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Mayoral candidates debate diversity, college students National center to

By Alice Bazerghi Daily Free Press Staff

In the weeks leading up to the Sept. 24 primary election, mayoral candidates looking to replace longtime Boston Mayor Thomas Menino have participated in several debates. In yet another debate hosted by Boston.com on Tuesday and Wednesday, the site featured three candidates each day to talk about issues dealing with diversity and college students.

On Wednesday, former Mass. Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie, former Boston School Committee member John Barros and Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley focused on issues of diversity in Boston.

“I’m more proud to be a Boston resident now than before this race because we can put forward really good candidates,” Barros said.

“We need to celebrate that we can put forth different kinds of leaders.”

In 2003, school districts across MassachuHEATHER GOLDIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF setts launched the English Immersion Law that forced students with poor English skills Boston mayoral candidates Dan Conley, John Barros and Charlotte Golar Richie discuss diversity issues at the Boston.com sponsored debates Wednesday afternoon in Dorchester. to spend a year learning almost exclusively in English before being moved in to mainstream to keeping kids in school. ing the diversity of this system,” she said. “We classrooms.

“We need to move swiftly to provide teach- need to understand that our kids are more mar“It’s an example of a one-size fits all ap- ers with training so that they can train any child ketable to work if they speak another language. proach that doesn’t work,” Conley said. “I want in any classroom and make sure the system is We want teachers who are respectful of cultural to reform our system of education because one more readily accessible to parents who may not differences and culturally competent.” of the greatest tragedies to happen is for a kid speak English,” he said.

On Tuesday, City Councilor Felix Arroyo, to fall behind at school. It leads to dropouts and Richie said teachers should be more cultural Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and Community Orto a lack of participation in the work force and and should understand that many children in ganizer Bill Walczak debated on student partyto poverty.” the public school system are bilingual. ing and problems students have with off-camBarros said having teacher accessibility for “Boston is a city of immigrants and our Debate, see page 2 parents who do not speak English is important public schools system is the ecosystem reflect-

Menino plans to build about 30,000 housing units by 2020

By Alice Bazerghi Daily Free Press Staff

Despite Boston being a national leader in creating affordable housing, city officials have struggled to meet the rapidly growing demand of city residents, prompting Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino to announce on Monday a $16 billion housing plan to build more than 30,000 new housing units by 2020.

Lisa Pollack, spokeswoman for the Department of Neighborhood Development for the

City of Boston, said only a third of housing created in the last 10 years has been affordable.

“The city of Boston in many ways is a victim of its own success,” she said. “Lots of people want to come live here, and with 100,000 new jobs to be created by 2020, we need to do more [in terms of housing.]”

25,000 housing units will be private market rate units, 5,000 housing units will be built to expand the supply of housing affordable to the middle class and 5,000 units will be for afford-

able, deed-restricted housing, according to a Monday press release from the mayor’s office.

Thomas Farmer, spokesman at Massachusetts Housing Finance Association, said Menino’s housing plan will attract more professionals and working families to come live in Boston.

“Mayor Menino is a national leader when it comes to creating affordable housing and

Housing, see page 2

provide training, resources to BUPD

By Paola Salazar & Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

The newly established National Center for Campus Public Safety will provide a centralized source of information for members of the Boston University community, officals said.

The NCCPS will provide training programs for BU Police Departments personnel and will connect them to relevant resources.

BUPD Deputy Director of Pubic Safety Scott Paré said BUPD officials are likely to take advantage of training opportunities provided by the NCCPS. “Any type of program that’s going to provide additional resources or training or research … to educational institutions at all levels will increase safety and prevent violence,” he said.

Congress officially allocated $2.3 million Wednesday to Margolis Healy and Associates, LLC, a national consulting firm for educational safety and security, and University of Vermont officials for the NCCPS. The Center is slated to open in early 2014.

Some outside sources already aid BU with campus and public safety resources, Paré said.

BU is currently a member of the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, and BUPD officials work with Boston Police Department and Brookline Police Department officials to receive active shooter training.

“There’s a lot of great training programs out there available,” he said. “We certainly have taken advantage of several. Our officers have received training and will continue to receive training.”

Gary Margolis and Steven Healy, MHA’s managing partners, will head the center.

“Right now, the problem is fragmentation,” Margolis said. “There is no centralized resource of information, and we’re working to

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BU student activists instrumental to walk for Cape Wind, green initatives

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

BU junior John Griese speaks during the Energy Exodus, a 60-mile walk to protect Cape Wind. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN GRIESE

Just one example of Boston University students striving to promote “green” initiatives is the role several BU students played in organizing a six-day march to support the establishment of Cape Wind, the nation’s first offshore wind farm.

College of Engineering junior John Griese and second-year College of Arts and Sciences graduate student Ben Thompson helped organize the 60-mile Energy Exodus, which concluded in early September.

“The idea was to publicize the resistance Cape Wind is facing from the fossil fuel industry,” Griese said.

Participants in the march met in Fall River in protest of one of New England’s largest coaland gas-fired plants nearby. The march ended in Barnstable, a town whose officials have recently filed lawsuits opposing the establishment of Cape Wind, he said.

The lawsuits filed by town of Barnstable

officials are bankrolled by fossil fuel businessman and millionaire Bill Koch, Griese said.

“He [Koch] sees the monopoly of coal, oil and gas threatened by the success of projects like this and is willing to stop at nothing to make sure they do not get to build in the United States and to cut into his market share,” he said.

Between 60 and 80 people joined Thompson and Griese on the Energy Exodus, a joint effort between members of Students for a Just and Stable Future, Better Future Project and the 350 Massachusetts organization.

“The march was designed to publicly condemn Koch’s actions, and to call on the town of Barnstable to drop its bogus lawsuits and build Cape Wind,” he said.

Griese said Cape Wind is one of the most important renewable energy projects in the U.S., as it offsets carbon dioxide emissions.

“It would have the capacity to provide for 75 percent of the power demand of the cape,

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BU students happy with campus safety, but see room for improvement Safety: From Page 1

build that one location for campus officials to go to.”

The center will centralize information about public safety on campus while institutions of campus public safety communicate with one another, according to the NCCPS Prospectus. The center will also provide training and technical assistance to universities and link them to additional resources.

The NCCPS will focus on sharing information with colleges through digital means such as websites, certificate programs, ‘webinars’ and online conferences, Margolis said.

Ileana Tauscher, public relations coordinator for the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism at BU, said the creation of the NCCPS will encourage dialogue about safety on college campuses.

“Since the focus of the center will be to come up with the best practices, colleges and universities that may not currently have resources to design and implement their own initiatives will be able to adapt models created by the national center,” Tauscher, a School of Management senior, said.

In their decision to pursue new training and use methods provided by the Center, BU officials have reaffirmed their commitment to on-

campus safety, Tauscher said.

“The administration has demonstrated a clear commitment to campus safety — from the establishment of SARP [Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center], to the Gender Neutral Housing initiative, to bicycle safety initiatives in response to last year’s accidents,” she said. “Whether or not the school involves itself with the national center, it’s definitely headed in the right direction.”

SMG sophomore Romani Berberi said she generally feels safe on campus because resources such as BUPD and SARP are available to students. Still, she said BU could benefit from the tools offered by the NCCPS.

“There’s always room for improvement,” she said. “A lot of times they [BU] focus their police forces on areas that are heavy parties as opposed to areas that actually should be monitored for other safety reasons. They could probably use a little bit of help in that department.”

College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Zainab Kazmi said she also feels safe on campus.

“There’s a lot of [phone] numbers they gave us, even on the back of our ID [Terrier] cards, for public safety,” she said. “There are also the blue boxes — those kinds of things help me to feel a little safer.”

Mayoral candidates to be welcomed to Tsai for Thursday night debate Debate: From Page 1

pus properties.

“I was over in Allston on Linden Street when kids where moving in and there are big houses with dozens of students living in each,” Walsh said. “That is unhealthy living. We have to crack down on student partying particularly on streets where residents live. We have to crack down on landlords that are putting kids into these problem apartments.”

Arroyo said the problem is that college students do not have places to go party and, if they did, public transportation does not run late enough to accommodate them.

Walczak focused on issues students have with off-campus housing and landlords. He said many problems have to do with landlords and the housing effort to make sure every property in Boston is registered and inspected should help.

“One of the [problems] in neighborhoods

CAS prof: Students “instrumental” in march advocating clean energy Green Initiative: From Page 1

while only increasing electricity prices by a few dollars per month in the short term,” he said. “This would also be the first large scale offshore wind farm in the United States, and would pave the way for similar projects all along the east coast.”

The march went well and connected climate change activists from around the state, Thompson said.

“It was an incredible opportunity for people working on this issue across the state in the region to have some time to get to know each other,” he said. “I think it was a powerful experience for a lot of people.”

Other activists on the march were joined by students from all over the region investing in their future by advocating for a more livable planet, Thompson said.

“Students have a unique incentive to be involved in plans to stop climate change because we do need this planet and this society and this

economy to last a lot longer than others,” he said. “Right now, the science is not in our favor.”

CAS professor Nathan Phillps said BU students, many of them part of the student group Divest BU, were instrumental in the march.

“Much of the energy came from students in the area, and those are students from Brandeis [University] and Tufts [University], BU, Boston College, Harvard [University] and MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology] … just really an amazing collection of students from Greater Boston,” Phillips, an Earth and environment professor, said. “So, to see BU prominent in that was great.”

Climate change is an important issue for students to keep track of, he said.

“This is the future that all students at BU are all going to inherit, so to raise awareness of this issue and to try to make the change that we need is crucial,” Phillips said. “All BU students should be aware and concerned about the issue.”

Mayor Menino has “transformed” affordable residences in Boston Housing: From Page 1

recognizing the importance having an affordable home to live in has on our citizens and our economy overall,’’ he said. “His plan to add many thousands more will help make Boston a more affordable city to live in and will attract more professionals and working families to live and work here.’’

Menino said in a Monday press release that creating appropriate housing for residents is necessary for the future of the city.

“Boston 2013 is thriving and well positioned to meet its bright future,” he said. “But one thing has not changed: in order to fulfill its promise, we must stay focused on creating housing, because this is an issue that affects every Boston resident. We do not simply need to put roofs over peoples’ heads, we need to think carefully about the right kind of housing for our changing city.”

Pollack said the lack of affordable housing in Boston thus far is crushing the middle class.

“Because we’re seeing less federal funding and there are 34,000 college students living off campus and driving the rent up in places like Allston and Fenway, the 23,000 families at low-income levels are at risk of becoming homeless because they’re paying more for rent,” she said.

Pollack said universities in Boston have been a huge factor in worsening the problem in the affordable housing effort.

“We need to start getting universities to formally think about the impact they have on the housing market and to work with them to create strategies to help reduce their impact on the housing market,” she said. “We need to drive the cost of housing students on-campus down and make it a more reasonable and affordable option for students [so that they don’t move off-campus].”

Randall Ellis, professor of economics at Boston University, said the cost of rent will go down if the housing supply is increased.

“Rents in Boston are high because Boston is a very attractive place to live,” he said.

“Building more housing will help lower these rents and make more units available, including for students.”

Although more housing will also increase the need for services, Ellis said these totals should not increase the cost of housing.

“Increasing the housing in the city will help BU and other students,” he said. “Of course, more housing also means more services, but since the area of Boston is fixed, generally these costs go up less than in proportion to the size of the population, and taxes on existing houses should go down.”

Pollack said Menino’s efforts so far have transformed affordable housing in the city.

“Under the mayor, Boston has become a national leader in affordable housing,” she said.

“Boston has the most percentage of affordable housing in the United States, but there is still a lot of work to be done.”

are landlords — there are so many trashy absentee landlord properties,” he said. “I know there’s an effort to register every property and to have it inspected, but there are problem properties in every neighborhood.”

Arroyo said students should be encouraged to vote because the next mayor of Boston will make decisions that will change their lives.

“The next mayor of Boston will create more affordable housing, advocate for a better transportation system and will play a role in job

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creation so that when they finish school, they [college students] have work,” he said.

Boston.com will hold their last debate on Thursday with TOUCH 106.1FM co-founder Charles Clemons and City Councilors John Connolly, Rob Consalvo and Mike Ross to talk about arts and culture in Boston. Boston University will also host a debate Thursday night with nine of the candidates to allow students to voice their questions. The debate will be held at the Tsai Performance Center at 7:30 p.m.

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Campus & City Column

Girl, 21 I thee wed?

When I first began studying at Boston University, my goal was to complete a degree in classics and then become the editor of a wedding magazine. For a few years in high school I had been obsessed with all aspects of wedding planning, and wanted to someday change the industry into something less tacky (e.g., ban all matching bridesSYDNEY L. maid dresses and SHEA cash bars). I even lost sleep over what style of dress I should wear when my wedding day came around.

This career goal, however, was short-lived. I soon discovered I wanted to pursue classics more seriously post-graduation. My changed attitude on the world led me to resent my original dream job. After freshman year, the very thought of weddings and 30-something-year-olds in ill-fitting white dresses repulsed me, and I vowed to never become one of those tasteless, pathetic women.

I now believe that most weddings in today’s rather commercialized society are actually very selfish. It’s doubtful that people beyond one’s immediate family really want to show up at a bridal shower in some suburb to watch someone open a toaster oven, and a few weeks later attend a boring ceremony followed up by an awkward reception with watered-down drinks.

After reading the first part of my column, it should be no surprise that my friends told me last night I’m not the marrying type. My disdain for wedding celebrations has apparently caused me to become non-committal, but I think it also involves the fear of growing older and accepting that it will no longer be socially acceptable to live my current lifestyle for much longer. I’m not sure that it’s possible to “fall in love” with another human being, but other human beings are definitely fun for a few hours.

I just found out that one of my best friends from childhood is getting married in the spring, which is somewhat alarming. I’m happy she’s found peace in her life, but it’s difficult for me to understand that someone else can surrender their independence so willingly. I just hope she makes a good choice with the bouquets.

It’s been about six years since I’ve had a relationship lasting longer than a month (we broke up because I kept accidentally calling him the wrong name). I should probably adjust my attitude soon, since I don’t want to be “that” friend who is still thirty and single with her only prospects being baking and maybe a dog.

The idea of someone else sleeping in my bed night after night is equally nauseating, and frankly I consider it to be an invasion of privacy. At the same time, I would never want to live completely alone, and believe the ideal situation is to live with a small group of friends. Mostly because every bump in the night raises my blood pressure inch by inch.

What a cynical column. Note to my future self: white washes you out – don’t do it! If my future husband ever reads this, I’m so sorry. Also, can you pick me up some pink roses?

I love pink roses.

Sydney Shea is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at slshea@bu.edu.

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Hub receives grant for historic site transit New rail link

to join Copley, Seaport District

By Bram Peterson Daily Free Press Staff

The City of Boston was selected as a recipient of a 2013 Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant on Friday, a program that funds infrastructure projects around the country to help bolster local economies and improve transportation.

“The Connect Historic Boston program attempts to link people who use [mass] transit, ride bicycles or walk to national historic sites in the downtown area,” said Vineet Gupta, director of planning for the Boston Transportation Department and head of the TIGER grant initiative for “Connect Historic Boston.”

Boston received the fifth largest grant out of the 52 projects in 37 states that received TIGER funds from the program. The grants were highly competitive in 2013, with a total of 585 applicants, according to the TIGER 2013 Awards factsheet.

“A family that might come by car normally should feel comfortable taking the train to North Station, and then being able to walk comfortably to the U.S.S. Constitution, to Faneuil Hall, to the Old State House and to other historic sites,” Gupta said.

Preliminary designs are already made for the projects, which will include adding lighting and signage to certain areas,

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

ing in his community.

Funds raised by the 5K will aid local and national programs supporting housing, healthcare, education and recreation, as well as directly supporting scholarship funds in both Allston and Brighton, according to the 5K’s official Facebook page.

Kevin Honan, Brian Honan’s brother, said the race generates $3,000 each year for both the Allston Board of Trade scholarship and the Brighton Board of Trade scholarship.

After this year’s race, he said the 5K will have generated $60,000 total for the two charities.BU students can sign up for free by tweeting at Battaglino or sending him an email.

Battaglino said the run, in addition to raising money, functions as a way to bring the BU and the Allston communities together.

Trying to get from Downtown Boston to the Seaport District could currently take more than an hour depending on what mode of transportation one takes, and city officials are looking to build a new mass transit route that will link Copley Square and the Seaport District. Public opinion about the project, however, is mixed.

The Copley-Seaport route will be built on Track 61 — an unused rail line Massachusetts already owns — in about two years, but the Commonwealth is already starting to plan the project. Most of the money needed will be spent purchasing diesel multiple units, a more cost efficient rail car, said Kelly Smith, deputy press secretary for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation “The introduction of service of DMUs [diesel multiple units] is still in the preliminary stages as it will take at least two years to fabricate the DMU vehicles,” she said. “But, the vast majority of the infrastructure is already in place.”

The proposed route would run just over three miles one way with endpoints at the Back Bay Amtrak station and the Boston Convention and Exhibit Center.

Though it would run a short distance, John Harris, professor of economics at Boston University, said easier access to the two business districts could substantially help Boston’s economy. “[The Seaport] district is exploding,” he said. “There are new centers popping up everywhere. Copley is, of course, big for businesses, too.

As far as it [the rail] can affect new development, it sounds like a great idea. The devil is usually in the details, but on the surface, it sounds great.”

Although many residents said they like the idea of a rail connecting the two hubs, they demonstrated worry about the cost of the project.

Steve Burstein, 54, a resident of Arlington, said the line could be convenient, but the price tag was too high for a distance he can get close to without a train.

“It really just isn’t worth it for me

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The Blackstone Block, one of the colonial street networks in America that remains intact, will be one of the historic locations affected by the $15.5 million federal TIGER grant.

expanding sidewalks and bike lanes and building cycle tracks, which are bike lanes that are removed from the road so they are not directly next to car traffic, according to the “Connect Historic Boston” website.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said in a Friday press release that visiting historical sites is an important part of Boston culture and maintaining the ways to access them is crucial.

“Boston is a beautiful, historic city and we need to do everything we can to design our streets and sidewalks in a way that increases transit, walking and bicycle access to our historic treasures,” he said.

“Connect Historic Boston” has been raising publicity for more pedestrian-friendly planning, through design competitions, public walks and bike rides, but Gupta said receiving the grant is only one piece of the plan.

“The second piece is to actually do some physical improvements, called streetscape improvements, to the streets that connect important transit stations to these historic sites and that’s what they’re going to use the money for,” he said.

Gupta said they have some ideas to improve areas like the Blackstone Block, Charles River

Grant, see page 4

Dean of Students hopes to win 5K “Beanpot”

By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore has pledged to pay for any BU student looking to participate in the 10th annual Brian Honan 5K race on Sept. 22 to commemorate the Allston native’s legacy.

To encourage BU students to support a good cause and in an attempt to win the “Beanpot of 5Ks” competition between Harvard University, Boston College, Northeastern University and BU, Terriers can participate using Elmore’s donated funds.

Honan dedicated his life to improving his neighborhood and beyond, according to the 5K charity’s website. He went on to become the Mass. Assistant District Attorney.

“He [Honan] was just a local guy, who grew up in the neighborhood and he was just a terrific guy who passed away far too early,” said As-

sistant Dean of Students John Battaglino. “So, they started this race in his name, and what it turned into is a place where the community can come together … and really celebrate Allston.”

The run, which starts at 161 Brighton Ave. in Allston near Tavern in the Square on Sept. 22, lasts just over three miles and passes through Union Square toward Brighton Center. Water and timing stations are scattered along the route, manned by Honan 5K volunteers.

Honan was elected to represent Allston and Brighton as part of the Boston City Council, where he worked on the Neighborhood Housing Trust and as Committee on University and Community Relations chairman, according to the website.

While spearheading these initiatives, Honan realized his true calling in life — to help develop affordable hous-

BU undergrad fights for Alzheimer’s awareness, research

By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

In an effort to take raise awareness about Alzheimer’s, disease, a Boston University student with a personal stake in the disease’s eradication will take part in the Greater Boston Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept. 29.

Bridget Moran, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, said the Alzheimer’s Association sponsored the walk to raise awareness and funds for the education on and research of Alzheimer’s disease. She is participating to honor her grandmother and her father, both of whom fell victim to Alzheimer’s. Her father was just 54 years old when he died.

“It [Alzheimer’s] is only increasing in numbers, so I think people should know more about it,” Moran said. “I want people to know that Alzheimer’s affects young people too,

because I think people just think it is something that just happens to their grandparents, and they don’t really know how common it is.”

Moran said she has been a member of the Alzheimer’s Association since 2009, when her father was diagnosed with the disease. She explained that despite her multiple attempts to reach out to Capitol Hill officials, she has yet to see much progress on the issue.

“I have done a lot to get the word out there,” Moran said. “I have written letters to Congress and have spoken to Senators from my home state, Minnesota. One of the Senators has actually called me, and I spoke with her, but nothing was resolved. She basically said that they know about my concern and they are working as hard as they can.”

Alzheimer’s, see page 4

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIDGET MORAN

BU student Bridget Moran was inspired by her late father’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease to contact officials and walk for Alzheimer’s awareness and funding.

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Residents view TIGER grant as positive for sustainable future Alzheimer’s walk to be hosted on Sept. 29 grant: From Page 3

Crossings and Joy Street.

“It’s as much for neighborhood residents of Boston as it is for tourists,” Gupta said. “The idea is that rather than drive, you should use public transportation or bicycles to visit our historic sites.”

Ben Goodman, president of Boston University Bikes Club, said expanding bike lanes in the

city is an important step in the acceptance of bike travel.

“Just showing that bikes have ownership on the streets is really important,” he said. “The more bike lanes and signage that motorists see, the more aware they are that bikes have a presence in the city, and hopefully the more respectful they will be towards people who don’t drive.”

Tom Mehuron, 22, a research-

er and resident of Brookline, said adding bike lanes will help encourage travel in parts of the city that will be improved by this funding.

“I think in terms of driving, Boston is a fairly inaccessible city, so getting better with biking is a good idea,” he said. “Even bolstering [bike infrastructure] a little bit would help.”

Curtis Coughlin, 49, an artist

from Newton, said poor infrastructure often keeps him from biking in the city, despite it being his primary form of travel.

“I’m a pretty avid biker and one of the things I didn’t like about the city [when moving here] is the accessibility to bike lanes,” he said. “I’m a big fan of cutting down on wasting fuel, so I see that [the grant] as a very positive thing for Boston.”

New rail link project costs could grow past budget, resident says rail: From Page 3

because the Silver Line already gets pretty close to there,” he said. “It’s really not even that far, so it’s just too much. It just costs too much for something that I honestly could bike in a few minutes.”

Ed Okeefe, 59, an actor in Boston, said he was fine with the state spending millions of dollars to build the rail, but he was unsure the price would stay at the estimate.

“A lot’s being built in Copley and the Seaport, so if it’s done right, it could definitely work out, but I just don’t know,” he said. “The problem is, even if it’s just $1 million dollars now, it’ll cost $150 million by the time it’s built. After living here for a few decades, that’s just always how

these projects go.”

While the cost may seem high, Harris said the rail could make money back for Massachusetts.

“We should think about smart growth so as to reduce the reliance on cars and traffic,” Harris said. “This absolutely falls into that area and it could pay great dividends.”

Nancy Finnerty, 50, a Winchester resident who commutes to the Copley area frequently, said the rail service could only make Boston better.

“The cost will be high in the short run, I think, but we need to work on infrastructure regardless,” she said.

“It’s awesome to hear this, though.

We need more public transportation, more bike pathways and fewer cars.

It’s ridiculous on the roads. The more projects like this, the better.”

5K could help grow relations between Allston, Boston U. 5K: From Page 3

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“This will go a long way to build some solid relationships with students and their neighbors,” he said.

“That’s why I hope we participate in force, and whether or not we run, or whether or not we just go down there and celebrate a bit, I think that would be terrific.”

Each year, the BU Running Club, select student athletes, members of BU’s marathon training class and members of BU Greek life participate in the 5K, Battaglino said, a positive trend he hopes to see continue.

Michael Palmiere, a College of Engineering senior, said this will be his second time running the 5K. “Students like to participate be-

cause it’s part of their city, and a lot of people live in Allston,” he said.

“Normally it is kind of difficult to run on the sidewalks, so whenever they shut down all of the traffic, it’s pretty cool to be able to run on the street.”

Daniel Traub, a Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences junior and member of the BU Running Club who will participate on Sept. 22, said running for charity is deeply symbolic for him.

“It shows your support for a particular cause in a way that words can not,” he said. “You can really put your whole heart, body and soul and into a run and really physically show your support for something.”

Trisha Thadani contributed to the reporting of this article.

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Moran said she will address participants after the walk on Sept. 29 about how her family has been affected by Alzheimer’s. She said she has organized her own team for the walk, which consists of her mother and a few friends.

“This is just the start of my efforts … and I definitely plan on doing more walks,” Moran said. “I am doing this walk … to help find a cure so that other families don’t have to go through what my family did.”

Jesse Mez, a member of BU’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center, said Moran’s father suffered from early onset Alzheimer’s, which affects a minority of patients with the disease.

“The genetics of Alzheimer’s is complex, meaning that a lot of genes contribute,” Mez, a professor of neurology. “That being said, it is still largely a genetic disease.

In most cases, including early onset Alzheimer’s, there are a lot of genes that contribute to the onset of it [Alzheimer’s].

Mez said Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. People with the disease suffer progressive cognitive deficits, the most common of which is memory loss.

“With the cognitive deficits, over time come functional deficits, and things like getting to the store or taking care of finances become more difficult,” Mez said. “Probably the most important thing is to educate family members and the patients themselves, so that they have a better understanding of what is going on.”

James Wessler, president and CEO of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, stated in a press release that the funds generated from the Greater Boston Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be put towards critical research for the disease.

“Funds raised will provide care and support services to our families, friends and neighbors affected by Alzheimer’s,” Wessler said. “Local volunteers step up and work hard to make it a powerful experience for everyone.”

Alzheimer’s disease is currently the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s website. There are more than 5 million Americans currently living with the disease. The number of patients continues to increase.

BU faculty drummer releases electronic EP Clemence Pluche MUSE Staff

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J Schortman is more than just the accompanying drummer for Boston University’s dance classes: He is also the music synthesizer for Boston’s up and coming band Clifflight and the video editor for “Flam Clap” remixes. His story, which doubles back and forth across the map, is both the adventure of a classic starving artist and the tale of a young man flirting with fame. This story, full of twists, turns and turmoil, is what sets him apart from many other 28-year-olds.

With their new EP Tryst debuting Sept. 14, Clifflight — a band that calls Boston its home — has amassed a sizeable local fan base. It is safe to say that Clifflight is a project taking flight in the Boston area, and here is how Schortman and Clifflight got where they are now.

At the age of 26, Schortman moved to Boston with nothing more than $12 and a loaf of rye bread. Only six months before that, he worked in North Carolina, driving a 50-year-old man’s Porsche and getting paid to tell him what was “hip.” Just a year before that, he lived in his car for a month, and a couple months before moving into his four-wheeled home, Schortman worked for Michael Smith, a hotshot event DJ who, in Schortman’s words, was dealing with “upscale sh*t.”

But before all that, Schortman was simply a five-year-old with a drum.

“I basically grew up with a bunch of African drums around me, so I just grew really curious of what they were and how to play them,” Schortman said in an interview with The

Daily Free Press.

Like many children, Schortman was fascinated with the various objects around his house. Schortman is still that kid, the one fascinated by the tightly pulled pieces of animal skin over wooden frames. He is also the 10-year-old with a wandering mind who rants about his experiences, managing to throw in several words about the “awesome lamps in this café.”

“Schortman is a distracted guy, but he always gets his projects done,” said Cliff Kuhn-Lloyd, Schortman’s partner in Clifflight. “It has been great working with him the past few years on these projects.”

Schortman said he always pursued his passion for drumming and music relentlessly. He took lessons outside of classes with a man who would become his mentor. The man gave him a key that opened the only practice room in the school with a full drum set. Schortman said every moment he was not in school — or out partying — he was in the practice room, often alone.

“The more I played [the drums], the more I didn’t fit in with the rest,” he said. “I just wasn’t like all the other rebels. I was a rebel with a passion for hitting things with wooden sticks.”

But soon the inside of the practice room became the inside of a cell, when the young musician went to jail. After a 16-month court case, the 18-year-old went to prison for eight months, where he shared a cell with a convicted murderer. A year before he was put behind bars, Schortman applied to Berklee College of Music.

“That same guy who gave me the key to the practice room convinced me that if I was so curious about music, I should just do music,” Schortman recalled. “So I applied but was ready to just go to Plymouth State in New Hampshire.”

About two months into his sentence, Schortman’s mother visited him and handed him a letter that had already been opened. Smiling, she looked at him and told him he had been accepted into Berklee.

“I bet not many of the kids that go to your college heard they got accepted while in jail,” he recalled his mother telling him.

Following graduation, Schortman traveled. He wenr to Marrakech and Casablanca in Morocco where he learned the art of African drumming.

This is where he bought his beloved burnt sienna drum, to which many dance students at BU perform. He also spent time on a boat docked in New Guinea, where he made daily trips to buy rice, beans, toilet paper and gas for the boat. Schortman said he learned how to survive on little subsistence, a skill that would come in handy for him later in life.

When returning to the U.S., Schortman landed an internship at Michael Smith Event Music in Los Angeles, where he worked on projects ranging from DJing the Oscar de la Renta runway music to playing at charity fundraisers.

Using his newly-made connections, Schortman quit his job with Smith and found a new job with a 50-year-old entrepreneur, who created a company that engraved iPhones.

After moving to North Carolina and

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AJ Schortman, 28, is a BU African dance drummer and musician on BU campus.

living there for four months, Schortman grew tired his job. He moved home with his parents, who were not willing to house and feed him at the age of 26. His mother bought him a bus ticket to Boston and a loaf of bread. He only had $12. He was now officially a starving artist.

For three months, Schortman bussed tables. With the little money he had Schortman impulsively invested in a Canon 7D, which allowed him to start producing videos. Sam Burke, Schortman’s partner in Flam Clap, said this impulsiveness led to the creation of Flam Clap.

“I’m glad Schortman is spontaneous because if he hadn’t dropped a grand on that camera, we wouldn’t have even thought of starting a remix

project like this,” Burke said.

Flam Clap — Schortman’s biggest project aside from Clifflight — remixes popular music with hip beats and artistic video productions.

“We started in 2009 really just goofing around with our cameras,” Burke said. “Schortman had a nice Canon so we started doing projects while remixing music. He’s really got the touch for editing.”

While Schortman said he plans to stay in Boston for some time, the Clifflight beat producer has farreaching hopes for the band’s future.

“I kind of see us somewhere on the West Coast,” Schortman said.

“But I think Boston isn’t ready for music like ours. It’s not hip enough.

People don’t really get it yet.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "returns" to Boston in play

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ifty years on, after circumnavigating the marble columns of the Lincoln Memorial, diffusing the sticky humidity of Montgomery and fortifying the granite foundation of Marsh Chapel, the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reverberate just as loud as ever. Arguably the most iconic orator in modern history, King, his speeches and his ideologies still resonate within millions, as made apparent by the love that poured out for King during the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1963 March on

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Washington in August.

The affection much of the world holds for Dr. King makes Brandon Dirden’s job difficult. Dirden stars as King in All The Way, a play documenting the social and political transformations of the 1960s that opens at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge on Sept. 13. Dirden will star alongside TV megastar Bryan Cranston, who will play President Lyndon Johnson, and This Is Spinal Tap favorite Michael McKean as J. Edgar Hoover.

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All the Way, featuring Brandon Dirden, Bryan Cranston and Michael McKean, will open on Sept. 13 at the Loeb theater.

In an interview with The Daily Free Press, Dirden spoke reverently of All The Way as a “living document” for a “complicated” era. But even with the opportunity to play a personal hero among such talent, Dirden admitted that he initially hesitated to step into the shadow of an American icon.

“Everybody has an ingrained image of who this man was: His voice, his look, his cadence, his speeches,” Dirden said. “And in one way, as an actor, I have to honor that. But, there’s absolutely no way I am going to be able to do a perfect imitation … and I don’t think it would service the play.”

Instead, Dirden explained his preparation for the role, in which he strove to capture King’s “essence” — the identifiable core of the Civil Rights leader – even if it meant viewers not recognizing Dirden onstage.

When asked to choose one word to describe the essence of King, Dirden immediately answered “faithful.”

“I think King was operating on a higher plain of faith than most of us can even fathom,” Dirden said. “The faith that change can happen, the faith that we can mobilize our com-

munity … that thousands and thousands of people are going to listen to you and that it will affect change, that is a mindboggling amount of faith.”

Despite the burden of accurately portraying such an iconic figure, Dirden spent years attempting to absorb King’s essence. As a graduate of Morehouse College — King’s undergraduate alma mater — Dirden said the icon’s legacy was invoked daily and was inescapable. In fact, Dirden explained that at Morehouse College, students are constantly challenged to “raise the crown,” or to go beyond the great works of their predecessors.

“We wear the crown, but you supersede that, you raise the bar, you make the crown even higher for men to aspire to wear,” Dirden said. “[King] was certainly a huge inspiration for all of us at Morehouse … you felt like you were part of a really special purposed society. It was a challenge … to go make the world better in whatever way you can.”

In taking on the role of King in All The Way, Dirden said he saw his own opportunity to “raise the crown.” While he acknowledged that not everyone could organize a civil rights movement, Dirden said he be-

lieves sharing King’s essence with audiences may help “expose humanity for what we are so that hopefully, we can become better people for it.”

In the same way, Dirden urged that All The Way is not a “history lesson,” but rather a piece of theater that “lives and breathes” as it teaches.

“There’s still a lot of work to be done,” Dirden said. “I think that even though All The Way plays in the past, we’re going to see a lot of ourselves.”

While the Loeb Theatre in Cambridge is a sizeable venue, Dirden admitted that his depiction of King will never move as many listeners as King himself had on the Washington Mall that fateful August day. Still, on his smaller stage, Dirden said he hopes All The Way will empower viewers to endeavor for good because, as history shows, a movement can start with just the faith of a single individual.

“Hopefully, by seeing the performance, you will see that even though you are flawed … you still have the ability to do extraordinary things through faith, through belief,” he said. “You have the power to affect people in ways you never knew possible.”

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THE HIGHER, THE BETTER?

Boston University received its highest ranking yet on U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the nation’s best colleges. The rankings, released Tuesday, show BU jumped 10 spots between 201213 and 2013-14 from 51st to 41st among national universities.

The rankings are based on a system that analyzes high school standing, faculty, financial resources and graduation and retention rates, among other factors. With covetable Ivy League universities taking top spots on the list, a higher ranking can help establish a school’s academic credibility.

BU President Robert Brown credited the “Choosing to Be Great” initiative, an outline of goals created in 2007 set to help BU grow into a more prestigious and commendable university, as contributing to the spike in rankings, according to a Sept. 11 Daily Free Press article.

Brown was right. BU’s higher ranking was due to advances in academic reputation, financial resources, graduation and retention rates, admissions data and faculty resources, said Robert Morse, a U.S. News and World Report Director of Data Research, in a Daily Free Press article published on Sept. 11.

With construction projects on every corner of campus and an acceptance into the Association of American Universities, it is obvious the administration is doing much to upgrade the university. But BU’s improvement should not be reduced to a subjective figure on a list. While it is nice to have bragging rights over friends who attend lower-ranked universities, the col-

lege experience does not translate well into numbers. Too much of education is not quantifiable.

BU is a large research university with a variety of different departments with varying objectives and goals, so judging the quality of academics on a blanket analysis does not work. Where BU focuses on pre-professional programs cannot be easily compared to where Harvard University stresses a liberal arts background.

Rather than a never-ending national list, it would be much more effective to compare BU to similar institutions, such as New York University, George Washington University or University of Southern California – schools Brown has labeled peers – on more nuanced factors in order to accurately measure academic quality.

While it is absurd to reduce the quality of a university to a number, prospective students do indeed pay attention. As flawed as they are, rankings are easy to grasp. They make it simpler to conceptualize if, say, BU is a better fit for a prospective student than Northeastern University, and therefore, these individuals are drawn to them. Furthermore, many parents relish what seems to be a more definite indicator of the returns on their investments from sending students to school.

BU’s ranking is as accurate as an arbitrary list can be. Plans to improve the university have been in effect for several years, and they are now beginning to bear fruit. But for now, there is more work to be done to reach what we as a community feel is our greatest potential.

An article in the Wall Street Journal reported that 8 percent of college graduates had a parent come with them to a job interview and 3 percent had the parent sit in on the interview. So, we here at the ol’ Free Press wondered what unnecessary things each college would bring to an interview.

THE TALES OF AN ILL FREEPER

I’d rather trip and fall BRIAN LATIMER

Have you ever tripped? Taken shrooms?

Had a tab of LSD? I haven’t because I’m afraid of what creatures lurk in my shadows. But into my fourth sleepless, feverish night of mono, I might as well have taken a spaceship to Mars.

For most of Sunday, I could not speak. If you had asked me a question, my response would appear on your computer screen.

Then, at about 5 p.m. my throat closed up. I could barely drink water or chew ice. I tried broth, but that was too thick. Ice cream was out of the question. So I forced down some Advil and antibiotics and sat down.

I woke at about 9 p.m. Did I feel any better? Nope. I still couldn’t drink, still had a fever and damn, the room was stuffy. I stumbled into the bathroom, turned off the lights and stared into the mirror. With the thermometer wiggling around as I try to multitask, I see green flashing lasers.

They buzzed around me, dancing in figure eights perfectly choreographed in spellbinding conformity. I’m petrified or transfixed. I can hear their tones, something like a nearby wasp, only sweeter.

As suddenly as they came, they went. I splashed cold water on my face, gagged as I attempted more water and went back to bed. NyQuil should help, right?

It’s now 11 p.m. and my sleep aid hasn’t even soothed my alertness. There has to be something to soothe my throat that could get me to start drinking more water. To power through the night, I hop into the shower. Lights off, alone with white noise — at least for the first five minutes.

“Brian, please don’t come back and see me,” someone says to me in French.

“Please, I’m not nearly ready to see you. I have to fix up the house!”

“Don’t you worry, Matonette,” I respond, somehow remembering my late, great aunt’s voice. “I have to shower and shave.”

Then the voice stops responding. I stay in the shower for another 40 minutes.

Instead of going back to bed, I sit in the steamy room, breathing deeply, searching for any relief.

“You’re not going to wear that, right?” she asks me, her voice sounding like an echo, her relaxed shadow sitting perfectly poised on the sink. “Please, I know your mother has bought you better clothes than that.”

I laugh very loudly at my great aunt.

“Matonette, just give me a chance! Would you rather me rush through tonight and come looking like a mess?”

She’s gone again. So I leave the bathroom, perfectly content with the exchange.

“Wow!” I thought to myself. “I retained so much French!” I still haven’t realized how badly I need emergency treatment.

It’s now 2 a.m. and I am in my bed, curled up so tight that it’s even harder to breathe. I’m not sweating anymore at this point, but my fever has hit 103.2 degrees Fahrenheit.

“Matonette? Have you ever felt this sick?” I ask.

“Yes,” she sighs. “It’s why I’m in my new house. Are you coming to visit me soon?”

The words, “I hope to,” slip form my lips as I get back up to go to the bathroom.

I need cold. I need cold. I need relief.

The bathroom floor has cooled down at this point. I make a nest with towels and my clothes and call the space between the sink and the shower my home. I start to rock back and forth.

“Abuela Monina,” I see my late greatgrandmother. “Should I go see Matonette?”

She is writhing next to me, groaning like I am, feeling the pain I feel. How can I help her? Do I bring her to the hospital?

“No,” she says firmly, her toothless gums chattering. She’s wrapped in snakes.

Her arm reaches for me, but it is snatched back by something large. “Get out. Get out when you can. Get out now!”

Then I finally freak out, heart racing, head pounding and no direction to run. My phone? My phone! Get me away from this.

I call my friend and tell her I need to go to the emergency room. My phone looks like a seashell. Where is normal? Where is reality?

I can’t do this anymore. I can’t take this anymore. In three days I have only gotten sicker. She tells me to hold tight and that she’s on her way. It’s 3:30 a.m. and I still think what I’m seeing is real.

I’m as far away from my room and the bathroom as I can be. I love you Abuela and Matonette, but I can’t talk to you. Not just yet.

I received treatment that night and walked out of the hospital at 4 p.m. the same day. I still don’t like going into my bathroom, but then again, this was only Sunday.

Brian Latimer is the Editorial Page Editor and a junior at Boston University studeying History; Journalism; and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

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Captain Ciccone’s important passes aid Terriers in victory Ciccone: From Page 8

to the America East All-Conference Second Team for his efforts.

Despite not being at full strength in Wednesday’s contest, Ciccone led an impressive offensive attack all night for the Terriers. Despite allowing an early goal to forward Elliot Firth, the Terriers came right back with a response. After the goal, the Terriers looked like a different team, possessing the ball and making crisp passes.

“Coach has been harping on ‘possession, possession’ in practice,” Ciccone said. “Especially with the heat, you’ve got to keep the ball at our feet so we’re not running. We ran them out of the game in the

first half. You’ve got to respond right away against a team like that that brings high energy.”

With ball possession and control in hand, the Terriers finally made some headway offensively. After BU had multiple shot opportunities, including a chance on the left side of the box by Ciccone in the 23rd minute, the team finally got on the scoreboard in the 30th minute.

The Terriers earned a corner, which Ciccone took, after which the ball went into the box where commotion ensued. After all was said and done, junior forward Dominque Badji was taken down inside the box and earned a penalty kick for the Terriers. Badji raced to the ball and put it in low

right corner of the goal, as Hofstra goalie Roberto Pelligrini stood motionless.

After the penalty kick, the Terriers remained aggressive, hungry for that second goal and their first lead since the first minutes of their home opener.

“When we scored the first one, we knew we had them,” Ciccone said. “We had them on their back foot and they were backing up on us. We knew that we were going to get a second one.”

Nine minutes later in the half, that is exactly what the Terriers did. As Ciccone had done throughout most of the first half, he weaved and danced around the defense on the left side of the field. He arced a pass into the middle of the box to sophomore

forward Mac McGuire, who booted the ball past Pelligrini’s reach to put the Terriers in the lead.

The lead was carried into the second half, which the Terriers did not relinquish.

Despite not recording one shot on goal in the period, BU controlled the ball for most of the half and did not allow the Pride to get back into the game.

Combined with controlling the ball and the tired Pride players, the Terriers were able to clinch their first victory of the season.

“We didn’t want to go into overtime, so getting out in 90 minutes was good for us,” Ciccone said. “It was a team effort and we were all feeling good.”

Field hockey will look to defense to triumph over Eagles, Friars Field hockey: From Page 8

They went 1-1 the following weekend, beating Holy Cross 4-1 and falling to thenNo. 15 Northeastern University.

“PC is an improving team,” Starr said.

“They play hard, they compete and play fast and I’m looking forward to two exciting field hockey games at New Balance Field.”

The key for the Terriers this weekend is going to be their defense. Two weeks ago, BU lost starting sophomore backer Katie Bernatchez to a concussion, leaving the position even thinner than it was entering the season and putting Starr in a tough position. Last week, freshman Ellie Landsman

filled Bernatchez’s spot. She was forced to play the entirety of both games because of the lack of substitutes on BU’s teams.

Goalkeeping will also be key. BU has been in plenty of low-scoring games and after only scoring one goal against an inferior Miami team last week, it will need junior goalkeeper Valentina Cerda Eimbcke to continue her stellar play, especially against a BC team that put up 10 goals in a game earlier this season.

“I’m looking for a continued improvement, really competing hard for 70 minutes,” Starr said. “Sometimes we were playing some really good hockey but other times we had blinders on; so I’m just looking for more consistent play.”

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Feldman pleased by Terriers’ physical play Women’s Soccer: From Page 8

team. Personnel-wise, I think that they’re a little stronger then they’ve been the last few years … We want to take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves and to make the most of them, and you need to be able to recognize those moments and you need to be able to execute in those moments.”

After a day off, the Terriers will resume their homestand with a match against the Friars (3-1-1) Sunday afternoon.

The Friars have featured a talented offense so far this season, as they have tallied

11 goals over their first five games. They are led by sophomore Kathryn Hiller and senior Amanda Webster, who also lead the team in points with nine (four goals, one assist) and seven (two goals, three assists) respectively.

For Feldman, the biggest key to a successful homestand lies in the Terriers putting together a physical and determined performance against their opponents.

“The physical aspect of our play has been really phenomenal,” she said. “That’s something that’s going to have to continue during these matches ... It’s doing all the things that we’ve done, and doing them better.”

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BU relieved to win first game of year Men’s Soccer: From Page 8

“We’ve got Matt [Gilbert] playing well, we’ve got Nick coming back,” Roberts said. “Nick was a little bit rusty. He showed it a couple of times, but we got a real good problem to have. They can fight it out in training and so forth and I don’t think Nick, like [Ciccone], is near where he is capable of.

“We saw it a couple of times on that di-

rect kick. He didn’t get enough jump and it ended up a corner kick instead of him catching it. He’s not quite there yet.”

For the Terriers, it was a sigh of relief to get their first win of the young season.

“It feels great,” Ciccone said. “[Three] games into the season, getting our first win.

It was such a team effort. It was hot and humid, but all the guys rallied. It was a good win.”

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Men’s soccer wins 1st game of season vs. Hofstra

By Joon Lee Daily Free Press Contributor

The Boston University men’s soccer team broke out of an offensive slump with a 2-1 win over Hofstra University on a humid Wednesday evening at Nickerson Field.

The two goals that the Terriers (1-2) scored doubled their previous scoring output on the season, as the team has only managed one goal over its first two games of the year.

The Pride (1-2-1) came out of the gates guns blazing with a corner kick and a shot by midfielder Reece Alexander in the second minute. Hofstra’s aggressive attack paid off in the eighth minute with a goal from midfielder Elliot Firth off of a deflection.

“We knew that they were dangerous,” said BU coach Neil Roberts. “We obviously didn’t like conceding the first goal, because they are a team that plays on emotion.

“They’ve got guys that can finish, so giving up the first goal was obviously not what we had in our plan. I think we responded well, we fought back and in the second half — after they scored and maybe fifteen minutes into the half — we took it over.”

After giving up the goal, the Terriers turned their energy up and displayed offensive production and possession not displayed so far this season. Junior forward Dominique Badji scored BU’s first goal on a penalty kick in the 30th minute, a play where Hofstra goalie Roberto Pelligrini stood and watched the ball idly go by.

Following the goal from Badji, freshman midfielder David Asbjornsson put a header shot on goal set up by senior midfielder Anthony Ciccone that Pellegrini saved in the 34th minute. Freshman forward Felix De Bona put a shot wide on goal in the 35th minute.

Ciccone led the offense with his sharp handling of the ball and skilled passing, ending the night with two shots on goal

Ciccone’s smart play leads Terriers to 1st victory in 2013

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Sophomore forward Mac McGuire scored the go-ahead goal in the 39th minute.

and one assist in 83 minutes of play. The Sparta, N.J., native played a key role in the offense’s success by creating multiple corner kicks and setting up numerous shots on goal.

The Terriers offensive output was highlighted by a goal in the 39th minute from sophomore forward Mac MacGuire, who was set up by a picturesque pass from Ciccone that rainbowed over the Hofstra defense.

“It came off our corner,” Ciccone said.

“We got it back and I knew that if I crossed it in early, someone would be back post and Mac [MacGuire] made a good run and finished.”

“That’s what Anthony does,” Roberts said. “Anthony is coming off surgery so he’s probably about 80 percent right now.

We’re trying to get him closer to 90 and, as

the season goes on, he’ll get better. That’s what Anthony does.

“He’s a little frustrated because he usually has an easier time getting by these guys and he’s getting caught because he’s not as quick right now as he was last year, but he will be in time.”

Hofstra locked down on defense in the second half, allowing zero shots on target after the Terriers had seven shots on goal in the first half.

Junior goalie Nick Thomson came up with a big save, one of his six on the night, in the 86th minute when he stopped a shot

by Hofstra freshman Kyle Poetzsch. Thomson, who has dealt with undisclosed injuries this season, made his first start of the year after redshirt freshman Matt Gilbert started the first two games of the season.

It has been a struggle for the Boston University men’s soccer team through its first two games of the season. Playing against highly touted programs such as Boston College and the No. 3 University of Connecticut, the Terriers struggled to control games and ended up dropping both contests. Most notably, the Terrier offensive output was lackluster. The team only scored one goal between the two games and had trouble possessing the ball.

Wednesday night against Hofstra University, fortunes changed for the Terriers.

Led by senior midfielder Anthony Ciccone, the Terriers (1-2) excelled in all phases of the offensive side of the ball, leading to a 2-1 victory over the Pride (1-2-1).

Coming into the contest, the Terriers only scored one goal on the season, which came in the early minutes of their first contest against the Eagles. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Matt Gilbert set up a deep pass to senior forward Ali Sozeri, who put the ball in the net. After that goal in the first half against BC (1-2-1), the Terriers went goalless for the remainder of that contest as well as against UConn (2-0-1). One of the reasons that the Terriers have not been as strong offensively is due to the fact that premier ball-handler and passer Ciccone is coming back into the team from off-season surgery.

Last season, Ciccone was one of the strongest players on a Terrier team that finished 6-8-4 in its final season in the America East Conference. He ended the year with a team-leading eight assists and was named

ciccone, see page 7

men’s soccer, see page 7

Field hockey to face BC and Providence Women’s soccer ready for weekend home slate

By Christopher Dela Rosa Daily Free Press Staff

This weekend, the No. 19 Boston University field hockey team returns to New Balance Field for two games that will test out how well this year’s team can play under tough conditions.

The Terriers (3-1) are coming off of a weekend split in Evanston, Ill., where they took on No.11 Northwestern University and Miami University (Ohio).

Against the Wildcats (5-1), both the heat and the lack of substitutions proved to be too much as BU fell to No. 11 Northwestern University 4-1. The following day, the Terriers had a chance to rebound against the Red Hawks (2-3). In the end, the Terriers stole the low-scoring game away from Miami, winning the game by a score of 1-0 off of a goal from junior Anne Fruitema. It was the Terriers’ first shutout of the season.

BU will have its first game under the lights at New Balance Field Friday night, as the Terriers will host their Commonwealth Avenue rival, No. 17 Boston College. BU will then finish off the weekend homestand Sunday afternoon when it hosts Providence College.

Both teams are expected to put up a good fight against the Terriers, especially Boston College (4–1), since both teams are trying to work their way up the national rankings.

BC, who was bounced out of the first

round of the ACC Tournament last season, has had an impressive start to its 2013 campaign. The Eagles started their season with a 10–1 victory over the University of Vermont and followed it up with three more close victories against Rutgers University, the University of Maine and Quinnipiac University.

Unfortunately for the Eagles, their bid at perfection came to an end this past weekend when they took on No. 7 University of Massachusetts. Both teams played evenly in the first half, but it was the Minutewomen (5-0) who dominated in the second half, scoring two goals and keeping BC off the board for the remainder of the game to go on to win by a score of 4–2.

“Boston College is an outstanding team and we always have great games against them,” said BU coach Sally Starr. “I want our girls to keep their composure, go out and play hockey against a very well coached BC team.”

Meanwhile, the Friars (2-2) are looking to shake some inconsistent play when they take on the Terriers Sunday afternoon.

Providence started off the season with an impressive 2-1 overtime win over thenNo. 11 Northwestern. The Friars followed it up with a 4-1 loss against an unranked University of Albany team the very next day.

fielD HocKey, see page 7

The Bottom Line

Thursday, Sept. 12

No Events Scheduled Cavaliers C Tyler Zeller said he gained 10 pounds this offseason by eating Krispy Kreme donuts.

Friday, Sept. 13

W. Soccer vs. Connecticut, 7 p.m.

Field Hockey vs. Boston College, 7 p.m.

By Conor Ryan Daily Free Press Staff

The friendly confines of Nickerson Field have been a welcome sight for the Boston University women’s soccer team over the years, as the Terriers have amassed an impressive home record of 48-6 over the last five seasons.

“It’s always great to be home — we love playing on Nickerson Field,” said BU coach Nancy Feldman. We like to think that we’re a tough team at home and we’ve got to back that up, but I’d like to think that. … We think that it can be an advantage if we make it an advantage so we’re really pleased to be home.”

Luckily for BU (3-2-1), after enduring a grueling 1,289-mile road trip last weekend that included games against No. 14 Penn State University and the University of Akron, the Terriers will gear up for a welldeserved homestand this weekend that will pit the Terriers against the University of Connecticut Friday night and Providence College Sunday afternoon.

Though they finished last weekend with a 1-1 record, Terriers were proud of their effort in those two games, as there were a lot of positive things to take away from both contests.

In the Terriers’ game against the Nittany Lions (4-1-1), BU performed well despite being outshot 14-9 in the contest, as a goal from senior Taylor Schram in the 53rd min-

Saturday, Sept. 14 M. Soccer vs. Monmouth, 7 p.m.

ute made the difference in what turned out to be a 1-0 Penn State victory.

The Terriers had much better success against the Zips (2-2-2) Sunday afternoon, as BU scored a season-high three goals against Akron, matching its scoring output from their last five games combined.

While their defense has once again been impressive, the Terriers’ offense has shown stretches of inconsistency so far this season, as BU is currently tied for fifth among Patriot League teams with 1.00 goals per game. Leading the way for the BU offense this season has been Patriot League preseason Offensive Player of the Year Madison Clemens, who leads the team in goals with two on the year.

Despite their unsteady play, the Terriers will have to improve quickly on offense, as they face UConn (4-2-0), one of the best defensive teams in the American Athletic Conference Led by redshirt freshman Gabriella Cuevas, who was named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week Monday afternoon, and goalkeeper Emily Armstrong, who is fourth among AAC goalies with a .852 save percentage, the Huskies have held teams to 0.67 goals per game and have shutout their last four opponents.

“They’re solid in goal and they’re solid in the back,” Feldman said. “They’re a good

Sunday, Sept. 15 W. Soccer vs. Providence, 1 p.m.

Field Hockey vs. Providence, 3 p.m.

Women’s soccer, see page 7

Monday, Sept. 16 No Events Scheduled “LOL,” said 300 pound PF Glen “Big Baby” Davis.