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Brown forms task Union faces internal challenges, senators say force, members plan for first meeting By Rachel Eides Daily Free Press Staff
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In an email sent to students Wednesday, Boston University President Robert Brown announced the 16 members who comprise the special Task Force to review the culture of the men’s ice hockey program. Brown stated the task force will work with experts throughout the spring and report its findings over the summer. The task force is expected to go over “recommendations” they can consider before the start of the next academic year. The Office of the President website listed a number of BU affiliates who will join the task force, including BU Trustee Carla Meyer, College of Communication Professor Elizabeth Mehren, School of Public Health Professor Emily Rothman and SPH Professor William DeJong, among others. The task force, which formed after two hockey players were charged with sexual assault, includes people with expertise regarding sexual assaults and student-athlete interactions, said Provost Jean Morrison, co-chairwoman of the task force. DeJong said he approaches the assignment with a completely open mind. “I’ve heard about the accusations made against the two students, and I have read Dr. Brown’s charge to the task force, but I know almost nothing about these two cases or the hockey team as a whole – except that they get into the Beanpot finals almost every year,” DeJong said. Morrison said she and co-chairman Jonathan Cole, chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees, will designate a time for the first meeting with the entire task force within a few days. Morrison said the task force will seek input from students, examine the climate surrounding the team and gather other information. “We’ll also be gathering a lot of data around performance of our student-athletes, how they do academically and what their interactions are with our faculty,” she said. Members said the report the task force will draw up for Brown in the summer is expected
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Some Student Union senators expressed mixed reviews about how Union has communicated and functioned during the spring semester. “This semester has been and will continue to be a tumultuous period in Student Union’s history,” said College of Arts and Sciences senior James Boggie, a four-year Union member. Union has faced staffing problems as well as communication issues throughout the semester, senators said. Union members have left their positions for a number of reasons, including time management and communication. “There will always be turnover and people
decide that they want to leave,” Boggie said. “I’ve been involved since 2009 and I have seen a lot of people go, but this is the first time that I have seen people go who are good at their jobs.” A few Union seats remain empty, Boggie said. The students who represented the College of Fine Arts and Shelton Hall left and have not been replaced. Sophie Miller, former Union executive staff and vice president of internal affairs, said her involvement in the first semester did not go as she hoped it would. “I know that often the reasoning behind a resignation is unique to each individual,” Miller, a CAS sophomore, said in an email interview.
Miller said her challenges were not due to a lack of personal investment, but to the nature and circumstances of her position. After trying to approach her leadership in a different way, Miller said she decided to step down for the year. CAS freshman Sean Gunning said he resigned from his position as advocacy committee chair in February because the semester had been very busy and it became stressful. “Student Union does some great work so there was a lot of pressure to get things done faster than I had been, which is very fair,” Gunning said in a phone interview. “I was not as devoted as they deserved. It wasn’t fair to anyone
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Kennedy Greenway may become home to year-round market By Becca Shipler Daily Free Press Staff
Farmers in the Boston area have an abundance of produce but no place to sell it yearround, said Mimi Hall, the operations manager at the Boston Public Market Association. While there are many seasonal farmers markets in Boston, she said, no farmers markets operate during every season. In a move they say will revitalize Bostonian’s relationships with food, the BPMA recently submitted an official proposal to the city to install a permanent marketplace across from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. The BPMA plans to use the vacant ground floor of a Massachusetts Department of Transportation-owned building at 136 Blackstone St. to house a large-scale, permanent farmer’s market, Hall said. In a letter to Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, the president of the BPMA said the market will provide the public with “a central urban showcase featuring the best food from Massachusetts.” The market will host 90 seasonal and permanent vendors who will sell fresh products such as fruit, vegetables, herbs, eggs, wine and baked goods, according to the BPMA proposal. “The Boston Public Market will reconnect our urban and rural communities and is projected to bring in [more than] $30 million in new sales of food products per year – some $300 million over 10 years,” Hall said. Opening the market, which will spread
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The nonprofit Boston Public Market Association has proposed to operate a food market along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.
across a 27,000-square-foot space, will take about $15 million, according to the BPMA proposal. Of that cost, $11 million will come from private funders and the rest will come from the government, as authorized by Massachusetts General Court, according to the project’s Request for Proposals. “The Commonwealth is prepared to invest
up to $4 million from state and federal capital funds to support the opening of the Public Market,” according to the RFP. The BPMA anticipates the market will open on July 1. It will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends, according to the BPM website.
Market, see page 4
Models distort self-perceptions of women, government should intervene, study finds By Alex Diantgikis Daily Free Press Staff
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A new study presented by The Guardian calls the government to actively address the problems of anorexia and unhealthy body image in the fashion model industry.
When flipping through magazines such as “Vogue” or “Harper’s Bazaar,” one might notice the scant amount of models larger than a size two. Government intervention should occur to “prevent the spread of a potential epidemic of food disorders,” according to a discussion paper that proposed an economic model of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa affects women between 15 and 34 and is usually socially induced, according to the paper, published by The London School of Economics and Political Science. “The distorted self-perception of women with food disorders and the importance or the peer effects may prompt governments to take action to influence role models and compensate for social pressure on women driving the tradeoff between ideal weight and health,” according to the paper. Dr. Alison Field, an associate in medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston, said women need to look at weight as a health issue rather than an issue on body perception. “We want people to be thoughtful enough
to be active and diet, but not overly focused,” Field said. “Women need to look not just at the scale, but look at all the other wonderful attributes they have.” Elizabeth Saviteer, program coordinator for the National Eating Disorders Association, said it is important to keep in mind that beauty is subjective. “Women need to learn to appreciate to the diversity of body shapes and sizes as well as accept their own body image,” Saviteer said. “They need to appreciate what the body can do as well as what it looks like.” Saviteer said numerous studies have shown unrealistic body images in the media affect selfesteem and can lead to dieting. “The ideal figure has certainly got much thinner, as well as our body dissatisfaction,” she said. The media is one of the factors that affect how people see themselves, according to the paper. “The ‘ideal’ body image portrayed by the media influences social interaction and this may in turn make it more dominant,” according to the paper. “This circularity only makes the power of social interactions in shaping people’s self-identity more extreme.”
The Council of Fashion Designers of America recently released a set of rules and regulations for models to encourage healthy eating and dieting habits in the industry. Saviteer said NEDA supports the CFDA’s new guidelines for models, but eating disorder screenings should be required for minors in the industry. NEDA is working with the organization “Off Our Chests!,” a women’s magazine that promotes happiness for women and girls. Saviteer said they are working to get disclosure on images in the media saying the images have been digitally altered. “Photoshop has a negative impact on body image and self esteem,” Saviteer said. Field said the media should not use these thin models and eating disorders should not be glorified. “Wherever we are we’re reminded of this perfect image,” Field said. “At the grocery store, the tabloids say ‘Perfect Bikini’ or ‘Best Dress.’” More than 90 percent of people with anorexia nervosa are female, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Katie Heimer, the community and education
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to include the conclusions and interpretations of the task force. “A crucial part of this is that he has asked us for recommendations for action steps, what changes do we need to make in order to be sure that everyone at BU . . . is held to the same high standards,” Morrison said. Although no students are on the task force, students will be able to give their direct input to members, Morrison said. “Students are going to have a very significant voice in this process,” she said. “We’re also going to set up a website for the task force so when people want to know about the task
force, there will be one website.” Brown’s charge to the task force is to reach out to the entire university, including faculty, staff, students, student-athletes, alumni and even outside experts if necessary, according a letter posted on the president’s website Wednesday. “The Boston University community expects that our student-athletes, as representatives of the University, will adhere to the same high standards to which we hold all members of our community and which reflect the mission and aspirations of our university,” Brown said in the charge. Brown was unavailable for comment at press time.
Mehren said she felt honored to have been asked to join. “I consider this task force an important responsibility,” she said in an email interview. Rothman said she has worked with the Massachusetts State Department of Public Health on sexual violence prevention for six years. She was recommended for the task force by the dean of SPH and the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism. “[CGSA] asked me if they could endorse me, and I was honored and welcome that,” Rothman said in a phone interview. “I have terrific hopes and expectations of what’s going to come out of this.”
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coordinator at the Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association, Inc., said there are more people across society struggling with eating disorders, but it might be too much to say the media is the sole cause. “Media is definitely one factor, but if someone is dealing with other emotional issues, media is an extra burden or strain,” Heimer said. Heimer, however, said there needs to be more done about advertiser claims. The misleading nature of airbrushing photographs is false advertising, she said.
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Campus & City City Crime Logs Thou Shalt Not Steal By Jasper Craven Daily Free Press Staff
The following crime reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton District D-14 crime logs from March 1 to March 6. At about 2 p.m. last Thursday, a 43-year-old woman reported that while she was sitting in the chapel of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, in Brighton, a tall man stole her wallet. She said she moved from one pew to another one a few rows up, leaving her purse in the original pew. When she returned she discovered her wallet, valued at $60, had been stolen. The wallet contained $100 and various medical and credit cards. Fight club On Saturday at about 1 a.m., a physical altercation broke out at a party on 20 Highgate St. in Allston after a 26-year-old male began harassing females. Witnesses at the party, made up of about 50 guests, told the man he was not welcome at the party and asked him to leave several times. He refused and bumped chests with a partygoer, instigating a fight. During the fight, the suspect hit the victim over the head with a chair and ripped his shirt off, witnesses said. After the fight, he made gun-related threats to residents of the apartment. When police arrived, the victim was bleeding from the head and appeared intoxicated, unable to answer simple questions. Shooting up On Friday at about 8:20 p.m., a slim male robbed a 22-year-old male student, new to the U.S., at the intersection of Commonwealth and Brighton Avenues in Allston. Witnesses said the suspect grabbed the student’s right side and said, “I have a gun, give me your s--t, or I’ll shoot you.” Then the suspect took the student’s iPhone and fled up Brighton Avenue on foot. Police officers searched for the suspect to no avail.
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GRS student fights election fraud with website By Maha Kamal Daily Free Press Staff
After protests broke out over the alleged fraud in the Russian preliminary election, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student Mikhail Panko decided to join a worldwide effort to promote political transparency. “We believe that there is a corrupt system that Putin is sponsoring, but we don’t put that on the website,” he said. “Putin’s party members are there, and we have observers who support him, and as long as they use the tools properly, that’s fine.” Panko, who studies neuroscience, and a group of friends created a website to track how many points each candidate receives in presidential election March 4, which incumbent Vladimir Putin won. The website, grakon.org, a miniature social network, allows people to monitor the ballots in Russian elections. Panko said users can choose to participate anonymously. “I really like Russian culture, but I’m sad about the struggles people go through, especially in terms of how society is right now with bureaucracy and hardships,” Panko said. “There is little political freedom.” After the preliminary election on Dec. 4, Panko said people began to rise for their rights and realized it does not have to be this way. “Many people were changed by the election situation in December,” Panko said. “People are starting to fight for their political rights, and
this was perfect soil for this kind of project.” However, during Sunday’s election, Putin won by about 64 percent, a result that Panko said may be unfair. “Out of 95,000 protocols, they collected about 4,000, but it’s different from what Putin’s reporting,” Panko said. “You have another level of falsification, which is changing the figures, which is very ridiculous.” Panko said the website does not push for any particular candidate and is dedicated to long-term electoral changes. “There’s nothing political about it, and we want it to be completely open,” Panko said. “We’re planning to make dumps on our database and code names of people, so that anybody can download data and analyze it by themselves.” Panko, who first came to the U.S. as an exchange student in high school, returned four years ago to begin his doctorate program. “It’s kind of like a different world for me,” Panko said. Panko graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and studied at BU because neuroscience programs are not as well funded in Russia, and it’s hard to publish in high-profile journals, he said. People working on the website with Panko are based in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Germany and Moscow, Panko said. Sergey Kopylov, the chief web
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Mikhail Panok is the project coordinator of a website created to be dedicated to transparency following the 2011 preliminary election in Russia.
developer, said the website is the most intensive project he has ever participated in. “In just two months we managed to build a highly motivated team, provide the necessary tools for people and become one of the big players among the projects, related to elections in Russia,” Kopylov, a student at Lancaster University in Lancaster, U.K., said in a phone interview. Panko has done a good job of organizing and motivating the team as they worked on the strategy and new
directions of the project, Koploy said. “In such a project, you can’t do everything on your own, but you can always rely on the other members of your team,” he said. While Putin was the reported winner, Panko said he doubts the strength of the prime minister’s leadership. “The government is as good or as bad as people let it be,” Panko said. “Putin always says that it’s either him or the country goes into chaos, but I think he’s just trying to scare people.”
Gov. agency accepts loan complaints from students By Nicole Leonard Daily Free Press Staff
College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Chelsea Dellasanta said she chose to come to Boston University for a better chance in the job market after graduating. However, she knew this decision would come with the price of great financial debt. “It’s ridiculous,” Dellasanta said. “Our parents who work and actually have jobs and have this debt for credit cards. We don’t even have that, and we go into college and have a debt higher than that without a definite job after graduation.” Dellasantra is one of millions of college students whose concerns are
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being reviewed by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a press release. The CFBC opened a complaint system Monday for private student loan borrowers to report frustrations with lenders and debt collectors. The complaint system is open to anyone who has questions or complaints about loans or repayment issues and is seeking information on how to handle student loan debt, said Rohit Chopra, student loan ombudsman at CFPB. Congress established an ombudsman for private student loans within CFPB following the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act to model Department of Education’s Federal
Student Aid Ombudsman Group that has been active for federal loan borrowers for several years, according to the release. CFPB plans to form an overall policy agenda using students’ complaints, Chopra said. “These stories are a great way for us to really understand, which direction we should take on these higher student-lending markets,” he said. “Do we need to create new rules? Do we need to examine banks in different kind of way? Do we need to release new consumer education polls for people to better understand their options?” Chopra said students will submit a complaint online or over the phone about a certain loan or prob-
lem, and the CFPB will first ask the financial institutions or lenders to respond in order to give them the chance to review the complaint. BU students noted the accumulating college debt, but said they would likely not file complaints. CAS sophomore Elizabeth Selmi, who works as a peer advisor at BU’s Financial Assistance, said while the idea of the complaint system is good, she doubts it will be effective in helping students. “It’s a good idea in theory, but the people could just call the loan company,” Selmi said. “It’s not going to drastically change anything. It’ll make students more aware of
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Bostonians honor National Women’s History Month By Em Minh T. Nguyen Daily Free Press Staff
Bostonians are honoring the female of the species as March marks National Women’s History Month. Thursday marks International Women’s Day, which is commemorated by the United Nations. Mary Smoyer, a board member of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, said Boston has played a large role in women’s history. There have been many schools founded for women and more education for women in Boston compared to the rest of the country, she said. The trail offers a guidebook on seven trails throughout the Hub that reveal the history of Bostonian women, according to the BWHT’s website. Smoyer said the month helps brings women’s history to the forefront. Professor Diane Balser, a codirector of undergraduate studies for the Women’s, Gender, & Sex-
uality Studies program at Boston University, said Boston probably has one of the most dynamic women’s movements in the U.S. Balser herself was involved with such movements. “In 1969, I was involved in the first women’s conference that started the wave of feminism at Emmanuel College,” Balser said. Carly Pack-Bailey, the program coordinator for BU’s Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies program, said the important thing is to learn about women’s history in any way. “I think it’s important for the knowledge of women and what they’ve done to be put out there, and I think this month is the best tactic to do that,” Pack-Bailey said. March earned the title of National Women’s History month in 1987 when Congress chose to expand the celebration of female achievements from one week in March to the full month. Although there is an entire
month dedicated to women’s history, some advocators said there needs to be more than just one designated month. BU College of Arts and Sciences senior Elisa Gill, the educational resource coordinator for BU’s Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism, said women’s history month should not mean setting aside a few weeks to acknowledge female inventors and suffragettes only to return to stories of white men for the rest of the year. “Instead, we should realize that our past includes all peoples – not just military leaders and presidents, but also housewives and laborers,” Gill said in an email. Many colleges around Boston, including BU, Simmons College and the University of Massachusetts Boston are working together to help highlight the importance of women’s history through a
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‘Women Take the Reel’ films written, Despite conflict, Union has ‘greater presence on campus’ this year would be. why anyone resigned. produced, directed by women Bae was appointed public relaSenators addressed the transparin my committee, Student Union or Union: From Page 1
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month-long series of film showings called Women Take the Reel. The festival is sponsored by women’s centers from BU, Boston College, Brandeis University and other schools around Boston. “All films from Women take the Reel are on the focus of women,” Pack-Bailey said. “They are
written by women, produced by women, directed by women.” Balser said it is wonderful to commemorate the issues of women all over the world, and the month makes the triumphs and successes of women visible. “Women have a lot to be proud of,” she said, “and I think there are a lot of men who supported women and encourage women.”
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the student body.” Boggie noted two interpretations of why Union is less cohesive this year. One is that people developed higher standards and began to place more pressure on Union members. The other is that the executive board has not communicated very well. Howard Male, a SMG and School of Hospitality Administration senior and Union president, said that the structure of Union in terms of committees is a significant change from last year. “Last year they changed the structure of Union to one that’s a lot more streamlined but on that focuses on skill rather than issues,” Male said in a phone interview. “We as an organization are still adapting to it because it’s the second year it’s being used. We’re continually trying to find a way to be the most efficient and best serve the students.” Union wasn’t as transparent as College of Communications senior Matthew Bae said he had hoped it
tions director at the end of the summer, but resigned six weeks later. Bae said he had trouble dealing with the several groups within the “spread out” organization. Due to Union members’ busy schedules, Bae said direct contact with members was hard to achieve. However, Bae said he resigned because he was busy. “There hasn’t been one coherent communication process that we have stuck with,” said Prutha Patel, director of City Affairs, in a phone interview. Patel, a School of Management junior, said all the position changes have created difficulties for Union members. “What we’re lacking is knowing who to report to and knowing who is doing what so we can go to the best source,” Patel said. “We do not know what is technically going on because we are not always informed.” However, Patel said she does not think communication difficulties were the sole reason or a big reason
ency issue at a meeting a few weeks ago, Patel said. The executive board members said they are making an effort to improve communication. “I know senators are supposed to have a lot of power but I did not feel particularly involved [last semester as a senator],” said SMG sophomore Vivian Chao, Union events committee chair, in a phone interview. While committees used to be organized depending on an issue or cause, Chao said each committee has its own specialty such as events or advocacy. She said it has been difficult for her to connect with the different committees. Union now has a stronger presence on campus, and student groups are reaching out to Union more than in years past, said Blyss Buitrago, a CAS junior, in an email. She said, “You can see that we definitely have a greater presence on campus [this year as compared to last], student groups are reaching out to us more, allowing amazing proposals and ideas to be implemented.”
New farmers market focuses on locally produced food Market: From Page 1
Although the official proposal is new, the idea for the location is not. “A 2009 study conducted by the BRA found the area to be an ideal location and proposed the development of a ‘market district,’” according to the website. While the BPMA emphasizes the importance of the market’s location, Hall said, the organization hopes the actual wares for sale will present the most compelling attraction for locals and tourists. “We also see the market as an educational center – teaching consumers of all income levels, visitors and
children about the health benefits and pleasures of eating fresh, local and sustainable grown seasonal food,” she said. Although the Haymarket farmer’s market is known for competitive prices, the BMPA will attempt to keep its proposed market’s prices low as well and will accept food stamps, according to the BMP. Another difference between Haymarket and the Boston Public Market, Hall said, will be the new market’s focus on featuring “only regionally-produced foods.” The BPMA, she said, has been committed to providing locally
grown food to the Boston area since its inception in 2001. Since then, the organization has run “two successful seasonal farmers markets.” Hall noted the Boston Public Market will be different than the open-air market at Haymarket in other ways, too. “The vendors of the Haymarket Pushcart Association, who operate outdoors on Fridays and Saturdays, specialize in reselling low-cost, discount food purchased wholesale from suppliers to area grocery chains,” Hill said. “This food is sourced from all over the country and sometimes abroad.”
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how screwed they are.” College of Engineering sophomore Bryan Cosca said he would not need to refer to the CFPB about his loans since he says the lenders are clear about the processes. “I don’t really have problems or any confusion with my loans,” he said. “They tell you straight up what the interest rate is, and its pretty straight forward on how they do it.” Cosca said he estimates his stu-
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dent debt will range from $80,000 to $100,00 by the time he graduates from BU. He said he understood the debt he would accumulate coming to BU and chose to enroll regardless for academic reasons. “I picked BU because the education was worth it, especially the engineering program,” Cosca said. “I know I can land a job that will pay off my debt after I graduate college.” Selmi, who estimates that she
will owe $70,000 by graduation, said she hears her mother say how stressful it is when dealing with her student loans. She said professors, not just students at BU, are also aware of how serious student debt is in the country right now. “It’s ridiculous,” Selmi said. “I took an economics class, and my professor basically told us how bad it is and showed us how much we would have to earn right out of college to be able to pay it all back.”
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Buried below Bag End, far deeper than the caverns of Moria, the author and student. and further beyond the reach of Ent roots, J.R.R. Tolkien sowed Undiminished by the magnified glow of his projected name the story of human nature in The Lord of the Rings. Centered on on the Coolidge stage on Monday, Mortensen compared his a ring that can rule humanity, Tolkien questioned what it means imaginative approach to acting to sandbox ingenuity of chilto be human, an examination only answerable through the grit and contemplation inherent in a journey. While a superlatively versatile actor, Viggo Mortensen is best known as for his portrayal in The Lord of the Rings films as Aragorn, the rugged wilderness ranger who realizes his birthright to become King. Despite the acclaim Mortensen received for his portrait of Aragorn, further examination reveals that Mortensen is, in fact, a 21st century reincarnation of Tolkien himself. On Monday, Viggo Mortensen stood, somewhat nervously, in Brookline to collect the ninth annual Coolidge Award, an honor that has in previous years gone to Meryl Streep and Thelma Schoonmaker for contributions to film. At the Coolidge press conference, Mortensen appeared charismatic but enigmatic, a clear reflection of the stern commitment to authenticity and humility that garnered him the award. At the same time, however, Mortensen’s high cheekbones shadowed twenty years off of his age and gleamed with Tolkien’s same childish voracity to absorb and preserve the richness of humanity. With a childhood of residences in Argentina, New York and Denmark, Mortensen cultured an early optimism for global solidarity, a virtue evident in his ability to converse in SAM COYLE / Daily Free Press Staff seven languages. Mortensen’s tactile tongue has proved use- Viggo Mortensen accepted the ninth annual Coolidge Award on Monful in multilingual roles and added extra dexterity to enunday. ciate the unique syllables of Middle Earth. Tolkien created numerous languages for Elves, Dwarves and Orcs, richness dren. Legendary in Hollywood for his meticulous role prepathat Mortensen swallowed with skill. Even with this obvious ration, Mortensen explained that his research always encomparallel of etymological prowess with Tolkien, also evident in passes “from birth to page one,” the history of the character that Mortensen’s poetry pursuits is, in fact, imagination that unites precludes the script.
“You’ve got to make it up,” he said. “And I like to. It’s a very childish activity. For me to feel comfortable, I really have to believe it as much as I did when I was a little kid, pretending to be a Viking or an athlete.” Mortensen’s humble admissions that he “prepares thoroughly” understate his devotion to culturing his imagination. To best mirror Sigmund Freud in his most recent film, A Dangerous Method, Mortensen read rare editions of books that had once adorned Freud’s own library. To understand the intrepidity of Russian mobsters for Eastern Promises, Mortensen spent weeks with Slavic gang members. To best capture the complexity of Tolkien’s ranger and king, Aragorn, Mortensen hiked solo through the wilderness of New Zealand. “It’s my way of paying attention and communicating with the world I’m in,” said Mortensen. Tolkien would be just as humble; the author spent decades coloring Middle Earth with volumes of history to preclude the Lord of the Rings trilogy, a feat Mortensen has always admired. Above all, however, Mortensen echoes Tolkien loudest in their shared dedication to stories about human nature. Declaring his own love for fantasy, Mortensen explained that the enduring popularity of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and films comes in its profundity. “There was compassion . . . there was something profound in all of these different races coming together, working together.” he said. “The stories are something that’s going to last.” Mortensen too strives to make stories that will last. “I never really had a career plan,” he said. “I just like stories and I think the stories that we tell about ourselves are who we are. It’s how we deal with the puzzling fact that we’re here. We’ll never know really why we’re here no matter what’s written down or what one wise person tells or some holy person tells you. You’re never going to know why we are but it’s worth [it] . . . it’s interesting . . . it’s fun . . . trying to find out.”
You Will Always Be a Loser Three Indie Powerhouses Titus Andronicus Destroys BU Central Thomas Smyth MUSE Staff
Way back at the end of 2010, I named Titus Andronicus’s sophomore LP The Monitor my favorite album of the year. A loose concept album that equated themes of the Civil War with leaving home for the first time, it essentially encapsulated everything that I love about rock music. The lyrics touched on the angst and loneliness I was feeling at the time, while the actual music was a perfect melding of punk aggression and indie grandiosity. For two years I’ve been waiting for my chance to see Titus Andronicus play those songs live. Last Friday at BU Central, I finally got it. After a short opening set by Boston locals Camp Island, Titus Androncius took the stage. They then proceeded to kick of their first show in three months with new single “Upon Viewing Oregon’s Landscape With the Flood of Detritus,” a rollicking jam that front man Patrick Stickles described as a sequel to the second song they played, “Upon Viewing Brughels ‘Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.’” Titus used the occasion to debut some three or four new songs (one was long enough to be two, but this is a band whose songs regularly eclipse eight minutes so I couldn’t be sure), all of which sounded great and were well received by the audience. Noticeably, all of the songs were very upbeat, particularly in comparison to the fairly morose Monitor. The band’s set list lasted over an hour and comprised of 12 songs, though Stickles profusely apologized for not having 13 (he claimed this was because “Fugazi made an album called 13 Songs”; therefore, every set should have 13 songs). The set list was split fairly evenly between the band’s two albums, with Monitor cut “A More Perfect Union” receiving the loudest reaction of the night. I was
disappointed to not hear “To Old Friends and New,” but Wye Oak’s lead singer, Jenn Wasner, who provides vocals on the song, doesn’t tour with the band so I’m not a hundred percent sure they could have done that track justice anyway. Titus Andronicus have always considered themselves more punk than indie rock, and it did not come as a surprise that the crowd was more akin to what you might see at an Iron Chic show than a Best Coast gig. Not to imply that the typical indie crowd is somehow worse, but I could definitely tell that some in the audience were a bit surprised and put off by the lively pushing and shoving of much of the crowd. The nonexistent stage at BU Central brought us as close to the band as possible, and there’s nothing like yelling “You will always be a loser!” at the top of your lungs as you push forward and backwards with a group of people having just as much fun as you are. I guess that means that we’re all losers, but damn if it wasn’t fun being a loser. And that’s really Titus Andronicus’s live strength. They manage to take generally very depressed and morose songs and turn them into moments of exuberance and catharsis. I really hate using a word like catharsis—it’s used so often in reviews like this that it’s almost lost whatever meaning it had—but I don’t know how else to put it. It didn’t matter if it was Stickles on guitar and harmonica during show closer “Four Score and Seven” or the entire band taking turns soloing during “Titus Andronicus Forever,” every single song had the incredible energy that is the hallmark of a truly great live band. I guess we’ll always be losers, but that’s okay.
at Great Scott Julia Hines MUSE Staff
Great Scott in Allston gave us a great lineup this past Wednesday, for sure. Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids (The New Amsterdams, Reggie and the Full Effect) headlined, with support from New Jersey indie-darlings The Front Bottoms and Rhode Island six-piece The Tower & The Fool. It’s not often you get a night of such concentrated talent—three performances that could stand on their own and make for a satisfying show. The Tower & The Fool was the most elaborate act of the night, boasting three guitars, bass, keys and a drum set. The strings packed a punch and filled the bar wall-towall with sound, cradled by a soulful organ. Correia and Rosenquest’s vocal harmonies were symbiotic, and the melodies were memorable. When lyrics erred on the side of cliché (“Oh my heart, Oh my heart is dead . . ..”), conviction and style kept them from falling flat. Chris Capaldi’s slide guitar work added a totally unexpected element to the music and brought the performance to another level. The Front Bottoms commanded the crowd for their forty minutes, having drawn a sizeable fanbase to the venue. The trio’s self-titled debut album has generated enough interest that MTV Buzzworthy recently released the video for their song “Looking Like You Just Woke Up,” which had a spot in Wednesday’s set. The recharged crowd took the folky head-bobbing vibe in a dance-mosh direction, screaming earnestly, fists raised over the monitors. Uychich’s drumming and Sella’s simple guitar work said pop-punk, but the keyboard and playful composition made the band pleasantly diffi-
cult to place. Sella’s talky voice was unique in tone, and his stylish, honest lyrics lacked any pretension. “And I will remember that summer / As the summer I was taking steroids / ‘Cause you like a man with muscle / And I like you,” sang the lyricist—some of the most bare-it-all words of the night. Then Matt Pryor finally took the stage. After the previous two acts, his solo acoustic material was a welcome return to the basics. There was something no-nonsense and comfortable about the way he approached the spotlight. Years of experience will do that, and Pryor has been in the game since The Get Up Kids debut, Four Minute Mile, in 1997. Pryor performed a few selections from his new album May Day, including the aggressive, fast-strummed “Polish the Broken Glass” and “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down.” The catchy tracks bode well for his newest. Pryor asked for requests, leaving the set mostly up to the audience, and song titles rained down on the stage. The resulting mix included songs from his last album, Confidence Man, some Get Up Kids tunes, and a Kill Creek cover, “All Ears.” His attitude kept the atmosphere light, despite the sometimes gloomy nature of his lyrics. “Loralai” was sweet in its longing, and “I’ll Carry You” ended the night on a lovely note. In all, Pryor’s well-wrought songs were belted powerfully, and his “less is more” guitar playing was solid. With any luck, these acts will be back in Boston soon. For indie music fans, they’re not to be missed.
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Kony 2012 In the space of a few hours, the name Joseph Kony flashed up on Facebook profiles belonging to hundreds of students, students who consequently asked their friends to watch the half-hour documentary detailing this man’s crimes against innocent children. Last night, Facebook events promoting the “Kony 2012” campaign across the nation boasted hundreds of attendees, a clear indication of how phenomenal an impact social media can have on our generation. Simultaneously, a Tumblr blog criticizing the nature of the movement was let loose into the social media sphere. According to an article published by The Washington Post, Kony’s brutality has persisted for years; and in the past day Kony 2012 has been trending on Twitter and Facebook. The World Bank’s statistics reveal close to 66,000 children have been recruited to join Kony’s cause and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Furthermore, in 2009 the Invisible Children group advocated to pass a law placing increased power in the Ugandan president’s hands, whose army is known to engage in violations of human rights. The movie as a piece of cinematography is impressive. Slick transitions complement a compelling parallel drawn between director Jason Russell’s young son and Ugandan victim Jacob. Hearts break all over the Facebook realm as Jacob declares he would rather die than live on this Earth anymore. The camera slowly pans out into darkness as Jacob sobs into his hands. From that point forward, the movie escalates in dramatics and momentum. At its conclusion, you feel elated at the effort to stop such atrocities in the world, and yet it’s tainted by a sense of skepticism. Kony 2012 is a cause that has become rooted in American politics with its insignia and color
scheme. While narrowing its focus to a set demographic is effective, we need to understand that this cause isn’t about us, but about the kids enduring these horrific conditions. What an unfortunate situation we find ourselves in, where we are only spurred to act based on how a cause is presented to us. The International Criminal Court identified Kony as an urgent target seven years ago, yet we are only mobilizing ourselves now. Credit is due to Invisible Children for engaging the public in such an innovative way. However, brutal honesty dictates that sharing a viral video does not make you a social activist. Denouncing violence that initially we know nothing about does not make you a catalyst to justice. This harsh assessment is not criticizing the cause or the volition to stop Kony from traumatizing anymore children. Having the luxury to sleep at night knowing you aren’t in danger of abduction is an inalienable right many of us don’t even consider. Instead, we must ensure we are cautious over how we choose to perpetuate this fighting spirit to pull through and yield results. As of now, our efforts have usually ended in bitter disappointment. We can’t afford to feign outrage or act indignant toward those who take a minute to survey the situation, as opposed to reacting on instinct. Awareness is a pivotal first step, but it would be despicable if this cause were one of many to fizzle out after a few weeks. The aim is to draw attention to Joseph Kony, not to ensure Kony 2012 bracelets become a fashion trend. We as a generation should not reserve standing for a cause only when prompted to procure an “action kit.” Perhaps it’s time that we equip ourselves with compassion and conviction instead.
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I N T E R RO B A N G This week, Invisible Children’s video on Joseph Kony’s crimes in Uganda went viral. So, we at the ol’ Free Press wondered what BU students would choose to make viral videos about. •
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COM would make a viral video defending PR as a field of study.
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Dean Elmore would make a viral video promoting coffee and convo . . . oh wait . . .
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The FreeP would also make a viral video reminding people we exist.
Winning London
In the jungle
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n a Monday evening at about 5:45 p.m. at the Victoria Station Tube Stop, a blind man stood hunched over, leaning on his cane. He reached into his pocket and spent about two minutes fidgeting in an attempt to find his wallet. Finally, with wallet in hand, he maneuvered his way into the Tube stop entrance. But after struggling to press his pass for the gate doors to open, a red “x” that read, “seek help” appeared. Unfortunately for this man, he could not see the red “x” and stood frustrated as people who didn’t realize he was blind yelled at him for blocking traffic. A Tube employee eventually headed over, rolled his eyes and helped the man get to the train station. I saw this all from afar as I was waiting on the other side of the station for a train back to home sweet Crofton. No one stopped to help this blind man. No one asked if he was okay. Instead, people shoved their way past him. Treated him like another one of the masses. Welcome to the (London Tube) jungle. It’s a fierce world – one that entails angry Londoners, rushing to get to and from work; elderly people just trying to get a seat for the rest of the ride; loud school children on their way home without parental supervision . . . I could go on for hours. I’ve spent two and half hours in Los Angeles traffic once. I’ve been squished on the T on the way to Agganis before a BU vs. BC game. I’ve even crammed with five other people in the back seat of a cab. But nothing, and I mean nothing, could have prepared me for the madness that is the London Tube rush hour. The end of spring break marked the beginning of our time as interns in the real world from Parliament to JP Morgan, BU students were ready to get to work. Well, sort of. We anticipated the 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. days, the long commutes home and fewer nights out. And in our internship training courses, they reminded us about work etiquette – no Facebook, be on time, etc. But there was not one word mentioned about transportation to and from work, except for, of course, directions (just in case we non-Londoners get lost). The first morning I headed to work on the Tube, I had no idea what was in store. I brought a book to read to entertain myself. I had headphones in so I could listen to music of choice. I carried an extra coat in case it
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got colder. “The train is now approaching,” a nice lady with a British accent calmly said over the loudspeaker. “Mind the gap.” It was those three words that triggered the madness that followed. I gulped, clutched my purse and coat and braced myself. Everyone at the station looked like they were ready to pounce on the soon-to-be open doors. I felt a death glare coming from a woman who was with her dog and awaiting a seat (think “Mean Girls” when Lindsay Lohan describes how things would be settled in the animal world). Attempting to get on was a blur. People shoved their way on and off of the train faster than I could muster up the courage to say a polite “excuse me.” My coat fell to the floor of the train and people stomped all over it as if it were part of the train’s exterior. I couldn’t even reach into my bag to grab a book, let alone read one. And my iPod, even with the volume at its highest, couldn’t drown out the noise of the train’s wheels speeding on the tracks. When I reached my stop, I pushed my way through a crowd and out the door. I took a deep breath and hoped that this experience was just a one-time thing. I was wrong. My return around 5:30 p.m. was equally as bad. When I was little, I visited New York City and I remember taking the subway and being a little too close to the line. My mom warned me that I could fall or someone could push me if I got too close. I think this fear has followed me for my entire life. It’s a legitimate fear – people fall all the time! Just the other day I read an article in a British paper about a boy being rescued after falling. You call it irrational, I call it a huge hole underground that you could easily slip and fall into. On my return journey, I thought someone was going to push me onto the tracks because of the rush to get on the Tube. A woman next to me was coughing and sneezing and my other big fear of getting a disease heightened as I watched her blow her nose on the edge of her scarf. A student thought it was the perfect opportunity to study and thus busts out flashcards and takes up an entire extra seat for no reason. A man in dreadlocks who seemed to think showering was optional decided to stand next to me on my entire commute back. As the train swerved around, so did his hair . . . in my face. And this, my friends, is the Tube at rush hour. At least I still have all my limbs intact.
Saba Hamedy is a College of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences junior, Fall 2011 editor-in-chief of The Daily Free Press and now a weekly columnist. She can be reached at sbhamedy@bu.edu.
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MARASCO: Being in mid-major conference serves as both gift and curse Marasco: From page 8
Alabama State? They went 17-17 playing in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The SWAC. Can you even name another team from the SWAC? I don’t blame you. Say “SWAC” out loud and try not to chuckle. It even sounds goofy. But the point is, the Alabama State Hornets could not have made the NCAA tournament any other way besides winning the SWAC tournament. They started the season 1-8! They had 24-plus point losses to Iowa State, Northern Arizona and Arkansas State. The lone win in the team’s first nine games came against something called Kennesaw State. With all that said, the Hornets made the
big show, and no one can take that away from them. That is the gift and the curse of being in a mid-major basketball conference. A team can win a couple games at the end of the season against watered-down opponents and make the NCAA tournament. However, as we saw with Cleveland State, a team can also fall into the vicious cycle of needing to win its conference tournament or bust. This is the very cycle BU is engulfed in. If the goal for mid-major teams is to earn an NCAA tournament bid – and it should be – then the regular season as a whole loses a degree of meaning. On Nov. 13, the Terriers lost to Texas 82-46 (ouch). So, on Nov. 13, BU’s season became ‘win the America East tournament or bust’ - in terms of making the NCAA
tournament. If you play in America East and lose any type of significant out-of-conference clash, you can kiss an at-large bid goodbye. Sure seeding matters, but in the case of America East everyone makes the tournament, and you’ll have to beat a couple top seeds if you’re going to win it anyways. Heck, Binghamton was 1-28 this season and still got to play for the conference title. And what happens even if you manage to take the tournament crown? Everyone loves the idea of March Madness – David toppling Goliath – but at risk of raining on the parade, the madness is a bit overhyped. All those “crazy upsets, bro” don’t really happen all that often. BU was a 16-seed last year. The record of 16 seeds all-time vs. one seeds? Are you
sitting down? It’s 0-108. But – but . . . 15 seeds beat 2 seeds all the time . . . don’t they? Remain seated. 15 seeds are 4-104 all-time vs. 2 seeds. Yes, it’s not easy being a mid-major. You first must get quality, out-of-conference teams to play you. Then, you have to hope they don’t wax the floor with you. Once they do, all you can do is look ahead to that all-important conference tournament and hope you win. And if you do, you’re lucky enough to become a snack for a first or second-seeded great white shark in the first round. We’re gonna need a bigger conference. Yes, come to think of it . . . I’d say madness is the perfect way to describe it.
Rychcik: Improved fielding, good pitching, BU drops three of first four games of season BU played a little more evenly with the Big hitting could lead to strong spring break Green in the second half, shooting 12 times to Lacrosse: From page 8
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have beaten No. 15/16 University of Michigan and No. 10/11 Baylor University in their last two games, and presently lie just outside the rankings. For her recent performances, Syracuse pitcher Jenna Caira was honored as the National Pitcher of the Week on Wednesday. An equally interesting match for the Terriers will be against the Netherlands International Team. Last year, Netherlands arose as the winner of the European Softball Federation Championship. Despite the international supremacy exhibited by the Netherlands National Team, coach Rychcik remains undaunted by the road ahead. “It’s just an opportunity to get another game under our belt,” Rychcik said. “It doesn’t count as anything, but it’s an opportunity to play an international team . . . and it’s a pretty nice honor to have a game like that.” After the Showcase, the Terriers will rest for all of March 12, before picking things back up on March 13 against Fordham University. The following two days will also consist of a single game apiece for the Terriers. They will face off against the Blackbirds of Long Island University, followed by the University of North Florida. LIU is one of the two returning teams that BU saw during last year’s spring break, the other being Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The Blackbirds edged BU by a score of 8-6 last March. “Long Island . . . [has] played an un-
believable schedule,” Rychcik said. “Although their record may not be awesome in the beginning, they have seen great competition . . . so it’s going to be a very tough schedule for us.” The final weekend of spring break will have the Terriers playing in The Game Tournament. On March 16, BU begins the tourney with games against FAMU and the University of Illinois. The Terriers defeated each of the aforementioned teams in their last respective matchups by a combined score of 15-1. Finally, the team plays Coastal Carolina University and the University of Maryland before wrapping up the trip against Northern Illinois University. Regarding BU’s goals for the vacation, the team is looking to find success by means of improvement in each aspect of their game. “If we can get rid of some of our errors, get some good pitching, and timely hitting, we can come out of here with a really good record,” Rychcik said. Once the Terriers return home, they hope to have derived more experience from the beginning of their schedule than their opponents in America East. Rychcik suggested that tournaments such as these played in Florida provide BU with an advantage over conference competition. “We’ll play the toughest schedule . . . in our conference,” Rychcik said. “If we can compete against [nonconference opponents] and see the speed, the power and the pitching they have to offer, it’s all going to make us better.”
Parker pleased with Connolly’s performance on ice, as captain notebook:
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season breaks the record for goals scored by a defenseman in a year in Hockey East. Northeastern defenseman Rob Cowie held the record prior to this season with 13 goals in 1990-91. Noonan showed flashes of that scoring touch last year with four goals and 11 assists, but according to Connolly and Parker, as Noonan’s confidence has mounted, so has his points total. “He thinks there’s two great defensemen and he’s both of them,” Parker said. Connolly joked about Noonan’s self-assurance too and referred to him, laughing, as “overconfident.” “I don’t know if that’s overconfident or not, but nothing bothers him,” Connolly said. “He thinks he can do some more things, he wants to do more things, and we try to reel him in a little bit to make sure he’ll play defense first.” O Captain! My Captain!
While Parker expressed frustration with his team on Saturday, he had no problem with Connolly, who recorded three assists and a goal in his last regular-season game to finish the year with eight goals and 27 assists. “He has had the most assists for a career for any player at BU since Chris Drury was here,” Parker said. “He’s got the [third] most assists in the league this year. He has been a consistent producer of points for us. I think he has had his best year in his senior year, which is always great.” In a year when BU hockey players have garnered more than their share of negative publicity, Parker said Connolly is a better representation of his team and college hockey in general. “If you wanted to have a prototypical college hockey player, student-athlete, a good guy, a good teammate, producer of winning plays in pressure situations, Chris Connolly would be a pretty good poster boy,” Parker said.
BU freshman attack Mallory Collins scored her 11th goal of the season to end the run. Sophomore Liz Calby scored the final goal of the half for Dartmouth at 10:45. The Big Green did not score again until more than 10 minutes into the second half, something Robertshaw chalked up to a general improvement, including better team defense coming off of a yellow card. “We did improve [in Dartmouth’s scoreless stretch],” Robertshaw said. “We made constant improvements throughout the game, and that’s why you saw us score when we did. I think we were tighter on our marks, and I think we made some adjustments in that second part.” Both offenses were quiet for a period after Calby’s goal, until BU senior attack Molly Swain notched the final goal of the half with just under 1:20 to go. Dartmouth took 19 shots to BU’s 11 in the first half. Terrier sophomore goalkeeper Christina Sheridan saved three of those, while Dartmouth sophomore goalkeeper Kristen Giovanniello saved four shots. “I felt Christina also saw the ball a little bit better and made some better saves,” Robertshaw said of her goalkeeper when the Terriers held Dartmouth scoreless near the end of the half. “I thought Christina did a really good job of getting focused and ready to go for the second half [at halftime],” Robertshaw said. In terms of scoring, the second half was significantly more balanced than the first. Etrasco opened the half with a goal 15 seconds in. Dartmouth scored twice more, before the BU attack responded with two of its own from junior midfielder Kristen Mogavero and Swain. Plumb scored the final goal of the game with 1:54 left.
Dartmouth’s 14. Sheridan had eight saves to Giovanniello’s five. “I would say I was happy. I was happier than I was in the first half,” Robertshaw said of her reaction to her team’s performance in the second frame. “I did see better play from a lot of our team, but we still lack that finishing aspect from an attack perspective.” Etrasco and Swain combined as the Terriers’ leading goal scorers at two apiece, while Collins and Mogavero each scored one goal. Etrasco led the team with six shots, followed by Swain with five and senior attack Hannah Frey with four. Etrasco also had the Terriers’ lone assist. Junior defender Brittany Carlin picked up four ground balls and sophomore attack Nell Burdis won two draw controls. The Terriers went 14-9 on draw controls, something Robertshaw noted hurt BU. Dartmouth found its scoring leader in Plumb, who put the ball in the cage four times for the Big Green. She also led the team with eight shots, five on goal. Bowers took seven shots, with five also on goal. Of the 14 draw controls won by Dartmouth, Plumb won nine. She also had three ground balls and free-position shots, leading the Big Green in all three categories. Senior midfielder Kristen Goldberg had three assists, breaking Plumb’s bid at being the team leader in every statistical category. In the end, Robertshaw was frank about the improvements she still wished her team made in the second half. “I still would have like us to better finish up in that second half,” Robertshaw said, “as well as create more opportunities for our teammates.”
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The Empty Net Madness, indeed They call it March Madness for a reason. The atmosphere is pure pandemonium. It’s that magical time of the year when college basketball teams from all over the country that you’ve barely heard of begin punching their tickets for the big dance. Teams like Belmont, Loyola Maryland and Creighton are popping champagne and dreaming about NCAA basketball glory of the highest form. Boston University was in precisely that position last year – 2113, America East champions and heading for college basketball’s big stage. However, the Terriers ran into a first-round FRANK saw MARASCO buzz known more formally as the Kansas Jayhawks. Big time mismatch. We could talk about the talent disparity between Kansas and BU basketball all day, but more interesting to me on this day are the journeys that these mid-major schools go through in a given season. Take last year’s Cleveland State team, for example. The Cleveland State Vikings won their first 12 games and ended the regular season 24-7, 13-5 in the Horizon League. Knocked out of the Horizon League tournament by Butler, Cleveland State handed its resume to the NCAA tournament selection committee with a cumulative record of 26-8 and a trip to the semifinals of its conference’s championship. Mind you, that Butler team that knocked them out would go on to win the Horizon League tournament and advance to the finals of the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season. Regardless, the Vikings were not invited to dance with the popular schools. Cleveland State was 26-8, ranked No. 42 in RPI and played in the same conference as a proven national championship contender; but even so Cleveland State plays in a mid-major conference and didn’t have a “signature win,” as the selection committee likes to say. So, no dice for the Vikings. At the same time those Vikings were at home, barely touching their dinner, telling mom and dad that the popular kids were mean to them again, Alabama State was joining the field of 68.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Familiar foe: BU reacts to playing Saponari By Annie Maroon Daily Free Press Staff
After scoring the overtime game-winner for Northeastern University on Saturday, former Boston University men’s hockey forward Vinny Saponari said he talked with some of the Terriers, including senior goalie Grant Rollheiser, in the handshake Men’s line. BU coach Hockey Jack Parker Notebook wasn’t among them. “We’ve moved on. I’m sure he’s moved on,” Parker said. “He’s a good player. He was a good player when he was with us, and I’m sure he had a very good season for them because he’s a very good player.” Senior captain Chris Connolly said he spoke briefly to Saponari, who came to BU in the same year as Connolly but lost a year of eligibility when he transferred to Northeastern. “He’s good friends with a lot of us on the team,” Connolly said. “He was a classmate of mine, so I just said good luck with everything he has to do next year, and that I’d see him around. I know he’ll be around the area, so maybe over the summer. So. Many. Penalties.
After Saturday’s game, when the Terriers and Huskies were called for a combined 27 penalties, BU finished the regular season averaging 19.6 penalty minutes per game to lead the league. “We are the most penalized team in the league, and I think the second most penalized team is whoever we are playing,” Parker said. While that statement has certainly appeared true in several of BU’s conference matchups, it may not hold up in the Hockey East quarterfinals against the University of New Hampshire this weekend. UNH (14-17-3, 11-14-2 Hockey East) averages 10.1 minutes in the box per game, the fewest in the conference. In its three regular-season meetings, BU racked up 36 penalty minutes to the Wildcats’ 24 and won all three games. As has been the case throughout the season, the Terriers’ penalty kill covered for their lack of discipline – UNH went 0-for-15 on the power play in those games. Goal-Scoring Garrett Sophomore defenseman Garrett Noonan has had the definition of a breakout year, finishing the regular season with 14 goals and eight assists. His 14 goals this
Notebook, see page 7
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Sophomore defenseman Garrett Noonan broke the records for goals by a defenseman in Hockey East with 14 tallies this season.
Lacrosse drops fourth straight road game in bout with Dartmouth By Shep Hayes Daily Free Press Staff
In its fourth consecutive road game to start the season, the Boston University women’s lacrosse team lost at No. 9/15 Dartmouth University, 13-6. The Terriers (1-3) were down 10-3 at the end of the first half after
two large runs for the Big Green (30). Dartmouth midfielder Courtney Bennett scored the first goal of the game 3:21 in, and during the next 36 seconds the Big Green scored twice more. Dartmout scored an additional goal before BU got on the board with a free-position shot from junior attack Danielle Etrasco. BU coach Liz Robertshaw said
the Terriers’ errors in the charge from Dartmouth lay in their disorganization, which let the Big Green capitalize on BU’s mistakes. “You know, I actually don’t think [we] responded [to the run] as well as I would have liked,” Robertshaw said. “I feel like we had a really good game plan going in.” Dartmouth’s second run came a
few minutes later. Up 5-1 after another Big Green goal, sophomore midfielder Lindsey Allard scored twice in just over a minute, with junior attack Hana Bowers adding one more goal with 15:50 left to make it 8-1. Dartmouth senior midfielder Sarah Plumb scored her second goal before
Lacrosse, see page 7
Softball heads to Florida for jam-packed Spring Break By Tyler Lay Daily Free Press Staff
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The softball team will play 14 games in 10 days during break.
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Thursday, Mar. 8
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Friday, Mar. 9 M. Hockey vs. New Hampshire, 7 p.m. Softball @ Northern Iowa, 9:15 a.m. Softball @ Bradley, 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Mar. 10
M. Hockey vs. New Hampshire, 4 p.m. W. Hockey @ Cornell, 2 p.m. W. Lacrosse vs. Notre Dame, 3 p.m. Softball @ Syracuse, 4:15 p.m.
Spring Break will be busier for the Boston University softball team than it will be for other students — sitting on a 5-4 record, the team will travel south one last time before returning home and eventually opening up conference play. In 10 days, the Terriers will play a total of 14 games, including five doubleheaders, with only a single day of rest in the mix. As it was last year, Florida will be the destination of each of BU’s matches. While last year’s break was composed of a trifecta of matchups in Clearwater, Fla., framed by a couple of five-game stints in Tampa, this year’s trip will take place solely in the former. BU coach Shawn Rychcik highly values the opportunity the players get to put aside school-
Sunday, Mar. 11 M. Hockey vs. New Hampshire, 5 p.m. Softball @ Miami OH, 10:15 a.m. Softball @ Netherlands, 3:30 p.m. Track, NCAA Championships, All Day
work and worry primarily about softball that the short vacation provides. “We get the chance to just get into the hotel - we know we’re going to be there for 10 or 11 days – and we get to focus just on softball,” Rychcik said. The Terriers begin play in the Under Armour Showcase on Friday against a pair of teams from the Missouri Valley Conference: the University of Northern Iowa and Bradley University. On Saturday, the team takes on Syracuse University and the University of South Carolina-Upstate. Sunday marks the last consecutive doubleheader of this stretch, as the Terriers face Miami University (Ohio) and the Netherlands National Team. BU will face one of its toughest opponents of the season in Syracuse University. The Orange
Softball, see page 7
Monday, Mar. 12 W. Tennis @ Rutgers, TBA