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Candidates debate education with BU students Bombing suspect’s friends plead not guilty to charges

By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Staff

Focusing on education, six of the 12 mayoral candidates looking to replace Boston Mayor Thomas Menino debated to a crowd of more than 100 students on how to handle issues prevalent in the Boston education system at Boston University School of Education’s Fall Convocation on Thursday.

Among the candidates were City Councilors Felix Arroyo, John Connolly and Charles Yancey, former Boston Public School committee member John Barros, TOUCH 106.1FM co-founder Charles Clemons and Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley. City Councilors Martin Walsh and Mike Ross and Community Organizer Bill Walczak were scheduled to come, but did not attend.

SED Dean Hardin Coleman moderated the debate along with Alyssa Sarkis, a senior in SED, and asked the candidates questions that students submitted via social media.

Candidates spent a majority of the time debating standardized testing and how they could close the achievement gap.

“We need to understand how well the teacher is doing, how well the student is performing in class and how schools are doing,” Barros said. “We need to have it in a way that we can compare school-to-school and district-

By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Staff

“It was this really cool collective of all of these different people, and people were having all of these great conversations and teaching each other about politics and about education,” Boyle said. “I just loved it, it was beautiful.”

Boyle said she is proud of her students for asking questions that challenged the candidates and for engaging in intelligent conversation.

“They [students] got up and asked questions, and they were so nervous but did a brilliant job,” Boyle said. “Students asked questions … about what candidates thought about special resources for special education students. Somebody also asked about Teach for America in Boston Public Schools.”

Boyle said although her office helped facilitate the debate, Alyssa Sarkis, a SED senior, took a major leadership role in organizing this year’s Fall Convocation.

Three friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty on Friday at the U.S. District Court in South Boston to charges against them that they hindered the investigation by federal officials.

Authorities allege that Robel Phillipos, Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov went to Tsarnaev’s dorm room three days after the bombings and the day that the Federal Bureau of Investigation released photos of the bombing suspects. They are charged with removing several items from Tsarnaev’s room including a laptop, a backpack containing fireworks and a jar of petroleum jelly.

The arraignment marks the first time that the three men were formally charged together since they were arrested on May 1.

Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov were indicted on Aug. 13 and pleaded not guilty, but they had to repeat the process when Phillipos’s case was added to the existing indictment..

They repeated their pleas of not guilty.

The men became friends with Tsarnaev while they all attended the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

Phillipos, 19, resident of Cambridge, was indicted on Aug. 29 on two counts of lying to authorities while he was being questioned. He allegedly relayed false information to officials before acknowledging that he and his friends entered Tsarnaev’s dorm room on April 18 and removed several items.

His lawyers declined to comment after the arraignment, but said in a statement on Friday that his client, who is on house arrest, had nothing to do with the Boston Marathon bombings or destroying any evidence.

“In the end, it will be clear that this prosecution should never have been brought in the first place,” said Derge Demissie and Susan Church, lawyers for Philipos, in the statement.

Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov, both Kazakhstani nationals, are accused of destroying and concealing some of Tsarnaev’s belongings. They allegedly tossed the backpack of items into a dumpster behind their

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From left: School of Education Dean Hardin Coleman and SED senior Alyssa Sarkis ask education-related questions to mayoral candidates Felix Arroyos, John Barros, Charles Clemons, Daniel F. Conley and Charles Yancey during SED’s Boston Mayoral Debate Thursday night at the Tsai Performance Center.

to-district. I think testing is important. [However,] teachers are teaching to the test, and that’s problematic.”

Clemons said every student is different, and taking standardized tests is not always the best indicator of how well a student is performing.

“You have to be culturally sensitive and understand that children need to be inspired and that children have different skill levels,” he said. “Some children work with their hands, some read. Understand that you’re teaching the

future and not a robot, but a human being, and you can always tell how great a teacher is by the student because the student would excel the teacher.”

Stressing the importance of learning for the sake of learning, Connolly said he would not want his own daughter taking a standardized test everyday.

“They have their [tests] place and they are incredibly helpful,” he said. “We want to use

Debate, see page 2

SED mayoral debate intended to involve, educate students

By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University School of Education Dean Hardin Coleman said SED officials hosted Thursday’s mayoral debate to try to encourage BU students to share perspectives on education and to answer questions that BU students have about the upcoming election.

More than 100 students gathered Thursday at the Tsai Performance Center to watch six of the 12 current Boston mayoral candidates discuss and debate topical issues in education at SED’s Fall Convocation.

“In the past [at the Fall Convocation], we’ve had speakers, movies, books — but this year, given the fact that it is a mayoral campaign and education is one of the items that many of the candidates have put as one of their primary goal … we thought it would be a good opportunity to combine this event with a mayoral campaign,” Coleman said.

Coleman said he wants students to have a

better understanding of the type of people the mayoral candidates are and of their respective education values. He wants students to understand the types of challenges educators face when attempting to improve the education system.

SED Director of Student Services Jacqueline Boyle said even if students are not active in the voting process, it is still important for them to know what the current issues are as well as to engage in dialogue about it.

“It [the mayoral debate] was a really important thing to have here at BU,” Boyle said.

“We’re located in the City of Boston … and this [mayoral election] has a direct impact on BU students. It is important that BU students participate in the civic life of the city of Boston.”

Boyle said since education is an important topic for everyone, she was happy to see people from all different parts of the BU community attend the debate.

Hempfest hosts first 2-day festival in 20 years despite resistance from city

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

For the first time in its more than 20-year history, the Freedom Rally hosted two days of festivities this weekend instead of a one-day event, but not without some resistance from the City of Boston.

The city denied the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition’s request for a two-day festival this year, but a judge countered the decision just before activities were scheduled to start. MassCann announced the approval via Twitter on Friday.

“It was nearly impossible to get this together,” said Bill Downing, treasurer for MassCann. “For many years, it has been difficult for our event though. Out of the hundreds of events Boston has each year, I think we’re the only one that has to sue the city for a permit.”

The rally, also known as Hempfest, has been a one-day festival in favor of the legalization of marijuana since 1989. In its 24-year history, the rally has always been held on the Boston Common.

After the citizens of the Commonwealth voted to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in 2008 and to legalize medical marijuana in 2012, Downing said MassCann chose to host the first two-day festival in 2013 to help fund a statewide initiative for the 2016 ballot to complete legalization.

“One of the tricky public relations issues with these [legalization] initiatives in the past has been that most of the funding comes from out-of-state sources,” he said. “That becomes an argument against us, and we want to be able to gather enough money to be able to say several thousand do come from citizens’ donations.”

Several people at the festival said having high attendance at both days of Hempfest was a good sign for the size of people in favor of legalization of recreational marijuana.

“It’s proof that the people of Boston and the areas around it are trying to be up and coming,” said Nicole Ferrante, 23, a resident of

Hempfest, see page 2

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A guitar player enjoys Hempfest Saturday afternoon in the Boston Common. The 2013 festival was allowed to run for two days for the first time in more than two decades.

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Some students ‘disappointed’ in candidates Attendees have mixed views Debate: From Page 1

the common core as a way to study student progress and as a tool for teachers of where students have needs and bring high quality instruction to students.”

Connolly had to leave the debate early due to other commitments.

Although he understands standardized testing is an important part of academics, Yancey said he does not favor high-risk or high-stakes testing.

“Testing is a necessary evil,” he said. “You have to have a way and means of evaluating progress. If one student doesn’t do as well as other students, they could drop out, and that would be a great loss.”

Students in the audience were able to ask questions to the candidates, and Andres Vargas, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, asked how they plan on serving students who live in the city but are not their registered constituents.

Conley said students make up a bulk of the city and are extremely important even if they cannot vote in Boston.

“Students add so much vitality and vibrancy to our city,” he said.

“Our students want to stay here. We want you stay. You might not participate now, but I want to get folks excited to get involved.”

Arroyo said all college students have a voice in the workings of the government.

“I believe everyone deserves a voice in the city, registered or not,” he said. “It is now up to us to inspire you to want to stay in the city and be civically active ... I ask you to be part of that community.”

After the debate, many candidates said they wanted to come to BU to talk to college students and to show they have an interest in what they want.

“I always leap at the opportunity to talk to and listen to college students today,” Yancey said to The Daily Free Press. “So even if there were two students in the audience, even if they weren’t registered to vote, I would still be here because I believe you are the future, the decision-makers, and I want to be part of an effort to inspire and encourage our young people to get involved.”

Barros told The Daily Free Press that he wanted to strengthen the relationship he had with universities and the students who are the future of the city.

“As mayor, I can’t talk about having a better relationship with BU and not show up to the debate,” he said. “I think our academic higher education institutions are important stakeholders in Boston and I want to nurture that relationship. If I’m going to care enough about that relationship, I’d better be here today.“ Despite making an effort to come visit campus, some students said they were disappointed with some of the candidate’s answers.

“I would have liked to see more participation from the candidates,” said Drew Salad, a junior in SED. “If there was any question that I was most disappointed in, it was the question about Teach for America. I honestly felt like they didn’t exactly know what that was. It was one of the least addressed questions.”

Chris Lisinski contributed reporting to this article.

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Revere. “People have been talking [as speakers onstage], some former politicians, about how they support it [legalization]. I think it shows how even those who used to be skeptical are coming around to having it legal.”

Not everyone said marijuana should be legalized at the festival.

Several people who were in favor of legalization said cannabis should be limited like other regulated drugs.

“It’s no secret the war on drugs has failed,” said Thomas Condon, 67, a resident of Hartford, Conn.

“All it has done is create two generations of minor criminals who can’t get jobs because of a drug bust in college. At the same, it [marijuana] can’t just be for anyone. There ought to be education programs, and it could be taxed like liquor. It should be someone’s choice to use it, but it should be informed.”

Downing said the rally’s permit expired at 3 p.m. Sunday, but people planned on staying until about 4:20 p.m., which is a code-term that refers to the consumption of marijuana and a way for people to identify with the drug.

Some of those in attendance said there was no need to confront police because Hempfest’s cause was peaceful. They said the only possible harm for the rally’s cause came from some of Saturday’s speakers.

“Some of them [the speakers] were very ignorant about marijuana,” said an 18-year-old Boston resident who asked to remain anonymous. “They were very angry, and their points were not helpful at all.

Most of those here [at Hempfest] are in favor of their cause, but they honestly pissed a lot of us off. I can’t imagine what it could have done for someone who is against legalizing it.”

Attorney expects 20 witnesses in 2-week trial Marathon: From Page 1

apartment in New Bedford and watched as a garbage truck took the items away to a landfill. They are both charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Phillipos faces a maximum of eight years in prison for each count of making false statements to federal agents.

Tsarnaev, 20, is accused of the April 15 bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 260.

Law enforcement officials released surveillance photos of Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, on April 18, which led to a police chase into Watertown that night.

The brothers allegedly killed Massachusetts Institute of Tech-

nology Police Department officer Sean Collier as they tried to escape. Tamerlan was killed after a shootout with law enforcement officials and Dzhokhar was captured on April 19 after hiding in a drydocked boat all day. He pleaded not guilty to all charges against him on July 10.

Robert Stahl, attorney for Kadyrbayev, said his client was “shocked and horrified” by the bombings and had “no intent” to obstruct justice.

“I’m saying he didn’t dispose of evidence, didn’t understand it was evidence, and the rest will come out at trial,” Stahl told reporters after the arraignment. “I look forward to proving our case in court.”

Due to a tree falling onto the tracks of an Amtrak train suspending service from New Haven, Conn. to Providence R.I., Tazhayakov’s hearing had to be pushed

to later in the afternoon because his legal council was commuting from New York City to Boston.

Judge Marianne Bowler asked Nicholas Woolridge, Tazhayakov’s lawyer, to apologize for being late and to arrive in Boston the night before he has a hearing scheduled before the court.

Woolridge said the case was weak and based on interviews conducted by FBI officials that were not recorded.

“This is a case where you have a government that has rushed into things,” he said to reporters outside the courthouse. “This is basically what the agents said my clients said. This is a witch hunt.”

All three men are due back in court on Oct. 29 for a status conference. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Capin said he expects to call about 20 witnesses during a twoweek trial. A date has not been scheduled for the trial.

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Column Close Encounters Just BU­ —­­ unless you’re drunk

It’s my first weekend in Boston, and I’m exploring the city with a group of friends from my hometown.

We’ve spent the night at an Italian restaurant in the North End, where the six of us split two dishes and scarf down a basket of free bread because that was all we could afford. Now, we are catching one of the last T’s back to JESSICA our side of town. DEPIES I’ve found a seat and am slowly being lulled to sleep by the melodious sound of the subway screeching to a halt (seriously, though, can someone explain to me why one of the best transportation systems in the country regularly makes the sound of a pterodactyl being shoved into a wood chipper?), when I’m awoken by a group of college students undoubtedly having the best night ever.

See, I know that these people are having the best night ever — in fact, everyone on the train knows — because only someone enjoying his or her night to its fullest capacity would feel comfortable announcing enjoyment to a group of strangers.

I’m still new to living in a city with functioning public transportation, so try to excuse my naiveté, but for some reason, I believed I’d be able to take the subway on a weekend night without encountering a group of drunken strangers.

Oh, how wrong I was.

It’s not just that they’ve obviously had too much to drink — I applaud these random college students’ efforts to avoid drunk driving. However, students already have a pretty awful reputation in Boston, since they take up basically the entire city.

The least we can do is try not to further worsen the lives of all those over the age of 25. I personally haven’t yet met any of these fabled “old people” in Boston, but I’ve heard they exist.

I’m trying to decide if the murderous sounds of the T’s stops and starts are worse or better than the drunk guy belting Beyoncé next to me, but my thought process is interrupted by his friend, who has struck up a conversation with the poor woman standing in front of her. I don’t actually feel bad for myself — I guess you could just say I’m in perpetual mourning for the loss of respect for college students everywhere.

My friends and I crossed our fingers at each stop, praying that these people will disembark not only because we’re tired of hearing their TOTALLY AWESOME stories from the night, but mostly because we can’t stand the thought that they may actually attend the same school as us. They seemed like artsy types, so I’ve spent the ride hoping they’ll get off near Emerson, but as we pass Boylston, I feel a sense of despair.

The train stops at Boston University East. They lurch off the train as the couple in matching Boston College sweatshirts shakes their heads in disdain. I silently remind myself that it is still very possible to embarrass oneself even without a faint memory of doing so. And then I watch my new friends stumble into the night, perfectly representing youth, fatuity and the repercussions of eating a few too many Jell-O shots.

Jessica Depies is a freshman in the College of Communication studying journalism. She can be reached at jdepies@bu.edu.

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By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

Primarily due to liability issues, the Student Activities Office can no longer officially recognize or provide funding to Boston University’s Quidditch team, officials said. However, some members of the Quidditch team have raised concerns with the circumstances.

Despite SAO officials’ claims that BU does not exploit the team for commercial gain, BU Quidditch Secretary Brett Engwall said he still sees pictures and videos of the team around campus.

“We know people give tours using our club as a promotion on campus, and we’re also in some of the buildings with pictures and videos,” Engwall, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, said.

“We would like to fully complete that association — where it’s not just a mask of them [BU] saying, ‘Come check out the Quidditch team’ when we’re really just entirely on our own.”

Assistant Dean of Students John Battaglino said BU Quidditch quickly evolved from a social organization to an athletic activity, and that SAO is currently not prepared to recognize BU Quidditch as a club sport.

“A club sport requires the right medical attention and an advisor,” Battaglino said. “The sport of Quidditch will need some governance to implement some rules and regulations that will protect our students. It really does come down to a flat-out safety issue.”

Battaglino said there are certain safety regulations that need to be in place for the team to become a club sport. He said since the current rules of Quidditch do not comply with such regulations, they are not eligible for recognition or funding from BU. However, Battaglino said when BU Quidditch was recognized as a social club, demonstrations and advertisements were used around the university to illustrate the creativity and dedication of BU students.

“Quidditch was one of those things a few years back that was really interesting,” he said.

“It had a good fun story, it was

Recycling plant to be built in South Boston

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School of Management senior Brendon Stack and College of Arts and Sciences junior Brett Engwall play Quidditch Sunday afternoon behind Sleeper Hall.

quirky, and we loved talking about it because it said a lot about BU students … It’s an intellectual challenge — it’s a little bit quirky but fun.”

Engwall said BU Quidditch does hope to become affiliated with BU again. While the team is entirely made up of BU students, the university does not provide the team with any support or funding due to the game’s contact nature.

“The issue with making [safety] compromises is that the International Quidditch Association has its own set of rules that we have to abide by,” Engwall said. “... I don’t know how much leeway there is with us changing the physicality of the sport.”

Max Havlin, president of BU Quidditch, said team members were told this summer they would no longer receive funding but were not given a substantial explanation.

“We only found out [why] because we went to them and we found out from SAO,” Havlin, a CAS senior, said. “As far are we understand, it is more of a liability issue because Quidditch is very physical, as it takes aspects of rugby.”

Last year, even before being dropped by SAO, the Quidditch

team ran into other problems.

Chris Schretzenmayer, a College of Communication senior, said the team tried to practice as an unofficial organization off campus in Brookline, but police would not allow them to practice on public space.

“The police and the City of Brookline told us that we were an organized group, but then when we tried to practice on campus, the campus and the university told us that we are not an organized group or sport,” Schretzenmayer said. “So we are in a weird limbo where we can’t find practice space because these two opposing forces view us as totally different groups.”

Schretzenmayer said Quidditch is regarded and well known among BU students, and therefore should also be recognized by BU officials.

“We’re one of the best teams in the country … everyone on campus knows we have a Quidditch team, and they’re kind of obsessed with it,” he said. “... It’s a lot of fun, and the fact that we kind of have that recognition from the student body but we don’t get that kind of recognition from the school itself is kind of disheartening.”

A new recycling plant is set to be up and running in South Boston in less than two years. Despite Celtic Recycling , the company proposing the plant, notifying citizens of the site, several residents are fighting the plans with claims they were not adequately informed about the project.

Celtic Recycling would renovate a cold storage building on Widett Circle next to Interstate 95. As per city law, it notified the community through at least four outlets, according to the developer, but Andrew Square Civic Association members said they were not notified in time.

“There seems to be a lot of miscommunication for our intent with the plant,” said Susie Chin, CEO, founder of Celtic Recycling and a South Boston resident. “We would never turn our backs on the community. If they took time and gave it thought, they would see that this company could be very positive, very beneficial.”

The ASCA did not respond to emails for comment by press time.

The plant would process up to 1,500 tons of waste from construction or demolition projects as well as some household items, according to the project’s Environmental Notification Form.

The proposal is currently undergoing a Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act review. There are other channels of approval before the project can start, but if cleared

by MEPA, the plant could be fully operational by April 2015.

City Councilor Brian Linehan, who represents the district the plant would go in, first notified the ASCA of the proposal. Mark McGonagle, his chief of staff, said Linehan is in favor of the project as long as the developers do not cut any corners.

“We’re going to hold them [Celtic] accountable to do all the correct parts of the project,” he said. “On its face, it looks like a good project for

Recycling, see page 4

Man falls through skylight at fraternity party in Kenmore Square

By Trisha Thadani & Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University students witnessed the commotion as a male victim was injured Wednesday night after falling four stories through a skylight while at a fraternity party near Kenmore Square.

Boston Police Department officers from District D-4 responded to a radio call around 11:30 p.m. at 487 Commonwealth Ave. — Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity — where witnesses on the scene stated the victim had been jumping on the plexiglass dome skylight before he fell, according to the police report.

Taylor Brooks, a College of Communication sophomore, said he heard the crash from his room in Myles Standish Hall.

“Our window is level with the roof … so we could see the whole party going on,” he said. “... We heard a very large shatter and three distinct girl screams, and everyone was evacuated off of the

roof.”

Brooks said he did not know what happened until he saw an EMT checking out the hole in the skylight.

“We thought it was a car accident, and then, about 10 minutes later, all of the trucks showed up,” Brooks said. “We thought that maybe someone had fallen off the roof until we found out that someone had actually fallen through the skylight.”

The victim fell through four stories and landed on his back, according to the report. He sustained injuries to his head and genital areas. Paramedics then transported the victim to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

At about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, two BPD detectives returned to the scene to conduct an inspection, according to the report. They issued license premise violations to members of the fraternity for keeping and exposing alcohol, having an unlicensed roof deck,

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A tarp on a Massachusetts Insitute of Technology fraternity building covers the skylight that a man was injured while falling through Wednesday night near Kenmore Square.

and having had a person sustain injuries on the premises.

Upon inspection, detectives observed several loose cans of beer on the roof, as well as a bar stocked with four-and-half 30-packs of beer, according to

the report. The residence does not have an alcohol license.

One BPD detective returned to the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house again at about 1 p.m. on

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several reasons, but the devil’s in the details, and we’re going to make sure it goes through the right community outlets.”

“If done properly, there are no drawbacks to this,” he said. “If it’s managed inefficiently or improperly, then that could obviously have a negative impact … but we’re never at 100 percent. There’s always more we can be doing to recycle.”

Several people who live near the proposed site said they did not approve of how the project has been managed so far.

Evelyn Harper, 54, a Dorchester resident, said she did not trust the outlined plans.

“It could definitely do good, but no,” she said. “I’m not for it because I don’t think it actually will. What they’re telling us are the plans, I think they’ll end up lying. I didn’t know it [was] happening, so they could lie

Inspector found several code violations in house near Kenmore Square where party was hosted Accident: From Page 3

Thursday to meet with an official from the Inspectional Services Department, according the report.

The report stated the inspector found several code violations, including the illegal roof deck and an illegal electrical wiring on the roof. Although the roof deck in question was located on 485 Commonwealth Ave, the inspector said it could also be accessed from 487 Commonwealth Ave., according to the report. Members of

the fraternity own both properties.

Henry Johnson, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said he could see the commotion from his dorm room on the top floor of Myles Standish Hall.

“I was sitting on my bed doing homework, and then I heard two crashes and I didn’t really know what they were … so I got up and looked over and people we on top of the house looking very scared and shocked,” Johnson said. “We were looking at it and couldn’t figure out what was going on, and we heard people say to call 911.”

very easily.”

Keith Berry, 36, a resident of Dorchester, who lives less than a mile from the proposed plant, said the problem was not the plant but public awareness.

“I support it, but half the battle is just getting the message out to people,” he said. “The lack of knowledge is a problem. With how they did it [the public notifications], I probably never would have found out.”

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“I was just so proud of Alyssa … she did a fantastic job,” Boyle said. “There is something really beautiful about Alyssa helping to coordinate this event and run this event, because she went to Boston Public Schools herself and she is currently this semester student-teaching at Boston Public Schools. She really cares deeply about the city of Boston.”

Carolyn Michener, a Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences sophomore, said her favorite candidates were John Barros and Felix Arroyo, as the two of them seemed to know the most about the city’s education programs.

“John Barros had made explicit mention of the IEP [Individualized Education Program],” Michener said. “... It is basically is how educators and therapists come up with a plan to best allow the children with different needs ... to best incorporate them to the school systems.”

Molly Pratt, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, said while it was disappointing that not all candidates were present at the debate, she enjoyed watching the discussion.

“Really loved that we had 6 candidates, and I wish we could have had more,” Pratt said. “I think it really shows the [candidates’] dedication to working with populations that may or may not actually be voting in the elections.”

Pratt said it is important for some students to vote in the city of Boston, because although most may not be from around the area, the outcome will still affect nine months of their lives.

“It [the debate] really shows the dedication to working with populations that may or may not actually be voting in the elections,” Pratt said. “I guess I expected to have more worked out plans of attack, which was hard to say in a minute response question, but they all seemed to be passionate about changing the school system.”

Chris Lisinski contributed reporting to this article.

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Mei Mei sets up ‘home base’ restaurant in South Campus Brooke Jackson-Glidden MUSE Editor

rene Li, co-owner of the popular Boston food truck Mei Mei Street Kitchen, has big plans for the future: She wants to open the first brick-and-mortar Mei Mei restaurant together with her siblings and coowners. She also wants to continue promoting the “social mission” of Mei Mei, using locally sourced foods and community atmosphere.

But most importantly, she wants to butcher a pig.

“I lived in upstate New York for a while, and I got really into using the whole pig and seeing where each cut of meat comes from,” Li said. “I’d love for us to butcher our own meat in the kitchen.”

Li’s co-founders and family members, Andrew and Margaret “Mei” Li, said they are also excited to have a kitchen of their own in their upcoming Mei Mei restaurant, which will be located in Audubon Circle.

The Li clan has wanted to open a restaurant for years, and with the help of a Kickstarter campaign, they raised more than $35,000 dollars. Finally, the Li family can create a space where diners can enjoy Mei Mei’s classic Chinese-meets-New England cuisine.

Mei Mei Street Kitchen became a Boston staple through the development of its “Double Awesome,” a scallion-pancake breakfast quesadilla-meets-sandwich, with a gooey poached and fried egg, cheddar cheese and pesto. The Double Awesome, which Li called the “perfect drunk food and hangover food,” already sparked interest among the Boston epicurean community, receiving positive nods from Boston Magazine and The Improper Bosto-

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Mei Mei tries to use completely pasture-raised meat, and while this goal is fairly easy for serving beef and pork dishes, it is harder to pull off for chicken. Finding locally sourced pasture-raised chicken at a price that is cost-effective for a food truck is next to impossible. Now that the team is opening the restaurant, chicken can also become an option for the new menus.

Sustainability is still core to the values and mission of Mei Mei, and the family has developed a diverse network of local farms, farm-direct programs and suppliers to plan a seasonal, environmentally friendly and regionally oriented menu. At Mei Mei, all of the meat and animal products served are sourced locally, or at least regionally. For example, the tofu used is locally sourced, and 95 percent of the produce Mei Mei uses is locally grown. Mei Mei has used over 43,000 pounds of local products since last April.

“We’re really a restaurant and food truck with a social mission,” Li said.

But above all else, the Li family wants to promote the Mei Mei restaurant as a home for the “students, young professionals and families” of the Audubon Circle area.

“We wanted to open a restaurant to be a home base,” Li said. “We’re ready to be a home base, we’re ready to be a welcoming community for BU and we’re ready to feed people a lot of Double Awesomes.”

Brooke Jackson-Glidden/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Construction on the Mei Mei resMei Mei’s restaurant location will open later this fall in South Campus, near the corner of Buswell street and taurant is complete and it will open Park drive. later this fall.

nian. In addition, socially conscious New England natives have admired Mei Mei’s dedication to promote local and seasonal ingredients since the beginning.

The BU community is far from oblivious to the Mei Mei craze. Every Thursday morning, students and professors alike line up at the truck (parked in front of the Alfred L. Morse Auditorium) for their obligatory Double Awesome and often-daily specials. Li attributes part of the choice of new restaurant location,

South Campus, to the positive relationship BU has with the Mei Mei team.

“Students meet their friends at the truck, they talk to their professors,” she said. “We love that community energy.”

BU’s Mei Mei fans can enjoy some of the truck favorites at the soon-to-open restaurant, along with a wider variety of options, depending on the time of day. The lunch menu will feature more street food options, including other scallion pancake

sandwiches and curries. Li described the menu as “an expanded version” of the street kitchen menu at the same price point.

The dinner menu, on the other hand, will split dishes into three options: Smaller “street food” dishes, medium-sized dishes and larger entrees, designed to be shared. Menu items will include homemade desserts, cheeses, local water seafood and pasture-raised chicken, beef and pork. Li said she is excited to start serving seafood and chicken, which

Franz Ferdinand takes ‘right action’ with new album

ans of Franz Ferdinand probably expected something different from the band’s new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.

While 2005’s You Could Have It So Much Better was not exactly a step in the right direction — with drawn-out depressing attempts at ballads sharply contrasting the band’s eponymous 2004 debut — good old Franz showed us what they really had up their sleeves with the grandiose and operatic concept album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. That is not to say that in the years following 2009 we have defined the band by some of its most complex and meticulous music, but, nevertheless, such blues/punk (a la Black Keys) would have been startling enough without the addition of the emotionally chaotic and depressing themes found on the latter half of Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.

At first listen, the experience is slightly disorienting — the album begins in an earnest flurry of upbeat punk sensibilities, transitions into a keyboard-driven and warbling middle section and then spends the rest of its compact 35 minutes descend-

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Right Action opens with a deceptive pair of bouncy, if anticipated, pieces of post-punk fare: “Right Action” and “Evil Eye” spend little time burning through a verse or two to get to equally straightforward choruses.

“Right Action” sprinkles a guitar part reminiscent of Big Audio Dynamite with tiny morsels of dense bass-lines and synth parts, teasing the delectable, melancholy themes one has waiting for them at the other end of the LP. “Evil Eye” takes this a step further, maintaining an unsettling mix of minor chords, echoes and Halloween-ish space synths that mix with frontman Alex Kapranos’s angry verses and sensuous chorus to create a song as danceable as it is haunting.

“Love Illumination” plays out similarly, albeit with some help from a backing horn section and both guitar and keyboard solos. It serves as a reminder of what Franz Ferdinand has available to them now: The boys from Glasgow might still retain their punk roots and straightforward

ideals, but production value is a cruel temptress who pokes her head through every seam of Right Action.

The pure of heart may lament this development, but the shrewd critic recognizes that such changes are ultimately beneficial and are what has allowed for Franz Ferdinand’s previous successes. “Stand On the Horizon” shares similar complexities and features more keyboard parts and boasting guitar fills and riffs that evoke Clash-like ska elements, as well as the first bits of harmony and counter-melody on the LP. The first drastic tonal change of the album is marked by “Fresh Strawberries,” a two-minute track that moves between eerie, murmuring verses and a lighthearted chorus.

The song then transitions into a heavy guitar-driven section. Even though the song returns to its bubbly refrain, the alarming intermediate section is meticulous, deliberately used to startle the listener. The drastic nature of the shift elevates both the upbeat and the gloomy sections beyond the sum of their parts while driving the album down a notably darker path.

“Bullet” returns to a tighter and more compact style dominated by

the guitars and Paul Thomson’s relentlessly barbaric drums. The song marks the last bit of optimism on Right Action. “Treason! Animals” may tend towards upbeat riffs and hooks, but Kapranos keeps the vocals weird and wooly, conjuring images of pre-punk outfits like The Troggs or Question Mark and the Mysterians. “The Universe Expanded” continues the trend, opening with a downright disturbing synthetic violin, equally unsettling vocals and a single-note guitar part that builds into a crescendo before ending in a bittersweet chorus.

After bizarre exchanges between themes of optimism and depression, the two final tracks act as fascinating bookends, complementing the exuberant “Right Action” and “Evil Eye” with a subtle anger and dejection unlike any other song on the album. “Brief Encounters” keeps the instrumental parts to a minimum, focusing on the catchy vocals, crooning away at something about “Car keys, lose your keys / Car keys, choose your keys.” There is a certain charm to the banality of it all.

If “Brief Encounters” is subtle gloom, “Goodbye Lovers and

Friends” is outright rage, interspersed with lamentations for old comrades that don’t last for more than a chorus or two. The verses keep to Kapranos’s admission that “I know I can be obnoxious, oh! / Occasionally cruel / But only to the ones I love,” playing out like cold, heartless jabs at a lost lover or an unfaithful friend. By the end of the song, the sad chorus sounds less like a lamentation and more like a renunciation, ending the album on the bright and cheery notion that “this really is the end.”

The fascinating thing about Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is that while it proves itself to be as high concept as its older siblings — its predecessor specifically — it is in no hurry to prove a point or to tell a story. Right Action isn’t a process or a cyclical round of leitmotifs — the album is a spectrum of emotions beginning with revelry and ending with near-suicidal despondency. Those just looking for party music and something to jam to will be alarmed by the direction Right Action takes.

But for the brave of heart, Franz Ferdinand has always delivered peerlessly intelligent dance-punk, and this release is no different.

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Tough, tattooed and Miss America There she is! Where do we even begin?

Look at her hair, actually bouncing with every step. It looks so soft, so thick. It frames her face so nicely. And to talk about her face! I’m not even going to begin. Look, she’s in a bikini, too! This is getting good!

Oh wait.

She has a tattoo.

Theresa Vail, the 22-year-old Kansas State University senior, is representing her state in the Miss America pageant. Although at first glance people may think of her as another trophy woman in a pageant, she is a Sergeant in the Army National Guard, an expert markswoman and she strives to work with the U.S. Army Dental Corps. Vail is also seemingly the first in the pageant’s history to proudly display tattoos on her body.

The two tattoos are on her ribcage and her shoulder. On her ribs, she has the words of the Serenity Prayer. According to Vail, the prayer helped her overcome bullying and boot camp. On her shoulder, she has the U.S. Army Dental Corps insignia around a “D” for “Dad.” According to a CNN article and an Associate Press video Friday, the pageant committee is excited for contestants to display their originality.

So the higher-ups do not have a problem with her ink. In her blog, missoutdoorgirl. com, Vail openly speaks of her tattoos and persona. In the blog she said, “I am a firm believer that lengthy and conscious thought should be given before getting ‘inked.’”

She goes on to mention how she does not have any flowers, dragons or “frivolous items.” She means business with every decision, whether it is joining the army at 17 or her body art.

Vail is photographed in full camo-print hunting gear, holding a bow and letting her blonde hair flow in the wind. She is the kind of pageant woman out to break stereotypes.

At first, when you look at her career field, it is safe to assume nobody would

judge her character based on her choice to get tattoos. She is in the U.S. Army. When you think about it, though, the places she chose to get tattoos are hidden until she is wearing a bikini or less.

So why are people mentioning her ink before they mention her impressive Army career or aspirations? Why don’t they talk about intelligent she is? Seriously, watch her interviews. She’s with it.

Ten years ago, tattoo shops were filled with Harley owners, U.S. Marines and veterans. Today, tattoos are commonplace for 18-year-olds or Urban Outfitters employees. Whether they’re hidden or out in the open, more people are getting tattoos to remember harder times or to inspire themselves.

In a professional environment, people still must worry about their presentation.

Their personal expressions could work against the company’s goals. It could affect the company’s image if clients tend to be ultra-conservative, religious or just plain old. Older generations, the people employing the 20-somethings right out of college, still stigmatize people with tattoos, no matter how impressive their resumes may be. Have you ever seen a tattooed broadcast journalist? (If you have, please let us know!)

If Vail had chosen to reveal the tattoo at the pageant instead of before, she may have gotten more press, but she expertly took the attention away from the tattoo before people even saw it. News outlets have moved to analyzing her background and why she has the tattoos. She is helping shift the stigmas of tattoos from blemishes to something of nostaligia — something the older generation can relate to.

So, Vail has shattered the image of the “cookie-cutter” Miss America. Olivia Culpo did this last year by expertly and eloquently speaking about inclusion in the transgender community. Now Miss Kansas is doing it with her sniper rifle and ink.

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THE TALES OF AN ILL FREEPER

Failed Connections BRIAN LATIMER Do you know what to do whenever the most attractive, Adonis-like hunk of man makes eye contact with you in a restaurant as you eat French fries? Yeah, nobody does. This happened to me halfway through the most sumptuous handful of my golden taters. You know what I did after? I decided to drop ketchup down my face. All over my chin. I was winning by this point.

Instead of saying, “Hi, my name is Brian and I enjoy doing things,” I thought that scurrying past this prime cut, beautifully marbled man was sexier. I sure hope he saw how fast I can run!

The only logical step after this is posting a Missed Connection on Craigslist.

I interlocked my fingers and pushed my arms out. I and cracked every joint twice, made a fist a few times, and started typing.

F-a-c-e-b … wait, no, delete. Craigslist. com. Cool. Onwards to the Personals!

If you scroll through Missed Connections for inspiration and write like the other posts, there is a 100 percent chance you will never find your missed connection. People write pornographic dreams to strangers or share their thirst for “a very hairy man” or “soft, tingly woman.” (I am not lying. I have seen these things written before.) Sometimes people write posts such as, “I saw you on the T. I am a man with brown hair.” Yeah, that’ll get her!

The most fun posts are stories about how the people met. Those tend to be more descriptive or have a cryptic inside joke.

Sometimes people describe wearing ridiculous outfits like “tattered harem pants with moon boots” or “socks, sandals, blazer.”

The point is: You’re going to read about some pretty colorful characters.

Missed Connections is also quite gender inclusive! With ‘m’ for men, ‘w’ for women and ‘t’ for transgender, anyone has the power to be incredibly specific for what type of person they hope to meet or whom they are attempting to lure. Look into “mw4t,” that’s a “woman and a man looking for a transperson.” I’ve seen these posts in New York.

So I selected which category pertained to me and skimmed the connections is case he beat me to it. Yeah, no dice. I’m going to have to write this or I’ll regret it on my death bed.

So I retold the story of these stolen glances. I mentioned the people he was with so he could identify himself. Then I talked about who I was with. I used such impressive descriptions that F. Scott Fitzgerald could have woken from the dead and highfived me, then re-died.

In two days, I have gotten one response, and it is from a deliciously homophobic person who wanted to tell my father that his queer son was on Craigslist looking for an STD. Hey, someone is reading my posts. At least he read my masterpiece!

Take your chance with Craigslist. Nobody who replies negatively should bring you down. What if you re-meet that special someone after a few cruddy emails? I’m still crossing my fingers.

Brian Latimer is the Editorial Page Editor and a junior at Boston University studeying History; Journalism; and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Love or hate them – and there’s usually no middle ground — the U.S. News and World Report rankings are a big deal in higher education. So, congratulations for BU for their placement at spot 41 on this year’s list. But I was a bit dismayed to read the Daily Free Press’ coverage of this year’s Best Colleges list.

My concern wasn’t with the positive tone, nothing wrong with a little lording it over a crosstown rival. I was a little dismayed with the misleading description of what happened this year. BU did not actually “jump” in the 2013 rankings, nor did they “improve” in the rankings compared with last year. The formula for evaluating schools changed — as U.S. News does every year.

Comparing the same school, year-to-year based on their rank is as impossible as it is misleading. The horserace — with schools sliding up and down a ladder of merit — might be the way that U.S. News markets the rankings, but it need not be the way that journalists write about them. Comparing year-to-year rank of one particular school is an applies to grapefruits exercise.

Consider the case of school X that ranks 20 in 2012. Using the same inputs, (entering student SAT scores, faculty to student ratio, etc.) the same school based on the formula used in 2000 or 2011 could have ranked at 15 ... or 25. Point is, when you change the criteria, the scores change. That churn on the scoreboard is good for selling magazines and for bragging, if you’re a dean that oversees a good score.

But this isn’t just about changing the way the rankings are discussed and covered

in the paper. Schools spend lots of money — student’s, parent’s, government’s money — trying to achieve better results from U.S. News’s ever-changing ranking algorithm.

Presidents are judged by it. Boards of trustees make hires based on it. Students pick schools after looking at it.

That’s why college presidents heavily lobby the editors at U.S. News. When I worked at U.S. News, I sat through many, many of these meetings where presidents from all types of schools tried to convince the editors that the furriness of school mascots, the width of campus parking spaces, or the length of a fight song should be weighed more heavily in the new ranking algorithm.

Okay, maybe that’s a stretch, but you get the idea.

All of this is not to say that the rankings don’t serve a purpose. The data contained in the Best Colleges Guide is one of the most comprehensive assessments of what, for many people, will be the second-most expensive purchase of their lives, some $240,000. At the rate tuition is rising, college soon may be the most expensive thing you ever buy. But all that raw data is boring, while rankings catch eyeballs like flypaper.

Just look at Buzzfeed.

But journalists aren’t public relations people, and they should bring a more skeptical eye to what is, in the end, a moving target.

Alex Kingsbury was an editor on various beats at U.S. News and World Report from 2003-2011, where he covered higher education, the war in Iraq, and the intelligence community.

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“You saw what Felix was capable of,” Roberts said. “He was very composed when he stripped the ball and went around the goalkeeper, so that was a good sign for us.”

The underclassmen for the Terriers did not stop there. On a corner kick in the 63rd minute, Ciccone curved the ball into the Monmouth box, which was then redirected by Blugh into the net just past the outstretched arms of Graziani. For Blugh, it was his first career goal with the Terriers.

Last season Blugh looked to be a regular

contributor on the defense, but his season was cut short when he injured his knee in a game against Brown University.

The textbook play has been something the Terriers have been working on in practice, according to Roberts.

“To score on a set play — things you practice all the time — it’s good,” Roberts said. “Jeroen’s parents are here from Trinidad, so that makes him happy and his parents real happy.

“You have a bunch of options working off of [the corner kick]. We didn’t think that we could get in there because [Monmouth’s] got those two center backs that

are extremely good.”

McBride’s goal came in the 88th minute when he spun around Monmouth defender Matt Jeffrey and slotted the ball in just past the diving Graziani. In just ten minutes of play, McBride caused havoc with two shots on goal, his score coming with assistance from Ciccone and McGuire.

“Lucas can play,” Roberts said of the Rye Brook, N.Y., native. “We’ve just got to refine some things in his game, which he’s willing to do, and he can score goals. He’s a goalscorer.”

The Hawks had only one shot on goal the entire game, compared the Terriers’

four. Despite being edged in corner kicks and overall shots, the Terriers, thanks to the young core of players, made the most of every chance they received and extended their first winning streak to two games.

“They’re new players,” Roberts said.

“With Felix, we’re trying to get him into shape, and trying to take him slowly. He’s a real gifted player, so you’re going to see a lot of him in the future. We’re just being really slow with him, and I think within a couple of games, you’re going to see a special kid. The young guys are coming in and doing a good job. The veterans are helping them, so it’s pretty good.”

Terriers outshoot Providence 17 to 4 in Sunday afternoon victory Women’s Soccer: From Page 8

order to be one of the elite teams.”

BU’s game against the Friars (3-1-2) Sunday afternoon started off in the same vein as the UConn game, as both teams were stuck in a defensive battle. The game would remain scoreless until the 42nd minute, when freshman forward Erica Kosienski made a move past Providence goalkeeper Kristyn Shea and fired into the empty net, giving BU a 1-0 lead.

The goal, coming a week after Kosienski’s game-winning goal against the University of Akron, was her second of the season, tying

her with senior forward Madison Clemens for the team lead in goals.

“She’s a goal scorer,” Feldman said. “This is why we committed to her as a student-athlete. She is a kid that just has a nose for the goal and she just doesn’t get discouraged. She just keeps plugging away, and plugging away gave her a goal that wasn’t a pretty touch and turn, but it was a goalscorer’s goal.”

While the Terriers would not score for the remainder of the game, they did not allow Providence to get on the board and retained possession of the ball for most of the second

half, making it a comfortable 1-0 victory for BU. Despite the close score, the Terriers dominated the game, as BU outshot the Friars 17-4 and had five corner kicks to Providence’s zero.

“We played them well, we created nine shots in the first half and eight in the second.

We were pretty much playing in their end,” Feldman said. “They’re a hard-fighting team and I thought we did what we wanted to do in the first half in regards to keeping the pressure on them and opening the space up and

playing touchline to touchline.”

Despite only scoring two goals during the homestand, Feldman believes that with BU’s defense playing the way it is, the team is in prime position to make a run for the Patriot League championship this season.

“If we can defend like this and like we have, we’re going to win a lot of games, and I think we’re going to be be competing for a Patriot League championship if we keep this attitude defensively,” Feldman said. “I think the attack is going to come along, and we’re going to be even better in goal scoring.”

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Freshman forward Erica Kosienski scored her second goal of the season against Providence.

Star defenders anchor home shutout streak Shutouts: From Page 8

America East All-Rookie Team. Thus far this season, Hollenbaugh has started in all eight games, earning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 3.

Alongside the strength of Hollenbaugh is another strong defender in senior defender Erin Mullen. During the 2012 campaign, Mullen made 17 starts for the Terriers, keeping a strong defense along the way. With her solid play in the back, she was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team.

In her final season with the Terriers, Mullen has anchored the defense — something

that has helped Green in posting five shutouts at home. With sustained pressure on ball carriers, Mullen and the Terrier defense held the Friars to only two shots on net and allowed no corner kicks throughout the entire contest.

“It was tough, but it was fun,” Hollenbaugh said of the weekend series. “I live to play defense, it’s what I love to do, and they give you a challenge, but challenges are always what you want to get up to. It’s great to play girls that are going to challenge you ... you’re going to test their strength against yours.”

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Collective effort as men’s soccer capitalizes on Monmouth weaknesses Men’s Soccer: From Page 8

Luke looked to knot up the scoring with a chance in the 51st minute, but his shot was blocked by a stout Terrier defense.

Four minutes later, midfielder Tomas Penfold took the Hawks’ first shot on goal of the game on a free kick to the left of the box, but Gilbert made the save after one bounce.

In the 57th minute, the Hawks had their best opportunity of the night when senior midfielder Fannar Arnarsson committed a yellow card foul just outside of the Terrier goal box. Midfielder Joseph Schmid took the free kick for Monmouth, but a wall of BU de-

fenders blocked it.

“Collectively, we did well [defensively],” Roberts said. “The back four are starting to come together. They are really starting to feel comfortable in their positions.”

While the Terrier defense remained composed, not allowing too many Monmouth chances, the BU offense was able to pad its lead.

In the 63rd minute, the Terriers earned their first corner of the contest, which they converted to put their second goal into the back of the net.

Senior midfielder Anthony Ciccone took the corner and lofted it into the box, and

sophomore defender Jeroen Blugh leaped high over the Monmouth defense and flicked a header past the leaping Graziani. The goal was also Blugh’s first with the Terriers.

Down 2-0, the Hawks attempted to break down the BU defense, but had trouble finishing. Every shot for Monmouth either missed the net entirely or was blocked by a strong BU defense.

In the 88th minute, the Terriers put the icing on the cake with their third goal of the game. Sophomore forward Lucas McBride became the third Terrier to score his first collegiate goal during the contest.

McBride took a pass from sophomore

forward Mac McGuire on the right side of the box. McBride settled with his right foot, switched the ball to his left and put the ball into the low left corner of the goal as Graziani lay motionless on the ground.

The goal was the final chance for either side, as the Terriers closed out a dominating 3-0 victory.

“Everybody played well, collectively,” Roberts said. “Everyone was getting themselves in good position. They can take information and put it into practice. That’s the sign of a team that wants to win.”

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“Everyone was getting themselves in good position. They can take information and put it into practice. That’s the sign of a team that wants to win.”

-BU coach Neil Roberts on the men’s soccer team’s win over Monmouth

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Monday, September 16, 2013

Men’s soccer tallies 3 goals in win over Hawks 1st-time scorers lead Terriers to victory against Monmouth

By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Staff

The Boston University men’s soccer team has now notched two wins from two games in the first half of a four-game homestand. On Saturday night, the Terriers were victorious over Monmouth University by a score of 3-0.

“I’m happy for the guys, they worked really hard,” said BU coach Neil Roberts. “They are very good at making adjustments. We switched from a 4-5-1 to a 4-4-2 in the middle of the game. We went over it today and we got a goal off of it.”

For the first 26 minutes of the contest, neither the Terriers (2-2-0) nor the Hawks (1-31) had a great opportunity to score, as it appeared both teams were looking for a weak spot in the other’s defense. Redshirt freshman goalie Matt Gilbert, who did not start last game against Hoftsra University while serving a red card suspension, was mostly untested in the first half.

In the 27th minute, though, the Terriers broke through. After a goal kick from Monmouth goalie Stephen Graziani, freshman midfielder David Asbjornsson won the ball with a header near midfield and got it to junior forward Dominque Badji, who proceeded to head the ball to junior midfielder Jordan Barker. Barker fed the ball through to freshman forward Felix De Bona, who had just checked into the game. De Bona weaved around a diving Graziani and walked the ball into the open net. The goal was his first at the collegiate level.

“Both teams had possession, but not with any type of purpose,” Roberts said. “I think each team was trying to feel each other out.

You saw what Felix is capable of. That’s a good sign for us.”

After the goal, Monmouth put a bit of pressure on the Terriers, looking to tie up the score. In the 29th minute midfielder Derek Luke earned a corner for the Hawks. The Terrier defense was up for the challenge and cleared the danger.

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Freshman forward Felix DeBona scored his first collegiate goal in Saturday’s win over Monmouth University.

Forward Francois Navarro took two corners for Monmouth in the 30th and 32nd minutes, but neither kick led to any scoring chance for the Hawks.

Despite Monmouth making a few changes — including three substitutions — toward the end of they were unable to tie the game

up. BU finished the half leading on the scoreboard 1-0 and in shots on goal 2-0.

To open up the second half of play, the Hawks came out with an aggressive offense, and looked to maximize their opportunities.

In their first three games this season, senior midfielder Anthony Ciccone has led the Boston University men’s soccer team.

Ciccone, who controls the left side of the offense with his slick ball handling, has assisted three of the six Terrier goals through the first four games. However, Saturday evening against Monmouth University at Nickerson Field, three new faces made big contributions in a 3-0 win.

The Terriers’ (2-2) win over the MidAtlantic Athletic Conference preseason favorite Hawks (1-3-1) was led by three first-time goal scorers: Freshman forward Felix De Bona, sophomore defender Jeroen Blugh and sophomore forward Lucas McBride.

BU coach Neil Roberts said was extremely pleased with the scoring output from the three underclassmen.

“It’s three young guys that have been working hard,” Roberts said. “It’s a good sign for us. Everyone played hard and everyone worked hard collectively. They got themselves in the position [to score].”

Coming into BU’s matchup against the Hawks, senior forward Ali Sozeri, junior forward Dominique Badji and sophomore forward Mac McGuire were the only three players on the Terriers who had scored in the early season. But that changed as De Bona, a native of Somerville, scored the first goal in the 27th minute when he danced around Monmouth goalie Stephen Graziani and tapped in the ball in for the score. Junior forward Jordan Barker assisted on the goal.

neW scorers, see page 7

Men’s soccer, see page 7

Women’s soccer sweeps weekend homestand Terriers record fifth straight home shutout

By Conor Ryan Daily Free Press Staff

While its offense has endured hot and cold spells for most of the season, the Boston University women’s soccer team’s defense has been a constant during the first eight games of the year.

The team’s defensive brilliance was never more evident than this weekend, as the Terriers (5-2-1) shut out the University of Connecticut on Friday night and Providence College on Sunday afternoon en route to another successful homestand at Nickerson Field.

“It’s been a wonderful weekend — a really successfully weekend,” said BU coach Nancy Feldman. “There’s nothing wrong with 2-0, especially against UConn and Providence. We’re feeling pretty good about ourselves.”

The Terriers kicked off their homestand against UConn (5-3-0), a team that had shut out its last four opponents. Despite UConn’s imposing backfield and goalkeeping, the Terriers capitalized just three minutes into the contest, as senior midfielder Megan McGoldrick received a pass from senior midfielder Emma Clark and curled home a shot from the top-right corner of the box.

For Feldman, getting on the board early against such a talented squad was a huge boost for the Terriers.

“It was an awesome shot,” Feldman said about the goal. “Goals are hard to come by — we’re not scoring in boatloads, but were

also not giving them up, so I think we’ll be a team that’s gonna be like this a little bit until we start getting our ravaging attack in gear.”

While the Huskies held the ball for most of the first half and recorded four shots on goal, they were unable to even up the score, as the Terriers kept their 1-0 lead going into halftime.

The second half was similar to the first 45 minutes of the game, as UConn pressed to tie the game. The Huskies’ best scoring chance came in the 75th minute, as BU senior goalkeeper Andrea Green came out of the net to recover the ball but was beat to it by UConn junior Stephanie Ribeiro, who fired a shot at the empty net. Luckily for BU, junior defender Kai Miller was able to block the shot and preserve the Terrier lead.

While UConn kept up the pressure in the final minutes, the Terriers’ defense held strong and preserved the 1-0 victory.

“Well, it was a great, gutty win,” Feldman said. “I thought we were ferocious in the final third. [UConn] saw some shots from distance, they threatened, and we bent a little bit, but we never broke back there … The heart and effort and guts that we showed — they knew it was an important game.”

“We needed the win if we were going to prove to be an NCAA team. There’s a lot of those games, there’s a lot that are coming up, but this was one that we needed to improve in

WoMen’s soccer, see page 7

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Monday, Sept. 16

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By Andrew Battifarano and Sarah Kirkpatrick Daily Free Press Staff

The Boston University women’s soccer team has been truly consistent this season when it comes to defense, especially at home — on its own turf this season, BU has not allowed any goals in five contests.

The trend of stifling defense continued this weekend as the Terriers (5-2-1) hosted the University of Connecticut on Friday and Providence College on Sunday. BU allowed a total of eight shots on goal between the two contests.

BU coach Nancy Feldman attributed the Terriers’ success to three key areas: goalkeeping, solid play at the center-back position and the team’s dedication on the defensive end.

“We’ve got pretty good goalkeeping in [senior] Andrea [Green] and [junior Alyssa Parisi],” Feldman said. “We’ve got two of the best center backs this side of the Mississippi.

They are excellent. That’s it. And [we have a] commitment to team defending. At the end, those players on the pitch, they had enough legs and determination ... our team is really committed to it. It’s really a combination of all those three things.”

In Friday’s game against UConn (6-3-0), BU allowed only six shots on goal. Sunday against Providence (3-2-2), the Terriers were even more stifling, as they allowed a meager four shots, only two of which made it on goal.

Green was tested in the late minutes of the game against Providence, as the Friars very

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nearly were able to score in the 77th minute.

After a free kick, the ball was passed around a few times before being whipped on target by defender Allison Walton. Green dove to stop the threat, preserving the Terriers’ fifth straight shutout and Green’s fourth of the season.

“Andrea came up with a big save in a moment where we let a shot happen,” Feldman said. “We pride ourselves in not allowing any contested shots, and we let it happen. It’s going to happen once in a while, and you need your goalkeeper to come up with a big one when it’s 1-0 or 0-0, when you’re dominating a team, particularly, because that can be crushing.”

One of the aforementioned center backs crucial to the Terriers’ stifling defense is sophomore defender McKenzie Hollenbaugh. Following Friday’s matchup, Hollenbaugh gave her perspective as to the Terriers’ home success.

“I think one of our strengths is not letting teams get behind us and I think that’s a big part of why we keep the ball out of the net,” she said. “It’s just that we’re not letting them send balls over. We’re keeping the play in front and just really digging in.”

Last season, Hollenbaugh became an essential part to the Terrier defense, as she started in 10 of her 15 games played. With her solid play on defense, she was named to the

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shutouts, see page 7

Friday, Sept. 20 W. Soccer @ Navy, 3:30 p.m.

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