect to the most and spend alone time in their special spot.

“The landscape architect of the park, Frederick Law Olmsted, designed the public park in a way that appeals to the greater good of society,” said Christina Luke, a BU professor who teaches a “Green Design and Cultural Policy” class.

Hit the spots Popular areas of the Emerald Necklace include Back Bay Fens, Arnold Arboretum, Franklin Park, the Riverway, Jamaica Pond and the Rose Garden.

The Back Bay Fens is adjacent to the Museum of Fine Arts and other educational institutions. “[It] provides a variety of recreational opportunities, from gardening, to concerts, to sports,” according to the Emerald Necklace Parks Map and Guide.

The Arnold Arboretum is one of the world’s leading centers for the study of plants, according to the Map and Guide.

Sports are a prominent part of Franklin Park. “The Emerald Necklace is a big playground,” said Susan Knight, Director of Development for the Emerald Necklace, in a phone interview. “I see students out in the park every single day. I see them near Northeastern, playing basketball, doing reading and other schoolwork.”

The Riverway is a narrow park that is adjacent to the Muddy River. Students are seen running through it, along many beautiful bridges.

Jamaica Pond is a popular destination for runners. It is also home to the Boathouse, which offers sailing and row boating.

“I enjoy my experience [at the Emerald Necklace] very much!” said Britta Dosch, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. “The parks are very well kept and always full of life and activity when I visit. They seem very well utilized by the public.”

“It is also a way for students to commute to school,” Knight said. “A lot of BU students live around the Back Bay Fens area.”

Detailed designs Olmstead’s design plans for the seven-mile stretch of swampy land included parks, ponds, bridges and benches.

“He specifically wanted the park to always be open to the public, to create an oasis for busy city dwellers,” Luke said.

These features attract people into the park from the surrounding neighborhoods and students from other colleges.

“The Emerald Necklace is an attraction to students because it is a linear park,” Knight said.

Student discoveries Despite the lengthy stretch the Emerald Necklace extends, a number of students said they still do not know about its existence.

“I was surprised at the hidden gems, such as the Rose Garden, that are within walking distance from BU that I never knew about,” said Dosch.

Students who live in areas such as Brookline have easy access to the running trails that pass by Leverett Pond and Ward’s Pond and eventually leads to Jamaica Pond.

After Jamaica Pond, the trail turns into the Arborway, which rounds off at Franklin Park.

Students who intentionally visit the Emerald Necklace or stumble upon one of the green spaces in the immediate area said that they are transported to another state of mind.

People in the park The string of greenery allows students to see into the city, and hints at the potential for integrating nature with the demands of urban life.

Knight said that even today, the park serves its original purpose — to bridge the gap between citizens and nature.

“The park is 1,100 acres. It runs through all the neighborhoods. Students can gather with friends in the park to get out of hubbub of everyday busy life,” Knight said. “Research has shown that is critical to disconnect from everyday activities and work obligations.”

People of all ages are seen throughout the Emerald Necklace — elderly couples sit on benches, basketball players shoot hoops and bikers zoom along the paths.

Nature’s benefits The Necklace is a place for Boston residents to take part in Olmstead’s vision to experience nature to become healthier and happier.

People are seen out walking their dogs and having picnics. The shade from trees cools down students and local Bostonians after a long run.

In addition to the health benefits provided by the numerous trees, the open greenery allows people to take a moment to step back from the constantly moving lifestyle of Boston and reflect.

The tall trees, walking routes and quiet rivers in the Necklace give students an opportunity to explore the city that they are a part of.

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Schools distribute birth control Fourteen New York City schools have been offering students Plan B and other birth control pills, according to an article in CNN Monday.

The pills were first distributed to students in January 2011 as part of a pilot program called Connecting Adolescents to Comprehensive Healthcare. The program targets “schools where students are known to have a higher rate of pregnancy and less access to healthcare,” according to CNN. It’s understandable that a high school would want to provide its students with birth control. Don’t schools make it their mission to keep kids in the classroom? When students are having unprotected sex, (as a number of high school students probably do) there’s a chance that some of them will become pregnant and decide to drop out to focus on parenting. Providing students with birth control might reduce the number of pregnancies and thus dropouts.

Investing in birth control also benefit the state financially. Those students would be more likely to continue their education and work than to struggle with raising a family

RACHEL CHISTYAKOV

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and need assistance from welfare programs.

In 2007, New York spent $1.47 billion on welfare programs, according to a report by CNBC. While the state has reduced its costs, its spending remains high among states.

These programs also help young New Yorkers stay in school and avoid the financial hardships that might come with teenage pregnancy.

Decreases in welfare and food stamp spending would probably benefit a city that already spends a lot on those programs.

However, it should be noted that the government can only do so much. It can fund sex-education programs and pass out birth control, but whether or not to engage in safe sex, or have sex at all, is a decision that’s left up to the students.

Let us not forget that educating teenagers about sex is a responsibility that should fall on parents first. Some schools have acknowledged that those talks don’t always happen and decided to step in, which is good.

However, high school sex-education classes should not replace those talks entirely.

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There

y high school is a very tightknit community in the suburbs of Los Angeles. My graduating class is fewer than 150 kids, and we were all friendly with each other. Since my school was so small, it was very easy to find all of my teachers on campus, and whenever I sent out an email, I received an answer within the hour.

So when I receive an email from a professor at Boston University with the closing statement, “Email me if you have any questions,” I feel very encouraged to reach out to him or her.

After missing a class, I immediately email my professor asking what I had missed. When I don’t receive an answer the next day, I email my teaching assistant to ask the same question. I wait and I wait and I wait, constantly checking my phone for a notification, a sign that my teachers in college will be as responsive as they were in high school. But I don’t receive a response from either.

Confused, I find a tech savvy student living on my floor and ask, “I think my email is broken. Can you fix it?” He checks the settings on my phone and sees that there is nothing wrong, and after much badgering from my side, he sends me a test email that goes through easily.

Before I admit the ghastly truth, I say, “Maybe my professor’s email is broken and so he can’t reply to my email.” Tech savvy guy disagrees, saying that if there was something wrong with a teacher’s email, IT support would take care of it within minutes. His tone implies that I need a reality check. Maybe my teacher is ignoring me.

Coming from such a small school, this is hard to comprehend. We never needed a

lecture hall or an auditorium because every class had fewer than 20 students. All of my teachers knew my full name, where my family is from, my dad’s name, my nephew’s name, what my favorite food is, whether I prefer Coke or Pepsi and many other details about my life. They took the time to get to know me since they had very few students to teach.

Everything was intermixed and simple.

Jumping from this lifestyle to one where barely any of my teachers know my name, let alone if I show up to class every day, is very distressing. Of course, every teacher and TA has office hours where students can easily find them and ask any questions they may have. But coming from a school where all of my teachers worked in the same office, this system doesn’t help my bewilderment. I understand that professors at BU teach many different classes and thus have to deal with many more students, but how can I transition to a school where my professors teach classes that hold more students than my graduating class?

Within a few weeks, I know I’ll adapt to attending such a large school. Soon, I won’t be so overwhelmed by the mass of students I see walking down Commonwealth Avenue every day — all it will take is time and an open mind to experiencing something new. And I know that eventually it will become easier to take initiative and track down my teachers for an answer to a simple question. Ignored emails will no longer slip by so easily.

Rachel Chistyakov is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences and a Fall 2012 columnist for The Daily Free Press.

She can be reached at rachelch@bu.edu.

Smartphone woes Smartphones and other hand-held devices have become Americans’ cure-all for boredom, according to a CNN article Tuesday.

Walk into any waiting room, subway or coffee place and that scenario makes sense.

Smartphones and other technological devices are the biggest time killers. Bored in class?

Log onto Facebook. Long morning commute? Play a game of Angry Birds.

Let us not forget that our smartphones remove the awkwardness of a crowded (or not so crowded) elevator ride. Staring at someone else’s face? Awkward. Staring at your smartphone? Much better.

But is all of this screen time good? Probably not.

If you’re constantly peering at your smartphone or other hand-held device, you’re going to miss out on what’s happening around you.

And it’s not like people don’t know this.

We’ve seen them, the distracted cell

phone users who trip up the stairs, drive through stop signs or cross the street without checking for cars. We’re aware that the consequences of distracted cell phone use can be severe.

If you’re constantly plugged into your iPod or scanning your tablet, you’re also shutting yourself off to human interaction. It sounds dramatic, but it makes sense. While you’re listening to your iPod, you’re missing out opportunities to connect with the people around you.

So, what can we expect from future technology users? Will our children be attached to their devices to the extent that we are now?

Most likely, yes.

Eventually, there’s going to be a generation of users where frequent technology use is all they know.

Perhaps it’s time for people to take these cautionary tales to heart, and put down their smartphones, for a little while at least.

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Terrier Talk Reflections

The Daily Free Press asked students what they thought about the 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. hours at BU’s Late Nite Kitchen.

Here’s what some of them said.

INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS BY DANIELA AMAYA.

DAVIS BORUCKI

“The late night kitchen should stay open later, at least until midnight, and maybe later on weekends.”

-ENG freshman

CRISTIAN GONZALEZ

“It’s not ‘late night’ if it’s only open until 11 p.m.

Usually, 11 p.m. is when I come home.”

- SMG freshman

CHELSEA CRUZ

“Bay State is the best dining hall in all of BU, so it only makes sense to keep the best late night open as long as the others.”

- SMG freshman

VANESSA ZOGHBIHARB

“A late night for college students goes way past 11 p.m.

Change the name or time.”

-CAS freshman

No one is sad to leave.

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-BU men’s soccer coach Neil Roberts on leaving the America East.

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The Empty Net The beautiful game

Frank Marasco

When I moved into Student Village II this year, I was excited to have such a marvelous view of Nickerson Field. I have the opportunity to take in any BU soccer match with a bird’s eye view, at my leisure, from the comfort of my living room — even bedroom if I so desire.

However, as we learn in Hitchcock’s “Rear Window,” when you practice voyeurism you may begin to notice things that you wish you hadn’t seen — such as the upsetting lack of attendance at these games.

“Aren’t there more than eight football fans at BU?” I said to myself when I looked over at the grandstand.

And, yes, it is called football so I will be referring to the game accordingly for the rest of this piece.

I enter the West Campus dining hall with the hopes of a hot meal and a venue to watch the Champions League, but alas the TVs are flooded with Sportscenter and First Take.

We’d really rather watch Twins – Royals highlights and Skip Bayless than Bayern Munich take on Valencia?

The entire world — from Costa Rica to Cameroon to Croatia — pledges allegiance to the “beautiful game.”

But not us.

Why? For some areas of the world it’s easier to connect the dots. Lesser developed areas such as Central America, South America and Africa have been subject to extreme European discourse over centuries — the game is now inherent to their culture, as in Europe.

Many countries in that category also have a lower surplus of wealth.

Football is easy for anyone to play — rich or poor.

Not everyone has access to ice skating rinks, or helmets and pads for American football — even gloves and bats for baseball — but if you have a foot and a ball you can play football.

So, naturally, football’s popularity has spread like wildfire south of the Tropic of Cancer.

But why do the U.S. and Europe — very comparable regarding wealth, climate and development — vary so much in football interest?

Americans love to call football “boring,” or say they don’t like it because of flopping.

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Racing Rich The Boston University men’s cross country team look for junior Rich Peters to repeat his first-place performance from last meet at the Paul Short Invitational on Friday. P. 8.

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Terriers take experience from frequently close games

By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Contributor

Throughout the season, the Boston University men’s soccer team has seemingly been involved in a close game every time it has taken the field.

In the Terriers’ first eight games, the team played in three one-goal games and tied twice.

The team’s game against The College of the Holy Cross, however, appeared to be an aberration as BU scored a season-high four goals, two of which came from redshirt freshman forward Mac McGuire. This past Saturday, the Terriers ventured down to Hempstead, N.Y., to take on Hofstra University and looked to build on the performance against Holy Cross. Early on in the game, however, it became evident that the Terriers would have to win another close contest if they wanted to come out on top.

In the 24th minute, the Pride jumped on the board when freshman midfielder Joseph Holland netted a goal just under the crossbar for a 1–0 lead.

Then, three minutes into the second half, the Pride struck again when senior defender Thomas Bekas scored on a shot going into the top left corner of the net. Things began to look bleak for the Terriers, especially when the emerging McGuire was given a red card in the 57th Minute.

Sophomore forward Parker Powell helped cut the lead in half with his third goal of the season in the 76th minute.

The Terriers continued to fight on, and had a bevy of chances, especially on two corner kicks in the 80th and 88th minutes. Nonetheless, the Terriers fell again, in yet another one-goal contest.

BU coach Neil Roberts said playing in tight contests is not necessarily a bad thing for the Terriers.

“It’s what you take out of it,” Roberts said. “Each game is a different situation. When you play good

teams, it’ll always be close. It’s just what you take out of it.”

Ciccone continues solid run The 2012 season has not gone the way BU wanted record-wise, with a 2–5–2 record to begin the the year. Nonetheless, some players have emerged as key components to the team. Recently, junior midfielder Anthony Ciccone has stood out with his strong play. After limited playing time in his freshman year, Ciccone played in every game last season, and started in eight of those games.

In the 2012 season, Ciccone has become a full-time player and has stepped up immensely. Ciccone is tied for the team lead in points with six. Lately, Ciccone has also displayed his greatness in feeding the ball to his teammates. In the victory against Holy Cross, Ciccone helped BU by assisting on two goals in the 4–0 win.

“Anthony is our most consistent player for us so far,” Roberts said.

“It’s not a surprise, and it’s very nice for us to see it.”

Hawks seeking prey As the Terriers come down to the back nine games of the season, they will begin play against their America East opponents for the first time this year, and the last time in their history as a member of the same conference.

BU has been in the conference since it was established in 1979, but will end its relationship with the America East at the end of the year.

“No one is sad to leave,” Roberts said.

On Saturday, BU will take on the University of Hartford at 7 p.m. at Nickerson Field. BU has already had an incredibly difficult schedule facing a multitude of ranked opponents, as well as unranked teams who are very capable of producing win after win. The same goes for Hartford.

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Junior midfielder Anthony Ciccone is tied for the BU men’s soccer team lead with six points.

Cross country prepares for big meet at Paul Short Invitational

By Sarah Kirkpatrick Daily Free Press Contributor

After back-to-back victories by the men to begin the season, the Boston University cross country team looks to continue its success at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., on Friday.

BU will face some of the top programs on the East Coast as it competes against 38 teams in the gold division, including Columbia University, Providence College, Dartmouth College, Cornell University, Brown University and Harvard University, who are ranked third through eighth in the Northeast region, respectively.

The BU men are ranked ninth in the Northeast region, and with a strong effort this weekend, the Terriers could move ahead in the standings.

They are hoping to place in the top 10 on Friday, which BU coach

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Bruce Lehane said would have a strong impact not only on the rankings, but for the confidence of the runners as well.

“There’s going to be some pretty rigorous competition down there,” Lehane said. “The competition is really difficult, but at the same time, that’s what makes it exciting.”

Junior Rich Peters will likely lead the Terriers as he looks to replicate his first-place performance at the University of New Hampshire Invitational on Sept.

14, which earned him America East Performer of the Week honors.

“Rich Peters, he was our MVP last year,” Lehane said. “He’s been our top guy. He’s been really strong.”

Seniors Matt Paulson and Robert Gibson will aim to make an impact of their own after showing promise with their successes at

the Bryant University Invitational on Sept. 8, where they finished first and second, respectively.

Lehane said Friday’s meet could serve as a breakthrough for both.

“Paulson and Gibson are not far behind. They’re really strong runners,” he said. “They haven’t quite done in cross country what they’ve done on the track ... but I’m hoping this will be a breakout race for the two of them.”

The women will also face a tough task as they take on 40 of the top teams from the East Coast, including 2011 National Champions, Georgetown University and 2009 and 2010 champions, Villanova University.

The women have gotten off to a slower start to the season, but as freshman standout Shelby Stableford gains experience and junior Monica Adler regains strength after returning from injury, the Le-

hane foresees the Terriers improving this weekend. “We’re hoping [Adler] will finish in the top 20,” Lehane said.

The field of competition will consist of hundreds of runners, which Lehane said will pose a challenge for some of the women.

“They haven’t been in too many situations where there are literally 100 or 200 runners ahead of them,” he said. “You have to be mentally ready to handle that experience. It’s a challenge when you’re in a race that has that many people. You have to keep your wits about you and stay competitive.”

Despite the challenge ahead, Lehane said he is optimistic and that his team will be successful.

“We’ll surely find out, it’s going to be a very aggressive, tough round,” Lehane said. “Hopefully it’s a high.”

Friday, Sept. 28

Saturday, Sept. 29

Sunday, Sept. 30

Field Hockey @ Albany, 3 p.m.

Cross Country @ Lehigh Invitational, All Day W. Golf @ ECAC Championship, All Day

M. Soccer vs. Hartford, 7 p.m.

M. Tennis @ UConn Invitational, All Day W. Golf @ ECAC Invitational, All Day

W. Lacrosse @ Beanpot, 8 a.m.

W. Soccer @ Vermont, 1 p.m.

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

Field Hockey vs. Connecticut, 5 p.m.

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