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Upcoming Walgreens to serve sushi, shape eyebrows Task force to hold meeting about New Balance Field

By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff

A new Walgreens in Downtown Crossing will offer sushi, smoothies and manicures, providing an unusual drugstore experience in the former Borders Books building.

“This is really going to be different from any other kind of drugstore you’ve been in,” said Walgreens spokesman Michael Polzin.

Polzin said the beauty department is being upgraded and may include services such as eyebrow shaping and manicures.

“It’s a really unique offering of both products and services that will make this store stand out,” he said.

One of the key features of the new Walgreens will be its upgraded grocery department.

“We will be offering an expanded selection of fresh food that will be attractive to people that work in the area, to tourists looking for a quick bite to eat and even to residents who are looking to pick up dinner for that evening,” Polzin said.

Polzin said this new branch will be a flagship store for the corporation and similar to stores in New York and Chicago.

The Walgreens will use about 23,000 square feet of the building and will occupy the first floor and basement storage of what used to be Borders, said Michael Murphy, the executive director of Clarendon Group USA, the company that owns the building.

“The second floor of the Borders space is still vacant and at this time we are actively marketing it,” he said.

Murphy said his company was excited to have Walgreens filling the space in this manner, as it will attract a variety of demographics in the Downtown Crossing area.

“We liked the idea of this particular concept Walgreens is exploring at this time, as we felt it appealed to a number of user groups,” he said.

Rosemarie Sansone, president of the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District, said via email she is excited at the prospect and the new Walgreens will be good for the community.

“This is a new concept that should bring the community together on a number of levels,” she said. “This is not your ordinary drugstore – it is a total experience and will provide an interactive experience. I think the residents, business workers, students and visitors will all find this an exciting destination.”

Polzin said the store still has some time before it will open and most likely will not open until this fall at the earliest.

Murphy said he and his company were very pleased by the support they have received with the process of selling the space.

“Both the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District and the Boston Redevelopment Authorities,” he said, “have offered any assistance they could in helping us market the space.”

By Emily Overholt Daily Free Press Staff

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The closed Borders Books in Downtown Crossing is under construction to be replaced by a “mega-Walgreens.”

Union plans to select students for endowment committee

By Gina Curreri Daily Free Press Staff

Student Union said students have until Friday to apply to help review socially responsible investing for Boston University’s endowment, members said.

Union announced at the general assembly meeting Monday that it is accepting applications for the two spots on the ad hoc committee that will work with the Board of Trustees, which oversees where the endowment funds go, said Union President Howard Male.

“We passed the resolution encouraging the university to adopt their proposal in order to make sure that the university’s endowment is being invested in an ethical manner and in companies that behave ethically,” the senior in the School of Hospitality and School of Management said.

The committee will include board members, administrators, faculty and staff who will look into how the endowment is spent.

Male said the board modified some com-

ponents of the proposal, but the majority of it passed recently. He could not provide an exact date of when it passed.

“There was a group of students who are passionate about this issue who developed a proposal, brought that before Union late last year and we voted as a body to support their proposal,” Male said. “They then took that resolution along with their proposal all the way up to the president’s office.”

College of Arts and Sciences junior Brandon Wood, who is closely tied to the students who approached Union with its proposal, said it is important for students to know where that endowment money is going.

“We have invested interest and we have the right to know where BU is spending its money,” Wood said.

BU spokesman Colin Riley said BU endowment is partly funded by donations, though the breakdown is complex. The endowment, which was $18.8 million in 1970, measured at $1.1 billion as of Sept. 30, 2011.

“We are a tuition-dependent school,” Riley

said. “The money that comes from tuition pays about half of the operating budget.”

Students would like to eventually see transparency within the operating budget, Wood said.

“This is the first step in many steps that should be taken,” he said. “We also need to start having a conversation [about] how BU spends its money at our university and having that transparency as well.”

While tuition pays for about half of the operating budget for expenses such as faculty and staff salaries and benefits, Riley said. Tuition does not fund any part of the endowment.

Male said Union members, as well as other students on campus, have shown interest.

“There have been some senators who have applied, but the majority of the people who have applied are not currently involved with Union,” Male said. “Our job is just to look at the undergraduate student body as a whole and find the people who are going to be most effective in representing the needs of students on this particular issue.”

The Boston University Community Task Force announced plans to meet Tuesday to continue discussing the Institutional Master Plan.

The upcoming meeting will have a detailed presentation about the proposed New Balance Athletic Field on Babcock Street, as well as continued sustainability efforts at BU, said BU spokesman Colin Riley.

“There will be a detailed presentation about the scope of the plan’s design and other issues and an opportunity for BU community task force members to ask questions and comment,” Riley said.

The New Balance Athletic Field is a proposed 110,500 square foot artificial turf field that would be installed 278 Babcock St., according to the IMP notification form.

The project would include spectator seating, support buildings and parking for up to 360 vehicles. A three-story university owned building is located at 278 Babcock St. The building, which was built in 1919, would have to be demolished.

The Boston Redevelopment Authority set plans to hold a public meeting directly following the task force meeting, in which it expects to discuss the field as well. The meetings will be held on the fourth floor of the School of Management. The IMP is eventually submitted to the BRA for approval.

All plans will be considered for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, according to the Notification Form.

Measures such as green roofs, stormwater reuse, recycling and bicycle storage will be considered in the design process. BU is expected to take measures to ensure the construction does not affect groundwater level.

Since the notification form was published on Dec. 21, the task has met once to discuss the proposed developments. Early in February, the task force examined plans for a new Student Village III to curb rising demand for on-campus housing, as well as renovations to Myles Standish Hall and the Myles Standish Annex.

“The process is lengthy,” Riley said.

“There are certain public hearings that need to be held. It’s all about the timeline and the opportunity to hear public comment and community task force comment.”

The BRA announced it is soliciting public comments about the field until Mar. 21.

MBTA to install more bike racks with $4.8 million national stimulus funds

By Samantha Tatro Daily Free Press Staff

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The MBTA is planning to install new covered bike racks in hopes of promoting alternative transportation.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is gearing up to add more than 600 bicycle parking-spots to T stations in and around Boston by the end of the summer.

The MBTA recently received $4.8 million of national stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand and improve its bicycle parking facilities, said MBTA spokeswoman Lydia Rivera in an email.

The T has already begun construction on three bike cages, or Pedal and Parks, slated to be finished by the spring, she said. It plans to complete three more by the end of the summer.

“The benefit of a cage program is significant. Providing sufficient bike parking will provide customers with an alternative to driving their car to the station,” Rivera said. “The option to cycle will help to reduce greenhouse gas and other pollution, and there will be health

benefits to the rider. The MBTA is one of the first transit agencies in the U.S. to construct this type of bike cage.”

Each bike cage will hold about 100 bikes and be equipped with chain-link fence enclosures, security gates, canopies, lighting, multiple security cameras and emergency call boxes.

The MBTA has begun construction on Pedal and Parks at the South Station, Oak Grove and Braintree stations, and will soon begin work at the Malden, Davis and Ashmont stations, she said.

“As the T’s first bike cages at Alewife, Forest Hills and South Stations continue to get more and more use, the MBTA is ready to build additional bike cages throughout the T system,” Rivera said. “Increasingly popular among bicyclists looking to keep their bikes in a secured facility, the camera-monitored bike cages can only be accessed with special Bike CharlieCards.”

By the spring of 2013, Rivera said, the MBTA plans to build six more bike cages, bringing the total number of Pedal and Parks to 12.

In addition, the MBTA will construct 50 covered bike racks, 15 of which opened last year. The rest will open throughout the coming spring and summer, she said.

Many city cyclists said that they would use the planned facilitates.

Access to bike cages “would make me more likely to take my bike out in the rain,” said Boston University College of Communication junior Conor Sullivan. “On rainy or snowy days I would definitely love to park my bike in a covered shed. Precipitation messes up the gears and makes my butt wet when I hop back on.”

Andrew Weaver, a sophomore in COM, said although he rides his bike around campus

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and to places such as Cambridge or Allston, he usually keeps his bike in his room to avoid theft or damage.

“If I ever had to bike to the T, then I most likely would [park it in a bike cage] rather than leave it outside,” Weaver said, adding that despite the added security, he might not use the parking stations at all.

Weaver said since he lives near a T stop, having a bike shed available would make little difference to him.

“The sheds seem like a great idea to have at some locations like North Station and South Station or maybe on the end of each line,” Weaver said. “I . . . can’t imagine many situations where I would use them.”

Weaver said often he does not have to ride the T at all.

Boston has more than 50 miles of

bike lanes, according to a city press release.

“One of the great things about bicycling is that you don’t have to rely on or pay for public transportation,” he said. “I’m not in a situation where it would make sense for me to ride to a T stop and go somewhere on the train because 99 percent of the time I can get to my destination faster via bicycle.”

College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Alexandre Todorov also said he bikes to avoid using the T, but if he had to park his bike near a T stop, he “would be much happier knowing [his] bike is protected from the rain.”

Todorov said he would use the Pedal and Parks since his “bike would be safe and I would have greater freedom of movement through the city.”

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By Jasper Craven & Amelia Pak-Harvey Daily Free Press Staff

The following crime reports were taken from the AllstonBrighton District D-14 crime logs from Feb. 22 to Feb. 28.

Trigger happy At about 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, two separate witnesses spotted a man with a gun at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Harvard Avenue. The 49-yearold suspect pulled a large black handgun out of a duffle bag. The man who witnessed this said he then left the area, fearing for his safety.

Officers broadcasted a description of the suspect and his last location after the witness reported the sighting. Officers canvassed the area and observed the suspect in the area of 190 Harvard Ave., where another witness said she saw him brandishing his weapons at several taxis.

After the first witness positively identified the suspect, police confirmed that he was carrying a large BB handgun. They subsequently arrested him for assault by means of a dangerous weapon.

Minor detour On Feb. 22 officers responded to a call regarding an armed robbery on 37 Bay State Rd. at about 12 a.m. The victim told officers that four males came up to him at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Marlborough Street, showed him a knife, pulled the victim’s hood over his face and shoved him. The suspects then took the victim’s wallet and cell phone from the victim’s pockets.

Other officers heading to the scene saw three suspects running across the bridge on Silber Way that leads to the Charles River.

Along with Boston University police, officers arrested two suspects hiding in the river and chased down a third suspect running on Storrow Drive.

The third suspect had tried to hide under a staircase of a BU building. Witnesses identified the three suspects, but officers could not find the fourth one.

‘I messed up again’ When officers were patrolling on Sunday at about 9:30 p.m. near 82 Pembroke St., they saw a male suspect searching through items in a parked car.

When the suspect saw the officers, he tried to walk away.

However, officers got the chance to speak with him. When they looked inside the car, officers found the glove compartment was open and several things were lying throughout the car. The suspect, who was holding various cards, told officers he found the cards but did not get them from the car.

Officers contacted the car’s owner and found it was originally parked with the glove compartment closed. They arrested the suspect and charged him with breaking and entering a motor vehicle.

Later, the suspect was heard saying, “I messed up again.”

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Jodi Picoult interacts with fans as she signs books at Coolidge Corner, where she discussed her upcoming book, “Lone Wolf,” Wednesday night.

By Mary Yatrousis Daily Free Press Staff

Best-selling author Jodi Picoult spoke with a man who ate raw meat and howled with wolves for a year while doing research for her most recent book.

Picoult spoke at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Wednesday to promote the release of her newest novel, “Lone Wolf,” a book about a brother and sister forced to decide whether or not to take their father off of life support.

Part of the novel is in the voice of the comatose character who, in the book, lived with a pack of wolves.

Picoult told the 400 audience members she based the character’s experiences on the real experiences of Shaun Ellis, a wolf behaviorist who actually did spend a year living with wolves in 2005.

Picoult, who invented a unique character before meeting the behaviorist, said Ellis ate raw meat and eventually lost his emotional ties to the human world when he lived with the wolves.

When she met Ellis, she said, he taught her about the dynamics of wolf packs and about how wild wolves howl.

During the reading, Picoult transferred some of that knowl-

edge to audience members, calling three volunteers to the stage and teaching them how to howl.

She taught one woman the Alpha wolf howl, the second the Beta wolf howl and the third a Number wolf howl.

A Beta wolf protects the pact “like a mafia thug,” Picoult said, while the Alpha wolf remains in the back, wary but in charge. The Number wolf does not have a specific job and is just happy to part of the pack, she said.

The novel depicts an “intersection between medical science and moral choices,” according to Picoult’s website.

This kind of controversy, said Boston University College of Arts and Sciences student Becca Antonoplos, draws her into the author’s novels.

“As a writer you don’t want to skirt around the issue,” she said.

“She likes to bring that to light and talk about it. She brings both sides [into] all her topics – she does a really good job of not picking sides.”

Picoult has written 18 books since 1992, five of which debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list, according to her website.

“I’ve read all her books [about] three times each,” Antonoplos said.

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Law school not as bad as parody video suggests, students say

By Jen Janiak Daily Free Press Staff

While law students may consider their education a daunting commitment, students and professors at Boston University said they disagree with some of the stereotypes perpetuated about law school.

A group of law students from the University of Calgary posted a YouTube video on Feb. 26, called “Dear Me, Don’t Go To Law School.” The video was a parody in which the students told their 16-year-old selves to avoid attending law school.

Christine Marx, associate dean of students at BU School of Law, said the video focused on some stereotypes that revolve around law students.

“Some of the video has some of the students saying you’ll never see your family [and] you’ll never see your friends, and that’s kind of an old law school,” Marx said. “That’s kind of a stereotype.”

Lyra Haas, a first-year student at BU Law, said the workload at law

school can be difficult.

“I might tell 16-year-old me to start doing my constitutional law reading,” Haas said. “[Law school] sometimes does seem like a stress test to see how far they can push you before you break, but it hasn’t happened yet.”

The parody described law school as a place for insecure over-achievers who need to put their liberal arts degrees to use. Once there, they struggled to get a “B” and alienated themselves from friends not in law school.

However, Haas said law school can be a rewarding, enjoyable experience. Despite a friend’s warnings about the first year of law school being awful, Haas said she found herself pleasantly surprised.

“Given that perspective coming in, I’ve enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would,” Haas said. “I really love all my classes. The professors at BU are phenomenal.”

Stephanie Grebas, another firstyear BU law student, said many students know BU’s law school, a three-

year program, isn’t an easy journey.

“It’s three years, [and] most grad schools are only two or one. It’s pretty stressful,” Grebas said. “Generally, I would say when everyone goes into it, they know that it’s not going to be an easy three years.”

Marx said while law school involves a lot of work, students have time to participate in campus activities and enjoy themselves.

“It’s a professional school like medical school, so anytime you’re going on to a professional school where you’re going to go out and work with, in this case, clients, there’s a lot of work and it’s difficult,” Marx said, “but it’s not insurmountable.”

BU law students are able to fit in extracurricular activities, Marx said.

BU Law offers free yoga classes from the dean’s office and a 5K race each spring for faculty and staff. The students can take part in a number of student organizations including a human rights law society, an international law society and a public inter-

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New tech to operate ‘drones’ as military weapons

By Nicole Leonard Daily Free Press Staff

Matthew Hoey, founder of the Military Space Transparency Project, said during a discussion on drones Wednesday “we need to get on target” in fighting against unmanned technology.

The Boston branches of United for Justice with Peace and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom sponsored the discussion, “Drones: The New Frontier of Warfare and Spying,” which focused on the fight against unmanned military technologies.

A crowd of 50 people gathered at the Friends Meeting at Cambridge to listen to speakers talk about U.S. military drones, or machines used in warfare that do not require a soldier to be in battle or in danger of the

fighting.

Nancy Murray, education director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, talked about the legal connotations of the military using these drones as spying machines and how these actions are toeing the lines of the Fourth Amendment.

Hoey discussed the history of drone development and the different forms that have been developed for air, water and ground vehicles.

As a technological specialist, Hoey said there are benefits of machines taking the place of real soldiers in harmful situations, but unmanned technology is not a positive step in innovation.

“We need to get on target in the fight against unmanned systems,” Hoey said.

Bruce Gagnon, a co-founder of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, said he has seen military development in other countries and the harmful effects it has on the local populations.

Gagnon said the people being harmed are innocent civilians.

Paul Shannon, a member of the American Friends Service Committee, said he and others in attendance at the talk worry about the loss of humanity in the creation of these machines that are operated from a distance.

“Our hope is that we can get a lot of people from a lot of different sectors of the country mobilized against this [issue],” Shannon said. “We hope we can get people in the police

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Snow team tells residents to brace for mid-week snow storm

By Emily Overholt Daily Free Press Staff

Members of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s snow team met Wednesday to discuss response plans for the snowstorm that is predicted to continue into Thursday morning, according to a press release.

“We’ve enjoyed a mild winter so far, but the season is not over yet,” Menino said in the press release. “The City is preparing for winter weather and we’re asking residents and commuters to do the same, particularly during the evening and early morning commuting hours.”

The press release noted the weather is always unpredictable, but at the time the city is expected to receive up to 6 inches of snow.

Boston Public Works crews have prepared for the incoming snow. Crew members pre-treated roads and prepared snow removal equipment across Boston district yards.

Menino urged Boston locals to take a few steps to avoid the hazards of heavy snow, the press release said. Residents should use public transportation if possible.

Roads are slippery and dangerous and plowing equipment will be running down roads for an extended period of time.

Boston reminded property owners to salt and sand sidewalks and stairs to minimize slippery surfaces. Residents also are encouraged to help public officials by shoveling out fire hydrants and catch basins near their property.

Boston officials sometimes declare snow emergencies and ban parking on high-use roads, referred to as “snow emergency arteries” on the city of Boston website. Neither a snow emergency nor a parking ban has been declared.

Boston takes full responsibility for plowing and deicing 850 miles of roadway with more than 500 pieces of plowing equipment, according to the Boston Winter Weather Guide for this winter.

State controlled roadways will be cleared by their respective agencies, such as Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

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Picoult fans cite rich stories, plotlines at book discussion ‘More of a balance’ in law school Picoult: From Page 3

Another student said she becomes emotionally invested in the author’s novels.

“I really like how personal [Picoult’s books] are, how you can really get into the characters’ minds. I think she does a really good job with that,” said Rachael DeNoncour, a freshman at Em-

manuel College. “You can relate to the characters a lot, even if they don’t have the same problems as you . . . because of the way she develops her characters.”

Readers said Picoult’s inclusion of drama in her stories draws them to her books.

Laura Hickey, a senior at Lesley University, said Picoult’s novels appeal to her because of

the storytelling, adding, “Her stories [and] her plotlines are really rich.”

Jenny Hayes, an Emmanuel College sophomore, said she agreed.

“I really like the courtroom drama and the family drama all mixed in one,” she said. “I think her issues are really current in today’s society.”

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est student organization.

“There’s more of a balance than what was presented in the video,” Marx said.

While the video said law students are destined to help rich companies become richer through acquisitions or to conspire with a client to draw

out nasty divorces, BU law student David Linhart said having the right intentions will get him the outcome he wants.

“That intentionality has helped me build honest professional relationships based on what I personally care about and what I’d like to accomplish in life,” Linhart said. “If lawyers are nothing else, they are connected.”

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Excitement & Exhaustion An interview with the cast of Project X Josh Stadtner MUSE Staff

Project X, a crazy lovechild combination of Superbad and The Hangover, comes to theatres this Friday. Combining a group of typical high school looking trying to throw the biggest party ever with production ingenious of Hangover director Todd Phillips and Hollywood’s notorious action man, Joel Silver, Project X provides raucous and relentless laughs.

I recently spoke with Project X stars Thomas Mann , Oliver Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown. Hilarity ensued.

Josh Stadtner: Which scene was the most fun to shoot?

Thomas Mann: The scene when the cops come and everyone is hushed in the backyard. When they leave, Oliver yells, “Till the break of dawn!” And the crowd becomes electric. It was amazing.

Oliver Cooper: My favorite part is anywhere at the end because it’s like an action movie. We went Scarface on that sh*t. It’s actually really intense. I remember I was trying to memorize my lines [for the final scene] and I was horrible at it! I just couldn’t do it. We did like nine times.

I sweating so badly…I was so nervous. But in the end it actually helped the anxiety of the scene.

J.S. : Is that what you filmed first?

Jonathan Daniel Brown: No, we shot the whole chronologically. The school scenes weren’t [chronological], but the party itself was done in order because the house gets trashed throughout the movie. The house was a set on the Warner Brothers lot, but it was a real, functioning house for the most part. You can’t really go back when s--t gets destroyed.

T.M.: It was cool because the party and destruction was happening in front of us, but at a day-by-day pace.

J.S. : That must have been a tiring process. How did you guys hold up after so much partying?

O.C. : I was exhausted.

T.M. : It was a mixture of exhaustion and excitement.

J.D.B. : My sleep schedule has never recovered. I still go to bed at three or four every day! It’s really unhealthy. I have this FOMO thing after filming Project X. You know, fear of missing out?

J.S. : That must be a Southern California thing.

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Viggo Mortensen comes to Coolidge Corner Bryan Sih MUSE Staff

Viggo Mortensen is best known as the face of Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He’s also starred in critically-acclaimed films A History of Violence, The Road, and Eastern Promises.

This year, the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, based in nearby Brookline, honors his work and will give him an award for outstanding achievement in filmmaking.

Mortensen will be at Coolidge Corner March 5 to receive his award, followed by a screening of Eastern Promises and a subsequent Q&A and cocktail hour.

Mortensen’s acting career is varied and impressive.

Well respected on the set of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mortensen proved himself not only an adept actor, but an excellent swordsman willing to perform his own stunts. On the other end of the spectrum, but arguably just as difficult, Mortensen also performed a nude fight scene in Eastern Promises.

Much more than an actor, Mortensen is also a poet, musician, photographer, and painter, a man that truly lives and breathes art. His breadth of talent and experience will surely make for an enlightening experience when he visits Coolidge Corner.

In the week leading up to his arrival, Coolidge is screening a handful of Mortensen’s films, including: - A History of Violence, Feb. 28 - A Walk on the Moon, Feb. 29 - The Road, March 1 - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Marathon, March 4

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What was the audition process like?

J.D.B. : The audition process was a two-month period of hell. I was pursing stand-up, so this was a game changer.

T.M.: Yeah, there was this other two-week waiting period where I thought it was dead. It was like an emotional roller coaster.

O.C.: I auditioned late so mine happened pretty quick-

ly. But I still had to go through the same stuff just in three weeks. I remember in one week, I auditioned five times, sometimes twice in one day.

T.M. : Then on the final day, they had the three of us come in and meet Joel Silver and Todd Phillips.

O.C. : Joel Silver is the king of action.

J.D.B. : Todd’s name is everywhere because of his comedy chops but Joel Silver did Lethal Weapon and The Matrix. But basically, we met with them one by one and then we sat on the couch together, awkwardly getting to know each other.

T.M. : We were sitting there thinking, “Wow, this is what Hollywood is like!”

J.S: How much of it was ad-libbed?

J.D.B. : A little bit, but most the stuff we changed was done in rehearsal.

T.M. : Yeah, on the day we mostly stuck to what was on the page.

O.C. : I guess it depended on the scene. If it was small, like if we were playing video games, we didn’t have to get the exact lines. But most of the stuff is scripted even if it was changed by the day or by the hour. If Todd Phillips was there, anything could change.

J.D.B. : Nima Nourizadeh was a very open and creative director. His energy on the set was very helpful.

T.M. : His style and coolness mixed with Todd comedic expertise was great.

J.D.B. : Sometimes he would just let us go out and mingle with the extras. That’s how we did a lot of our preparation. We just got to know each other basically.

J.S: Did you guys ever get uncomfortable or awkward?

O.C. : Not really.

T.M. : Woah, hold on! The dancing was really uncomfortable. We couldn’t have music playing during the scene because there was some dialogue, so we had what’s called a “thump track.” It just provides the beat, so we danced to that. But it was basically silence and it was awkward.

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Stickles Says

An interview with Titus Andronicus’ Patrick Stickles Lucien Flores Music Editor

In advance of playing BU Central on Friday night, leadsinger, guitarist, and chief songwriter of Titus Andronicus, Patrick Stickles, talked with Daily Free Press music editor Lucien Flores: Lucien Flores: You’ve got the new album coming out later in the year. I know you’ve played some of the new songs on tour, but are you going to play a lot more now?

Patrick Stickles: We definitely will. The fact of the matter is, the reason that we’re doing this tour is that we’re tired of all the old stash...and of course to make money for ourselves and to enjoy the love. What I mean to say is, the reason that we’re doing the tour is that it gives us a good excuse to practice everyday, play all of our new songs. It’ll be killing two birds with one stone. We’ll be practicing to make our record and we’ll be doing a show for the kids so everyone is happy. You see? Time saving.

LF: I’ve seen an interview in which you mention the Peanuts comic strip showing up in the album.

PS: Oh yeah, that’ll be in there, maybe an allusion or two.

I’m not that big for it anymore. Beyond that, the comic strip celebrates the indomitable human spirit. Always losing the baseball game, but yet he never gives up, he always returns for more punishment. Almost Christ-like, returning for more and more. I’ll try to celebrate that in the lyrics, but not that much. Specifically the comic strip, it won’t be anything like that. None of the allusions will get extended too far…I love the comic strip, don’t get me wrong.

LF: In terms of songwriting, what are the themes of the new songs? Is there an overarching theme or are they all sort of freestanding?

PS: It’s about how the problems that arise that I need to take

care of myself because I am an individual first. You look out for number one to a certain extent and yet, I see that I am a member of many communities, large and small, and I have certain obligations to each of them. And yet I think that’s the whole point of my own life…we’ve got this duality, things seem very large on one stage, on another very small. We’re feeling very strong at one moment and weak the next.

LF: I’ve always been impressed with your lyrics. I’ve read interviews in which you say that you’ll think of lyrics when you’re driving.

PS: It’s good to drive the car when you’re doing it because it’s a zen-like activity and it demands your attention, but it’s sort of semi-automatic. You’re not really thinking about it consciously every second. Your mind is sort of free to a certain extent to enter a certain plane of thinking and that makes it easier…[The songs are] constantly moving and demanding it a bit of attention. Really moving to complex faculty…you do that and later try to remember what it was and I play the song, I sing one thing.

Maybe it’s good and perhaps it’s not. If not, it goes back on the pile for maybe another day. And if it’s good it can stay and hopefully it will get done later. It takes a long time.

LF: Do you think there’s going to be a No Future Part Four on this album?

PS: I’ll say not. The saga is over, they escaped… it ended in an affirmation that it was okay, don’t worry about it, it’s all right now…we’re moving forward to accepting that we don’t have the future, or more accurately, we accept that.

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Food for thought The relationship between North Korea and the United States has been a strenuous one. North Korea has been consistently defensive of their nuclear plans; inspection and interference were not tolerated by Kim Jong-il’s administration.

Any attempts to gain political insight into the regime by American politicians were swiftly rebutted by a shroud of mystery surrounding the small nation’s inner workings. Nevertheless, a breakthrough of sorts seems to have finally come through.

North Korea has reached an agreement to end any uranium enrichment and nuclear missile tests in their Pyongyang facility. A move that comes as a surprise to the global community, based on their existing pronuclear precedent.

The agreement cites that North Korea will adhere to their new promises in exchange for 240,000 tonnes of food aid from America. This agreement, should it remain intact, could be pivotal in encouraging further dialogue about nuclear disarmament. Furthermore, it could be an important step in encouraging more favourable diplomatic ties between America and North Korea. According to an article

published by the BBC yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cited the move as a good preliminary step toward further negotiations. However, a very similar agreement was reached in 2005 when North Korea promised to discontinue its nuclear program for aid. This agreement consequently fell through in 2009.

Whatever the eventual outcome of this agreement, the Obama administration will have reason to be overjoyed at this diplomatic victory. If this negotiation is successful, it can be serious political leverage for Obama’s election campaign.

Of course, time will dictate whether this is a small step to further cooperation or a small blip that eventually morphs into another breakdown of relations. The aforementioned article details that there is certainly room for scepticism, given that this food aid will be promised to the North Korean population soon before the birthday celebration of Kim Il-sung. Furthermore, the Pyongyang facility will enforce these sanctions, but any other potential sites for nuclear testing are not mentioned. While this agreement is encouraging, it would be advised to proceed with caution.

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I N T E R RO B A N G This week, USA Yoga applied to make yoga an Olympic sport. So, we here at the ol’ Free Press wondered what students at BU would want to become an Olympic sport.

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CGS students would make reading picture books an Olympic sport.

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CFA students would make chain-smoking an Olympic sport.

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ENG students would make pulling all-nighters an Olympic sport.

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COM students would make racing with camera equipment an Olympic sport.

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SMG students would make suiting up an Olympic sport.

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Dean Elmore would make diving into the Charles an Olympic sport.

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The FreeP would make eating froyo an Olympic sport.

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Winning London

Berlin and Prague edition

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aul, my tour guide in Berlin, took our group to a parking lot.

As we stood in front of him, slightly confused, he told us a little bit about the surrounding apartments - you know, how they were built right after World War II, yadda yadda, and then he pauses and says: “This parking lot is on top of Hitler’s bunker. You are standing on top of Hitler’s bunker.”

Paul. You must be daft or lying – Where is the historic plaque? Why is this sealed?

Why doesn’t anyone know about it?

But Paul wasn’t lying.

This wasn’t a tourist gimmick – this was the truth.

The group fell silent. Suddenly, the cold concrete slabs bellow my feet weren’t just where cars parked - it was where history came alive.

That is pretty much how I felt as I walked through the streets of Berlin - it was like stepping into my history books from high school and seeing everything first-hand. Obviously when you learn things in school you believe them . . . but they only stick with you for however long you need it to stick with you, i.e. until your exams.

Unless you are a history major, you tend to forget history – except the details that hit you hardest, like how many people died in the Holocaust and who Hitler was. I’ll admit I am a big history buff, but I only really fell in love with American history. It was more simple. More relevant. More useful knowledge to have in the U.S. as an American citizen.

I’d travelled to Germany before, back in the 12th grade when my choir took an Eastern Europe tour through Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg and Munich. Perhaps it hit me hard in Berlin because I am older now. Or maybe it’s just because I am more aware. Whatever it was, history seemed more real than ever.

Paul took us everywhere, it seemed – the Holocaust memorial, the Berlin Wall, “checkpoint Charlie.” The city’s history is dark. I can’t believe a small wall determined so many people’s lives – up until the wall fell, no one could cross into West Berlin from East Berlin, unless you lived in West Berlin or were an ambassador from another state. We felt awkward smiling by the wall in photos but it was a must-take picture for our parents – look dad, I’m standing by something important!

Graffiti was plastered all over the city –

SABA HAMEDY

from the train stations to the Berlin Wall it self, the art form was not just common, it was a normal site. Food revolved around schnitzel, naturally, and goulash (beef).

As far as nightlife goes, for the most part it starts at midnight and ends at sunrise. We stumbled upon a club called “Weekend” that was on the 13th floor of an office building and had views of the Berlin skyline.

But our adventures didn’t stop there. After a hilarious and exhausting five-hour bus ride from Berlin (in which they screened “Time Traveler’s Wife” – it’s as if they knew three chick-flick loving Boston University students were on board), we reached Prague, Czech Republic. First observation: Crow? Crowne? Crowes? What is the Czech currency and why is it so complex? The answer is “koruna” like Corona but pronounced “crow.”

A bowl of Goulash stew later, we passed out at our hostel early and woke up ready for a three-and-a-half hour walking tour of Prague, similar to the one in Berlin.

It was during this tour I realized Prague has only been independent for 22 years – only two years longer than I’ve been around! The country went from being occupied by Nazis to being run by Communist Russia. (Sidenote: Ironically, the Communist Museum in Prague is now next to a McDonalds. Capitalism prevails?)

Prague is colorful and beautiful – it kind of looks like Disney took hints for their movies, especially drawing inspiration from the castles and cathedrals. I’m pretty sure Cinderella could have gotten married exactly where we toured. Not even the crisp cold air could bother us as we strolled through the cobblestone streets.

Hitler, apparently, liked Prague too. According to my tour guide, he wanted to retire there after the war and he planned on preserving the then-Jewish ghetto so that it could become a museum/exhibit for “the extinct race.” Twisted, right?

Fortunately, the Jewish ghetto is completely in tact and no longer a ghetto. In fact, it’s one of the more wealthy neighborhoods and is filled with buildings that survived World War II, including the oldest synagogue in all of Europe.

A lot of tourists who we asked for directions asked us in return, “Why Berlin and Prague?” We always just shook our heads not really knowing what to say. And even though we didn’t have a clear reason for choosing those two Eastern European cities, I’m pretty glad we did. Besides, when else will I get to Czech out (see what I did there?) Prague and Berlin?

Saba Hamedy is a College of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences junior, Fall 2011 editor-in-chief of The Daily Free Press and now a weekly columnist. She can be reached at sbhamedy@bu.edu.

Letter to the Editor: Experience in Palestine

I’ve been in Palestine for almost a month now. I have been all over the West Bank. To Ramallah, Nablus, and Hebron. To the villages of Ni’lin, Kufr Quddum, Burin, A’qabah and others. And everywhere I go, the people have one request: “When you back to your country, tell your friends, your family, your president and the world what is going on here.” Every time this has been asked of me, I have promised to do so.

I’m fulfilling the first part of this promise now, as Israel Apartheid Week takes place at Boston University. I’m not going to write about this now. I’m not I’m going to write about what I have personally seen and experienced in the last month.

I have stood in the ruins of a demolished home in Twa’el, in the Jordan Valley, watching a toddler play in the heaps of dirt left by a bulldozer. I’ve choked on the tear gas Israeli soldiers fire each Friday at nonviolent protestors seeking nothing more than the return of the farmland, homes and roads stolen by the Israeli settlers and military. I have sat

with an old woman in her home and listened as she recounted the burning tires rolled at her home. I have looked up the hill from her house to the Israeli settlement responsible for these and countless other acts of violence.

I have seen Israeli-only roads, buildings, buses, and tracts of land. I have been threatened with arrest for filming the acts Israeli soldiers are too ashamed of to allow the world to see. If this is not apartheid, I do not know what is. But I want to offer those who disagree with me an opportunity to respond.

Tell me I’m wrong, that I don’t understand the issues or the context. Ask me why I’m not writing about the slaughter in Syria.

Call the American Jewish kid writing this an anti-Semite. Tell me that Israel really wants peace but lacks a willing partner as it swallows Palestinian land daily. Tell me that the occupation must continue because Israel’s unilateral transformation of Gaza into a prison didn’t bring peace. Tell me I haven’t seen what I have. Please.

Jeff Stein, CAS ‘11

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MARASCO: Maine has caught fire against top-teams since Jan. 20th Marasco: From page 8

cent matchups. Maine also won its last two games against BU. So Maine has just casually rolled through the top two teams in Hockey East. Well played, Black Bears.

But they’re also 0-2-1 against Merrimack and 1-2 against Lowell.

What do we make of this? It’s all very confusing and disturbing. You’re tired of scratching your head. Let’s get to the bottom of this mess.

Isn’t it always about who gets hot at the right time? So who’s the hottest team?

I’m hesitant to put too much stock in games against the bottom five of Hockey East - even recent games. The top five have had either five or six clashes a piece against each other to look at since January 20th.

We can stick to those.

Merrimack, UML and BU all have losing records against this group since then.

That leaves BC and Maine.

BC appears to be simmering, winning three of these five, and the last three in a row.

However, if BC is simmering, then Maine has caught fire, winning all five and outscoring the opponents 20-11 during this stretch.

Dare I say Maine could be the favorite?

We can see that Maine is perking up at the right time and against the right teams.

However, I know you’ve been thinking about it – that 800-pound, heavily padded gorilla in the crease. The great equalizer . . . the golden snitch . . . the all-important hot goalie.

The hot goalie can be as fickle as your junior prom date, but if you find him at the right moment he’ll make your dreams come true. Kieran Milan, Joe Cannata and Doug Carr have all been impressive this season, but they and their teams aren’t peaking at the right time.

BC’s goalie roulette has landed back on Parker Milner, and he appears to be the Eagles’ horse going forward. In his three starts during this most recent five game sample, Lil Milzy, as Milner refers to himself on Twitter, has been quite impressive, with a save percentage of .940.

To put that number in perspective, Carr is the class of Hockey East in this category for the season, at .927.

And what about Maine and Dan Sullivan, you ask? Sullivan has been stopping

pucks at a rate of .905 for the season, but in the five most recent games against the top of Hockey East he’s right up there with Milzy boasting a .938 save percentage.

Yes, Lil Milzy has looked good lately, but can you really trust the same netminder who was benched in favor of a freshman midway through the season, and was relegated to third string a little more than a month ago?

No, I’ll take Sullivan.

Don’t get me wrong, the Hockey East tournament is about as wide open as Wes Welker was when he dropped that 2nd and 11 pass . . .. Too soon? But, I’ll take the unit who’s been hot against the top teams.

I’ll take the goalie who doesn’t nickname himself via Twitter. I’ll take Maine.

Women’s hockey hopes to advance Rychcik: Pitchers will need to improve to championship round on Sunday for Terriers to progress in postseason W. hockey: From page 8

ond player in Hockey East Tournament history to earn a hat trick in the postseason and the first to accomplish the feat in the quarterfinals.

She is also the second player in league history to reach the 200-point mark.

BU then went on to score two more shorthanded goals before sophomore forward Louise Warren capped the game off with her seventh goal of the season.

BC (23-8-3, 15-4-2 Hockey East), as the second seed in the conference tournament, will open its postseason after having a bye in the first weekend of tournament play.

In their last contest of the regular season, the Eagles defeated the University of Vermont 4-0. Freshmen Alex Carpenter and Kate Leary each scored a career-best three points. Goalkeepers Kiera Kingston and Corinne Boyles, who is ranked eighth in the nation for save percentage and shutouts, combined for the shutout.

“We know we’re going to have to deal with good goaltending, probably the most talented group I think they’ve had since the time I’ve been around and plenty of depth up front from all three lines,” Durocher said.

The Eagles outshot the Catamounts 56-19.

With BC’s 15th conference win, head coach Katie King Crowley took over the lead in coaching wins in BC women’s hockey history.

BU is 2-1 against BC this season. In the teams’ last meeting, junior forward Isabel Menard scored her 100th career point and sophomore netminder Kerrin Sperry recorded her first shutout of the season as the Terriers took home a 6-0 victory.

BU outshot BC 36-30 and recorded two power-play goals on three attempts. The Terriers were perfect in four chances on the penalty kill, allowing the Eagles just five power-play shots. BU is ranked ninth in the nation for its penalty kill while BC is ranked 26th.

The winner of Saturday’s 3 p.m. game will move on to the conference final on Sunday at 1 p.m. to play either Providence College or No. 7 Northeastern University.

“They’re a highly respected program and team. Katie does a fantastic job of coaching there,” Durocher said of BC. “And we know we’ll have our hands full. The game [before] the Beanpot was a little bit of a mirage with it looking like a one-sided game. This will be a one-goal game, probably, down there in Hyannis.”

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Though the season may be too young to develop a solid understanding of the team’s overall success and consistency, a few offensive leaders have risen above the pack.

Sophomore third baseman Megan Volpano currently leads the squad with a .400 batting average. As far as run production, Volpano and sophomore outfielder Chelsea O’Connor are tied for the lead with six RBIs each. However, O’Connor is tied for the team-high in runs (five) and homeruns (one), and leads the team in doubles with two.

Defensively, BU has been quite similar to its opponents thus far. Each has committed seven errors on the season, and the Terriers’ cumulative fielding percentage (95.3 percent) is only slightly lower than that of their opposition (95.5 percent).

With all facets of play in consideration, Rychcik believes that improvement in pitching will be the most beneficial for his team.

“I really have to stick true to my pitching,” Rychcik said. “Not that it’s a worry . . .. If we are going to advance through

our conference, and advance through the NCAAs, all three of [the pitchers] are going to have to pitch better.”

The three pitchers Rychcik referenced are sophomore Holli Floetker and juniors Whitney Tuthill and Erin Schuppert.

Floetker, who was recently named America East Pitcher of the Week, will take on most of the pitching burden this season.

After pitching just more than 120 innings and finishing with a 14-5 record in the 2011 campaign, Floetker has already pitched 24 of the 35 innings played this year. Each of BU’s three wins on the season, as well as one loss, has come from the arm of Floetker. The 6-foot-0 sophomore has accrued a 3.00 ERA and struck out a total of 13 batters in her three starts this season.

Though Rychcik puts great emphasis on the ability of his team’s pitchers, he also respects the importance of the aspects of the game that reinforce good pitching.

“Defensively, we are going to have to be very solid,” said Rychcik. “Our pitchers are going to put the ball in play. We’re not going to strike out 10 or 12 [batters] a game, so we are going to have to make plays defensively.”

Griffin must return to last year’s form for men’s basketball to defeat Hawks M. basketball: From page 8

4. Senior center Patrick Hazel Enough with all the offensive firepower that could propel the Terriers this weekend.

It’s time to talk some defense, and no player better embodies that than Hazel, one of BU’s tri-captains. Without question, he is BU’s anchor on the defense end, and when opponents drive the lane, they are almost

always met by the imposing figure that Hazel is. Earlier on in the season, Hazel was considered as one of the front-runners for the America East Defensive Player of the Year for his impressive showing during the non-conference slate. To no one’s astonishment, Hazel led the Terriers with 51 blocks, with his closest teammate – senior center Jeff Pelage – 38 blocks behind. Hazel had monster performances in last year’s America East quarterfinal and semifinal rounds,

stuffing the stat sheet with 19 points, 14 boards and five blocks.

5. Senior guard Matt Griffin As the heart and soul of the Terriers’ squad, Griffin has done his part in leading by example as one of the team’s tri-captains, along with Hazel and injured forward Jake O’Brien. Griffin started in the first three games of the year before being replaced by

sophomore forward Travis Robinson in the starting lineup. Normally a lethal 3-pointer shooter, Griffin has struggled to find his shot from outside, shooting at a paltry .304 clip. But flashback once again to last year’s America East tournament, and it was Griffin who knocked down two crucial treys to carry BU to a 55-49 victory over the Hawks in the semifinal round. More contributions from beyond the 3-point line by Griffin this weekend are a must.

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Senior captain Jenn Wakefield tallied her 200th point during BU’s Hockey East quarterfiinal win over New Hampshire on Sunday.

Following a 9-1 blowout win over the University of New Hampshire in the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East Tournament, the No. 9 Boston University women’s hockey team hopes to further its upward climb when it travels to Hyannis on Saturday for a semifinal game against No. 4 Boston College.

“We’re playing our best hockey right now, which is nice to know,” said BU coach Brian Durocher.

“We’re probably as healthy as we’ve been.”

The Terriers (21-13-1, 14-7 Hockey East) most recently knocked off the Wildcats (10-22-3, 4-15-2 Hockey East) in a battle that resulted in goals from seven different Terriers, including senior captain Jenn Wakefield, who recorded the 200th point of her collegiate career on a hat trick. BU set a program record for most goals in a single postseason game, with 13 different players recording at least one point.

The game began with a fourgoal period for the Terriers, including freshman defenseman Shannon

Stoneburgh’s second goal of the season. Stoneburgh found the back of the net on a pass from junior forward Taylor Holze, who has been playing through an injury in the later part of the season.

“You’ve got to give her some credit for being a warrior and someone who is willing to fight through some adversity,” Durocher said of Holze.

Wakefield then completed twothirds of her hat trick with two goals less than five minutes apart. The first came at the 10:53 mark when she converted a pass from freshman forward Kayla Tutino. The forward made it 4-0 with her second goal of the period on a power play.

The Wildcats woke up from their offensive slumber at 8:04 in the second period to score their only goal of the game on a power play, bringing the score to 5-1.

The final frame saw no rest from the Terriers. At 11:58, Wakefield completed her hat trick with a short-handed goal, simultaneously earning her 200th career point. The Pickering, Ontario native is the sec-

W. hockey, see page 7

Softball prepares for Univesrity of Tennessee Tournament

By Tyler Lay Daily Free Press Staff

After a fairly successful season opening that consisted of five games over the course of three days, the Boston University softball team will travel to Tennessee, where it will compete in the University of Tennessee Tournament.

With a 3-2 record, BU coach Shawn Rychcik is looking forward to getting his team some

playing experience in the atmosphere of upper echelon NCAA softball.

“One thing we want to do is [play] at fields and stadiums that we’re going to possibly play in at regionals,” Rychcik said. “That type of atmosphere and that type of stadium.”

The Terriers will certainly be given a taste of excellent competition. On day one (March 2) of

the Tennessee trip, BU squares off against the University of Memphis of the prodigious Conference USA, as well as East Tennessee State University.

On March 3, BU takes on Middle Tennessee State, as well as Murray State University. Fewer than 24 hours later, the Terriers will battle their toughest opponent of the series, No. 17 University of Louisville. Last year, the Car-

dinals defeated the Terriers 5-0 in the Louisville Red and Black Tournament.

“This tournament’s definitely going to be a test, and anybody on the schedule can beat us,” Rychcik said. “It’s just a different place from where we’ve been, and it’s a different opportunity for the girls.”

Softball, see page 7

Top-5 Terriers will need to be on ‘A’ game against Hartford

By René Reyes Daily Free Press Staff

With the third-seeded Boston University men’s basketball team set to take on sixth-seeded University of Hartford in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament, here are the top five Terriers who will need to step up on Saturday night: 1. Senior guard Darryl Partin Arguably the team’s regularseason most valuable player, Partin possesses the scoring touch that could catapult BU pass the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the America East Tournament.

It would be unfair to compare Partin to former Terrier John Holland, one of the greatest players in BU basketball history, but Partin is the type of shooting guard who could will the Terriers to victories with his offensive production.

Labeled as a streaky shooter throughout his career, he finished first on the team with 19.7 points per game, which was also good

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Terriers to face BC in Hockey East semifinal

Wild, Wild East What happens when the final home-and-home series of the regular season is against a 12-155 squad? You go to the games, you’re invested, but you start looking ahead to the postseason.

You just can’t help it.

The Hockey East tournament looms, and could the conference be any more wide open this year?

Four top-10 teams: Boston College, Boston University, the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the University of Maine and, the 5th, Merrimack College, sits at No. 12.

Of those five, three of them BC, BU and Merrimack - have been ranked No. 1 in the nation at some FRANK this MARASCO point season.

It’s always tempting to see the Eagles and Terriers as the favorites.

Sure, BC is No. 1 and BU No. 4, but let’s not anoint them as the clear frontrunners based on that alone.

Since we’re comparing conference foes we are blessed with a ton of head-to-head data.

Against these four others, BC does have the best record, but it’s just 7-5-1. UML is 6-5-1, Maine is 5-6-1, BU is 6-7 and Merrimack is 4-5-3. Not conclusive enough for my taste. Let’s look deeper.

BC also has the best goal differential in these games, but once again the margin is not completely convincing. They’re plus-6 in this 13 game sample. Lowell is plus-3, BU is even, Merrimack is minus-2 and Maine is minus-7.

The later tournament rounds throw home-ice out the window, so being able to win away from the friendly confines has obvious value.

BU is 5-2 in road or neutral site matchups against these foes, but shockingly all the teams except Merrimack have winning road records in these battles, and Merrimack is .500.

So while BU has proven to be a good bet away from home, the others aren’t far behind.

Head-to-head matchups make things even more interesting. BC split with BU, but won the two most recent contests. The Eagles went 2-0-1 versus Merrimack, also winning the last two. The Eagles are also 2-1 against Lowell, but lost the most recent game.

Then there’s Maine.

BC is 1-2 versus Maine this season and lost the two most re-

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Softball @ East Tennessee St., 10 a.m.

for second in the conference. BU will need major contributions from Partin on the offensive end if it wishes to go far in the tournament.

2. Sophomore guard D.J. Irving A great debate unfolded among media members in the middle of the season as to who was the Terriers’ most important player of the 2011-12 campaign. The consensus pick was the 6-foot-0 Irving, who could note only control the pace of the game from the point guard position, but also score some timely buckets by penetrating into the lane with his blazing speed.

BU coach Joe Jones didn’t hesitate in mentioning that Irving’s presence was sorely missed when he was sidelined for three games with a concussion in late December. Not surprisingly, BU went 0-3 in those contests without its floor general. There’s no doubt that Irving’s the straw that stirs the drink for the Terrier offense, as his 148 total assists speak for

Saturday, Mar. 3

M. Hockey @ Northeastern, 7 p.m.

M. Basketball @ Hartford, 3 p.m.

W. Lacrosse @ George Mason, 12 p.m.

Softball @ Middle Tennessee St., 10 a.m

themselves.

3. Red shirt freshman Malik Thomas Thomas, a lanky 6-foot-7 guard/forward from Harlem, N.Y., has provided a reliable scoring boost for the Terriers. He red shirted, along with center Mat Piotrowski, last year under former coach Patrick Chambers, but he’s been a pleasant surprise as one of BU’s reserves.

He has the length and size to thrive in a conference like America East. Still, Jones has been careful in monitoring Thomas’ minutes because of his inexperience with the college game, so it will be interesting to see if Thomas ends up getting major minutes late in the game.

Although he only averaged 5.0 ppg on the year, Thomas could provide the necessary scoring punch to complement Partin and Irving.

M. basketball, see page 7

Sunday, Mar. 4 M. Basketball vs. TBA, 7:15 p.m.

W. Basketball vs. TBA, 11 a.m.

Softball @ Louisville, 11 a.m.

W. Tennis vs. Brown, 1 p.m.

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Senior guard Darryl Partin

Monday, Mar. 5 No Games Scheduled ...They should have just hired Juan Pablo Montoya. He would have done a better job.