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A student-run startup is working on developing their product and business.

In this edition of FreeP vs. Food, we found Boston’s best ice cream.

The EPA is rolling back important regulations, and we’re paying the price.

The men’s rugby club celebrated its 45th anniversary with its alumni.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

YEAR XLVI. VOLUME XCIV. ISSUE XII

Transgender marathoners to run under true gender

BY SARIKA RAM

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new advancements in the field of engineering.

“It used to be that we were data-poor and had to use most of our intelligence to get around limited data availability in order to develop the accurate models we need,” Cassandras wrote. “We are now data-rich and must learn how to intelligently build our models by exploiting the enormous amounts of data at our disposal.”

In addition to teaching students how to navigate modern engineering problems, the new courses will better prepare students for the engineering in their futures, William Karl, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, wrote in an email.

“I view it less as a ‘requirement’

Transgender runners are gearing up to run in the Boston Marathon in the gender division with which they identify.

One runner, Amelia Gapin, has been competitively running as a transgender athlete since 2013 and will be competing in her first-ever Boston Marathon this month. In 2016, Gapin was the first transgender woman to appear on the cover of Women’s Running Magazine, and she is also the co-founder of MyTransHealth, a company that connects transgender individuals to health care information.

For the past few years, the Boston Athletic Association has allowed runners to register for the marathon in accordance with their gender identity, T.K. Skenderian, the communications director of the B.A.A., wrote in an email.

Matthew Wilder, a spokesperson for the Freedom for all Massachusetts Campaign, said this transgender-inclusive policy enriches the Boston community.

“I think the marathon in Boston is an iconic athletic event and currently synonymous with all that is good about New England,” Wilder said. “[Transgender-inclusive policies are] a really great step forward in reminding people that transgender people who are our friends and our neighbors and

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Students work in the Engineering Product Innovation Center at BU. Beginning next fall, engineering students will be required to take data science courses.

ENG to adopt new data-oriented curriculum

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Data science is becoming a more prevalent topic in the world of engineering, and Boston University’s College of Engineering will be changing its curriculum to reflect that. Starting in the fall of 2018, the college will be introducing new data science requirements for its students.

The requirement will replace the linear algebra requirement with a computational linear algebra requirement and replace the separate probability and statistics requirement with a single course on probability, statistics and data science, said ENG dean Kenneth Lutchen. These new requirements will apply to all majors within the college.

“We approached it so that

every engineering student can graduate with a deep knowledge of not only their discipline — mechanical or electrical or biomedical or computer — but a sense of how data science principles and machine learning might affect innovations that need their discipline,” Lutchen said. “And that’s fairly unique, nationally.”

Many engineering schools throughout the country offer data science at the graduate level, Lutchen said, but few offer data science programs for undergraduates.

Additionally, existing data science programs are often their own entities, not integrated with other engineering majors as BU’s will be.

ENG freshman Deema AbdelMeguid said she thinks having a background in data science is very important.

“A lot of what we learn these days is how to analyze the work of others and build off of it,” AbdelMeguid said, “and a strong foundation in data science is needed to do so.”

Data science, while a vague term, emphasizes turning raw data into useful information, wrote Christos Cassandras, head of the Division of Systems Engineering, in an email.

“Part of data science is about establishing facts, and we all know that in today’s world people have trouble recognizing and respecting facts,” Cassandras wrote. “A datadriven education will hopefully help us all re-assert our respect for facts and distinguish them from fiction.”

The new data science course is meant to help students adapt to

Police body cameras funded Dental school expansion breaks ground

BY DANIELA RIVERA

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a 3.8 percent increase to the city police department’s budget on Monday, including $2 million dedicated to a permanent, policeworn body camera program.

The City already funded a $500,000 pilot program for 2018, the results of which will be released in June, according to a press release from Walsh’s office.

Police body cameras are necessary in interactions between one person and one police officer, Segun Idowu, co-founder of the Boston Police Camera Action Team, said.

The body cameras provide accountability and transparency, and are also necessary to provide a neutral third party perspective on the incidents, he said.

The program was found to be successful after a review of the yearlong pilot program to the Boston City Council last month, following a controversy when the program was extended last year.

A recent case that a body cam-

era could have prevented was that of a former officer, Zachary Crossen, who was caught on video harassing a civilian, Idowu said.

“Mr. Crossen was actually a member of the pilot program that occurred,” Idowu said. “What he did was not caught on camera because the program was over, but what was interesting is that he wasn’t doing that when he was on camera.”

Walsh announced the program the same day as the hearing, at which it was revealed that Crossen was part of the pilot program, he said.

Idowu said he finds it interesting that it was announced the same day because it would’ve made Walsh and the Boston Police Department look “incredibly bad” that the program would’ve continued to be delayed after it “could’ve prevented something that went viral.”

If proper policy is not put into place, Idowu said that proper trust won’t be established between the BPD, City administration and community members.

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In anticipation of the $112 million renovation and expansion of Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, university officials gathered with the lead architects of the project for a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday.

Planning for the renovation has been underway since 2009, said SDM

Dean Jeffrey Hutter. The renovation will take three years to complete and add 48,000 square feet and a seven-story extension to the school.

Hutter said the construction is crucial to the improvement of the school because SDM does not currently have enough space to “take it to the next level” and become a premiere dental institution in the United States.

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A rendering of what the outside of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine will look like following BU’s renovation.

“We’re really right-sizing our building,” Hutter said. “We’re bringing it up to the square footage that will provide us with the space in order for us to accomplish all that we want to do as part of our strategic planning.”

The project will give the building a new façade and a patient entrance on the corner of Albany Street and East Newton Street. The renovated building will also feature a new 140seat classroom, a new Simulation Learning Center and a pre-doctoral patient treatment center composed of 100 dental treatment rooms.

Hutter said the current SDM building lacks space specifically for instruction and patient care and that the renovations will solve these problems. “[The renovation] allows us to move some things that were outside the building into our main dental school building, such as the Simulation Learning Center,” Hutter said.

Despite the construction, classes and patient treatment will continue as usual.

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Student cannabis startup growing to make green

BY KIRAN GALANI

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Three Boston University juniors have joined forces to found GrowPro, a startup that aims to develop a device to help home growers cultivate cannabis by providing statistics that are critical to plant growth.

The young company is looking to make growing cannabis at home easier for people who wish to do so by calculating biometrics such as light intensity, temperature, soil moisture, humidity of the air and pH levels of the soil in a cannabis plant’s surroundings.

That information, which would be transmitted to a mobile app using WiFi, could potentially help growers maintain a suitable environment to get the maximum yield from their plants.

“Growing cannabis at home can be seen as a very daunting task, and also a lot of home growers don’t get the full yield of their plant,” said Rishi Chopra, a co-founder of GrowPro and biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences. “The ultimate goal is just to bring technology into the field of home cultivation and ideally help people grow cannabis in the best way possible.”

The team first came up with the idea for their product when the BUzz Lab, the predecessor to the current BUild Lab, hosted a competition to find cannabis startup ideas, said Anant Gupta, another GrowPro co-founder, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering.

The founders decided to compete in the BUzz Lab’s Cannabis Start-up Competition last November, wanting to expand on their passion for cannabis and to develop an idea that could help others. “… We thought [the competition] might be a good opportunity to put all our engineering backgrounds together and come up with a product that could be very useful for the cannabis industry,” Gupta said.

Gupta cited both the support BU has provided the GrowPro team after the contest and the integral roles the

Crime Logs

BY SOPHIA BROWN

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The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from April 4-9.

BU Shuttle inadvertently requests police assistance The Boston Police Department reported on April 4, at 1:26 a.m. that a BU Shuttle was parked at the intersection of Beacon Street and Brookline Avenue with its message board requesting passersby to “Call Police.” Upon locating the bus, BUPD officers determined the request to be accidental.

Student feels unsafe with roommate BU students Anant Gupta, Francis Zamora and Rishi Chopra, the creators of GrowPro.

BUzz Lab and Innovate@BU have played in helping them develop their project as critical factors in the group’s progress as a young company.

“They’ve been helping us a lot with accelerating the progress of our venture and building it up from what it was before,” Gupta said. “In the beginning, we just had an idea, and now we have a working prototype and a pretty good business model of how we want to run things.”

The team now has a minimum value product and has figured out how the sensors, infrastructure and transmission would work. However, they still have certain changes they want to make, Gupta said.

They hope to implement those changes as part of the Summer Accelerator program at the BUild Lab, where they would try to minimize their hardware and solidify the software they are using while developing a more concise business strategy.

While the members of the team have the required skills for the technical side of the project, the resources offered by BU have been immensely helpful to them in developing the

business side of their startup, added Francis Zamora, the third co-founder of the group, who is studying computer science in CAS. At this point, the group’s next steps mostly involve raising funds for their company, Zamora said.

GrowPro is currently competing in the final round of Innovate@ BU’s New Venture Competition for $15,000 in prize money.

Renato Mancuso, a BU computer science professor, offered the team additional support.

“BU has provided access to a wide variety of mentors and workshops,” Zamora said. “[Mancuso] and I have been working together on several components of GrowPro and [the] technologies around it.”

Zamora had worked on a similar project for his class, which resulted in their focus on the GrowPro project, Mancuso wrote in an email. Zamora reached out to Mancuso multiple times after class and Mancuso granted him unrestricted access to a space in the lab, where he could work on developing GrowPro. “I also encouraged him to tap

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into my own knowledge of embedded systems development, as well as into my (limited) expertise in business development,” Mancuso wrote.

Being mindful and aware of the unknown when working on a business project is an important part of the development process, Mancuso has been reminding the team as they look to improve their product.

“Clearly, it is important to overcome the fear of failing and the understandable anxiety of putting yourself out there,” Mancuso wrote.

“But a perhaps more important step is to comprehend what is the full extent of things to learn once in the game.”

Chopra said he thinks the value and importance of startups and independent businesses makes being in one exciting, especially as the business develops further. “… While many [startups] fail, they are a source of new ideas and new possibilities in the industry, and it’s very exciting,” he said. “It’s also just an incredible experience to come up with something yourself and try and implement it into the world.”

ENG emphasizes data CURRICULUM, FROM PAGE 1 and more [as] an opportunity,” Karl wrote. “What we have done is redesign some of our core classes to provide exposure and literacy in the issues that are increasingly important for a world impacted by the presence of large data, machine learning, and data science.”

Karl wrote that data science is especially valuable for engineering students to learn given its increasing importance in engineering today. “[Data science is] becoming prevalent in everything we do, create, and manufacture,” Karl wrote. “We need our graduates to be leaders, not just users, in the modern digital economy.”

The new emphasis on data science will benefit engineers of many different fields, John White, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, wrote in an email. Data science is becoming more applicable in its use, including predicting treatment outcomes for patients or studying datasets from new exper-

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imental tools in biology.

ENG senior Hiva Hosseini said she thinks engineering students who study data science could have more job opportunities and a greater variety of career options after graduation.

“A friend of mine is getting her graduate degree in [data science], and she has a lot of job opportunities open to her after graduation, which is why she’s choosing this field,” Hosseini said.

The new requirements reflect the growing importance of data science in today’s world, White wrote.

“We have entered an era in which the amount of data that can be collected is simply staggering,” White wrote. “Advances in data sciences and computing technology will allow us to make sense of all these data.”

Besides the new data science requirement, the college is introducing three new electives, Lutchen said: Introduction to Robotics, Machine Learning for Engineers and Smart and Autonomous Systems. These

A student reported on Saturday at 9:12 a.m. that they did not feel safe continuing to live with their roommate at 140 Bay State Road.

The student was given temporary housing elsewhere.

Trash can fire at The Towers A security officer reported on Monday at 4:31 a.m. that they had seen smoke coming from one of the trash cans outside 140 Bay State Road. BU Facilities Management and Planning was alerted and the fire was extinguished.

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Crime Logs

BY ELEANOR HO

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The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from April 6-8.

Armed robbery in Brookline A robbery occurred at 48 Strathmore Road late Friday night while the victim was walking home.

The suspect was armed with a knife and demanded the victim give up his valuables — including a sum of cash, credit cards and a cell phone.

By tracking the stolen phone, police were able to arrest a suspect, whom the victim positively identified.

Individual threatened

by DermDX employee

BU students work in EPIC.

classes are now being piloted at BU, but will be fully implemented for incoming freshmen this fall.

Introduction to Engineering, a course already offered, will also see some curriculum changes that emphasize having students build projects on their own, from coding programs to using 3D printing.

ENG freshman Aaron Hwang said he thinks these data science

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and machine learning courses will be useful in learning about new approaches to engineering topics.

“Nobody lives in a vacuum,” Hwang said. “That is why I believe that the new data science requirement will be the first step towards the new age of interdisciplinary engineers equipped with the skills necessary to approach problems today.”

An employee at DermDX New England was reported to the police for threatening bodily harm to an individual. The threat occurred around 8 p.m. Friday at the suspect’s office at 1380 Soldiers Field Road. The suspect allegedly told the victim, “[I would] punch you in the face, but I would probably be charged with assault and battery!”

No physical assault occurred.

Car stolen on Commonwealth Ave. The victim reported a stolen 2006 Volkswagen Passat from 1226 Commonwealth Ave. in Allston early Sunday morning. The victim had left the vehicle running with keys in the ignition while they entered a 7-Eleven store. When they returned, the vehicle was missing.

NEWS 3

Assault weapons not protected by Second Amendment, judge says

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A guard passes by the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston.

BY CAMILLE MOJICA

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The current Massachusetts ban on assault weapons does not infringe on the Second Amendment, a U.S. Federal Court Judge ruled Friday.

Attorney General Maura Healey, who in 2016 issued a notice to gun manufacturers and dealers that the sale of “copycat” assault weapons would be halted, was seen as a winner in the case after U.S. District Court Judge William Young rejected a challenge from a gun lobbyer.

Healey said in a statement after

the ruling that this verdict enforces the right of people in Massachusetts to protect themselves from these types of weapons.

“Strong gun laws save lives, and we will not be intimidated by the gun lobby in our efforts to end the sale of assault weapons and protect our communities and schools,” Healey said in a statement. “Families across the country should take heart in this victory.”

The lawsuit comes after Healey reviewed the state’s assault weapons ban and gun sales following a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in

Orlando, according a press release from Healey’s office.

The decree describes AR-15s as being weapons designed after ones that were originally created for military use and have most of the same features as said weapons, except for an automatic mode.

Healey’s office discovered that gun manufacturers had been ignoring language in the Commonwealth’s ban about “copies or duplicates” of such weapons and marketing copycat versions that were “Massachusetts compliant,” according to the press release.

In 2015, over 10,000 of these weapons were sold in Massachusetts.

Copies of banned assault rifles are now explicitly prohibited by the Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban. Delia Wendel, 38, of Cambridge, said assault weapons do not belong in society.

“Assault weapons have no place in civilian hands, and I’m glad to see our state standing firm with their decision and showing the gun lobby that they’re not afraid,” Wendel said. “It’s just ridiculous that we even need to have this conversation.”

The Gun Owners Action League, along with several other gun manufac-

turers, filed a lawsuit contending that Massachusetts’ 1998 ban on assault weapons was unconstitutional.

Jim Wallace, executive director of GOAL, said the court’s decision was inappropriate and biased.

“If you read the decision, there’s pieces here and there where the judge actually gives blanket authority to the AG’s office to pretty much do everything they want, which should be pretty scary to everybody,” Wallace said.

These types of firearms should not be entirely banned based on the actions of a few immoral individuals, he said.

“These things have been around for an awful long time — through several generations now — and if they had not gotten into the hands of people who probably shouldn’t even be walking amongst us, we wouldn’t be having these conversations,” Wallace said.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, who filed a separate lawsuit against Healey, declined to comment on the matter.

In the ruling, Young cited the late Antonin Scalia, who, during a 2008 trial arguing for the banning of handguns, wrote that the Second

Amendment doesn’t include the position of any gun imaginable, only certain firearms.

A Dorchester resident said to reduce overall gun violence in the United States, legislators should consider more than just recent mass shootings.

“Mass shootings and everyday gun violence are two different things,” Fareeda Lark, 35, said. “If we want to focus on the guns, then we need to choose what issue we’re going to talk about, because the absence of assault weapons isn’t going to stop someone in the hood from shooting someone else over a gang fight.”

Mesa Kim, 42, of Lynn, said she supports an individual’s right to own a gun. However, she doesn’t believe people should keep or own assault weapons.

“Just because you can have something doesn’t mean you should,” Kim said. “People who defend their right to own one of those guns say the Constitution allows them to, so they will … None of them can ever give a substantial reason why, and I think that’s why they shouldn’t be allowed.

If you can’t defend your opinion substantially, then it’s useless.”

B.A.A. upholds inclusivity in our lives had higher levels of tesMARATHON, FROM PAGE 1 coworkers are part of every aspect of tosterone, people think we have an our community.” advantage, but the way hormones While transgender runners aren’t work and bodies work is that when required to provide medical proof of you do transition medically and you their gender, Skenderian wrote, the take hormones, that advantage goes gender indicated on a runner’s gov- away.” ernment-issued identification card In reality, Gapin said, the effects must align with the gender specified of hormones on runners vary. when they registered for the event.

“Transgender women get held Mason Dunn, the executive to a different standard here,” Gapin director of the Massachusetts said. “There needs to be a larger disTransgender Political Coalition, said cussion about how we segregate aththis policy, however, is not inclusive letes in general, especially in running, of individuals who don’t identify as because these lines that are set are either male or female. really not black and white in reality.”

“That is simply a symptom of the Stevie Romer, a transgender fact that our government-issued IDs, woman who will be travelling from like driver’s licenses and passports, Woodstock, Illinois to compete ///////////// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////// don’t have a space for nonbinary gen- in the marathon, wrote in an email //// der, so it’s not fully on the Marathon to The Daily Free Press that there as much as it’s also on the state of are more factors than just gender Massachusetts,” Dunn said. that determine a runner’s testosterThe expectation that transgen- one levels. For example, she wrote, der runners’ IDs reflect their gen- women of certain ethnic groups and der identity is also cost-prohibitive, androgen-insensitive females have Dunn said, because it can cost several naturally high levels of testosterone. hundred dollars for individuals to pay To prevent transgender women for their documents to reflect their from being held to different stanaffirmed name and gender identity. dards than cisgender females, Gapin According to the National Center said, all athletes could be forced PHOTO BY PHOTOG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF for Transgender Equality, only one to undergo testosterone testing. fifth of transgender people who have However, she said, this type of mea- Here’s where the caption goes. Make sure it’s not too high or too low. transitioned appropriately update sure may be overly invasive. their ID documents.

Despite the increasing number Another restriction transgen- of trans-friendly policies in athletics, der females in particular face is Romer wrote, controversy often arises that they must demonstrate their when transgender females compete. testosterone levels are under a cer“I found it especially difficult tain threshold, which Gapin said is when I went to my first big homeperception-based. town race and won first overall “The reason there’s that differ- female,” Romer wrote. “That caused *Students may take up to 2 graduate courses before matriculation ence between trans men and trans the worst issues — even though I women — there isn’t a scenario did not want to sign up, but the race where trans men could be considered director insisted, and I offered the to have an advantage when compet- award to the next female because ing against cisgender men,” Gapin I hate conflict and do not want to said. “Because we had at some point cause bad feelings.”

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Dental school to renovate DENTAL, FROM PAGE 1 “We work really closely with the architects, the construction company, our project management team to basically say that we’re going to be staying open,” Hutter said. “We do everything possible in order to do that.”

Ali Malik, a first-year student in SDM, wrote in a Facebook message that he appreciates the fact the school made an effort to inform students and faculty about the renovations before construction began. Malik wrote that the new Simulation Learning Center will provide him a space to practice hands-on procedures.

Malik wrote he is most excited for the multi-faith prayer room that will be in the renovated building.

“This will make things easier for the Muslim students and faculty when our prayer times come in during the school or work day,” Malik wrote. “This also shows how Boston University is so accommodating of all faiths.”

Frances King, the consulting communication assistant to Hutter, said she expects the new building will have a greater patient-centric focus, as the wider front entrance will offer greater patient accessibility.

The renovation and expansion designs align with SDM’s group practice model, which promotes collaborative teaching and learning. King added that the designs also allow for the school to expand without substantially changing the area around the existing parts of the school.

“I think the whole planning team has looked at so many aspects of this school and how to maximize its current space without expand-

ing its footprint a great deal,” King said. “They really are maximizing air space and existing space.”

Victor Chiadi, a first-year student in SDM, said he thinks the renovations could have positive externalities by attracting more prospective students to the school.

“We have to do things here like the renovations in order to show that our dental school is able to keep up with the other dental schools in the area,” Chiadi said. “Tufts renovated their dental school [a few] years ago, and it looks great, so I feel like it will keep up with other schools in the area.”

Chiadi said the current school lacks large individual clinic stations and study spaces within the building.

Dental students currently use the Medical Campus library and other rooms within the Medical Campus to study.

“I’m looking forward to the clinic stations, which are supposed to be bigger,” Chiadi said, “and just to have newer special areas and student areas in general.”

Michelle Nguyen, a first-year student in SDM, said she thinks the renovated building will be much more aesthetically pleasing and attract more potential students and clients.

“I like the fact that they’re putting in a Simulation Learning Center within the dental school because as of right now we have to walk all the way across the street for it,” Nguyen said. “I definitely like the idea of all the modern technology and incorporating a student-resident learning lounge … I think the overall layout is genius, so I’m excited for all of it.”

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A rendering of what the inside of the renovated Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine will look like.

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Mayor Martin Walsh has announced a $2 million budget for the police body camera program.

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Walsh gives $2 million for body cameras POLICE, FROM PAGE 1 Preston W hite, 25, of Dorchester, said he thinks police body cameras are an expensive investment for the city.

“Two million dollars is too much money to put toward a program like this,” White said.

“Police should be expected to abide by and uphold the laws.

They don’t need to be babysat.”

M ic h a el Meltsner, a Northeastern University law professor, said skepticism is increasing amongst police officers.

“This [accountability] is a crisis in policing these days, in part because of the Black Lives Matter movement and the events that led to its creation, but more generally because police are increasingly looked at with skeptical eyes with many citizens,” Meltsner said.

Meltsner said body cameras will help hold police accountable in any police-civilian confrontation, specifically confrontations between police officers and minorities. He said he also believes

body cameras are not enough to hold police accountable.

“This is a typical American effort to solve a human relations problem with technology, and let’s hope it works, but it is not the whole story,” he said. “You need an attitude in the professional police department that certain behaviors won’t be tolerated.”

Idowu, on the other hand, said he thinks everyone benefits from this program. Officers benefit by showing civilians a day in their lives, which can provide models for better training in the police academy, he said.

“Body cameras are shaping the courtroom experience and making it easier for cases to be decided because all the judges or attorneys are asking for the body camera footage and it’s confirming or denying what either officer or civilian are testifying about,” Idowu said.

Meltsner is not the only criminal law expert who thinks police body cameras are needed, said for-

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“Body cameras are ver y important, both as protection for law-abiding police officers, as evidence when there is wrongdoing and, most importantly, as a deterrent to police abuses,” Blumenson said.

The first responsibility of law enforcement is to comply with laws and regulations, Blumenson said. Abuses in the field have been recorded enough times to make body cameras a necessity, he said.

Catherine Jones, 33, of East Boston, said she thinks body cameras are an important entity to promote safe policing.

“Police having to wear body cameras means we as citizens can feel safer about them doing the job they’re supposed to and upholding the law because there’s always a watchful eye on them,” she said.

Hannah Schoenbaum contributed to the reporting of this article.

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The Atlantic checks American health care’s ‘PULSE’ at summit

BY GURSIMAR SAWHNEY DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As the reality of American health care shifts rapidly, The Atlantic’s editorial team gave the system a much-needed checkup on Monday.

The Atlantic hosted “PULSE: The Atlantic Summit on Healthcare” at the InterContinental Boston hotel, in collaboration with STAT News.

The conference consisted of several panel discussions featuring a diverse selection of speakers, mediated by The Atlantic’s editors.

Discussions throughout the first half of the day covered a range of topics including the challenges of health care coverage in the United States, possible solutions to the opioid epidemic and the future of biopharmacy. “[The Atlantic staff] had a good look at Boston with all of the health innovation that’s going on here: the research, the big universities,” said Steve Clemons, editor at large. “A lot of the experimentations on health policy were born in Massachusetts so this is a rich place to come to.”

Clemons said Boston’s health care scene isn’t purely beneficial innovation, though.

“There’s a lot of data hoarding here as opposed to data sharing and I find that there’s a kind of [competition] within the Boston region about what’s going on in health care,” he said. “Some of it is good and can be constructive for not only the region but the country. Some of it is bad and is part of the kind of dark side of the health care scene.”

Rick Berke speaks Monday during The Atlantic Summit on Healthcare.

Among the summit’s attendees were medical students, executives and curious patients.

Lauren Cronin, 44, of Wellesley, learned about the event through STAT, and came to the summit to glean information about what’s changing in health care.

“I work for a company that does primary care continuing medical education and it’s very important to me to understand some of the changing dynamics in the health care landscape,” Cronin said. “[I] think it’s really interesting and I love understanding, again, what the hottest topics are right now.”

Cronin participated in a breakout session wherein the audience was able to choose one of four topics to learn about in depth. She said she was amazed by their discussion of America’s projected physician shortage, which is expected to grow over the next decade.

“If clinicians would just stay in practice two years longer than they do now [rather than retire earlier], we could prevent the severe shortage that we’re probably going to see by 2030,” she said.

Throughout the conference, panels focused on topics in different sectors of health care.

“Reprogramming Tumors”

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discussed CAR T-cell therapy, a relatively new treatment for cancer that successfully fought lymphoma in Bostonian and hair salon owner Judith Wilkins. Audience members were moved by the relationship between Wilkins and her doctor Caron Jacobson, a medical director at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

At “The Case for Prevention” panel, David Waters, a BU alum and CEO of Community Servings, a nonprofit providing nutrition services to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses, discussed the impact health care research and innova-

tion has on his business.

“For Community Servings, in particular, we just published a study in Health Affairs that was measuring a return on investment for medically tailored meals in the context of health care,” Waters said. “It was a great opportunity for us to share these research results with a wider health care audience of serious leaders in the field.”

Waters talked about the importance of viewing food through a public health lens and changing the way we look at food — not necessarily as a supplement, but as a treatment for those that are already sick and unable to precisely control their diets.

“So, they might need to control their potassium, or glucose, or Vitamin K. Most of us, no matter what our background or privileges are, wouldn’t be able to manage that kind of complex diet,” he said.

Community Servings, Waters said, aids in preparation of meals under these requirements.

“What that does is improve their health outcomes, lowers costs, keeps them out of the hospital and makes sure that they’re well fed and healing properly,” Waters said.

Clemons said the summit’s turnout was sizeable.

“This year the audience is huge,” Clemons said, “and I think we’re getting to a point where both The Atlantic’s quality of content and the [number] of editors that we brought [shows that] people realize that it’s a fair and open forum.”

BU professor discusses artificially intelligent tech ‘by the pint’

BY KIRAN GALANI

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The back room of Davis Square’s Irish pub, The Burren, appeared at first glance like a regular busy evening on Monday night, with a crowd of workers looking to relax.

But this wasn’t your average crowd.

The room was filled with scientists, researchers and artificial intelligence enthusiasts, all eagerly awaiting a presentation by Kate Saenko, a Boston University computer science professor, about the reality of artificial intelligence programming as a part of Harvard University’s “Science by the Pint” program.

The series is put on by “Science in the News,” a Harvard student organization. “[Our objective] is to further science communication and bring science to the general public in ways that are accessible,” said Christopher Rota, co-director of Science by the Pint.

Broadly speaking, Saenko said, artificial intelligence differs from other kinds of software because it makes decisions by gradually learning how best to make them. “[AI] can make decisions by learning how to make decisions from data, whereas regular computer programs are designed by people who write them and they have basically rules that those programmers write

down and the machine has to follow to make decisions,” Saenko said.

She spoke about different applications of AI, ranging from things people use in our everyday lives, like Alexa and Siri, to new upcoming technologies, like self-driving cars. AI is often misrepresented in science fiction and the media and often focused on the wrong issues, Saenko said.

“I’m not worried about AI taking over. I’m much more worried about people or corporations using AI for profit in ways that’s not ethical,” Saenko said.

She said media coverage in general struck her as quite negative with respect to AI research and that she wished that were different.

“But on the other hand, the negative coverage is referring to very sci-fi ideas that are not possible yet,” she said. “But the media coverage about things that are already possible with AI, like self-driving cars, is very different and a lot more hopeful and may actually be overlooking some actual issues that could stem from AI being used in this way.”

Saenko told audience members that it was important to question new inventions and cautioned people against being afraid of AI for the wrong reasons.

Saenko also spoke about the importance of AI technologies in our lives, and how they were not only being used to automate tasks that

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Kate Saenko, a BU computer science professor, speaks at “Science by the Pint” in Somerville on Monday.

are tedious for humans to carry out, but had potential to partake in creative work, like making art or music.

After her presentation concluded, Saenko and her team of students from BU’s Artificial Intelligence Research Initiative spread out across the room, each of them leading a conversation on the topic with a smaller group of attendees.

The discussion portion, Rota said, is one of the most important aspects of Science by the Pint.

“What I think makes Science

by the Pint special and unique is the idea that we’re trying to take science into a more accessible place and we’re also creating opportunities for people to talk to scientists one on one,” Rota said.

Christopher Wisdo, 49, said he attended the event to learn about new developments with AI. “I’m trying to reintroduce myself into the current thinking of it and this was super helpful, I’m learning different perspectives,” Wisdo said.

“Artificial intelligence has changed

quite a bit and coming and hearing the current perspective is rather helpful for me.”

Furthering the accessibility of scientific information that doesn’t always reach the general public, Saenko said, made the cozy evening a success.

“I think it’s really important for scientists to popularize their research,” Saenko said, “and this is a good opportunity to talk to the general public and let them know what we’re doing and what’s going on.”

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J.P. Licks

Richardson’s at Rhett’s

B A visit to Rhett’s at the George Sherman Union for Richardson’s Ice Cream was the first stop on our frozen treat journey. Rhett’s, with its 1950s diner façade and LED lighting, truly set the stage for our taste-test of BU ice cream, bolstered by the fact that the GSU was full-to-brimming with sorority events and tired-looking students.

For our taste-test, we decided on vanilla and “green monster,” their Red Sox-inspired take on mint cookies-and-cream. At $3.49 per small cup, Richardson’s was our most affordable visit.

The creaminess of both flavors was overwhelming, though this may have been exacerbated by how melted it was. The vanilla flavor was particularly intense while the green monster was underwhelming in comparison.

Overall, Richardson’s was good, but was about equivalent to your run-of-the-mill grocery-store ice cream, and possibly freezer-burned. However, you can’t deny the convenience of using dining points to get your ice cream of choice.

AWithin the walls of J.P. Licks live frozen treats that several described as “life-changing,” “truly beautiful” and “dank as hell” — yes, the ice cream is just that good. Our small cups were $5 a piece, and the flavors themselves are impressive in both quantity and quality, wowing the tastebuds with their authenticity and overwhelming the indecisive customer.

The mint cookies and cream was particularly popular among our reviewers. It’s decidedly the best flavor at a venue that boasts more than 25 different options to satisfy the palate.

If there is one place in which this Bostonarea-based ice creamery falters in the slightest, it’s in their most classic flavor. The vanilla is good, but perhaps not as good as its Ben & Jerry’s counterpart. And like Ben & Jerry’s, this Jamaica Plain staple may think it’s artisanal, but could be more grocery-store brand than it lets on.

Even so, the eclectic style and the creaminess of its options cannot be denied. With its unique flavors and satisfying options, J. P. Licks stood out.

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Emack & Bolio’s

C+ Nestled into a Newbury brownstone, Emack & Bolio’s is tiny, but teeming with bright, bold colors. Their aesthetic sort of feels like a rainbow exploded in outer space.

Expectations were high for Emack & Bolio’s, but their ice cream didn’t impress us much. The textures were good, but the flavors left us longing for more.

The vanilla was creamy but lacked the substantial flavor that one would expect to match such great texture. The vanilla bean essence was noticeable, but it didn’t have the

savory punch that we hoped for. It tasted almost like it had been made with skim milk rather than cream.

The cookies and cream ice cream was too similar to the vanilla. The main component setting them apart was the texture of the Oreo chunks, of which there were a pleasing amount. But the flavor was mediocre, leaving us disappointed once again.

At $5.25 per small cup, Emack & Bolio’s was also the most expensive ice cream we tasted.

Ben & Jerry’s

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ABen & Jerry’s is a staple in the ice cream world, and the Vermont-based chain did not disappoint. We visited their Newbury Street store and got one scoop of vanilla and one scoop of “chocolate shake it” — a mash-up of malt, chocolate cookie-covered fudge and marshmallow swirls.

We acquired our samples on Free Cone Day, so we didn’t pay anything for them, but typically a small cup would cost you $3.99.

Of the four vanillas we tried, our scoop from Ben & Jerry’s had the best texture. It was smooth and creamy like ice cream should be, but it still held some of its bite after sitting out for a while. This vanilla was also high on

flavor, with more hints of actual vanilla bean than any other we tried. Still, there’s only so much a vanilla can be. We found it was the chocolate shake it that set Ben & Jerry’s apart from the pack.

The presence of malt meant this flavor came on bitter at first, which could be off-putting to an unsuspecting consumer. But a persevering bite brought reassuring chocolate, with hints of smooth marshmallow to balance out the malt. One of Ben & Jerry’s strengths is its plethora of flavor offerings, meaning there’s always something unexpected on tap.

“Chocolate shake it” had everything we’d want in an ice cream and then some.

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BUSINESS

L.L. Bean opens first Boston location, celebrates with block party

BY EDUARD MISKA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

There’s a new bean in Beantown.

Friday morning marked the grand opening of L.L Bean’s first store in Boston. The Maine-based outdoor clothing and recreation company celebrated the launch with gift card giveaways and visits from Boston Red Sox legends Jim Rice, Luis Tiant and Dennis Eckersley.

The celebrations continued into the weekend with an extravagant party filled with live music, food and games for the public.

“We are doing a full-on block party,” said Kim Devanney, district manager at L.L. Bean. “We are doing yoga. We are doing events for the dogs. The Bootmobile is here.

We’ll have boot toss, all types of games, food, fun. Big ol’ fashion block party next door.”

Boston, Devanney said, was the ideal city for L.L. Bean’s first small urban storefront.

“Boston was a natural choice for us. We have a long rich history with Boston, with the people of Boston.”

Devanney said. “[We have] other stores in the Massachusetts market as well, but we didn’t have any down right here in Boston, so this is perfect for us.”

Located at One Seaport, the 8,600-square-foot store features iconic L.L. Bean merchandise alongside newer attractions like their “Lace Bar,” where customers

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The L.L. Bean boot at the company’s grand opening in the Seaport. L.L. Bean hosted a weekend-long event to celebrate the opening of its new location.

can pick one of a variety of possible shoelace colors and then watch as it is constructed for their shoe.

Outdoor equipment is also available at the new location, although the emphasis is on equipment that could be stored in the average Bostonian’s apartment, said Warren Mohn, outdoor program and outreach coordinator at L.L. Bean.

“I haven’t sold any kayaks yet … but no one is gonna buy a kayak here when it’s snowing sideways.

But as we get closer to the summer, I’m sure [we will],” Mohn said. “The

paddle board we have here is inflatable because we have a lot of people around here living in apartments, so you can just lug that up and down the stairs.”

Mohn, who previously worked with L.L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Schools for many years, said his new outreach position has a personal connection.

“I grew up in this area,” Mohn said. “I grew up fishing on Fort Point Channel. I grew up in Back Bay next to Fenway Park. This whole area is like my old neighborhood.”

L.L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Programs, Mohn said, have been around since the 1970s.

“It can be anything from clinics like map fundamentals [to] doing knots. We also do free outings two to four times a month as well as guest speakers.” Mohn said. “[L.L. Bean has] this experiential, educational element as a part of the stores so people can come in and learn something. So, we both sell it and we do it and we teach it.”

An estimated 250 to 300 people stood in line before the 9 a.m. open-

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ing time, according to Mohn and Devanney. Some showed up as early as 6 a.m.

“We gave away 100 gift cards to the first 100 people in line,” Devanney said.

Standing alongside L.L. Bean’s sponsored activities were two booths organized by Mass Audubon and Boston Harbor Now. Standing at Boston Harbor Now’s booth, Jane Marks, an intern with the organization and a student at Northeastern University, spoke about L.L. Bean’s partnership with the nonprofit.

“We are partners with L.L. Bean a lot of the times and they are great sponsors of us and a lot of our events,” Marks said. “We are promoting trying to get the community out to the islands and stating that more people should experience the islands and the waterfront of Boston.”

The celebration also drew L.L. Bean fans aplenty. Nearly 7,000 people were “interested” on Facebook, and hundreds attended.

Starting this summer, Mohn said, L.L. Bean will begin offering Bostonians outdoor instructional courses in kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding on Boston’s most iconic body of water.

“In June sometime — we’re still working out the details — we’re gonna have kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding on Boston Harbor,” he said.

‘Protest without Words’ contemplates art’s role in political resistance

BY DIANA LEANE

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Under a presidential administration that’s catalyzed several nationwide protests, echoes of chants and speeches cluttered the Boston Common Friday, as Boston University’s School of Music and the BU Arts Initiative explored the idea of protesting without words.

The panel served as a prelude to a concert, Protest without Words: the Arts & Social Change, at Symphony Hall on Monday night, which featured Boston University’s Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Chorus.

Moderator Louise Kennedy, senior writer and editor for BU Development Communications, began the panel by asking composer Kirke Mechem about his song performed at the concert, “Songs of the Slave.” The song is one piece from an opera Mechem wrote called “John Brown.”

The opera follows the storyline of John Brown, a 19th-century abolitionist known for his radical views.

When Mechem started researching Brown, he found the historical figure to be very different from the fanatic some history books and other texts had made him out to be.

Kerri Greenidge, co-director of the African American Freedom Trail Project, volleyed off of Mechem’s story by stressing the importance of context when creating art. Whether an artist is creating a historical piece or not, the person should understand

what has already been made, she said.

The three panelists agreed that art is always political. They said that even works coined to be non-political are making a political statement.

When trying to include political context in pieces of art, Greenidge recommended that students seek out primary sources to learn information without the filter of an author’s bias.

“I would also suggest reading at least three national newspapers or political magazines, and just keep reading those, even the articles you don’t want to do and you don’t understand,” Greenidge said in an interview. “Then that will help give you a filter after a while of what is relevant, what is to be questioned and then just what the conversation is.”

Harvey Young, dean of the College of Fine Arts, said now is an especially great time for art.

“We’re in a performance moment where the arts, music, theater [and] visual arts are more dynamic now,” Young said. “They proliferate much more widely than in the past.”

Young said he finds the internet’s potential impact on the arts to be exciting.

“When we’re talking the proliferation of radio and media and YouTube and all those things, there’s never been a better time to make art,” Young said. “It’s never reached more people, it’s never been more public, it’s never been more relevant.”

Kennedy related the greater proliferation of art to more

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The Boston University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Chorus performed as a part of “Protest without Words” on Monday evening.

representation.

“There’s more of a room for different stories, narratives, that were suppressed before,” she said.

Greenidge sees ambition in her students to create art with political messages, but she said younger artists sometimes lack context –– whether historically or politically –– to create pieces that can stand the test of time.

“What is inspiring is that [my students] are very political,” Greenidge said. “They are very much looking for art everywhere, and they are very much incorporating that into their political orientations in the way

they see the world, and my job for them is then making sure that that’s rounded, that they’re not perpetuating the myths of the past.”

Michael Fang, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, sang “Songs of the Slave” in the chorus at the concert. He said he appreciated Mechem’s inclusion of American styles.

“I think Mechem has continued to promote (as previous US composers like Gershwin did) uniquely American culture into the classical genre by incorporating spiritual and gospel music in his opera,” Fang

wrote in a message.

Young said art is so powerful is due to its ability to create a community and common bond.

“Anyone can create art … and art creates community essentially overnight, within a moment’s notice,” Young said after the panel. “And so you can create new work that reflects your experience, that offers a perspective on the world, and immediately and essentially with time will be able to talk to tens of people, hundreds of people, thousands of people, and so on. And that makes it, in my experience, the perfect medium.”

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EDITORIAL

Massachusetts bills stand with survivors, not the accused

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t the Massachusetts State House Tuesday, hundreds of college students — some of whom have experienced sexual violence — demanded action be taken on bills that would give more rights to sexual assault survivors on their campuses.

These bills are promising to those who have been traumatized by these experiences and are seeking justice for their assailants. The current guidelines advising colleges on how to handle sexual assault cases, which were proposed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, seem to favor the accused and reverse years of legislative progress made by the Obama administration. These new bills, which are only applicable on the state level, can at least stand with victims and assure them of their rights in court.

If you ask DeVos, the guidelines she proposed are in the name of justice and due process. But in a judicial system that has historically neglected the voices of victims for issues beyond just sexual assault, perhaps it’s that very process that needs amending. Rape survivors deserve all the legal support they can get, and that process shouldn’t be made any harder than it already is.

When people like Brock Turner, or more recently and more locally, Samson Donick, get let off the hook and don’t face the consequences they clearly deserve, we are reminded of how broken this system is. Stories like these discourage survivors from sharing their own, knowing their side doesn’t get heard anyway and that justice is skewed in favor of the accused. This pattern needs to end, and the fact that our federal government can’t see

through these injustices speaks volumes about administration right now.

This is why it’s important for Massachusetts to pass these bills, even if they don’t seem to have much weight. Many are concerned that the passage of these bills would clash with the federal laws on how to handle sexual assault on college campus. These concerns, especially

But it seems that all we have these days are symbolic gestures, and that’s better than nothing — which would be the equivalent of automatically deferring to the Trump administration’s policies. Trump himself is accused of being a sexual predator and is currently involved in a scandal involving porn star Stormy Daniels. It’s simply not an option

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at private colleges like Boston University, do make sense, as it puts universities in a legal gray area and could hinder the legal process.

Similar to what happened after the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts in 2016, after DeVos’s guidelines were proposed, BU released a statement saying none of the university’s policies would change.

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to yield to regulations passed by people he believes are competent and are carrying the country in the right direction. Trump has lauded cabinet member DeVos several times.

While the second bill deals more with rights and ensuring survivors’ voices get heard in trial, the first bill is also key in gauging the culture surrounding these issues on campus. Surveys

in general provide officials with information on how to enforce better policies. It would be effective to have a database of responses from students about how they feel about these issues.

Anonymity ensures more candid responses and accurate information about the real nature and frequency of sexual assault.

In 2015, BU conducted a “Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey” to learn more about what students go through. The survey asked many questions, including questions about the perceptions students have about sexual assault on campus. According to the survey, 25 percent of female students said they have been victims of sexual assault.

But this survey hasn’t happened since, which somewhat defeats the purpose of having one.

Surveys that are conducted each year can help the school measure progress or lack thereof.

It can also assure students that BU does care about their safety and wellbeing.

College shouldn’t be a place for these instances to occur, but they only seem to be growing in prevalence. Young students attend college and earn their degrees not only in the hopes of landing a job after graduation, but also to learn and grow. College campuses should be safe academic spaces, free from the looming fear of sexual predators. They should promote learning and knowledge.

And if survivors feel brave to share their stories, then colleges should listen to them.

They have been traumatized and want reassurance that everything will be OK. Sexual assault shouldn’t shape a young person’s college experience; rather, their experiences should be shaped by friends they meet and the classes they enjoy.

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AMERICAN PROTEST:

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BURKE’S BULLY PULPIT:

The EPA is killing our planet Trump and the crisis in Syria

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BY MEREDITH VARNER COLUMNIST

n the past week, the Trump administration and head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, have been furthering their goal of deregulation by setting emission standards lower for cars and trucks.

The original regulations were put in place by the Obama administration, but the Trump administration is set on removing them in order to create a deregulated economy.

Additionally, Pruitt is attempting to reduce certain limits and laws set by the Clean Air Act and has made himself the executive decision-maker in the Clean Water Act. All of these changes have sent a clear message about the priorities of the Trump administration when it comes to preserving the environment.

This is the last thing we should be doing.

When it comes to our environment, we should be doing everything possible in an attempt to save it, because soon the chance for saving it will disappear. Before we know it, we won’t even have a planet to save and we’ll be left with the destruction we’ve created for ourselves.

Many conservatives like to list the environment low in their priorities, and even make the claim that global warming is not real — something Donald Trump has said many times before. They choose to ignore scientific fact because it’s something they’d rather not deal with.

This was exemplified when Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Agreement earlier in his presidency, and when he attempted to open up the entire Eastern Seaboard for oil drilling. And these new turns of events in policy just add to the growing list of harmful environmental policies.

Lowering emissions standards will only speed up the process of global warming because emissions from cars and trucks are one of the biggest greenhouse gas contributors. It’s scientifically proven that we have contributed to the warming of our planet through producing these greenhouse gases.

These gases not only harm our atmosphere, but also the level of air quality we inhale each day.

Saving the environment should be one of the top priorities in our country right now, and to argue for these policies of deregulation is to argue against that. It is our Earth we are talking about here, and right now there is only one. We cannot afford this deregulation because we cannot afford to lose our home.

Cities in America are already experiencing the effects of global warming. One example would be the effects of rising ocean levels due to warmer waters and melting ice caps. This is threatening coastal cities such as Miami, which is experiencing f looding much more often these days, and has spent millions on mitigation attempts.

Parts of other cities like New York and Boston are predicted to be underwater in a few decades time due to these rising sea levels. Many people are not aware of how close we are to being severely affected by global warming. They aren’t aware about the potential for millions of people to be displaced and the widespread damage that might take place in these cities.

Moves such as deregulating the EPA and pulling out of the Paris Agreement are not going to help the dire situation we are facing. In fact, this will only make things worse. Car emission standards were not put into place to make life easier, but to ensure that we had a planet to live on for 100 years.

The Trump administration’s stance on environmental policy seriously scares me, and if this continues on for three more years, our planet may be in an even scarier situation. In the short-term, these deregulatory actions may benefit some people, but no one will be benefiting in the long-run if our planet is dying and we can no longer inhabit it.

Republicans need to take a look at reality and science so they can realize the collapse of our planet is unavoidable. Our actions will catch up to us, and there is no logical argument that says otherwise. To continue down the path the Trump administration has put us on is to continue down the path of destruction for our planet.

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BY PATRICK BURKE COLUMNIST

yrian citizens deserve better than what they’re getting at the moment. On top of being gassed by their own leaders, they are now dealing with a weak response from the rest of the world. Inspectors from the United Nations Security Council are on their way to Damascus to find out if Bashar al-Assad really has gassed his own people again.

Until this is confirmed, no decision is expected to be made, which is just too weak of a response. The UN can see from videos taken after the bombing that Syrian citizens were suffering from a nerve agent attack. This was my first time seeing bodies react to nerve agents, and it was one of the more disturbing things I’ve ever seen. It is one thing to attack a rebel group, but when a government attacks the people that it’s supposed to be representing and helping, there is a massive problem.

The fact that Syria still has chemical weapons is a problem in itself, as Assad claimed to have gotten rid of all of their chemical weapons in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1997. A letter was written by Assad saying that Syria had destroyed all of their remaining chemical weapons in 2013. In 2014, the only country that has never complied with this convention started to back the Syrian government.

Enter Vladimir Putin. He absolutely needs to be brought into this conversation because he and his country have backed Assad’s regime for many years now. Putin is not a dumb man; he knows what goes on in the Syrian government, and each time something like this happens, he turns a blind eye. He may even be the one supplying the Syrians with this deadly nerve gas.

Russia is in this land under the false pretense that it is helping Syria fight extremist groups.

But Russia is more likely there to further its influence and to get a secure foothold in an area that is a hotbed of violence.

I was happy to see President Trump give an actual response to this crisis response on Twitter. I was more excited by the fact that he finally called out the Russian leader by name. On Sunday, the president tweeted: “Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria.

Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled

by Syrian Army, making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price...”

This was a clear attack on Russia and Iran — two countries that have backed Assad for far too long. I’m usually not a big fan of Trump’s lame nicknames for people, but describing Assad as an animal is fitting. I don’t think the United States going to war with Syria is the answer at this point, but the United States and United Nations should be doing everything in their power to stop these atrocities from ever happening again. These are clear human rights violations that are being used as a political pawns on network television. It’s a sad thing to play political chess with people that are counting on you to save them.

Almost one year ago exactly, I wrote a column describing a chemical attack that took place in Syria. I called for immediate action to deter Assad from striking his people again.

The same day that my article was published, the United States launched a serious attack on a Syrian air base.

Now, we have been at a stalemate for almost a week. This time around, the United States was not the one to carry out an attack; rather, it was our ally in the Middle East: Israel. Whatever you may think about Israel, one thing is for sure: It seems to always back up the United States in conflicts that are occurring close to home. Trump didn’t have to scramble the jets this time — it seems that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu already had his finger on the trigger.

I assume that this attack will only strengthen the relationship we currently have with Israel. But I don’t think I want to get into how turbulent and skewed that relationship is in this column. What’s important is the fact that another nation came to the defense of citizens who have no means of protecting themselves from a regime that has shown no mercy.

This is a crazy thought because there have been multiple chemical attacks on citizens since 2014. It seems that the only way Assad’s regime is going to be held responsible is if it does something to harm a fully developed nation. And it seems to be that way for a lot of the world, which is sad to see.

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Donahoe falls short of setting women’s lacrosse record “Draw controls have been our No. 1 thing,” Robertshaw said.

Coming off two consecutive “We’re now dominating games in wins against Harvard University our draw controls, and I think that and American University, the just sets the tone that we know we Boston University women’s lacrosse can get the ball and that gives us team added another win to its confidence when we’re winning record after beating the University and when we’re on the comeback of New Hampshire 16-13 at like UNH was today.”

Wooters kept UNH in the Nickerson Field Wednesday night. game, as she would go on to score The win streak marks a change two more goals against Terrier in fortune for the Terriers (6-6, 2-3 senior goalkeeper Christine Laible.

Patriot League), who struggled However, following the halfearlier in the season, and added way point of the first, the cards another year to the team’s now largely fell in BU’s favor. three-game win streak against the With the score 6-4 midway Wildcats (6-7). through the half, the Terriers Senior attack and co-captain began to pick up the pace on the Avery Donahoe notched half of goals, with tallies from Gaffney BU’s goals, the most since Danielle and Donahoe.

Etrasco scored eight in one game in 2013.

BU went on to add two more The Terriers kicked off the points to the board, causing game with a free-position goal the Wildcats’ head coach Sarah from senior midfielder Caroline Albrecht to pull starting senior English, which the Wildcats fol- goalkeeper Kate Clancy and lowed up with a goal from senior replace her with backup sophomidfielder Carly Wooters. more Amanda Gottlieb.

BU responded with a goal The Wildcats hoped to turn from freshman midfielder Ryann the tides with a fresh face in the Gaffney with an assist from net, but the Terriers continued to English. pelt the UNH cage with shots.

Donahoe followed Gaffney’s Junior midfielder Kaitlin goal with two back-to-back scores. Belval finished the half with a shot UNH struggled to get shots off the rebound that made its way on BU as the Terriers dominated into the cage to bring the score on the draw control, notching 15 12-6 for BU. wins to the Wildcats’ four in the After a six-goal first half, first half.

Donahoe continued to increase BU head coach Liz Robertshaw the goal count with another pair said she attributes the team’s early in the frame, one of them recent success to its improvement being short-handed.

This put her in striking disin this area.

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Senior attack and co-captain Avery Donahoe notched eight goals and an assist in BU’s 16-13 win over UNH.

tance of matching a program record for most goals scored by one person in a single game.

But following Donahoe’s goals, the Wildcats started to gain momentum as the Terriers played more sloppily, dropping balls and giving away possession on the clears.

UNH would then put up three goals within in a four-minute span.

Hoping to curb the Wildcat momentum as well as set a new program record, Donahoe made a mad dash for the cage and collided with an opposing player. She appeared to injure herself and was helped off the field.

At this time, it is unknown

what injury she sustained or its severity, but it was enough to bench her for the remainder of the contest.

“She was having a great day,” Robertshaw said. “If it weren’t for her eight goals, we wouldn’t have won today’s game.”

With one of their key scorers now off the field, BU largely retreated on offense and played much more conservatively for the last portion of the matchup.

UNH continued to rake up goals and gradually chipped away at the Terriers’ lead.

Another Wildcats goal from Wooters with 3:06 left made the score 15-13, making for a potential

upset win well within their reach.

However, Gaffney went coastto-coast and got an unassisted shot at the empty net with 16 seconds in regulation to seal the 16-13 win and give herself a hat trick.

Now having three consecutive wins under their belt, it remains the Terriers’ longest winning streak of the season — a fact that Robertshaw hopes will help them maintain their momentum moving forward in Patriot League play.

“We need to have that confidence to go on a run,” Robertshaw said. “We have three games under our belt; we’ve done well. We want to keep that going as we get into the Patriot League tournament.”

Men’s lacrosse sees improvement at faceoff X from freshman players

BY NICOLE HAVENS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

For the Boston University men’s lacrosse team, which has shown that its offense can put up 18 goals in an outing, possession remains essential — and a key to attaining the ball is performance at the faceoff X. While the Terriers (6-6, 2-4 Patriot League) went only 4-for-19 at the X against Bryant University, they were still able to pull out the 8-7 win in overtime.

However, a poor performance on the faceoffs against Colgate University — going 8-for-28 — the following week did not elicit the same result, as BU fell 16-9.

As of late, the Terriers have improved at the dot, largely due to their freshmen midfielders and faceoff specialists Sean Christman and Kevin Snyder.

“I think they’re doing a pretty good job,” BU head coach Ryan Polley said of the two freshmen. “I think they’ve been competitive in the last couple games. I think they’ve been able to make it a 50-50 ball and stay in there.”

Against Harvard University, the Terriers went 19-for-40 with Christman winning a career-best 18 draws on 35 chances.

In BU’s close 7-6 loss to Lehigh University, Snyder won eight draws against the fourth best faceoff specialist in the Patriot League, sophomore Conor Gaffney.

As a team, the Terriers have a .453 win percentage on the faceoff.

While senior midfielder and

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Freshman midfielder and faceoff specialist Kevin Snyder has taken 27 faceoffs for BU this season.

faceoff specialist Joe Stucky finished last season with a .508 at the X, he has not taken a draw since March 10 against Colgate (6-5, 2-4 Patriot League).

“Joe’s healthy, it’s just we decided those guys were going to give us the best shot at winning the faceoff,” Polley said.

Defense limiting opponents to less than eight goals In the Terriers’ last three games, they have limited their opponents to less than nine goals.

In that same stretch, BU has gone

2-1, including its first Patriot League win of the season and two one-goal matchups against Lehigh and the United States Military Academy.

The Terriers fell to Lehigh on March 31 after junior attack and midfielder Mickey Fitzpatrick got through their defense and found the back of the net with 39 seconds remaining in regulation.

BU bounced back the following Saturday with an 8-7 win over Army (5-5, 2-4 Patriot League) when senior attack Ryan Hilburn gave his team the lead with 30 seconds left.

Much of this strong defense can be attributed to sophomore defender and long-stick midfielder Chase Levesque and junior defender Quintin Germain rejoining the lineup, as both were out due to undisclosed injuries.

Levesque and Germain missed eight and four games, respectively, and the pair’s presence was felt when they both returned against Lehigh.

Levesque matched his career best after collecting six ground balls and had a career-best four caused turnovers against the Mountain Hawks.

Over the four games the Ridgefield, Connecticut native has played this season, he has collected 18 ground balls, which is good for sixth on the team.

While Germain has only tallied one caused turnover since his return to the backline, Polley noted both of their roles as experienced players for the team’s young defense.

“Just having their experience and communication back there I think has made a difference,” Polley said. “They’re both great players. I think it’s been great to have those guys back.”

James Burr continues scoring montage With every passing game this season, junior attack James Burr continues to find the back of the net against top goalkeepers such as Army’s junior AJ Barretto and the United States Naval Academy’s sophomore Ryan Kern — who hold the top spots in the Patriot League for goals against average and goal save percentage.

The Hamilton native has yet to be held pointless in a game during the 2018 season, and recently notched four goals and an assist against Army, his fourth four-plus point performance of the year.

Throughout the season, the junior has put up two six-point performances against the United States Air Force Academy and Harvard (7-3, 2-1 Patriot League).

“James is just a really strong scorer,” Polley said. “He continues to be one of our top guys.”

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Men’s club rugby celebrates 45 years with alumni match

BY NICHOLAS MIATA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

This past Saturday, the Boston University men’s rugby program celebrated its 45th year as a club.

The current team was joined by over 100 former players and coaches for the festivities, which included a scrimmage between the old and current players at Nickerson Field.

Founded in 1973, the club has a long history of victories and accomplishments, all of which were celebrated over the weekend.

The main event was the inauguration of the first class into the Boston University Rugby Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Among the 11 alumni who were inducted was Eric Seiler, who graduated from BU’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1981.

“It’s actually an amazing honor,” Seiler said. “I’m blessed to be receiving this. It was a big part of my life while I was here at school and I’m very grateful to … the selectors for honoring me this way. It’s great to be back in Boston.”

Nickerson Field, the well-known turf field of Boston University’s west campus, was once a football field, making it difficult for Seiler’s team to reserve the space for practices and games.

“It’s exciting to see rugby played on this field. To see the team playing here right on campus right underneath my old dorm room is really pretty awesome,” Seiler said, gesturing toward Sleeper Hall.

Mike Skiotis, another former player who graduated from BU’s

The BU men’s rugby club celebrated 45 years as a program with its alumni last Saturday.

College of Communication in 1984, noted the importance of the event.

“We’re trying to reach out to the younger guys that are new to the game so they can experience rugby like we did,” Skiotis said. “All my best friends are guys I either played with, played against or coached.

It’s a fraternity.”

It was evident that BU’s rugby club is indeed a fraternity, as the alumni huddled together in the

middle of the field during halftime of the alumni game for a picture, laughing and joking amongst themselves.

While the outcome of the game certainly was not the most important part of the weekend, the alumni earned the win by the score of 51-27.

On Friday night, the club held an event on campus honoring its former coach Tom Arthur.

When Skiotis attended BU, he

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was coached by Arthur during his senior year. Arthur’s son, David, was a transfer student and had asked his father if he would be willing to coach the team.

A r t hu r obl i g ed , a nd subse quently became one of the most inf luential coaches in the club’s history. He coached the team to its first victory in the New England Division I championship in 1984.

He left the program at the end

of that year, but the team won yet again in the following season. This weekend’s festivities honored the 35th anniversary of those back-toback championships.

“Coach Arthur really pulled us together,” Skiotis said. “We had a lot of talent, but we didn’t really have a clue what we were doing, and he transformed the program.”

The weekend was a special experience for the current players as well, as the club and its alumni will not meet again until the team’s 50th anniversary in five years.

Current f ly-half and co-captain Matt Stringer noted that the event honored the club’s legacy and accomplishments.

“This past weekend showed all of us active BU rugby players the immense support our alumni network has for our program, which I know blew all of us away,” Stringer wrote in an email. “As much of a bummer as it was that the old boys brought home the win on Saturday, we all had a blast meeting new people and sharing our experiences as rugby players at Boston University.”

Stringer wrote that he enjoyed the experience, and was able to meet alumni from many generations of the program.

Alumni returned from six different countries to honor the program’s history over the weekend.

“I loved listening to their fond memories of their time as BU ruggers,” Stringer wrote, “and hearing just how much our program means to so many different people across our 45-year history.”

Dropping the Gloves: What to expect from the 2018 NHL playoffs

BY JESSICA CITRONBERG COLUMNIST

This NHL playoff season is full of firsts, and you won’t want to miss a second of it. Round one is now in full swing, with 16 teams battling it out for the glorious Stanley Cup. From hometown rivalries to new faces, there’s a lot to pay attention to this playoff season.

Teams to watch It might not be their year, but the San Jose Sharks should always be ones to watch. The Sharks plateaued since their Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 2016 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but they could bring the trophy home in the next few years.

San Jose’s fire and determination never seems to fade, no matter its place in the standings. The Sharks had their core of Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton and Brent Burns established for many seasons. Burns has continued to be an elite defenseman for years. While Thornton is on injured reserve, the team hasn’t slowed down.

San Jose might not make it to round three, but definitely watch out for the team in the beginning of the playoffs and during the NHL entry

draft this summer.

The most exciting matchup of the entire playoffs might just be Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia Flyers.

The two teams have a vicious history and rowdy fans to match. Regardless of who’s in the finals, the Penguins and Flyers might put on a better show.

There’s a definite possibility that this matchup will go to seven games, just because of the deep rooted connection that the two teams have with each other. Be prepared for a lot of penalties and some inevitable fan ejections.

Potential upsets The Columbus Blue Jackets might have the best shot at an upset. The Washington Capitals are never on their game in the playoffs, even with their stacked lineup.

The Blue Jackets have been slowly making breakthroughs in the playoffs in the last five years. It will take a lot more rebuilding to become Stanley Cup champions, but a win against the Capitals is a start.

While it would be fun to see the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators in the first round, that might be the most unlikely victory of the entire first round. The Predators have Mike Fisher, and they’re still angry from their loss in the finals last year. However, the first round is the best place to find a good upset, especially when everyone is still getting the hang of things.

A lurking three-peat While the Penguins dominated the 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, a three-peat just feels unlikely this year. They’re not going to go into the

playoffs with the same fire and energy that is needed for long run success.

On the other hand, Pittsburgh’s rival in last year’s finals have a better chance than the Penguins of making it back there.

The Penguins were the first to win back-to-back championships since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998. Repeats are becoming less and less likely in the NHL. It’s even unlikely to repeat in the final round, let alone win the trophy.

The last team to win three years in a row was the iconic New York Islanders team, which won four years in a row from 1980 to 1983.

The league has changed quite a bit since then, in both numbers and organization.

Pittsburgh isn’t as strong as it was in the last two years, especially after enduring long and exhausting seasons over the last decade. The Penguins kind of need the off time to regroup and get ready for the draft, but their playing probably won’t get them back to the finals this year.

The Golden Knights have a chance The Las Vegas books are predicting Nashville to win the cup, but the Vegas Golden Knights have other ideas. An expansion team in any sports league is never expected to do well. The first season is just meant to be a tester. But Las Vegas went from figuring things out to a monster season with a pretty good fan base beginning to grow.

It’s never been done before, but if there’s one team that’s could do it, it’s this one. Las Vegas has been fired up

since the start of the regular season and they really haven’t slowed down since then.

It’s still a little uncomfortable to think of Las Vegas as a sports town, let alone a hockey town, but the Golden Knights have already

proved everyone wrong this season.

So why not now?

Regardless of the winner (which in my eyes will either be Vegas, Nashville or the Winnipeg Jets), the first round of matchups is enough of an exciting draw to the rest of the rounds.

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Sidney Crosby and Pittsburgh will look for their third Stanley Cup this season.

“If it weren’t for her eight goals, we wouldn’t have won today’s game.”

­— Women’s lacrosse coach Liz Robertshaw on senior Avery Donahoe’s performance. p. 10

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“All my best friends are guys I either played with, played against or coached.”

— Men’s club rugby alumnus Mike Skiotis on the program. p. 11

Softball sweeps Central Connecticut State in doubleheader

BY JOSH ROTHSTEIN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

While its game one 10-1 victory was routine, game two’s 12-9 win was anything but for the Boston University softball team against Central Connecticut State Wednesday afternoon.

The Terriers (22-17, 4-2 Patriot League) jumped all over the Blue Devils (14-22) in the first inning of game one, putting three on the board.

Junior infielder Madi Killebrew would single home the second run and score the third in what proved to be the beginning of a strong showing for the Dana Point, California native.

Central Connecticut State would get a run in the second off of sophomore pitcher Kali Magane, but that was all she would surrender.

Magane pitched a complete game, striking out a season-high seven players.

Magane’s solid performance was just what BU head coach Ashley Waters was looking for as she looks toward someone to nail down the second spot in the pitching rotation.

“We’re just trying to build off her changeup and utilize that pitch to start things off and get ahead of hitters,” Waters said of Magane. “I was really impressed with what she did today. I’m really excited because going into these weekends I need someone else to step up.”

The game remained 3-1 until the particular, would respond.

Terriers got a little insurance in the After not hitting a homer all fifth inning and plenty more in the season, Killebrew left the yard sixth. with a three-run home run off Blue Killebrew nabbed her second Devil starting junior pitcher Alex RBI with a sacrifice fly in the fifth Casañas. before BU quelled any thought of a After five innings, the Terriers Blue Devils comeback. were comfortably ahead by 8-3.

Junior center and infielder Alexa However, BU found itself in Ponce hit a laser of a home run that trouble in the sixth when its relievers just cleared the left field wall before could not get the ball over the plate. two more runners would score for Dubois was removed for freshthe Terriers via a fielder’s choice. man Cali Dolfi, who walked the only Killebrew then secured her first two batters she faced. home run of the 2018 season to cap a In came sophomore Lizzie six-run sixth inning for BU for a final Annerino, who would get two outs, tally of 10-1. but then would walk consecutive Waters said she has been wait- batters and forced home one run. ing for Killebrew to hit it out — and Dubois re-entered the game to now that she has, Waters said she is try and limit the damage, but gave up expecting more power from her. a base hit to junior infielder Kaitlin “That’s what I expect out of Paterson. With the bases loaded, Maddie, she absolutely has the ability senior outfielder Emma Wong misto have some whip, have some torque, played the ball and allowed Patterson, put the ball at the fence, put the ball along with the three baserunners, to over the fence,” Waters said. “When score and give Central Connecticut I see that, I see a kid doing what she State a 9-8 lead. can do. It’s not shocking to me, it’s The Terriers responded in their not surprising to me, but I am happy half of the sixth with senior infielder for her to have those moments today.” and outfielder Jilee Schanda hitting The Terriers picked up right a home run to tie the game at nine. where they left off in the game two, Waters said she is excited for as they jumped out to a 5-1 lead after what is in store for Schanda, who the first inning. tends to heat up this time of year.

Central Connecticut State got “This is Jilee’s time right now,” one off of freshman pitcher Ali Waters said. “You look at your watch Dubois, but BU, and Killebrew in and this is when she turns it on.”

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Senior outfielder Emma Wong had five runs in BU’s sweep of Central Connecticut.

BU loaded the bases in the bottom of the eight with no outs and looked in position to win the game.

Schanda had a chance to win the game, but was unfortunate to line in a double play.

With two outs, senior infielder Kaitlin Sahlinger belted a home run over the right centerfield wall to win game two 12-9.

For Sahlinger, who had a difficult afternoon, Waters asked her if she wanted the last at-bat and was met with a definite yes.

“You can have the worst day, and you can live for one moment. It was pretty cool for her because I know she was struggling and was a little frustrated,” Waters said. “I give her credit, she got in there down two strikes and she stayed offensive.”