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Giga’s Pizza closes due to unforseen rent hike Robbery suspect arrested, police seek other perp. By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff
After Giga’s Pizza, located at 27 Buswell St. on Boston University’s South Campus, was forced to shut down Sunday, students said they both rued the loss and praised Giga’s for its service and convenience. Owner Theodoros Rexho said his landlord informed him Giga’s monthly rent, previously $4,000 per month, would now be $9,000 per month, a 225 percent markup. The unforeseen hike forced Giga’s to close down after Sunday’s business. Well-known around campus for its pizza and frozen yogurt, the restaurant was often filled to capacity with students after hours, said Julia Buerkle, a College of Fine Arts sophomore. “It [Giga’s closing] is really upsetting,” she said. “They’re the only place anywhere in the neighborhood who actually stays open late enough to actually cater to people who go here.” Rexho said he is in negotiations with other landlords about the relocation of Giga’s to Brookline, Allston or Cambridge. However, no paperwork has been signed yet. Buerkle, a South Campus resident, said she frequently visited Giga’s because it was located within steps of her room. As a CFA student, she often works late hours and often would visit Giga’s afterwards to
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Domenic Bucci, 23, of Allston, answers the phone at Giga’s Pizza on Buswell Street Tuesday.
grab a late-night meal. “They have a really wide range of food — you can get breakfast pretty much any time you want,” she said. “And they have really good [frozen yogurt] ... You can have Kit Kats smashed into it.” The staff at Giga’s was always accommodating and tolerant of students during busy, late-night hours, Buerkle said.
“They’re really nice,” she said. “They’re very understanding of the situation where everyone is up really late and they are very tolerant of people who are occasionally not super polite in there as well.” College of Arts and Sciences junior Sean Slattery said he was sad to see South Campus lose such a popular spot.
Giga’s, see page 2
Water bottle ban proposed for Mass. government offices By Katherine Lynn Daily Free Press Staff
Amid calls to shrink government spending and increase focus on sustainability, a bill was filed Friday that would prevent Massachusetts state funds from being used for bottled water. State Rep. Tom Sannicandro, from the seventh Middlesex District, who filed the bill, said the Commonwealth needs to recommit to public water supplies. “There is no reason we should spend taxpayer’s money on a product that is unnecessary, expensive, and harmful to the environment when there are clean and cheap alternatives,” he said in a statement. According to the Massachusetts Executive office of Administration and Finance, the state has spent about $300,000 on bottled water in the past seven months. It is projected that about $500,000 will be spent annually to this same end. The Mass. Department of Environmental
Protection reported that all public water supply systems in the Commonwealth are regularly tested to ensure the water is safe for consumption. Sannicandro said the Operational Services Committee calculated about $1.4 million is spent annually by the state on bottled water contracts. “It is important that we lead by example and do our best to reduce bottle waste and save the Commonwealth money,” he said in a statement. Corporate Accountability International, an organization that advocates for community water rights, also works to promote the idea of lessening disposable water bottle consumption. Grace Morris, spokeswoman for CAI said in an email statement the organization is very invested in greatly reducing the amount of bottled water consumed. “The movement is really to educate the public about the problems associated with bottled water, to protect community water rights,
reduce taxpayer spending on bottled water and reinvest in the tap,” she said. Erin McNally-Diaz, also with CAI, worked with Sannicandro on the bill, the first of its kind in Massachusetts. “This really is a common-sense bill,” she said in a statement. “Massachusetts should be spending money on vital public services, and not on bottled water that assists just a handful of corporations, especially when we’re facing a $22.3 billion investment gap.” According to the CAI, since 2006 many state residents, as well as mayors, senators and small businesses have asked Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick to make the Commonwealth the seventh state to stop public spending on bottled water. Concord became the first municipality in the U.S. to take the first step by banning the purchase of single-serve disposable water bottles Jan. 1, town officials said.
Water Bottles, see page 2
Brookline Police Department officers are still searching for the second suspect in Jan. 19’s armed robbery near Boston University after the first suspect was arraigned in Brookline District Court Thursday, Brookline Police officials said. Brookline Police arrested Evan Holmes, a 29-year-old Quincy resident, on Thursday, said Brookline Police Lt. Philip Harrington. He was arraigned the same day at 2 p.m. and pleaded not guilty to three counts of armed robbery, one victim of which was a BU student. Holmes is being held on $25,000 bail, Harrington said. Harrington said an arrest warrant has been issued for Holmes’s alleged accomplice Tyler Mauritson, 27 and also from Quincy, who remains at large. He is described as 6-foot-2, weighing about 195 pounds and having brown eyes and hair. Holmes and Mauritson allegedly robbed three people at 12:15 a.m. on Jan. 19. All three victims were college students, one of whom attends BU. Holmes showed the students a black pellet gun and stole bags, wallets and cellphones, Harrington said. Harrington said Brookline Police and Boston University Police Department are still investigating the other two robberies from Jan. 18 and Jan. 19. There have been no arrests made in either case. “BU has its own very well respected police department and they work very well with us here in Brookline,” Harrington said. “Unfortunately, for lack of a better word, it’s a target-rich environment with a lot of young people out there walking around, displaying their iPhones.” The first robbery occurred at 1065 Commonwealth Ave., next to the Shaw’s Supermarket at about 11 p.m. on Jan. 18. Two males allegedly robbed a BU student. The first suspect was described as a thin, white male standing 5-foot-6 to 5-foot8 wearing a North Face jacket and with a possible right-eyebrow piercing. The second suspect was described as an Asian male of muscular build. The other robbery occurred at about 1 a.m. Jan. 19, just 45 minutes later, on Babcock Street. A female BU student was pushed to the ground by what she described as a black male. The male suspect, accom-
Arrest, see page 2
Tenure track employment important at BU despite study’s findings, officials say By Paola Salazar Daily Free Press Contributor
Despite a recent study by Inside Higher Education finding a majority of university provosts support an employment system off the tenure track, Boston University Provost Jean Morrison said the use of tenure track faculty will most likely continue at BU and other major colleges. “If you look at the best universities in the nation, tenured track faculty are at the heart of those institutions,” she said. The study, released Wednesday, surveyed 1,081 college and university chief academic officers about a number of issues including tenure, contract systems and massive open online courses, or MOOCs. “While 7 in 10 CAOs [chief academic officers] strongly agree or agree that tenure remains important and viable at their institution, nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of CAOs at all institutions say they favor a system of long-term contracts over the existing tenure system,” the study stated.
Morrison said tenured faculty members play an important role at BU. “The role of tenure track faculty is and will continue to be critical here,” she said. “It has in fact increased and we do not foresee any change in that approach.” BU’s status as a leading institution led to its induction into the Association of American Universities in November, a group of 62 leading research institutions in the U.S. and Canada, Morrison said. Morrison said tenured faculty at BU either begin their position with a tenure track contract or acquire tenure after seven years of demonstrating excellence in scholarship, research, teaching and service. “Tenure isn’t job-for-life without accountability,” said Eileen Sullivan, School of Education clinical assistant professor. “Just because one is tenured doesn’t mean they can drop the ball.” Sullivan said it is very difficult to
Tenure, see page 2
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A majority of chief academic officers believe tenure is important to their school. Many also said long-term contracts would be a viable option.
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CAS senior: Tenured faculty has pros, cons for students, profs. Tenure: From Page 1
achieve tenured standing and that a system is in place that handles instructors that are not up to par with BU’s tenure standards. Yae Jin Jeon, a School of Management sophomore, said the tenure system has strengths and weaknesses for both professors and students. “It’s good because they’d be considered professionals at their job but the bad thing is if they have tenure, it’d be harder to fire them so they could take advantage of that,” Jeon said. “It’s not a very good incentive to keep up the good work.” To prevent such instances, student evaluations are taken into consideration when debating
whether a professor is to gain tenured status or not, Morrison said. “Negative evaluations are shown to the faculty member in question to discuss how to improve the situation,” Morrison said. “Often times, faculty members work to improve themselves beforehand.” BU’s Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching is a resource at professors’ disposal to improve teaching methods, Morrison said. The center was established in 2001 to promote excellent teaching and to facilitate and continue the professional growth of university professors, according to its website. Natasha Oramas, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, said
while she can see the positive effects of having tenured faculty, the desire to achieve such a status can lead professors in the wrong direction. She said she had a professor who graded students too harshly in an attempt to improve her reputation. “The professor apologized after the grades went in, but said she did it because she was new and had to prove herself,” Oramas said. In addition to the role of tenure, the study from Inside Higher Education also surveyed provosts on the role and efficacy of MOOCs. It found a majority of provosts view MOOCs as a threat to traditional study patterns. “Only 12 percent strongly
agree that MOOCs have great potential to make a positive impact on higher education,” the study stated. “Nearly half (47 percent) agree or strongly agree that MOOCs could threaten the business model of their institution.” Morrison, however, said she believes online learning is an innovation that will greatly serve the BU student community as BU becomes a leader for new undergraduate experiences. “I believe online technologies are going to enable us to significantly improve the quality of our residential education,” Morrison said. “It’s one of the things we are actively learning about.” The Council for Education Technology and Learning Innovation, established in October, is
a group of BU officials who explore the potential new roles of educational technology, Morrison said. At this time, online courses are offered to adult students at the Metropolitan College only. David Whittier, School of Education educational media and technology coordinator, said MOOCs are significant developments in online education, but he does not necessarily think online learning can replace in-class education. “People don’t sufficiently value face-to-face interactions,” Whittier said. “I think face-toface classes are going to become more and more precious because more and more is going online.”
COM soph.: Giga’s good for quick late-night dining Comm. Avenue, Babcock Street robbers still ‘at large,’ officers say Giga’s: From Page 1
“To be honest, it [Giga’s] gave South an identity, so that’s what kind of sucks about it [closing],” he said. “Anyone that lives in South knows Giga’s and everyone ate there. You would go there to hang out with friends.” Ryan Chernin, a College of Communication sophomore, said Giga’s was a staple for late-night dining, especially for BU students who live in South Campus. “I liked that they always had food ready so if you just needed to grab something substantial more than a protein bar you could just stop at Giga’s and do whatever you had to do,” Chernin said.
“I always would go there before rehearsals and stuff like that.” Chernin said he would consider frequenting Giga’s if it reopened in a new location. “I’d definitely check it out once they opened up again somewhere else and see if they changed anything, if there was a nicer place or they and better pizza or different recipes or better ingredients,” Chernin said. “If it was kind of the same old stuff and not in south and it was farther away then I probably wouldn’t go anymore or at least less frequently if I did.” Kunal Kaistha, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, said Giga’s management recognized him and his roommates, who of-
ten went in for calzones. “They recognize our faces and they ask, ‘you guys want a calzone today?’ or if we’re getting slices,” he said. “There’s definitely a good relationship between staff and customers.” Rexho said he is thankful for both the financial and psychological support he has received from BU students over the years and in the wake of the news of Giga’s closing. He said he liked getting to know students on a non-academic, personal level. “I think BU does a good job of choosing their students over there,” he said. “They know what they’re doing.”
Concord bans water bottles in offices Jan. 1 Water Bottles From Page 3
Anita Tekle, Concord town clerk, spoke about the decision. “The message is to make a statement and to decrease the amount of environmental pollution we are contributing,” she said. “We have been very lucky here in Concord, we do have very good water. Why should you have to drink it out of a plastic
bottle?” The idea of banning the purchase of disposable water bottles in Concord was first introduced in 2010 by long-time Concord resident Jean Hill, 85, with the help of another Concord resident Jill, Appel. “People who don’t understand this — how dangerous it is to be abusing our planet with frivolous
things like drinking water in plastic bottles — we don’t need that,” Hill said. “And to have global warming resulting from this frivolous product is a disgrace. Any citizen who has a brain in his or her head should fight to do whatever he or she can to help our planet be safe for our children, grandchildren and all the people coming after us.”
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Environmentally friendly apartment complex planned for Allston FeelGood BU to
up appreciation with sandwiches
By Meg DeMouth Daily Free Press Staff
Just a block south of Commonwealth Avenue near the Griggs Street T stop, a patch of empty space sits enclosed by a tall chainlink fence. Technically in Allston — but practically in Brookline — the plot stands empty, save for a gray dumpster and a few stray pieces of debris. But if the Mount Vernon Company, a New England-based real estate firm, has its way, the plot at 75 Brainerd Road will be the site of a new apartment complex that the firm intends to make one of the most environmentally conscious buildings in America. The firm submitted plans for the building, entitled the ‘Icon,’ to the city in Jan. 14. Once completed, it will house a total of 108 studio and one-bedroom apartment units and 108 parking spaces, and add to a block’s worth of other apartment buildings the company has dubbed the ‘Green District,’ said Jason Wright, an assistant to city councilor Mark Ciommo, of Allston-Brighton. Within this ‘Green District,’ which stretches along Griggs Street and Brainerd Road, the company has already repurposed two existing buildings, built two new buildings and begun construction on another, Wright said. Each one was designed with strict attention paid to the environment, said Bruce Percelay, chairman
By Brian Latimer Daily Free Press Staff
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There are 108 new apartments planned for a new green district in Allston.
and founder of the MVC, and between the four existing buildings and the one currently under construction, they employ solar roof panels, electric-car charging stations and on-site Zipcar and Hubway stations. The MVC aims to earn a Leaders in Energy and Environmental Design platinum energy-efficiency certification with the proposed Icon building, Wright said, noting that the company has applied a “micro-unit philosophy” to its design plans. The eco-friendly approach has
been popular with tenants already living in the MVC’s ‘Green District,’ Percelay said, noting that 60 percent of tenants said they were drawn primarily to the buildings because of their green aspects. The new building, which would cost about $25 million to construct, would have “hydration stations” to provide tenants with “100 percent pure water for free” in an effort to cut down on plastic-water-bottle use, Percelay said. It would also use a plastic “recycled grass roof” that would reflect and absorb heat in the op-
timal ratio and a “sophisticated recycling system” that would allow residents to recycle organic waste. The building would represent the MVC’s latest effort to “make the neighborhood as desirable as possible,” to tenants looking for upscale housing, Percelay said. The MVC has invested $120 million in the area to date, he added. The area, which used to be characterized by industrial buidlings, now stands distinct
Apartments, see page4
Boston hospital developing promising Alzheimer drug By John Ambrosio Daily Free Press Staff
A new drug is being developed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital that could slow or even halt the development of Alzheimer’s disease in patients. The Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment at BWH announced that it would be conducting the third phase of prevention trials using the new drug, solanezumab, that could prevent the rapidly deteriorating mental state of Alzheimer’s dementia. Dean Hartley, director of science initiatives at the Alzheimer’s Association said the trial is for research on Alzheimer’s disease. “The excitement in that is that we have not had any treatment that has been effective for the disease,” Hartley said. “Most of the
treatments that are approved right now are basically for symptoms and people still in progress. This is the first time that it was changing the course of the disease and more importantly it was showing that this particular type of drug was working very effectively on the early part of the disease.” The research will target individuals without diagnosed Alzheimer’s. “This is the first time investigators will test an amyloid-clearing drug in older individuals thought to be in the pre-symptomatic stage of Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a release from BWH from Jan. 18. The trial — which will last three years — examines the progress of Alzheimer’s disease in 1,000 patients from the ages of 70
to 85, and is partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, according to the release. “We hope that starting treatment much earlier in the disease, before symptoms are present, as well as treating for a longer period of time, will slow cognitive decline and ultimately prevent Alzheimer’s disease dementia,” said Dr. Reisa Sperling, director of CART at BWH, in the release. The National Institutes of Health is researching to understand more about Alzheimer’s disease to detect the disease early in its progression, according to the Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center progress report. “Researchers are looking for reliable ways to find the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s-related
brain changes so that treatment and, ultimately, prevention can be targeted before clinical symptoms emerge,” stated the report. About 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, or about one-in-eight older Americans. Additionally, Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. and the only cause in the top 10 that cannot be prevented or cured, according to the Alzheimer’s Association facts and figures. Hartley said this new phase of trials is promising because it is targeting patients before they start developing symptoms. “The thinking has gone to the idea that where this drug targets may actually be 20 to 25 years before the clinical onset of the
Alzheimer’s, see page4
FeelGood Boston University Vice President Katie Roughan said selling grilled cheese in the name of hunger awareness will separate her group from others, and successfully gather student support toward giving back to the community. “Instead of just getting students’ attention with information we couple the information with grilled cheese,” Roughan, a School of Management junior, said. “It makes people stop and hopefully listen to our cause — because, let’s face it, all of us have places to be and not many of us have the time to stop and listen.” FeelGood BU, a student group geared toward food and hunger, will begin selling grilled cheese sandwiches Thursday at the Warren Towers Late Night Café after a year of planning, said FeelGood BU President Shannon Kelliher. “We have been an official student group since fall,” Kelliher, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, said. “We are going to run a nonprofit grilled cheese deli out of the late-night dining hall to raise hunger awareness.” Each grilled cheese will cost $5, Kelliher said. “BU Dining [Services] is donating all the food products to us,” she said. “BU Dining has really supported us through the whole process because we have run into quite a few issues and, at times, we thought this really wasn’t going to be possible.” FeelGood BU is a local division of the national group, Feel Good World. “The whole premise is the grilled cheese thing,” Kelliher said. “Each chapter has its own grilled cheese deli. They have a crazy customer base.” Proceeds will go to CHOICE Humanitarian and the Hunger Project, Kelliher said. FeelGood BU is also free to sponsor events locally and partner with other local organizations to share similar messages for hunger awareness. “We chose to work with CHOICE Humanitarian and the Hunger Project because they have
FeelGood, see page4
With full body scans no more, Mass. company provides less intrusive imager By Amira Francis Daily Free Press Staff
The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to remove all full-body x-ray machines in airports and replace them with devices developed in Massachusetts that scan without showing airport employees an actual image of each traveler’s body. Congress ordered in 2012 that all TSA body scanners have software called Automated Target Recognition, which allows officers to view a generic outline of the body instead of an image of the person being screened, according to the TSA blog. Previously, the TSA had both machines with ATR and machines without ATR in airports across the country. The TSA terminated its contract with Rapiscan Systems, a company that created the full-
body x-ray machines but was not able to equip their machines with ATR, according to the TSA blog. The TSA announced it had ended its contract with Rapiscan to comply with Congress Jan. 18. “At this point, all Millimeter wave units have been equipped with ATR, but even with the extension to 2013, Rapiscan was unable to fulfill their end of the contract and create the ATR software that would work with backscatter units,” according to the TSA blog. “As a result, TSA terminated the contract with Rapiscan in order to comply with the congressional mandate.” Instead, the TSA has decided to replace Rapiscan’s full-body scanners with machines made by L-3 SDS. In a November press release, L-3 SDS announced it had been granted a $245 million con-
tract with the TSA to develop and implement the new machines. Vicki Blake, a public relations representative for L-3 SDS, said the machines with ATR are called ProVision ATD and are being used at various airports around the U.S. “These [machines] are not xray at all, but a different technology called millimeter wave radio,” Blake said in an email. “These are not new machines, and have been in airports worldwide, including the U.S., for some time.” The ProVision ATD machines eliminate privacy issues, according to the L-3 SDS website. “ProVision ATD provides an image-free solution and eliminates privacy concerns,” stated the website. “Advanced software processes scanned data and de-
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New x-ray machines developed by a Massachusetts company will not have body imaging. This image is an example of the new body image.
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Treasurer: FeelGood BU about ‘empowerment’ BRA manager: Icon construction FeelGood: From Page 1
great policies and done great things for alleviating poverty,” Kelliher said. “Our motto is ‘Ending World Hunger one grilled cheese at a time.’” FeelGood BU Treasurer Justin Donahue, an SMG junior, said the strategy has been successful on other college campuses such as the University of Vermont, University of California, Berkeley and the University of Pittsburgh. “We would like to differentiate that we are not really about charity,” he said. “We are an empowerment organization out to teach communities about sustainable food growth and hunger awareness.” FeelGood BU is comprised of
seven executive board positions and about 30 regular members, Donahue said. “All of our members tend to show all the responsibilities, whether it be working the deli or fundraising efforts,” Donahue said. “We work more as a team as opposed to a specific assigned role.” Roughan said coupling grilled cheese with charity gives students the immediate satisfaction of a sandwich and a chance for FeelGood BU to explain their goals. “[Students] can’t always donate money because we’re college students, but with [FeelGood BU] you get something in return immediately,” Roughan said. “We give students the benefit of enjoying a grilled cheese while learn-
ing about out message.” FeelGood BU’s goal is to be well known across campus, Donahue said. “What we would like is to have an output and reach the status of some of the well-known chapters around the country,” Donahue said. “Some have very wide recognition across their entire schools like UVM.” He said FeelGood BU has worked extensively with large chapters in the U.S. to get the group operational. “Something about people taking control of their own project makes their company more sustainable,” Donahue said. “We are just one chapter of Feel Good World.”
TSA Blog: ATR scanners yield ‘faster lanes’ Scanners: From Page 3
termines if the individual can be cleared through the checkpoint.” The TSA’s blog stated the movement to implement solely machines with ATR will allow travelers to travel faster and be more secure. “By June 1, 2013 travelers will only see machines which have ATR that allow for faster throughput. This means faster lanes for the traveler and enhanced security,” the blog stated. Some people said they prefer body scans with ATR, instead a
system that displays an image of their body. Sandy Williamson, 77, a nurse, said she thinks the full-body scanners infringe on privacy. “I think it’s necessary to remove the full-body x-ray scanners,” she said.” I think it’s more invasive than just having an avatar. It’s an invasion of privacy.” Still, others said the idea of full body-image scans did not bother them. Cassandra Garcia, a student studying nursing at Massachusetts General Hospital, said, in an era wherein people might have
fears of terrorism, the full-body scans make sense. “In terms of security — especially for the airport and because of what happened with 9/11 — it’s [the use of full-body x-ray scanners] okay, just because it’s for security reasons,” she said. Gabriele Giaroli, 19, a Boston University freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, also said, in some cases, privacy must be infringed for the sake of security. “When it comes to this kind of security, your privacy doesn’t matter anymore,” she said.
depends on BRA’s, city’s approval Apartments From Page 3
from the house-style apartments and brick housing complexes that surround it. Whether the Icon undergoes construction in Allston depends on neighborhood and city approval, said Lance Campbell, the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s manager for the project. The city will assess the impact such a building would have on the neighborhood, using input from the community, he said. Campbell said it’s still too early to predict definitively whether area residents will receive plans
for the building well. But early indications show the neighborhood may support it, Wright said, adding that the buildings that had previously stood in the plot were notoriously utilized as canvases for graffiti. If the building passes review, it would take about three-and-ahalf years to construct, creating 200 jobs per year of construction, Percelay said. The BRA has scheduled a communitywide meeting to discuss plans for the proposed building Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson Mann Community Center at 500 Cambridge St.
Study will target Alzheimer’s before symptoms develop, younger patients Alzheimer’s: From Page 3
disease,” he said. “So the thinking has changed in that ‘maybe this particular treatment is taken too late,’ which is why we’ve only seen moderate results.” Rachel Turner, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, said she has a relative who has Alzheimer’s disease. “My aunt developed Alzheimer’s a few years ago,” Turner said. “I really hope it [the drug] works, honestly. I almost feel a little skeptical, like it’s too good to be true, but if the trials work out then
it will change the lives of a lot of families.” Turner said Alzheimer’s has brought difficulty to her family and she hopes the drug might help other families. “It has been incredibly hard to watch, and now to not have her recognize me when I went home for winter break. It’s an incredibly helpless feeling,” she said. “Although it’s too late for our family since this doesn’t reverse the effects, I sincerely hope that no other families are subjected to losing a loved one in such a cruel manner.”
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REVIEW: Ra Ra Riot, Guards at the Paradise Sydney Moyer MUSE Staff
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was slightly apprehensive waiting in line to see Ra Ra Riot and Guards at the Paradise Rock Club on Saturday night. Not because I thought the coat check would fill up (it did). Not because I thought I was going to get stuck behind the prodigal obnoxious indie rock couple whose mere existence seems like an offensive joke from the universe (I did). Not even because I would have to wake up early the next day to write the review (I didn’t). No, I was apprehensive about watching a band who just sounds so very ... twee. Ra Ra Riot landed on the scene with 2008’s critical success, The Rhumb Line, right around the time bands like Vampire Weekend and Passion Pit released their debut works. Suddenly, the indie rock scene felt chock-full of boyish falsettos, buttondown shirts and quirky arrangements that made you look really cool if you had it on your iPod. It seemed like the height of cerebral indie pop, where little ditties about Cape Cod were the hipster’s jam and oh my gosh,you have a string section in your indie band?! So neat. Don’t let my overwhelming negativity fool you, though — the night was full of surprises. Guards warmed up the full-to-capacity Paradise with a tenacity that usually accompanies veteran headliners, not bands that have yet to release a first album. Singer Richie Follin whipped the crowd into such a frenzy with the band’s brand of lo-fi indie rock, that I was worried Ra Ra Riot’s set would be a come-down. Once again, I was wrong. Aptly enough, the band walked onstage as Billy Joel’s
Ra Ra Riot headlined at the Paradise Rock Club Saturday night.
“It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me,” played. Lead singer Wes Miles immediately drew the crowd in with his earnest falsetto on 2008’s “Run My Mouth,” then proceeded to wind his way through old beloveds like “Shadowcasting” and “Can You Tell,” before ending the set with an encore that peaked during “Dying Is Fine” and had even the most offensive hipster dancing. Miles & co. also borrowed heavily from their new album, Beta Love, out this week
on Barsuk Records. Although both Spin and Pitchfork lambasted the album as a step in the wrong direction for the band, new tracks like “Dance With Me,” “Binary Mind” and “Angel Please” held up extremely well in a live setting. Beta Love marks a departure for the band from their baroque pop origins and an introduction of more traditional pop structures, bigger choruses and better beats. Before Beta Love, it always seemed to
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me that Ra Ra Riot rested on the laurels of its reputation as the indie band with the string section, but the evolution of its signature sound shows the group has the potential to be much more than that. Sure, it’s not a perfect album, but Beta Love, combined with the infectious energy of their live act, certainly seems like a promise of what’s to come. Your move, Vampire Weekend.
Biergarten: Brewing conversation at BU Jessica Tankersley
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his week, Gallery 5 at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts features “Biergarten,” an exhibit largely comprised of abstract paintings with an enigmatic feeling, created by Ashley Teamer. “I chose abstract and it chose me,” Teamer, a CFA senior, said. “It could look like a tongue or a museum,” she said. “You can’t really put your finger on it. I like that mystery of it.” The notion to paint abstractly — and therefore inherently utilize a sense of mystery — had always lingered in Teamer’s mind, she said. “I began experimenting … The way you can make an abstract painting, there are no rules,” she said. “I can change the rules for myself.”
MUSE Staff By toying with abstraction, Teamer learned the possibilities, both in the creation and interpretation of abstract art, are limitless, she said. Because of abstract art’s ability to connect deeply with human emotion, the mysteries captured in Teamer’s pieces on display are sure to motivate discussion, perhaps allowing viewers to find common ground in places they wouldn’t normally expect. In fact, the exhibit takes its name and some of its inspiration from Nicole Eisenman’s 2007 painting “Beer Garden at Night,” which, as Teamer describes “is teeming with conversations of all kinds.” Like the beer garden in Eisenman’s painting, Teamer hopes her paintings will
inspire interactions between viewers, she said. “I chose to infuse topics in the paintings that will influence different conversations,” she said. For example, many of the pieces explore a feeling of in-between existence, seen in the way Teamer infuses her paintings purposefully with holes and movement that draw attention to states of transition. The sense of being caught amid multiple levels of existence was influenced by the multiple identities she herself encompasses, Teamer said. “As a black person, a woman, and a queer,” she said, “I’m … in between an intersection of minorities.” The different parts of her life have
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shaped her into the artist that she is today, she said. “I’m a ‘mixed-up’ and ‘together’ person at the same time,” Teamer said, adding, however, that identities, like other seemingly disparate things in life, intersect with one another in elusive ways. The exhibit as a whole and the paintings as individual pieces explore this idea of interconnection. Teamer’s reinterpretation of a beer garden is located on the fifth floor of CFA. Her artwork is bright, colorful and full of fascinating shapes, in keeping with her devotion to abstraction, and will be featured at the Gallery 5 until Friday.
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Immigration reforms on Washington agenda
As Obama commences his own efforts regarding the issue, a group of both Democrat and Republican senators have also made immigration reform a priority. “We can’t go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. We cannot forever have children who were born here, who were brought here by their parents when they were small children, to live in the shadows, as well,” said Arizona senator John McCain, according to the Guardian. It is true that industrious immigrant families often make for hardworking citizens who contribute to the workforce. Accommodating them would, ideally, benefit the country. The principles of a comprehensive plan of action will be set forth this week, according to the Guardian. Exact outlines have yet to be stated, but McCain has said that the new plan will be similar to a 2007 immigration proposal that faded during the tenure of U.S. President George W. Bush. It had included a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tighter borders, a guest worker program and requirements for employers to verify workers’ immigration statuses, according to the Guardian. Addressing the issue of immigration is — and always has been — important. A sticky issue once overlooked by the conservative party, immigration has become a bipartisan concern, especially after Obama won the presidency with help from a large Hispanic voter population. The U.S. hosts
an increasingly large demographic of Hispanic immigrants. Once a minority, these newcomers are becoming a majority. Republicans must cater to this growing demographic. Part of doing so means reforming immigration laws. (Ultimately, only legal immigrants can vote.) The correct way to go about doing so is yet uncertain, however. Border control policies vary by state, so imposing a federal and universal system might be difficult. Politicians are undoubtedly considering the implications and ramifications of loosening or tightening the borders, or changing the citizenship process, etc. If they tighten the borders, it can be assumed that illegal immigration will continue. This is due greatly in part to the fact that America continues to offer a better life to those who make the dangerous effort to immigrate — a number of American employers continue to hire their cheap labor. And immigrants, often — more so than Americans — are willing to work cheaply. Cracking down on these employers might be a first step toward successful reform. Loose borders, on the other hand, also pose a threat to our national safety. A lack of strong border controls and a weak immigration policy is one of the biggest reasons American youth, especially in Southern states, have access to drugs. This is creating a drug problem in our own country. Opening borders to the strong force of the Mexican drug cartel means we’re failing to protect ourselves.
Women treated as outsiders in video game industry As female characters in video games are continually hypersexualized, female workers in the video game industry are discomforted, and are beginning to voice complaints about the “frat boy culture” and “boys locker room mentality” that permeates the video game business, according to a recent article in the Boston Globe. “The billion-dollar video game industry is growing quickly with the explosion of mobile gaming, but women remain outsiders,” reports the Globe. As female game characters are objectified, apparently female employees in the gaming workplace are frequently subjected to hostility, unequal treatment and even harassment. To add to the grievances, female programmers make an average of $10,000 a year less than male programmers, and women designers make $12,000 less, according to the Globe. According to the Globe, within the gaming industry, women account for only 11 percent of game designers and three percent of programmers. Meanwhile, women make up about 60 and 25 percent of employment in other fields of graphic design and technology. So why is this a problem in the gaming industry — why is the culture of the video game industry not inviting to them? Wom-
en have confessed to feeling “overlooked, unsafe and unwelcome” at video game conventions. It is true that males make up for a large consumer demographic of the video game industry. As a result, women characters are often objectified, sometimes resembling (according to an interviewee in the Globe article) porn stars. Sex sells, and programmers know their market. But programmers must also distinguish between fantasy gaming and the real workplace. It is not okay to openly objectify a coworker. Ever. Or sexual harassment lawsuits should ensue. Moreover, females, in fact, make up for the other component of the gaming industry’s consumer demographic. As a result, companies need to hire more women, so as to help better cater to this market. The main problem is the manner in which gaming companies treat their females. Women need to feel comfortable in the office. Equally as important, they deserve to earn the same amount of money if performing the same jobs as their male counterparts. More and more women are graduating with advanced degrees in fields of science, technology, engineering and math. If qualified and interested — and hired, consequently — they deserve equal and respectful treatment in their workplace.
A warmer perspective FRANK MARASCO
Perspective is such a funny thing. A different perspective transforms — it gives new meaning. Our perspective dictates the way we see the world, and for every one perspective there is an equal and opposite perspective. What I mean is this: Two people look at a picture, and suddenly it’s two different pictures. For example: The Cold War from the U.S. perspective — “Russia is evil!” Conversely, The Cold War from the Soviet perspective — “The U.S is evil!” How you look at something is everything. To a human, poop is gross. To a dog? It’s a snack. So it’s been cold this week. Really cold. But again, there’s that tricky issue of perspective — what is cold? It really depends how you look at it. From a perspective of “I will only tolerate and be happy with 70plus degree weather,” then yes, life is a bummer during January and February. But is that a rational perspective? We human beings live on a giant rock that’s hurdling through space. There are tons of giant rocks of similar shape and size scattered throughout the known universe. What’s special about ours? The temperature! (Presumably.) From the perspective of life, we have perfect weather. It’s just cold enough so that we don’t melt, and just warm enough so that we don’t freeze. But we never think about it that way. We’re only happy if it’s 78 degrees and sunny. So we’re miserable all winter. I believe this is a widespread psychological problem we face everyday as humans — we can’t let ourselves appreciate things. It’s human nature. We take simple blessings for granted because they become standard. Accepting things as standard is an ever-spoiling perspective. It inhibits our happiness when we get stuck in the wrong perspective — the perspective of entitlement. Another example: I can’t begin to count how many complaints I’ve already heard about the food at BU this semester. “The food at the dining hall was so bad today I couldn’t even eat there, dude.” Really? It’s that bad? It has every single kind of food you could ever imagine — chicken, pizza, burgers, bread, bagels, sandwiches, soup, salad … I mean there’s literally a section just for mac ‘n’ cheese. There are 17 different kinds of cookies. There’s an ice cream machine. There are sections devoted to good health, to bad health … to anything
you want. You can drink soda, lemonade, water … six different kinds of milk. If you’re “not in the mood” for anything in the dining hall, then you’re not in the mood for being in a good mood. Especially at BU. I’ve attended two other universities. Trust me — BU has some damn good dining halls. And if you don’t like one of them, just go to one of the other massive eateries. Most schools only have one. Think about it this way — a lot of people don’t have a steady source of food! And yet we students are complaining about a place where we can grab any prepared dish we can imagine, then ice cream, then cake — all while watching HD TVs? By no means do I preach complacency, but I just think we’d all be a little happier if we could appreciate what we have from a reasonable perspective, and not actively seek ways to complain. I never hear anyone say, “I had Mongolian beef stew for lunch today. Can you believe that? We live 6,000 miles from Mongolia, but there it was. It was delicious! And someone else made it and served it.” It’s usually more like this “Ugh. The line for burritos was so long so I had to have pizza instead.” Life is so hard. I don’t believe in settling. I don’t believe in being satisfied. I believe in chasing dreams and moving mountains. I believe in imagining. I believe in problemsolving. But I also believe in rationality and happiness. And I believe that far too often we let our own grumpy natures get in our way. I believe we ignore blessings every day because we grow accustomed to them. Do you ever wake up and think how strange and beautiful it is just to be a living thing? How astronomical and amazing the odds of such are? You’re a human! Or maybe just a crazy-smart chimp. Either way. You can read. You have cognitive abilities. Isn’t that wild? Don’t you feel lucky? It’s good to be driven. It’s good to shoot for the stars. It’s good to desire the best. But why not be happy along the way? Why not let ourselves appreciate the magic around us? A little perspective goes a long way. Frank Marasco is a senior in the College of Communication and a guest columnist for The Daily Free Press. He can be reached at fcm820@bu.edu
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Two-man advantage leads to BU’s tying goal in close game against Friars Men’s hockey: From Page 8
just kept playing hard.” Midway through the period, freshman defenseman Ahti Oksanen was rocked by a big hit along the boards near Providence’s bench. He skated off gingerly, although he returned a few minutes later. Shortly afterward, with a Friar already in the box, freshman defenseman Matt Grzelcyk was knocked into the boards by PC forward Noel Acciari. Acciari went to the box for elbowing. BU tied it up in the waning seconds of the 5-on-3. As Grzelcyk and sophomore defenseman Alexx Privitera played catch and the impatient crowd started calling for them to shoot, Grzelcyk finally fed Nieto in the
corner, and he snapped a one-timer into the top right of the net before Gillies could get over. “We heard it,” Nieto said of the crowd with a smile. Providence grabbed the lead back 39 seconds into the third on a goal by sophomore wing Shane Luke. Luke and his center, Ross Mauermann, were alone coming into BU’s zone, and Luke snapped a high shot past O’Connor for the 3–2 lead. Then a strange situation worked in the Terriers’ favor. As his line worked the puck around the zone, senior wing Ryan Santana was pinned against the Providence crossbar by Friar defenseman Steven Shamanski. As freshman center Danny O’Regan wound around the net and stuffed the puck past Gillies, Santana couldn’t get out of the
Matt Nieto off to another quick start to second half of season with 9 points Nieto: From Page 8
ond half of the season again. Nieto recorded seven multi-point games during the second half of the 2011-12 campaign, and had a seven-game point streak entering the final game of the season against the University of Minnesota. Now, Nieto is up to his old tricks, climbing his way back among the team leaders in points. The Long Beach, Calif., native only scored nine points in the first 17 games of this season, and has matched that total over the last six games. “The points are coming, which is nice,” Nieto said. “I try to play the same way every game, whether I get points or not, so I’m just going to continue to work hard and hopefully they keep coming.” Part of the reason Nieto has picked up his point totals is because his entire line had been hot entering last night’s 3–3 tie with Providence. In his last six games, freshman forward Danny O’Regan has recorded 11 points, including the game-tying goal Saturday night. Sophomore forward Evan Rodrigues had scored five goals in his last three games, but missed Saturday’s game due to a wrist injury. Two of those goals came in Friday night’s 3–2 win over Providence, and one of those was a result of a nifty passing play between all three forwards in the unit.
The line did not miss a beat without Rodrigues in the lineup Saturday though, as senior forward Ryan Santana stepped in and kept the line at the top of its game. Santana said he was impressed with how skilled his two new linemates were. “They’re great players so they’re going to make a guy like me look pretty good,” Santana said. “I think it was more so their work and their passing and stuff, and I was just trying to support and keep my head up.” Santana said he has also noticed Nieto’s performance picking up as the team enters the second half of the season. “The second half is when it’s kind of playoff-style hockey … He does everything well, so that’s real key that he’s stepped it up now,” Santana said. “He’s been playing great all season but now the points are starting to roll in for him and I think he’s just building on that.” An example of Nieto’s hard work paying off on the scoreboard was his one-timer goal he scored on the 5-on-3 power play. Nieto had prepared for that exact situation, and knew what to do with the puck when it came his way. “I’ve been working on that shot a lot in practice, staying after and shooting pucks with [junior defenseman] Garrett Noonan and assistant coach Buddy Powers, so it’s something that I was familiar with,” Nieto said.
Terriers look to enter each game energized, prepared despite youth and inexperience First half struggle: From Page 8
Terriers to defeat the Retrievers in an ugly game, but the effort and intensity BU displayed against the University at Albany was not present against UMBC. A team as young and inexperienced as the Terriers is prone to not taking a team seriously enough, Morris said “We don’t have a lot of older guys, most of the team is freshmen,” Morris said. “When you are a freshman you play a lot
of games so mentally you start to wear down … Sometimes its difficult getting the younger guys, the freshmen, to stay focused. I sometimes think we are too relaxed. “Right now we are a little complacent but in practice we will pick it up.” Despite the lack of intensity, BU defeated UMBC 81–75. The Terriers will look to increase their energy and intensity on the court as they move forward.
crease in time, so the play was originally called no goal. After review, though, the goal counted to tie the game 3–3. Parker said he didn’t ask for an explanation after the play was ruled a goal, but that the original reason for waving it off had been that the refs thought Santana was in the crease. “I just told the ref, you have to take a look at it, because I was being pushed into the net,” Santana said. “Yeah, the net might’ve been tipped off a little bit — if it was at all, I don’t think it was — I was just saying he’s got to take a look at it.” In overtime, BU outshot Providence 6–0. Its best chance came late on a closerange shot from sophomore forward Cason Hohmann, but Gillies stood firm to earn his
team the tie. The Terriers walked away with three out of four possible points on the weekend, separating themselves from the Friars in the standings by two points and taking back sole possession of third place. Both Parker and Providence coach Nate Leaman called Saturday’s match a “terrific college hockey game.” Parker was especially impressed that his team did it while missing sophomore wing Evan Rodrigues, who hurt his hand on Friday but could return as early as next Friday, and junior defenseman Garrett Noonan, who was serving a two-game suspension. “We survived with a couple of important guys out of the lineup, and everybody chipped in and stepped up,” Parker said.
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that this back–and–forth game ceased and the Terriers took control. After a layup by junior guard D.J. Irving, BU took a 59–57 lead, which they would not relinquish for the rest of the game as they went on to defeat UMBC 81–75. The victory was by no means a typical BU win. The Terriers, who heavily utilize the 3-point shot in their game plan, were only 4-of-19 from long range, not being able to hit any until the second half. To make up for the lack of threes, BU relied on working the ball down low, outscoring UMBC 46–26 in the paint. This production came from BU forwards sophomore Malik Thomas, freshman Nathan Dieudonné, and Morris, who combined for 40 points. Six Terriers scored double-digit points on the game. Jones will look to get his team back on track after almost dropping this game. BU will travel to the University of Hartford next to take on another America East opponent on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Terriers play to tie in tightly contested matchup with Friars Men’s hockey satisfied with 3–3 draw vs. PC
Matt Nieto poised to improve performance
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Given the number of momentum swings and lead changes at Agganis Arena Saturday, a 3–3 tie could seem like an unsatisfying outcome for the Boston University men’s hockey team against Providence College. BU (13–9–1, 10–6–1 Hockey East) coach Jack Parker didn’t see it that way, though. “The best part of that game was the fact that they came right out and scored in the third, and we had to come back twice to get a tie out of it,” Parker said. BU outshot Providence (10–10–4, 8–6– 3 HE) 31–29 despite lagging behind the Friars for much of the game. Freshman goalie Matt O’Connor, while still not quite playing in his early-season form, held off the Friars late in the game to keep them from leaving Boston with two points. BU’s entire third line had a hand in the first goal of the game late in the first period. Freshman forward Sam Kurker found his classmate Matt Lane with a well-placed cross-ice pass in the neutral zone, and Lane carried it down the wing. He shot low on Providence goalie Jon Gillies, producing a rebound that came right to senior center Ben Rosen as he crashed the net and knocked in his third goal of the year. The lead was short-lived. Less than two minutes later, senior defenseman Sean Escobedo went to the box for interference, and
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Terrier freshman forward Danny O’Regan scored his team second-best 9th goal of the season in BU’s 3–3 tie against Providence College. 11 seconds into the power play, PC defenseman Myles Harvey fired a low slap shot that found its way through O’Connor’s five-hole. After a series of careless passes in the first — on two, BU gave the puck away at its defensive blue line only to catch a lucky break when Providence went offside — the miscues finally hurt the Terriers early in the second.
Kurker lost the puck at BU’s blue line and PC forward Steven McParland picked his pocket, drove in on net and stuffed the puck past O’Connor without much difficulty. “Kurker had a bad turnover once, but it was good for a freshman to have that play and not hang his head,” Parker said. “He
With a 5-on-3 advantage in the second period, fans eagerly yelled at the No. 10/11 Boston University men’s hockey team as it calmly distributed the puck around Providence College’s defense, looking for a hole to shoot through. As time ticked down on the power play, freshman defenseman Matt Grzelcyk slipped a pass down to junior forward Matt Nieto, who one-timed the puck from a sharp angle into the back of the net to tie the score at two apiece. The goal was Nieto’s fourth in his last six games, as he continues to prove to the impatient fans that he is one of the top offensive players BU (13–9–1, 10–6–1 Hockey East) has despite his slow start to the season. As BU coach Jack Parker pointed out, Nieto has always been a player who improves his production in the second half of the season. “He’s always been a streaky scorer,” Parker said. “I said to him yesterday or the day before, ‘your time of year,’ because he’s always come on in the second half of the year and really put some numbers up. We’re hoping he continues that.” Coming on strong in the second half of the season has certainly become a trend for Nieto. It began his freshman season, when he only scored six points before the New Year and went on to score 17 points in the second half. Nieto had a better start to his sophomore year, but picked his game up during the sec-
Men’s hockey, see page 7
Nieto, see page 7
Terriers overcome difficult first half Effort, preparedness issues in BU’s recent to defeat UMBC at Case Gymnasium victory against over-looked UMBC team By Christopher Dela Rosa Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University men’s basketball team defeated the University of MarylandBaltimore County 81–75 Saturday afternoon, but did not walk away without some criticism from its coach. “No matter what you try to do, when you’re a coach, and every coach feels this way, You’re telling your team they’ve got good players, don’t think about their record, they played this team tough, they played that team tough, they do a good job, they listen to their coach,” said BU (11–10, 5–3 America East) coach Joe Jones at the beginning of his news conference. “No matter what you say, I think there’s going to be some times where coaches just feel like kids just have a hard time of understanding the importance of doing things correctly and with energy day in and day out,” Jones added. “This was a complete example of that, we came out flat, with no energy right from the start.” He was correct in stating that his team came out flat at the beginning of its contest against the Retrievers (4–16, 2–5 America East). UMBC won the tip off, went down court and scored easily. Right after that, the Terriers were careless on the inbound, turning the ball back over to Retriever guard Quentin Jones who dished it to forward Adrian Satchell for an easy layup. BU’s struggles continued as junior for-
ward Dom Morris missed a layup on the ensuing possession, which was followed up by UMBC forward Chase Plummer hitting a 3-pointer on the other end to open up a 7–0 lead for the Retrievers to start the game. The Retrievers would continue to outplay the Terriers throughout the first half. With 7:09 remaining, they held their largest lead of the game, ahead of BU 25–15. But at that point BU woke up and started to play at the level of basketball it had been showing throughout the season. The Terriers went on a 16–7 run to get back in the game and close out the half as they only trailed by one going into the locker room, with a score of 32–31. The Terriers’ ability to get back in the game came from some impressive rebounding and scoring by Morris, who had 13 points and eight rebounds in the first half. “I thought when they got offensive rebounds and got inside, they did what good players do, they finish plays,” said UMBC coach Aki Thomas. “We weren’t happy about it. More so, I noticed in the first half Dom Morris was able to get his hands on some stuff and finish plays.” For the majority of the second half, the game was up for grabs. Both teams exchanged and extended leads, but the score would ultimately tie back up once again. It was not until the final eight minutes
Men’s basketball, see page 7
By Michael Bagarella Daily Free Press Staff
Even though it was able to defeat the University of Maryland-Baltimore County for its third straight victory Saturday afternoon, the Boston University men’s basketball team came out with a lack of effort and preparedness that disappointed BU coach Joe Jones. “Whether the Albany game, the overtime win, the emotional win at Albany had anything to do with it, who knows,” Jones said. “But the bottom line is we did not come out with the energy that it takes to be a great team—that’s what we are striving for and we didn’t do it tonight.” UMBC (4–16, 2–5 America East) entered the contest with a less-than-spectacular record, but Jones understood that it was not a team to be taken lightly. Earlier this year, despite its lack of a consistent offense, UMBC was able to open its game against Hartford with a 20–0 run. The Terriers’ (11–10, 5–3 America East) lack of concentration and effort was apparent immediately. UMBC opened the game on a 7–0 run in which the Terriers botched an inbound pass that opened the door for a quick 4–0 lead for the Retrievers within the first thirty seconds. BU only had a lead for 29 seconds during the first half and entered the locker room down by one, 32–31. BU, having the highest 3-point shooting percentage in the America East (38 percent), went 0-for-9
from behind the arc in the first half. “I know when my guys aren’t tuned in,” Jones said. “As soon as the game started I knew this was going to be a long one. Anyone can play bad, anyone can lose a game, but to not be mentally ready, that’s not good.” In the second half, BU played lackluster defense, allowing UMBC to shoot 59.4 percent from the field. Luckily for the Terriers, UMBC played equally as poor defense, allowing BU to shoot a strong 61.3 percent in the second half. BU clearly was not making shots from behind the 3-point line, but junior forward Dom Morris picked up the slack in the paint. Morris had 19 points, while the Terriers picked up 46 points in the paint as a team. “I think there are times when we just don’t give [Morris] the ball enough,” Jones said. “There are times where we need to run our offense through him more. We want to have a better mix … I just want to see the floor spread so these guys can use their talents.” The spread offense worked for the Terriers in this game, as they had six different scorers put up double-digit points in the contest. Getting contributions throughout the lineup was a key to BU’s improved second half. Trying to mix things up allowed the
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The Bottom Line Monday, Jan. 28
No Events Scheduled Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh recently stated that he believes he deserves to be a member of the Hall of Fame...
Tuesday, Jan. 29
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Wednesday, Jan. 30
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Thursday, Jan. 31
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