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Food truck lottery fair to some, not to others By Hina Tai Daily Free Press Staff
Running a food truck business requires taking risks, said Ron Sarni, co-owner of Grilled Cheese Nation and president of the Boston Food Trucks Alliance. He called Boston’s newest schedules for the city’s food trucks “very fair,” even though the city used a lottery system this year to parcel out prime time at the most highly coveted food truck spots in Boston. The scheduling process took the form of a “random, draft-style selection” bid last week, according to a City of Boston press release, when 23 food truck vendors vied for breakfast, lunch and dinner shifts at seven spots around the city, including spaces outside of City Hall and the Boston Public Library’s main branch. The city adopted the lottery system in response to feedback from food truck owners who requested the city make allocating times and spaces a more transparent and accessible process, said Boston Director of Food Initiatives Edith Murnane. Sara Ross, owner of Kickass Cupcakes and secretary of the Boston Food Trucks Alliance, said the lottery gives vendors equal opportunities to gain access to the top-tiered location spots. This way, “everyone gets a fair chance at what are considered the prime spots,” she said. “It’s open to the public – everyone sees what’s going on. It’s a random
Josh Crampsey auditioned for MTV’s “MADE” in February thinking he would not be picked. But, after surviving several rounds of casting, he and two other Boston University students could be given “MADE” coaches. “I interviewed first with MTV, and then a couple weeks later, someone from the show ended up calling me, and I got a second interview,” Crampsey, a College of Communication sophomore, said. “Basically, several phone calls later, they decided to do a test shoot with me.” Cameramen followed the “MADE” potentials for two days before spring break to determine whether or not the students would need guidance in reaching their goals. “We’re just looking at these people in
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Students wear hoodies, demonstrate against Trayvon Martin’s death By Alexis Gordon Daily Free Press Staff
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The Bon Me food truck parks outside the College of Communication several afternoons per week, offering students “bold, fresh, fun Vietnamese cuisine.”
drawing.” The result of the lottery, a schedule that bounces vendors from location to location over a week’s course, accords with the nature of food trucks, Sarni said. “If the location isn’t working, move,” he said. “You’re mobile. That’s the beauty of the food truck industry.” Most vendors were pleased with how the city handled the distribution, Ross said. “I would say overall, 95 percent of food truck venders are pretty happy with the
way it’s going,” she said, and added that the Boston Food Truck Program has been “trying very hard to make everyone happy.” “The city has been really proactive in planning the program to make it fair to everyone,” she said. “They’re taking into consideration not only the nature of the food trucks but everyone else as well – the citizens, parking, different departments –
Trucks, see page 2
‘MADE’ hopefuls’ ultimate goals, personal stories tested By Grace Rasmus Daily Free Press Staff
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their daily lives, seeing them do normal things and also seeing the story within the everyday stuff unfold,” Nick Richter, a freelance shooter working for “MADE,” said. Richter said he has to judge whether or not the hopefuls would be able to undergo a transformation. “Does she go to the gym a lot?,” he said of Shane Romano, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore who auditioned to be made into a Tough Mudder participant. “Does she not go to the gym a lot? Does she have a really busy class schedule, and how is that going to affect her being successful at her goal?” Tough Mudder, which involves a 10- to 12-mile obstacle course with 25 militarystyle tasks designed by the British Special Forces, is the “premier adventure challenge series in the world,” according to the web-
site. About 15 to 20 percent of its participants do not finish the challenge. “There are events all over the country and the world, so I would enter into one of them and try to finish it,” Romano said. Romano said she thinks the uniqueness of the Tough Mudder challenge combined with her past are what made her stand out to the producers. She declined to elaborate on her experience, but said it has had a significant role in her personal story. If picked for the show, Crampsey said he will work with a “MADE” coach to be turned into a pole dancer. Crampsey led the cameraman through his daily life in class and with friends for two days before spring break. “That stuff will be assembled into an audition reel, and then from the audition reel,
MADE, see page 4
About 40 Boston University students donned hoodies and stood around the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Marsh Plaza Thursday afternoon in protest of the recent death of Trayvon Martin. The students were among the many Million Hoodie Marches around the country that is in protest of the outcome of the Martin shooting. After their protest, the students, who are a part of the sociology of race and ethnicity course taught by Professor Ruha Benjamin, gathered on the BU Beach behind the plaza and continued with their discussion about Trayvon Martin, which led to analyses of how race is viewed in the media, government and entertainment industry. Benjamin and a number of students posed in their hoodies early last week for a photograph that was added to the “Million Hoodies March for Trayvon Martin” Facebook event page, along with countless others. The photograph was featured in a blog post by the New York Times Wednesday. The U.S. Justice Department announced Monday its launch of an investigation into Martin’s death. Martin was a 17-year-old black teenager who was fatally shot outside of a gated community in Sanford, Fla., by a member of the community watch in late February, according to news reports. The gunman, George Zimmerman, said he killed Martin in self-defense, even though Martin was unarmed. Zimmerman was not arrested. Florida is one of 21 states in the U.S. with the “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows a person to use lethal force rather than retreat during a fight. With the law, Florida residents are allowed to carry concealed weapons with a permit. State law allows for private sales between residents without going through the Federal Firearms License. In an op-ed for FOX News released Wednesday, Florida Rep. Dennis Barkley, who authored the bill that became the “Stand Your Ground” law, said he does not believe the law protects Zimmerman in the
Hoodies, see page 2
‘Hunger Games’ hits theaters, fitness clubs in Bean, includes archery, animals By Allie DeAngelis Daily Free Press Staff
“The Hunger Games” is invading both movie theaters and fitness centers, as one Boston-area gym is offering a free workout fit to train a Tribute. From March 29 through April 26, members and non-members can “Train Like a Tribute” for free at the Davis Square Boston Sports Club to see if they have what it takes to win the Hunger Games. Although the book is popular among teenagers, Davis Square BSC Fitness Services Manager and trainer Fawn Cronin said people of all ages will flock to the workout, which begins at the Davis Square BSC on Thursday. “I think there is something in each character that adults can relate to,” she said. The workout tests participants with the type of high-intensity feats main characters Katniss and Peeta must master, featuring “archery, tree climbing, strength training and speed work,” according to the BSC website. The exercise circuit, the brainchild of
Eric Salvador from the New York Sports Club, includes moves inspired by “The Hunger Games” characters and animals – Capitol Crunches, Peeta Presses, Fox Face Quick Feet, Jabberjay Jacks – in a workout similar to the gym’s Ultimate Fitness Experience class, she said. To keep people on their feet, BSC will throw in “disasters” for sweating gym-goers to dodge and “sponsor gifts” for people who look like they need help or deserve a reward. While the workout does not include a fight to the death as in the book, Cronin said players still get competitive. “You can see everybody kind of sizing each other up as I’m announcing what the exercises are about, what we’re doing for the disasters,” she said. “But there’s always that one person that’s not looking around that wins – the one that’s focused and knows exactly what to do.” Contestants who complete the most repetitions of the exercises get their own Mockingjay pin, in true Katniss style, Cro-
Hunger Games, see page 4
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Boston Sports Club trainer Eric Salvador shows his trainee the Katniss Killer archery move. Davis Square BSC if offering “Train Like a Tribute” classes from March 29 through April 26 in honor of “The Hunger Games.”