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U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden speaks at the Uniting the Community of Mental Health forum Wednesday evening at the John F. Kennedy library in Dorchester. By Alice Bazerghi Daily Free Press Staff
Distinguished guests, including U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, gathered to speak at a mental health forum on the 50th anniversary of a landmark mental health act. Biden said to a crowd of about 400 people at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum t.0hat humanity is on the cusp of remarkable changes in the treatment and understanding of mental illness. “Imagine how fundamentally we can
change society and communities for the better if we make significant strides in dealing with mental illness, [imagine] the impact on our global and national economies if we keep kids from dropping out of high school, if we keep employees from losing work … more classrooms where kids focus on school work instead of being overcome by anxiety,” he said. The two-day forum marks the 50th anniversary of U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s signing of the Community Mental Health Act that was signed before his assassination and trans-
formed the way people with mental illness are treated in the country. Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Chris Matthews of MSNBC also spoke at the forum about the steps they are taking to help those suffering of mental illnesses. “This is the civil rights movement of our time,” Kennedy said. “Together we’re going to ensure not only quality treatment, but equality of treatment.” Matthews, a longtime John Kennedy historian, said Patrick Kennedy continues his uncle’s work in improving mental health policy. “President Kennedy’s approach to mental health was far-sighted and bold,” he said. “It called on researchers to look at the very interiors of our minds and American’s to look deep into their hearts. What President Kennedy began half a century ago lives on in the patients, practitioners and policy makers right here in this room.” Biden said improving mental health treatment will benefit not only families and their finances, but also the economic status of the nation. “As President Kennedy put it, mental illness affects more people, requires more prolonged treatment causing more suffrage by the families of the afflicted, wastes more of our resources and constitutes more of a financial drain on the public treasury and personal finances of indi-
Mental Health, see page 4
BU students from other states come together to enjoy Red Sox By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff
Although not all Boston University students are from Massachusetts, many begin to follow the Boston Red Sox baseball team when they arrive in Boston, and this has only increased as the team plays in the 2013 World Series. On the evening of the first game of the World Series, many BU students said they would be cheering on the Red Sox when they in Wednesday’s match-up against the St. Louis Cardinals. Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences junior Danielle Eble said she became a Sox fan after moving to Boston for school from upstate New York. “I never really got into baseball until I came to Boston,” she said. “Then I adopted all of Boston sports.” Eble, who works at a sports bar near Fenway Park, said being a Red Sox fan is essential for Boston residents. “It’s such a big part of the Boston culture,” she said. “People will come here and they won’t
even be hockey fans, but they’re BU hockey fans — same things with the [Boston] Bruins. Boston is also just a huge sports town. We have good sports teams, so it’s hard not to get on the bandwagon and fall in love with it once you get here.” College of Communication sophomore Kerriann Kelleher said adopting the sports culture is part of moving to Boston. “That’s the beauty of BU,” she said. “Everyone comes and adopts the culture in New England.” Kelleher said she is excited to be living on a campus that is in such close proximity to a historic game. Bostonians would be extremely excited to win the World Series, she said. “Boston needs a win so badly after the whole thing that went on in the spring with the Boston bombings,” Kelleher said. “It would mean so much to the city.” The Boston Red Sox are entering the World Series first in American League East after an amazing 2013 season with 97 wins and 65
losses. This season’s success contrasts with their 2012 performance, when they faced their toughest season since 1965 with 69 wins and 93 losses. The Sox also beat the Cardinals in the 2004 World Series, winning four games in a dramatic sweep after not having won the World Series since 1918. Kelleher, a Massachusetts native, said she was raised by Red Sox fans and thus her status as a fan was inevitable. “You can’t live in Massachusetts without being a Red Sox fan,” she said. “You have no choice.” School of Management junior Kandyce Graber, a Wisconsin native, said she enjoys following the Red Sox more than any sports teams in her home state. “In Wisconsin, we have the [Milwaulkee] Brewers,” she said. “Some people are Brewers fans, but they’re not any good, so it’s not very
Red Sox, see page 2
By Annie Husted Daily Free Press Staff
Looking to inspire residents to push the initiative forward, Raise Up Massachusetts, a campaign targeted on raising the minimum wage and creating a state-wide earned sick time policy, has held several rallies across Massachusetts. On Sunday, workers rallied in Brookline to gain support for the campaign. Stephen Crawford, communications director for Raise Up Massachusetts, said the campaign’s goal is to reach 200,000 signatures so it can be on the ballot in the November 2014 election. “We have a long way to go,” he said. “We are gathering people together to celebrate our successes and encouraging people to continue working. We were lucky that a number of elected officials are willing to participate.” Crawford said Raise Up Massachusetts is advocating increasing the current minimum wage for workers and requiring employers to offer earned sick time to ensure that employers keep up with the increasing cost of living. “Our proposal, which will go before the voters, would raise the current minimum wage from $8 an hour to $9.25 the first year and $10.50 the second year,” he said. “After that, it would be tied to the rate of inflation.” As of Wednesday, the campaign has received 150,000 signatures, according to the Raise Up Massachusetts Twitter account. Among the elected officials who joined the group to support the initiative include Mass. Treasurer Steven Grossman, who running in the gubernatorial race in 2014. “For more than a century, the success of our family business depended on retaining an experienced and talented workforce, and treating our workers with the dignity and respect they deserve,” he said in a Tuesday statement. “I’m proud to support earned sick time and a higher minimum wage for the citizens of our Commonwealth.” Crawford said they hope to grant workers one-hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked and up to 40 hours a year so workers are not at risk of losing their jobs to take
Minimum Wage, see page 2
Alumna decorates chairs in CAS classrooms as part of art initiative for students By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff
On Oct. 17, 22 colorfully painted chairs appeared in classrooms in Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences. CAS alumna Hila Landesman, who graduated in January 2013 and now lives and works in New York, said she started The Chair Project to brighten up students’ learning environment. “Design goes much further than beautiful typography and pretty colors,” she said. “… The question is, how is it [design] making this specific location more beautiful, [and] is it improving people’s lives?” Students from the College of Fine Arts, College of Communication, School of Management and CAS helped to paint and decorate the chairs, according The Chair Project’s website. Landesman said a major goal of The Chair Project is to encourage collaboration among BU’s different colleges. “You can’t have successful results if you don’t combine fields, if you don’t work together with other people,” she said.
Students from more than 15 majors and minors, ranging from painting to business, helped Landesman with the project, according to the website. Landesman said she hopes other Terriers will consider continuing the tradition of The Chair Project by adding creativity to other parts of BU’s Charles River Campus. “Having these chairs inside a classroom — they’re all very bright, colorful, and ingenious chairs,” said School of Visual Arts Director Lynne Allen. “They’re really fun to look at — to bring that into the classroom, where there’s scholarship and deep discussion, brings art into their [students’] lives in a way they wouldn’t expect.” Landesman came up with the idea for the project after taking a School of Visual Arts course, taught by professor Hugh O’Donnell called Site-Specific Art, in which students create proposals for art projects in various spaces on campus, Allen said.
Chairs, see page 4
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College of Arts and Sciences alumna Hila Landesman created the Chair Project, which decorated chairs in CAS Room 208 (left) and B18A (right).
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fun to cheer for them. Here, it’s a tradition. Everyone likes them [the Red Sox]. There’s a huge fan base.” College of General Studies freshman Brianna Hanson, who grew up in Rhode Island, said many students become Red Sox fans during their time at BU. “It’s surreal,” she said. “It’s amazing — the fact that I’m here and it’s [Fenway Park] right down the street.” Hansen also said other students support rival teams, which adds to the overall intensity of the sports scene in Boston. “Even though there are Red Sox fans, you see [New York] Yankees fans as well,” she said. “… The fact that it’s so diverse here really reflects baseball culture. You really feel the passion among the Red Sox fans here…. You find the people that are Red Sox fans, and you bond with them. The culture is here.” SAR junior Rachel Lustbader also said she began following the Red Sox when she moved to Boston. “It’s very exciting,” she said. “I wish I could go to the game, but I can’t afford it.” COM junior Sarah Ryan said she has always been a Red Sox fan. Ryan said she believes the Red Sox will eventually be victorious in the series. “The Red Sox always make you hold out until they very end,” she said. “Then they pull through.”
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care of themselves or a loved one. “I think we are going to be able to do it, particularly on earned sick times,” he said. “The people of Massachusetts understand that making the choice between the job you need and the sick child that you love is just not a choice that people should be making.” Kevin Lang, a professor of economics at Boston University, said he supports reducing poverty and income inequality, but the importance of these laws is often exaggerated. “I think the weight of the evidence is that increasing the minimum wage will have a small adverse effect on total employment and have a small additional adverse effect on who gets jobs, but that it also has a small beneficial effect on reducing income inequality and poverty,” he said. “Neither effect is large.” Some residents said they support raising the minimum wage and gaining earned sick days. Jill Haffield, 45, resident of Allston, said the current minimum wage is not a realistic source of income for someone to support himself or herself. “You can’t make a living at a minimum-wage job,” she said. “You have to work 80 hours at a minimum wage job to pay minimum rent and then you don’t have much left over. I work in the field of hospitality and restaurants, and there’s no such thing [as a sick time policy]. When you
start a job, they say never come into work sick because you could spread it, and then you call in sick and you’re penalized for it.” Kyle Paine, 37, resident of the North End, said he always supports the conversation of raising the minimum wage, but increasing sick days is an issue that should be dealt with independently. “People work hard and very rarely make enough to support themselves and major corporations often benefit as a result, but I’m not sure trying the two issues together make very much sense,” he said. “Its going to be hard enough to convince voters and legislators to put enough money aside so that people can bring up an acceptable salary, and adding the sick time to it will confuse the issue.” Bobby Thorp, 37, resident of West Roxbury, said given the large student population in Boston, raising the minimum wage would help them pay for expensive tuition and student loans. “It’s incredibly important especially for a city like ours,” he said. “It [Boston] has about [60] different colleges within a 21-square-mile area, so having the minimum wage raised a little bit more might be a good idea, especially with the number of students within the area. I think more time [for sick days] would be useful, but we need to be cautious that people need to run businesses.”
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Hey BU! This week I’m dedicating my column to someone near and dear to my heart. I’m in a Stage Troupe production of “Alice in Wonderland,” and this week I talked to half of my directorial team. Audrey Wood is a junior who will probably end up studying health sciences, but is in-between schools at the JEMMA moment. “Alice in Wonderland” DOUGLAS is the first fulllength show that Audrey has directed, so I wanted to get the scoop on what it has been like. Audrey is co-directing with Michael Gobiel, a sophomore in the School of Education. Michael couldn’t be reached for comment so this is “Alice” from Audrey’s perspective. I first wanted to know what it was like working with our cast. We’re all a bit crazy and I’m sure we get frustrating some times. “It takes a special person to act in ‘Alice,’ just like it takes us weirdos to work on it,” Audrey said. “Everyone involved is so quirky and strange that it has been wonderful bonding with such an odd group.” For example, yesterday during rehearsal, our wonderful cast member Will Small, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, told us that he was, “trying to make his face look like a lava lamp.” Hilarity is a constant part of rehearsals for “Alice,” and Audrey takes it all in stride. Our version of the show is a strange interpretation of the original “Alice in Wonderland,” so I was curious how they decided on it. “Michael chose it,” Audrey said. “It took a while to convince me but I thought it was pretty funny after several read-throughs.” And BU, let me tell you, it’s pretty funny. This week is our last week of rehearsal, and soon our experience with “Alice” will be over. After spending so much time with this collection of hair-brained individuals, I have learned so much and been able to experience a huge range of emotions. But now we move into tech week, which anyone who has ever done any performance of any kind will know is the busiest, hardest and most demanding part of any production. Our rehearsals that have been going until 11 p.m. will now stretch until midnight or later and homework will become a secondary priority. I know that as an actor, I am feeling nervous about putting up this baby that we’ve been working on for two months. I can’t imagine what it’s like to do it as a director. “I’m incredibly nervous,” Audrey said. “This is my first tech week at the helm, and I hope I’m not steering us into something gross and scary. But I’m not, so deep breaths.” If the dyed hair, insane makeup and crazy cast isn’t enough to entice you to come see “Alice,” come for the amount of work we’ve all put into it. Hope to see you in the audience! Jemma Douglas is a sophomore in the College of Communication studying Journalism. She can be reached at jwdoug@bu.edu.
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Walsh, Connolly face off in diversity forum 2 BU professors
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Racial issues came to the forefront Wednesday as Boston mayoral candidates Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly went head-to-head in a diversity forum at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury Community College. Both candidates said they agreed education was a major issue for the city of Boston, and much of Wednesday’s debate centered on closing the achievement gap. “If you have a 12- or a 13- or a 14-year-old who doesn’t believe that anyone cares about them, who doesn’t believe that their school is taking them anywhere … then that [child] will shut down, turn inward, and become a dropout,” Connolly said. “I’ve been driven every day as a city councilor … [and] as a teacher in those classes to make sure that no child slips through our cracks.” Walsh said his experiences as a state representative displayed his commitment to education and is dedicated to developing more opportunities for minority students. “In 2010, I was proud to vote for education reform,” he said. “It took a lot of us in Boston … to take our low-performing schools and turn them around. It proves that we can do it.” Connolly said as mayor, he would employ a “holistic strategy” to improve education. He plans to
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Boston mayoral candidates City Councilor John Connolly and Mass. Rep. Marty Walsh chat after the at the Communities of Color Mayoral Debate Wednesday night in the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury.
provide support to mothers whose children are in the education system, provide social and emotional support services for students and find employment for a greater number of minority students to close the achievement gap and break down racial barriers in Boston’s schools. “This is about having a deep commitment … to confronting institutional, systemic and structural racism that help drive the achievement gap and perpetuate it,” Connolly said. Walsh said addressing unemployment and poverty was important and the way to start is to provide pathways for students who may not be focused on going to college after high school.
“It’s not a simple solution,” he said. “We need to make sure that we create opportunities for employment, but before that, we need to make sure we include opportunities for education.” A poll released by WBUR on Wednesday showed Connolly one percentage point above Walsh, the closest Walsh has come to a lead since the Sept. 24 primary. Simone Chung, a political science professor at Suffolk University, said gaining votes from minorities might decide the close race Nov. 5 election. “The minority vote is very important, especially in Boston,”
Diversity, see page 2
Commissioner Davis to become consultant after retiring By Emily Hartwell Daily Free Press Contributor
After announcing that he would retire before Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis accepted a job as senior consultant of Community Resources for Justice on Tuesday. Davis, who is to begin work at CRJ in early November, said he was proud to take part in the organization’s work in improving public safety. “CRJ is doing some of the best work in the country in this area,” Davis said in a Tuesday release. “I’ve been a fan of this organization for a long time, and I am looking forward to partnering with Scott Harshbarger, our CEO John Larivee, and the whole team to advance this important work.” Davis will work with CRJ’s Crime and Justice Institute in nonpartisan policy analysis, con-
sulting and research work, and transitioning incarcerated women and men back into their communities through a network of halfway houses, according to the release. Paul Swindlehurst, spokesman for CRJ, said Davis is one of the best people in the country in law enforcement and that the opportunity to work with him will make a real difference for the CRJ team. “Davis is one of the most accomplished people working in urban law enforcement,” he said. “He has worked many years building safe communities, making sure offenders are held accountable and increasing public safety. We’re excited because of the work that we do … Commissioner Davis is going to be joining us and helping us … to try to take our programs to the next level.” As senior consultant, Swindlehurst said Davis will be working
with CRJ and many states across the country in consulting, research and technical assistance. “We’re working with governors, legislators, county executives and other foundations to help them understand how to reform their correction practice, their strategies for building new prisons, for keeping low-risk offenders out of prison and then putting them in less expensive community correction programs so that … states will save money at the same time,” Swindlehurst said. Peter Manning, professor of criminal justice and criminology at Northeastern University, said he was surprised by Davis’s choice and does not think it will be a permanent position for the commissioner. “In general, police chiefs tend to go into private security or they
Ed Davis, see page 4
Two Boston University Medical Campus professors were selected to be members of the Institute of Medicine, according to a Monday press release. School of Medicine professor Brian Jack and School of Public Health professor Alan Jette were elected to be a part of the Institute of Medicine by its current members. Jack, BU’s department chair of family medicine, said he was surprised when he received an email notification of the news from IOM. “I was greatly honored and humbled by it,” he said. “It was something that I never expected to happen.” Jack and Jette were two of 70 new members from across the nation, IOM announced Monday during its 43rd Annual Meeting, the release stated. The IOM recognizes officials in the fields of health and medicine for achievement and service to their field. Jack said he attributes his election into the IOM to his research, which he said is mostly communityfocused. “My clinical work as a doctor in family medicine has allowed me to see what the needs are for society and what the needs of the people are,” he said. “I’ve tried to focus my research on areas where we can do better to serve the needs of the people. Jack led Boston Medical Center researchers in establishing Project Red, an initiative that aims to ease patient transitions in care and to reduce re-admissions to the hospital. “That is in my area — in transitions in care, especially in that transition [from hospital] to home, and preparing people to better take care of themselves. [I specialize] in working with at risk families to improve their chances of having a healthy family, and in my global work in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Lesotho,” Jack said. “It all comes from my clinical work in identifying areas where we can do better and better serve people.” Jack has spent much of his career researching family medicine in underdeveloped countries such as Hungary, Romania and Albania. He also worked with the Centers for Disease
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LGBTQ groups on BUSM, Charles River campuses combine forces By Julia Metjian Daily Free Press Staff
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning student groups from all over Boston University gathered in the George Sherman Union backcourt Wednesday night for the creation of BUBQ, a single group that represents the several individual groups. First-year School of Public Health graduate student Laura DelloStritto, a member of MedGLO, the LGBTQ organization at BU’s Medical Campus, organized the social, which was an informal, catered gathering for individual group members to exchange views. “BUBQ is a newly formed coalition of all LGBTQ student organizations and their allies at BU, including graduate and undergraduate programs at both the Charles
River and medical campuses,” she said. “This kickoff event will serve as a means of introducing our coalition to the BU community and connecting students with those in other organizations and programs.” Around 40 people attended the social. While there were no formal speakers, several people in attendance said it helped link the many student groups in a conversational setting, which has not happened in the past. Members of BU’s Queer Activist Collective, JewQ, CohortQ for School of Management students, OutLaw in the School of Law, OUTLook in Marsh Chapel and Sacred Worth in the School of Theology, all of whom co-sponsored the kick-off, were present. To read the rest of this story, please visit us online at www.dailyfreepress.com.
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School of Theology junior Kristen Redford introduces OUTLook and Sacred Worth, School of Communication second-year graduate student Ethan Sobel introduces JewQ, and School of Management second-year graduate student Pete Chaplin introduces CohortQ at the BUQ kickoff meeting Wednesday night in the GSU.
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Biden: ‘Destigmatizing mental Students find painted chairs BUSM prof. in illness can happen’ in America add color to CAS classrooms IOM led report Mental health: From Page 1
vidual families than any other single condition,” he said. Patrick Kennedy, a mental health advocate, said he and his peers have launched a bold attack on mental illness emphasizing treatment. “It was 50 years ago, on Oct. 24, 1963, that my uncle first signed into law mental health laws to improve the quality of treatment for those [with] mental health,” he said. “Five years ago in October, President [George W.] Bush signed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act into law, and earlier this month, the Affordable Care Act exchange opened, guaranteeing that from this day forward, mental health will always be considered essential health.” The Affordable Care Act, which builds on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, opened for enrollment on Oct. 1 and requires coverage of mental health and substance-use disorder benefits of Americans in the individual markets that do not have them, extend-
ing federal parity protections to more than 62 million Americans. “We made sure the Affordable Care Act includes mental health and substance abuse services,” Biden said. “It’s one of 10 categories of essential benefits that must be covered by health plans and new health insurance market places.” Sebelius said people must feel that they can seek treatment without being judged and that the Affordable Care Act is a step in the right direction. “All of us know someone facing behavioral health issues,” she said. “... Imagine what it would mean if people felt as comfortable saying they were going for counseling as they were going for a flu shot.” Biden said change can happen to destigmatize mental illness. “The answers are there,” he said. “It’s making a fundamental commitment to expend the resources and attract the best minds in the world and in this nation to figure out that most unknown part of the universe: the brain.” ®
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“For us, art is not just a painting that’s up on the wall,” Allen said. “It’s not just a sculpture that’s put in a public space. Art is around us everywhere, and we see it everywhere. So sometimes when you find it in an unexpected place, it becomes playful. It makes people open their eyes to know that art can be basically anything.” School of Visual Arts Technical Associate Michael Greenblatt said he helped Landesman plan the project and find appropriate materials to work with. “It was probably daunting for her, trying to coordinate with a lot of different people to have them to do work as well as her own work,” he said. “But, I like to think that I encouraged her to complete it, as well as give her some technical advice.” Greenblatt said he was glad to be a part of The Chair Project. “I am actually very excited by the project,” he said. “I think it is fun, its creative, and it’s cool because it is going to stick around the school for a long time, so I think it’s a great re-
minder that people are doing creative things around the school.” CAS junior Leah Robson said she appreciated the idea of a community art project that embellishes the ordinary objects students see everyday. “CAS is a boring place,” she said. “Now it’s lively … It’s a great idea — the idea of painting something ordinary and making it pretty.” COM freshman Rebecca Jahnke said one of the chairs appeared in her classroom in CAS this week. “It was actually kind of funny,” she said. “The first day we noticed this desk in the room — obviously, it hadn’t been there from the beginning of the year — the whole class paused to acknowledge it. Everybody froze to acknowledge this really interesting desk that popped up.” CAS senior Lesley Harkins said while she likes the idea behind the chair project, she was unsure at first as to why the chairs were in her classroom. “CAS definitely needs some design,” she said. “It’s kind of dreary.” Trisha Thadani contributed to the reporting of this article.
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she said. “This has increasingly become a truly multicultural community. [Addressing] the concerns of a minority community will be not only a necessity [for the candidates], but also will be an asset.” Both candidates said they would diversify City Hall and agreed that there were not enough minorities in positions of political power in Boston. “I’m committed to making sure at least half my cabinet will be made up of people of color,” Connolly said. “That’s not a quota. That’s the easiest promise I can make. The talent is there.” Walsh said he would provide law enforcement internships to minorities and eventually integrate racially varied citizens into Boston’s police force to diversify the city’s working world. He also said his transition team would racially reflect the city of Boston and he would work to make the business
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community more inclusive. Some residents said they were glad the candidates focused on how they would handle diversity once in power. Sarah Flint, 64, resident of Roxbury, said her vote was still undecided, but Connolly did a better job at the debate. “I’m one who goes by what I see versus what I hear,” she said. “As far as dealing with education and violence, John [Connolly showed he has better policies]. He really knows families that have been affected.” Deborah Cairo-Williams, 55, resident of Roxbury, said Wednesday’s debate was successful in exposing issues that are important to the city and Connolly did better than Walsh overall. “Connolly was very specific … about how we can make sure [Boston] is integrated,” she said. “Connolly maybe did more research [though] … He was prepared.”
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Control and Prevention, where he has been recognized for his knowledge and research on pre-conception care, officials confirmed. Jette, who could not be reached for comment, is the current director of the Health and Disabilities Research Institute. He also led the Health and Disabilities Research Institute’s Future Disabilities in America project, a 2007 report that influenced the views of disabilities researchers nationally, officials confirmed. In addition, he works with the U.S. Social Security Administration to create methods and tools for assessing health and wellness. He previously served as the Dean of Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences from 1996 to 2004, officials confirmed. “It is an honor to welcome our highly distinguished colleagues to the Institute of Medicine,” said IOM President Harvey Fineberg, in the release. “These individuals have inspired us through their achievements in research, teaching, clinical work, and other contributions to the medical field. Their knowledge and skills will deeply enrich the IOM.”
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set up their own corporations for consulting, so this is unusual and it shows that he is a man who is concerned about his community, and I applaud him for that,” he said. “I think that he may in time choose to move to another police position or to a position in the federal government, but I think this is a position … where his skills will be appreciated.” Davis was rumored to be a potential candidate to be the next U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security after Janet Napolitano, who currently holds the position, stepped down in August. Some residents said they were sad to see Davis go, especially after how he handled the Boston Marathon bombings. Alyssa Fleischer, 35, resident of South Boston, said although he will no longer be police commissioner, his work will continue to better the lives of Boston residents. “He did a great job in terms of making the city feel secure and he will be missed in the community,” she said. “He will be successful in whatever he does, so I am glad he is continuing to be a part of making things better, regardless of what capacity it is. He is continuing to be in the community and change it for the better.” John Ogren, 28, resident of Kenmore Square, said Davis is a good fit for the senior consultant position. “That type of system seems like a good idea and will help the community,” he said. “I certainly like the guy, and it’s probably going to bring some recognition to that organization and do great things for it. He has excellent leadership qualifications, he comes through as very authoritative and I trust his opinions and I wish him luck.”
Franz Ferdinand still rules the stage, ten years later
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en years later and they still have it. When Franz Ferdinand took the stage at Orpheum Theatre Sunday night, the band secured its title as indie rock royalty as the foursome played both decade-old hits and brand-new releases, each song dripping with relevance and perfection without even the slightest hint of being forced. Glasgow band Casual Sex opened the show. They started off with an air of surf rock, but transitioned into an early English punk rock vibe, reflecting sounds likened to the Sex Pistols, The Clash and Billy Idol, with perhaps more of a psychedelic component. While it took a while for the crowd to get into it, the set evolved into a cool performance, capitalized by the catchy, rockabilly twang of “What’s Your Daughter For.” The band appears to have a promising future and, most importantly, they clearly enjoy performing and appreciate their fans. This was most notable when the band stopped to take a picture of the audience before leaving the stage.
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Frankie Rose, who earned “Best New Music“ honors from Pitchfork in 2012 for her second full-length release Interstellar, took the stage next. Between the oddly airy vocals and heavy reliance on synthesizers, the music was not particularly intriguing or new. It seemed almost too much like rebellious teenagers playing in their garage, à la Lindsay Lohan’s band in Freaky Friday, and if there had been less of a “Mom, you’re ruining my life!” feel to the music, it might have been more memorable. Part of that could have stemmed from restlessness due to the long wait for the headliner to take the stage. But it was more than worth the wait. Franz Ferdinand’s set opened with 2009 dance-punk hit “No You Girls,” and the audience immediately broke into a fury of awkward hipster dancing. That flowed into a near-perfect rendition of “Right Action,” the lead track off of the band’s August release Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. Going back to a classic, “The Dark of the Matinée” drew on every positive aspect of frontman Alex
Kapranos’ vocal ability — it was a deep, enticing performance with undeniable sex appeal. When the riffs of “Bullet” began, the audience’s enthusiasm took somewhat of a backseat, as the song is not yet as recognizable as some of the band’s other songs. But despite its lack of exposure, the song quickly grew on the audience with the harsh yet oh-so-perfect harmonies of Kapranos and backup singer Nick McCarthy. Kapranos paused to chat with the crowd, and with a look of approval, the familiar riff for “Do You Want To” and the words “Oh when I woke up tonight I said / I’m Gonna make somebody love me” suddenly filled the room. Midway through the song, Kapranos held up a piece of paper with the lyrics “Oh, lucky lucky / You’re so lucky,” motioning for the audience to chant along. The crowd responded as instructed, clapping in unison, swelling into a booming rally call, not too different from a sporting event. “Evil Eye” bounced with a unique spookiness, after which the show slowed down a bit with “Walk
Away” and “Stand on the Horizon.” When the instrumentals backed out at the end of “Stand on the Horizon,” Kapranos and McCarthy bloomed into a round of “The North Sea sings / Won’t you come to me, baby?” The crowd that had been electric for most of the show grew silent, enraptured by the ease and beauty Franz Ferdinand retains in its songwriting 10 years after first erupting onto the scene. Shortly thereafter, of course, the band’s best known song “Take Me Out” brought the crowd to near insanity, and rightfully so. It was saturated with every beautiful ounce of pure middle school elation. The ending of “Take Me Out” transitioned into recent single “Love Illumination” flawlessly, representing one of the most impressive aspects of the show — every song, old and new, fit into that distinct Franz Ferdinand sound, with no songs seeming out of place. The first part of the show closed with “The Fallen” — which notably demonstrated the stellar bass-playing ability of Bob Hardy — and “Ulysses,” which prompted members of the
audience to wave their arms back and forth in unison and sing along with every word. When the band came back on for an encore, the crowd’s energy shot through the roof as Franz Ferdinand played another of its first album hits, “This Fire.” A member of the audience with a broken leg waved his crutches in the air, prompting a smile and shout-out from Kapranos. The set closed with “Goodbye Lovers and Friends,” the closing track off of Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. With the raw emotion of Kapranos’s voice during “So don’t wear bright colors / You know I hate bright colors,” every person in the audience, perhaps, also hated bright colors at that moment. For those whose love for Franz Ferdinand stems from their 2003 self-titled album and 2005’s You Could Have It So Much Better, the show nourished every desire for the classic Franz Ferdinand vibe. Even more significantly, the concert proved that Franz Ferdinand is still creating high quality, get-upand-dance indie rock.
‘The Fifth Estate’ questions ethics, justice and Julian Assange Anna Novikova
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n recent times, there has been a surge of films illustrating the history of a person or event barely a few years in the past. The Social Network gave the history of Facebook even while the site continues to grow today. 2013’s Jobs was released less than two years after the death of Steve Jobs. The Fifth Estate is a film in the same vein. Mostly fictionalized — though based off the real and recent history of WikiLeaks — The Fifth Estate takes an evaluative look at Julian Assange’s whistleblowerfounded journalism in a time when Edward Snowden and online privacy are still making headlines. Directed by Bill Condon, The Fifth Estate tells the story of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, choosing to go through the viewpoint of Daniel DomscheitBerg, the organization’s spokesperson and Assange’s hacker sidekick. Much of the information from the film was based off of DomscheitBerg’s book Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website. Opening with a detailed, beautiful sequence on the origin of the printed word and journalism, the film begins with one of WikiLeaks’s biggest leaks: the controversial publication of the Afghan War Diaries and hundreds of other government cables. It then proceeds to flash back to 2007 when Domscheit-Berg (played by Daniel Brühl), who goes by Daniel Schmitt when working on WikiLeaks, meets the quirky but charming Assange at a hacker conference in Berlin and first gets recruited to his WikiLeaks project.
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Benedict Cumberbatch (far left) portrays Wikileaks mastermind Julian Assange in director Bill Condon’s The Fifth Estate. The film represents events potrayed in Inside Wikileaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays a great Assange: manipulative but charming, accomplished and mysterious, reclusive but passionate. He’s a world-traveled cyber gypsy, bringing justice to people through his insistence on government transparency. Cumberbatch shows signs of his character’s crazy, sociopathic behavior early on, and skillfully keeps them in check with his righteous world-saving attitude. He masters the expected and unexpected meltdowns, the calm fury and the rogue behavior throughout the rise and in-
evitable fall of WikiLeaks. Assange turns Domscheit-Berg’s life upside down, but Daniel is up for the ride. Daniel Brühl also plays his part convincingly well. He’s smart, yet reverts to naïveté when he becomes entranced by the importance of his and Assange’s work. DomscheitBerg gets sucked into the cause, and both men — as both actors and as characters — feed off of each other’s energy and skills. Predictably, they get so caught up in the excitement and moral justice of their actions that they take the project too far and begin to question
each other’s motives. For those unfamiliar with the background of WikiLeaks and Assange or confused about the scandal surrounding the website, The Fifth Estate does a thorough job of explaining the process of how WikiLeaks came to be, and manages to do so in a relatively objective and unbiased manner. Still, this method of storytelling can have its negative consequences. The Fifth Estate begins to lag after the first few scenes, building tension at a sometimes uncomfortably slow pace for half of the film. The concept
of WikiLeaks is presented through the surrealistic interpretation of a newsroom that is woven throughout different points of the film. It does not seem to fit the film’s “true story” premise, but nevertheless adds an interesting dimension. What does the exact opposite of this, however, is the sequence of scrolling lines of typed text and tweets that occasionally dash across the screen, which add nothing but a level of cheesiness. Regardless, the film is definitely enjoyable and, aside from its great acting, it succeeds for one main reason: instead of trying to push a certain side of the argument, the agenda of The Fifth Estate seems to lie in illustrating the complex gray area of legality, morality and justice that circles around the idea and the execution of WikiLeaks. Throughout the film, DomscheitBerg and Assange say “editing reflects bias” multiple times, and in this similar fashion, the film presents the story quite objectively. The Fifth Estate shows the multi-faceted issues of trying to balance objectivity with personal privacy, with transparency, with justice, with peace and with journalism’s biggest constraint — time. Perhaps the only truly unexpected part of the film is the very end, after the “story” has ended, where Cumberbatch, as Assange, is mock interviewed. Humorous and strange, it sill leaves the audience to decide on the merits of WikiLeaks and whether Assange is a saint of justice and truth or just a reckless, selfish crusader waging an “information war” on the world.
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What does Ylvis say?
If you want to get famous quickly, you have to be absurd. “What Does the Fox Say” spread throughout Facebook newsfeeds and the Twittersphere faster than open letters to Miley Cyrus. The Ylvis crew has come together with their latest, and possibly most confusing viral music video yet: “Massachusetts.” The Norwegian comedy group road trips around Massachusetts and sings about its glory, splendor and social openness through a pretty strange, and distinctly foreign point of view. While rattling off facts about the state, such as how large it is and when the Pilgrims landed, the group starts to narrow down on the types of people that live there. “Just because you’re kissin’ a man doesn’t make you gay/ confused,” one sings. Then a chorus of African-American singers joins in. Then a group of blonde cheerleaders misspell Massachusetts. Is it ignorant and stereotypical, or is it funny? First of all, the video makes absolutely no sense. Every couple of bars the style of music changes, Ylvis meets incredibly random people, and for some reason the production quality is excellent. The video first shocks you, because the singing is actually in tune. They also had the money to fly over to Boston and film. Ylvis may be strange, but they’re professional. All they’re doing is playing to the stereotypes those outside of America have of the people in Massachusetts — and the U.S., for that matter. It seems as if they see the state as a melting pot of all sorts of backgrounds, so from that standpoint, they did attempted to incorpo-
rate some sort of diversity, though most of the varied groups represented are stereotypes and caricatures. As for the lyrics about toeing the thin line between friends and boyfriends, Ylvis does not outwardly insult queer people. Massachusetts is the hub of the liberal northeast of the U.S. This is the first state in the union to legalize gay marriage, and Norway was the sixth country in the world to legalize gay marriage back in 2009. In other Ylvis comedy videos, it becomes apparent that they’re comfortable with each other and their sexualities. Obviously their emphasis on how most people in Massachusetts are gay is not true, but in the end, it’s a parody. They have this perspective of the U.S. because they probably know about as much about the U.S. as Americans know about Norway. Culturally, both places are different, and with that come complete misunderstandings. Ylvis is also all about comedy. When comedy travels overseas, some of the humor is lost. Look at the Legally Blonde Broadway Show. Writers had to change some of the crude American jokes to appeal to U.K. audiences who love slapstick humor. In the end, the video is confusingly absurd and silly, and that’s probably why so many people enjoy it. With cheerleaders spelling “Makakoko” instead of Massachusetts, you can’t help but laugh. Although Ylvis put too much effort into making a homoerotic storyline in the song, they don’t do it maliciously, and it doesn’t deserve to be given attention.
Letter to the Editor: The fears of ‘catching’ suicide
I was in a conversation with a peer when I asked them, “Well, do you think that asking people if they are suicidal will make them suicidal?” that I discovered that the conversation on suicide had yet to begin. I think of it this way: if I was to stop you in the middle of our conversation and say, “Well, why don’t you give me your house?” it would not suddenly spark this idea in your head that you should now abandon your possessions and give them to me simply because I put the idea in your head. Why do we feel that this is the case when we talk about suicide? Helen Holmes, a student at New York University and resident of Newton, candidly states that we need to use the word suicide. We, the Boston community, can’t right-click on our computers for weak word replacements such as “hurting yourself” or “hopeless.” We whisper and turn the other cheek to the topic and conversation of suicide, even after the recent deaths of two young girls, Karen Douglas and Katie Stack, in the Newton area to suicide. In her opinion piece, Holmes includes that it is not for the lack of resources available at Newton South High School. Instead, both the Principal of Newton South and the Superintendent of Newton Public Schools failed to even use the word suicide when releasing “supportive” claims that this word could change. Holmes quotes a senior at Newton South
who said, “The letter [from the Principal] was extremely impersonal … It didn’t acknowledge who she was or what she did at all, not just her suicide but what she meant to the community”. Not only did they fail to mention Karen’s contribution to the community and the “dimples in her smile,” they released in their statement that the cause of death was unexpected but not suspicious. Suicide is not a disease, nor can you “catch” it by talking about it. Rather, thoughts of suicide can be exacerbated by stress, mental illness and trauma — all frequent experiences in the lives of young adults and college students. It is not enough to stress the multitude of resources that students in distress can access on campus; we need to remove the stigma associated with suicide in the first place. We need it to be obvious, and I mean, “walk down Commonwealth Avenue and I trip over it” obvious that there are staff, faculty and students who can recognize when students are in distress. We cannot deny the reality of suicide any longer, and to strengthen our strong and passionate BU community, we need to talk about suicide. Rosie Bauder is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying psychology. She can be reached at crbauder@bu.edu. For more information regarding supportive services, go to www.afspbu.wordpress.com
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Life in the left lane
SARA Ryan Now that the government has decided to open its doors, for now at least, maybe Congress will turn to actual governing (sarcastic tone not intended). With Monday’s school shooting in Nevada, it seems that gun control will be a hot button issue once again. This time, Congress needs to actually do something about it. A student at Sparks Middle School used a semiautomatic handgun to kill Michael Landsberry, a math teacher, and injure two students before taking his own life, according to a Monday Los Angeles Times article. As a society, we have been desensitized to violence ever since our parents let us watch “The Powerpuff Girls.” However, it seems that nothing can stop us in our tracks quite like a school shooting — and for good reason. School should always be a safe space for children, and when people invade that safety, it sends a chill through my spine before I get completely frustrated. A Monday CNN article notes there have been at least four instances of gun violence in schools since the Sandy Hook shooting on Dec. 14, 2012. There has never been a better time for politicians to start doing something about this. A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday found Congress currently has a 12 percent approval rating post-government shutdown. At this rate, several Congressmen (and women!) and Senators will be collecting unemployment about a year from now. What better time to show the public that they can actually get things done than right after another gun violence tragedy? We need comprehensive gun control reform from the local level to the national level and we need it now. According to an FBI report released Sept. 16, of the 12,711 murders reported by states in 2012 with sufficient data, 8,825 involved a gun. These statistics are devastating and the only way to truly improve society is to actually legislate. Gun control is a highly debatable issue in this country and there are plenty of acceptable opinions. However, this being a column written by a quasi-political narcissist (sort of kidding) with a word limit, I am only going to focus on a few aspects that I think are the most important. Some people would argue that any actual gun control legislation would be too late. The guns are already out there and criminals would find a way to get guns if they truly wanted to. While these are valid concerns, they don’t make legislation unnecessary. If criminals can’t buy the guns legally, they will have no choice but to buy them illegally. Even if there are just
fewer guns available, the price of guns will go up — basic supply and demand. At this point, every little bit counts. Now I’m not talking about all guns. Even in my ideal liberal, socialist, Obamapalooza daydreams, I don’t think all guns will be illegal to buy. That pesky second amendment doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon, or at least that’s what Sarah Palin (or was it Tina Fey?) told me. No, I think starting with an all-out ban on assault weapons would be good. There is no reason anyone needs a MAC-10 or an Uzi for self-protection, sport shooting or hunting. The same goes for the huge magazines that allow for 60 shots without reloading. If we start limiting gun capabilities, it will make tragedies a lot less severe and frequent. Although banning assault weapons won’t stop all of the murders on Chicago’s South Side, even the smallest of steps can create change. Background checks. Background checks. Background checks. Simply taking the time to ensure guns are in the right hands can make an enormous difference. I don’t think it’s too much trouble to ask someone to wait a few extra days so the government can make sure the person seems responsible. Finally, we need to push gun lobbies out of the picture. Yes, gun owners have the right to be represented in Washington, but so does everyone else. According to a New York Times article from April 18, the National Rifle Association spent $500,000 on an advertising campaign against the most recent attempt at gun control legislation. I don’t know about you, but with the tuition bill I’m paying right now, I don’t think I have half a million dollars to spend on a media blitz advocating gun control. While there are gun control lobbies out there, none of them have the strength or base comparable to the NRA. Individually, we need to stand up and say something because no one else is going to do it for us. School shootings should not exist. These tragedies belong in the past as reminders of where we have been and as motivators for future action. Maybe my position on control isn’t the best one out there, but at this point, any gun control is better than the political mess we have right now. Sara Ryan is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences studying political science and math. She can be reached at sryan15@bu.edu.
A sleepwalking woman stumbled onto the T tracks
Monday. Luckily, there were no trains close by and almost a dozen people pulled her back to safety. We here at the ol’ Free Press were wondering where is the worst or most awkward place members of the BU community would stumble into when sleepwalking. • • • • • •
SED: They fall asleep in nap time then walk into the principal’s office. SMG: Down those precarious stairs in the SMG building. COM: Into a math class. SHA: Into an open job interview for Motel 6. Dean Elmore: Onto his Vespa and around the Chestnut Hill Resevoir at the Boston College campus. • President Brown: Into a salary negotiation meeting. • BU Athletics: Into the opposing team’s locker room. • The FreeP: Sleep?
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Fisher, Green stellar in victory Women’s Soccer: From Page 8
corner kicks compared with the Raiders’ zero. Five minutes into the second half, Clemens collected the ball near midfield and played it over the top of the Raider defense to find Fisher, who hit a one-time shot that blew by Mason. The 50th-minute goal helped match BU’s season-best total for goals in a game. Feldman praised the play of Fisher, who ended the day with a goal and an assist, and who has been a key part of the Terrier offense throughout the season. “Jenna Fisher really stood out at the beginning of the game,” Feldman said. “She really did help create the first goal by earning a corner kick. And then Jenna was involved in the second goal as well by getting the ball to Madison [Clemens]. She’s just been a spark.” The game was a physical contest, as both the Terriers and the Raiders fought for possession. BU committed nine fouls throughout the game, while Colgate conceded 11. In the 25th minute, senior defender Amanda
Rumsey was handed a yellow card for a particularly hard foul. For the most part, however, the Terriers were able to stay cool under pressure. “We held our composure when it got a little chippy, because it did,” Feldman said. “We handled the physicality of the match while continuing to keep our composure. We moved our feet and didn’t get into a pushing war in a situation where you’re trying to keep the ball but actually separating yourself with footwork and with skill.” Senior goalkeeper Andrea Green made two saves during the match, recording her 10th shutout of the season. Feldman said she considered the game especially important as the team prepares for postseason play. “We’re playing the best soccer at the end of the season and going into the postseason,” Feldman said. “I’m really pleased with how the team has shifted their mindset from ‘Do we belong?’ and ‘Where do we fit?’ to ‘You know what, we should be one of the teams that can legitimately win the conference,’ and we’re going to do everything we can to put ourselves in the position to do that.”
Terriers hope to end season positively Men’s Soccer: From Page 8
the stat sheet. “Dominique has been playing well,” Roberts said. “Especially in a game like Lehigh [University], he was our most dominant player. I think his game is really coming around and now he just needs to learn how to finish since he finds himself in a lot of scoring positions. The rest of his game has developed quite nicely but now all he needs to do is finish to become that premier player.” On the other side of the ball, Gilbert had a respectable game, as he recorded six saves. He is quietly putting together a very solid rookie campaign, as he now ranks fourth in saves per game and is tied for fifth in shutouts in the Patriot League, with 50 saves and four shutouts in 11 contests. Loyola (5-6-2, 0-4-1 Patriot League) is still looking for its first Patriot League win, as it comes off a 1-0 loss to Lehigh (2-101, 1-4-0 Patriot League). The Greyhounds came into the season on a roll, as they won five of their first six games. They were firing on all cylinders, producing goals when their defense was not up to par and registering shutouts when their offense could only muster one or two goals. The Greyhounds have been free-falling ever since their promising start, as they have not won a game since Sept. 18. They are currently on a seven-game winless streak consisting of six losses and one tie. What seemed like a playoff-bound team early in
the season has now turned into a struggling squad. However, the Greyhounds still boast premier playmakers even if their record may not show it. Sophomore Larry Ndjock has been nothing short of spectacular for Loyola this season. He leads the Patriot League in both points per game and goals per game, racking up 16 points and eight goals in 11 games. He also has shown how he is not afraid of the moment, as he is tied for first in the Patriot League in game-winning goals, recording four on the year. “The freshman came onto the scene last year,” Roberts said. “He’s very talented and very good, and if you leave him alone, he’ll scare you. He’s someone we have to contain.” On the other side of the ball, goalkeeper Zach Kane has been solid. While only starting eight games, he is already ranked seventh in the Patriot League in saves with 42 and leads the league in saves per game. So many saves in just eight games shows how weak his defense has been in front of him this year. Both teams have underachieved this year, but the Terriers will look to finish off the last portion of their season on a positive note. “It’s disappointing for sure,” Roberts said. “It’s just a matter of us getting together and scoring some goals. We’re just worried about this game [coming up] for now. We just have to compete and play, and the rest will take care of itself.”
Field hockey to face challenge in Duke Field Hockey: From Page 8
several rough patches along the way, suffering a three-game skid in mid-September and then a five-game losing streak that was just snapped Sunday against the University of California–Davis. BU’s toughest matchup this weekend will come against the Blue Devils (11-4). “Duke is always a top team in the country, one of the elite in the ACC, they are really well-coached,” Starr said. The Blue Devils have been the polar opposite of the Bears, playing against ranked opponents and playing well against them. Duke’s biggest win this season came against then-No. 1 North Carolina on Sept. 27. Since then, Duke has played against four ranked opponents, going 2–2 with wins against then-No. 14 Wake Forest University and Stanford (11-4), while losing to then-No. 3 Syracuse University and thenNo. 6 University of Virginia. “I see it being a midfield type of game,” Starr said. “They’re a solid hockey team. We traditionally play well against wellstructured teams like this so I think we can match up well against them.”
When looking back on their 2013 campaign, the Terriers have done exactly what Starr has wanted them to do: constantly improve. Aside from their first game, scoring was scarce at the beginning of the season. Now, as the team moves into their final games before the Patriot League Tournament next month, scoring is becoming a bit more of a constant, as the Terriers have scored 12 goals over their last seven games. “I’ve been saying all along that our young attack has improved for us,” Starr said. “I think that’s a section of the field where we’re really improving.” In terms of defense and goalkeeping, the Terriers are moving in a positive direction as goalkeeper Valentina Cerda Eimbcke continues to keep opposing shots out of the BU goal. Eimbcke boasts a goals-against average of 1.30, which is 15th-best in the country, with a .789 save percentage. “Her confidence and range are much better,” Starr said. “She’s much more aggressive and her instincts are really improved as well. She’s definitely improved her decision making, and it has been just a big improvement from last year.”
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Sophomore forward Jenna Fisher recorded a goal and an assist in Wednesday night’s victory over Colgate.
BU looks for veterans to improve play Women’s Hockey: From Page 8
they were last year.” One of those players who has found a new role is sophomore forward Rebecca Russo, who leads the Terriers this season with three goals and an assist so far this season. Her classmate, forward Jordan Juron, has tallied one goal and three assists. While Durocher said he is pleased with the sophomores who have made strides, he noted that some of the experienced players will need to step up in order for the team to truly succeed, including junior forward Kayla Tutino, sophomore forward Sarah Lefort and senior captain Louise Warren. “I’d love to see the whole team step up, and it’s kind of a crystal ball if you’re going to pick somebody to step up,” Durocher said. “But if you’re putting a group together, it would probably be the veterans ... those are the kind of people you have to count on the most, who play well and lead by example. It’s not always on the score sheet, it can just be how determined they are, how smart they play, and that will add up in the results.” Yale (0-1) has had a short season thus far, falling to No. 4 Boston College, 4-3, on Saturday in its only game of the year. Freshman Krista Yip-Chuck, fellow freshman Phoebe Staenz and forward Jamie Haddad all notched goals in the loss. Staenz also had an assist in the contest. The Bulldogs come into the 2013-14 season
following a lackluster 5-21-3 season in 201213. No one on that team cracked the top 50 in scoring in the ECAC, and only one player ranked in the top five in any offensive category — Haddad, who was third in the conference with five power-play goals. Haddad led the team with only seven goals last season. Regardless of the Bulldogs’ subpar statistics, Durocher said his team will not take anything for granted. “You don’t ever want to disrespect an opponent,” Durocher said. “I think they’re a program that’s moving forward. It doesn’t happen overnight all the time, but we also are somebody who may not have as many weapons as we had last year, so we’ve got to play five or 10 or 15 percent harder than we did last year and good results will happen. Let’s make sure we respect them most importantly, and we’re ready to play.” For Durocher, the goal in Saturday’s game is to continue to learn how to give a full effort. “The thing is just for everybody to learn how hard they have to work,” Durocher said. “... There’s going to be nights when for different reasons you can’t be on your A-game, but you can work hard just about every single night. “... We’ve got to make sure to continue to learn how hard we have to work and really what hard work is. It’s not taking a shift off, it’s definitely not taking a period off, and we’ve had a couple times we’ve had slip-ups there. I feel like a couple times we’ve had periods where we couldn’t shut the faucet of negativity off.”
Men’s lacrosse wins 1st home game ever Lacrosse: From Page 8
for six weeks with each other, so just getting to go against a different color jersey, kind of figuring out how to calm down and get our legs under us … hopefully come springtime, it doesn’t take us a quarter or two to do that.” With a comfortable cushion between the Terriers and their opponent, BU let up a little, allowing England to score three easy goals in three minutes and pull within one tally of yet another tie. Polley called a timeout in the 11th minute of the quarter, after which the Terriers came out roaring, notching three goals in four minutes from Schaal, Myers and Johnston to put the game all but out of reach for the visitors. “We went up a couple, and they got it to one, and it could have went either way,” Polley said. “They had a nice run, and we called a timeout, talked about how we got to be resilient and respond, and guys came out and popped three straight goals in to go up four and put the game away a little bit. I was very, very happy with
that.” England scored in the 19th minute of the quarter, but the final score held at 11-8, with BU emerging victorious. “Obviously we’re riding pretty high,” Johnston said. “It’s the first game that this program’s had at the varsity level … We’re all freshmen, we’re still very young. The emotions were very high, but I think we handled them really well. “I think it was huge for us. This is a really young group, but it’s also a hardworking, bluecollar group, and to get another win, especially the first one on our home, field is just huge, let us know it’s real … especially to end the fall ball season here with a win over a quality team like England is huge for us.” “It was a great fall,” Polley added. “We kind of accomplished what we wanted to accomplish … We’re trying to build this foundation. We keep talking about that, about guys playing hard and doing the right things and being in the right spots … and we got better, and that’s most important … Guys give their all, and I’m very proud of that.”
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Men’s lax wins BU to play first home game of season Terriers shut exhibition vs. out Colgate in Team England crucial victory By Jacklyn Bamberger Daily Free Press Staff
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On a brisk, clear autumn night, the Boston University men’s lacrosse team gave its school a taste of things to come in its inaugural season, topping the English National Team 11-8 in a scrimmage Wednesday night at Nickerson Field, its first contest at home as a varsity team. A couple of hat tricks, paired with some nifty goalkeeping and defense, aided the Terriers en route to their victory. “I thought it was a great game,” said BU coach Ryan Polley. “I thought England was a really good opponent and they played hard and … I was very excited that we were able to pull out the win in the end.” BU fell behind early in the game as England attack Nick Watson opened the scoring in the second minute of play, beating the Terrier defense and freshman goalkeeper Christian Carson-Banister, who would end up allowing four goals through three quarters while posting 12 saves. Not even five minutes later, freshman attack Adam Schaal evened the score at 1-1 on a goal assisted by freshman attack Brendan Barrett. Schaal would go on to tally two goals and two assists for a total of four points by the time the game was through, tying him with freshman attack Pat Myers for first on the team in points with four on the night. England took the lead again in the 17th minute, but freshman attack Ryan Johnston scored in the 19th minute to put the Terriers right back in it at 2-2 at the end of the first quarter. Johnston was one of two players to net hat tricks against England, the second being redshirt freshman midfielder Patrick Donnelly. “Obviously it’s nice to score, especially three, but I’ve got to give all the credit to my teammates,” Johnston said. “We’re starting to find some chemistry as a unit, and it’s really starting to come together. It doesn’t really matter who puts the ball in the net as long as it happens.” The second quarter was much quieter, as the Terriers took a 3-2 lead into the half thanks to another goal from Johnson. BU added to its lead in the first minute of the second half when Myers potted his first of the evening, assisted by Schaal. England responded with two goals in five minutes to tie the score, 4-4. Six minutes later, Donnelly ripped a shot past goalkeeper Ben McAllister to help his team regain the lead. Donnelly scored again in the final minute of the third quarter to pad the Terriers’ lead. Freshman midfielder Cal Dearth scored in the second minute to begin the fourth quarter, and Donnelly would complete his hat trick three minutes later to put BU even further ahead with a score of 8-4. “The first half was a little slow,” Donnelly said. “We’ve been out here
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Sophomore Rebecca Russo leads the Terriers in scoring this season with three goals and one assist. By Sarah Kirkpatrick Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University women’s hockey team will play its first regular home season game Saturday as it hosts Yale University at Walter Brown Arena. The Terriers (2-1-1) fell out of the USCHO rankings for the first time since Jan. 30, 2012, after a 3-0 loss to Robert Morris University last weekend. BU coach Brian Durocher said that given the youth of his team, he is not overly concerned with being dropped from the rankings. “It’s certainly something that you’d love to have every week of every year, but there are going to be
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cerned with what happens now.” Walter Brown might be the perfect place for BU to get back on track, as the Terriers had plenty of success at home last season, posting a 17-2-0 record. “It’ll be great,” Durocher said of playing at home. “It’s another chapter in the young kids’ lives, it’s their first time playing in an NCAA game. We had the exhibition game, but this will be a little different playing Yale and playing another Division I college team in the U.S. So it’ll be exciting for them, it’ll be fun, again, some of our sophomores who have really graduated to key roles, they’re going to be in a little different setting than
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Men’s soccer looks to end skid Field hockey to host Duke, Cal By Emmanuel Gomez Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University men’s soccer team will return home to face Loyola University-Maryland Saturday night at Nickerson Field. The Terriers (4-8-1, 1-4-0 Patriot League) come off a tough loss to Lafayette College Saturday. Goalie Nathan McDonald had registered five clean sheets in 12 games for the Leopards (4-3-6, 2-3-0 Patriot League) coming into the contest, which made scoring a tough task for the BU offense. Lafayette’s first goal came in the 22nd minute. The Terrier defense seemed like it tried to create an offsides trap by moving up yards ahead of the goal box to generate the opportunity for an offsides call. This tactic backfired on BU, as Lafayette freshman Ryan Egan sent a ball to forward Jeff McLaughlin, who snuck behind the defense. McLaughlin found himself in a one-on-one against redshirt freshman goaltender Matt
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be ups and downs as a team,” Durocher said. “We’ve had an okay start, but relative to what you have to do to be in the top 10, we haven’t quite carried it on at that level. This year is sort of what I call building blocks, with a lot of new faces, people playing the power play, killing penalties, being out there in the last minute of the game who probably haven’t been out there that often, if at all in those situations. “We have to each day keep getting better and learning lessons and playing as hard as we can. Up to this point, we’ve done a pretty good job of doing that, but again, when there’s new faces and new people, it takes a little bit of time. I’m not too con-
The Boston University women’s soccer team scored early and did not take its foot off the gas, defeating Colgate University 3-0 Wednesday night in Hamilton, N.Y. With the win, the Terriers solidified their second-place position in the Patriot League standings going into the postseason. A little more than a minute into the game, senior midfielder Kylie Strom got things going for the Terriers (11-3-3, 6-1-0 Patriot League). Sophomore forward Jenna Fisher won a corner kick off the Raiders (8-5-1, 4-2-1) defense that was taken by senior midfielder Emma Clark, who played a nearperfect ball into the penalty box for Strom. Strom headed the ball past Raider goalkeeper Brenna Mason to put BU up 1-0. The goal was Strom’s first of the season. Much of the game was played in the middle of the field, where midfielders Clark and senior Megan McGoldrick consistently fought off Raider defenders to keep the Terrier attack going. In the ninth minute of play, McGoldrick swung the ball out wide to sophomore forward Jenna Fisher, who then crossed the ball into the heavily crowded penalty box. Somehow, the ball made its way to senior forward Madison Clemens, who calmly collected the ball and placed it in the back of the net to make the score 2-0 in favor of the Terriers. The first 45 minutes of action ended with the Terriers leading both on the scoreboard and on the stats sheet. BU took six shots to Colgate’s three, and also won six
Friday, Oct. 25 M. Hockey @ Michigan, 7 p.m. Field Hockey vs. California, 5 p.m.
Gilbert and delivered, rifling a shot past Gilbert and into the back of the net. “Our defense was caught offline,” said BU coach Neil Roberts. “He was probably a yard or two offside, and he just beat us but so, it happens. We just have to move on it from it and play better.” Lafayette added a second goal in the 42nd minute, as junior Tom McCutcheon and senior Bryan White teamed up off a free kick just outside the 18-yard box to put the Leopards up by two goals. The contest ended in a 2-0 defeat for BU. The Terriers had their opportunities, as junior forward Dominique Badji ended with a game-high five shots on target. He is tied for fifth in the Patriot League in shots and shots per game, as he has racked up 35 in 12 matches. He is proving he is a force to be reckoned with, as his value goes beyond the numbers on
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Saturday, Oct. 26 M. Hockey @ Michigan State, 7 p.m. W. Hockey vs. Yale, 3 p.m. M. Soccer vs. Loyola, 7 p.m.
By Christopher Dela Rosa Daily Free Press Staff
As the Boston University field hockey regular season comes to a close, the Terriers play two of their final three games this weekend at New Balance Field. This weekend will include two contests against tough nonconference teams in No. 8 Duke University and the University of California. Although these two games mean nothing in terms of BU’s (10-5, 4-1 Patriot League) standing in the Patriot League, they have huge implications for its NCAA Tournament hopes. If the Terriers can defeat these two talented teams, they could bypass the play-in games to get into the NCAA Tournament, giving the team some much-needed rest. First, on Friday afternoon, BU will take on the Golden Bears (5 -9), who have had a rather inconsistent season. “We have two outstanding
Sunday, Oct. 27 W. Soccer @ American, 1 p.m. Field Hockey vs. Duke, 1:30 p.m.
non-conference games against Duke University and the University of California,” said BU coach Sally Starr. “California’s record is deceiving. They’ve played top competition in the country really closely, and you cannot only look at their record.” The Bears started the season off with an exciting 2-1 win over Michigan State University in double overtime, but fell to then No. 4 University of Connecticut the following week by a score of 2-1. Since then, they have taken on and lost to other ranked schools such as then-No. 12 Northwestern University, then-No. 8 Stanford University, then-No. 7 Duke University and then-No. 3 University of North Carolina. “[California] is an impressive defensive team and we’ll have to be smart, aggressive, courageous and strategic when attacking against them,” Starr said. The Golden Bears have also hit
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