2 The
8
12
Huntington News Photo by Lindsey Bressler
Photo by Sharon Chan
Photo courtesy Mike Skovan, Northeastern Athletics
For the students, by the students since 1926
SAID survey seeks to prompt UHCS reform By Alejandro Serrano DePuty news eDitor
Alice began studying at Northeastern in the fall of 2012. In the spring of 2013, her grades began to plummet. One A, two Ds and an audited class later, she started noticing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Then came suicidal thoughts. “You are told at a young age that if you don’t feel [physically] well, you go to the ER,” she said. “We live in a society that if you don’t feel [mentally] well for several months, you may not know what’s wrong.” Alice, who wished to keep her last name private, didn’t think about pursuing medical help until the 2013 fall semester when she went to University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS). Her long walk-in, after which she scheduled a follow-up appointment. However, because no one had explained how the therapy process worked at UHCS, Alice said it became “unnerving and unpleasant” when she discovered her second appointment was a discussion of medication rather than a regular therapy session. “I don’t necessarily blame UHCS for that part of the experience, but I didn’t know how to handle that,” Alice said. “[At that point] I barely knew what is going on with my body, and then I was Counseling, Page 2
Infographic by Rowan Walrath
A survey conducted by SAID reported 58.6 percent of 99 respondents believed UHCS failed to appropriately address their physical or mental health problems.
Leased properties underperforming By Cassidy DeStefano news eDitor
Halloween of 2015 held an unconventional horror for third-year English major Lily Tiarks. “I woke up and there was a cockroach on my face,” she said. ico) so it didn’t really bother me, but when is there ever one cockroach?” Tiarks said the insect incident
was just one of a host of problems she and her roommates faced while living at 204 Hemenway St., Apt. 5 last semester. From mailbox the issues that cropped up during one fall semester in the apartment a request to move. “We spent a long time trying to prove that the apartment was not aPartment, Page 2
Photo by Charlie Steiner
Ai Weiwei’s “Forever” is comprised of 64 Forever brand steel bicycles and is now on display at the MFA.
‘Megacities’ opens at MFA By Juan Ramirez news staff
is also its largest contemporary art lises with populations of 10 million or higher commonly found throughout Asia, are sprawling urban spac-
the entire museum, extends to its front lawn and throughout Boston. The exhibition, which will run from April 3 to July 17, features 17 works by 11 artists, including seum and all evoking the spirit of their respective homes. Denizens of a continent that has been on a steady developmental rise,
Asian artists used this exhibit to react to the growth around them. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, incorporate everyday objects into their work in order to directly address their countries’ issues. His sculpture, “Snake Ceiling,” already a part of the museum’s collection, is made entirely of interconnectart, Page 7
Photo by Nola Chen
204 Hemingway St. is one of Northeastern University’s leased properties.
Page 2
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
J Street U looks for peaceful resolution news staFF
The J Street U chapter at NorthTuesday, March 29 at the Social Jusvide a respectful space for dialogue surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian J Street U is the campus organizing arm of the national lobbying organization J Street, a group that advocates for a peaceful solution to and Palestine. “J Street U is the progressive, political lobbying group that’s pro-Israel, pro-Palestine and pro-two-state solution,” Lindsay Bressler, thirdyear international affairs major and founder and co-chair of J Street U’s Northeastern Chapter, said. The two-state solution refers to an agreement in which both Palestine and Israel exist independently, rather than the current situation in estinian affairs. Though many are in favor of this solution, disagreements between Israel and Palestine over their respective nations’ borders have become a problem. The event focused primarily on dialogue, with small group discussions dominating the time. Moreover, rather than advocating tion, the organization decried the current climate as unsustainable in the hopes of inspiring more conversation around the issue, which Bressler often sees as “overly polarized.” The audience, however, excan happen with the current leaders.
news
and management information systems major, said. “We need a conies can truly become two separate states.” Others not only see this solution fundamentally. Sean Burns, a freshman electrical engineering major who supports Palestine and the movement to boycott Israel, says he appreciated the respect with which participants treated his views but that the meeting did not change his opinions. necessary. In the end, the strongest voices get things done,” Burns said. “You can’t be pro-everything. You have to be anti-something to get things done.” Bressler, who was inspired to get involved with J Street U after a discussion with a Palestinian activist in Ferguson, Mo., called Tuesday’s meeting a success. Turnout, at around 30 people, was higher than she had expected. many people turned out. The discussion on campus is usually so polarized,” Bressler said. “It’s important tine without being anti-Israel.” Tuesday’s meeting, she said, was only the start of the conversation. With an arm of J Street U on campus, she hopes to inspire more dialogue in the coming semesters. there’s action beyond dialogue,” Austin Williams, junior environmental science and political science major, said. “There’s a very real situation on the ground, and we have up here in our ivory towers.”
Photo courtesy Lindsey Bressler
Bressler speaks to attendees about mediating issues in the Gaza Strip territories.
Photo by Nola Chen
For over 20 years, Alpha Management Corp has leased apartments in approximately 60 buildings in and around Boston.
NU tenants spar with Alpha aPartment, From Page 1
The apartment building at 204 Hemenway St. is one of approximately 10 on-campus properties owned and operated by local real estate enterprise Alpha Management Corp. Alpha representative Benjamin Behani said the company leases living spaces in 132, 136, 164, 171 and 204 Hemenway St.; 97, 109 and 115 St. Stephen St.; and a selection of properties on Huntington Avenue and The Fenway. Since the start of the partnership, out in opposition to the real estate company’s alleged unresponsiveness and inhospitable living conditions. Northeastern University’s (NU) relationship with Alpha has been The Boston Globe reported that in May 2014, the university brought Alpha’s chief landlord, Anwar Faisal, before the Boston City Council, accusing the company of negligence toward its tenants when they complained about “dangers and indignities,” including rat infestations and bedbugs. The Globe continued its dive into these allegations with an investigation by its Spotlight Team. According to an article released the same month as Faisal’s hearing, NU is one of Alpha’s most frequent customers as well as one of its most familiar foes. “Northeastern [...] has paid him millions in leases to house students because the university has a shortage of dorms,” the May 6, 2014 investigation said. Still, an undercurrent of dissatisfaction among residents of Alpha properties indicates a breach in communication between students and their contractor. “From my experience, the thing tenance line, or they don’t really sue,” said senior journalism major Kelly Kasulis, a resident of 115 St.
Stephen St. Kasulis has lived in the apartment since August and suffered only minor inconveniences, includAlthough both of her issues were ultimately addressed, she said that their timeline. then I received no self-congratulatory follow-up that said ‘we did what done it or not. They’re not helping themselves in that sense.” Alpha representatives declined multiple requests for comment. According to a statement from McDonald, only a fraction of NU’s students are affected by these communication issues. “Currently, only about 6 percent of the students the university houses on campus live in master-leased housing,” the March 28 statement said. Still, students who do choose this housing option, often because it is cost-effective, say they experience discomfort at home. Jonathan Hale, a senior criminal justice major and address tenants’ issues is in need of reform. “They just need to be more regot here, the place was disgusting. I was told it was going to get cleaned, and a few days later someone showed up and cleaned it, but
its partnership with NU’s Facilities Division, where there seems to be an ambiguity in responsibility. “Our situation wasn’t any individual person’s fault, but the whole system that they have is really buthrough,” she said. and her roommate Patricia Rudy, a third-year anthropology major, was when one of their roommates was trapped in the bathroom. “At midnight, my roommate the police, who sent over three ofbut still couldn’t get the door open, and then they suggested she jump out the window.” out, Rudy said they did not deliver on their promise to supply a new door. “There was a verbal assurance that our door would be getting repassed and what we got was more of a panel of wood,” she said. -
“We got to the point where Lily’s dad called or emailed someone in aren’t any of these problems in the apartment getting dealt with?’” she we had to pull in someone’s parent it was just us.”
came.” Hale also noted recurring problems with the washing machines
amend the issue by refocusing its energies on collaboration with its long-standing leasing partner.
need of repair and the power going out sporadically. “They have a number to call for maintenance issues, and so I call that and usually someone answers and says they’ll do it and they just don’t,” he said.
properties they really need to streamline the process of getting
stems from not only Alpha but also
direct connection,” she said. “Because we got the impression that we were always their last priority.” Kelly Kasulis is a former editor of The News.
NU students decry university health services counseling, From Page 1
the option anywhere on the UHCS
told that I misunderstood the point of the appointment.” Fifty-seven percent of students do not feel comfortable returning
her through the process, and she ul-
the most common reason being dissatisfaction with mental health care by Students Against Institutional Discrimination (SAID). The online survey about experiences at UHCS commenced Jan. 28 of this year. Ninety-nine student responses had been recorded as of March 21. After Alice’s experience, a close friend told her that she had the opaway from Northeastern for health reasons. However, Alice did not see
school. UHCS added medical leave of absence information to its website on July 15, 2014, according to Internet archive analysis. Alice had sought help nearly 10 months earlier. Head of the UHCS project and SAID representative Naomi Zingman-Daniels was one of the creing there was something wrong with UHCS served as motivation. “People aren’t happy with UHCS, tal health advocacy group) Active Minds because this [project] is a big focus of SAID this semester,” said Zingman-Daniels, a senior psychol-
ogy major. Following the collection of data, several Northeastern students met with UHCS interim director Dr. Robert Klein for an hour on March 3. At the forefront of the meeting were Student Government Association Chief of Staff Elliot Horen, head of UHCS project and SAID research coordinator ZingmanDaniels and Active Minds advocacy chair Anthony Formicola. Six topics were addressed at the meeting, each with subtopics, according to the meeting’s agenda.
said. “It’s a productive starting point,” Horen said. “[Klein] was receptive in regard to student concerns. I dents. What area can we offer?” At the time of the meeting, 65 percent of respondents to SAID’s survey said there have been times they needed to see a doctor but refrained from going to UHCS, according to the agenda. That number is now 71 percent, according to the most recent data. The most common negative re-
agenda due to time constraints, Zingman-Daniels said. The meetings’ goals were to build awareness around quality of mental health services offered as well as clarify the scope of care, Horen
a doctor, long wait time, better care elsewhere and discouragement after health care. UHCS mental health services are based on short-term therapy.
Senior communications major Marcella Adalgisa D’Aston went to UHCS in the fall of 2013 after transferring to Northeastern from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. She wanted to continue psychiatric counseling she had started at Quinnipiac. She said she had a great experithrough the end of the spring semester. However, Tess left Northeastern in May of 2014; she recommended another doctor for D’Aston to see. On a visit with her new psychiatrist, D’Aston was explaining a serious situation when the doctor laughed at her.
This article continues at huntnewsnu.com
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
news
crime log Compiled by Stephanie Eisemann, news staff
ENTRY OF THE WEEK
NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD NU PD
Page 3
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, March 26 @ 1:10 p.m. An anonymous caller reported to Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) that there were two men and one woman engaged in drug activity in the first floor bathroom of the John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute on Leon Street. NUPD responded and stopped a man and woman outside the building, who stated there was another man inside. NUPD spoke to the three subjects, unaffiliated with Northeastern University (NU), and located a crack pipe on one of the men. NUPD placed him under arrest for trespassing at 1:43 p.m. He was transported to Boston Medical Center by EMS, and NUPD stayed on watch until 9:38 p.m. before transporting him back to holding.
Monday, March 21 @ 7:49 p.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division An NU student reported his bicycle was stolen from the bike racks next to Snell Library. NUPD responded and reported the bike had been secured with a cable lock on Thursday, March 17, but upon report, the lock was cut and the bike missing. A report was filed.
Tuesday, March 22 @ 12:27 a.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division An individual from the NU Carpentry Department reported suspicious activity by a woman, unaffiliated with NU, panhandling on the Egan Crosswalk. The woman was wearing all black with a dark gray hoodie displaying a picture of Virgin Mary on her back. NUPD responded and located the subject, checking her for warrants with negative results. A trespassing warning was issued. Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, March 23 @ 5:50 p.m. The bookstore manager reported four young men were inside the bookstore, and an employee saw them steal a Nike sweatshirt and T-shirt. The subjects were visible on camera, but the angle partially obstructed the view of them. NUPD responded and spoke with the employee. An officer reported three subjects possibly matching the description on the second floor of Curry Student Center near the ballroom. NUPD spoke with the subjects, who were cooperative and had no merchandise on them. NUPD collected their information and sent them on their way. A report was filed. Wednesday, March 23 @ 8:20 p.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division An NUPD officer was approached at International Village (IV) by two Resident Assistants (RA), who stated there was a man they believed was homeless in the building. NUPD located the man in the lobby and identified him as unaffiliated with NU. He provided verbal information and had multiple incidents with NUPD in the past. The subject was checked for warrants and found to have a positive warrant and records, which all had different dates of birth. The man’s identity was then confirmed via photo, and he was placed under arrest at 8:33 p.m.
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, March 23 @ 10:07 p.m. A forcible rape case in an unknown location is under investigation.
Thursday, March 24 @ 12:49 a.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division A proctor in West Village G stated there was an intoxicated person attempting to sign into the building with two friends. NUPD responded and spoke to the intoxicated woman, unaffiliated with NU, who was of legal drinking age. She had been drinking off campus and was unsteady on her feet. NUPD requested Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and determined that the woman had also taken medication for her ADHD. EMS arrived and transported the woman to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. An NUPD officer provided an escort for an NU student to be with her friend. NUPD also provided a return escort for the subject’s friend at 6:39 a.m.
Northeastern University Public Safety Division A forcible rape case off campus is under investigation.
Thursday, March 24 @ 11:52 a.m.
Horen and Sharma campaign for SGA By Olivia Arnold news corresPondent
Elliot Horen, a third-year information science and business administration combined major, and Suchira Sharma, a sophomore international business major, are running unopposed for Northeastern University’s Student Government Association (SGA) president and vice president, respectively. Horen and Sharma are campaignplatform that addresses hot-button issues including sexual assault prevention, LGBTQA+ rights and mental health care reform. “We will engage on everything life on this campus and intend to be really active in all elements of the student experience,” Horen said. Horen and Sharma are running unopposed, but they still need to receive 20 percent of the vote, roughly 3,600 undergraduate students, in order to win. Voting began online on myNEU on March 24 and will be open until April 1. The Huntington News sat down their vision for both student government and the university. The Huntington News: What personal accomplishment in SGA are you most proud of? Elliot Horen: I’m most proud of our effort to reform sexual assault policy. [...] We made Northeastern school [based on a proposed California bill that would require students to attain explicit consent before proceeding with a sexual encounter.] [...] We added penalties and a description of sexual harassment to the code of conduct. [...] We expanded include attempted assault and the someone’s consent. Suchira Sharma: gest accomplishment so far in SGA [...] has been increasing the senate membership 20 percent this year. We pride ourselves right now in our current structure of retaining senate membership and having that opendoor policy. HN: What will you do to aid sexual assault prevention and improve resources for survivors? SS: isting resources [...] are effectively running to help students that want to and can utilize them. The second
aspect is the student conduct board. There’s a Department of Education report that mentioned that for sexual assault cases, having students on that board is highly detrimental to not only the victim, but as well as the huge obligation of determining whether or not a victim is rightfully charging an assailant in terms of their sexual assault concern. EH: should be no students on the panel, administrators, staff and students to in a student explaining what happened to him or her. HN: What will you do to address the needs of the LGBTQA+ students on our campus? EH: LGBTQ-related legislation that student government had debated for 20 years, and that called for the creation of a safe space in student redesignation of Northeastern Pride [Joseph E.] Aoun and senior members of the administration to attend port Northeastern students in the LGBTQA+ community. [...] Going port the efforts of the LGBTQA Resource Center and members of NU Pride to increase visibility of their efforts and to provide really whatever support is desired. HN: What would you do to improve access and quality of mental health services on campus? EH: We’re committed to pushing for an increased number of mental health providers and clinicians on campus. [...] We’re committed to ensuring that there are adequate student support groups for a variety of mental health concerns. We believe that mental health care outcomes the quality of care is. This is a major priority for us. HN: What is one thing, your top
EH: For me, it’s the sexual assault policy reform [...] We can change SS: For me [...] it’s leveraging student advocacy groups to a point of constructive communication not only with student government, but with the administration.
Thursday, March 24 @ 3:14 p.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division Nearly 30 printers on campus received commands to print a flyer that was anti-Semitic and related to a white supremacy group. NU Information Technology Services security is aware of the incident and traced the IP address to Latvia. IT security is addressing the matter, and NUPD filed a report. Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, March 26 @ 12:55 a.m. An NU student reported waking up to find her roommate passed out on the floor of the bathroom inside their apartment in 116 St. Stephen St. She stated she was able to wake up her roommate, who then began arguing with her for contacting NUPD. NUPD responded and reported the student was conscious and alert, declining all medical attention. She signed a medical waiver and reported she would be taking an Uber to her permanent residence for the night.
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, March 26 @ 1:34 a.m. A domestic violence case on Hemenway Street is under investigation.
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, March 27 @ 3:00 a.m. NUPD reported an intoxicated woman stumbling at Tremont and Benton streets. She was conscious and alert, and NUPD identified the woman as an NU student. EMS was requested and arrived to transport the student to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The Residence Director on call was notified. Sunday, March 27 @ 1:20 p.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division NUPD received notification of a fire alarm at Davenport B. NUPD responded and reported an active grease fire in a room. NUPD extinguished the fire but reported extensive smoke had damaged the cabinets and walls in the kitchen. Boston Fire Department (BFD) was notified to assess the situation. Ladder 26 and Engine 37 arrived at 1:46 p.m., and work order was notified. BFD determined the fire was fully extinguished and authorized cessation of the alarm. A report was filed.
Photo courtesy Elliot Horen
Both Sharma and Horen currently serve on SGA councils. They hold titles as chief of staff and chair of the student services committee, respectively.
page 4
h u n t n e W S n u. C o m
t h u r S d ay , m a r C h 31, 2016
The Huntington News 295 Huntington Ave., Suite 208 Boston, MA 02115
editor-in-Chief
liam hofmeiSter
managing editor
roWan Walrath
neWS editor editorial editor a&e editor SportS editor photo editor
CaSSidy deStefano Sam haaS anna Sorokina bailey putnam robert Smith
deputy neWS editor deputy a&e editor deputy SportS editor deputy photo editorS
alejandro Serrano Sahan Weerakoon jameS duffy nola Chen & Sean lerkvikarn
Staff Directory Staff WriterS: Joe Barbito Caroline Boschetto, Jose Castillo, Audrey Cooney, Stephanie Eisemann, Mack Hogan, Matthew MacCormack, Oliver Price, Staff Copy editorS: ColumniStS: Jose Castillo, Sean Connolly, Alex Frandsen, Angelica Recierdo, Gwen Schanker, Kyle Taylor Web deSigner: Sabrina Kantor
Opinions expressed in The Huntington News by letters, cartoonists and columnists are not necessarily those of The News staff or of the Northeastern administration. Northeastern University undergraduate students conduct all operations involved in the production of this publication. THE NEWS WELCOMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR & COMMENTARIES Opinion pieces must include the writer’s full name, year, major and position at the university. Letters may not run and may be edited due to space constraints. Anonymous letters are not printed. Please keep entries under 500 words. Email letters to Comments@HuntNewsNU.com. Vol. IX No. 10
Column: Campaign not to be rewarded
I have recently seen the appearance of American Eagle advertisements on Boston trains. Many of these feature conventionally beautiful women with the caption “the real you is sexy.” The photos are apparently not airbrushed. The implication is that American Eagle is defying unrealistic beauty standards placed on women by supporting something more “real.” While this is a step in the right direction, there are many things inherently wrong in this campaign. It’s good to stop the airbrushing of models. But you don’t get to start an advertising campaign because you’ve done an easily accomplished moral act. Indeed, neither corporations nor individuals should expect rewards for doing the right thing. And you, dear reader, are not a good person just because you support a social movement. But what in an individual may be an annoying case of pride – and in most corporaous in American Eagle’s case. Most companies which support gay rights likely have impure motives, but they usually haven’t played major roles in creating the American culture of homophobia. However, American Eagle, even as it now pretends to follow some semblance of morality, has historically been part a major contributor to our culture of oppressive beauty standards. Sean Connolly Of course it’s good that the goal being presented for physical appearance is no longer completely warped by airbrushing. But there is still a goal being presented. Young girls and women shouldn’t need to have any goal in terms of physical appearance. Airbrushing is simply a way to perpetuate unfair physical norms; getting rid of the airbrushing does not replace the norm. Today’s oppressive standards were created because the male libido was considered more important than female selfesteem. This is still the case, and American Eagle is apparently telling us it should be. “Don’t worry,” they seem to proclaim, “you can be sexually appealing to men without airbrushing.” But women shouldn’t need to be sexually attractive to men to start with. Being able to satisfy male desire without airbrushing doesn’t solve the problem, because male desire, and the harsh rules it has placed on women, is itself the bigger problem. The issue is an entire society which tries to control the female body for the sexual pleasure of men. We don’t need to live in a world where women can be sexy without being airbrushed. We need to live in a world where women don’t need to be sexy to start with; where women aren’t denied jobs because of a lack of makeup; where a failure to conform to a narrow expected appearance does not mean both personal and professional ridicule. As feminist writer Andrea Dworkin said, “Being female in this world means having been robbed of the potential for human choice by men who love to hate us. One does not make choices in freedom. Instead, one conforms in body type and behavior and values to become an object of male sexual desire, which requires an abandonment of a wide-ranging capacity for choice. […] Men too make choices. When will they choose not to despise us?” An important question. For when men, as happens often, snicker or scoff at women who do not meet the standards of being “attractive,” is this not a form of hatred? As men, we must at every turn accept women who do not conform to conventional beauty standards, and we must never demand alterations of the female body for our pleasure. Corporations, at the same time, should promote images of women even when these women are not conventionally attractive, and they should be able to do this outside the bounds of an advertising campaign. You are not rewarded for practicing basic humanity, and doing something good for a reward rather undermines the point.
News illustration by David London
Letter: Architects in need Dear President Aoun, Over the past decade, Northeastern’s architecture program has been housed in the Ruggles Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Station. Historically, Ruggles Architecture Studio has modate the needs of the program. However, the quality of the space has greatly deteriorated and no longer fosters the creative atmosphere needed in an architecture studio. We have outgrown Ruggles studio and require a better facility that will help us remain competitive in the world of architecture. The biggest problems facing studio are as follows: The studio leaks constantly. Models, drawings and even technical equipment, like printers and projectors, have been destroyed by water. Buckets have been set up around the studio to catch the water but are often removed because the buckets The studio is not big enough. We the equipment needed for the workintensive studio classes of both the undergraduate and graduate architecture programs. There are not even enough desks for all the students who take classes in studio. For example, none of the students in the Advanced Architectural Communications course have desks. There is not enough room for laser cutters, computer-controlled routers and other technical equipment needed to produce work in the studio courses. The studio lacks enough space in general to hold classes – every sin-
of the undergraduate program to the last year of the master’s programs meet in Ruggles Studio. The studio is dirty. We have sent dent and insect problems and other unsanitary conditions. The reason the studio is so dirty is because students do not have adequate space to store their materials and are forced to keep their models and supplies on the ground. The studio itself is dangerous. There are electrical outlets hanging from the ceiling, which have injured students in the past by falling and hitting them in the head. The hanging partitions students use to present their work have fallen and concussed students. Glass window panes have also popped out of place, destroying the models of students who sit by the window. The studio is cold. During the cold Boston winters, the studio has warmth for its students. Though relatively mild, even this past winter has resulted in multiple complaints from students who had to work while wearing blankets because the studio has been unable to provide a comfortable space for them to work in. The studio is too loud. Being underneath the MBTA station means that our studio shakes every couple of minutes because of overhead buses and neighboring trains. The noise pollution not only affects the students who are working; when industry professionals come to the
presentations only to experience the ridiculous volume of noise coming from the station, it embarasses us and our university. Despite the problems listed above, we believe that we have a great architecture program with a wonderful and supportive faculty and administration. The problem is not the program – it is the facilities Northeastern has provided us. The conditions of Ruggles Studio are unacceptable, and we, as an architectural student body, refuse to be treated like second-class students in the lengthening shadow of the university’s new ivory tower, the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. We need and deserve a new studio with the proper technical equipment in order to produce cutting-edge architecture. Large, innovative studios commonplace and fundamental in other architecture programs in the Boston area and beyond. In order to remain competitive with these institutions in the eyes of prospective students and to preserve the aspirations of our striving architecture program, we must upgrade our facilities. The school is rising in ranks, but we are stuck underground. We hope the university can be as dedicated to us as we are to the program. Sincerely, The Northeastern University Architecture Student Advisory Group & the School of Architecture student body As of Tuesday, March 29, 193 architecture and landscape architecture students had signed the petition.
NU right to denounce North Carolina discrimination law
North Carolina’s state legislature passed a law last week reversing a Charlotte city ordinance that had afforded some anti-discrimination LGBTQA+ protections. The bill prohibits cities from passing any rights legislation extending the narrow provisions that already exist under state law. It effectively nulliacross the state and makes it harder for people to claim discrimination on various grounds in state court. Continuing a trend that is regrettably on the rise nationwide, the bill also prevents cities and towns from passing any local minimum wage hikes. The American Civil Liberties lenge to the bill, calling it the “most extreme anti-LGBT measure in the country.” Following suit, several corporations, among them Facebook, Lowe’s and American Airlines, raised doubts about continuing their business in the state; a handful of governors and mayors, including Boston’s, across the cial travel to North Carolina; and the NFL and NCAA, among other sports entities, suggested they may not bring lucrative events like the
Super Bowl to the state. The opposition also struck a chord closer to home: Northeastern University’s president, Joseph E. Aoun, issued a statement condemning the law. “At Northeastern University, we believe diversity is a strength to be celebrated, not a source of division,” Aoun said. “Diversity in all its forms – race, gender, religion, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity – enhances the pursuit of knowledge and prepares people to thrive in a pluralistic society. We join with many other orgaacross the country, in expressing our deep concerns about this new law.” We applaud Northeastern, which operates a remote campus in Charlotte, for taking this stance. In docommitment to diversity, inclusion and community ties that we often wish were taken more seriously. As journalists and college students, our mission at The News is to hold those in power accountable to the ence. By opposing discrimination and close-mindedness, Northeastern is using its position in North
Carolina to both stand up to an oppressive power structure and wield its own social and political capital to protect its students and members of the surrounding city. Proponents of the North Carolina law may claim outside actors have no place in the debate over what they say is a democratically passed bill representing the will of state The university’s satellite campus is very much a local institution, and even if it weren’t, Northeastern’s student population includes North Carolina natives for whose voices the school can and should serve as a proxy. Cynical observers may also believe the impact of Aoun’s words extends only to the university’s reputation. While it’s true that his statement by itself won’t change anything, there is value in opposing prejudice alongside civil rights groups, businesses, community advocates, the governor of Georgia and others. In the face of a regressive, chilling, bigoted law, the right thing to do is speak out against it; progress builds upon the voices and the work of many, and staying out of the conversation serves even less purpose than entering it from afar does.
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
Page 5
citypulse
MWRA initiative to overhaul lead pipe system By James Duffy dePuty sPorts editor In the wake of the water crisis in Flint, Mich., the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) created an interest-free loan program to encourage Massachusetts cities to replace lead water lines with newer, safer pipes. “We’ve given our communities a head start,” said Ria Convery, a spokeswoman for the MWRA, explaining that towns in the state can receive this funding to begin work on replacing lead pipes before governmental programs mandate it. “The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) makes the regulations, and we believe their nest set of regulations will require all lead pipes to be taken out.” According to a March 21 study done by The Boston Globe, over 28,000 water pipes in the state are still made of lead, which can contaminate drinking water. When water sits in lead pipes too long, it can cause the pipes to corrode and expose the poisonous metal to the water. The MWRA has pledged to offer $100 million to the 51 communities it serves to solve this issue, Convery said. Any amount of lead in water can be harmful, especially to children, according to the EPA. The EPA has set the maximum contaminant level for lead in water at zero, meaning that
any lead at all can serve as an issue. While children and pregnant women are most at risk, adults exposed to lead can suffer from reproductive issues, cardiovascular problems and decreased kidney function, according to the EPA’s website. The MWRA has been working toward solving the lead issue for 20 years, but Convery said that now was the right time to move forward with this initiative given the crisis in Flint. “We’ve got a lead reduction program that we’ve had in place since 1996, and we’ve made great progress over the past 20 years,” Convery said. “[The situation in Flint] clearly caught everyone’s attention across the country and caused us to accelerate what we were doing.” After a community chooses to take loans from the MWRA, it decides on its own how to approach the problem independently, Convery said. “Some might take the money and take care of the homeowner’s line, some others might not do that,” she no matter how each community handles replacing the lead pipes, it should come at little to no additional cost to the homeowner. Boston already has programs in place to remove outdated lead pipes. “Boston offers an incentive to the homeowner to replace the line,” Convery said. “[The city] gives
Photo by Nola Chen
The MWRA has pledged to offer $100 million to replace lead pipes in 51 communities. Currently, two Northeastern University buildings have a lead pipe system. them a $1,000 grant, and whatever Northeastern students, still get that the building used lead pipes. they spend beyond that is spread out their water through lead pipes. over many years on their water bill.” “They should’ve told us,” said lived at the building, none knew of The process normally Michael Kalmeta, a sophomore this issue at the time they moved in. costs anywhere from $3,000 studying international affairs at “Times are changing,” said to $5,000, Convery said. Northeastern who lives at 171 Marty Lauter, a sophomore muBoston itself still has more Hemenway St. Kalmeta said he sical theatre major at the Boston than 3,500 lead service lines. moved into that apartment because Conservatory who was concerned 171 and 175 Hemenway St., it was the cheapest option and close about the possibility of lead conproperties regularly rented by to campus, but he was unaware tamination. “So should the pipes.”
ONEin3 aims to engage millennials in civics By Sam Haas editorial editor
Senior business student and Entrepreneurs Club president Benjamin Bungert was named earlier this month to the 2016 Mayor’s ONEin3 council, an advisory group composed of students and young professionals in the city. Since its inception in 2004, the program has worked with the Boston Redevelopment Authority on wide-ranging issues including public transportation, student housing and the burgeoning small business scene in Boston. Bungert, a Mission Hill resident and Mattapoisett, Mass. native, said he aims to bring his entrepreneurial experience, people skills and love for his current neighborhood to the council. The News sat down with him to discuss ONEin3, millennials and civic engagement. The Huntington News: In your words, what is the ONEin3 council? Ben Bungert: Essentially, what it is is pretty much an advocacy group for millennials in the city, people from the ages of 20 to 34 because they represent, in theory, one-third of the population in Boston. So the council will advocate on behalf on millennials. They were some of the ones behind originally changing the T to be open late. They originally proposed that to the mayor and a couple of other things. They host events for people to get out and learn about Boston, enjoy Boston, see all the resources that young people can use [and other] things like that. HN: What was your motivation for applying to the council? BB: I’m the president of the Entrepreneurs Club at NU (Northeastern University), and through that I’ve met a lot of people, a lot of groups that, one, support entrepreneurship, but also strive for innovation in the city and making sure it’s easier to start companies here. [...] There’s what they call a brain drain, where upwards of 150 to 200,000 students come to Boston every year for college, and they’ll leave after
as a place for young people, to other cities you’ve visited or lived? BB: Boston is unique in the sense that it’s a relatively large city in terms of size and in terms of people – though it’s obviously not the largest – but it’s manageable. Especially in the entrepreneurs’ community, pretty much everyone knows each other or has heard of the company you’re starting. It’s incredibly large but also small. It’s not about making a name for yourself; it’s about the impact. [In Boston] it’s easier you’re like, “This is what I’m go-
Photo courtesy Benjamin Bungert
Benjamin Bungert speaks to the NU Entrepreneurs Club, where he is president. Bungert is also a memthey graduate. I believe that that’s a big issue for the city. Seeing that happen as I come to the end of my college career, everyone is talking about “Oh, I’m gonna go here, I’m gonna go here, like, Boston sucks, there’s no resources for me [...] there’s nothing for me.” I’m looking at what I believe to be Boston and thinking that’s just not true. So how can I, on the younger side of this 20 to 34 range, start spreading what actually Boston has to offer for this age and why Boston is a great place for people to be? HN: Outside of spreading knowledge and awareness about what’s already here in Boston, what else can you bring to the council? What might a successful year look like? BB: est in Mission Hill. I know that when people think Mission Hill, they think parties and they think Northeastern students. Every time I tell people I’m from Mission Hill, they’re like, “Oh, Northeastern?” And I’m like, “Yeah, actually.” The reputation is low. I take issue with that because I think Mission Hill has a lot to offer and I very much like it there. One of the biggest issues is the dichotomy between the older generation who have been there forever and the younger generation
who came in because it’s one of the cheapest places to live as a student in the city. But they’re pushing out these older generations, these working generations, who in theory should be living [on Mission Hill] because it’s closer to their jobs, it’s closer to where they grew up and it’s closer to whatever it is. It’s getting too expensive for families to live in these areas, while it’s easier for students to split up and share. So how do we follow that change, how do we continue in – how do we not push all of those people out but instead live symbiotically in the same space? A lot of the older generation and a lot of the families who meet students just inherently hate the students as they come to Mission Hill. “Ugh, they’re just here to throw parties, they’re going to be disrespectful and they’re going to trash the streets.” And a lot of the time they’re right; a lot of the time that’s exactly what’s happening. But they’re close-minded, as are we [as students]. Sometimes, I’ll see families or I’ll see older people and I’ll automatically think, “Oh, they’re not going to be happy we’re moving here, they’re not going be happy students are here and it’s ruining what we call home.” Students move to Mission Hill for two, three, four years during their
college career, but they don’t care about the space because it’s temporary, right? Their goal is not to stay in Mission Hill; their goal is – if they’re even staying in Boston – to move to South Boston, move to Beacon Hill, move to Brighton or wherever it is. Mission Hill isn’t considered a home for a lot of these students, so how do we change that notion to okay, this is your home? Yeah it’s temporary, but how do we make it your home so that you care about the space, you don’t trash it, you aren’t throwing beer bottles off of the porch at 2 in the morning and you aren’t throwing ragers, so that there’s some sort of care about the place they’re living? [...] I really want to focus on how we build some sort of bridges between the different groups. There’s this huge gap between the people living on Mission Hill. So I started to realize this, started to see them and had a couple of conversations with people who have lived on Mission Hill for awhile. It’s interesting getting their perspectives on it because it’s obviously not something that I’ve lived or seen from their side. Having those conversations really jump-started me in thinking about how to do something about this. HN: How does Boston compare,
a company, a school or whatever it is. I think there’s so much opportunity here. There’s opportunity everywhere, but the opportunity here is a special kind of opportunity. [...] People come to Boston with ideas; Boston is an ideas place. So many things, and so many things that people wouldn’t expect, have been invented here. I think that makes it incredibly unique. There’s so many resources for people who want to create something. Boston is a city of creation. And I think the city is working really, really hard to make sure that actually rings true instead of just blocking things – as the city sometimes does, right? – with bureaucracy. [...] The city really cares about the people who live here, and I think the fact that every single person is talking about – well, not every single person, but there’s a huge majority of people asking, “How do we make the city better? How do we make it more innovation-friendly? How do we teach students here and bring them into these conversations?” The fact that [Mayor] Marty Walsh has a council of students that does this and he shows up to meetings to talk to us about this demonstrates that even at the highest level they care. I don’t know that if you go to San Francisco and you have those people who have made it, who are way, way, way up in the clouds in terms of how rich they are have them on the ground with the people who can make the change.
Page 6
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
EXPLORE
the possibilities
at UMass Boston this summer
Registration opens April 4
Learn more at: summer.umb.edu 700+ courses to help you reach higher and look beyond. Accelerate your studies Complete requirements Mornings, afternoons, evenings and online Earn biology, history, environmental science and environmental studies credits on beautiful Nantucket Island. Study abroad, service learning or field study - Gain new perspectives and earn 3 - 6 credits while having an amazing summer. Applications may still be accepted for some programs! Inquire now. Host destinations include Central America, China, England, France, Greece, Haiti, Italy & South America.
Session I begins: 5/31
Session II begins: 7/18
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
A&E The Life Electric releases album ‘The Real You’
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
By Jose Castillo a&e columnist
On a foggy Friday night in Allston, Boston-based alternative rock band The Life Electric stood outside the Great Scott music venue, eagerly waiting to perform alongside groups Oh Mai and When Particles Collide. Life Electric released its second LP, “The Real You,” last Friday, March 25, and was excited to celebrate with an energetic performance. “[The Great Scott] is like our second home at this point,” said guitarist Ben Leang. “We were just here three months ago.” According to its Facebook page, The Life Electric formed in 2011, bringing a sound that’s been described as a combination of modern disco, rock and reminiscent ofThe Flaming Lips. “It means we are being sincere,” Leang said of the description. “It’s an approach. I think we give everything we have […] we leave it all on stage. In the studio, we didn’t make everything so perfect […] we recorded straight to the computer as opposed to doing a lot of processing afterwards.” The Life Electric formed after
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
Page 7
Leang and bassist Cory Bean’s original band, Gold Star Morning, fell apart. A sound engineer who had worked with Leang suggested meeting with current lead singer Joey Chehade, whose previous act, Action Verbs, had broken up around the same time. “I felt bad for Joey,” said Bean. “We put him through the ringer with auditions and stuff, but I feel like we probably pretty much this was going to work out.” Since then, The Life Electric has released two albums and one EP and have welcomed two newcomers, Duey Ducharme on keys and Joel Silloway on drums. Its most recent album, “The Real You,” dropped last Friday, March 25. “Our songs sound better written, better produced and smarter,” Leang said. Bean said the title track, “The Real You,” has existed for nearly 10 years. “What I like about the album is that a couple songs came from Ben’s vault of songs that he had written before we had even started,” Bean said. “It’s just really weird to think about.” “The Real You” greets listen-
Photo courtesy Becky Kovach
The Life Electric performed at the Great Scott in Allston on Friday, presenting its album to the public. ers with an energized beat in ing Cup” sport rougher, rock- Neon Trees, Cracker and Marcy the opening track “Gone, Gone, heavy sounds from the group, Playground. The band performed Gone,” which was released as a highlighting scratchy, distorted at Boston’s Rock and Roll Rumble single in 2014. guitar, heavy bass lines and tenor music festival and played at South Its gritty rock undertones are vocals. The album’s melody be- by Southwest music festival in mixed in with a pop-techno mel- comes a bit more soothing during 2013. ody and revive a sound that could tracks like “Ladders” and “InnoThe Life Electric hopes to conbe lost in a collection of alterna- cence,” yet still show off Che- tinue rocking across the state and tive rock songs from the early to hade’s vocal range. into the national spotlight. mid 2000s. The Life Electric has opened “We just want more,” Leang Songs like “Everest and Think- for numerous acts, including said.
Gallery creates immersive exhibit of China art, From Page 1 ed children’s backpacks in order to draw attention to the Chinese government’s lack of involvement after more than 5,000 children died in a poorly constructed school during an earthquake. Other works on display, such as Shanghai-based artist Hu Xiangcheng’s “Doors Away from Home,” explicitly evoke the ethos of their surroundings.
this exhibition, the installation is a room separated by six doors, all of which are adorned with hundreds of everyday items like postcards, fabrics and photographs. Xiangcheng invited several craftsmen and families to help decorate the separate spaces in an authentic manner, bringing the spirit of Chinese home life to the piece in a combination of ancient craftsmanship and modern living. “A lot of cities in Asia are at a turning point because of increases in population,” Xiangcheng said during a curatorial preview of the exhibition. “The doors represent the diversity of life during a point in which agrarian culture in China is crossing through time.” Aside from tending to their own local interests and materials, the artists exhibited in “Megacities Asia” present large installations meant to directly engage the viewer, asking them to consider their roles within the art world. Delhi-based artist Asim Waqif, whose interactive “Venu” is constructed from bamboo scaffolding that responds to visitors’ presence and touch, working to bridge the gap between viewer and artwork. “Viewers have been trained so much to be passive,” Waqif said as the structure whirred and buzzed behind him. “I was very interested in how to get people to be curious and even irreverent to the art.” Waqif’s installation is far from being the only immersive walkthrough in the exhibition. A lifesize diorama of a slum house in Mumbai, a recreation of a Beijing rooftop pigeon coop and “Chaosmos Mandala” and room giant glass chandelier in the center were all main features. This installation by Seoulbased artist Choi Jeong Hwa pro-
vides visitors a gilded throne on which to sit and become part of the work, which the artist hopes will come to life through social media. turning it into another object entirely,” Jeong Hwa said. “Count-
that sense, it becomes art when you put it on Instagram; your photos become my art.” Social media will undoubtedly bring massive attention to the exhibition, which is already arousing interest due to Jeong Hwa’s “Breathing Flower” placed outside the museum’s Huntington Avenue entrance. On April 7, another of his works, “Fruit Tree” will be placed in Marketplace Center near Faneuil Hall. To tackle the task of presenting installations which combine art and cultural information, the Museum of Fine Arts enlisted the help of Northeastern University’s Information Design and Data Visualization graduate program to create a mural for the outside of one of the exhibitions’ galleries. “They’re experts in knowing mined for that data and came up with a big population chart and labels for each city that give you information and allow you to compare the cities,” Laura Weinstein, Ananda Coomaraswamy curator of South Asian and Islamic art, said. “Something they taught us was that on any given city or place, it really becomes meaningful when you start to compare, since these numbers are relative. They really the cities without overwhelming you.” The chart is visible only after walking through the exhibition’s main gallery, a conscious decision made by the curators so as tions to the works before seeing them. has to be very brief and to-thepoint so you can have it in your mind before you look at the art,” people would look at the art and then be ready to ponder the cities in more depth.” “Megacities Asia” will be on display at the Museum of Fine Arts from April 3 to July 17.
Photos by Charlie Steiner
Top: Han Seok Hyun’s work “Supernatural” was created in 2011 and presented at the MFA as part of the temporary exhibition. Bottom: Kiran Nadar’s “Hema Upadhyay” was made out of numerous materials.
Page 8
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
arts & entertainment Mock Jam unites in passion for hip-hop By Oliver Price news staFF
As DJ Mesgo grinned in anticipation and punched a button on his soundboard, a heavy hip-hop track echoed through the room, reverberating through the bodies of the dancers and manifesting in dance. The Northeastern University (NU) Breakers, a breakdance club, hosted the fourth annual Mock Jam at the Fenway Center, where dancers from all over Boston gathered to share their passion for dance. “The purpose of a mock jam is to bring out people who may be nervous or intimidated to go to a larger event,” Alejandro Ramon, member of the NU Breakers, event judge and senior electrical engineering major, said. larger, more competitive dance events called jams. Participants compete in battles that allow them to showcase a dance to a song in nary round, or prelims. From the initial cohort, 16 dancers are chosen to dance-battle one-on-one, with the winners going against each other until a champion is determined. The dancers brought together a wide range of street dance styles, from krumping, an aggressive energetic style, to popping, a more robotic and choppy style. According to Ramon, the judges looked above all for dancers who were able to respond to the music. The crowd exploded in excitement whenever the dancers were able to execute a move on beat, demonstrating control and awareness. “Battles are an exchange of ex-
Photo by Sharon Chan
The Mock Jam at the Fenway Center showed performers the real spirit of hip-hop and breakdance competition, thanks to the NU Breakers. pression,” Ramon said. “One person’s interpretation of dance compared to another.” Wil Hsie, 24, NU computer science graduate student, competed in the battles and became one of the top 16 dancers. “I see the mock jam as a place I could experiment,” Hsie said. “I’m going to focus on one point of en-
ergy and see where that takes me.” As a variety of electronic music after dancing in the center of a formed circle. “Everyone was vibing together,” Kyung Baek, president of NU Breakers and junior computer science and cognitive psychology
major, said. Dancers lined up for prelims, each taking their turn in a 45-second showcase. “A mock jam is in a way a scrimmage, but in a way, you get that experience as there are still legitimate dancers,” Baek said. “It’s a nice way to experience what we are about, what battling is about.”
By Jasmine Wu news corresPondent
clothing, this was hindered by the lack of availability of such clothing styles in local stores.
As men strutted down the runway in studded black heels to a remix of Halsey’s “New Americana,” Northeastern University’s (NU) student groups broke down gender stereotypes while raising money for charity. Last Friday night, members from NU Fashion and Retail
that men and women could both spiration and get creative with their fashion choices,” she said. “This proved to be more difined since clothing is cut certain ways for male and female body
“I have MS (multiple sclerosis), so I came to support [the cause],” she said. “I loved that it was a charity event. I feel like it gave the show a little more meat behind it.” To raise money for 50c50m,
prizes including a JP Licks ice cream party for 10, a free mug from Pavement Coffee and a gift card to the Cheesecake Factory. “We knew we wanted to give more purpose to our fashion
Center as the group debuted their annual fashion show. New Americana: Fashion in Action showcased the transition from a traditional style of clothing to millennial fashion, while also demonstrating that fashion isn’t
to create more of our own pieces in future shows.” For Anna Jekel, a sophomore theater major who designed a red angular skirt worn in the show, genderless fashion isn’t just one look or style.
“We wanted to choose a theme that spoke to the millennial generation and made a statement through fashion,” Elisabeth Borja, junior communication major and co-president of the Fashion and Retail Society and fourthyear communication studies major, said. The show began by featuring professional clothing such as suits, ties and blazers but soon began transitioning to more innovative looks, including a man sporting a knee-length skirt and combat boots and a woman wearing a brightly studded leather jacket with skulls plastered on the back. Elizaveta Pereguda, a freshman journalism major, walked
by gender roles, but wearing what you want just because it feels right,” Jekel said. Pereguda, who was a model in the fashion show and is a stylist for the Fashion and Retail Society, believes that not only is genderless fashion becoming more popular and acceptable, but that it is an outlet to break down gender stereotypes. “I’ve seen it on the street-style websites,” she said. “It really shows that fashion has no limits.” John Zhang, a fourth year music industry major, said clothing has no gender. “Anyone should be able to wear what they want,” he said. However, he thought the fashion show could have demonstrated this a little more effectively. “I was a little disappointed because I felt like only one or two models went with the genderless theme,” he said. “But for the two people who did do it, they did it well.” To briana sevigny, an assis-
Hsie said that NU Breakers’ goal is to act as a resource for interested people to come by and get a feel for what it is like to perform. “The whole time, the energy was there, which is the most important thing in a jam,” Ramon said. “The point of any event is the vibe, [and] this jam caught that exactly.”
Fashion show fights stereotypes, raises funds
black blazer with just a hint of her bralette peeking out, balancing between innovative and traditional clothing. “If I had buttoned up, nobody would notice [the bralette],” Pereguda said. “I really like being on this edge because it’s kind of as if some risk is involved. [...] You just don’t dress for your comfort, but because you might It’s something that I hope that in the future will be more accepted.” Although Borja originally saw the show as a demonstration of the potential for genderless
Resolution, the biggest draw of the show was that proceeds go toward 50c50m, a NU-founded group that raises awareness about autoimmune diseases. sevigny chooses to spell her name in lowercase.
show, and 50c50m helped us do just that,” Borga said. “It’s such a great cause, and seeing that many of our organization members and models suffer from autoimmune diseases, it seemed
TUFTS SUMMER SESSION 2016 PREPARE. EXPAND. DEVELOP. School of Arts and Sciences | School of Engineering
THREE SESSIONS: MAY 25–JULY 1 | JULY 5–AUGUST 12 | MAY 25–AUGUST 12
go.tufts.edu/summer Follow us on facebook:
!
College & Pre-College Programs Day & Evening Classes Affordable Tuition Outstanding Tufts Faculty Online Courses
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
calendar Entry of the Week
Meditation class takes students to new heights Wednesday, April 6 Experience a new kind of group meditation at Swet Studio. Participants of of the class, Levitation, will be suspended from a hammock and guided through stretching and controlled breathing to a state of peace. Meditation is an amazing tool to relieve stress, but unfortunately, outside distractions and thoughts make Studio provides a quiet space and expert teachers to help you forget about your worries and reach enlightenment. 480 Tremont St.; 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.; $28.
Photo courtesy Konstantin Stepanov, Creative Commons
Calendar by Sahan Weerakoon, Deputy A&E Editor
Thursday, March 31
Friday, April 1
Saturday, April 2
As part of The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s new music series “RISE”, singer-songwriterGoapele will perform in the museum’s Calderwood Hall. Goapele is known for blending jazz, hip-hop and soul to create a poetic music experience. Her delicate yet sensual voice exudes passion and delivers soul ballads in the way they were meant to be heard. Indie rock performer Nemes will open for Goapele. There will also be a preshow exhibition by fashion studio Kreyol displaying various Caribbean and Haitian styles. The concert series is curated by Shea Rose and Simone Scazzocchio. 25 Evans Way; 7 – 8:30 p.m.; $12 – 27.
The Boston LGBT Film Festival ing accomplishments among the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. The festival is the fourth-oldest one of its kind in North America. The festival committee is also the leading LGBT media organization in
of Fine Arts, presenting “While you Weren’t Looking,” to be the most convenient. 465 Huntington Ave.; 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.; $11.
“Resolving Resistance: The Cornerstone of Psychoanalytic Treatment” examines human resistance less as a form of defense and more as a form of communication. The lecture, which takes place at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, highlights conclusions from multiple experiments, especially how working with a patient over a long period can help break psychological resistance. Participants will learn multiple approaches to helping patients resolve resistance, discuss psychodynamic theory and identify various types of resistance. 1581 Beacon St., Brookline; 10 a.m. – noon; free.
Sunday, April 3
Monday, April 4
Tuesday, April 5
The Black Box Theatre company brings its own twist to Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland,” complete with unsettling characters and an extra dose of madness and absurdity. Using the script created by Andre Gregory of the Manhattan Project Theatre Company, for his 1970 adaptation, the play will be somewhat nostalgic of the classic children’s novel. The main difference will come in the direction, with actors told to embrace their own wonderland as if they were children themselves. The play is directed by Matthew Wood and will run until April 23. Enter the rabbit hole and be prepared for a wild ride. 539 Tremont St.; 8 – 9:30 p.m.; $20 – 24.
Artist Ian McMahon is bringing his newest exhibition “Sojourn” to T+H gallery. The sculptural installation presents viewers with mul-
New Englanders retained much of their history from heirlooms passed down generations. More than history, these heirlooms tell stories of love and sorrow – marking important memories of real people. In her lecture, titled “Mementos: An Introduction to Jewelry of Life and Love from Historic New England,” associate curator of the Otis House Laura Johnson will describe the background behind and present artifacts, such as watches, rings and bracelets from as far back as the 18th century. As one of the oldest buildings in Boston, the Otis House will make these stories real. 141 Cambridge St.; 6 – 7 p.m.; $5.
from all sources and fostering diversity within the community. in multiple venues, Northeastern
in a glassed-in corner of the gallery, made to look like a ship in a bottle or space age technology. The shapes initially appear to be soft, pliable forms but, on closer inspection, they are hard casts connected together by a series of pipes. McMahon’s work highlights the lifespan of exhibitions with his hardened material representing permanence and the surround pipes, which are to be removed as destruction. The exhibition will run until April 22. 460 Harrison Ave.; noon – 6 p.m.; free.
Page 9
On administering empathy as nurses Patient K.R. is one of the longest-staying patients I have cared for during my practicum at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) in the respite unit. He is a 74-year-old Caucasian male with recently diagnosed (less than one year) end-stage lung cancer. He is a daily smoker (half a pack) and is thin and frail with disheveled white hair. In the unit, he mostly keeps to himself and rests in bed. He suffers from severe chronic chest wall pain that is only relieved by round-the-clock Oxycodone and Fentanyl patches applied every three days. He has a complex relationship with pain in that he sometimes refuses his pain medications, sometimes begs for them when he knows they are not yet due and sometimes tries other remedies. I any. K.R. was resourceful and created his own out of hot washcloths, fashioned together with rubber bands and microwaved for additional heat. The most resourceful people I’ve ever met were people who have lived out on the streets. During one day shift, K.R. was scheduled to go to Tufts Medical Center to receive treatment and meet with his oncologist. Due to his condition, he was required to have a clinical escort with him during the appointment. No other personnel were free at that time to accompany him, so I reluctantly volunteered. Up one time with anyone for more than an assessment or dressing change. K.R. is also known to be a little irritable with staff due to the pain he tries to suppress, and I was a little concerned we wouldn’t get along. He jokingly said he would borrow me for the day so we can “go on an adventure.” We boarded a little bus used to transport BHCHP patients to outside appointments. As we waited, the receptionist reminded him that after his appointment, he had to remain a safe distance from pregnant women and young children. K.R. took smoke breaks whenever he could, making me wonder how lasting his habit must be that even during radiation and chemoAngelica Recierdo therapy he cannot – or will not – quit. It The Annotated Muse was in these quiet moments sitting next to him that I’ve felt more like a nurse than during any other patient encounter. Without a screen, chart or agenda, I offered him the basics of humanity and nursing – my company, an empathetic smile and listening ear, and my genuine concern. On the unit, I thought of K.R. as an irritable man who was dying in pain of lung cancer. Outside, I saw him in a different light. I learned he had a sense of humor, that he has a son my age and that he’s lived in Somerville his whole life. While the oncologist assessed him, I learned that he lost 70 pounds and realized that he must have looked like a completely different man before his diagnosis. We learned together that he now requires supplemental nutrition and that his tumor had grown two centimeters and was eating at his ribs. The oncologist expressed her expert opinion that K.R.’s body could probably only handle one more round of radiation. He nodded in approval of it, of trying anything at all, like a soldier at war with his own body. He left the appointment with a prescription for Ensure and a CD of his latest PET scan showing his tumor. K.R. handed them both to me like he was rejecting the state of his health. He bought a coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts with a gift card given to him by his social worker. We waited outside for our ride and he continued to smoke as I, his nurse, sat next to him. His ability to detach himself from his disease was concerning to me as a clinician but somewhat inspiring as a fellow human being. It was challenging for me to know that I couldn’t do more for him. He inquired about my life, and my stories were nourishing him like an infusion of the cancer antidote that doesn’t exist. I realized that during this experience, the only administering I did was empathy, the only assessing I did was in his genuine thoughts, feelings and actions around his illness. Before that day, I’d never accompanied a patient to such a life-changing appointment and never had a patient let me enter their vulnerability in the way that K.R. welcomingly did. During my other practicum shifts, I found myself scrambling to balance notes, assessments, medications and unpredictable events. But during my adventure to Tufts with K.R., I was able to get to know my patient and truly live in his reality, if for just a short time. That has given me more context and preparation to be a professional nurse than any chart or EMR ever could. -Angelica Recierdo can be reached at Inside@HuntNewsNU.com
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
Page 10
sports
Huskies’ historic season ends in Cincinnati -
By Gordon Weigers news staff
One of the most memorable seasons in the history of the
the “hottest team” in college -
men’s hockey team came to a -
Hawks ranked third nationally.
generated any offense in the played.”
game,” senior forward Mike prepared to win this game, and
come to an end in the loss, ceThe defeat is one that head years ago,
Madigan lost as a -
coach, history repeated itself. “I think it’s something that said. -
the break. Despite scoring the game’s
wanted.” Madigan noted John Stevens’
with speed into the offensive
playmaking, two-way center, de-
more goalie Cam Johnson for
playoffs.
advantage on the scoreboard for
playing the last few weekends,” Madigan said. “He sprained an
the game open. Sophomore forward Johnny Simonson popped home a re-
been monitoring his care and we moved him over to the wing today.” Sophomore defenseman Garret Cockerill was also playing
before sophomore defenseman
shots on Johnson. “They’re a good team,” John Stevens said. “They play fast and transition. I think maybe the nerves and getting ready for the speed, we weren’t ready coming spond in the second period to get
Goals from senior forward Bryn Brock Boeser had the Fighting Johnson glove-side to make it a -
-
Cockerill earlier in the week to
the clock on Friday, the collegiate careers of senior forwards try, defensemen Jarrett Fennell, cerman and goaltender Derick Roy came to an end. sisted on Benning’s goal in the third period, both scoring their -
off a passing play between himself, Boeser and sophomore
points in red and black.
-
in the Midwest Regional Final and will head to Tampa, Fla. Fighting Hawks in Florida is the and the BC Eagles.
Bandwagon fans will come and go We all know the type. They’ve been a fan of a team “since the beginning.” They bleed the team’s colors, and they’ve been dedicated
prove their loyalty, and disproving them is no easy task. A bandwagon fan is someone who claims to be a fan of a sports -
Admittedly, it is hard to spot bandwagoners. One thing is for
middle name of the coach’s son’s grade” is arbitrary and says more instead of the lack of knowledge a bandwagoner may have.
Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics
Sophomore forward Nolan Stevens, 21, opened up the scoring against North Dakota, but NU eventually lost 6-2. Kyle Taylor
knowing the allergies of every water boy near the bench. A real fan
Harden and Dwight. in a day, and that is too often forgotten. Anything other than follow-
-
legend to play for American soil. All we need is more bandwagon fans. -
Lakers. Every team gets their share of losing seasons and each team in sports has a rooted fan base somewhere. The fans of the best teams that matter to them. The only real way to know who’s a fan of who where all the day-one Miami Heat fans have gone off to. - Kyle Taylor can be reached at Sports@HuntNewsNU.com.
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
P a g e 11
sports
Two NU athletes earn weekly CAA honors senior Donovan Henry, earned
news staff
Freshman Dan Romano also in the event. Kwame Fordwor swept the Colo-
On the women’s side, sopho-
Field Athlete of the Week and Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, respectively. Darrow broke the -
-
performance list.
ranking on the Division I East “Breaking the record is always a great feeling. It shows that all is paying off,” Darrow said in an cord, Darrow isn’t ready to settle. cord does not mean I can settle. provement. I’m going to continfeet. There is still a long way to go before CAA’s and nationals, so I need to take this time to prepare and strengthen my body for when it really matters.” place. He, along with Darrow,
break records and win championships.” the weekend for both sides inKim, placing second in the shot
Photo courtesy CAA
Junior Kyle Darrow broke the outdoor school record in the long jump event at the Rice University Lopez Classic.
pionship season is still far away, the trophy is well within reach
in everyone,” Darrow said. “I see another CAA Championship coming this spring and cannot the team. After CAAs, I plan to -
ing in Jacksonville, Fla. for regionals.”
will compete at the Stanford In-
to compete at the Florida Relays no longer be participating. How-
on back-to-back days.
Accelerate Your Degree This Summer With Expanded Course Offerings Online or On Campus Summer is a great time to accelerate your progress towards a degree, or to catch up on a required course that you could not take during the regular school year.
HUNDREDS OF COURSES ARE AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER ONLINE OR ON CAMPUS INCLUDING:
SUMMER COURSES START
May 16, 2016 QUESTIONS?
Call 800-480-3190 VISIT US ONLINE
continuinged.uml.edu UMass Lowell is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Title IX, H/V, ADA 1990 University. This ad was produced at no cost to the Commonwealth.
• Legal Issues in Nursing
• Sociology of Mass Media
• Introduction to Public Health
• Introduction to World Religions
• Basic Electrical Engineering Laboratory I & II
• Nutrition and Health
• Strategic Management
• Economics I & II
• The Short Story
• Psychology and Law
• Human Biology
• Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Chemistry I & II
• Monsters, Apes & Nightmares
• Introduction to Logic and Critical Reasoning
• Children’s Literature
• General Psychology
• Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• Website Design
• Psychology of Personality
• Art Appreciation
• Physics I & II
• Introduction to International Relations
• Western Civilization I
• Dynamics
• Introduction to Business Law
• World Civilization I
• Statics
• Introduction to American Politics
• Thermodynamics
• Introduction to Information Systems
• Gender, Race and Crime
• Fluid Mechanics
• Introduction to Philosophy
• Circuit Theory I & II
• Introduction to Ethics
• Strength of Materials
• General Chemistry I & II
• Management Precalculus • Calculus I & II • Any Many More
Page 12
H u n t n e w s n u. c o m
t H u r s d ay , m a r c H 31, 2016
sports
Baseball drops two of three in first CAA spate didn’t play well behind him – we
By Joe Barbito news staff
-
walk.” Senior second baseman Keith
marathon on Friday. The dogs and
-
frames, and neither team was able -
pitch.
-
a very intense player who is very
negated by a series of wild pitches in the bottom of the eighth, which
-
started in the middle game of the series. Things did not go so well -
batters.
-
mo
Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics
Junior pitcher Nate Borges led the Huskies to victory over the University of Rhode Island Wednesday afternoon.
of work. Despite a triple from sophomore Mason Koppens and a two-hit, two-stolen-base performance from freshman Charlie
on the season, eight walks higher than any other pitcher on the team. head coach Mike Glavine said of
Sophomore Brian Christian -
-
his third homer of the season to on the year.
work. It was the best start of the season for Borges, who, with
Friedman Diamond this weekend for a conference series against defending CAA champion the Wilmington Seahawks.
real difference.
NU rowing seasons resume for spring action Radcliffe won all three heats.
By Will Angell-James news corresPondent
team competed against Massa-
“The overall team is in a good shape and the freshman class is also being very competitive
across all boats,” Herega said. The team has been competing internally since the Head of the Charles. This weekend may pro-
they need going forward. morning.
This weekend, the team heads -
in the Beanpot Regatta on the
onds. “We have spent a lot of time coach Joe Wilhelm said. Having had two weeks on the -
rowing history – the Orange *
*
*
*
*
men’s crew team got back on the water last week after their weeklong training camp in Sarasota, over and the river thawed, the -
hind after their start and traded blows all the way down the
what the competition has in store
“We sprinted early,” Wilhelm said. However, a sting from Rad-
working really hard over the
cliffe started their sprint and
“We did what we prepared to do,” Wilhelm said. The second varsity eight boat also won a silver in their respec-
Bang-Andreasen. The mild conditions this year have also proved to play to the
Herega, a senior oarsman, said.
-
the Head of the Charles Regatta the team aims to make every
third varsity eight race – Boston
Andreasen said. athletes racing this weekend and
Photo courtesy Nafeesa Connolly, Northeastern Athletics
The women’s rowing team returned to the Charles River this weekend, taking second in a four-school outing.