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Food trucks to roll down Brookline streets as part of pilot program Community members speak out on NStar’s Beginning in April, food in Brookline is reaction to fire at BPL By Hina Tai Daily Free Press Staff
officially going mobile. Brookline recently joined the growing food truck wave, announcing it would implement a pilot program in coming months to introduce food trucks to the town’s streets and public parks. “We’ve had mobile food trucks and vendors in Brookline for a very long time but they haven’t necessarily been legal,” said Kara Brewton, Brookline’s economic development director, “and [with] that, combined with Boston’s program getting started, we saw more and more people requesting to operate food trucks in town.” The program received nine applicants who will be evaluated on multiple criteria including freshness, affordability, uniqueness and nutritional value, she said. “Restaurateurs can develop new food concepts at relatively low costs and bring them to locations where there may be an unsatisfied demand for freshly prepared food,” according to the pilot program’s website. “Brookline is a desirable place to support mobile food, in part because of its population of college students, young professionals and families.” The popularity of food trucks has caused a revolution in dining experiences, said Jack Ludden, the operations manager at Paris Creperie, a sit-down café in Coolidge Corner that applied to the pilot program in February. “Nationwide there is a food truck movement happening and it’s growing signifi-
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velopment, said one of the goals in building this proposal is to provide learning experiences and aggregated training programs to colleges, so those who are in training programs and businesses that need skilled workers are able to use those programs. “I’m hoping that the new funding and performance mechanisms under the proposal will help us shift the programming to be more relevant to dislocated workers and the employed, as well as . . . the wide needs of current employers,” Goldstein said. Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development Gregory Bialecki said Patrick’s proposal
While crowds swarmed Boston’s smokefilled streets on March 13 after a Back Bay fire caused a 15-block blackout, Holly Berry struggled to leave her building. “I have a wheelchair that I typically use and in the building I live at, the elevator – even with the generators – didn’t work,” Berry said. Berry said she could not get out right away and had to take her crutches to exit the building. She attempted to reach family and friends using her government-issued SafeLink Wireless phone, but was unable to place a call because she had no signal, she said. “That was a concern to me – that my emergency phone, which is my one link out, didn’t work,” Berry said. Berry was just one of about a dozen people affected by the blackout who told their stories at the three-day-long information center set up by NStar at the Boston Public Library. Emily Holden, a Beacon Street resident who lives about a mile from where the transformer that caused the blackout is located, said she is trying to restock her refrigerator. “I didn’t know if that was temporary power or what was going on,” Holden said. “I’m hesitant to restock my refrigerator if I’m still on generators, so I wanted to ask how long I would be on a generator, if that was a generator, if they think it’s safe for me to restock and not have to worry about everything spoiling again.” About 21,000 NStar customers lost power after the Back Bay fire on March 13, according to the NStar website. NStar said customers might experience occasional outages and the company used portable generators as a “temporary fix,” according to their website. Holden, who had lost about $150 worth of food and $50 worth of gourmet cupcakes during the blackout, said the NStar official told her she was on a generator and probably would be for a while, but that it was safe to restock her refrigerator.
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Bostonians browse the menu of the local Vietnamese food truck Bon Me.
cantly, especially in the Boston area,” he said. “Boston is doing a second round and even expanding their program.” Thomas Smith, co-owner of the BBQsmith, another applicant, said food trucks are a great asset to cities and appeal to many customers. “It’s interesting, it’s affordable, it’s fast and people have really latched on to it,” Smith said. “It’s become kind of a trendy thing.” Ludden said the rising number of food trucks might be due to the advent of social media and its usefulness in establishing relationships with customers. “As [social media] grows more popular it goes hand in hand with the growing
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popularity of the food trucks,” he said. “Because [food trucks] don’t have a set location, they rely on communicating with their customers through those means.” Ludden said adding food trucks to an existing restaurant’s offerings could help expand their companies and serve as a mobile advertisement. “Not only will it be a profitable business on to itself . . . [but also] our truck is going to be quite a spectacle,” he said. “It’s going to be like a moving billboard for our café.” Although some local businesses and restaurants told Brookline officials food trucks may unfairly detract from their
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Bay State community colleges could unify to close skilled labor gap By Sonia Su Daily Free Press Staff
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said community colleges are “brilliantly positioned” to fill the state’s skilled workers gap at a discussion at the State House on Tuesday that addressed his plan to unify community colleges. The Commonwealth has 15 different community colleges with 15 different agendas that are regionally focused, which may pose difficulties in the plan. “We think community colleges can play a critical role in this,” said Secretary of the Executive Office of Education Paul Reville, “so we designed a set of reforms that are in building a somewhat more balanced
state-local partnership on community colleges that make it a more coherent, cohesive, integrated system.” Patrick and members of the panel said this is not a critique of community colleges. Instead, Patrick said the question is how they “amp up” the resources already available in the state’s 15 different community colleges and their respective agendas. Patrick said there are 120,000 job openings and not enough skilled workers to fill them. “We have a skills gap here in Massachusetts, not unlike the skills gap the whole nation is experiencing,” he said. Joanne Goldstein, secretary of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce De-
SJP members protest presentation led by Israel Defense Force soldiers, BUSI By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff
Members of Boston University’s Students for Justice in Palestine staged a walkout at a forum with Israel Defense Force soldiers Tuesday night. Lital Shemesh and Adam Avidan, two Israelis who served in the IDF, spoke to a group of about 50 students at Barrister Hall in the School of Law as part of a forum hosted by BU Students for Israel. The soldiers provided insight about what it was like to serve in the military and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “What we are here for is basically to show the faces behind the headlines,” Shemesh said. SJP members protested in Marsh Plaza at 6:45 p.m., carrying a banner that read “Students for Israel whitewashes colonialism.” They attended the forum at 7:30 p.m., wearing shirts that read “IDF guilty of war crimes.” Demonstrators put duct tape over their mouths and walked out in unison shortly after Avidan began speaking. About 30 students remained at the event after the walk-
out. “We want the BU community to know that the IDF is not welcome here,” said Tyler Cullis, a LAW student and SJP member. BUSI President Matt Goldberg said the event was intended to allow the BU community to ask questions to people of a similar age who have served in the Israeli military. “It’s important for BU students to hear those stories from people of the same age,” the College of Arts and Sciences sophomore said. Goldberg said it was important for students to understand the complexity of life in Israel. “Ultimately, BU is a global university,” he said. Israel requires its citizens to enlist in the army at age 18, Avidan said. Men must enlist for at least three years, while women must serve two. Shemesh volunteered to serve as a border checkpoint guard, which Goldberg described as an unusual position for women. Avidan was drafted in 2002 and made a career for himself in the army, serving as
coordinator of government activities in the Palestinian Territories before pursuing a bachelor’s degree. “Unfortunately, we are still fighting our war of independence and, at the moment, I cannot apologize for defending my country, and I cannot apologize for my rights to live,” Shemesh said. Joshua Niland, a CAS junior and SJP member, said bringing in IDF soldiers to speak was wrong. “On average, with impunity, they kill at least one Palestinian every other day, oftentimes a child,” he said. “I don’t think it’s okay to have war criminals on this campus.” However, Niland also said the protests were intended to be civil. “[We want to] disrupt their event in as civil a manner as possible,” he said. COM sophomore Rachel DuShey, BUSI’s outreach director, said the manner of the protest was strange. “It was interesting that they wore tape on their mouths because they could have
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TOP: Students for Justice in Palestine protested the Israeli Soldiers Stories lecture on Tuesday. BOTTOM: Lital, a reserve duty Israeli college student talks about the Israeli-Arab conflict at the Students for Israel talk on Tuesday.
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Mass. needs ‘statewide conception’ for SJP protest ‘presented image that did not really help anybody’ community colleges, official says State House: From Page 1
should not be seen “as a criticism of the way community colleges work today.” “The far better way to look at it is as an aspirational approach [and] a model for the country,” Bialecki said. Reville said much of the proposal is budget-related because it is necessary to act collectively to meet job and state priorities and also be economically competitive. Daniel O’Connell, president and CEO of Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, said the group has gathered together to engage in civic activity to try to make Massachusetts a more competitive place for business and create jobs. But he said the group sees this
proposal as not only a workforce mission, but also a mission to allow students to transition to other degrees with support from their employers. “We would hope that we can come up with a collaborate approach that will result in a much stronger and better funded community college system,” O’Connell said. The economic goals of the proposal, such as how it would replace 15 budget line items, have brought criticism that this is all about jobs and disregards the academic mission of community colleges, Reville said. The proposal is simply an emphasis on job-related functions during this critical economic time, Reville said. Richard Freeland, commis-
sioner of the Department of High Education, said the fundamental issue is how to keep Massachusetts competitive in this rapidly changing economy. “I think we are on the cusp of developing something . . . tremendously important,” Freeland said. Freeland said it is difficult to see how 15 community colleges can coherently fit into a statewide plan. But the Commonwealth, he said, needs “a statewide conception” and students who can move more seamlessly around the current system. “We could have a common course numbering system, so Economics 101 is Economics 101 in any other college,” Freeland said. “Not 15 versions of Economics 101.”
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easily voiced their opinions and engaged in a dialogue,” she said. “Instead, they presented this image that did not really help anybody.” Goldberg stressed the importance of people being educated on the issue. “It’s important that the members of the pro-Israel community, members of the BU community,
members of the US Armed Forces learn about these things,” Goldberg said. Goldberg said the forum was an ideal arena for those with different opinions or questions about the actions that Israel has taken to engage in conversation. DuShey said, “I think the only thing the protestors demonstrated tonight was an unwillingness to come to any peaceful solutions or understandings.”
Brookline food trucks to bring ‘vibrancy to community’ Truck: From Page 1
business, Brewton said, the pilot program will make sure “to do no harm” to the existing communities and businesses. “When making food truck parking assignments, the Town of Brookline will take into careful consideration the location and type of established restaurants, because the Town values its existing, robust restaurant community and wishes to minimize any impact of the Mobile Food Pilot Pro-
gram on existing businesses,” according to the program’s website. Ludden said the presence of food trucks will help enrich local communities. “The way we see it is it will create more variety in locations around Brookline and it will bring a vibrancy to the community,” Ludden said. “The more things there are, the more places to eat, the more people will want to go there. So ultimately I think it enriches the community and neigh-
boring businesses.” Smith said the program will provide a new dining opportunity while still sticking to traditional high-quality standards for professionally prepared food. “It’s giving people the opportunity to realize there are other food trucks out there. It’s not just the old traditional ice cream truck and hot dog cart,” he said. “You can go and get really creative, home-cooked food.”
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Spring skate During my spring break, I was in a figure skating competition at the University of Delaware. The competition was important to me; I’ve been skating since I was eight years old. Though it would be much easier for me to stop skating and do something else with my free time, an unexplainable feeling keeps me practicing. No matter MARIA how hard GELLEPES it is, I love skating. At the competition I came in eighth place . . . out of eight skaters. I wish I could blame my poor placement on a lack of practice or other distractions. But the truth is, I practice a lot, I was focused and I take my skating very seriously. I know what my errors were, but I couldn’t help wondering after I skated, “Is there any point? Am I even capable of improving?” I work hard everyday, but sometimes a lack of progress can be discouraging. Of course, competitive skating was enjoyable, but it is hard to not be emotionally affected by a disheartening result. Now, I fear that I may never improve to become the skater that I dream of being. It is a challenge for me to work constantly on my double Salchow jump and grapple with the same errors. Being the perfectionist that I am, I put in time every week on and off the ice practicing my skills, so naturally I should improve. But alas, sometimes progress is slow and that is hard for me to handle. I don’t skate for competitive glory or other outward motivators. However, these factors seem to affect much of my experience with the sport. I know I shouldn’t take these setbacks in skating so personally. But the truth is, I feel a strong emotional attachment to the sport. Since skating is such a part of me, these feelings are inevitable. I wish I could improve faster, but I must learn to be patient and not compare myself to others. Unfortunately, the very nature of this sport is one that encourages comparison and competition. It is my nature is to take tasks seriously. My dedication and focus bring me success, but they also bring a great amount of stress and discouragement. One day I hope all the outward emotional clutter involved in my sport will no longer affect me. Being on a sheet of ice is an experience like no other, and if I can remember the essence of why I skate and forget the stress, I will have once again found my truth in this sport. All you need is ice and skates. Competitions will come and go, but if you can remember why you started skating, nothing else matters. Maria Gellepes is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at mg887@bu.edu.
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BU prof. awarded Adolph Lomb Medal Student groups By Alex Diantgikis Daily Free Press Staff
Hatice Altug, a Boston University professor of electrical and computer engineering, said working in nanophotonics has enabled her to examine light in ways never seen before. “You can do manipulation of light in a way that you cannot do at the micro- or macroscales,” she said. “We use particles, small metallic nanostructures, which basically helps us to manipulate light on the chip at the nanoscale.” The Optical Society of America named Altug the Adolph Lomb Medal recipient on Thursday. The Adolf Lomb Medal, established in 1940, is presented to doctors under 35 who have made notable contributions to optics and is one of several awards presented throughout the year, said OSA Communications Director Angela Stark. Altug, who has worked in the College of Engineering since January 2007, researches in the field of photonics. The professor said she aims to develop technology based on light at the nanoscale. “This is a very prestigious award,” said M. Selim Unlu, associate dean for research and graduate programs in electrical and computer engineering, the
program within ENG in which Altug works. “It is a predictor of great scientific achievement, ” Unlu described previous winners of the medal as “visionaries” in the field. “We never doubted that [Altung] is a pioneer and is destined to be leader in photonics research,” Unlu said. “Now, the Optical Society of America has confirmed with this award her special place among many successful young researchers.” Stark said the review process for OSA awards is “rigorous.” A nomination form must be submitted, after which a selection committee evaluates each nominee and then the Board of Directors must approve the committee’s decision. Altug and her team have worked to develop new and advanced biodetection and spectroscopic technologies in the biomedical field. “In the lab, we work to develop technologies to detect infectious pathogens like viruses or infectious diseases,” she said. “We are more interested in technologies that can do detection and get results very quickly, as opposed to waiting days.” The technologies they aim to develop are expected to be lowcost, portable and affordable, At-
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Assistant professor Hatice Altug has received the Adolph Lomb Medal from the Optical Society of America.
lug said. Atlug, who also received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study proteins, _works on detecting and understanding proteins in her lab. “Proteins are very important for cell functions,” she said. “They’re basically the machines that do all the work. It is very important at the fundamental level [to learn] how proteins are doing their job, what affects their func-
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Cigarette boxes to feature dead bodies, stomas By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff
Joe Camel, the Camel tobacco company’s mascot, may be sharing his space with images of corpses, rotted palettes and blackened lungs as mandated by the Food and Drug Administration in an attempt to hinder smokers from purchasing tobacco. A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the FDA can legally require tobacco companies to print graphic illustrations on cigarette packaging to warn of the dangers of smoking. The ruling comes despite the companies’ objections that such a move would violate their First
Amendment rights to free speech. In a two-to-one decision, the court upheld that under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the FDA can require tobacco companies to place graphic depictions of the negative effects of smoking on up to 50 percent of the surface of cigarette boxes. The act also places limitations on companies’ advertising of modified risk tobacco products and on distributions of free samples of tobacco. Several tobacco companies, including R.J. Reynolds, which owns such cigarette brands as Camel and Pall Mall, and Lorillard, which
owns Newport, filed a lawsuit disputing the constitutionality of the act. The federal appellate court, however, ruled against them. The decision contrasts with the Feb. 29 ruling made by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon that “mandatory graphic images violate the First Amendment by unconstitutionally compelling speech,” according to the court decision. In light of the conflicting decisions, the case will most likely be taken to the U.S. Supreme Court before the FDA can act, said Boston University School of Public Health Professor Michael Siegel, adding that complex legal and scientific is-
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Global Water Brigades member Valerie Richards said celebrating World Water Day at Boston University can inform students about the scarcity and consumption of water, among other issues people may not know about. “World Water Day . . . lets people know that there is more going on in the world,” Richards, a College of Engineering sophomore, said in an email interview. “It will also make people realize how good we have it in the U.S.” Student groups organized educational and outreach activities for students on Wednesday and Thursday, Richard said. The Environmental Student Organization and GWB will host information tables in the George Sherman Union on Wednesday. The ESO plan to hold a water panel discussion called “Water Development in the Twenty-First Century, A Global View” Thursday at 7 p.m., which will feature three BU professors. “Basically we are doing the same things as ESO,” Richards said. “ I think the main difference is . . . promoting water safety.” Sustainability@BU intern Patrick Pease, a graduate student in the College of Engineering, noted the importance of issues related to water, since it is limited. Sustainability set plans to hold its annual shorter shower challenge in April as a part of its Join the Challenge campaign. Pease said Sustainability eliminated trays in dining halls throughout campus in 2009 because excessive water was needed to clean them. “Water conservation is one of the most vital issues the world faces today,” said College of Arts and Sciences senior Meredith
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BU selected to start life science training program in fall semester By Mary Yatrousis Daily Free Press Staff
A biomedical science training program is set to launch at Boston University’s Metropolitan College in the fall, officials said. BU is one of several training partners selected by the Metro Boston Skilled Careers in Life Sciences initiative to run the BioScience Academy program, said research assistant professor Connie Phillips. Phillips, director of the program, said officials are preparing two courses to be approved by
the MET Academic Policy Committee. They began developing recruitment materials, planning open houses for the potential students’ career centers and gathering the application materials. “Our goal is to train people who have a minimum of two years of education in what’s called the STEM discipline: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,” Phillips said in a phone interview. The BioScience Academy was allotted $1.4 million for its two-semester program to train unemployed and underemployed
residents in Greater Boston, according to a March 12 statement on MET’s website. The funding stems from a four-year, $5 million grant the City of Boston received from the U.S. Department of Labor to grow and maintain the area’s life sciences workforce, a March 7 Boston Redevelopment Authority press release stated. The program, which is mainly laboratory-based, will put its funds toward laboratory equipment, teaching assistants and instructors, Phillips said.
BioScience Academy students will take two of the new MET courses in the fall and an existing course in the evening during the spring semester, while working at an internship during the day. Matt Bruce, program planner at the Boston Office of Jobs and Community Services, selected BU as one of the principal training partners in the city-wide initiative. “The money allotted for internships will go through the [Massachusetts Life Sciences Center] in-
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NStar customers mad at incorrect power restoration times New science program similar to School of Med.’s CityLab Academy Alex Prizand, of Thornton’s NStar: From Page 1_
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ternship program, so BU students will certainly be eligible, and BU students have used internships in the past,” Bruce said in an email interview. However, he said internships will not be specifically set aside for BU students. The grant is part of the Metro Boston Skilled Careers in Life Sciences initiative, which was established so Boston employers will start looking for employees in Boston’s talent pool rather than bringing in foreign help, said BRA spokeswoman Melina Schuler. A focus of the initiative will be to provide industry specific job training for 360 metro Boston residents, according to the press release. The initiative will focus on supporting 300 internships to post-secondary students. Upon completion, the students will receive 12 undergraduate credits from MET College, according to to the MET College’s written statement. The credits can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree and help certificate graduates secure jobs in a Boston-area biotech company, hospital or research lab. Phillips said the program is
similar to CityLab Academy, a program at the School of Medicine. “It’s different because it’s entry level, although we do get a lot of really experienced, educated students in that program,” she said. “We’ve actually been looking and quoting CityLab Academy students as success stories from our job training.” Reagan Francis, a current student out of Roxbury in the CityLab Academy, just finished an internship and said the program is helping him to get a better grasp of science concepts. “[CityLab Academy] is going to inspire me to continue to take classes and get my bachelor’s degree,” Francis said in a phone interview. “It’ll help me work in a lab and get my foot in the door, and I will continue taking classes because I am inspired to take [them].” Chris Gaquin, 48, of West Roxbury, completed CityLab Academy and went on to work at OPK Biotech in Cambridge. “It’s . . . great they’re expanding on it, the program that is, because our country in general really needs more well trained people,” Gaquin said. “We actually have people in our backyard who are capable of being trained for really any field.”
Restaurant & Café on Huntington Avenue, estimates his losses at roughly between $4,400 and $5,000 for spoiled food and lost business. Prizand said he came to the information center to verify that NStar was not taking claims. “I have to go after my own insurance and my own insurance is another problem because the actual accident happened off premises, but it affected the premises so it’s a completely different story,” he said. “They may not pay at all.” Despite NStar’s refusal to take his claim, Prizand said he is coping with the situation, though it is just going to take some nerves. “Everything’s going to be paid,” he said. “I’m sure because I’m not the only one.” He said for many business owners, the problem has shifted from an issue of losses to an issue of principle. Ryan Fox, who lives off of St. Botolph Street, said he was just frustrated with NStar and its lack of accurate communications. “Throughout the outage, they consistently reported knowingly inaccurate times,” Fox said. “The supervisors told me that they were releasing knowingly inaccurate times because customers preferred that rather than having
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NStar representatives speak with Bostonians at the Boston Public Library on Tuesday about concerns resulting from the March 13 blackout.
the actual answer.” Fox, who said he was without power and hot water for 54 hours and lost $200 in groceries, said he received multiple estimates for the time at which the power would turn back on. “I got probably 10 or 12 differ-
ent time estimates and all of them were wrong,” he said, “and when I asked about it they said that was the time they were told to provide and that they knew it wasn’t going to happen.” NStar could not be reached for comment.
Environmentalist: ‘We’re not efficient’ in terms of water usage Award-winning prof. developing Water: From Page 3
Withelder, strategic planning intern at Sustainability, in a phone interview. Sustainability Director Dennis Carlberg said the organization is looking into new technology that will help decrease students’ environmental impact. “What’s critical is to do everything we can to reduce our environmental footprint,” Carlberg said in a phone interview. “The real message is we all need to reduce our individual impact and when we do that, when we total it all up, we can make a big, big impact.” While the 2011 campus water consumption amount is not yet available, 2010 was the first year since at least 2005 that the amount increased, according to Sustainability’s website.
Carlberg said he did not know the specific cause, but said the addition of Student Village II may have contributed to the increase. “I haven’t looked at the source of increase, but I suspect [it contributed],” he said. “We do have more people using showers and flushing toilets and [doing] laundry and everything else.” Nathan Phillips, director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, said students can reduce their personal water consumption by decreasing time spent in the shower. “Maybe instead of showering every single day, it’s every other day,” Phillips said. “Maybe instead, try to make a four-minute shower instead of an eight-minute shower or treat yourself . . . having the extended, soaking shower and then trying to curb that the other times. Phillips said Americans could
get by on much less water on a daily basis. He tried living on five gallons of water for a day for an experiment, which includes drinking, showering and flushing toilets. “We’re not efficient, and right now we can get away with it because we do have a relative abundance of rain fall,” he said. “If we don’t get efficient about it and the climate changes and there’s a water deficit in the future, that’s a problem. “That might add 10 to 15 minutes to your day to be really efficient about your shower instead of just running it and just kind of wasting it,” he said. “If you think about how much we could save . . . and this is all degrading fresh water, we’re basically polluting it when we take a shower or flush a toilet when we drain it down the seat.”
‘very ambitious’ technologies Photonics: From Page 3
tionality.” Atlug and her team are developing new technologies that are nano-technology based platforms that can help to understand the functionality of the proteins. “This is important because if you understand the functionality, some proteins serve as markers for diseases, such as cancers and Alzheimer’s,” she said. “They can be indicative of your disease status.” Altug said she received the medal for her work developing platforms for this technology. It was very innovative and attracted attention. “We were one of the first ones to harness these nanostructures for a real application,” she said.
“For example, for development of nanosensors for infectious diseases. We started to interact with the biologist and virologists.” Altug said she wanted to apply her knowledge to make a meaningful contribution society. “The technologies we’re trying to develop are very ambitious,” she said. “They are quite big, multidisciplinary and broad. It’s ambitious, but the impact could be big.” The award acknowledges the culmination of Altug’s work, she said. “This award, you don’t specifically get for one little thing,” Altug said. “I guess they look at the accumulation, what happened since you start your Ph.D all the way through. So that’s 12 years since I came to the U.S. and started my Ph.D.”
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sues cloud the dispute. “What we have here is a draw,” he said. “You have conflicting decisions by the two different districts’ courts, so, most likely, this will eventually get appealed all the way up to the Supreme Court.” Siegel said the proposed graphics, which include stomas - airways for patients with throat cancer - and lung surgery, raise difficult questions for courts. “I’m skeptical that these will have any long-term effects [on consumers],” he said. He said since the appearance of the Surgeon General’s warning on cigarette packaging in 1966, smokers have grown used to the warnings and come to disregard them. “For the first couple of weeks, when people are purchasing these
packs, there will be a big effect when people see the pictures,” he said. “However, after a while, people become used to it and it kind of blends into the cigarette and people will eventually forget about it.” During the hearing, attorneys for the tobacco companies said “since the scale and intrusiveness of the new [graphic] warnings are not remotely necessary to convey factual information that is [already] conveyed by the existing warnings and already universally known, they are unconstitutional.” But the court upheld the government’s contentions that many Americans, especially adolescents, underestimate the degree to which cigarettes can shorten smokers’ life spans. Siegel also said he was skeptical about the overall effectiveness of these graphics.
“There’s no scientific evidence that these graphic warning labels actually increase smoking cessation,” he said. The opinion also cited the 2009 Act’s finding that “past efforts to restrict advertising and marketing of tobacco products have failed adequately to curb tobacco use by adolescents.” Siegel said in his experience, raising the price of cigarettes and antismoking media campaigns were most efficient in stopping smoking. “There’s unequivocal evidence that when you substantially raise the price of cigarettes, cigarette consumption drops,” he said. “[A problem] is that we haven’t really counteracted the tobacco industry’s marketing. They’re not going to stop their marketing, so if we stop our counter-marketing, we’re going to start losing the battle.”
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Environmentally friendly makeup and cosmetic products are gaining popularity among consumers. By Ashley Fryer Features Staff
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s consumers browse the cosmetics aisle at CVS, carbon footprints are probably the last thing on their minds. Consumers are taught to be wary of harmful chemicals in the things they eat, but what about what they apply on their skin every day? READ THE LABEL
“Not only are a large amount of the products offered vegan, but we also make sure all packaging is minimal on what we offer. When a person purchases our products, they are not enveloped in heavy cardboard and colored inks,” McGuire said. “Instead, you will get a chic, modern jar/ tube sealed and ready to use.” Everything from the FaceFront website to the look and design of their packaging is simple and understated. This allows the vibrant shades and quality of their products to do the talking. The company’s philosophy helps to reduce a negative environmental impact and keep their cosmetics healthy for consumer use. “In our opinion, the average amount of packaging used in modern cosmetics is unnecessary and far too bulky,” she said. “For us, and makeup professionals alike, the product speaks for itself: no need for heavy plastics or paper. We
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences junior Veronika Sychevskaya said she is normally unaware of what products are in her makeup. “I rarely take the time to check the label,” she said. “I’ve heard horror stories of chemicals and things, but I think most girls think that if it makes it to the shelves it must okay. Whatever is cheap is what I get.” With eco-friendly movements gaining popularity in a variety of aspects of life, it is no surprise that the “going green” frenzy has taken on the cosmetics industry as well. However, for makeup and skincare the term eco-friendly does not simply apply to what the products do to the environment, but what unnatural additives might do to the consumer. Potentially harmful chemicals such as boron nitride, lead and sometimes arsenic make it onto shelves in cosmetics aisles everywhere. Eco-friendly makeup brands work to protect both the environment and the consumer from their effect, according to natural-skincare-authority.com. Websites such as ecouterre. com provide ample information on current fashion trends in both clothing and makeup, as well as affordable eco-friendly alternatives. The company’s mission statement on its website shows how these products are being geared toward “fashionistas.” “We’re excited about the Eco-friendly products usually offer the same color variety as regular makeup future of fashion design and think that it’s time for hardcore fashionistas and hardcore are dedicated to minimizing our carbon footprint from the greenies alike to start paying attention to eco-fashion. We start.” hope that Ecouterre will provide that forum, paving the Aside from the environmental benefits of manufacturway to a smarter, more sustainable future,” the mission ing cosmetics that produce less waste and more quality, statement says. FaceFront also specializes in makeup that caters to both With blog posts titled “7 Eco-Friendly (And Vegan!) genders. Makeup Brushes for Cruelty-Free Primping” and “6 AfPackaging products in a modern, chic way that is not fordable Eco-Friendly Cosmetics You Can Find at the gender-specific, as well as marketing uses of products as Drugstore,” among others, Ecouterre caters to a wide range broadly as possible, truly creates the stepping stones that of clientele. are required in the bridging the gap between both male and females, as we see in society,” McGuire said. COSMETIC COMPANIES However, McGuire said she understands that this ecofriendly trend might not be appealing to everyone. Cosmetic companies such as FaceFront, in conjunction “Although not every male will appreciate our products, with the Weiss-Johnson company, have also joined the we avidly work with both genders through PR efforts to trend. The company focuses on a minimalist strategy of neutralize the stereotypes of ‘makeup’ and create a level less packaging. playing ground for both to coincide,” she said. Ashley McGuire, public relations specialist for Weiss College of Communication senior Alexandra Forero Johnson Luxury Brands, said via email that many things said the higher prices of these eco-friendly products might must be put into consideration for a product to be eco- be a turnoff for some consumers. friendly. “‘Green’ brands seem to be expensive like organic prod“We take close consideration as to how we package and ucts. It might not be economically practical for everyone,” develop the products,” McGuire said. she said. “No one wants to spend that much on cosmetics,
even if it weighs of their conscience.” Other big names, such as MAC Cosmetics, participate in programs like “Back to MAC” that reward loyal customers who return six empty primary containers with a free lipstick of their choice. By providing incentives for consumers to recycle, MAC promotes the continued use of their brand while reducing their environmental impact. CONVENIENT COVER-UP Similarly, products such as the UNII Makeup Palette, which is sold by UNII Cosmetics, promotes both convenience and reduced packaging by providing a magnetized palette which stores brushes and various refills in a walletsized container. Although a seemingly small invention, the UNII Makeup Palette has the potential to make a big impact. Defeating the purpose of buying and re-buying new makeup cases and containers each time the product runs out, palettes such as UNII’s greatly reduce the use of plastics and unnecessary materials, according to the company’s website. Consumers such as Sychevskaya said the simple packaging that UNII Makeup Palette promotes is useful for her messy ways. “My makeup bag is always a mess. It’s obnoxious using so many different brands since they each have their own tiny package that I have to open and close,” Sychevskaya said. “I would definitely make use of something that held everything and didn’t require so much waste.” Another facet of the ecofriendly cosmetic craze involves promoting fair trade products. According to fairtrade.net, the fair trade movement focuses COURTESY/Wiki Commons on sustainability for developing countries, ensuring that working conditions are acceptable and environmental standards are met. This marketing strategy promotes higher prices for exporters, helping to reduce the exploitation of third world countries. Major retailers such as The Body Shop and Whole Foods Market sell a wide array of fair trade beauty products and cosmetics. These companies also fight to protect animal rights by refusing to sell products tested on animals. Websites such as peta.org provide consumers with an extensive list that distinguishes between companies that participate in animal testing and those that do not. To them, eco-friendly does not only mean protecting humans and their physical environment, but the animals that belong to that environment as well. College of Arts and Sciences junior Peter Boule-Getsinger wants to see animals protected against testing for products. “Animal testing should only be done it it’s absolutely necessary and if the results from it can be justified for scientific or medicinal purposes,” he said. “I feel that vanity is not a good enough justification.”
Eco-friendly Bargains: RMS Beauty “Cream Eye Shadow:” $28
UNII Makeup Palette: $26
Burt’s Bees’ “Beeswax Lip Balm Tube:” $3
The Body Shop’s “Coconut Body Lotion:” $12 Sources: natureofbeauty.com, burtsbees.com, thebodyshop-usa, uniicosmetics.com
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Unhealthy competition In an election year as significant as this one, the rivalry between the Republicans and the Democrats is littered with bitter allegations, scathing remarks and obsessive scrutiny on campaign platforms. Therefore, the second anniversary of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and its approaching Supreme Court date are at the forefront of many politicians’ minds. According to an article published in The New York Times yesterday, the court will conduct a hearing lasting six hours over three days. The central argument against the act is that it requires all Americans to have medical insurance; otherwise taxation laws will penalize them. Some see this as an infringement on individual freedom. Under ordinary circumstances, the act would still affect millions of Americans, but it’s safe to assume the debate would not receive such heightened reactions from the Republican Party. While conversations on contraception are still rampant, giving the Republicans copious bad press, the party will be eager to draw attention to a piece of legislation that has the American public has remained divided on since its conception. A fierce war of words is set to ensue, as Republicans will be utilizing social media, news coverage and numerous other outlets to express their views to the voting public.
Conversely, the Department of Health and Human Services plans to publicize videos of American citizens praising the law. Since healthcare is such a pivotal issue to America’s population, it would be abhorrent to see arguments ensue purely for conflict’s sake, rather than shifting focus to the legislation itself. The aforementioned article described Democrats planning to unleash “truth squads” to combat the Republican onslaught. The credibility of American politics to disenchanted voters and the global community will surely diminish. Nevertheless, the verdict will have an enormous impact on the upcoming election. Should the legislation be deemed unconstitutional, Obama’s campaign will have to pick up the pieces. Regarding the Affordable Care Act itself, the hearings will no doubt take into consideration how implementation in such a large country could be a problem. Universal healthcare has seen success in Europe, but provoking such change in America would anger many citizens who don’t approve of paying the price for universal healthcare. On an issue which has created such a divide publicly and politically, the Supreme Court hearing will carry tremendous weight whatever the final verdict may be.
Stand your ground?
When news broke regarding the death of Trayvon Martin, a teenager from Florida, the public was horrified. A neighborhood watch volunteer shot Martin on a rainy night, claiming he attacked because he felt he was in danger and had to defend him self. According to an article published in The New York Times yesterday, a grand jury is set to hear evidence pertinent to the case next month, in addition to an investigation being conducted by the Justice Department. This time last week, a petition boasting 500,000 signatures called for the volunteer in question, George Zimmerman, to be prosecuted for his crime. The incident has drawn significant criticism to the “Stand Your Ground” law, which is especially vague with regard to self-defense. Approved in 2005, the law states that an individual is not required to retreat when in danger, and in many situations if one were to claim they acted in self-defense, they can be exempt from arrest. With such a public outcry surrounding the Martin case, a review of this law is definitely in order. While being permitted to defend your self in a threatening situation is necessary, holding no accountability for potentially destructive actions will only promote abuse of the law.
Another issue raised by the unfortunate incident is how the police handled the case. Zimmerman allegedly relayed information to police officers saying that he suspected Martin was “on drugs” and he was “just walking around, looking about.” When he emerged from his car toward Martin, an 911 operator warned Zimmerman against following the teenager. In addition to such an ambiguous law regarding self-defense, lenient gun laws in Florida have also contributed to a rise in such incidents. Unfortunately, an innocent teenager lost his life because an overzealous neighborhood watch volunteer stereotyped him. Furthermore, an article published by the BBC yesterday detailed that police forces didn’t press charges against Zimmerman possibly because he wanted to become an officer himself. Such a blatant bias toward the man who killed an innocent boy will only hinder the judicial process, as well as tarnish the police force’s reputation for keeping its jurisdiction safe. This situation should serve as a warning that attention must be paid to existing laws and police force conduct; perhaps after such a review careless incidents like these won’t continue to frequent news headlines.
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hope that your spring break was either restful and quiet, or wild and full of debauchery. It’s funny how there are only these two options, and they’re such polar opposites. Of course, the two aren’t mutually exclusive; I spent my days lounging on the beach, while my nights were anything but peaceful. Indeed, Spring Break is probably the most popularized events of the American college experience. MTV has made millions each year on televised programming, and I’m confident that the economies of Cancun and Puerto Rico would not be the same without our purchase of allyou-can-drink vacation packages each year. And so, I bring you two Spring Break themed questions. From here until the end of the year, the shorts will get shorter; frat parties will spill out onto Ashford St. balconies; and students from Miami will still complain that it’s “still so cold in Boston.” Seniors only have about fifty days until graduation, and their replacements are already touring campus on sunny afternoons. Flying home from Mexico this week, I was approached by a guy who wanted to join the Mile High Club. I know what that means, but I thought it was illegal or not even possible to do in such a small bathroom. He asked for a handjob under a blanket, and said that if we were quiet, we wouldn’t get into any trouble. Ultimately, I said no, and I think he found some other girl to get him off. Did I do the right thing here? Mile High Club Reject The allure of the Mile High Club has been around for many years, since the dawn of air travel. As the saying goes, “if there’s a way to have sex in it, with it or around it, people will do it.” The qualifications for membership in the Mile High Club are as follows: Two people must have sex while at an altitude of 5,280 feet (one mile) above ground. Entertaining your self in an airplane lavatory does not count, and I would not advocate bragging about that either. So, is it legal? Well, that depends on a
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few factors. Technically, no matter where it occurs, any public sex is illegal. However, in the blanket scenario you mentioned, how could someone prove you were getting him off? Test the blanket for fluids? As long as you were quiet, you could say you were scratching an itch your fellow passenger had on his inner thigh. Now, the bathroom sex issue is a little more complicated. On domestic flights, American laws apply, and thanks to those pesky terrorism laws and regulations, you could be in a mess of legal trouble, including possible jail time! Finally, a quick word about the quality of lavatory sex: Just because something is possible doesn’t mean it will be fun or sexy. If your potential Mile High Club partner was hot, MHCR, you could have asked him to meet you at your hotel room later than night. Then, you would have access to more than the 84 inches of space available in an airplane bathroom. I’m suddenly interested in trying more physical things during sex. I’ve done some Googling, and I think I might be into domination. Over break, I met a girl who indulged me a bit, she slapped me around a few times during foreplay. When I got back to campus, though, I looked up some info, and it looks so dangerous! Things are all black leather, locks and chains. Any tips for safe domination or ideas for where to get some first-time supplies? Barely Dominated, Still Motivated There is a wide, wide range of kinks in this world, and BDSM is one of the most common, simply because of the range of possibilities. For the uninitiated, BDSM is an acronym for Bondage, Dominance, Sadism and Masochism. The four elements are hugely different, but can be combined together during a session. (Yes, a session, as sometimes the costumes and harnesses prevent real sex from happening at all!) And these complicated harnesses, swings and whips are what scare most BDSM amateurs away, especially on their first try. So, for a first-timer like yourself, BDSM, take a walk over to Good Vibrations or Condom World, and let them know that you’re in the market for a good beginner’s kit. If sex in small places is your thing, though, I’ll forward you MHCR’s contact info. She may be able to hook you up with something a little tighter Luke Pearson is a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. He can be reached at lpsexquestions@gmail.com.
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McCARTHY: This year’s Cinderella story could be highly-ranked squad McCarthy: From page 8
I have to be honest, I thought this role was tailor made for Murray State this year. They had a clutch star in Isaiah Canaan, a veteran supporting cast and a young head coach in Steve Prohm in the mold of Brad Stevens (Butler) and Shaka Smart (Virginia Commonwealth University). All told, Murray State had the makings of the type of small school that tends to play deep into March. The only problem? It may have been too good. They went into the tournament at 30-1, and had cracked the national TV lineup a few times. When the seedings were announced, everyone acknowledged the Racers as a force to be reckoned with, not a Cinderella squad happy to be at the dance. The result? They got a more-talented Marquette›s best game, and lost. That being said, history still tells us there will be a team that shocks everyone in the coming weeks.
Ohio University is a great story, but I just don’t see it getting past North Carolina. Frankly, there may be simply too much talent for any of the lower seeds to get much farther than they already have. With six of the top eight seeds remaining in the tournament, this year›s Butler or VCU may come in the form of a highly-ranked team whom no one envisioned as a title contender. If that’s the case, watch out for the Marquettes and Wisconsins of the world. Which Jared Sullinger will come to play? Entering the season, Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger was seen as a near-lock for National Player of the Year. As a freshman, he was a physically dominating post presence with the type of athletic ability normally unseen in players his size. As a sophomore, the score sheet told a similar story to the year prior, but he did not make the type of evolutionary leap expected of him when he made the decision
Top of batting order, trio of pitchers thrive for BU squad Softball: From page 8
Chelsea O’Connor has also had offensive success, hitting .307. Earlier in the season Rychcik said he wants his number-two hitter to bat like a number-three hitter, a role O’Connor has filled thus far. Sophomore Megan Volpano rounds off the first three hitters with a .315 batting average. Also adding to the Terriers’ offensive production is sophomore catcher Amy Ekart, whose 16 RBIs are a team-high. According to Rychcik, so far this season BU’s pitching has been a strong point. Until the past week, sophomore pitcher Holli Floetker was the only BU pitcher with a victory. After break she has a 10-2 record and a teambest 2.03 ERA. Floetker also leads the team with 61 strikeouts. Sophomore pitcher Whitney Tuthill is solidifying her position as the team’s numbertwo pitcher. Her 3-3 record and 2.19 ERA have made her a solid option behind Floetker. Meanwhile, junior Erin Schuppert also
picked up her first and only win of the season over spring break. Schuppert currently holds a 1-3 record with a 4.91 ERA. “I’d like to see our pitching continue to be strong,” Rychcik said. “We’ve had some really good outings. The pitchers are throwing well, all three of them.” Rychcik has stressed repeatedly that he thinks one of the team’s biggest areas for improvement is its defense. With a .972 fielding percentage, the Terriers’ defense has narrowly outplayed their opponents, who currently stand with a .965 fielding percentage. As the week progresses, the Terriers will play their first home game of the season against Boston College on Thursday as they begin to move closer to conference play. The Terriers split the season series with the Eagles last year, winning the first game 10-9 and losing the second 10-3. Rychcik said, “Hopefully getting back [to Boston], taking some batting practice, having a day of practice will get us on track.”
Men’s hockey has allowed powerplay tally in five of past six contests Notebook: From page 8
died down. The Golden Gophers made the trip to Boston to play the final men’s hockey game at Walter Brown Arena in 2005 and then played the first game at Agganis Arena the following night. Keep calm and Chiasson Junior assistant captain Alex Chiasson was the lone Terrier named to the Hockey East All-Tournament team, as he totaled six points in BU’s four games. Chiasson stood out in the Terriers’ double-overtime win over the University of New Hampshire on March 11 when he tallied two assists and scored the series-winning goal. The Dallas Stars draft pick opened up the scoring in the Terriers’ loss to Maine on March 16 when he carried a long pass from senior captain Chris Connolly through the slot and slid the puck through goaltender Dan Sullivan’s five-hole. However, his effort could not propel the Terriers into the tournament final. Chiasson’s point production has steadily increased each year in the postseason as his role on the team has increased. With only one assist his freshman year and three points his sophomore year, the six points represent Chiasson’s improvement as well as the team’s reliance on him. The only member of the All-Tournament team who did not play in the final, Chiasson is joined on the squad by University of Maine forward Joey Diamond and defense-
man Will O’Neill, both of whom scored two goals against BU (23-14-1) in Maine’s semifinal win. Hockey East Champion Boston College led all schools with three players on the All-Tournament team: goaltender Parker Milner, defenseman Brian Dumoulin and tournament-MVP Johnny Gaudreau. Death by penalties The Terriers have struggled to keep their opposition off the scoreboard on the power play in recent games as they have allowed a power-play goal in five of the past six games. In the Hockey East Semifinal, the Black Bears scored four of their five goals on the power play, including two from league-leading goal scorer Diamond. Parker was unhappy with his team’s effort with a man down. “We went into a coma against their power play,” Parker said. “We gave up four powerplay goals, one of them was an empty-netter and the other three we actually handed to them. That was the difference in the game, obviously.” Penalty killing has not been a problem for the Terriers all season long, as they ranked second in the conference with an 85.9 kill percentage even while leading the league in penalty minutes. BU will need to return to its penalty killing form if they want to win against the thirdbest power play in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, as Minnesota converted on 23.3 percent of its chances.
to forgo NBA draft for another year of college. Thus far in the tournament, however, he has been a monster. This is the point in the tournament where one player can carry a team to the Promised Land, and Sullinger has the ability to do just that. With the Melo-less Syracuse Orange weak in the frontcourt, the North region is there for the taking for the Buckeyes. If OSU advances to the Final Four, Sullinger’s mercurial and marginally underwhelming season thus far will be forgiven. In the end, the fate of Ohio State and the reputation of Sullinger himself will come down to the size of the big man’s heart. Will talent finally trump experience? Look no further than Kentucky for this one. For all of coach John Calipari’s accolades, he has yet to cut down the nets to the tune of One Shining Moment. As a result, his critics have harped on his propensity for filling his roster with blue chip recruits
as the reason for his championship shortcomings. After an Elite Eight appearance in 2010, and a Final Four appearance last year, this year’s installment of über-talent might be Calipari’s most talented bunch yet. Starting three freshmen and two sophomores, the Cats have dominated for most of the year and were the odds-on favorite going into the tournament. Heading into the Sweet Sixteen, and following blowouts over Iowa State and Western Kentucky, that front-runner status remains unchanged. There is, however, some merit to the idea that veteran experience is a necessity in the pressure cooker that is the March Madness. That being said, if there is ever going to be a young team that breaks the mold, it is probably the one led by Anthony Davis. Will God intervene in the tournament this year? He already has. Duke lost.
Lacrosse to take on Yale team that has dropped past two contests Lacrosse: From page 8
time on the trip, and Robertshaw expressed confidence in her backup goalkeeper. “Kim is ready to go whenever we need her, whether it’s Christina stumbling or whether it’s that I just feel I need Kim in cage, and I’m going to make that change,” Robertshaw said. “So, I think she’s doing a nice job, but I’m still looking at Christina as the starter [against Yale].” Yale (2-3) is currently on a two-game slide after losing 12-6 to the University of Pennsylvania and 15-9 to the University of Notre Dame last week. Besides the Fighting Irish, the Bulldogs share only one other common opponent with BU: Dartmouth University. Yale lost to the Big Green 9-8, and BU shared a similar fate in a 13-6 loss. Senior Caroline Crow and freshman Cathryn Avallone share the title of the Bulldogs’ leading goal scorer at nine goals apiece. Junior Devon Rhodes follows them
with eight goals and freshman Kerri Fleishhacker has seven. Freshman Christina Doherty has won 16 draw controls and picked up 10 ground balls, leading Yale in both categories. She does, however, share her title in the latter category with Avallone and sophomore Ashley McCormick. Goalkeeper Whitney Quackenbush has started three of the past five games, in which 45 goals have made their way past her and she has made 28 saves. Sophomore goalkeeper Erin McMullan has seen action in three games, allowing 14 goals and making six saves over the course of 82:30 in front of the net. Overall, Robertshaw sees a strong threat from the Bulldogs. “I think from Yale’s perspective, they’re going to be hungry for a win,” Robertshaw said. “They’ve played some very good competition, to be honest with you, from Penn to Notre Dame. I think Yale wants to come in here and get a win.”
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5 things to watch for in the Sweet Sixteen Despite the nauseating amount of Facebook statuses and Instagram pictures to the contrary, the arrival of spring has nothing to do with the blooming cherry blossoms in D.C., the number of frisbee games being played in Central Park or the amount of people reading “The Hunger Games” in the Boston Common. Spring comes at the same time every year – and that glorious block of days on the calendar came last week. For sports fans, alcoholics and degenerate gamblers everywhere, March Madness represents the true changing of the seasons. It is a uniquely American event that shakes us ANDREW out of our MCCARTHY p o s t - S u p e r Bowl stupor and bridges the gap to baseball season. It provides the first glimmer of hope that summer is coming. Throw in three weeks of overflowing sports bars and socially acceptable sports betting, and we’ve got ourselves the greatest time of the year. In honor of this, and because your bracket has most likely already been decimated by the likes of Duke and Missouri, here are some things to watch for as the remaining field of sixteen is whittled down to one: Can Syracuse University win without Fab Melo? Last Tuesday, Syracuse star freshman center Fab Melo was ruled ineligible for the entirety of the NCAA tournament. As a Kentucky fan, this is great news. For the large percentage of the population who tabbed ‘Cuse to win? Not so much. As a result, the Orange went from being a presumptive favorite to the team that every pundit had on upset alert. Now that they’ve advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, nothing has changed. They beat Kansas State soundly in their round of 32 game, but required some questionable officiating to dispatch 16-seed University of North Carolina-Asheville in their first round match up. It’s clear Syracuse is struggling to find an identity in the post Fab Melo era, and as a result, it remains to be seen if it is still the national championship contender it was for much of the season. Who will be this year’s underdog story?
McCarthy, see page 7
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BU to meet historic foe in NCAA Regional By Kevin Dillon Daily Free Press Staff
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Junior assistant captain Alex Chiasson was the lone Terrier to be named to the Hockey East All-Tournament team.
The No. 8/10 Boston University men’s hockey team faces the University of Minnesota on Saturday, marking the 25th time the two historic programs have met. Both schools feature two of the top Men’s men’s hockey Hockey programs in Notebook NCAA history, as the two are tied for fifth all-time with five national championships apiece. Along with the programs each having success, the matchup features two of the top 10 winningest college hockey coaches of all time. BU coach Jack Parker is third with 876 wins in 39 seasons, while Minnesota coach Don Lucia is eighth on the all-time list with 581 wins in 25 seasons.
Perhaps the most memorable of the meetings between the two programs was back in the 1976 Frozen Four, in which Minnesota defeated BU and went on to win the national championship over Michigan Technological University. In the semifinal game though, there was a massive brawl between the Terriers and the Golden Gophers. “In reality, everybody should have been kicked out for fighting according to the rules,” Parker said in a conference call on Tuesday. “If we were the first semifinal they probably would have let the other semifinal be the national championship game. That’s how bad the fight was. That had a bad taste in our mouth with the BU-Minnesota rivalry for a little while.” Since then though, the animosity between the two programs has
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Terriers meet Bulldogs in resecheduled matchup By Shep Hayes Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University lacrosse team has played at home only once so far in the 2012 season, something it will be doing again on Wednesday when the Terriers host Yale University. The game was originally scheduled as BU’s home opener on Feb. 29, but snow forced postponement to this Wednesday. “Once we knew that Yale game was cancelled three weeks ago, we put the scounting reports away and moved on to the next opponent,” said BU coach Liz Robertshaw. “We literally started from scratch [getting ready for Yale after spring break]. We get
new and updated film. We look at some of the different tendencies that [Yale] is doing and then we bring that back to the team.” The Terriers (3-4) instead played their first and only game of the season thus far at Nickerson Field two Saturdays ago, losing to University of Notre Dame, 14-11. Last weekend, the team spent its spring break in Northern California. The Terriers beat the University of California, 14-13, on Wednesday and Saint Mary’s College, 18-9, on Saturday. The win streak is BU’s first of the season, but Robertshaw was quick to downplay it. “We as a coaching staff really tried to hit home that this was a
big week for us,” Robertshaw said. “For us, every game is its own thing and so we’re focusing on playing Yale and nothing in the past matters.” In the game against Saint Mary’s, senior attack Catie Tilton set the program single-game record for assists with nine, more than doubling her season total. Tilton leads BU with 16 assists on the year. Junior attack Danielle Etrasco has stepped slightly ahead of freshman attack Mallory Collins, becoming the Terriers top goal scorer with 26, four more than the rookie. Collins, who has 22 goals, earned America East Rookie of the Week honors for her play over
the weekend. Etrasco also leads the team in draw controls by a wide margin with 18, eight more than any other member of the team. Junior defender Monica Baumgartner is the only Terrier aside from sophomore goalkeeper Christina Sheridan in double digits for ground balls with 10. In front of the net, Sheridan has picked up 24. Sheridan earned Defender of the Week honors from the America East Conference for her play last week in California, where she made 15 saves and allowed 20 goals. Junior goalkeeper Kim Elsworth also saw some playing
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Softball aims to continue three-game win streak against Bryant By Sam Simmons Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University softball team won’t get much rest this week, as only two days after a packed spring break it will take on Bryant University on Wednesday afternoon as it attempts to continue a three-game winning streak. After a successful road trip during which the Terriers (14-8) went 9-4, they move to face off against opponents much closer to home as they travel to Rhode Island for Wednesday’s contest. “I think [spring break] prepared us,” said BU coach Shawn Rychcik. “It helps to get as many games under our belt as we can. We’re 22 games better now than we were when we started.” While their successful trip to Florida over spring break was filled with top-tier competition, the Terriers’ Wednesday opponent has struggled to start the season. Standing at 4-12, Bryant suffered a 10-0 loss to Coastal Carolina University at The Game Tournament in Flor-
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ida. BU defeated Coastal Carolina 7-1 at the same tournament over spring break. “Bryant, they were right down there with us at the big tournament,” Rychcik said. “So they’ve been down on break too.” It may be too early in the season to determine who the standout of the Terrier offense will be this year, but one thing is certain – the 1-2-3 hitters for BU have done their respective jobs all season. Leadoff hitter sophomore Jayme Mask leads the team with a .349 batting average and six stolen bases, continuing her history as an effective offensive player for the Terriers. After redshirting for a year, Mask finished her first full season with the Terriers second on the team in batting (.357 average) and stolen bases (25). In both fields she was second to former Terrier centerfielder April Setterlund. Number-two hitter sophomore
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Leadoff hitter sophomore Jayme Mask leads BU with a .349 batting average and six stolen bases.
Saturday, Mar. 24
M. Hockey @ Minnesota, 5 p.m. W. Lacrosse vs. Vermont, 1 p.m. Softball vs. Binghamton, 1 p.m. Softball vs. Binghamton, 3 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 25 Softball vs. Binghamton, 12 p.m. W. Tennis @ Syracuse, 9 a.m.