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SLATES DEBATE, 3

FOOD ENGINEERS, 6

RAIN ON THE PARADE, 9

TERRIERS TRIUMPH, 11

The SG slates running for executive board debated Wednesday night.

Two freshmen. One Instagram.

Endless food dining hall hacks.

President Trump’s planned military parade is nothing more than show.

Women’s lacrosse beat Fairfield 11-10 in double overtime Wednesday night.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

YEAR XLVI. VOLUME XCIV. ISSUE VIII

Admissions ambassadors petition to be paid Professor

researches diversity in education

BY ANDRES PICON

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University tour guides, also known as admissions ambassadors, are petitioning to get paid for their work, as they currently run tours for prospective students and their families on a volunteer basis.

The petition was released just days after BU President Robert Brown announced a 3.4 percent increase in the total cost for tuition, fees, room and board.

The petitioners have organized their efforts under the name Tour Guides of BU on Facebook. Their principal concern is the fact that they are not being compensated for their work, while they help to bring revenue to the university by essentially recruiting students who eventually pay tuition, said Claudia Benincasa, a College of Arts and Sciences junior and former tour guide who contributed her concerns during the petition’s drafting process.

“Being an admissions ambassador directly brings in profit to the university that allows it to function, so although BU is a nonprofit, the labor that BU students are doing is giving them profit,” Benincasa said.

The petition outlines four overarching demands: payment, an employee contract, transparency and a work-study option. Tour Guides of BU is asking that tour guides be paid $15 per hour and that they receive paid compensation for their training period. The minimum wage in Massachusetts is $11 per hour.

The group is also asking for tour guides to be allowed to negotiate

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Nicolas Suarez leads a tour for prospective students on Wednesday afternoon.

their hours with other employees and for the hiring process to be conducted with professionalism, meaning that a senior admissions staff member should be present during interviews, among other demands.

Furthermore, Tour Guides of BU is asking for ensured transparency throughout the selection process regarding the duties of admissions ambassadors and the commitment that being an ambassador entails.

The petition also demands that being an admissions ambassador suffice as a viable work-study option for students who qualify.

John McEachern, BU’s director

of admissions, said the topic of payment for ambassadors has not yet been brought to the attention of the BU Admissions staff, but that they would willingly review the petition if and when they receive it. He added that the fact that ambassadors are volunteers is made explicit throughout the selection process and that ambassadors can benefit from the job in other ways.

“The Ambassador program provides an opportunity for Boston University students to show their love and appreciation for BU by sharing their personal experiences with prospective students and their families,”

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McEachern wrote in a statement to The Daily Free Press. “Through the program, Admissions Ambassadors gain a deeper understanding of the University and develop public speaking skills.”

For some of the petitioning tour guides, however, the joy of sharing their love for the university is not enough compensation for the work they do, said Hannah Kinney-Kobre, the president of Young Democratic Socialists of BU, which is providing support for the campaign. This semester, tour guides are required to lead 13 90-minute tours, in addition

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In the fall of 2014, Boston University’s Institutional Research department reported that 332 faculty members were “members of minority groups.” In the fall of 2016, this statistic was reported to be 334, an increase of just two in four years.

Travis Bristol, a professor of educational leadership and policy studies in the School of Education, has spent the last several years conducting research on the treatment and role of black male teachers in the workforce. His paper, “Policing and Teaching: The Positioning of Black Male Teachers as Agents in the Universal Carceral Apparatus,” was published in The Urban Review this month.

Bristol’s research has focused solely on non-collegiate teachers. He found that in Boston, the hiring of black male teachers is concentrated in the most challenging schools in the city. Retaining these minority teachers is one of the main points of importance in Bristol’s work.

“Those schools have the most challenging working conditions,” Bristol said. “Bringing them to these schools is not enough. They’re going to leave these schools if they don’t have the necessary resources like other teachers.”

The environment in which these

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Students participate in walkout to support gun reform

BY MICHELLE SHVIMER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Exactly one month after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead, Boston Universit y students gathered in Marsh Plaza on Wednesday as part of a national school walkout to advocate for gun law reform.

Nearly 100 students and several faculty members huddled in a circle chanting, “Enough is enough,” led by organizer Shawna James, a junior in the College of Fine Arts.

In her opening statement to the crowd, James said mass shootings are a public health crisis in the United States. She said BU students should stand firmly in support of universal background checks for buying weapons, restrictions on high capacity magazines and a ban on assault weapons.

James wrote in a message to The Daily Free Press that the BU walkout was motivated by the walkout call from the

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students. The walkout was intended to honor those who lost their lives in the Parkland shooting.

“We are also rallying to call for change around gun laws,” James wrote. “We are demanding that our representatives hear our urgent call to support the gun reform movement.”

Logan Rubio, a junior in the College of Engineering, said she decided to participate in the walkout to support fellow students and to advocate for what she believes is right.

“I see students across the country coming together, standing together and demanding that their voices are heard,” Rubio said.

“As a student at Boston University, I’ll always stand with my fellow students for what’s right. This is definitely what I believe we need — some gun reform and some action from Congress.”

Wednesday’s school walkouts were held in partnership with March for Our Lives, a national

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Rachel Schlueter and Shawna James speak at the BU walkout on Marsh Plaza Wednesday morning.

movement and upcoming demonstration scheduled to take place on March 24 in Washington, D.C. and throughout the United States. James worked with March for Our Lives Boston to facilitate

BU’s walkout.

Gun reform supporters also marched to the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday to talk to representatives about their concerns regarding gun control

and to learn more about the process on a policy level, said Rachel Schlueter, a co-organizer of BU’s walkout.

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New animal welfare bill circulating Mass. Senate

BY CAMILLE MOJICA

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Massachusetts Senate is currently considering a bill, known as PAWS II, to further protect the welfare of animals, especially those who have been abused.

The bill is an extension of the Protective Animal Welfare and Safety act, or PAWS act, which passed in 2014. The Animal Cruelty Task Force, formed after the passage of PAWS, developed this new legislation, said Michael DeFina, the communications and media relations officer at the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

One aspect of the bill mandates cross-reporting between state human and animal related services. Officers with the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Disabled Persons Protection Commission would be obligated to report signs of animal abuse, and animal control officers would have to report any indicators of human abuse.

DeFina said the relationship between human and animal services formed in the bill will likely increase the reporting of both animal and human safety issues.

“This [provision] is based on the defined link between violence against animals, which oftentimes leads to violence against humans,” DeFina said. “I think it’s a really important step for both animal and human safety issues.”

Burns Kristen, 47, of South Boston, a dog owner, said she supported the bill, especially this type of cross-reporting.

“I have two dogs at home, and just the thought of anyone going out of their way to hurt an animal makes me sad,” Kristen said. “I never thought about making the correlation between violence against animals and violence against humans, but I’m happy to see that this bill is doing just that. It makes sense to keep tabs on both.”

Susan Rae Dickinson, 63, of the

Crime Logs

BY SOPHIA BROWN

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from March 7-11.

Green Line trolley evacuated following fire BUPD officers assisted MBTA Transit Police to clear a Green Line trolley car on March 7 at 9:23 p.m. outside 925 Commonwealth Ave. after a fire broke out on board.

Boston Fire Department was on the scene to handle the fire and passengers were loaded onto a new trolley car.

BUPD contacted about harassment concerns

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The Massachusetts Senate will debate a bill that would protect the welfare of animals, specifically animals that are abused.

North End, said the relationship between animal and human violence is evident in Nicholas Cruz’s history of harming animals before carrying out the recent deadly shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

“Plenty of serial killers and people diagnosed with psychopathy show little to no respect for animal life,” Rae Dickson said. “I think keeping tabs on who all harms animals is a very good way to possibly prevent harm to humans. And vice versa, people who hurt other people should not be able to get their hands on an animal.”

Another provision of the bill would prohibit automatic killings of animals involved in animal fighting, an action DeFina said is unfair.

“With these animals, you never know how they’re going to act once they’re taken out of these situations,” DeFina said. “Certainly, some of these animals can be rehabilitated

and given a second chance at life, whereas currently they’re not given that chance.”

The legislation additionally bars insurance providers from denying coverage to owners of certain breeds of dogs that are viewed as more dangerous. This policy, however, does not apply to dogs officially deemed dangerous in certain localities. For example, this protection would not apply to pit bulls in Boston because the city currently prohibits possession of pit bulls.

DeFina said breed-specific legislation is not sufficiently evidence-based and rather reflects the social stigma surrounding certain dog breeds.

Eric Mick, 42, of South Boston, said he sympathizes with profiled breeds of dogs.

“I think it’s incredibly unfortunate that we profile dog breeds because they’re involved in violence,” Mick said. “There have been plenty

of dog breeds that have been treated poorly, but it’s not about what their genetics are.”

To limit animal aggression in general, Mick said there should be measures to ensure dogs are being given to responsible owners.

“If they come from a happy, loving home, they’re going to be good dogs,” Mick said. “If they’re brought up poorly and taught to be angry and to fight, then that’s how they’ll be.

We just have to make sure every dog we send home with someone is going to a loving one.”

Dashon Barnes, 29, of Roxbury, said dogs are an important part of the culture in Boston, so he is glad Massachusetts is taking steps to protect them.

“Boston is such a dog-friendly place,” Barnes said. “Look around — there are dogs everywhere…

Animals are a gift, and anyone who takes advantage of them should face punishment for it.”

Upcoming programs will increase faculty diversity DIVERSITY, FROM PAGE 1 educators work is both “hostile” and “challenging,” Bristol said.

A majority of the teachers in his research reported encountering microaggressions in their schools.

Specifically, many felt type-cast by their school’s administrations.

Bristol said that according to the Schools and Staffing Survey, which provides data on a wide variety of elementary and secondary school-related topics, black teachers leave the workforce at higher rates than their peers. He is not sure if this same trend exists and the collegiate level.

Crystal Williams is the associate provost for diversity and inclusion at BU. Williams was hired last fall and is the first person to hold that position. She said the university is on its way to creating a more diverse and inclusive faculty body.

“The University is soon to undertake a new strategic planning process, and diversity, equity, and inclusion will be one of the central pillars in that plan,” Williams wrote in an email.

BU plans to integrate the most “ambitious” new ideas of equality into next year’s strategic plan.

CAMPUS

Williams wrote that this will encourage further diversification of faculty in the coming years.

“I’m equally excited to begin working with the deans and faculty within the schools to create and implement a University-wide strategy that will move us more quickly to align our practices with our stated values,” Williams wrote.

Diversity is vital to BU’s position as a university with worldclass faculty, Williams said.

Having a faculty body that is diverse not only in race, but also in gender, religion and general background, is a crucial aspect of effective critical thinking and problem solving.

“When a diverse range of humans are engaged in problem-solving together, the multiple perspectives we bring to that problem enhance our ability to identify, address, and solve the problem.” Williams wrote. “All knowledge and fields of research benefit, expand, and become more interesting when the questions posed are themselves expansive and broad.”

Bristol said BU’s decision to hire a diversity provost was an

A caller contacted the BUPD on Friday at 4:07 p.m. regarding possible harassment during classes. The caller was told about all possibilities for reporting and counselling.

Suspicious person in CAS lab A caller reported on Friday at 2:15 p.m. that a person entered his lab at 685 Commonwealth Ave. and asked to speak with his advisor, David Marchant, who is on paid leave pending the final results of a sexual harassment hearing. The caller stated that when asked to identify themselves, the person replied that they were a private citizen and it was a private matter, and then left.

Attempted intoxicated entry at Marsh Chapel BUPD reported on Sunday at 12:55 p.m. that an apparently intoxicated individual attempted to enter Marsh Chapel at 735 Commonwealth Ave. Emergency medical services were notified and the person was located at the bus stop in front of 775 Commonwealth Ave., from where they were transported to St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.

CITY

Crime Logs

BY ELEANOR HO

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from March 11.

Officer responds to harassment call PHOTO BY PHOTOG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

An officer was called to 5 Harriet St. Sunday night after a caller reported that an acquaintance had been repeatedly texting, calling and ringing their doorbell.

The victim claimed to be too busy to spend time with the suspect.

Because the messages were not threatening in nature, the victim was advised to find a solution through the Brighton District Court if the harassment continued.

Police investigate death School of Education professor Travis Bristol.

“important signal,” as diversity of educators is not only important to the institutions that employ them, but also to the students they foster.

“You have to think about how

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to improve the schools, think about the resources that are in the schools, the training that the principals may have, the training that teachers may have,” Bristol said.

The Boston Police and Fire Departments responded to a call at 55 Linden St. Sunday night. At this location, officers found the deceased, Kevin Dineen, who had passed away in his sleep. The body was sent to the medical examiner’s office.

NEWS 3

Student Government slates hold debate days before election

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Candidates speak at the Student Government debate on Wednesday evening.

BY NAOMI SHAH

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University Student Government held a debate on Wednesday night, the second event in the 2018–2019 election process.

BuildBU and BUnited, the two slates campaigning to be the next executive board representing the student body, debated and spoke about initiatives they plan to implement if elected.

BuildBU presidential nominee Devin Harvin, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said he wants students to feel comfortable bringing issues to the attention of SG. “We want to make Student Government the thing that you think about when you have concerns,” Harvin said.

Harvin said BuildBU’s platform is centered around three pillars: classroom, culture and communication. Some of their initiatives include keeping Mugar Memorial Library open for 24 hours outside of finals period,

creating open hours to play with Legos in the Student Government office and holding spring concerts.

“We want to take initiative so people feel a greater community here at BU,” Harvin said.

On the opposing side is BUnited, a campaign focused on making the university more accessible for students of all backgrounds. The slate itself is made up of three transfer students and one international student.

“We want to promote unity with the entire campus,” BUnited presidential nominee and CAS junior Kenneth Delatorre said.

“We want to promote unity between the administration, the entire Student Government and the entirety of the study body.”

BUnited plans to promote unity by engaging with students on the streets and by holding monthly forums where students can voice their concerns, Delatorre said.

“When they come to us with concerns we can act on them,” Delatorre said. “We know what

the students want directly.”

Both campaigns spoke about the importance of improving communication between SG and the student body, and how they plan to do that.

BuildBU members said they plan to create a more active communications director position, and BUnited members said they want to increase a social media presence.

CAS sophomore Hafzat Akanni, BuildBU’s executive vice-presidential nominee, said SG needs to improve its presence on campus.

“We can’t just be selfish and hope that people come to our events … We need to show up to their events as well,” Akanni said.

BUnited executive vice-presidential nominee Alexander Diaz said his slate would also like to improve intra-university relations.

“In the real world, we know the guy from COM is probably going to be working next to the guy from Questrom,” Diaz said.

“So why not have COM kids and engineering kids and CAS kids also have the resources and accessibility that the Questrom [and] Engineering [students] do?”

The debate is just one event in the election process, which is run by the Student Election Commission, said SEC Co-Chair Ria Wang before the debate.

“We keep all the slates intact to make sure … they’re going about everything correctly,” said Wang, who is a freshman in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. “We do everything to make sure the election runs smoothly.”

SA R freshma n Vincent D’Amato, the other SEC co-chair, said beforehand that debates present candidates with the opportunity to express their ideas and give students the chance to determine which they agree more with.

“Students can learn what policies these slates are going to be running on …” D’Amato said. “You can get to see the strong or weak points of some slates’ [policies].”

CAS freshman Jessica Jordan, a committee member of the SEC, said she believes the debate could help students see how a debate works close to home.

“When you see a presidential debate you’re just thinking, ‘This barely affects me because I’m one citizen out of millions,’” Jordan said. “But something like this … is for students — specifically for you.”

Bejeana Breneville, a junior in the College of Communication, said the debate helped her decide who to vote for based on the slates’ platforms.

“I’m voting because of a mission, or their plans, or what they actually want to do,” Breneville said.

The election process will continue with a press conference on Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the George Sherman Union Back Court. Polls will open on March 19 at 9 a.m. and will close on March 26 at noon. The winners will be announced during a dinner on March 27.

Tour guides demand pay Students leave class for gun reform AMBASSADORS, FROM PAGE 1 to attending monthly meetings and special events.

“I know [tour guides] that have quit because even if they liked being a tour guide — they liked showing people around and showing people why they loved BU — they couldn’t keep doing it because they couldn’t do something they weren’t getting paid for,” Kinney-Kobre said. “Anyone who does work, regardless of whether they love that work or not, deserves to be paid for it ultimately.”

The petition was developed over the course of the last three months through a process of meetings and conversations between ambassadors and Young Democratic Socialists of BU. In the last couple of weeks, the process transitioned to making the campaign public by posting the petition online and starting a social media movement with the ultimate goal of eventually scheduling a meeting with Admissions.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the petition had amassed a total of nearly 200 signatures. Kinney-Kobre said she expects the Tour Guides of BU’s goal of getting 100 signatures specif-

ically from ambassadors to be met by their deadline of April 13, when they hope to have a “student labor town hall” meeting. The petitioners expect to have a meeting with Admissions sometime in the weeks afterward.

The decision to hold off on reaching out to Admissions from the beginning was a strategic one by Tour Guides of BU. Similar student-run campaigns, such as that of DivestBU, and those of other universities, have not had much success during their early stages when they go straight to the administration, said Benincasa.

Tour Guides of BU wanted to accrue quantifiable support for their cause before taking the next step.

“Usually if you just reach out to the administration directly, they aren’t willing to meet,” Benincasa said. “Rather, you need to have the support before they’re willing to meet, so we wanted to garner support before we spoke to them. It’s not necessarily so much an attack on Admissions as it is [an attempt to getrespect for student workers.”

Jen Racoosin and Mike Reddy contributed to the reporting of this article.

WALKOUT, FROM PAGE 1 around holding space for those of us who might not be able to get to the State House who want to gather and show solidarity for high school students walking out for the March for our Lives movement,” James wrote.

James said the movement should be intersectional. She said that public health crises, such as gun violence, are often left unaddressed when marginalized communities are the ones affected. She cited gun violence in Boston toward people of color as an example.

“When white kids are in danger or hurt, the world pays attention,” James wrote. “Massachusetts continues to ignore its most vulnerable communities.”

Kate Anfossi, a junior in ENG, said being an international student from Bermuda has given her a unique perspective on gun violence in the United States.

“I grew up in a place without guns, and we’ve never had any sort of shooting,” Anfossi said, “so it’s sort of firsthand proof that if you can have strict gun reform, things like [the Parkland shooting] will not

happen. I think Congress and [the Trump] administration really need to pay attention to that.”

Marco de Laforcade, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, stepped forward at the rally to share a story from his junior year of high school about when a boy in his class posted threatening messages on social media demanding that everyone wear red to school the next day if they wanted to stay alive.

“Luckily, it was just a threat, but the fear was real,” de Laforcade said.

“This experience still traumatizes me, but it doesn’t even stand close to what survivors’ and victims’ families go through. Students should not fear their own lives when they go to school.”

Schlueter said she thinks a walkout is a particularly impactful way to voice one’s beliefs.

“It’s not just a rally in which everyone coordinates with each other’s schedule,” Schlueter said.

“It is an intentional disruption of everyone’s day. That’s what turns heads and makes people listen.

Having your voice heard is what tips the scale.”

James concluded the rally by echoing her expectations from government.

“We are committed to exposing and stopping channels of gun purchase from our neighboring states and helping provide communities with infrastructural support to reduce instances of violence and the impact of associated trauma,” James said.

Anfossi said that following through with these commitments is key to ensuring a safer future.

“Making sure you’re registered to vote and are voting and paying attention to what’s happening and not just when something horrific like this happens [is important],” Anfossi said.

Anfossi stressed the fact that social movements must be consistent to accomplish their goals.

“People should always stay on top of it, because in these situations, it seems to only be on people’s minds when something really bad happens,” Anfossi said, “but it should be something people pay attention to until something changes.”

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People of color more likely to experience homelessness nationwide

BY JORDAN KIMMEL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A new study from The Center for Social Innovation found that people of color are considerably more likely to experience homelessness across the United States.

Based out of Needham, the center found through the report that that 78.3 percent of people experiencing homelessness are people of color, with two-thirds of these people identifying as black. The report drew data from six different communities across the United States, including Atlanta, Dallas and San Francisco, in order to conclude this nationwide phenomenon.

The authors of the study cite five crucial domains influencing homeless people of color: economic mobility, criminal justice, behavioral health, housing and family stabilization.

Marc Dones, the project director for the Center for Social Innovation and one of the authors of the study, said the analysis was created based on three years of data from homeless management information systems in the six cities.

The team looked at the percentages of people of color in certain cities, where they were in the homelessness system, as well as where they were moving, Dones said. Based on this, they calculated ratios to discover where people of color would most likely be in these areas and where they would end up in those cities, he said.

Dones said homelessness often originates from situations where people in poor economic situations face an issue that requires them to pay an expense with money they don’t have.

“They needed money to pay for a flat tire, or to pay a one-time medical expense — the kind of stuff that need not end in homelessness, but there just was no extra money to pay it with,” Dones said. “We don’t have, in our programs or policies, the ability to do that kind of one-time shallow subsidy.”

Black Americans accounted for 78 percent of homeless individuals aged 18-24, according to the report.

American Indians and Alaskan Natives were three to eight times more likely to experience homelessness compared to individuals in the general population.

Kristy Cuthbert, 35, of Allston, said of the individuals experiencing homelessness that she has seen on the streets, she hasn’t witnessed a majority of one race over another.

“In terms of people that I actually see sitting on the streets asking for money, I would say that that’s a very diverse group,” Cuthbert said.

“But I also say that with caution, I’m probably not in the neighborhoods that are fairly segregated based on 1960’s zoning laws and things like that that keep the neighborhoods segregated.”

Thomas Byrne, a professor of health at Boston University’s School of Social Work, wrote in an email that while the City of Boston has developed positive advances to address homelessness in the city, there is much more to be done.

“The City of Boston[,] through its Boston’s Way Home Action Plan[,] has had a lot of success over the past few years in getting folks experiencing chronic homelessness and Veterans experiencing homelessness off the streets and into permanent housing,” Byrne wrote.

Freddy Vazquez, 57, sitting in Kenmore Square.

“… That said, I think the report highlights how much more work we need to do to really grapple with this issue.”

Byrne wrote that he values the reports emphasis on structural and systematic racism in the country.

“This issue overlaps with and interacts with the other structural issues the report calls out, including the need for [safer] affordable housing for everyone,” Byrne wrote. “As such, these are issues that need to be dealt with not separately, but within the same framework.”

Adam Dailey, 38, of Dorchester, said the City of Boston must address homelessness not only by providing affordable housing, but by offering educational services.

“I know that other cities have

created tiny home communities to help [those affected by homelessness] get jobs and help them get back on their feet and teach them skills they may not have had that may have lead them to being homeless,” Dailey said. “I feel like something we really need to focus on is helping people get the skills so that even if we do get them housing, they can maintain the housing afterwards.”

The analysis was based on data from 111,563 individual records of people from U.S. homeless management information systems, over 140 oral histories of people of color experiencing homelessness and 18 focus groups from the six cities.

Lauren Kehoe, 50, of Brighton, said she thinks the issue of homelessness is difficult to address amongst

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all the other problems faced by city legislators.

“I know the city is trying to increase the amount of housing, but the problem is they’re also doing things like courting the Amazon headquarters to come here,” Kehoe said. “You can build all the housing you want, but unless you make sure that a lot of it is super rent controlled, it’s just going to end up housing people who could afford much nicer things if they wanted.”

The study states that strategies to tackle homelessness should include systems-level changes, starting with prevention, as it is important to not only get people of color to stop being homeless, but to prevent them from becoming homeless at all.

Markey, Walsh call for other states to uphold stricter gun laws

Sen. Ed Markey.

BY JORDAN KIMMEL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Sen. Ed Markey announced new gun legislation that encourages other states to adhere to the strict laws already in place in Massachusetts Monday afternoon.

Revealed during a press conference at the Boston Police Department Headquarters in Roxbury, the act will be called the Making America Safe and Secure Act, or the MASS Act. The decree will permit the Department of Justice to sanction grants totaling

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$20 million for every fiscal year of the next five to states that carry out and uphold widespread licensing standards for gun owners and dealers.

Ann Haaser, a member of the Strategy Team for the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, wrote in a Facebook message that other states should follow or create laws similar to those of Massachusetts.

“Massachusetts has earned an A- rating from the Giffords Law Center for our state’s effective gun laws,” Hasser wrote. “… However,

too many lives are still being taken by gun violence every year in MA, and there is more work to be done.”

Haaser wrote that in Massachusetts, the local licensing authority uses discretion to conclude whether or not to distribute a license to carry a firearm which could include a history of domestic disputes, explosive behavior or substance abuse.

“Local law enforcement often has information about an individual which may lead them to believe that the individual would pose a danger with a firearm,” Hasser wrote. “…

The licensing process makes sure that guns are purchased and used by responsible people, and should be in place in every state to protect citizens from gun violence.”

Massachusetts has the nation’s lowest rate of gun deaths out of every state, Markey said during the press conference.

Garrett Newell, 25, of Brighton, said gun laws should be imposed through the federal government so the country is protected equally.

“I don’t think whether or not one state is safer than the other means that gun laws should be stricter in certain states than they should be in others,” Newell said.

“There are dangerous people everywhere, so it’s definitely something that should be looked at federally and not state by state.”

Jim Wallace, the executive

director of the Gun Owners’ Action League, a nonprofit organization that works to protect and defend the Second Amendment, contradicted Markey, saying Massachusetts enacts some of the worst gun regulations in the country.

“The gun laws in the Commonwealth are so convoluted and difficult to understand that only a handful of people have a reasonable grasp of them,” Wallace said. “Even the state officials are often left with no answers for lawful citizens seeking to comply with them … So what lead would the nation be following?”

Wallace said if legislators want to address the recent mass shootings, mental health should be the concentration.

“If the handful of mass murderers we have witnessed were getting the treatment they needed, we would not be having these conversations,” Wallace said. “So, do we waste millions of dollars wrongly going after 100 million lawful gun owners, or do we use that money wisely to help a very small number of severely mentally ill people who need our help?”

Since 1994, Massachusetts has reduced gun deaths by 40 percent, Markey said during the press conference. He also said that he is against the idea to arm teachers and faculty with weapons during the

school day, an initiative proposed by the Present Donald Trump’s Administration.

Matthew DiBartolomeo, 23, of Brighton, said other states should pursue the strict laws enacted in Massachusetts.

“They do a pretty good job of keeping it safe and clean in Massachusetts, which I think is impressive for a major city,” DiBartolomeo said. “I … tend [to lean] more on the side to prevent access to guns just for the fact that I don’t see a real practical use to having one. I can appreciate the freedom to bear arms, but there’s no reason to buy semi-automatic weapons.”

Alex Ajavi-Montalvan, 28, of Dorchester, said he thinks it’s too easy for someone to purchase a firearm — an issue that he believes appears not just throughout the country, but also in Massachusetts specifically.

“It’s common sense, but people get really defensive because they use the argument that ‘they’re going to take our guns away,’ which is very plain and simple and has no substance,” Ajavi-Montalvan said.

“I feel like people should have the freedom to purchase whatever they want, but if it gets to the point where it’s endangering other people, I feel like [what they’re purchasing] should be harder to access and to buy.”

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SCIENCE

MIT employee qualifies as finalist for first settlement on Mars

BY ROSHNI KOTWANI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

What do you want to be when you grow up? From a child’s perspective, there is no limitation to what is possible. Common responses include “the president” or “an astronaut.”

For some, those far-flung dreams never end.

At age 30, Yari Golden-Castaño is turning her childhood dream of becoming an astronaut into a potential reality. She has qualified as one of the 100 finalists for the Mars One trip.

Organized by a private company in the Netherlands, the Mars One trip is supposed allow for the unprecedented human expedition to Mars in 2031. The final 24 candidates will live the remainder of their lives on this new planet.

The candidates will travel in groups of four, two males and two females, to evaluate and analyze resources for human habitation.

Golden-Castaño said her passion for space exploration trumps all fears of the risks involved.

“There was no doubt that I had to sign up,” Golden-Castaño said. “I’m not a fool, I understand the risks of landing and not landing, but it’s so worth it. It’s part of the mission.”

Golden-Castaño’s fascination with outer space began during her early childhood. Her grandmother told her stories about the first man in orbit and her mother often dressed her in a little astronaut onesie.

“But the seed was not nurtured until later on,” Golden-Castaño said.

Although raised primarily in California, Golden-Castaño’s younger years involved frequent trav-

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Yari Golden-Castaño and her husband Daniel Golden-Castaño both are finalists for the Mars One program.

elling with aunts located in different areas. In addition to moving around, she received no guidance with regard to how to mature her interest in engineering and space.

“When I give talks to kids, I share with them that I was very underprepared starting out,” Golden-Castaño said.

Nonetheless, she continued to build on her adulation of space in middle and high school, reading books and paying extra attention in all her science courses.

Toward the end of high school, she attempted to find the guidance she had been missing.

“When I was in high school and was planning on going to college to

be an engineer, I asked my teacher if she knew about astronaut school. My teacher laughed at me and asked if I was ‘high,’” she said. “No one thought I could make it” Golden-Castaño has made it a point to share her story with kids developing their own seemingly “crazy” aspirations. She holds STEM workshops dedicated to introducing children to basic science concepts about engineering, construction, and space.

“I didn’t really have any of these workshops growing up which is why I focus on creating inter-city workshops today,” Golden-Castaño said.

Golden-Castaño balances her time committed to such workshops

with her job at the MIT Lincoln Lab, where she worked on data analysis for air traffic control systems for her first four years and now develops hardware and software for laser communication.

Additionally, Golden-Castaño is currently enrolled in a space biomed program at MIT offering new perspectives and relationships between microgravity and muscles or bones.

It was after graduating from the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College that Golden-Castaño narrowed her interests to technology concerning laser communication, which will be the Mars One travelers’ sole source of contact with Earth.

Though such communication

will be effective, Golden-Castaño shares that she will definitely miss the in-person communication with her family available here on Earth.

“Even though I’ve always lived far away from my family, I’ve always been close to them … Every time I made it to the next round, we would all cry together,” Golden-Castaño said. “[And] even though I’ll never see them face to face again, if I make it to Mars they’ll have a front row view.”

Though leaving her blood-relatives behind, Golden-Castaño could potentially be traveling with her husband, Daniel Golden-Castaño, whom she met during the Mars One process and who has also made it to the list of top 100 finalists.

He is most excited about the opportunity to advance humankind beyond its home planet.

“That interest includes the possibility of moving human civilization beyond Earth. Of course, I want to be one of those people,” he wrote, in an email to The Daily Free Press.

“Now, I have the opportunity to help make that happen with my best friend, my wife.”

Golden-Castaño said she’s always known that she never wanted children of her own and as soon as she became aware of the opportunity to travel to Mars, which could further complicate childbearing or render it impossible, she was sure this was the life she was meant to live.

No matter what, GoldenCastaño said, kids should hold on to their dreams.

“Even if everything is against you, believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it.”

Pi Day celebration breaks North American pie-throwing record

BY KIRAN GALANI

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Museum of Science started this year’s Pi Day celebrations early on Saturday by organizing the Boston Pi Day pie toss in a quest to break the Guinness World Record for most shaving cream pies thrown at an event, which is currently 1180 pies.

No pies were wasted in the process, as all proceeds were donated to the Museum of Science.

“The Museum of Science has always used Pi Day as a fun time to celebrate and [raise money],” said Todd Sperry, the SVP of marketing strategy and communications at the Museum of Science. “So, we thought, let’s do something different, let’s try and break a world record and let’s come down to city hall plaza and throw pies at one another.”

Although the number of pies thrown ended at approximately 800, it was still enough to break the North American record, according to Sperry.

The crowd gathered around the tables, with approximately 50 people to each table, to build the shaving cream pies they later all tossed together.

A representative from The Guinness Book of World Records was present to monitor the event and record the new record, if participants succeeded in their efforts.

“According to The Guinness Book of World Records, we had a continuous minute to minute and a half of pi throwing,” said Aaron Buzay, the associate vice president of advancement operations at the Museum of Science.

“It was a really fun family friendly event,” said Lynnelle Pittet, 38, of Brighton. “I mean, how often do you get a chance to throw shaving cream pies at each other? It was great!”

Sperry agreed and explained that the “irrationality” and “fun-filled nature” of the idea were major motivators behind making it happen.

“It’s kind of funny because the number ‘pi’ is an irrational number, so we thought, ‘What’s the most irrational thing we could do to raise money for STEM learning?” And that was to come down here and try to break the record,” he said.

Sperry said all proceeds from the Boston Pi Day’s fundraising efforts, both at the pie toss and the events at the museum on Wednesday, will go to supporting access to STEM education for kids.

He explained that on actual Pi Day, the whole museum would be celebrating throughout the exhibits, starting first thing in the morning with yoga.

“For the first time ever, we’ll open up the museum and do yoga sessions in our brand-new lobby. And then

The Museum of Science hosted the Boston Pi Party on Saturday afternoon.

throughout the day we’ll have activities for kids and adults in pretty much every corner of the museum,” Sperry said.

He said they hoped to raise some money in the process, and that if they got 3,141 donors or more, they would unlock a gift of $250,000.

“So really our goal is to get as many people as possible to have an awesome time, hopefully raise some money from each and every one of

them, and have a very generous donor unlock a quarter million dollars when we reach pi. And we’ll have some fun along the way,” Sperry said.

Buzay explained different ways people could contribute to the cause.

People could simply give a gift online of $31, and they would get a T-shirt and admission to the museum with their donation. He said there were several other donation opportunities relating to Pi Day both on

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the Museum of Science website and on-site at the museum.

Sperry said he felt thankful for all the support the museum had received.

“The Museum of Science is just so grateful to the community,” Sperry said. “It’s always been here to support STEM learning for kids. But we really can’t say enough to thank our sponsors and we hope to see everyone at the Museum of Science.”

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Writing on the stall:

A look inside BU’s most private public conversations

BY JENNI TODD

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In the 21st century, people have countless social media platforms to express their innermost thoughts and feelings to millions of other users. What they don’t have is true anonymity, with one exception — the bathroom stall door.

“There’s this veil of anonymity at play that allows people to express any view, thought or declaration covertly,” said Nicholas Matthews, a visiting communication professor at Ohio State University. “Even if they had a [social media] account that’s not tethered to their name, there’s always this understanding that you could be discovered.”

In 2012, Matthews and his colleagues at Indiana University published “Bathroom Banter: Sex, Love and the Bathroom Wall,” a study of bathroom graffiti in nine local bars in a Midwestern city, through the lens of evolutionary psychology.

In Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences, there are 11 public restrooms designated for women. No two are exactly alike, and neither is their graffiti. Etched with ever ything from thin ballpoint pens to classic black Sharpie, their writings

range from political discourse to commentary on boys to supportive messages about self-worth and mental health.

On one stall, a writer left a simple prompt: “What/who/how/ where/why do you love?” The responses vary widely, including “weed,” “FOOD,” “Myself, and those whose love me just as much” and “Girls” followed by “F*CK YEAH GAYNESS!!!”

The last pair, in which the responder assumes the first writer identifies as a woman who likes women, highlight what Matthews said researchers have theorized as a uniquely motivating property of bathroom graffiti: the opportunity to speak to one’s gender at large.

“It’s interesting because you have this super diverse group you’re speaking to in a somewhat public place,” Matthews said. “But despite that diversity [the bathroom] cleaves the number of people in half because you’re speaking to, essentially, a single gender.”

Being able to speak anonymously to a large yet somewhat unified audience gives writers a chance to air gender-specific messages or grievances, Matthews said.

On several stalls, female students wrote about their frus-

trations with boys and platonic break-ups: “Fu*k those damn boys!! We deserve better than some cute dinners and f loppy d*cks” and “How to move on from a friendship? treat it like a break-up, communicate w/ them until you have closure. then invest in your other friendships & try not to dwell on it.”

Matthews’ study classified many different types of bathroom graffiti: sexual, romantic, religious, political and even scatological (writing referring to defecation). But there’s one type of graffiti his study didn’t find — messages of support, many of which can be found on the women’s restroom stalls in CAS. Most often, they’re written in the style of affirmations: “You are loved,” “You are so loved, beautiful, and valued,” “If you feel unloved, I love you.”

According to Matthews, none of the existing research about bathroom graffiti discusses that kind of writing. However, he said he’s been contacted multiple times about positive graffiti left on women’s bathroom stalls around college campuses.

“From the people I’ve spoken to on the phone who have been

interested in this subject, most of the time they call me because of interesting on campus, and a lot of it is supportive,” Matthews said. “I don’t really know why it’s specific to college campuses and female authors in particular, but … there is some prevalence to this.”

At its core, Matthews said, graffiti allows us to make the intangible tangible.

“From ancient peoples all the way to us now, we’ve always this tendency to sort of mark territory,” Matthews said. “One of the reasons behind this is to make

something that is intangible, like your existence at a given place, to make it real.”

Faced with various causes of decay — time or regular maintenance, for instance — even the boldest markings will eventually become indecipherable. But, as one writer espoused, that won’t ultimately be enough to silence the anonymous voices.

“It takes more than your elbow grease and a couple coats of paint to silence the voices of the women inscribed on these bathroom stalls.”

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BU food engineers make creative recipes using dining hall food

BY AMELIA GRIFFITHS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Two BU freshmen have gathered a social media following for their creative twist on a common childhood pastime: playing with food.

Sophie Perez and Elizabeth Leach came together over their love of tasty concoctions. The College of General Studies freshmen recently started the Instagram account @ bu.food.engineers, where they post inventive recipes made entirely from food available in BU’s dining halls.

From four-topping dessert waffles to french-fries-in-a-blanket to pizza-sushi-ritos, the BU food engineers are rebranding the dining hall as a place to get excited about. Perez described many recipes as being “odd-ball.”

“It’s not maybe the most conventional food idea, but it’s still really fun and tastes really good,” Perez said.

One of the engineers’ favorite concoctions is BUnicorn Hot Chocolate, which is normal hot cocoa topped with whipped cream, sprinkles and an ice cream cone.

Perez said most of their “best work” starts with risky combinations that end up being “delightfully surprising.”

Maeve Hawk, also a CGS freshman, is a friend of Perez and Leach, and said she enjoys learning new recipes from them.

“All [the ingredients] are always there and you never think of com-

Elizabeth Leach and Sophie Perez try a waffle they created for BU food engineers.

bining it,” Hawk said, describing the engineers’ nachos that contain potato chips, mango salsa and other unique items.

The engineers began their food journey after meeting in a CGS class during the fall of their freshman year. They studied together and later began sharing meals on and off campus.

The idea for their shared Instagram blog was born at a Cambridge Starbucks when Leach watched Perez cut into a cupcake in

a unique way. “What the heck are you doing?” Leach asked as Perez rearranged the icing.

Perez surveyed her creation and called herself a “food engineer.”

Leach liked the name, and the two began to spy opportunities for creativity in the places they ate most often.

Since then, Perez said, they text each other constantly about post ideas. Their account has been active since the beginning of this semester and has more than 500 followers.

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“We try to make [the recipes] as easy and comprehendible as possible because not everyone wants to spend a bunch of time making their own food,” Perez said.

Though the recipes require extra effort, the engineers say the work is worth it.

“We didn’t want to be another food account that just tries different foods around Boston,” Perez said.

Perez and Leach use resources that students can access in the dining hall, like the microwave and waffle

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maker, to shape and heat food. One of their favorite recipes is the waffle breakfast sandwich, which is made of sausage, egg and bacon between quarters of a freshly pressed waffle.

Most ingredients can be found in their raw form on the salad bar and at the ice cream station. One of their most recent dessert creations consists of chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter, banana, vanilla ice cream and Oreo pieces.

Their eye for cuisine is paired with a clever social media approach.

The duo says they try to keep their Instagram up to speed with relatable hashtags and clever puns.

The engineers cite Buzzfeed’s Tasty as one of their biggest inspirations. Leach and Perez have used Tasty’s recipe sequence aesthetic as a springboard for their own process.

“We wanted it to look very nice but also be new and be creative,” Perez said.

Their Instagram following has inspired the pair to extend their food interests across BU, and they spotlight friends who also enjoy creating original recipes.

The duo has even discussed establishing their skills as a club at BU “so people can have as much fun as we’re having with it,” Leach said.

“We have so much fun whenever we go to the dining halls together and watch them engineer,” said Hawk.

“I’ve definitely learned how to hack the dining hall.”

Marion McNabb brings cannabis research advocacy to Boston

BY SIMONE MIGLIORI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Dr. Marion McNabb met Doubt at an orphanage in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Named for his uncertain chance of survival, Doubt was HIV positive, and died when he was just 7 years old.

Without the resources to even diagnose, let alone treat HIV, the nuns at the orphanage were helpless to save him. His twin brother, Definite, lived — perfectly healthy.

Moved by Doubt’s story, McNabb said her experience in Zimbabwe kick-started a 15-year public health career in Africa, focused on bringing health care to those in poverty.

“I was just heartbroken by the fact that I knew in my country there were tests and medications available, and these children weren’t even able to have the awareness that they actually had HIV,” McNabb said.

After graduating from St. Louis University in 2003, McNabb got an opportunity working for the Center for Disease Control in Ethiopia.

There, she managed the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief, a U.S.-funded HIV treatment program.

“It was an incredible experience watching a country go from having no guidelines in place for HIV, not even testing, to watching a national government integrate a new health care system,” McNabb said.

But after the 2016 election, McNabb said her career in Africa came grinding to a halt.

“My global health work was focused on women, sexual reproductive health and rights, low income countries — all of the things that the [Trump] administration really just doesn’t consider,” McNabb said. “I felt uncomfortable because I didn’t want to represent [the] new administration.”

When she returned to the United States, McNabb said she soon realized she was out of her comfort zone when it came to addressing the public health issues in her own country.

Her move back to the U.S. overlapped with Massachusetts’ legalization of marijuana. McNabb learned that as a result of the federal illegality of marijuana, research licenses for cannabis studies on humans were virtually impossible to acquire. Any research on potential health benefits and risks of the drug were purely anecdotal.

McNabb said her concern about the lack of general knowledge surrounding medical cannabis led to the creation of the Cannabis Community Care and Research Network (C3RN) in partnership with her friend and colleague Randy MacCaffrie in 2017.

The goal of C3RN is to provide advocacy, research and education services in relation to cannabis, according to their website. However, McNabb said her ultimate goal is to create a “virtual cannabis center of excellence,” which would combine the expertise of a broad range of researchers, ultimately addressing the lack of comprehensive knowledge

on medical cannabis with a digital platform.

Back in 2008, while working full time in the Horn of Africa, McNabb earned her Master’s degree online through Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, using Ethiopia’s slow, dial-up internet.

Nevertheless, she persevered through the program, and said she quickly recognized that similar digital curriculums could be utilized to provide health education to rural African communities.

McNabb brought her idea to fruition in Haiti in 2013, where she implemented a project funded by the U.S government to rebuild the health care system of the developing country.

McNabb said project utilized mobile technology and the expertise of tech providers and software engineers to digitize health worker curriculums, creating audio messages and counseling software to educate Haitians on critical skills such as family planning, breastfeeding, immunization and HIV/AIDS. McNabb also spent time working with the health and technology units at UNICEF to develop a global approach in using digital tools — research which she said inspired her to design a course on “leveraging technology in low income settings” at the Boston University School of Public Health, where she earned her doctorate in 2017.

McNabb’s expertise in digital public health technology, combined

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Marion McNabb speaks at the “Community First in Cannabis!” event on Feb. 26.

with her interest in cannabis as a registered medical patient set McNabb and MacCaffrie’s fledgling company up for success.

In November 2017, C3RN won the BUzz Lab’s Cannabis Startup Competition, held by Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.

Now, McNabb and MacCaffrie are hosting the “Cannabis Science, Education and Networking Series,” a six-part series curated to produce a platform for discussion about the

potentials of developing medical cannabis research.

Since C3RN’s founding, McNabb and MacCaffrie have advocated to Massachusetts governmental groups over 30 times increase the accessibility of cannabis research licenses.

As awareness about C3RN grows and research licenses increase in accessibility in Massachusetts, McNabb says she hopes to continue to focus on all aspects of the medical cannabis industry with “cool and innovative approaches.”

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EDITORIAL

Another blow to women’s reproductive rights The use of contraceptives in this country has lost its stigma in the past few decades. In the United States, the rise of contraceptives was controversial. Using birth control was a sign of debauchery. Abortions were seen as by most people as sinful, and premarital sex was relatively unthinkable. Trying to prevent unplanned pregnancy simply wasn’t accepted.

However, as times moved forward, several generations of feminists demanded better access to contraceptives as an integral part of female reproductive health. But measures being passed today under the influence of the current president seem to reverse some the progress we have made in ensuring women’s reproductive rights.

Last October, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued the White House for allowing providers to not cover access to contraceptives if doing so contradicted with their personal religious beliefs. But a judge turney Healey’s lawsuit down, saying that it would not hold in court, and that not many women in Massachusetts would be affected by the new policy because of state legislation that protects women’s access to contraceptives.

While it is promising to see that the state does have measures in place to guarantee that women can get the contraceptives they need, the justification for dismissing Healey’s lawsuit does not seem convincing. Just because it won’t affect most women does not make the policy justifiable. In fact, more than 650 women in Massachusetts would be affected by this policy and lose coverage for contraceptives. These women matter.

However, this seems like the general atti-

tude taken toward women’s rights: As long as the majority of women have sufficient coverage, it’s OK if a few suffer. Adopting a utilitarian philosophy for something affecting people’s rights and their health does not apply in this situation.The fact of the matter is that is some women are hurting right now from

acne. Many doctors also prescribe birth control to help alleviate the excruciating pain many women undergo during their periods.

Even menopausal women take birth control to treat the symptoms they face when they are no longer menstruating. In general, taking contraceptives is critical for women’s health.

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this policy because employers don’t feel like Employers are depriving women of this supplying them health insurance that covers essential health care because of their relicontraceptives. gious beliefs. They have every right to those Whenever there’s another attempt to pre- beliefs, but they do not have the right to vent women from accessing contraceptives, we impose them on others. have to reiterate their importance once again.

Employers shouldn’t have the authority We must remember that contraceptives are to refuse health care to someone if at the end important for reasons beyond just preventing of the day, it doesn’t affect them personally. unplanned pregnancies. They help women It’s not their moral decision to make — it’s combat hormone irregularities and regulate another person’s choice to take a contracep-

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tive. They provide birth control because their employees need it for their own reasons and lifestyles — none of which affects them.

There are more consequences to not having access to reproductive health services than to having them. A lack of contraceptives could mean more abortions, which many people also find conflicting with their religion.

The lawsuit however brings up the historical debate about the separation of church and state. Our founding fathers wrote the concepts of religious freedom and tolerance into our Constitution for a reason. We owe it to our citizens to live up to these esteemed American values. In order to truly adhere to this freedom, policies that exempt people from doing things that contradict their religious beliefs may seem like the appropriate thing to do. However, if it’s a belief that hurts people, it should no longer be tolerated. We should stick to promoting policies that are meant to help people — regardless of someone’s religious stance on them.

If politicians don’t stand up for things like this, then we run the risk of letting other things slide. Things that don’t seem disputable like paid maternity leave and access to abortions might slip away from us. People have fought back and resisted against this administration for around a year now, and successfully so. Fighting for women’s rights and reproductive health is a noble cause. We shouldn’t stop now just because the majority of women are covered. In order to treat everyone fairly and ensure things like this don’t happen in the future, we fight for each and every woman.

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AMERICAN PROTEST:

Independence in Corsica

BY DAVID DAMIANO COLUMNIST

The Mediterranean island of Corsica is best known around the world as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. Perhaps in part because of this, the inhabitants of Corsica have developed an impressive pugnacity which they have directed against the French government for the past 40 years.

Despite being a part of France since 1768, the island has maintained its unique culture which has a much closer affinity to Italy than it does to France. Nationalism is therefore very strong on the island, and perceived French negligence to Corsican affairs has fueled the Pè a Corsica party (which translates to “For Corsica”), which is a coalition of moderate autonomists and more radical secessionists.

In 2015, Pè a Corsica won a plurality in territorial elections and elected its autonomist leader Gilles Simeoni as president of the Executive Council of Corsica, which is roughly equivalent to being elected governor. In December, Pè a Corsica scored a huge victory, gaining 17 seats in the election.

With the Western Mediterranean region still reeling over the catastrophe that was the Catalan independence referendum in October of last year, fear of independence sentiments spilling over from nearby Catalonia to Corsica would seem to be a tangible fear for Macron’s government. However, based on his muted response to the success of Pè a Corsica, this is not a high priority for Paris. Simeoni lamented, in reference to the days of armed resistance to the French administration which ended in 2014, that “People are saying, ‘At least when we had bombs, they listened to us.’”

Perhaps the reason for Macron’s cool response to Simeoni and his followers is that he is aware of the futility of Corsica’s position.

Although Pè a Corsica is a nationalist organization, it is the moderate pro-autonomists who

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make up the majority of the party’s base. The ascension of Pè a Corsica was less an indication of increasing radicalism than it was of an increasingly moderate platform. This is in part due to the cessation of violence by the National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) in 2014, and Simeoni subsequent moderation of the party. Thierry Dominici, an expert on Corsica from the University of Bordeaux, noted that “There’s been a ‘massification’ of nationalism, it’s a nationalism that is now inclusive.”

This “massification” of nationalism, however, has not corresponded with increased chauvinism. Corsica is heavily dependent on French subsidies, and, unlike Catalonia, has no

BY MEREDITH VARNER plausible path to self-sufficiency and independCOLUMNIST ence. Jean-Paul Pernet, the sole doctor in the village of Belgodere, where nationalists earned We all know Trump’s list of priorities 90.22 percent of the vote, remarked: “I’m not has been skewed since the beginning of voting out of political allegiance, or for auton- his presidency, and it’s starting to feel like omy or independence.” Instead, Pernet said he nothing will happen in America for the supported the nationalists because he wants “… rest of his term. While his stance on gun people who will bring concrete plans” to the control and regulation was rather impresrural parts of Corsica. sive, who knows when any of these laws will Pernet’s mindset is common throughout actually get passed.

Corsica. President of the Corsican Assembly Most recently, Trump has been granted and firm nationalist Jean-Guy Talamoni admit- permission for his military parade with the ted this much, acknowledging that although release of a Pentagon memo last Thursday the nationalists did receive overwhelming sup- outlining the parade and its logistics. The port, “… they won’t vote for independence until plan right now is to host it on Veteran’s they are assured of material stability.” With a Day, Nov. 11. It is set to have a “heavy air 20 percent lower GDP per capita than the rest component” and costumes from different of France, 10 percent unemployment, and a war periods. less than one percent growth rate, Corsica While patriotism is always a nice thing, will likely never be in a position of sufficient there is a line that has to be drawn, which material stability to warrant an independence countries like North Korea often cross. referendum.

When I think of military parades, I think All these things considered, Macron’s of Nazis marching through the streets or substanceless concessions to Corsica which the North Korean army f lashing all of its he unveiled this month are likely going to be weapons in our faces. the most Corsicans are going to get from Paris These parades that show off military unless the situation changes drastically. During power are less about patriotism and more his visit to the island this month, Macron about Trump’s “mine is bigger than yours” revealed his support for a Constitutional arti- mentality. He has to let the world know cle which would make specific reference to that we have a strong military presence, Corsica. and that is inherently dangerous.

Corsica’s situation is unique from those of Even though I did not live during the Catalonia and Scotland. Since it lacks substan- Cold War, I feel like I am living in sometial material wealth, the country’s platform thing similar. Seeing the constant back lacks a critical leverage which enabled the for- and forth between Trump and Putin and mer’s ability to gain recognition and coverage. these military shows makes me feel like we This is an element of independence movements are preparing for something bigger than which often goes ignored, but it is indicative Trump’s offensive tweets to Putin. of the ruthlessness of the international system Now is not the time to antagonize all and media. Corsica’s cause is equally just as the countries that want to blow us up, but those of Catalonia and Scotland, but its weak that is exactly what this parade will do. position all but guarantees that the status quo Kim Jong Un does not need to think that will be maintained for the foreseeable future. this is a jab at his country to make a move.

Militarization is not the solution to our problems, because that would mean we are ready to fight. This is not like the last world wars, in which the violence primarily affected Europe and the Pacific; countries now possess nuclear weapons that could wipe out our entire country.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that 39,471 veterans are homeless on any given night.

How is this military parade going to help them? What about all the veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder or other physical disabilities? What is this parade accomplishing for them?

The numbers that have come out for the cost of this parade have ranged from $10 million to $30 million over the past month.

Instead of using that money to get our veterans off the street and combat homelessness in this country, Trump is going to use it to antagonize our enemies.

The lack of regard for the veterans of America shows that this parade is not about patriotism. I think most people would agree that leaving these men and women on the streets to suffer is not patriotic at all. Conservatives cannot pretend to be pro-military when they leave behind these wounded soldiers.

This money could be put to so many more productive uses beyond the military as well, such as fixing our countries failing infrastructure. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave our infrastructure a D plus, a nearly failing grade.

Additionally, this money could go toward fixing our education system, environmental issues or other programs that the Trump administration cut because of costs. Maybe we should work on fixing the inside of our country before we invest more money into going out of the country for war.

This parade is normalizing war and violence. It’s not normal to have weapons of war, heavy war craft and thousands of soldiers marching down the street. The idea of war needs to stop being portrayed as a glorified act because it is not anything close to that.

Think about all the veterans who cannot enjoy Independence Day because they have PTSD attacks over the fireworks or the veterans unable to walk on their feet because they are missing multiple limbs.

Nothing about that is glamorous, and Trump needs to put his ego aside and recognize these realities.

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10 SPORTS

Men’s lacrosse looks to get back on track against Bucknell

BY ELI GRISWOLD

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Following a 16-9 loss to Colgate University Saturday afternoon, the Boston University men’s lacrosse team will now turn its sights to Bucknell University this Saturday.

The Terriers (4-3, 0-2 Patriot League) have yet to win a Patriot League matchup, but BU’s offense looks to be in good hands moving forward, thanks to the rapid improvement of freshman attack Chris Gray.

While much of the opposing coach’s focus lies on holding senior attack Jack Wilson and junior attack James Burr in check, Gray has established a presence on the Terriers’ attacking line and has recorded three five-point efforts thus far.

“He’s a great player,” BU head coach Ryan Polley said. “He certainly gets his teammates involved, and he’s got a knack for scoring goals.”

However, the numbers do not tell the full story for Gray. The freshman’s field vision, composure and decision-making ability have all stood out to Polley.

“I’ve had freshmen come in and have had big years point-wise, but a lot of times their decision-making is not what [Gray’s] is,” Polley said. “[Gray] has been very efficient in his ball control, and he’s not only making great plays, he’s making great decisions.”

While much of the Terriers’ success will hinge on offensive production and efficiency from Gray and the rest of the BU attack, Polley has stressed the importance of maintaining possession

and controlling the faceoff X. The Terriers are currently winning only 39.9 percent of their faceoffs.

During last Saturday’s game, Colgate (4-3, 1-2 Patriot League) dominated the faceoff X over BU, with senior faceoff specialist Collin Orr winning 15-of-17 draws in the second half.

The United States Naval Academy also edged the Terriers 14-8 at the X in the Terriers’ first Patriot League matchup of the season on Feb. 24.

“We’ve really struggled in our two Patriot League games,” Polley said. “It’s a combination of being better on the whistle … and we’ve got to get better at supporting [our face-off personnel] on the wings.”

If the team can improve on faceoffs, it will limit the amount of opportunities for its opponents to push the tempo and come away with easy goals in transition.

When the Terriers fall behind late in the game, as they did against Colgate with a 10-6 deficit leading into the final quarter, Polley stressed that controlling possessions is imperative for BU to mount a comeback.

“In both the Navy and Colgate games, at inopportune times we failed clears and turned the ball over,” Polley said. “When you’re losing faceoffs, those things are magnified.”

Turning their attention to the Bison (4-2, 2-1 Patriot League), who will be their first competitor of three consecutive road games, the Terriers will need to prepare for a high-powered and versatile attack.

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Senior midfielder and faceoff specialist Joe Stucky’s performance will be imperative to BU’s success at Bucknell.

Bucknell poses serious threats to the BU defense, both on the perimeter and close to the goal, with seniors midfielder Sean O’Brien and attack Will Sands.

While O’Brien possesses a cannon of a shot from the outside, Sands is more of a playmaker who facilitates the offense from behind the goal and racks up assists. Sands currently leads the Bison in points (32) and assists (21).

In an early season consisting of only six games so far, Sands has already recorded two eight-point efforts, which was highlighted by a two-goal, six-assist effort against Marist College.

“Sands is such a great player and

certainly he’s going to make plays, but we can’t have him go off for a five-assist game,” Polley noted.

This focus on ball movement and sharing the success is the main driving factor of the Bison’s attack, according to Polley.

Polley noted the challenge Sands and the rest of Bucknell’s offense pose to his team’s defense that allowed 16 goals against Colgate.

“When guys like [Sands] are getting guys involved, that’s when offenses really are playing at their best,” Polley said. “So that’s going to be a challenge for us to make sure we defend Sands in a way that we don’t allow him to have passing lanes.”

BU faced a similar threat to

Sands in Colgate junior attack Sam Cleveland, who torched the Terriers for six assists. This experience will likely be in BU’s favor while preparing for the Bison, and will provide a valuable learning experience for its developing defensive squad.

While BU will face another tough matchup against Harvard University on March 20 following the Bucknell matchup, Polley said that the squad’s focus is still aimed at the Bison.

“This is the most critical point in our season right now,” Polley said.

“The Bucknell game is so critical, it’s by far the biggest game of our season so far. Our focus is just preparing for Bucknell.”

Softball to play at St. John’s Invitational in New York this weekend

BY GABE MOSSÉ

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

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Junior catcher and infielder Alexa Ponce will be important for BU’s offense at the St. John’s Invitational.

A disappointing 1-4 result at the Louisville Slugger Tournament left the Boston University women’s softball team with an 8-12 record on the year with just over two weeks before Patriot League play begins against the United States Military Academy on March 31.

However, BU head coach Ashley Waters and her team will have some rest this week before they begin the St. John’s Invitational Saturday morning against the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Queens, New York.

At the L ou isv i l le Slug ger Tournament, the Terriers suffered a 5-3 10-inning loss to San Jose State University before dropping another close one to then-No. 21 California State University, Long Beach in eight innings.

BU’s lone victory of the tournament came against San Diego State University, where the Terriers racked up five runs in the first four frames for a 5-2 win.

6-0 and 10-2 losses to California State University, Fullerton and No. 3 University of California, Los Angeles, respectively, turned what was a promising first three games into two harrowing defeats for BU. “I expect us to play a little bit sharper,” Waters said. “To have a couple days off will really help us.”

The Terriers have already competed in four tournaments, including the most recent Louisville tournament, and were swept by Loyola Marymount University while they were in Southern

California over spring break. was cancelled due to a winter storm.

BU has lost six of its last seven It looks like this year’s invitational contests, but Waters said she is hoping will not succumb to the same fate, as the upcoming tournament will provide this upcoming weekend’s forecast calls an extra spark for her team following for sun all weekend. perhaps its worst tournament.

This tournament will be the third “There’s some pride at stake,” in the span of three weeks for BU. Waters said. “We want to be one of As last weekend’s tournament the top teams in the Northeast and may have indicated, these runs can we want to be able to contend with take a toll on the players. However, these teams, so we’re excited about Waters said she expects her team to be getting on the field against some of ready for anything the Terriers’ tightly our Northeast foes.” packed schedule may throw at them.

Those Northeast foes will include “For the kids it’s exciting. It’s college UMass, Binghamton University, St. and you expect to play every weekJohn’s University — who is hosting the end,” Waters said. “When you sign up tournament — and Hofstra University. to come here you know what you’re UMass comes into this tournament signing up for. Of course there’s going with a 9-8 record on the year, St. John’s to be fatigue, we’re 20 games in. So sits at 5-16, Binghamton at 3-6 and the expectation for us, the reason we Hofstra at 10-7. do the strength and conditioning we UMass and Binghamton split their do from September on, it’s for this.” most recent tournaments while St. Following this weekend’s tourJohn’s saw the same 1-4 result as BU nament, BU will play two-game sets at the Colorado State Tournament. against Bryant University in Rhode While Hofstra ultimately went Island and host the University of Maine.

2-3 at the Unconquered Invitational A game against Manhattan (7-5) hosted by then-No. 13 Florida State on March 25 and a Wednesday afterUniversity, the team did not go down noon tilt against Boston College on without a fight.

March 28 will finish out the Terriers’ The Pride edged Florida State non-conference slate before they begin (18-6) 1-0 after freshman infielder conference play, with Army (4-12) and and outfielder Jessie Joy scored the Lehigh University among their first lone run of the matchup during the opponents.

10th inning.

“The kids will be ready to go this Hofstra then fell to the No. 6 weekend and it’s just a matter of conUniversity of Oregon 2-1 in an 11-inning tinuing to get better and progressing to outing, which was followed by a 5-0 do what we need to do to win games,” loss to Florida State and a close 3-2 loss Waters said. against Florida Gulf Coast University.

Liam O’Brien contributed to the reportLast year’s St. John’s invitational ing of this article.

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Women’s lacrosse beats Fairfield 11-10 in double overtime

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Junior midfielder Kelly Mathews scored the game-winning goal against Fairfield on Wednesday afternoon.

BY KYLE PATTERSON DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Fol l o w i n g Tu e s d a y ’s sno w day, the Boston University women’s lacrosse tea m traveled to Connecticut to duke it out with Fairfield University Wednesday afternoon.

In a harrowing double overtime finish, the Terriers (2-3) emerged victorious with an 11-10 win against the Stags (4-4) after a goal from junior midfielder Kelly Mathews.

BU senior attack Avery Donahoe also matched her career-high goals with six on the day, five of which came in the second ha lf of the

matchup alone.

The game’s length and final outcome was a testament to how evenly matched both teams were at Rafferty Stadium.

The Terriers got off to a quick start, with freshman attack Bridget McCarthy drawing first blood with a goal less than two minutes into the contest.

Despite being shortly followed by a Fairf ield goa l from senior attack Brenna Connolly, BU dominated the earlier portion of the first half with a 3-1 advantage at 14:32.

However, the tables began to turn later into the frame with Stags

junior midfielder Lily Crager firing a shot into the top right corner of the net to bring Fairfield within one goal.

The tally was followed by three more consec utive Sta g s goa ls, including another from Connolly.

Connolly, Fairfield’s leading scorer, remained a key component of the Stags’ attack and led her team with four goals during the game.

Following its initial strong start, BU’s offense struggled to get shots on goal against Fairfield.

The Terriers were, in part, hurt by the four fouls they committed in the first half and the Stags were

able to convert three of their first four goals during their extra-man opportunities.

BU head coach Liz Robertshaw noted the strain the penalties put on the team’s defense.

“We need to look to limit our fouling,” Robertshaw said. “We had a lot of cards today, and that puts us in a man down situation, and we played a lot of man-down defense. That’s tough on the defensive group.”

By the end of the half, the Stags led the game 5-3.

For both teams, the second half was marked by constant back-andforth between having the upperhand and being at a deficit.

BU came back on the field in the second half reinvigorated as Donahoe netted two back-to-back goals to knot the game early on.

Donahoe would go on to score three more goals in the remainder of the half for a team-high total of six and has scored in each Terrier matchup this season.

“Avery Donahoe was killing it today,” Robertshaw said. “I think we had confidence in her scoring capabilities, and at the end of the game we drove a couple of plays her way and they worked.”

The Stags quickly responded with a pair of goals from senior attack Olivia Russell and sophomore midfielder Meaghan Graham to give themselves back the twopoint lead.

The Terriers would follow up with four consecutive goals midway

through the half, putting them in the lead again for the first time since the beginning of the game.

However, two more goals from Connolly had the score tied at nine.

With just 2:46 left in regulation, Donahoe scored an over-the-back shot into the top left corner of the net to make the game 10-9 in favor of BU. The last two minutes of the game were characterized by the Stags frantically firing at Terrier senior goalkeeper Christine Laible, who made 12 saves overall, and BU on defense.

T h e s c r u m c u l m i n a te d i n another goal by Graham, with just 1:51 left in regulation, to make the final score at the end of the half 10-10.

The Stags were unable to land any shots past Laible in the first over time period, but kept the Terriers’ defense busy for the vast majority of the period.

The second round of overtime saw Mathews w in the opening faceoff draw before scoring the game-winning goal off a pass from sophomore attack Kailey Conry to give BU the win.

Rober tshaw attr ibuted the Terriers’ success in part to their strong defensive performance.

“We played stellar defense today,” Robertshaw said. “Fairfield is a highly aggressive team and strong offensively and they got a lot of shots off. I thought our defense played really fantastic and stepped up to the stage.”

A loss in the semifinals will end either BU or BC’s season BURN THE BOATS, FROM 12

school’s seasons were over with a loss. In both ’76 a nd ’77, BU advanced past the Eagles en route to making the ECAC championship.

Then there was 1978. Despite losing in the ECAC semis to Providence, BU still qualified for the NCAA tournament. BC won the ECAC and was an automatic qualifier.

Both BU and BC rolled through their competition on a collision course to the national title game.

There, BU upended BC 5-3 in the Providence Civic Center to claim their third national championship.

Before the momentous 1978 national championship game, the only prior example of this rare elimination between game BU and BC was 1949. Even then, it’s not exactly clear if this was, in fact, an elimination game for both.

BU was 13-7 and advanced to the New England Ice Hockey League (NEIHL) championship to face 19-1 Boston College in the final.

There were no automatic qualifiers at this time, and 1949 was just the second season the NCAA sponsored a national hockey championship tournament. The Eagles won the NEIHL championship game 7-2 over the Terriers and eventually

won their first national title a few weeks later in Colorado Springs over Dartmouth College.

If BU won the NEIHL, there is no saying it would have qualified for the NCAA tournament, as league champions had no bearing on the selection process at that time, but it’s fun to look back.

So that’s it. Just four, maybe five, true elimination games for BU and BC. Also, if you have been keeping score, BU leads this death match 3-1, possibly 3-2 if you’re counting 1949.

Outside of the real elimination games, there have been a number of must-win games for one school to keep their NCAA tournament dreams alive.

Since Hockey East started in 1984, in the five previous semifinals, three were must-win elimination games for one team.

The first such example was 2009.

BU was already assured a No. 1 seed entering the Hockey East tournament, but BC was a ways back in the PairWise Ranking. Behind three goals in a 44-second span in the third period, the Terriers beat the Eagles 3-2, crushing BC’s NCAA hopes. This was the last time either BU or BC ended the other’s season.

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BU and BC will be be fighting to keep their seasons alive Friday night in the Hockey East semifinals.

In 2013, BU was the one who needed to win to prolong its season. The Terriers cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Eagles after falling behind 2-0 early on. BU fell to the University of Massachusetts Lowell 1-0 the following night, and its season concluded just two slots

outside the NCAA tournament.

Finally, last year, the Terriers had to beat the Eagles to stave off elimination and keep their NCAA hopes alive, despite winning a share of the regular season title.

BC won 3-2, but again fell victim to Lowell in the championship game and

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was left out of the national tournament.

Get excited everyone — and don’t let the early time slot fool you. This is the most important BU-BC game in over a decade, and this true elimination death match doesn’t happen ever y year. Not even close.

“This is the most critical point in our season right now.”

­— Men’s lacrosse coach Ryan Polley on the team’s upcoming matchup. p.10

BURN THE BOATS:

A monumental BU vs. BC game coming Friday

Sports Thursday, March 15 , 2018

“I thought our defense played really fantastic and stepped up to the stage.” ­— Women’s lacrosse coach Liz Robertshaw after her team’s win on Wednesday. p.11

Men’s basketball finishes season with 15-16 record

BY MATT DRESENS COLUMNIST

Fr id ay n ig ht ’s B oston University versus Boston College Hockey East semifinal is, quite frankly, the biggest game in over a decade featuring the two Commonwealth Avenue schools.

The road to the NCAA tournament will eventually have to go through either Northeastern University or Providence College, but first, the B-Line is TD Garden bound.

A true elimination game, for both teams, is something the BU-BC rivalry hasn’t experienced since 2006. Many times over the past few years in this rivalry, one team has been playing for its life, but not both.

In fact, this scenario is far less common than you would think for a rivalry that dates back to Wilson Administration (1917). All in all, this will be the sixth time BU and BC have gone into a playoff game where both teams’ seasons are in peril.

The 2006 meeting was in the Northeast Regional final with a trip to the Frozen Four in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the line. This was the sixth time the two schools played that year, with BU owning a 4-1-0 record against the Eagles entering that contest, which included wins in the Beanpot final and Hockey East championship game.

BC trounced BU 5-0 in Worcester to advance to the Frozen Four, where BC fell 2-1 to the University of WisconsinMadison in the title game.

2006 was the first such elimination game since a three-year run in the late ‘70s. 1976 and 1977 saw the Terriers and Eagles paired together in2 the ECAC quarterfinals.

Back then, the quarterfinals were a one-game playoff and the NCAA tournament consisted of just four teams, meaning both CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

THURSDAY, MARCH 15

Women’s golf will continue

play at the Pinehurst Invitational, All Day

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Senior guard Will Goff will be one of men’s basketball’s five seniors graduating this May.

BY LIAM O’BRIEN

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

For the first time in its five-year history in the Patriot League, the Boston University men’s basketball team finished below its projected spot in the conference preseason poll.

The Terriers (15-16, 10-8 Patriot League) ended the 2017-18 regular season fifth in the conference, coming short of the second place spot they were predicted to finish in.

BU finished its season with a 90-59 loss to No. 1 seed Bucknell University in the playoff semifinals.

Freshman guard Walter Whyte, sophomore forward Tyler Scanlon and freshman center Sukhmail Mathon each scored in the double digits, but their efforts were not enough to overcome the Bison (25-9, 16-2 Patriot League).

Despite BU’s four-year streak of outdoing the preseason prognosis coming to a close, the Terriers still managed to overcome a truckload of injuries to finish just two games shy of reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011.

“I was prouder of this group than any I’ve had in past,” BU head coach Joe Jones said. “They played more like a team than any team I’ve had. The culture was the best it has ever been. We didn’t have any distractions. I really wished we could have stayed healthy.”

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

Men’s hockey will play rival BC in the Hockey East semifinals at TD Garden, 5 p.m.

The Terriers were hindered by ailments throughout the season.

Senior guard Cheddi Mosely and sophomore guard Destin Barnes played just twice before sustaining season-ending injuries.

“In past years, I wouldn’t go into the injur y thing too much, but losing two scholarship players hurt,” Jones said.

Meanwhile, senior guard Cedric Hankerson, who finished his final season tied for the team lead in scoring at 12.9 points per game, missed five games in conference play while Whyte was absent for four games down the final stretch due to a leg injury.

“Losing [Hankerson] for [five games] and [Whyte] for four had a huge affect on what we could have had,” Jones sa id. “ W hen [Hankerson] and [Whyte] were healthy, we were really good.”

Heading into the season, the Terriers knew they needed to have some of their underclassmen assume prominent roles on the team following the departure of its two leading scorers, guard Eric Fanning and forward Justin Alston.

BU witnessed just that.

Sophomore for wa rd Ma x M a hone y wa s a n energ i zer i n his first season with the team, a high-octane performer in his 12 minutes per game. However, no one expected him to take the kind

BOTTOM LINE

of leap he did during the 2017-18 playoff semifinals.

His emergence is a major boon campaign. for BU as it looks forward to the Mahoney earned All-Patriot future.

But Mahoney was not the League Third Team honors during only young Terrier to jump onto a stellar season in which he set the the scene this year.

BU program record for shooting Whyte played a major role on percentage with a 60.1 percent the squad during conference play, mark from the field. and his efforts were ref lected in His m inutes per ga me on ly his being named to the All-Patriot bumped up to 21, but he shattered his 5.4 points per game average from League Rookie team.

The New Haven, Connecticut his inaugural season, averaging 12.9 native scored in double figures in per outing in the 2017-18 campaign. each of his last seven games, and put “He ends up shooting 66 perup 16 points and eight rebounds in cent from the f loor in the games the conference quarterfinals despite [Hankerson] did not play,” Jones not being fully healthy. said. “He was great scoring the ball.”

“When [Whyte came back], he The 6-foot-8 for ward had a still needed four to five practices,” number of explosive performances Jones commented. in league play, and while Hankerson W hy te’s nomination to the was injured, Mahoney averaged Rookie team marked the Terriers’ 14.2 points for the team. sixth straight year of having a freshThe Basking Ridge, New Jersey man named to the all-conference native scored 22 points in a 92-81 team, a run that could continue win over Lehigh University on Jan. in 2018-19.

8 before netting 27 against Loyola BU has four recruits committed Universit y Mar yland in just 20 to play for the school next seaminutes of action, making 12 of son — three-star power forward his 14 shot attempts.

Jordan Guest, power forward Jack D u r i ng the Patr iot L ea g ue Hemphill, small forward Fletcher quarterfinals against Lehigh (16Tynen and point guard Garrett 14, 11-7 Patriot League), Mahoney Pascoe. stepped up in major fashion. He “They will earn opportunities,” notched 27 points in 22 minutes, Jones said of the incoming players. including a wild one-handed slam “We are getting guys that are used in the beginning of the second half to winning, guys from winning in the Terriers’ 88-82 win over the programs.

It’s an exciting time.”

Mountain Hawks to advance to the

SATURDAY, MARCH 17

SUNDAY, MARCH 18

Women’s lacrosse will host Lehigh in its first conference game of the season, 1 p.m.

Invitational against Binghamton and

Softball will continue in the St. John’s Hofstra, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

MONDAY, MARCH 19

Boston Bruins will welcome

the Columbus Blue Jackets to TD Garden, 7 p.m.