3-17-2016 by The Daily Free Press

NEWS $6.8 million in federal funds given to Massachusetts for opioid treatment. p. 3

SPOTLIGHT Interview with Sacha Baron Cohen on new film “The Brothers Grimsby” p. 6

42°/61° LIGHT RAIN

SPORTS The men’s basketball team ignited its postseason run Wednesday night, beating Fordham away from home. p. 12

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Muslim students aim to break stereotypes through public prayer BY ALYSSA MEYERS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Islamic Society of Boston University hosted a public prayer Wednesday evening at Marsh Plaza, where 16 ISBU members prayed as pedestrians walked down Commonwealth Avenue. Executed at approximately 7:15 p.m., the public prayer was one of the many programs ISBU is holding for Islam Awareness Month. The prayer also aimed to support the Gender Advocacy and Progress Week and to raise awareness of diversity on campus, ISBU President Taiba Zahir said. “Something most people don’t know much about is that Islam is a very empowering religion for women,” Zahir, a junior in the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, said following the prayer. “There are many stereotypes about that, and this is the perfect opportunity to break those stereotypes.” A male student led the prayer that comprised of six male and 10 female students. The male students prayed in a straight line on a stretched rug directly behind the imam, the leader of the prayer, while the female students, also in a straight line and on a stretched rug, prayed behind them, forming a third line. Zainab Kazmi, ISBU sisters’ social chair, said ISBU hosts the public prayer annually at Marsh Plaza, a central spot on campus, because the organization strives to break Muslim stereotypes by increasing exposure. “If you see a bunch of people in weird positions, you’d be intrigued because you don’t really see that in your daily life,” Kazmi, a senior in Sargent, said referring to the prayer’s movements. “The purpose of a public prayer is just to spark that interest in people.” Nadea Zahra, ISBU sisters’ religious chair, also participated in the prayer. Zahra explained that in light of the current presidential election and recent depictions of Muslims in the media, ISBU members feel CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed an ordinance Friday that will crack down on the residency law that requires municipal employees to live in the city limits.

Dispensary owners lobby for city ordinance BY LUIS CASTRO AND KENNEDY DAVIS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In light of an ordinance signed Friday by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh establishing a “buffer zone” between marijuana dispensaries, public records reveal that dispensary owners donated funds to campaigns of public officials in an effort to lobby for the ordinance. The new zoning laws, if approved by the Boston Zoning Commission of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, will “limit the siting of any marijuana dispensary, whether medical, recreational or any other type, no closer than one half of a mile, or 2,640 feet, from any other existing dispensary,” according to the ordi-

nance. Samantha Ormsby, a spokesperson for Walsh, wrote in an email that the mayor supports the zoning amendments despite his opposition to recreational use of marijuana. “While Mayor Walsh voted against the legalization of medical marijuana, he supports the law that is in place and wants to make sure it is implemented correctly for the people of Boston,” Ormsby wrote. Councilor Michael Flaherty offered this order regarding a text amendment for the Boston Zoning Code for marijuana dispensaries. According to the ordinance, potential recreational marijuana dispensaries established in the future will be affected by the zoning law. Jim Borghesani, a spokesperson for the

Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, said the ordinance only applies to medical marijuana dispensaries. “There is no buffer zone now for liquor stores,” Borhesani said. “There’s no buffer zone for a store that sells tobacco products. And yet, the City Council saw fit to impose this ordinance, which at this point applies only to medical marijuana dispensaries because no other dispensaries exist.” Borghesani said the ordinance would benefit Patriot Care, the only dispensary owner in Boston. “I think it would be proper for voters to question what’s really behind this ordinance,” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

First university-wide general education program begins review process BY ELLEN CRANLEY AND DAVID FRANCO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University Task Force on General Education has submitted a report to the University Council that outlines a vision for the first ever university-wide general education program as the initial step before the program’s scheduled implementation in the fall 2017 semester. The program, titled “BU Hub,” aims to bring together students from different schools to ensure valuable undergraduate education and prepare students for the real world, according to the task force’s website. The task force has been collecting the ideas of current students to see what they think can be added to the general education program and what could make it more effective for future students, according to Co-Chair Elizabeth Loizeaux.

“Starting at the very beginning [of] last Spring when we were first start gathering ideas, [students’] feedback has absolutely influenced the vision the report sets out — in fact the idea of the BU Cross-College Challenge came from students, as did the ‘Life Skills’ courses,” Loizeaux, associate provost for Undergraduate Affairs wrote in an email. The BU Cross-College Challenge, a signature BU Hub program, is deemed to highlight BU’s unique characteristic. Completed either during a student’s junior or senior year, the challenge fosters a collaboration of six students “from across the university” to address current issues through producing “a tangible product” such as a work of art or an exhibition, among many. “Life Skills” courses would be a two-part offering, one during a student’s freshman year and another in their senior year, the report outlined. The first part aims to introduce students a number of resources for academic and social success

at BU. The latter part would focus on professional skills such as basic personal finance and worklife balance. Aelish Benjamin-Brown, a member of the Student Curriculum Committee, said forming a general education program would dull the different characteristics each college contributes to campus. “The idea of creating [general education] across all colleges within BU kind of defeats the purpose,” the sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences said. “The reason that a lot of current students came to BU is that each college has its own nature and culture. I think creating gen ed kind of mutes that.” Members of the SCC, a newly formed group dedicated to addressing concerns of underrepresented groups at BU, were present at a Feb. 4 town hall-style meeting to discuss the then-developed General Education Program and expressed disagreements with the idea following

the meeting, The Daily Free Press reported Feb. 5. The Task Force had met with faculty members across alumni, staff, BU’s 17 schools and colleges, student groups and the Parent Leadership Council throughout the fall 2015 semester and held additional consultations in the spring 2016 semester, according to the report. The report will receive additional comments by several councils, such as the Faculty Council and the Council of Deans and faculty members. If approved, a second task force, the General Education Implementation Task Force, will be appointed in the summer or fall and will develop steps for the program’s implementation, Loizeaux noted. “Like any proposal for a new program, [it has to be] considered and voted upon by the University Council, BU’s faculty governance system,” Loizeaux wrote. “The goal would be … CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Islamic Society of BU strives to show “real Islam,” sets example PUBLIC PRAYER FROM PAGE 1

compelled to demonstrate their faith publicly in order to provide the BU community with a more realistic example of what it means to be Muslim. “We think that it’s our duty as Muslims to spread the real message behind Islam,” Zahra, a senior in the Questrom School of Business, said after the prayer. “We want people to be familiar with our religion, and we want them to get to know Muslims from Muslims, not from media.” One of ISBU’s main goals was to inform the BU community about Islam as a means to combat Islamophobia, Zahra added. Several students who participated in the prayer said they aim to publicly display their faith. Needa Shaikh, a freshman in the College of Engineering, said she had attended many ISBU activities in the past, and the public prayer was significant to her because it let people see how Muslims worship. She added that she was grateful for the opportunity to publically express pride in her religion. “It’s important, especially with the current presidential election, to show people what the real Islam is,” Shaikh said. “You

shouldn’t be afraid to practice your religion freely and openly.” Sabrina Hassan, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said Wednesday night was the first time she attended a public prayer. “I was interested to see how people would react, and I felt like most people just walked by,” Hassan said. “But I loved hearing the people who did have verbal reactions. I could hear some whispered voices, but people had respectful reactions as opposed to being totally shocked.” Hassan decided to take part in the prayer because the idea of praying outdoors appealed to her, but also because it is important to let the BU community know that there are Muslims on our campus, she explained. “We’re saying that we’re comfortable with our identity as Muslims and encouraging others to embrace their identities as well,” Hassan said. Maryan Sharif, a junior in Sargent, said she has been involved with ISBU since her freshman year and has attended ISBU public prayers twice in past years. “The public prayers have taught me to not be afraid of who I am, to be accepting of

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Members of the Islamic Society of BU perform Maghrib prayer publicly in Marsh Plaza Wednesday night as part of a number of events to kick off Islam Awareness Month.

others and to be proud of my faith,” Sharif said. Sharif also commented on the political importance of the public prayer, saying,

“With the rising Islamophobia and with Islam being a hot topic this political season, I think it’s very important to have a public demonstration like this.”

Education groups join support for transgender protection bill BY AMANDA KAUFMAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Several major educational organizations announced their support Monday for an anti-discrimination bill meant to protect the rights of transgender individuals in all public spaces in Massachusetts, according to a Monday press release. The Massachusetts Teachers Association, the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts and other major teachers unions joined Freedom Massachusetts, in support for the passage of the bill, the release stated. Freedom Massachusetts is a bipartisan campaign advocating for the equal treatment of all people under the law. Thomas Gosnell, president of AFT Massachusetts, said lawmakers passed a ban on discrimination in education, housing and employment in 2011, yet advocates of the bill said they feel transgender individuals should have protections in all of Massachusetts’ public accommodations. Gosnell said the proposed bill aims to extend the protections of transgender people that already exist in other areas. “Right now, under the law, transgender people have protection in the schools and a number of other places but they don’t in public accommodations,” Wilder said. “What this proposed bill is trying to do is extend coverage to areas where transgender people do not have civil rights protections.” Matthew Wilder, a spokesperson for Freedom Massachusetts, said the recent show of support for the bill is just another example of organizations coming together to stand up for the

equal treatment of all people. “It’s about basic human dignity and protection that everyone else in the state already enjoys,” Wilder said. “And that should certainly be extended to the transgender men and women who call Massachusetts home.” Wilder also explained that this effort is an attempt to fill the gap that was left when the 2011 anti-discrimination bill excluded the protection of transgender people in public accommodations. “In 2011, legislators weren’t ready to create a law that allowed transgender men and women the protections they needed to use gender-seg-

regated areas like bathrooms and locker rooms that aligned with their gender identity,” Wilder said. “There wasn’t enough political, institutional power behind the law at that time. We think that’s changed since then, and we think now is the time.” Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Massachusetts law enforcement officials, 200 businesses and organizations across the state and Boston’s professional sports teams all stand in support of the bill, according to the release. Elizabeth Guyton, spokesperson for Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, described in an email Baker’s support of the legislation.

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The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, the Massachusetts Association of School Committees and two other teachers unions announced their support for an anti-discrimination bill that will forbid bias against transgender people in public spaces.

“Governor Baker supports the 2011 legislation that expanded protections to transgender individuals and believes no one should be discriminated against,” Guyton wrote in the email. “He looks forward to reviewing additional legislation should it reach his desk.” Several residents of Boston expressed relief that transgender individuals can now receive protection in public spaces. Brian Hughes, 47, of Allston, said he is disappointed a bill to protect transgender people in Massachusetts is necessary to ensure people receive equal treatment. “I think the bill is necessary, but it shouldn’t be just because everyone has the right to be who they are,” he said. “I think people are too conservative. Everyone thinks it’s a choice, and in some ways it is, but mostly it’s just about how people feel about who they are. It’s just going to take some time.” Hughes also expressed his optimism regarding how the people of Massachusetts will respond to the bill if it is passed. “I have a lot of faith in Boston,” he said. “It might upset people, but I don’t think the general public will have a problem with it.” Joseph Vincent, 37, of Back Bay, said he believes in the equal treatment of all people. “No one should have to face discrimination,” he said. “It’s basic human decency to avoid punishing people for being who they are.” Sarah Woychick, 29, of Allston, said all people have the right to equal treatment in any location. “That’s kind of ridiculous that transgender people aren’t protected in public places,” she said. “If they’re protected in schools, why wouldn’t they be protected in public as well? The public is just as important as all those other places.”

Walsh signs city ordinance creating buffer zones between dispensaries DISPENSARY FROM PAGE 1

Borghesani said. “It seems to benefit the only company that has so far been permitted to sell medical marijuana, Patriot Care.” Bill Downing, a member of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition’s Board of Directors, said Patriot Care would benefit if the ordinance passes. For that reason, Patriot Care made campaign donations to multiple city officials in an effort to lobby opposition of recreational marijuana use, which would discourage competition. “Again, we have a situation where a medical marijuana dispensary is trying to prevent competition by paying a lobbyist to run a campaign against legalization,” Downing said. “They want to be the only ones in the area, and so that’s why they have a tremendous interest in having this zoning restriction passed — to eliminate potential competition.”

Downing said he believes this decision came as a result of pressure from lobbyist Daniel Delaney. “Patriot Care employs a lobbyist by the name of Dan Delaney,” Downing said. “They pay Dan Delaney to do lobbying work for them through his group, Delaney Policy Group. It’s not a coincidence that Dan Delaney is starting a prohibition lobbying effort called Face Cannabis Massachusetts and they’re trying to maintain the prohibition and he’s receiving financing from Patriot Care.” Public records provided by the Massachusetts Office of Political and Campaign Finance show that Delaney made contributions totaling $200 to Flaherty. Delaney, who has previously worked for the Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Health, also made contributions totaling $300 to Walsh.

The records also show that Patriot Care CEO Robert Mayerson contributed a donation of $500 to Flaherty on Oct. 15, 2015. Mayerson made contributions from 2014 to 2016 to several government officials who saw the bill, totaling more than $2000. Dennis Kunian, a spokesperson for Patriot Care, also made contributions to Flaherty totaling $250 and contributions to other government officials who saw the ordinance totaling more than $800 since 2015. Flaherty’s office was unavailable to comment. Several Boston residents shared their opinions regarding the legalization of marijuana. Nikolas Wagner, 18, of Brighton, said the buffer zone would not affect Boston residents as much as it would dispensaries. “It doesn’t matter if you have to walk 300

meters more or, like, one mile more,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if you have a buffer zone. I think it’s not that useful.” Regarding the potential legalization of recreational marijuana use in Massachusetts, Wagner said the decision could bring benefits to the city. “Maybe the crime rate would go down, especially kind of drug deals,” he said. “It depends on what the city is doing with the tax, because I think they would take a high tax on it. So it would bring money for the city.” Sho Nakano, 22, of Brighton, said the United States has a bizarre range of laws regarding the legalization of marijuana. “I feel so weird about marijuana in America,” he said. “When I went to California, they can use marijuana legally, but in other parts they can’t. You’re also talking about only in Boston, and Massachusetts is the whole state.”

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$6.8 million coming to Massachusetts for drug treatment The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be receiving approximately $6.8 million in federal funds, according to a Fri-day press release. According to the release, the money comes as a part of a $94 million grant program from the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund substance abuse services. The release also stated that 4.5 million Americans abused non-medical prescription pain relievers in 2013, and ap-proximately 289,000 used heroin. Martin Kramer, a spokesperson for the HRSA, said this grant is the first of its kind to focus on the opioid epidemic plaguing the nation. “These are the first awards of their kind provided to health centers to improve and expand the de-livery of substance abuse services in health centers with a specific focus on treatment of opioid use disorders in underserved populations,” Kramer said. Beyond Massachusetts, 45 other states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will also benefit from this $94 million grant program, which will allow for nearly 800 providers to be hired and treatment of up to 124,000 new patients, the release stated. When awarded the federal grants, Massachusetts will allocate its funds to 20 community health centers, nine of which are located

in Boston. According to the release, the main goals of HHS are comprised of three main components: provid-ing educational resources for heath professionals to administer the proper drug prescriptions; in-creasing the use of naloxone, a medication used to treat narcotic overdose; and expanding the avail-ability of medication-assisted treatment, which essentially combines the use of medication and be-havioral therapy. John Guilfoil, the executive director of The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative, said he finds a direct correlation between the use of prescription opioids and heroin, and he identifies the former as a gateway drug to heavier substances. “There isn’t just a link, but there is a definite causal connection between prescription opioids and heroin use,” Guilfoil said. “Just in Gloucester, we’ve seen upwards of 85 percent of people who have come in for treatment reporting that they began their road to heroin use with a prescription for opioid that was prescribed to them by their doctor.” Guilfoil also praised Massachusetts for the commonwealth’s abundant efforts to help curb the opi-oid epidemic. “We’re blessed with tremendously good health insurance in Massachusetts,” Guilfoil said. “It’s probably easier to get recovery than arguably any other state in the country. On the flipside, you have the state of Maine, which is probably the worst state in the country

Proposed program called BU Hub GEN ED FROM PAGE 1

to roll out the full program over the following 4 years.” Benjamin-Brown said the division of responsibility in implementing the program among different groups is inefficient and could complicate the program’s development. “The fact that the task force that creates the gen eds will not be the task force that makes the gen eds come to fruition and be implemented seems counterproductive,” Benjamin-Brown said. “You would think the people that are creating the actual program know how it’s going to integrate into each college.” The new task force seems to forget already existing core curriculums in specific colleges, Benjamin-Brown said. “In [the] Questrom [School of Business], where they have [Cross-Functional] Core, fitting things in like the Gen Ed Task Force’s proposal of the ‘Cross College Challenge’ where people from different colleges will get together and work on one project … is just not realistic,” she said. “That’s not efficient and not feasible.”

Several students said the program seems as if it would impose unnecessary requirements above those currently exist. Neil Browne, a junior in the Questrom, said he is concerned the new program will further prohibit him from taking the classes he wants before he graduates. “The liberal arts requirements are enough as they are,” Browne said. “I want to take as many courses tailored to my major as possible.” Matthew Caflun, a freshman in the College of General Studies, expressed his concern for students who already have an idea of what they want to focus on in college. “It’s a horrible idea,” Caflun said. “People that know what they want to do will be forced into a general education program that might have subjects they really wouldn’t need in their focused area.” Jake Bloomfeld, a freshman in CAS, said he is happy with the current standing of general education. “I cannot speak for other colleges at BU, as I don’t know about their liberal arts requirements,” Bloomfeld said, “but I do know this — don’t fix what isn’t broken.”

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that 20 Massachusetts community health care centers will benefit from a $6.8 million grant for the expansion of opioid addiction treatment.

to be addicted at because they have terrible insurance and there are virtually no resources for people to get recovery.” Boston residents responded positively to the idea of allocating federal money toward aiding victims of addiction. Brian Murphy, 25, of East Boston, said he thinks the money will begin the process of ending the epidemic of abuse. “It’s a good initiative,” he said.

“I personally think doctors and pharmaceutical companies are just trying to make money off of people. The more prescriptions they write, the more money they make. I’m not sure this new legislation will be successful, because it’s hard to just eliminate the problem. But I’m sure it’ll help slow it down.” Brian Bates, 32, of Jamaica Plain, said he’s concerned with the availability of treatment to everyone suffering with addiction.

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CAMPUS CRIME LOGS BY ALYSSA MEYERS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from March 7 to March 13.

Medical assist at 881 Commonwealth Ave. Officers responded to a report of a female student at 881 Commonwealth Ave. having mental health concerns March 9 at 12:08 p.m. The student was then transported to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for further treatment.

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The Allocations Board that determines the financing of student groups on campus is said to be having difficulty finding sufficient funds for student group initiatives.

AB set funding request deadline due to budget decrease BY BRIANNE GARRETT DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University Allocations Board will not accept student activity funding requests filed after Feb. 29 due to budgeting challenges, AB Chair Gurvir Dhaliwal confirmed in an email Wednesday following conversation among various student groups. AB is an organization that allocates money from the Community Service Fee, a mandatory fee charged to full-time undergraduate students on the Charles River Campus to fund activities held by BU undergraduate student organizations, according to the AB website. Dhaliwal, a senior in the Questrom School of Business, noted that AB’s budget for the 2015-16 academic year is $500,000, a decrease from its 2014-15 budget of $800,000, due to the university’s decision to waive the facility and service fees for all undergraduate student groups. The board discovered its shortage in funds at the beginning of January, Dhaliwal wrote. Although the university waived facility and service fees, student groups have requested the same amount of money — sometimes more — for activities during this academic year. “Although this meant more strain on our budget, it is definitely a positive sign for student programming as it shows more groups have become active in asking for funding,” Dhaliwal wrote. As a result of this shortage, AB decided to require all student groups to inform AB of their requests for funding by Feb. 29. The decision aimed to provide the board with ample time to accordingly budget its allocations, Dhaliwal wrote. “Unfortunately, AB does not get to decide how much more money it receives,” Dhaliwal noted. “At this point, AB did its best to go through as many requests as possible and the rest were reviewed by [university] administration. All decision made

were made under the discretion of administration” A number of BU student organizations mentioned they had only recently learned that AB was experiencing financial difficulties, and it has proved challenging for organizations to submit funding requests for the semester. BU Myanmar Student Association President Myat Ei Ei Phyu explained in an email that AB’s decision did not leave her much time to strategize the group’s own funding because its members had to speed up internal processes to catch the Feb. 29 deadline. “As one of the smaller and newer organizations, we feel that we are not given similar opportunities or priority to funds,” Phyu, a junior in Questrom, wrote. “We have to go the extra mile to get a funding approval. This has been stressful for us.” Stage Troupe President Michael Gobiel wrote in an email that AB has been a useful resource for his group and was pleased that he was informed immediately about its financial status. “[Members of AB] were very upfront about what [their funding challenges] meant for us and other groups on campus and gave clear instructions on how we should proceed.” Gobiel, a senior in the School of Education, wrote. “Stage Troupe was denied funding for a poster that will now be covered using the group’s money … hopefully things re-stabilize for next year.” John Battaglino, assistant dean of students and executive director of student activities, said AB did an “amazing” job at distributing money to student organizations. Battaglino also said the university plans to employ a contingency plan to fund student groups that need funding for future events and to accommodate AB recommendations. “We will take any money that is unused undergraduate student fee money and we will put [it] in what we call the reserved [money],” Battaglino said. “We don’t use

that [money] on anything that has to do with university operation budgets, and we save that for when students have a need.” Battaglino said organizations such as student governments, club sports and the Residence Hall Association also receives funding from money taken out of the Community Service Fee. Battaglino said he welcomes student groups to reach out to him if they cannot find funds elsewhere. “Any club or organization that has something that they want to do, and for whatever reason we’re not able to secure financing through AB, come talk to me,” Battaglino said. “I want to make sure we find a way to make things happen, if we can.” Several students stated mixed opinions about the role of the AB on campus. Ambika Gogna, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said she was unaware of the board’s role in providing funds to student groups. “It is a good idea that [AB] has money in the first place to helped out student organizations,” Gogna said. “I was just always under the impression that BU would always fund groups anyway.” Gabrielle Oates, a sophomore in the College of General Studies, said she is concerned about AB because it only consists of undergraduate students. “There should be a staff of BU faculty who distributes funds,” Oates said. “[The current structure of AB] easily allows for a bias distribution of funds that can result in discrimination of many kinds.” Jordy Shulman, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said he is grateful for AB’s positive impact on his campus a cappella group. “There are a lot of technical elements to our shows that we wouldn’t be able to afford otherwise,” Shulman, a member of the BU Treblemakers, said. “Because of AB, we’re able to provide ourselves with resources that enhance our sound.”

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General investigation for suspicious phone calls. A female employee reported March 9 at 1:09 p.m. that she received a phone call from a female party who stated that she had exchanged naked pictures with the employee on a Tinder account. The victim stated that she did not have a Tinder account and never sent the subject pictures. Fire alarm at 168 Bay State Rd. Officers responded to the College of General Studies House for a building fire alarm set off March 10 at 12:41 a.m. Upon arrival, the officers were approached by a male party who stated that he accidentally set the alarm off while looking for a room key that was left by the fire alarm box. Cell phone and money stolen from 915 Commonwealth Ave. A non-affiliated female reported that her cell phone and cash were stolen from the Fitness and Recreation Center March 10 at 1:50 p.m. after she left them unattended in a baby carriage outside the pool. Destruction of property at 44 Cummington Mall A male employee reported that his scooter was vandalized Friday at 4:40 p.m. after being locked on a bike rack outside the College of Engineering. The victim stated that the handlebars were broken and the seat punctured. Medical assist at 277 Babcock St. Officers responded to a Rich Hall report of a male suffering from abdominal pain Saturday at 11:02 p.m. The victim was transferred to the Boston Medical Center for further treatment. Medical assist at 700 Commonwealth Ave. Officers responded to a report Sunday at 12:43 a.m. of a female suffering from body aches, headache and chills. The victim was transported from Warren Towers to Massachusetts General Hospital for further treatment. Underage alcohol possession at 120 Ashford St. After observing four male parties walking on the sidewalk in front of the BU Facilities Office Saturday at 1:41 a.m., officers noticed one of the male parties was concealing a beer can in his pocket. The suspect was summonsed to the Brighton Division of the Boston Municipal Court for Minor in Possession charges.

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"Tweencoms" reinforce queen bee, wannabe stereotypes BY SAMANTHA J. GROSS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Remember when Harper from “Wizards of Waverly Place” was a total doormat to her manipulative “BFF” Alex? Let’s not forget that one episode of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” when rich girl London loses a bet to be nice to her “friend” Maddie, the candy counter employee, for one single day. Even sweet, wholesome Miley from “Hannah Montana” picked on Dandruff Danny when the going got tough. From the stereotypical mean girl to the likeable-but-sometimes-scheming character and her often dud of a sidekick, adolescent female characters on television often retort insults to parents, teachers and targets with cynical lines and snide comebacks. Professor Patrice Oppliger opened her March colloquium in Boston University’s College of Communication Wednesday afternoon with the line from early-2000s hit “Lizzie McGuire,” among many other insulting lines from the category of young adult television she calls “tweencoms.” “What’s your email, Lizzie? ‘Lizzie@ biggiantloser.com?’” In her talk, “Mean Girls, Stealth Girls, Sidekicks, and Targets: A Thematic Analysis of Female Characters in Tweencoms,” Oppliger spoke with a modestly sized audience of mostly COM students and professors about the lives of preteen girls. The talk, part of the Communication Research Series, focused on network giants

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College of Communication professor Patrice Oppliger speaks about the effects of aggressive female characters in television shows in her talk “Mean Girls, Stealth Girls, Sidekicks, and Targets: A Thematic Analysis of Female Characters in Tweencoms,” held in COM Wednesday afternoon.

Disney Channel and Nickelodeon and the way they present “tween” girls in their programming. Topics of discussion included “Lizzie McGuire,” “Jessie” and “Life with Boys” — not necessarily cable programming one would pin a seasoned television connoisseur to watch and analyze. “I watched a lot of TV as a child,”

Oppliger said in an interview before her presentation. “I grew up on a farm. I was kind of isolated, so I used television a lot as entertainment and company. As I got in interested in studying the media, I saw changes in … television programming.” In addition to her interest in mass media effects, Oppliger, a COM professor

and mass communication theory specialist, also concentrates on the influence of media and popular culture on the development of adolescents, an age group she said is often overlooked in communication research. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

INBUSINESS THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016

ROBOCOPP redefines campus safety in explosive manner BY NATASHA MASCARENHAS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The best things often come in small packages — a cliché proven true by ROBOCOPP, a startup geared toward promoting campus safety through a small, compacted device. The company has engineered a “sound grenade” that releases a 120-decibel siren once unclipped to detract attackers and threats. “It’s a really, really loud siren in a tiny, tiny key chain,” said ROBOCOPP spokesperson Jill Turner. “That’s the beauty of it.” Sam Mansen, the founder and CEO of ROBOCOPP, said this simplicity is the main reason the product has been so successful. The company used in-depth research to find that while any layer of safety is more useful than none, not all measures are as realistic to use when threats arise. “Pepper spray, for example, is the most common personal safety device,” Mansen said. “However, most of the time, most consumers have never used their pepper spray and nor do they want to.” Mansen did his own research to see how comfortable those who carried around key chains with pocketknives were with using them. “I ask them, ‘Are you prepared to stab someone?’” Mansen said. “And I’ve never gotten a yes.” Individuals who feel threatened while walking on campuses are usually not psychologically ready to physically fight the attacker, Mansen said. He added, “Rather, people prefer to get help or run away.” Mansen and the developers of ROBOCOPP wanted to create a tool allowing people to do exactly that.

“We wanted to reinvent the personal alarm concept, which has been around for about 20 years, but never used because it was never appealing,” he said. With the device, he found that the crime is no longer as attractive to the attacker because the risk of being caught is heightened by a loud alarm. This idea was adopted from bank alarms. About 68 percent of bank robbers leave empty-handed after the alarm goes off because the sound is enough of a catalyst to deter crime, Mansen said. “What people say they love about the sound grenade is that it is all in one,” Turner said. “We thought of a solution, and they have a plan. It is as simple as carrying it.” Universities such as Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and Syracuse University have adopted the tool into their own programs as well as endorsed it through statements made by their respective safety departments. Additionally, the popularity has spread to more than 100 campuses all over the nation, Turner said. Yet while the impact of ROBOCOPP has spanned across the country, Mansen has one person in mind when he thinks of who uses it. He’d heard his sister felt unsafe traveling to classes in California, and he looked for a method that focused more on preventing an attack from happening in the first place versus other methods that gave a solution on attack defense. While it worked for his sister, ROBOCOPP’s expansion continues to grow because of the demographic appeal — college campuses. While cities have thousands of other alarms and sounds in the downtown area, a siren among college students garners support. Emma Troutman, a freshman in Boston University’s College of Communication, said

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ROBOCOPP, a new gadget that creates a “sound grenade” when users feel in danger, is working to revolutionize campus safety.

that she thinks the success of the tool will depend on where the pin is pulled. “If it’s in an area where people around would be alerted, it could work,” Troutman said. “However, if it were in a secluded area and the alarm eventually turned off, it might not be as effective.” Campuses have blue light systems, campus

safety officials and an overall mindset geared toward protecting oneself. Due to these features, Mansen said, there is a natural enhancement of the effectiveness of the siren. “College students are a lot more likely to respond to other college students in trouble,” he said, “because there’s already that built in sense of community.”

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Scientists create thinnest lens, increase camera functionality BY PRISCILLA VALDEZ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

From eyeglasses to telescopes to cameras, the lens is an essential optical device used in much of today’s technology. After two years of work, scientists at the Australian National University have succeeded in developing the world’s thinnest lens, which is thousands of times thinner than a human hair, according to a Friday press release. Yuerui Lu, a professor at ANU and the lead investigator of the study, said the lens arrays would be used to mimic the compound eyes of insects and advance 3-D imaging, flexible optical displays and electronic devices. The thinness of the lens is made possible by a molybdenum disulphide crystal, a flexible material that is increasingly used in computer displays and electronic devices. Lu and his team researched and utilized the many unexpected qualities of the molybdenum disulphide crystals to make their lens. One of these qualities was the crystal’s long optical path length, which measures the distance traveled by the light that passes through the object. “We were surprised to find that even though the physical thickness of this material is around 0.7 nanometers, its optical path lengths could be up to around 38 nanometers,” Lu said.

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A lens thousands of times thinner than a human hair was developed by scientists Friday at the Australian National University, revolutionizing the future of cameras.

Theodore Moustakas, a Boston University College of Engineering professor and the associate head of the Division of Materials Science, highlighted the characteristics of good materials for lenses such

as these. “What is important is that the light that propagates through the material can undergo two types of scattering,” he said. “One is called inelastic scattering in which

the light uses some energy as it propagates, and the other type is elastic, in which the light propagates through the material and it does not lose energy.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Sacha Baron Cohen delivers outrageous comedy, unusual action BY BRONSEN BLOOM DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“The Brothers Grimsby,” the latest from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, is a comedy-action movie about a pair of orphaned twins who get separated at a young age. Sebastian (Mark Strong), the younger brother, becomes the top agent for British Intelligence while Nobby (Baron Cohen), is a soccer hooligan. Nobby searches his whole life for his brother and finds him while he is trying to prevent an assassination attempt. When Nobby causes his brother’s mission to go awry, the brothers must work together to save the day. Baron Cohen is famous for the absurd and hilarious characters that he creates, and his role in “The Brothers Grimsby” proves no different. At first, the idea was brought to Baron Cohen by Phil Johnston, writer of “Wreck-It Ralph,” who wanted to make a movie about James Bond’s brother. Baron Cohen, however, took this idea and made it his own. “My immediate question was who would be the best guy to act as a foil to a James Bond-type that could create havoc for him,” Baron Cohen said in an interview with The Daily Free Press. “[Nobby] is full of laughter, has real relationships, cannot stop talking and is from a lower strata of society.” Baron Cohen is notorious for really getting into his roles, whether that be participating in gay sex for his title character in “Brüno” or wrestling naked with a fat, sweaty man in “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” “[I] went up to the north of England to research and hung out with a lot of real life Nobbys,” Baron Cohen said about his preparation for the role. “Part of the pro-

cess is I go undercover in order to get into the character. I set up a bunch of interviews with real people, and I appear as Nobby in order to workshop the character.” Although Cohen is a comedian, he said he wanted “The Brothers Grimsby” to be an authentic action movie. “[We] had about $150 million less than the average action movie,” he said. “We knew that we couldn’t beat Bond in terms of their magnificent actions scenes … so the first thing we did was create a new style of action.” This new style resulted in extremely original and engaging point-of-view shooting that encompassed the action sequences throughout the film. A lot of the inspiration for this style came from video games. “A lot of the stunts you play in an action-shooter game we played for real life … So it’s like a video game, but the crazy thing is that someone is actually doing it,” he said. The movie features a large cast with many big name actors on it, including Baron Cohen’s wife, Isla Fisher. “We’re still married … which is more than I can say for most people working together,” Baron Cohen joked. Baron Cohen also praised Strong, his co-star, as one of the greatest actors of his generation. Strong brought something very necessary and tangible into the film, Baron Cohen said. “[Strong] totally grounded the movie by being so real,” Baron Cohen said. “I can do the most outlandish things, yet you believe the scene is actually going on.” Baron Cohen made a name for himself through vulgar, often inappropriate humor and the absurd situations he puts his characters through. Many times, he ran the risk of being arrested or even killed during filming to get a joke. He said the “tension and adrenaline” he receives from putting himself in these situations keeps him motivated,

and he is never afraid to push the envelope. “[I’m] always careful to make sure that what we’re doing is not consolidating any racial, gender or sexual stereotypes,” he said. “I am a comedian, not a politician … so I don’t have to be ethical because I’m not enforcing my movies … But I do feel a sense of responsibility to do something that isn’t morally bankrupt.” In light of the acting situations he finds himself in, Baron Cohen said he was appreciative of his parents. “There’s a certain amount of embarrassment, but they’re also quite proud of me,” he said. “I think to have a certain amount of artistic freedom, it’s useful to have very supportive parents. They’ve always had my back.” A problem he has faced in the past is

dealing with the Motion Picture Association of America because of the nature of his movies. “The Brothers Grimsby” was able to get an R-rating, though some argue that it really deserves an NC-17 rating. But Baron Cohen said the final product is close to what he wanted his audiences to see. “The Brothers Grimsby” successfully features some hilariously absurd scenes but still maintains a heartwarming story that can be appreciated by many, Baron Cohen said. “Ultimately, the main aim of the movie is to make people laugh hysterically,” Baron Cohen said. “But underlying it, it would be great if they can take something out of the movie other than just some jokes.” “The Brothers Grimsby” opened Friday in theaters nationwide.

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s new spy action-comedy “The Brothers Grimsby” is about Nobby (Cohen) and his adventures with his brother, and M16 agent, Sebastian (Mark Strong). The film opened nationwide on Friday.

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Adolescent female characters in tweenage television TWEENCOMS FROM PAGE 5 “I know some people study ‘Sesame Street’ with young children or teenagers and older adults,” she said. “But there’s just something about that adolescent period that I think is just so fascinating. They’re very formative years. It’s all the angst and anxiety — part of me just empathizes for them at that stage in life. I think it’s underrepresented.” The channels target young audiences in their formative years by creating perfectly relatable characters that are enviable enough to draw viewers in but realistic enough to keep them watching. “Two of my main points, especially with social learning, is that the girls are supposed to be relatable because the more relatable they are, the more invested they are and the more they’re likely to imitate or

learn from it,” Oppliger said. “So the casting is very interesting because the main girl can’t be too pretty, she can’t be too fashionable. That’s usually reserved for the mean girl.” Because the characters in these shows and movies follow this equation of empathy with the characters, Oppliger said she finds something interesting in the way these channels target these Slurpee-sucking, glitter-covered, preteen fashionistas who roam local malls nationwide. “The tween market has an incredible amount of buying power because parents either give them guilt money, or there’s always the nag factor where kids have increasingly more influence on family purchases like cars,” she said. The main point of the presentation centered on thematic analysis and “identifying the broad ways in which girls are rep-

resented,” according to Oppliger’s presentation. She also used examples from books “Queen Bees and Wannabes” and “Odd Girl Out.” In her presentation, Oppliger also discussed Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, which is the way one learns by observing a behavior and its consequences. Oppliger said the presentation was important to educate those who attended about this theory, thematic analysis and how they can be used to think critically about vicarious behavior not only in tweencoms, but in all sorts of media. “I think a lot of parents and people in society aren’t paying attention to what’s being shown in these shows, and I think its really molding the way people develop,” she said during the interview. “This is a big part of their life — they’re spending hours and hours watching. A lot of people are con-

cerned with videos games, a lot of people are concerned with the presidential dialogue. You can do thematic analysis of how Donald Trump represents himself. It’s more of a methodological tool that students and faculty can use.” After the presentation, Oppliger took questions from the audience. One student asked if Oppliger saw a shifting trend or pattern in aggressive behavior in these tweencoms over time. To that, Oppliger answered no. She said the same tropes of popular cheerleaders, clueless adults and over-sophisticated 10 year olds exist in shows from “Even Stevens” to “Girl Meets World” — the main girl, the mean girl, the target and the bystander. Because, let’s be real. Will preteen girls every grow less catty? As if.

World’s thinnest lens revolutionizes camera manufacturing THINNEST LENS FROM PAGE 6 The usefulness of molybdenum disulphide is its high refractive index, a quantity that measures the strength of the material’s effect on light, Moustakas said. “It happens that [molybdenum disulphide] has this particular elastic property,” he said. “Even though the material is only 0.7 nanometers thick, because of its refractive index of 5.5, the light is bouncing 5.5 times from the front to back surfaces of the material, making the light travel a total of 38 nanometers instead of 0.7.” With consumer electronics such as phones, tablets and computers getting

thinner and more compact, an ultra-thin lens becomes an imperative component. At only 6.3 nanometers in thickness, this new lens surpasses its ultra-thin predecessor that measured 50 nanometers. According to the press release, Lu’s team created the lens by peeling off a 6.3-nanometer-thick crystal from a larger piece using a piece of tape — a process made possible due to the material’s lack of covalent bonds. The researchers then used a focused ion beam to shear off atoms until they created a lens with a 10-micron radius. The ability to manipulate light flow at an atomic level is a groundbreaking feat

that will open the door for the unprecedented miniaturization of optical components, Lu said. He described the advantages of being able to do so with this lens. “Lots of researchers are trying to fabricate ultra-thin and flat lenses,” he said. “If it is ultra thin and flat, then we can bend those lenses so they can be integrated into some flexible optical systems with advanced functionalities.” Moustakas said he believes this new lens will have a significant impact in the making of miniature and specialty cameras. “Right now, to make a miniature camera that has certain dimensions and that

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is able to accommodate all of the optical components, it is usually made from thicker materials,” Moustakas said. “As a result, the camera itself has a certain physical size.” With this ultra-thin lens now available, Moustakas said he foresees miniature cameras greatly advancing with the utilization of these much smaller materials. Though Lu said the price to mass produce these lenses and make them more mainstream is currently unknown, he does not believe it will be too expensive. He added, “We are pushing in this direction so we can hopefully produce lots of lenses in a cheaper way.”

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Activists counter wrongful removal from BU Hillel All isn’t sunny at the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House. At the Boston University Hillel event “All Students, All Israel Think Tank,” on Jan. 28, a group of students of color was approached by an armed police officer and asked to leave due to not being part of an “inner circle,” according to a Wednesday statement from attendees Marlo Kalb and Ibraheem Samirah. At least one student had registered for the event, and the group was the only group with students of color at the event, according to the statement. The group asked why they were being asked to leave. The officer said she was just following orders. An event organizer then approached the group and told them to leave because the students were reportedly being disruptive prior to the beginning of the event. John Battaglino, assistant dean of students and director of student activities, said Hillel had the right to ask students to leave if it thought they would be disruptive to the event, according to the statement. Kalb referred to the incident as “humiliating” and said Hillel showed that “certain students are not welcome [there].” The group posted a video of the incident to YouTube. The expelled students said they were unfairly asked to leave the dialogue at Hillel

due to their pro-Palestine views, according to the statement. The group has made four demands. First: “A public apology from Boston University Hillel, President [Robert] Brown, Dean [Kenneth] Elmore and Assistant Dean Battaglino and a public condemnation of the discrimination that took place at the event ‘All Students All Israel Think Tank.’” Second: “Training for Boston University Hillel staff on cultural sensitivity to make Hillel a safe space for all students.” Third: “[The release of] any information pertaining to the relationship between Hillel International, Boston University Hillel and Boston University, be it financial or political, to the public.” And finally: The “opening of Boston University Hillel spaces for all Boston University-wide functions.” There’s no way to tell what the students were planning to do at the dialogue, but if they hadn’t caused any disruption prior to the event, then there’s no reason why the police should’ve told them to leave. This incident cannot be completely taken at face value. The student group just wanted to attend an event in Hillel. In ejecting them, Battaglino, representing the university, assumed the students were going to cause a stir. But the group did not give any sign that they were going to make a scene,

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relationship between BU and Hillel is a little extreme for an incident of such a small scale. And condemning a campus organization is too extreme. Brown and Elmore have no obligation to apologize to this group of students. They weren’t involved with this event in any way. Besides, Brown doesn’t comment on anything unless there’s a tuition hike or a national tragedy. Furthermore, Hillel doesn’t need to open itself up to all BU-wide functions. Hillel is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, according to its website. It’s meant to be a safe space for Jewish students on college campuses. It is not entirely associated with student organizations and should not be required in any way to make itself available for all purposes. As it is, anyone can gather in Hillel. Both Jewish and non-Jewish students hang out together in the building already. In a sense, Hillel is already a peaceful space for everyone. This David and Goliath battle is too murky to pick a side. All that’s apparent is that it’s unfair to completely paint Hillel as a discriminatory and unwelcoming place. Hillel wants people to experience Jewish culture. The organization may have its hidden problems, and maybe this group is doing good in speaking out against it. But one perspective doesn’t make a story.

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and for banning these students from an event, the university behaved discriminatorily. If we assume the student group did not plan to take any disruptive action and simply wanted to sit in on a dialogue, then they should have been able to do so. The event was open to the public on Facebook, after all. Ever since 2015’s wave of campus protests and demonstrations, it looks like BU is doing as much as it can to suppress a major scene. BU took a precaution to remove a group that could’ve disrupted the event. But in doing so, it put itself in the middle of an even larger and more significant uproar. The group sounds like it’s made up of activists who just want to do activism. Some members of the group were outspoken pro-Palestine activists, and they should realize that the majority of the BU student body and the university’s administration clearly aren’t responding to their efforts. The group must come up with new ways to get its message across instead of pestering minor university events. And the group’s demands are a little overblown. Yes, Hillel staff should be required to go through cultural sensitivity training if this incident is any indication of how they handle matters of cultural differences. But releasing information about the

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Free trade important in presidential race

BY KOBE YANK-JACOBS COLUMNIST

The time has finally arrived when the populist elements of the two political parties agree on an issue: opposition to free trade. Unfortunately, on this particular issue, voters are being misguided by the oversimplification of long-term economic issues. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ surprising victory in Michigan last week was largely attributed to his unwavering opposition to free trade agreements, which played well in a state hit hard by the decline of American manufacturing. According to exit polls, Sanders won 56 percent among voters who oppose free trade, The Washington Post reported. Likewise, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has made opposition to free trade a centerpiece of his campaign. As a result, he won a plurality of voters opposing free trade in Michigan. The electoral successes of Sanders and Trump on the issue have caused their competitors to waver. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has withdrawn support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has also opposed the trade deal, though we know little about either one’s present feelings on free trade in general. The election of an anti-free trade president will have serious consequences. In my Feb. 11 column, I highlighted the limitations of the presidency regarding domestic issues. Trade, it is important to note, is a key area in which presidents can utilize their leeway in foreign affairs to affect the domestic economy in the long term. The Trade Act of 1974 created what is known as Trade Promotion Authority, or “fasttrack,” according to the Congressional Research Service. This allows presidents to negotiate and submit trade deals to Congress for a simple upor-down vote, without filibuster or amendments. In June 2015, Congress reinstated this authority through 2018 with a possible extension to 2021. Given the inclination of congressional Republicans to deny victories to President Barack Obama, it seems likely that both the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will be left in the hands of the next president. For presidential candidates, railing against free trade scores easy points with working-class voters. That said, it also contradicts the near universal consensus among economists that free trade is better for the nation. The problem is that it is easy to point to

short-term job losses in concentrated sectors, while the benefits of trade accrue across society in the form of lower prices and greater choices for consumers. Citing manufacturing job losses, for instance, creates a more visible sense of loss than the few cents or dollars consumers save daily on myriad products — savings that accrue because all countries produce the products that they are able to produce most efficiently. Consider the case in 2009, when Obama imposed a 35 percent tariff on Chinese tires in response to an unfair influx of imports. A Peterson Institute for International Economics study of the case shows that it saved a maximum of 1,200 jobs yet cost consumers an additional $1.1 billion in sum. This amounted to approximately $900,000 per job saved, many times the amount it would have cost to pay for unemployment benefits and the retraining of tire employees. And the study claims the reduction of expenditures by consumers in other sectors as a result of increased expenditure on tires cost the United States a net 2,531 jobs. Claims that protectionist policies will resuscitate dying sectors of the U.S. economy are completely unfounded. Trump’s website, for example, claims he will “reviv[e] American manufacturing.” But as Paul Krugman of The New York Times noted, a look at the data suggests that between 1970 and 2015, America’s trade in manufactured products fell from roughly balanced to a 3 percent deficit, while employment in manufacturing sectors fell 15 percent. According to Krugman, this means larger forces than free trade are at play. Consider increased automation, for one. Sanders, on the other hand, frequently claims the loss of almost 700,000 jobs as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement. But this analysis is misguided. Trade theory does concede that there will be short term job losses. But these losses are structural, meaning that in the long run, these workers can be retrained and total employment remains unaffected. Such is, indeed, the case when one reviews long term employment trends. Since 1985 — approximately a decade before NAFTA and 15 years prior to the normalization of trade with China ¬¬¬¬— the United States has added almost 50 million jobs, according to the EconoMonitor. This is in line with long-term predictions. This is not to say that the restructuring free trade necessitates is painless. But this is why free trade agreements are accompanied by trade adjustment assistance or aid offered to workers displaced by free trade. Luckily, Congress renewed this program through 2022 in June last year, The New York Times reported. While certain terms of the specific trade pacts may indeed be objectionable, the rise of politicians categorically opposed to free trade is concerning. Compelling tales of job loss should be balanced against decades of economic analysis that display the costs of protectionism and show no job loss resultant from trade in the long run.

U.K. doctors fight unfair contract

BY ELISE RENNER COLUMNIST

Trouble has been brewing with the United Kingdom’s health care system in the past year, and the solutions are only now gaining traction. The National Health Service is the United Kingdom’s source of free health care for every single resident, and it has been extremely successful since its institutionalization in 1948. In 2014, The Commonwealth Fund even ranked it as the “most impressive [healthcare system] overall,” beating out 10 other countries, including the United States. However, in the same year, according to The Guardian, the Care Quality Commission “rated 79 [percent] of the 82 hospitals inspected [in the United Kingdom] as ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’ for safety in at least one of eight core types of care assessed.” A majority of these issues can be traced back to one critical problem: a sovereign statewide shortage of upcoming, specialized doctors. The Telegraph reported a study done by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development showing that “Britain [had] fewer doctors per head of population than almost every other European country,” and that these shortages “were putting lives at risk, and leaving services under ‘incredible pressure.’” More than a year after these findings were reported, not much has improved. The solution to these issues and the very future of the United Kingdom’s healthcare system is largely in the hands of its youngest providers, who are currently striking. In September 2015, the NHS imposed a new contract for this sector of 53,000 developing health care professionals that dramatically worsens their working conditions. According to The Guardian, “The new contract [extended] the normal working week in which doctors can be told to work their 48 hours from 7am7pm Monday to Friday to 7am-10pm Monday to Saturday.” On top of this change, the doctors also no longer receive overtime wages for their work on evenings and Saturdays, which The Guardian reported could result in dramatic decreases in their pay. People fear this will cause a mass exodus of young medics and damage the future of the NHS for generations to come. The response to this new contract has been frightening. Figures showed that in

just three days after the new terms were announced, “1,644 young doctors had already [begun] the process of applying for the certification needed” to practice medicine in other countries such as Australia, according to The Guardian. The trainee doctors group of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which provides a “coherent, informed, balanced view on generic issues relevant to [college-registered] trainees” and works to protect all 240,000 members of the United Kingdom’s medical field, wrote a letter that outlines its “significant concerns” and “implications for patient safety and maintenance of a sustainable medical workforce” to Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s secretary of state for health. Hunt is responsible for the passage of this contract. The trainee doctors’ letter, along with growing unrest in the medical community, has put pressure on him to reconsider his decision. Most notable, however, aside from all of the outlying politics, is the young doctors’ response to the issue. These people are quite literally the future of medicine in the United Kingdom, and the way they act directly affects the landscape of modern medicine. This past week, some junior doctors have been protesting, holding up signs that read, “Tired doctors make mistakes” and, “Don’t spread us any thinner,” The Guardian reported. As a result, many have failed to provide their patients with care. The United Kingdom’s chief medical officer, Sally Davies, warned of all the suffering that patients would go through as a result of doctors striking, according to The Guardian. Although protesting is a legitimate channel for change, it’s counterproductive to argue for positive change in patient care while refusing to provide the bare minimum. A shining beacon of hope in this ongoing, aching battle has recently come in the form of a small group of junior doctors who have managed to raise 25,000 pounds to “pay for solicitors to investigate judicial review proceedings on the detrimental effect the new contract could have on patients” and fight for their cause in a protective way, BuzzFeed reported. This fundraising campaign was launched at midnight Saturday on the United Kingdom’s only legal fundraising page, CrowdJustice, and raised that sum of money in just three days. Now the page projects a goal of 125,000 pounds, or just over $176,000. According to BuzzFeed News, Nadia Masood, another junior doctor leading Just Health, “confirmed the group would be meeting with lawyers to begin investigations this week.” These doctors’ efforts provide a composed, intelligent counterstrike that has the potential to perpetrate real change in their workforce. In a field that constitutes the best and the brightest and that has dealt with constant inflictions on patient care, these young members serve as role models not only on this small-scale issue, but also for young professionals worldwide.

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Questrom: “B---- Better Have My Money” by Rihanna

CFA: “Not On Drugs” by Tove Lo

BU Academy: “I’m Just a Kid” by Simple Plan

Marsh Chapel: “Sorry” by Justin Bieber

Science Building: “Chemicals React” by Aly & AJ

BU Board of Trustees’ Office: “Power” by Kanye West

Warren: “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley

FreeP: “100 Years” by Five for Fighting (Nebs’ Rendition)

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Men's club hockey reaches national tournament, set for upset role BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

While Boston University head coach David Quinn and the BU men’s hockey team will soon march toward the Frozen Four, there’s another hockey team on campus readying its own national title bid. After storming through the regional tournament as a nineseed at the end of February, the club men’s hockey team will travel to West Chester, Pennsylvania for this weekend’s American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II National Tournament. Alongside 15 other teams, round-robin contests against Lindenwood University-Belville, The University of Utah and Miami University await, with the group’s winner qualifying for a semifinal game and possibly the championship tilt. Before those contests unfold, the odds are already stacked somewhat against the “Red Dogs.” They’re an underdog side that used a GoFundMe page to finance the trip and weren’t recognized by BU Club Sports less than a half dozen years ago. However, with an upperclassmen-heavy squad, the team has a culture about it that makes upset victories in Pennsylvania a real possibility. “In the course of the past three or four years, the seniors we’ve had have seen the team go from a twowin season to a 15- to 16- to 17-win

season,” said junior defenseman Jack Faso. “It’s definitely been a huge transition over the last couple years, which is really attributable to the hard work and culture the seniors have brought about. They’ve seen that transition and saw what it takes to turn the program around.” A key figure of that aboutface has been senior forward Matt Fineberg, who admitted that he and his teammates will have a chip on their shoulders this weekend. They lost in the club hockey Beanpot Tournament earlier this year to Northeastern University and haven’t qualified at nationals before. The Red Dogs also have two volunteer coaches and two hired coaches, and they practice twice a week off-campus at night, Fineberg said. The students themselves organize everything from scheduling to transportation to equipment. They might not be the talk of the town, but with a tight-knit squad that’s already surpassed expectations, Fineberg believes anything is possible. “We know each other well and have had a good time, and just the way we played this year and won the regional tournament, we’ve never been closer than we are right now,” the senior said. “I think that gives us an edge over other teams because of how people talked about our team and how we weren't supposed to win and how we worked together.

Men's lacrosse etched within national rankings LACROSSE FROM PAGE 12 sophomore Ryan Hilburn all making significant contributions on attack, BU should be fresh as conference play gets increasingly intense. “You have to prepare for 12 guys and not three guys,” Polley said. “Teams say, ‘Hey, if we shut these guys down, we’re not going to shut BU down.’ I think that’s been very difficult to defend and one of the reasons we’ve been so successful on offense.” Terriers showing maturity on the field As a third-year program, BU has undergone several evolutions since entering the NCAA fold. Polley said his team was “competitive” in its inaugural campaign, had trouble closing out games in year two and the here and now “just feels different.” That assessment holds true, as the Terriers recorded an upset victory over the United States Naval Academy Feb. 27, are firmly entrenched in the national rankings and are primed to make noise in the Patriot League. That’s all been accomplished with two seniors on the roster and a blend of juniors, sophomores and freshman that are thriving in unison. The likes of junior goalkeeper Christian Carson-Banister (.569 save percentage) and junior faceoff specialist Sam Talkow (.697 faceoff percentage) are leading by example, and the rest of the team has followed suit on and off the field. “The guys have done an unbelievable job in working hard at practice and in improving and doing work

outside of our practice time,” Polley said. “Guys are really buying in, and I think that’s them understanding the process and understanding how much hard work goes into being successful for an entire year and not just small stretches.” Polley praises coaching staff’s collective efforts While Polley is the face of BU’s ever-evolving program, there are several people behind-the-scenes whose contributions are just as indispensable. Al Lattell, director of lacrosse operations, is responsible for all the finer details that go into winning a game Saturday or midweek. Noah Fossner, the team’s volunteer assistant coach, primarily works with the goalies. Assistant coaches Stephen Toomy and Justin Domingos complement each other too, with the former focusing on the defense and the latter calling the shots on offense. That’s just a snippet of their onand off-field contributions, though. Polley attested that BU wouldn’t be on its upward trajectory if not for all the diligent work Latell, Fossner, Toomy and Domingos put in every day. “I am so blessed to have a great staff, and they deserve a lot of credit,” Polley said. “It takes a lot of pressure off me so I can manage running this program and doing the things I need to do on a daily and weekly basis outside of the lacrosse realm … I couldn’t be more happy with my staff, and I hope I keep them forever.”

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Round-robin contests against Lindenwood, Utah and Miami Ohio await the club hockey team.

That’s going to transfer into the national tournament, and who knows? We could make some noise.” Faso echoed Fineberg’s sentiments, adding that he and his teammates form “a brotherhood like a fraternity” that translates to success on the ice. The guys take classes together, often hang out together outside of the rink and actively help each other search for jobs or internships. That sort of camaraderie has sparked the team’s run, but there’s also a high level of talent on display. With an elite youth and high school background, hockey has always been a part of each player’s life. The only difference nowadays is that they don BU’s storied scarlet and white sweaters and fight for three periods alongside lifelong

friends. While the Red Dogs don’t consider themselves to be in the shadow of legendary varsity players such as 1980 Olympic gold medalist Mike Eruzione, Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel or five-time NHL AllStar Tony Amonte, Faso said BU’s storied tradition does trickle somewhat into the team’s approach. “It’s a slight burden, but it’s also something we pride ourselves in because people are going to expect us to be that good and we want to exceed those expectations,” Faso said. “Now, we’ve taken ourselves to the national level. We’re kind of creating our own little legacy.” Through the team’s accession regionally and nationally, that legacy has already somewhat taken

root. But Fineberg said what could unfold in Pennsylvania would be the icing on the cake, even if they’re not favored to win it all. That’s not stopping the Red Dogs one bit, though, as their Cinderella run will be fueled by what they’ve done all season long — grind out wins. “I’m so proud of how far the program has come in the last four years, and the fact we put forth all this effort just two weekends ago at the regional tournament was unbelievable,” said senior forward Dillon Schuyler. “It shows me and the rest of the team that we can do it. We’re able to play at the national level with these kids, and now it’s time to get cranking and go get a national ring.”

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Softball cruises past Providence, Heinen enjoys career hitting day BY JOE CALABRESE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A bases-clearing double from freshman first baseman Alex Heinen was the difference in Wednesday’s game, as the Boston University softball team was able to fend off Providence College in a 10-2 game that lasted five innings due to mercy rule. Coming into Wednesday’s game against the Friars (10-11), the Terriers (9-11) were looking to continue the success they had over the break in California, where they won four games in a row. During the break, senior pitcher Lauren Hynes was dominant in the circle for BU, pitching three wins, so it was no surprise to see her get the start in the home opener. She continued her strong presence on the mound while at home. While she did allow Providence to break into the scoring column first with a third inning single from freshman Emma Lee, Hynes allowed just two runs on five hits, while recording two strikeouts and walking one. For Providence, sophomore Christina Ramirez took to the circle and had trouble finding her control throughout the game. To start the game, Ramirez walked senior shortstop Brittany Younan on just four pitches. Though Ramirez would only walk two in her three innings pitched, BU’s batters were consistently able to fight pitches off, earning multiple three-ball counts. Following Wednesday’s game, BU head coach Ashley Waters said she was happy with her

team’s ability to zero in on good pitches. “I think the one thing we were consistent with was hitting good pitches and staying within our zones,” Waters said. “I think when they try to stay within themselves and leaving the waste pitches, they just do a better job. I think they recognize the zones that they’re strong in, so they utilize that to the best of their ability.” In the bottom of the third inning, the Terriers responded to Providence’s threat quickly and decisively. Following a Younan groundout, sophomore right fielder Emma Wong worked a walk and was quickly advanced by singles from junior left fielder Moriah Connolly and sophomore third baseman Kaitlin Sahlinger. With the bases loaded, Heinen fouled off multiple pitches, tiring Ramirez before sending one deep down the left field line, driving in all three runs. Providence plated another run in the top of the fourth via a sacrifice fly, but that wasn’t enough. In fact, BU’s bats were just getting started. Ramirez went back out for the fourth inning and immediately hit both Hynes and sophomore center fielder Jilee Schanda. Senior Kiara Amos then replaced her in the circle, but the damage was done. Shortly after a two-RBI single from Wong and a safety squeeze off the bat of freshman second baseman Emily Morrow, it was Heinen’s turn again at the plate. While she didn’t require another lengthy at bat, Heinen again

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The women's soccer team won the Patriot League title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. PHOTO BY SOFIA FARENTINOS /DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ashley Waters' team won its first home game of the year, largely thanks to Heinen's contributions.

showed off the power, launching a three-run home run high into the bushes of right field. Waters said after the game that Heinen is dedicated to improving as a hitter, going so far as staying after practices for extra batting practice. Waters said that hard work is what led to Heinen’s six RBIs Wednesday. Heinen said she was excited after what Waters called a “brilliant” performance, saying that she was still in shock. While she relished in her two clutch at-bats, she made it a point to mention

that Wednesday’s victory was a team win. “It was really good,” she said. “Everything was falling into place. Both pitchers threw an amazing game. Everyone was coming together [and] we had great hits. It just felt really good being all together.” In the top of the fifth with the eight-run lead, junior pitcher Melanie Russell finished it out in the circle, allowing a weak single to center and nothing more. The victory gave BU their fifth in a row, and Waters said that the

team’s current streak is a good turnaround from what she believed was a slow start. She also added that the team is heading in the right direction. “For us, we need to kind of get on a roll and feel that winning needs to be the consistency, not losing,” said Waters. “Being close isn’t the consistency, winning is. They owned it [today], and I feel like they did a great job. They seem to have an excitement and bounce in their step, so that’s a good thing.”

Cinderella teams aren't March Madness favorites, but excite fans SOUZA FROM PAGE 12 around the country, not to mention the entirety of New England, with impressive wins over the likes of the University of Florida, Villanova University, Iowa State University and Michigan State University. And most impressively of all, those teams were all top-four seeds in the big dance. However, the Huskies are also on the bad end of the 2006 George Mason run, which is arguably the greatest of all time. Despite losing in the conference tournament semifinals, an at-large bid kept their hopes alive, as they

were poised to be a one-and-done 11th seed. Instead of curling over and dying, the Green and Yellow began a run that lives in the annals of March Madness glory. They began with a 10-point upset win over a sixth-seeded Michigan State side before turning in wins over thirdranked North Carolina and seventh-seeded Wichita State. However, the ultimate triumph for the Patriots came in the Elite Eight versus UConn. The Huskies, ranked second overall in the nation and a favorite to win the National Championship, were tak-

en to overtime. In the extra frame, the Patriots kept their tournament dreams and the general public’s hopes of basketball anarchy alive with a stunning two-point victory. While their run unfortunately came to an end at the hands of the eventual National Champions, the Florida Gators, many pundits around the sports world see their run as one of the most memorable underdog stretches in the history of collegiate athletics. Cinderella teams pop up every year, but few of them ever do enough to stick in our minds forev-

er. Recent tournaments have bore us the likes of Florida Gulf Coast University and Mercer University, both of which upset perennial favorites for the title. Last season, we saw Georgia State University, a 14th seed, take down a third-seeded Baylor University side in the same day that another 14th seed, The University of Alabama-Birmingham, upended Iowa State by a mere point. No one knows what this tournament will bring, though I have Stephen F. Austin State University beating West Virginia University as

my Cinderella pick. That’s the true beauty of March Madness, though. We research, we watch, we constantly fret over our decisions before finally filling out our brackets only to see them go up in smokes on the first day. The Cinderellas become our driving force, our inner need to watch the tournament just in case something truly amazing happens. This year we once again will search for Cinderella and hope that our bracket is the glass slipper that fits.

Papale, Fanning power men's basketball past Fordham, CIT fate awaits BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 12 had some turnovers through aggression, which wasn’t bad. I thought we kind of played with some aggression all game, and that really helped us on both ends of the f loor. We needed to have that mindset playing because of the way they were going to play.” Despite better control of possession, the game remained competitive, with the score tied at 62 with 1:45 to play. On the next possession, sophomore point guard Eric John-

son found Papale in the corner, who swished a shot from deep for a three point lead. The Terriers would then force a turnover on the next play, and sophomore guard Cheddi Mosely drew the foul. He hit both free throws to push BU’s lead to five. The contest got narrowly close with each team draining free throws as time wound down, but with a lead in hand, BU held on during the last possession of the game. Jones’ squad will next play against an

undisclosed opponent, and that chance for one more game is a rewarding feeling for the program. “Right now, we’re just tr ying to enjoy this,” Jones said. “I want the guys to enjoy the first playoff win that we’ve had here in two years, so it’s a monumental win for a lot of reasons. We want to enjoy tonight and get back tomorrow and go to work. We don’t know who we’re going to play, but we need to come out with that same aggression and passion next time out.”

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John Papale led the way, banking in a team-leading 22 points.

Quotable "We’re able to play at the national level with these kids and now it’s time to get cranking and go get a national ring.” - senior forward Dillon Schulyer, men's club hockey p. 10

Going For Two Why March Madness loves Cinderella teams

BY DAVID SOUZA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ah, March, a wonderful month. Spring is knocking on the door, St. Patrick’s Day looms like a giant pot of gold in the middle of the month and college basketball will grace us with the greatest tournament in all of sports: March Madness. Every year, 68 teams are granted access to the NCAA’s premier basketball tournament and always seem to wow us with something no one has ever seen. There are unpredictable upsets, emotional buzzer beaters and the chance for a low-seeded team to become immortalized. As neutral fans for most of the games in the tournament, people love seeing Cinderella teams, low-seeded squads that somehow play their way deep into the tournament despite going up against the Titans of college hoops. But why is it that we love Cinderellas so much? Is it that we love seeing the weak triumph over the powerful in an athletic rendition of David and Goliath? Or is it possible that we love seeing the chaos of underestimated and overlooked teams stunning the sports world? The answer lies somewhere in between. Teams such as the 2013 Wichita State University Shockers live in lore in March Madness history because of how they make us feel. Even when the odds were stacked against them, they knocked off top ranked teams in the mold of Gonzaga University and The Ohio State University. Though our reasoning for liking the underdog may be buried deep within our own psyche, one cannot help to draw a comparison to the viewers themselves. When a low-seeded team seemingly shocks the world, we are not only reminded that anything is possible, but we are glimpsing a team we see similar to ourselves. These “ragtag” squads, as they are almost always described, invoke a feeling of pride in the viewers because we feel they represent us. Just a group of guys not expected to succeed over seemingly far superior athletes coming together and triumphing in the face of doubt allows us to believe that if they can do it, anyone — even us common folk — can do it. Some Cinderella teams eventually captured the dream, such as the 2013 University of Connecticut Huskies. The seventh-seeded squad from Storrs, Connecticut rode a wave of momentum all the way to a National Championship victory. They inspired many CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Calisto leading men's lacrosse defense, showing growth BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Dominick Calisto of the No. 16 Boston University men’s lacrosse team often has a simple role: shutting down the opposing team’s best attackman. The defenseman has done just that throughout the 2016 season, and the Patriot League recognized his deftness, naming him Defender of the Week. Whether it’s limiting someone such as Providence College’s Will Mazzone or Colgate University’s Anthony Abbadessa, the junior’s game is straightforward and effective. He’s caused 11 turnovers and picked up 19 groundballs, but BU (6-1, 2-0 Patriot League) head coach Ryan Polley said Calisto’s role is far bigger than any metric. “Dom has had it in him, and I think a lot of our players have,” the third-year coach said. “He's hitting his stride and understanding what we need him to do in being part of our team defense, but also winning his individual matchups. That’s been huge for us.” Depth showing in midfield, attack The Terriers average 10.14 goals scored per game, good for fourth best in the Patriot League, and that’s largely the result of options aplenty when in shooting range. The primary initiators of junior Cal Dearth, sophomore Jack Wilson and freshmen James Burr and Brendan Homire have combined for 39 goals and 28 assists, but they’re far from the only choices. “Each game, someone different steps up,

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Calisto has stepped into a dominant role this year, often shutting down the other team's best attackman.

and the message to our team has been there’s certain guys stepping up and allowing us to play at such a high level,” Polley said. “If someone isn’t having a good game, someone is willing and

able to step up and … be productive.” With two lines of midfielders and Burr, Wilson, juniors Adam Schaal and Pat Myers and CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Men's basketball knocks off Fordham in postseason play BY NICK FRAZIER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In a close game that could have gone either way, it was the Boston University men’s basketball team that came out victorious, holding on for a 69-66 win at Fordham University in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. In their second CIT appearance since 2013, the Terriers (19-14, 11-7 Patriot League) overcame a tenacious defensive effort from the Rams (17-14) to earn their first postseason win since 2014. Senior guard John Papale came up huge down the stretch, as his sixth 3-pointer of the game gave BU the lead for good with 1:26 left to play. He finished with 22 points on 16 shots, while junior guard Eric Fanning tallied 21 in the winning effort. “We had an outstanding effort by ever yone that played,” BU head coach Joe Jones said. “It was great to see. It

was really something. I think we can really build off of it as a program. We played our hearts out tonight. It was awesome.” The game proved to be an even battle from the start, as neither team led by more than six points in the first half. After Fordham grabbed a 24-19 lead with 7:14 left in the period, the Terriers headed into the locker room with a 35-29 lead. Papale sparked the BU run, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to total 14 points in the half. Also performing well in what could have been his last game as a Terrier was for ward Nathan Dieudonne, who pulled down 11 boards in 32 minutes. Jones was pleased with his senior’s leadership throughout the contest. “The reason why we’ve had success is that we have two guys who lead us,” Jones said. “They lead in different ways, but both guys put winning ahead of ever ything. It’s the reason why this team has had success.”

One glaring issue in the first half for the Terriers was turnovers. Facing a team ranked 15th in the nation in forced turnovers and playing without starting point guard Kyle Foreman due to injur y, BU struggled taking care of the ball, recording 13 turnovers before halftime. However, in the second half, the Terriers did a much better job with offensive efficiency, only turning the ball over seven times. “Going into this game, we knew we were going to turn the ball over,” Jones said. “The way they play defense, you’re going to turn it over. They literally deny ever y pass. They trap ever y ball screen. They’re just so tenacious at half court.” Jones credited his team’s improvement in the turnover battle to his team’s physical and tough style of play. “There were some times we had some lazy turnovers, but I thought for the most part, we tried to do a good job of being aggressive,” Jones said. “We CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

BOTTOM LI NE THURSDAY, MARCH 17

FRIDAY, MARCH 18

SATURDAY, MARCH 19

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tourna-

Favorites to win it all are the

Women's Lacrosse vs. Bucknell, 1 p.m.

ment will kick off with 16 games taking

Jayhawks, Tar Heels, Sooners,

Men's Lacrosse @ Bucknell, 1 p.m.

place throughout the country.

Spartans, Cavaliers and Wildcats.

Softball @ Binghamton, 1:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 20

Softball @ Ball State, 9 a.m. Softball @ Massachusetts, 11:15 a.m.

MONDAY, MARCH 21

Favorites to win best mascot are the Governors, Seawolves, Phoenix, Shockers, Mocs and Jackrabbits.