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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY YEAR XLIV. VOLUME LXXXIX. ISSUE X.

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Annissa Essaibi George celebrates her win in the Boston City Council election Tuesday night.

In At-Large race, challenger joins incumbents in City Council

BY JULIA METJIAN AND OLIVIA QUINTANA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Following months of extensive campaigning, residents voted Annissa Essaibi George into the Boston City Council as an at-large member in Tuesday’s municipal elections, pushing incumbent Stephen Murphy out of his position.

Approximately 18 percent of the vote went to Essaibi George and about 15 per-

cent went to Murphy. Incumbent Ayanna Pressley received the nearly a quarter of all the votes with Michelle Wu and Michael Flaherty following with approximately 22 and 20 percent respectively.

Essaibi George, a business owner and teacher, invited supporters to her home in Dorchester to await poll results and later celebrate her victory.

“I’m so incredibly proud and I’m so incredibly humbled that they picked me,”

Essaibi George said. “I’m so ready to get to work. We’re going to work to improve our schools. We’re going to work to talk about what’s great in our schools. We’re going to improve our small business districts and strengthen our small business districts …

We’re going to do it. We’re going to work every day.”

Meanwhile, across town at Doyle’s Cafe in Jamaica Plain, Murphy reflected on the bittersweet eighteen years he’s had in the council and how he looks forward to

2015 municipal election results

WINNERS

total number of ballots cast

City Councilors At-Large

Ayanna Pressley Michelle Wu Michael Flaherty Annissa Essaibi George Frank Baker 84.88%

50,807

new challenges.

“I can simply say that I had a very high honor bestowed on me for almost 20 years to represent the entire city of Boston on the City Council,” Murphy said. “It’s a job I took seriously and I loved it and I did it to the best of my ability at every minute and tonight, it’s ending and there will be new challenges moving forward and I can’t wait to see what’s next.”

Edward Jesser, 73, of West Roxbury, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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13.63%

of registered voters

Last council election in 2013

District City Councilors

38.17%

Tito Timothy Andrea McCarthy Jackson Campbell 66.64% 64.03% 61.33%

of registered voters

Un-opposed district councilors

District 1: Salvatore LaMattina District 2: Bill Linehan District 6: Matt O’Malley District 8: Josh Zakim District 9: Mark Ciommo

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 7

percentage of votes received by opposition

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Ayanna Pressley celebrates after being elected as a city councilor at-large.

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An election party attendee consoles Stephen Murphy.

Supporters join incumbent councilors at election parties VICTORY, FROM PAGE 1

expressed discontent that Murphy lost his spot.

“He served with distinction throughout his entire career,” he said. “It’s sad that people of his era and his time who work hard, primarily for the constituency and not for their own furtherance are no longer rewarded in politics. It’s sad, it’s depressing, but he spent an honorable and excellent career.

Before Murphy’s concession, Bernie O’Donnell, 62, of South Boston, expressed appreciation for his lifelong friend in Murphy.

“I’ve known him all my life. He’s been a friend of mine,” O’Donnell said. “He’s more moderate than any of the councilors.

He really works on issues of public safety, the elderly, you know, the tax payers, but overall I think he’s just a great guy.”

In the 2013 At-Large election, Essaibi George came in fifth place with 9.19 percent of the vote, behind Murphy, who received 13.54 percent.

Essaibi George met with and hugged attendees, and everyone kept up excitement and celebration throughout the night.

“Education will be a big part of the work I’ll do when I’m part of City Council. It’s where I’ve spent my professional career,” she said. “That work is very important to me and I’d like to be able to transition that from classroom practice to political practice and government practice.

I’ve got quite a bit to add in that realm, and I look forward to doing that work.”

City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who

represents District 6 and ran unopposed, was present at Essaibi George’s gathering.

Jonathan Boyar, 49, of Dorchester, said he was delighted to see a new face in office at City Council.

“Her credentials speak for herself.

She’s not pretending she’s something she’s not. She’s a real person,” he said. “We’ve kind of turned the page. [Boston Mayor] Martin Walsh has brought in a new level of excitement. You can look around town and see a lot of things happening … For a long time, we were stagnant and I think some fresh blood and new ideas is exactly what this city needs.”

Shelley Leahy, 65, of West Roxbury, talked about Essaibi George’s work in the public school system.

“I just have a feeling that Boston is sick of the same old, same old. I just know how hard she’s worked and how hard she’s campaigned,” she said. “I’m looking forward to her impact in the Boston Public Schools as both a teacher and as a parent. Having grandchildren in Boston Public Schools and living in Boston, it’s huge with me.”

Shortly after 9 p.m., Flaherty greeted supporters at the Venezia Restaurant in Dorchester. He thanked members of the community for their help and said that his reelection was a testament to their support.

“All those constituencies that make up Boston, the Latino community, the Vietnamese community, the Chinese community, the Russian community, the LGBT community, all communities that have we

have spent a tremendous amount of time building those relationships with, they showed up today as well,” Flaherty said to the crowd.

Flaherty’s goals include focusing on reducing crime and opioid addiction as well as improving education and job opportunities.

John O’Connor, 35, of West Roxbury, said he has continued to support Flaherty since he was 18 years old.

“I just really appreciate him, he’s a great guy. He’s someone I’ve been able to lean on in the past,” he said. “When I was younger it was because my dad told me, and as I’ve gotten older, to me, it’s been the sense of community, really. He loves his family, he loves his neighborhood, and he loves all of his friends.”

At the Seven Star Street Bistro in Roslindale, Wu met with supporters and received a congratulatory call from Walsh.

Wu said she looks forward to taking “immediate action” on issues like housing, education and mental health.

“We can just figure out what works, identify what solutions are already being supported in our neighborhoods and then try to replicate that or try something completely new and pilot it in a small scale,” Wu said.

Richard Murch, 78, of Roslindale, said he was surprised that Wu came in second in the polls despite all the good work she has done with the council.

“Of course, the voters have had an op-

portunity to see what she has done over the past two years and obviously she’s done quite a job. She has a nice way about her.

She’s easy to talk to, she’s very impressive, [and] she’s a good mother,” he said. “ …

She’s going to have a very, very fine future if she stays with politics. She’s certainly one of the bright, young stars of the political world and she composes herself very well.”

Pressley and supporters gathered at the Sea Breeze Mexican Grill in Dorchester. After declaring victory, she said she felt humbled by the “incredible affirming … [and] continued confidence of voters” since her election in 2007.

This election, Pressley said, was different because she has a record to run on.

“It feels really good that we are proven and have earned the continued confidence of voters to deliver on this agenda that I believe stands to uplift and benefit the entire city fighting for women and girls, to break cycles of violence and reduce traumas in our communities,” Pressley said.

Kenny Jarvis, 45, of South Boston, said he looks forward to the good work Pressley will continue to do.

“She really represents so many fragments of society that need a strong force on the municipal and bigger levels and she’s just a great advocate for women, the poor, the disenfranchised, and always fights for them.”

Kennedy Davis, Samantha Gross and Carolyn Hoffman contributed to the reporting of this article.

Voter turnout in Boston municipal elections remains low

BY PAIGE SMITH DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Approximately 14 percent of registered voters in Boston voted Tuesday in the municipal elections for the Boston City Council.

With 50,807 ballots cast out of the 372,889 voters, the turnout rate was lower than in the 2013 municipal elections, which also included the mayoral race and a ballot question about casinos in East Boston.

Lower voter turnout can be explained by the fact that only city councilors are on the ballot this November, said Richard Parr, research director at MassINC Polling Group. Though a 20 percent turnout was expected, Parr said he would not be surprised if it were lower.

“It’s sort of ironic because people vote most in the elections that have the least impact on them directly,” Parr said before the vote. “People turn out to vote for pres-

idents, and then fewer people will then turn out to vote for their congressperson or senator or governor, and then even fewer will end up voting for mayor, and even fewer than that will vote for City Council.”

Jacqueline Lapidus, 74, of Brighton, said she always votes and believes it is a responsibility of citizenship in a democracy. General disappointment in politics can deter voters, she said, especially in smaller-scale elections.

“Many of my friends, contemporaries who are past retirement age, have given up on politics, local if not national, because they do not see elected officials responsive to the issues that matter to ordinary people,” she said. “The first president I voted for was Jack Kennedy in 1960, we had great hopes, my generation had great hopes for a better country and I’m not seeing it now. I feel as if we’re back in the 1950s and I do not like the smell of it one bit.”

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A “Vote Here” sign displayed at the 111 Cummington Ave. polling location Tuesday afternoon.

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Campus organizations work to increase student voter turnout

BY MAISIE GUZI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The 2014 elections saw the lowest voter registration and turnout among 18 to 29-year-olds in 40 years, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. With notably low turnout among young people in local elections specifically, several campus organizations and individuals are working to inform and encourage more students to be politically engaged no matter how small the election.

Only Massachusetts residents of at least 18 years of age who fulfill in-state residency for more than 183 days of a year are eligible to register to vote in Massachusetts, according to the Massachusetts Department of Motor Vehicles’ and Massachusetts Department of Revenue’s websites.

Voting eligibility requirements, among others, have made voting for out-of-state citizens living in Massachusetts more difficult, continuing the trend of low-voter turnout among college students, espcially in local elections like Tuesday’s City Council races.

The Common Sense Action Club at Boston University serves to educate students about current politics and emphasize youth involvement, said Sydney Thrroop, a senior in BU’s College of Communication and a member of the club. Thrroop said the complicated voter registration process contributes to the low student voter turnout in Massachusetts.

“Many students are unsure of how voting registration works in a new state where they go to college,” Thrroop said. “[Students] also might be from a swing state where their vote counts more, so they choose to vote [in that state] with an absentee ballot.”

Less publicity in municipal elections,

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Few college students register to vote in Massachusetts because it is difficult to switch official residency forms to another state.

compared to statewide or nationwide elections, also adds to the low voter turnout among students, Thrroop said. She added it is difficult to distribute information about local elections even to students who are politically interested.

“Voting in local elections could be seen as more important than voting at a statewide or federal level,” Thrroop said. “Most of the decisions made by local government officials directly affect one’s everyday life.”

BU Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore agreed it is important for BU students to pay more attention to local elections, as the results will impact “how [students live] in and around Boston.”

Elmore said although registering to vote in Massachusetts is demanding, it is ultimately worth the effort. It is crucial for

students to have open conversations about voting to increase turnouts among college students, he added. “[Voting] is a long-term issue that I hope students are involved in,” Elmore said.

“Start the conversation; it’s a great conversation to have about the culture of civic participation.”

Choosing not to vote in Massachusetts should not keep students from staying informed on current events, Elmore said. Although we put a lot of emphasis on voting in the United States, it is not the only way for people to be involved in politics, he said.

“I hope that people don’t think to themselves, ‘Well, because I’m not a registered voter here, I can’t contact local authorities and local officials with my suggestions and my thoughts,’” Elmore said.

Thomas Whalen, a social sciences professor in the College of General Studies, said voting cynicism among the younger generation contributes to the low student voter turnout.

“Politics seems like too exotic of an idea for students to pursue,” Whalen said. “A lot of young voters think that the system is broken and they don’t see any change happening.”

Whalen said the general lack of publicity of Election Day could also be a factor in the decline of voting students, as it often conflicts with students’ class and work schedules.

“They should make Election Day a holiday or have it on the weekends,” Whalen said. “If everyone has it off, it’ll give a huge turnout.”

Several students said a fair and complete distribution of general information on current politics is essential to increase students’ local and national political participation.

Olivia Lanman, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said better political education would encourage students to vote and “make a difference.”

“It would be good to have information readily available to students,” Lanman said, “particularly about how to register to vote, how to vote in primaries, how to file an absentee ballot, et cetera.”

Rebecca Merriman, a sophomore in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, said voters need to be properly informed of all sides of the political spectrum.

“It’s important for [voters] to have the information and decide whether or not to vote,” Merriman said. “I would [vote] if unbiased information was more available about the information I’m voting on.”

Unopposed in first reelection, Zakim to continue efforts in District 8

BY SAMANTHA GROSS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Even before official municipal election results were tallied and announced, Josh Zakim, a Boston City Councilor representing District 8, won Tuesday after running unopposed for his first reelection.

Regardless of the lack of competition, Zakim and his team worked extensively to garner support from constituents.

“We’re out knocking on doors and calling voters, the same as ever. Me and my crew were out until 11 p.m., hanging door hangers and reminding our constituents to go out there and vote,” Zakim said before the polls closed. “It’s certainly quieter without the mayoral election, but it’s all about voter contact and being with our constituents.”

Zakim launched his reelection campaign in May in Mission Hill, The Daily Free Press reported. He was first elected in 2013 with 52.5 percent of the vote over Michael Nichols, the FreeP reported on Nov. 6, 2013.

This time, Zakim said he is in less of a crunch.

“I certainly don’t take anything for granted, and we’re still talking to all of our supporters in the neighborhoods we represent — Beacon Hill, Mission Hill, Fenway, everywhere. We’re out there, the same as ever,” Zakim said. “That’s what the job is whether there’s an election happening or not.”

District 8 includes Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Kenmore Square, Mission Hill, Audubon Circle and the West End. Zakim said that in his second term as councilor, he plans to continue making his district the best it can be for his diverse

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Josh Zakim speaks to Rickie Golden, 31, of Cambridge at his campaign event on May 5 at The Mission Bar and Grill.

constituents, whether that be working to reform the city’s “no more than four” zoning ordinance or changing the way parking permits are handled. “[Constituents can expect] more of the same focus on responsible development, access and opportunity for all Bostonians, whether you grew up here, whether you moved here, whether you’re young, whether you’re older,” Zakim said.

Dan Sibor, chief of staff for Zakim, said although the councilor and the rest of the District 8 team were excited about the inevitable outcome, they remained deter-

mined to boost voter turnout.

“Generally speaking, we’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback about the way we’ve handled constituent services and policy matters. People seem to be pretty receptive to what we’ve been doing, so we’re hopeful that will lead to a good turnout for the election,” Sibor said. “Obviously, when you run unopposed, no matter how popular you are, it’s going to affect turnout.”

Zakim received 97.9 percent of the vote, according to the unofficial results from Tuesday night. There were 44 writein votes, which is roughly 2.1 percent.

As chief of staff, Sibor handles policy work, drafts legislation and serves as a sounding board for Zakim, to whom he refers humbly as “Josh.”

“He’s not there to be bigger than anybody else,” Sibor said. “Obviously, he has a job title, but I don’t think he thinks of it as anything special. He’s just someone people can talk to and come to with their daily issues. It’s just a matter of trying to keep things on a personal level.”

Sibor said Zakim works to reach this personal level by not only holding an open office in city hall during normal business hours, but by holding community office hours every Friday at coffee shops around the district, like Tatte Bakery & Café in Beacon Hill and Trident Booksellers and Café on Newbury Street.

“It’s a nice way to sort of go to different parts of the district and build those relationships. There have been a few other councilors that have been kind of replicating what we’ve been doing,” Sibor said. “His office is open during business hours, but that doesn’t work for a lot of people. Early in the morning, if people have to go to work but want to meet with Josh, they can still do that.”

Zakim said through these neighborhood coffee shop meetings and community outreach, he will carry these efforts over when he is reelected.

“The work is never done. Boston is a great place and I want to be sure that we continue to grow this city’s economy for everyone, not just the people at the top,” Zakim said. “That’s what the voters sent me there to do and that’s what I plan to do — protecting neighborhoods and making sure that as we grow, everyone benefits.”

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One year from presidential race, students get involved, take sides

BY MONIKA NAYAK DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Even though she is an international student and will not be able to vote in the upcoming 2016 U.S. presidential election, Jesslyn Katherine, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, joined the Boston University Students For Hillary group this year to project her voice into BU’s political sphere. Katherine said she hopes to mobilize other international and domestic BU students to follow rising campaigns.

“If you start from next year, you will just go with the flow,” Katherine said. “You will not get the idea of why candidates are running and how goals can be put into action in real life. If you only follow from the end of the campaign, it seems like you are only voting for those who are higher in the polls. If you start from the ground and get involved in candidates you believe in, for me I strongly believe in Hillary Clinton, you get a feel for the process.”

With the election just one year away, candidates’ campaigns continue to accelerate as the 2016 Election Day approaches, and some BU students have a wide array of presidential preferences.

Given the more polarized general American population, the 2016 election has lent itself to the emergence of candidates who lean further to both sides of the spectrum. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, for example, stand on opposing political sides, Sanders a self-declared Democratic Socialist and Trump a conservative.

“These candidates being radical is a reaction to America being set up with in-

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A student’s dorm room window at 180 Bay State Road displays a “Bernie for President” sign Tuesday afternoon.

action. Politicians saying one thing and doing another, doing one thing and then getting blocked by Congress, the whole divided system,” said Gabriel Messercola, a junior in CAS. “I think the radical candidates Bernie and Donald both stem from inaction in the White House.”

Messercola said Sanders appeals to idealistic people.

“A lot of college kids are educated and very idealistic, which I don’t think is a bad thing,” he said. “It is hard for a radical candidate like Bernie to appeal to the older

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Trump, on the other hand, appeals to those who are tired of current politicians, said Corey Pray, a junior in CAS and standing president of BU College Republicans.

“A lot of people support him. Four years ago, he jumped into the race and only lasted a few days, and he jumped out.

This year he jumps in and at least 25 percent of the party supports him,” he said.

“What has changed in four years that he has so much support? Donald Trump is a

politician, but he is not acting like one. I think that is why people are flocking to him. They are sick of the establishment in Washington.”

Although a growing fraction of the American public is embracing Trump — he has been near the top of the Republican polls for the last few months — Pray said he has yet to find a BU student who expresses support for the candidate.

“We have about 50 active members and within that there is a lot of diversity,” Pray said. “People support a wide range of candidates. Everyone from Marco Rubio to Carly Fiorina, some even to Ted Cruz, and John Kasich is in the mix. We don’t have anyone yet who is a Donald Trump supporter.”

Some students, however, are not as set on either side.

“The language gets more polarized than the people do. It’s my hope that people are a lot more thoughtful than just going along the liberal or conservative party lines,” said Fred Bayles, a journalism professor in the College of Communication.

“Because of the degree of polarization played out in the media, some young people may be less inclined to label themselves because they are sort of fed up with both sides.”

Messercola said he is a part of this population of students who prefer not to identify with a party.

“Registering to vote in the primaries is important, but I know a lot of people who hate registering,” Messercola said. “I didn’t want to register as a Democrat. I wish I could have remained independent and voted in the primary, but that’s not how the system works.”

Despite rates, residents value voting as part of ‘civic duty’ VOTER TURNOUT, PAGE 2

Erin O’Brien, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston, similarly credited the lower turnout to a lack of interest generated by the candidates.

“It’s inefficient by having no one at the top of the ticket — meaning a presidential race, an important senate race or congressional race or a mayoral race, those are the kind of races that people tend to get excited about,” O’Brien said.

Massachusetts’ dated policies, O’Brien said, drag down the numbers of people actually appearing at the polls.

“Top researchers show that the fact that Boston chooses to hold the municipal elections during odd years — meaning ones that don’t correspond with a congressional [or] presidential race, undermined turnout most among communities of color and low-income individuals,” O’Brien said.

Although experts and data may show that voters do not participate as much in local elections, voters that turned up at the polls cited civic duty as a primary motivation to vote.

Sheryl Mendlinger, 55, of Fenway, said voting is a vital part of encouraging change, as well as a privilege and responsibility, even if you are a temporary resident of a community.

“I came out to vote for the right people who support the things I believe in, things like support for Planned Parenthood and small businesses. I believe in those who are getting things done for the city,” she said. “So many people who live here are students and might not feel a real connection to the city. The candidates or their platforms could be more widely publicized so people know the importance of their positions and why they should vote.”

South Boston resident Gary Robinson, 75, was reminded of Election Day through the newspaper and a letter, which caused his thoughtful voting process.

“I only voted for the ones that I wanted, and if the only person who is on the ballet is someone I don’t want, I typically won’t vote,” he said. “But most of it was reading the newspaper and reading what the people had to say. And I said that I would rather support somebody, and it’s not a big deal to come over here and vote.”

The electoral process is still emphasized as incredibly important for new citizens, which encouraged Vincent Miles, 50, of Beacon Hill, to vote at City Hall this afternoon.

“I am an immigrant, and even though I have been here for 30 years, I think voting is important and I always make sure to do it,” Miles said. “It’s one of the things they emphasize in the naturalization process, so I think it is important.”

Luanna Witkowski, 57, of Mission Hill, said she wishes for the candidates to look to the actual constituents of their neighborhoods, rather than larger, polarizing interests of corporations or universities.

“I would like to also see them attend to the wishes of the neighborhoods and to really look at a larger picture of forward planning,” she said. “I know that the city’s trying to start something like that now, but I’d like to see these city councilors and the representatives really put their feet down and say, ‘It’s time for us to listen to neighborhoods and not just business and college interests.’”

Ellen Cranley, Grace Li, Dave Sebastian, Kyler Sumter and Sadiah Thompson contributed to the reporting of this article.

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CATALYST WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Kill the Cup reduces waste with nationwide challenge

BY KAITLYN LOCKE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

That afternoon latte costs a lot, but the paper cup it came in could be even costlier.

Challenging students to use reusable containers instead of paper cups at their favorite coffee shops around campus, the Net Impact Undergrad Chapter at Boston University will be promoting the Kill the Cup 2015 University Challenge until Nov. 13.

The University Challenge is a nationwide contest held between 16 different universities to see which school can get the most students to replace their usage of paper cups with plastic, glass or metal reusable ones.

At the end of the contest, which began Oct. 5, the winning college will be awarded a grant to fund a sustainability project of its choice.

Net Impact has been mainly advocating for the contest at the Starbucks located in the George Sherman Union. Club members approach students waiting in the

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The Kill the Cup Challenge encourages universities to reduce waste from disposable coffee cups.

coffee line and explain the challenge to them, offering a punch card towards a free coffee from any coffee shop on campus after nine purchases, or a free reusable cup if the student downloads the Kill the Cup app.

The cup itself is a marketing tool for the challenge. It lists

important social media information for anyone who wants to get involved, all while sporting the campaign’s trademark bright green color to remind students to grab the cup on their way out of their dorm.

Along with the incentive of a 25-cent discount off of every drink ordered with a reusable cup, the

campaign seeks to increase general awareness among the BU community about the importance of incorporating environmentally friendly habits into everyday life.

Marissa LaFave, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and the president of BU’s Net Impact chapter, expressed the environmen-

tal goals of the campaign.

“Last year, at just the GSU Starbucks, 1.2 million paper cups were thrown out,” she said. “That’s a lot of paper cup waste, and we’re really trying to reduce it.”

LaFave pointed out that while the GSU does recycle paper cups, most Starbucks locations across the country are unable to recycle paper coffee cups because they contain a special heat-resistant plastic lining that makes it difficult for recycling centers to process the cups. Kill the Cup’s focus on reusable mugs seems to be successfully working towards eliminating this problem, LaFave said.

“We have seen people using our mugs again, which is pretty awesome,” she said.

Despite a some pushback from students who are reluctant to change the easy habit of throwing away a paper cup, Net Impact’s members said they remain optimistic about the positive impact the contest will have.

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SPOTLIGHT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

MSNBC host Steve Kornacki on political journalism

BY KELSEY CRONIN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The first election Steve Kornacki followed was the 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial race between John Silber and William Weld. Twenty-five years later, he’s gearing up to cover the 58th presidential election as a political correspondent and host for MSNBC. Kornacki, a 2001 graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication, recalled portraying Silber, a former president of BU, in his sixth-grade mock trial.

Although he was too young to understand what was at stake, Kornacki admitted the election has stood as his favorite of all time.

And that’s saying a lot for a history buff.

“I love elections and trying to understand them,” Kornacki said.

“When you look closely at every single election, when you really dive in and look at voting patterns, demographics and regional response, you can put together a really fascinating story about America and where it’s going.”

Kornacki noted how every election is like sticking a thermometer in water, taking the temperature of the country and looking at how demographics and culture are evolving. He said the 2016 presi-

dential campaign is already full of genuine drama and suspense, making the race more interesting.

“It’s the most unpredictable, volatile and wide-open race I’ve ever seen,” Kornacki said. “We are watching something that is not a parable for the modern era.”

Kornacki, a Groton native, dove into political journalism during his time as a student at BU. He wrote a few stories as a reporter for The Daily Free Press and worked on congressional campaigns during his time there.

Looking back on his time at BU, Kornacki urged aspiring journalists to use college as a time to expand their interests. He also encouraged students to take more liberal arts courses — something that Kornacki regrets not doing.

“You can always learn the mechanics of journalism,” he said, “but in college, you can master another subject.”

Kornacki said that expertise in specific areas “equips you in an indirect and vital way for a career in journalism.”

In Kornacki’s case, that specialization was politics and elections, specifically.

Kornacki credits his current career to his first job out of college, which he said he found with the help of COM’s Career Development website. The job was for an

online-only political news site, and it opened the door to Kornacki working at cable news channel News 12 New Jersey.

“Looking back, those three years covering politics in New Jersey are still one of my favorite experiences in life,” he said. “I learned so much about politics, journalism and media, and there is no way I would be where I am right now without going through that.”

For those who are wary of politics and disheartened by partisan media, Kornacki said tuning it out and disengaging only makes the political system more problematic.

“There is a challenge because there are a lot of good reporters who aren’t interested in advancing a side, but rather, understanding the process and communicating that to people,” he said.

Although Kornacki argued there is room for a partisan press and that it is possible to be a fair reporter while putting political views on the table, he fondly recalled the days when news was just the opposite — untainted by opinion and home to constructive debate.

“I’m a sucker for the idea of everyone watching the same channel,” Kornacki said. “I look back and think ultimately, that’s a healthy thing, instead of like-minded groups talking at each other.”

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Steve Kornacki is a Boston University alumnus and a political reporter for MSNBC.

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Boston businesses undeterred by WHO report on red meat

BY SHIVANI SINGH DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In the wake of a recent World Health Organization report that linked processed or red meat to cancer, leaders of Boston’s local meat market said their consumer base isn’t as concerned about the findings as some may have predicted.

“A few customers have asked us [about the report], but it’s increased interest, if anything,” said Charley Cummings, who works at the Carlisle-based company Walden Local Meat. “There’s a huge difference between a cow that’s grass-fed and never been given synthetic chemicals of any kind and an industrial feedlot animal. The products that we’re selling are focused on the health and well-being of the animals, so that creates a healthier end product for the families.”

In the WHO report released Oct. 26, a panel of experts determined that eating processed meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer, and red meat increases the risk of pancreatic and prostate cancer. As a result, processed meat has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer

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A World Health Organization panel of experts found Monday that eating processed meat could increase the risk of colon cancer.

as a Group 1 carcinogen, grouping it with substances like tobacco and asbestos.

In a Q&A component of the report, researchers clarified that its classification does not necessarily mean eating meat is as dangerous as

smoking cigarettes, but it still poses the threat of cancer.

Several of Boston’s meat-related business owners said they do not take the report very seriously.

But for some consumers, the report could be a wake-up call that

makes them re-evaluate where their meat comes from and the process it undergoes before reaching their plates.

Cummings said the findings in the report, however, may fade away as time goes by, like many other nu-

trition-related discoveries.

“Nutritional trends come and go,” he said.

In addition to newer stores like Walden Local Meat, which opened about two years ago, there are many long-time family-run businesses in the city that thrive on Boston’s meat markets, especially in the North End. Franco Susi of Sulmona Meat Market in the North End said even before the WHO report, people began changing their eating habits to eat less processed and red meat.

Susi said the neighborhood has gone through a lot of change since the market first opened 60 years ago.

“This business has been running for 60 years, and now, it’s run by the third generation,” he said.

“A lot of people have moved in and moved out of the North End in the last 60 years. When you had a lot more families here, people ate a lot more meat. Now, it’s more popular to eat chicken or poultry.”

Susi said despite the decrease in meat sales, he does not foresee the report profoundly influencing his business any time soon. Though CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

MUSE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The Orwells present scandalous songs, audacious attitudes

BY KYLIE OBERMEIER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The last time I saw The Orwells, its members were playing to a small crowd at Allston’s Great Scott in March 2014. Singer Mario Cuomo hurled his microphone stand into the crowd during the band’s final song, a cover of The Stooges’ 1969 classic “I Wanna Be Your Dog”. It hit me square in the forehead. I walked out of the show with a bloody gash and an ugly bruise, but also a great story and significantly more punk rock street cred than I had when I entered.

This is the kind of experience one might expect when going to see Chicago-based band, which unleashed its fuzzy garage punk and bratty delinquency onto the willing crowd at The Sinclair in Cambridge Monday. The sold-out show was one of eight the band will play across the United States as part of the Converse-sponsored free concert series “Converse Rubber Tracks Live”.

Cuomo walked onto the stage with two drinks in hand, followed by bassist Grant Brinner, guitarists Dominic Corso and Matt O’Keefe and drummer Henry Brinner. Sonny & Cher’s ironically wholesome

“I Got You Babe” played in the background.

The band opened with sleazy lead track “Southern Comfort” off of their 2014 album “Disgraceland,” which had Cuomo spouting lyrical gems such as, “Give me a smile and then take off your pants,” and, “Life is better with a handful of ass,” while busting into intensely sporadic dance moves.

More exciting was The Orwells’ aggressive take on the Massachusetts band The Modern Lovers’ song “Modern World”.

“I’m in love with the USA now / And I’m in love with the modern world now,” Cuomo sang over Corso’s jagged guitar and Brinner’s simple, driving beat. Then, the instruments dropped away.

“Put down the cigarette / and drop out of BU,” Cuomo yelled, pulling his long, pale blond hair and shooting the crowd a crazy-eyed stare.

The band mostly stuck to songs from “Disgraceland,” but their rendition of the groovy, bassheavy “In My Bed” was an appreciated return to their 2012 debut album “Remember When”.

“I tried, I tried / She lied, she lied / It’s too late, too late / Goodbye, goodbye,” Cuomo sang, the

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The Orwells performed at The Sinclair in Cambridge on Monday.

crowd shouting back every other lyric.

Cuomo kneeled with his head down at the front of the stage and those in the pit affectionately touched his unruly hair. Then, with perfect timing, Cuomo uttered the “goodbye” of the final verse and dove off of a speaker, falling straight as a board into the crowd.

It was one of at least three times he would stage-dive during the night.

Later in the performance, Cuomo addressed the audience by introducing for the first time an unreleased track that kept with the band’s lyrical theme of shocking, gory violence.

“This song is about those fucking white people going on va-

cation to Mexico and they end up getting their f---ing heads chopped off,” Cuomo said. “What are you going to do? You’re going to write a song about it.”

The crowd was surprisingly restrained until The Orwells plunged into beloved “Remember When” cut “Mallrats (La La La).”

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WHO red meat report not cause for concern, businesses say RED MEAT, FROM PAGE 6

the WHO report warns against all red meat, he said his customers can rest assured that his products are prepared as naturally as possible.

“The only things that we sell that have nitrates are the hot dogs,” Susi said.

“Everything else, like our sausages or chorizo, is flavored with salt and pepper.”

Some meat business workers, however, have seen health scares affect business in the past and they know it could happen again.

Clemente Palmariello, a butcher at McKinnon’s Meat Market in Somerville, said the stigma around the health of meat has changed drastically in the past several decades.

“In the 1970s, this happened too, and they created a new slogan for beef,” he said.

“They started broadcasting messages saying that beef is good for you.”

Palmariello said he wouldn’t be surprised if the report affects business, but for now, business owners just need to advocate for their businesses and hope the negativity

passes from the public’s eye.

“Of course, the report affects our business, but it’s still too early to know how,” he said. “The national meat organizations haven’t done anything about it yet. By next year, the meat association might donate a few million dollars to the [American] Cancer Society. That’s what it’s all about — the money.”

The Orwells end concert at The Sinclair on rebellious note

THE ORWELLS, FROM PAGE 6

Cuomo seemed to rush through the vacuous verses about a hot girl at the mall just to get to the blissfully simplistic “la la la” chorus.

At the drop of the first chorus, the pit turned into a mess of sweaty, colliding bodies propelled by Corso’s fuzzy guitar and those irresistibly hyper “la la la’s.” Near the end of the song, Cuomo’s “la la la’s” devolved to pained screams as he jumped up and down

with the crowd.

The mosh fever continued with “Who Needs You,” a blistering indictment of American nationalism and pro-war sentiment.

“You better save the country / You better pass the flask / You better join the army / I said no thank you / Dear old Uncle Sam,” Cuomo yelled. The crowd joined him and emphasized his words with fist pumps.

The big pedal drumbeat and Corso’s guitar hook took over and Cuomo simply head-banged as hard as he possibly could.

Then, he disappeared from the stage, finishing the song as a disembodied voice.

“Thanks guys and f---ing Converse, I guess, whatever,” O’Keefe said once the song was over, signaling that the end of the show was near. Laughing, he then added, “I think

Mario forgot we have one more song. I think he’s behind the curtain and waiting for us to play the f---ing song.”

Cuomo returned, but didn’t acknowledge his intermediate absence. Before walking off the stage near the end of the song, he launched his microphone into the crowd and it just missed my friend’s face. We were both more than a little disappointed.

Kill the Cup encourages students to overcome laziness, wastefulness KILL THE CUP, FROM PAGE 5

more interested [in sustainability],” LaFave said.

Alex Wong, a senior in the Questrom School of Business and the treasurer of Net Impact, said it helps that BU has a strong foundation in its commitment to being environmentally friendly.

“I also work for sustainability@BU, so I feel like [the administration] is very sustain-

able,” Wong said. “There are a lot of things going on in the background where they try to make their operations and different processes more sustainable. But this dedication to sustainability is maybe not coming from the student body as much.”

Callie Ahlgrim, a junior in both CAS and the College of Communication and a new supporter of the campaign, agreed that many

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“I think that being lazy comes into play a lot when people try to recycle or be sustainable,” Ahlgrim said. “I can be guilty of that myself, and that’s why I appreciate the efforts on campus to make it easier and more available to reduce unsustainable behavior. BU is definitely committed to sustainability, and

that shows.”

LaFave said she is confident that Net Impact will be able to gather more support from students next year.

“I think that if we attract people who do truly care about sustainability,” she said, “we will make a larger difference in the long term rather than just the short term of the campaign.”

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Mike DeSocio, Editor-in-Chief Joe Incollingo, Managing Editor

t h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t u d e n t n e w s pa p e r a t b o s t o n u n i v e r s i t y

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Birth control for female inmates an issue of education The Nashville, Tennessee, news program WSMV 4 ran an investigative segment Monday that looked at “corruption, misuse of taxpayer dollars, criminal activities, scams and dangers to the Middle Tennessee region.” The scoop? The state’s effort to provide long-acting, reversible birth control to female inmates in state prisons is both an invasion of rights and a waste of taxpayer money.

According to Jezebel, however, the program is actually “an attempt to respond to the epidemic of drug-dependent infants born in the state” who suffer from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The disease is caused from a mother’s exposure to opioids while the child is in the womb. While these babies don’t suffer long-term health effects, the majority do need advanced medical treatment and are more likely to end up in foster care.

“A study published in May in the Journal of Perinatalogy found that the highest incidents of NAS — 16.2 babies born with the condition in every 1,000 — happen in the southeastern United States, including Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama,” the Jezebel article read. “The Centers for Disease Control [and Prevention] found that’s also where the highest rate of painkiller prescriptions are located.

The math here isn’t hard.”

Judge Duane Slone of the Fourth Circuit Court, however, says these women are not forcibly given birth control as the WSMV article suggests — rather, they are sent to local health centers where they view presentations that “explain the dan-

gers of NAS,” WSMV reported. Only then are they given the option to have an intrauterine device placed.

The issue lies in the fact that many in opposition don’t believe that these prisons can prove the IUDs are being inserted voluntarily — they worry that women are being forced into taking birth control.

That being said, it seems to be only beneficial in the long run that these women are offered such access to important methods of protection. Even if these women only have six-month sentences, these forms of birth control last long enough that they will still be protected when they leave their cells and head back into the real world.

What this news team and many other prominent Tennessee legislators fail to realize is that this access to birth control is important even beyond the prevention of pregnancy. By giving women access to sex education, we can inspire them to focus on it in ways that they most likely haven’t been before. And, contrary to popular conservative belief, there are other benefits to birth control besides pregnancy prevention.

Under the Affordable Care Act, birth control is free and available to all women, and these women should be no exception.

In their everyday lives, though, it may be hard to receive access to the birth control that we can instead provide them during their time in prison.

With recent talk of defunding Planned Parenthood and taking away women’s rights to birth control and abortion, it’s understandable that people may feel out-

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his implementation of IUDs and birth control in general serves a much greater purpose than we are realizing.

pregnancies in general for women whose babies may not be born with NAS, but who still remain unwanted by their parents.

This implementation of IUDs and birth control in general serves a much greater purpose than we are realizing — this isn’t about these women, it’s about their children and what we can do as a society to ensure fewer children are forced to suffer through circumstances they have no intention of entering.

Slone told WSMV, “The feedback I’m hearing is great gratitude that they know there’s this type of long-acting contraceptive … available to them at no cost.”

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placing less people in prison initially. In reality, it would be inhumane to deprive prison inmates of healthcare in any capacity.

According to the same WSMV article, the Tennessee Department of Health estimates the price of the implants is approximately $632, while an IUD costs about $681. The cost to treat a baby with NAS? $44,000.

In essence, we should be treating this as an education and health issue, rather than an economics. Providing birth control for these women is a small step we can take to make a much bigger impact on society, improving women’s rights and family health in the process.

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plied, that we should never force anyone to go on birth control. But we don’t see that happening here — it seems that Slone and others like him are confident that this program is beneficial to women and to the world they live in.

People are always going to argue that we shouldn’t be giving people in prison fantastic lives with our tax dollars. But that’s a larger issue, for which the solution lies in

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Passion trumps mediocrity Tides are changing in Syria

BY KATELYN PILLEY COLUMNIST

I’m dual-enrolled, or double majoring for the non-Boston University readers, in advertising and history. Advertising stands as the beacon of hope when I’m asked the question “what the heck do you want to do with your life?” In advertising, I am focused, inspired and maybe a little bit delusional, mainly about the future job market.

Campaigns and clients and implementations of ideas keep me up at night. They sit in the back of my mind, gnawing on the gray matter that is my brain. I’ll wake up at 3:30 a.m. and have an “ah-ha!” moment, only to fall back asleep and dream about various inspirations. Like gears clicking and clacking, I work and rework ideas I hope the world and potential employers will like. I am a good advertising student.

Advertising is my vocation and what I hope to eventually make money doing (please hire me!)

History, on the other hand, is just this elusive and wonderful thing in my life. I’ve always loved reading and been fascinated with stories — my past Christmas lists have verified that. In high school, with the help of some incredible teachers, I found a love of the giant web of stories that make up history. Like one big puzzle, history is just one story that fits into another that becomes the fascism movement in Italy or the cultural identity of post-WWII Israel or the truth behind the Salem Witch Trials.

(They happened in Danvers, not Salem.)

Historians make compelling arguments after gathering research from unlikely archives or strange places. Poring over facts and figures, trying to find the one oddity that explains it all, or explains none of it.

The clues aren’t always there and we are often left with mysteries. History is terribly messy because it’s the recording of humans, who are also terribly messy. And I love it. I love every second of it.

I sit in my lectures, wide-eyed and quick-handed, scribbling all the oddities

that make up whatever period we are discussing. I write questions in the margins for later investigation, I file away historical trivia into that same gray matter I abuse, I laugh at my professors’ lame jokes. I love history, and I’ve never received an A in a history class at BU. The truth is, despite all my love and enthusiasm for the subject, I am not excellent at it. When the tests start and those blue books open, I do my very best and my very best is often a B. I make an argument, I cover enough bases and I do the slightly above-average work. I recognize that a B is nothing to complain about, and I’m not at all. I’m thankful for my grades. However, I don’t have the cumulative GPA from my history classes to even write an honors thesis. I won’t have the opportunity. I won’t be able to pick a topic and go searching for puzzle pieces and work for months and probably cry a lot and in the end grow as a historian and as a person. All of this is okay — maybe one day I will get my masters degree in history and then I can get my fill of crying and growing.

I sat at a desk two weeks ago and used my notes, the readings and the good ol’ Internet to plan out my answers to two essay questions in my history class. I had all the resources at my disposal. I had a good grasp on the arguments I wanted to construct. I got a B+ on the midterm. This felt like a victory, as if I had broken the glass cleaning, as if that plus on the end of the B was the question mark block in Super Mario Bros. and I had evolved to a larger, stronger, better version of myself. Society’s emphasis on grades makes you a little crazy that way.

Sometimes you are passionate about something you are mediocre at. Sometimes you work your absolute hardest and you only make it through. Sometimes you love something that doesn’t necessarily love your brain back. That’s okay. You should still be proud of your capacity to care and still embrace your passions. You can’t limit yourself to only the things you are good at.

If we did, I would only ever make and consume cookies and only ever dust and ignore all other chores.

Kevin G. from “Mean Girls” was right when he said “don’t let the haters stop you from doing your ‘thang.’” Especially if that “hater” is a grade or just your own gray matter trying to discourage your other gray matter. Embrace the mediocrity. Laugh at your professor’s dumb jokes and get a B.

BY AMID BENNAIM COLUMNIST

The month of October brought a development that could potentially change your life in very real and negative ways.

What had seemed like a hopeless civil war in Syria evolved into something much more sensitive and potentially explosive.

It started as September ended, when Russia decided to carry out bombings in Syria. Although they claimed to be fighting the Islamic State, for the past month the Russian Air Force has also allegedly been bombing rebels supported by the United States.

For Russia, the intervention in Syria is a masterstroke of politics. They can quietly withdraw from whatever history will make of the Ukrainian civil war while they turn their focus to Syria. NATO has questioned Russia’s involvement with Syria recently, but fighting against ISIS might mean that the NATO powers can’t credibly condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s blatant support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. And as a fighter of terrorism, Putin could potentially shake loose the sanctions placed on Russia for its role in the Ukrainian civil war, although Russian officials said they don’t believe these lifts are likely. This involvement also means that Russia will hold inf luence in any future peace agreements. To tie this bundle up as beautifully as possible for Putin, propping up Assad will leave him with an oil-rich client in the Middle East.

The situation went from political masterstroke from Russia to something that you should be aware of because the United States has decided to become involved in this disaster waiting to happen.

Up until now, U.S. President Barack Obama has been good at staying away from this obvious quagmire, but he recently decided to change his strategy. On Friday, the White House said fewer than 50 Special Operations soldiers would be de-

ployed to Syria. While the number of soldiers isn’t anything impressive, the plain fact is that America now has boots on the ground in Syria.

To be fair, the White House did go through pains to express that the soldiers were instructed not to fight, but I’m not convinced. Officially, these soldiers will go to advise local militias — but a columnist at Russian news network RT claims the soldiers are being used as human shields for the Syrian rebels, the rationale being that the Russians would avoid hitting any American soldiers to avoid potential diplomatic disasters. If these claims are to be believed, then the United States is playing a very dangerous game.

The worst-case scenario of all-out nuclear war between Russia and the United States is not something that would result from this escalation, but other things might go wrong. Russia has come into the Syrian region with vigor and has inevitably changed the balance of power in ways that still need to be seen. The United States could potentially get caught up in another war in the Middle East.

There are potential escalating scenarios for the United States, one being that those Special Ops forces could begin operating. It would actually be pretty easy — once people get used to American forces being in Syria, the government quietly allows them to carry out specific operations. From there, the number of Special Ops could increase slightly, and America could fall even deeper into the bog of the Syrian civil war.

Another scenario: an American soldier could die, causing everything to spin out of control. Think about how the nation reacted to the murder of civilians by ISIS. Many Americans thought the United States should’ve gotten involved militarily. There are many politicians who would be glad to send more American forces there, and they would begin to get louder and louder.

We can hope that neither scenario nor scenarios such as these occur. If President Obama handles this well, those 50 or so American soldiers will come home soon and the situation will become a forgotten episode. It would be wiser still to seek a peaceful resolution to the war. President Obama has to be careful now, and should be bold and seek to reassemble the pieces of Syria through diplomacy.

Interrobang A man and woman attempted to smuggle marijuana, cocaine and a McDonald’s McMuffin, among other items, into a prison in London on Monday. We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know, what odd item would BU people attempt to smuggle into prison?

CFA: More marijuana

West Campus: Chasers for prison wine

SHA: A complimentary continental breakfast

Warren Towers: Their BU ID (to swipe in)

COM: “Introduction to the World of Communication”

President Brown: BU endowment cash for cigarette trades

SAR: Local produce for prison wine

FreeP: UBurger coupons

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Women’s hockey dominates Yale, earns third straight win

BY RANYA MUFTI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University women’s ice hockey team showed brute force Tuesday night, dominating Yale University in a 7-1 victory thanks to five unanswered goals between the second and third periods.

In the first stanza, things got off to a rough start for BU (6-4, 4-1 Hockey East), as the Bulldogs (13) started the offense in its zone, stuffing a puck past sophomore goaltender Erin O’Neil’s pads.

The score, however, was ruled a no-goal due to a distinct kicking motion by the Yale forward.

The close call allowed for an immediate role reversal for the two teams, with the Terriers taking the offense into their own hands, helped by great goaltending from O’Neil.

Just over six minutes into the first period, O’Neil made an impressive save on Yale forward and Swiss National Teamer Phoebe Staenz, who couldn’t capitalize on a breakaway opportunity.

Toward the end of the first frame, the Terriers capitalized on junior defenseman Sarah Steele’s wrist shot from the hash marks, which cruised past Yale netminder Hanna Mandl.

Just a few minutes later, junior forward Maddie Elia put

the Terriers up 2-0 after her shot from the lower side of the slot beat Mendl on the top right blocker side.

The second period featured more examples of stellar goaltending by O’Neil, who made a diving butterfly save early in the frame on not one, but two shots

by Yale’s forwards. After two periods, the netminder had made a total of 20 saves on 21 shots.

“I’ve been seeing the puck well and our [defense] has been blocking a ton of shots out front of the net,” O’Neil said. “They’re letting me see the puck, so confidence is definitely really high in our locker room and just for me as well. Just coming into the rink and knowing that it’s my net right now has been huge.”

Yale capitalized just over halfway into the second period almost immediately after an expiring penalty on Elia, after senior Jamie Haddad’s shot from the hash marks. O’Neil wasn’t able to see the puck because of a scramble in front. BU would not sweat it, though, grabbing two of its own before the end of the frame.

Senior forward Jordan Juron successfully tipped the puck in from the right side of the net after junior forward Samantha Sutherland’s pass from the lower slot.

Juron’s second goal of the season gave the Terriers a 3-1 lead with 22

minutes remaining in the contest.

A few minutes before the period ended, BU made the score 4-1 on a shorthanded goal from sophomore forward Rebecca Leslie. Leslie skated down the ice and shot the puck straight into the left top shelf from the side of the net.

In an attempt to switch things up in the final frame, Yale goaltender Rachelle Graham started in net for the Bulldogs, but it did little to stifle BU’s offense.

Early in the third period, two penalties by the Terriers caused the Bulldogs to have a 5-on-3 power play, but successful penalty killing and some key saves by O’Neil allowed BU to maintain its 4-1 lead.

The penalties expired and Elia found the back of the net twice before the end of the period. In the first play, the Lewiston, New York, native shot the puck towards the net from the side of the rink, but it hit the back of the Graham’s pad and bounced behind her straight in the net.

Leslie’s first goal of the night came soon after on a shot from the hash marks to make it 6-1, Terriers. Elia finalized her hat trick for the night on a similar play, solidifying the 7-1 BU win.

“It was awesome,” Elia said on collecting her first hat trick

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Senior forward Rebecca Russo totaled five assists Tuesday vs. Yale, bringing her to 14 points on the season.

of the season. “Me and Rebecca [Leslie] and the other Rebecca [Russo] are playing really well together, so I’m thankful to be playing with them. They really set me up on all three of my goals.”

With just over five minutes left in the third period, sophomore goalie Ashlyn Aiello saw her first collegiate playing time and

made four saves for the Terriers, finalizing their third consecutive win.

“I thought at the beginning we were a little sloppy at times,” said BU assistant coach Katie Lachapelle. “I thought we picked it up and for us to be able to put goals in like that going into the next weekend is awesome.”

Despite player backlash, Bettman makes right call on OT PICHER, FROM PAGE 12

that relying on them consistently for an outcome makes results too arbitrary.

Amid the insanely fast-paced action in 3-on-3, every miscue is magnified. Whenever a pass, dump in, pinch by a defenseman, clearance by a goaltender or line change is mistimed, chances are the other team has an odd-man rush or breakaway headed the other way. A slow forward or an indecisive defenseman can’t coast by in 3-on-3.

The new overtime not only magnifies everything we love

about hockey, but it also accelerates scoring chances. Hockey, unlike basketball, football and soccer, is not a possession-based sport.

Turning the ball over is costly, but in hockey the location of the puck is what matters and not necessarily who has it. Intentional turnovers, formally known as dump-ins, are commonplace. Dumping the puck creates no skill and is flat out boring to watch at times.

There is none of that in 3-on-3 play, as a turnover will turn into a 2-on-0 the other way, proving just as costly as a fourth quarter Peyton

Manning interception. The NHL is moving in the direction of fan interest. As tensions rise, the quality of play should improve as the new overtime format requires the utmost alertness in decision-making.

The new format is made for offensive geniuses like Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane to blow by defensemen and light the lamp. Defensemen have quickly picked up on this trend and, as a result, players will literally do anything from grabbing, tripping or diving at opponents to limit breakaway chances.

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ey, and, like shootouts, shouldn’t determine a winner.

Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop calls it a “gong show.”

Goalie stats are feeling the impact of huge scoring changes, with a league save percentage in overtime of .846, almost .07 points below the regulation time average.

Goalies aren’t the only ones who are upset about the change.

Most notably, All-Star defensemen Erik Karlsson and Dustin Byfuglien have voiced their displeasure with the new system.

“It’s not really hockey,” Karlsson told the Calgary Sun. “It’s about who holds onto the puck the longest. Who cheats the most.

Small stuff like that. It’s kind of boring.”

Byfuglien said he thinks the new system is “a terrible part of hockey” and that there was no problem with four-on-four.

The quotes and opinions of players are great, but you have to be a boring person to firmly believe the new 3-on-3 format isn’t downright entertaining. Even hockey purists get tired of bad neutral zone turnovers, and pucks stuck in the skates of four players on the crowded half-wall.

There is no need to over-complicate things with the beauty of 3-on-3 in the NHL. I know that is slightly ironic given my column, but bear with me. This format excites the hockey-purist while also enticing the casual sports fan.

Bring me fast-paced games and high-volume scoring chances in a sudden-death format with fewer shootouts, and I am here to stay as an NHL fan. Hats off to you, Gary Bettman.

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Rachel Coll, Sofi Laurito key No. 14 field hockey’s acclaim

BY JUSTIN PALLENIK DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Capping off a conference title-winning campaign, the No. 14 Boston University field hockey team garnered a multitude of individual honors from the Patriot League on Tuesday.

Leading the way were senior back Rachel Coll and senior midfielder Sofi Laurito, who earned Patriot League Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year awards, respectively. Picked as the preseason Players of the Year, Laurito and Coll lived up to their billing as the premier duo in the conference.

For Laurito, the recognition gives her the second such award in as many years. Laurito proved herself as the heart of an explosive BU (12-6, 6-0 Patriot League) offense for a second consecutive season when she totaled career-highs in goals (11) and points (25). Named to the Patriot League 25th Anniversary Team on Aug. 13, Laurito closed her last season in the scarlet and white with eight points in three matches.

“I truly believe she’s one of the best players in the country,” said BU coach Sally Starr of the Buenos Aires, Argentina, native. “She’s got that fiery temperament, which can be an attribute for you being really successful. She’s really controlled

the negative side of that this year. … She’s been a great leader for the team, a hard worker and that fiery ability to be dangerous on the ball, that’s part of her persona. She’s just an outstanding attacking player for us and also a defensive player for us.”

“She’s been huge for us this year,” Starr added. “For her to receive that award, it’s tough to get it as a junior, and then it’s tough to get those accolades preseason [because] that puts some pressure on you.”

On the other side of the field, Coll, a native of Greymouth, New Zealand, commanded a Terrier back line which allowed a Patriot League-low 35 goals in 18 contests.

The captain finished the season with 15 points, good for fourth on the team, and notched two goals against Bucknell University on Senior Day (Oct. 24).

“What helps us so much is just her calm,” Starr said of Coll.

“She reads the field well, she reads the game well and she really stays poised and calm. … I say a lot of times that defending in your defensive third is ‘organized chaos’ often and the quicker you can organize your chaos, the more successful you can be. She’s really good at that.”

Coll and Laurito’s fulfillment of lofty preseason expectations has

impressed their coach.

“I’m just really happy for both Sofi and Rachel, that they’ve been able to come up with the preseason projection that people had for them,” Starr said.

Joining two of her top players on the podium, Starr received her seventh conference Coach of the Year nod after guiding the Terriers to their first unblemished season as members of the Patriot League. The NFHCA Hall of Famer took BU to its 13th regular season conference title and its 23rd top-20 finish in the national polls.

However, Starr said she feels that the award should be rebranded to recognize the efforts of her coaching staff as a whole.

“I strongly believe that the award really should be Staff of the Year,” Starr said. “I’m not saying that to trivialize it at all. … I’m going to really fight for the conference to change it because I know a lot of sports do make it [Staff of the Year]. There’s no way this team would have half the success we have right now without the hard work that both [associate head coach] Sarah [Shute] and [assistant coach] Tracey [Paul] have done.”

A number of Terriers were honored with All-Patriot League Team recognition. Along with Coll and Laurito, junior midfielder Hester van der Laan made First Team

All-Patriot League for the second year in a row thanks to an 18-point season.

Meanwhile, junior forwards Taylor Blood and Amanda Cassera represented the Terriers with Second Team All-Patriot League honors. Cassera didn’t quite match her 32-point 2014 campaign, but she did come away with Second Team hardware for a second consecutive year. Blood took home her first Patriot League trophy with the Second Team nod after breaking out to the tune of 11 points in 16 starts.

“Taylor’s having a great year and we’ve missed her in the last two games, where she’s been [out] with a concussion,” Starr said.

“We’re hoping to get her back on Friday. We’re not sure, but we’re hoping to get her back.

“She absolutely epitomizes what you want in an athlete with a hard work rate,” Starr added. “She really competes, demands of herself, she has a really high standard for herself and she holds a high standard for her teammates as well.”

One prominent name was absent from the Patriot League honor roll: junior back Bea Baumberger Altirriba. Despite a season full of career-highs in points (24) and goals (5) as well as a Patriot League-leading 14 assists, voters left the Spanish National Teamer off their list of conference greats.

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Senior captain Sofi Laurito leads the Terriers with 25 points, worthy of Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year honors.

According to Starr, while Altirriba was deserving of acknowledgement, she said Altirriba understands how much her team needs her, which is more than enough acclaim for her.

“The entire First Team can’t be made up of all BU people,” Starr said. “She’s on a team that has a load of talent. She’s been outstanding for us and she knows what she means to this team and she knows she’s a really key player for us.

When she plays well, we play well.

“When the voting happens, they can’t put an entire BU team onto the first and second teams, unfortunately.”

Margin of error evident for women’s hockey against Yale

BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The margin of error is always small in hockey, but when the game is fast-paced and tightly contested, the slightest mishap attracts even greater scrutiny.

This phenomenon was on full display in the Boston University women’s ice hockey team’s 7-1 victory over Yale University on Tuesday night, as several goals arrived when there was seemingly no clear-cut chance.

“We tell the kids, you keep moving your feet and be ready in front of the net on both ends,” said BU (6-4, 4-1 Hockey East) assistant coach Katie Lachapelle.

“Whether your knees are bent [and] ready to defend or when there is a quick error in front for them, to be able to get that shot off quick is something that we try to preach to them.”

On BU’s second goal of the evening, the play appeared all but dead, yet the Terriers conjured up a scoring opportunity.

After senior forward Rebecca Russo chased down a clearance deep in Yale’s (1-3) zone, she threw the puck in front of Bulldogs junior Hanna Mandl’s goal.

A scrum ensued, but the puck ricocheted onto the stick of junior forward Maddie Elia, who rifled it into the far-side netting.

A similar occurrence unfolded on BU’s third goal, as the slightest bit of wayward movement from Mandl resulted in senior forward Jordan Juron’s second goal of the year. Juron collected a feed from junior linemate Samantha Sunderland, only to then shoot across the grain and into an open net.

“I think in the past we’ve been trying to do a little too much and stickhandling a little

too much,” Elia said. “Today we just kept it simple and threw a lot of pucks on net. We had a lot of success with that.”

While BU capitalized on the slightest margins of error, the Bulldogs also reaped the rewards of a superficially calm sequence.

Just as Elia’s second-period penalty for bodychecking expired, sophomore defenseman Savannah Newton blocked a Yale shot, only for it to deflect into the path of senior Jamie Haddad.

Seizing her chance, the veteran forward caught BU sophomore goaltender Erin O’Neil off guard. Although O’Neil registered 29 saves, it only took one lapse and an unlucky bounce to spoil a strong defensive showing.

“I know we blocked a shot and it ended up over on the far wing, and the girl got a nice shot off,” O’Neil said. “We did everything right on that penalty kill

and sometimes the puck just goes in the net. You hate to see it, but it just happens sometimes.”

Looking down the road, the margin of error will become even smaller when Durocher’s side soon encounters a high profile team. The Terriers will face No. 2 Boston College on Nov. 7 and 10 in a home-and-home set. BC (10-0, 4-0 Hockey East) historically sits atop Hockey East and the national championship picture.

Goals, assists and crucial stops will be increasingly difficult against the Eagles, but as Tuesday night’s game demonstrated, all it takes is one quick moment to control a game.

“That’s always been a game that’s kind of been off in the future and it’s very, very exciting that it’s now,” O’Neil said. “BC is a very, very good hockey team, but I think that we’re ready for it

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Junior forward Maddie Elia registered the Terriers’ first hat trick of the 2015-16 campaign Tuesday against the Bulldogs.

and we’re riding high right now.

We just have to carry that forward and keep going with that in the BC game.”

Bloznalis, Terriers look to repeat as Patriot League champions FRAZIER, FROM PAGE 12

played a combined 2,898 minutes at this point of the season. However, Bloznalis is quick to credit starting outside backs Alivya Wimmer and Lauren MacLellan, goalkeeper Alyssa Parisi and the defensive substitutes for the Terriers’ consistent, dominant play.

“We have a lot of good leadership from our goalkeeper, Aly,” Bloznalis said. “Then the four of us [starters] and the outside back subs are really consistent and really cohesive, and the more games we play, the more comfortable we get with each other. We’re really starting to mesh well together.”

Along with the stifling defensive play, Bloznalis has also

contributed on the offensive side of the ball. She excels on set pieces and corner kicks — her 44 corner kicks taken this season lead the team by a wide margin.

An example of her offensive skill came in the 61st minute of the Terriers’ win against the College of the Holy Cross on Oct. 21.

With BU holding a slim 1-0 lead, Bloznalis surprised everyone and sent a free kick from 25 yards out towards goal, tucking the ball into the top left corner to notch the first goal of her collegiate career and extend the Terriers’ lead to two. The impressive goal and the strong defensive performance in the game led to Bloznalis being named the Turnpike Trophy

Game MVP. Just three days later, Bloznalis took a corner kick in the second half of a match versus the United States Military Academy, sending a beautiful cross into the box. Freshman midfielder Julianna Chen met the ball for the easy header, helping the Terriers ensure a victory.

“Offensively, she obviously has a great service,” Feldman said.

“She has the ability to hit a long ball with power and distance and accuracy, and that’s a weapon, both in the run of play and on restarts.

“She’s got a great soccer future still,” Feldman added. “She’s doing a great job for us this year,

[and] I think she’s learning a lot by experience. The future’s very bright for Rachel.”

Thanks to her performance in those two games, Bloznalis was named Patriot League Defender of the Week for the second time this year and helped the Terriers win their first Patriot League regular season championship. It is the first time that BU has won the league outright since joining the conference in 2013.

“It felt really good,” Bloznalis said on contributing to the regular season title. “It’s something that we’ve been trying to do for the past three years in the Patriot League, and we were the first team to do it. So it felt really

special to be on the team that accomplished our goal.”

After finishing the regular season with a 10-5-3 overall record and an 8-0-1 conference record, BU will now prepare for the Patriot League Tournament at Nickerson Field. Winning another tournament championship would lead to a berth in the NCAA Tournament, which the Terriers competed in last year before getting ousted by Northeastern University in the first round.

However, Bloznalis won’t catch herself thinking too far ahead. She knows better than anyone that each game is a privilege that can be taken away at any moment.

Quotable “That’s always been a game that’s kind of been off in the future and it’s very, very exciting that it’s now.” - BU women’s hockey sophomore goaltender Erin O’Neil on facing Boston College p. 11

Two-Minute Drill New NHL overtime a glaring success

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Seeing Starr’s Field hockey amasses substantial haul of Patriot League regular season awards. p.11

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

After missing time last season, Rachel Bloznalis powers women’s soccer in 2015

BY CHRIS PICHER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Goalies look helpless and certain marquee players can’t stand it, but the new 3-on3 overtime format is doing exactly what it was supposed to do, and more.

In the first overtime game of the season on Oct. 8, the Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning opened our eyes to the best the NHL has to offer. In 137 seconds, the teams combined for eight shots on goal, four breakaways, one penalty shot, a few SportsCenter Top-10-worthy saves and a beautiful game-winner.

The pace is breathtaking and the constant scoring chances are unparalleled, and sure, it might be a little obscure, but at the end of the day it is must-watch action.

When I see a game is in overtime, I drop everything I am doing and go watch it.

It takes no time at all and, as a sports fanatic, it’s how I want all sports to be.

Following the Philly-Tampa game, Scott Van Pelt of ESPN tweeted what we were all thinking.

“I doubt everyone caught TB/Philly, but I have an an [sic] observation about new NHL 3 on 3 OT: it’s sick. Total insanity. People will love it” “It’s just chaos out there,” said Flyers netminder Steve Mason following a 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 27. “It’s chance after chance, and they’re grade-A chances. That’s why so many games are being ended in overtime. There are just so many quality chances that eventually a guy is going to score.”

In the first three weeks of the season, the new overtime format has significantly cut down on the amount of shootouts. So far, the NHL is on pace to cut the amount of overtime games that require the decisive shootout in half. In the 27 overtime games so far during the 2015-16 campaign, only nine of them have been decided via the shootout.

The overtime format was changed this offseason from five minutes of 4-on-4 sudden-death overtime followed by a shootout, to five minutes of 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime, in an attempt to decrease the number of shootouts. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and the team owners decided that shootouts are great to quickly avoid ties, but CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Junior center back Rachel Bloznalis has excelled on set pieces for the Terriers, taking a team-leading 44 corner kicks.

BY NICK FRAZIER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

For Rachel Bloznalis, the 2014 season was supposed to be her time to thrive.

After playing 18 games and registering 444 minutes for the Boston University women’s soccer team as a freshman in 2013, the Upton native knew she had the opportunity to start for BU coach Nancy Feldman’s esteemed program as a sophomore.

“Coming into [my] freshman year, I knew I wouldn’t have a starting spot because we already had a very solid, established back line,” Bloznalis said. “But coming into sophomore year, I was excited to be able to earn a starting spot. Our center back switched positions, so there was going to be an opening if I could perform.”

But in June 2014, just months before her sophomore season, Bloznalis was diagnosed with chronic exertional compartment syndrome, a muscle and nerve condition that leads to painful swelling in the legs. It is caused by strenuous exercise, and is most commonly found in athletes who partake in sports that require running, like soccer. The condition can sometimes require surgery, which was the case for BU’s aspiring defensive anchor.

“I knew I would have to get the surgery eventually,” Bloznalis said, “but I was going to try and wait until the end of my sophomore season. So I trained during the summer with a lot of cross-training, swim-

ming, biking and such. I played the first two games of the season and then we were going to reevaluate with the trainers and the coaches and decide where to go from there.”

After Bloznalis played a combined 140 minutes as center back in the Terriers’ first two games, the trainers and coaches came to the conclusion that she could not put off surgery any longer. She had surgery in the middle of September, and watched from the sidelines as the Terriers went 14-5-3 and won the Patriot League Tournament.

“It wasn’t hard at all,” Feldman said about the decision to end Bloznalis’ season early. “She was in such discomfort, she wasn’t going to be able to make it through the season and be effective.”

“Those are decisions that are made by the medical staff, the student-athlete and the coach all together,” Feldman explained.

“Sometimes it’s how much discomfort can you play through, and sometimes you don’t have a choice. So this was one of these [situations] where she had some problems and it was managed, and then it got to the point where it just couldn’t be managed anymore.”

Bloznalis, who was named a Central Massachusetts All-Star as a freshman at Nipmuc Regional High School, worked hard to get better during the season. Immediately after the surgery, she began a two-month rehab process at BU, working on simple things like muscle strengthening and ankle mobility.

The hard work in the training room paid off in January, when Bloznalis was cleared to play with the team after staying off the pitch for nearly five months. She began to do strength and conditioning workouts along with the rest of the team, and participated in the Terriers’ spring season.

“She couldn’t come back all at once,” Feldman said. “She had to ease back into it, or she could have ended up with another issue in another area. She did things the smart way and got great advice and care by our medical staff.”

Needless to say, returning to the field to play alongside her teammates was a rewarding experience for Bloznalis.

“It had been a long year,” the junior defender said, “and a lot of work was put into it, a lot of conditioning and getting back to game speed, to finally be able to play [significant minutes] after I hadn’t ever really.

It was really my first opportunity. So it was very rewarding.”

This season, Bloznalis has played in 16 games and started 15 of them, and her contributions to the team are evident. Thanks to her aggressive, disruptive play on the defensive side of the ball, BU has won 10 of its last 12 games, only letting up six goals during that period. Her stellar performance also has earned her a spot on the All-Patriot League First Team.

Bloznalis and fellow center back McKenzie Hollenbaugh have anchored the back line all year, as she and the senior have CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5

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NBA 2K16 cover-athlete Curry attributes his early success to countless hours of playing as himself in the new version of the game.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Women’s Hockey vs. BC, 3 p.m.

Women’s Tennis @ Harvard

Field Hockey vs. Bucknell, 11 a.m.

Curry is off to a torrid pace, scoring 148 points through the first four games.

Women’s Soccer vs. TBD (Patriot League semifinal), 4 p.m.

Invitational, All Day Men’s Hockey vs. Northeastern, 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer @ Navy, 7 p.m.