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Protesters gather in opposition to Keystone pipeline Bulger to forfeit more than $25 million to gov’t. By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff
In an attempt to influence politicians before the Obama administration decides whether to approve the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, about 80 people assembled in front of the Massachusetts State House Saturday to protest the plan. The gathering, which was organized by the environmentally focused advocacy group 350 Massachusetts, featured a collection of street theater protests, with several participants dressed as major politicians and business executives in favor of the pipeline that would link Canadian oil reserves to the Gulf Coast. “They [TransCanada, the corporation that proposed the pipeline] are trying to basically connect existing northern and southern pipelines with very little benefit for us,” said Michele Gielis, a 350 volunteer. “There have already been major spills, and essentially none of the jobs it promises will last. We felt we had to get our voice out against it, and that’s how this [protest] happened.” The protest was one of many across the nation from 350. It included protesters dressed in black, listing the names of the “bad guys” and a literal tug-of-war between the two sides and their supporters. The protest concluded with a balloon popping, symbolizing the U.S. popping its carbon bubble and moving toward cleaner
By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Staff
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A section of the protest group pretend to be pipeline supporters and hold up signs at a protest on the Keystone Pipeline Saturday afternoon at the Massachusetts State House.
forms of energy, protesters explained. “It seems pretty clear that if we want to stop using fossil fuels, we have to stop endorsing its development,” said Sam Grossman, 56, a resident of Lowell at the protest. “It’s not that I disapprove of the business, but this is dirty energy, and it’s pretty logical not to do this.” Before any further action can be taken, the pipeline must be approved by the U.S. State Department, and a decision is not estimated to be made until 2014.
If approved, the project would build a 36-inch diameter tube from Alberta, Canada, heading southeast through Nebraska and finishing at endpoints in south Texas, while passing through several U.S. crude reserves in the process. TransCanada estimates it will create approximately 9,000 construction jobs for the 1,179-mile tube, and about 7,000 jobs nationally in the manufacturing of supplies.
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U.S. Senators aim to improve higher education legislation By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff
The U.S. Senate began an initiative to update the Higher Education Opportunity Act on Thursday so universities such as Boston University can provide students with an affordable education. BU spokesman Colin Riley said there are complex politics involved in the reformation of the act. He said BU’s biggest concern is that the changes to the act ensure higher education is available to all. “We really care about those issues of access and affordability,” Riley said. “We want to make sure that it [higher education] is available to people from all backgrounds, and that BU is able to provide that education, and students are able to apply and afford it.” Officials have begun a public discussion with student advocates and leaders on how college could be more affordable and valuable to inform Capitol Hill officials before they make changes to the act, according to a U.S.
Department of Education blog post. “Since students will benefit the most from these efforts … the department wants to hear feedback from [students and officials] … to hear their thoughts on how best to promote college affordability and value while ensuring access and success for disadvantaged students is encouraged, not discouraged,” the post stated. In order to combat rising college costs, U.S. President Barack Obama created a new agenda in August to create a ratings system to rank colleges based on accessibility, affordability and outcomes that may also shape any changes made to the legislation. “President Obama directed the U.S. Department of Education to develop a ratings system to better inform students and encourage institutions to improve,” the blog post stated. “In the future, President Obama has proposed to use the rating system to steer taxpayer dollars toward high-performing colleges.” Before these ratings are published on the
College Scorecard for the 2015-16 academic year, Department of Education officials will use the feedback it receives from public comments, students, families and the higher education community, according to the blog post. Jeray Thelwell, a College of Engineering junior, said he would have utilized the ranking system when he was applying for colleges if it was available at the time. “I would have used it more when I was deciding what schools were in my price range, but also to figure out which ones were good for the major I was looking at,” Thelwell said. Drew Salad, a School of Education junior, said since financial aid was such an important factor in his application process, a ranking system would have been helpful to him. “Since I come from a family with only one working parent … financial aid is the only thing that is making it possible for me to come
Education, see page 4
Prosecutors asked a judge on Friday to order ex-mobster James “Whitey” Bulger to forfeit more than $25 million, allowing them to seize all of his assets that he generated by racketeering and other crimes he committed during his years as a mob boss, including any future profits he might make. Evidence shown during Bulger’s eightweek trial indicated that he brought in about $25.1 million from drug dealers, businessmen and property, according to a motion filed by prosecutors in the U.S. District Court in Boston. “Accordingly, based on the evidence and testimony presented at trial and the Jury’s August 12, 2013 verdict as to the Defendant, the United States is entitled to an Order of Forfeiture … against the Defendant, in the amount of $25,162,800,” the motion stated. “This amount represents proceeds of, and interests acquired and maintained as a result of, the Defendant’s racketeering conspiracy.” Bulger, 84, was convicted of 31 of the 32 counts against him including racketeering, extortion and money laundering during his time as mob boss of the Winter Hill Gang in South Boston during the 1970s and 1980s, as reported by The Daily Free Press on Aug. 12. Jurors found him guilty in 11 of the 19 murders he allegedly participated in. “The Defendant’s racketeering conspiracy spanned decades. ... The evidence at trial established, and counsel for the Defendant submitted to the jury, that the interests acquired and maintained ... totaled ‘millions upon millions upon millions of dollars,’” the motion stated. In the motion, prosecutors included a chart that detailed many of the extortions that witnesses testified about during the trial. Bulger made more than $20 million in weekly earnings in the 1980s from a cocaine trafficking ring, according to the motion. During opening and closing statements, Bulger’s lawyer, J.W. Carney Jr., conceded that Bulger raked in millions from the drug trade. Bulger was captured in June 2011 after being on the run for more than 16 years — one of the longest manhunts in U.S. history. He was caught hiding in an apartment in Santa Monica, Calif. with his girlfriend Catherine Greig.
Bulger, see page 2
First electronic message board installed by MBTA for aging Green Line By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff
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Boston Celtics first-round pick Kelly Olynyk and secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Richard A. Davey promote the newly built MBTA electronic message board Thursday at Kenmore Station. These message boards inside Kenmore Station now tell passengers which Green Line train will arrive next.
In order to update the oldest subway system in America, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority installed the first electronic message board on the Green Line on Thursday. “This really is the beginning of significant Green Line improvements,” said Richard Davey, secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. “It’s a small step today but an important step. And it’s a reminder to our customers that we haven’t forgotten about you and the Green Line.” The Blue, Red and Orange lines already display how far away approaching trains are from the station. The Green Line tracking technology is required to be more advanced because it deals with weather and traffic above ground, which is not a concern on other lines, according to a Thursday press release. A schedule of when the tracking technology will be installed will be available in the coming months. In an effort to welcome him to the city, Davey invited Boston Celtics rookie Kelly Olynyk
to the ceremony, because they both graduated from Gonzaga University, Davey in 1999 and Olynyk in 2013. Olynyk said he is still getting used to the T as the basketball team prepares for an Oct. 7 opening game against the Toronto Raptors. “Hopefully I get a chance to ride a couple of these, help the fans and experience some of what the fans do,” he said. “It’s always great to give back, and it’s always great to get out and interact with the fans. They’re what makes us run.” Davey and Olynyk presented the boards at a small ceremony in Kenmore Station, and then took a train from there to North Station, which is immediately below the Celtics home court in the TD Garden. There are two signs in the station — one underground near the bus port entrance, and the other inside the south entrance. They display the two upcoming outbound trains, and whether they are B, C or D lines. They do not display
MBTA, see page 4
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Some jobs for monitoring and maintenance would remain after construction is complete, but most of the jobs would be temporary for the assembly, according to the website. Since it passes through U.S. territory, the corporation would have to pay local property taxes for the land needed for the pipeline. Several national politicians, in addition to TransCanada, have advertised this possible revenue stream for a large part of the midwestern U.S., as the Republican proposal for the national budget includes a mandate for its construction. But protestors at 350 said they doubted the revenue, while helpful, would be worth the ecological cost. “I like Obama’s decision to delay any action, but it would be better to end it now,” said Willie O’Laughlin, 24, a resident of Weston. “We believed when he said he would have green ideology in his State of the Union [address]. We need him to know that we heard that. The uncertainty is kind of bittersweet just because he didn’t say yes, but never said no, either.” Bil Lewis, 61, a resident of Cambridge, said he was confident that people’s voices were being heard, but he was not sure if the decision to construct or deny the pipeline project would reflect that. “We hear it all too often, that there’s an awful lot of power in the top tier,” he said. “Things are kind of messed up that way. The government has taken notice of this message, but it may well end up we don’t get what we deserve. We may still just get what they [TransCanda executives] negotiate for us.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized about $822,000 in cash and about 30 guns that were hidden in the walls of the apartment. Prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Denise Capser, who presided over Bulger’s trial, that they want to split the money among the families of Bulger’s victims. “The government’s intention is to distribute the forfeited funds to the victims’ families,” said Christina DiIorio-Sterling, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in a Fri-
day statement. Once a forfeiture order is entered against Bulger, the government could question people under oath, and ask if they know of any other locations where Bulger could have stashed money or other assets, according to the motion. “The United States may also, … ‘conduct any discovery the court considers proper in identifying, locating or disposing of the property’ that has been forfeited to the United States,” the motion stated. “Such discovery may include the taking of depositions of witnesses.”
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After his arrest, Bulger claimed that he couldn’t afford a lawyer because the government seized all of his money. He was appointed a team of lawyers at the expense of taxpayers. On Sept. 13, the court revealed that Bulger’s defense bill was more than $2.6 million between June 2011, when he was captured, and June 2013. That cost did not include the rate of his lawyers from July and August during his trials. “He might need a payment plan,” Carney said in an email. Bulger is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14.
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CCampus & City olumn Am I going crazy?
I’m walking down Commonwealth Avenue, ruing the day I ever signed up for four 8 a.m. classes a week, when I catch a glimpse of a girl I met in my high school modern dance class. I’d rather not go into why I ever actively chose to take a modern dance class, but I swear it’s JESSICA her. She has the DEPIES same mediumlength blonde hair, same yoga pants tucked into fur-lined Uggs — there’s no way it could be anyone but her (ha). And even though I’m pretty sure the last time I saw her post a photo on Facebook, she was taking her studies very seriously at some school in Colorado, I’m positive I’ve just seen her walk past me. I do a double take, just to realize the girl I thought I recognized is actually a random person I’ve never seen before. Just a moment before, her face had turned into one I’d seen hundreds of times. Once I looked back, it was just another person I didn’t know — which is most people when you’re a freshman at a college thousands of miles away from your hometown. Was it just exhaustion after a riveting night of reading the history of the Middle East in 1917? That’s what I assumed, until I walked into my philosophy class and came face-to-face with the guy who sat next to me in World History sophomore year. That is, until I re-focused and realized there was only a slight resemblance between the two. Weird, right? This has been happening to me all week. It’s like one of those old cartoons, where one of the characters, usually with bulging eyes and a tongue hanging out from the side of his mouth begins to see the faces of every person who walks by turn into huge slabs of meat. Well, kind of. If I follow that train of logic, does this phenomenon mean I miss people from my hometown? Even the guy who was always cheating off of me in World History, or the girl whose favorite form of Modern Dance was Zumba? Am I. . . homesick? I don’t think so. More realistically, it’s not that I miss these people who I was never even friends with when I saw them every day. I miss the feeling of recognizing the majority of people I see in my daily life. So, to cope, my brain occasionally turns the unrecognized faces on the street into vaguely familiar people from a random assortment of memories. See? I’ve found a way to rationalize this so I don’t seem completely crazy. As exciting as new experiences are, sometimes it’s necessary to fall back on something — or someone — familiar to you. But next time I feel myself longing for something I recognize, entering a state of temporary insanity, I think I’ll just try calling my parents instead. Jessica Depies is a freshman in the College of Communication studying journalism. She can be reached at jdepies@bu.edu.
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Professors host panel on Syrian civil war 17-year-olds to be tried in juvenile court By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff
Boston University students and a panel of political science professors gathered Thursday to discuss issues relevant to the United States’ involvement in the Syrian civil war. Professor Graham Wilson, chair of BU’s political science department, said he organized the panel in response to increasing interest in the conflict in Syria as well as the response of U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration. During the discussion, both students and professors argued the implications of U.S. actions in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons against his own people. “We have got this tremendous power in the world, whether we use it or we make a decision not to use it,” Wilson said. “We always face a choice in the United States because we have the capacity to do something.” Political Science professors Rosella Cappella, Douglas Kriner, David Mayers and Neta Crawford provided different views on the Syrian conflict. While Capella and Crawford specialize in international relations, Kriner has knowledge on American politics and Meyers has a more historical perspective of diplomatic issues, Wilson said. “Perhaps the future historian will see more calculation and reason in the White House than is apparent to many of us today, unable as we are
By Alice Bazerghi Daily Free Press Staff
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Political science professor David Mayers addresses attendees of Thursday night’s discussion about Syria in the College of Arts and Sciences.
to see past the blur of fast-breaking events,” Mayers said during the panel. “... The Syrian civil war is not a problem that the U.S. can solve. At best, it is a condition that merely can be managed.” He also said U.S. officials may do more harm than good by stepping in. “The United States can aggravate the tragic Syrian condition by, in effect, throwing gasoline on a raging fire which, in turn, would not burn out until after taking an unpredictable and even more dangerous course than it is now running,” Mayers said. Wilson was pleased by the quality of discussion, he said. “I was thrilled by the turnout,” he said. “People asked great questions. I thought the fact that so many people came on a beautiful Thursday eve-
ning and asked such great questions says wonderful things about BU undergraduates.” Kriner said he also enjoyed the discussion fostered by the panel. “I was blown away by the number of students that were here, the level of engagement, the quality of the questions, the breadth of the discussion,” he said. Because the panelists were of varying academic backgrounds, each brought something different to the table, Kriner said. “I can’t think of a better group of people to give widely varying perspectives on the issues that we faced today,” he said. He said it is important for the
Syria, see page 4
International student recruiting methods questioned By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff
At their 2013 conference Saturday, the National Association for College Admission Counseling recommended that college officials do not pay agents to recruit international students to schools such as Boston University, according to various news sources. In a 152 to 47 vote, NACAC changed its rules to now state: “If members choose to use incentivebased agents when working with international students outside the U.S., they will ensure accountability, transparency and integrity.” Several colleges rely on paid agents to recruit foreign students, while other institutions feel this recruiting tactic is unethical due to the perceived inorganic nature of recruiting when done for money. Su Lau, an international student and School of Management sophomore, said she is from Peru and was
not approached by an international recruiter while she was applying to colleges. “I definitely think it [recruiting international students] is important, not because it looks good for the school to have a large amount of international students, but because the experience [application process] for students themselves is that much better,” Lau said. However, Lau also said recruiters from U.S. colleges might have a biased view of American colleges, and could therefore give slanted information to international students looking to apply to schools. Since international student enrollment has spiked over the last few admissions cycles, particularly in graduate programs, those in favor of paid agents said they are vital for U.S. institutions to maintain a competitive edge over other schools around the world, according to various news
sources. Several news sources said U.S. colleges could ensure they get bestfit students by providing families with paid-agents who can guide them through the admissions process. However, those in opposition said paying agents to recruit international students gives off the impression that the institution is willing to put a profit margin ahead of its students’ needs. Joseph Foster, a College of Communication junior, said it is important for institutions to send agents to other nations because a good student can come from anywhere around the globe. “It makes sense for the colleges to do that [pay agents to recruit] financially speaking,” Foster said. “... It is moral because they do send recruiters out through the American school districts, so I think it still provides both
Recruiting, see page 4
Rather than being tried in adult criminal court, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill into law on Wednesday that incorporates 17-year-olds into the juvenile court system. Martin Healy, chief legal counsel of the Massachusetts Bar Association, said his organization is in support of the legislation because it gives 17-year-olds the ability to be looked at in a more rehabilitative setting rather than a punitive one. “It’s been proven by science that juveniles can’t quite think like adults, so to try them in an adult court setting doesn’t make any medical sense and I think the courts are trying to catch up to that,” he said. “Their mind is still developing, they’re not as mature, they’re reckless in some instances, and they don’t fully understand the level of what their actions may bring upon them.” Patrick said in a Wednesday press release that this legislation is a step towards his goal of closing the achievement gap. “I am proud to sign legislation that creates a better balance of holding our most violent offenders accountable, while giving our young people the opportunity for rehabilitation and reform that they deserve,” he said. “But whether we like it or not, some children still fall through the cracks, and we must not give up on them.” Although Massachusetts is a progressive state, Healy said when it comes to matters that are sentencerelated, the Commonwealth is conservative, as 39 other states made the legal change before Massachusetts to include 17-year-olds in juvenile court. “We are still strongly in favor of mandatory sentencing in certain areas when many other states, and even more conservative states, are moving away from that,” he said. “We should really be putting the breaks on that type of legislation and going in a different direction and allowing judges more discretion to look at a particular case.” Mass. Sen. Karen Spilka, a sponsor of the bill, said in the release that she has been working to get this bill passed for many years.
Court, see page 4
First ever Arts Crawl takes over Comm. Ave, engages students By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff
Across Boston University’s Charles River Campus, arts-related exhibitions, lectures, and performances took place as part of the BU Arts Initiative’s first annual Student Arts Crawl Friday. BU Arts Initiative Managing Director Ty Furman said the Arts Crawl is designed to promote arts activities at all of BU’s colleges and graduate schools. “Essentially, this is the arts academic programming Splash,” Furman said. “The idea is it’s the beginning of the year and we want people to know the cool things that are happening and how they can get engaged.” All day Friday, academic offices of BU colleges sponsored activities, lectures, exhibitions and performances, Furman said.
The 2013 Student Arts Crawl was the first major project for the BU Arts Initiative, which has worked to increase student engagement in the arts and raise awareness about art-related events on campus since its inception in September 2012, Furman said. “[University] Provost Jean Morrison’s purpose for the [BU Arts] Initiative is that everyone who comes to BU should not leave without an arts experience, whether it’s going to a gallery [or] working on a play,” he said. Furman said he intends for the Arts Crawl to become an annual showing. “If this goes well, we’ll evaluate and do the same kind of thing next year,” he said. To read the rest of this story, please visit us online at www.dailyfreepress.com.
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Irish step dancers put on a performance for students and faculty Friday afternoon in the College of General Studies as part of the BU’s first annual Art Crawl.
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Syria panelists provide differing LAW prof.: MA “joining the majority Residents say viewpoints on U.S. obligations of states” with juvenile court changes signs may not cause changes syria: From Page 3
American public to form an opinion on the conflict in Syria because the U.S. remains a global superpower. “If we aren’t talking about it at an elite institution of higher learning, where are the opinion leaders going to be?” he said. “Where are they going to come from? I think everyone should be talking about it.” CAS junior Katrina Castner, an international relations major, said she enjoyed the varying points of view provided by the professors. “It [the panel] was a really wellrounded group,” she said. “I assumed everyone would take more or less the same stance, and I really like the diversity of their answers.” Castner said while the panel didn’t change her mind on any specific issues, it broadened her view on
implications of the Syrian conflict for the rest of the world. “It [the discussion] wasn’t only about Syria,” she said. “We were also able to pull in the other international ramifications of either Russia’s actions, our actions or Syria’s actions.” CAS sophomore Julie George, a political science major, said the discussion was worthwhile. “It was great that they [the professors on the panel] could come out and say their opinions so freely, especially with our questions about Syria, the legitimacy of the removal of chemical weapons, and their opinions about the civilians that are protesting and the violence that’s occurring right now,” she said. “... It was great to see different points of views.”
BU students agree international applicants a benefit for colleges recruiting: From Page 3
international students and local or national students equal opportunity.” Foster said international students are a vital part to the American higher education system because they can help spread ideas and learning all across the globe, providing unique perspectives on various issues and topics. Emiko Lytell, a COM sophomore, said it is a good idea to send agents to recruit international students to U.S. colleges because those living abroad
may not know about schools such as BU and might not be introduced to them. “It’s important to get international kids here because it will add variety to your classroom and you’ll meet other people who you wouldn’t normally have otherwise met,” Lytell said. “Maybe some people who live in other countries wouldn’t have known about BU or wouldn’t have thought of it as an option if someone hadn’t told them about it.”
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“I have fought for many years to make this change a reality,” she said. “Our juvenile justice system plays a critical role in helping youth offenders get back on track. 17-year-olds are not adults. Raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction will provide teenagers with the age-appropriate rehabilitation and support services they need for future success.” Despite a 50 percent decline in juvenile court cases over the past 10 years, members of the Bar Association were concerned that their caseloads would be overwhelming with the addition of 17-year-olds, Healy said. “It’s not going to inundate their system, and judges that work within that particular branch are more geared to helping individuals,” he said. “The majority of cases involve property damage or low-level drugs, and the judges are well-equipped to get young adults on the right track and give them a second chance and allow them to straighten out.” Healy said this law was influenced by a larger push from the federal government to decrease the number of juvenile prison rapes. “There was a push from the federal government that said to a number of states that they should be doing
this kind of legislation, because there is an act to eliminate prison rape of juveniles, and a lot of states are in violation of the provisions of that federal statue,” he said. “Massachusetts would be at risk of violating that federal statue, which could lead to cut backs on federal funding regarding higher education and transportation.” David Rossman, a law professor at Boston University, said although Massachusetts is joining the majority of states with this legislation, he does not believe many people will be affected. “Massachusetts is joining the majority of states, and the federal government, in treating 17-year-olds as juveniles,” he said. “It is a step in the direction of recognizing the scientific data about the formation of adolescent brains and impulse control, but it adds only one year to the prior cutoff date. I don’t know how many people it will affect — not many, I would guess.” Still, Healy said more should be done in regards to mandatory minimum sentencing in Massachusetts. “Some of our more conservative states like Texas are beating Massachusetts in this view point,” he said. “We’d like Massachusetts to go further and say, ‘Let’s look at the area of drugs, and look at it as more of a health issue than a crime issue.’”
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the approximated arrival times of the trains yet, but they will in future, pending the development of the appropriate technology, Davey said. Signs are only present in the Kenmore station at present, but officials are looking to expand in the near future, he said. Dr. Beverly Scott, general manager of the MBTA, said while the improvements may be in the early stages for the Green Line, the boards mark the beginning of a series of improvements the T will greatly benefit from. “The MBTA is very proud to be the operators of the nation’s first subway,” she said in a Thursday press release. “But being 116 years old doesn’t mean we have to act like it! We are equally proud of our record of integrating the latest technology into the system, and we intend to keep building on that record.” Despite updating the system to match the other lines, several residents said the electronic message boards would not be helpful. “The only people who will really be able to use the information are tourists,” said Michael Moylan, 46, a resident of Brookline. “It doesn’t really change anything for me because I know where I’m going. It’s nice to know in advance which trains are coming, but in the end, I know what to look for, and it’s not going to change how long I’m waiting.” Jessie Mooney, 20, a resident of Boston, said the signs would help T riders, but it would not drastically affect the overall transportation experience. “It looks great for people,” she said. “It’s a great idea for commuters. I’ve gone from Copley and needed a B line train and I never knew which train was coming. These will make situations like that a lot easier, but in the end, doesn’t make the T go any faster, so not a lot will change.” Tim Flaherdy, 29, a resident of Dorchester, said the signs were only slightly useful, but they were a great sign for future developments. “It’s got to be hard to get as many people around as it [the T] does,” he said. “Sure, it has its issues, but I like what they [the MBTA] have done. I think they’re doing a heck of a job.”
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LBJ play brilliantly dares Americans to go ‘All The Way’ Michela Smith
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inston Churchill famously grieved that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” Indeed, malice and stagnation have marked Washington “democracy” since its inception, but in recent years, the complexity of politics has bored Americans to apathy. In a mess of sequester, chemical weapons and tax law, Americans prefer to leave big decisions to the big men in Washington. Amidst the haze strikes the lightning bolt that is All The Way, the Robert Schenkkan play that has just begun its run at Cambridge’s Loeb Theatre. All The Way is the meticulously honest — but entertaining — portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson’s first term as U.S. President. Though star Bryan Cranston’s portrayal of LBJ is perhaps the finest performance to grace Boston’s stages in recent years, the true triumph of All The Way is not the entertainment it provides, but rather its invitation for audience participation. While ticketholders found their seats in the Loeb, 1960s leaders slowly took their seats in the Congressional amphitheater onstage, making the thesis of All The Way instantly clear — this play is about all of us. All The Way begins with the final heartbeats of JFK in November of 1963, which only puts a new rhythm into the step of Lyndon B. Johnson, a career Congressman who longed for his turn in the big office. A selfprofessed sycophant who sweettalked his way through Washington, D.C.’s hierarchy, LBJ revels like a schoolboy in his first peaceful moments at the top. Soon, however, the likes of Martin Luther King, Jr., J.
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ife is eventful and constantly evolving for 20-year-old rapper and recording artist Cam Meekins, and with fall upon us and winter approaching, he’s feeling particularly creative. “During the summer, there are so many distractions, but during the fall, I feel so focused,” Meekins said. “I’m ready to work on anything, always. I love the energy.” The multi-talented, positivethinking recording artist is a double threat, not only writing his own raps and singing his own hooks, but also producing the majority of his instrumentation. Meekins has carefully — yet authentically — curated a personal and reflective piano-laden sound that he calls “organic.” Despite his undeniable drive and musical ability, limiting his strengths to just hip-hop would be unfair. The Boston-bred rapper is a young entrepreneur in the making. Sitting atop bar stools inside one of the several Starbucks that line Commonwealth Avenue, Meekins quickly responds to several important messages and emails before turning his full attention toward me,
MUSE Staff Edgar Hoover and Barry Goldwater enter the scene, complicating what was supposed to be Camelot. As the Civil Rights Act, Freedom Summer, his election campaign and whispers of Tonkin torpedoes emerge, LBJ must weigh power over platform and force over friendship. The strength of All The Way comes in its answer to the complexity of 1960s: simplicity. Dressed only by minimalist Congressional benches, the Loeb stage draws its drama entirely from performance and writing. The ensemble and script — both of paramount caliber — bewitch audiences, even with talk of House Rules and filibustering. The strongest testament to Cranston’s portrayal of Johnson is that viewers forget that it is indeed
Cranston onstage. While arguably one of television’s most iconic actors, Cranston fades into the towering specter of LBJ, adopting not only his southern twang but also his Shakespearean kingly ego, which was insatiably in pursuit of power and legacy. Animation energizes every inch of Cranston’s LBJ portrayal. Charisma drenches Johnson’s drawl while subjecting politicians to the “The Treatment,” Johnson’s infamous barrage of verbal manipulation to weaken other politicians. Boyish glee effervesces from Cranston in LBJ’s moments of exuberance, like literally jumping on a bed, for example, over simply being president. This dynamism from Cranston underscores Johnson’s moral trajecto-
ry after taking the presidency, from sublimating morals for votes to sacrificing friendships for the love — or votes — of faceless Americans. In particular, the everyman touch that Cranston has always possessed allows the audience to understand the scared man behind the presidency. When succumbing to screams at Lady Bird and resorting to tears in boxer shorts in front of political aides, Cranston reveals that before bills and bunting, LBJ was only a man. Despite the supremacy that Cranston brings to the stage as LBJ, the supporting cast of All The Way shines too. Brandon J. Dirden captures the essence of the iconic Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in both Southern Baptist cadence and con-
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Bryan Cranston and Michael McKean depict the roles of prominent American politicans from the sixties in the midst of the civil rights movement.
fident movements across the stage. Yet, despite King’s seemingly indestructible faith, Dirden does reveal his inner delicacy, a side not often seen and a vulnerability brilliantly exposed on the verge of tears. The ever-present humor of Michael McKean lends great irony and charm to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and actor Dakin Matthews also gleams as the drawling Senator Richard Russell. Yet, the vivacity of the All The Way ensemble is only possible with the dazzling storytelling of playwright Robert Schenkkan. He skillfully uses parallel action not only to simplify the complexities of the era, but also to illuminate the similarities between Johnson, King and Hoover. This parallel drama allows audiences to marvel at Johnson’s arbitrage as he swindles multiple parties all onstage at once — and to sympathize when those same powers corner Johnson, even when he rages like a spoiled child in response. All The Way is a triumph because of its great humor and heart. It personifies politics to an attainability that “House of Cards” and contemporaries can only aspire. And, in a time when so many Americans discard their sacred obligation to participate in democracy, All The Way is a godsend. With skill and humor, Schenkkan, Cranston and the ensemble remind us that politics is indeed just an assembly of individuals — sometimes corrupt and sometimes faithful — but always just people. As such, All The Way does its own part to ensure that our government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish.
Rising rap artist grows from Boston roots never losing focus during a 20-minute interview. He answers questions with an excitement that, while subdued, is certainly present, and he has good reason to feel enthusiastic. With a debut album available on iTunes called Lamp City and a secondary project, Peace, dropping this Tuesday for free download through Datpiff.com and for purchase via Apple’s music store, Meekins is keeping things moving. He hopes once more to tap the brevity and inspiration conveyed in his Mixed Emotions tape, a free album that preceded Lamp City. “My music then was completely inspired by real events in my life,” Meekins said about Mixed Emotions. “I was like, ‘I don’t care about anything but conveying what is going on in my head and in my heart.’ That’s what I’m trying to recapture on Peace.” Lamp City is a term Meekins and some friends conjured one night several years ago, and it has come to encompass an entire brand and record label in the making (as well as a beverage company in the works). Planning on bolstering talents with
Alex Siber MUSE Staff national potential without losing focus on artistic quality and honesty, Meekin’s goal is an admirable one. “Of course, I want to make records that are hot, but I want artists to do it their way and see it come to fruition ... As a lifestyle, doing everything organically and naturally is crucial for everything that I do,” Meekins said. “I admire the scene in Minnesota, with all that Rhymesayers [an indie label started by Atmosphere] has accomplished, and I think we can do the same in Boston.” It is a time of transition for the local star who, in a few years time, just might ascend to the status of hometown hero. Meekins boasts one of the largest fan bases of any rapper rising in the city right now, and he has garnered some major recognition as of late. This summer alone, Complex and XXL Magazine, two of hiphop’s staple publications, highlighted his talents and role in Boston’s budding music scene. It was a major achievement for Meekins, perhaps the biggest yet of his young career. But it was not always like this.
Meekins, who took a psychology class at BU, recalled a time when his future was promising, much like it is today, but realising his dream was a transitional period that many college freshmen would find relatable when moving to a new school. “Whether you’re going to school or going off to do some other work, you’re really on your own for the first time,” Meekins said. “I definitely struggled with that for awhile. I actually moved out to Los Angeles the September after I graduated high school, and I think that was good for me because I experienced the college transition in my own way. It was my own version of moving to a completely different area. I left my element, and I learned about the music industry.” In retrospect, it appears to have been a good choice for Meekins, who passed on enrolling in Berklee College of Music to chase his dreams in rap. Aside from viral music that reached teenagers across the country (Meekins’ video for “Rain” has more than 1.2 million views on YouTube), a key aspect of Meekins’
rise can be linked to touring. Before this summer, he had performed at venues across New England and in New York City. Soon enough, a regional fan base began building with each new show. To go along with his impressive media coverage over the last few months, Meekins has topped himself as a performer: He embarked on his first national tour as the lead opener for Schwayze. “I don’t really know if you can picture what a situation like that is like until you go and do it,” he said. “I definitely had some expectations, but I never understood the physical taxation of doing a show every single night ... You’re eating bad food and what not, but you’re running on so much adrenaline that you don’t even notice it.” Following the release of Peace Sept. 24, Meekins’ will perform on Sept. 29 at Tommy Doyles, a venue located in Cambridge. Here, he will join Alex Wiley, a special talent from Chicago who is close with Chance the Rapper, on the Boston stop of the “Club Wiley” tour.
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Deconstructing Generation Y
We are a generation trying to adapt to a tumultuous world. Whether we care to admit it, the society and worldly challenges that await us after graduation are unpredictable. Are we, as Generation Y, adapting to this cut-throat environment, or are we burying our heads into the soft cotton of ignorance? This is about the rest of the world’s view of our generation. You know, the perception that has developed of the entitled 20-somethings and their over-inflated self esteems. The perception that young professionals are always demanding more and never appreciating what they have already. Work for something? No, it should be handed to us. Because we’re special — at least according to a Thursday post from waitbutwhy.com. Special. Generation Y has been bombarded with the word ‘special’ since the day we spoke our first words. Remember that dance recital where you fell over? Don’t worry, you were given a ribbon for trying. What about that time you threw the baseball a little too far and the other team got two runs? You still got a trophy at the end of the season for participation. From our first steps, our parents told us we were amazing, that the world was our oyster, and nobody could get in our way. We could be whatever we wanted, as long as we set our sights firmly on our goals. We were instilled with this unwavering sense of optimism for our incredible futures in a new, dynamic world. This was the supposed end of the era where you chose a major based on professional viability. This was supposed to be the golden age of the professional space as a creative hub of innovation and promise. Then we got to college. We had to pay tuition. The rosy world view we held so dear disintegrated. We deal with student loan debt so large we can’t even begin to think about life after college without it. Shouldn’t our internship experience score us the greatest job after graduation? That indescribable quality that sets one candidate apart from another grows more elusive. Everyone is special. Seemingly everyone scored that great summer internship, ticked exotic travel off of their bucket list or took challenging courses. As we get caught up in a world of instant gratification, we neglect to remember the endless hours of hard work required to achieve this millenial dream. Somewhere along the way, we forgot that our predecessors worked for decades before they entered a role with any kind of material success or recognition. Social media only perpetuates the competition.You get home after class or work, take off your shoes and open your laptop. We go right to social media. Especially with Facebook, everyone has the opportunity to exaggerate how successful and happy they are. All people need to do is post a photo with a celebrity or in another enviable setting to spark intense jealousy. Why is everyone else moving so much faster than me? Older generations look at current 20- and 30-somethings and criticize our perspectives.
We’re just snobby, entitled brats with no real perception of the world around us, right? While we like to think we have autonomously created ourselves and that we have made our own identities, there is no way to ignore how the world around us has affected the way we matured. But are we entirely at fault here? From before we even became self-aware, our parents, our teachers and our popular culture inundated us with the belief that each and every one of us is unique and deserves the world. We all made snowflakes in elementary school to represent how each one of us is a special snowflake. We were told that there is a place just for us in the world. One phrase, even, reminds us that “work” indicates something is wrong: “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” But that is not what the world is. The world does not conform to our needs and there are no reserved spots for us. This is not the world that we were promised so many times in so many means. Humans are social creatures. We did not create our own self-images. When children are reminded every day that they are unique and special and deserve a certain standard, what can you expect of them when reality is so different? In a way. we have been brainwashed into a delusional view, and now, the ones who first convinced us that we are entitled are those who are blaming us for feeling so. We are so wired to believe that anyone can be the guy who invented Instagram. Our ideas are worth a billion dollars. We hear stories about scrappy hometown heroes that rose from the ashes and accomplished their dreams. We compare ourselves to business giants like Mark Zuckerberg without realizing he’s an outlier. These stories have become so ubiquitous that we begin to actually think that is the norm and that, in some way, we will follow a similar path. These stories play a part in our ravaging insecurities, displaying others’ successes while we still struggle to climb to the forefront of the limelight. The generation gap between Generation Y and our parents is obvious, and everyone is too stubborn to put themselves in each other’s shoes. Paying your way through college 20 years ago is incomparable to today’s exorbitant tuition costs. Buying a house by 25 in 2013? It’s almost inconceivable. So maybe not every one of us is exceptional, but that’s nearly impossible to accept cognitively. But we cannot lost sight of the fact that if we work hard, respect each other and maintain a realistic optimism, we can be exceptional. The next generation, the next group of people that will take over public office and the next Fortune 500 companies, has the power to overcome our idiosyncrasies. We just need some time at home after graduation to make enough money to survive in these times. Our worst enemy? Our own warped expectations. We, regardless of age or social standing, need to begin to gain a little bit more perspective, away from our online news feeds.
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The Urban Park Ranger
Tales from a Trailblazer Jennifer Ruth
There I was, skipping through a blackberry field, filling my wicker basket with berries to make a voluptuous pie. It was as if I walked into the Narnia wardrobe, but the only things around me were blackberry bushes. My mind was filled with the aroma of pie, muffins and scones. The opportunities were endless. I came to the realization that none of these blackberry bushes were in season. And their merciless thorns were stabbing me all over my legs. Not only that, but I couldn’t think about anything but the rain clouds stalking my every move. My drenched shoes wanted to run away and abandon me for a Caribbean vacation and I didn’t blame them. It was pouring, I was absolutely freezing, and I was having the time of my life. Let me introduce myself. I’m from Old Saybrook, a small town on the Connecticut shoreline. My town boasts beautiful beaches, winding roads through the woods and a whimsical main street. Like the majority of my town, I didn’t appreciate its sheer beauty until I left and moved to Boston. Now that I’m in a city, I cherish every grass patch that I can find. On June 3, I arrived in Boston to prepare my summer journey with Boston University’s Ecological Forecasting Laboratory at their research site in the White Mountains in Bartlett, N.H. I was met by three other field technicians and noticed that I packed twice as many bags as everyone else. I guess I accidentally got the email that we were supposed to pack for a yearlong trek on the Appalachian Trail, not a three-week field excursion in New Hampshire — my apologies. I began to mentally prepare for a strenuous game of Tetris: Extreme Packing Edition with plastic containers, vacuum bags and field equipment that cost more than my car. A three-and-a-half hour car ride with strangers sure seemed daunting, but as college students, we are all more conversational and open than we should be. Talks about Japan, classes, Chipotle and sports filled the car, and whenever the conversation went dull, we just commented on the mountainous scenery. Who cares about meteorological-themed small talk when you have mountains? Bartlett is home to the world’s best cider donut shop and the best scenic overlooks located across from a Subway sandwich shop that I’ve ever seen. If that’s not the weirdest combination that you’ve ever heard of, then
you should visit it for yourself. My Subaru Outback was one of the designated field cars and every morning, it would huff and puff its way up Bear Notch Road, the main road leading to our high and low elevation research plots, to the swinging tunes of the local radio stations that seemed to be forever frozen in the 1980s. After unloading the car and hiking to the site, it was time to get down to business. From the moment we stepped into a research plot, we signed our lives away to those trees. So, of course, we might as well get on a species-name basis with them. And if we were really lucky, we’d spend the next four hours identifying and measuring more than 100 American Beech trees. If you don’t think everything starts looking and sounding the same after that, then you should probably do it again. If you do it again and a hypnotizing Madonna song from 1984 pops into your head, then you’re doing it right. As a field technician, my job entailed hugging every tree, all the time. The tree measurements for the census consisted of getting the diameter of the tree approximately at breast height (1.4m). Not only that, but we had to sit down next to the saplings to count their bud scars. I often found myself repeating numbers and even getting to the point of desperation by talking to trees. Having mini tea parties with baby trees became my forte. I really do love the environment, but you couldn’t tell from my pictures. I was covered head to toe with a mosquito net, sweatshirt, thick pants, embarrassingly long socks, hiking boots and an aura of bug spray. It’s funny how eager we are to escape the city life and immerse ourselves into a pristine environment — one we are so quick to put up barriers against. That being said, the rush of being in the woods is a story in itself. I had the opportunity to treat a national forest as my office and love what I was doing. I’m not saying that going to New Hampshire turned me into Thoreau, but getting away from the city is the best thing that someone can do because it reminds you to enjoy the simple things in life: scenic overlooks, cider donuts, ‘80s music and the great outdoors. Jennifer Ruth is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences studying environmental analysis and policy. She can be reached at jenruth@bu.edu.
Letter to the Editor: Phones these days
I’ve had five cell phones in my lifetime. Most of them have cost hundreds of dollars, but my family bought them for a lower price with 2-year contracts so that we wouldn’t notice ourselves getting ripped off over time. I’d be okay with this if any of these phones were useful, but no matter what, most of the time, my phone doesn’t work. Why? It drops calls. It fails to pick up calls. It can’t run most apps. The apps that it can run are really slow. The touch screen malfunctions. It shuts down when I try to send texts. It gets stuck on one screen for ten minutes at a time. It restarts. The phone tells me 50 percent of the battery is spent keeping the backlight on. I keep the screen on the dimmest light setting possible. I downloaded an app to turn it lower than the phone itself allows. The app probably isn’t working. The battery only lasts if I don’t use the phone and then it sits there, mocking me. Go ahead. Use Snapchat. I don’t walk around with the power of the World Wide Web and Verizon’s 4G LTE network in my hand. I walk around with a phone charger in my pocket and fear in my heart, traveling between power outlets hoping the unspeakable doesn’t happen. My phone is a pop-up shop. My phone is a food
truck. It used to vibrate when I got texts. One day, it stopped. Sometimes, I check the settings to see if there’s any way to change it back, but it’s still set to “vibrate.” Now, it vibrates whenever something happens on Facebook. I don’t know how to turn that off. The only way I know that I have a text is the blinking light on the top of my phone. I’ve gotten hypersensitive to blinking lights in the corner of my vision. Is that a text? Did I get a text? My phone’s processor is called “SnapDragon.” When I try to use the camera, the Kodak moment passes at least 15 seconds before my phone is finally ready. Then I try to take a photo anyway and it goes in and out of focus, crashes, and then maybe the phone resets. Do not wake the SnapDragon. “What’s he getting at?” You’re probably wondering. “Is he making a commentary on the quality of high-priced cell phones and planned obsolescence designed to get us to keep on buying?” No. Just stop complaining about iOS7. I wish I had an iPhone. Kevin Flynn is a Senior in CAS studying computer science. He can be reached at ksflynn@bu.edu
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Strong defensive play secures victory for Terriers vs. Colgate Field Hockey: From Page 1
in the man-to-man to get away from the person that has the ball to draw away defenders,” Starr said. “That’s what happened with [Laurito] — they took the defenders away, opening space, and she went right to the top off the circle and fired off her pat-
ented reverse shot, which was beautiful.” Shortly after the BU goal, Colgate threatened with several scoring opportunities. In a three-minute span between the 49th and 52nd minutes, the Raiders earned three corners and fired off three shots. On the first shot, sophomore backer Ka-
tie Bernatchez was able to make a defensive save; on the second, Eimbcke made her lone save of the game. The third shot sailed over the goal. With strong defensive play, BU was able to hold onto its lead for the remainder of the game, leaving with a win and 1-0 record
against Patriot League opponents. “I was happy to get out of there with a win — it wasn’t always pretty, but it wasn’t always ugly,” Starr said. “We won an important conference game. I’m pretty excited that it was the first win for all of BU teams in the Patriot League.”
Despite corner advantage in 2nd half, BU cannot beat Providence Men’s Soccer: From Page 8
into the box looking for the rebound. Fabio Machado was able to turn in the loose ball for his second goal of the contest, with this one coming in the 61st minute. “It was a really bad goal to give up, especially with timing of it and the way we gave the goal up,” Roberts said. “Some guys were flat-footed and the ball was bouncing in front of people.” After the second goal, neither team possessed the ball for an extended period, as the ball was kicked back and forth between each team. “We had no legs, the three games we just played in a row took their toll on the guys,” Roberts said on the weary Terrier players that
had fatigue problems in the second half. “We had guys getting hurt, so we went pretty deep in the second half.” Senior midfielder Anthony Ciccone and freshman forward Felix De Bona were quiet during the match, as the Friars seemed to have every answer for both main components of the Terrier offense. Despite holding a 4-2 corner advantage in the half, the Terriers could not get a quality opportunity. After all was said and done, the Terriers fell to Providence by a score of 2-0. “Obviously it’s disappointing,” Roberts said about the loss. “But you have to give Providence credit. They definitely outplayed us from start to finish. We just had no answers. We couldn’t move, we couldn’t pass.”
BU defense anticipates return of Madzongwe Struggles: From Page 8
could not control an explosive Friar attack. Providence has scored 13 times in seven games and has only allowed six to opponents. Coupled with an impressive attack and BU missing its top defender, it was a tough task to control the attack-minded Friars. In the game, the Friars were able to post 21 shots, nine of which were on goal. Roberts said Madzongwe’s return will help balance out the entire field. “Well, hopefully Kelvin’s back,” Roberts said about the next game. “It’s a twofold thing for us like against Northeastern (2-3-2). [Freshman midfielder] David [Asbjornsson] did a good job in the back.
When we take [Asbjornsson] and put him in the back he does a good job, but we lose a lot in the midfield, so the adjustment hopefully is that Kelvin is ready to go. “We’ve got a good team and we’re going to be fine. We’re going to make the adjustments and get the guys back.” Still, consistency on defense and health will be crucial as the Terriers look to begin Patriot League play next week. “I look back at the last three games and I know what we’re capable of doing,” Roberts said. “Two and a half of those games were without Kelvin. Like I said, once we get Kelvin back and start working up front, then we’re fine.”
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Green’s stellar goalkeeping not enough to give Terriers victory vs. Midshipmen Women’s Soccer: From Page 8
by the Terriers. Navy crossed the ball into the penalty box and as BU attempted to clear the ball outside of the box, it was knocked into the net. The own goal was the first one the Terriers have committed since 2000 in a game against Fairfield University. The own goal put the Terriers down 1-0 going into the break. While BU trailed 1-0 on the scoreboard, the teams were even in the shot department with five apiece. The Terriers led in corner kicks, getting three to Navy’s one. In the opening minutes of the second half, the Midshipmen got out to a fast start, as Perez took a shot in the 47th minute that went just wide. Midfielder Rachel Hunter hit a low driving shot in the 63rd minute that senior goalkeeper Andrea Green was able to stop, keeping the score at 1-0. Green stepped up again for the Terriers in the 75th minute, making three straight saves to keep the Terriers in the contest. Green amassed four saves in the match,
giving her a season total of 22. Despite Green and the Terrier defense playing well after the chaos leading to the own goal, the Terrier offense struggled against a strong Navy defense. The Midshipmen defense played an offside trap strategy, which gave BU trouble, as the Terriers were caught offside six times throughout the game. BU’s first chance in the second half came off of the foot of senior forward Madison Clemens in the 69th minute of play, but the shot went wide of the net. BU made a charge in the game’s final 10 minutes, looking to knot up the score. Strom was able to get off two shots in the 82nd minute, with both being blocked by the stout Navy defense. Those two chances were then followed by a Terrier corner kick, which led to no change on the scoreboard. Despite having multiple chances to tie up the score, the Terriers were not able to put the ball into the back of the net and fell to the Midshipmen 1-0, snapping the Terriers’ three-game winning streak.
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Monday, September 23, 2013
Field hockey wins 1st game in Patriot League By Christopher Dela Rosa Daily Free Press Staff
Saturday was yet another close call for the No. 18 Boston University field hockey team. In a tightly contested game, the Terriers defeated Colgate University 2-1 in Hamilton, N.Y. The Terriers (5-2, 1-0 Patriot League) seem to have fallen into a pattern of going down early, and spending the rest of the game clawing back. BU first had this scenario when they played No. 16 University of Delaware at the beginning of the season. BU was able to tie the game late in the second half, forcing overtime where an acrobatic goal by freshman midfielder Hester van der Laan sent the team home with a win. Last week, BU encountered a similar problem playing against Providence College, but a goal by junior midfielder Anne Fruitema tied the game in the second half. Then sophomore midfielder Sofi Laurito came up with a big goal in overtime to give BU the 2-1 victory. The opening minutes of Saturday’s game against the Raiders (1-7, 0-1 Patriot League) once again saw the Terriers playing from behind. Forward Eliana Brown took the first shot for the Raiders at the 1:34 mark from the right side of the circle and was able to hit it in off the far post for a goal against junior goalkeeper Valentina Cerda Eimbcke, who has been in stellar form this season. “I knew that we were going to be in for a game against a team that will play really hard and aggressive, and I told our team that,” said BU coach Sally Starr. “You don’t like seeing that happen, but I said that what our team has shown is tremendous resiliency.” The Terriers earned their first penalty corner in the 11th minute, which led to a shot from freshman forward Amanda Cassera that was saved by Colgate goal-
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Own goal downs Terriers in 1st game of league play By Jacklyn Bamberger Daily Free Press Contributor
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Freshman midfielder Hester van der Laan had a goal in the first half to knot up the score at halftime.
keeper Amanda DiDomizio. With less than four minutes remaining in the first half, the Terriers finally broke through. Fruitema dropped off the ball to van der Laan on the left, who then sent it sailing past DiDomizio to knot up the score at one apiece. BU got the ball back shortly after the goal and attempted to tack on another before going into halftime. After two wide shots from Fruitema, the buzzer rang to signal halftime as the score remained 1-1.
The Terriers came out of the halftime break bringing momentum from the end of the first half, earning two corners just a few minutes into the half. After three penalty attack corners and three shots, Sofi Laurito fired a shot from the edge of the circle, finding the back of the net to give BU a 2-1 lead. “In our pregame meeting, I talked about the way they defended and if you break free
In its first-ever game Patriot League game as members of the conference, the Boston University women’s soccer team faced off against the United States Naval Academy. Despite a tough defensive battle, the Terriers fell 1-0 to the Midshipmen in Annapolis, Md., on Friday. The Terriers (5-3-1, 0-1 Patriot League) came into the game riding a three-game win streak, while the Midshipmen (7-2-0, 1-0 Patriot League) entered the game having won four games in a row. The Terriers looked to strike first, and senior midfielder Kylie Strom took a shot in the fourth minute of play off of a Terrier corner kick. Despite the early opportunity, the Terriers could not take advantage as the shot went high over the net. The Midshipmen followed with two shots of their own in the 10th and 16th minutes from forwards Paloma Perez and Ashlynn Soellner. Despite the two chances, neither shot went on goal, as Perez’s shot went high and Soellner’s chance went wide. Soellner was able to get off another opportunity three minutes later but again was not able to get the ball on target. Junior midfielder Jamie Turchi recorded the game’s first shot on goal for the Terriers in the 30th minute of play with an attempt from just outside the 18-yard box. Although she was not tested up until that point, goalkeeper Elizabeth Hoerner was able to make the save. After another Perez miss and several substitutions, the Midshipmen finally broke through in the 43rd minute on an own goal
Field Hockey, see page 7
WoMen’s soccer, see page 7
Men’s soccer succumbs to solid Friar offense Fatigue, injuries catching up with BU By Emmanuel Gomez Daily Free Press Contributor
The Boston University men’s soccer team took on Providence College to finish a fourgame homestand on Friday night. Despite coming in with three straight wins, the Terriers were not able to close out the home stretch on a positive note, falling 2-0 to the Friars. The Friars (5-0-2) boast a prominent attack that had scored 11 goals in six games coming into the contest, and that offensive prowess was on full display Friday night. The Friars were able to create many opportunities, finishing with a 21-9 advantage in shots. “They beat us to every ball,” said BU coach Neil Roberts on the Friar attack. “They put a lot of pressure on us. We have to deal better with pressure. That’s something we need to work on and get better at. Providence sat all week and they knew we had some physical games.” Providence was relentless right out of the gates. The Friars’ first shot came in the third minute, and after that the shots began to mount. A free kick came from the foot of forward Markus Naglestad in the 14th minute, as he rifled the ball in from just outside the left flank of the 18-yard box. It took a jumping two-handed save by redshirt freshman goalie Matt Gilbert to keep the game even. “Gilbert’s playing well,” Roberts said. “He’s done a really fantastic job for us. I would say he’s the number one goalkeeper now.” Junior forward Dominique Badji looked
to answer the Providence attack and flicked a header against the crossbar in the eighth minute, which turned out to be the Terriers’ (3-3) best opportunity of the night. The Friars then had another chance in the 27th minute, with a one-on-one confrontation in the right side of the goal box between midfielder Manny Andrade and Gilbert. Andrade booted it past Gilbert but went just wide of the netting. Moments later forward Fabio Machado came in as a substitute and scored in the 28th minute. A combination of a low ball across the 18-yard box from freshman Dominik Machado and bad communication between Gilbert and his defenders led to an easy goal for Fabio Machado, who placed it in the left bottom corner from 10 yards out. Providence got another one-on-one chance from Fabio Machado in the 41st minute, but he was stopped by Gilbert, who made a diving save to prevent another score. The Friars continued to push the ball, ending the half with nine more shots than the Terriers. They also brought in a 5-1 corner advantage into the halftime break. The Terriers came out with more energy in the opening minutes of the second half, as they connected on passes and displayed some offensive continuity. That trend did not last long, however, as a shot from Kilday came firing in from the left flank for the Friars. The shot was saved by Gilbert but the Friars flew
Men’s soccer, see page 7
The Bottom Line
Monday, Sept. 23
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Tuesday, Sept. 24
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By Michael Joscelyn Daily Free Press Contributor
The Boston University men’s soccer team came into Friday’s game against the Providence College looking for its fourth consecutive victory, but the game created more questions than answers for the exasperated Terriers. The contest ended in a 2-0 Providence win and dropped the Terriers back to .500. In their recent stretch of games, the Terriers (3-3) have had to rely on their strong defensive play, but that was missing in this game. “I think it’s just the amount of physical hard games we’ve had in a row, from [No. 1 University of] Connecticut to Hofstra [University],” said BU coach Neil Roberts. “You look at them, and they [Hofstra] were in the [Colonial Athletic Association] championship game last year and are a team that could win their conference, and look at Northeastern [University] and they won their conference, Monmouth [University] won their conference, they’re all good teams and all hard games.” Some of the Terriers’ prominent players are facing injuries, including junior defender Kelvin Madzongwe, junior forward Dominique Badji and freshman forward Felix De Bona. “Hopefully Dom’s [Badji] alright and Felix [De Bona] is okay,” Roberts said. “Kelvin [Madzongwe] will hopefully be
Wednesday, Sept. 25 M.Soccer @ Harvard, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 26
back by Wednesday, and if not, then definitely Saturday. We’ll get our whole team and get some rest this weekend.” Getting Madzongwe, the 2011 America East Defender of the Year, back on the field is important to stabilize a Terrier defense that had a shaky performance against a highly skilled Providence team. The Friars (5-0-2) were determined to score from the onset of the game with their first goal coming in the 29th minute courtesy of forward Fabio Machado with assists from freshman Dominic Machado and defender Brandon Adler. The second goal of the game — Machado’s second — came in the 61st minute. Both goals may have been prevented if the Terriers had been a little fresher with their feet. Having played against tough opponents such as UConn (3-2-1) and Hofstra (3-3-1), the Terriers have been worn down. This tiredness became evident as Badji had an opportunity in the eighth minute to give the Terriers a goal, but his header bounced off the crossbar. “I think tonight was just fatigue,” Roberts said. “Coming in, I knew that might be an issue and we tried to deal with it. If [Badji] puts that ball in at the beginning of the game, maybe the legs are a little lighter.” BU had held opponents to a total of one goal in its three-game winning streak, but it
No Events Scheduled During the celebration, outfielder Yasiel Puig was seen walking on water.
struggles, see page 7
Friday, Sept. 27 W. Hockey vs. Western Ontario, 7 p.m.