11-6-2012

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Aerosmith rocks crowd outside old Allston apartment Heated Senate race, medical marijuana on ballots Tuesday

By Zoe Roos Daily Free Press Staff

Crowds of people braved the brisk November air for several hours to see perennial rock band Aerosmith play a free promotional concert on Monday outside of their former apartment in Allston.

On the eve of their 15th studio album “Music from Another Dimension!” the band returned to 1325 Commonwealth Ave. to play where “The Bad Boys from Boston” lived in the 1970s.

Aerosmith is widely considered to be one of the most successful American rock bands, together for 42 years.

Arriving on the iconic Boston Duck Tour boats, the band was greeted with an introduction from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

“They created rock and roll for America,” he said. “They sang the national anthem for us back in 1994, and we hope to give them the chance to do it again soon.”

Steven Tyler grabbed the microphone before the band kicked off the show.

“We were never up this early when we lived here,” he said. “So thank you for coming out. We have been trying to give back to this city, so here is one for you.”

The concert was advertised to last for 20 minutes, but the band played about 10 songs in succession, combining crowd favorites such as “Sweet Emotion” with tracks from the new record.

Tyler made a point of stopping halfway

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Rock & roll band Aerosmith performs for Boston residents in front of the building in Allston where they once lived Monday.

through the set to give a shout-out to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who is still in the hospital.

Menino was hospitalized on Oct. 28 because of a virus, The Daily Free Press previously reported.

“Mayor Menino!” he shouted. “I hope you’re feelin’ better, baby.”

Publicity for the concert suggested that it might have been held with the underlying agenda of encouraging viewers to vote on Election Day Tuesday.

But once the concert was underway, it became clear that entertainment was the primary focus.

Gayle Flaherty, a 46-year-old realtor who took a few hours off to enjoy the concert, said she was not surprised by the lack of politics.

“I wasn’t expecting they would talk about it,” she said. “Besides, I don’t really see Steven Tyler as the type to endorse a

Aerosmith, see page 4

BU joins likes of MIT in Association of American Universities

By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University joined the Association of American Universities, an invitation-only society of institutions, on Monday, AAU officials said. “[BU] joined last week after the membership vote took place,” said AAU spokesman Barry Toiv. “The membership is effective Nov. 5.”

BU President Robert Brown accepted an invitation to join the association by AAU President Hunter Rawlings III, according to an AAU press release Monday.

“Boston University is an outstanding institution that belongs in AAU by virtue of the strength of its research and academic programs,” Rawlings said in the release.

AAU was founded in 1900 to promote and develop research universities, according to the organization’s website. Including BU, there are 60 universities in the U.S. in the AAU and two in Canada.

“The [membership] meeting took place Oct. 21 to [Oct.] 23, and the vote took place during and after the meeting, giving time for all the university presidents to cast their votes,” Toiv said.

BU is the fourth Boston-area college to join the AAU, behind Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University, according to the AAU website.

BU was chosen after a process of reviews by the AAU membership committee, Toiv said. The membership committee periodically reviews a number of research universities that could be eligible for membership and, after the reviews, makes a recommendation.

AAU universities in the U.S. award more than one-half of all doctoral degrees in the country, according to the release.

A three-fourths majority of current members must vote to invite a university to join the AAU, the release stated. Schools

are judged based on quality of research, graduate education and commitment to undergraduate development.

“Undergraduate education is also looked at to make sure there’s a strong commitment to undergraduate education, but generally, research and graduate education and various indicators of quality in those areas are looked at,” Toiv said.

Toiv said AAU membership is considered a standard for leading research universities in North America.

“The association is a strong advocate for research universities,” he said. “Presidents meet twice a year, and other constituencies meet during the year to discuss common interests and concerns, problems and solutions, and many universities consider that to be a great resource and benefit.”

Toiv said being asked to join is an advantage for universities.

Association, see page 2

As election season comes to a close, Massachusetts voters face a hotly contested Senate race and the Commonwealth’s controversial ballot questions as they fill the booths on Tuesday.

The Senate race between Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, one of the most closely watched in the nation, is shaping up to also be the costliest race in the Bay State’s history.

The race is expected to be close, with a recent University of Massachusetts Lowell and Boston Herald poll showing Brown edging one point over Warren.

“It’s true the lot of people will vote for Obama and then will vote for Brown for Senate,” said Graham Wilson, department chair for the Political Science Department at Boston University. “But, on the other hand I think the bigger the Obama total in Mass., the more likely it is that she [Warren] will win.”

Brown, who won the seat after the death of longtime U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, has campaigned on a message of independence, boasting a record of bipartisanship in Congress.

Warren, a professor of law at Harvard University, has campaigned on a message of advocacy for the people, citing her work against Wall Street and other corporations.

Both the Massachusetts Democratic Party and the Massachusetts Republican Party cited how important this upcoming election is for the Commonwealth.

“The Senate race is important because D.C. is gridlocked and Senator Brown is one of the few people actually doing something about it,” said Tim Buckley, the communications director for the Massachusetts Republican Party. “A Scott Brown victory will mean we will have balance in our congressional delegation again.”

Kevin Franck, communications director for the Massachusetts Democratic Party, also said this election would be very important for the future of the nation, but said a Warren win would strengthen the country.

“The race is between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown,” Franck said. “But the decision is really between a U.S. Senate that is run by Democrats or a U.S. Senate

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SG slate BetterBU running on platform of campus saftey, tuition stability, transparency

By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff

The BetterBU slate announced its candidacy for spring 2013 Student Government executive board, advocating for increased safety and tackling tuition hikes.

The slate, which announced its candidacy at an official news conference Monday, is focused on ending tuition hikes, increasing safety on and off campus and instituting a holiday bus service, said Aditya Rudra, BetterBU’s presidential candidate and current SG executive vice president.

BetterBU is running unopposed as of Monday, but if elected, they aim to encourage elections to have a bigger presence on campus, Rudra, a School of Management junior, said.

“We had the same problem last semester,” Rudra said. “If elected, we will try and make elections in the future more contested.”

BetterBU is also comprised of Lauren LaVelle, executive vice presidential candidate and SMG junior, Justin Jones, vice president of finance candidate and SMG junior and Jas-

mine Miller, vice president of internal affairs candidate and a College of Arts and Sciences freshman.

Rudra said the slate was chosen based on the candidates’ previous experience with BU student government.

“We wanted to find people who could hit the ground running next semester without a learning curve,” he said.

Rudra said that if elected, the slate aims to increase communication between SG and other groups on campus.

“I’d like to see relations with RHA [Residence Hall Associations], and I’d like to see relations with Student Health Services,” said Rudra.

David Torres, a CAS and College of Communication senior and BetterBU’s press secretary, said the candidates are experienced.

“We’re highly motivated to see what we can get done,” he said.

Jones said tuition increases about 3 percent

Slate, see page 4

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Members of the Student Government e-board slate BetterBU School of Management juniors Aditya Rudra and Justin Jones announced their candidacy for the spring 2013 term.

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that will be taken over by a Tea Party Republican crew that will set about systematically dismantling all of President Obama’s accomplishments.”

Buckley declined to predict whether Brown or Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would win on Tuesday, but optimism runs high for the Republicans in Massachusetts, he said.

Franck also said he feels confident that Democrats will perform well on Election Day. “The prospects for Democratic candidates in Massachusetts are very good right now,” Franck said. “We are confident on election day that Massachusetts voters will continue to vote for Massachusetts Democrats because their ideas are better and the candidates are better.”

Wilson said he also foresees a strong showing for Democrats on Tuesday.

“I would predict that Barack Obama will carry Massachusetts,” he said. “I will stick my neck out and say that, however it is tremendously important for Warren, that he do that by a large margin.”

Democratic Eighth District Rep. Michael Capuano is running for the Seventh district, which includes Boston University, against Karla Romero, an Independent.

Joseph Kennedy III, a former prosecutor, is running for the Fourth Congressional District as a Democrat against Sean Bielat, a Republican who serves in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

Massachusetts also has three questions on the ballot in the 2012 election.

The first question on the ballot deals with the availability of motor vehicle repair information. If passed, it would force dealerships to provide vehicle owners and independent repair shops to have access to the same vehicle information the dealership has.

The second question on the ballot, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide if passed, has received the most attention, Wilson said.

If passed, this bill would allow a state-licensed physician to prescribe medication to a terminally ill patient that would end his or her life, according to the website of Secretary of Massachusetts William Galvin.

“My guess is that it’s going to fail,” Wilson said. “I see a lot of opposition and I don’t see equally passionate support.”

In a Western New England University poll conducted from Oct. 26 through Nov. 1, 43 percent of respondents backed the death with dignity measure while 44 percent opposed it.

The third question on the ballot is for the legalization of the medical use of marijuana.

If passed, criminal and civil penalties regarding the use of marijuana for medical purposes would be eliminated.

Wilson said he is confident Question 3 will pass, but said making predictions is always hazardous.

“There will be some people who will think that it is medically useful, and other people who think that it’s time we stop making such a big fuss about marijuana anyway,” he said. “So my instinct is that it’s going to pass.”

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Johnnie’s cuts prices before Whole Foods settles in Abroad students

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their meat and produce, it’s really wonderful — very high-quality.

And when they had sales, they were really, really effective”.

Martin-Zaner said he was displeased that a big chain such as Whole Foods is taking over the Johnnie’s location.

“I really don’t think we need another Whole Foods in Brookline,” he said.

Kyle Dobson, a service manager at the Johnnie’s Brookline location, said the owner of Johnnie’s Foodmaster is in his 60s and wanted to retire.

“He sold half the company to Whole Foods and half to Stop & Shop,” he said.

The Brookline store is scheduled to close on Nov. 30 and will reopen as a Whole Foods before the end of its 2013 fiscal year.

Whole Foods and Stop & Shop officials said they are both committed to interviewing any Johnnie’s employees looking to stay after the

Boston University students studying abroad said being away from the U.S. during the election gives them a more global perspective.

“To be honest, I feel like I am at an advantage being in Europe during the election season,” said Jason Kashdan, College of Communication junior who is studying in Madrid, in an email interview.

“I’ve learned to think about how the decisions and actions of our country have a significant effect on the lives of everyone else in the world.”

Students who planned to vote from abroad had to send a federal postcard application form to their local Board of Elections, then return their ballots by mail or to the American Embassy, said Chris Russell, the Study Abroad associate director of campus outreach.

“Students like seeing what happens in their home country while they’re studying abroad,” Russell said. “It gives them a different perspective on our national politics, depending on where they are.”

Kashdan said he was surprised to learn that people in Madrid are very well informed about upcoming elections.

“Because of this, I feel like I have political discussions with my friends, coworkers and family here in Madrid, more so than I would have at BU,” he said.

Beth Luby, a College of Arts and Sciences and COM junior in London, said when people find out she is American, the first thing they ask is her opinion on the elections.

“My coworker was curious what I thought of the debates and whether I thought Gov. Romney actually had a shot at winning,” she said in an email interview.

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By Robin Ngai Daily Free Press Staff

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Oct. 28 to Nov. 4.

On Oct. 28, there were two reported car break-ins at 610 Beacon St. Both incidents were reported separately around 3 p.m. and both cars were parked outside Myles Standish Hall. Nothing was taken from the first car, but a GPS was taken from the second car.

Locker loser On Oct. 28 at 5:42 p.m., a student had her wallet stolen from a Fitness & Recreation Center locker room. She was exercising and put her possessions in a locker to shower. There was no lock on the locker and when she came out of the shower her wallet was gone. There have been no suspects reported.

Sucker punch A BU employee followed an unwanted person on 771 Commonwealth Ave. from Mugar Memorial Library who was causing a disturbance around 8 a.m. on Oct. 30.

The male turned on the employee and assaulted him, fleeing afterwards. He has not been caught.

Not yo’ couch BU students living in a suite at 33 Harry Agganis Way reported to police at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday that their laptops and couch were stolen from the room while they were away. The residents said their Student Village II room was unlocked while they were not in the room.

Return of the punch On Saturday, a BU student was walking alone near 39 Gardner St. at about 2 a.m. when an unidentified male approached him. The suspect reportedly punched the student in the face, knocking out two of the student’s teeth. The student was transported to Saint Francis hospital.

Serial puncher A non-BU affiliated male reported on Sunday he left the Paradise Rock Club at 967 Comm. Ave. at about midnight when an unknown male attacked him. The victim was walking toward the alleyway when the unknown male approached and punched him the face. The area was searched by BUPD and there were no results.

30 minutes or theft A female student’s iPhone was stolen on Sunday at around 9 p.m. from the front desk of 33 Harry Agganis Way. The student came downstairs to sign a friend in and forgot her phone at the desk. When she returned to get her phone, it was gone.

Upon checking surveillance tapes, BU police found that a Domino’s deliveryman stole the phone while dropping off an order. They tracked him down at 456 Cambridge St., where the man confessed and was arrested. He is not a BU affiliate and was arraigned Monday in Brighton District Court.

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Johnnie’s Foodmaster in Brookline prepares to shutter their doors after Whole Foods acquired the chain’s lease.

By John Ambrosio Daily Free Press Staff

Dozens of people scrounging for discounts kept the staff at Johnnie’s Foodmaster in Brookline busy on Saturday, as the store holds one final sales push before closing to make way for a new Whole Foods Market.

After 65 years of selling groceries to communities all over Massachusetts, the local grocery store Johnnie’s Foodmaster is selling off all 10 of its locations to Whole Foods and Stop & Shop.

The original deal, sealed on Oct. 26, has the store in Brookline advertising products at 30 percent off, as the staple grocery store near Boston University’s South Campus transitions into a Whole Foods.

The move has left some employees and customers of the small Brookline store somber.

“I’m more disappointed about losing my friends here — not only the employees, but the customers that I became really close to,” said

Johnnie’s Foodmaster employee Eric Randolph. “It was like a big family here after a while. I’ve been here three years, that’s the only thing I’m disappointed in — I’m going to miss everybody.”

Whole Foods assured locals that they would maintain the standard that they have come to expect from grocery stores such as Johnnie’s, according to an Oct. 26 press release.

“Like Foodmaster, Whole Foods Market has a long history of supporting the communities we serve and we are excited to bring out fresh, quality foods at affordable prices to these six new market areas,” according to the release.

Reaction to the sale has been mixed, but many said they are sad to see another local business go away, even if it is voluntary.

“I am extremely disappointed, I’ve lived in the area for 30 years and I’ve shopped here since they opened,” said Brookline resident Bernice Martin-Zaner. “In terms of

SG solicits info from BUSI, AWC about sanctions in Iran

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

Members of Boston University Students for Israel and the Anti-War Coalition weighed the morality of sanctions in Iran and their relevance to students on campus in a form hosted by Student Government officials Monday night.

About 20 people, including AWC and BUSI members, debated their moral standpoints on the sanctions, making their appeals to SG as it decides whether or not to take a stance on behalf of students.

“This administration is very excited to be able to facilitate conversation with student groups that historically on this campus haven’t been cooperating or haven’t been having this conversation,” said SG Executive Vice President Aditya Rudra, a School of Management junior.

On Oct. 15, the AWC requested SG take an active stance and issue a statement that BU students do not support U.S. sanctions on Iran. SG voted to create a committee to hear arguments from both sides.

AWC member Jarib Rahman, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, said the AWC is against sanctions because they are harmful to Iran.

“We believe that sanctions are a form of economic warfare,” Rahman said.

Rahman said that sanctions raise prices of goods in Iran, restrict access to medicine and make trade with other nations difficult.

“That’s our basis to the opposition of the Iranian sanctions — because they are hurting the Iranian people,” he said.

Rahman said BU has in the past taken more action than AWC’s request.

“People at BU have opposed apartheid in South Africa, and have taken action way beyond what we’re asking for here, which is just for Student Government to pass a resolution,” he said.

Rahman said BU should continue its tradition of being vocal politically.

“Often, SG has taken in opposing these actions,” Rahman said. “That’s what we’re asking

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College of Communication senior Jack Goldberg and College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Luke Rebecchi participate in a discussion about sanctions in Iran Monday night.

BU to do, just sort of continue the tradition that was there in the past of taking a stance as American citizens and opposing something they think the government shouldn’t be doing.”

BUSI Co-President Rachel DuShey said she supports the U.S. sanctions on Iran.

“I disagree with the AWC that sanctions are a form of warfare,”

DuShey said. “Sanctions are a deterrent to military action.”

DuShey said sanctions on Iran are a global issue of which students should be aware.

“BU students should be educated about what’s going on,” she said. “It’s important for people to be somewhat knowledge-

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SHA junior calls U.S. election from abroad perspective ‘eye-opening’ Abroad: From Page 3

Hospitality Administration junior studying in Sydney, said the impact of the U.S. presidential elections in other countries is eyeopening.

“Seeing how much the election influences the rest of the world is something that I will keep in mind for all other elections I am able to vote in,” she said. “Voting, and more specifically voting for who will be the next president of the United States, is something that

millions of people would love to take part in.”

Luby said being in another country during the election season is refreshing.

“There are things happening other than relentless campaigning,” she said.

Kashdan said he is surprised that Europeans are more concerned about U.S. politics than some Americans are about European politics.

William Grimes, an international relations professor, said

there is plenty of information available to people in other countries regarding the election.

“The amount of information that’s available is enormous, down to the fact that you can see every single political map on the web if you choose,” he said.

“Anybody who is fairly well-educated in most countries should have a great deal of access to information, particularly if they speak English. But even if you don’t, you can still get a lot.”

Luby said Europe seems very

concerned about the possibility of Romney winning the election.

“Until recently, my political science professor had considered Romney unelectable,” she said.

Although Grimes said the elections would not make a huge difference internationally, if Romney becomes president, it would have an impact on U.S. relations with foreign countries.

“There are a couple of places where a Romney president might complicate U.S. relations with other countries,” he said. “One is

the statement that he will be declaring China a currency manipulator on day one of his presidency.

It is not going to have very much effect except to annoy the Chinese.”

Next week, the Study Abroad office International Education Week will invite students studying around the world to record what they witnessed from abroad during the election, and specify what different cities and countries are reacting to about the election.

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transition at the end of the month, Dobson said.

“There’s an interview for every employee — at the stores that Whole Foods bought, they bought six of them, there’s an interview for Whole Foods, and at the other four stores there are interviews for Stop & Shop,” Dobson said. “So it’s not a guarantee, but it’s highly likely that everyone will get their jobs depending on their position.”

Other residents are less disappointed to see Johnnie’s go, including some Boston University stu-

dents who were less enamored with its local flavor.

“I didn’t shop there a lot because they were expensive,” said College of Communication junior Rani Gupta.

Justine Park, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said most grocery stores carry the same products.

“Shaw’s is right there, their prices are similar and there’s not that much of a drastic difference between them,” she said. “Sure, there is some stuff here that you can’t get at Shaw’s, but it’s very comparable.”

BetterBU slate aims for more lighting, emergency phones around campus Slate: From Page 1

to 4 percent each year.

He said the candidates hope to ensure that each of next year’s incoming freshmen pay the same amount each year to attend BU. “[Tuition stability] eliminates the possibility of them having to pay more with annual tuition increases,” Jones said.

Rudra said BU hopes to be a leader on the national issue of tuition instability.

“As the largest university in Massachusetts, we have a big role in starting a discussion and starting a network in leadership,” said Rudra.

Rudra said while tuition instability will not be resolved next semester, BetterBU hopes to set up the following year’s Student Government with what they need to make progress.

Miller said due to the armed robberies on and near the Charles River Campus, BetterBU hopes to increase communication between SG and the Boston University Police Department.

BetterBU aims to increase lighting around campus and to increase the number of blue light phones on and off campus, she said.

LaVelle said the BetterBU slate

hopes to implement a holiday bus service similar to the one that BU ran in the 1990s.

“At Christmas and Thanksgiving breaks … there would be a bus service that leaves from BU campus that would take [students] to South Station or Logan,” LaVelle said.

She said the slate would also establish BU buses to New York or Philadelphia.

BetterBU is hosting campaigning activities at the SMG Starbucks, the Warren Towers complex Starbucks, the George Sherman Union link and Marsh Plaza, said campaign coordinator Jack Goldberg, a COM senior.

The slate created a Twitter, a website and a Facebook page to connect with students, Goldberg said.

“Really, what it’s about, as far as social media goes, is interaction,” he said. “We know what we think about BU. We want to know what the students feel. What do [they] feel about these issues?”

The campaigning period began at midnight on Monday, and the election voting period runs from Nov. 12 at 12 p.m. to Nov. 19 at 12 p.m., according to BU’s election website.

Though the crowd reached into the thousands, there was no trouble among the concert goers.

“We’ve had no trouble,” said a Boston police officer who asked to remain anonymous. “Everyone just had a good time, just wanted to enjoy the music.”

The B branch of the Green Line from Washington Street to Packard’s Corner was closed from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the city closed parts of Commonwealth Avenue, from Harvard Avenue to Allston Street, to vehicles from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The band performed right outside the building where Ally Damiano, a sophomore in Boston University’s College of Engineering, lives.

“Our landlord slipped a note under our door on Thursday saying that there would be disturbances,” she said. “They didn’t

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Rock & roll band Aerosmith performs for Boston residents in front of the building in Allston where they once lived Monday.

say it was Aerosmith coming. We heard that on the news.”

Although the concert might have lacked distinct political overtones, Aerosmith did end its show by showering the audience in red, white and blue confetti.

The concert brought people of all ages together for an entertaining tribute to the lasting success of Aerosmith.

“This is where it all began,” Tyler said at the conclusion of the show. “And it will never end.”

Sanctions deter military actions, BUSI co-president says BUSI: From Page 3

able about foreign politics.”

Rudra said that SG aims to host a meeting again at some point before Nov. 12 to continue the conversation.

BUSI member and College of Communication senior Jack Goldberg said that sanctions should not be an issue for SG to decide.

“Every BU student should be given the chance to make a decision about this,” Goldberg said.

“It should not be the decision of 40 people in a room based on some words by one person. This should be a decision that each student is educated on.”

Goldberg said he supports the use of sanctions as opposed to military action.

CAS freshman Spencer Weiss, who is not a member of BUSI or AWC, said that he supports the sanctions on Iran because they are precautionary measures.

“Sanctions are a necessity to

avoid war,” Weiss said.

Weiss also said he is against SG endorsing a position on such a complex issue.

“I don’t think any of us can truly say, ‘I know everything about the issue,’ because who honestly can when it comes to the Middle East?” Weiss said. “So really, I’m sort of against Boston University making a stance on the issue at all.”

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The Battle with Breast Cancer

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r. Ann Patridge, an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the founder and director of the Program for Young Women with Breast Cancer and the Adult Survivorship Program and Lance Foundation Clinic, weighed in on how to learn more about breast cancer and what college students should know about it.

In October, Patridge was featured in Susan G. Komen’s 31 Days of Impact, a web series honoring 31 different individuals whose lives were impacted by breast cancer.

MK: What is your role in the fight against breast cancer?

AP: I’m a medical oncologist. Medical oncologists look at the risk of cancer and they have administered treatment hormones and help surgeons work solely with cancer surgically.

MK: How did you get interested in oncology?

AP: What got me interested in the science of cancer was to help patients through a difficult time and guide the patient’s cancer care and make a plan for what they need to do with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy. Medical oncologists manage all that and the side effects in this high-level decision. I enjoy taking care of women affected by breast cancer, to see something through science — and I had inspiring mentors.

MK: What do you think of the progress that has been made so far?

AP: The progress is across the board, chemotherapy and the National Cancer Institute for breast cancer is working toward shrinking it and promoting their lives for women who have had surgery, chemotherapy for cells left behind, agents or drugs that target on ways that grow, cancer cells, in significant ways.

MK: Could you please describe your work with cancer patients?

AP: Every patient has their own experience with breast cancer, and it is the most upsetting thing that threatens their life prematurely. Majority patients live through immediate challenges living the physical and emotional ups and downs as survivors in the journey. I help patients and their families through advanced stages in cancer.

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Elana Schwartz, College of General Studies sophomore, runs to first base during the “Save Second Base” Kick for a Cure kickball tournament benefiting Susan G. Komen For the Cure.

MK: Does breast cancer affect young women?

AP: Young women with cancer deal with such grace in major battles. I know someone who was diagnosed right after college, and too often the story of young women battling cancer is not told.

MK: What advice would you give college students about breast cancer?

AP: You still need to be vigilant. College students have a lot on their plates overall, but young women need to take care of their bodies, eat right and be healthy. If there’s something pulling on your underarms or rashes that aren’t going away, you can’t be too young. Think, “let’s do a biopsy instead of saying “let’s hope it’s nothing.” When di-

agnosed, sometimes it’s not treated aggressively up front, and young women won’t check for lumps and follow it up.

MK: Does breast cancer affect only women?

AP: Breast cancer in women is much more common, though a small number of men are also affected.

MK: What can we do to help the cause?

AP: It is really important that breast cancer is no longer just a disease that is diagnosed but that everyone is involved in the moment through walks, fundraisers and the money is well spent to unlock the cure and keep doing what you’re doing and do it even more.

Objectively Measuring Consciousness

By Bhaswati Chattopadhyay

One of the most subjective analyses — that of measuring a person’s consciousness — is now moving toward greater objectivity in differentiating between patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states.

At the Society for Neuroscience Conference in New Orleans in October, a research team from the Belgian National Fund for Research revealed that their new work is the first of its kind to be able to tell the two states apart in patients.

Melanie Boly, a post-doctoral fellow who is leading this research, told Nature News that this was prompted by a desire to gain more objectivity in a medical field with a lot of uncertainty.

“We really need to find a way to be able to measure consciousness reliably,” she said in Nature.

Students said this new step is a step forward.

“It’s great scientists keep finding new ways to improve the assessment of people in non-responsive states,” Casey Cirillo, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said.

Measuring consciousness is difficult work, especially for patients who are not in healthy, awake states, but are either locked in, vegetative or minimally conscious, according the article. These states are often due to brain trauma or a result of major cardiac arrest.

Locked-in patients appear to be fully capable of similar brain functions as otherwise healthy and awake individuals, though they are incapable of responding physically or able to move, the study said.

Vegetative patients, although alive, only respond with reflexive movements and do not seem to have sensitivity to their surroundings. Meanwhile, minimally conscious patients feel pain and other sensations and can make purposeful, non-reflexive body responses.

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This new research, according to Nature, is novel in the sense that is a great improvement upon previous attempts to quantify consciousness. In the past, it was demonstrated through similar brain wave analyzing techniques that the people in vegetative states and people in minimally conscious states respond to sound differently. However, this was limited in the sense that it worked best analyzing certain trends and could be used only with groups of people.

There was little reliability or accuracy for individual patients. The new test was extensive enough to be able to tell different states of consciousness apart in individual patents.

The test comprised of sending a brief electromagnetic shock through the test subjects’ heads and measured neural responses via electrodes attached to that region, the study explained. The test subjects were divided into different groups based on their medically diagnosed state of consciousness. These groups consisted of those who were healthy and awake, healthy and sleeping, healthy and under general anesthesia, locked-in, minimally conscious and vegetative. As hypothesized, there were similar trends among people in the same group and there were similar differences between people of the distinct groups.

In 32 healthy and awake subjects, the shock to their head resulted in eliciting complex electrical activities from their brains. Locked-in patients, or those who are otherwise fully conscious, but cannot communicate or move, had similar responses, the study said.

Those in minimally conscious states produced less complex responses in their brains and they tended to be centralized in one general location. By contrast, the healthy, but sleeping test subjects and those under general anesthesia had even simpler, shorter responses in their brains. Diagnosed vegetative patients elicited responses

very similar to those of sleeping or anesthetized subjects.

Melanie Boly and her team said they see the widespread implications of her team’s work.

“For the family, this changes everything,” said Boly to Nature, who was also a presenter of this work at the Society for Neuroscience Conference.

The implications and effects of this innovation take on forms in many fields. For example, since the since the test can differentiate between individual patients, it may be useful as a clinical measure as well as a scientific measure.

Though this is a big endeavor in the scientific community, not all scientists are ready to put their faith in it just yet.

“It’s not going to supplant a clinical assessment,” said neurologist Nicholas Schiff of the Weill Cornell Medical College to Nature.

Still, some people said the research is a positive sign for the future.

“It kind of makes you wonder what scientists will figure out next,” Cirillo said.

Aside from medical impact, this work has critical legal implications. Though the distinction between different states of consciousness is difficult to discern clinically, once a diagnosis is given, different laws apply to patients.

Students said this new research could provide help with these legal implications.

“This is a big step forward. I remember the all the controversy surrounding the Terri Schiavo case,” said Kaitlyn Walsh, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Management. “A test like that would have been able to prove once and for all if she was brain dead and would have allowed the family to avoid the need for a legal case.”

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Submit a letter to the editor! letters@dailyfreepress.com BUCR perspective: Student loan debt As a college senior preparing for graduation, I took many issues into consideration this election season. Jobs and the economy are on everyone’s minds, especially with the high unemployment rate that recent college graduates will have to face this spring. In this economy, a growing percentage of students rely on loans to finance their education, and a number of students and their families face skyrocketing prices for higher education and even higher debt burdens as a result. According to the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, the cost of college has increased by 439 percent since 1982, and about half of undergraduate students are now borrowing to pay for college, with an average debt held at $25,000 upon graduating.

The College Board reports that the amount of student loans taken out in 2010 reached $100 billion and total loans outstanding exceeded $1 trillion for the first time ever. The “higher education bubble” is making education unaffordable, while defaulting and loan forgiveness have been established norms and expectations. This country needs a new direction, a direction where college can be affordable again and paying off debt is realistic.

Since the Department of Education was established under the Carter administration, we have seen a perpetual cycle of the same occurrences in federal education policy: The DOE increases subsidies for college, inflating students’ buying power, in turn allowing universities to raise tuition, which ultimately increases the demand for more government subsidies. This country cannot afford more of these policies, as increasing federal subsidies will only shift the responsibility of paying for college from the student, directly benefiting from the college, to the taxpayer.

The constant increase in tuition rates is overwhelming the efforts being taken by the states and federal government to provide more support for higher education. This country is investing more money than ever in higher education, yet a four-year college education continues to become more expensive for students and families. It has shown that more spending, regulation and control from the federal government has not solved this problem. Flooding colleges with federal dollars will only drive tuition higher. As students continue to borrow more than ever to pay for college, the colleges themselves are left to pay the bill, and the only way for the colleges to pay for this is to increase tuition and fees.

While the problem is easy to identify, the

solution to lower costs and increase flexibility for students can be difficult. A fundamental restructuring of higher education would be of great benefit to the country, especially with a stronger global economic competition.

Reforming higher education will also have an effect on increasing economic mobility of young Americans from lower-income families and allow for greater opportunities to earn an affordable college degree and achieve the American Dream.

One thing that could be done would be to reduce student indebtedness and boost saving for higher education by shifting college costs away from debt financing and toward more financing through saving. Federally subsidized student loans encourage indebtedness instead of savings, and it makes it much easier for colleges to raise tuition. To do this, students and their families must be given the information they need to weigh the costs and benefits of the many options available to them. Better information about products and services helps consumers make more informed choices, and this is especially vital when considering postsecondary education. Students must be clearly informed about their obligations when they apply for federal student loans and not given an empty promise that their loans will simply be forgiven if they cannot afford to repay them. It is important that students receive support that goes beyond a check-in from a collections agent to help keep them on track to repayment.

Overall, there are aspects of current reform that have been working. Continued long-term federal investment in basic research at higher learning institutions has been a crucial source of innovation in our economy and will be imperative moving forward to achieve success on the global scale. As our economy demands more advanced and diverse skills every day, our higher education system must meet these demands in order to properly prepare students for post-graduate life. A long-term funding solution for federal student loans is necessary in order to give students and families the resources they need to succeed after graduation, and after that, being able to find a job that can provide a rewarding return on their educational investment.

Dave Martinez Boston University College Republicans Vice President of Operations SMG 2013

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

In efforts to gain perspectives from students of Democratic and Republican affiliations, The Daily Free Press asked BU College Democrats and BU College Republicans to answer the following question: if and how should the government address the student loan crisis?

Our take: Student loan debt

Entering college should be an equalizing opportunity for high school graduates. Students look to colleges to provide them with the skills they need to lead successful, independent lives after graduation. But when some of them are forced to pay off massive student loans, leading a successful, independent life is difficult to do.

The student loan debt in the U.S. passed the $1 trillion mark in late 2011, and it has become clearer that the loan debt will continue to grow out of control. There are programs in place to help students tackle college costs. Scholarships and grants offer monetary aid to students and unlike loans, they do not have to be repaid.

Government programs, such as the Pell Grant Program, have provided some relief for students and families in need of monetary assistance. In the 2010–11 academic year, about 9.3 million students in the U.S. received the Pell grant with an average reward of $3,833, according to an article in The Daily Free Press on Oct. 22.

Boston University spokesman Colin Riley said to the Free Press that about 3,000 BU students received Pell grants in the 2011–12 academic year.

More large-scale programs, such as student loan forgiveness, offer an alluring opportunity to help relieve college graduates of years of loan repayment. However, the program raises some concerns about how the federal government would handle loan forgiveness. Removing debt forgiveness may encouraging debt collection as opposed to refinancing, which can create a slippery slope. To some extent, loan forgiveness can help college graduates move forward without crippling debt — perhaps even achieve financial stability — but the

question of where to draw the line remains.

Even U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke, of Michigan, who introduced the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, said it will be little more than a band-aid. The provisions may help several low-income borrowers, but it does not necessarily mean it will help all student borrowers.

However, when it comes to assisting students financially, the emphasis should be placed on universities. Universities should play the largest role in dishing out aid to students in the form of scholarships and grants.

BU offers a number of institutional scholarships and grants. In the 2010–11 academic year, 8,557 students received BU scholarships with an average reward of $22,125. However, with tuition at BU on the rise, the university should do more to assist its students, whether it involves cutting tuition or offering more aid to accepted students.

Boston University increased tuition 3.79 percent for the 2012–13 academic year. President Robert Brown announced that the average undergraduate financial aid award was projected to increase 5 percent for the 2012– 13 academic year.

While universities such as BU focus on research and redevelopment, as well as other resources for students, what matters most is that students can afford the education they want. Financial aid at colleges and universities have struggled to keep up with college costs for years, and institutions should address this by raising more money for scholarships and grants.

With help from federal programs, the country should see college loan debt shrink, but change is ultimately at the hands of the institutions themselves.

BUCD perspective: Student loan debt

It’s senior year, and I’m graduating in six months with a good amount of student loans.

I should be worried about getting a job after college and even more worried about paying back my debt.

But I’m not, because of President Barack Obama.

Obama has made it a priority throughout his administration to help college graduates pay for their student loan debt after they graduate, and he’ll continue to do so if he’s elected for a second term.

The proof is in his track record.

In 2009 and 2010, Obama proposed legislation that would double funding for Pell grants. In March of 2010, Congress passed the bill, despite opposition from Republicans who saw the policy as a government takeover.

With the passage of this bill, funding for Pell grants increased from around $19 billion to a suggested $36 billion this upcoming year, according to the Department of Education.

About 10 million students are expected to receive Pell Grants in 2013, and close to 3,000 of those students go to Boston University.

On a personal note, I depend on the Pell grant to pay for my education. During my senior year of high school, the numbers were being crunched so hard that I would have had to take out a bank loan if I didn’t get money from the Pell Grant to attend BU. Thus, I wouldn’t be writing this piece if it weren’t for the Pell grant.

Time to throw some more numbers at you.

Under the president’s administration, federal student loan repayment was capped at 10 percent per year. This means that the government can’t take more than 10 percent of what you as a college graduate earn as annual discretionary income. It’s called income-based repayment, and it also includes loan forgiveness after 20 years.

This is a big step, considering it will help 1.6 million young people this year alone.

Obama allowed the student loans of teachers, nurses and servicemen and women to be forgiven after 10 years if they made their monthly payments on time.

Let’s not forget about health insurance — a major financial issue for many young Americans who just recently graduated. Under the president, millions of young people can now stay on their parents’ health insurance until age 26 — another big deal considering young people are one of the most uninsured demographics in America.

And that’s just what Obama has done. I haven’t even mentioned all the stuff he’s going to do.

The president isn’t perfect.

His original proposal didn’t take inflation into account. This time around, Obama’s income-based repayment policy will keep up with inflation.

These changes were originally set to start in 2014, but the president cares so much about young people that he’s fast-tracked the timeline to be available as soon as this year. The best part is that this option will still be available to students even if Obama isn’t elected, unless Mitt Romney decides to follow through with his running mate’s plan to cut nearly 20 percent of the education budget.

There goes being able to pay back your loans on time.

If elected, Romney’s plan will educate recent grads on the obligations of applying for a federal student loan, although he doesn’t mention how the plan will provide support to graduates so they don’t miss payments.

The take-away of all this is that young people have a lot to lose in this election. Recent college graduates will be the ones bearing the burden of bad Republican policy.

But, it isn’t enough to be informed. We need to stand up for ourselves and refuse to have loan repayment options taken away from us. We need to vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday.

Nobody should go broke paying for an education.

Emily O’Donnell Boston University College Democrats President COM 2013

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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Neff: Fighting Irish bring college football interest to Boston Saturday Neff: From Page 8

despite being pulled during the game, and scored the game-winning touchdown.

The Eagles will have their hands full this week.

And at just 2–7, they will need a bit of a miracle to bump off Notre Dame.

Last week, they couldn’t match Wake Forest who got out to an early 14–0 lead. BC only got within seven points before Wake locked the game up, winning 28–14.

The Eagles have a respectable starting QB junior Chase Rettig who has thrown 16 touchdowns this season, but also 8 interceptions.

Junior Alex Amidon has been Rettig’s main target. He’s racked up 67 catches for 1073 yards and six scores.

Will they have enough to knock off the Irish in the Catholic Bowl?

Since 2001, the Eagles are 3–1 at home against Notre Dame. So maybe the alumni coming back to

see the game has given them an edge.

They had better hope alumni come to the game Saturday. Because, at this point, you’d be more likely to find a BU football fan walking down Commonwealth Avenue.

Notre Dame won the last meeting of these Roman Catholic colleges 16–14 last November.

This will be the last meeting between the teams until 2015, and coupled with the fact that BC is

at home, I could see this being a close game.

BC is actually 2–0 against topfive ranked Notre Dame teams.

They beat the No. 1 ranked Irish in 1992 in a 41–39 shootout.

In 2002, the setup for the game was the same. ND was ranked fourth. BC was unranked. BC beat the Irish in their house 14–7.

After last week’s narrow win, are the Irish in for a loss to their holy rival?

As a Catholic football fan from

Boston, I’m torn.

But weighing the history, this guy doesn’t think so.

I do expect it will be close, but look for Notre Dame to improve to 10–0 on the season.

Any loss for BC, even if it’s in a sport we don’t have, is a good loss.

Mike Neff is a weekly columnist for the sports section. He can be reached via email at mneff@ bu.edu or via Twitter at @mneff2.

Warren steps up for Terriers with absence of star Poulin Offense: From Page 8

over to Warren.

“I thought [senior forward] Isabel Menard played extremely well on her line with [Warren],” Durocher said. “I think we got a real good effort from Lillian Braga who’s been in and out of the lineup … It’s nice to have multiple people step up. Louise was at the top of the charts [Saturday] because she had her chances.”

With the two goals, Warren had already notched a personal milestone by recording her first career multi-goal game. She was not finished scoring, however, as she gave the Terriers another lead during the third period.

Just 32 seconds after BU had tied up the game at four goals apiece, Warren deflected a pass from Menard past Miller as Warren went crashing into the net.

“Everyone was looking to step up, many people did,” Warren said.

“I just think I was the lucky one to finish it off.”

Even though the lead that Warren gave BU did not last, she said she was still proud to have accomplished such a feat.

“Oh wow. I mean it was a great

feeling, especially for it to be against BC,” Warren said. “It was awesome. It was a good team effort, all three goals.”

Durocher said that part of what makes Warren so valuable to the Terriers is her versatility on the ice.

“She’s a great forechecker,” Durocher said. “She’s really strong.

She loves to play on the wall. She creates offensive opportunities. She probably would love to just get a little more polish in her finish, but if you do all the things I mentioned and are a good sized, strong player, you’re a real asset to this team and she’s been an asset here for over two full years.”

According to Durocher, although Warren’s performances can sometimes fall under the radar, she tends to step up in big situations. “[She] always seems to play well in big games too,” Durocher said. “I think back to the NCAA Tournament a couple of years ago, I think last year in Cornell in that game, she had more legs than anybody at the end of the game.

“She does fly under the radar, but she’s awfully appreciated by myself, the staff and her teammates.”

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Terriers tie Boston College BU ends season undefeated in America East despite being outshot 42–21 Boston University women’s soccer senior defender was named America East Defender of the Year.

Women’s soccer: From Page 8

great BU midfielders alive, as it is the fifth year in a row a Terrier won the award.

She was an integral part of the Terriers success this season. Clark was second on the team with four goals, and finished with nine total points, second on the team as well. Junior goalkeeper Andrea Green’s play cannot be understat-

ed either.

Sitting on the bench her first two seasons at BU, Green was finally given the job of starting goaltender and played great throughout the entire season.

Starting all 19 games, Green posted a 0.86 goals-against average, recorded 62 saves and posted an impressive seven shutouts. In her first season as a starter, Green’s performance was critical to many

of the Terriers’ wins, especially during conference play.

Although the season ended on a sour note for BU, the Terriers have a lot to look forward to going into next season.

Most of the Terriers’ starters from this season will return, and with a lot of young talent, they will look to make a statement as they enter their first season in the Patriot League.

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around,” Durocher said. “I think there was a gap there of some minutes where nobody scored, but we were able to tie it at four and it gave us some legs — boom — we get a quick one right after.”

The Terriers took a one-goal lead 7:21 into the third period as Menard fed a puck to Warren right in front of the net. The puck deflected off of Warren’s skate and into the net, giving Warren her first career hat trick.

Warren said it was a team effort that led to her fantastic performance.

“We were moving quicker off faceoffs. We were forechecking hard. We weren’t giving them as much time and space [as we did in the game on Wednesday]. We were moving the puck well,” Warren

said. “It was just all-around a better game by our team.”

The fifth and final one-goal comeback of the game occurred at 11:57 of the third period. Freshman Lexi Bender took a wrist shot from the top of the right circle that beat Sperry over her right shoulder.

Regulation ended with the teams even at five goals apiece, despite BC having more than twice as many shots on goal as BU (43–21).

The five-minute overtime period proved indecisive, as neither team could register so much as a shot on goal. After an extremely hardfought game, both teams earned a point and another chapter of the rivalry was put in the books. “’Opportunistic’ was something that worked for us today,” Durocher said. “And it’s a big point coming out of here.”

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Tuesday’s Take The Holy War

Mike Neff The Holy War comes to Boston this week.

No, not the stuff that’s going on in the Middle East.

College football!

Yes, BU students, there is such a sport that’s played at the collegiate level each week.

I don’t like to think of BU as not having a team, rather I like to think of BU as being undefeated since 1997.

Growing up in South Boston, I had friends who were diehard Boston College fans, and I’ve learned to cope with that. Since BU didn’t have a team, there was no shame in rooting for the bad guys.

I’d love to have football on our campus, though I guess tailgating would be hard. I’m sure I’d put up with looking over the field from StuVi enjoying a few adult beverages.

Competitive college football, like any college sport, often outshines the pros. Quicker game speed, more risky plays and the plethora of Bowl games can make college football a more attractive product.

So what’s this Holy War? It’s Notre Dame and Boston College squaring off at Alumni Stadium a few miles up Commonwealth Avenue.

It’s one of the most soughtafter tickets in Boston right now.

Notre Dame was last in Boston in 2010, a game in which both teams were unranked and the Fighting Irish knocked off the Eagles 31–13.

This time around, Notre Dame is ranked fourth in the country in the AP Poll conducted weekly. The Irish haven’t lost one of their nine contests this season. They held on narrowly this past week beating Pittsburgh 29–26 in triple overtime.

Notre Dame senior Theo Riddick has rushed for more than 600 yards and scored four touchdowns this season.

Most surprising perhaps for the Irish, though, is sophomore starting quarterback Everett Golson.

In his first season, he’s thrown for 1372 yards. Moreover, he’s agile.

He has rushed for 230 yards in his last four games, this after having minus-11 yards rushing through the season’s first four games.

He rallied the Irish against Pitt,

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The Boston University women’s soccer team’s season drew to a close Monday when it was not selected as an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. P. 8.

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Women’s hockey skates to draw with Eagles Terriers tie BC in back-and-forth affair

Warren towers over Eagles in 5–5 tie

By Gregory Davis Daily Free Press Staff

By Meredith Perri Daily Free Press Staff

The No. 3 Boston University women’s hockey team played a wild game at No. 8 Boston College on Saturday that fittingly ended in a 5–5 tie.

The Eagles (3–3–1, 2–2–1 Hockey East) came into the game coming off of a 7–1 rout of the Terriers (7–2–1, 3–1–1 Hockey East) Wednesday night, so it was crucial for BU to not suffer back-to-back defeats against its fierce rival.

It was a back and forth game from beginning to end, and the scoring started early. Less than two minutes into the first period during a scrum in front of BU’s net, forward Kate Leary located the puck and put it in the net to get BC on the board first.

The Terriers retaliated 9:51 into the game when junior forward Louise Warren put a shot through goaltender Megan Miller’s legs to knot the score at one. Freshman forward Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga got the first point of her collegiate career with an assist on the play.

Minutes later, Warren and Ribeirinha-Braga connected for a goal once again. It was Warren’s second goal of the game and it marked the first multi-goal game of her collegiate career.

“Louise was at the top of the charts today and I feel good for her because she has had her chances but been a little snake bit around the net,” said BU coach Brian Durocher.

BU’s 2–1 lead lasted fewer than seven minutes, as defenseman Blake Bolden shot a puck off of Sperry’s glove and into the net to tie the game up with 51 seconds remaining in the first period.

The next two periods were similar to the first, as the teams continued to exchange goals, with neither team taking more than a one-goal

In the course of her career with the Boston University women’s hockey team, Louise Warren has yet to miss a game. While the junior forward’s presence has been felt on the ice, however, she had never scored more than one goal in a contest and had only tallied 13 goals in 76 games before her junior season.

That changed on Saturday when the Pembroke, Ontario, native stepped up in a big way and recorded her first career hat trick against No. 8 Boston College. Warren’s performance helped to fill the offensive void left by Marie-Philip Poulin’s absence, as the junior cocaptain was away representing Canada at the Four Nations Cup. “Somebody had to step up,” said BU coach Brian Durocher.

“You know, you lose somebody like Marie-Philip who’s out for the next couple games — this one and the [University of New Hampshire] game — somebody’s got to step up and [Saturday] was Louise’s turn.”

Warren’s time in the spotlight started halfway through the first period with the Terriers down 1–0.

Freshman forward Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga carried the puck down the left side of the ice before she skated around the net and passed it to Warren at the right circle. Warren’s shot then dribbled by BC netminder Megan Miller. The goal was Warren’s first of the year.

Just three minutes later, Warren continued with her career game when she gave the Terriers their first lead of the game off of a slap shot from the slot that got by Miller at 12:41.

Once again, Ribeirinha-Braga assisted in the play as she sent the puck around the boards. Menard, after battling for it, sent the puck

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Junior forward Louise Warren recorded her first career hat trick in the BU women’s hockey team’s tie with BC Saturday. lead all game.

After Bolden got her second goal of the game 6:03 into the second period with a slap shot that got through Sperry’s legs, Sperry put on a 14-minute goaltending clinic.

The Eagles began to control the pace of play, as they possessed the puck in the Terriers’ zone and took a series of shots for the majority of the second period. The Terriers were able to rely on Sperry to make incredible saves and keep the deficit at 3–2. “[Sperry] made enough unbelievable saves to give us a chance and thankfully we took advantage of it,” Durocher said.

When forward Taylor Wasylk was called for a hooking penalty with 4:34 remaining in the second period, BU had a chance to take some pressure off its goalie. Less than a minute into the power play, junior defenseman Shannon Doyle took a slap shot that senior forward Isabel Menard deflected past Miller for a goal to tie the game at three apiece.

The shots on goal favored BC, 33–13, at the end of the second pe-

riod, but due to BU’s opportunistic offense and stellar goalie, the Terriers made the game extremely competitive.

The third period showcased some more back-and-forth play, with both teams finding answers to one-goal deficits.

Sophomore forward Alex Carpenter put BC in the lead, 4–3, 5:06 into the period as she skated past two BU defenders and took a shot from the left circle that beat Sperry glove-side.

This time, it took only 1:43 for the Terriers to tie the game up.

Freshman forward Sarah Lefort skated the puck down the left side of the ice, with sophomore defender Shannon Stoneburgh keeping up on the other side of the net. Lefort fed the puck to Stoneburgh, who put it in the net to knot the score once again.

It was Stoneburgh’s third point of the season, and all three points have come in games against BC. “It seemed like we held our composure pretty well. We hung

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Warren see page 7

Women’s soccer misses out on at-large bid, finishes season The 2012 Boston University women’s soccer season came to an end Monday when the NCAA announced the teams competing in this year’s NCAA Tournament and BU’s name was not called.

Due to BU’s (12–6–1, 8–0–0) move to the Patriot League next season, all sports have been banned from playing in the America East postseason tournaments, which meant BU did not have a chance to get an automatic-bid by winning the America East championship.

“It presented itself as a challenging start given circumstances of the America East decision,” said BU coach Nancy Feldman.

“There was a little bit of challenge for us to get over that, or at

least be able to be able to put that out of our daily thinking.”

It was an abrupt end to the season considering how well the team played this year. Going up against some of the best teams in the country, including defending national champion Stanford University, the Terriers were battletested in their non-conference games.

“I thought we handled ourselves very well during the nonconference portion of our season, gave Stanford a run for their money, competed well against the Daytons, Santa Clara, the Harvards of the world,” Feldman said.

Even though the Terriers lost out on the ultimate prize, playing for a national championship, the team still had an impressive sea-

son. The Terriers won their sixth consecutive America East regular season title, finishing with a perfect conference record and extended their incredible 32-game winning streak versus America East conference opponents.

The only way the Terriers could have made it into the NCAA Tournament was by way of an at-large bid, but due to a low RPI of 74 and no wins against elite programs, the Terriers résumé was not as polished as many other schools. However, the Terriers did enjoy much individual success.

Led by Feldman, the Terriers coaching staff won America East Coaching Staff of the Year for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

Senior Jessica Morrow was

named defender of the year, and Junior Emma Clark was chosen as midfielder of the year. Feldman spoke highly of both players.

“Jess Morrow from the beginning of the season to the end of the season was a core player for us. She was a stabilizing force for us. That’s something that she grew into this year,” Feldman said. “Emma Clark didn’t start the season as a core player, but she ended the season as a core player.

“Emma Clark was the second player on our team to stabilize us in our play, in our training, with our mentality, with a consistency.

That evolved from the beginning of the season to the end of the season.”

Clark kept the tradition of

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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.

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W. Rowing, Foot of the Charles, 8 a.m.

W. Tennis @ Harvard Invitational, All Day