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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016 THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY YEAR XLV. VOLUME XC. ISSUE X.

Mayor Walsh signs commitment to close gender wage gap

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A body of a student was found at Kilachand Hall Wednesday morning.

wrote. “Incidents like these occur when networked printers are accessible from the Internet. We are also working to move all printers to a private network.”

IT staff had been able to apply security settings to new printers so they are less prone to similar abuses and are working to discover and apply the settings to any printers that have been missed, Beckman noted.

Scott Paré, BUPD deputy director of public safety, said the group was able to hack the printer because it was not behind

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh joined 100 local businesses Monday in his pledge to close the gender wage gap in the City of Boston, according to a Sunday press release.

The release stated that the commitment is part of a pledge called the 100% Talent Compact, created by the Boston Women’s Workforce Council. The council, co-chaired by Evelyn Murphy and Cathy Minehan, seeks to combat the gender wage gap, according to its website.

Megan Costello, executive director of the Office of Women’s Advancement, said Walsh believes employers and residents should be a part of the solution as much as the city will be.

“The mayor had decided to take a multi-pronged approach to closing the wage gap with the understanding that employers, individuals and legislation is necessary to solve this problem,” Costello said. “We need everybody who has a unique perspective to be at this table.”

Costello also discussed Massachusetts legislation to close the gender wage gap.

“The equal pay legislation that is before the Massachusetts House right now is similar to what California passed,” Costello said. “It really talks about the need for pay transparency and giving salary ranges for when job postings happen so that people know what they should be asking for or what the company is offering.”

Murphy, a member of The Boston Club and co-chair of the council, said they hope to prove how employers making a commitment can affect the gender wage gap as a whole.

“We want to show that if you pay attention and if you deal with the unconscious bias and the cultural biases in your company to eliminate the wage gap, you will have a measurable difference in Boston,” Murphy said.

Suzanna Walters, director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Northeastern University, said she appreciates the city beginning to tackle the issue, but believes the problem is more complicated than the city is letting on.

“Yes, this is a good first start,” Walters said. “But sexism and bias run deep in our society, and it will take more than this to close the gender wage gap. For example, pay disparities are often a secondary result of a profession or field being feminized or masculinized. In other words, professions get gendered and that gendering produces and reproduces the pay disparity.”

Costello also acknowledged that some businesses need more help closing the gender wage gap.“We’re also going to work with them on an individual basis to understand what interventions they need to apply depending on where their wage gaps exist, because the wage gap exists for a variety of reasons,” Costello said. “It’s not just a one-

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BU provides counseling services after tragedy

BY SEKAR KRISNAULI AND SONIA RAO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University administration and Office of the Residence Life in Kilachand Hall continued to provide counseling sessions and services for members of the community following the death of a student Wednesday morning.

David Zamojski, assistant dean of students and director of Residence Life, sent an email to Kilachand residents Wednesday evening and announced a community session held in the Kilachand Commons for students to be among their peers and offer support to one another.

“We wanted to bring students together in Kilachand Hall because the incident occurred here today and wanted to give [BU Police Department] Deputy [Director of Public Safety Scott] Paré a chance to share what he

can about the status of the investigation,” Zamojski said after the session.

Following the session, Zamojski estimated that just over 100 members of the BU community attended the session. Brother Lawrence Whitney, the Marsh Chapel university chaplain for community life, and Maureen Mahoney, director of the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center, attended the session and announced their availability as an in-residence counseling source in the Kilachand office for some parts of Wednesday night, Zamojski said.

Crisis counselors were available to students throughout the day Wednesday, and overnight clinicians are also on call for those in need, Zamojski added.

“We want to create a community of caring, and we want to support each other,” Zamojski said. “We want to give students a chance to talk with counselors as they man-

age the feelings that they have about what had occurred.”

The body of the BU student was discovered Wednesday morning at Kilachand on 91 Bay State Road. BU and the Boston Police Department are currently investigating the death, Paré confirmed.

The body belonged to a male student who did not live in Kilachand Hall, BU spokesperson Colin Riley said. BU Today reported that a resident assistant notified BUPD and BPD of the body at 8:30 a.m.

In an emailed letter sent to the BU community around 2 p.m. Wednesday, President Robert Brown said the student’s identity would be withheld until an unspecified time out of respect for his family.

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Anti-semitic flyers reported across Charles River Campus

BY SAMANTHA J. GROSS AND SEKAR KRISNAULI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In an incident echoing a number of colleges and universities nationwide, a printer in the Boston University College of Communication received the printing job for an anti-Semitic flyer Monday morning.

“When I saw [the flyer] … it was the first thing I saw,” Jose Ponce, a senior production assistant in COM, said of when he found the flyer in his printer. “I was obviously a little shocked by it, so I called the cops, BU Police. The IT person we have in

the building called me later and said [hackers] try to access open IP accounts, and it so happens that our printer was.”

Jill Beckman, the director of service desk and desktop services at BU’s Department of Information Services and Technology, stated that the first incident reported at BU happened March 24. Since then, the department had received more than 20 reports of the same incident from different areas on the Charles River Campus, Beckman wrote in an email. “[Twenty] is a very small percentage of total printers on campus,” Beckman

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Baker-Polito announce progress for DCF

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BY LAVANYA PRABHAKAR DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced Monday progress in reforms to the Department of Children and Families, according to a Monday press release.

Baker explained in the release that even though progress has been made, the administration will continue to work to improve policies.

“Last fall we pledged, with union leadership, to better support our social workers who are on the front lines every day and reform a broken system of policies,” Baker said in the release. “Today, while we still have more work to do to improve how the Commonwealth cares for the most vulnerable children, the Department of Children and Families is making robust strides in their mission to keep kids safe.”

According to the release, five major policies have been implemented through the partnership between the Baker-Polito Administration and the DCF. The release also stated that the administration has arranged to provide $938.2 million to DCF in Fiscal Year 2017, which is $30.5 million more than in Fiscal Year 2016.

Linda Spears, commissioner of the DCF, expressed gratitude for the progress and development the DCF has experienced as a result of these reforms.

“We are appreciative of the positive working relationships we have maintained with union officials throughout this process,” Spears said in the release. “Most of all, we are grateful to our workers for their efforts to accept and move forward with reforms. Our agency is more equipped than we have ever been to protect those who need us most-children.”

Along with an increased budget, the Baker-Polito Administration has increased the number of hires in the department, according to the release.

“There has also been targeted outreach to recruit and hire frontline staff, with a record of new hires resulting in a net increase of 170 full-time employees (FTEs) since the start of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016,” the release stated. “Since September, 332 positions have been posted and 201 staff have started or will start in the

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On Monday, the Baker-Polito Administration, along with union officials, announced they were successful in their efforts to keep Boston-area children safer through reforms within the Department of Children and Families.

next few weeks.”

Dr. Mary Collins, associate dean for academic affairs at Boston University’s School of Social Work, said she was glad to see such progressive steps taken by the governor.

“There have been a lot of tragedies in Massachusetts,” Collins said. “I’m glad to see that the governor and the city are doing some things to help improve the child welfare system.”

Collins said she is most concerned about the services that will actually be provided.

“I haven’t heard a lot from the governor about that in terms of once the families become involved in the child welfare system, how are we helping them to be stronger families and are they getting the right kind of support, like housing, and access to substance abuse treatment,” Collins said.

Collins also emphasized the importance of hiring qualified social workers to work on cases and providing on-the-job training for those workers. “We think it’s appropriate to have a master’s degree in social work and then once you go into the job, there is often substantial on-the-job training so that you are trained for that particular job,” Collins said. “And then

there’s also required advanced training for specific areas, so specific topical things that may come up that you wouldn’t get in more broad-based training.”

Several Boston residents had mixed opinions about the reforms. Anne Shepherd, 61, of Beacon Hill, said she wants the administration to do even more to overhaul DCF programs.

“I don’t think that [Governor Baker]’s gone far enough to overhaul the system, which, in my opinion needs a complete overhaul,” she said. “I think that they need a lot more people involved in making the decisions.”

Paul Campbell, 28, of Back Bay, was concerned with funding for the new DCF programs.

“Definitely, it’s important for the city to fund it, but it’s a question of how much tax revenue they have to fund things,” he said. “But if there was extra funding available, I would definitely want it to go towards programs like that.”

Rebekah Montgomery, 34, of Beacon Hill, said she wants residents to be more informed about the reforms.

“I didn’t know that they were reforming [the DCF],” she said. “I think it would be great to be more informed about it.”

Tenure-track faculty see highest pay increase

BY MEAGAN SCHWARZ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tenure-track faculty members at higher education institutions remain the highest paid employees, receiving a 2.2 percent increase in median salar y in the 2015-16 period. This is the highest salar y increase of any academic rank, according to a report released Monday.

The report, conducted by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, included sur vey results from 241,491 full-time faculty members at 743 institutions across the United States in 32 general disciplines and 345 specific disciplines, and compared the results by positions as well as the subject each faculty is teaching or researching.

The report, titled “Over view: 201516 Faculty in Higher Education Salar y Sur vey Report,” found that the bestpaid disciplines for tenure-track faculty are positions in business, law and engineering fields, whereas pastoral counseling professors, Bible studies professors and linguistic studies instructors

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are reported to be the lowest paid.

“The data emphasize that institutions are continuing to make clear distinctions in pay by discipline,” CUPA-HR CEO and President Andy Brantley stated in the press release. “It’s also important to note which disciplines are hiring the largest numbers of new faculty.”

Faculty members’ earnings in the “Science Technologies” discipline have the lowest non-tenure-track to tenure-track ratio, with non-tenure-track faculty earning slightly more than half of the tenure-track faculty.

“The discipline that comes closest in equal pay … is ‘Theolog y and Religious Vocations,’ in which non-tenuretrack faculty salaries are 97.5% that of tenure-track faculty salaries,” the release stated. “However, faculty in religious studies are some of the lowest paid in general.”

CUPA-HR Director of Research Jackie Bichsel said they plan on conducting a series of future analyses on the data to further examine what affects the results of the sur vey.

“We can look at the effects of the

recession and cuts to state funding ... [and] at correlations with the increase in adjuncts and non-tenure track positions,” Bichsel said.

BU spokesperson Colin Riley said in an email that professors in different fields receive different salaries because the university needs to compete in the job market.

“Difference in salaries ref lects the marketplace in hiring for the varied disciplines,” Riley said. “Individuals with law, business and engineering degrees command higher salaries outside of higher education and therefore generally receive the highest salaries as faculty members.”

Jay Halfond, a higher education professor in the Metropolitan College, said that discipline-based salar y differences have already been the nature in post-secondar y education for some time.

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Unarmed robbery at 156 Bay State Rd. A female student reported March 21 at 5:33 p.m. that she placed an ad to sell her laptop and met with the buyer at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Silber Way. The suspect stated that he wanted to show the computer to his brother who was in a parked car. As they approached the vehicle, the suspect grabbed the computer, knocked the victim down and fled the scene.

Criminal harassment at 771 Commonwealth Ave. A male employee reported March 21 at 5:50 p.m. that he discovered a sheet of paper taped to the door of his office at Mugar Memorial Library with a handdrawn penis and his name. The victim stated that there have been several other incidents like this.

Medical assist at 685 Commonwealth Ave. Officers responded to the Tsai Performance Center March 22 at 7:24 p.m. to reports of a female student who began to shake uncontrollably. The victim was transported to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for further treatment.

Medical assist at Nickerson Field Officers responded to reports of a female student with a neck injury on Nickerson Field March 22 at 10:33 p.m.

The victim was transported to the Boston University Medical Center for further treatment.

Fraud at 864 Beacon St. A female student at 864 Beacon St. reported March 24 at 2:12 p.m. that she was the victim of a fraud. The victim stated that she received a text from a person wishing to hire her as a tutor, then received a check in the mail for $4,800 with instructions to take her payment out and forward the remaining $4,260 to South Carolina. The victim was later notified that the check was drawn from a bank that did not exist.

Marijuana possession at 610 Beacon St. The Office of Residence Life staff at Myles Standish Hall reported to have found a male student inpossession of a small amount of marijuana in a dorm room at 610 Beacon St. Friday at 10:07 p.m. Officers confiscated the marijuana.

Medical Assist at Myles Officers responded to reports Saturday at 1:27 a.m. of an intoxicated female student in the sixth-floorbathroom in Myles. The victim was transported to the BUMC for further treatment.

Medical Assist at 91 Bay State Rd. Officers responded to Kilachand Hall Sunday at 1:47 a.m. for reports of an intoxicated female student on a bench in front of the building. The victim was transported to BUMC for further treatment.

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Nationwide higher education institutions find similar incidents FLYER, FROM PAGE 1

a network security firewall. He said there had been several reports of this type of hacking on campus, including other printers with open ports and office fax machines.

“We had a couple of other reports previously, and obviously what we ask is that anyone who receives this type of hateful [flyer], that they contact us immediately,” Paré said.

The flyer includes two swastikas and instructs a “white man” to “join us in the struggle for global white supremacy.” It accuses Jews of “destroying your country though mass immigration and degeneracy” and provides a web address for the Neo-Nazi group. The site, The Daily Stormer, claims credit for the flyer and posted on its website, “Thousands of printers are printing this flyer, all across the globe!”

BU Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore said he hopes students are aware of the university’s efforts to prevent similar “unsettling” incidences from happening and hopes students have people they trust to talk to.

“There’s this vulnerability we certainly feel when people are able to … come into our lives through our printers, our phones, in ways that we don’t expect and we don’t think could happen,” Elmore said.

Initial reports of the incident began Saturday. The flyer had shown up in a number of higher education institutions including Brown University, California State University at Long Beach, Clark University, DePaul University, Oregon State University, Princeton University, the Univer-

sity of California at Davis, the University of Oregon, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Southern California.

Several colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that have experienced similar incidences include Smith College, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Northeastern University.

A NEU representative wrote in an email to The Daily Free Press that more than 20 printers around campus were hacked and have received the flyers. The university’s data security staff determined the hacking orginated from overseas, the statement noted.

“We quickly put a firewall in place to block further attacks,” according to the statement. “This should substantially mitigate this kind of risk, but our experts say it cannot be completely eliminated.”

Several BU students said the act of hacking a printer and spreading a troubling message is both inconsiderate and concerning.

Caspar La Pierre, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said he disapproves of the fact that the printers were hacked, but thinks anyone should be allowed to express his or her beliefs.

“If they hacked the printer, that, of course, is not OK,” La Pierre said. “That’s breaking all kinds of rules. But the fact that you should be allowed to express whatever you believe in should be maintained. Even though it might be frowned upon because of a history that is dark.”

Christine Magill, a sophomore in

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On Monday, Jose Ponce, the senior production assistant in the College of Communication, discovered anti-Semitic material printed from his office printer.

CAS, said this incident made her worried for other hateful acts that may occur in the wake of the presidential election.

“That’s not something that people see a lot,” she said. “To have something like that pop up now, with the politics and everything going on in the U.S. presidential election, it’s scary. There have been a lot of comparisons with [the Nazi] regime and Trump and all of the things that are hap-

pening.”

Sara Gorton, a sophomore in COM, said she was disappointed in the group that committed the hacking.

“Obviously that shouldn’t happen, and it sucks that there are people out there who are like that,” she said. “They actually believe the propaganda and things like that and go so far as to try to distribute it on college campuses.”

Discipline-based pay becoming common

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size-fits-all solution. You really need to understand where the gaps are, both in the sense of dollars and cents, but also in the sense of where there are fewer women than there should be in leadership positions.”

Murphy clarified that the goal of the initiatives is to see gradual improvements.

“We believe that that measurable difference can happen in, say, the next five years,” Murphy said. “So that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Several Boston residents said they believe the city was long overdue on the issue.

Christopher Gelormini, 35, of Jamaica Plain, said he couldn’t believe women aren’t already paid being paid equal wages.

“I think it’s kind of crazy that it’s still even an issue,” he said. “If a woman can do the same job as a man, the pay should be the same. I know, obviously, over history, women were in much lesser roles, but I think at this stage in the game, it would be odd not to have equal pay.”

Carlos Velazquez, 31, of Roslindale, was particularly interested in all workers being allowed to discuss their salaries.

“Of course, I agree with workers inside their jobs having a right to talk about what they’re earning every single month,” he said.

“And of course, women and men have the same rights and need to get the same value.

If they are in the same position, of course, it doesn’t matter if it’s guys or ladies. They need to earn the same salary for the same position.”

Karen Slattery, 64, of the South End, said she believes more information should be released about what the city is doing to close the gender wage gap.

“It depends on the business,” she said.

“I can’t be specific because I need to know what industry we’re talking about … Most of it was fair when I worked in civil service.

Wages do need to go up for everyone, but it’s unclear how this could happen.”

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced his commitment to closing the gender wage gap on Monday in a gathering with 100 local businesses.

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Halfond said. “Not only are schools like BU competing with other universities for great faculty, but [the university is competing] with the temptation to earn far more in the ‘real world.’”

Although differences in salar y often causes “env y from other professors in fields with different competitive markets,” sometimes the university makes its decision based on the faculty’s ability to raise external funding and teaching load, Halfond explained.

Several students said they were not surprised by the results of the report, and most understood why different disciplines result in different salaries.

Madison Berman, a freshman in the Questrom School of Business, said she disagreed with the idea of paying professors differently based on their fields of expertise.

“It’s unfair to the professors who are being paid less for the same hours and workload,” Berman said.

Meghan Volcy, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said while

she understands why universities choose this common practice, she is concerned how the difference in professors’ salaries can affect values people place on certain disciplines.

“Certain majors and career fields are more in demand than others,” Volcy said. “[However,] it decreases the social importance of certain positions, plays a heav y part in a student’s decision of what they pursue in college … and at the end of the day, makes people feel inferior for doing what they love to do.”

Grace Yang, a freshman in College of General Studies, said she believes this practice of determining faculty income across higher institutions is justifiable only to a certain extent.

“In certain fields — for example, engineering — kids have to do more work as opposed to others,” Yang said.

“There should not be an income gap — one professor making six figures while another’s just getting by.”

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MBTA reveals to public new online Performance Dashboard

BY GRACE LI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack announced Monday the launch of the new Performance Dashboard for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, according to a Monday press release.

The Dashboard is an online portal that allows T riders to keep updated on the daily reliability levels of the four subway lines and 170 bus routes, creating a new sense of transparency, according to the release.

The release stated that the Dashboard is driven by data that focuses on “reliability, ridership, financials, and customer satisfaction.” This tracking website will provide the public the ability to view the reliability of the trains and buses all day long, as well as during periods of heavy traffic.

“Our ultimate goal is to make the MBTA one of the best transit systems in the country,” Pollack said in the release. “The Dashboard reflects our priority of making data-driven decisions and in keeping us accountable when it comes to customer satisfaction.”

The Dashboard will be able to provide these reliability levels to the more than a million

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority launched a “Performance Dashboard” website Monday that displays data concerning customer satisfaction and the accuracy of schedules among other aspects of the transit agency.

passengers that use the MBTA system every weekday.

Jason Johnson, spokesperson for the MBTA, wrote in an email that this marks the first time performance data for all four branches of the Green Line is publically available. Johnson added that comments on social media have already provided a strong positive response to the Dashboard.

“Public comment is important in that it allows the MBTA to reach out to a broad range of community organizations and

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family,” Brown wrote. “We cannot at this time offer additional information about identity or circumstances.”

Charles Dellheim, director of the Kilachand Honors College, and Zamojski sent an email to Kilachand Hall residents earlier Wednesday, around 12:30 p.m.

“The ninth floor of Kilachand Hall is closed due to the investigation,” the email stated. “The University will release a statement soon and more information will be shared with the community after Boston Police complete their initial investigation.”

Dellheim and Zamojski also offered help to any Kilachand students affected by the incident.

“Crisis counselors are currently available in the Residence Life office at Kilachand Hall if you would like to speak with them,” they wrote.

“We understand that word may be spreading about this incident and ask you to call your parents to let them know you are safe and well.”

In his email, Brown offered similar support to the wider BU community.

“As we do when our community experiences tragedy, we are making counseling resources available to any individuals who need assistance, and we strongly encourage people to turn to our experienced counseling and pastoral staff,” he wrote.

Several students said they were stunned by the news. Anne Kim, a

freshman in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, said she could see the body from her room on the third floor of Kilachand.

“I tried really hard not to look at the body,” Kim said. “I have a lot of things going on, and what happened was very confusing. Some people just woke up and saw the body.”

Brianna Shorte, a sophomore in the Questrom School of Business, commended the university for providing support services for those affected by the incident, though she said she wished to know more about the case.

“We can’t determine how people are going to react to a situation … but, I mean, [the university] is doing what they can, so it’s awesome,” Shorte said.

Praveen Menon, a Kilachand resident and a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, attended the evening session at Kilachand.

Following the session, he said counseling sessions provide a safe place for members of the community to heal.

“The university is doing things right by the family, which is very important,” Menon said. “In the session, something I found very important is a sense of community and how everyone came together. Everyone grieves in their own way, and keeping more options cater more students’ needs.”

Alex Li contributed to the reporting of this article.

transportation stakeholders to encourage review and comment on the service improvement or change options,” Johnson wrote.

Kristina Egan, director of Transportation for Massachusetts, said the Dashboard is a great new tool for riders to use.

“The Performance Dashboard is a wonderful step in the right direction so that consumers can understand how well the T will be performing,” Egan said.

“We believe that having transparent and accurate data helps commuters figure out how they

can get to work most quickly and most reliably.”

Egan pointed out that after last winter, the MBTA largely lost the trust of the general public in its ability to perform.

“We’re committed at Transportation for Massachusetts to ensuring that our public’s information about transportation is transparent, efficient and very public-dollar viable,” Egan said.

“So having a dashboard with outward-facing information that is easily understandable is really important for rebuilding trust in

the MBTA.” Several Boston residents shared their opinions on the new Dashboard and the MBTA in general.

John Carroll, 50, of Brighton, said he already uses the bus app to monitor how far away the trains are while he’s waiting at his stop, but he has disappointed with its accuracy.

“We’re very behind in technology,” he said. “This morning when I took the T, I saw five trains going one way, and I was waiting for the one coming my way for a while … You’re kind of always going to be at the mercy of the T.” Brian Quinn, 36, of Back Bay, said the Dashboard might be helpful.

“I’m glad people riding the T can finally see what’s going on,” he said. “I feel like the T never reveals much to the public, so I’m glad that’s changing.”

However, Rebecca Carlisle, 32, of Back Bay, said she has been dissatisfied with the MBTA for a while now.

“I feel like I’m always waiting and there are always problems,” she said. “Every day, there’s some delay or some problem somewhere, and I don’t think this Dashboard is going to change that.”

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"Megacities Asia" showcases sculptural art from found objects

BY ALLEGRA PEELOR DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In the past 50 years, “megacities,” those with 10 million or more people, have sprouted up all over the world, especially in Asia. As a result, artists have taken to the streets and started creating art from found objects that reflects heightened urbanization and population density in these cities.

“Megacities Asia” is the largest organized, contemporary exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts. It highlights sculptural art made from found objects from five megacities in Asia — Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Mumbai and Delhi.

“There are certainly painters and photographers who are looking at the ways cities are morphing and the fluidity with which that has happened,” said Al Miner, co-curator of the exhibition. “But the artists in this exhibition use the city not only as a subject, but also as a medium.”

Currently, there are about 30 megacities all over the world, a majority of which are in Asia.

The curators wanted to focus on these five cities, however, because they have seen a historic population boom in the last 50 years.

Laura Weinstein, the Ananda Coomaraswamy curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the MFA, wanted to explore questions about what is happening in these cities that are experiencing a population spike and how artists are responding.

“There’s something really unique happening in Asia in regards to urbanization,” Weinstein said.

All of the works in the exhibit are made from found objects or other unconventional

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Ai Weiwei’s sculpture “Forever,” which is made of bicycles, will be on display in the Ann and Graham Gund Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts at the new exhibition “Megacities Asia,” opening on Sunday.

materials.

“What we see today are objects and materials that are not necessarily precious, but you’ll see materials that are available on an enormous scale,” Miner said.

Although most of the featured pieces will be housed in the MFA’s Ann and Graham Gund Gallery from April 3 through July 17, there will also be a piece on the MFA’s front lawn and a sculpture in Marketplace Center near Faneuil Hall.

One of the first works the viewer sees when entering the gallery is Delhi artist Subodh Gupta’s “Take off your shoes and wash your hands,” a piece that emphasizes the importance of materials. It’s built completely from shiny,

stainless steel kitchen racks, dishes and utensils.

In addition to evoking an idea of Delhi’s large population, it also raises questions about the food supply and how to feed 20 million people.

“Despite the fact that you have this huge, massive humanity packed together so tightly, there’s not a lack of humanity,” Weinstein said.

“And instead, maybe you can think of it as these households connected to one another through food.”

The piece also suggests religious and cultural customs that are attached to the kitchen in India, especially among Hindu families.

“The purity of the space is very important,” Weinstein said. “For Subodh, these are objects that actually animate some of the funda-

mental practices and relationships in the family and in human society more generally.”

Aaditi Joshi, of Mumbai, also uses found objects that play a large role in Indian life. In her piece “Untitled,” she heated and fused together plastic bags to create a colorful sculpture.

“In Mumbai, you see a huge usage of plastic everywhere,” Joshi said. “It was very natural for me to be inspired by this medium.”

Most of the pieces in the exhibit, including “Untitled,” invite the interaction and reaction of spectators.

“Walk around, walk into, climb into … interact [with the art],” Miner said. “When you’re in a city of that size, you become acutely aware of how much space you do or don’t take up.

That’s something Laura and I wanted as a key component of the exhibition.”

One of the most interactive exhibits is Asim Waqif’s “Venu,” a bamboo structure held together with rope that viewers can walk inside of and touch.

“I think there’s some sort of invisible barrier between the art world and the viewers,” Waqif said. “In most industrial countries, the viewer has been trained so much in the act of viewing art that they are very passive.”

Waqif is also interested in using bamboo because it’s a very old medium, but it is still strong and holds up to modern design. Not a lot of people in India take advantage of bamboo, however, because of its old-world associations.

“There’s an urgent need to start looking at traditional technology and experience, combine it with art and let the possibilities of industrial technology right now tell a more balanced way of living,” Waqif said. “[I am] defying where the traditional ends and the modern starts.”

CATALYST THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

Brains of young marijuana users respond differently to social exclusion

BY MARIA PAZ NOYEN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts General Hospital has revealed previously unrecognized insights into the consequences of marijuana use that alters cognitive functioning in young, frequent users.

Using marijuana recreationally and frequently has an unexpected response from the part of the brain known as the insula, which is responsible for self-awareness and perception, according to the study “Altered Neural Processing to Social Exclusion in Young Adult Marijuana Users,” published in the March issue of Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

“The unexpected reduction in insula response may indicate that marijuana users are less conscious of social norms or have reduced ability to reflect on negative social situations,” said Jodi Gilman, a professor at Harvard Medical School and lead author of the study. “But we currently are unable to determine whether these differences in neural processing are a cause or a result of marijuana use.”

In the study, researchers recruited a total of 42 Boston-area college students — 20 students who reported using marijuana up to four times a week as well as 22 students who claimed they had not used marijuana recently. Although the students were initially told that the experiment was about mental visualization, the experiment was actually designed to test responses to social isolation and ostracism. The participants

were instructed to take part in a computer module called Cyberball, an online game of catch that was actually programmed to “throw” them the ball only 75 percent of the time, unbeknownst to participants.

The aim of Cyberball was to give participants a sense of social isolation and exclusion by not involving them in the game 100 percent of the time.

The participants were asked to report and imagine the experience, as if it were a game of reality. When the game was over, they were asked about how they felt during the times when they were excluded from play. Images taken using an MRI machine showed there was significant insula activity in the non-marijuana control group and none in the user group.

Gilman said she was unsure of the study’s implications — researchers are still trying to make sense of this information — but believes it has opened a door for further exploration.

“It is hard to speculate whether [the findings] translate to actual differences in social behavior in real-world situations,” she said. “That is definitely an area for future study.”

Barak Caine, a professor in Boston University’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, disagreed with the conclusion of the study, which states that marijuana damages both physical and mental functioning.

“There is not a lot of evidence that [marijuana] damages,” he said. “There might be differences in the way the brain forms, but it’s not a straightforward consensus among scientists.”

ILLUSTRATION BY SOFIA FARENTINOS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A study conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found that young marijuana users experience social interactions differently than non-users.

Students making the transition to college from high school might be tempted to engage in marijuana use for a variety of reasons. Some smoke out of conformity to social pressures, while others use marijuana to help alleviate academic and personal stress. When asked about whether people of all ages are equally susceptible to the effects that marijuana has on the brain, Gilman said she believed youths are the population most likely to be socially affected by marijuana.

“I think there is a lot of evidence that young people are susceptible to peer influence,” she said. “Throughout adulthood,

peer influence dissipates, but [young people] become reliant on peers for social cues and advice.”

Today, “weed culture” has become so embedded in society, especially among the youth, that those who participate in it often naively focus on the benefits of smoking while glossing over its potential negative effects. Caine, however, said he believes that anyone can make bad decisions, not just frequent or infrequent drug users.

“The most common presumption is that heavy drug users, particularly at younger ages, tend towards making incautious decisions,” he said. “Everyone is guilty of it.”

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INBUSINESS THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

Anime Boston goers "choose you," Japanese dealers, brands

PHOTOS BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Girls dress as renditions of nurses from the anime show, "Vocaloid." (above) A woman dresses as Greg from the miniseries “Over the Garden Wall” with the signature kettle and frog on her head. (below)

BY CORINA PINTADO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

From “Pokémon” to “Dragon Ball Z,” Americans are no strangers to Japanese anime, and the fervor reached a high at Anime Boston this past weekend at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Hynes Convention Center.

Since the inaugural festivity began in 2003, the three-day convention has become a marketing hotspot for many dealers and brands that say they’ve seen increased sales correlating with the popularity of Japanese anime.

Hynes Convention Center and the

downtown Sheraton and Hilton hotels were brimming with fans decked out as their most cherished characters. The well-dressed attendees had the chance to learn more about the industry they’ve come to love and chat with businesses.

Ruth Lampi, owner of The Five Wits in Shawnee, Oklahoma, has attended Anime Boston for the past 10 years as both an attendee and a dealer. Her inventory includes wigs, books, shirts and what’s known as marimos, a rare form of Japanese algae.

“I’ve always been into fandoms like ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Lord of the Rings,’ but then I started

getting into these animations with serialized stories that evolved much more interestingly than other cartoons,” Lampi said. “If anything, Miyazaki’s work sealed the deal.”

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director, among other titles, who has become world renowned for his anime feature films.

The growing popularity of Japanese anime television series, films and manga, a style of Japanese graphic novels, overseas is one part of the Japanese government’s recent initiative, Cool Japan. According to TIME, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry approved the $500 million, 20-year-long project in 2013 in order to export Japan’s creative industries abroad to help local businesses boost the country’s economy.

Additionally, The Japan Times reported that small and midsize firms represent creative industries like anime and manga and often lack the finances to run global operations.

TwyLite Fashion is an online business that sells Lolita-inspired clothing and accessories, which has become a subculture of Japanese street fashion that’s based on Victorian era clothing. Over the course of 15 years, the brand has catered to a particularly loyal niche of anime fans.

Anthony Sparks, of Tasty Peach Studios, a boutique in Mishawaka, Indiana, has also seen a rise in sales for the Kawaii-inspired and Japanese minimalist brand at conventions throughout the country.

“We have blown up,” Sparks said. “This is our

third year at Anime Boston, and sales have increased, making this event one of our most successful ones of the year. We’ve noticed that as certain shows or trends get bigger in the anime world, we get more sales when we reflect them in our products.”

Lampi also takes into account what’s going on in the anime world based on the requests of her customers.

“For a while, our bread and butter were ‘Hosta’ wigs, which was nice because it was an extremely popular web comic and everyone wanted blonde or black hair,” Lampi said.

“That trend is starting to ease off while ‘Other Tail’ is growing, which involves a broader range of colored wigs. We try to keep current with what’s going on because we want to please the customer, but we’re all cosplayers and anime nerds at heart.”

For Kyohei Ishiguro, the anime director of the popular series “Your Lie in April,” Anime Boston is the first American convention he has ever attended. Yet in the modern digital age, he said that anime can easily cross barriers and borders to reach a larger audience more rapidly. “[Americans] comprehended it [the anime film] in the same way that the original Japanese audience does,” Ishiguro said. “They felt the same emotions at the very same moments that the Japanese audience originally did. It really made me realize that it doesn’t matter what your race or where you are geographically, there’s a common theme.”

SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

The Filharmonic fuses traditional a capella with Filipino heritage

BY ALLEGRA PEELOR DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Filharmonic, a Los Angeles-based a cappella group that played the ensemble “Manila Envy” in “Pitch Perfect 2,” will perform Friday at Boston College. The group keeps in touch with its members’ shared Filipino heritage while performing pop hits using just their voices.

The group originally caught the attention of the president of The Philippine Society of Boston College, BC senior Lemuel Lim, when the group made it to the semifinals on NBC’s “The Sing-Off” in 2013. Lim said he was drawn to their “nationalistic pride.”

“The main goal of the whole group was to tap into that Filipino culture and promote Filipino talent in the industry, because you don’t see much of it,” said VJ Rosales, a vocalist in The Filharmonic.

As a whole, members of The Filharmonic said they are happy to perform at BC because they like meeting Filipino clubs and societies.

They said they enjoy being on tour so that they can meet new people and “engage different audiences.”

“When we actually meet and greet with them, there’s different personalities and different people,” Rosales said. “Sometimes we meet new people who have heard us for the first time and are really supportive. Everything about the Philippines is very family-oriented, so it’s cool to be a part of that whole culture.”

The Filharmonic is visiting 64 colleges all over the United States as part of its “Get Up and Go Tour.” Lim said he’s glad the colleges are giv-

ing The Filharmonic a platform to “share their talent” and “put their name out there.”

“They’re passionate performers — it’s obvious,” Lim said. “No matter what venue they’re given, they’re very happy and very appreciative of the support they get.”

PSBC also wanted to bring The Filharmonic to Boston because April is Asian Pacific American Heritage month at BC. PSBC collaborated with the student organizations Against the Current, a Christian a cappella group, and Black Experience in America Through Song, an R&B a cappella group, to set up this event with the goal of “spreading awareness and instilling appreciation” for Asian Pacific-American culture.

Lim said he liked how the “About” page of The Filharmonic’s website lists where the members’ parents are originally from in the Philippines. PSBC partly wanted the group to perform at BC because of the large role music plays in Filipino culture.

“They showcase our talent that we have in our community,” Lim said. “Music is a huge part of our culture … It’s not supposed to be by yourself, it’s a celebration. They bring that part of their culture with them, too.”

Trace Gaynor, a vocalist in The Filharmonic, said the group thinks a cappella is rising in popularity because there is “no hiding” and there is “something authentic” about having completely vocal music.

“No one goes into a cappella thinking [they’re] going to be a huge rock star,” Gaynor said. “It’s cool being recognized by huge names in the industry.”

Rosales said he enjoys singing a cappella because it is a unique art form and the group can

PHOTO COURTESY JORDAN ABRANTES

The Filharmonic, the Los Angeles-based a cappella group that played Manila Envy in “Pitch Perfect 2,” will perform at Boston College Friday night.

have fun making music.

“No one in the industry really does a cappella, so it’s cool to have a genre where we can be different,” Rosales said. “Arranging for a cappella is really cool and really fun. We can get really creative.”

One of the most difficult but rewarding aspects of being on tour as an a cappella act, Rosales said, is that the way the group sounds is completely dependent on the singers’ voices.

“It’s very exposed,” he said. “When you see a cappella happen live, there’s no backing track.

It’s all real. It’s hard to do, and I think people see

that and appreciate it.”

Although the group has mostly done covers of popular songs, its next goal is to put out more original music and eventually make an album with only original songs. The Filharmonic already has one hit original song in the Philippines.

“We are trying to find songs that people will want to hear and also that we can put our own spin on,” Rosales said. “Our ultimate goal is to go to those huge venues to get our own original music out there to represent our Filipino culture.”

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Samantha J. Gross, Editor-in-Chief Sonia Rao, Managing Editor

t h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t u d e n t n e w s pa p e r a t b o s t o n u n i v e r s i t y

45th year | Volume 90 | Issue X The Free Press (ISSN 1094-7337) is published Thursdays during the academic year except during vacation and exam periods by Back Bay Publishing Co.,Inc., a nonprofit corporation operated by Boston University students. No content can be reproduced without the permission of Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. Copyright © 2015 Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved.

Rhonda Mak, Multimedia Editor

Lucas Williams, Editorial Page Editor

Chloe Bruning, Blog Editor

Sekar Krisnauli T., Campus Editor

Christy Osler, Features Editor

Shakti Rovner, Office Manager

Olivia Quintana, City Editor

Sarah Silbiger, Photo Editor

Jonathan Sigal, Sports Editor

Rachel Chmielinski, Layout Editor

The Daily Free Press endorses BU Recharged for SG The most prominent theme in deliberating our endorsement for this year’s Boston University Student Government Executive Board election was balance — balance between student interests and administrative diplomacy, between lofty goals and realistic planning and between student involvement and student demands.

All three SG slates — BU Recharged, Clean Slate and NewBU — share the common goal of engaging with and representing the student body in a more direct manner. But with us, the slate that exemplifies the previously stated ideals most effectively is BU Recharged.

Made up of Louis Vitti, a junior in the Questrom School of Business, for president; Laura Davis, a sophomore in the College of Communication, for executive vice president; Anai Sanchez Riveron, a junior in COM, for VP of internal affairs; and Justin Flynn, a junior in Questrom, for VP of finance, BU Recharged is the SG slate that can most effectively balance performance with passion.

The entire slate is amiable and approachable to BU students, and we can see how this would likely reflect its relationship with the administration as well. BU Recharged’s members acknowledge that representing student interests also means being able to respectfully engage with the administration.

Both Vitti and Flynn’s prior experiences in SG as judicial commissioners show that they understand the possibilities and limita-

tions of SG itself. But that’s not to leave out Davis and Riveron, whose previous leadership experiences with the Panhellenic Council and the West Campus Residence Hall Council, respectively, give them fresh perspectives on SG while still bolstering their leadership skills.

Of course, NewBU and Clean Slate run very tight campaigns with distinct appeal as well.

The most magnetic aspect of Clean Slate, specifically, is its passion for magnifying the student body’s voice and its dedication to standing its ground in front of the administration in the name of student interests. Its dedication to igniting student activism is undeniable, but there is a point when students and administration come to a standstill in which neither group is willing to back down. And that political stagnation won’t get the student body far.

Though admirable, some of Clean Slate’s policies are too idealistic as well. Collaborating with the City of Boston on regulating rent sounds incredible in theory but difficult to execute in practice. And though the slate is founded upon the student voice, there are dozens of student groups on campus that demand representation. There’s the feeling that Clean Slate is listening to those with the loudest and most radical platforms at the expense of other, less politically active students groups.

Like Clean Slate, NewBU was built on goals, goals and more goals. Its campaign is utilitarian and academically oriented. New-

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raised the eyebrows of our editorial board. To us, Student Government represents an entity that primarily serves the students and those involved within the BU community. As much as we appreciate community outreach and applaud the slate for looking to help others, we feel that there are other resources on campus better suited to do this job.

However, the BU Recharged’s understanding of how to approach students and the administration proves to be an asset that was missing from the other slates. Vitti’s enthusiasm for more well-rounded representation was highlighted in his comprehensive answers and clearly outlined goals. Flynn shows a deep dedication to compromising with both students and the Allocations Board in terms of budgeting and funding.

BU Recharged is also the only slate that truly acknowledges that SG needs to learn how to work together and collect itself before any major project can be accomplished. In a significant portion of its platform, the slate specifically laid out that it would improve multicultural representation on campus by establishing a Multicultural Committee to advocate for diverse student interests in SG. As the most charismatic slate running this election, there is no doubt the slate will use its easy access to the administration to represent the most students in the most effective way possible.

BU Recharged is ready to take on the SG balancing act.

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Some of NewBU’s proposals, such as placing on-call medical professionals in each dormitory and addressing grade deflation, are great in theory. But the proposals would logistically have a difficult time actually being implemented.

NewBU’s platform is built on diversity. Though its slate is made up of students from all backgrounds, its appeal is very niche.

Its campaign is catered toward the more career-oriented BU students and academic types. Expanding 3-D printing and opening a coffee shop in the Photonics Center are goals angled to a specific group of people that doesn’t necessarily represent all of the university.

In this regard, BU Recharged is the strongest slate. It is both focused on increasing representation in SG for student groups with the smallest voices, and it has the most realistically achievable goals out of all three slates.

Even in campaigning, BU Recharged has proven that it can communicate with professional businesses in a respectful and effective manner. The slate has already partnered with Favor and GoPuff to appeal to prospective voters. That’s already a testament to the group’s communication skills and ambition.

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Fish down under in Outback Puerto Rican debt unprecedented

BY FELICIA GANS COLUMNIST

Growing up, my family spent many summer weekends in Ventnor City, New Jersey, one of many towns that South Jerseyans affectionately refer to as “the shore.”

Each weekend started the same way: my family and I playing the Tetris game called “The Gans Family Tries to Fit Everything They Own in a Car as if They’re Going to a Place Without Civilization Rather Than a Family Member’s (My Grandfather’s) Home.”

Ventnor, a place that in fact does have civilization, sits on an island, sandwiched between the infamous gambling town of Atlantic City and the family-oriented, small shop-driven community of Margate City. In comparison to its neighbors, Ventnor is quiet.

It usually attracts an older audience, meaning its shops often close early, and without casinos and boardwalk stores, its beachfront is nearly empty at night.

Compared to my relatively busy life in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, Ventnor was my quiet getaway.

But I hadn’t heard quiet until I traveled to the Northern Territory of Australia, an area more commonly known by tourists and natives alike as “the Outback.”

And like all people who decide to travel to a place that actually is without civilization, I decided to bring just one backpack for my four-day adventure, accidentally leaving a bathing suit, a towel, sunscreen, bug spray and a fourth shirt at home.

Note to Mom: I apologize for lying to you when you asked if I had everything I needed.

I was already on my way to the airport, and I didn’t want you to worry.

OK, so I may have gone a little overboard with the minimalist thing. But in a weird way, forgetting the items I thought I needed helped me see that I didn’t really need them after all.

And here’s the good news: Despite my lack of resources, I came home with no sunburn, only four bug bites and a brand new perspective on my life.

When I started planning my Outback trip, I knew it would be out of my comfort zone. My coffee-drinking, Twitter-checking, hand-washing ways would be out the window when I was in the middle of an almost-desert — there’s technically too much vegetation to

be classified a desert — with no coffee shop, phone service or soap in sight.

And I’m not even exaggerating. I went a solid 36 hours without finding hand soap at any campsite or public rest stop bathroom. In the same 36 hours, I had no phone reception, let alone Wi-Fi connection. We even stopped at a rest stop with a “Phone Service Petition” at the cash register. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one at a loss. And when it came to caffeine, my options were gas station coffee or instant espresso powder. I tried each and decided neither was worth it.

On the first night, as I set up my swag and sleeping bag for a night sleeping under the stars, I watched hesitantly as a four-legged insect crawled out of my swag.

“There has got to be more where that came from,” I thought.

“Oh, who are you kidding? You’re sleeping on the ground,” a stronger, sassier part of my brain snapped in response. “Bugs are everywhere. Get over it.”

Knowing I had no other choice, I crawled into my sleeping bag and rested my head on a pillow that had been slept on by God-knowshow-many other people. I stared at the sky, just thinking about how gross I felt — hands unwashed, insects flying into my face, sweat dried in my hair.

The campsite had shower stalls, but of course, I forgot my towel. I ultimately gave in the next night and showered using a T-shirt to dry my body, but that first night, I just sat in my sleeping bag, feeling dirty as ever and wondering why and how people enjoy this thing called “camping.”

My thoughts were interrupted when someone in my tour group pointed to an extra-bright star and said, “Wow, that’s Jupiter.”

Conversation fizzled out as everyone stared up at the sky in admiration.

And for some reason, that’s when it hit me: I’m in the Outback, and I’m seeing stars that I’ve never even seen before. Who cares if there are a few harmless bugs crawling on my legs?

Despite the culture shock, my adventure to the Outback was a special one. It forced me to be comfortable with the world around me and accept the things I could not change. The emptiness of the Outback roads, though eerie at times, had a peaceful quietness to them, a welcoming presence that said, “I know you’re a stranger to this, but it’s OK. Just relax, and you’ll learn to love it.”

So did I love it? For four days, yes. It was the getaway I needed, a chance to open my mind to a new side of Australia and force myself to let go of the material items in exchange for a life-changing experience.

But let’s face it. Quiet dirt roads are no place for a fish. I’ll always be a city girl — or, in some cases, a New Jersey suburb girl — at heart.

BY LUCY GAMADES COLUMNIST

Puerto Rico is in serious trouble. The island is facing a massive debt crisis, on par with Greece and Argentina. This past August, the commonwealth missed a $58 million payment it owed (mostly to the residents of Puerto Rico), according to Vox. The country’s debt now totals around $72 billion, with little way out of the hole. Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, not a state or a city, so it cannot declare bankruptcy and neither can any of its towns, municipalities or school districts. There is nothing on the books about how to deal with the present situation.

How does a territory ratchet up so much debt? In this case, it seems to be a combination of bad policies and bad luck. For years, Puerto Rico offered bonds to cover its budget shortcomings, a highly popular move with investors since the bonds were tax exempt in all 50 states. Then, in 1996, U.S. manufacturers began to leave the territory after Congress ended their tax breaks.

The country did not restructure and continued to accumulate debt. It got even worse in 2006, according to Vox, when the U.S. economy tanked and Puerto Rico could not adjust with currency depreciation. In theory, the country’s once cheap debts could have been used for public works projects to boost the infrastructure, but instead the territory ran a more generous welfare program than it could afford in the long-term, so when the hard times hit, they were just left with their debt.

This is a lot of convoluted economic talk, but the crisis has humanitarian concerns as well. More than 150 Puerto Rican schools have closed since 2010, according to The Boston Globe. The government will soon have to start laying off public employees like police officers, firefighters and some medical personnel. Not to mention that the Zika virus has hit Puerto Rico especially hard and is worsened by the fact that residents cannot afford to buy window screens to prevent mosquito bites.

In an op-ed published in The New York Times, writer and composer Lin Manuel-Miranda, the voice behind the hugely popular musical “Hamilton,” made a plea for the place where he spent childhood summers.

“Please let us not get bogged down in Puerto Rico’s status,” he wrote. “If a ship is

sinking, you don’t ask, ‘Well, what type of ship is it and what type of ship should it be?’ You rescue the people aboard.”

Puerto Rico’s status is a big part of the unique problem it is facing. Its inability to declare bankruptcy — like Detroit did in 2013 — has left the Obama administration and many Democrats in Congress pushing for a restructuring of the territory’s economic framework, arguing that its costs would be minimal to the U.S. taxpayer. This has received pushback from both sides of the aisle, with some Democrats saying this would assert too much control over the Puerto Rican government and some Republicans raising concerns about what that would mean for the sovereign debts of the states.

Should Puerto Rico become its own nation? That would certainly help solve some of its woes. It could set its own currency and its businesses would not be forced to adhere to the policies of the much wealthier United States.

However, the people of Puerto Rico do not appear to want to become independent. In a 2012 referendum, over 60 percent of those who cast votes wanted full statehood, while just a little over 5 percent voted for independence, according to CNN. Puerto Rico’s residents are in a very questionable position in which they are American citizens, but disenfranchised. They cannot vote in the presidential general election, but are allowed to vote in the primaries. The country has a representative in Congress, but he also cannot vote. As a result, people who Puerto Ricans had no say in electing hold the fate of the territory in their hands. As John Oliver pointed out in a March 2015 episode of his show, “Last Week Tonight,” the law that won’t let Puerto Rican citizens vote is “a 100-year-old legal decision written by a racist that was always supposed to be temporary.”

It’s a complicated issue, but surely it’s obvious by now that this arrangement is not working. The longer this debt crisis goes unresolved, the worse it’s going to get in Puerto Rico. The people there are Americans, and they deserve more than what we are giving them.

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ow does a territory ratchet up so much debt? ...

Bad policies and bad luck.

Interrobang The captain of Australia’s professional Quidditch team recently admitted that he doesn’t like “Harry Potter” and only played Quidditch to impress a girl.

We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know — what ulterior motives do BU people have for doing what they do?

CFA: To play “Wonderwall” on guitar

President Brown: To ride upon his golden Vespa

SHA: To get drunk in a wine tasting class

FitRec Cardio Bunnies: To validate that extra bagel

COM: To get the best profile pic

BU Snapchat Story: To prove we have as much school spirit as BC

BU Theatre Groups: To relive high school glory

FreeP: To make paper (look at us now)

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20 Questions with BU lacrosse defenseman Quintin Germain 2. Did you expect to come in and play such a major role right from the get-go?

BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The buzzword surrounding the No. 20 Boston University men’s lacrosse team’s rise is maturity, but a key piece is still relatively new to college lacrosse.

Freshman defenseman Quintin Germain has started every game of BU’s (8-2, 3-1 Patriot League) 2016 season and is a major reason why it allows 8.6 goals a game. The Huntington, New York native has eight ground balls and six caused turnovers to his name, but his contributions often extend beyond the stat sheet.

BU head coach Ryan Polley recently lauded Germain’s lacrosse IQ and instincts, suggesting he’ll be a facet for years to come. In the here and now, it’s clear Germain is indispensable and The Daily Free Press has you need to know about the freshman sensation.

1. What have the first months as a Terrier been like?

It’s really been great so far. All the guys became close right away and that’s showing itself on the field with our results.

I didn’t expect this at all. I’ve just been working hard and hoping to play, and I know freshmen usually don’t get as much playing time. I had a feeling we’d have a good season since the past two years the team’s been getting better and better and I’m just happy to play a role in the wins.

3. What’s your favorite moment of year so far?

Probably beating [then-No. 16 United States Naval Academy] 10-9 in double OT. It was a great feeling having all the hard work we did during practice pay off that Saturday.

4. Who’s the toughest player you’ve had to match up against this season?

The hardest guy was probably Jack Ray from Navy because he was huge. He was 6-foot-6, 270 pounds and just a big guy. At first it was kind of nerve-wracking knowing I have to go against a guy so much bigger than me, but during the game I got an adrenaline rush so it was fine. Didn’t really worry about it and just played my game. I knew my team would help me.

5. Who’s the toughest team you guys have played so far in the Patriot League?

The toughest team we played? Probably Navy at the moment. They just love to win and have that mentality that makes them great competitors.

6. Who’s the most underrated player on BU? I’ve got to think about that for a second. Probably [junior longstick midfielder] Henry Lee. He’s one of the hardest workers on the team, he’s a great player honestly and I think he’s done a really great job this year. He’s a big reason why we’re doing well.

7. Who’s the most skilled player on BU? The most skilled is probably [junior midfielder] Cal Dearth. He can shoot the ball, pass the ball, he’s good under pressure and one of the best players on the team, too.

8. Who’s the biggest jokester or prankster on the team?

Definitely one of good friends [and freshman midfielder] Jack Seminara. He’s hilarious and making fun of everyone.

Always having a good time, but still is a hard worker. He’s a jokester for sure.

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Quintin Germain is a major reason why BU allows the fourth fewest goals in the conference.

9. What’s one thing about Coach Polley people outside of the team don’t know about?

I don’t know really. That’s a tough question, I’d have to think about that for a while. I like his coaching style and he’s very enthusiastic and brings the energy to practice that gets us pumped up.

10. What’s one thing outside of lacrosse that you’re into?

I don’t really have a hobby at the moment, but I just like hanging out with my friends.

That’s all I do. Hanging out with my roommate [and freshman midfielder Michael] Laviano, guys on the team and getting close with them.

11. Who’s your favorite athlete from any sport?

At the moment probably Steph Curry. He just looks like he’s having a good time when he’s playing basketball. He’s loose and free and doesn’t stress out about things.

12. What’s your favorite professional sports team?

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The New York Giants. My dad is a big Giants fan and a big football guy, so we’d watch them on TV together.

13. What’s one song or artist you’ve been listening to a lot lately?

I listen to The Killers a lot, they have good stuff. Sometimes for pregame I’ll put on some of their songs just to relax.

14. What’s your favorite show to binge-watch on Netflix?

Definitely “Entourage” on HBO. I like the plot, I like the characters, I like how they’re a big group of friends who are all there for each other.

15. Who’s your biggest celebrity crush?

Oh boy. I’d have to go with Jennifer Aniston back when she was on “Friends.” No question about it.

16. If you could have dinner with any person dead or alive, who would it be and why?

Probably my grandpa who I never got to meet, my mom’s dad. She says how much of a great guy he was. I’d just want to get to know him a little better since I’ve heard about what he was like when my mom was a child.

17. What’s your favorite place to eat on or off campus?

Definitely T Anthony’s. I go with a chicken parm dinner with ravioli.

18. What’s the one place in the world you want to visit?

I’d have to say California.

My cousin is out there right now and he says it’s a lot of fun. Just go out to the warm weather and escape the cold a little bit.

19. Who has the best celebration on the team?

The best celebration? I don’t know, I don’t really pay attention too much when they celebrate. Actually no, I got one. [Sophomore attack] Jack Wilson. He pretends like he’s shooting an arrow sometimes.

20. Is the sky the limit for BU this year?

That is, how far can this team go?

Our goal is to win the Patriot League Tournament. That’s what we’re aiming for, that’s what we’ve been talking about all year. We’re feeling great about those prospects and it’s something we can achieve if we keep working hard the way we’ve been doing.

Martinez bursts onto scene vs. BC SOFTBALL FROM PAGE 12 mental toughness and confidence to send one over the fence against a strikeout machine in Frei.

This type of mentality is something that Waters said she wants her team to have every game, regardless of the opponent.

“I really do believe that every single kid on this lineup, one through nine, needs to get up and have confidence that they can do something,” Wa-

ters said.

Despite the loss, it seems as though the Terriers have back another upperclassman to rely on while the freshmen and sophomores make a name for themselves in the BU lineup. They also have someone with the knowledge and experience of breaking out of a slump, something that the Terriers will have to learn in as they prepare for a threegame weekend against Lehigh University after losing four straight.

Or as Waters puts it, it is something that is a part of the game of softball, and what separates the teams who end their season short and those who make a run at a conference title.

“The beauty of this game is that it is humbling,” Waters said. “You can be great one day and terrible the next. And it is a matter of having that mental strength to have that ability to work through things.”

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Softball rallies late, drops extra-innings clash vs. Boston College

BY TYLER ORINGER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University softball team suffered a hard-fought, extra-inning 5-4 loss Wednesday afternoon at the hands of crosstown rival Boston College.

Though the Terriers (11-16, 0-3 Patriot League) fell, there were many good moments and building blocks that arose.

For one, the Terriers fought throughout all eight innings. The Eagles (19-13) scored the first three runs of the game, but BU stayed focused throughout and mounted a serious comeback that came just a bit short.

“They are consistent,” said BU head coach Ashley Waters regarding her team’s fight. “They have will, they have grit.”

Senior pitcher Melanie Russell got the nod from Waters to face a formidable Eagles lineup. She came away with a no-decision and was relieved by senior pitcher Lauren Hynes, but Water was pleased with her performance nonetheless.

“Today was a step in the right direction,” Waters said. “I think for Mel, it’s a matter of commanding the zone. She’s been leaving the ball high and they capitalized on a few of them, but today was a much better take for her.”

What kept the Terriers in the game

after a rough first three innings was junior shortstop Brittany Younan’s base hit with the bases loaded in the fourth inning. After working a 3-1 count, she drove a hitter’s pitch straight up the middle. Sophomore right fielder Emma Wong followed Younan with a single of her own that drove in freshman second baseman Emily Morrow, bringing the score to 3-2 at the end of the fourth inning.

After Boston College added a run in the top of the fifth, junior first baseman Gabi Martinez, who finished 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and a run scored, belted a home run to centerfield to even the score at four apiece. Martinez, who has previously struggled at the plate some in 2016, will look to build off her performance against the Eagles.

“Gabi works incredibly hard,” Water said. “It’s 90 percent between the ears.

It’s one of those times when she’s starting to come on and get a little bit of mental toughness, which is translating into some hits.”

In the eighth and last inning, the Eagles knocked in a run, bringing the score to 5-4. The Terriers advanced a runner to second base in the bottom of the inning, but two straight strikeouts from BC pitcher Allyson Frei brought an end to the

game.

Frei, who now has 105 strikeouts on the year, retired nine in relief of sophomore Jessica Dreswick. Despite going up against two strong right-handed pitchers, the Terriers managed 10 hits and were walked twice.

The Terriers left 11 players on base, and in the bottom of the second inning couldn’t plate a run with the bases loaded and no outs. Those missed opportunities left Waters frustrated somewhat over what could have been.

“I think there’s a lot of positives to take away from every game, but being close isn’t good enough, even though Boston College is a very good ACC team,” Waters said. “For us, it is a matter of we’re getting close, but we aren’t executing when it really matters. We need to cut down the strikeouts a bit, and that’s going to help us.”

While the Terriers lost a heartbreaker, it was to a good team and against strong pitching. They showed resiliency, but it was just not enough in the end, Water said.

“We may not do things right all the time, we may not do things pretty, but there is a lot of heart out there,” Waters said. “You just hope that they turn it on at the right time in conference play.”

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Brittany Younan leads BU with a .367 average, 33 hits and 39 total bases.

While baseball evolves, many fans stuck in old traditions BENEDYCIUK FROM PAGE 12 honestly, I would’ve been disappointed if he didn’t celebrate. That home run was one of the defining moments of last year’s postseason.

While I’m not a fan of excessive showboating, I am a fan of passion. In an essay he wrote to The Players’ Tribune following his bat f lip, Bautista explained that he has no disrespect for the unwritten rules of the game. Rather, he wrote he “was caught up in the emotion of the moment.” When I watch that play, I see a passionate player celebrating the biggest hit of his career, and one of the more important home runs in his franchise’s histor y — not an insolent player disrespecting the unwritten rules of America’s past-time.

Pitchers get caught up in the emotion of the game all the time. Nobody seemed to care when closer Francisco Rodríguez celebrated after one of his many saves. K-Rod had a rather elaborate post-save routine that he perfected during his record-breaking stint with the Los Angeles Angels.

Players have been celebrating in many ways for many years. Ricky Henderson was known for celebrating after stealing bases, which he did proficiently. Granted, they haven’t celebrated to the extent that Bautista did in last year’s ALDS. Yet there have only been a handful of moments like that Bautista homer in the past decade. It’s not often that one mammoth hit decides a playoff series for a postseason star ved franchise like Bautista’s did for the Jays.

Also, the MLB has clearly supported bat-f lipping celebrations. In fact, the official MLB Twitter profile tweeted a side-by-side of New York Mets slugger Yoenis Céspedes and Joey Bats, dubbing them #BatFlip Kings. Since Major League Baseball itself backs the bat f lip, perhaps now may be the time for classicists to usher in a new era of acceptable,

emotion-fueled celebrations.

My last point is that players such as Bautista are important ones for the future of baseball. Recall the clip of the “Jose Bautista kid,” a young boy who wore a face-painted beard and sunglasses so that he could resemble his favorite player, Jose Bautista.

It’s no secret that baseball’s ratings have been down recently. According to The New York Times, the first game of the 2014 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals drew just 12.2 million viewers. That number has decreased steadily for more than 30 years, peaking with 44.3 million in 1978.

In addition, baseball’s viewers are aging. Nielsen ratings show that more than half of baseball’s TV viewers are 55 or older. Rich Luker, a psychologist and sports researcher who has run ESPN polling for about 20 years, told The Washington Post that if baseball does not do anything, “they’ll probably stay f lat for another 10 years.” He continued by saying that in 20 years, baseball could be “doomed to irrelevance like Tower Records or Blockbuster Video.”

Kids want to see exciting, emotional bat f lips much more than they want to see high fives in the dugout and handshakes with coaches. Modern day athletes such as Cam Newton and Stephen Curr y are revolutionizing sports, and ever yone — especially the next generation of athletes — is taking notice.

There should be baseball counterparts to the football and basketball stars. While hitters probably will not celebrate a single up the middle like a strong for ward celebrates a posterizing dunk, celebrations in baseball will need to become more commonplace and more widely accepted in order to foster younger fans.

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Quotable I just wasn’t feeling it in the first half so I point blank challenged a few players.

Thursday, March 31, 2016

- Liz Robertshaw, women’s lacrosse coach p.11

The Blue Line Baseball is growing, fans remain fragmented

Men’s lacrosse defenseman Quintin Germain has thrived in his first 10 games as a Terrier. p.10

Despite loss to Boston College, Gabi Martinez steps up

BY JAMES MATTONE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BY MIKE BENEDYKCIUK DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista has recently been the topic of discussion for many of baseball’s greats.

Despite the slugger’s successful 2015 season, during which he hit 40 home runs and 114 RBIs, Hall of Fame pitcher Goose Gossage declared him “a f---ing disgrace to the game.” Iconic third baseman Mike Schmidt questioned why “so many players feel the need to embellish their success.”

All these remarks, of course, as well as countless others, refer to Bautista’s blockbuster bat f lip that came against the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of last year’s American League Division Series.

Obviously enough, Gossage and Schmidt will always believe the game was better when they played it. Meanwhile, today’s stars will clearly disagree, telling the older generation to get with the times.

It isn’t just baseball’s classicists that oppose bat f lipping. Texas relief pitcher Sam Dyson — who allowed Bautista’s bomb in that fateful game — said that Bautista needed “to calm that down” and “respect the game a little more.” However, it seems extremely unlikely that a veteran player such as Jose Bautista, who has played for five different teams in his career, would disrespect the game.

When you consider that game and all the circumstances surrounding that fateful play, it’s no wonder the Blue Jays star reacted the way he did. Let’s recreate the scene that might go down in history as the most controversial home run celebrations of all time.

It’s the bottom of the seventh inning in an elimination playoff game. The score is tied at three runs apiece, and your club has runners on the corners with a lategame lead ripe for the taking. You stand at the plate, ready to be the hero. In this unparalleled high-pressure scenario, you send a ball into orbit. The Toronto crowd and bench simultaneously erupted.

It was at that moment that “Joey Bats” became “Joey Bat Flips.” And

New Kid on the Block

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Gabi Martinez struck gold on Wednesday, but only has 13 hits on the year.

With a rough outing on the basepaths, the Boston University softball team fought hard Wednesday in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to Boston College.

While the team could not best its Commonwealth Avenue rivals, there were some solid takeaways for the Terriers (11-16, 0-3 Patriot League), who faced a tough ACC opponent in the Eagles (1913).

For example, this game would not have even made it to extra innings without the help of junior first baseman Gabi Martinez, and BU head coach Ashley Waters knew that she had a hot bat from her composure in the batter’s box.

“She had great presence at the plate,” Waters said. “There was definitely some confidence and trust in her play today.”

The Weston, Florida native hit 3-for-4 on a day when BC had two of its top aces on the mound in sophomores Jessica Dreswick and Allyson Frei, who struck out nine in the game. Along with a solid performance at the plate, Martinez scored once and put out three on the field.

Her last hit of the game kept the hopes of a comeback alive for BU. With Frei coming in relief for the Eagles in a 4-2 game, the bottom of the fifth started

out with sophomore third baseman Kaitlin Sahlinger getting hit by a pitch on a one-one count.

In came Martinez, who had two singles earlier in the game, to face a pitcher still finding her stride on the mound.

After three pitches, Martinez belted one to deep center field, and the stadium knew it was well on its way over the fence. It became a 4-4 ballgame, and the score would remain that way until extra innings.

A shot like that was what the former Patriot League All-Conference Second Team honoree needed to get back into her groove after a rough start to her season. Because of her past, her head coach knew that she had the work ethic to return to her mid-season form.

“Gabi works incredibly hard,” Waters said. “The start she had was not the start that she anticipated, but it is something she had to work through.”

Despite coming into this game batting only .186, Martinez has stayed in the BU starting lineup and rewarded her coach’s faith and reliance. She showed promise against Charleston Southern University back on Feb. 19, when she hit a solo home run late in the seventh inning in a BU loss to the Buccaneers (1519) at the CSU Invitational.

In all, Martinez showed she had the CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

Women’s lacrosse secures conference win over Colgate

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Jill Horka recorded nine draw controls and now has 45 on the year.

BY DANIEL SPERANZINI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After a three-game home stand, the Boston University women’s lacrosse team took to the road Wednesday evening and secured a 14-11 win over Colgate University.

The game marked the third win in four games for the Terriers (5-5, 3-1 Patriot League), as they now rest at .500 with six games left in the regular season. Senior attack Mallory Collins led the scoring for BU with four goals on five shots, while senior midfielders Ally Adams and Jill Horka combined for five goals. Junior goalkeeper Caroline Meegan made 12 saves in the contest.

The Raiders (3-6, 2-1 Patriot League) found the back of the net first when attack Taylor Fischer fired the ball past Meegan only 3:14 into the game. Less than one minute later, the Terriers responded when senior midfielder Remy Nolan found the back of the net for her seventh goal of the year. “[Colgate] had us on our heels,” said BU head coach Liz Robertshaw. “I think they really wanted this win and went really hard against us in the first half and through the course of the game.”

The Terriers responded to a 3-0 Raider run with two late goals from freshman attack Molly Kern and sophomore midfielder Sarah Andersen, but still trailed 6-5 at the half. With her team behind heading into the locker room, Robertshaw said she challenged her team to assert itself more.

“I needed to see this team wanted to win this game and wanted to win the conference,” Robertshaw said. “I just wasn’t feeling it in the first half, so I point blank challenged a few players.”

The Terriers accepted their coach’s challenge and built on the momentum they gained at the end of the first with four unanswered goals.

Within the first minute, Collins tied the game off a pass from junior attack Taylor Hardison.

Twelve seconds later, Collins would again find the back of the net to give the Terriers a 7-6 lead.

Horka and Hardison concluded the run with tallies of their own.

The second half was dominated by the Terriers, who scored eight goals and allowed only five. Robertshaw said BU’s ability to comeback was a result of its determination.

“I think it shows a lot of character,” Robertshaw said. “I think it shows a lot of heart for each other.”

However, the Raiders threatened a comeback in the last two minutes. With 2:09 to play, the Raiders cut BU’s lead with a goal from senior Emily Peebles. The Raiders, this time through Fisher, scored just 24 seconds later to make it a 13-10 game.

The Terriers made another mistake that would prove costly when Horka received a yellow card, leaving the Terriers shorthanded. The Raiders capitalized on the advantage when midfielder Isabel Kreitler beat Meegan short side. With only 1:28 left in the second half, the Raiders were suddenly only trailing 13-11.

However, Meegan came up big for the Terriers down the stretch. She faced 28 shots and made 12 saves.

The Terriers put the game out of reach for good when Collins beat goalkeeper Asil Asfour off a pass from Andersen. It was for her fourth tally of the game and 20th of the season. Now down by three, the Raiders were unable to complete their comeback as time expired.

After Thursday night’s result, BU sits fourth and Colgate sits third in the Patriot League standings. BU will next square off against Lehigh University this Saturday at Nickerson Field.

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BOTTOM LI NE THURSDAY, MARCH 31

FRIDAY, APRIL 1

Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell is being

In the video, which has been made

SATURDAY, APRIL 2

SUNDAY, APRIL 3

Softball vs. Lehigh, 12 p.m. heavily scrutinized for recording a personal conversation with teammate Nick Young.

public, Russell asks Young about him cheating on his fiancé, rapper Iggy Azalea.

Men’s Lacrosse vs. Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse vs.

Lehigh, 3:30 p.m.

MONDAY, APRIL 4

One positive for Young to take away from this is that he doesn’t Softball vs. Lehigh, 12 p.m.

have to pretend to like Azalea’s music anymore.