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Michelle Wu looks toward City Council presidency

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Bargaining Team disseminated an email to union members Nov. 12 and stated BU adjuncts had won the election to unionize “nine months ago” but is still waiting for BU administration to provide the necessary information to create a contract proposal.

“Under the law, we have the right to

Michelle Wu, Boston City Council member at-large, was elected in 2013 and became the first Asian-American woman to serve on the council. In regard to the upcoming election for City Council president, Wu noted what the next president should focus on.

“The next City Council president needs to be highlighting and focused on communicating the work that the council does every week,” Wu said. “We’ve seen some steps toward better accessibility with online video streaming and the organization of central staff. I want to focus on transparency, accountability and accessibility for the council.”

In this month’s election, Wu held the majority vote to secure her position as president of the council for the next term.

“My goal from now until then is to get a good understanding of what everyone wants to accomplish [in] the next term and how I can best support the council’s work moving forward,” Wu said. “I want to focus on housing, education and mental health as three really big issues for the city.”

Wu stressed how the council needs to focus on strengthening its relationship with the public.

“For me, it’s important to be out and connected to the neighborhoods,” Wu said.

“Residents want to get involved and participate in their local government, but we have to do a better job of letting them know what the council does and incorporating their feedback.”

To continue the connection between the public’s awareness and the council’s discussion, Wu also spoke of her past efforts as a council member at-large.

“The last two years, I’ve been putting out weekly City Council meeting notes,” Wu said.

“I have an email list, and I put it out over Facebook as well, so there is one place where you can see what we are discussing on the council floor. We need to make sure the public has access to all of the information of what’s going on and can get involved.”

Wu added how important it is for constituents to trust and feel comfortable with city government.

“It’s important that residents feel that they can reach out and that someone’s there that wants to help them,” she said. “I attend different cultural events and other meetings, just to make sure that people know that they can respect city government, and we want to help. We are actually the level of government that can improve things in really quick timelines.”

Kajal Chattopadhyay, chair of the Asian American Commission, said Boston’s diversity should be represented in the government.

“Boston is a diverse city,” he said. “We have different demographics and it is only fair and appropriate for each of those groups to have representation within the government.

Few people realize that Asian Americans are the fastest growing population in the country.”

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Boston University students Gloria Ihenetu, CGS ’19 and Ashley Guillaume, CAS ’17, participate in a “Black Out” protest in Marsh Plaza Friday to show support of the students of color at the University of Missouri

Students unite against racial inequality on campus

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Boston University students have expressed support and concern for racial issues through social media and demonstrations following recent events at the University of Missouri, bringing to question how racial issues should be addressed on campus.

Many BU students took their acts of solidarity to social media as protests against racial inequality had erupted at colleges and universities across the nation. A number of BU students reposted the Facebook status: “To the students of color at Mizzou, and everywhere, I, a student of color at Boston University, stand with you in solidarity. To those who would threaten your sense of safety, we are watching. #ConcernedStudent1950 #InSolidarityWithMizzou”

The “Blackout: Mizzou We Stand with You” rally Friday was created to encourage all Boston area students to come together and wear black as they stand in solidarity with students of color at Mizzou, TeAndrea Jackson, one of the rally’s organizers, said.

Jackson, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she was shocked to see the impact the rally had on the BU community and surrounding areas. “[People] just needed an opportunity [to show support], and I was very glad to give them that opportunity,” Jackson said.

Pedro Falci, assistant director of the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground, said he is proud to see students rally behind a generational issue.

“Students are coming together for a common purpose,” Falci said. “I commend them

for their bravery in organizing because it shows that no matter who was out there, they were there to create a profound moment in history.”

Although there had been wide demand to properly address on-campus racial injustice, erasing a “sense that black people think that they don’t do very well [in colleges]” continues to be a challenge, John Thornton, director of BU African American Studies program, said.

“A great deal of help could be done if people think before they speak about things,” Thornton said. “A lot of students should try to educate themselves. A lot of white students who come here, they very often didn’t have black friends back home [and] because there’s so few black students, I think they feel overwhelmed. Make somebody a friend before you CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Attorney General investigates fantasy sports

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The United States Attorney General and the Gaming Commission seek to regulate online fantasy sports gambling website DraftKings.

BY ALEX LI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Following conversation about whether or not fantasy sports industries qualify as gambling, the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is conducting an investigation on DraftKings and FanDuel.

DraftKings allows users to compete for cash prizes in contests related to baseball, soccer, racecar and hockey sporting events, according to its website, which also says that playing on DraftKings is considered legal in a majority of states.

Cyndi Gonzales, spokesperson for Healey, said in in an email that the attorney general supports regulation for daily fantasy sports.

“As [Healey] has said, she believes strongly that there must be a strong legal and regulatory framework in place for this new industry,” Gonzales wrote.

Gonzales added that the office will investigate daily fantasy sports and will present its findings and recommendations, including suggestions for strong consumer protections.

“Our focus remains on protecting consumers, protecting minors and addressing problem gambling,” Gonzales wrote.

Massachusetts is not the first state to attempt to regulate daily fantasy sports, The Daily Free Press reported Sep. 24.

“DraftKings subscribers located in Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana and Washington are currently ineligible to receive prizes from the website due to state laws, even with the existence of the Unlawful Internet Gam-

ing Enforcement Act, a federal law that sets standards for fantasy sport play,” The Daily Free Press reported.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sought an injunction Tuesday, according to an official release, against DraftKings and FanDuel.

The release stated that daily fantasy sports websites pose risks to New York residents and violate anti-gambling laws.

“Experts in gambling addiction and other compulsive behaviors have identified [daily fantasy sports] as a serious and growing threat to people at risk for, or already struggling with, gambling-related industries,” the release stated.

Prisca Castanyer, an economics professor at Northeastern University, said participating in fantasy sports on websites such as DraftKings may require certain abilities, but does not make it an acceptable activity.

“I guess [Gov. Charlie Baker] has a point that DraftKings does require a certain degree of skill to be good at it … just because it requires skills does not make it not gambling,” Castanyer said. “Personally, I do not participate in gambling, but we really need to have regulation of daily fantasy sports. It’s crazy how people spend that much money in the game.”

A set of regulations, Castanyer said, is still required in the fantasy sports industry, especially when a shutdown of the industry would create extreme damage.

“We cannot stop gaming from happening. That is a reality,” Castanyer said. “But regulation is always important in situations like this one, where everybody’s interest is regarded, otherwise there will always be people who takes advantage of some loopholes. The

money we got from regulation can be used in improve social welfare.”

A petition was filed with Healey’s office that would require the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to request applications for gaming establishments, according to the attorney general’s website. The petition was an attempt to allow gambling to take place at the Suffolk Downs racetrack in East Boston.

While some residents said that individuals should be allowed to gamble if they so choose, others said that gambling is harmful to the community.

Devon King, 22, of Brighton, said that the government should give citizens the freedom to make their own decisions regarding DraftKings.

“Massachusetts already has regulation on casinos, so I think the government should just allow people to do whatever they want to do at home,” he said.

Cody Jacobucci, 21, of Fenway, said the state should put regulations on fantasy sports if that means generating more money for welfare.

“It all depends how big the issue is,” he said. “If there isn’t that much revenue, then it will not [be] worth it for the government to get involved. But if it’s a big industry and we could get a little bit of money from it, that helps the works at school. Then, [regulation] might not be that bad.”

Joshua Hey, 23, of Brighton, said he used to play FanDuel but stopped after reading articles regarding the company’s motives.

“I play fantasy sports because I like sports, but I quit as soon as I saw [the articles],” he said. “It’s not about sports anymore.

It’s about stealing my money.”

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start asking them questions.”

BU has the lowest African-American student population among other institutions in the Boston area with only 3.8 percent, Thornton said. Having a number of “professors of color demonstrate to the students their competence” hadn’t been enough to reduce the tension, Thornton added.

Taylor Robinson, a junior in the College of Communication, said most of the racism she experiences at BU is subtle and stems from the issue of affirmative action.

“People make comments like I’m only here because I’m black or they worked hard to get here and I didn’t,” Robinson said. “It’s not a state school that costs $12,000, so people will say, ‘I’m paying all this money’ or ‘I didn’t get scholarships.’ My friends have had people come up to them and say, ‘I worked hard to get into BU, can you say the same?’”

Sarah Yoo, a junior in CAS, said she has heard about racial incidents occurring on campus, but has not experienced any of them personally.

“It’s interesting because one of the reasons I chose to transfer from another school to here was because of the racism that existed [in the previous school] and how infuriating it was for the administration to help them,” Yoo said.

“Coming here, I think it’s better, but hearing all of the stuff that’s happened, [racism] is kind of everywhere.”

Karen Zenteno, a second-year graduate student in the School of Theology, said BU aims to have a welcoming environment for students but the university could further combat issues of racism by providing students with different discussions on race through lectures and seminars.

“It’s where you can open up a space where students are able to ask questions [of racial

issues],” Zenteno said. “Anything that talks about how we, on a very personal level, can steer away from being racist to one another, and even as a person of color, how can I not be racist or ignorant towards another person of color.”

Stefanie Grossano, a senior in CAS, said BU should make a greater change in the education of students by mandating an ethnic studies program.

“Every person would be required to take a sociology class where you start to understand the structures that exist in society,” Grossano said. “People are not confronted with those [issues] and they need to be if we are considering this an educational experience. Help people confront their privilege in an academic space, and not put the label on people of color to do that educating.”

Break-in at Campus Trolley A male non-BU affiliate, 57, reported his business, Campus Trolley, was broken into Thursday at 665 Commonwealth Ave. A back window had been broken and allowed the suspect to damage the cash register, taking $100. Detectives responded to process the scene. .

BU student blackmailed at 115 Bay State Road A male student, 22, reported he was blackmailed at 115 Bay State Road. The suspect demanded $3,000, otherwise the suspect would post a sexual video of the student.

Student harassed in response to Student Government events A female student, 20, reported from her 829 Beacon St. apartment Friday at 12:02 a.m. that she was harassed on the Internet.

The harassment is suspected to be due to recent issues involving SG. Packages stolen from 15 Buswell St. A female student, 20, reported Friday a package was stolen from the front vestibule of her building at 15 Buswell St. The package contained clothing worth a total of approximately $150.

Another female student, 21, reported Friday her package was stolen from the same location between 1 and 3 p.m. The package contained a book with a value of $10.

Laptop stolen from Student Activities Office A BU employee reported Friday that his Apple laptop was stolen from a 3rd floor dance studio at 1 University Road, the SAO. The employee used software to track the laptop to a pawn shop in Boston, but the store clerk was uncooperative. An investigation is currently underway.

Nikon camera stolen from Photonics Center A female student, 20, reported Saturday a Nikon camera valued at $400 was stolen from the third floor of 8 St. Mary’s St., the Photonics Center. The camera had been left unattended for several hours. An event took place in the building at the time of the theft.

Marijuana found at 33 Harry Agganis Way BUPD officers responded Sunday at 12:06 a.m. to a report from Residence Life staff stating the odor of marijuana could be detected at StuVi II. Officers took some drug paraphernalia, but the occupants believed to be responsible were not present at the time.

Sexual assault at Boston University A female student reported Sunday at 3:52 a.m. that she was forced to have sexual contact with a male student on BU property after attending an off-campus party. All addresses have been withheld due to the nature of the crime. BUPD officers secured the crime scene and assisted the victim.

No arrest has been made at this time and an investigation is currently underway.

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Boston Public Library announces partners for renovations

BY LUIS CASTRO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston Public Library Board of Trustees voted Tuesday in favor of a joint proposal from The Catered Affair and WGBH Educational Foundation to create a 4,500-square-foot space in the Johnson Building of the Central Library to house The Newsfeed Café and a WGBH News satellite bureau and studio.

In a Tuesday press release, Mayor Martin Walsh praised the library for inspiring other cities to improve availability and accessibility to residents.

“The renovation of the Central Library in Copley is setting the tone for other urban libraries across the country, and this partnership is a top notch selection,” Walsh said in the release. “I applaud the work of the Retail Tenant Advisory Committee for their diligence in selecting a partnership that will serve library patrons from Boston, and across the Commonwealth.”

David Leonard, interim president of BPL, said in the release that the vision for a remodeled retail space within the library dates back to the late Mayor Thomas Menino’s last term in office. Leonard detailed to The Daily Free Press the plans for the renovation.

“We did the design for the overall project as part of phase one,” he said. “We opened phase one, which was the second floor of the Johnson Building, earlier this year and that involved a new Children’s Room, new Teen Central space and a new nonfiction and reference area.

We have seen usage double in those spaces since then. It set the bar pretty high for us in phase two.”

The $78-million renovation project was awarded to Consigli Construction Co., while the architectural design was brought to life

by William Rawn Associates.

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managed by The Catered Affair and will offer casual food options throughout the day, according to the release. The space will also serve dual functions, as it will be designed to host catered events and public functions both during and outside of library hours.

The press release also stated that WGBH will construct and occupy an 800-square-foot satellite news bureau in the space to focus on their radio offerings. The space will feature a WGBH radio and television anchor desk for live broadcast and pre-taped segments. A public media producer with WGBH plans to explore resources to enhance BPL’s services and make them more accessible to children and teens.

Eileen Abels, dean of Simmons College’s School of Library and Information Science, said she believes the renovations are in the best interest of the public.

“In this time of change, institutions like public libraries need to reinvent themselves,” Abels said.

“They’ve done a lot to bring in different kinds of people and different members of the public and create a high profile for the Boston Public Library.”

Leonard made it clear that library users were on all the city planners’ minds as they envisioned the results of this project. The renovations aim to update the building for the first time since the late ’70s, in order to reform the services available to the public to match the newest library standards.

While some Boston residents expressed excitement for the upcoming renovations, others had hesitations about funding.

Sonia Shapiro, 46, of Dorchester, said she was curious as to how the renovation would be funded.

“I am very interested in seeing where all this money will come from,” she said. “A few years ago, we had to fight with the city to keep branch libraries open. There was

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s “Boston Creates” arts and culture program is in the process of creating a cultural plan, headed by Chief of Arts and Culture Julie Burros.

widespread discussion of closing the branches. After hearing that $78 million is being spent on the Central Library, I’m concerned how it will affect the branches.”

Daniel Lima, 50, of Charlestown, rebuked the renovation as a waste of taxpayer money.

“Well, the WGBH and café renovations are good ideas,” he said.

“However, I worry that it will be outdated within six months. I think it might be a waste of money. Conceivably, this could have positive impacts for taxpayers if they can figure out a way to generate income from the space WGBH will be taking up.”

Jim Labonte, 65, of Roslindale, was delighted to hear of the upcom-

ing renovation.

“I think it’s an excellent idea,” he said. “I mean, anything to bring people here is great. There is a dining area here already and something like that which gives people a space to come to, I think is a good idea.

I listen to WGBH and if they’re broadcasting here, even better.”

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Christa Kelleher, research director at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, said she noticed an innate sense of leadership in Wu’s character.

“She brings a vantage point and set of experiences that are important for understanding the needs of particular groups of people in Boston, and those needs may not be currently represented well on the council,” Kelleher said. “It reflects a sense [of] leadership already in herself that she would seek such a position, and she would step forward because that’s not how it’s worked in Boston in the past.”

Residents said they believe having a representative city council is only fair to the constituents of the city.

Judy Dombrowski, 61, of Back Bay, said women of color have been underrepresented in government for a while.

“I’d like to think that any person in a political position likes to

think they are representing all of their constituents, but sometimes no matter how much you try to identify, unless you’ve lived as a person of color or as a woman, you can’t,” she said.

Debra Wilson, 58, of Roxbury, said she supported Wu in her past run for the City Council position.

“As a woman and a woman of color, women bring fresh eyes to the situation,” she said. “People of color bring fresh eyes because unless you’ve walked in our shoes, you have no idea. You have only read about it, you haven’t lived the experience.”

Brooke Eckstrom, 22, of Allston, said she agreed with a push toward a diverse governing body for Boston. “[Diverse candidates] represent different backgrounds, so they can offer different points of view and can give a more holistic voice to the people they are representing rather than having one class of person helping so many types of people,” she said.

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Students find difficulty trusting SG, controversy continues

BY AMANDA KAUFMAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Amid controversy surrounding the Boston University Student Government, a few students remain positive about the possible reform of SG. The impeachment and resignations of several members of the Executive Board and a number of protests led to open conversations about SG’s performance to serve the student body.

Disputes initially started with Senate’s impeachment of former Vice President of Finance Kimberly Barzola and former VP of Internal Affairs Marwa Sayed for failing to fulfill their constitutionally mandated tasks. A day after the impeachment, approximately 30 students in BU Students Against Silence rallied in protest of the impeachment decision Nov. 10 and wrote, “BU Student Government, as it currently stands, does not represent me,” in a petition against SG. Following the impeachment, a series of resignations of several SG members ensued: former Senate Chair Stephen Chang, former Judicial Commissioner Louis Vitti and former Co-Director of Social Affairs Noor Toraif.

Marian Eiben, a Towers Residence Hall Association senator, said students within SG are “looking at one another” as if there are opposing factions surrounding the matter.

“There’s so much tension and so much build up has happened that it’s

hard for anybody to move in any one direction,” said Eiben, a sophomore in the Questrom School of Business.

“The issue at hand is that we need to reassess and come together and say, ‘Okay we might not agree now, but how do we move forward from this?’”

Eiben was also a member of the student coalition that presented the “A Chance for Change” proposal Monday that would have dissolved Senate, created a task force to reconstruct SG Constitution and allocated $5,000 to E-Board to continue Senate’s initiatives in its vacancy.

Senate voted to table the proposal for two weeks.

Seven student groups have joined BU SAS in protesting SG, claiming that there is “an alarming disconnect” between senators and the represented constituents. In a photo posted on BU SAS’s Facebook page Tuesday, Amnesty International BU, Iranian Students Association at BU, Divest BU, People of Color Coalition at BU, BU African Students Organization, Trans* Listening Circle and BU Students for Justice in Palestine, announced that “BU Student Government does not represent us.”

Yasmin Gentry, a senior in the College of Communication and former SG communications director, said the negative energy towards SG is not constructive to move forward.

“There has been a lot of anger and anger has sprouted from many different sides,” Gentry said. “The way the impeachment erupted and just occurred this past week has

been crazy. People are feeling a little disheartened not just within the student body but also within the SG.” SG President Andrew Cho appointed Gentry and former Chief of Staff Akiko Endo to fill the vacancy in VP of finance and VP of internal affairs, respectively, Tuesday.

Zachary Treichel, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and a CAS senator, said tabling to vote the proposal allows senators to talk to their constituents before casting a vote.

“There was no way we could pretend to amend it and then approve that proposal or even deny that proposal without consulting the people,” Treichel said. “I know the group of students who were at the meeting wanted an answer now, but there’s no way to just make that change happen without talking to everybody.”

Several students said SG needs to show its ability to represent BU students in an unbiased fashion to regain back its legitimacy and students’ trust.

Nicholas Ganey, a junior in CAS and a member of BU SAS, said he has now realized the impact SG has on students’ lives and remains optimistic on the prospect of the task force and a new SG Constitution.

“I am disheartened to see senators silence the voices of all of the students in the university who can participate directly in the writing of the new constitution,” Ganey said.

“I wholeheartedly believe that a new

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Diana Abbas, CAS ‘18, speaks during a Boston University student government meeting Monday, which aimed to develop a new direction for the organization after a series of E-board member resignations.

constitution written for the students, by the students, is what’s best.”

Christina Lester, a junior in COM, expressed her frustration about the unequal number of Senate representatives assigned to each student.

“Some students have more senators than other students,” Lester said.

“If you’re not representing your constituents and not going for what your constituents want, you’re not doing your job as a senator. If you’re afraid, then you don’t need to be a senator” Priest Gooding, a sophomore in CAS, said the silver lining to the controversy is that students have become aware of SG’s matters. However, recent events also reflect SG members’ insufficient knowledge of their own constitution. “[SG has] shown, especially tonight, that they really don’t have a

firm understanding of the constitution that they’re supposed to be upholding and representing,” Gooding said. “I think people should maybe focus more on how the actual impeachment trial was conducted rather than the impeachment itself.

Jane Dimnwaobi, a sophomore in Questrom, said she “was dubious of SG’s abilities to carry out any unbiased judgment”. After attending the meeting Monday, she was even more disappointed.

“It’s really disappointing that [SG] expects us to trust them and to want the best for them and to preserve their position when they’re doing absolutely nothing for what we want,” Dimnwaobi said. “When it comes to preserving their positions, [the Senate] wants to make it seem like it’s a democratic process, like, ‘We’re doing this for the students.’”

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request information from the administration which is relevant for negotiations. We are still waiting for the administration to comply with our legal requests for information,” the email stated. “Is fairness and transparency too much to ask a University that claims global status; that holds itself out as a beacon of intellectual excellence and honesty?”

Established in February 2015 after winning an election through mail-in ballots sent by NLRB, the faculty union requested bargaining sessions throughout spring and summer of 2015 but were postponed until Sept. 10 from the union’s initial formation.

Laurie LaPorte, a lecturer in BU’s College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the organizing campaign and bargaining team,

explained that fulfilling the informational request is necessary to proceed with bargaining.

“The hope is that [the BU administration] will provide the information we need to make proposals at the bargaining table,” LaPorte said. “Proposals are what spur discussion about faculty working conditions and student learning conditions and help us negotiate to come to a fair and equitable contract.”

LaPorte said her union involvement began while sharing an office with fellow adjuncts and comparing experiences with working conditions on campus.

“It really brought about my own awareness about how parttime and adjunct faculty are marginalized on the BU campus, how little say we have over our teaching conditions, advocating for our students, making decisions about

where the university is going in terms of education,” LaPorte said.

Long-term commitment or loyalty to BU was incredibly difficult because of the marginalization, LaPorte said.

“I met so many part-time and adjunct faculty who were experiencing the same things — not knowing when they would have the next course, having courses cancelled at the last minute, not being able to find other work or having students approach them asking, ‘When can I take my next class with you, or can you be my adviser?’ and having to say, ‘I don’t have the answers to that,’” she said.

Fellow adjunct lecturer in CAS and bargaining team member Dan Hunter echoed LaPorte’s concerns and said it is important for BU to respond to the charges filed.

“The core of [filing the charges] is two-fold — failure to

provide the requested information, which we have a legal right to, and stalling, delaying,” Hunter said.

“We cannot move forward with valid proposals for change in pay structure and benefits and professional development until we get this information, because we don’t know how the university values teaching.”

Hunter argued that the adjuncts are close to invaluable to the university, accounting for the instruction of more than 1,300 classes last year alone.

“The issue here is how we’re going to put together the best teaching for the students, and to do it in a way that doesn’t drive up the cost for students,” he said. “That’s one of the reasons why we formed the union, because we were being left out of any discussion of that, as if we weren’t going to be here again next year. I’ve been teaching here

for 15 years. We’re not going to go away, so you can’t think of us as being invisible.”

Hunter said the charges filed brought light to the idea that this is not an issue on a single campus, but a nationwide discussion.

“This is a national issue of higher education, where we have to indicate what is the value of teaching,” Hunter said. “We need to have a debate and an open discussion, and that has to include students, it has to include parents, it has to include alumni.”

BU’s attorneys did not respond to comment requests.

“Boston University is still actively bargaining an initial contract with its part-time faculty union,” BU spokesman Colin Riley wrote in an email. “We decline to comment on a pending legal matter.”

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MUSE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

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Paintings by Turkish artists were featured in the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground Monday.

“Becoming Ocean” exhibit reveals tidal wave of color

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Tucked away in the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground, students sit upon assorted couches, clutch coffee mugs, chat with each other and flip through various textbooks. Unknown to them, they are not sitting in just a study room but are, in fact, surrounded by an aquarium frozen in time.

Nedret Andre is the artist behind the colorful perspectives of sea life that cover the walls of the Howard Thurman Center.

Her exhibit, “Becoming Ocean,” was part of the Boston Turkish Festival — one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

The purpose of the festival is to showcase the richness and diversity of Turkish

culture. This year’s theme is “Colors of Anatolia,” and Andre’s works certainly do not fall short.

“Color, mark making and patterns play an important role in my paintings,” Andre said.

The show’s theme is a collection of pastel geometric patterns, flowing blue kelp forests and several daintily painted fish swimming throughout.

The exhibit is comprised of dozens of individual and multi-paneled sets of semi-abstract depictions of aquatic life, all inspired by sea grass.

“My fascination with sea grass habitats began last year when I stumbled on a book

by Fred Short called ‘Seagrass,’” Andre said.

“I discovered that seventy percent of marine life depend on sea grass, that it is vital to the survival of endangered marine life.”

This statistic is adequately mirrored in Andre’s works, for a majority of them contain discernable amounts of aquatic life. Many of Andre’s works are abstract and free form, but a cohesive color palette unifies the diversity and complexity of patterns and geometric shapes.

Reds, blues, oranges and teals show up across the collection and legitimize each piece’s relationship to the other. Even though not every work depicts aquatic life, the freeform style of these paintings keeps the exhibit consistent.

“Her paintings invite the viewers to project their experiences into this fusion of real and imagined landscapes,” said Peter Galeno, a professor at Newbury College’s School of Arts and Design.

“Becoming Ocean” does just that.

Without a particular message or image,

Andre’s paintings allow the viewer to take away a more personal meaning.

One of Andre’s largest pieces in the exhibit measures approximately 40 inches by 30 inches in size, and is more concrete and realistic than some of her others.

It depicts a blue seaweed forest on the ocean floor with several small fish swimming in and out of the frame. As the viewer steps into the viewpoint of one of the fish, they are truly able to experience the ocean.

Another dominant piece Andre displayed is a tryptic of three canvases totaling over six feet in length. Titled “Future Farming,” this trio evokes thoughts of agriculture and bucolic farmland.

The colors, coupled with varying patterns of the same pallet, resemble the patchwork and grid-like spread of agricul CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Missile blocks star’s lights to capture perfect picture

BY SOPHIA LINDEMANN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Physicists all across the country would have held their breath in anticipation as an 18-foot rocket was hurled into the atmosphere Monday, if all had gone according to plan and the weather permitted.

Rescheduled to launch this coming Saturday from the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the rocket — Planet Imaging Coronagraphic Technology Using a Reconfigurable Experimental Base (PICTURE-B) — is the product of 10 years of collaboration and development headed by University of Massachusetts Lowell physics professor Supriya Chakrabarti, and funded by NASA. PICTURE-B is a two-part missile designed to hold up to 1,200 pounds of

equipment capable of blocking direct light from stars surrounding its position, ultimately making it possible to photograph space matter such as planets, asteroids and interplanetary dust.

“The reason these regions are difficult to image is the bright starlight overwhelms everything close to it. What the instrument does is to dim the light from the star — sort of like the Deluminator or put-outer in ‘Harry Potter,’ which makes it easier for us to look at the region near the star,” Chakrabarti said.

Targeting Epsilon Eridani, the third closest star viewable without a telescope, PICTURE-B intends to block the star’s light in order to capture data about its unseen surrounding planets.

“If successful, this will be one of the first ref lected light images of a dust belt orbiting a Sun-like star at a distance simCONTINUED ON PAGE 7

What is PICTURE-B? Two-part missile Designed to hold up to 1,200 pounds to block direct light from stars

Blocks direct light from stars, making it possible to photograph space matter such as planets and asteroids

Targeting Epsilon Eridani, the third closest star to Earth

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Supplemental lectures enhance students’ learning

BY KELSEY CRONIN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

With a single glance at Boston University’s expansive calendar of events, one can be sure to find a seminar given by speakers, ranging from social advocates to CEOs to politicians. Professors are taking advantage of these ample resources in encouraging students to attend outside lectures to learn from professionals who have a career’s worth of experience.

Katherine Levine Einstein, a professor in BU’s College of Arts and Sciences, specializes in urban politics and public policy. Einstein jumped on the opportunity to supplement her lecture material with outside seminars and lectures. She teaches “The Politics and Policy of HBO’s ‘The Wire,’” a class in which students combine a study of the television show “The Wire“ with the study of political science, economics and sociology.

So, when BU’s Initiative on Cities announced it would be hosting a seminar

by Jerry Abramson, Einstein was thrilled.

The deputy assistant to the president and White House director of intergovernmental affairs shared his understanding of how cities can often influence national policy.

“Specifically with Jerry Abramson, it’s a really exciting opportunity to see class themes applied in the real world,” she said.

Einstein said she hopes hearing a pro-

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Jerry Abramson, Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs speaks to students Tuesday at the Trustees Center about how urban innovation is shaping national policy.

fessional in the field will encourage students to recall what they learned in class and apply that knowledge when they are pursuing a career in the same field.

David Glick, an assistant professor to Einstein who also teaches the political science course, was enthusiastic about the

opportunity for students to hear such an experienced politician speak. “[This lecture] was a natural fit for encouraging students to go,” he said. “If you hear the same messages from professors and someone outside of class, it reinforces it.”

Glick noted that while material covered in class offers a general analysis of themes and theories, outside lectures provide a more specific “case study.”

In addition to politicians like Jerry Abramson, BU attracts a plethora of other professionals whose experiences offer an enriching supplement to class material.

Tammy Vigil, a professor in the College of Communication, said she always urges students to get out of the classroom and attend the lectures BU hosts. Additionally, she said she uses Twitter to tell students about interesting seminars available to them.

“In most courses you have the same person giving their perspective over and over,” Vigil said. “So to go to these lectures, it’s really nice to see somebody else’s perspective and to think about something in a deeper manner.”

Vigil teaches an intro-level course that gives new COM students an overview of all the areas within communication. She said the speakers she recommends to her students provide more specific insight to each of these areas, which is helpful for students who are uncertain of their career options or the type of field they want to pursue.

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Boston tech community launches fundraiser for Paris

BY NATASHA MASCARENHAS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In response to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, two Boston technology entrepreneurs have stepped up to create an online fundraiser, inviting fellow Bostonians to show support for the Parisians who have suffered from the recent violence.

This campaign, launched by Philip Beauregard and Matt Lauzon, isn’t the first time there has been a public display of friendship between Boston and Paris.

“When looking at our culture and our history with France, France was our oldest ally,” said William Keylor, a professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies said. “You can still see between the strong connection between French people and American people.”

The camaraderie spans to even more recent events, specifically when Parisians contributed to an online fundraiser in response to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260. With the help of Paris and many other cities around the globe, the victims and their families received a total of $353,000.

“We realized that in the process of hearing about these horrific attacks, there was a little bit of corollary there ... So we felt like it was the right thing to do and the right moment to do this,” said Beauregard,

one of the fundraiser’s creators and founder at Unpitch, a New England association for venture capitalists.

Within two hours of the violent attacks in Paris, the fundraiser was publicly launched, Beauregard said. With a goal of $10,000, the campaign has already exceeded that amount with thirteen days left until the fundraiser closes.

A message on the fundraising page described the effort, and said the goal of the fundraiser was to “reciprocate [France’s] gifts of friendship and humanity” and show the world that Bostonians stand united against the violence. “[It’s] fostering a kind of support between two great cities in their times of need,” said Alexander Wittkop, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences.

“Even though these are both tragedies that have occurred … it’s a way of one nation, one city supporting another in their time of need.”

The unwavering support from Bostonians has “underscored what Boston feels in relation to these attacks on Paris,” said Joseph LiPuma, a lecturer in the Questrom School of Business. “These activities that are brought up, be it fundraising or other events, just give a sense for how broad and how deep the feelings are in the Boston, New England area.”

What truly sparked the momentum for this fundraiser for Lauzon was a viral tweet that he posted Friday. The tweet featured a picture of the American flag laid out in front of the iconic Eiffel Tower,

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Boston tech startup Objective Logistics founder Philip Beauregard created a fundraise. com page to raise funds for victims of the Paris attacks.

emphasizing a sense of togetherness and support from France to the United States after the Sept. 11 attacks.

“France’s culture is so similar to our culture. France’s world is so close to ours.

Their views are aligned with ours,” said Sydney Siwinski, a freshman in CAS. “I think that just grabs people at least here in this area and more.”

Yet in the wave of support, some have been quick to criticize the magnitude of efforts made for Paris over a place such as Lebanon, where more than 40 people were killed in twin suicide bombings in Beirut Nov. 12. However, others said that anything is better than nothing.

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Boston inspired by France’s support during Sept. 11 BOSTON TECH FROM PAGE 6 “We should be concerned about all terroristic acts and not differentiate or discriminate against one or the other,” Keylor said.

Katrina Myers, a post-graduate law student, said giving

money to victims is often the best way to help from across the world following a violent attack.

“It’s really great anytime that we unite and show support for other countries in times of need,” she said.

However, the decision to choose Paris was not intended to diminish the need in other cities across the world facing the effects of violent attacks, Beauregard said. After seeing the flood of support on social media for

Paris, he said “it was what we could get our hands around.”

“In hindsight, having really thought about it, I do think that it would be much better for the world if we were doing fundraisers across the board for many dif-

ferent countries,” he said, “and focusing not just on ones in the European Union or ones that are right in front of us at all times.”

Andre’s exhibit exemplifies natural environmental beauty ART EXHIBIT FROM PAGE 5 tural fields. “[Her work] reflects the multi-cultural diversity of her background. [It] is a fusion of many elements: recognizable landscapes, Eastern imagery and Western

painterly style,” Galeno said.

This element of the exhibit resonates with viewers even after leaving the exhibition.

Brandon Warnes, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences,

said he was stuck by the works displayed at the exhibit.

“I was at the opening at the time actually,” he said. “It was really cool to see how passionate [Andre] was when she talked

about them all.”

Ultimately, Andre said her goal is to continue to impact viewers after they leave. She said she wants her collection to inspire a greater cause — environmental

preservation.

Andre said, “I intend to bring the viewers attention to the importance of sea grass globally in the survival of endangered marine sea life.”

Students enjoy perspectives supplemental lectures provide LECTURES, FROM PAGE 6 habits. Vigil said that when students begin attending co-curricular activities early in their studies, they tend to take more away from their educational experience.

“It sets good habits for them that will continue throughout college, but will also continue

throughout life where they will actually seek out these kinds of opportunities in their communities,” Vigil said.

Professors are not the only ones who look forward to supplemental class material. Students seem to enjoy the fresh perspectives too.

Tigran Melkonian, a soph-

omore in CAS, said his Chinese professors frequently recommend that students attend Chinese cultural events on campus, which he said “supplements and adds to class” and enhances his education with “mostly cultural knowledge.”

Regardless of department, BU provides an eclectic mix of

speakers that can supplement any class.

“It’s great to just have an outside perspective because usually it’s just your professors giving you feedback on your work,” Adrienne Reid, a senior in the College of Fine Arts said.

Reid, a painter, said she enjoys the opportunity to converse

with professional artists who are doing what students hope to someday do.

“These are important artists, so it’s nice to hear their story and where they came from and how they became successful,” she said.

Kaitlyn Locke contributed reporting.

PICTURE-B aims for the next scientific generation’s development PICTURE-B, FROM PAGE 5 ilar to that of our own asteroid belt” said Ewan Douglas, a seventh-year Boston University graduate student and a lead member of the PICTURE-B team.

PICTURE-B is designed to do more than just collect new data. The mission itself was created in part to educate future as-

trophysicists.

“The project actually started at BU in 2005 and was partnered with the [ Jet Propulsion Laboratory,] the [Massachusetts Institute of Technology] and NASA,” Douglas said. “It was Professor Charkrabarti who got an amazing opportunity to actually start the astronomy program at UMass Lowell and he brought

the program along with him.”

In order to make this happen, NASA granted the UMass Lowell physics and astronomy program $1.4 million to further the project.

“PICTURE-B seeks to train and inspire the next generation of scientists and researchers, develop new technologies and techniques for use in space ex-

ploration and gather data that will help us better understand the universe,” Chakrabarti said. “[We’re] providing hands-on experience for graduate and undergraduate students on a cutting-edge research endeavor.”

Excited to educate the next generation, the PICTURE-B team does not require an extensive application and vetting pro-

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cess for the undergrads who wish to participate.

“Generally it’s [participants] in a physics or astronomy program who has an interest, usually someone with a strong lab experience background, really anyone who’s willing to learn, and who is excited about the program,” Douglas said.

In addition to leading researchers from UMass Lowell and BU, the project collaborated with AOA Xinetics, which donated a key component to the rocket: a 22-inch silicon carbide mirror.

“Our silicon mirrors are a new generation of high-performance, lightweight mirrors for astrophysics,” said Michael Sheedy, a manager at AOA Xinetics.

Chakrabarti added, “This is an extremely exciting project and we are very pleased to have worked with AOA Xinetics to help make this mission a success.”

With all of the effort put forth from the PICTURE-B team, the country will be anxiously awaiting the launch Saturday. It has been 10 years in the making and has had one failed launch. However, PICTURE-B promises not to be futile this time around.

“The NASA funded rocket program has around a 90 percent success rate,” Douglas said, “and we have one of the most complicated rockets ever launched.”

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Entertainment industry must feature women of color Every year, The Hollywood Reporter gathers several Oscar frontrunners to take part in an actress roundtable discussion. This year, however, no women of color were mentioned in the pre-nomination conversation.

The roundtable participants included: Cate Blanchett, Jane Fonda, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lawrence, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Charlotte Ramping and Kate Winslet. All white women.

“The awful truth is that there are no minority actresses in genuine contention for an Oscar this year,” Hollywood Reporter editor Stephen Galloway wrote.

A March release from the U.S. Census Bureau stated that people of color make up almost 38 percent of the country’s population.

African Americans also spend more on movie tickets than those who are white, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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With this in mind, people of color deserve to have a larger presence in the industry.

At the Governors Awards on Saturday, director Spike Lee said that it was easier for a person of color to become a president than a studio chief. And when Viola Davis became the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for best lead actress in a drama earlier this year, she said, “The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.”

Many actors and actresses work all of their lives for an Academy Award and the accompanying credibility, but winning an Oscar often seems like an impossible dream for actresses of color.

Though Galloway was adamant in acknowledging the problem and denying responsibility for The Hollywood Reporter’s

here are plenty of nonwhite directors, producers and actors who can’t seem to get their work out because of the white precedent looming over Hollywood.

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industry’s. The current higher-ups’ conservative ideas and traditions will be phased out as they retire, and things will hopefully change when the younger generation starts taking things up.

This change is becoming more apparent in television, where women of color seem to be featured more prominently. Think: “Scandal,” “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” Shonda Rhimes leads the way for female producers of color on television. But few women of color are present in big budget blockbuster films, where the stakes are arguably higher.

If a TV pilot tanks, networks have other shows to fall back on and will commission another. But when a movie studio spends hundreds of millions of dollars on a movie, taking a risk isn’t something they’re likely to do. At the end of the day, movie studios run businesses influenced by what consumers want to see.

Nothing will change until audiences demand representation. But that shouldn’t be the case. The success of current racially diverse TV programs show that people will watch when they are given strong women of color in lead roles. People might now know that they want to see people of color in lead roles until they see that it’s possible.

We can’t wait for people to speak out against this problem, and we are moving in the right direction, albeit very slowly. In the end, however, we simply need to be shown women of color doing great things. Where the entertainment industry leads, audiences will follow.

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colorless cover, the media company does have a part in perpetuating the very idea it criticizes. The publication was right when it said that the problem is on the entertainment industry, but it’s also a problem for those who thrive off of the industry as well. Widely read publications like The Hollywood Reporter should showcase women of color and set a precedent for other media outlets.

The Hollywood Reporter’s excessively pasty roundtable is also a symptom of a much deeper problem. Are directors shutting out women of color, or are women of color just discouraged and not trying out for certain roles? Roles often seem to be habitually written with a white actor in mind — more often than not, a white male actor, even when gender and race have nothing to do with a character. There are plenty of non-white directors, producers and actors who can’t seem to get their work out because of the white precedent looming over Hollywood.

Many minority roles are typecast, as Aziz Ansari wrote in a story for The New York Times. People of color are commonly limited to auditioning for stereotypical roles such as the Indian store clerk, the Asian scientist or the black thug. People of color shouldn’t be cast as token minorities. One character — and one type of character — is not enough.

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International enrollment on rise Paris attacks brought out xenophobia

BY RHEA SARNA COLUMNIST

Take a stroll down a university campus and you’ll find yourself looking at a different international face every three to four minutes. This may vary in accuracy as you move from highly populated schools in large cities to less recognizable ones nestled in smaller towns.

An annual study conducted by the Institute of International Education and the U.S. Department of State released findings Monday that showed a huge escalation in the number of international students coming to the United States to further their education. While the number of international students has been growing since 2005, it has increased by a large margin in the past ten years.

An interesting fact came through in a report compiled by the Institute of International Education. While India sent the most students to the United States from 2005 to 2009, China overtook India for the next five years. And even though most international students came from China last year, the spike in the growth of total international students can be attributed to the increase in Indian students coming to America.

As an international junior, I have definitely noticed an increase in the number of Indian students applying to the United States for their undergraduate degree from the number that applied during my year.

Further, my brother graduated from Emory University in 2012, which gives me more basis of comparison to hold the numbers up against. Back in his day, the buzz about pursuing a collegiate degree in America was not as strong as it is today. One’s family was considered rather courageous and bold if they wanted their child to study abroad.

Don’t get me wrong — the means and technology were all in place. It was just the mindset that was beginning to change. The wheels had started to turn, but were not yet fully oiled.

Today, it’s common to prepare children early on for their four or five years in the land of opportunities. So I wonder, what changed in these last few years? The tuition and airfare are in fact more expensive

than in previous years, but the distance is still the same and the quality of education back home is only improving. What, then, drives international children to leave their countries and explore the United States?

I thought long and hard about the reasoning. Gathering my personal knowledge as well as the views of my contemporaries studying abroad, I managed to piece together a somewhat convincing rationale for this phenomenon.

The first and most popular answer from parents and students alike was that the United States offers a more holistic and worldly experience than staying back home and attending a local college does.

A major emphasis was put on the “living by yourself” aspect of the system. When a child moves away from 18 years of luxury and dependence on their family, they learn how to handle situations and themselves much better. By default, you leave home to become wiser and more mature.

A second line of thought from those I asked enforced the notion that studying abroad takes the child out of their comfort zone and makes them want to work harder. Staying home, one sees the same people day in and day out. This not only stunts the growth of personality and mentality, but also limits thinking and creativity. Thus, studying abroad allows for the freshness of thought and perspective.

Another interesting piece of logic sheds light on the universally accepted benefits of studying in the United States.

People all over the world consider an education in this country the gateway to a successful life. It’s the stepping-stone to finding a good job, or so goes the myth.

This last reason, while not the most explicitly expressed by the masses, makes the most sense when considering that exchange rates and airfare have risen along with the numbers of international students entering the United States to further their education. This relationship can only be sensibly understood by using this last explanation.

While the above logic might have worked wonderfully in the past few years, the current generation is coming to the United States to become more independent, professional and thorough in their field of choice, so they can be more useful in their own country. After all, home is home, and one needs to leave the nest to tap into opportunities that will prove beneficial in the larger scheme of things in the future.

BY LUCY GAMADES COLUMNIST

Remember a few weeks ago when I said I had a love/hate relationship with political discourse on Facebook? This is where I talk about the “hate” part. It’s one thing to roll your eyes at some goofy status made about a politician and keep scrolling, but the rampant prejudice that f looded Facebook in the hours after the Friday attacks on Paris was saddening and, frankly, a little sickening to read.

Granted, there was a lot of unity on the Internet that day too. People expressed their sorrow and support en masse not only for Paris, but for Beirut and Baghdad as well. They called for unity while it felt like the world was burning.

But the xenophobic sentiment that sprang up before we even knew who carried out the attacks has worsened in the days following, most notably against Syrian refugees. One man killed in the Paris attacks was found with a Syrian passport.

Greek authorities, after taking his fingerprints, confirmed the man had registered as a refugee on the island of Leros, the main entry point for Syrian refugees into Europe. That revelation fired up debates in the United States about whether or not to continue to let refugees into the country.

The attackers who were positively identified were all European Union nationals. Relatively speaking, we have very minimal information on the identities of these individuals. European nations have debated slowing their intake of refugees, but never shutting off the f low entirely.

But that didn’t stop more than half of all U.S. governors, including our very own Gov. Charlie Baker, from issuing statements saying they will f lat out refuse to allow Syrian refugees into their states.

Never mind the fact that states don’t technically have the legal authority to do this, or the fact that the United States has only resettled around 2,000 of the more than 4 million Syrians — around half of whom were children under 17 — who have f led their ravaged country in the past four years, or that refugees must go through an 18- to 24-month screening process to

get into the United States. The governors each issued some statement preaching about ensuring safety of their respective states, a few pledging an ironic dedication to immigration in the process.

Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would “strongly consider” closing mosques in the United States. His fellow candidate Jeb Bush said he would focus on only allowing Christian refugees into the country — no Muslims allowed. No word on how any of them plan to get around a pesky little thing we have called the Constitution.

It’s one thing for distant relatives or former classmates to make some tonedeaf remark on the Internet, but for elected leaders to respond with the same ignorant, knee-jerk pushback is disgraceful.

Since the Syrian Civil War began more than four years ago, the United Nations estimated that more than 200,000 people have been killed — a rough estimate, since the country is too dangerous for the UN to get an accurate death count.

To put that in perspective: 129 people were brutally killed in the attack on Paris, while in 2014, around 170 Syrians were barbarically killed every single day.

The reality is that the refugees are fighting against the same terrorist groups we are. The broad anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiments that arise in the wake of these Western terrorist attacks are not an accident. ISIS has explicitly stated that it wants to eliminate what it calls “the grey zone.” In other words, the organization wants a violent backlash from us because it will help them recruit impressionable members who feel alienated by the West. It furthers their narrative of engagement in a righteous, apocalyptic war.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States has taken in almost 750,000 refugees. Not one of them has been arrested for a domestic terrorism threat. If someone wants to enter the country to do harm to the United States, the long, complex refugee process is not the way to do it.

It is easy to lose our humanity in times like these. We want to be able to feel safe in our beds, but so do the Syrian refugees. The need to “protect our own” is an oft-repeated sentiment, but exhibiting a discriminatory lack of compassion is not “protecting” anyone. It is only creating a more polarized world — a world that ISIS wants to see.

Interrobang A Lowell woman recently wore a pasta strainer on her head in her driver’s license photo, citing her involvement with the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as the reason.

We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know, what ridiculous item would BU people bring to renew their license?

COM: A pre-prepared LinkedIn headshot

President Brown: His Lorax ‘stache

CGS: Nothing — they forgot to show up

West Campus Brunchers: Hangover sunglasses

CFA: Dark Lipstick

Greek Life: An American flag backdrop

Men’s Lacrosse: Their Movember ‘staches

FreeP: Under-eye concealer

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Women’s basketball falls against Albany, remains winless

BY EDWARD MORAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University women’s basketball team dropped its second straight game Wednesday night, as the State University of New York at Albany emerged from Case Gym as 83-43 victors.

The Great Danes (2-0) made it to last season’s NCAA Tournament and have won the last four America East Tournaments.

Meanwhile, the Terriers (0-2) posted a 5-25 record in the 2014-15 season.

After a close first quarter in which BU was down just 10 points, Albany responded by outscoring the Terriers 32-9 in the 2nd quarter.

Like their opening game against Northeastern University, the Terriers were able to make things competitive in the beginning. Once Albany started making more of its shots, however, the contest quickly became out of reach.

The Terriers struggled getting any offensive rhythm going throughout the game. They shot 30.4 percent from the floor and 28 percent from a 3-point range.

Ball control again plagued BU, as it turned the ball over 27 times against the Great Danes, making it a total of 48 turnovers in just two games this season.

Despite the lopsided scoreline, BU coach Katy Steding said

she was happy that freshman guards Payton Hauck and Lauren Spearman and freshman forward Naiyah Thompson got quality playing time.

“Lauren and Naiyah and Payton got a lot of good time today,” Steding said. “They’re good kids, they’re working hard and they have to understand there’s more to the game than what you were able to do in high school.”

The three freshmen combined to score 20 of the Terriers’ 43 points. Thompson and Spearman, along with junior guard Sarah Hope and junior forward Meghan Green, all totaled nine points each.

While Steding’s team had some bright moments, there still were inefficiencies across the board that eventually let the game get out of hand. Whether it was poor rebounding, not getting set defensively or missing passes, the Terriers were often not on the same wavelength, Steding said.

“They’re figuring out that stuff now, and I think we’re showing our immaturity right now in terms of being disciplined from the start and not coughing the ball up under pressure right away,” she said.

Despite the promising performances from young BU players, Albany could not be stopped offensively. The Great Danes led in nearly every offensive category, as they shot 55 percent from the field,

recorded 16 more rebounds than the Terriers and recorded 16 steals.

Albany also had three double-digit scorers. Forward Shereesha Richards scored 22 points and snagged nine rebounds in just 20 minutes of play. Guard Imani Tate was right behind Richards, as she filled up the box score with 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals. Center Tiana-Jo Carter chipped in 11 points to round out the double-digit scorers for the Great Danes.

Steding acknowledged that Northeastern (2-0) and Albany are two tough opponents to open the season against. The latter, in particular, routinely participates in March Madness and competes with the best teams in the country.

“You got to tip your hat to Albany,” Steding said. “They’re a tournament team. It’s not like we were playing a slouch team. They were 62 percent in the first half and 55 percent overall. That’s what happens when you shoot layups.”

Steding also pointed out that her team needs to get stronger in and around the rim, particularly since they’re not the biggest bunch.

“We also probably didn’t give them enough credit from three,” Steding said. “We were trying to protect the basket. We’re not very big … Right now, we have to try and finagle some defense and toughness inside.”

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Senior guard Troi Melton only tallied four points on Wednesday night against the Great Danes.

Coach Starr reflects on season Freshmen emerge for women’s basketball FIELD HOCKEY, FROM PAGE 12 “This is a team that challenged each other every day in practice,” Starr said. “They came out every game ready to give their best effort. This was a team that did not take days off, did not take games off. They took a lot of pride in their preparation and a lot of pride in their readiness to compete.”

This one-for-all attitude benefited the team against the Stags (9-10), earning them a date with the University of North Carolina.

The Terriers fell behind 4-0, but the team rallied to score two goals in the second half. However, it was too little, too late. BU fell to the Tar Heels (20-2) by a final score of 4-2, ending their run in the NCAA Tournament.

“On our last game against UNC, I would not be surprised if they win the national championship,” Starr said. “I think that of the four teams that are in the Final Four, we’ve played every one of them. I think we played a schedule that was one of the toughest schedules in the country.”

The Terriers’ 2015 season came to an end in North Carolina, as did the careers of four seniors: back Rachel Coll, back Katie Bernatchez, back Rachel

BY JOE CALABRESE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

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Senior midfielder Sofi Laurito scored 16 goals in her final season as a Terrier.

Feig and midfielder Sofi Laurito.

As tough as it is to watch these players leave, Starr said she is confident that their time on the BU squad has readied them for what comes next.

“They’ve been great teammates, they’ve been great leaders, they’ve been great role models,” she said, “and I think the work ethic and the team work and the pride that they take in everything that they do every day really bodes well for what they’re going to do further in life.”

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In a similar fashion to their opener against Northeastern University, the Boston University women’s basketball team was knocked down by the State University of New York at Albany by a score of 83-43 Wednesday night.

After the team conceded a challenging lead in the first half, the freshmen for BU (0-2) stepped up.

In Albany (2-0) and BU’s first meeting since the latter left the America East conference for the Patriot League, BU looked like it could keep pace with an Albany squad that’s won five consecutive conference titles. Despite getting outscored by 10 points in the first quarter, the Terriers played the Great Danes close defensively.

However, it was their offense that let them down.

Just like against Northeastern (2-0), the wheels fell off for the Terriers in the second quarter.

BU struggled mightily to put together good looks at the rim. In the first half, only two Terriers — senior guard Troi Melton and junior forward Meghan Green — converted on multiple field goals.

Collectively, the Terriers shot less than 27 percent in the first half and they were weighed down by junior guard Sarah Hope’s 1-for-7 tally from behind the arc.

Albany dominated inside all night, outscoring the Terriers 5212 in the paint. The Great Danes

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Senior guard Clodagh Scannell was held off the score sheet for the first time all year.

forced 27 turnovers, compared to 16 for BU, but the big difference came in points scored off turnovers. Albany outscored BU 31-4 in that category.

Compared to their first half of play, BU was able to keep it close in the second half, thanks in part to the play from the Terrier freshmen. Freshman guard Lauren Spearman came in at the end of the first half unable to get any looks, as the Great Danes were playing at a relentless pace.

Spearman then came in later in the second half and immediately started scoring.

Just seven seconds after being subbed in, Spearman drained a three off the dish from Hope.

In her five minutes of play in the third quarter, Spearman scored nine points and recorded one rebound.

After the game, BU coach Katy Steding had nothing but high praise for her newest guard.

“She came out with her shot ready,” Steding said. “She’s a talented player. We’ve been waiting for her to kind of get it together on the floor, but she’s going to be a good leader and a good ball-handler for us.”

Steding later said that while Spearman got hot Wednesday night, the Terriers “have to get more pieces to the puzzle” in order to win games.

As a whole, the team got much better on offense as the game progressed. Spearman’s fellow freshman, forward Naiyah Thompson, added five second-half points. After missing constantly from 3-point range in the first half, Hope responded by going 2-for-4 from behind the arc in the second half.

Hope, Green, Spearman and Thompson all tied for the team lead with nine points each. Together, they played a big part in bringing the team’s shooting percentage more than 30 percent for the first time this season.

While there were encouraging signs from several freshmen and returning players, the Terriers have shown that they’re far from a finished product. They’ll need to improve and the next chance to do that comes Saturday against Boston College.

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Men’s soccer awaits first NCAA Tournament game since 2008

BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

For the first time since 2008, the Boston University men’s soccer team will vie for the biggest prize in college soccer: an NCAA championship.

There’s a long and winding road ahead of the Terriers (12-52, 6-1-2 Patriot League), but their first obstacle comes at the University of Connecticut Thursday afternoon. Both squads earned an at-large bid and the winner plays Indiana University Sunday, but another postseason game was far from guaranteed for BU. The Terriers crashed out of the Patriot League Tournament to American University Friday, and the waiting process ensued. Yet when BU’s name popped up in the 48-team field, elation followed suit for BU coach Neil Roberts’ young and resilient team.

“From our conference it’s not easy to get an at-large bid, so I’m proud of the work they put in and

the body of work from the season,” Roberts said. “We just need to regroup and correct some things from the weekend and see if we can keep playing for another week.”

UConn (9-5-6) poses a stiff challenge even though their record might suggest otherwise. Prior to Oct. 17, the Huskies were 3-54 and faced an uphill battle. The narrative has changed drastically, though, as they’ve won six of their last eight matches.

Amid UConn’s current run, freshman Abdou Mbacke Thiam and midfielder Kwame Awuah have shone the brightest. The former has 11 goals, while the latter is a creative force with 11 assists to his name. However, a quick glance at the professional ranks reveals just how strong UConn’s program is.

Major League Soccer’s last two No. 1 picks — Cyle Larin and Andre Blake — both played for coach Ray Reid. Larin was just named MLS Rookie of the Year

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Junior goalkeeper Matt Gilbert recorded seven clean sheets in the regular season.

after scoring 17 goals for Orlando City SC, and Blake is the starting goalkeeper for the Jamaican national team. Simply put, the Huskies won’t go down without a fight.

“Our guys have played against Connecticut before and they’ve got good players,” Roberts said.

“They’ve always been a talented team even though they struggled at the beginning of the year. They righted the ship and have had a good last half of the season, which is key and is why they’re still playing.”

While BU is 6-2-1 on the road, they’ll encounter an entirely different beast at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium. UConn averages 3,694 fans in attendance, and Roberts insisted that his team will embrace the hostile environment, even though other teams night be intimidated by it.

“They’re obviously good, but no matter who you play right now, there’s going to be a good team,” Roberts said. “There’s 48 teams left now and they’re all good teams. Connecticut obviously has a rich history of success, so that’s what we’re looking towards.”

As for the Terriers, they’ll rely

on the very players who got them to this point: junior goalkeeper Matt Gilbert, junior striker Felix De Bona and sophomore midfielder Anthony Viteri.

All three were named to the Patriot League First Team, and have put up staggering numbers.

Gilbert has a 0.96 goals against average, De Bona has eight goals and Viteri, despite missing a handful of games to injury, has 14 total points.

With depth and premier talent at their disposal, Roberts feels his team will be ready. After sifting through game tape, putting a plan together and implementing it in practice, all that will remain is the execution.

“It’s exciting. I’m happy for the guys that we get to train again,” Roberts said. “We trained a little earlier this week, but it really was just anticipation.

We didn’t know what was going on, but now we have a few days to train and get ready for UConn and it’s great for these kids to get this experience.”

Women’s soccer continues NCAA run against Penn State

BY NICK FRAZIER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After pulling off an unlikely comeback win versus St. John’s University Saturday night, the Boston University women’s soccer team advances another round in the NCAA Tournament. They will square off against No. 6 Pennsylvania State University Friday in University Park, Pennsylvania.

It took everything that the Terriers (13-5-3, 8-0-1 Patriot League) had to survive against a strong St. John’s team that featured star forward Rachel Daly, who totaled 43 points this season. BU’s junior midfielder Alexandra Cooper scored in the 78th minute to tie the game at 1-1 and send it to overtime. Just four minutes into the first overtime, senior midfielder Clare Pleuler got control of a loose ball in the box and tapped in another clutch goal to extend BU’s season.

BU head coach Nancy Feld-

man noted that a win like that does a lot for the team’s confidence heading into a tough matchup this weekend.

“That wasn’t a lucky win — that was an earned win,” she said. “I think that builds a lot of confidence, staring that moment down and really coming away saying, ‘We know what it takes and we know what we’re capable of.’”

As if their previous matchup wasn’t enough, the Terriers will soon have their hands full against the Nittany Lions (17-32). Penn State has not lost since a 1-0 loss at No. 9 Rutgers University on Oct. 18. Fresh off of winning the Big Ten Championship, the Lions also have an 11-11 home record. Their only home loss came early in the season — a 1-0 defeat to the University of Minnesota on Sept. 20.

The value of playing in front of a home crowd was definitely not lost on Feldman, whose squad is 8-1 at Nickerson Field and only

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Freshman midfielder Julianna Chen has started 18 games so far this year.

5-3-3 in away games. However, the veteran coach said she is not worried about playing away from home during the tournament.

“A lot of teams aren’t home for this tournament,” Feldman said. “Right now, there’s only eight teams hosting in the next round of matches. The host teams are more often than not the seeded team, and this team certainly earned that. You’re up against a strong opponent, but as far as not being on Nickerson, at this point, it won’t matter.”

And with the team’s recent history in mind, Feldman said this is another confidence booster.

“We played the way we played and came back the way we came back [while] not playing on our home field,” she said.

“So it doesn’t much matter at this point. Our team has been traveling as a cohesive unit and we have each others’ back. And fans are traveling with us, so it feels like home.”

The main catalyst behind Penn State’s success is their defensive play, as the team has only surrendered 14 goals the whole season — good enough for a 0.64 goals allowed average. Nittany Lions goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom has maintained a save percentage of 0.826 and recorded seven shutouts this year.

On offense, the Lions are carried by forwards Mallory Weber, Megan Schafer and Frannie Crouse. The trio has combined for 27 goals and 17 assists this season. Despite all the threats that Penn State may impose on the Terriers, Feldman said she is confident that sticking with what got the Terriers this far this season is the best strategy.

“We’ve got a team that’s got a bunch of different weapons,” Feldman said. “We have weapons in restarts, we have weapons in the run of play, we have weapons for goal scoring. We just got to keep doing the things we’re doing.”

Diana Bennett carves own path from family hockey legacy BENNETT, FROM PAGE 12 she kept up, and everyone hated playing against her because of this, is she would slash the hell out of you. She’d slash you, she’d hook you, she’d just do anything to get you off your game.”

In the eyes of Mac’s friends, Diana was the annoying little sister, but he didn’t care. She, too, was a Bennett and Bennetts are at home when the puck drops.

There were family pond hockey games too, where cousins, uncles and siblings all shared a common love. It didn’t matter if you played in the NHL or were just starting out, passion ran strong through each and every person.

So when Diana’s family moved to Warwick, Rhode Island, the

home’s backyard tennis courts presented an all-too-logical opportunity. Jimmy, with the help of a nearby pool company, transformed them into a backyard rink. Naturally, this became the gathering place for friends and family, even if it meant Jimmy was flooding the surface with a garden hose at 4:30 a.m.

Maintaining the backyard rink was hard at times, but it allowed Diana to live out her passion.

“At 5:30 in the morning, I hear this knocking, knocking, skating and I look out there and there’s Diana with her helmet, stick and skates,” Jimmy said. “She’s shooting pucks with the lights on, and she must have been 11 or 12 years old doing it before she went to school.

She loved it more than anybody.”

As a Bennett, Diana probably didn’t need much help discovering her destiny. But, it also didn’t hurt to have opportunities aplenty just outside the door.

Fast forward and Diana is living proof that the Bennett family legacy extends beyond the namesake. Of all things, a simple game provided her with lifelong friends and lessons on and off the ice.

“I think hockey has really showed her what it means to work, what it means to get pushed around and get back up,” Mac said. “She loves her teammates, she loves being a part of a team and she works every day.

He added, “I think the one

thing Diana will get out of this whole experience is the fact that she can do anything she puts her mind to, she just has to put the work in. That’s all because of hockey and I think that’s a pretty cool thing.”

As a smaller defenseman, Diana has always had to put extra time in the weight room or on the ice, but she’s okay with that. The hours added up and let her become a part of BU coach Brian Durocher’s team — a place where she’s won three Hockey East Tournaments and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as many times.

Yes, she’s a Bennett and hockey defines her in many ways, but Diana carved out this niche all by herself.

“I’m really proud to come from

my family and it means a lot since hockey has brought me so much as a person,” she said. “I’ll definitely look back and realize how it’s led to all of this.”

Diana will graduate in May, and she’s come to terms with the fact she likely won’t make a career out of the sport. But that in no way means it will disappear from her life.

“For her, it’s probably never going to close,” Jimmy said. “She’ll find a way to play in a men’s league if she has to and I think she’d make a very good coach. It’s not like she’s the most talented, but she’s one of the hardest workers.”

Diana already knows her kids will play hockey too, because, well, that’s just what Bennetts

Quotable They’ve been great teammates, they’ve been great leaders, they’ve been great role models and I think the work ethic ... really bodes well for what they’re going to do further in life.” - BU field hockey coach Sally Starr on her seniors pg. 12

Story-book season closes for field hockey

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

BU blueliner Diana Bennett continues family path

BY PAIGE SMITH DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University field hockey team completed their 2015 season with a flawless 6-0 Patriot League record, yielding the program’s most wins since 2007, and earning the Terriers a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Terriers (15-7, 6-0 Patriot League) excelled in the postseason, where they ultimately won the Patriot League Championship for the second straight year.

Despite their perfect conference record, the Terriers fell to some of the top teams in the country during the regular season.

The team’s first loss came against No. 20 University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The Terriers rebounded with a vengeance against Hofstra University and the University of Maine, before falling to their crosstown rivals No. 9 Boston College in overtime.

BU’s next two losses came at the hands of two elite teams: No. 2 Syracuse University and No. 6 Duke University.

However, the Terriers did not go down without a fight.

The Terriers dragged the Blue Devils (14-6) into overtime on New Balance Field, with the help of aggressive shots by junior forward Taylor Blood and exceptional saves by junior goalkeeper Cammy Jensen.

The contest ended in a heartbreaking loss, as the Terriers got shut out for the first time all season.

The turning point in the season came when BU faced Bucknell University Nov. 6 in the Patriot League Tournament. The Terriers won the double overtime thriller thanks to senior Sofi Laurito, who scored all three BU goals, including the game-winner. The Terriers advanced to host the American University Eagles in the finals, whom they would ultimately defeat 2-1.

“I think it was a culmination of all the hard work throughout the season, all the games played, going undefeated through the conference,” said BU coach Sally Starr.

“When that weekend was over and we hoisted that trophy, I really thought about how that was not easy to do. That was such an accomplishment to win a conference championship like this team won.”

But the road was not over for the Terriers, who then advanced to the NCAA Tournament, starting with a tough match against Fairfield University in abysmal conditions.

With six different players scoring the team’s six goals, the Terriers demonstrated the offensive balance that guided them for much of the season.

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Diana’s brother, Mac, who plays in the Montreal Canadiens organization, is one of her greatest influences.

BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Diana Bennett began playing hockey when she was three or four years old, just like her older brother Mac and younger sister Carly.

Yet, the Boston University women’s ice hockey defenseman can’t quite recall the first time her dad Jimmy laced up her skates or the time she stumbled on the ice rinks of Rhode Island, her home state.

“I honestly don’t even remember making a decision to play because I started so young, but I always loved it,” Diana recalled. “My family loves it so much that it makes you love it also. It was never like I was forced into playing or anything, it’s just what we did for fun.”

Diana’s parents drove her and her siblings to rinks around New England in a Winnebago, passing time between games and practices inside the RV. To this day, the slamming of pucks against the boards and the hum of a Zamboni are music to Diana’s ears.

In many ways, hockey-crazed families can relate to the quirks of Diana’s childhood, but with the Bennett family, things are a little different. Hockey is in their blood — it’s just who they are.

The lineage starts with Diana’s grandfather Harvey, who hails from Saskatchewan, Canada. As a goaltender, he played more than 600 combined games for the Boston Bruins and the now-defunct Provi-

dence Reds. Regarded by many as the godfather of hockey in Rhode Island, Harvey had five kids who played professionally as well.

Uncle Johnny was a winger for the Philadelphia Blazers of the World Hockey Association. Uncle Curt was a standout center for the St. Louis Blues, the New York Rangers and the Atlanta Flames. Uncle Harvey most notably was a center for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Minnesota North Stars and the Blues.

Uncle Billy played wing for the Rochester Americans, the Bruins and the Hartford Whalers, among other teams. And last but not least, Jimmy himself was drafted by the Atlanta Flames and suited up in the International Hockey League and Central Hockey League.

Simply, the game is in Diana’s DNA. “It was really nice having my dad and all my uncles around to teach me things,” Diana said. “I just had so much respect for them. It was really easy to listen to them and what they would say to make me better.

She added, “All of my uncles are great, but my Uncle Billy owned a hockey shop.

He’s definitely the one uncle who impacted me the most because he was always at the rink and he loves hockey more than anyone who I’ve ever met. He just lives and breathes it, so he was great to have growing up.”

The buck doesn’t stop there, though.

Mac, also a defenseman, played for four years at the University of Michigan and got drafted in 2009 by the Montreal Canadiens.

He’s with their AHL affiliate, the St. John’s IceCaps, looking to eventually play alongside P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov — two all-star blueliners. While focused on his own career, Mac also left a lasting impression on Diana’s development.

“I honestly don’t think I would have ever played college hockey without him,” Diana said. “We used to skate during winter breaks when he was in college, and he would always give me tips. If we were shooting, he would give me drills to make my shot better or make my hands better.

She added, “He has a really good way of showing you what to do. It doesn’t make me mad when he’s trying to help.”

That’s seven role models young and old, all of whom molded Diana’s tenacious personality.

Jimmy insists that Diana is the most passionate about hockey out of all his kids.

After all, she was always the last one off the ice, always looking to play with the boys and playing every chance she got during the summer.

That sort of passion didn’t just come out of nowhere, though. It started at a young age, when Diana wanted to emulate her big brother. Street hockey was the game, and Diana wasn’t content with watching from the curb.

“I would have my entire team over and I was 10 years old, so Diana was 8 years old,” Mac recalled. “She was smaller and not as skilled as we were, but the way that CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

BOT TOM L I N E THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan, 6 p.m.

Men’s Soccer @ UConn, 12:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer @ Penn State, 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Coach Kevin McHale was fired by the

remove McHale the next day after

Houston Rockets Wednesday after

he attempted to sneak into team

starting with a 4-7 record.

practice.

Women’s Hockey vs. Merrimack, 3 p.m.

Men’s Hockey vs Michigan, 4 p.m.

Men’s Basketball @ NJIT, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Hockey @ Merrimack, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Men’s Basketball @ South Florida, 7 p.m.

Rocket officials had to forcibly