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RHETTY OR NOT, 6

GREEN THUMB, 9

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An explanation into BU’s marijuana ban on campus.

Meet the creator behind BU’s newest landmark.

BU groups made their voices heard at Climate Strike.

Women’s soccer trump Stony Brook for fourth consecutive win of the season.

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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

YEAR XLVII. VOLUME XCVII. ISSUE IV

BU dining plans vary in price per meal swipe

BY EMANNE KHAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The cost of a meal swipe differs between dining plans, according to calculations made by the Daily Free Press. Students with the 250 Plan are paying more money to swipe into Boston University dining halls than students with the 330 Plan.

BU offers seven dining plans of varying prices and different combinations of dining points and meal swipes. A calculation of the pricing of individual meal swipes shows that the different plans put different values on a swipe.

In order to find how much money students are paying for each meal swipe in their dining plan, first the cost of each dining plan was subtracted by the amount of dining points the plan provides.

One dining point was given the same value as one dollar in the calculation because food bought at on-campus locations cost the same in dining points as it does in dollars.

The remaining amount was then divided by the amount of meals the plan provides. The 20 guest swipes provided in most plans were included because students are able to use a guest swipe for themselves.

Putting each plan through this calculation results in different costs for swipes under different plans.

The 330 and 250 plans both cost $5,480 per year, with the 330 Plan giving students $630 in dining points and 330 swipes plus 20 guest swipes per year. The 250 Plan gives students $1,180 in dining points and

Push for cameras near BU Medical Campus

BY MATTHEW SENSABAUGH DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

swipes are used every week.

Meal swipes under the Kosher plan cost $14.03, assuming all 11 swipes are used every week.

The Unlimited Plan has a higher cost of $5,810 per year and the cost per swipe can’t be definitively determined, but if a student with this plan uses three meal swipes every day, the cost comes out to $8.05 per swipe.

The two apartment plans, the 500 Plan and the 1000 Plan, vary in price and the amount of dining points but both value meal swipes at $10.42 per swipe.

There is a push to install 40 new police-monitored surveillance cameras in the South End, as the surrounding area has become known as the “Methadone Mile,” where nearby homeless and drug user support programs coexist with an open air drug market.

This push comes after a stabbing last Wednesday night near Boston University’s Medical Campus, which is located in the South End, resulted in one death and one arrest.

Proponents for the cameras include Boston City Councilor for District 3 Frank Baker, who represents the area.

The cameras would bolster the Boston Police Department’s efforts to maintain safety by allowing police to watch the video feed live, according to Boston 25 News. Baker’s proposal also calls for an increase in 24/7 police patrols.

Sergeant John Boyle, a spokesperson for BPD, said the cameras would allow the BPD to monitor the area more effectively.

“Digital cameras will always assist police in any type of investigation,” Boyle said. “We welcome the assistance of cameras capturing instances that may happen to assist us in identifying the individual that committed the crime.”

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A student taps into BU’s Warren Dining Hall. The calculated price of one “swipe” for a meal varies with each of the seven meal plans offered to students.

250 swipes plus 20 guest swipes per year.

The calculated cost of one meal swipe under the 330 Plan is $13.86.

The calculated cost of one meal swipe under the 250 Plan is $15.93.

If the 250 Plan swipes were valued at $13.86 as they are in the 330 Plan and the plan still cost the same amount, it would have to include either more meal swipes or more dining points to account for the value difference. A 250 Plan with swipes worth $13.86 would thus include 310 swipes (including 20 guest swipes) — 40 more than the plan currently provides.

Alternatively, if the plan still provided 270 swipes, it would provide $557.80 more in dining points than it currently does.

When asked via email why these two plans value a meal swipe differently, Paul Riel, the associate vice president of Auxiliary Services reiterated that the 250 plan has less meal swipes and more dining points.

“The difference in values is attributable to having a higher number of dining points associated with the 250 plan,” Riel wrote.

The 14-Plus Plan has a $10.64 cost per swipe, assuming all 14

Stabbing victim dead, suspect charged with manslaughter

BY NYAH JORDAN & MELISSA ELLIN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A suspect has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in a homicide investigation following a stabbing on Boston University’s Medical Campus that occurred at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street on Sept. 18.

Officers arrested Gerald Lenzel Bowens, 25, of Malden on Sept. 21 around 9:30 p.m., according to a statement released by the Boston Police Department. His arraignment is set for Sept. 23 in Boston’s Municipal Court.

The stabbing took place on Sept.

18 around 9:12 p.m. in the South End adjacent to BU’s medical campus.

Bowens had been seen fleeing from the scene on a bicycle, according to a BU Police Department emergency alert released the night of the incident to BU students.

Timothy D. Walton, 32, of Roxbury was identified as the victim.

Walton later died from his injuries at a local hospital.

Ravi Patel, a graduate student in

the School of Medicine, said he is used to the crimes going on around him and said he feels better knowing that the Medical Campus is always keeping their students updated.

“I think the climate around the BU medical campus is that it can kind of get scary at times,” Patel said.

“I’ve kind of gotten immune to these stabbings and rough scenarios, but because the BU med campus is so vigilant about following up and also about texting us, it makes me feel safer.”

Sarah Keller, a graduate student in the School of Public Health, said she understands BU is trying to do their best with communicating with students, but she feels the alert came too late. Keller said she had already seen the crime scene and walked home before even getting an alert from BU officials.

“They texted us at what, midnight? At the point, which was three hours after it happened,” Keller said.

“At that point, I had literally walked through the caution tape.”

Abir Chowdhury, a first-year graduate student in SPH, said he was

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Boston University’s medical campus, where a fatal stabbing was reported last Thursday. The suspect is now in custody and facing charges.

shocked he had heard about a stabbing within his first few weeks on being in Boston.

“The initial reaction was, ‘Wow, I can’t believe that already happened,’” Chowdhury said. “I didn’t necessarily expect it to happen within my first

three weeks of being a student here.”

Emily Doucette, a graduate student in SPH, said she thinks BU does a good job with sending out alerts to keep students aware.

“I did notice that there was an increased police presence,” Doucette

said. “I don’t feel unsafe here knowing that there’s usually not students involved. It’s a bit more comforting that they’re trying to tell students that this thing is happening, but it’s not affecting the student body specifically.”

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MassGOP condemns U.S. Reps. for Anti-Semitism

BY SAMANTHA KIZNER

CAMPUS Crime Logs

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BY MARY LULLOFF

The Massachusetts Republican State Committee voted to support a resolution last week declaring their support for Israel while condemning U.S. Rep. Illhan Omar (D) of Minnesota and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) of Michigan for opposing Israel’s actions in the Middle East.

The move raised immediate controversy, drawing critical responses from the Massachusetts Democratic Party and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.

The resolution — approved on Sept. 17 — came after the two congresswomen recently voiced support for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement that supports Palestinian independence and opposes Israel’s expansion in the Middle East. Their backing of BDS prompted Israel to bar them from visiting the country.

In the resolution, the MassGOP accused Omar and Tlaib of supporting terrorists, aligning themselves with Holocaust deniers and advocating for the destruction of Israel.

“Both Congresswomen have repeatedly demonstrated an anti-Semitic demeanor that is contrary to Congressional ethics, social mores, and common decency,” the resolution states.

That initial resolution was met with harsh disapproval by MassDems, with party chair Gus Bickford calling the resolution a “decision to double-down on Donald Trump’s outrageous, racist attacks on Democratic congresswomen of color,” in a statement released by MassDems on Sept. 19.

“Charlie Baker and [Lieutenant Governor] Karyn Polito deserve condemnation if they allow their own Massachusetts Republican Party to continue to spout wild, racist vitriol inspired by Donald Trump,” Bickford said in the statement.

Baker said in his monthly appearance on Boston Public Radio’s “Ask the Governor” segment that he did not think the MassGOP made the right decision in approving the resolution.

“I don’t think it accomplishes very much and I think it degrades public discourse,” Baker said. “While I certainly probably don’t agree a lot

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The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs between Sept. 19-23.

Burglary on Fenway Campus A caller from Fenway Campus returned to their room around 7 p.m.

Saturday to find an unlocked door and the screen removed from their window. Detectives were notified and sent to the area.

Fight near West Campus Boston Police Department reported a fight of 15 to 20 people near West Campus at 1 a.m. Saturday.

One victim sustained a head injury and was taken to the hospital.

When officers arrived, no one in the area matched the description of the suspects.

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Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. A resolution passed on Sept. 18 by the Massachusetts GOP condemns the congresswomen for their stance against Israel.

with either of those congresswomen, they were duly elected by the people of their districts and that’s who they’re accountable to.”

The resolution was drafted by Tom Mountain and Marty Lamb who are both co-chairmen of the Jewish Republican Committee.

Lamb said to The Daily Free Press that he and Mountain wrote the resolution to stand up against what they felt to be “anti-Semitic” sentiments that Omar and Tlaib were promoting and wanted to emphasize the MassGOP’s support for Israel.

“From my personal point of view, I can only speak for myself,” Lamb said, “it is making people aware of a national issue that does affect, in my opinion, every Jew and non-Jew that’s important.”

Lamb said that the MassGOP has taken several actions over the past six months to target anti-Semitic actions, including releasing several press releases targeting “anti-Semites” across the country.

Lamb said that a resolution has no binding legal power, but that the awareness generated by such a document is crucial.

Chance Charley, president of the BU Students for Justice in Palestine, wrote in an email that he was not

surprised by the Republican party’s decision to release the resolution.

“It’s unsurprising that the Republican Party would stand by Israeli apartheid and Zionism,” Charley wrote. “In fact, supporting Israel and its colonial project has long been a bipartisan effort.

With a handful of Democrats now not sticking to that narrative, the GOP resorts to racist slander (such as claiming Reps. Tlaib and Omar are aligned with terrorist groups) to silence dissent and stoke the flames of hatred.”

As for on-campus opinions, Charley said he hopes for a solution that does not involve discriminating against any group of people.

“BUSJP believes in a solution where Jews, Palestinians, and all people can live together in a democratic, secular state, and we oppose any ‘solution’ which deprives people of basic democratic rights,” Charley wrote.

Andrea Abbott, 28, of Allston, said she thinks the hostility surrounding this issue is indicative of a larger trend.

“It’s definitely not surprising to hear that the parties are going back and forth again,” Abbott said.

“They’re constantly unable to agree

on the simple things. Even in a state as liberal as Massachusetts there’s so much contention and hostility, especially when it comes to Israel and Palestine.”

Fenway-Kenmore resident John Valvana, 73, said he supports Israel, but thinks Palestine and its supporters should have a chance to express their opinions.

“I stand with Israel, too,” Valvana said. “I think that a lot of the policy that exists in this country is based on money that they’ve received from donors in Israel. But I do think the Palestinians deserve to be heard and the homeland issue should be addressed. One thing that we do know is present administration, they’re not in it for Israel. [President Donald Trump is] just for himself and his family.”

Amy Hanes, 38, of Arlington, said the resolution is a reflection of the discrimination that is present in today’s politics.

“I think there’s a s--t ton of sexism and racism and that the backlash about going to Palestine is really about anti-Palestinians sentiment,” Hanes said. “And it’s dressed up as politics and it’s dressed up as international affairs and stuff, but clearly we’ve seen a lot of racism.”

Cost of dining hall varies between student meal plans PLANS, FROM PAGE 1 BU Spokesperson Colin Riley said this difference exists because of the different costs associated with serving breakfast, lunch or dinner.

BU has determined that students using different plans are more likely to use swipes for certain meals more often than others.

“We actually do have a very good idea,” Riley said. “We know that most of the students use it for dinner if they’re doing their 14 or fewer meals. Very few people who have that 14 meal plan … will chose to eat breakfast.”

Riley also said that the university prioritizes flexibility and quality in the meal plans offered.

“They design meal plans to pro-

vide some flexibility for what students anticipate they will use and how they consume,” Riley said. “And if you look at the dining services plans, you’ll see that the key here is to provide high quality, nutritious, varied meals that meet the needs of college students who are very active and need nutrition and protein.”

The university is always seeking ways to improve the current meal plan offerings, Riley said.

“If one is not something that is popular or being used wisely then they would modify it,” he said.

Kaylee Wang, a freshman in the College of Communication, said she is happy with her choice of the 14-Plus Plan and said the quality of the food in the dining hall matters

more than the varied costs per meal.

“I do think it is expensive, but I really like the food in the dining hall,” Wang said. “So it’s totally okay with me.”

Taylor Alford, a junior in CAS, opted out of a meal plan this year as she did not find herself using enough swipes to justify the cost.

“Why pay money for something I didn’t use all last year,” Alford said.

“Like I never used any of my meal swipes, I was left with over half of them when I ended.”

Madeline Salman, a sophomore in the College of General Studies, said she was unaware of how the cost of a meal swipe varies according to each dining plan.

“I know I’m paying for the con-

venience of dining points, but I still think that my meal swipes should have the same dollar value,” Salman said. “So if I pay $11 for a salad at the GSU, I’m going to want to pay around the same amount for a meal at the dining hall.”

Salman also said she understands why costs may be high at BU. “The food at BU does tend to be better and fresher than other schools that I’ve seen,” Salman said.

“But at the same time, I really don’t have any other option as a student.

So I think that the school does have the potential to reach a happy medium between price and also quality.”

Alex LaSalvia contributed to the reporting of this article.

Break and enter near West Campus A caller received a text from her roommate that stated she believed their apartment was broken into at 12:30 a.m. Friday. Boston Police Department arrived and found an open window with an air conditioning unit pushed in.

Trapped cat on Bay State Road A caller on Bay State Road reported a cat possibly trapped in their wall or floorboards at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday. Officers arrived to retrieve the cat to no avail.

Unwanted person in Sleeper Hall A caller found an unwanted male sleeping in her room around 8 a.m.

Saturday. A report was taken and the male described that he accidentally entered the wrong room.

CITY

Crime Logs

BY ANGELA YANG DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Sept. 23-24.

Disorderly conduct, assault and battery on police Officers arrested a suspect Monday at 8:10 p.m. for causing a disturbance by yelling and trying to provoke a fight with another individual. The suspect was taken into custody after police asked the suspect multiple times to return indoors, without success. The suspect spit on two officers while entering the police car during arrest.

Vandalism on parked vehicle Officers responded to a report of vandalism on a parked car Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. The suspect had written “No parking” in Sharpie on the front hood, driver’s side view mirror and driver’s door and found lines drawn on the trunk and gas cover of the vehicle.

Check fraud and impersonation Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, the victim tried to cash a check she had received from one of her renters, but found it had already been cashed by the suspect. A copy of the check revealed the suspect’s bank routing number and account number.

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BU alum runs for Boston City Council, will not continue to general

BY ANFANI LAWAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Jonathan Allen, a Boston University alumnus, ran a six-month campaign for the ninth district seat on the Boston City Council.

However, in Tuesday’s preliminary election, Allen did not secure enough votes to proceed onto the next round of voting.

A 2019 graduate from the BU School of Law, Allen focused his campaign on community outreach, specifically honing in on community engagement and bridging knowledge gaps about politics, Allen said in an interview with The Daily Free Press prior to Tuesday’s election.

“I’m interested in finding ways to expand the amount of people in our community that find themselves or consider themselves as being [a part of the voting process] and therefore heard,” Allen said, “and who are willing to be engaged and participate in voting.”

As a candidate, Allen was one of two people of color out of the seven running for the position and would have been the only gay member of the city council.

Allen was also concerned with creating more affordable housing in the Allston-Brighton area, while encouraging small business development and widespread access to education, according to his campaign website.

In addition to his law experience, Allen has a ministerial background and spent his Texas childhood preaching in storefront churches, according to an interview in Bostonia. He received a master’s degree in political theology from Southern Methodist University.

Allen said he uses this pastoral experience to engage with the world around him.

“I have a ministerial background

as a preacher,” Allen said. “So I’ve spent a lot of time in our communities and helping people get through some of the most challenging times of their lives.”

Throughout his time as a Boston University student, Allen expanded his reach into the community around him, starting organizations such as the Leadership Brainery with his current fiance Derrick Young Jr., all geared to empower people who wouldn’t normally get educational and political opportunities.

While explaining his motivations behind creating the Leadership Brainery, Allen explained that he and Young strove to answer the question: “Why aren’t there more people of color in these graduate professional programs?”

“And so out of this, we decided to develop the Leadership Brainery’s nonprofit model,” Allen said, “which is pipelined and more diverse.”

LAW Associate Dean Geraldine Muir wrote in an email that Allen was a very caring student.

“Allen became the kind of student who would simply ask how others were doing,” Muir wrote.

“Offering to pray for classmates or their family during difficult times.”

Cecily Banks, director of the Corporate Counsel Externship Program in LAW, wrote in an email that Allen is very driven to take full advantage of his education.

“Jonathan Allen came into law school with a strong sense of purpose for his legal education and a strong sense of the leadership role he could play in serving others with a law degree,” Banks wrote.

“Whether our conversations were focused on systemic societal and educational issues or, in class, on the strategic business aspects of drafting an acquisition agreement, Jonathan approached his education

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BU alumnus Jonathan Allen (LAW ‘19) poses for a picture while campaigning. Allen made his first run for the District 9 seat of the Boston City Council, but did not make it past the preliminary election on Tuesday.

with an energy, creativity, diligence and insight unique to his life experiences and life passions.”

Allen hoped to use an election to the City Council to mark a turning point in the diversity of the Council.

“What makes me different out of all of the candidates in my race [is] other than me being an innovative thinker, I’m the youngest candidate in the race,” Allen said. “... out of the seven of us that are running in district nine, I am one of two people of color that is in the race.”

Furthermore, Allen hoped that his spot on the City Council would accurately reflect Massachusetts’ values, pointing out that the lack of open LGBT representation.

“In a city where we pride ourselves with being liberal,” Allen said, “being the first to legalize gay marriages and provide equality for peo-

ple despite their sexual orientation, is a grave omission of representation that is necessary in the state.”

Allen wanted to not only bring representation to the City Council, but legal training as well. Using skills learned at LAW, Allen said he believed he would “bring a great deal of perspectives and training and skill set that’s necessary for truly connecting more people to the resources that are available to them.”

Allen said he took advantage of many BU resources, like the BUild Lab Student Innovation Center, which helped him create his first nonprofit in 2013. He said he hopes that current BU students will take advantage of the opportunities that they have.

“We need more people who are chasing their dreams and not taking

no for an answer,” Allen said, “and who are being resourceful, using and leveraging the networks and the resources that they have access to.”

Jill Patel, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she likes when BU alumni make a difference after leaving the university.

“I think it’s really cool that someone from our school could be out there doing such big things,” Patel said, “and making big change in our local community.”

Allen said his candidacy was one part of the movement of young people that is underway and will solve the big problems of today.

“I believe that now more than ever, young people must say that ‘it is my time,’” Allen said. “We must embrace and be confident in our capacity to make change.”

South End stabbing weighs on proposed security camera installation CAMERAS, FROM PAGE 1

“Methadone Mile” refers to a one-mile stretch of Massachusetts Avenue near the Boston Medical Center, the teaching school for BU’s School of Medicine.

The area is home to both a wide range of addiction recovery and drug user support programs and a sizable drug trade, according to the Boston Globe. Some of these support programs include the Boston Public Health Commission’s needle exchange program and the Woods Mullen and Southampton Street homeless shelters.

Recently, there has been an increase in homelessness and drug-related crimes in the area, which has been attributed to a larger concentration of drug users in the area, according to CBS Boston.

Caitlin McLaughlin, a media relations specialist for BPHC, wrote in an email that the increase in drug users in the areas is a reflection of America’s growing opioid crisis.

“Opioid addiction is a national epidemic of historic proportions,” Mclaughlin wrote. “Boston is at the forefront of treatment efforts, which results in more people coming to the City from across the Commonwealth seeking care. The Boston Public Health Commission remains focused on helping anyone struggling with substance use disorder get the servic-

es they need.”

Boyle said the cameras will not be used to interfere with the homeless population in the area or drugseeking treatment.

“I don’t think anybody would be affected by new cameras if people knew how many cameras are out there to begin with,” Boyle said.

“Cameras don’t hurt us, they help us.”

The murder was the 31st homicide in Boston in 2019, compared to 37 this time last year, according to publicly released BPD crime incident reports.

Some students at BU’s Medical Campus were largely in favor of the security camera installation.

Taylor Matt, a PhD student in the BU School of Medicine said he understood the area’s reputation for crime and drug usage and that he takes extra precautions to maintain his safety when walking at night.

“It’s kind of been a little shaky walking around here, especially after-hours,” Matt said. “You tend to keep your phone in your pocket.

You know, you tend to not make eye contact with anybody. Something’s not right.”

Matt said BU’s alert system was too slow to alert students of the stabbing, as BU students received an alert approximately 2 hours and 11 minutes after the Boston University Police Department was notified of

the incident.

“I feel like the BU alert system does a pretty bad job of telling you when something bad happens,” Matt said. “I could see myself being at that exact spot, waiting for a bus or something when it happened. And I got no notification.”

Karen Contador, 28, of West Roxbury, works at the Boston Public Health Commission and said she was taking extra caution to stay safe after last week’s stabbing.

“I just texted [my boyfriend] to tell him to pick me up around here so I don’t have to walk around too much,” Contador said.

Hayley Chamberlain, 28, of Quincy, works at Boston Medical Center and said she supports the installation of more cameras to support the BPD. “In favor for that? Absolutely.

Hundred’ percent,” Chamberlain said. “There’s no reason not to. I mean, they’re doing as much as they can now. But it’s such a big campus and there’s so much going on.”

Chamberlain said she often tries to avoid walking in the area surrounding BMC if possible.

“I take the bus to get dropped off right in front of the Shapiro building and I take the bus home on all East Conference Street,” Chamberlain said. “I just try to avoid [Massachusetts Avenue] at all costs just to be safe.”

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BU marijuana policy bans use in all cases without any exceptions

BY ELYSE GENRICH

Massachusetts so it’s pretty easy…

If you are interested in that … be involved in it off-campus.”

Lola Kenet, a freshman in CAS, also said she disagrees with BU’s approach and thinks that BU should consider changing their policies surrounding marijuana usage and possession.

“I think it’s a little silly that we still go by the federal regulations on marijuana when its legal in the state,” Kenet said, “I understand why it isn’t okay to smoke it inside of the dorms, but I think it should be allowed to be smoked on campus, and I think it would just, like, encourage safer use because students wouldn’t have to go to such great lengths to go out somewhere it could be sketchier to smoke it.”

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Although Boston University is located in Massachusetts, a state where the possession and use of recreational marijuana is legal for adults over the age of 21, BU maintains its ban of marijuana on campus.

Despite the increasing number of U.S. states legalizing marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, the federal government maintains marijuana’s official status as an illegal substance and, as an institution that receives federal grants and loans, BU is bound by federal law.

BU Spokesperson Colin Riley said that marijuana is banned across the board at BU. “Possession, distribution, cultivation, they’re all prohibited,” Riley said, “Since we receive federal funds, we’re bound to federal law and federal law prohibits possessing, use, or cultivation.”

These rules still apply to students who have medical marijuana cards, Riley said.

“We wouldn’t make any recommendation, we’d tell them what the rules are,” Riley said.

“It has come up and students have figured out how to deal with it.”

Thirt y-three states and Washington D.C. have legalized marijuana in some capacity, with Illinois being the most recent state to legalize recreational use of marijuana.

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Boston University has upheld its ban on marijuana use on campus, despite the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts for adults over 21.

However, according to federal law it is still an illegal drug substance. While recreational and medical marijuana are legal in Boston, there are regulations and laws concerning just how and where marijuana is legal to use, Riley said.

“In the city of Boston it is illegal to smoke in buildings,” Riley said. “The university prohibits smoking in any student residents of any type, any public smoking, all ages.”

In Massachusetts, a person is legally allowed to possess one ounce of dried marijuana or five

grams of a concentrated substance, with an additional ten ounces permitted in their home.

A Massachusetts resident is also allowed to legally cultivate up to six marijuana plants, with an additional six permitted if there is more than one adult living in that residence.

BU students over the age of 21 and living off-campus are expected to comply with state laws off campus, Riley said, and cannot bring any marijuana on campus.

Peter Shin, BUPD crime analysis and statistics officer, said

he thinks the policy is clear and concise.

“My understanding of the policy is that you’re actually not allowed to smoke marijuana in any of the buildings,” Shin said.

“I mean, I think that pretty much says it all.”

Hayden Myers, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said he thinks that BU’s ban on marijuana on campus is a good policy.

“I think that it’s, like, pretty reasonable,” Myers said. “Because we get federal funding we can’t obviously legally have marijuana on campus, but it’s also legal in

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Lecturer discusses latinx immigrants’ healthcare practices

BY SARAH READDEAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In the midst of national headlines about undocumented immigrants and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Northeastern University professor Tiffany Joseph visited Boston University Monday to discuss her research on how factors such as race and culture affect the health care latinx immigrants receive in the United States.

Before sharing the results of her case study, Joseph, a professor of sociology, explained the Latinx Health Paradox.

When these immigrants first come to the U.S., she said, they are often in a better state of health than American citizens, but over time their health gets worse.

“Living in the U.S. is making people sicker,” Joseph said during the talk at the Department of Sociology.

The goal of the project is to understand how federal and state policies affect people in their daily lives, Joseph wrote in an email after the seminar.

“I focus specifically on health policy in this project and how documentation status shapes individuals’ ability to obtain (or not) health coverage under the Massachusetts and Affordable Care Act … health reforms,” Joseph wrote.

Joseph said in the talk that she conducted 153 “semi-structured” interviews with anonymous immigrants, healthcare providers and employees of immigrant health organizations.

After interviewing Brazilians and Dominicans for the 2012-13 sample, Joseph said she added Salvadorans to

the 2015-16 sample.

Only five of the interviews were conducted in English, she said, and the surveyed immigrants were of varying documentation status. They represented three of the largest immigrant populations — from Brazil, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador — in the Boston metropolitan area, she noted.

Joseph said during the talk that each of the three groups are racialized differently. Brazilian immigrants, many of whom come from a working-middle class in Brazil, are often seen as white, according to Joseph.

Dominicans, who are often green card holders, may be perceived as black, and Salvadorans, who often have undocumented or temporary protected status, may appear latinx.

The different racializations affect their access to healthcare, she said.

A Salvadoran pastor in Joseph’s 2015-16 study told her that with a legal status, it is easier for immigrants to purchase a plane ticket to return to their home countries for treatment, but many who are undocumented rely on self-medication.

Joseph said many of the medications that immigrants’ family and friends send to the United States are not FDA approved and infections can occur as a result of procedures done when immigrants travel home.

A Dominican immigrant from Joseph’s 2012-13 sample said she “tries to go to Hispanic clinics” in the United States because the doctors understand her culture and way of thinking, Joseph said.

Grace Melo, a junior in the Boston

University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, is the daughter of Brazilian immigrants from Rio De Janeiro.

Melo said because her parents became citizens soon after their arrival in the 1980s, her family hasn’t had any issues with healthcare. She said that seeing a doctor in the United States is ideal for her family because healthcare in Brazil is under-resourced and under-funded.

“When the opportunity [to receive treatment] comes, they do jump on it, as opposed to risking more dangerous or alternative practices,” Melo said.

However, Melo said, a relative went back to Brazil for an alternative, natural treatment for alcohol addiction instead of attending a rehab program here.

Joseph said she is currently in the field doing her final set of interviews, which will look at the implications of the 2016 election and how data on immigrant healthcare practices may have changed as a result of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

Before the 2016 presidential election, a healthcare advocate in the 2015-16 set told Joseph that the prospect of Trump’s plan “really does create a culture of fear in some immigrant communities.”

Even if people have legal status, they “stay in the shadows, they don’t want to apply for coverage.”

The current socio-political climate has generated an increase in health disparities, Joseph said.

Deborah Carr, chair of BU’s Sociology Department, said she believes the way Joseph merged the topics of health and immigration is very timely.

“We’re living in a climate of inhospitable immigration policy,” Carr said.

“Immigrants who are not documented, who require healthcare … are not going to the hospital, they’re not going to healthcare providers because they’re so worried.”

Joseph wrote in an email that sociology is important to study because it covers every aspect of the

human experience.

“With all of the pressing social problems our global society is facing,” Joseph wrote, “sociology provides a way to better understand those problems and how they affect us as humans.”

COURTESY OF TIFFANY JOSEPH/ DAILY

Tiffany Joseph, professor of sociology at Northeastern University, took part in Boston University’s Department of Sociology fall seminar series.

SCIENCE

Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi speaks on diversity in STEM

BY SARAH READDEAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hakeem Oluseyi has many titles: astrophysicist, educator, author, doctor and first-generation college graduate. As he stood in front of a room of Boston University students on Sept.

17, he shared the experiences he had and struggles he overcame in order to build the career he has.

Oluseyi, a distinguished research professor at the Florida Institute of Technology’s Department of Physics and Space Sciences, spoke to students in BU’s Kilachand Honors College about diversity in STEM. In the afternoon, he visited the BU Astronomical Society for a small-group discussion about space, diversity, his future projects and how undergraduates can succeed in the field.

Noah Conley, a senior in KHC, organized the talk with BUAS after hearing Oluseyi would be on campus for the honors college event, according to an email from Linda Doerrer, the Ad Interim Director of KHC. Doerrer wrote that between the different events, Oluseyi spent about two-and-a-half hours talking to students, who asked him questions about his journey in the field.

Some of the most powerful intel-

COURTESY OF THE KILACHAND HONORS COLLEGE

Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi with students after his diversity in STEM talk in fields on Sept. 17 at the Kilachand Honors College.

lectual experiences occur outside of the classroom, Doerrer wrote and she noted Oluseyi’s talk was one such experience.

“He is passionately interested in exemplifying to talented students that they can succeed,” Doerrer wrote, “even when coming from a background with a lot of challenges.”

Oluseyi grew up in a poor family in Mississippi, with parents who never graduated high school. He attended Tougaloo College in Mississippi for

undergrad and headed to Stanford University after graduation to received a master’s and doctorate degree in physics.

Oluseyi said during the BUAS talk that he sees bright students who question whether they’ll be able to go to college. He noted people who attend BU and other universities are exposed to many opportunities.

“You can do whatever you want,” Oluseyi said. “Take advantage of that.”

Since his days at Stanford, Oluseyi has worked in research and education, authored books and appeared in TV shows.

He said he cares about impacting human lives and being intellectually satisfied. In the past, Oluseyi turned down business opportunities, so he could continue core research, he said to BUAS members.

“I never set out to be an educator, I never set out to be a science communicator,” Oluseyi said. “I set out to be a discoverer.”

Oluseyi transitioned out of research to pursue teaching and entrepreneurship and said this path “chose” him.

“I just like the universe and helping people,” he said.

Kera Regan Byrne, a senior studying astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences and president of BUAS, attended the BUAS talk and said she thinks it is important that students hear from someone like Oluseyi because it shows them that they are all welcome in science, despite race, gender or other factors.

“We grew up reading science textbooks where it was just rich, white man, rich, white man, rich white man, and then the occasional woman,” Regan Byrne said.

“But overall, the history of most

scientific discoveries have … ended up being from white men.”

Regan Byrne said she hasn’t faced many obstacles as a woman at BU and some of her favorite astronomy classes were with female professors. The greater challenges have been with her peers, she said, who expect her to be an English major, for instance. When she tells them she is an astronomy major, they are shocked.

They will say, “You don’t look like you belong in that field, you don’t look like that’s what you do,” she said.

But Regan Byrne said she enjoys surprising them. “[I’m] here because I worked hard … because I took the time to learn,” she said. “I’m here because I want to do great things and I want to become an astrophysicist.”

Oluseyi said his uniqueness in his field comes from being himself and from his culture. He said people like his personality and perspective. He advised students to put themselves out there because “no one else is like you.”

“If you’ve done anything, you’ve done something,” Oluseyi said.

“Because most people don’t do something.”

6 FEATURES

ARTS

Meet the mastermind behind the Rhett bench: Virgil Oertle

BY LILY KEPNER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As Commonwealth Avenue quietly buzzed with activity in preparation for returning Terriers in August, an installation crew stood eagerly on Bay State Road waiting for a shipment that embodied a year and a half of emails, design, labor and patience.

The Rhett bench arrived enroute from Utah over the summer, according to Courtney Knauss, associate director of alumni relations in stewardship and donor relations at BU who was in charge of communicating with people to get funds for Rhett Bench.

“Before it was even drilled into the ground, people were sitting on it and taking pictures,” Knauss said.

Located just steps away from the Alan and Sherry Leventhal Admissions Center and Dahod Family Alumni Center, the new Rhett Bench greets a perpetual stream of not only current students and faculty, but also alumni and prospective students.

The statue depicts a 5-foot2-inch replica of BU’s beloved mascot sitting one of the many wooden benches across BU’s campus. His arms are relaxed behind him, his legs, etched with seemingly wispy hairs, are crossed in a casual manner and his football-sized snout points straight ahead, as if pre-posing for a perfect Instagram-worthy shot.

For most students, the Rhett bench appeared to just magically greet them once they returned for the fall semester. However, its appearance and integration on campus was not the product of a miracle, but the hard work and talent of a man more than 2,300 miles away: Virgil Oertle.

Since earning his Master’s in fine arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2009, he has been working in both sculpture and portraits, receiving multiple awards for his work, including from the Utah Art Guild and the Springville Museum of Art. A long-time artist and sculptor, Oertle initiated his now wellknown mascot bench project

COURTESY OF VIRGIL OERTLE

Virgil Oertle, the artist behind the Boston University’s new Rhett Bench located on the BU Beach, sits with his final creation in his workshop

in 2013, somewhat by accident, when his then-manager requested a pitch to a local university. His sketch of a mascot bench was awarded the project and the concept soon blossomed into a business.

“It was kind of the [start] for the rest of all the other projects that I’ve done,” Oertle said, “knowing that people usually love their mascots.”

Prior to Rhett, Oertle had taken up more than 10 mascot projects for schools, including Radford University, the University of Utah and Brigham Young University.

He said Rhett is only one of four mascot benches he produced this year.

At the age of 13, Oertle began practicing his father’s craft, chainsaw sculpting, and continued throughout high school to gain some extra spending money.

It quickly became more than a job, Oertle said, and the resulting passion soon began to define his future.

“The desire to be a great sculptor has grown in me ever since and I see myself chasing that dream the rest of my life,” Oertle said.

Knauss said the idea for the project came about while the BU Castle was being renovated into the Dahod Family Alumni Center. The goal of the new sculpture, she said, was to bring the BU community together and “just to bring school spirit and foster traditions.”

The funds for the project were raised by the Alumni Council in only a few weeks, Knauss said.

As manager on the project, Knauss communicated directly with Oertle and together they turned their visions into a reality.

After Knauss and her team selected the sketch they liked best from Oertle, he started fabricating the bench out of stainless steel, constructed a skeleton of Rhett’s body and covered it in clay. When the skeleton was approved, a rubber mold was sent to the foundry to be cast in bronze — the only part of the process Oertle did not complete himself.

After the casting, Oertle put the last touches of coloring on the sculpture and loaded it onto a truck that carried Rhett to his new home.

“My fulfillment comes at the very end, when it shows up on campus and people say how much they love it,” Oertle said.

“It’s kind of a delayed gratification for me. I’m doing the work and hopefully as the project goes along everybody loves it.”

College of Arts and Sciences alumni Tiffany Han and Han Han, who works for Alumni Relations at BU, enthusiastically posed with the Rhett Bench over Alumni Weekend.

“It looks even better in person compared to the initial photos that we saw,” Han said.

“I definitely feel like it’s a new landmark.”

The mascot holds a uniquely special place in the couple’s heart.

Han Han hired the Rhett mascot to help enhance the magic of his proposal to Tiffany, who was thrilled at the surprise.

“Just the idea of having a very bold, dynamic loveable mascot is something that means a lot for us, with the BU pride that we constantly feel and have felt for the last 20 plus years,” Han Han said.

“So just to see it immortalized in this bench is really neat.

FEATURES 7

COMMUNITY

African American studies program reflects on its 50 years of existence

BY ROSHNI KOTWANI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

When it was established in 1969, the African American studies graduate program at BU was the first of its kind at the university. This year, the program is celebrating its 50th anniversary. While its membership has peaked at four students at a time, the program has had a lasting impact on the students and faculty who have taken part in the program over the years.

The African American studies program is an interdisciplinary program, with individual courses open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Louis ChudeSokei, the program director and an English professor in CAS, said BU is a great fit for the program.

“It seemed as if this campus had a lot of resources that could feed into something like this — arts and culture and great

political movements happening in colleges,” Chude-Sokei said.

“BU seemed like the right place to synthesize all of this.”

As the program celebrates its 50th anniversary, Chude-Sokei said he has ref lected on the positive progress the program has made and has enlisted a new set goals he hopes to accomplish in the coming years.

“We hope to continue the graduate program and grow in faculty affiliation so we have more than enough,” Chude-Sokei said.

“We hope there will be change in study of race, sexuality and immigration. We are in a position to do that.”

While Chude-Sokei emphasized the program’s aim to increase its numbers, Edwards focused on the benefit of making the program a more significant part of the community.

“I would like us to be more central to campus physically, but

integral in the sense of when people think of BU when people think of the most inf luential programs at BU, the first thing they say is this program,” Edwards said. “If this program were to disappear, BU would hurt.”

Despite it beginning in 1969, professor of African American st ud ies Joh n Thor ton sa id the program didn’t really gain momentum until 2000, when former BU President John Silber decided to revise the program.

The program’s success has been in large part due to the efforts of the faculty and students, Thornton said. One of the projects for graduate students includes having to defend a major paper through public presentations. Such rigorous requirements have challenged the students’ academic endurance as well as introspective abilities, Thorton said.

The program staff is diverse staff, Thorton said, specializing in all different fields of history.

Thornton, for example, is an expert in Africanist precolonial history and, as of his employment at BU, has expanded his knowledge into the category of African American history.

Diversity, according to the professors and leaders of the program, means including both an array of ethnicities within the curriculum as well as a variety of students studying different disciplines.

Program alumna and College of Arts and Sciences graduate Rachel Edwards said students taking classes within the program come from all different colleges on campus.

“There are so many people in this program who are not just studying African American history but STEM or theater,” Edwards said. “Different com-

munities get to interact in a way that is productive and catalyzes change.”

Mary Anne Boelcskecy, director of undergraduate studies and senior lecturer at the Master’s level, is an expert on African American literature and one of the reasons why Edwards said she joined the program.

“During my first few weeks at BU I met Professor Bolcskev y at the George Sherman Union,” Edwards said. “She was there smiling at me and asked about what I’m excited about.”

Edwards said she instantly recognized how Boelcskev y valued sincerity and, after completing an African American literature course, joined the program.

“The program was the quintessential part of my experience at BU,” Edwards said. “When I came in the connections felt transient, but when I left I felt strong connections.”

COURTESY OF LOUIS CHUDE-SOKEI

Professor Louis Chude-Sokei is the director of the African American Studies Program, which turns 50 this year.

CAMPUS CALENDAR THURSDAY, SEPT. 26

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27

SATURDAY, SEPT. 28

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

MONDAY, SEPT. 30

Breakfast at Dinner

Moonlight Ball 2019

Tour of Boston by Kayak

Dim Sum Brunch

All Dining Halls 5 p.m.

Hosted by BU Dining Service

Metcalf Hall, 775 Commonwealth Avenue 9 p.m.

Hosted by the Asian Student Union

BU Sailing Pavilion, Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path 3 p.m.

Hosted by the BU Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Marciano Commons, 100 Bay State Road 10 a.m.

Hosted by BU Dining Service

Rosh Hashanah Lunch and Dinner Hillel, 147 Bay State Road 12 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Hosted by BU Hillel

8 OPINION

EDITORIAL The rise of digital media should not mean the end of print New York Magazine has become a renowned publication known for its impactful commentary on culture and politics throughout its 51 years of publishing weekly magazines. Vox Media, a massive digital media company, announced on Wednesday its acquisition of New York Media, which includes New York Magazine and other outlets like The Cut and Vulture.

Vox Media is framing this move as a merge of two media companies that will continue operations as usual, however they did receive rights to all stock in the magazine’s parent company.

Similar moves have been made by other magazines in recent years, most notably Meredith Corporation’s acquisition of Time, Inc. Meredith Co. quickly sold off the large print publications from the brand, most notably Time Magazine and Sports Illustrated.

Plent y of media companies are approaching difficult waters, including BuzzFeed, which made news earlier this of Directors announced the publication year for beginning cuts that the company would only be able to release print ediestimates will total around 15 percent of tions when the paper receives advertising their staff. that week.

BuzzFeed is an entirely digital source, The editor-in-chief of New York which may call some to question why Vox Magazine, Dave Haskell, told The New Media would so eagerly acquire a company York Times, “there’s a part of me that’s a whose main publication is in print; the little wistful about saying goodbye to the print medium has been on the decline for independent family business.” years as subscriptions and funding wane.

He’s right that there is something to The Daily Free Press printed daily be said about independence, especially for decades before changes in funding when the alternative would restrict a puband shifting student interest caused the lication’s journalistic freedom, but this paper to move to a weekly printing sched- merger has the potential to bolster the ule instead. This February, the Board print medium in ways New York Media

dent i n some ways, th is demonstrates how it was ca reless in others.

In a move that so closely ref lects the strategies of other tech giants, Vox Media must be careful when preser ving the unique st yle and mission of New York Magazine, if that is what it intends to do.

The magazine and its offshoots now report to entirely new executives that may have vastly different ideas for the f ut u re of the publ ication, especia l ly considering their utter lack of ex perience in the world of print.

This does not disqualif y them completely, but they must adapt from the editors they are keeping from New York Media, not the other way around, in order to the goals of this integration.

None of this is cut and dried. A general trend toward monopolistic media corporations is worrisome, but this marriage may ver y well have been the best decision for New York Media. Not all was not able to. business decisions are made with shortNo changes in editorial staff are being term goals in mind and this may prove to made for now, but multiple New York be a long-term vision that pays off.

Media staffers tweeted frustration that Vox Media is a widely successful and the merge was announced to them in the respected source for journalism of all same way it was to the general public. kinds, but so is New York Media. In M ad ison M a lone K i rcher, whose more ways than one, Vox and New York work h a s a pp e a r ed i n Ne w York Magazine quickly became what other Ma g a zi ne a nd Vu lt u re, sa rca stica l ly online outlets and magazines wanted to t weeted a l i n k to a New York Ti mes be soon after their creation. a r ticle that was the f irst she had hea rd It would be a shame to let one consume of the merge w ith the caption: “I love the vision of the other, but a print publicat h is compa ny - w ide em a i l let ti n g us tion that works in harmony with a massive k now we’ve been acquired …” digital platform like Vox may be exactly If the merge was g racef u l a nd pr u- what the future of journa l ism needs.

“None of this is cut and dried.

A general trend toward monopolistic media corporations is worrisome, but this marriage may very well have been the best decision for New York Media.”

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OPINION 9

COLUMNS

TRANSFORMATIONS UNDER TRUMP:

The impact of the Justin Trudeau scandal

BY PAUL STEPHEN HUTCHINSON MALTAGHATI COLUMNIST

All politicians should be held responsible for the actions they take both before and while they are in office. How should the public respond when those chosen to run governments and lead nations have their problematic pasts exposed?

This question came up again last week regarding Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

On Wednesday, pictures arose of Trudeau wearing brownface makeup back in the early 2000s. He apologized almost as soon as the story broke, while at the same time admitting that he had also worn blackface back in high school. Since then, more instances of Trudeau wearing blackface have emerged and no one seems to know how many more will follow.

Similar revelations about other politicians have emerged throughout the past year.

Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia was caught up in a scandal surrounding a racist picture in his college yearbook. Joe Biden seemed to brag about working with segregationists while in the U.S. Senate.

Now Trudeau is under the same scrutiny.

How should we, the people, respond? What action should be taken? These are questions that, in this case, I do not have concrete answers for.

Trudeau’s message as prime minister has been anything but racist. He has championed inclusion and acceptance. He is one of the most renowned liberal leaders in the world, a young and charismatic figure who is seen as Canada’s future.

I have struggled with how to react to the recent news surrounding Trudeau. His past actions were clearly wrong. Brownface and blackface have clear racial undertones and Trudeau

should have known better. The fact that he didn’t says a lot about our society.

I have always been taught to not judge people by who they once were, but instead on who they are now. All people make mistakes and all people can learn from their mistakes. I believe that Trudeau now realizes the history of blackface and why it has no place in today’s society.

Regardless, I am not in a position to state whether or not Trudeau should have to face political consequences for what he did. As a white male, the racial undertones of brownface and blackface are not directed at me. No group has the authority to tell others how to think about a certain situation when they themselves are not the ones who have been impacted by the history surrounding it.

If Trudeau were to be removed as leader of the Canadian Liberal Party, however, it’s implications would have global consequences.

Other than changing the face of Canadian politics, Trudeau has altered Canada’s place on the global stage and their policies on trade, immigration, and climate change greatly influence the rest of the world. Without him in power, no one knows how Canada’s policies will change.

While this scandal has challenged my views on global politics, one thing I do fully realize is that politicians need to stop trying to use scandals in order to make political gains. As soon as the story about Trudeau broke, other Canadian political parties came out to say that he was unfit to lead. It is clear they were just looking to make headway going into Canada’s federal elections next month.

This phenomena has become more prevalent in the Trump era. One of Trump’s favorite slogans in the 2016 election, “Crooked Hillary,” was based in Hillary Clinton’s email scandal while she was the Secretary of State. Some would argue that it was Trump’s continuous mentions of the scandal that won him the presidency.

We live in a world which is quick to blame, a world where it seems like forgiveness is something which no longer applies. We also live in a world that is quick to forget. Instead of trying to push our own agendas and block out others, we need to begin to listen and learn from each other in order to become more educated.

If Trudeau had just listened and been more historically educated, he probably wouldn’t have worn blackface in the first place.

CAMPUS COGNITION:

Boston’s Climate Strike was about more than the climate

BY BILLY BUGARA COLUMNIST

The recent nationwide climate strikes are saturated in the ideals of what it means to be a progressive advocate in 2019. Citizens across the nation marched to further various demands that would keep the world’s dire environmental issues at bay. The turnout at each and every strike was empowering and inspiring.

Boston’s own climate strike, which saw citizens from the greater-Boston area and beyond march to City Hall, was no exception. Boston University’s involvement in the march began at Marsh Plaza where a great number of students began their march down Commonwealth Avenue before joining the other advocates downtown.

As a student that so closely aligns with the ideals that this strike represents, I found myself marching with them. I realized in the process that this strike fosters so much more than just making a cohesive and provoking statement along with the rest of the nation; it is an actual opportunity for people to make themselves more cognizant and aware of their current political atmosphere.

Noticing that so many people at such a high volume understand and care so deeply about this particular issue is an inspiring sentiment. It means so much more for a student to see their peers all understanding that these problems are indeed a reality. Fighting them as a group is instinctively a more effective and empowering way of taking action than as individuals.

I know this due to my own experiences.

Being raised in an obscure town in Ohio, I was immersed in a community that saw almost no sense of advocacy regarding preserving the climate. Situating myself in a

far larger and more progressive living space that actually does understand these realities was not only a culture shock, but a cultural awakening.

Nothing has made me want to fight harder for a better future than realizing that so many others are willing to do the same. On a campus like BU, you can easily find people like this in droves.

They often manifest themselves in various student-led groups that provide a space for cohesive advocacy. In the case of BU’s participation in the strike, multiple groups on campus took up the mantle to represent the school’s presence.

The group responsible for organizing the march was DivestBU, a group centered around focusing the school’s investments away from fossil fuels and toward fighting the ongoing climate crisis.

Marco de Laforcade, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying political science, was the group’s most vocal member as he kicked off the march with a resounding speech at Marsh Plaza.

I took the opportunity to capture the portrait of a typical progressive student at BU, which he so effectively represented throughout the ordeal.

“People, particularly our generation, are angry and tired, but they still have power,” De Laforcade said. “If we can summon enough consistent pressure to change the state of affairs [at BU], imagine what we can do as a larger community.”

As I took in what these groups had to say before the raucous and impassioned atmosphere that the strike encapsulated, I came to the realization that this event held so much more than what was advertised.

These types of organizational efforts move far past what they mean in the moment they are taking place. They have the potential to make people — a lot of them — continue to support the termination of these destructive actions until the means reach their end.

Events like the Climate Strike tell us that the time is now and that we must act immediately. There has not been a moment in recent history with so much focus placed on the youth to maximize their political potential.

The Climate Strike has confirmed that we are doing this and doing it well.

CARTOON BY RACHEL CALLAHAN

INTERROBANG

Amazon announced the voice of Samuel L. Jackson and other celebrities will be available on Alexa devices. We here at the FreeP want to know — whose voice would BU groups choose?

Alpha Phi: Gretchen Geraghty

CGS: Elmo

School of Theology: Morgan Freeman

COM: Howard Stern

A capella groups: cast of Glee

Questrom: the Basilisk

Sargent: Michelle Obama

Shower steam: Warren fire alarm lady

FreeP: Colin Riley

10 SPORTS

7th Inning Stretch: Bright spots amid a disappointing season for the Red Sox

BY JACOB GURVIS COLUMNIST

The 2019 Boston Red Sox never woke up from their championship hangover. 11 months after capping off a historic 108-win season that ended with duck boats rolling down Boylston Street, the Sox were officially eliminated from postseason contention last Friday.

To call the team a disappointment would be an understatement.

With the highest pay roll in Major L ea g ue Baseba l l a nd a n offense that ranks in the top five in the game in nearly every statistical category, a third-place finish in the AL East is simply unacceptable.

There are a handful of clear reasons for Boston’s poor performance: injur y-plagued inconsistency from Chris Sale and David Price, offensive regression from Andrew Benintendi and a horrendous bullpen, to name a few. Rick Porcello also had a rough year, plus 2018 playoff heroes and offseason signings Nathan Eovaldi and Steve Pearce proved mostly useless due to injuries as well.

W h i le the Red S ox w i l l be watching the 2019 postseason from home like you and me, there were some bright spots this season.

Michael Chavis burst into the big leagues with a strong first half before a shoulder injury sidelined him. Brandon Workman finally fou nd h is for m, posti ng a 1.91 earned-run average while averag-

ing 13 strikeouts per nine innings.

Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez both continued to dominate opposing pitchers.

But the true silver linings of the 2019 Red Sox campaign can be found in a small core of young players who each had career years and all of whom are under team control through at least 2022: Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts, Eduardo Rodriquez and Christian Vasquez.

What Devers is accomplishing at only 22-years-old is truly incredible. He has 31 home runs (most by a Red Sox third baseman ever), 114 runs batted in, 51 doubles, a .309 batting average, a .912 on-base plus slugging percentage and has a real shot to reach 200 hits. His defense has improved as well.

Finishing up his second full season in the majors, Devers will not be a free agent until 2024. Devers was expected to grow into his power, but it’s safe to say nobody anticipated an MVP-caliber season this soon.

His future is very bright.

Moving from third to shortstop, Bogaerts has also had an impressive year: career-highs of 32 homers, 113 RBIs, and 51 doubles, plus a .305 average and .928 OPS. Bogaerts has emerged as a reliable leader in the Sox clubhouse and on the field, and he has solidified his place as one of the elite shortstops in the game. He is sure to be in the MVP conversation as well.

On April 1, Bogaerts signed

a long-term extension that will keep him in Boston until at least 2025. The deal starts in 2020, and guarantees the star shortstop $120 million over six seasons, with a vesting option in 2026. A fan favorite and perennial All-Star, this was an excellent move by the Sox. Christian Vásquez has always had a complicated relationship with home plate. Behind it, he has been one of the best defensive catchers of the last few years. At the plate, though, he’s been a typical offensively inept backstop.

In 2019, that changed. Vasquez has set career highs in hits (131), home runs (23), RBIs (71), and OPS (.798). Before this season, Vasquez had 10 career homers, spread out over 4 seasons. His power surge has been a welcome addition to the Sox lineup and it fully justifies the team’s decision to part ways with Blake Swihart early in the season. Vasquez becomes a free agent in 2023.

Last but certainly not least, lefty Eduardo Rodrig uez has f inally become the dangerous pitcher we’ve been waiting for all these years.

In his fifth full season in Boston, Rodriguez sits at 19-6 with a 3.76 ERA and 205 punchouts in 196.1 innings.

In the second half, E-Rod owns a 2.79 ERA, and the Sox are 25-8 overall in games he has started. On a team with Chris Sale, arguably the best pitcher in the league over

the past six years, plus a pair of ring. It could well be a long winter Cy Young Award winners in Price in Beantown. and Porcello, Rodriguez has been But whoever takes over baseball Boston’s best starter this season. operations should still sleep well at He’s been consistent, reliable, and night. Despite all the uncertainty at many times, unhittable. He’s still that lays ahead, the Red Sox have only 26 and doesn’t hit the market a solid, young core of talent that for three more years. is only getting better and many At the end of the day, the Red of them will be in Boston for the Sox find themselves in a precarious foreseeable future. The continued position. Heading into an offsea- progression of Devers, Bogaerts, son where key players like Betts, Vasquez and Rodriguez, among Martinez and Porcello could all others was a silver lining in a disdepart, the team has no general appointing season for the Red Sox. manager. The Sox will be home There are some serious reasons for in October, watching their rival optimism as the team prepares for New York Yankees pursue a 28th a crucial offseason.

First and Goal: Minshew Mania, Danny Dimes, the new guard of the NFL quarterbacks

BY CHRIS LARABEE COLUMNIST

Thursday night, the Jacksonville

Jaguars and Tennessee Titans played a half of football that was so inundated with penalties that even Tom Brady tweeted that he couldn’t watch the game anymore.

The second half was suspiciously devoid of penalty f lags — it’s completely obvious that the NFL told the referees at half time to cool it with the penalties because it is affecting the product on the field. Brady’s tweet shot up red flags in the NFL offices because not only was the second half officiated differently, the league also announced this week that referees were informed to decrease the number of holding penalties they call.

Despite the disastrous start, week three of the season ushered in the new age of signal callers in the NFL. The star quarterbacks of the past 20 years are either in the twilight of their careers or have already retired and that left

Jones got the first start of his tinues to take beatings every game career against the Tampa Bay as his offensive line just cannot Buccaneers and he impressed on block for him. all levels. Throughout the game Josh Allen has something going Jones made great throws and the on in Buffalo too, the second year occasional mistake, but the most QB has the Buffalo Bills at 3-0 for impressive thing was that Jones the first time since 2011. Allen calmly led the Giants down the threw for 243 yards and a touchfield in the final minutes before down while also chipping in 46 scrambling up the middle for the hard earned rushing yards where game-winning touchdown with he took some whacks. just over a minute left to play.

For every good performance by Eli Manning is most definitely a young QB in week three, there out of a job after Jones’ debut was a terrible one to match it. performance. Jones threw for 336 Luke Falk started for the New yards, two touchdowns and also York Jets this week and the offense ran in two more touchdowns, under his lead looked downright people wondering if there would including the game-winner, in his incompetent. Falk threw for a be any way to follow up the golden stellar performance. measly 98 yards and an intercepera of QBs. Gardner Minshew of the tion as the Jets offense only earned The reigning MVP, Kansas Jaguars is now the ‘people’s QB’. six first downs on the day, with City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, The fans’ infatuation started two coming from penalties. continues to dominate defenses with his glorious mustache, then Baker Mayfield and the around the league as he already a photo of him getting off the Cleveland Browns have not come looks like this season’s MVP. At team’s plane in a 70s style suit. The close to reaching the expectations just 24 , Mahomes looks like some- cherry on top was the report that that they set before the season one playing Madden on rookie dif- Minshew stretches in the locker started. Mayfield ran for his life ficulty. In three games this season room in just his jockstrap. behind a makeshift offensive line he has thrown for 1,195 yards, 10 Minshew might have only during Sunday night’s loss to the touchdowns,and has not thrown a thrown for 204 yards and two LA Rams and the playcalling did pick. At this point, the first-ever touchdowns in the Jaguars’ vic- the offense no favors either.

6,000 yard season does not seem tory on Thursday night, but fans In one of the worst play calls out of the question. in Jacksonville and across the in recent memory, head coach Lamar Jackson didn’t look country have been infected with Freddie Kitchens called a draw great for the majority of the Minshew Mania as shown by his from the shotgun formation on Ravens’ game versus the Chiefs, jersey being the top-seller on the fourth and nine in the fourth quarbut he still threw for 267 yards and Jaguars’ team store. ter that was promptly snuffed out added 46 yards plus a touchdown DeShaun Watson continues to by the Rams’ stellar defense. on the ground. Jackson’s evolution make a name for himself down in Mayfield threw for 195 yards continues to be the biggest story Houston as well. He threw for over and a touchdown, but he continues of the young season. Last season 4,000 yards last season and has to underperform because of awful Jackson threw for 1,201 yards in electrifying speed on the ground play calls, non-existent blocking, his seven starts, this season he as well. This week, Watson led and his own inability to stay strong already has thrown for 863 yards, the Houston Texans to a tough in the pocket and make accurate putting him far past his pace from road victory over the Los Angeles throws to Pro Bowl receivers. last season.

Chargers. He threw for 351 yards Games to Watch Next Week New York Giants QB Daniel and three touchdowns but he con- New England Patriots at

Buffalo Bills This game could be a close one but raucous one. Both teams are 3-0 and the game is in Buffalo where the Bills Mafia, the Bills’ crazy fans, will surely be frothing at the mouth for a chance to beat Brady and take the division lead for the first time in ages.

The Patriots have rolled through their first three games but this Bills defense will be much better than anything they’ve seen thus far. Expect a Patriots win, but it should be close because the Patriots offense is really banged up.

Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions There seems to be some magic brewing in Detroit, the Lions looked terrible to start the season but they’ve now shocked two teams in a row. First they knocked off the Chargers and Phillip Rivers and then they narrowly edged the Eagles in Philadelphia.

The Chiefs look more likely to win because Mahomes seems to be unstoppable, but don’t be surprised if the Lions squeeze out another shocker because Matt Stafford seems to have a knack for fourth quarter comebacks with 34 career game-winning drives.

Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints The Cowboys dismantled the Dolphins in the second half of this week’s game and are a solid team overall sitting at 3-0. Teddy Bridgewater took over for the injured Drew Brees and shocked Seattle in a game that wasn’t as close as the scoreboard indicates. Keep an eye on Dallas QB Dak Prescott as he continues his breakout year.

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BU Women’s soccer secures victory over Stony Brook

BY JACOB NESSON DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University women’s soccer (4-5-1) defeated Stony Brook University (6-4-0) in a 2-0 shutout victory Wednesday night at Nickerson Field. This win was the fourth consecutive out of a four-game homestand for the Terriers, who seem to be gaining momentum steadily.

The first and arguably the most important goal of the game was scored in the 36th minute by Caitlyn DiSarcina, a sophomore who transferred to BU this season. She broke away from defenders and had a clear shot that was well outside the penalty box. The play seemed to occur in slow motion, as the strong kick flew toward Seawolves junior goalkeeper Sofia Manner who grasped the ball for a moment before it squeaked away from her into the back of the net.

“I was excited. I was itching for one, so it came at a good time while we were rolling” DiSarcina said.

After scoring her first goal of the season, she is still focused on the remainder of the season. “We’re focusing on the next game, day by day,” DiScarina said.

By looking at the score it would appear that the Terriers dominated the game, but that was not the case, at least in the first half. Stony Brook came out in full attack mode, pressuring BU when possible and getting several shots on net. In the extremely fast paced start the Seawolves put up

six shots within the first 15 minutes, a few of which that should have put Stony Brook up.

“We had some mental lapses that gave them opportunity that I think they could have taken more advantage of” head coach Nancy Feldman said after the game.

Junior Amanda Fay made a few remarkable saves that made fans jump out of their seats. One of these was in the second half, when a ball was shot low at the ground which should have evened the score in the 48th minute.

Fay made a diving stop, palming the ball to the ground with ease.

“She came out, punched the ones she should punch, caught the ones she should catch, made a couple of really good saves” Feldman said.

“You need great goalkeeping to win and we’re getting great goalkeeping from Amanda and from Morgan.”

The second half had a much different pace than the first. As it wore on, the game started to slow down, with fewer point blank opportunities at the net. Stony Brook’s midfielder Kimmy Chavkin took her chance on a free kick just outside the penalty box that looked destined to go in, but was skillfully saved by Fay, who punched it over the top of the crossbar to safety.

The half was certainly physical and seemed to have an effect on both teams when the pace slowed around the 70th minute. However, this worked in favor of the Terriers,

who scored their second goal in the 81st minute off of a nice touch from freshman Julianna Stureman, which sailed over the outstretched arms of the Seawolve goalkeeper from a far distance, about halfway between the penalty box and midfield.

“We dictated some parts or many parts of the game as far as playing the game that we wanted to play” Feldman said. “I thought we had some quality, purposeful attacks.”

The underclassmen have started the season well, scoring most of the goals thus far and have raised the expectations amongst the coaching staff.

“I expect them to keep on growing up fast,” Feldman said. “I think these games, if I do it right, keep building confidence, but also we need to learn from them.”

The game ended in the Terrier’s favor with the score 2-0 and the shots 17-14 with the advantage to BU. Feldman spoke of the lapses in the Terriers’ performance and hoped to have them ironed out before the interconference matchup against Bucknell University (3-6-0), (1-0 PL) this Saturday, where BU will start their two-game road trip.

“Certainly winning helps build confidence and I think we’re starting to see our style of play and how we want to play the game come together a little bit,” Feldman said. “It’s not consistent, we have lapses … but I think we’re creating chances.”

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Sophomore Caitlyn DiSarcina scored for the BU women’s soccer team against Stony Brook Wednesday night.

Field Hockey team ready for stern UCONN test on Sunday

BY MATT MEUSEL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After three straight losses, the Boston University field hockey team (3-4, 0-1) will travel to Storrs, Connecticut on Sunday to take on the No. 3 University of Connecticut Huskies (7-1, 1-0).

The Terriers fell to the Bucknell University Bison (4-3, 1-0) Sunday 1-0 to start Patriot League play on a bad note. It was also a historic day at New Balance Field. BU’s 17-game winning streak against conference opponents at home was snapped.

The streak dated back to 2013.

It was the first time the Terriers were shut out in 2019 and head

coach Sally Starr said one goal should never be enough to beat her team.

“We need to have the ability to score two goals, three goals,” Starr said.

The Terrier offense had plenty of chances to tie the game in the fourth quarter but were unable to convert. Freshman goalie Caroline Kelly made three saves in the losing effort.

Starr said she is looking to see better execution from her attack.

She wants to “get more shots, corners, goals and not squander the ball position.”

BU will be taking on a very bal-

anced UCONN team on Sunday..

They have 23 goals over their first eight games and their scoring margin of 1.98 is eighth best in the nation. The Huskies have also only allowed seven goals from their opponents this season. That’s good for a mark of 0.88 a game.

Connecticut’s one loss of the season was to No. 11 University of Michigan (5-2) by a score of 3-2 on Sept. 13 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

“They [UCONN] are a very disciplined and well structured team and very dangerous in their attacking end,” Starr said.

UCONN’s defense has been a key factor for their season. They

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The Boston University field hockey team facing Northeastern University on April 5.

Biggest thing I want to see is positional discipline.

When we are playing the system correctly we are playing very good hockey.

– Field Hockey coach Sally Starr

have shut out their opponents on goal results in an 82.1 percent in half their games. It’s impossi- save percentage which is number ble to lose when the other team six in the NCAA. doesn’t score. The BU offense will The matchup to look out for have to find their stride quickly if will be the Terrier offense against they’re going to upset the Huskies. Cheyenne and the Huskies defense.

Sunday’s loss was the first time BU If BU is able to muster enough was shutout since last season’s 2-0 offense, Kelly can give them a defeat to Miami University in Ohio chance to win in the net. She has in the NCAA Tournament. given up three or more goals just The Huskies’ “Big Four” has three times this season. accounted for 18 of the team’s 23 The Terrier’s leading goalscorer goals this season. Those players junior Ailsa Connolly has been held are senior Svea Boker, sophomore scoreless during BU’s three game Abby Gooderham, freshman skid. She has five goals in 2019 but Sophie Hamilton and freshman has not found the back of the net Marie Auer. Boker is the team since Sept. 8 against Northeastern. leader with six goals while her A win for BU on Sunday would other three teammates have four put them back at .500 with a record goals each. of 4-4. The Terriers started 5-3 in Coach Starr was wary of the their first eight games in 2018. threat UCONN posed.

Starr will need her team to play “We will need to defend with to their strengths if the are to overboth intelligence and grit and take come the stern challenge posed by advantage of counter attack oppor- UConn. tunities,” Starr said.

“Biggest thing I want to see is The goalkeeping has been stel- positional discipline,” Starr said. lar as well for UCONN, courtesy “When we are playing the system of redshirt sophomore Cheyenne correctly we are playing very good Sprecher. Her 32 saves on 39 shots hockey.”

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“You need great goalkeeping to win and we’re getting great goalkeeping from Amanda and

- Coach Feldman on her goalkeepers

Sports

“Certainly winning helps build confidence and I think we’re starting to see our style of play and how we want to play the game come together a little bit.”

- Coach Feldman after the team’s win against Stony Brook

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019

Men’s Soccer hoping to pick themselves up from early slump

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The Boston University 2019-20 men’s soccer team.

BY CHRIS LARABEE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University men’s soccer team hasn’t had the greatest start to its season to put it lightly.

After starting the season just under a month ago, the Terriers (0-7-1, 0-1 Patriot League) have not won a game and have only scored three goals on the season. After drawing at Brown University on Sept. 18, BU head coach Neil Roberts said the arrival of Patriot League play comes with a chance to regroup.

“It a ll starts tomorrow,” Roberts said. “Season number two starts tomorrow, obviously season number one wasn’t what we’d hoped for.”

Un for t u nately for the Terriers, conference play opened with a tough last minute road loss against Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. This weekend, BU will continue Patriot League play on the road at Lehigh University (5-2, 1-0 Patriot League). Last season, The Terriers fell to the Mountain Hawks 2-1 in overtime at Nickerson Field. Senior midfielder Satchel Cortet scored for the Terriers in that game.

Offensive Struggles The Terriers have put plenty of shots on the board, but their str ug gles stem from being unable to direct those shots to their intended target. The team is averaging 11.1 shots per game, but only 30 percent of those shots are challenging the goalkeeper or finding the back of the net. For instance, against Merrimack College on Sept. 10, the Terriers fired off a whopping 22 shots, but only five were on target, none of which resulted in a goal in the 3-0 loss.

Roberts said the team struggles to find clean looks in the

box because they struggle to set up an attack down the wings.

“I think once we can establish that[attacking from the wings], we’ll be able to move on and do what we need to do,” Roberts said.

BU is being outscored by its opponents 12-3 in its first eight games and the team is currently giving up an average of 1.5 goals per game. If it weren’t for junior goalkeeper Michael Stone, who has been stellar thus far, the Terriers could be in much worse shape.

Goalkeeping Keeping Terriers Afloat Stone, a transfer student from Amherst College, has kept games alive for BU throughout the season and his efforts have been recognized by the Patriot League. On Sept. 2, Stone was named the Patriot League goalkeeper of the week after making 15 saves in two games against nationally ranked University of New Hampshire and arch-rival Boston College.

Stone has allowed 11 goals in the seven games he’s played, and three of those goals come from a nightmare 3-0 loss to Merrimack College inf lates that number.

Stone has made 33 saves in his seven games, including 10 saves in a single game against New Hampshire.

Roberts said Stone has been a great addition to the team, but he is overworked.

“That’s what we’ve been looking for, someone who can make a big save for us,” Roberts said. “If a goalkeeper can come up with two big saves that should be enough for a day… so we better cut that down.”

Stone hasn’t been alone, backup ju n ior goa l keeper William Bonnelyche replaced Stone in net against Brown in

the second half of a 1-1 draw and helped the Terriers earn a draw in overtime. Bonnelyche made two stops on the night and held the Bears scoreless for 65 minutes.

Youth Movement Uppercl a ssmen prov ide valuable minutes for BU and make the majority of starts, but Roberts has included many freshmen in his lineups.

Freshmen like defensive back Griffin Roach and midfielder Miles Dycaico play a considerable number of minutes, with 569 and 549 minutes respectively.

Midfielder Marc Roura also gets a lot of playing time and has assisted on two of the three

goals scored by the Terriers this season.

A g a i n st Brow n a nd Nor t h e a ste r n Un i v e r s it y, Roberts took advantage of out-of-conference play to give some of the younger guys on the team some experience.

“I think that was like five or six freshmen that got a lot of playing time,” Roberts said. “So it’s good experience for them.”

Mountain to Climb Last season, BU fell in the Patriot League quarterfinals to the U.S. Military Academy in a shootout at Nickerson Field. The Terriers will look to rebound from that result last season, but it will be a tough

task.

A f ter Tuesday ’s match a ga inst Northeastern, the Terriers will play four straight conference games, half of their remaining games against Patriot League opponents.

First, the Terriers w ill travel to Pennsylvania to play Lehigh before coming home for a Turnpike Trophy bout versus College of the Holy Cross and then stay at Nickerson for a Saturday matinee versus Colgate University. Finally, BU will end this four-game Patriot League stretch against American University down in the nation’s capital.

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