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BU students showcase their #pantsuitpower BY TAYLOR KOCHNER AND LUDI WANG DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

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Top: Dressed in pantsuits, Mia Cirker (CAS ’18) and Annette Jensen, an exchange student from Denmark, talk in front of outside of the George Sherman Union.

Walking down Commonwealth Avenue Wednesday afternoon, it was almost impossible to miss a pink table set up in front of the George Sherman Union. The cluster of pink balloons tied down to the table brought some color and warmth to the gloomy day. In front of the table was a poster, stating, “wear your pantsuit with pride.” At the table, Boston University students gathered in pantsuits to participate in the #pantsuitpower demonstration, which is organized by two College of Arts and Sciences students, Grace Hagerty and Kathryn Turner, to show their support for women elected to Congress. The two organizers invited the BU community to come by the table and write down words of encouragement for women who were elected to office at the national level, including Kate Brown, Val Demings and other female role models. “We organized this demonstration to be a positive and productive reaction to the results of not just the presidential election, but the election for Senate and Congress,” Hagerty, a junior, said in a phone interview prior to the demonstration. “We’re wearing pantsuits, blazers and outfits that make us feel powerful to show our commitment.” The organizers said they see a lot of

Bottom: Students outside of the George Sherman Union write cards to women recently elected to office as a demonstration of solidarity with “Pantsuit Nation.”

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BU offers community postPlanned Parenthood sees donations rise after election election discussion, comfort BY BLAU RAMOS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Donald Trump’s Election Day victory has left people across the nation questioning what the fate of organizations Trump and his Vice President-elect Mike Pence have expressed opposition against during their campaign. However, Planned Parenthood and other pro-choice organizations in Massachusetts report increased donations since Nov. 8, despite the uncertainty about the president-elect’s policies. Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement the day after the election that Planned Parenthood will continue to help patients access adequate care. “Health care should not be political,” Richards said. “Every morning, Planned Parenthood health center staff across the country wake up and open their doors, as they have this morning, to care for anyone who needs them, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, income, or country of origin.” In front of the Planned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue, a group of pro-life advocates are often seen rallying. Several of

them said Trump’s election victory would bring more light to their cause. For Eleanor McCullen, 79, a pro-life advocate and founder of the organization Hope, Help and Love, Trump’s presidency signals a big step for the pro-life movement. “[Trump] is going to speak for the unborn child and appoint some Supreme Court justices that are also for life,” McCullen said. “I’m thrilled that he is a pro-life advocate.” As for Planned Parenthood, McCullen said the organization has every right to stay open, as long as they raise their own money. “I’m hoping that [Trump] will stop government funding of Planned Parenthood services,” she said. “People are donating a lot of money to them now, which is great. That’s how they should raise their money.” Jennifer Childs-Roshak, the president of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, said the organization has received an unprecedented number of donations since the election. “We’ve really seen an outpouring of love and support from donors and patients and people in general who, like us, want to make sure people have access to our services,” CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

BY ELLIE FRENCH DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In the week following the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, Boston University organized a wide variety of discussions, panels and lectures to help the community reflect on the election and understand what a Trump presidency means. A primary discussion, held Nov. 10 in the College of General Studies, consisted of series of short presentations by faculty panelists across a range of disciplines, followed by an open question-and-answer session. In addition to this campus-wide meeting, other smaller events throughout the week targeted more specific questions that the community had about the election result, including its impact on foreign policy. BU spokesperson Colin Riley said the university put forward the series of meetings because of the unpredictable nature of the election. “What you’re seeing is a consequence of an unexpected result that caused a lot of confusion when the expectations of the pollsters and the media did not materialize,” Riley said. “Fortunately, we have a lot of experts, people

who can look deeper, to explain and help people better understand and facilitate a positive discussion about what it means.” It’s common for BU to host post-election

don’t know what’s going to happen with this presidency. I don’t know what’s in store.”

discussions, Riley said. The university’s hope is that these discussions can foster collaboration among different ideologies, he said. “[These events provide] the opportunity for people to get together, communicate, hear from others and maybe understand things that they didn’t before,” Riley said. “It’s a healthy environment.” BU President Robert Brown sent an CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Transgender community unites post-election

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Over a week after Donald Trump was announced president-elect of the United States, Massachusetts transgender leaders have reached a mutual agreement that now is the most important time for the transgender community to unite and act in order to protect their civil liberties. As part of this call for unity, the Fenway Health Young Leaders Council, in partnership with SPARK Boston, organized a talk Tuesday night with a panel of Massachusetts transgender leaders to discuss how best to move on after the election. Fenway Health leader Lauren Doty said before the talk that Fenway Health plays a crucial part in the well-being of the Boston transgender community. “Fenway Health serves LGBTQ and transpeople in the neighborhood, regardless of their inability to pay,” Doty said. “That means that even though we do have universal healthcare now, if that were to go away, Fenway would still provide this health care.” Justice Williams, founder of the nonprofit social justice and well-being fitness group BodyImage4Justice, said the morning after the election, he was filled with frustration. “I am willing to admit that there was fear in my heart,” Williams said during the talk on Tuesday. “We had time to make a change when we found out a racist, a misogynist, a homophobe, was running for president. We had time to rally, we had time to tell people that this was not the America I subscribed to.” Williams said remaining in American is important to strengthen the transgender movement. “I can’t make it to Canada,” Williams said during the talk. “I have a whole family that is dependent on me. We have a hard road ahead, and it starts here.” Another speaker who felt strongly about the election results was Chastity Bowick, a worker for the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition. She said she worked through discrimination in her upbringing to become an active voice in the community. “My community right now is in shambles,” Bowick said during the event. “We’re

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The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Nov. 11-15.

Property destroyed at the School of Theology

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A female student reported Friday afternoon that two posters were vandalized in room B29 of 745 Commonwealth Ave. Both posters had circular stickers posted on them.

Dana Pardee of The Fenway Institute speaks about his experience in the transgender community Tuesday evening at Fenway Health.

doing our best to provide services to keep people going. We are wondering what is going to happen, will Obamacare still carry out, will people still have coverage.” Bowick emphasized that togetherness is the most important step going forward. “We all need to come together — no matter who has had what surgery, who has how much money, who is where,” Bowick said. “Coming together is the first step, before we can rally, before we can do anything.” Doty finished the discussion with a piece of advice for everyone in the audience, regardless of whether or not they were members of the trans community. “It’s really important for people to start showing up to things,” Doty said. “It’s time to show up now, even when things don’t have much to do with you, even if you think they don’t matter.” Kyndal Henicke, a SPARK Boston leader said the talk reflects the Boston community’s unity in supporting transgender people. “Specifically, we don’t do anything specifically with the transgender community. The genesis of this event is that Lauren Doty, who is a SPARK council member, is also a leader with the Young Leader’s Council,” Henicke said before the talk. “So we love to see our groups intertwine and work together to build the community.” Molly Snell, 23, of Cambridge, said al-

though she is not transgender, she attended the discussion because she wanted to see what she could do to help going forward. “We need to be aware of the community around us, and get ourselves involved,” she said after the talk. “If you feel like you might know someone in the trans community, hearing someone’s personal story has helped me to become driven to become a bigger part of it.” Boston University sophomore and transgender activist Levi Thompson, 20, said he felt affected by the election, but said there will be hope going forward. “We are going to have to fight, and fight hard to keep funding for clinics that deal mainly with reproductive and LGBT health,” he said after the talk. “We need to start with concrete safeguards for the resources that provide for our community and our wellbeing.” Richard Raya, 26, a resident of Back Bay, said communication between transgender people and governmental authorities is crucial. “All minorities will be affected under Trump’s presidency and that’s not to say some might suffer more than other,” he said. “I am not transgender, so I cannot say firsthand how it might feel. I think it’s important to reach out and talk to those who you know who might be affected so that we can help them build up. People are scared and people need our help.”

Drug possession at Myles Standish Hall Officers responded to a marijuana report by Office of Residence Life staff Friday evening at 610 Beacon St. The person was issued a civil citation, and the marijuana was confiscated.

Assault and battery at 1157 Commonwealth Ave. A female student reported Saturday at 6:07 p.m. that she had been assaulted by her former boyfriend in his apartment. The female student chose not to file criminal charges.

Liquor possession at Alcorn Street Officers saw a party of 10 leave Star Market Saturday night at 9:16 p.m. Two nonaffiliated men from the group exchanged a bottle of rum, and both men were under the age of 21. They were issued a criminal summons. .

Dressed in pantsuits, community celebrates women in politics PANTSUITS FROM PAGE 1

comments about this election on social media, and they hope the event will inspire more “active and physical political commentary” offline. Approximately 30 people, including students and Boston residents, stopped by the table over the course of an hour and a half. Not all of them wore pantsuits because most of the participants decided to join the demonstration spontaneously when they saw the table. As organizers played music that praised women’s power, such a “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” by Shania Twain, while partici-

pants danced along. Domenica DeLuca, a junior in the School of Education, said that she came by to support women who are taking the steps to break the glass ceiling. “It is really cool that women are being elected into the government positions because that shows that people want it,” DeLuca said. “I want to be a teacher, and I want all of my students to be able to have role models, particularly women, [whom] they can look up to.” Loretta Hing, a junior in the College of Engineering, said that these women give her hope following the election results. “It’s shocking to see that someone like

Trump [who says] the things he says would still be elected as president,” Hing said. “It shows that this country still doesn’t care about women and women’s rights. With these women elected, I think that can change a lot.” Aly Furneaux, a senior in CAS, said although Hillary Clinton lost the general election, it is still a big deal to see “so many women being elected into the government.” Mallory MacDonald, a junior in the Questrom School of Business, said she wrote several thank-you cards to the elected women for being her inspiration. “It’s really important, especially now, for women to unite and to feel really em-

powered,” MacDonald said. “When terrible things like [the election] happen to us, even though some people might be really happy about it [but not] angry or sad, it’s really great to feel the empowerment.” Halla Daoui, a School of Public Health alumna who graduated in 2015, said this initiative is an amazing step to celebrate women in politics. “Seeing this table out here just reminds us of more positive changes,” Daoui said. “I just want to give them a few words of encouragement. It was a great idea that they were sending letters to all the women elected all over the states.”

NEWS

Mass. legislators hope to change marijuana legalization bill BY ALEX PEÑA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts officials have called for the state legislature to change the wording of The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, which was approved as Question 4 on Nov. 8 by voters, in order for regulations to be properly implemented across Massachusetts, according to Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg. The bill in its original form, which passed by a 53 to 46 percent margin, according to The Associated Press, will allow recreational marijuana use to be legal as of Dec. 15. Retail stores will be allowed to open starting January 2018, according to the initiative petition for Question 4 filed with Attorney General Maura Healey’s office. Rosenberg is among those wanting to bring “the stakeholders to the table” in order to improve certain details of the bill such as the tax rate, potency and packaging. “The tax rate has to be sufficient for all of the costs associated with setting up a regulatory agency, funding its operation, paying for enforcement, licensing, all of those functions,” Rosenberg told The Daily Free Press. The full bill was made available to the public before Election Day and was included in a voter’s guide that was sent to every voter household in the commonwealth, according to Rosenberg, although he acknowledged not all voters have actually read the 25-page bill.

“On complicated matters of this sort, people vote on a ballot question in principle, not based on all of the details in the bill,” he said. Rosenberg said since ballot questions are written by their proponent, it is important to listen to those on the other side. “We need to hear and consider the opinions of others and consider them in perfecting the bill, but it doesn’t mean gutting the bill,” he said. Jim Borghesani, the spokesperson for YES on 4, a pro-marijuana legalization organization, said he is satisfied with the current draft of the bill. “We think that it is very well written and very comprehensive,” Borghesani said. “Once regulators actually write the codes that will govern the industry, I think the legislature will find that there is very little if anything they need to do.” While proponents of marijuana legalization do not wish for the bill to be adjusted, they have no plans to obstruct the legislators if they chose to take action to amend the bill, according to Borghensani. “[The] legislature can change any law they want so we can’t do anything to block it,” Borghensani said. “But we can state our opinion. We can go to hearings if they do hold them and just state our opinions.” Several Boston residents expressed varying opinions as to whether or not the bill should be subjected to changes. Joseph Duquette, 23, of the Fenway-Kenmore area, said legislators should be able to change the law.

PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Patriot Care on Milk Street in Boston was the first medical marijuana dispensary in Boston. Lawmakers are looking to potentially alter the referendum that was approved as Ballot Question 4.

“I don’t see why they shouldn’t be able to,” he said. “If it’s just for practicality, I would trust the legislators to make a reasonable change.” Nora Tirrell, 20, of Back Bay, said the bill should not be changed, and that marijuana legalization actually helps young people. “I don’t think they should [change it] because the bill already passed,” she said. “It’s a good thing and will hopefully make the youth less reckless now that they have the option to smoke marijuana without fearing being caught. So many college students have been doing it regardless of the fact that it’s been il-

legal.” Monisha Pahuja, 29, of the North End, said the state has a chance to redeem itself after poorly implementing its medical marijuana laws. “There are legitimate concerns with respect to getting the implementation right, but the ‘Mass. Machine’ has left voters with little confidence given their record implementing medical marijuana regulations,” she said. “The commonwealth should use this as an opportunity to prove its competence to regulate and they have a full year to do it.”

PHOTO BY NATALIE CARROLL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

During an election discussion held in the College of General Studies on Nov. 10, Boston University College of Communication Dean Thomas Fiedler addresses the media’s role in the election.

Students accept election results POST-ELECTION FROM PAGE 1

email to the student body Nov. 9 in response to the election. Not only did he address the shock factor of the campaign, he also addressed the potential problems that arise from the nature of the new president-elect specifically. “We have been witness to one of the most extraordinary presidential elections in our nation’s history,” Brown wrote. “Some in our community will celebrate the outcome. Many are very disappointed. Many also are deeply anxious because of the corrosive and disrespectful statements about women, racial and ethnic groups, religions, and nations made during the campaign.” Many students made use of these outlets and resources BU provided in the wake of the election, but not everyone thought these discussions were called-for. Nicholas Fuentes, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences and a Trump supporter, said BU’s sponsorship of the events in reaction to the election results showed liberal bias by the university. “Does anybody believe for a moment that the same accommodations would be offered had Hillary Clinton won? Of course not.” Fuentes said. “This is only the latest example of the extreme and obvious liberal bias that prevails on college campuses.” Although he disagreed with the university’s decision to host post-election events, Fuentes said he hopes to see collaboration as the community moves forward from the election.

“We have to come together as a nation, and our liberal friends have to give Trump a chance,” Fuentes said. “Through dialogue, through communication, we can have a government that works for all of the American people, I have faith that this will be the case under Trump.” Madeleine Arch, a sophomore in the College of Fine Arts, said even if BU’s reaction to the election was biased, it was only matching the ideology of the student body. “It’s good that [BU is] supporting the students, considering we have a hyper-liberalism atmosphere at BU,” Arch said. “You really can’t be offended when BU wants to protect the majority over a small minority of people.” Many students did utilize and appreciate the resources BU offered — Laura Diaz, a sophomore in CGS, said that she was disheartened by the results of the election, but looks forward to seeing how BU students and faculty think about this election season. “Personally, I don’t know what’s going to happen with this presidency; I don’t know what’s in store for the future,” Diaz said after the Nov. 10 discussion. “I just wanted some of the professors’ insights on what they thought, to hear more perspectives and more opinions on the matter.” Diaz said others should also make sure their voice are heard. “The world isn’t over. There’s still hope and no one should just give up; we can definitely still fight and push back,” Diaz said. “Don’t just sit down and let it all happen. Be a part of it, do something against what you don’t agree with.”

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After 2016, BU international community raises concern BY TILL KAESLIN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Following Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, many international students at Boston University wonder if their future will be impacted by the strong nationalistic rhetoric many say was utilized throughout his campaign. International students have a large presence on BU’s campus. In Fall 2015, 8,452 students — approximately a quarter of the BU student body — enrolled in the university came from foreign countries. William Grimes, associate dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, said he expects Trump’s administration will bring changes that are evident for immigrants, but international students who came to the nation legally will not be affected. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see some significant tightening of rules on immigration,” Grimes said. “But they’re not going to have a direct effect on students.” Despite the perceived safety from legal parameters, Grimes said the trend of xenophobia might deter international students from coming to the United States. “People may worry more about coming into the United States because they’ve heard that foreigners may not be treated as well,” Grimes said. “It’s quite possible that students who might have an interest in living in the United States longer term will feel that coming to the United States on a student visa is not going be a ticket to that.” In response to students’ potential concern, Grimes said BU will continue to be a safe and accepting environment for international students. But even with these assurances, many international students said they are worried about their place in the changing nation. Alejandro Beristain, a senior in the College of Communication and secretary of the Mexican Students Association, said

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Students listen to speakers at an election discussion on Nov. 10. Many international students are concerned about what the president-elect’s immigration policies will mean for them.

the election has changed many international students’ perception of the nation. “Many international students respect the U.S. because it is a nation that promotes diversity and equality,” Beristain said. “With Trump’s nationalistic rhetoric, international students don’t feel as appreciated or welcomed to the U.S. as they used to.” Roshni Shukla, president of the BU International Society, said the election caused much unease and distress, especially in the international community, though she urges international students to remain positive. “International students should hold their heads high,” Shukla, a senior in COM and the School of Hospitality Administration, said. “Those who are in the United States with their F-1, J-1, or M-1 Visa have entered the country legally with the right credentials.” Despite the controversy and unrest after the election, Shukla said international students shouldn’t lose hope.

“Despite all the negativity, the U.S. will still be a country of immigrants and one that still provides so many academic and economic opportunities,” Shukla said. “Let’s just say the United States is a diverse country with a wide range of beliefs and values and those that are international students are not alone.” Patricia Arribas, a junior in COM, is an international student from Spain. She said she came to the United States and BU to learn about herself in an open environment, but now she worries what will be the aftermath of the election. “Trump’s winning made me really sad because it feels like people take politics and the law as a joke,” Arribas said. “I don’t really worry about [how] Trump’s presidency affects me personally just because I probably won’t stay in the U.S. after college, but it does make me wonder whether he will make it so much harder for me to get a work visa here in the case I decided to stay.” Julia Bighetto, a freshman in the College of General Studies and an internation-

al student from Brazil, said she came to the states in search of better opportunities. However, the election results made her question this. “I was sure that Clinton would win, but I saw her victory slipping away as I saw more and more states on the TV turning into the Republican color,” Bighetto said. “I started thinking about all my friends who are international as well, all those who are here just because they want to study or have a better chance in life; I started thinking if this country was still going to provide the opportunities it provided before.” Though Bighetto said she believes international students may be safe from policies targeting immigrants, she is worried that they are not safe from discrimination. “I’ve read already a lot of stories about harassment towards immigrants throughout the country, and I know that even by studying at BU, an amazing and wellknown school, we’re not safe,” Bighetto said. “So students shouldn’t be worried, but they have to be cautious.”

Boston residents reflect on future of Planned Parenthood PLANNED PARENTHOOD, FROM PAGE 1

Childs-Roshak said. “More than 200 people have submitted volunteer applications since the election at our Boston center.” Mollie Katz, the spokesperson for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, said the group respects women’s reproductive choices and supports measures such as improving sex education, increasing access to contraception and preventing sexually transmitted diseases. “If women want to find out about and

have abortion care, we also support their right to make that decision according to their own consciences and with the support of faith leaders, family members or others that they may choose to bring into their decision making process,” Katz said. “We believe that women and girls have the ability and the right to make their decisions for themselves without any government intervention.” Several Boston residents expressed varying opinions on the future of Planned Parenthood under the Trump administration. Sandra Mullen, 56, of Roslindale, said she

doubts Trump’s ability to keep his promise of defunding Planned Parenthood. “[Trump] has already changed his mind on so many issues,” she said. “He’s realizing he can’t do everything he said he was going to do, and that is going to disappoint his supporters.” Angela Hoang, 27, of Brighton, said many people are scared about the future of Planned Parenthood. “A lot of people have been donating to Planned Parenthood recently as a result, which goes to show that people are definite-

ly scared of what Trump could do, and if he could possibly take [Planned Parenthood] away,” she said. David Palomares, 31, of Roxbury, said he is worried about the safety of women seeking treatment at Planned Parenthood facilities. “People already get yelled at when they try to walk into [Planned Parenthood] with the protesters,” he said. “I’m sure even more now that the president is saying he is against abortion. I just hope no one gets hurt.” Dave Sebastian contributed to the reporting of this article.

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INBUSINESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Alec Baldwin delivers the keynote address Friday at HubSpot’s INBOUND event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

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Alec Baldwin talks politics as 2016 INBOUND keynote BY JOSEE MATELA DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

After Alec Baldwin portrayed a bushy-eyebrowed, outspoken caricature of President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, some attendees of his Friday morning keynote address at the 2016 INBOUND summit at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center wondered whether he would stick to business talk, or address the election results. Acting as Trump — and even as Trump impersonating Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger — Baldwin brought back his famous impersonation to an audience of over 10,000 people at the main stage of the digital marketing conference. From Nov. 8 through Friday, the event center filled with professionals from around

the world to take part in the summit, created by HubSpot. The conference itself centered around the cutting-edge digital marketing methods of HubSpot. Keynote speakers, such as Baldwin, were meant to inspire and educate marketing and sales professionals for future success. Many speakers, however, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Reshma Saujani, altered their talks to mention the election results. So while Baldwin planned to speak on his business experiences with podcasting and acting, his talk took a serious tone when politics came to light. When asked whether he would continue to humorously portray the president-elect, Baldwin expressed uncertainty. “We were assuming that he would lose and it would be funny,” Baldwin said to the audience. “And that would be that. Then he

won. I never thought he’d win. So I never thought I’d have the opportunity you’re talking about.” Since the audience consisted of various political perspectives, some in the conference were unsure about the presence of politically charged speech by speakers. Shirien Elamawy is a marketing manager at IT managing company CWPS, based in Washington, D.C. Walking into the Baldwin event, Elamawy said she questioned what political temperament would permeate the room. “Are they actually [going to] let him say his two cents, or try to keep it [politically correct] so they don’t ostracize a certain segment of their audience?” Elamawy said. Baldwin’s political dialogue embraced the notions of civic engagement. “If you really want change in this coun-

try, this is only going to happen if you want it,” Baldwin said. “Politicians are scared of you. They are scared to death. All the money in the world can only neutralize your indignation.” For example, in reference to Trump’s electoral college victory over Hillary Clinton’s popular vote, Baldwin gave a spirited call for revision to the current legislative policies. “If you want to avoid that happening again, you have to rise up and change the system,” Baldwin urged the crowd. He also spoke about his concerns regarding the future of the marginalized Americans. “Latino Americans, African-Americans, people of color, people who are not white; you want to send them out the door CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

CATALYST THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Global online game aims to create more empathetic future BY RACHEL REX DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

In a world divided by politics, race and income, Jane McGonigal, game designer and self-described futurist, wondered what the future might look like if people were a bit more empathetic. To answer this question, she turned to what she’s familiar with: gaming. That’s how “Face the Future: A Game about the Future of Empathy” began. The 30-hour online global game about the future of empathy launched Sunday evening as a collaboration between McGonigal, The

Allstate Foundation and Facing History and Ourselves, an organization that helps teachers have conversations about equality and justice in their classrooms. “The most wonderful thing about the future is that there are no facts about the future,” McGonigal said at the game’s launch event. Hundreds of people packed into the seats at Boston University’s Tsai Performance Center to hear her speak at the event. Audience members included students and educators from Facing History’s programs as well as the organization’s board members, who were on a corporate retreat. For more than 10 years, McGonigal

has been creating alternate reality games “designed to improve real lives or solve real problems,” according to her website, games such as SuperBetter, which builds players’ real-life resilience and aims to fight depression, anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain and traumatic brain injury. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Technology Review named her one of the “Innovators Under 35” in 2006, and Oprah Winfrey listed her as one of the “20 Most Inspiring Women in the World.” Before introducing the new game the team had created, McGonigal talked about the research and thought processes that went into creating such a forward-thinking

game, grounded in her desire to shape the future. “We think about the future to find out what’s possible,” McGonigal said. She discussed three concepts that went into the game: predicting the past, remembering the future and practicing hard empathy. This first component, also called counter-factual memory, involves imagining how a person’s life would be if he or she had made a different choice. “What if I had gone to the airport an hour ago instead of coming here and gotten on a plane?” McGonigal said, letting audiCONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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MUSE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The Strokes’ Nick Valensi’s band CRX comes to Boston BY LILLIAN BROWN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Nick Valensi, lead guitarist of the popular late ‘90s rock group The Strokes, recently started up CRX, another rock band. CRX’s debut album, “New Skin,” released Oct. 28, was produced by Josh Homme and his Pink Duck recording studio in Burbank, California. Pink Duck is home to some of the most iconic contemporary rock albums, having recently worked on Lady Gaga’s “Joanne,” Queens of the Stone Age’s “... Like Clockwork” and the Arctic Monkeys’ “Humbug.” With the studio’s solid reputation and Valensi’s friendship with Homme, Pink Duck was an appropriate choice for the kind of album CRX was shaping up to make. “We’ve had fans who have been with us from the beginning, from when our first album came out,” Valensi said in a phone interview with The Daily Free Press, regarding The Strokes. “A slew of younger kids, too.” The Strokes released “Future Present Past,” a four-song EP in June, but CRX has been widely anticipated since Valensi announced the creation of the band in June and the release of the debut single “Ways to Fake It” in September. The band has been touring North America since August, and will perform at Brighton Music Hall in Allston Sunday evening. The debate about whether or not rock music is dead has been growing over the past few years, with iconic figures like Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Gene Simmons of KISS saying the genre is over. However, CRX brings fans hope as “New Skin” has proven to be life-affirming for the rock genre.

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The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi is touring with his new band CRX to promote their new album, released in October.

“I’m very grateful,” Valensi said about fans, who, after listening to “New Skin,” will certainly love the album. It’s a well-curated blend of song styles, which has the modern feel that so many people love, mixed with the contemporary vibes found in some of the best musical examples of popular culture today. The 10 tracks range from the subgenres of hard rock to new-wave with spurts of pop, providing a lasting auditory effect. “Ways to Fake It,” a standout in the album with an equally cool music video, is a slightly more upbeat tune and showcases CRX’s versatility and overall “catchy” factor, a large determinate of a band’s success in terms of components other than music. CRX follows the success of The Strokes in terms of rock, but it brings its own, novel sound to the world and pro-

vides listeners with a new band to go crazy over and new tunes to get stuck in their head. “It has really always been about working on music,” Valensi said. “And then hopefully, other people get behind it too.” The band is the epitome of enjoying the organic products that come from a true appreciation of music, in both the creation and consumption. Valensi said he started it because he wanted to get back on stage and performing more. He took any free time he could manage and began recording little demos on his personal computer before reaching out to the musicians who are now his bandmates. While Valensi takes on the guitar and lead vocals for CRX, Richie Follin, Ralph Alexander, Darian Zahedi and Jon Safley make up the rest of the band, and bring

keyboard, bass and drums to the scene. Alexander comes from the Dose, both Zahedi and Safley hail from The Reflections and Follins also plays for the band Guards, so there’s a wealth of music and performance experience in the very foundation of CRX. So far, the group has stunned crowds in Los Angeles, Chicago, Albany and New York City, as well as Toronto and other cities. They toured with Beck for a few nights in September and will have Streets of Laredo open for them on Sunday when they perform in Allston. Followers of The Strokes as well as newcomers are set to enjoy the CRX performance. Valensi described his underlying drive as “wanting to be able to consistently make good music and bring good music to fans.”

Online game Face the Future creates opportunity for education FACE THE FUTURE, FROM PAGE 5 ence members call out where they think they would be heading. Counterfactual foresight — or, as McGonigal calls it, “remembering the future” — means imagining doing something one has never done before. Following McGonigal’s “x, y, z model,” audience members visualized a future scenario with three parts: doing an activity with someone they cared about at a faraway place. For the third lesson, McGonigal argued that empathy is less emotional than people think it is; instead, it’s a creative process in which a person experiences something vicariously through someone else. These three components all activate the same parts of the brain and lead to a boost in creativity, and all of them will help individuals imagine a better future, McGonigal said. By participating in audience activities that stimulated these parts of the brain and getting this creative boost, the crowd was ready to join the thousands of users — mostly Facing History’s students across the world — who had already started to play the game. Face the Future aimed to generate con-

versations about the future with the students from Facing History. In the game, the year is 2026, and a new social networking site called FeelThat has launched. Users of this advanced platform put on sensors and physically feel the emotions that others are experiencing across the world. Players answered questions such as: What sort of impact would this new technology have? How would it benefit or harm society? How would it influence aspects like law enforcement and natural disaster responses? They also collected points and read what other players had to say, engaging the three aspects McGonigal discussed. “These are serious conversations with adults that we also want to have with kids,” said Daniel Braunfeld, a senior program associate for special projects at Facing History and Ourselves. Though the project had been in the works for over a year, McGonigal pointed out that its focus on empathy is especially relevant in light of current events like the presidential election. “We woke up with a hangover after this election and realized we don’t know how others feel in the country,” McGonigal said. Dale Mnookin, a member of the New England Advisor Board at Facing History

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“Face the Future: A Game About the Future of Empathy” is an online game that allows players to experience what social change would look like in the world.

and Ourselves, said collaborations such as the Face the Future game expand beyond the issues going on in the United States. “Facing History works with millions of kids all over the world to teach them the concepts of tolerance and justice,” Mnookin said.

Closing the launch event, Jill Garling, a member of Facing History’s Board of Directors, said she was excited about the game’s potential to teach the next generation. “I just am really struck by the idea that with knowledge … and empathy,” Garling said, “… We can move towards action.

FEATURES

IMPACT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Audience members await an act at Pop-Up Magazine’s show Tuesday at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston as part of its fall tour.

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Pop-Up Magazine brings nonfiction storytelling to life BY ALLEGRA PEELOR DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Only the Bostonians who filled The Wilbur Theatre Tuesday night will ever hear the stories told at that particular performance of Pop-Up Magazine. The show was not recorded, nor put online in any way after the fact, so the audience has to pay attention in the moment. As co-founder and co-executive editor Derek Fagerstrom put it, “You can hear the audience listening.” Pop-Up Magazine was founded by Fagerstrom, Douglas McGray and Lauren Smith in San Francisco in 2009 and is currently on its second national tour. The founders wanted to call it a “magazine” because even though it is performed, not read, the 10 to 11 nonfiction pieces that make up each show are the types of stories that might be found in a print magazine. “Nobody’s on stage for that long, but it’s enough time to tell a story,” McGray said, “and then the audience can kind of turn the page and find something totally different.” Tuesday night’s performance included pieces on a wide range of topics, from

a short story about a customer service representative at an alcohol company to a first-person account of a relationship between two blind people. Part of what makes Pop-Up Magazine different from more traditional journalistic media is that the show is not broadcast live. Only the audience present in the theater can experience the show. Fagerstrom said when he started getting into the magazine business, there was a push toward digital content and always being accessible. Pop-Up Magazine stands in opposition to this idea because people are forced to pay attention to the show when they are experiencing it. “I think that there’s a weird thing where something so easily accessible and ubiquitous and so widely available — people don’t take the time to really engage with it,” Fagerstrom said. “If people know that it’s not being recorded, if people know that it’s live, if people know that it’s here for one day and gone tomorrow, you’ll feel in the room the attention that people give to it.” McGray said he has been a magazine writer and editor for years, but started getting into radio and was thinking about how

to combine the worlds of print and audio journalism when he thought of a magazine that could be performed on stage. “Radio was close enough to writing that I could fall into it in this way, but I didn’t know any of these radio people,” McGray said. “I thought about photographers, too, that I would write a story and someone would photograph it, but it would be rare that we’d ever talk.” It occurred to him that these different creative worlds could mix, McGray said, so they put on a show at a small theater in San Francisco that combined nonfiction stories told through film, photography, audio recordings, animation and performed writing. Erica Marcus, a senior copywriter for Paint Nite, said she liked how different Pop-Up Magazine is from other forms of journalism. “I was like, ‘Why don’t I get on my computer more and write stuff? Like, I can do this,’” Marcus said at the gathering after the show. “Those are the stories you don’t get the opportunity to hear that often, so it was really enlightening.” Since the first show in 2009, the magazine has expanded to include live music.

Minna Choi, the music director at Pop-Up Magazine, said live music changes a show in a way that a pre-recorded soundtrack cannot. Choi is a solo artist, but also created Magik*Magik Orchestra, which plays during Pop-Up Magazine, when she was a student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. “If you had just a pre-recorded thing, you could start it and play it out and hope that it lines up, but a lot of times it’s not going to work out,” Choi said. “You can respond instantly — if the speaker starts talking slower, I can slow the band down a little bit. If they start talking faster, the band could play a little faster.” A wide range of people usually attend Pop-Up Magazine’s shows, Fagerstrom said, but he added that he hopes it specifically attracts young people who want to go into media or storytelling, but might not have a specific track in mind. “I would hope that Pop-Up is a place where people who are interested in telling stories and who are interested in media would come to our show and see the people who are making great media today — and there are different ways to do it,” Fagerstrom said. “Storytelling still exists.”

Baldwin discusses future for Trump impersonation BALDWIN, FROM PAGE 5 every day thinking they are a step behind everybody else?” Baldwin said. “Do you want to send them out the door feeling bad? I don’t think so.” Instead of taking the form of a lecture or speech, Baldwin held a casual conversation with the audience and his interviewer, former “The Daily Show” correspondent and comedian Jason Jones. Miriah Mather, a marketing student

at the Dominican University of California, gave her impression on the relaxed nature of the keynote. “I was pleasantly surprised to find a much different side of Baldwin than I have experienced watching him on television,” Mather wrote in an email to The Daily Free Press. “Of course, he was hilarious as always and had an amazing way of keeping the audience engaged, but he also revealed a very authentic and humble side of himself.” Baldwin connected with the audience

about various aspects of his personal and professional life. This included asking a Brooklyn native about her favorite pizza place in New York City and requesting a Bloody Mary for an attendee who appeared hungover during the talk. Baldwin also shared some personal stories, such as his adoration for Tina Fey during his favorite job, “30 Rock,” and his dislike of doing formulaic works just for ratings rather than quality.

He mused this notion by jokingly saying he will appear in a clichéd and commonly produced storyline “What Are We Going To Do About Dad” movie next summer. Alec’s keynote commenced the final day of INBOUND, leaving attendees carrying his words for the rest of the day. “When you finally rise up and say, ‘I don’t care. I want you to do this, and I want you to do this,’” he said, “[politicians] will listen to you.”

OPINION

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

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Social media no longer dictates today’s celebrities For many, our most vivid memories have not been captured on film or in video. They are the intangible moments that haunt us, the ones we have on a never-ending stream in our minds rather than on a screen. Yet, so many aspects of our lives seem to revolve around the prospect of a post or a like. In short, affirmation. This mentality seems to trickle down from the exalted celebrities that haunt our musings. They document their every move, which beseeches us to do the same. Yet, this is the expected interpretation of stardom in today’s entertainment spheres. Many others are sharply diverging from this ideology to ford a new path through fame’s wildernesses. Frank Ocean, an infamously elusive and enchanting artist, expertly personifies the sharp turn from constant documentation. After dropping his thought-provoking digital album “Blonde,” Ocean offered zero explanation or promotion for the work. Only on Tuesday, approximately three months after his new release, did Ocean grant The New York Times an interview. In the exposé, Ocean outlined how, after skyrocketing to fame after his critically acclaimed “Channel Or-

ange,” he needed to escape. “I never thought about it like that,” Ocean said in the interview. “I always thought about it like, if your house is on fire, you need to get out of the house.” It was not a matter of choice but of necessity. Ocean’s mystique similarly blanketed model Kendall Jenner, following an explanation on “Ellen” Wednesday for leaving Instagram for a “detox.” Jenner, a member of the infamous Kardashian clan, follows the newly set example by her older sister, Kim Kardashian. Both have avoided Instagram, Kim following a traumatic event, but still avoiding. In today’s media-centric society, our interactions with platforms and their most famous users are borderline obsessive. For some, downloading Tidal on a friend’s phone while at a social event, just to listen to Beyoncé’s latest work, “Lemonade,” is not a step too far. The term “follower” takes on a new meaning in this regard. In one regard, success can be measured by a star’s reliance on social media. For some, to continue with the Jenner example, simply do not need it. Jenner has the luxury of deleting a major promotional tool for her per-

sonal brand with very few ramifications, if any. In fact, one could argue that denying her followers what they want only elevates her status. It’s a simple case of supply and demand. When Jenner, or Ocean, or even Beyoncé, staunch the f low of images or substantive content, the supply is limited. Therefore, demand will inevitably increase in the short run. Questions of what they could be doing swirl, as we develop our own ideas. The long-term response is telling of the celebrity star power and longevity of the personal brand. In Ocean’s case, this has been effective. His work speaks for itself. But what of Jenner and of her arguably less talented older sisters? If Kourtney Kardashian were to eliminate social media entirely, what would come of her revenue stream? To complicate

things further, this family alone has revolutionized the idea of celebrity status, calling into question what it means to be famous. Without a product or achievement of any kind, what determines fame? A move away from social media, or a shunning of it entirely, is seen to many as a show of confidence. Too often is social media equated with success in various realms. Ocean and Jenner allow their talents to speak for themselves by eliminating further content for fans. An individual who posts multiple selfies, day after day, only seeks affirmation. Ocean and Jenner already have that affirmation. So, perhaps it would be wise for us all to take some advice from the ever-sage Kanye West, and eliminate our phones so we “can have air to create.” PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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OPINION

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Irony swings both ways

BY MAX BERMAN COLUMNIST

On Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., optimism ran through my veins. I turned on CNN while I continued to study for a midterm scheduled for the next day. By 8 p.m., I brushed away some nerves, but I could no longer concentrate on my work. Then it was 9 p.m., and I began to look through the polls I had studied so often in the past weeks. The Rust Belt firewall was sure to hold; Clinton didn’t need to win Florida, Ohio or North Carolina. I decided to head to the ninth-floor lounge in Kilachand Hall, where I saw the distraught faces of students watching CBS on a 3-something-inch television. Many Terriers were still hopeful at 11 p.m. I remember one student said, seemingly out of breath, “If she wins Minnesota, Washington, Oregon … how many electoral votes is that?” I knew it was over, but I didn’t fall asleep until 1 a.m. I had to be sure. I hope this country didn’t vote for bigotry. I hope this country didn’t vote for misogyny. I hope this country didn’t vote for hate. But I know this country voted for perilous change. I don’t believe that most Trump voters were “deplorables,” but a significant portion of them were. In a poll conducted in August, 41 percent of Republicans said they didn’t believe President Obama was born in this country. More than 30 percent weren’t sure. I can’t understand the decent factory worker in Ohio who voted for Trump because he promised to bring good-paying jobs back. I can’t understand the single mom in North Carolina who was sick of Washington. But I know the liberal New Yorker who reads the Times. I take solace in that a plurality of ballots cast were for Clinton. I’m angered by the irony that the election was rigged, as Trump professed constantly — through the electoral college and gerrymandering. There is nothing democratic about the electoral college. Supporters of the absurd entity, also known as Republicans, argue that it allows smaller states to have a say. Otherwise, candidates will ignore them and focus on the highly populated ones. I believe the opposite is true. The electoral college makes it so only competitive states receive major or any attention from the presidential candidate. There

were 15 states where the margin between the two major-party candidates was less than 10 percent. In pretty much every other state, the voters who went to the polls knew whether their state was going red or blue. Clinton didn’t campaign in Alabama because Alabama hasn’t voted for a Democrat since the Middle Ages, or at least 1976. Trump didn’t campaign much in Rhode Island because the last time it went Republican was 1984. The second flaw is that the margins of victory in each state don’t matter. Trump won Florida by about 1 percent. If he had won by 99 percent, he would’ve gained the same amount of electoral college votes. The electoral college is undemocratic, and may have prevented a sane, intelligent candidate from being our 45th president. As Alexander Hamilton writes in “The Federalist Papers,” the Constitution is designed to ensure “that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.” The point of the Electoral College is to preserve “the sense of the people,” while also ensuring a president is chosen “by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station, and acting under circumstances favorable to deliberation, and to a judicious combination of all the reasons and inducements which were proper to govern their choice.” It’s quite ironic that the electoral college is supposed to prevent the rise of a populist, yet instead it aided one. In 2012, according to the Cook Political Report House Editor David Wasserman, House Democratic candidates got 49.15 percent of the vote while Republicans got 48.03 percent. You’d assume that the Democrats then got a majority of seats. Instead, Democrats won 46.21 percent of seats. Why? Gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is that term you might have come across in your high school social studies class, but you forgot about it and now it causes you to turn your head sideways in confusion. Essentially, gerrymandering is the process by which state legislators draw congressional districts so that it favors one party over the other. Both parties do it, but Republicans do it a lot more. In North Carolina, Clinton won about 47 percent of the vote. But only three of the 13 congressional districts went for Democrats, or 23 percent. This isn’t unique to North Carolina, and it probably isn’t going to improve soon. Republicans have full control of 24 states, compared to Democrats’ six. Democrats can only hope for a sweeping change in 2018 and then 2020. Hope is what will drive progressive change. Hope is what we will never lose. Let’s hope for irony. That Republicans’ strongest hold on the government will lead to another New Deal. Since it seems like irony is plentiful, the midterm I barely had time to study for was in statistics — the science that failed me.

Living in a feminist world

BY KAYLA KAVANAGH COLUMNIST

Throughout the course of his campaign, Donald Trump threatened the rights of countless groups of people. With Trump becoming the president-elect on Nov. 8, these people are beginning to understand that their worst fears may materialize over the next four years at the hands of Trump and the individuals he appoints into positions of power. The week following Trump’s victory was politically charged to say the least. Rallies and protests took place in major cities across the nation. Hate crime rates spiked as minorities and members of the LGBT community have had their property damaged and vandalized and have been attacked physically and verbally in public. Many women feel unsafe alone on the streets, fearing harassment and assault. The most terrifying element of these attacks is that they may become normalized under Trump’s presidency. Having a leader who does not denounce malice toward women and minorities, but rather condones it with his public statements and proposed policies, enables and empowers racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic individuals. Trump’s America has potential to become a place that breeds intolerance and hatred toward any demographic of citizens aside from white males. From a women’s rights perspective, the outcome of this election has been difficult to accept for an array of reasons. For one, white women have seemed to prioritize the perpetuation of white privilege over the quest for gender equality, with 53 percent of them voting for Trump. This statistic is particularly disheartening for people who believe in the power of intersectional feminism. More than 65 percent of Hispanic women and 94 percent of African-American women voted for Clinton, but it is difficult to encourage women of all ethnicities to come together in the name of women’s rights when a majority of white women so clearly betrayed the common goal. Another reason Trump’s victory is not sitting well with most women is the

implication of his presidency on basic women’s rights, most immediately the right to abortion. During his campaign and following the election, Trump has emphasized his intention to swing the Supreme Court right, which will, almost beyond a shadow of a doubt, result in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The need for the feminist movement is clearly greater than ever before. I recently attended a peace rally on the Boston Common. Hundreds of people were gathered, many of them women. Regardless of the way 53 percent of white women chose to vote on Election Day, a majority of women in America are willing to fight for their rights, and that certainly must be done. There are countless ways to fuel the feminist movement on a local level. First, when topics pertaining to women’s rights come up, as I’m sure they will across the nation during family discussions about politics over Thanksgiving dinner, feminists need to share what we know. Explain that feminism is, by definition, the search for social, political and economic equality between genders. It is, after all, awfully difficult to oppose a movement that is all about equality. Be willing to have difficult conversations. Creating an open dialogue is important in order to find common ground and educate the opposition. In addition to being willing to hold open discussions about feminism and women’s rights, we can make a positive change by donating our time and money to organizations that advocate for women and minorities, such as Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, EMILY’s List, NARAL Pro-Choice America and various others. Volunteering and other forms of social participation, such as public rallying and peaceful protesting, can be nearly as influential as voting when it comes to advancing women’s rights. It is also essential to maintain the image of the feminist movement as one of inclusivity and intersectionality. Be mindful of the concerns of all women; listen to the different experiences and moments of adversity faced by women who come from a plethora of backgrounds. We are all different, but we are stronger together. Trump’s America can be a place filled with bigotry and contempt. Or, it can be a place filled with love, understanding and tolerance. Although many of us may be deeply disappointed by the outcome of this election, the choice of whether to become divided by our differences or to move forward in solidarity is now ours.

Interrobang A South Carolina woman faces charges after shoplifting lobster, underwear and cheese from an area Wal-Mart. We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know — what would BU people shoplift? South Campus: Cleaning supplies, mouse traps, a dining hall

Questrom: Sex, Money, Greed

Freshmen: Condoms, dining points, friends

Sargent: Protein powder, excess organs, quinoa

COM: Adobe Creative Suite, hours of sleep, the credit we deserve

FreeP: Cups from the dining hall (which we will return), fly swatters, the Boston Ballet bear

SPORTS

Men’s soccer done in by injuries, inconsistency in 2016 BY JOEY WOODWARD DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University men’s soccer team’s season season came to a halt on Nov. 8 following its heartbreaking shootout loss to Bucknell University in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament. The team’s sometimes inconsistent offense let them down again in that contest as they could only muster one goal. One season removed from an NCAA Tournament appearance, this Terriers (86-3, 4-3-2 Patriot League) campaign could be seen as a mild disappointment with their premature postseason exit. BU head coach Neil Roberts said he knew he had to address his team’s inconsistencies on the offensive side, even at the beginning of the season. “Being consistent and scoring goals was always difficult for us,” Roberts said. “Sadly enough, we created chances, and usually that’s the most difficult thing, but we had some quality chances, but just could never able to get up 1-0 and that was the struggle for us most of the year.” The team’s defense, however, found its stride down the stretch as BU won five of its last six regular season games, while conceding just one goal during that span. Roberts said he thought that stretch was a turning point for the BU team, which saw tremendous goalkeeping efforts

from senior Matt Gilbert. “I think we started defending better,” Roberts said. “That took some of the pressure off Gilbert and that was the reason for him starting to play better. I think that was the key. We were just better defensively.” In addition to Gilbert, the Terriers are losing some other key seniors this offseason. Forward Felix De Bona and his team-leading eight goals will be gone next year. Gilbert led the league in saves per game and defensemen David Asbjornsson was as steady as it gets on a backline that allowed the third-lowest goals per game against conference foes. Roberts said he knows what he’s going to be missing next year, but managed to find a silver lining. “You lose the spine of your team,” Roberts said. “But that’s a good sign. You know I always say it, ‘if you’re not losing good players then you’re struggling.’ It was fun to watch them all develop. We’ll miss them … but it’s someone else’s turn to come along and take their spot and it’s someone else’s turn to take their spot and become leaders for us.” One thing that Roberts would like to improve next season is the ability to create scoring chances on the road. After all, the Terriers had a 7-2-1 record at home, but only supported a 1-4-2 mark away from Nickerson Field, netting

just one goal in all but three of their road matches. “I think it comes down to scoring goals,” Roberts said. “I thought every away game we were in it and we just didn’t get that goal that put us in front. I think it all came down to being a little bit more efficient offensively.” Perhaps the biggest return for BU next season will be Anthony Viteri. The junior midfielder had another solid season with 18 points, which was tied with De Bona for best on the team. Viteri’s play next season will be highly indicative of how well the team performs, Roberts said, but has plenty of confidence in his star player. “Anthony is obviously a very talented player,” Roberts said. “We expect big things from him and he expects big things from himself. He’s an extremely hard worker and obviously we more people around him to give him space and to be able to play his game.” Freshman forward Matt McDonnell should also provide key offense next year, as his eight points were third-best on the team. Viteri is just one bright spot for what looks to be a young Terriers side next year, and Roberts expects his team to execute. “We expect to be better than we were this year,” Roberts said. “We’re just not where we want to be, and so that will be our goal.”

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Senior forward Felix De Bona was tied for the team lead in points this season.

Women’s soccer hopeful after back-and-forth season BY EDWARD MORAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The past two seasons, the Boston University women’s soccer team made it hard on itself. Dating back to last season, the Terriers (9-11-1, 8-1 Patriot League) have seemed to make it a ritual of starting slow coming out the gate. An 0-4-2 winless start to 2015 plagued BU head coach Nancy Feldman’s side, but following a Sept. 13 win over Hofstra University, her team rolled through the competition. After that first victory, the Terriers won 12 of their last 15 matches, and garnered accolades ranging from a Patriot League regular season title to a third consecutive league championship to even a 2-1 NCAA Tournament First Round-overtime victory at St. John’s University. Coming into 2016, Feldman’s squad tried to put last season’s beginning in the rear-view mirror, but it didn’t, and thus began the Terriers’ worst start in program history. Ten matches went by, all ending in losses. Instead of cracking once league play began, the Terriers — like last season — had ground to cover, but they were vociferous in their approach. To close out the regular season, BU outscored opponents 16-5 in its 8-0-1 finish going into postseason play. Their nine-match unbeaten streak culminated in the most unlikely of achievements, with the Terriers reclaiming at least a share of the league crown with Bucknell University in consecutive seasons after their 2-0 regular-season finale triumph over the United States Naval Academy. Although a 2-1 overtime loss in the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament to the NCAA Tourney bound-Bison (16-2-2, 8-1 Patriot League) ended BU’s season a little earlier than it did last season, there was no shame in the comeback it achieved. With the end outcome shocking yet impressive, Feldman attributed her team’s turn-

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Senior Rachel Bloznalis won Patriot League Defender of the Year honors this season.

around to its gradual understanding of their playing system. “We were able to get our system down with a little bit more consistency in how we were wanting to play and where players were plugged in,” Feldman said. “It took us a couple of weeks for a few reasons: to get the right personnel for the system, and then to get

practices in at being a unit.” Similar to last season, the Terriers had a brutal schedule to open 2016. With a nonconference slate, which saw BU travel to No. 13 University of Connecticut and Virginia Tech University coupled with tough home matchups against Pac-12 side Arizona State University and AAC foe Universi-

ty of Cincinnati, it had its work cut out, which Feldman acknowledged. “Our nonconference schedule is challenging every year,” Feldman said. “When it takes a little bit more trial and error at the beginning, sometimes you can do that while still getting W’s, and sometimes the learning is a little bit more painful and we just weren’t quite able to get those couple of wins early on to kind of feel like we were even. We were always sort of chasing it at the beginning.” Feldman also said she saw growth in some of the underclassmen that proved to be season-changing. First Team All-Patriot League sophomore midfielder Julianna Chen showed persistence and helped shore up the BU defense alongside graduate student Rachel Blauner, Patriot League Defender of the Year Rachel Bloznalis and junior defender Alivya Wimmer. Freshman forward Kelly Park, who filled in following a season-ending injury to junior forward Christina Wakefield, notched six points. Come next season, Park will be a strong counter to sophomore forward McKenna Doyle, whose 11 points led the team. While the play of her underclassmen helped, Feldman admitted that she doesn’t believe her team’s reclaiming of the league title would’ve been possible had it not been for her senior class. Goalkeeper Bridget Conway manned the goal alongside junior Hannah Ciolek, Bloznalis anchored the BU backline, forward Erica Kosienski finished third on the team with eight points, and Blauner and Ellen Starnes helped lead by example, encouraging their teammates that success was on the horizon. “The seniors were critical,” Feldman said. “How they go, we go. They stabilized things with their positivity and their examples in training and their support of the younger players. If we didn’t have that, then we wouldn’t have ended up as regular season co-champs. It would’ve disintegrated in front of us. We wouldn’t have gotten through the hard times.”

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20 Questions with women’s basketball senior Hope “Since I’m from Massachusetts, by default the Patriots and Red Sox. Actually in the NBA, I have to go with my boy Steph Curry and the Warriors, but I’m not a bandwagon fan. Everyone thinks that.”

BY GREG LEVINSKY DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University women’s basketball team has dropped its first two contests of the 2016-17 campaign on the road, but senior guard Sarah Hope has been a bright spot for the team in the early going. The Medway native is the leading scorer for the Terriers thus far, averaging 13 points per game to go along with 3.5 assists. She is one of three captains on the Terrier roster this season along with senior forward Meghan Green and junior guard Corrine Williams. We took some time to catch up with 3-point-scoring threat after practice to touch on everything from her rap preferences to whom on the men’s team she could beat 1 on 1.

12. Do you follow any other BU sports closely? “I would say men’s basketball. Our team is pretty close with them, so they’re my really good friends. I mean obviously I follow all of them, but closely I would say men’s basketball.” 13. Which player on the men’s team do you think you could beat 1-on-1? “I’ll say [junior guard] Cedric Hankerson. He’s a lot bigger than me, but I think I could get him off the dribble and get some shots over him.”

1. When did you start playing basketball? “I started playing basketball in fifth grade, but I didn’t get seriously into it until seventh grade.”

14. What’s on your pre-game music playlist? “Eminem, DMX. You know, the normal rap to get going.” 15. What is your favorite thing to do with your teammates outside of basketball? “Honestly just chill and watch a movie. We have a really close team so they’re like my family.”

2. Did you play any other sports growing up? “I feel like every sport a parent signs their kid up for I played. The generic soccer, obviously I played basketball. I actually did cheering and gymnastics which was interesting, but basically everything.” 3. Why did you choose BU? “When I came on campus and I met the coaching staff ... and obviously BU is a prestigious school academically, so it was a mixture of academics, the basketball team and the overall community here - and it’s also close to home so that was really big.” 4. What is your major? “I’m in the College of Communication studying Public Relations.” 5. Where is the best away atmosphere you played in? “Probably [the Univeristy of Connecticut] my freshman year. I don’t have to say much about why, but their gym was absolutely amazing. 6. Who is the toughest team you’ve ever faced? “UConn again. Unfortunately, we came out with an L, but it was still really fun to play such a great team like them.”

16. Favorite on campus place to eat? “I’ve got to go to T. Anthony’s, that’s my go-to.” PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Senior guard Sarah Hope leads the team in points through the season’s first two games.

7. Who would you say you model your game after? “I’ll say Steph Curry. He’s a really good shooter so I just try to model my shots after him.” 8. What part of your game did you develop most in college? “Probably just my basketball IQ in general. Coming from high school it’s a really big adjustment to college basketball.” 9, What part of your game was most college ready when you came in as a freshman? “I would say my shooting. I have a pretty

quick release so I thought that was ready for the college level.” 10. Did you think you’d make the top player on SportsCenter after your buzzer beater against the United States Naval Academy last year? “No, not at all. I was so surprised when that happened and still to this day I’m very surprised that made it on there. I’m really grateful that my teammates were able to put me in that position and my coaches that put me in that position.” 11. What’re your favorite professional sports teams?

17. If you could change one thing about Boston, what would it be? “I can’t change anything. I mean it’s my home. Seriously, I wouldn’t change anything.” 18. What are your goals for this season as a team and for yourself? “As a team, we’re just getting better from the past two years. We’re taking our experience from the last two seasons and just moving forward.” 19. What’re your post BU plans? “I’d really like to coach women’s college basketball after I graduate.” 20. Are you going to graduate school? “Yeah, [graduate assistantship] is my first thing, but assistant volunteer coaching or something like that as well.”

Carey Price’s dominance proves goaltending’s worth SOUZA, FROM PAGE 12 but has often been labeled the scapegoat for Boston’s woes over the last two seasons. What has victimized Rask is a failure to deliver in big games; however, he has regularly been a victim of outside factors. In last year’s regular season finale with the Ottawa Senators, the Bruins needed a win to secure the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Facing off with a divisional foe that had proved troublesome for the B’s all season long, fans and pundits alike were calling upon Rask to turn in a shutdown outing and bring the Bruins back to the postseason. Rask, however, was scratched from the lineup due to illness, claiming that he had spent the entire night before with a recently contracted stomach virus. Naturally, the Boston media descended as fans called for Rask to be traded – a mantra that many B’s supporters still clamor for. In 2010, the Bruins jumped out to a 3-0 series lead against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals with Rask in the cage. However, the Bruins added an infamous chapter to the franchise’s history when they allowed the Flyers to storm back and win the series with four straight wins.

Many around Beantown blamed Rask for collapsing in the net as the stakes heightened with each passing loss. However, what was largely overlooked was the loss of center David Krejci, who was tied for the team lead in points that season, after he suffered a broken wrist in Game 3. Krejci’s departure crippled the Boston offense and ultimately the Bruins as a whole, though many unfairly faulted Rask for the collapse. Goaltenders can mean the difference between championships and mediocrity for a lot of teams around the NHL. The Rangers have been able to focus their time on acquiring fast, skilled offensive players because of their faith in Henrik Lundqvist between the pipes. For a team like the Edmonton Oilers – who have owned the number 1 pick in the NHL Draft in four of the last seven seasons – a lack of a solid netminder has kept their team stagnant and unproductive as they have searched repeatedly to the answer to their struggles. (Hint: it’s not selecting another superstar forward.) While many people around hockey love to see finesse-type players scoring highlight reel goals, teams find true value in goaltenders who are charged with stopping those attempts.

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After missing a large portion of last season due to injury, Carey Price has been a stalwart in net this season for the Montreal Canadiens.

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Quotable “Being consistent and scoring goals was always difficult for us.” -BU men’s soccer coach Neil Roberts on his team’s struggles. p. 10

Going For Two

Goaltending is key

BY DAVID SOUZA COLUMNIST

In hockey, goalies are as important as a starting pitcher is in baseball; but instead of delivering the 100-mile-an-hour projectile, they are on the receiving end. To be a contender in the NHL, a team must rely on the strength of their netminder to anchor their defense. After opening their season last year with a franchise-best nine consecutive wins, the Montreal Canadiens were steamrolling seemingly the entire NHL. While the Habs looked to be getting production from all three facets of their team, it was the stellar play of goaltender Carey Price that stabilized Montreal’s defense, allowing their offense to flourish. However, in a late November contest with the New York Rangers, Price suffered an injury that ended his season. Price was well on his way to one of his best statistical seasons in his NHL career. Leading the league with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage in the previous season, Price had crafted a .934 save percentage while going 10-2. Once his season came to an early end, the Canadiens were forced to turn to rookie netminder Mike Condon. Under the play of the inexperienced Condon, Montreal went 22-34-4 the rest of the way, and missed the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. Now with Price back in net, the Habs have returned to their winning ways – much to the chagrin of this Bruins fan. Montreal now sits atop the Eastern Conference and has a firm eight-point lead over the second place Bruins in the Atlantic Division. Professionally, NHL fans will always remember the play of Cam Ward in 2006 when he brought the Carolina Hurricanes out of obscurity and delivered them the Stanley Cup after a Conn Smythe worthy Finals. Recently, Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings has been the backbone of a team that has been on the cusp of a dynasty with Cup wins in 2012 and 2014. And while Quick’s numbers have taken a hit after a career year in 2012, the net minder is still one of the best in the league, as evident by his third-place finish in last year’s Vezina voting. The Bruins find themselves in a curious situation with their young goaltender, Tuukka Rask. The young Finland native is three year’s removed from a Vezina Trophy of his own,

Call Me Steph

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Women’s basketball senior sat down with us for a round of 20 questions where she said she could beat Cedric Hankerson 1-on-1. p. 11

Third period key for women’s hockey BY NICOLE HAVENS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After a pair of weekend contests against the University of Maine, the Boston University women’s hockey team returns home with mixed results once again. The Terriers (5-51, 4-5-0 Hockey East) recently saw a similar outcome against No. 6 Boston College in its home-and-home series. Over the last four games, it has been evident that BU’s results predominantly stem from how well its third period play is. “Whoever gets a little bit of momentum or a bounce, sometimes it can snowball and clearly that happened in the games with BC and Maine,” said BU head coach Brian Durocher. “You always hope that you’ve got a well-conditioned team that can play in the third period and I think our team fits that part of the equation.” The Terriers’ ability to come back has resulted in two 5-3 wins against the Eagles (93-2, 8-2 Hockey East) and the Black Bears (310, 2-7 Hockey East). BU stormed back to win both of these contests with five- and threegoal final periods, respectively. However, two losses have occurred in the third periods of games as well. During their first game against BC, the Terriers had a 3-2 lead in the third period, but were unable to sustain it as the Eagles scored three unanswered goals. It remains to be seen whether this trend will continue throughout the remainder of the season, but regardless, Durocher said he believes finishing strong is a good mentality for the team to have. “If the kids in their mind think, ‘We’ve been at this third period and we’ve come from behind before,’ that does tend to stick with you through the year so hopefully that will be a positive,” Durocher said. Offense continues to shine Despite its mediocre start to the year, the team’s offense has one of the major positives for BU. The play of graduate student Mary Parker, sophomore Sammy Davis, senior forward Samantha Sutherland and senior forward Maddie Elia have been particularly impressive. The Terrier offense, which holds the fifth-best scoring average in the nation with 3.73 goals per game, did not disappoint last weekend. The Terriers scored six goals, five of which were on Friday’s contest. “I think people played the game technically smart, keeping their sticks and their hands down,” Durocher said. Junior forward Victoria Bach, Parker and Sutherland were key components of a BU attack that outshot the Black Bears on 32-29 on Friday and 42-32 on Saturday. Though impressed with his team’s overall play, Durocher noted that there are lessons to be learned from Saturday’s 4-1 defeat. “I think we generated an awful lot of opportunities both days,” Durocher said. “Our shortcoming was we couldn’t get a dirty or grubby goal on Saturday. [Maine goaltender Carly Jackson] was very sharp, but we’ve got

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Senior forward Samantha Sutherland’s 11 points is good for third on the team this year.

to have a bigger presence when it comes to those loose pucks.” Bach earns her second collegiate hat trick Bach started slow this year, but in recent weeks has cemented herself as one the key players for BU. Over the weekend, she notched her second career hat trick and chipped in assist to add to her impressive season statline. “She’s a very, very gifted offensive player and she displayed that throughout the weekend as displayed it through the year,” Durocher said. The Milton, Ontario native has scored

the second-most points on the team, grabbing 16 points behind eight goals and eight assists. While Parker’s 17 points rank her among the league’s top scorers, Bach follows right behind, tied for the fourth-most points in Hockey East this season. Bach is coming off a 2015-16 campaign in which she paced the team in goals with 22, and Durocher felt that it was only a matter of time before the talented forward figured it out. “[She] now has the confidence and momentum back where she’s scoring, but also continuing to generate a lot of opportunities,” Durocher said.

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SUNDAY, NOV. 20

MONDAY, NOV. 21

Women’s hockey vs. Merrimack, 3 p.m.

After Rick Porcello of the Red Sox won the Cy Young Award Wednesday, Kate Upton, Justin Verlander’s fiancé,

Men’s basketball vs. Northeastern, 6 p.m. Women’s hockey @ Merrimack, 7 p.m.

tweeted her disgust.

In support of Porcello, David Ortiz Men’s basketball vs. Maine, 4 p.m.

Women’s basketball @ UAlbany, 7 p.m.

started a Twitter war by saying: Men’s basketball vs. LIU Brooklyn,

“Hey @KateUpton, that 2014 movie

4:30 p.m.

you did The Other Woman has a 24% rating on Rotten Tomatoes #getoverit”

No. 5 Men’s hockey @ UConn, 7 p.m. Men’s hockey vs. UConn, 7 p.m.