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BUPD increases patrols after spike in transports BU student group

petitions against Robin Thicke show

By Brogan Calkins Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University Police Department officials stepped up patrol efforts Friday and Saturday after 11 students were hospitalized for alcohol-related causes between Feb. 3 and Feb. 9.

“We usually don’t see that high of a number [of hospital transports],” said BUPD Deputy Director of Public Safety Scott Paré. “That was very disturbing to the department. We’re concerned for the health of our student body here. We just want to keep our students as safe as possible, and if we have to put some additional patrols out there, well that’s what we did.”

Officials were unable to determine what in particular may have caused the spike in student transports, Paré said.

“We couldn’t really pinpoint the exact reason,” he said. “We just saw that number get up that high and obviously we had to respond some type of way.”

While the additional patrols target alcohol enforcement, BUPD strives to prevent all types of crime, Paré said.

“The additional patrols really serve to help increase the alcohol enforcement, but there’s other concerns throughout Boston,” he said. “There’s the street robberies — we’ve been lucky we haven’t had many in the area … Over in East Boston they’ve had some sexual assaults. Putting [out] the extra patrols is timely and effective for the

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Beginning Friday and Saturday, the Boston University Police Department increased patrols to control alcohol on campus due to the hospitalization of 11 BU students in one week.

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BU spokesman Colin Riley said several of the 11 students hospitalized were over the age of 21, which is unusual for hospital transports.

“The primary reason for these incidents, unfortunately, is that individuals and the people they are with are not exercising

good judgment with regard to alcohol consumption,” Riley said in an email.

In order to reduce alcohol-related risks, BU requires students to complete the online program AlcoholEdu as freshman, Riley said. In addition, more than 1,000 BU students participated in bystander interven-

Alcohol, see page 2

Students group leaders raise issues at town hall meeting

By Alec Spencer Daily Free Press Staff

Dozens of Boston University Student Government representatives and organization leaders met to voice their concerns with BU’s administration at the George Sherman Union Back Court Tuesday.

Students who attended a Thursday Student Leaders Dinner, intended as a forum for student organizations to speak with University President Robert Brown, said Brown inadequately addressed or cut off their questions, and did not address issues students leaders raised with the seriousness they deserved.

“The validity of our student voice has been questioned,” said Student Body President Dexter McCoy. McCoy, a College of Communication senior, said he called Tuesday’s meeting to get feedback from students about Thurs-

day’s events.

During the 75-minute meeting, attendees criticized Brown and other university officials for their responses to concerns raised at Thursday’s dinner as well as in other interactions with the administration.

Several students referred to a “communication gap” between students and administrators.

McCoy said Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore recently rebuffed an offer to meet with BUSG members, yet invited other student leaders to meet with him in small groups.

Elmore, who was not present at the town hall meeting, said he is meeting with student leaders to address any issues they may be encountering.

“I want to check in with club and organization presidents, do some listening sessions, and say, ‘talk to me about your con-

cerns with the Student Activities Office,’” Elmore said in a separate interview.

After Thursday’s student leaders dinner, Elmore said he has been working to communicate information with some students who voiced concerns.

“We have followed up with a couple of other students in terms of things that they needed or in some cases some troubleshooting they needed to have done about a variety of issues,” he said.

Richa Kaul, BUSG’s executive vice president, said Tuesday’s meeting was necessary.

“I think that right now, when we still have that passion after Thursday night’s dinner, it was easy to harness that passion and actually come together to be in one group and talk about the same thing,” said

Town hall, see page 2

Humanists of Boston University, a social justice and activism organization, has collected 1,100 signatures for a petition demanding BU’s administration cancel Robin Thicke’s upcoming performance at Agganis Arena.

“It is a dishonor to our feminist history to symbolically idolize Robin Thicke by allowing him to perform his misogynist music at our University,” the petition stated.

BU spokesman Colin Riley said BU’s administration had no role in scheduling Thicke’s March 4 performance.

“This is not a BU concert,” he said.

“This is Agganis Arena, one stop of a 16show tour, for Robin Thicke to perform.”

HBU’s petition, hosted on Change.org, is not only asking BU to cancel Thicke’s show and refund ticket sales, but also to “apologize for insinuating that sexism, or any form of baseless discrimination, is permissible at our institution.”

Riley said it is highly unlikely that the show would be canceled.

“You’re talking about a college campus where it’s anathema to ban things,” he said. “We respect our students’ views, but those are those students’ views.”

BU’s administration has not received a petition requesting they cancel the concert, Riley said.

Thicke’s song “Blurred Lines,” nominated for a best pop duo/group performance Grammy award this year, has drawn criticism from feminist groups at BU and around the world for its allegedly misogynistic messages.

“BU is making a mistake in allowing Robin Thicke to continue to perform here,” said College of Arts and Sciences freshman Tori Dutcher-Brown.

Dutcher-Brown, a Public Relations representative for BU’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism, said Thicke’s song may be triggering for victims of sexual assault and rape.

“Saying ‘I know you want it,’ ‘you’re a good girl,’ those words are words that have been used by attackers in many sexual as-

Agganis, see page 2

7 members of BU community picked to run Boston Marathon in honor of victim

By Olivia Deng Daily Free Press Staff

Seven members of the Boston University community have been selected to run the 2014 Boston Marathon in honor of Lu Lingzi, the BU graduate student killed in the 2013 Marathon bombings.

In late January, the Lu family allocated seven spots for members of the BU community to run in the Boston Marathon in Lingzi’s memory. Her family worked with Boston University officials to select runners through an online application process.

“We worked with a variety of offices — Student Government, the Provost Office, Alumni Relations, Government and Community Affairs and the family itself — to select five people that were to dawn the bibs and run,” said Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore. “The family saw two additional people that they wanted to also have be honored so they gave another two numbers. It started with five [runners], and ultimately it’s seven who are going to be doing it.”

More than 200 runners applied, Elmore said. Applicants were required to submit a written or video statement online by Feb. 7 explaining why they hoped to run in honor of Lu. “The selection committee was made up of representatives from across the university from a variety of departments,” said Assistant to the Dean of Students Katherine Cornetta. “The qualities they were looking for were people that would honor Lu’s memory and who would best represent the qualities she demonstrated during her time at the university.”

Having runners participate in the marathon in memory of Lu is one way the BU community will commemorate the lives lost in last year’s tragedy, Cornetta said.

“This is just one facet of the things that the university [and individual students] are going to do to commemorate the first anniversary of the marathon attacks,” she said. “The response shows how much we

Marathon, see page 2

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Seven people with connections to Boston University will run the Boston Marathon in honor of Lu Lingzi (above), the graduate student who was killed during the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Student: Alcohol awareness more Selected runners hope to learn from Lu legacy ‘effective’ than increasing patrols Marathon: From Page 1

Alcohol: From Page 1

tion training this year.

“The most effective way to ‘counter any increases in alcoholrelated incidents among students’ is for students to be responsible in the consumption of alcohol or other drugs and for students to take the lead both individually and collectively to prevent dangerous drinking and related behavior by themselves and those with whom they associate,” he said.

Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences sophomore Peter Park said while he has not noticed an increase in police activity, a greater police presence will likely be helpful in reducing alcohol-related incidents.

“If there’s an increase in overdrinking and the police feel they need to step things up, that’s prob-

ably for the best,” he said.

College of Communication senior Jeanine Ilacqua said although she did not see an increase in patrols over the past weekend, BUPD’s efforts are necessary.

“I’ve seen too many peers throwing up in trash cans or violently sick around campus,” she said. “It’s not right, and it’s important for the BUPD to do what they can.”

While an increase in patrols may be helpful in ensuring student safety, awareness is the most effective way to reduce alcoholrelated risks, Ilacqua said.

“Increased alcohol awareness is always a good thing,” she said.

“The best way to prevent hospitalizations, in my book, is for kids to know their limits well enough to not exceed them.”

hold Lingzi in our memory and how much we want to pay tribute to her and the other people who either lost their lives or had their lives deeply affected.”

Cornetta said although the winners are all part of the BU community, they all hail from different backgrounds. The seven winners include current students, alumni, faculty members and staff members.

One of the selected runners, Area Director of Kilachand Residences Jennifer Battaglino, had previously run the marathon and planned on running this year’s race also prior to the tragedy.

“It is an honor to run, and I had actually planned on running in the Boston Marathon anyway to get back out there,” Battaglino said. “When I heard that Lingzi’s family had given numbers to BU, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to represent her and her family.”

Another chosen runner, School

of Public Health fourth-year graduate student Baiyn Yao, said she wanted to learn more about Lu, especially since her personal connection to Lu inspired her to enter the contest.

“I didn’t really know her directly but we share a lot of common friends,” Yao said. “After this tragedy happened, a lot of our common friends were so sad.

They were so depressed ... and we shared common teachers and professors. I can feel the sadness from them, so that makes me feel a kind of connection with her also.”

College of Arts and Sciences fifth-year graduate student Shuheng Lin, who was also selected to run in Lu’s honor, said their common heritage motivated her to apply.

“When I saw the opportunity on BU Today, my immediate thought was I should apply because I am also an international student from China like Lingzi,” said Lin. Chosen runner Andrew Duffy,

a physics professor at CAS, said he has also previously run the Boston Marathon.

“The marathon means a lot to me personally,” Duffy said. “…

The Lu family had a horrible experience last year, and, to me, the marathon is this wonderful thing which runners all around the world try to qualify for. [I] just wanted to be part of showing them the marathon is really a tremendous event ... I’m not running it for myself, I’m running it for Lingzi.”

Duffy said he anticipates a large turnout at this year’s Boston Marathon, which demonstrates the resilience of the Boston community.

“The marathon is extra big this year,” he said. “Usually there are 28,000 people — this year it’s going to be about 36,000 people.

And that’s because there are so many runners who want to come to Boston this year, and say, ‘terrorism isn’t going to stop us from participating in an event like this.’”

“We brought divestment up to them as an issue last year, and they voted on it,” Richer, a CAS junior, said. “Other than that, we haven’t had too much contact with them.”

Richer said SG could improve student relations by placing a larger emphasis on networking.

“If you can get people to network, and people who normally don’t talk to talk, and come out to other clubs’ big events, that’s huge,” she said.

McCoy and Kaul said they plan to resolve criticism aimed at SG in the future, along with the other administrative issues discussed at the meeting.

“The best way we can do this is by hearing it firsthand like we just did, from people who are

outside of student government,” Kaul said. “I welcome students to come to us with things they care about. We try our best, and we will try harder, to make sure we do as much outreach to the student body as possible.”

Students can voice their concerns at the Student Government Office located at 775 Commonwealth Ave., or via SG’s Twitter account, Kaul said.

Kaul said she and her colleagues intend to “work in parallel,” tackling both their own problems with effectively communicating with students while implementing policies designed to demonstrate to the administration the strength and value of BU students.

Students mixed on messages promoted in Thicke’s music SG disconnected from administrators, student leaders Agganis: From Page 1

saults,” she said. “BU’s on the wrong side of the issue by allowing this to happen.”

Chung-Hsin Hou, a CAS sophomore, said though he had no opinion on Thicke’s music, he was aware of the controversy that surrounded “Blurred Lines.”

“When you view a piece of work, like music, art, you have to just take it as what it is and try not to think too much about it,” he said. “Enjoy what you can. If you don’t like it, then just don’t see it.”

CAS junior Rea Sowan said Thicke’s music promulgates misogynist messages.

“Having an artist, if you can even say that about him, who has made his message as loud and clear as he has come play at BU… is a very clear statement that Boston University is not committed to fighting back against rape culture,” Sowan said.

Bino Cerqueira, a School of Management junior, said allegations of this nature are excessive.

“It’s exaggerated to say that BU is condoning or promoting rape culture by allowing Robin Thicke to hold a performance at Agganis Arena,” he said. “I would think that it was ridiculous if BU just shut down the performance.”

Sowan said Thicke’s scheduled performance at Agganis Arena would be offensive and insulting.

“The issues of sexual assault and rape have become really prevalent in conversations around Boston University, which has been great,” Sowan said.

“This kind of negates everything that has happened.”

Riley said Thicke is one of many performers charged with espousing inappropriate messages.

“Look at all the entertainers in the country who have been criticized for a range of things,” he said. “People who are interested are able to purchase a ticket and attend the concert. If they’re not interested, they don’t have to purchase a ticket.”

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Kaul, a sophomore double majoring in BU’s College of Arts and Sciences and School of Management.

Kaul said the conversation eventually shifted away from criticism and toward brainstorming measures to strengthen the voice of students on campus.

Student leaders said a communication gap also exists between the Student Government and the student body.

Claire Richer, a member of DivestBU, an organization dedicated to encouraging BU’s divestment from unsustainable practices, said while Student Government voted in favor of her group’s causes, the support has not yet translated into any action.

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Campus & City City Crime Logs

Feb.12 to Feb. 18

By Mina Corpuz and Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff

The following crime reports were taken from the AllstonBrighton D-14 crime logs from Feb. 12 to Feb. 18.

Apartment ransacked Officers responded to a call an apartment on Faneuil Street at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 for a report of breaking and entering. The victims said that unknown people entered the apartment by prying the front door open. The victims reported laptops, jewelry, medication and a checkbook stolen.

Unoccupied property frequented by unknown persons At 10:24 a.m. on Feb. 12, officers arrived at 1 Lawrence Pl. to investigate an abandoned property. Upon arrival, officers found all doors to the ground level open and garbage suggesting that unknown people had been frequently visiting the unit. There were no signs of forced entry. A condemnation notice from the City of Boston was found in the basement. A neighbor who reported the incident said that the previous tenants vacated the property a while ago.

Officers secured all doors to the unit and a follow-up investigation is planned.

Victim assaulted on street On Friday at 3:00 p.m., officers received a call to 16 Gordon St. in response to a reported unarmed robbery. The victim told officers that on his way home, six to seven suspects approached him and began to strike him in the face and removed $2 from his wallet.

He sustained injuries to the eye and after going to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for treatment, he was assessed to have a broken nose.

Suspect attempt to drive home intoxicated Officers arrived at The Lincoln Café on 8 Lincoln St. at 1:00 a.m.

Saturday for a report of assault and battery. According to the victim, the suspect had earlier left his keys with the bartender because he was not in the proper state to drive, but then pushed the victim to the ground when trying to get the keys back. After other patrons took his keys again, the suspect fled to the parking lot. When the police arrived, they gave the suspect a ride home.

Repeat shoplifter arrested Officers responded to a call to 1065 Commonwealth Ave. Shaw’s Market, on Monday at 4:21 p.m. for a reported shoplifting. Witnesses report that the suspect attempted to leave with $809.69 worth of baby formula and razor cartridges without paying. The week prior, store cameras showed the same suspect leaving the store with $1,200 worth of razor blades. The suspect was placed under arrest and transported to the police station. The suspect has two prior warrants, from the Boston Municipal Court and Florida. The suspect will be further investigated.

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TSA’s Pre-Check program now open to public New affordable apartment plan All airplane passengers, including students, now have the opportunity to to grace Allston apply for the Transportation Security

By Felicia Gans Daily Free Press Staff

Administration Pre-Check program, which expedites members through security without them having to remove shoes or coats or having to take items out of their carry-on luggage.

Although the program has existed since 2011, it was previously only available to frequent fliers and members of Customs and Borders Protection’s Trusted Traveler programs. Now, the TSA is working on opening 300 application sites across the country where the public can apply for Pre-Check. According to Ann Davis, TSA spokesperson, 198 sites have been opened including three in the Massachusetts towns of Dorchester, Waltham and Pocasset.

“The agency has been trying to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to screening for many years and the TSA pre-check program allows us to focus more of our resources on passengers that we know less about,” she said. “Pre-Check passengers are folks who have provided us with some details about themselves

By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff

need to investigate cautiously and within their jurisdictional boundaries.”

After a petition from the faculty, MIT President Rafael Reif, announced the Institute’s support for the students and their rights to share creative ideas publicly. He distributed an email to the entire community of MIT expressing how this case endangered the creative rights of all students. “[This] concerns all of us, because it highlights issues central to sustaining the creative culture of MIT,” he wrote in the email. “I want to make it clear that the students who created Tidbit have the full and enthusiastic support of MIT. We will remain in close coordination with the students and the EFF to offer assistance in the legal proceedings.”

Reif also mentioned a plan to provide resources to students who encounter similar problems with inventions and start-ups in the future.

“Beyond this specific case, I believe we should provide our student

Investing $56 million for recently approved projects in Boston neighborhoods, the Boston Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors approved a new project in Allston that will be used for residential and commercial space.

Waypoint Companies Manager Ed Champy said the new housing units will be at 61-83 Braintree St. and are designed for young professionals who are looking to live in a modern building, but are not ready to pay the rent of a downtown Boston apartment.

“We believe that the clientele would like to no longer be sharing a three-bedroom and would like to live in a well acquainted new building,” he said “That’s our target audience. Late 20s, early 30s, have their finances in order but at the same time, aren’t ready to move into downtown Boston and pay the rent that a downtown Boston facility would require.”

The 93,000 square foot project, which was approved Thursday and developed by Waypoint Companies, will include 80 rental units, a 67 space underground garage, three community rooms and 2,277 square feet of commercial and retail space.

A total of $17,000 will be spent on the construction of the mixed-use building, and 90-95 construction jobs will be created.

“We’ve made the commercial space very small and we’ve made the community space or the amenity space for the building larger than the retail space,” said Champy.

“Activity is very important. We don’t want the building to be sterile, and we don’t want the environment to be sterile. We want people to meet each other and say ‘hi.’ Activity creates that.”

The developers also worked to create a common area in the front of the building that would promote a community-atmosphere, not only for the residents of the building, but for the entire neighborhood, he said.

With the construction of the

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The TSA’s new PreCheck program is accepting applications for Boston travelers. PreCheck, which costs $85 for five years, allows passengers to go through screening lanes without removing their clothing or removing items from their bags.

as well as their fingerprints, so we feel comfortable giving them an expedited screening.”

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said these application centers help further the TSA’s mission of protecting the public.

“A key part of the DHS mission is the important work TSA does every

day to protect the traveling public,” he said in a Jan. 15 release. “The expansion of Pre-Check to the nation’s busiest airports — along with these new application centers — will increase our security capabilities and expedite the screening process for travelers we consider to be our trusted partners.”

TSA, see page 4

Tidbit creators in legal battle for innovation rights

By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff

To protect the innovative rights of students, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lawyers from the Electronic Frontier Foundation are resisting a subpoena issued to MIT undergraduates who invented a unique Bitcoin-harvesting method.

Jeremy Rubin, one of four undergraduates at MIT who was involved in the idea, was subpoenaed by the acting state Attorney General of New Jersey John Hoffman because of legal complications concerning an invention that mines Bitcoins as an alternative to website advertising. This happened after their invention, Tidbit, won the “most innovative” award at a hackathon, a collaboration event between software developers.

The students are receiving legal counsel pro bono from EFF, whose mission is to provide protection to clients when free speech, privacy and innovation come under attack in the digital world. Hanni Fakhoury, one of the attorneys on this

case, said students’ right to innovate need to be guaranteed all across the country.

“We’ve now moved to quash that subpoena in New Jersey state court,” he said. “EFF has long had an interest in protecting technology innovators from government overreach, particularly when it comes to student innovators. We’ve previously represented MIT students before, and this situation seemed like a situation where our expertise and interest was needed.”

Fakhoury said he hopes this will not make students apprehensive to invent things. He also emphasized that the state of New Jersey should not be attacking Massachusetts students.

“Legal threats like this pose a significant chilling effect on student innovators who now have to worry about the government aggressively investigating their behavior,” he said. “If the court quashes the subpoena, and we’re hopeful it will, that would hopefully send a message to state Attorney Generals throughout the country about the

Steven Grossman speaks out about discriminatory bill in Kansas

By Felicia Gans Daily Free Press Staff

In response to a bill passed in the Kansas House of Representatives allowing private businesses to deny service to same-sex couples on the basis of the business’s religious beliefs, Massachusetts Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Steve Grossman sent a letter to Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle urging her to reject the bill in the Senate.

In his letter, sent Sunday, Grossman regarded the bill as “beyond reprehensible,” claiming that it denies same-sex couples in Kansas the rights promised to them in the Fourteenth Amendment: life, liberty and property.

“The question of whether Kansas chooses to accept history’s arc of justice bending further toward equality remains for you to answer,” he said in the letter. “This attempt to segregate citizens on the basis of their sex or gender is an embarrassment to all people,

in Kansas and across the United States.”

Jon Ostrowsky, the policy director on Grossman’s campaign for governor, said Grossman has played a leadership role in the LGBT community for 15 years, and the bill angered him, not only as a gubernatorial candidate but also as a Massachusetts citizen.

“At a time when 17 states and the District of Columbia allow citizens to marry whomever they love and be treated equally with fairness and justice, Steve wanted to make sure that his voice was added to all of those voices across the country, that he was standing clearly and proudly with the LGBT community to say that this bill is not ok,” he said.

Boston Pride, a nonprofit organization that works for equality for the global LGBT community, applauded Grossman for taking a stance against the discriminatory bill.

Sylvain Bruni, the group’s pres-

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Massachusetts Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Steven Grossman wrote a letter Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle protesting a Kansas bill denying same-sex couples certain services.

ident, said the organization does not endorse any candidates, but they are proud to see Grossman, as well as other gubernatorial candi-

dates including Attorney General Martha Coakley, Juliette Kayyem

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TSA Pre-Check Residents: Construction project to Pres.: Grossman should keep program focuses foster sense of community in town campaign efforts more local on riskier people Allston: From Page 3

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With these new application centers, people can go online and begin the application process then go to the nearest center to finish the applying by giving their fingerprints and paying an $85 fee for a five-year membership to the program.

Homeland Security expert Anthony Amore, lecturer of Homeland Security at Fisher College, said this program is a great idea and it will help the TSA concentrate its resources on riskier persons.

“The key to this program is that it takes the focus off the objects the people are carrying and more on the people themselves,” he said. “It’s a better way to look at risk. You know, a knife in an innocent person’s hands is an innocent instrument ... When you’re able to focus your attention on people who might be more risky, you’re focusing your efforts in the smartest way possible.”

But Amore did acknowledge the opposing argument. He said the TSA Pre-Check could potentially allow terrorists and other dangerous individuals to have less security screenings.

“There’s no such thing as 100 percent security, so they’re always taking a risk … they could be expediting someone who means harm but [the government] doesn’t know much about them,” he said. “But that person poses the same risk with or without pre-check. So this just gives us a better impression of who people are.”

Amore said the program encourages passengers to give the TSA more information about them, allowing security to form a better approach in identifying where the real risk lies.

“It strengthens the security and helps the people who are doing the screening to focus on lesser known people,” he said. “People who are not signed up for this program will still get the same level of security and people who are signed up for this program, the TSA will have a better idea of who they are and what type of risk they represent.”

Some residents said this program could have many bad consequences because background checks are not always effective in predicting future behavior.

“First of all, I don’t think [it’s] secure enough,” said Fernando Serrano, 39, of Brighton. “The background check should be much more extensive. Just the other day, somebody hijacked a plain overseas because they wanted to get amnesty from another country, I’m not sure of the details, but if someone can so easily do that ... there’s no reason to cut down on the security for anyone.”

Diana Atansova, 27, of Mission Hill, said she would take advantage of it and thinks it will actually improve security measures.

“I would definitely go for it,” she said. “Being able to thoroughly check all passengers isn’t feasible, so if this allows them to concentrate on those who may need more thorough checks, instead of just random selections, I think it will be helpful.”

Rajesh Kapur, 32, of Boston, said this program is unnecessarily separating people into different security standards.

“You never know who will end up being a danger,” he said. “Ideally, there would be a system that would be both efficient and thorough, but since that doesn’t exist at this point, it’s more important to be thorough.”

three community rooms, Champy said he hopes to attract local artists and encourage them to use the building for recreational and residential purposes.

“We’re doing our best to engage the art community, and they’ve responded quite well so we think our relationship will be excellent,” he said. “We are going to take the amenity space and allow the art community, as well as civic associations, to use the amenity space for their meetings or a gallery or a showing or something like that.”

Several residents said the construction of the multi-use building in Allston would provide the neighborhood with an improved sense of community, especially for young professionals and college students.

Jeremy Fraga, 25, of Allston, said it is important for the BRA to invest money in improving Boston’s neighborhoods, but there must also be a focus on keeping the cost of living low, especially for students and young professionals living in the city.

“The biggest problem with people trying to find housing in Boston is the rising cost in living,” he said.

“If they [keep prices down], it’ll be a good idea. Allston is a little run down right now, as it is, and this is a nice way to bring up the look of everything.”

Andrew Leroy, 29, of Brighton, said the new project would create growth in Allston in terms of community involvement and jobs.

“It seems encouraging, considering how big of an area it is and how little there is right now, as far as development is concerned in Allston,” he said. “It seems like a good approach to stimulate more job growth and bring in new people from different parts of the country.”

Jason Robb, 30, of Brighton, said the $17 million investment would adjust the attitudes of many Allston residents.

“Allston isn’t a town that usually comes to mind as a place that’s typically self-respectful in how it looks and feels,” he said. “Usually, when things look and feel newer and nice, people treat them better.”

Residents: MIT’s decision to support students admirable MIT: From Page 3

inventors and entrepreneurs with a resource for independent legal advice, singularly devoted to their interests and rights,” he wrote. “I have asked the Provost, Chancellor and General Counsel to develop and submit to me a specific proposal for creating such a resource, which will add an essential new strength to MIT’s innovation ecosystem.”

Some residents said they are glad MIT decided to support their students, and it is their responsibility since what the students do at school and after graduation is what makes the university valid.

“If it was done on MIT property, with their materials, their labs and their professor helping the students, then MIT should definitely be involved in the legal battle,” said Larry Valles, 58, of Boston. “Their

innovative students are the reason they’re seen as a quality university.”

Angela Lewis, 44, of East Boston, said since the invention was not officially published she does not see what ground the Hoffman has to stand on.

“Asking for all their documents and ideas and such, what reason does he have to do that,” she said.

“It’s definitely a freedom of speech issue.”

Tim Wilde, 31, of the South End, said this case is special in that it lies in a legal gray area.

“I know a little bit about this and I think there’s a bit of a gray line there, where they may not have had as much consent as they should have had in using other peoples computing resources,” he said. “I think they were operating in a bit of a gray area, and it shouldn’t deter others from being innovative.”

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and Charlie Baker, standing up for equal treatment of all citizens.

“It is a testament to the state we live in, the fact that we have political people, whether they’re on the left or the right of the political spectrum, that actually do believe in equality,” he said. “Whoever becomes governor in November, they will have to be vocal about this topic. They will have to defend those values of tolerance and acceptance and equality that our Commonwealth cherishes.”

Brian Camenker, president of MassResistance, a Massachusettsbased group that supports traditional marriage, said Grossman should not be spending his campaign time speaking out against the Kansas bill.

“He’s obviously playing for a fairly radical special interest in the Democratic party,” he said.

“He should be talking about things in Massachusetts, not something 1,000 miles away in the Midwest, just to please a radical special interest group that he’s trying to carry support from.”

Several residents said they support Grossman’s letter to Wagle and hope the Kansas Senate will take his concerns into consideration when voting on the bill.

Anita Dossabhoy, 23, of Boston, said Grossman is taking advantage of an opportunity to create equal

treatment of same-sex couples in all states, not only Massachusetts.

“Everyone should be equal in this country,” she said. “It’s important to have people back everyone up. Love is love. At the end of the day, it’s the United States. We’re one country. It has to start somewhere.”

Keitha King, 38, of Dorchester, said she supports Grossman’s stance on the Kansas legislation, but he should be focusing on state issues during his campaign, rather than issues in other states.

“I have nothing against gay marriage, so I’m with him with that,” she said. “[But] we have nothing to do with Kansas, and he should be worried about what’s going on in his own state, — ­ not another state. It’s not something he should go out of his way for. Home is first.”

John Holmgren, 26, of Roxbury, said Grossman’s campaign for governor is in its early stages, but this letter will encourage him to vote for Grossman in the November election.

“Any law that discriminates based on sexual orientation or religion is a law that shouldn’t belong in the 21st century,” he said. “...

Anyone who supports trying to get rid of that state of mind is someone that I would vote for. It’s someone who is thinking forward, instead of thinking backward.”

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Any way and every way: BU Triathlon Team prepares for half-marathon Amy Gorel Spotlight Staff

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at. Sleep. Swim. Run. Bike. Repeat.

The common athlete mantra has a few more steps in it for those who choose to be triathletes like Stephanie Lie, the president of the Boston University Triathlon Team.

On Tuesday mornings, Lie swims for an hour. Tuesday afternoons she spins (exercising on an indoor bicycle for two hours).

Wednesdays she runs. Thursdays she swims and spins again. Fridays she and the Triathlon Team go for an early morning run, rewarding themselves with some bonding and breakfast at Blue State Coffee afterward. Sundays, members of the team often go on long runs to build up the stamina needed for races.

The seven practices a week are often a bit too time-consuming for all members to attend, but team practices are not mandatory.

The goal is to give everyone the freedom to make what he or she wants from the team.

“Some athletes are geared toward competition and come to most practices of the week and train outside of specific practice times,” said Lie, a Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences junior. “But others take it more recreationally.”

On Sunday, Lie and some other members of the BU Triathlon Team will be running the half-marathon at the Hyannis Marathon, Half Marathon & Marathon Team Relay, which is a Boston Marathon Qualifier race.

Lie began preparing specifically for this race in late December and has now progressed her long runs on Sundays up to 13 miles while keeping up with her weekday practices with the team.

“I think I’ll be ready by next week,” she said. “There are a few other members of our team doing the half-marathon with me, but most people will be splitting off into relay teams and racing each other in the marathon relay. It should be a fun day.”

BU’s Triathlon Team is sending three teams, with four members each, to the marathon relay this month in Hyannis.

Triathletes have a unique season — one that is split between both spring and fall because it is very dependent on the weather.

As a team, the triathletes compete in the Northeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference (NECTC) and their scoring races are either sprint or Olympic.

Since the conference season runs from the end of August until the end of September, the team spends the rest of the school year training and participating in road races, like the upcoming one in Hyannis.

The triathlons in the spring semester include the USA Triathlon (USAT) Collegiate Nationals in April and the New England Season Opener during May in Hopkinton.

Race Day A triathlon begins with swimming. Before the starting horn goes off, the athletes wade into the water, wearing full body wetsuits and tread water for a few minutes.

“The pre-race tension you feel in that water is so thick you could probably reach out and grab a chunk of it — the anticipation makes your heart rate spike and your whole body just wants to explode as the adrenaline starts pumping,” said Matt O’Connor, vice president of the team, said as he detailed his favorite part of the race.

With the race starting around 7 or 8 a.m. typically, the swimmers take off as the sun is rising.

“You can watch the sun rise — if you get

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Team members race in the season opener. The team is currently training for the Hyannis Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon team relay.

about a tenth of a second to stop being tired and look up, the sunrise can actually be really beautiful,” he said.

Next comes the bicycling portion, either 10 to 15 miles for a sprint or 25 miles for an Olympic race, which takes the longest.

“Not only is it physically exhausting, but staying focused on your cadence and how your body is actually feeling can be pretty mentally draining as well,” O’Connor, a SAR sophomore, said.

Completing the triathlon with a run, the athletes push through exhaustion to finish.

“With every fiber of your being telling you enough is enough, running is pretty difficult,” he said. “But there is something extremely rewarding about the complete lack of energy that you have after you take the first few steps past the finish line.”

Becoming a Triathlete The BU Triathlon Team welcomes anyone who wants to join, regardless of experience, Lie said.

“Most people come in without any prior triathlon experience,” she said. “Most were runners or swimmers in high school.”

After being a swimmer her whole life, Lie felt a little burnt out by the end of high school.

“After my first semester in college, though, I really missed exercising with the purpose of fulfilling a goal, and I had started to miss swimming, so I decided to join the triathlon team my second semester,” she said.

O’Connor was also a swimmer in high school. However, during his junior and senior years of high school, he began running with his school’s cross country and track teams.

“After my junior year, my varsity swim coach asked me to be a part of an Olympic triathlon relay team, and that was my first experience with triathlons,” he said.

O’Connor joined the Triathlon Team the spring of his freshman year at BU and completed his first race, The New England Season Opener, this past May. Since then, he’s completed four Olympic triathlons with the team.

“I love doing triathlons because it tests every physical and mental limit that you have, three times,” he said. “Each leg of the race

takes a lot out of you and you have to find it somewhere in yourself to keep pushing toward the finish.”

Biking was an additional leg of the race for Lie, O’Connor, and Anna Geary-Meyer.

Geary-Meyer, secretary of the Triathlon Team, swam and ran during high school but had never biked before she joined the team the first semester of her freshman year.

“As a result, I was pretty slow and I hated it,” Geary-Meyer, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, said. “But with the encouragement of my teammates, I’ve grown to love biking and I’ve gotten a lot faster — a few of us have even decided to join the Cycling Team this spring.”

Why Triathlons?

While most athletes choose to specialize in one sport, this team has chosen to combine three to focus on at the same time.

“Triathlon is such a special sport because it’s really three separate sports combined,” O’Connor said. “I’ve always loved being challenged, and I haven’t found anything that tests your mettle like triathlons. Not only do you have to learn the technique for three sports, but you have to learn how to push yourself through all kinds of different workouts.”

Lie said she enjoys triathlons because each race gives her a meaningful goal to work toward. In addition, the team’s relationship

with each other keeps her motivated.

“Each workout is a highlight of my day because I get to do something that makes me feel great, with my best friends, and toward a goal that I’m excited about,” Lie said. “When I look back on my years at BU, triathlon will likely be one of the first, and best, things that

comes to my mind.”

O’Connor said one of his best choices at BU so far as been to join the Triathlon Team.

“Everyone on the team is extremely friendly — they took me under their wing and the team is incredibly close,” he said. “There is a lot to learn participating in a sport that’s actually three sports, so having a team that is so close-knit helped me pick up the in’s and

out’s of the sport. Early morning practices aren’t the most convenient part of the team, but when everybody is there pushing through the workouts with you, it’s actually pretty fun.”

Adding a Fourth Ball to the Juggling Act Though the training schedule of the team is optional, many of the team members try to keep up with them and sometimes spend even more time practicing if they want to be able to be competitive in the races and conferences.

“While training takes up a lot of time, I feel like I speak for a lot of us when I say that triathlon overall has made us more efficient people,” Lie said.

Fitting in time for both training and academics have forced triathletes to manage their time well — a skill that is useful in many areas of life, she said.

“It may just be the competitive nature of everyone on the team, but I have never met a more academically driven group of people in my life,” O’Connor said. “Being around so many hard-working people, it’s really hard not to try harder in all my classes. But individually, practicing and working out so often gets you in the right mindset to succeed.”

Any activity that requires a significant amount of time forces a student to focus during the time they do have to study, GearyMeyer said.

“The people on the team include a lot of high-achieving people — some are already in medical school, others in Ph.D. programs, others just really smart — so we all tend to set a good example for each other,” she said.

O’Connor said he tries to think about breaking down his studying the same way he does with training.

“You can’t get in shape for a triathlon in one day, just like you can’t do well on a test with only one day of studying,” O’Connor said.

The Hyannis Marathon, Half-Marathon and Marathon Team Relay begins at 7 p.m. on Friday.

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College is worth it, but not for everyone

With tuition at Boston University costing about $58,000 per year, the administration and students should be happy to hear that yet another study has come out proving how valuable a college education is.

According to a Pew Research study released last week, Millennials, aged 25 to 32, with a college degree have median annual earnings of $17,500 more than those with just a high school degree. That is $752,500 more over a 43-year career. The study titled, “The Rising Cost of Not Going to College,” drove home the economic impact of not getting a higher education. But as the Boston Globe pointed out in an editorial, “Is college with it?” published on Tuesday, college is not for everyone.

College is advertised as the American Dream. High schools and admissions councilors stress the need to go to college to succeed in today’s tough job market. While movies such as Van Wilder idealize the college partying scene, and promise students

with elaborate mansion parties overflowing with alcohol. As many students enroll just to seek out this idyllic, it is obvious the system is flawed.

Not everyone is suited for a small, hyperintellectual liberal arts school, or a large, preprofessional university such as BU. There should be other options for those who do not fit the college mold, but still want to be financially sound. Greater investment in vocational schools and community colleges is needed to close this obvious pay gap.

College teaches you how to think critically, to stay informed and to be a responsible citizen because when you go to a place surrounded by smart people, you force yourself to be smart as well. But there should not be a social structure to define what it means to be a successful adult. High school graduates need to learn how to be responsible as well while earning a reasonable living. The current system is not working and must be changed, or the pay and societal gap will just get wider.

The cost of minimum wage

Open any generic college ‘Intro to Economics’ textbook and the first problem will deal with tackling minimum wage. Will raising the minimum wage hurt the free market?

What’s the right minimum wage? And what’s the fairest way for the world’s largest economy to deal with it? This debate has dragged on for decades, both nationally and statewide, but may be coming to a head in Massachusetts this year.

Starting Jan. 1, 13 states raised their minimum wage, and an additional 22 — including Massachusetts — are considering it this year.

In November 2013, Massachusetts passed a bill in the senate that would gradually increase minimum wage from $8 to $11 by 2015 and then adjust for inflation. But the house still hasn’t tackled the issue.

College students, like us, are often stereotyped as the ones taking low wage jobs in retail or food services for extra spending money.

But, the majority of those earning minimum wage are people over the age of 25, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and about

26 percent have children. With costs rising and the federal minimum wage at only $7.25, many of these workers cannot afford rent or groceries.

Minimum wage should be increased, but it should be a realistic increase to match inflation without crippling small businesses. State-bystate the cost of living fluctuates and minimum wage must reflect that standard. People need live on these funds, while still striving for better job opportunities with better pay. And businesses need to balance payroll without sacrificing service for a higher minimum wage they cannot afford.

The solution is not simple, and will probably dominate Intro to Economics classes for years to come. But, states need to handle this issue themselves, with some government oversight, just as Massachusetts is doing. While the state has one of the highest minimum wages in the country, the issue has gained momentum and the bill is likely to pass. It stands to see if the raise will drive businesses out of the state to seek cheaper payrolls as opponents fear.

In an interesting turn of events, our weekend trip to Beijing planned by Boston University’s Shanghai office was canceled at the last minute due to hazardous air quality in the nation’s capital. In recent years, air pollution has become so oppressive that schools and workplaces are sometimes totally shut down on days in which the air quality is deemed too hazardous for citizens to step outside. The Chinese government recently introduced a 1.7 trillion yuan (about $2.8 billion) effort to stymie the spread and intensity of air pollution, but cities still become drenched in smog from time to time.

To be honest, I haven’t noticed the air quality in Shanghai since I’ve arrived.

The city has been wet and rainy for the past week so it is hard to tell whether the constantly damp sky can be attributed to weather conditions or low air quality. I’ve been susceptible to respiratory issues before, so I’m glad that the air quality is not bad enough to negatively affect my health.

However, the air quality is not guaranteed to remain in non-hazardous territory — I’ll be on the lookout to see if at any point the air quality dips below safe levels.

Our group used the time we were supposed to spend in Beijing getting acclimated to the city of Shanghai. Navigating through Shanghai via metro is an unusually enjoyable venture: subway fare costs about 50 cents, bus fare only 30 cents. The metro system spans the entirety of the city and is new, clean and fast. I’ve taken the Metro a number of times in the past week and I haven’t had to wait longer than five minutes for my bus or train to arrive. Taking public transportation in Shanghai is a welcome relief from the often-frustrating MBTA. The city itself is incredibly safe — more restrictive gun control laws keep the crime rate lower than cities in the United States. According to Prof. Rottmann, head of the BU Shanghai program and our tour guide for the past couple of days, the only criminals visitors to Shanghai need to look out for are pickpockets.

Another benefit of life in Shanghai is the value of American currency. I’m constantly amazed that I can take the subway for one-fifth of the cost of the T, buy a bottle of water for 16 cents or a full meal for around $4. If I feel like splurging, taking a taxi from my dorm to downtown Shanghai costs around $10.

A couple of us recently took a trip to Shanghai’s “Soft-Spinning Material Mar-

ket,” a building full of small shops where one can get tailor-made shirts, suits and dresses for a ridiculously low cost. Haggling is a must at establishments like this.

Often shop owners will jack prices to almost triple the normal cost for foreigners. It was a great chance to practice my Chinese with native speakers — though I didn’t buy any suits, I learned how the bargaining system works and will likely return to upgrade my wardrobe before I leave the country.

Though I haven’t had a ton of free time between learning how to navigate the city, becoming acquainted with the rest of the BU group, and preparing for classes, I know that I will have even less free time in the coming months. I just received confirmation that I will be interning for the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, an exciting development that will likely entail a lot of hard and worthwhile work. In addition, my eight-credit intensive Chinese class is likely to cause headaches. To round out my schedule I plan on taking a class on Chinese diplomacy taught by a Chinese professor. I took a class on modern Chinese politics in Boston last semester, but the opportunity to have a similar class taught by someone from within China is too good to pass up.

My only fear for this semester is that the intensity of my workload will detract from my opportunities to experience Chinese culture. However, Chinese culture is all around me: I can’t leave my dorm without experiencing some sort of culture shock. I was told when I arrived that Chinese culture is far more direct than the usual American sensitivity. People have sometimes spoken me to on the street and denizens of shops, bars and the local basketball courts have no issue striking up a conversation.

I get the sense that the difference of culture in China is not only shocking me but also changing me. The Taoist (and somewhat Zen) idea of “the way” and the philosophies it entails have always appealed to me. However, seeing these philosophies enacted in everyday life has been an eyeopening experience. I’m excited to see where the rest of this journey takes me, although I know that in the immediate future it will be taking me to Chinese class.

Tate Gieselmann is a College of Arts and Sciences junior studying abroad in China. He can be reached at tateag@ bu.edu.

Terrier Talk Reflections

In honor of President’s Day on Monday, what do you think Obama’s biggest challenge is going into the last couple years of his presidency?

Here’s what some of them said.

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BY ANN SINGER

DAN THAI

JASON JULIA

“His Congress — he had so many people going in who he thought was right, but ended up destroying his career. It’s the worst Congress in decades, and he had to go over their head to pass a single bill.”

-CAS junior

“Not being able to hold up all his promises” -CAS sophomore

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YASMEEN MAZEN

“Finding a way to emphasize his achievements rather than his failures, what with the NSA and healthcare.org thing — it’s easier for the public to see the negative” -CAS junior

“It’s overcoming the stigma he already has, because right now it doesn’t matter what he even says” -CAS freshman

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McKay: Smart should have taken money, entered 2013 draft McKay: From Page 8

one that carries a great deal of uncertainty with it. A player that returns after a fantastic freshman year faces a host of issues: ridiculous expectations, change in teammate quality, changes in scheduling and maybe some old-fashioned bad luck.

Returning for a second year also allows pro scouts to have another full season to pick apart a prospect. Sullinger is a prime case of this and after his first season, like Smart, he was a projected high first-round pick. But after a second season, in which NBA executives questioned his athleticism, the well-being of his back and drive to succeed, he fell to the 21st overall pick in the draft after his sophomore year.

It’s for this reason that I firmly believe that

Marcus Smart made a horrendous decision to return to college. He seems to have hit a wall in his development. His scoring is up to 17.5 points per game, but his rebounding has decreased, as has his field goal percentage and assists have not jumped much. He’s still playing his usual ferocious defense, but his team has struggled and sits at just 16-10.

But the biggest issue that scouts see in Smart is his considerable temper and occasional inability to control his emotions. This issue came to the forefront Feb. 8 when Smart shoved a Texas Tech University fan after falling out of bounds contesting a dunk. Smart was frustrated, and his team ended up losing the game, but that’s no excuse for performing your best Ron Artest impression and getting into it with a fan. Smart originally said that the fan in question used a racial slur against

him, but this was determined not to be true

by Texas Tech management. That being said, the fan did reportedly call Smart a “piece of crap.”

A piece of crap? I’ve had insults far worse than that thrown at me during high school baseball games for crying out loud. You can’t just go into the stands and start throwing your hands around because someone calls you a piece of crap. At the NBA level, fans as a whole might not be as rabid as fans in college, but some fans certainly are. If Marcus Smart can’t handle being called a piece of crap, then he’s in for a rude awakening when he eventually gets to the NBA. He was suspended for three games, but that’s a slap on the wrist.

If Smart had entered the 2013 draft, it’s entirely possible that he could’ve had a similar experience with an NBA fan. And if he had,

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he would’ve been fined a significant amount.

After the Artest fiasco in 2004, the NBA has cracked down on negative player-fan interactions. But it’s more likely that he would’ve learned how to deal with loudmouth fans from veteran teammates and coaches. Fans of opposing teams are always looking to get under great players’ skins, and Marcus Smart is a great player. He just has to learn how to harness his emotions.

I sincerely hope that I’m wrong, and that an extra year in college will turn Marcus Smart in to the two-way basketball force that everyone believes he can be if he maximizes his potential. But I can’t shake this nagging feeling in my mind that he shouldn’t have come back. You’ve got to take the money when you can.

Terriers learn from previous contest Women’s Hoops: From Page 8

eight points. Dobbs had 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the win.

“Their point guard [Alexis Dobbs] is very good, she’s quick and she tries to push the ball,” Greenberg said. “In the first game at our place she did a great job and put us down early. We’re not going to stop her, we’re just looking to contain her early.”

While BU lost that first contest, the team has looked stronger of late and is bringing in some momentum. For Greenberg, playing that first game has given the Terriers some much-needed information

on how to plan for this second contest.

“It’s definitely an advantage,” Greenberg said on playing the Eagles again. “I’m a scout coach and I like to prepare for each team differently. We’ll tweak some things defensively and one of their best players didn’t play last game so this is the first time that we’ll be seeing [junior Arron] Zimmerman.”

The key to the game and the win may simply be the Terriers’ ability to stop the speedy Eagles from scoring in transition.

“We feel like if we can stop them from getting into their transition offense early, then we have a great shot of coming out of the game with a win,” Greenberg said.

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Senior guard Danielle Callahan scored 20 points in BU’s last game, a win over Loyola.

BU not worried about ‘magnitude’ of game Men’s Basketball: From Page 8

three steals.

“Papale has been terrific,” Jones said.

“In league play he’s been outstanding and I knew that would come around. He’s just too good of a player. We’re trying to be consistent. John’s play is important because he’s able to help that consistency.”

Hankerson was not much worse, shooting 5-for-6 from 3-point range in his 19 minutes off the bench.

With their recent tear, the Terriers are now second in the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 72.2 points per game. That may be their advantage over the Eagles in Wednesday’s matchup, as American has dropped to ninth place in the league in

scoring with 65.6 points per game.

The Eagles do, however, lead the conference in scoring margin, with an average difference of plus-5.3 points per game.

Going into this matchup, Jones said he is satisfied with the mental state of his players as they get set for the matchup.

“We’re always a confident group, they’re a talented group of kids,” Jones said. “They’ve been able to accomplish some really nice things this year and we just want to finish the year strong.

“We just have to be concerned with just going in and making the right plays and playing the games the right way, without worrying about the magnitude of the game.”

aggressive against North Carolina. In this game, we need to be a little bit more protective and play smarter against a more athletic passing group like [Maryland].”

The Terrapins have two of the most dynamic midfielders in the country in freshman Zoe Stukenberg and sophomore Taylor Cummings. Through two games this season, the duo has combined for 15 of the team’s 29 goals.

Stukenberg is a two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American and the Player of the Year last year in Howard County, Md., Cummings, the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year, scored 57 points in her freshman campaign.

“They’re great players,” Robertshaw said. “I get to work with Taylor [Cummings] on the U.S. team, and I know she’s a threat, as is Zoe [Stukenberg]. We’re going to make sure that we’re doing a good job doubling and keeping an eye on their attack. For us, we need to communicate well, play good defense, and limit the looks on cage that they can get with the shots that they want.”

After an eight-goal performance Saturday, BU will also look to apply more pressure on the offensive end. The Terriers managed 17 total shots against the Tar Heel defense and won just 36 percent of their draw controls. Senior attack Elizabeth Morse and junior attack Lindsay Weiner

were limited to six shots, with only one goal to show for their efforts.

“We just need to be aggressive,” Robertshaw said. “A lot of teams playing Maryland have been unable to possess the ball for long periods of time. Maryland does a great job of keeping teams out and that makes some attackers tight and makes them second-guess shooting because they might not get another chance.”

As the young season begins to mature, the Terriers will certainly learn more about their team. After facing the No. 1 and 2 teams respectively, BU will have had the opportunity to gain confidence against the remaining teams on its schedule, including the new teams it will face in the Patriot League this season.

“I think we’ve already learned who we are and what we need to do,” Robertshaw said. “We’ve already seen that we can take more risks on attack. And it’s paramount that we trust our teammates to have each other’s backs, whether it’s a defenseman who is double-teaming and finishing plays, or if it’s in the midfield transitioning the ball, or if on attack it means being more aggressive and encouraging each other to take chances.

“We’ve seen it and we’ve talked about it, I think it’s a pretty quick turnaround.

I’ve seen two good days of practice and I want to see that in tomorrow’s game as well.”

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They’ve been able to accomplish some really nice things this year and we just want to finish the year strong.

-BU coach Joe Jones on his team looking to make a run at the end of the season

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Foul Shots The ballad of Marcus Smart

Patrick McKay

It’s tough to find a high-profile college basketball player that wants to stay in school more than the single season mandated by former NBA commissioner David Stern.

Nowadays, the so-called “diaper dandies” tend to leave after one glorious freshman year, choosing the fame and riches of the NBA over books, dorm rooms and subpar campus food.

Blame cannot be directed toward the players for eschewing college. I’ve made my stance clear on the one-and-done phenomenon before. I think the NBA’s rule is absolutely insane, but I’m not going to rehash that.

Marcus Smart is the ultimate rarity in today’s version of college basketball: the top-5 draft prospect that stays for another year. We’ve seen players like him before, but very rarely. Jared Sullinger, formerly of Ohio State University and now of the Boston Celtics, is the only example I can think of off the top of my head.

In 2012-13, Smart had an excellent freshman year, averaging 15.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, leading the Oklahoma State University to a 24-9 finish. He won the Wayman Tisdale Award, given to the nation’s top freshman. He didn’t win the John Wooden Award (given to the nation’s best player), but that wasn’t exactly a tragedy; that award was Trey Burke’s to win the entire season. But Smart proved himself to be a fantastic freshman, reminding many of Dwyane Wade with his explosiveness and defensive ability.

Smart was projected to be a top5 pick in the rather weak 2013 NBA draft. I mean, Anthony Bennett went first overall! It might’ve been the worst draft ever. He could’ve ended up on an NBA team immediately, learning on the job and maturing while making millions of dollars.

I’d say that 99.9 percent of players, if they had Smart’s choice, would choose to go to the NBA. So why didn’t he go? Smart said that he thought he had more to accomplish in college, with his teammates. That’s a noble purpose, but

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OF THE TITANS

The first place BU men’s basketball team is set for its rematch with second place American University this Wednesday, P.8.

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By Alex Rozier Daily Free Press Staff

The Boston University men’s basketball team welcomes American University to Agganis Arena Wednesday night as the top two teams in the Patriot League battle for the second time this season.

The Eagles (15-10, 11-3 Patriot League) have fallen to second place in the conference after losing three of their last four games.

The Terriers (19-8, 12-2 Patriot League), now a game ahead of American, are looking to extend their four-game winning streak.

BU is also hoping to make up for the 30-point thrashing it suffered at the hands of the Eagles on Jan. 22. That contest, which ended 86-56 and was played at Bender Arena, got out of hand in the second half when American outscored the Terriers by 20.

The Eagles’ strength in that game was their shooting, as they converted on 11-of-14 from 3-point range, and shot 71.4 percent from the floor overall. The top scorer in the game was guard Jesse Reed, who contributed 20 points, three rebounds and three assists.

However, BU coach Joe Jones said he does not see his team making a lot of adjustments for the rematch.

“I watched the [first] game a couple of times in the last few days,” Jones said. “We did some good things in the game. I thought at times we got some good shots.

It was just one of those days where we did not play well.

“You have to give American credit, they were terrific. We’re going to go in with a similar game plan in terms of what we’re trying to do and I know we’ll play better. There’s no doubt. You can’t play much worse than we did that night.”

American, though, has lost its winning ways as of late as it comes off a 74-62 loss at Lafayette College this past Saturday.

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Sophomore guard John Papale nailed six 3-pointers in BU’s most recent game, a 87-72 road win over Loyola-Maryland.

The 74 points scored by the Leopards (8-17, 4-10 Patriot League) tied the most points the Eagles and their league-leading defense has allowed in a Patriot League game this season. Their defense has only allowed 60.3 points per game this season.

The Terriers, on the other hand, have excelled as of late and are returning to Boston after beating Loyola University-Maryland on the road 87-72 Saturday. BU

was helped by brilliant play from freshman guard Cedric Hankerson and sophomore guard John Papale, who each managed career highs of 20 points.

Papale was particularly extraordinary, as he was perfect from the floor, making six 3-pointers. The Wallingford, Conn., native brought his energy to the defensive side as well, fighting for

Men’s BAsKetBAll, see page 7

Coming off a loss in the season opener to No. 1 University of North Carolina, the Boston University women’s lacrosse team will face another powerhouse Wednesday, No. 2/3 University of Maryland, in a road contest.

The Terriers (0-1) are seeking their first win after losing 18-8 in against the Tar Heels (2-0) Saturday. The Terrapins (2-0) come into the game having won their first two games by a combined margin of 29-8.

“We’re looking forward to a good game,” said BU coach Liz Robertshaw. “We’ve gotten to watch some video on Maryland and they’re a strong team. They shoot well and they are athletic, and I think it’s going to be another great test for us.

“First we go and play the number one team and then come back next and play number two. I think it’s a good opportunity for us to see where we are and see if we’ve learned some things from this past weekend.”

North Carolina outscored BU 15-4 in the first half of Saturday’s game, resulting in a first-half goalie change. Senior goalkeeper Christina Sheridan was pulled after almost 18 minutes after allowing eight goals in favor of freshman goalkeeper Caroline Meegan, who made three saves and allowed 10 goals.

The Tar Heels got 35 shots in the game and converted 51 percent of their attempts. Against another talented scoring squad like Maryland, BU will look to limit scoring chances.

“We need to play great team defense,” Robertshaw said. “I thought we were a little overly

woMen’s lAcrosse, see page 7

Women’s basketball seeks season-best 4th straight victory

By Michael Joscelyn Daily Free Press Staff

The Boston University women’s basketball team will be looking for its fourth straight win when the team takes on second-place American University Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. The Terriers (11-16, 6-8 Patriot League) have gotten some muchneeded conference wins, beating Lafayette College, Colgate University and Loyola UniversityMaryland. BU is looking to gain a higher spot in the standings as the playoffs loom larger, and this is emphasized more as the regular season nears its end.

BU will be facing a stiff challenge when it goes up against the Eagles (18-7, 11-3 Patriot League) who are riding a five-game win streak. The Eagles lead the Patriot

League in scoring defense, as they have only allowed 54.7 points per game. The team also holds the top scoring and turnover margins in the conference at plus-10.4 and plus 2.20, respectively.

“We’re not going to do anything different with our offense,” said BU coach Kelly Greenberg about the team’s approach against American’s stingy defense. “We feel like the first time we played them we got a lot of really good shots and they play mainly manto-man. If we just run our stuff then we’ll get good looks.”

This means BU needs to shoot efficiently and have a secondary scorer step up to aid senior forward Rashidat Agboola on offense. Agboola has scored 19 points or more in each of the last four games, including a 25-point

outburst against Colgate (5-20, 1-13 Patriot League).

Senior guard Danielle Callahan and sophomore guard Clodagh Scannell have also been big contributors to the offense of late.

Scannell chipped in a career-high 21 points in the win over Colgate and Callahan dropped 20 of her own against Loyola (5-20, 2-12 Patriot League).

“I’m just happy that Rashidat is the primary scorer right now,” Greenberg said. “After that, it’s about getting quality shots and if it just so happens its Danielle one night or Clodagh or [junior forward] Mollie [McKendrick] it doesn’t matter as long as we’re ready to shoot.”

It is not the first time these two teams have met this season, as the Eagles topped the Terriers 63-56

on Jan. 22 at Case Gymnasium.

That game featured doubledouble efforts from both Scannell (10 points, 12 rebounds) and McKendrick (18 points, 11 rebounds), but those two scored exactly half of the team’s total points that night.

The Terriers had a rough start to the game and were down by 11 points within five minutes of tipoff. BU pulled closer later in the half and took a 31-28 lead early in the second half thanks to a Callahan 3-pointer with 18:04 left.

The teams went back-and-forth throughout the half, but an Agboola jumper with 4:20 remaining put BU up 52-51. It was also the last time they would score until there was 17 seconds left, and by that point American was up by

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Wednesday, Feb. 19

CLASH

Thursday, Feb. 20 No Events Scheduled The 2014 NBA Slam Dunk Contest needed more twizzles.

M. Hockey @ Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Softball @ South Carolina, 5 p.m.

M. Hockey @ Notre Dame 7 p.m.

W. Hockey @ Boston College, 2 p.m.

W. Basketball @ Bucknell., 12 p.m.

M. Lax vs. Lehigh. 1 p.m.

woMen’s hoops, see page 7

W. Hockey vs. Boston College, 3 p.m.

M. Basketball vs. Bucknell, 12 p.m.

Softball vs. Georgetown, 10 a.m.

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