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Policy groups gather signatures to legalize marijuana use

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Fordham University, Marquette University and Brown University have rescinded Bill Cosby’s honorary degree this week, but Boston University has yet to follow suit.

Students see need for Cosby degree rescindment

BY J.D. CAPELOUTO AND CHRISTY OSLER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After three colleges rescinded Bill Cosby’s honorary degrees from their schools this week, many students disagree with Boston University’s reluctance to rescind the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree it awarded Cosby in May 2014.

Fordham University, Marquette University and Brown University all rescinded Cosby’s honorary degrees this week due to the many sexual assault allegations against him as well as developments this summer, which found that in 2005 he admitted to acquiring Quaalude, a sedative, with the intent to give the drug to women.

BU spokesman Colin Riley recently told The Daily Free Press there is “nothing

new to report” regarding possibly rescinding Cosby’s degree. Last year, Riley said BU was still unsure of any possible action they would take.

“At this point, we are monitoring the legal developments surrounding Mr. Cosby very closely,” he said in an email, quoted in a December 2014 FreeP story.

In a Sept. 24 email to students, Fordham President Joseph McShane announced the university trustees’ decision to rescind Cosby’s 2001 degree in light of the information that came forth this summer.

“Fordham has never before rescinded an honorary degree,” McShane said. “A recipient’s actions would have to be both unambiguously dishonorable and have a deep impact. By his own admission, Mr. Cosby’s sexual exploitation of women was premeditated and ongoing. Equally appalling is his

longtime strategy of denigrating the reputations of women who accused him of such actions.”

McShane said as a Jesuit institution, the school could no longer stand behind Cosby’s actions.

The president and provost of Marquette, also a Jesuit school, said in a statement that they have had conversations with students and faculty who were in support of rescinding the degree.

“Mr. Cosby engaged in behaviors that go entirely against our university’s mission and the Guiding Values we have worked so hard to instill on our campus,” the statement read. “Every day, we live these values by challenging our students to integrate knowledge and faith into their real-life decisions in ways that will shape their lives.”

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Alcohol transports decrease since last year, BUPD reports

BY SEKAR KRISNAULI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A month into the semester, data regarding crimes on Boston University’s Charles River Campus suggested several types of crime have dropped in frequency compared to fall 2014. BU Police Department statistics showed a slight decrease in thefts, liquor law violations and medical transports due to alcohol intoxication, said BUPD Officer Peter Shin.

Shin, who deals with crime analysis and statistics, said there have been slightly fewer thefts reported this year, from 48 incidents last year to 46. Liquor law violations also experienced a minute decline, from 17 violations reported last year to 15 this year. The numbers represented incidents reported between Sept. 1 and Sept. 27 of this and last year.

Shin said the number of people transported to the hospital due to alcohol consumption went through a bigger decrease in 2015. There were 39 people transported to the hospital in the 2014 period compared to only 25 in the 2015 period, Shin said.

Shin said he is unsure of the reasons be-

hind the decrease in alcohol transports, because BUPD only deals with the enforcement aspect of the incidents.

Due to the unpredictability of crime, Shin said, there are times when a certain crime is reported significantly more than others are

— theft, for example. With theft, it is often hard to solve the crime, but it depends on the location, Shin said.

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The Boston University Police Department has found that the number of alcohol transports has decreased compared to last year’s statistics.

In an effort to legalize marijuana use for Massachusetts residents over the age of 21, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol and Bay State Repeal, organizations which both started signature drives Sept. 22, have been gathering thousands of supporters for their petitions to be placed on the November 2016 ballot.

Both groups will need to gather nearly 65,000 signatures from registered voters by December to proceed to the next round of certification from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

The mission of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is to legalize adult possession of marijuana and limited home growing. This includes enacting a controlled system of distribution, allowing towns and cities to impose their own limits on marijuana use and adding a 3.75 percent sales tax on marijuana, according to their website.

“We’ve garnered quite a bit of support,” said Jim Borghesani, a spokesman for the campaign. “About a dozen legislators have signed onto our petition, so we’re very happy about that. In contrast, in Colorado, where a similar initiative was passed in 2012, only one elected official in the whole state supported that initiative.”

The campaign has already gathered between 25,000 and 30,000 of the 64,750 signatures needed for the petition to pass, Borghesani said. Although the legislative support so far is pleasing, Borghesani said he looks forward to spreading the campaign’s message to other entities throughout the entire state.

“We want support across the state from organizations, but primarily regular voters,” said Borghesani. “They’re the ones who are going to pass us.”

Bay State Repeal, another organization petitioning to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts, seeks to ease restrictions for adults and prevent access for children, according their website.

Steve Epstein, a spokesman for Bay State Repeal, said the organization considers voter signatures a priority, as well.

“We’re looking for support from voters, registered voters that will sign the petition,” Epstein said. “Right now that’s the only thing that’s important.”

In addition to support from voters, the petition has been endorsed by Barbara Anderson, former director of Citizens for Limited Taxation, as well as the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition, the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts and a few other smaller marijuana policy-oriented groups, Epstein said.

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Complete Streets to guide city planning efforts

CRIME LOGS

BY CAROLYN HOFFMAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Focusing on revamping city planning, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced an environment and safety-focused design plan on Sept. 24 called Complete Streets that will soon take effect through an executive order.

The program, established by former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in 2009, was created in an effort to make the city more environmentally conscious with new technologies.

Addressing the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Sep. 24, Walsh said Boston’s development has been guided by fairness and transparency and that the vision for the city must continue to center around its citizens.

“It’s about how we will live and how we will relate to each other,” Walsh said. “Planning can’t unlock a vision unless it mobilizes the community that can build it together.”

Walsh highlighted the importance of easing street congestion and quelling danger through street design, stating that Complete Streets would create fluidity between all means of transportation.

“Complete Streets is a nationally recognized approach for balancing public space among cars, transit, walkers and cyclists,” Walsh said. “It’s that balance we need, to make our streets flow better, and function better as we grow.”

Walsh also put emphasis on how vital it is for the people of Boston to ask what they can do, personally, to help make transportation safer for all citizens.

“Everyone who lives and works in Boston should be asking: what can we do right now, to put our city in a position to thrive?

For one thing, we have to make sure everyone gets the opportunity to thrive,” Walsh said. “The way we move around our city matters. It affects our productivity. It affects our quality of life and our environment. It affects our safety and our sense of community.”

Complete Streets strives to improve Boston’s streets by altering aesthetic and physical

BY KENNEDY DAVIS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department from Sept. 24 to 27.

Mail stolen from 140 Bay State Rd. A female student reported Sept.

24 that she had received an empty envelope in her mailbox at 140 Bay State Rd., The Towers. She said she believes the contents of the envelope were stolen prior to her receiving it.

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced that he plans to sign an executive order for city planners to use the “Complete Streets” design, which emphasizes the safety of bikers and pedestrians, at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Thursday.

landscapes surrounding them, the website stated.

Vineet Gupta, director of policy and planning at Complete Streets, said the initiative aims to accommodate citizens who walk, ride their bikes, take public transit or drive.

“It’s a set of design guidelines that ensures that this equitable accommodation is achieved,” Gupta said. “Any street that the city is looking at, analyzing or reviewing for a new design has to impress the complete design’s approach.”

Complete Streets’ objectives are to ensure that Boston streets are green, smart and accessible to multiple modes of transportation, according to the website.

Gupta said being environmentally aware is the ultimate goal in implementing the plan.

Complete Streets will ensure that enough are trees planted and will guarantee safe travel for pedestrians and bicyclists, he said. “[Trees] not only provide shade, but feed on rain water and just create a healthier environment,” Gupta said. “We make it easier for pedestrians and those on bicycles to be on our streets via the cycle or bicycle

lane or track.”

Several residents said although wider bike lanes could make them more inclined to use bikes to get around the city, the current bike lanes encourage accidents.

Joseph Alvarez, 24, of Dorchester, said despite the numerous bike paths already in city streets, the addition of less dangerous paths would make Boston even more bike-friendly.

“I’m not a huge biker, but I do bike from time to time,” he said. “It would be nice to add more lanes and potentially increase safety, and here on Commonwealth Avenue there’s usually a lot of accidents with bikers so anything to stop that [would be welcome].”

Stephanie Braman, 24, of Kenmore, said implementing wider bike lanes would make navigating through busy streets, like those of Kenmore Square, safer.

“As someone who rides around on the streets all day, all the time to get to work, school and home, more protected lanes would be really useful,” she said. “There are so many more cyclists now than there were when I got here in 2009, and making these changes would be a plus for a lot of people.”

Several residents think marijuana petitions will pass WEED, FROM PAGE 1

act the policy before May 2016. If it is not enacted, more signatures will be required to place it on the November 2016 ballot.

Several residents shared varied opinions about marijuana, but many agreed that the petition would most likely pass.

Serge Soucy, 26, of Allston, said he is apprehensive about seeing marijuana legalized, but would be apathetic if it were to happen.

“It’s no worse than cigarettes so it’ll probably pass and it’ll probably be fine,” he said. “But I don’t use it, I really don’t care. I’d rather it not, but honestly it’s not any worse than cigarettes or alcohol.”

Mylia Hunt, 29, of Dorchester, said she agrees with the campaigns’ idea that legalizing marijuana would be a positive change in Massachusetts, but also thinks there should be restrictions on marijuana possession.

“If they legalize it, then it would be less of an issue or problem. The people who do smoke it, would have it,” she said. “Probably [there should be restrictions] about the amount you are able to legally have, especially on you.”

Unlike Hunt, downtown Boston resident Jeremy Austin, 33, believes that there should be no restrictions on marijuana possession and use.

“I mean if it’s [for people] over 21 I don’t see the reason [for banning it],” he said. “ It should be legalized. It should be legalized nationally within the next 10 years.”

Austin also said he believes that legal-

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ization of marijuana will bring nothing but positive changes to Massachusetts. He cited the success of Colorado, saying that the revenue gained from the tax on marijuana will be useful for improving infrastructure.

“Colorado made $20 million in the first

year off of taxes alone,” he said. “$20 million could fix the [Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority] Green Line, it could do a lot of things. We’re what, $2 billion dollars over budget in Boston? $20 million dollars is still a drop in the bucket, but it’s a big drop.”

Bicycle thief caught behind City Convenience BUPD officers observed a suspicious male on Friday behind City Convenience at 543 Commonwealth Ave. The suspect was walking through the rear alley with two bicycles, one of which had a cut cable lock on it. The officers were able to contact the owner of that bike and confirm that it had been stolen. The thief was then placed under arrest for stealing the bicycle.

Two students found in possession of marijuana on Babcock Street One female and one male student were charged for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana at 275 Babcock St. on Friday. Each student received a civil citation.

Vehicle vandalized at 1 University Rd. An employee reported Saturday that his motor vehicle was vandalized at 1 University Rd. outside the Student Activities Office. The vehicle had various scrapes and dents as well as a broken windshield.

Student scammed at 14 Buswell St. A male student reported Saturday that he had been a victim of a scam. The student was approached by a male party in a vehicle who asked the student if he wanted to buy some coats. The victim and the suspect went in the vehicle to an ATM, where the victim withdrew $500 from his bank account. The student gave the $500 to the suspect, who in return gave the victim one jacket and then left.

BB gun fired at 11 Euston St. Brookline Police Department reported to BUPD Saturday that several BBs were fired from 11 Euston St. into the building across the road. The BBs damaged a window screen and broke a mason jar that was on the window sill. Brookline PD will be summoning four BU students for destruction of property and discharging a BB gun in public.

Bicycle stolen from 135 Bay State Rd.

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In an attempt to advance the next round of ballot question certification, marijuana advocacy groups such as Bay State Repeal and the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol kicked off signature drives on Sept. 22.

A male student reported Sunday that his bicycle had been stolen from 135 Bay State Rd.

NEWS

BU Sexual Misconduct Survey: A Closer Look

VISUAL ARTICLE BY SHIVANI PATEL

MARCH 2015

JULY 2014

REPORTING BY J.D. CAPELOUTO

survey sent to 27,086 undergraduate and graduate students

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Out of the 27,086 undergraduate and graduate students the survey was sent to, roughly 5,875 people (22%) responded.

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How Victims Reported Sexual Assault

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I don’t think there is much I 45% female can do about sexual assault.” 40%

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male

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There isn’t much need for me to think about sexual violence on campus.”

percent who agree:

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SOURCE: BU Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey results

Three schools revoke Cosby’s degrees, BU stalls on decision COSBY, FROM PAGE 1

Jess Klein, the president of BU Feminist Collective, said she strongly believes BU should follow the lead of the other schools. “[The other schools] said [they] won’t associate with people who’ve committed these heinous acts of violence and that they believe the women who have come forward,” said Klein, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. “I think that BU should make that powerful statement, especially with the recent sexual assault survey that went out.”

Klein said the results of the survey prove sexual assault is happening on campus, so BU’s choice to continue to associate itself with someone who has committed numerous sexual assaults is hypocritical.

“For a university to come out against sexual assault [saying], ‘We’re shocked this is happening on our campus and we’re deeply saddened,’ but then to still associate itself with someone who has committed this act, and everyone knows he committed this act

... there’s dissonance there for someone to say one thing and their actions don’t reflect that,” she said.

Ultimately if BU rescinds Cosby’s degree, Klein said, the action would not go unnoticed.

“Boston University is such a big, wellknown university and for them to take that stance,” she said, “that would be so important to survivors on this campus and also on other campuses as well.”

Several other students expressed their discomfort at the fact that Cosby still holds an honorary degree at BU. “It doesn’t really look good to give honorary degrees to rapists. Technically they’re not related, but it looks bad, it looks like you’re honoring a person who committed a terrible crime against a lot of people,” said Emily Damiano, a freshman in CAS. “That doesn’t look so great for BU.” Natalie Odrich, a sophomore in the College of General Studies, said she finds the whole situation surrounding Cosby and

BU disturbing and agrees his degree should be rescinded.

“Cosby’s actions are foul, disturbing and demeaning to women and it makes BU look ignorant by maintaining an honorary degree to Cosby, especially being that sexual assault is a hot topic on campus,” she said.

“It is incredibly disturbing knowing that a potential rapist was offered an honorary degree at BU and no one has spoken out to deny the degree.”

Nakia Ellies, a junior in Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, said she thinks BU is trying to remain neutral, but BU’s recent history with handling sexual misconduct parallels the university’s silence guarding Cosby in an unflattering way.

“It’s not that big of a coincidence given their lack of action as far as sexual misconduct and student allegations on campus. So it doesn’t surprise me unfortunately,” she said. “Overall it’s going to hurt students more than anything, especially for students who have been affected by similar circum-

stances on campus.”

Although most students agree Cosby’s actions are wrong, some students think rescinding his degree might not be necessary.

“While the acts Cosby committed are not at all appropriate or legal, and while I do think that action should be taken against him to protect future victims and to offer some solace to those whose lives he has affected in a truly terrible way, I don’t think that rescinding a degree will have a profound effect,” said Laura Robinson, a sophomore in Sargent College.

Robinson said BU should be focusing instead on the sexual assaults happening on its own campus, rather than focusing on Cosby’s past actions.

“While it is interesting that BU has not taken any action on this matter, I would hope that BU is taking more action to prevent similar violations and assaults on its own campus,” she said, “and to deal with safety and legal matters related to its own student body.”

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Baker announces department reforms for child safety

BY JULIA METJIAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In response to several recent high-profile incidents involving children, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday announced reforms for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families that will include stronger supervision policies.

Baker’s administration will be working with Massachusetts State Legislature Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg to execute the reforms.

“Systemic policy reforms are necessary to support the efforts of our social workers, supervisors and managers who are on the front lines protecting the Commonwealth’s children,” Baker said in a Monday press release.

Baker said these new reforms must occur in order to make sure that children remain safe under the organization’s care.

The DCF has made progress in implementing changes such as the Criminal Offender Record Information background check system, the release stated, but more work remains to be done.

“The Department will also augment efforts to increase the number of safe foster homes and families available to children by reducing the applicant backlog safely and efficiently,” the release stated. “DCF will also work with social service providers to review applications in the interim as new foster home social workers are recruited and hired.”

Mary Elizabeth Collins, a professor at the Boston University School of Social Work, said slow policy changes are a common trend.

“The fact that [some policies haven’t been

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, child protection workers and the Department of Children and Families workers announced Monday that reforms will come following cases such as the one involving Bella Bond.

updated in 12 years] is not that important.

Some old policies can be very good policies and some new policies may not be very good,” Collins said. “It’s really more important to look at the effects of policies. This is hard to do.”

Collins added that while a case like the death of Dorchester child Bella Bond high-

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lights the faults of the department — some speculate the DCF could have prevented the child’s death after investigating her parents for child neglect in 2012 and 2013 — such cases distract the public from the department’s successes during the majority of the year.

“One case does not really say anything

about DCF as a whole. Typically DCF only gets attention, from the public and policymakers, after a tragedy,” Collins said. “On a daily basis they do a lot of excellent work that goes unrecognized.”

Collins added that the reforms appear to be a good idea for the DCF, and that increasing the number of social workers is important. Improved health services could help ensure child safety, she said.

“There are a lot more reforms that are needed,” she said. “In particular, there need to be more services and supports to poor families, as well as access to substance abuse services and mental health services. And there needs to be evaluation of interventions so that we can learn better what works and what does not work.”

Several residents said improving the DCF is should be a priority for the state government.

Mark Winkeller, 68, of Back Bay, said the government should be attentive to the DCF’s understaffing.

“It’s probably a good thing,” he said.

“The DCF, all these agencies are staffed by nice young people who are underpaid and overworked. So improving that in any way is going to be beneficial.”

Robert Wulfsohn, 21, of Allston, said while Baker’s announcement seems logical, it is hard to tell if the policies will actually be implemented.

“It makes sense that they’re doing that, I feel like it’s always going to be reactionary, so let’s see if this stuff actually makes it to the end of this process,” he said. “I don’t think you’re ever going to be able to prevent a situation like [the death of Bella Bond] from happening again, ever, but updating laws to 2015 is almost never a bad thing.”

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at [the Fitness and Recreation Center] where the building is monitored with cameras and you have to swipe into the building, so we have a pretty good idea when somebody steals something,” he said. “We don’t have the kind of ability to see who’s in the [George Sherman Union] at a particular time, so it makes it more difficult in those particular places.”

Shin said locking the door to rooms and residences is the number one crime prevention measure that the community can take.

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e also try to educate people that if they choose to drink, there are ways that are lower risk.”

“The biggest challenge is that the community changes every year … you lose your seniors and then comes a new group of around 4,000 students,” he said. “Other people might come from places where they don’t have to lock their doors at night, and the challenge is to educate them.”

Leah Barison, a mental health counselor at BU’s Wellness and Prevention Services, said she hopes her office’s services relate to the fewer crime reports associated with alcohol possession and consumption.

“We really take an educational approach to alcohol prevention and try to be as visible on campus as possible,” she said. “We did a

focus group with students at BU last semester and a lot of feedback that we got was that they felt like the message from BU was just of the consequences, like they were being told, ‘Don’t drink. If you drink, you’re going to get in trouble.’”

Barison added that a new campaign for lower risk drinking launched in early September. The campaign focuses on creating a safe and supporting atmosphere, emphasizing that drinking is an option, not a necessity, Barison said.

“We also try to educate people that if they do choose to drink, there are ways that are lower risk. So maybe the people who choose to drink are doing so in a lower risk way,” she said. “We really look for people to get help for themselves and others and not fear getting into trouble.”

Several BU students said the general decline in the different crime categories indicates an ongoing effort to make campus safer.

William Krol-Sinclair, a junior in the Metropolitan College, said he believes theft and burglary are negligible already, given the size of the BU student body.

“BUPD updates everyone if anything happens, from emails, calls and texts, and for the amount of kids we have on campus, [the statistics] actually seems ridiculously small,” he said. “Then again, it’s not like we’re [University of Massachusetts Amherst] where here everyone’s in one giant campus, cause we’re kind of spread out.”

Julie Whiting, a junior in the College of Communication, said she thinks Wellness’ new approach to preventing unsafe alcohol consumption is relatable for students.

“Everyone’s just getting more aware of everything and getting smarter with their alcohol consumption, and people are getting over that ‘I need to [drink to] be cool thing,’” she said. “It makes me happy to know that people aren’t going to judge you for not drinking.”

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SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

Increase in number of law school applicants predicted

BY ANDREA KAUFMAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After years of dwindling interest in their field, law schools nationwide may see finally see more applicants this coming cycle, a recent study from Kaplan Test Prep has found. In the telephonic survey, approximately 88 percent of law school admissions officers from 120 schools predicted a rise in the number of applicants, according to Kaplan’s Sept. 22 press release.

Jeff Thomas, executive director of pre-law programs at Kaplan, said that these survey results are a cause for optimism, considering the historic drop in the number of law school applicants over the last few years.

“The number of applications for law school has been something that has been very closely watched,” Thomas said. He added that last year was the smallest incoming class of first-year students in 40 years.

When the recession hit in 2008, Thomas said, new college graduates struggled to find good, well-paying jobs. Instead, many decided to apply to law school to wait out the market. When this class of lawyers graduated, there was an excess of new attorneys in the workplace, again making it difficult to find jobs.

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A recent Kaplan survey found that the number of law school applications will likely increase in the future.

“People [started] seeing, ‘Oh look, all these new lawyers are having a really hard time finding jobs.

Maybe now is not the time for me

to go to law school,’” Thomas said.

“So that’s why we started seeing the decline in applicants year after year after year as the legal marketplace

[and] job marketplace sort of reshuffled a little.”

While there may be an increase in applications, however, it

does not mean it would necessarily be a big one.

“I don’t necessarily think ‘spike’ means a big spike,” said Alicia Meehan, director of admissions at the Boston University School of Law. “I think people more likely think there will be a slight increase, and that’s a good sign compared to the decreases we had experienced before that.”

Hannah Chapel, a third-year law student at BU, graduated from Northwestern University in 2009, right in the middle of the recession.

“When I graduated from college … a lot of people went to law school because I think they didn’t know what else to do,” Chapel said.

According to the Law School Admission Council, in the 20132014 application cycle, 226 BU students applied to law school. The 2009-2010 cycle saw 417, illustrating the aforementioned big drop in applicants, said Kaplan spokesman Russell Schafer, in an email.

While this decline has plagued law schools throughout the United States, BU’s law school was not affected last year. In fact, 4,263 applications were received for the 2014-2015 application cycle — an increase from the year before.

Meehan believes the numbers will increase again this year.

“I am an optimist and based on the test-taker volume, we’re a CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

INBUSINESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

Bluetooth business waves reverberate throughout Boston

BY OLIVIA DENG DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

What began as a wireless alternative to data cables now has applications in industries as varied as healthcare and retail. And its value is quickly growing, too.

By 2019, the Bluetooth speaker market is projected to reach a market value of $7 billion, according to a report from TechNavio.

In an effort to expand businesses’ knowledge of Bluetooth use, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is hosting Bluetooth Innovation Training in Boston

Thursday at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. Bluetooth SIG hosts these training events twice a year in locations around the world, said Steve Hegenderfer, director of developer programs at Bluetooth SIG. This is the first time the training will be hosted in Boston, and event organizers ex-

PHOTO COURTESY STEVE HEGENDERFER

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group will host a Bluetooth Innovation training seminar at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on Oct. 1.

pect 80 to 100 people to attend.

“What we try to do is we try to hit tech hubs in geographic areas to make it easy for folks to get to,” Hegenderfer said. “We haven’t been to Boston, and we looked at the biggest tech hubs on the East Coast. Boston obviously just screamed out like a neon sign.”

The objective of the training, Hegenderfer said, is to introduce developers to Bluetooth and train them on the technology. This training is intended to equip developers with the skills to create new solutions using Bluetooth.

“The cool thing about Bluetooth is it’s very malleable,” Hegenderfer said. “It allows you to create your own solutions with the technology. During the course of the day, we will show you how to build and prototype.”

This year’s training will introduce a variety of new concepts, including the Bluetooth Developer Studio, a development kit currently in its beta phase, Hegenderfer said.

Additionally, Hegenderfer said, attendees will gain access to development kits and technology provided by Bluetooth SIG’s corporate partners for

the event, such as Nordic Semiconductor. Headquartered in Norway, Nordic Semiconductor offers businesses wireless solutions, including more efficient Bluetooth Low Energy devices.

“At Nordic, we made the plug-in for this developer studio,” said Torbjørn Øvrebekk, application engineer at Nordic Semiconductor. “We think that it will help our customers to develop their applications.”

Frontline Test Equipment, a software solution company based in Virginia, is also partnering with Bluetooth SIG for this year’s conference. David Bean, president of Frontline Test Equipment, said the company is sending one instructor to train attendees on Frontline tools.

After making significant strides in industrial and retail sales over the last several years, leaders at Bluetooth SIG are aiming to get ahead now in higher education, Hegenderfer said.

“The stuff I’ve seen in higher [education] right now is mostly around the beacon technology that is typically used in retail, but on a college camCONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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FEATURES

Mandy Lee, left, of MisterWives performs Sunday afternoon.

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Chris "Gooch" Bloniarz of Grey Season, bottom, kicks off Saturday's Boston Calling performances.

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Boston Calling entices pop stars and indie fans alike

BY STEVE FRIEDMAN AND CONNER REED DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

It was 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, and audience members were being swallowed by a uniform group of 20-somethings, their elbows trapped in a wave of bright flannels and baseball caps, knees driving into the thighs of strangers whose faces they might never see. Water bottles are running low and the audience has been on its feet for two hours, yet they’re burning implausibly, excited to see the next set.

What began as a quintessential music festival experience transformed into something reactionary and altogether strange.

Such was the case with almost every aspect of Boston Calling.

Boston Calling, the music festival that takes place every May and September, spread itself across City Hall Plaza from Friday night through the end of Sunday.

As an experience, it was unlike any festival that may be considered its peer.

What’s most unusual about Boston Calling is its culture. While many of its most superficial elements adhere to music festival stereotypes, the crowd that the festival attracts differs greatly from something you might see on a “Saturday Night Live” sketch about Coachella.

Sprinkled among the eager “festival kids” — loosely categorized by a deep devotion to particular acts, an affinity for in-

toxication, brightly colored ensembles and perhaps a flower crown — were traditional Bostonian buttoned-up undergraduates. In one strangely funny display, festival sponsor JetBlue actually set up a booth giving away free flower crowns, and it was not attended.

The urban setting also made for an atypical festival experience. Often, festivals attempt to mimic Woodstock with an element of connection to the natural world.

Boston Calling, however, took place in the busiest part of Boston on a concrete plaza, surrounded by large, industrial buildings.

It was a breathtaking landscape, especially when the sun illuminated a flock of birds during Saturday’s Daughter set or when Sunday’s blood moon peaked out from behind City Hall.

The weekend’s entire play space was confined to City Hall Plaza, eliminating both long walks from one set to another and the fear of missing out on memorable festival moments. The centralized loca-

tion also meant that an attendee could get lunch, play a lawn game or enter the beer garden without leaving earshot of the current set or traveling for more than a minute or two.

In that same vein, the festival’s twostage setup ensured that the sets never overlapped. Alternating back and forth between the JetBlue stage, flanked by two large screens and a pleasant string of trees, and the Red Stage, performances were near constant from 1 to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday with barely a ten-minute lull between them. Friday operated similarly, though with only three sets, the energy peaking with a lukewarm showing by Of Monsters and Men and riding high through the end of headliner The Avett Brothers.

Father John Misty marked a shift into high gear for Saturday. He replaced the previous acts’ youthful energy with the presence of a man who knows exactly what he’s doing.

While Father John Misty may be a

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he const ant stream of each song echoing throughout ... became both exhausting and exhilarating.

tongue-in-cheek pseudonym for Josh Tillman, the religious symbolism is worth discussing in the context of his live performance, as fans in the crowd seemed to worship him dogmatically. One audience member mouthed every word of Misty’s, never breaking his gaze toward the singer and even mimicking his mannerisms and facial expressions. Another man burst into tears once the set was over, covering his face with his hands as the stage technicians began to prepare the stage for the next act.

Such a powerful, tear-jerking performance took place all in a 45-minute span.

A day and a half of other high profile acts flanked what would normally be a full event.

The constant stream of each song echoing throughout the chamber-like City Hall Plaza became both exhausting and exhilarating for the attentive listener.

Up next was Walk the Moon, a band that has quickly risen to fame thanks to the viral popularity of the band’s undeniable pop hit “Shut Up and Dance.” An iffy sound mix dampened the excitement of their performance, but they nonetheless brought the crowd to their feet.

By this time, the sun had set enough for the stage lights to brightly illuminate the Walk the Moon’s members jumping and fist-pumping on stage. Lead singer Nicholas Petricca’s bright pink, spiked hair accurately reflected his pop star persona that beamed out from the stage.

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BU School of Law maintains its competitive application process LAW SCHOOL, FROM PAGE 5

very strong law school in a desirable city,” she said.

If the number of applications does rise, though, it does not mean that there will also be an increase in the number of acceptances.

“We’re already a very competitive law school that’s consistently ranked usually in the top 30, usually by U.S. News & World Report,” Meehan said. “So if our application volume increases [and] if the quality of applicants also increases, then we would likely

become more competitive.”

With this proposed increase in applicants, Thomas said, this upcoming cycle will be much more competitive. And while law schools initially compensated for the spike in applicants by increasing their class sizes, it is unlikely that this will occur again for fear of oversupplying attorneys.

“It will be important for students to make sure they are putting together their very competitive and compelling applications with a high GPA [and] high LSAT

score,” Thomas said, “because it’ll [be] a little bit tougher this year than last year to get noticed.”

With BU’s competitive nature in mind, Meehan added that the school’s faculty and programs are the main reasons why the School of Law is top-tier.

“Every year, our faculty is consistently ranked, usually by students, as the top one or two law faculties nationwide,” she said.

“That’s usually by the Princeton Review.

We’re consistently ranked top ten by U.S.

News in healthcare law, intellectual property law and tax law.”

For anyone considering applying to law school, however, Thomas advised that applicants should focus more on themselves and their abilities than these statistics.

“One, if you’re planning to go to law school, don’t let facts sway you,” he said.

“Two, be introspective about your decision to go. And three, put together a very compelling application.”

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U.K. researchers work to combat social media malware

BY NAVRAJ NARULA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

According to research conducted early last year by the Pew Research Center, 74 percent of adults engage in social networking.

This percentage is projected to grow, and the evidence of that is visible, seeing as more and more people continue to join sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram every day.

As the population makes itself more public, researchers specializing in computer science are more closely monitoring online user interactions. Pete Burnap, director of the Social Data Science Lab at Cardiff University, and Omer Rana, a computer science professor at Cardiff, have discovered that malware is likely to be present in shortened links often clicked on and used by a majority of the Internet population through services such as Google, Bitly and Ow.ly.

Link shortening is generally employed to reduce the number of characters contained in a message. The issue, however, is that users don’t always know what’s behind the short links, Rana said.

“Basically, these short links could redirect you to a script on somebody’s server or it can be some sort of executable file that starts sending you data back,” Rana said. “So there is a kind of attack that is very common in webbased interactions called a ‘drive-by download’ attack. When you visit a website, you’re actually getting the content you should be looking at, but behind the scenes there’s another process that is generated … that is trying to channel malware back to your machine.”

Given Twitter’s 140-character limit on posts, users frequently rely on link shortening, making Twitter the main platform for Burnap and Rana’s research. The team originally focused on trending topics such as sporting events and selections, seeing as the related tweets are seen more often and are therefore taken advantage of by malware spreaders.

“People could just retweet them [tweets related to trending topics] without actually looking at what’s behind the links that people are sending out,” Rana said. “You could potentially have malware that sits behind these links and people could leverage on the

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According to a ScienceDaily article, computer scientists are working to combat malware hidden in shortened URLs on Twitter.

popularity of a particular music artist or social event in order to propagate malware.”

The team’s main goal was to identify the percentage of content that could potentially refer users to malware. In order to identify such links, Burnap said he and his team secured a sandbox environment — somewhat of a virtual machine — and visited a random sample of URLs collected around the Super Bowl and the Cricket World Cup. “If the URL server conducted malicious activity [such as] process execution or registry file modification, we marked it as malicious,” Burlap said.

According to ScienceDaily, the team at Cardiff was able to identify cyber-at-

tacks on Twitter within five seconds with up to 83 percent accuracy and within 30 seconds with up to 98 percent accuracy.

“The main challenge when building the system was to identify signals of malicious activity in the large amount of noise generated by benign machine activity,” Burlap said.

Adam Lerner, a current doctoral student in computer science at the University of Washington, said issues regarding network security, such as link shortening and user privacy in general, are an important area of research.

“Our daily lives are becoming connected to the Internet, which is the biggest network we’ve got,” Lerner said. “Phones, cars, thermostats, you name it. Whenever some-

thing’s connected to a network, that network becomes a potential avenue of attack. In the same vein, more and more important aspects of our lives, both private and public, are taking place on the Internet, via these networked technologies. The goal of network security research … is to protect people and the things we care about from malicious behavior.

On sites like Twitter, Burnap said users do not necessarily have a choice in regards to choosing whether or not shorten a link since the site encourages the practice.

“Users don’t have a choice as [link shortening] is enforced by Twitter,” Burnap said. “This is why we need such a real-time malware detection system.”

Boston Calling ends with lively, Bluetooth technology provides benefits for campus and beyond soulful breakout performers BLUETOOTH, FROM PAGE 5

pus setting, what I am starting to see is colleges implementing beacons on campus to help students navigate their way around campus,” Hegenderfer said.

The Bluetooth systems can also help campus officials improve security notifications by alerting students about emergencies or other announcements with a “simple click of a button,” Hegenderfer said.

Thomas Little, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in Boston University’s College of Engineering, said Bluetooth has become widely used across many mediums because it is built into many popular devices, such as smartphones.

“I used it in some of the research I do in mobile computing and health,” Little said. “We have used Bluetooth interconnecting devices for activity sensors. There is a growing interest in wireless connected healthcare.”

Though Bluetooth has proven to be versatile, Little said, developing with Bluetooth comes with its challenges, especially when it comes to planning for the future.

“There will always be new and better technologies that will be introduced

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that will challenge these techniques. It is relevant today, but newer technology may come in and address the challenges in this emerging field called the Internet of Things,” Little said. “Technologies like Wi-Fi are competing to be the wireless connectivity provider.”

Another potential challenge for developers is the heightened complexity that comes with Bluetooth’s wide-reaching applications, Øvrebekk said.

“Bluetooth sort of wants to cover every possible product you want to make, so it becomes complex,” he said.

“It is a bit of a learning curve for some.”

Organizers of the training event said they hope that attendees from all different levels of experience will gain handson experience with Bluetooth technology.

“I hope it takes away some of the mystery of developing Bluetooth Low Energy applications,” Øvrebekk said. “We want to make it easier for people, take away the hurdle and the mystery. … I hope they catch the vision that it really is possible to develop a Bluetooth Low Energy device, and you don’t have to be a Bluetooth expert to do it.”

Even as the constant standing, singing and shouting started to take its toll on Saturday’s crowd, their enthusiasm maintained its peak through Chromeo’s set.

There was the sense that people were less familiar with the electronic duo’s material, but Chromeo made up for the relative obscurity with nonstop dance music. For this reason, it would have made more sense for them to close the day, rather than the more stagnant, droning alt-J. alt-J’s appeal arguably lies in their haunting melodies and slightly unconventional sound. Translated to the stage, this created an overly somber end to a day that featured so many high-riding acts. What may sound captivating on record was lost through the reverberations as simply uninteresting.

While Saturday’s highlights were mixed in with low points, Sunday’s were more consistent. Both Twin Shadow and Daughter broke through the incidental monotony that plagued some of Saturday, thanks to their powerful vocals.

MisterWives also made themselves noteworthy through their overall solid per-

formance. They covered The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” as well as Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing),” appealing to fans of both new and old pop. Nate Ruess provided an equally pop-filled set, including covers of a Prince song and Elton John’s “Rocket Man.” Hozier and Alabama Shakes closed the day and the festival as a whole. Both of them being relatively new breakouts, the two acts handled the pressure well. They’re also similar in that while Hozier has popularized his modern sort of blues, Alabama Shakes has revitalized soul-filled rock. Maybe it’s too soon to compare Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard to Aretha Franklin, but seeing her occupy the stage under the light of the blood moon, it was hard to deny her largerthan-life closing of the festival.

The takeaway of this fall’s edition of Boston Calling was simple — check in expectations at the check-in tent. Once audiences adjust, and perhaps realize that yes, the choice of headliners is questionable and no, this is not going to be Sasquatch!, they’ll simply be carried by the power of excellent musicianship and a burger or two.

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Social justice elitists penalize potential activists We all have issues we are passionate about, and we have a right to decide how active we are going to be in fighting for them. We may write our thoughts on social media, attend meetings or rally for our causes. But, sometimes, our abilities to help become clouded by the culture behind helping.

Everyday Feminist writer Kai Cheng Thom addresses elitism in the social justice movement in a piece posted Sunday.

“Despite that the fact that I was definitely queer — a pre-transition trans woman at the time — I could tell immediately that I wasn’t ‘queer enough’ to fight for social justice alongside these university-educated revolutionaries who spoke with such confidence and rolled their eyes every time I opened my mouth,” she wrote.

Thom said that after a few weeks of attending meetings, she decided that she wasn’t “smart” enough to be an activist.

But now, having transitioned, she realizes that she has become just as judgmental and exclusionary herself.

The word “elitist” has a sort of negative connotation to it — the word’s association with egoism puts a muddy taste in our mouths. More and more people who attempt to educate themselves on sensitive issues are counterproductively bullied for their lack of apparent knowledge. But how can we expect any social justice movement — whether it be feminist, LGBT or racial activism — to move forward positively unless activists are also responsible educators?

Some staunch activists alienate those whom they deem ignorant before they’ve had the chance to become educated. Exclusivity has resulted in a culture in which activists compete to determine who is more socially just and socially aware. But instead of using their knowledge for teaching moments, activists call people out. In reality, though, accusing people of being ignorant does not make them any less ignorant.

In this vein, just because someone hasn’t experienced the same struggles as you or been an activist for as long as you have doesn’t mean that you cannot accept them into your movement. There shouldn’t be such a thing as “not being feminist enough” or “not being queer enough,” and yet people are turned away because of this every day. They feel like imposters because they can’t contribute in the same way.

Even within these elitist communities, there is a disparity in regard to how people can use terms to identify their experiences. Many people have grown tired of hearing what so-called “outsiders” have to say about the issues they face on a daily basis, because they believe these outsiders have been so privileged, which some of them have. But we must keep in mind that there is no formal place in which people are taught about the correct terms to use for such a variety of social justice issues. It would seem that the real confusion here is in regard to what the goal of the movement actually is, and how the ac-

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Of course, making a blanket statement about activists would be inaccurate and disrespectful — many activists devote their lives to educating others and spreading that passion around. On the other hand, many people who experience struggles because of, say, their gender identification or their race, obviously aren’t put on this Earth for the sole purpose of educating others, and they shouldn’t have to unless they feel comfortable doing so.

The worry lies in the fact that it does seem trendy to become a “social justice warrior” at the moment, and many people who aren’t involved directly in any sort of social justice movement believe that activism is just a trend. On the inside, though, we know that culture is shifting, and that activism is becoming more and more important. Some people’s motivations behind activism in the vein of community service or volunteering in general are skewed — they may want to be regaled by their peers or participate because it “looks good” on their resumes. But activist glory is what leads to exclusivity. We need to think about what we can be for the movement versus what furthers the movement, and sometimes, these two things are just not the same.

In essence, social justice movements are striving toward tolerance. Groups of people want to be treated equally and respected for their contributions to society.

But by excluding those who genuinely want to help, activism becomes hypocritical.

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Dana-Farber matters to me

BY ELISE RENNER COLUMNIST

F--- cancer.

You could even get it printed on a T-shirt — although I can’t imagine why you’d want to. These words aren’t worth $24.99 plus shipping and handling. They aren’t even worth 11 characters of your tweet.

I’m pretty sure Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the cancer center affiliated with Harvard University and multiple other institutions, f---ing hates cancer just as much as Joe Schmoe on your Twitter feed. But oddly enough, in the two years I’ve been following the institute on Twitter, I’ve never seen a tweet like that. Instead, I see smiling children with shiny heads and links for parents to click on when the smiles go away. I see little white pills and people in lab coats, with clever hashtags and hugging families, all scattered between retweets that show people’s profound gratitude for Dana-Farber. As of Wednesday, the account has almost 39,200 followers.

That’s more than the Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has. I asked myself, why on Earth would almost 40,000 people be following this account?

No offence to Dana-Farber, but that seems oddly high. Before I could answer, I had to ask myself the same question. Why am I following this account?

In 2013, my family and I visited Boston. We shopped at the Prudential Center, ate in the North End and made an appointment with a multiple-myeloma specialist at Dana-Farber. It was just over one year after my dad’s diagnosis, and he was very sick. Dana-Farber was his last hope.

It’s not like it was mentioned at his funeral, or anything significant like that, but I still feel as though Dana-Farber had some kind of profound role in my dad’s life. I feel as if I have a connection with it — and that’s why I hit the little white “follow” button on Twitter. If you think about it, that’s why we follow anyone on Twitter.

We want to feel that connection.

This kind of connection, however, only goes one way — I didn’t get the follow back. Now, I’d be a little ticked if it was my friend good friend Dana, but in this case, I find myself glad the feeling isn’t mutual. There’s something comforting about looking on from a safe distance. It’s like I’m a part of this world — of disease and death and loss — but I’m an outsider.

I can read about Dr. Joyce Liu’s work on ovarian cancer or Khalid’s international journey to remove his brain tumor and feel like I’m in involved. But when I sit in my dorm room, listen to music and weed through all the junk on my Twitter feed, it’s comfortable. It doesn’t feel like I’m in a stark white hospital room being told my dad’s going to die.

I wonder if 39,200 other people would agree with me. I wonder if that’s why everyone else follows Dana Farber, too. As much as my self-centered, 18 yearold self might want to think so, that’s probably not the case. I’m sure there are 39,200 other backstories, other brushes with this disease or with this institute, other reasons to hit that white button.

But I do think that if you put all 39,200 of us in a room, we’d agree on at least one thing. We’d agree that cancer has affected us in some way.

This is something that — if I may be so bold to say — I think every single Twitter user could connect with. Every cat-vine-sharing, LOL-ing social media user in the whole world would probably agree with me. And yet, Dana-Farber only has 39,200 twitter followers. And even though this number seemed huge to me before, now, it seems small. Out of 304 million Twitter users, the American Cancer Society’s account only has 250,000 followers, and the Mayo Clinic clocks in at a weak 1.2 million.

But to the 303 million of you who do not follow one of these accounts: it’s okay.

For some, the draws of following the account that I described earlier do not apply. Seeing constant updates on a horrible disease may be morbid, uninteresting or anything but comfortable — and that’s okay. I’m not saying you should or shouldn’t do anything. I do, however, strongly believe that it’s important for you to recognize that the happenings in the cancer community affect you. It’s important to think about your role in this world.

And, whether it’s following Dana-Farber on Twitter or reading my weekly column, I can assure you that your purpose is more than just tweeting “F--- Cancer.”

Carly Fiorina denies history

BY LUCY GAMADES COLUMNIST

I hate to admit it, but I felt some visceral satisfaction when Carly Fiorina fired a biting one-liner at Donald Trump during the Sept. 16 Republican debate on CNN. “I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said,” Fiorina said in response to his comments about her face, steely gaze locked onto her opponent. The statement had the Internet yelling a collective “OOOO” and declaring her the “mic-dropping” feminist champion of the debate.

Don’t get me wrong: I’m glad she stood up for herself, especially considering she is a female candidate who was attacked by a male candidate on the basis of looks in the year 2015. That being said, she shouldn’t be declared a feminist heroine when there are fundamental parts of her campaign that are troubling. Fighting off a petty comment on her appearance is, unfortunately, not enough. There are more insidious forms of sexism she is buying into.

The weird dual nature of her campaign’s take on women’s rights is reflected in her response to the $10 bill question. I was on board when she said putting a woman on the $10 bill was just a “gesture.” I was on board when she said “this nation will be better off when every woman has the opportunity to live the life she chooses.” But when she talked about rejecting women being a “special interest group,” I groaned at the familiar rhetoric.

Fiorina’s comment echoes the GOP’s vehement opposition to anyone who might identify him or herself as a “victim” of societal maltreatment. Fiorina, along with other presidential hopeful, Ben Carson, is a darling of the party because she touts her personal success stories as concrete evidence that systematic oppression doesn’t exist.

These candidates are valuable to the GOP because they can be used as specific retorts to anyone accusing the party of solely being about white men. They provide fuel to people who refuse to talk about racism under the guise of being “col-

orblind.” They allow people to discredit the “war on women” because at least one white woman fought her way to the top of the food chain.

“When you look at the philosophies of the two parties now, what I have noticed as a black Republican is that Republicans tend to look more at the character of people. And Democrats tend to look more at the color of their skin,” Carson said in a Sept. 23 interview with CNN, adding that the Republican Party was the one of anti-slavery.

While it is undeniably true that Lincoln was a Republican, the parties have evolved since 1865. The shift of black Americans to the Democratic Party came as the Dems increasingly became the ones supporting civil rights, according to a Sept. 25 poll published by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Consider Jeb Bush’s recent comments on luring in black Americans with “free stuff ” if you want proof of the disconnect between the modern GOP and minority voters.

By foisting this anti-victimhood complex on the public, Fiorina and Carson are effectively denying hundreds of years of history in order to pander to white men.

They’re taking the nuance out of layered cultural issues and boiling them down to only the most obvious instances of discrimination.

This explains why Carly Fiorina can serve up an ice-cold smackdown against Donald Trump’s comments on her looks, but oppose mandated paid maternity leave and the right to abortion. It explains Ben Carson’s insistence that racism isn’t a pressing social issue. In response, the rest of the party pats these two candidates affectionately on the head for not being like “the others.”

It’s not a bad thing to beat back negative odds and come out on top. It’s very possible to rise in the ranks through hard work and drive, but Fiorina and Carson are doing themselves (along with other women and people of color) a disservice by ignoring the other forces at work.

It’s questionable how they claim to represent the best interests of their respective demographics by actively discrediting major concerns of those demographics. Although they have risen in their own party’s polls, given that 56 percent of women voters and 93 percent of black voters showed up for Obama in 2012, Fiorina and Carson would need to do some serious restructuring if they realistically want to do well amongst the major populations of American people they supposedly represent.

Interrobang A Florida woman called 911 on Monday claiming she was shorted in a drug deal. We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know, for what “emergencies” would BU people call 911?

President Brown: The wheel fell off my rolling backpack!

CGS: My dog ate my homework!

West Campus: My RA took my alcohol!

BU Athletics: Canes is closed!

CFA: I didn’t get a callback!

COM: My neighbors put a fence up on my lawn!

Questrom: My Maserati got keyed!

FreeP: It’s been a week!

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No. 8 women’s ice hockey opens with UConn, Maine

BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After a six-plus month hiatus, the No. 8 Boston University women’s hockey team will return to the ice this weekend for two Hockey East matchups.

The slate gets underway Friday evening at Walter Brown Arena when BU takes on the University of Connecticut. Competition continues Sunday afternoon, as the Terriers will head north to take on the University of Maine.

Unlike last season, when the Terriers did not encounter a conference opponent until their sixth game, BU coach Brian Durocher’s side will get into the thick of things early on in 2015-16.

“It’s always interesting when you start off with Hockey East play,” Durocher said. “…

The games are obviously taking on a different significance because they are league games and when you only have 24 of them, they’re all pretty important. Victories now count the same as in January or February, so we want to make sure we’re ready to go.”

Looking towards the initial contest, UConn is at crossroads in terms of formulating a team identity. Its top three scores from last year — Sarah MacDonnell, Emily Snodgrass and Kayla Campero — have all graduated, but the team’s ever-steady goaltending returns in full force.

It remains to be seen who will get the starting nod between the pipes, but UConn coach Chris MacKenzie cannot go wrong with either decision. Sophomore Annie Belanger posted a 2.65 goals against average during her freshman campaign and senior Elaine Chuli stopped 92.4 percent of the shots that came her way the same year.

“Offensively, I’m not sure who will step forward for [UConn], but we do know they have two outstanding goalies there,” Durocher said. “Whichever one is in the lineup, we’re going to have to work hard to get pucks past her.”

Not only are the Huskies’ netminders formidable, they also boast a strong blue-line corps.

“It’s a team that has played good, consistent team defense,” Durocher said, “and when you add in a good goaltender, you’ve got to do your job with screening the goalie, looking for rebounds and shooting from off angles.”

As for the second encounter, it is easy to look at Maine’s 10-20-3 record from 2014-15 and assume an addition to their win column is unlikely. However, Durocher feels that the Black Bears are close to taking the next step.

After all, one of BU’s nine losses from last year occurred at Alfond Arena, and Maine is returning four of its top six goal-scorers from a year ago. On top of that, goaltender Meghann Treacy

stopped 93 percent of the shots that came her way last season.

“They had a pretty good team last year, and whether it was confidence or some injuries or not getting the bounces, I don’t think they had the season they hoped they would have,” Durocher said. “From everything I’ve seen since [Maine] coach [Richard] Reichenbach has taken over, they’ve really played loose. They’re not afraid to take on a top opponent and I expect the same this year. Also, playing at home, they’re going to play with a little more of an edge, so we’re going to have to play smart and do the little things while you’re on the road.”

With all the upcoming challenges in mind, Durocher is mindful that claiming two victories will be no easy task. The Bears and Huskies will be eager to start the season on the right note, but so will BU. Leading that charge will be a strong veteran core which is led by senior forwards Kayla Tutino and Sarah Lefort, among others.

That duo, along with 12 other upperclassmen, know the rigors of Hockey East and how important starting off positively is.

“It’s too early to tell exactly where we are, but the one thing I know we have is the experience factor,” Durocher said.

“There are plenty of kids who have played college hockey and in big games. It’s a comforting situation for the coaching staff.”

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Senior winger Sarah Lefort will look to improve upon her 50-point 2014 campaign.

Men’s soccer’s depth crucial in 1-0 victory over Lowell

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In a game that marked its third contest in six days, the Boston University men’s soccer team relied heavily on expansive depth Thursday in its 1-0 win over the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

The usual suspects, sophomore midfielder Anthony Viteri and sophomore midfielder David Amirani were relied upon heavily on both sides of the ball, but the Terriers’ (5-21, 0-0-1 Patriot League) depth was otherwise on full display.

In what marked BU’s strongest chance of the first half, freshman midfielder Troy Phoa conjured up a bit of magic in the 40th minute. The Auckland, New Zealand, native bested River Hawk (5-4) left back Guilherme Desousa on the dribble, and whipped a bending right-footed cross onto the head of BU senior forward Lucas McBride.

The veteran ultimately nodded his header narrowly wide, but the moment revealed the scope of BU coach Neil Roberts’ side.

“Our depth in the team is what really does it for us,” McBride said. “[It’s] the fact we have guys coming off the bench to replace our starters who are getting tired.

So, a lot of starters don’t have to play a complete 90 minutes and we have guys who can keep the level high. Also, our recovery off the field with guys staying loose in

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Sophomore midfielder Adam Sheikali and other reserves have proven to be valuable assets for BU coach Neil Roberts.

between games and taking care of their bodies [makes a difference].”

Not missing a single beat, BU’s diversity was evident again

in initial stages of the second half. Freshman midfielder Magnus Benediktsson, who previously only appeared in three

contests, slid the ball into Amirani’s path in the 51st minute.

Amirani ultimately fired home a left-footed rocket from 20 yards out, but it was the Reykjavik, Iceland, native’s ingenuity and keen eye for a pass that orchestrated the attack.

As crucial as Phoa and Benediktsson’s offensive contributions were, Roberts decided not to experiment with his defense against the River Hawks. As has held true nearly all season, senior center back Jeroen Blugh provided lockdown defense and was greatly aided by his classmate and partner, Richie Robinson.

Meanwhile, as has become a hallmark of the 2015-16 season, junior goalkeeper Matt Gilbert dependably marshaled his defense and answered every time the River Hawks threatened.

Opting for proven experience as opposed to depth, the Terriers earned their second shutout in three games and kept NSCAA All-East Region First Team forward Wuilito Fernandes quiet.

“I preach to the defense all the time that shutouts are big for us,” Gilbert said. “They give us confidence, especially in the back, where we’ve been hesitant sometimes. There’s a big trust factor back there and I really trust a big slew of guys back there. … It’s been coming together now, as we’ve now gotten two shutouts in three games.”

However, it is important to

note that Roberts also made each personnel decision with a watchful eye on his team’s upcoming match. The Terriers’ have little time to rest on their laurels, as a pivotal Patriot League matchup against American University awaits Saturday afternoon.

Getting a result against the River Hawks was of the

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urooo depth in the team is what really does it for us.”

utmost importance, but keeping legs fresh and spirits high for their clash with the Eagles (6-3-1, 0-1 Patriot League) was undoubtedly a major factor.

“American might be the best in our conference this year and we’re really pumped to go down there and avenge a 3-1 loss from two years ago back down there,” Gilbert said. “So we’re excited by where we’re at.”

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Out with MLB’s old school, in with the new PICHER, FROM PAGE 12 regular season mandatory double-header days for all teams. This would add more excitement to a sport with a diminishing fan base.

The three-game series also gives division-winners the advantage of resting their arms before their first-round series.

Winners of the Wild Card game seem to get hot and then make a run in the playoffs. For example, the two World Series teams in 2014, the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals, were both winners of the one-game Wild Card.

In an attempt to prevent giving the Wild Card teams an advantage, I would be open to making the first two games of the three-game series in the Wild Card a double-header.

This would kill two birds with one stone, making it a disadvantage to be a Wild Card team while also shortening the long baseball season. Furthermore, it would give another incentive to the first Wild Card team because they would get all three of the Wild Card games at home.

If the MLB season ended today, the three best teams would all be from the National League Central division. As a result, the Pirates and Cubs would play each other in the Wild Card matchup.

A mild way to fix this is to change which teams play in the postseason. The same five teams that make the playoffs would stay the same: three division winners and the two Wild Cards. How-

ever, then the fourth and fifth best records play in the Wild Card game and the winner plays the top-seeded team. Not only is playoff re-seeding more balanced, but it also guarantees drama to end the season with teams playing for which seed they receive.

Outside of the NFL, which only has a 16-game season, the other three major leagues (the NHL, NBA and MLB) all have best-of-seven series. The series format increases the chances that the “best” team will win, which in theory is the team that should be crowned champion at the end of the season.

The idea that one three-hour baseball game should dictate the outcome of a team’s fate that has played more than 1400 innings of baseball during the season is insane. This system devalues the importance of the regular season for the best teams in the league.

The idea of having a double-header in the proposed Wild Card playoff series would not appeal to old school baseball fans. However, these same people were also against any form of replay and now nobody debates that rule change.

Making this change to the Wild Card system would impact the dynamics of the playoffs, appealing to a younger audience interested in exciting change.

Since the MLB is already trying to appeal to the younger generation, this would represent another step in that direction.

es them and feels confident, we have just trusted her in that role.

“She’s a technical player, she’s a great set-piece player and she’s very confident she can finish, even against a very opposing goalkeeper,” Feldman added.

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that away. It takes steely focus and confidence to do that.”

The Terriers would strike once more one minute later, when sophomore forward Christina Wakefield sent a low cross into the box, which was met by a streaking Shreck. She blasted the ball from the top of the box into the right corner of the net for her first goal of the season, ultimately securing the win for BU. Now that Feldman’s squad has completed a two-game road trip without recording a loss, her team can head into the upcom-

lot about the character of this team, that we fought and battled to a tie against American [University], a team that really played us tough.

“But we are getting better,” Feldman continued. “Things that we’re working on in training, the kids are applying in the game.

These kids deserve this win, they worked real hard for it tonight.

But it’s really been that buildup for the last two months, to have things start to come together for a little bit. Now it’s [about] bringing consistency every game.”

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However, senior forward Jenna Fisher was in the right place at the right time and deflected the ball away from the goal line. It was the closest Colgate would get to beating the Terrier defense. Feldman believes her team’s tenacity on loose balls helped keep the Raiders scoreless.

“Our commitment tonight to winning 50/50 balls was really good,” Feldman said. “That certainly helps control the tempo of the game. There are going to be times when no one has the ball, and the team that wins 60 percent of those is going to control the tempo, and we did that.”

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She struck the ball with confidence, putting it over Colgate goalkeeper Erin Cummings to give BU the 1-0 lead.

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Quotable “Things that we’re working on in training, the kids are applying in the game. These kids deserve this win, they worked real hard for it tonight.

- BU women’s soccer coach Nancy Feldman

Two-Minute Drill MLB, Meet three-game Wild Card series

BY CHRIS PICHER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

This October, the two-team Wild Card system will most likely expose Major League Baseball’s flawed playoff structure. Arguably the best team in baseball right now, the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have won 96 games, are at risk of only playing one postseason game this October. They have the second-best record in the MLB, behind only their division rival, the St. Louis Cardinals.

In an ideal sports world, the “best” team wins it all the majority of the time.

This is far from true, however, in the MLB. Compared to the other major professional leagues, the MLB has the fewest teams that make the playoffs. Just three years ago, it implemented a two-team Wild Card system, giving a post-season berth to five teams in each league instead of four.

In both leagues, the two Wild Card teams play in a one-game elimination contest where the winners go on to meet the team in their league with the best record.

Most fans consider this play-in game an extension of the regular season rather than the postseason. Although this system does bring more teams into the playoffs, it puts the first-place Wild Card team in jeopardy of only playing one postseason game.

During the course of the 162-game season, the Pirates have been outstanding, but their chances of playing in a postseason series are left in the hands of one game. In baseball, a sport where the best teams win less than 60 percent of their games, you need a longer series to get the right winner.

I propose a three-game series for both Wild Card matchups. Opponents to this argument worry that it would make the season too long, which is already a concern since Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for Nov. 4.

However, the playoff schedule allots several days for travel, which is unnecessary.

There is an efficient way to end the regular season in October and still have a three-game series after the regular season is over. The MLB could also get creative and make a couple of Sundays during the CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Men’s soccer sinks Lowell to close homestand

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Concluding a three-game homestand, the Boston University men’s soccer team defeated the University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1-0, Wednesday night on a wet Nickerson Field.

This was the first meeting between the Terriers and the River Hawks since Lowell began competing in Division I in 2013.

The opening 20 minutes were relatively quiet for both sides, with the only action coming on a shot by sophomore midfielder Anthony Viteri that was deflected out of bounds.

The River Hawks (5-4) controlled the majority of possession in the first half, and had a few opportunities to score.

In the 21st minute, BU (5-2-1, 0-0-1 Patriot League) avoided falling behind when Lowell striker Wuilito Fernandes had a header sail wide of an open net. Junior goalkeeper Matt Gilbert had come out of the net to play the ball, but Fernandes got to it before Gilbert could.

A few minutes later, Fernandes had another chance at a goal, but this time Gilbert stopped his shot.

The Terriers’ best opportunity of the first half came when freshman midfielder Troy Phoa sent in a cross to senior forward Lucas McBride. McBride mishit the ball and his shot went wide. Throughout the game, McBride continued to find his way into the box and applied pressure on the River Hawks’ defense, but could not find the back of the net.

The Terriers opened the match a little sluggishly and were possibly tired from playing their third game in six days.

“We needed to space the games out at the beginning of the season because we’re so young, to get some training in,” said BU coach Neil Roberts. “You space it out in the beginning, and you have to pay for it in the end.”

Following halftime, the Terriers came out looking like a different team. Their energy and ball pressure were noticeably better from the first half.

“We didn’t make any adjustments, we

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Sophomore midfielder David Amirani scored the lone goal for the Terriers on Wednesday, his first tally of the 2015 season.

just talked about it,” Roberts said. “Our game is to try to move the ball and to get them tired, and we did a better job of that in the second half.”

McBride echoed Roberts’ explanation for the stark difference between each half.

“It wasn’t a personnel adjustment, it was more just a mentality [adjustment],” he said.

“We were playing at their pace, which is not how we usually play.”

The shutout was finally broken in the 51st minute when sophomore midfielder David Amirani struck a ball from the top of the box, which then deflected off a defender past River Hawks goalkeeper Austin Kroll.

It was Amirani’s first goal of the season and the fifth of his career.

Upon returning to the game in the second half, junior forward Felix De Bona continued to apply offensive pressure for the Terriers. De Bona was attacking throughout the half, and almost netted a header off a Phoa cross, but the ball was hit right to Kroll.

Although BU controlled the game for most of the second half, Lowell senior Nana Osei had an open break on goal in the 75th minute, but Gilbert quickly came out of the net and saved the shot.

With time running out for the River Hawks, Fernandes, in an attempt to catch Gilbert off his line, took an incredible shot from over 30 yards out, but the ball hit the post and bounced away.

Fernandes’ shot was the last serious goal threat of the game. The River Hawks outshot the Terriers 16-11, but had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard.

Roberts has done all he can to use his substitutes and give his players some rest as they go through a stretch of four games in nine days.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t give Viteri as much time out as we would have liked,” Roberts said. “With [freshman back] Ben [Valek] coming back for the weekend, we’ll be able to rest [senior midfielder] Richie [Robinson] a little bit.”

Women’s soccer dominates in Patriot League final rematch

BY NICK FRAZIER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In a rematch of the 2014 Patriot League championship game, the Boston University women’s soccer team offered more of the same Wednesday night, generating scoring chances on offense and pressuring the ball on defense to come away with a 2-0 win against Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. It is the Terriers’ sixth consecutive game without a loss.

Playing through strong winds and cold temperatures, the Terriers (4-4-3, 2-01 Patriot League) relied on strong defensive play from their back line to win the

possession battle and increase their shots on goal. Thanks to goals from senior midfielder Clare Pleuler and sophomore midfielder Jesse Shreck in the second half, BU notched its first road win of the season and handed the Raiders (3-6-1, 1-1-1 Patriot League) their first league loss of the year.

BU coach Nancy Feldman said she was impressed with how her team battled on both sides of the ball.

“We played real strong defensively,” Feldman said. “We are really starting to be much more coordinated and organized. I feel like we’re at the point where the players know what to expect and what their role is defensively. That sets the tone for everything.

“Offensively, I thought we played an intelligent game,” Feldman added. “[Sometimes] we could have had better overall possession, but we played forward more aggressively, which we have to do more of. … Tonight we mixed in a little more aggression to get in behind [the defense].

It gets them running downhill a little bit and puts the ball on them, and I feel like we won territory tonight because of it.”

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 5

Women’s Soccer vs. Loyola, 1 p.m.

Women’s Hockey @ Maine, 1 p.m.

Rodgers then secretly petitioned the

Men’s Soccer @ American, 1 p.m.

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to 23.