11-5-2012

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Classical music scene struggles in college environment Oct. job numbers

not good enough, experts, critics say

By Mary Yatrousis Daily Free Press Staff

earlier.

O’Connor said having more Transit Police officers around stations has been a deterrent for fare evaders.

While not every fare evader gets caught, the procedures put into place are preventing crime, he said.

“We believe that from what we have had, there are very few repeat offenders,” O’Connor said.

MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said in an email that public concern was the main reason why the above-ground trolleys on the Green

The latest U.S. job numbers released on Friday suggest relatively little change compared to the unemployment rate of September, which experts said will likely play into the presidential candidates’ campaign strategies just days before the election.

The nation’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October remained relatively unchanged at 7.9 percent as the nation gained 171,000 jobs from nonfarm payroll employment, according to the monthly Employment Situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The unemployment rate ticked up 0.1 percent from last month, which recorded a 7.8-percent unemployment rate, the lowest during Obama’s term.

The report, the last update on job numbers released before Election Day, carries heavy speculation on Obama’s chances of re-election.

Graham Wilson, department chair of political science at Boston University, said the more important figure from the report is that the increase in the number of jobs was one-third larger than predicted.

Wilson predicted how each side in the election would react to the report.

“The Obama people would say we’re going in the right direction, but we’re not there yet,” he said. “The Republicans will say that unemployment is still far too high.”

Wilson said both parties could spin the jobs report.

“My overall take is that the increase, the fact that the number of new jobs was so much more than it was expected, is in general good news for Obama,” Wilson said. “[But] the extent of that good news is tampered by the continuing unemployment rate.”

Douglas Kriner, an associate professor of political science at BU, said that even though the numbers are good, they are also not enough. “[It’s] not what we would need to get us out, but [it’s] not nearly as weak as it had been during the summer,” he said.

Kriner said the unemployment rate is based on the number of jobless claims made.

One of the reasons why the number could have dropped in the previous month was because people gave up on looking for

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Jobs, see page 2

PHOTO BY MICHELLE KWOCK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The College Card program at the Boston Symphony Orchestra tries to attract younger patrons, as the average age of BSO attendees has decreased every year since 2009.

By Abraham Kalaoun Daily Free Press Staff

As the Boston Symphony Orchestra attempts to draw in young patrons with discounts, only a few college students attend the city’s major outlet for classical music exposure, keeping alive a dying demographic of classical music.

For Karim Mattar, a freshman at Northeastern University studying engineering, the interest in classical music began with his family.

Mattar said that although there has been

a decrease in interest in classical music by young people, there is still an interest in it.

“I’ve seen a lot of students playing instruments and they feel excited about it,” Mattar said. “No matter how long classical has been around, it will always have its place.”

Max Benz, a sophomore at Emmanuel College and an overall music fan, said he has been to the BSO once, although only a small number of his peers attend.

“Maybe three people who I’ve bumped into are interested in classical music and

going to the BSO,” he said. “Also, it’s probably because the BSO is farther away from Emmanuel than Boston University or Northeastern University.”

Melissa Howe, Berklee College of Music String Department chair, said classical music is less popular among young people and that there is less interest overall than in modern years.

“For reasons I don’t understand, classical music has turned into a European, edu-

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New procedures by MBTA help deter fare evasion, crime

By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff

New procedures such as the strict frontdoor-only policy that might irk T riders have proven successful in cracking down on fare evasion and crime, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials said.

The MBTA upped security to crack down on fare evaders, reacting to public concerns from the summer that increased fare hikes should be met with strict collection policy.

The MBTA Transit Police has installed more cameras around stations, stationed more officers near automatic fare collection and established a front-door exit policy on the

Green Line, said Joseph O’Connor, MBTA Transit Police superintendent-in-chief.

“We’ve had a lot of success in arresting individuals who are wanted who are committing fare evasions,” O’Connor said.

He said the MBTA first started installing cameras when the automatic fare collection system went into place.

“We immediately saw the benefit of cameras and we were able to use them to solve crimes,” he said.

The MBTA also added hundreds of cameras to the system in August, although only to detect criminal conduct and not to target fare evaders, The Daily Free Press reported

BU community fundraises for Hurricane Sandy victim relief in N.Y., N.J.

By Nora Philbin Daily Free Press Staff

The Florence & Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University is collecting donations and clothing for residents of New York and New Jersey who were affected by Hurricane Sandy.

The efforts started after the hurricane without any specific goal, said Josh Tolub, director of development at Hillel.

“When we started the fund it was really just for rapid response,” Tolub said.

“I think that the gut reaction to the student board and from the staff is that we just need to do what we can to help out, so we just threw down the jug before we even made a full goal for it.”

Experts estimate that Hurricane Sandy left between $30 and $50 billion in damages along the East Coast, according to The New York Times Friday.

Although they do not have a specific

goal, there are many plans in the works to help Sandy’s victims. Hillel is not the only BU group planning relief efforts, said Lauren Shuman Perry, director of student activities at Hillel.

“It’s hard to really see what’s going on because it’s something just happening and everyone is just figuring it out,” Perry said.

“We’re collaborating with the Community Service Center as a natural point to go to, so we’re in discussions with them as to how to really work together to make this as beneficial as possible.”

Hillel will begin a clothing drive on Monday, Nov. 5, which will run for two weeks, she said. The clothes will be packaged and sent to the New York and New Jersey area as needed.

Members will also be hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Monday, Nov. 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hillel House on Bay State Road, Perry said.

Students can either make an appointment on the Red Cross website or walk-in.

“The students have said that they want it to be designated to New York and New Jersey, and right now they are looking into logistics to see if they can make the transfer because of all the transportation issues, so it’s something they’re working on,” she said.

Hillel is looking into the possibility of an Alternative Spring Break to the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy to assist with the relief efforts, she said.

“We always do an additional ASB that we run ourselves — our staff and students go and all BU students apply through us,” Perry said. “We really want to make sure that this can be another trip that happens and we are working with the Community Service Center to find the right venue to see

Hillel, see page 2

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The Hillel House provides a collection jar to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief.

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Economy grows stronger during Obama’s Students attend BSO once per presidency, Mass. Dem. Party official says week with $25 College Cards Jobs: From Page 1

work and did not file a claim, he said.

Kriner also said the report would not help or hurt either candidate.

“Both candidates and campaigns will see something in these numbers,” he said.

Kevin Franck, communications director for the Massachusetts Democratic Party, said the report shows that while the economy is not where it needs to be, Obama’s policies are moving it in the right direction.

“I think that this is more evidence that our economy is growing stronger as we make our way back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression,” he said. “We were losing 800,000 jobs a month when President Obama took office. The last month businesses added 184,000

new jobs, and for a total of 5.4 million new jobs in the past 32 months.”

Tim Buckley, communications director for the Massachusetts Republican Party, said even though these numbers do not change much, they are also not good news for Obama.

“A 0.1 percent rise in this latest jobs report doesn’t do anything to change the fact that there are 23 million people in America still either out of work or are looking for a better job,” he said.

Gregg Rosen, president and cofounder of the American 99ers Union, an organization that helps give the unemployed a start, said the report will not have an effect on the election, but it does show some interesting information on the economy as a whole.

Rosen said the country is in a better position than it was four years ago, where jobs were lost

rather than gained.

“We’re still not moving at a pace that’s fast enough,” he said.

Rosen said the average of new jobs per month should be 250,000 to keep up with the population growth, but according to the report this month only created 171,000 jobs.

Rosen said Obama’s policies were successful up until the 2010 election because there was “obstruction” in the House of Representatives.

“We are moving in the right direction, but unfortunately we’re not moving at the pace that we need to,” he said.

Overall, the employment report will not change much in the election at this point, experts said.

“The race is set at this point,” Kriner said. “We’ll see how it turns out on Tuesday.”

Pesaturo: T customers growing ‘accustomed’ to new policies, front-door rule for certain hours Transit: From Page 1

Line now shut their rear doors.

The public attended 31 meetings, during which they voiced concerns over T riders not paying fares, he said.

“The message was loud and clear — if the T is going to raise fares, it must make every effort to collect them,” Pesaturo said.

The front-door policy, first introduced nine months ago, has been well received by customers, many of whom had asked the T to tighten up fare collection procedures, Pesaturo said.

“In the beginning, some people

appeared frustrated by the policy, but as the months passed, people grew accustomed to it, and now I hear very few complaints from my fellow riders,” Pesaturo said.

Justin Bourke, a graduate student in Boston University’s College of Communication and a regular T rider, said the front-door policy is a minor inconvenience.

“Before they did that, you’d see people going in the middle doors, but I don’t think it was because they wanted to avoid the fares,” Bourke said. “I think it was just because people were not really paying attention.”

Bourke said he did not even know there was a fare evasion problem.

“Relatively speaking, it’s pretty cheap here in Boston,” Bourke said.

“It’s hard to complain.”

Jason Hoch, a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said he has seen a couple of people sneak in past the automated fare collection system without paying.

“I think the biggest fare evasion would be not with the front door thing [the trolleys], but actually at the gates,” Hoch said. “It would be pretty easy, if you wanted to, to follow someone in.”

Hillel House might designate alternative spring break to Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, activities director says Hillel: From Page 1

this work.”

Perry said they are encouraging everyone to get involved as

much as possible.

Tolub said they sent emails to students and parents asking for everyone to pitch in since every-

one is affected by it.

“Everyone’s families, and a lot of the BU community was personally touched by this,” he said.

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cated, non-participatory, non-improvisational tradition,” she said.

“Every other style of music has gotten tucked away in a different category, but a more accessible category.”

Howe said there is less interest in classical music in modern years.

“Bach was a working composer churning out music every Sunday,” she said. “ Concert halls used to be rowdy and noisy. Everyone would go. Taxi drivers would sing opera themes.”

Since 2009, the average age of BSO attendees has decreased from 53 years old to 49 years old, said BSO Director of Marketing Sarah Manoog.

“It’s a very consistent figure among major orchestras,” she said. “Those in attendance tend to be older, well-educated and more affluent.”

Only 1 percent of BSO attendees are under 21, and 19 percent are between 20 and 29 years old, according to a March survey of 4,100 people.

Manoog said most major orchestras offer certain programs to draw in younger patrons.

The BSO’s College Card program allows students to purchase one card for $25 and attend select concerts every week at no cost.

“With the College Card program, the amount of students coming to the BSO has increased dramatically,” she said. “Prior to implementing the college card program, our research showed price was a huge inhibitor to student attendance.”

More than 25,000 College Cards are purchased every year, Manoog said.

However, some students said price is not always the main factor.

“I can say for me, it’s a schedule thing,” said Anastasiya Dumma, a Berklee senior. “I remember many times thinking there was a great symphony event I wanted to go to, but I had an exam or had to

meet a deadline, or I was so exhausted that I couldn’t go and just wanted to go to bed instead.”

Dumma said she developed an interest in classical music because of the different types of music her family listened to.

“More complex classical music was never popular,” she said. “It has its audience now, but it’s not a big audience. The classical music audience was never very big though.”

Chris Burgess, a Berklee junior, said music students have no excuse not to attend the BSO. “When I came to Boston, I went to the BSO and I had never been educated in symphonic music,” he said. “But it was just an amazing opportunity to go.”

Burgess said there is a small classical community at Berklee that always attends.

“Some other students write in classical style but don’t check out the vocabulary of the past,” he said. “But the people I’ve talked to, it doesn’t seem like they go.

Some would rather listen to recordings and not see the live thing.”

Some students do not attend the BSO because they prefer being in a group, Burgess said.

“I’m a weirdo in that I don’t mind going out on my own,” he said. “It’s just my attitude that a concert at the BSO is two hours a week, so you should make yourself get out and go, just like anything you’re passionate about.”

Boston University College of Fine Arts senior Andrea VanDenBroeke said classical music is able to carry emotion in a way that modern music cannot.

“You can see theories of classical music in popular music today,” she said. “People are still applying harmony and melody in music today.”

But this might go unrecognized by students, VanDenBroeke said.

“I’d go so far as to say that the average college student doesn’t understand the significance of classical music and how it impacts them to this day,” she said.

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Campus & City Column

Weathering a storm

Experiencing autumn in Boston is one of my favorite things about coming to Boston University. To me, it’s a feeling unlike any other.

The leaves change into brilliant hues of yellow, orange and red and gracefully fall to line the streets of the city. The air is crisp and numbing in the most surprisingly wonderful ways — it’s hard-hitting and refreshing. It’s strangely energizing. And as the cold gets colder and grows into winter, Boston is renewed with snow and fresh perspective.

T h i s weather makes coats, scarves and boots essential and is worlds different than what I’m accustomed to.

KRISSEN San Diego KAWACHI doesn’t have four seasons as Boston does. Back home, fall isn’t anywhere near as similar. The coldest it ever gets in San Diego is about the same temperature as Boston’s fall. You know, the weather Bostonians would wear shorts in and call a “nice brisk day,” back home, everyone would be bundled up in sweaters in.

When I experienced my first snowfall last year here in Boston, I was completely mesmerized. Before being on the East Coast, I had never seen snow fall. I’m eagerly looking forward to when the snow begins once more. It’s fun to know that I’m experiencing at least one thing here that I can’t at home. (I’m sure that I’ve had many opportunities in Boston that I can’t find in San Diego, but snow is such a drastic contrast to the weather I’ve lived through before.) Well, until Hurricane Sandy hit the city last week.

I was probably more excited and more frightened by the storm than most sane people should be. I had absolutely no idea what to expect, so I was more than anxious. Thankfully, we didn’t have too much to worry about here, but I must say that I was thoroughly entertained on my one and only Hurricane Day. You’d think that with my extra day off, I’d get a lot of work done — in theory, I really should have.

I had fully intended to utilize the day catching up on reading. Instead, I’m pretty sure a large portion of that day was spent staring out of my window, amazed by the wind and rain that thrashed beyond the glass. And that night, before the worst really hit, my roommate and I couldn’t resist from adventuring out and experiencing what we never have before.

I had never felt such powerful winds in my life, before that moment we stood on the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, halfway out. It was freezing but exhilarating to feel the cold air hit our bodies. It amazed me to witness the sheer force of nature, that this storm could cause the waters of the Charles to move away from the ocean, and that every single tree I watched out of my window on Bay State swayed with such ease. And I have to admit, had those winds been but a little bit faster, they had massive potential at knocking down my short 5-foot-1 frame.

Krissen Kawachi is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at kkawachi@bu.edu.

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Delta Tau Delta brings new energy to Greek life Starbucks tests new charging mats in tech-savvy Boston

By Brian Latimer Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University’s Delta Tau Delta fraternity, a colony that expects to become an established chapter by 2013, plans to distinguish themselves as a fraternity of gentlemen who are dedicated to maintaining a good reputation, founding members said.

“I know in talking to nationals, one thing we are really stressing that we are going to do things a little differently,” said Jeff Malat, a School of Management junior. “We are going to do stuff that separates ourselves from other fraternities on campus.”

The goal is not to make DTD seem superior to other fraternities and sororities, but to bring positive change to the campus, Malat, DTD recruitment chairman, said.

“We are dedicated to making a good name for ourselves,” said DTD President Mack Freedman. “We want to make sure that as we move forward that we don’t forget that we are here for the community.”

Freedman, a SMG junior, said he aims to get the student body to notice the DTD name and get a good impression.

“As we go forward, we are getting the quality guys in our fraternity, whether a great athlete or a great person, but more importantly the kind of person with the right mindset,” Freedman said. “I want people

By Alex Diantgikis Daily Free Press Staff

ministrator, and now I want to spend more time doing a number of things, primarily teaching.”

He said he is leaving the MET dean’s office more involved in outreach than when he entered it.

“When I came to MET initially, it was really much more a kind of a night school of campus, very local, geared toward evening classes,” he said. “We were not reaching accomplished working professional adults as much as we should.”

Halfond said he successfully developed MET to reach out to a working, corporate audience.

“It was a matter of changing the profile of both students and faculty,” he said. “Over time, we branched out into a number of areas, in par-

Unveiling a new service aiming right at the high-tech, youthful market, Starbucks has chosen Boston as the first city to test a new wireless charging service that allows customers to charge their phone on the very table where their coffee sits.

“Battery life is an increasing concern for our customers and we know our cafes are used in a number of ways beyond just buying coffee,” said Starbucks spokeswoman Linda Mills. “For some it’s a home office, for others it’s a place to get away by themselves.”

Mills said by observing both how customers use the stores and the evolving technological landscape, Starbucks made the decision to team up with Duracell Power Mat to offer customers an added convenience.

Duracell Power Mats have been built into the tables and countertops of some Starbucks stores.

Customers need a Duracell wireless charging case on their device for the mat to start a charge.

“It’s a two-part system,” said Scott Eisenstein, global vice president of External Relations at Duracell. ”The case works as a receiver and that mat works as a transmitter.”

Starbucks is the first restaurant to offer wireless charging for devices, he said.

“We all know that our battery does not keep up with the functionality of our phone these days,” Eisenstein said. “Our vision is to allow people to charge in those places that they go through their day ordinarily.”

Eisenstein said the devices are considered “smart technology” and energy efficient, as the mat will only charge the device to maximum capacity and then stop.

The Duracell Mat is compatible with iPhones and the Samsung Galaxy S III, but the mat will eventually work for all smartphones, Eisenstein said.

MET, see page 4

Charging, see page 4

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Members of the Boston University Delta Tau Delta fraternity spray the rock on the BU beach.

to walk away and tell more people about DTD — we all want to leave a positive, lasting impression.”

DTD is looking to attract gentlement on campus, said Chris Bocchicchio, a chapter leadership consultant at the national fraternity.

“My idea is that a DTD man is a recognized leader on campus, academically excelling — above the average GPA, able to donate time and motivation and an absolute gentle man at all times,” Bocchicchio said.

“He is able to engage in intelligent

conversations and able to hang out and have down time as well.”

The group has grown to 80 members and plans to hold an official recruitment in the spring of 2013 when it becomes established as a chapter, Malat said.

“When it comes down to it, we are a social fraternity, but we are focused on philanthropy,” he said. “We have been involved with other fraternities and sororities on campus help-

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MET dean to step down in Dec., return to teaching

By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University’s Metropolitan College Dean Jay Halfond announced that he is stepping down in December to become more involved as a faculty member.

“I’ve been thinking about it for years, actually,” he said. “I’ve always been teaching and writing in and around being an administrator, and I always thought I’d like to allocate a significant part of my career to really being primarily, if not exclusively, a faculty member.”

Halfond will step down from his position as dean Dec. 31. MET Associate Dean for Academic Programs Tanya Zlateva will serve as interim dean beginning Jan. 1, 2013.

He will remain on campus for the spring 2013 semester to teach a

School of Education class and assist with the transition.

“I’m staying at BU in the spring and I’m going to help Tanya Zlateva with those things that she’s not familiar with,” he said. “The spring is really a chance to make sure that I hand everything over smoothly and not abruptly. People change all the time in their careers, and transitions don’t have to be disruptive.”

Halfond joined the BU community in 1997 as associate dean and associate professor of administrative sciences. He became dean of MET in 2001. “[The decision] was really just an anticipated lifestyle change,” Halfond said. “I don’t see this being any less work, but really just a change in style altogether. I feel like I’ve had a series of opportunities at being an ad-

High school course might not prep. students for college, study suggests

By Katherine Lynn Daily Free Press Staff

A number of incoming college students are unprepared for heavy amounts of college coursework, an issue officials and legislators may have to address, according to a recent study.

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ study, released Tuesday, found that between one- and two-thirds of incoming college students have at least one academic deficiency.

“There has been increasing concerns among university presidents that too many students are coming to our campus without sufficient skills in reading, math, science or writing, the kind of fundamental skills needed to succeed in college,” said James Votruba, co-chair of the study.

These deficiencies are reflected in students’ SAT, ACT and state standardized test scores, Votruba, president emeritus and professor of education leadership at Northern Kentucky University, said.

Votruba said a number of high school students are not aware of the level of proficiency that will be demanded of them in college and are not exposed to rigorous coursework.Students might be lacking skills needed for college success.

“One dimension of being prepared for college is to be academically prepared,” Votruba said.

“But it also includes personal motivation, self-advocacy, social support and personal characteristics, all of these things are necessary.”

Votruba said colleges and secondary schools should align curricula to better prepare students. He said colleges must inform secondary schools what skills students should learn before graduating.

State policy makers must also work with colleges and secondary schools, Votruba said.

“In order to assure this nation sustain its performance in terms

Prepared, see page 4

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Boston University Rocket Propulsion Group members College of Engineering sophomore David Sindel, ENG sophomore Armor Harris and ENG junior Drew Kelley test their rockets Saturday morning in Amesbury.

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Standards would help prepare Starbucks spokeswoman calls Hub hotbed for students for college, prof. says innovation in light of smartphone chargers Prepared: From Page 1

of economic growth and competition in the global market place we have to do much better than we are doing now, not only at the university level, but at the state level,” he said. “The stakes are enormous for this country. We see this as a crisis that needs to be addressed immediately.”

In 2001, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act, which required government-run schools receiving federal funding to administer an annual statewide standardized test, according to the U.S. Department of Education website. Under the act, spearheaded by former U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, creates standards for all students and public schooling systems to follow.

Votruba said adopting a common core curriculum would assist unifying standards.

The Common Core Curriculum State Standards Initiative, published in 2010, aims to create a set of uniform skills that should be mastered by all students nationwide before graduation, said Margaret Millar, a Council of Chief State School Offices senior program associate.CCSSO is a nonprofit that advocated for the Core Curriculum’s implementation, Millar said. Since its publication, the curriculum has been adopted by 45 states.

“This was a huge step forward, by taking what is taught in college and aligning it with what you teach in kindergarten to 12th grade,” Millar said. “The common core will let the student know that they are ready for post secondary education at all different levels.”

The Core Curriculum looks to identify skills that should be mastered at each grade level, provide nationally standardized test that shows these skills are being mastered and teaching materials to

reach these education goals, Millar said.

Hans L’Orange, vice president for research and information resources at the State Higher Education Executive Officers, said his organization endorses and supports the curriculum at a state level.

“There is a growing awareness that more can be done to make the transition between college or the workforce more seamless and aligned, so that when students enter college, they are ready to do college level work,” L’Orange said.

Boston University professor of education Scott Seider said the core curriculum could help prepare students.

“What’s exciting about the common core standard, from my perspective, is they are incredibly focused on the skills that secondary students need to be successful for the college careers in front of them,” he said.

He said the curriculum is still being unpacked in Massachusetts, but that “shifts in practice” are starting to emerge.

Allison Boyd, a senior at Nanuet High School in Nanuet, N.Y., said while she has begun the college application process, she is unfamiliar with collegiate academics.

“I have been told that in college classes meet two to three times a week, but other than that, not totally clear how it works,” Boyd said.

Alix Fischer, a senior at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg, N.Y., said her high school has been attempting to prepare students for college.

“My school did pretty well on covering everything,” she said.

“We were exposed to a lot different areas, academics, sports, music and art.”

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Starbucks began testing in three locations of Boston’s Financial District on Oct. 29, Eisenstein said.

“There’s just a variety of locations that will be rolling out for the next couple of weeks in both Boston and Cambridge area,” Mills said.

Mills said Boston is a hotbed for innovation because there are technology-savvy customers and many college students.

“We just thought the melding of all of that, combined with our retail footprint in Boston, made Boston the perfect market to test this,” Mills said.

Eisenstein said Boston is always an quickly adapting city.

Remi Trudel, a Boston University marketing professor, said Starbucks is offering this service to be consistent with their brand.

“Their brand is about having this coffee house experience, this experience of being at home, being comfortable,” Trudel said. “They

ticular, long-distance learning which is something I’m very proud of, because I feel like I took it on before it became fashionable.”

Developing a distance-learning program was difficult, Halfond said.

“It was a challenge to deal with something that had a negative connotation in the marketplace and to make it really worthy of BU,” he said, “and I think we did a great job of creating very rigorous, engaging, participatory programs that attracted thousands of students.”

University Provost Jean Morrison said Halfond was essential in developing MET’s programs.

“He’s done a wonderful job at

ensuring that MET is at the forefront of adult education and online learning for the entire time he’s been the dean,” she said. “MET was really sort of out in front in terms of online offerings and innovative programming and Dean Halfond was largely responsible for those efforts.”

Morrison said BU does not plan to immediately launch the search for a new dean.

“Dean Zlateva will step up and serve as the interim while we look at MET and think about what the right timing and what the right structure is to go forward,” she said. “We’ll follow the standard procedures if and when we make the determination to go ahead and hire a permanent dean.”

ful,” Campos said. “I wish they had it for other smartphones, not just iPhones.”

The Financial District is an appropriate place to test market because there are often people who go to Starbucks on their breaks, she said.

Xiao Wu, a Boston resident and Starbucks customer, said he saw the mat and was trying to use it.

“I went to the website and it looks like it requires a certain iPhone case,” he said.

Wu said he would not consider buying the case yet, but the technology might become popular in the future.

Nicholas Gardner, a tourist from North Carolina and Starbucks customer, said he probably would not use the mat.

“I don’t hang out in Starbucks that much,” he said.

But Gardner said the mat would probably branch out to other Starbucks locations.

“You don’t have to plug all your cables up,” Gardner said.

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ing with their community service.”

Peter Johnson, director of academic affairs for DTD, said the members are all comfortable around each other even after such a short time together. All of the members are eager to make a dynamic change here at BU, he said.

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encourage you to stay and the experience is just as much a part of the cup of coffee as the coffee was.

So, I think this is just adding to the experience.”

Starbucks is known as a hip place and they are looking ahead to what technology will begin to become popular, he said.

“Typically you do test markets in areas that are representative of places that you want to market in the future,” Trudel said. “So, they probably want somewhere that’s pretty tech-savvy. We have a pretty high tech industry here [in Boston].

We’re the second youngest population in North America, so we have younger people.”

But Andreina Campos, the shift supervisor at the Starbucks on Summer Street, said she has not noticed any customers using the device.

Campos said some of the regular customers would most likely be the ones to use the technology, but those who just happen to walk in would not know what it is. “[The devices seem] very help-

“It’s hard to describe how quickly we established a strong camaraderie because it’s been a month or so,” Johnson, a SMG sophomore, said. “It is a very exciting time to be a part of this group and I can’t wait to see what we do.”

DTD has not held or sponsored an official philanthropic activity yet, but the plans are in the making, Freed-

man said.

“We’ve seen that with all the other fraternities and sororities — sponsor more athletic-based — events I want other people to tell other people about DTD,” Freeman said. “If we can get that good reputation, the social life will say that there are awesome guys in our fraternity.”

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Old-World Dining at The Publick House

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hile most Boston University students tend to head inbound into Boston to find a great place to eat, hopping on a train in the opposite direction can reveal a surprising number of dining gems.

Venture down Beacon Street, for example, and eventually, you’ll find yourself in Washington Square, a quaint Brookline suburb with a charming collection of restaurants and cafés.

The Publick House, located at 1648 Beacon St., is a Washington Square mainstay.

Whether or not you’re of legal drinking age, the neighborhood tavern is certainly worth a try. with the motto “Eat Good Food, Drink Better Beer,” the atmosphere of the pub alone should be enough to garner a visit.

Channeling Belgian influences, the Publick House almost looks like an old-time tavern you’d imagine in your favorite medieval-fantasy film or novel. With low-hanging lanterns casting a dim light across the bar, rich oak woodwork and antique architectural details, the pub boasts an authentic, European atmosphere that will transport you in time and in place.

If you or anyone in your party happens to be a beer aficionado, you’ll likely find yourselves even fonder of the Publick House. The Publick House has a wide selection of both bottles and drafts, with an emphasis on Belgian brews and craft beer.

Although its trophy cabinet is already

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packed tight, so to speak, as it has received numerous accolades for its beer, including the Best of Boston 2012 award for craft beer, the bustling bar and busy dining area are an even better testament to the pub, especially considering Washington Square itself tends to be a relatively quiet neighborhood.

Even for underage diners, the Publick House has its appeal, offering an exceptional dinner menu. You can certainly expect to find more than just your typical pub fare. In fact, the Publick House is nearly as famous for its mac-and-cheese than it is for its beer.

The mac-and-cheese came out steaming hot in a cast iron pan, and although the signature five-cheese sauce verged on overwhelming given the generous portion size, it was a hearty and filling entrée that won’t leave you wondering why the dish is so famous.

Another distinguished option on the dinner menu is the veggie burger, which was clearly not a pre-made, frozen burger meant to be reheated, but a homemade, artisan creation guaranteed to delight both vegetarians and omnivores. With a medley of vegetables and herbs, including shaved carrot, peas, zucchini, cumin and fresh cilantro, the burger was delicious, especially with the addition of truffle ketchup.

The burger came with a side salad that was dressed in balsamic vinaigrette that was so delicious, it might even be worth ordering an entrée salad next time around. While it’s not too

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The Publick House in Washington Square offers a wide selection of beer, with an emphasis on Belgian brews and craft beer.

hard to find a table if you come early, or on a weekday, on the weekends the Publick House is packed. Because patrons tend to savor a beer (or two, or three) alongside their dinners, the wait time can be lengthy if you don’t account for it.

While the dining experience was undoubt-

edly a positive one, if you’re just there for the food, and not planning to order a beer, it’s not necessarily worth the extended wait. However, arrive early enough, and you’ll be able to enjoy a great meal in a unique, antique setting far different from anything you might find in downtown Boston.

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Our best option is Obama

In 2008, then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama built his presidential campaign on the idea of hope and change. That theme resonated well with millennials and other Americans unhappy with our country’s state of affairs at that time.

Fast-forward four years: Obama is president and running for re-election. No longer is he a blank slate upon whom people can tack all of their hopes.

Obama’s had his struggles. For instance, he should have directed more of his attention on the economy rather than on health care. With that “should have” and several others, Obama might not be the best candidate for office, but pitted against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, he is the best option we have.

After much debate, our editorial board has decided to endorse Obama in this election.

While Romney champions himself as the solution to economic recovery, he has not proposed specifics on how he would do so. For instance, his five-point plan is incredibly broad.For someone who says he will solve the economic problems, why are his approaches so unclear?

Romney also desires to spend more on defense and cut down on programs that benefit groups such as the poor and disabled. While it is important to have a strong military, it should not be at the expense of other important programs.

Another concern with Romney is that

he is a flip-flopper. For instance, in an interview with The Des Moines Register, Romney said he would not introduce abortion laws. However, his campaign website suggested that he would introduce legislation that made abortion illegal, according to an article in The Global Post in October. Candidates should be willing to compromise, but comprising involves clearly stating one’s own views and then being transparent. It is dangerous to elect someone who is not forward about what he originally believes.

In comparison to Romney, Obama is the stronger candidate. He supports small businesses and offers realistic approaches to social issues — he supports a women’s right to choose what is best for her body — and foreign policy — he appropriately directed us away from an overly broad war on terror to a war that focused on specific terrorists.

He is also joined by a cabinet much stronger than what Romney’s would be.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for example, has raised public awareness on a variety of issues and has improved moral overseas.

While a new candidate might perform better than Obama, Obama would outperform Romney on a variety of issues.

We’ve seen what Obama can do and hope he can perform better to bring us out of the economic crisis and several foreign issues we are invested in.

Massachusetts needs Brown

After much debate, the editorial board narrowly decided to endorse current U.S. Sen. Scott Brown in the race for U.S. Senate.

Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic candidate, is a strong candidate.

She is well educated on many of the issues voters face, one example being student loan debt, an issue close to college students’ hearts.

She has appealed to students in championing the belief that for them to lead successful, independent lives after college, they cannot go on being crippled by debt.

However, Scott Brown has represented Massachusetts well, making him the right choice for the state moving forward.

What Massachusetts needs is a senator who is willing to step across the aisle, which Brown has done on a number of issues.

It is good to see a candidate who does not toe the party line.

In fact, the only ones who have ever really accused Brown of being too partisan are Warren and her closest supporters.

While she puts up a strong fight against her Republican opponent, the fight against

Brown is not the right one. When it comes to Brown’s history of reaching across the aisle, there is no bone to pick.

Unlike Brown, Warren has proven herself to be very aggressive on controversial issues such as birth control.

If elected, she might intimidate conservatives. We need a candidate that is willing to work with the other side, not isolate himself or herself.

Warren is also disconnected from Western Massachusetts. She comes across as highly educated and somewhat elitist, and people outside of the Boston area find it hard to relate to her.

On the other hand, Brown’s character is more relatable and champions issues important to residents of those areas.

Brown is also very dedicated to his constituents, such as local fishermen.

For instance, he has made it his priority to travel to Gloucester to talk to fishermen and educate himself about their struggles.

In times like these, compromise and loyalty to constituents trump politics.

For those reasons, Massachusetts needs Brown.

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To Rome with love ANNE WHITING

y way of ItaliaRail, Ryanair and Venice Water Taxi, I was finally in Rome.

I sat on my upper bunk in the Sandy Hostel on Via Cavour and made a point of understanding that I was a five-minute walk away from the Coliseum and Il Vittoriano and that gelato could be purchased just around the corner. But having eaten my free coffee and croissant — backpacker breakfasts, it seems, are always the same regardless of location — I wanted nothing more than to go to sleep.

European universities give abnormally long spring breaks with the expectation that students will use the time to study before exam weeks. I was based in Paris last year, but as étudiant étranger, faced with close proximity (and extremely cheap flights) to real Italian pasta, Swiss chocolate, Greek baklava et al., I had a different sense of urgency.

Rome was the fourth of seven stops I’d be making on a 10-day backpacking trip. My early flight had been delayed, and the hostel manager was drunk when he signed me in and told me that from 136 Via Cavour it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon and about 40 to Vatican City. The subway was out of service, either because it was broken or there was a strike — I can’t remember.

I was exhausted. Yeah ... it was Rome, and before Rome it was Milan and Bologna and Venice, and I had been eating great pizza and seeing great artwork and doing all the other great things you do when you are young and in a new country. But one thing I learned on this trip was that it’s very possible to see a whole cosmopolitan city in two days when equipped with a sturdy pair of Converse sneakers, a Let’s Go Europe guide book and an ugly Le Sport Sac messenger bag. Essentially, I’d been on my feet for four days straight.

Also, it was March, and apparently Italian Marches can be pretty cold and rainy. I was traveling with the blue North Face backpack I used to carry books in during high school. I didn’t bring any warm clothes, and I certainly didn’t have enough socks because everywhere we went we were stepping in puddles and nowhere did we have laundry.

In Milan, for example, it rained everyday.

Our only shelters were the Duomo Cathedral and the Armani bookstore, where we obviously could afford nothing. It rained as much in Rome as in Milan, so I wore my shower shoes on the streets and bought an orange poncho to keep dry.

I don’t mean to say that travels are not the greatest of luxuries, no matter how cold and wet you are on the road. Still, what you see in movies — the accordion players, the happy, pretty people, the lavish meals — is not what you experience when backpacking. Back-

packing is not so romantic or comfortable.

You wear the same ripped pants everyday until you find a laundromat, and the only thing you have to keep you warm is that military surplus jacket you bought for five euros at the vintage shop next to the falafel joint on Rue des Rosiers. You share rooms with multiple people and alarms go off at the oddest hours.

I once shared a bathroom with sixteen others — it only had one toilet ... you don’t want to know how it smelled.

But there is some romance in backpacking, what with it’s being a sort of halcyon of college years, when you’re body can handle getting just a few hours of sleep, and you can walk around the streets without showering for a few days, and rejoice in the fact that in Europe, you don’t tip waiters. There’s something magical about finding cheap gnocchi, or a café that serves a particularly awesome Nescafé Frappé or other little Italian idiosyncrasies like Pocket Coffee, these little chocolate capsules with a shot of “espresso” inside of them. True, you forget about the greatness of the Romans because all you can see are stumps of columns and only drawings of the real thing. And you can’t afford chicken on your pasta dish, and the line to St. Peter’s Basilica is long, and you often get lost to trying to find a recommended underground pastry shop, but the worth of the journey is indisputable after you’ve seen the inside of Michelangelo’s architectural masterpiece and you’ve tasted a zeppola or Torta Caprese.

You can’t help but feel that despite your minor discomforts (boo hoo, you study abroad student!), what they say is true — travel is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer, no matter now much you pay.

It becomes a Roman Holiday when you’re walking back to your hostel late at night because you’re too poor to take a cab, and you wouldn’t be able to explain to a cab driver where you’re trying to go anyway. The Tiber River is lit golden by the yellow streetlights, and you smell pizza in all the alleyways. The only way you know how to get home is to ask where the Coliseum is because you’ve walked by it one too many times on your way to and from 136 Via Cavour, forgetting that you’re walking by the first football stadium, as it were, of modern civilization. The ruins are lit up at night, and you try to imagine Emperor Titus sitting against one of the pillars when he couldn’t sleep. I didn’t fall in love with Rome until after I’d left it. While there I was distracted by my lack of towels and exhaustion so much that only in hindsight do I appreciate how amazing it was.

Anne Whiting is senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at aew@bu.edu.

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BU scores 3 times in final 6 minutes to top North Dakota Men’s hockey: From page 8

been in our game. We don’t want it to be a part of BU hockey.”

Noonan’s penalty did not hurt BU on the scoreboard, though. After Pattyn came out of the box to make it a 4-on-4 early in the second period, senior captain Wade Megan flipped a wrist shot over freshman goalie Zane Gothberg’s left shoulder to tie the game 1–1.

Senior Danny Kristo gave UND the lead back halfway through the

second. When Nieto failed to control the puck behind the Terrier net, UND senior Corban Knight took it instead and found Kristo wide open in the slot. Kristo had several seconds to size O’Connor up and eventually shot five-hole for the goal.

A sophomore defenseman Alexx Privitera miscue at the offensive blue line led to a breakaway for UND’s Brendan O’Donnell, but O’Connor sprawled out to make the save. Shortly afterward, BU was penalized again

in the waning moments of the second period. This time it was Nieto, who was called for hooking, but the Terrier penalty kill, which entered the game with an 85.2 percent success rate, prevailed again.

“The big turning point, obviously, was the breakaway stop,” Parker said. “To start the third period and go out and kill that penalty was big, to not make it go to 3–1.”

Although BU’s puck possession improved in the third, it could not

solve Gothberg until Nieto did it with 5:21 remaining in the game. Freshman center Danny O’Regan fed him the pass, and Nieto ripped a wrister into the top of the net to tie the game.

Lane broke the tie with his first collegiate goal. After a minute of prolonged pressure in BU’s zone from UND, freshman forward Sam Kurker managed to dump the puck into UND’s zone so the third line could come on. Lane took a pass from Privitera as he drove to the net

and snapped a wrist shot over Gothberg into almost the same spot Nieto had hit minutes earlier.

Then it was O’Regan’s turn, just 11 seconds later. BU won the faceoff, and O’Regan came up with the puck in the slot, dragged it around Gothberg and slid it into an open net to make the final score 4–2.

“We knew we were going to be a better team coming out of this weekend than coming in,” Parker said. “I think this gives us a big boost.”

Privitera sets up game-winner O’Connor, O’Regan, Lane step up in final frame he was moved up to the second Eleven seconds after Lane’s goal, to cap off impressive weekend like a top-notch goaltender tonight, since line.

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on the season, but Parker said the increase is not the product of any conscious effort on Privitera’s part.

“He’s always done that,” Parker said. “He has a certain way to block shots … He goes sideways and puts his knee down sideways, so he’s got a little bit more area exposed to block with, and he’s real great at timing. You have to have great timing to do that.”

But as a defenseman, Privitera’s game is measured in much more than assists and blocked shots.

Parker has put the sophomore with Escobedo as the team’s top defensive pair in recent games, and the former has accrued more and more ice time positioned at the point when BU has a man-advantage.

The result has been an uptick in confidence for the player Parker recruited to replace former Terrier

assistant captain David Warsofsky, a confidence boost that Parker said could spread to the team on the whole.

“It was important for our psyche not to get [swept],” Parker said. “It was important for us to grow. No matter what happened this weekend ... we knew we were going to be a better team coming out of this weekend than coming in. This gives us a big boost.”

And as for the booing, Privitera acknowledged he drew the ire of the loud and large raucous student section at the Ralph with his penalty-box shenanigans Friday night, retaliating against some especially vocal UND fans. “[The booing] fired me up a lot,” Privitera continued. “It was an emotional game and that definitely added to the adrenaline and got us the win.

“Hopefully when we play BC next weekend they’ll boo me.”

very poised and very sure of himself.”

Keeping the score within reach for the Terriers was key, because it took until late in the third period for BU to bring the score even.

With just over five minutes remaining in the third period, senior defenseman Sean Escobedo moved the puck to O’Regan in the offensive zone. O’Regan skated from the boards into the slot and appeared to be ready to drive the puck toward goal.

However, the Needham native surprised UND’s defense as he dropped off a pass to junior forward Matt Nieto and cleared out of the slot, leaving Nieto wide open to score his second goal of the season and tie the game.

Nieto’s goal was his second in the past three games.

O’Regan assisted on both of those goals, and has scored all seven of his collegiate points in the four games

“He is hot right now,” Nieto said.

“I love playing with him. He is very unselfish, he is creative and he is an awesome player … Danny has helped us a lot.”

Less than four minutes later, Lane finished the job that O’Regan and Nieto started, as he roofed a wrist shot over North Dakota goalie Zane Gothberg.

The goal was Lane’s first of his career, and his first point since his assist in BU’s season opener against Providence College.

“Lane had a really nice goal,” Nieto said. “Privitera made a really nice pass to him and he made sure that one went in. It was a hard shot, right in the back of the net.”

Lane had a tough game Friday night, as he went to the penalty box twice. North Dakota scored the game-winning goal with Lane and Escobedo in the penalty box.

However, Lane’s game-winner Saturday night helped make up for the penalties he took Friday.

scoreboard after he stole a pass from North Dakota captain Andrew MacWilliam and wrapped it around Gothberg. The tally tied him with senior captain Wade Megan for the team lead in goals on the year at four.

During the Terriers’ series at the Ralph Engelstad Arena, freshmen scored four of the six goals against North Dakota. A freshman earned an assist in each of the two goals that were scored by upperclassmen.

The strong performance from the freshmen came on the team’s first overnight road trip of the season, when each of the newcomers got their first looks at playing a non-conference road game. Privitera had high praise for the atmosphere of playing at UND. “Unbelievable arena,” Privitera said. “Facility’s great, wish I could have seen their locker room, but this is a great place, it’s got to be the best place in college hockey to play. The atmosphere was unbelievable.”

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without adequate notice to the America East conference, BU is ineligible for the automatic bid America East grants each year. As a result, it must hope for one of the at-large bids.

If selected, BU would compete in the first round of playoffs on Nov. 10 in Virginia. The tournament will then continue with single-elimination rules with quarterfinals on Nov. 11, semifinals on Nov. 16, and the championship game on Nov. 18. This means the winning team will have to play — and win — four games in a single week. “[Endurance] is really important,” Starr said. “That’s why this past week [in practice] we really focused on our fitness quite a bit.”

Starr said she gave her team a few days off to recover after a two-game weekend that closed out October, but she immediately set her team to work once the break was over. This meant running, a little tactical and technical improvement and then much more running.

The work was draining, and despite the energy spent this week — not to mention more than two months of rigorous regular season competition — the Terriers con-

tinue to find a way to stay motivated.

“I think if we had a team that didn’t really care and didn’t really want to keep playing, then the practices and the work level would not really be good.” Starr said. “But I think that we have a team that really wants to keep playing, a team that really focuses on continuing.”

That focus showed throughout the season and was rewarded by the America East last week when it gave eight BU players all-conference honors.

Junior Ella Gunson earned America East Midfielder of the Year. The choice was unanimous, seeing as the 2012 New Zealand Olympian led her team in points, goals and assists in her first season as a Terrier.

For only the second time in university history, BU had a Goalkeeper of the Year in senior Jess Maroney.

Another BU record-holder, senior back Jacinda McLeod, also joins them on the All-Conference First Team. Though she did not win it this year, McLeod is still the only player in Terrier history to win Defensive Player of the Year twice in her sophomore and junior years.

Other BU honors include junior forward Ysi Shieb and senior midfielder Nicole van Oosterom on the All-America East Second Team, freshman forwards Rachel Coll and Sofi Laurito on the AllRookie Team, as well as senior forward Tabi Hatch and Maroney on the All-Academic Team.

“All these individual awards speak wonders of the strengths of the team,” Starr said. “Honestly though, I’m slightly disappointed [Jacinda] didn’t win Defensive Player of the Year when she’s clearly the best defensive player not only in the America East, but really in the country.”

What may have disqualified McLeod from the honor was an ACL tear, among other injuries to her leg late in the season, which prevented her from playing in the last few games.

However, previously injured junior midfielder Madeleine Hackett, who had been unable to play due to a concussion in midOctober, returned to practice this week. This only added to the Terriers’ desire to finish the year in the NCAA tournament.

“Our team has played with the best of them,” Starr said. “I just hope we get the opportunity to go out there and finish it.”

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Senior defender Jacinda MacLeod was named to the All-America East First Team in her final season as a Terrier.

Feldman, staff earn Coaching Staff of Year as Terriers await postseason fate Women’s soccer: From page 8

ference honorees, along with individual awards captured by senior Jessica Morrow for Defender of the Year, junior Emma Clark for Midfielder of the Year and Feldman and her staff for Coaching Staff of the year.

As one of the principle players on the BU backline, Morrow was one of five players to start each game for the

Terriers. Her play helped to establish BU as a defensive force, allowing 9.68 shots per game and shutting out their opponents in five out of eight conference games. Morrow also contributed on offense with five assists, a tie for the team lead.

As the fifth Terrier Midfielder of the Year in five seasons, Clark has also established herself as a dominant force.

Clark finished second on the team with nine points including four goals and one assist, with one of those goals serving as the game-winner against the University of Hartford that gave the Terriers sole ownership of the top spot in the conference.

Clark was also a field mainstay as she also started each of the Terriers’ 19 games.

Junior forward Madison Clem-

ens, along with Clark and Morrow, achieved All-Conference First Team honors, while junior midfielder Megan McGoldrick, sophomore forward Ana Cuffia and junior defender Erin Mullen achieved Second Team honors. Freshman defender McKenzie Hollenbaugh and midfielder Clare Pleuler were selected to the All-Rookie Team.

“I was really proud of the kids,”

Feldman said, “I felt that they deserved it and that was nice of the conference coaches to vote for our kids … and I think the coaches have a lot of integrity and they did a good job at selecting the kids that were deserving.”

The Terriers find out on Monday at 4:30 p.m. if they have received an at-large bid.

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Terriers come from behind to earn series split at UND Freshmen clutch in win in Grand Forks

3 third period goals push BU past UND

By Annie Maroon Daily Free Press Staff

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A late flurry of goals lifted the No. 12 Boston University men’s hockey team over No. 5/6 University of North Dakota on Saturday night, 4–2. The Terriers trailed 2–1 with less than six minutes to go, but they scored three times in the game’s last 5:21 to pick up a series split on the road.

In front of a crowd of 11,977, freshman goalie Matt O’Connor made 26 saves for his fourth win, and freshman wing Matt Lane scored the game-winner with 1:50 left to play.

This was BU’s first ever win in Grand Forks.

“Obviously, it was huge for coach [Jack Parker],” junior forward Matt Nieto said. “It was his first win in this building. That meant a lot for us and for him.”

The Terriers (4–2, 3–1 Hockey East) found themselves in a hole just over five minutes into the game. UND (3–2–1) wing Stephane Pattyn picked up a BU turnover in the neutral zone, drove down the wing and shot the puck off the glass. The rebound came back into the crease, hit O’Connor’s skate and wound up in the net.

Seconds before the end of the period, junior defenseman Garrett Noonan was penalized for diving while BU was on a 5-on-3. Noonan was in front of the net when a North Dakota player shoved him, and the fall he took — arms and legs flailing — drew the referees’ attention.

“If you look at the film, that guy crosschecked him right in the head,” Parker said.

“And then there was no call, so he tried to embellish it. It should have been two for crosschecking and two for embellishment. But that has got to get out of our game and it has never

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Freshman forward Matt Lane scored the game-winning goal with less than two minutes left in the third period of BU’s 4–2 win over North Dakota.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Many teams look to their experienced players to make the important plays at the end of the game. The veterans tend to be the leaders of a squad and upperclassmen are usually elected as team captains.

But for the No. 12 Boston University men’s hockey team, it was a group of freshmen — including goaltender Matt O’Connor and forwards Danny O’Regan and Matt Lane — who stepped up in the third period to lead BU to a come-from-behind 4–2 win over the No. 5/6 University of North Dakota.

“The freshmen have been contributing really well lately,” said junior forward Matt Nieto.

“There are so many of them so it has really been key to our success.”

The Terriers (4–2, 3–1 Hockey East) were down by a goal entering the third period, but they had just taken the momentum, thanks to a key save by O’Connor. Late in the second period, UND (3–2–1) forward Brendan O’Donnell skated the puck in on a breakaway after sophomore defenseman Alexx Privitera misplayed a pass in the offensive zone.

O’Donnell tried to deke to O’Connor’s left and slip the puck past him, but O’Connor stretched out a pad to make the save, preserving the one-goal differential.

With another win, O’Connor remained undefeated in his four starts to start his collegiate career. In a game when he only allowed two goals, his goals-against average actually moved up to 1.81 and his save percentage decreased to .942.

“I thought that Matt O’Connor played fabulous,” said BU coach Jack Parker. “He looked

Freshmen, see page 7

Privitera’s strong weekend helps BU split series with No. 5/6 North Dakota

By Tim Healey Daily Free Press Staff

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Alexx Privitera said he did not know why the University of North Dakota student section heartily booed him during Saturday night’s game, but by the end of it he certainly gave the fans reason.

The sophomore defenseman assisted freshman forward Matt Lane’s game-winning goal — the first tally of Lane’s NCAA career — with 1:50 left in the third period to help the No. 12 Boston University men’s

hockey team to a 4–2 win over No. 5/6 UND. “That’s 120 minutes of hard effort,” Privitera said of the series split at Ralph Engelstad Arena, which started with a 4–2 loss Friday night. “We played real hard all weekend, got great goaltending in both games.

Grinded it out and it worked out for us. We were a better team the second game, bar none, and the score depicted that.”

BU (4–2, 3–1 Hockey East) followed up Lane’s goal with an insurance tally from freshman forward Danny O’Regan 11 sec-

onds later. The goal sent the Terriers home a happy bunch after a few days in the Midwest.

BU coach Jack Parker was also pleased with his team’s effort against North Dakota (3–2–1), particularly Privitera’s.

“Alexx Privitera had his best weekend in a BU hockey uniform,” Parker said.

The praise was an extension of the bench boss’ words following Friday’s loss.

“He gave us a heck of a night,” Parker said. “Both offensively and defensively he moved the puck. He got the puck out of our

zone. He blocked shots. I was very, very impressed with his play.”

Privitera finished the series a plus-three with two assists, the other coming Friday night on freshman defenseman Ahti Oksanen’s first career goal.

He also blocked 10 shots, far and away the most of any Terrier on the weekend. Senior defenseman Sean Escobedo was second with four.

Privitera is second on the team with 16

Privitera, see page 7

No. 15 field hockey looks for spot Terriers await selection committee among 16 NCAA tournament teams decision on team postseason berth

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

The No. 15 Boston University field hockey team enjoyed a dominant campaign during its 2012 season. It outscored, outshot and out-defended most of the northeast. All there is to do is hope.

The NCAA announces its selections for the Division I tournament Monday, and the Terriers (12–6, 4–1 America East) are in the running for a spot. However, their regular season record leaves them in a gray area. Technically, they did well enough to receive a bid, but their season is just as likely to have ended Sunday in a victory over Yale University.

“This weekend could really go either

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way,” said BU head coach Sally Starr, referring to the last few games around the country this weekend and how they could impact her team’s prospects. “Quite honestly, we’re going to be a bubble team,” she said. “We’re either going to be the last team picked [to get into the tournament] or the last team not selected.”

The NCAA chooses 16 teams to play for the Division I title. Several bids automatically go to conference champions around the country with the remaining few being awarded to the universities with the best regular season performance.

Because it is transferring to the Patriot League in the 2012-13 academic year

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Field hockey, see page 7

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By Matthew Fils-Aime Daily Free Press Staff

Coming off of yet another stellar season in the America East Conference, the Boston University women’s soccer team finds itself in a position far different from years past. Instead of making travel arrangements and training for the Women’s College Cup, the Terriers find themselves at the mercy of the selection committee for their berth into the tournament.

Because of BU’s transition into the Patriot League next season, the women were excluded from the Conference’s postseason tournament, which is used to decide who from the America East will receive an automatic bid into the Cup. “We’ve been lifting, and we didn’t have quite as intense a schedule,” said BU coach

Wednesday, Nov. 7

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Nancy Feldman. “But we’ve made sure to train enough and be together enough to be ready if we get an at-large bid.”

With Stony Brook University topping the University of Hartford 1–0 in the America East championship game, the Seawolves captured their first conference title and an automatic bid into the tournament. The Terriers will have to wait patiently for the selection committee to weigh their season’s strength to possibly receive an at-large bid.

Since the team’s final game against the University of New Hampshire, the Terriers have been busy collecting awards for their exceptional play during the regular season.

BU led the conference with eight All-Con-

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Women’s soccer, see page 7

Friday, Nov. 9

W. Basketball vs. BC, 7 p.m.

M. Basketball @ Northeastern, 7 p.m.

W. Hockey @ UNH, 7 p.m.

M. Hockey @ Merrimack, 7:30 p.m.