3-28-2012

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Admissions accepts 45 percent of Class of ‘16 applicants MBTA receives more

By Emily Overholt Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University accepted slightly more than 45 percent of applicants for the Class of 2016, marking a decrease from last year’s acceptance rate, officials said.

Kelly Walter, executive director of admissions, said BU’s acceptance rate marks a nearly 4-percent drop from the acceptance rate in spring 2012.

BU received a record-breaking applicant pool for the fall 2012 semester with 43,979 applications for admission, Walter said.

Although Admissions did not provide the exact number of applicants admitted, the total number of applicants and percentage accepted indicate slightly less than 20,000 students were accepted.

Students accepted for the Fall 2012 semester come from all 50 states, as well as D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico, Walter said.

Regular-decision applicants were notified of BU’s decisions via the Applicant Link Saturday. ”This is an admit rate of which we should all be proud,” Walter said. “This is a reflection of Boston University’s growing reputation, our growing prestige and our position in the marketplace.”

Walter said the value in students’ degrees is “increasing exponentially” as BU increases its selectivity and matriculates stronger classes.

than 6,000 complaints, ideas for budget crisis

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Admissions accepted 45 percent of its applicants to Boston University and expects a class size of 3,900 students for the class of 2016.

BU has a target class of 3,900 students – smaller than the Class of 2015 – Walter said. Of those accepted early decision, 505 students committed.

A number of students were offered admission for spring 2013 instead of the fall semester.

“Because our pool was so large and so strong we made a decision to offer a number of students a place in our class, but for January,” Walter said. “Rather than having these students reapply for January, we’re

giving them the option to begin their studies in the January semester.”

Kelly Hallowell, a high school senior from Eden Prairie, Minn., was accepted into the College of Arts and Sciences.

Hallowell said BU was in the top half of schools to which she applied.

“I was really excited [when I got my acceptance],” Hallowell said. “It was the first one I heard back from so it’s kind of excit-

Admissions, see page 2

Students aim to balance unpaid internships and paid work

By Megan Allison Daily Free Press Staff

Officials in the Center for Career Development said Boston University students may often find themselves juggling unpaid internships and paid work.

“We know that BU students do . . . many different activities,” said Eleanor Cartelli, associate director for marketing and communication at the CCD, in a phone interview. “Doing an unpaid internship doesn’t mean you don’t have time for a summer job.”

The CCD recently began collecting data on BU students’ summer plans, starting with surveys for returning students in the fall semester.

While the CCD is waiting on more survey data to compile employment breakdowns, results so far reflected a wide range of summer internships and jobs among BU students, Cartelli said.

While paid internships may be difficult to

find, Cartelli said those opportunities exist and students should seek to attain them. A summer job, however, can serve as a “beneficial” experience in the long term as well.

“They’re not mutually exclusive and both have benefits,” she said. “A summer job is work experience too.”

Cartelli said skills learned in a work environment outside of an internship could help students gain real-world experience.

“Students working as wait staff, for example, are learning customer service skills, as well as how to keep up in a fast-paced work environment,” she said. “They also might be training new people.”

Nadine Mansour, a freshman in the College of Communication and Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has to choose between a human resources internship at Texas Instruments and an internship at Vogue for this summer.

However, Mansour said an internship is not the only way she will be spending her time over the summer.

“I’m probably going to have to do summer classes as well as a job to tide me over,” she said.

Jay Schwartz, a COM and College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said he will be balancing two jobs, one as a sales associate and another as a head counselor at a day camp, alongside an online magazine internship in the summer.

“Last year, I had two jobs and no internship, and that was still 60 hours a week, which is intense,” he said.

Schwartz said he plans to make his schedule work by staying up late because an internship is important for his future.

“I feel like at this stage at the game, I’m 20,

Summer, see page 4

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s electronic and physical mailboxes were filled to capacity with complaints and suggestions for the T’s impending budget changes.

The transit system received 5,783 emails and about 400 letters in the last three months after soliciting comments about the T’s proposed fare hikes and service cuts, according to a preliminary analysis of the public’s response the MBTA released last week. “[The response] was pretty mixed,” said MBTA spokeswoman Lydia Rivera. “You do have some people who don’t want a fare increase at all and others who would not mind an increase but would not enjoy service reductions.”

Of the email comments analyzed, 78 percent of customers said they oppose cuts to the T’s services, while only 24 percent mentioned that they oppose fare increases, according to the report.

More than half of the emails came from bus customers and about 60 percent of all the emails asked the MBTA to maintain bus services.

The MBTA has also received more than 50 letters from elected officials – 65 percent of which oppose service reductions – and more than 100 letters on behalf of various organizations.

The report also listed preliminary tallies the MBTA gathered during the 30 public meetings it held across the Boston area after proposing two scenarios in January that would help the T close its estimated $161 million budget gap.

During the meetings, the MBTA garnered 1,808 comments from the 5,924 people who attended, according to the report.

Attendees expressed their opposition to weekend commuter rail cuts – nearly 180 people spoke against them – but the report noted that similar amounts of people also opposed cuts to bus services, fare increases and cuts to late-night commuter rail service.

These preliminary numbers – which

MBTA, see page 2

Massachusetts ranks eighth for freshest food in nation, tastes better, consumers say

By Grace Rasmus Daily Free Press Staff

Star Market customer Hanna Reeves wound her way through the store’s fruit section with two young, giggling daughters in tow, pausing to consider the stack of bananas.

“I try to buy fresh food whenever I can,” she said, putting a bunch of bananas in her cart.

“It’s healthier, it tastes good and it makes you feel like a good parent when you give your kids a fresh apple instead of a Kit Kat bar.”

A recent study pointed to evidence that Bostonians such as Reeves, who focus on buying fresh foods, may be in luck. The Hub ranked eighth in a survey published Friday by Ziploc of U.S. metro areas with the freshest food available to consumers.

Ziploc, which based the survey off a 2011 Sperling’s Best Places study, defined the freshest cities as those “where residents are seeking and eating the freshest food options available, through farmer’s markets and gardening habits.”

Hartford, Conn., San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., took the top three spots on the list, while D.C. and Minneapolis fell right be-

low the Hub. Boston’s high ranking on the list is “not surprising at all,” said Marlo Fogelman, a representative from the Boston Public Market Association, a non-profit organization that seeks to establish a permanent year-round farmers market, according to its website.

“Boston is a hotbed of local culinary innovation from its talented cadre of chefs and home cooks invested in putting local and sustainable food on their table,” she said in an email.

Boston’s education and income level may have influenced its ranking, said Erin Willett, the head farmer and head beekeeper of Smaht Fahm in Lunenburg, which contributes to Boston University’s Fall Farmers’ Market every year.

“I think that we see a lot of highly educated people at Whole Foods and farmers markets, and I don’t see the same for lower income people,” she said.

Boston’s rating may originate from the generally healthy Bostonian lifestyle, said Paula Quatromoni, an associate professor at BU’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation

Fresh, see page 4

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Friday’s Ziploc survey ranked Boston as the 8th freshest city in the country, due to the Hub’s high quality farmer’s markets and widespread gardening habits.

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Admissions decisions leads to BU trending on Twitter Admissions: From Page 1

ing, a good way to start a morning.”

While Hallowell has other colleges to consider, she said she liked Boston’s atmosphere and the opportunities BU has for undergraduates.

Walter said she noticed students announcing their decisions and discussing the results on Twitter.

“Twitter was so popular on Saturday morning and throughout the day when we were releasing our decisions that we were actually trending in Boston, which is

almost unheard of for a college or university to get that kind of traffic,” Walter said.

Brett Trumbauer, a high school senior from Barto, Pa., was accepted into the College of Engineering. Trumbauer said he was confident he would be accepted into BU despite the rise in competition.

“I was pretty glad [when I got in] because it was one of the better schools that I got into,” Trumbauer said. “Actually, it is the best school I got into.”

Gina Curreri contributed to the reporting of this article.

T rider on potential cuts: ‘It’s going to hurt us’ MBTA: From Page 1

represent only about half of the meetings’ data – contrast with the numbers of people who said they support MBTA proposals.

Twenty-one people said they supported fare increases, nine people said they supported the T’s first proposal – which would involve a 43-percent fare increase overall – and no one said they supported the T’s second proposal, which would involve a 35-percent fare hike overall.

“We have taken every comment, every petition . . . and we

will incorporate it into the final feedback into the board,” Rivera said. “We wanted to make sure the customers were able to voice their opinions.”

Sarah Grey, a Newton resident waiting at the Babcock Street T stop, said bus line service reductions would impact her the most negatively.

“I use those buses to get to work, so I would be okay with a bit of a fare increase,” Grey said.

“And so [do] many other people each day as well. It’s going to hurt us.”

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MARIA GELLEPES

s I walk around the dining hall searching for food, I often have a difficult time deciding what I’m going to eat.

You see, I don’t care as much about what the food looks like or about having a variety of choice at my disposal.

What I do care about is that the food I’m putting in my system is healthy and of good quality. Unfortunately, it seems like today, good quality food is hard to come by, especially in an age when fast food is so popular.

I always like to know what ingredients are in my foods. It can be a bit tiresome to be the type of person that pays attention to what you eat, solely because there are so many artificial ingredients in today’s foods.

After you educate yourself, you can’t help but be concerned about the disgusting amount of chemicals in our foods.

I wonder if any of us would think to go to a chemistry lab and digest chemicals straight out of a beaker. I doubt any of us would voluntarily do this, so I wonder why we do this to a lesser degree with the foods we eat. It makes sense to eat food, but I can’t say the same for ingesting so many chemicals.

When you become an informed consumer, you are instantly surprised by the amount of artificial colorings and flavor enhancers in your foods.

From high fructose corn syrup in our “fruit jelly,” to the more obvious “yellow 5 lake” in our M&M’s, chemicals and preservatives are very present in the foods that we eat.

There are so many additives and preservatives in our foods that it’s difficult to rationalize what purpose they serve to us.

The only point of these “food enhancers” is to ensure that food manufacturers can produce large quantities of food for less money.

In turn, these foods can be sold and stored for longer, keeping consumers happy. They are making a cheap product and gaining all the profits, while we get served horrible food that will have negative effects on our health.

But don’t be discouraged; there are better alternatives! You can avoid digesting all those chemicals and still be able to eat equally delicious versions of the foods that you love.

It’s not about not eating desserts or candy. You can have all of those things. I love having brownies or cookies, as long as the ingredients are real. Be aware of the ingredients in your foods.

Choose foods without artificial ingredients.

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

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Former Zambian president joins BU faculty

By Sam Fouad Daily Free Press Staff

Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda will give his inaugural lecture Monday after being named president-in-residence at Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center, officials said.

Charles Stith, director of APARC, described the selection as “comprehensive but discreet.” Stith said Banda was selected so students will have access to a leader who will give them more insight into African democracy.

Banda will be the eighth African president-in-residence at Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center, according to a Tuesday press release.

In an interview with The Daily Free Press, Banda said he aims to impart any knowledge he can to students.

“I would like very much to be with the student population, to exchange views with them, to learn from them,” Banda said.

Banda, 75, was elected president of Zambia in October 2008 prior to standing in as acting president in June 2008 when President Levy Mwanawasa died. Zambia saw a 7.6 percent increase in economic growth during his presidency.

The Zambian State House re-

Boston University Professor Laurence Kotlikoff has increased his campaign efforts to rally more support before the Americans Elect online primary.

The economic professor said he aims to receive the necessary 50,000 supporters to be placed on the ballot in November by Americans Elect.

Kotlikoff, who announced his presidency in early January, is running through Americans Elect’s website, which works to garner grassroots support for candidates who are not affiliated with parties.

A candidate must win 50,000 support clicks on the website before April 30 to run in the Americans Elect primaries.

“A couple of weeks ago, I had about 100 [clicks], now I’ve got 600, but I only have about six weeks to go, so I really need to have a big push.”

Kotlikoff received 678 votes by press time, putting him in third place.

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Mass. residents rally for seven paid sick days per year

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Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda greets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

ported in 2010 its economy became the fourth largest in the continent, following Tanzania, Angola and South Africa.

Banda lost the 2011 presidential elections, according to the Electoral Commission of Zambia website.

Banda received 35.41 percent of the vote, while his opponent Michael Sata won with nearly 42 percent.

Banda left office after his defeat, making him one of few incumbents in the region who allowed for a peaceful transition.

“He closely lost as an incumbent [in September 2011], but he

didn’t make himself remain,” Stith said. “He accepted the will of the people.”

Banda said his first lesson as president was to never become consumed by it.

“Everything that is around, everything that is done for you, you have to remember all the time that these things come to end,” he said.

“I guess that’s why it was easy for me to accept it.”

While at BU, Banda is expected to provide insight into his strategies

Zambia, see page 4

Prof. looks to increase support in presidential race

By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff

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emer stands in first place and former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson holds second. “[The campaign] is snowballing,” he said. “The question is whether or not it will snowball fast enough.”

Kotlikoff had considered retired Admiral William Owens to run as his vice president. However, the two concluded on Saturday, Owens, who lives in Hong Kong, would not be able to make time to campaign.

“His ability to spend time on my campaign between the final primary for Americans Elect and through the summer was going to be pretty difficult given his location and time commitments,” Kotlikoff said.

Owens will provide recommendations for other vice presidential candidates who would be available for campaigning, Kotlikoff said. He may still be considered for a cabinet position, however.

“He’s helping me find someone else who is quite knowledgeable on the defense or military side,” he said.

“He’s put me in contact with some

people in the country that he respects highly to see if we can find a replacement for the VP spot.”

Kotlikoff said he is currently campaigning by holding media events and speaking with veterans and local leaders of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Kotlikoff said he understands the economy better than most politicians and is most qualified to fix it.

“I’m the first economist to run for president in the history of the country, as far as I know,” he said.

Maya Errazuriz, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, said Kotlikoff would be a good candidate in terms of economic issues, but may lack the political experience required for the presidency.

“In terms of how to solve the economic issues, he’s a good candidate,” she said, “but I don’t know if he knows what it must be like to actually be president.”

Errazuriz said selecting some-

Kotlikoff, see page 4

Chanting “sick time now,” supporters of sick paid leave rallied on the steps of the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday in support of a bill that would require businesses to provide state workers with at least seven paid sick days per year.

There is no standard requirement of paid sick days in the Commonwealth.

About 100 people listened to speeches from community members who argued the bill was good for the state, employees and families, including Massachusetts Sen. Daniel Wolf, of Harwich.

If passed, the bill would require companies with six to 10 employees to provide workers with up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year, while businesses with more than 10 employees would need to offer up to 56 hours per year, according to a press release.

Employers with fewer than six workers would only be required to offer up to 40 hours of paid leave, according to the press release.

Wolf, who has been a businessman for 30 years, said his company has always offered paid sick time, from when it had six employees until this year, when it has 1,000.

“All along the way as the company has grown, we have offered paid sick time because we do not want our employees to have to make the choice between taking care of a loved one [by] staying home [and] going to work [to put] food on the table,” Wolf said. “And that is the situation for so many of those million people.”

Wolf said the best way to have healthy businesses is to have the best workers in the state, a goal passing this law will help.

Dean Cycon, founder and CEO of Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company in Orange, said he did not see what the big deal was.

“If you really respect workers, the people who work with you, the people responsible for our success as businesses, they deserve respect,” he said.

Cycon said one of the many ways to show respect is by giving people earned sick time.

“For [more than] a decade, we’ve done it. We’re surviving – we’re

State House, see page 4

SNL writer James Downey receives First Amendment Award for satire

By Alex Falco Daily Free Press Staff

“Saturday Night Live” writer James Downey, who said he did not expect the program to last more than five years, accepted the First Amendment Award for political satire Tuesday night.

Comedic actor Bill Murray moderated the First Amendment Award ceremony and forum in honor of Downey.

The discussion – “Strategery: SNL’s Remarkable Influence Over Politics Through Satire” – highlighted Downey’s career with SNL and the show’s commentary on American political culture through comedy.

The two talked about SNL’s political influence and the community within the show.

Downey and Murray discussed how they worked together to create the one of the longest-aired shows on

television and shared some of SNL’s internal experiences.

Both Downey and Murray said they had estimated the show would only air for about five years and had planned their exits and future careers accordingly.

Downey retold many highlights of his career, including both times he departed from the show.

He said after a brief two-year stint on the Late Show with David Letterman, he returned as one of SNL’s writers for 14 years, after which he was subsequently fired for differences with the network.

Murray asked if Downey was due for “a bonus or something,” but Downey said that could not be the explanation.

“I’ve had my own theory though – my boss was a douchebag,” he said.

SNL, see page 4

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Long time SNL writer James Downey laughs as Bill Murray impersonates Rodney Dangerfield at “Stratgery: SNL’s Remarkable Influence Over Politics Through Satire” on Tuesday night.

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SNL’s personalities determine political influence, writer says

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Bill Murray throws candy into the crowd at Tuesday night’s “Strategery: SNL’s Remarkable Influence Over Politics Through Satire.”

SNL: From Page 3

The controversy was over skits written by Downey and were acted

by Weekend Update host Norm Macdonald about O..J. Simpson, Downey said.

After his trials had ended, Simpson was no longer part of the news, so SNL had six or seven episodes that did not have any material about Simpson in them, in comparison to every episode for the last three seasons, Downey said.

Then, when Macdonald and Downey composed satires of a few

more skits involving Simpson, they were fired.

“It was like all quiet on the western front, and then – thank God – and then two [jokes], and then the next day we were fired,” Downey said.

He said he was brought back to the show two years later and has been with it ever since.

Downey said the time after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was controversial because of the unique nature of the attacks and how it was a very sensitive subject.

He said he waited two months after the attacks until he drafted his first

episode that related to the subject.

Dominick Ianno, president and director of public affairs for Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University, which hosted the forum, said he wanted the ceremony to recognize someone who is not well known outside their industry.

Ianno said it was a complete success and Downey truly deserved the award.

“I think we really appreciate Downey’s work; we appreciate the collective work over the years,” he said. “In fact, we appreciate how he’s brought politics into popular culture and we thought he deserved this award.”

Downey said in an interview with The Daily Free Press the influence of SNL over presidential elections, particularly the 2008 presidential election, depends entirely on the personalities.

“That was Tina Fey doing a great Sarah Palin and then earlier in the year Amy doing a great Hilary Clinton,” Downey said. “I think that really that really, that sort of affected things.”

Downey said SNL did not really “try” to do anything to raise media and political awareness – it was just that those ideas suggested themselves because he noticed them.

“There’s no plan,” Downey said.

“It’s just that I noticed that the press in 2008 was really jumping on the Obama bandwagon.”

Boston ‘not been the easiest to deal with’ local farmer says Fresh: From Page 1

Sciences.

“Boston is very much a walking city,” she said. “In a city where you walk a lot, you tend to have food that is healthier.”

The harbor’s proximity makes an impact on the availability of fresh food to Bostonians, said College of Communication sophomore Hannah Weintraub.

“Boston gets a lot of fresh fish from the harbor and fresh food from around that area,” she said, adding that although she does not “think about it on a day-to-day basis,” she considers fresh food to be important to the environment and her own health.

College of Arts and Sciences junior Brittany Schwartz said concern for the environment has impacted area markets and produce shoppers.

“People are also really into the going green movement and being local,” she said. “I notice a lot of farmers’ markets and . . . local farms.”

One local farmer, Bob Marshall of Marshall’s Farm Stand in Gloucester, said Boston’s ranking took him aback.

“Being in the northeast we have such a small window to grow fresh produce,” he said in an email, “in the next five to 10 years we will be closer to the top. There is such a need for it in the big cities like Boston and it seems like the government is finally trying to help get the local farms involved.”

Despite the prevalence of local farms in the areas surrounding the city, some Bostonians said within the city itself there are more fast food places than anything else.

“I feel like there are fast food and pizza places everywhere around here,” said Justin Chang while shop-

ping at the Star Market. “I guess it’s not as bad as other cities down south maybe, but the fast-food-to-freshfood ratio still seems pretty skewed to me.”

Willet said Boston’s ranking would be higher if the city was more appealing to farmers.

“The city of Boston, at least in my experience, has not been the easiest to deal with,” she said, “and I think that has kind of discouraged [farmers].”

Finding fresh foods should remain a priority for consumers, said Dede Ketover, the interim executive director of the BPMA. “Fresh, wholesome, locally grown food provides more nutrition than overly processed foods,” she said. “The more of these foods we can all get into our diets, the better our health, the local Massachusetts economy and our planet.”

Kotlikoff’s lack of political history benefits pres. bid, students say Kotlikoff: From Page 3

one with political experience as a vice presidential candidate could strengthen his campaign.

“Someone who is a politician or has had experience in the government would probably be good for his

image and for his lack of political experience,” she said.

CAS sophomore William Wallis said the idea of an economist and professor running for president may hold some promise. ”I would definitely not write him off, but given the state of American

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politics, I’m not sure that he could get very far,” he said.

He also said the fact that Kotlikoff is not a politician could strengthen his image with young voters. “[It could mean] he doesn’t play political games,” he said.

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COM student calls summer ‘balance of wanting money and wanting future’ Summer: From Page 1

[and] I really shouldn’t be working jobs that wouldn’t lead to a job in the future for me,” Schwartz said. “It’s a balance of wanting money and wanting a future.”

COM sophomore Emily Baer said she will work in a restaurant to make extra money in the summer.

“I’m working as a waitress and bartender to make money because I’m working at an unpaid internship

at a PR firm in New York City,” Baer said.

COM freshman Kelsey Young said she will focus on her summer job, working four days a week as a nanny.

“It will be my third year,” she said. “It was passed down to me by another college grad.”

However, Young said, “I would definitely do an internship in addition if I had the opportunity.”

Former Pres. Banda to focus on economic development issues Zambia: From Page 3

for Zambia’s economic growth, a trend Stith described as a phenomenon.

Banda said traveling across the country, listening to the people and spreading a message of unity and encouragement were vital to the economic boom.

“We have 73 different tribes across the whole country,” Banda said, “and I think one has to be deliberate in keeping them together.”

The former president said he focused on understanding the cultural differences among the various tribes and promoting the image of a united country. Another strategy involved educating the public and encouraging the youth to find future employment.

“We focused on education because we believed that was the passport to a better future, a better Zambia, to educate themselves as well as for the country,” Banda said. “Wherever we went, we would always conclude by saying ‘Take your children to school’ and so on.”

During his presidency, Banda improved infrastructure and built a number of schools and colleges for

training in agriculture, Zambia’s largest industry.

“I traveled everywhere to encourage people to work hard, to take advantage of these employment opportunities and to assure them that the government cared for them and wanted to bring development as close as possible,” Banda said.

APARC intern Amrita Singh, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the African presidents BU has hosted in the past taught students about various aspects of their presidencies.

“I’ve heard that President Banda will probably be focusing a lot on economic development, but I’m sure he will be discussing a lot about Zambia and other nations and what his actual plans are,” Singh said.

Banda is expected to travel to other schools that are part of APARC’s collaborative, including Morehouse College in Atlanta and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, according to the press release.

“My expectations are just to be able to interact with [Banda],” Singh said, “and to be able to learn from everything that he’s done.”

Paid sick days opposition from larger corporations, business owner says State House: From Page 3

thriving,” Cycon said. “If Dean’s Beans can do it, Dunkin’ Donuts can do it.”

Tami Hale, a school nurse in Worcester, said she sees children coming to school every day when it is obvious they should be home in bed.

“It’s not because they have irresponsible parents who don’t know they’re sending a sick child to school,” Hale said. “They have responsible parents who have to balance the needs of work and family.

But for these parents, the balance is skewed.”

Hale said a day off for some parents means losing pay that puts foods on the table and, in the worst case, could cost them their jobs.

“The message is simple – no person should have to choose between being a good employee and a good parent,” Hale said.

About a million Massachusetts workers are unable to take a single paid sick day, said Elizabeth Toulan, coordinator of the Massachusetts Paid Leave Coalition and senior attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, who was listening in the crowd.

Toulan works with all of the stakeholders, including business owners, policymakers, medical professionals, public health experts and economists, she said.

She said these stakeholders have an interest in seeing these workers

“get the job protection and the pay that they need so they can work and also take care of their health and that of their family members.”

But the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, an independent non-profit that advocates for the rights of center economic and fiscal issues, opposes the bill, according to a press release.

MFA Executive Director Paul Craney said in the release a recent CNBC study found Massachusetts to be the 41st least-expensive state to operate a business in and the 41st least-expensive state in terms of cost of living.

Craney said the sick leave bill “will only further alienate Massachusetts from being competitive on a national level.”

But supporters of the bill spoke of its economic benefits.

Workers and businesses save money because the bill reduces turnover, increases productivity and reduces spread of disease in the workplace, Toulan said.

David Gardner, a crowd member who owns Boyds Direct in Stoneham, said the opposition is from larger corporations and people who feel these things should not be legislative.

“Why would we, as businesses that are here to serve our customers, not want to serve our employees as well? After all, it is clear that taking care of our employees in the best way to ensure that they take care of each other and our customers,” Gardner said. “And isn’t that what our ultimate goal is?”

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The Best Summer Job in America With summer quickly approaching, students are searching for internships and summer jobs

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nstead of mowing lawns or going on coffee runs for employers, some Boston University students are applying for what has been called “the best summer job in America.” The job’s premise is simple: spend all day lounging by the beach, host parties at night and travel to England for free.

The U.K.-based clothing brand Jack Wills will pick one guy and one girl to win a six-week paid internship with Jack Wills and $20,000 to put toward college tuition. Needless to say, these perks have won the attention of quite a few BU students.

By Asta Thrastardottir Features Staff

for free and merely receive school credit,” College of Communication sophomore Lindsay Bender said. “Paid internships are very competitive and hard to come by,” she said.

NO RESUME REQUIRED

Instead of the normal application process of submitting a résumé and being interviewed, summer applicants for Jack Wills must create a 60 second video explaining why they Jack Wills is catered towards university students, as it believe they should be the next Seasonaire. markets itself as the original “University Outfitters.” The Jack Wills gives no instructions on creating the video and store has more than 40 locations in the U.K. and Ireland, students can make it whatever they want, according to the with 11 stores in the United States. contest’s Facebook page. Videos are then posted online so Sebastian Scholl, who works for the Jack Wills store lo- that the general public can determine the winners.

Scholl said he struggled OH THE PERKFRONT to make the perfect video to submit for this year’s conLola Mendez, coordinator at test.

Lividini & Co., which does retail “The most difficult thing strategy for Jack Wills, said she was definitely thinking of a thinks the job offers opportunicreative concept,” he said. ties that other internships don’t.

“Being somewhat of a mu“[It’s] a once-in-a-life time sician, I decided to write a opportunity to intern with the . rock song about the com. . outfitter, whose slogan ‘Fabupany and then make a music lously British’ should tell you video that I felt would make something,” she said. “[Interns] a statement about who I am. will be traveling to their stores Hopefully Jack Wills appreon the east coast and visiting the ciates it.”

U.K., all while developing marDempsey struggled with keting, event planning and social the application process as media skills.” well.

But College of General Stud“The application proies sophomore Maiya Dempsey cess wasn’t that difficult,” said she applied more for the she said. “My problem was travel opportunities rather than that I only had four days the skills she would develop. from the time I heard about “When I heard about the inthe internship until when ternship I decided to go for it,” the movie was due. I had to she said. “The opportunity to rush to film everything, find work for [Jack Wills] would be pictures that expressed what great by itself, but the added I needed and then put it all perks make it the best.” together.”

Mendez said the winners Some of the applicants will intern with an international needed help from other peoretailer but during most of the ple to film their videos. summer, they will live in Nan“I had to find people to GRACE DONNELLY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF help me with the filming,” tucket and work as Jack Wills Some BU students are applying for the Jack Wills’ clothing brand summer internship.

“Seasonaires.”

Dempsey said. “Modifying Seasonaires are given the army cover letter to meet the duous task of spending days sailing and surfing on the beach cated at 179 Newbury St., said the easygoing work environ- character limit while still saying why I’m a great candidate and hosting parties at night all in order to promote the retail ment is one of the reasons why he enjoys his job. was also a slight challenge.” brand.

“Working with Jack Wills feels more like having fun Dempsey admitted that advertising her video and gatherSeasonaires also serve as product brand ambassadors, with good friends than a job,” Scholl said. “The atmosphere ing voters has been the most difficult aspect of the applicaevent planners and social media experts as they travel around the store is as distant from a corporate atmosphere as tion. throughout Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and South Hamp- I could ever imagine.”

But despite difficulties, these two BU applicants said ton to visit each of the summer Jack Wills boutiques, MenScholl also said the young employees add to the overall they appreciate Jack Wills’ overall innovative method of dez said. “vibe” that Jack Wills tries to get across to consumers. selecting interns.

However, some students know that most summer jobs are “With the employees, all the way up to the owners, all “Personally, I think that a normal application process not as glamorous as what Jack Wills is offering. For those under the age of 30, there is a youthful vibe that pulses wouldn’t suit Jack Wills,” Scholl said. “They are looking for who are hunting for other options, well-paid summer jobs through every event and encounter involving Jack Wills,” he people who are creative, innovative and social. By [includare few and far between. said. “Their organic and progressive attitude toward adver- ing] the public vote, they are involving the as many people “It is extremely difficult to try and find a paid summer in- tising makes promoting for the company feel as though I’m as possible, and spreading this amazing opportunity, and ternship. The majority of companies expect interns to work including people in the fun, instead of trying to push a sale.” their name, to tens of thousands of people.”

THE COLLEGE VIBE

Internship interview checklist:

• Resume • Cover letter • Recommendations • Business attire outfit • A winning personality

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Opinion

March 28, 2012

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The clown and the closet

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Heating up?

The issue of climate change is one that has divided people along and within national borders. The U.S. in particular has come under some international criticism, notably with regard to the Kyoto Protocol and the lack of American support. Nevertheless, it can be argued that other countries are equally guilty of neglect regarding environmentally friendly policy. Regardless, an article published by Bloomberg yesterday shows that this attitude might be changing. The Environmental Protection Agency announced its first cap on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

Initially, this seems like a promising step in the right direction. Yet the fine print of the legislation indicates otherwise.

This cap, which states plants cannot emit more than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour, will only apply to new plants that are compliant with modern standards. There is no plan to enforce any kind of legislation on existing plants, many of which are probably antiquated and contribute most to the emission issue. To make matters worse, 15 plants with pending permits before construction

can ensue are also excluded from this new rule. So the EPA essentially intends to enforce a ban on only a select portion of plants. A potential breakthrough in instigating meaningful plans to combat global warming has been reduced to a promise that neglects two of the most important groups: power plants that have been polluting and those that intend to do the same in the future.

Whether this will be a step toward more decisive legislation is uncertain. In reality, this plan will probably receive some public recognition before being regarded as useless. Of course, part of the reason the environmental agenda has been slow is due to other issues superseding it. Global warming is not immediately affecting us, but a dismal economic outlook and poverty’s ramifications are evident. The government prioritizes based on what citizens want and what will make the government popular with its people. Unfortunately, until climate change surpasses other domestic and foreign issues America faces, we probably can’t expect meaningful change from anyone except civilians who feel strongly about the issue at hand.

‘ACT’-ing the SAT As college students, we all have memories of our SAT and ACT experiences. All the nights of cramming, heightened anxiety or for some pleas to a higher power for luck culminated in one tedious test.

Of course, when many of us were in that terrifying position we knew what was at stake. Unfortunately, the college admissions process shows no signs of getting easier and the potential applicant pool will only continue to grow. Naturally, desperate circumstances can prompt test takers to take drastic action. For some, a viable option is paying someone else to take the test for you and fool the administrative system.

According to an article published in The New York Times yesterday, a scandal involving Long Island high school students has now prompted those who administer the SAT and ACT tests to tighten security.

The new measures will require all students taking the test to upload a picture of themselves, which will be uploaded onto a database, printed onto their admission ticket and visible on a roster at the test site.

Furthermore, the database will be accessible to college admissions personnel and high school officials. Some students paid any sum in the range of $500 to $3,600 for another person to take the test for them,

while there was one case of a male student taking the SAT for females. As a result, all students will also have to provide their gender. The fact that our society has disintegrated to students using a fake ID to take a test is indicative that something is wrong.

All the pressure associated with college admissions is driving students to find shortcuts to “beat the system” as opposed to relying on their natural aptitude and hard work. Unfortunately, as long as there is demand for paid test takers, there will be people willing to accept these large sums of money to provide competitive scores.

While it is admirable that the administrators are trying to improve security at test centers, ours is the generation of technological manipulation, so who knows what loopholes will be exploited to perpetuate this alarming trend. The fact that we need to bolster security to such extremes for taking a test is ridiculous. Instead of investing this time and thought into improving school preparation for the SAT and ACT, we are forced to expend resources because we can’t trust college applicants to be honest, and that is what should change. Let’s focus on the prevailing attitude, not how it manifests into such drastic actions. Only then will we be able to fix the system.

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I’ll try anything once...

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ime for a little honesty: I’m not sure what has been happening to me lately, but the last two times I hooked up with someone, something went wrong. Last time I couldn’t stop laughing the whole time we were together, and earlier, the other guy had suddenly ‘lost his interest.’ (Note to women: There is nothing more heartbreaking than getting laughed at immediately after we whip it out for the first time). I can’t pinpoint the problem, which is worse because as far as I know I was my usual, giving self. While the experiences with the Clown and the Closet were less than thrilling, I’m sure they’ll make for interesting anecdotes here.

I met the Clown, a pale, bony guy from Detroit at The Alley, a small, dark beer bar near Tremont Street. I had never been in before, but a work friend was turning 40, and he got to choose the location. There was a pinball machine along the far wall, with two large pool tables near the front entrance and a large wooden bar in the center of the room. As if it were the most beautiful man in the bar, the pinball table beckoned from a distance, and, after buying the first round, I headed over to play with the Clown. After six thrilling games, (well, as thrilling as pinball can be in a gay bar), the Clown and I shook hands and sat down for a few drinks. Long story short, there was some heavy flirting, light petting and a long cab ride home together. When layers started coming off, the ‘greatest show on earth’ really began. While I’m as adventurous as the next person, when he went right to town on my upper body, I lost control.

I erupted into fits of uncontrollable laughter, so much so that we almost had to pause for a few seconds for me to calm down. Of course, the true performer that I am, the grand finale went off without a hitch, and left us both wanting more.

The Closet was a completely different scenario. He was an olive-skinned ‘boynext-door’ type, and our meeting was completely coincidental. I went to a CFA performance on some Thursday night, (hey, some gay stereotypes are absolutely true), and met up with my friend Melinda and one of her guy friends. After the show,

LUKE PEARSON which was phenomenal, Melinda invited us all over to her friend’s frat house for an after-party they were hosting. After a ton of Natty Light and a few shots of Svedka, I headed for the bathroom. Just as the door was closing, I heard the Closet call out “Hey, can I share with you?” I opened the door, and he stepped inside confidently.

He shut the lights off, and stared at me as he moved in for a kiss. I was shocked.

Here was this mutual friend, a guy who had previously been introduced to me as a straight man! After initially taking a step back, he calmed me down, saying, “When Melinda told me you were gay, I knew this was going to happen. Lets just have some fun.” Drunken Luke agreed: This was a good idea. We exchanged information, and agreed to meet up at my place twenty minutes later. Once his pants came off, however, he became incredibly stiff and rigid, and not in the way you might think (ugh, bad joke.) He was suddenly worried about whether or not I would tell anyone about the hook up, or if anyone would think he was gay afterwards. “Clearly,” I told him, “people would think you are gay if you told them about it, but as long as you don’t want me to tell anyone, I won’t.” (This doesn’t count as telling anyone, right?) Once I talked him off the ledge, and he got both his confidence back up, he fully committed to the evening. Too bad he was so excited; our night was cut short after about four minutes.

The point of all this, ladies and gentlemen, is that everyone is entitled to a few less-than-stellar experiences. As long as these are mistakes everyone makes but once in their lives, we’ll all walk away better lovers, better partners and better people.

Finally, I’ve received a bunch of questions from emails that were clearly created just to send me one question anonymously.

For the sake of saving you time and energy, I created a Formspring account to submit questions privately. Submit your juicy sex and relationship questions to http://www. formspring.me/lpsex.

Luke Pearson is a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. He can be reached at lpsexquestions@gmail.com.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

McCARTHY: UK and Louisville rivalry fiercest in college basketball McCarthy: From page 8

Kentucky. The next most prevalent state on that unfortunate list is Mississippi, with 13.

To say that immense poverty is a defining attribute of the Bluegrass state would be an understatement.

As such, in many ways, the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a tale of two worlds. There are parts that are simply breathtakingly beautiful. The world famous horse farms, for instance, are located in the counties surrounding Lexington and extend for miles. Long stretches of rolling hills covered in wind-blown bluegrass, dotted with the white wood fences that mark the end of one farm and the beginning of another.

Conversely, the eastern part of the state has been somewhat left behind by the times. Perhaps overly reliant on manufacturing and coal mining as the world around them changed, these counties remain depressingly impoverished. A state defined by contrast, Kentuckians in Lexington and Louisville lead entirely different lives than those in the more rural part of the state.

Or, I should say, that would be the case if not for basketball.

There is not a group of people to whom basketball means more to than Kentuckians. So much more than a game or pastime,

it is a passion that seeps into their lives in a way that defines who they are. In many ways, it is basketball alone that stitches together the extraordinarily different parts of the state into one.

That being the case, it should come as no surprise that they are also the most passionate and rabid fans on the planet. And, given the lack of professional sports in the state, that frenzied support is reserved for college basketball.

A year round affair, college basketball fandom in Kentucky has no breaks in intensity. The offseason is no offseason at all, merely the peak of recruiting. And, not surprisingly, the season itself is a non-stop, cardiac-arrest inducing, game-by-game marathon.

While other states look to other sports or teams to serve as an at least temporary distraction, Kentucky does not. Basketball is all that matters. Frankly, this statement applies to daily life for Kentuckians as much as it does to their sports fandom.

In this years’ NCAA Tournament, Kentucky had solid representation with four teams coming from the Bluegrass State.

However, while Western Kentucky and Murray State were nice stories, it was – and always has been – only about Kentucky and Louisville.

The University of Kentucky and Lou-

isville are two of college basketball’s premier programs. Specifically, UK is the winningest program in college basketball. While Louisville does not stack up from a statistical point of view, it makes up ground in recent success and die-hard fan support.

The wild historical success of both programs is only matched by the hatred between the two fanbases. Given the proximity of the two schools, and the vastly different but eerily similar student bodies and alumni, they are the most natural rivals since Cain and Able.

And it shows.

The rivalry between the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the University of Louisville Cardinals is the fiercest in college basketball. Those that believe otherwise are not so much wrong as they are uninformed. The media darling that is UNC-Duke is a good one to be sure, but it simply does not match the bitter hatred that engulfs the battle of the bluegrass.

What truly separates Kentucky-Louisville from UNC-Duke is that the people in Kentucky simply care more.

As one can imagine, the fact that the two teams are meeting in the Final Four is a near apocalyptic event for the state. After years of an endless trash talking and nearmeaningless early-season match-ups, the

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two bitter rivals will meet on the biggest stage.

To put it simply, on Saturday, the two most passionate fanbases in the country are meeting head-to-head for a shot at the National Championship.

In the ensuing days, many different story lines will be discussed in regards to the rivalry: the early-season UK win against Louisville, Louisville coach Rick Pitino’s legacy as the once-great coach at Kentucky, the alleged hatred between Pitino and UK coach John Calipari.

None of that matters though.

Once the ball is tipped, all those story lines fade away and it becomes a basketball game in its purest form. And more than any other sport in any other state, basketball is life in Kentucky. As a result, this game means something to more people than any game in the history of the Final Four.

That is not hyperbole. It is fact.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state where people either have nothing or everything. The one thing that is shared by all is basketball. So, at the most human level, this game means everything to Kentuckians.

In the end, blood will run in the impassioned streets of the Commonwealth. It just remains to be seen if it will be blue or red.

Men’s and women’s hockey take home end of the season accolades Roundup: From page 8

had 33 points this season, was named a Division I All-Star. He was one of two sophomores named to the Division I All-Star team. During the 2011-12 season, Clendening was eighth in the nation for points per game by a defenseman with 0.87.

Senior captain Chris Connolly took home the region’s Best Defensive Forward honor.

The Duluth, Minn., native was the first twoyear captain since Jack O’Callahan and tallied a career-high 40 points during his senior season.

Connolly was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star and also took home the award for being the league’s Best Defensive Forward.

Women’s Hockey

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Sophomore defenseman Adam Clendening was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star by the New England Hockey Writers Assocation on Tuesday.

Ekart’s bat, Mask’s speed lead offensively potent BU squad Softball: From page 8

“They’ve played a pretty competitive schedule so our pitching isn’t going to just zap them,” Rychcik said. “We’re going to have balls to play and have to get some timely hitting.”

It is this pitching staff that the Terriers powerful offense will have to overcome.

Sophomore catcher Amy Ekart leads BU with 19 RBIs, and three other Terriers also have RBIs numbering in the double digits.

Sophomore leadoff hitter Jayme Mask continues to lead the team with a .342 batting average and 10 stolen bases.

The Terriers’ bats are not the only things

that have been hot recently, as the team’s defense has played well all season. BU’s .972 fielding percentage is 27th in the nation, and Rychcik said keeping up this strong defensive performance will be a major factor in the Terriers’ continued success.

The Terriers hope their defensive and offensive success will continue on Wednesday as they take on UConn in an attempt to extend their winning streak to nine games.

“It’s a rival; you play them every year,” Rychcik said. “It’s a game you want to do well in so it’s important to get out and play well against them.”

The BU women’s hockey team also garnered awards from the New England Hockey Writers Association on Tuesday.

Senior captain Jenn Wakefield and senior defenseman Kasey Boucher were both named to the New England Women’s Division I AllStar team.

Wakefield, who was named to theeam for the second straight year, led Hockey East in points during an impressive senior season with the Terriers. Wakefield became the first Hockey East player to score more than 100 career goals and earned her 200th career point during the Hockey East Tournament.

Boucher received the award for the first time after being named the Hockey East Best Defenseman and being named a Hockey East FirsttTeam All-Star. Boucher had a career-high 16 points during her senior campaign and led

BU with a plus-18 rating. She finished her fouryear career with BU having played the most games in the program’s history with 147.

Women’s Rowing The Boston University women’s rowing team earned its first Council Cup victory over Northeastern University since 2005 en route to placing third in the Beanpot Regatta on the Charles River Saturday morning.

The Terriers’ top squad took second in the Varsity Eight race at 6:32.1 – 6.2 seconds ahead of the Huskies – and reclaimed the Council Cup. The second-place finish stood behind Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which took the Allen-DeWolfe Trophy over BU. Senior Cheryl Copson stroked while classmate Kayla Rivers coxed in the second-place finish.

The subsequent races did not end as well as the first varsity eight, as BU finished third in each of the following three races. Radcliffe and Northeastern bested the Terriers in the Second Varsity Eight, while Boston College and Northeastern topped BU in the Third Varsity Eight race. Radcliffe and Northeastern again edged out the Terriers in the Varsity Four race.

Radcliffe won the overall Beanpot by a wide margin, as its 50-point total beat second-place Northeastern by 12 points. BU totaled 31 points to take third place, while BC placed fourth with 24 points. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology struggled to keep up with the other schools, finishing last with only 15 points.

BU will race again on Saturday when it travels to Syracuse, N.Y., to participate in the Kittel Cup with Syracuse University, Cornell University and Rutgers University.

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By Sam Simmons Daily Free Press Staff

Andrew McCarthy

McCarthy, see page 7

BU basketball senior guard Darryl Partin was named an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention on Monday, p. 8

BU aims for ninth straight in match with Huskies

Carnage awaits in Kentcky

Firmly entrenched as the geopolitical and cultural gateway to the south, the Commonwealth of Kentucky exists upon a foundation of contrasts. While its pace and climate is typically Midwestern, everyday life is accentuated by a distinct Southern flourish.

Despite their shared border with Missouri, Indiana and Ohio, Kentuckians almost will themselves to a Southern way of life. As such, they are decidedly Southern, almost fiercely so. That is not to say this is a bad thing – quite to the contrary, in fact.

It’s the type of place where sweet tea is always on ice, bourbon is the only drink of choice and good cigars are not a luxury but a necessity. The hospitality in Kentucky is unique, as if at some point the encroaching Midwestern and Southern states allowed them to pick which cultural traditions they liked best.

In the end, however, the mix they chose undoubtedly works. Although, I suppose it should come as no surprise that a state famous for its distilleries and horse farms has a lust for living the good life.

Kentucky is not, however, a state without hardship. Far from the racetracks and porch swings exists a different way of life entirely – and that difference is stark. Out of the 100 poorest counties in the country, 29 are in

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Junior pitcher Erin Schuppert threw a complete-game shutout on Sunday earning her America East Pitcher of the Week honors.

After sweeping Binghamton University in its first conference series of the season, the Boston University softball team will take on the University of Connecticut in an attempt to extend its eightgame winning streak when it travels to Storrs, Conn., Wednesday afternoon.

Riding its streak, BU received a No. 30 ranking on the first release of the NCAA Softball national rankings. BU has played seven teams ranked better than 50 in the RPI and has come away with a record of 3-4 against those teams. These victories, along with the team’s challenging nonconference schedule, played an important role in its high ranking.

“We play [non-conference games] to win them,” said BU coach Shawn Rychcik. “They’re on the schedule, they count. They matter as far as rankings are concerned.”

The Terriers (19-8, 3-0 America East) completed a three-game sweep in a weekend of solid pitching that led to junior Erin Schuppert being named America East Pitcher of the Week.

On Sunday, Schuppert pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out nine in an effort that helped demonstrate the strength of the Terriers’ pitching. The Terriers’ combined 1.88 ERA is 28th in the country among Division I schools, and both sophomore Holli Floetker and junior Whitney Tuthill have ERA’s ranked in the top-100 in the nation.

“The whole game revolves around pitching,” Rychcik said.

“No matter how good you hit, if you don’t have pitching you’re not going to win.”

After a successful opening to conference play, BU will take on non-conference opponent UConn (12-11) almost exactly a year after the last time they played each other. That game ended in a 1-0 victory for the Terriers.

Rychcik said the real key to victory on Wednesday – and for the rest of the season – will be the continued strength of all three pitchers and the defense that backs them up.

“We’re very fortunate because we’ve got three pitchers throwing the ball pretty well right now,” Rychcik said.

The Huskies most recently swept a doubleheader against Sacred Heart University on Tuesday winning 8-4, then 15-9.

Senior Amy Vaughn, whose .385 batting average is a teamhigh, leads the Huskies’ offense and went 2-for-4 with three RBIs during the second game of the UConn’s doubleheader. Vaughn also leads the team in RBIs, hits, home runs and slugging percentage. Shutting her bat down will be a necessity for the Terriers’ pitching staff.

The Huskies’ pitching staff has a team ERA of 3.78 and only junior Kiki Saveriano (7-5) has a winning record. Her 3.10 ERA is also a team best. Freshman Lauren Duggan (3-4) follows closely with a 3.32 ERA.

Softball, see page 7

Partin named AP All-America Honorable Mention

By Craig Meyer Daily Free Press Staff

After a benchmark senior season in which he led the Boston University men’s basketball team in scoring and captured the America East Conference Player of the Year honors, senior guard Darryl Partin can now add another honor to the list: All-American.

With the Terriers’ season

wrapped up weeks ago, Partin was named as an Associated Press All-America honorable mention Monday.

Partin, a native of Seattle, became the sixth BU player to earn All-America honors. The last player to earn such a title was John Holland, who was included as an honorable mention player in 2011.

For a Terrier team looking to fill the immense offensive load left by Holland, the 2011 America East Player of the Year, Partin delivered by averaging 19.6 points per game, a figure that placed him among the top 25 players in Division I. Additionally, Partin tallied 20 or more points in 15 games this season.

He earned America East Play-

er of the Week honors twice and was named to the conference’s first team for the second consecutive season.

A transfer from La Salle University, Partin surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in his BU career this year despite having just been in his second season with the team.

Weekly Roundup: Men’s tennis wins third straight in sweep of Sacred Heart

By Kevin Dillon and Meredith Perri Daily Free Press Staff

In a victory that created its first winning streak of the season, the Boston University men’s tennis team swept Sacred Heart University, 7-0, in Fairfield, Conn., on Saturday. The win was BU’s second sweep in three wins this season.

With the win, BU (3-11) has gotten on a bit of a hot streak after starting 0-10, as it has won three of its last four meets.

Seniors Michael Kopelman and Regis Chang, as well as junior Josh Friedman each won super tiebreakers to take their matchups. Junior

Alex Hallenbeck won by the widest margin from his matchup at No. 6 singles for BU, as he took back-toback sets at 6-2, 6-0 from sophomore Luka Bagi.

In doubles, the combination of Friedman and sophomore Jesse Frieder, as well as the combination of Kopelman and freshman Emilio Teran, won their matches 8-4.

The men’s team plays again in Flushing, N.Y., against St. John’s University on Friday.

While the men’s team experienced success over the weekend, the women’s tennis team could not emerge with a win, as it was swept

The Bottom Line

Wednesday, Mar. 28

Softball @ UConn, 4 p.m.

Track @ Texas Relays, All Day

Thursday, Mar. 29 Track @ Texas Relays, All Day

by No. 47 Syracuse University, 7-0, on Sunday.

BU (5-8) has struggled lately, losing eight of its last nine meets after beginning the season 4-0.

The only matchup BU won on the day was the No. 2 doubles pair of junior Vivien Laszloffy and senior Petra Santini, who beat the Syracuse combination of sophomore Aleah Morrow and freshman Amanda Rodgers, 9-7.

The closest Terrier to a win in singles was Laszloffy, who lost in a tiebreaker 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to Syracuse senior Emily Harman. All other Terriers were beaten in straight sets.

The women’s team will face Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday.

Friday, Mar. 30

Saturday, Mar. 31

Men’s Tennis @ St. John’s, 3 p.m.

Track @ Texas Relays, All Day

Women’s Lacrosse The America East Conference announced junior attack Danielle Etrasco as its Player of the Week on Monday.

Etrasco, the reigning America East Player of the Year, tallied eight points during BU’s wins over Yale University last Wednesday and the University of Vermont on Saturday.

She also had two ground balls, controlled 13 draws and caused one turn-

W. Lacrosse @ UMBC, 12 p.m.

Softball vs. Stony Brook, 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

M. Tennis @ Stony Brook, 1 p.m.

W. Tennis @ Dartmouth, 1 p.m.

over during the two games.

Etrasco scored five goals during BU’s 16-15 win over Vermont, inlcuding four during the second half.

Men’s Hockey Two members of the Boston University men’s hockey team took home accolades from the New England Hockey Writers Association on Tuesday.

Sophomore defenseman Adam Clendening, who was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star and

Roundup, see page 7

Sunday, Apr. 1 Softball vs. Stony Brook, 12 p.m.

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