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Mass NOW calls on ride services to ensure rider safety

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An April 9 report from the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development, Inspectional Services Department and the Boston Redevelopment Authority outlined goals to place more students in on-campus housing.

More students living on campus, City report finds

BY KATHERINE MERWIN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

More on-campus housing is available to Boston college students than before, according to the first-ever comprehensive report on trends in student housing released by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s office April 9.

In fall 2014, Boston colleges and universities added 1,395 dormitory beds to the previous year’s 37,783. Additionally, there were 38,232 Boston college students living off-campus, out of the total 148,402 students studying in the city, the report found. Mayor Walsh said he hopes to create more on-campus housing by the year 2030, potentially opening up 5,000 new units of off-campus housing to the Boston market, according to a Thursday press release.

“It is critical that we work with our colleges and universities to better understand how to provide safe and affordable housing for both our student population and our residents,” Walsh said in the release. “Our institutions of

higher education make up the fabric of our City, and I thank them for their partnership in these efforts and look forward to continuing this work to create a thriving and healthier Boston.”

Only 673 BU undergrad students lived in off-campus housing in Boston in fall 2014, the report stated. Although this figure seems small, it does not account for students studying abroad or for those who lived off-campus in Brookline or Cambridge, two neighborhoods not governed by the City of Boston. BU housed approximately 11,100 undergrads on campus in the fall, according to the report.

The City of Boston has pushed for safer student housing over the past few years, following the death of BU student Binland Lee an Allston house fire in 2013. In January, the city began inspecting off-campus residences that might be violating a 2008 amendment to the Boston Zoning code that restricts overcrowding, the Daily Free Press reported on Jan. 29.

BU spokesman Colin Riley said the university has boasted at least a 75 percent on-cam-

pus housing rate for the past 15 years.

“I think it’s been something that we’ve worked very hard at and we’ve achieved back in 2000 with the opening of the first Student Village on Buick Street,” he said. “Once we opened that we’ve been above 75 percent of our students living on-campus. That’s what the City asked of us and that’s what we’ve been able to achieve.”

BU prioritizes on-campus housing because students who live on campus succeed academically and socially, Riley said.

“We know that students who live in on-campus housing tend to do better academically,” he said. “They are closer to class and programming and other resources … We continue to have high quality residences that are designed to retain upperclass[men] students.”

John Conroy, the founder of the Boston-based realty firm East Coast Realty, said he is pleased by the report because college students can be tricky clients.

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Student Government voter turnout decreases by nearly 1,000

BY ELLEN CRANLEY DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University’s 2015 Student Government elections, held March 30 to April 6, saw a significantly lower voting turnout compared to the 2014 elections, according to the Student Election Commission.

This year, the elections attracted a total of 2,633 votes out of approximately 16,000 undergraduate students, a significant decrease from last year’s 3,500 votes, which the Daily Free Press reported on April 9, 2014.

Jasmine Miller, the SEC’s vice chair of rules, said voting turnouts had gradually increased over the years before 2014.

“This year’s turnout wasn’t necessarily low compared to other years,” she said. “It is a little lower than last year’s, but in previous years it’s been hitting over 1,500.”

Miller, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said the SEC works to create new ideas for the campaign season to get students interested in the elections.

“Every year, new events make [the election] more relatable to student body,” she said.

“We try to work with BU [students]. We have meetings and go over all of our events.”

This year the SEC added the Slate Speech Reception to the schedule. The reception was held on the first day of campaign week and allowed candidates to present their ideas and get in touch with potential voters, she said.

“We work every year to increase voter turnout and it’s hard, but it’s a process to see what works,” she said. “SG as a whole doesn’t

have the most visible presence, so that decreases election awareness because if students are not already aware of [Student] Government, they won’t be aware of elections.”

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Student Government voter turnout 2015

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2,633 votes Source: BU Student Election Comission GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In light of more frequent reports of sexual and physical violence in Boston, the Massachusetts chapter of the National Organization for Women released a statement Friday calling on ride hailing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar to take responsibility to address safety concerns.

A lack of uniform for these ride hailing companies can have an affect on passengers’ safety, said Katie Prisco-Buxbaum, spokeswoman for Mass NOW. “Mass NOW is just really looking forward to creating a larger dialogue about this, not only with our group, but our allies too, and working with these companies and our elected officials to make sure that women and other vulnerable parties have safe transportation,” she said.

In order to improve the situation, it is important to create accountability for the drivers and companies as well as raise awareness among the general population, Prisco-Buxbaum said.

“The more we can increase transparency, the more we increase accountability to the drivers and companies, the safer women and other vulnerable parties will feel using these technologies,” she said. “It’s really about educating people about the resources they have, if they are put in a situation like this. There are hotlines and resources put in place if any kind of violence happens, verbal, physical or sexual.”

Mass NOW representatives are meeting with company leaders from Lyft and Uber about what they can do to address violence and make riders reel safer, Prisco-Buxbaum said.

“I’m hoping that with a seat at the table we can advocate for policies across the different providers to make sure that we address the safety of women and other vulnerable populations,” she said.

Some background checks do not completely account for a history of sexual assault, which can put riders at risk, Prisco-Buxbaum said.

“Some companies do not use sexual violence in their background check,” she said. “Say that someone is a registered sex offender in one state, they can move and go by their middle name, then they are able to get away with it.”

Toni Troops, a spokesman at Jane Doe Inc., which combats sexual assault and domestic violence in Massachusetts, said the coalition supports Mass NOW’s movement and hopes that rider safety will become a priority.

“We believe that everyone should have the right to safety when it comes to transportation and we support what Mass NOW is calling for, but this doesn’t just apply to Uber and Lyft,” she said.

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Health Connector to focus on service, risk adjustment site.

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Following the conclusion of open enrollment in the Massachusetts Health Connector in mid-February, the program now looks forward to implementing a risk adjustment plan and evaluating online services.

The Health Connector, an independent state agency that helps residents find health insurance coverage and avoid tax penalties, has 145,000 registrants for its insurance plan and 36,000 registrants for dental insurance, said Jason Lefferts, spokesman for the Health Connector.

“Open enrollment ended in the middle of February, [but] some people have continued to sign up [for] insurance for a variety of reasons,” he said. “The process of going onto the website and going on an application and finding out if you’re eligible for Health Connector MassHealth and picking a plan has been pretty smooth.”

People are able to apply for specific health insurance programs and purchase the plan of their choosing through the Health Connector web-

Companies determine how much of a financial risk people pose based on their health and what services they need, Lefferts said. The idea of a risk adjustment plan is built into the Affordable Care Act, he said.

“The idea behind risk adjustment is basically about balancing out. Every insurance company has a group of people that they cover, and those people have different levels of risk,” he said. “What we’re doing now is we are working with the carriers to get as much information as we can from them to determine … their risk levels.

“We’re still getting data from the carriers,” he added. “We’re still looking where that’s going to end up.”

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, which has 2.8 million members nationwide, has approximately 3,000 members enrolled through the exchange, said Blue Shield spokeswoman Sharon Torgerson. “[Blue Cross has] mostly individual non-group buyers enrolled through the exchange,” she wrote in an email. “The vast majority of our individual and small group member-

ship continues to buy directly from us.”

Lefferts said the Health Connector will focus on making its website more user-friendly.

“We know that we need improve our payment portal. We need to get in some functionality in the system, like putting someone on the coverage retroactively, or if they have a baby, adding someone to the policy,” he said. “We want help [members] to have as good a time with customer experience as possible, so right now that’s our top priority.”

In addition to improving services, Lefferts said the Health Connector plans to target areas in the Commonwealth with higher rates of uninsured residents before the next open enrollment period in November.

“We can really boil down to communities where those uninsured people are, and then go and really hit them hard with outreach during the next open enrollment, and capture some of the people who, for whatever reason, don’t have health insurance,” he said.

Several residents said they support the ACA and appreciate that there is a push to get more people insured in Massachusetts.

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The Massachusetts Health Connector looks to implement a “risk adjustment plan” and evaluate online services.

Frank Egloff, 67, of Jamaica Plain, said although he is not currently using insurance through the ACA, it is important to make it easier for people to get insured.

“I totally approve and am for it,” he said. “I support the Act, so whatever makes it happen is a good thing.”

Ashley Donovan, 23, of Allston, said that the ACA is a good idea for people who can’t have health insurance.

“If something is terribly wrong with them and they can’t pay for

it, I think that they should get the healthcare that they need,” she said.

“At the same time, the fact that it’s being taxed, [it’s] one more thing that we have to pay for.”

Dave Blasetti, 45, of Brighton, said that he does not believe the Act has been implemented well.

“There [are] problems with the Health Connector, in Massachusetts in particular,” he said. “I wish it was going a little bit more smoothly than it actually seems to be doing, but the idea of having everybody insured is really good.”

ACSRI members get feedback about divestment decision

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Ben Thompson, a second-year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a graduate representative for ACSRI, Claire Richer, an undergraduate representative (CAS ’15), and Garrett Moore, an undergraduate representative (ENG ’15) host a town hall meeting about fossil fuel divestment in the Boston University Photonics Center Wednesday.

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Three members of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing of the Boston University Board of Trustees hosted a town-hall-style open forum Wednesday, inviting BU students and community members to participate in the conversation about whether BU should divest from fossil fuels.

The ACSRI looks to gather feedback from organizations like Divest BU and the student body in order to present cases to the Board of Trustees on issues like fossil fuel divestment, according to the ACSRI’s website.

Claire Richer and Garrett Moore, the ACSRI undergraduate representatives, and Ben Thompson, a graduate representative, were present during the open forum, which about five students attended.

Moore, a senior in the College of Engineering, said that as an influential institution BU has a significant social responsibility in terms of investment practices.

“Because the economic impact of BU is very small in terms of its investments, the political impact is larger and the social impact is larger,” he said. “We believe it is really important to have these discussions, not only internally but also with the community.”

Thompson, a second year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, said that BU and other colleges in Boston take each other’s actions into account regarding fossil fuel divestment.

“If Harvard [University] and [Massachusetts Institute of Technology] divested [fossil fuel companies] that would push BU really hard,” said Thompson.

“If BU decides to make a decision, that would be very telling to some of the other schools, from Northeastern [University] to Tufts [University] to [Boston College] or elsewhere. The ad-

ministrations definitely look to surrounding schools.”

BU has released statements asserting that climate change is a man-made issue, so there is little disagreement that there is a problem, Thompson said. He added that the real question lies in whether divestment from fossil fuel companies is actually effective in making a change.

Rachel Eckles, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and the vice president of Students for a Just and Stable Future, identified divestment as a matter of putting money where beliefs lie.

“That’s why it bothers me that people always wonder whether or not divestment is effective when making a decision, because whether or not it is effective, if your school thinks that they should divest, they should take a moral stance, and they should divest just to make it clear that they follow their values as an institution,” Eckles said after the event.

Eckles said that 75 percent of students agreed that BU should

divest from fossil fuels, given the results of the divestment referendum put on the ballot during this year’s BU’s Student Government elections. As a member of the Divest BU campaign, Eckles, together with ACSRI, said she will present the results to the Board of Trustees.

“We’ll explain the results and any reason for error in the results,” said Eckles. “We’re thinking about [mentioning] referenda at other college campuses.

Northeastern, Harvard, Tufts have all done a referendum as well. It would be really great to talk about not only do students at BU think we should [divest], but students everywhere think we should.”

Richer highlighted two upcoming speakers scheduled to visit campus. Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategist, will speak about climate change and sustainability on April 23.

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BU consistently boasts 75 percent on-campus housing rate HOUSING, FROM PAGE 1

“Whenever you work with students it becomes more challenging because they don’t have an income per se and you have to then work with the student and their parents,” he said. “We have to bear the burden of making sure that they are well-supported by their parents. So it’s not just one person you have to deal with, [and] often if there are two roommates, you can be dealing with up to six people in order to put a deal together.”

Last year, Boston University student Liz Morlock faced the decision of whether or not to continue living

on campus. Though Morlock, now a senior in the College of Fine Arts, eventually moved off campus to save money, she said many do not have the same luxury because of housing requirements written into financial aid packages, such as the Charles River Housing Grant.

“Students cannot afford their education with the ridiculous cost of tuition and so they take these scholarships to be able to afford to go to a school like BU,” she said. “I think these scholarships are a feeble attempt to feign generosity by a major university and they are the reason students are staying on campus.”

However, Morlock still enjoyed

the convenience and accessibility of her on-campus housing situation, she said.

“Before I moved off campus, I lived in 722 [Commonwealth] Ave.,” she said. “What I definitely don’t miss is the ridiculous cost of housing for the short time you live there.”

Several BU students said they believe living on campus provides comfort, security and convenience.

Nicole Ficher, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she plans to follow the trend presented by the data and stay on campus throughout her time at BU because it fosters a better sense of community.

“I’m always here and my classes

are nearby,” she said. “I feel like I’m in the center of things and I always know what kind of things are going on at school which I really like. Since it’s not really a typical campus, living on it makes me feel more connected.”

As a senior, Morlock said she does not notice these on-campus perks as much.

“I’m not usually home at all during the day, so I have a daytime campus life,” she said. “I also have several friends who live close by and no one is ever more than a T-ride away. I haven’t had any problems with communication and my friends on campus. I think people are living

on campus because [of] either the convenience or they are forced to by scholarships that require them to live on campus.”

Lia Rivera, a freshman in the College of Communication, said she likes the feeling of security and connectedness on campus.

“I like living on campus because I never feel isolated and I’m surrounded by people my age,” Rivera said. “It makes me feel safer that I’m on campus because we have Blue Lights and [the Boston University Police Department] really accessible.

We have security, as opposed to living off-campus where your only resource might be the Boston Police.”

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BU faculty salaries lower than national average, data shows

BY MOLLY MINNITI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Salaries for full-time university faculty members across the nation rose 1.4 percent in the 2014-15 academic year, according to a Monday report from the American Association of University Professors. This is the second consecutive year in which salaries rose faster than the rate of inflation, the report found.

However, the report stated that faculty members nationwide are currently earning less than they did before the economic recession six years ago.

“The current year-over-year change in salary for all ranks is 1.4 percent, which marks the first single digit improvement since the recession began,” the report stated. “It is hardly encouraging that faculty have not lost ground, since many have been working more hours than ever before. This trend represents a continuation of the long period of stagnation in average full-time faculty salaries.”

Though the report discredits the idea that professors’ high salaries contribute to increasing tuition

rates, the report stated that some economists believe the salary increases are indicative of “Baumol’s cost disease,” which is often cited to explain why costs in higher education are rising faster than in the rest of the economy.

“According to Baumol’s theory, the rate of increase in faculty salaries would be higher than the inflation rate and proportional to the increase in tuition because services simply cost more over time,” the report stated.

The report stated that full-time professors at private independent doctoral institutions made average salaries of nearly $178,000 and average total compensation packages of nearly $224,000 in the 2014-15 year.

Full-time lecturers and instructors at community colleges, however, earned average salaries of about $48,000 and total compensation packages of just under $67,000.

Professors at Boston University make $165,500 annually on average, according to statistics sent by BU spokesman Colin Riley. Additionally this year, associate faculty members’ salaries averaged $113,600, assistant faculty averaged $96,800

and instructors’ salaries averaged $52,500, according to the information from Riley.

Karen Robbins, an adjunct professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, said the report was interesting, especially from her perspective as a part-time faculty member.

Robbins said she does not believe professors, especially not adjuncts, are paid too much.

“At BU, we get paid more as adjuncts than other schools, but it is still not a living wage,” she said.

“Right now, the job market is terrible, and [adjunct professors] don’t get any benefits and schools pay them less. It is interesting that adjuncts are trying to unionize, yet at all the schools I’ve been an adjunct at, BU is the best to us, but it’s still not going to pay my rent.”

Several students have various opinions on whether BU professors make sufficient salaries.

Erin Deadmon, a senior in CAS, said she agrees with the AAUP’s report, especially that increasing salaries for BU faculty do not contribute to rising tuition.

“If you are a good professor you are worth the money,” she said.

Average salaries of BU faculty $52,500 Average salary for a BU instructor $96,800 Average salary for a BU assistant faculty $113,600 Average salary for a BU associate faculty member $165,500 $178,000

Average salary for a full-time BU professor Nationwide average salary for a full-time professor at private independent doctoral institutions SOURCE: AAUP and BU Spokesman Colin Riley

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“There are many professors here that put in the effort, have students who love them and deserve what they make because they make the university what it is. They should get substantial pay to match their education.”

Nelson Lin, a sophomore in the Questrom School of Business, said the report was interesting and that he generally agreed with it.

“For the most part I think professors earn their money, even though there are some that I don’t think should have a contract,” Lin said. “I don’t have a problem with the high salaries of professors. I’ve had professors that I’ve liked and

[that] I think earn their money.”

Michael Nickerson, a senior in CAS, said he has not previously thought about faculty salaries, but thinks professors are generally overpaid.

“BU, as a private four-year research university, has pretty high average salaries for professors,” he said. “In my opinion, some professors may deserve it, but it’s a lot of money and it is rising, nationwide.

[The rise in faculty salaries] has to add, slightly, to increased tuition.

In a school where tuition is so high, I question the salary of our professors.”

Statewide waste ban shows improvement in sustainability efforts

BY HANNAH LIBBY DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Disposal and composting efforts at Massachusetts businesses, facilities and institutions have improved since Massachusetts enacted the country’s first statewide food waste ban on Oct. 1, 2014, said a state environmental official.

The ban regulates waste disposal and encourages composting for 1,700 large businesses and facilities that produce over one ton of waste, said John Fischer, branch chief of commercial waste reduction and waste planning for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

“The way [it] has worked is we saw lot of progress leading up to the effective date of demand and a lot of businesses coming into compliance even before the effective date of the ban,” he said. “We have seen a lot of progress with building the infrastructure for compost sites and farms and anaerobic digestion facilities.”

Fischer said since the ban went into effect, more businesses have complied with the waste reduction efforts.

MassDEP has been overseeing the ban, which was created to help the Commonwealth reduce waste by 30 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050, The Daily Free Press reported on Oct. 23, 2014.

The department funds a program called RecyclingWorks Massachusetts, which helps businesses install programs to help them reach

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Since the statewide food waste ban implemented by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection began in October, waste disposal and composting efforts have improved.

sustainability goals and comply with the ban, Fischer said. There are about 30 programs following the RecyclingWorks’ approach to date. “[We’re] seeing a lot of good success stories,” he said. “RecyclingWorks has a hotline, and the way that it works is these businesses call that hotline for assistance and we go out visits the facility and helps them set up a food waste collection program.”

Food waste is one of the areas covered in the Massachusetts 2010-2020 Solid Waste Master Plan, which outlines the Commonwealth’s

efforts to increase waste diversion efforts, save municipality money and work toward a “zero waste” future.

Sabrina Pashtan, the sustainability coordinator for Boston University Dining Services, said improved waste efforts have helped the university compost its food waste.

“BU produced 932 tons of organic material in 2014,” she wrote in an email. “Our waste diversion system is doing very well and thanks to our reliable partner Save That Stuff, we are able to compost almost all of our organic material.”

Excluding construction proj-

ects, BU’s total waste in 2014 was 9,943 tons, which was a 9 percent decrease from 10,961 tons in 2006, according to Sustainability@BU’s website. Approximately 33 percent of the total waste was recycled, composted or donated while the other 67 percent was incinerated at a waste-to-energy facility.

Several residents and students said they appreciate efforts to reduce food waste, but they have yet to see direct or immediate impacts of those actions.

Caroline Clar, 27, of Back Bay, said the waste ban may have a greater

impact in the near future, but that she has yet to see these changes in her daily life.

“It [the waste ban] is a good idea, but I haven’t seen any improvements yet,” she said. “I haven’t noticed it.”

Kathy Harder, 29, of Allston, who recently moved to Boston in December, said she supports the Commonwealth’s efforts to address waste.

“It’s a good idea,” she said. “I work for a library and we have a great recycling program. More recycling and composting may be good improvements.”

Jane Yang, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said the waste ban could be more effective if expanded to universities and residents.

“They [BU] could extend the composting in the GSU [George Sherman Union] to all dining halls,” she said. “I haven’t noticed a change in the waste management and regulation at BU.” Arnesh Mathew, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said integrating more compost receptacles across campus could have a greater impact on campus and help contribute to Massachusetts’s food waste efforts.

“When I go there [the GSU] I sense that it’s much better there than here in West [Campus]. The facilities are better at the GSU,” he said.

“I haven’t noticed a change in BU’s waste habits, but people should put them [compost bins] everywhere, in the West and Warren dining halls especially.”

Few attendees interested in understanding roles of ACSRI, Divest BU DIVESTMENT, FROM PAGE 2

ger-Range Future, will speak on April 28. Both speakers will advocate for divestment and connect the action to a larger global influence, Richer said.

Several student attendees from the Divest BU campaign

said that there should be more attention paid to the issue of divestment.

Luz Brielle Dojer, a junior in CAS, said that students do not fully understand what divestment is.

“Most people definitely

know that fossil fuels are contributing majorly to climate change and companies, despite the fact that we know this, [companies] are not changing their practices,” she said. “I feel like most people are supportive [of divestment] and that was reflected in the ref-

erendum.”

Caroline Birsner, a senior in CAS, said she wants to better understand the ACSRI’s thoughts and courses of action.

“The fossil fuel industry is the number one contributor to man-made climate change which

threatens all of our futures,” she said. “Who knows if we’ll have a livable planet in 50 to 100 years?

That involves all of humanity, but students too. We are spending all of this money on education and if BU is going to be under water in 50 years, what’s the point?”

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Ride companies should make safety a priority, residents say MASS NOW, FROM PAGE 1

“We think that any company providing services that could put an individual at risk should consider the possibilities to protect the customers.�

Several residents said they would like to see greater measures put in place by ride hailing companies to improve safety.

Aileen Cronin, 55, of Kenmore, described how drivers should have to go through a more thorough screening process, as not all businesses make this a priority. “Drivers should have to get different references about how they interact with people and make sure they aren’t crazy before they are given a job like that,� she said. “An employer is used to easy come,

easy go in that business, which is probably why they aren’t too hung up on doing good background checks. Cab drivers come and go so quick, it’s not worth it to them.�

Everett Kight, 25, of Brighton, who is currently an Uber driver, said the application process should be stricter and more in depth. “The companies should have stricter application processes. I mean, it only took three days and I don’t think it’s all that comprehensive,� he said. “The company could also make drivers turn on their cameras when they are in the car, as a little security device. They pay for your data and there are apps that can do that and monitor the drivers.�

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The Massachusetts chapter of the National Organization for Women called for ride-hailing services to take responsibility for the safety of their riders following Boston area reports of sexual and physical violence.

Low percentage of students participate in SG elections, questions raised SG ELECTIONS, FROM PAGE 1

dent body’s lack of interest toward SG stems from a miscommunication as to SG’s activities and influence. “I think a lot of people don’t know what Student Government does here,� she said. “For a school that’s so large, I think a lot of people would like things to be done for them but don’t know how to advocate for themselves. That was actually a focus of our campaign, to let the students know what Student Government does and what we could do for them.�

Though Geraghty said a personal interest in elections drew her to vote, she also understands how voting could bring a positive change to the BU community. “I thought, by voting, I was doing my civic duty as a student here at BU and trying to

promote general welfare for the student body and myself,� she said.

Geraghty said that SG reaching out to the student body can be a critical move in increasing students’ interest and awareness in voting and SG participation. “Having a representative from the student government at orientation sessions would be great,� she said. “We should start with freshman, and letting them know that we have Student Government here and it’s a great thing to [be] involved [with].�

Several students said that there is an apparent disconnect between SG and the student body, which results in low election participation rates.

Emily Hayman, a junior in the College of Communication, said she did not vote because she felt unfamiliar with the students running.

“I didn’t feel like I knew enough about the different slates to make an informed decision,� Hayman said. “I didn’t hear anything specifically about what they were going to do and I personally didn’t want to vote on something that I didn’t know much about.�

Hayman said the election and the candidates running for office should be more visible to students to encourage higher voting turnouts. “They need to make the information more readily available,� she said.

Erica Pierce, a sophomore in CAS, said the student government fails to garner sufficient attention from the student body. “Our school is so huge that people do their own thing,� she said. “The idea of a student government doesn’t feel personal, so I think people don’t think that they need to

care about having leadership ‌ In a smaller bubble, like in high school, I think there was so much more of a connection to the people running [in elections] and what they were doing. Now it’s so big and everything feels more distant.�

Cory Azmon, a sophomore in the School of Education, said the distance between the student body and Student Government can be addressed through better campaigning efforts. “The whole campaigning thing is getting out there and getting your name out there, and the only reason I voted this year was because someone campaigned to the right person,� he said. “It’s on the students who are campaigning to do more, not just focus on their organization, because I feel like [it’s] all very internal.�

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Wes Palmer (COM ’16), above, creator of butv10’s series “Paper Trail,” works on set. The show is one of three college series nominated for a College Television Award from the Television Academy Foundation.

“Paper Trail” producers on path to award-winning success

BY SONIA RAO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Winning an Emmy Award is a dream for many of those working in the television industry.

For college students, winning a College Television Award is almost as good. Not only does this award, given to outstanding college television programs by the Television Academy Foundation, the same organization behind the Emmys, embody positive critical reception, but it also serves as a mark of creative achievement.

This very dream might soon come true for the producers of “Paper Trail,” a drama on Boston University’s student-run television network, butv10. “Paper Trail” tells the story of a determined business student and his roommates, who all turn to cheating after they are put on academic probation.

Fueled by hard work and strong artistic direction, the series has been nominated in the “Scripted Series” category at the 2015 College Television Awards.

The ceremony, taking place on April 23 in Los Angeles, will be attended by members of the production team.

This news isn’t surprising to those who’ve followed the show’s development. Christophor Cavalieri, faculty advisor for butv10, said the series earned his support the first time it was pitched to him by creator Wes Palmer, a junior in the College of Communication, and cinematographer

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Andrew Fewsmith, a senior in COM. “I readily encouraged them to produce it,” Cavalieri said. “I knew it would be a worthwhile endeavor, since I was already aware of their abilities and passion as aspiring storytellers.”

Nonetheless, Palmer said that the news was incredible to himself, Fewsmith and their fellow co-executive producer Amanda Domuracki, a senior in COM. “I was ecstatic,” said Palmer, who also serves as the show’s lead director. “I was notified a few weeks prior that we had made it through a round or two of judging to the finalists’ round, and we were required to submit a series of DVDs. So it was great to hear that we’d been officially placed.”

Fewsmith agreed with Palmer, emphasizing the feeling of awe accompanying their nomination.

“The concept that industry professionals saw our piece and considered it one of the top three best scripted series that any college student in the U.S. made last year is just indescribable,” he said.

According to Fewsmith, the series is a “cinematic drama.” It was created with the highest production value possible for the team. This resulted in long working hours, where the students wrote scripts, filmed scenes and edited footage into cohesive episodes. However, these long hours, Domuracki said, have served as a valuable stepping-stone between

college and the television industry.

“It’s obviously very stressful being a full-time student and trying to do your own television show,” Domuracki said. She also works as the assistant director and production manager. “But it’s been a really good experience ... it’s been nice to do it on a micro-level instead of just throwing myself into the TV industry.”

As the show’s creator, Palmer has also juggled many responsibilities, from leading the production crew to working with the cast.

“Simply having the opportunity to direct and lead a crew every weekend did wonders for my comfort in running a large, active set,” he said. “Not to mention developing a baseline for talking with actors.”

Despite these experiences, “Paper Trail” will soon come to a close. The show is currently in its first and final season, with the series finale airing on April 21, just two days before the awards ceremony. This short length, Fewsmith said, was factored into the show’s design from the very start.

“Too many series drag on way past their expiration date, both on the college level and on the professional network level,” he said. “Limiting ourselves to the nine episodes allowed us to ensure a resolution, which was very important for the type of story we wanted to tell.”

he concept that industry professionals saw our piece and considered it one of the top three best scripted series that any college student in the U.S. made last year is just indescribable.”

Throughout its time on air, this series has been well received by viewers, Domuracki said, partially due to its understanding of college academic demands.

“What I love most is that it’s a story about college students, made by college students,” she said. “It also touches on a lot of struggles that we have, like worrying about our grades or how much a 4.0 GPA is worth, compared to having practical experiences. A lot of students have been really into it.”

The show has been particularly influential in the butv10 community as well, given its cinematic and production styles.

“Since producing ‘Paper Trail,’ I’ve noticed a definite uptick in the overall production value of the shows on butv10,” Fewsmith said. “I don’t think that this is caused solely by our

show, but I feel that people are driven just that much more, or have just a bit more knowledge because of ‘Paper Trail.’”

In the end, it was this influence and the valuable production lessons that Fewsmith feels made “Paper Trail” worthwhile. The team is grateful for the acknowledgement by the Television Academy, but to them the experience of creating such a unique show surpasses any other achievement.

“As much as I want to bring back BU’s first CTA, even if we don’t, where we’ve gotten so far has been more than enough of a payoff for the work that we’ve put in,” Fewsmith said.

Cavalieri agreed, and applauded the time and dedication put into the project by its entire crew.

“No matter the outcome,” he said, “they’re winners.”

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Urban farming technology puts down roots in Boston

BY DAGNY CREPEAU DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Food startup ventures are beginning to make waves in a venture capitalist market that used to be dominated by social media, e-commerce sites and online services.

With new technologies making the farming industry more cost efficient and sustainable, these ventures are taking innovation to new heights.

In this industrialized world, it’s no wonder that many agricultural startups have set their sights on urban farming. Boston’s Freight Farms, for example, is converting recycled shipping containers into indoor farms. Founded by Brad McNamara and John Friedman, the company furnishes the interiors of shipping containers with automated growing systems capable of producing commercial-scale crop harvests.

“Traditionally, in urban areas like Boston, it’s incredibly difficult to find fresh, healthy produce,” said Caroline Katsiroubas, marketing manager for Freight Farms. “So this is a way to provide immediate, fresh, organic produce that is cost-competitive and locally sourced.”

The indoor farms use a hydroponic growing system, which cultivates crops in a nutrient-rich water solution instead of soil. Plants that have matured past the germination stage are grown in vertical towers and treated with high-efficiency LED lights, which not only imitate the sun’s ultraviolet wavelengths, but also regularly adjust their brightness to simulate day and night cycles.

The containers used for the farms are also stackable, allowing a single patch of land to house several urban farms at once.

While Freight Farms’ vertical growing configuration is mostly conducive to leafy greens, the company is looking into growing other types of produce in future iterations of their farms. It has already exper-

imented with vine crops like jalapeños, cucumbers and tomatoes. In the meantime, much of the experimentation with different crops falls into the hands of users themselves.

“If someone tells us that they want to try growing carrots, we’ll tell them these units aren’t made for carrots,” Katsiroubas said. “But we can’t stop them from trying, so a couple weeks later, they’re harvesting carrots.”

Freight Farms’ indoor farms have proven to be a lot more sustainable than conventional farming methods. By taking up unused urban spaces, the company’s repurposed containers provide commercial-scale produce locally, cutting transportation costs that could affect the price of food. Cutting out the middleman also leads to the elimination of carbon emissions. On top of that, Freight Farms’ hydroponic growing system requires 90 percent less water than conventional agriculture, which could help address the global water security crisis and the disastrous drought in California.

Freight Farms’ biggest investor is Spark Capital, which boasts investments in social media powerhouses like Twitter, Tumblr and Upworthy. But venture capitalist firms aren’t the only ones showing interest in agricultural ventures. Boston University is considering Freight Farms as a viable option for producing food on a crowded urban campus.

“BU Dining Services is currently looking into Freight Farms.

We actually toured one of their containers last week,” said Sabrina Pashtan, sustainability coordinator for BU Dining Services. “We rely on local farms to supply us with fresh produce both seasonally and, when possible, year-round.”

Twenty one percent of food provided to BU Dining Services is sourced locally or sustainably, Pashtan said.

“Our distributors go to farms around Massachusetts, Maine,

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Boston companies such as Freight Farms and Harvest Automation are developing new technology to support horticulture and agriculture in the city.

New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, and then deliver it to our kitchens on a daily basis,” she said.

Outside the urban environment, though, Harvest Automation is a different venture looking to revolutionize the way people grow and harvest plants. The Billerica company manufactures robots designed to handle much of the physical labor involved in cultivating horticultural crops.

“The thing about conventional farming is that the plants have to be moved around a lot to produce them efficiently,” said Charles Grinnell, co-founder and chief operating officer of Harvest Automation. “No one wants to do this kind of labor anymore, so our products are really solving a big labor problem in the industry.”

Harvest Automation is expe-

diting horticultural farming with autonomous robots capable of handling much of the work that normally falls to human laborers. The robots are able to detect which plants have grown too close together and redistribute them to a uniform distance from each other. They can also efficiently consolidate remaining plants into a smaller area after many of them have been sold, allowing farms to use less water and fewer pesticides to maintain their crops.

Although Harvest Automation’s technology is currently specialized for horticultural farming, the company is looking into adapting its technology for the food production sector, having partnered itself with major food producers Grimmway Farms and Reiter Affiliated Companies. In addition to

addressing labor shortages, Grinnell said the company hopes to soon use their robots as data harvesters. Such machines would gather health and fertility data on a plant-by-plant basis, allowing farmers to make more informed decisions about how much water and pesticides are necessary to maintain their crops.

These technological advancements, Pashtan said, can translate back to the urban agriculture movement in Boston.

“Getting involved in the urban agriculture movement is a wonderful way to learn about our food,” Pashtan said. “To get your hands dirty and plant some seeds, learn what it takes to grow food and have the joy of harvesting it is to appreciate food in a very unique and special way.”

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Baby boomers spend big bucks on rock memorabilia items

BY KAITLIN JUNOD DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After Don McLean’s “American Pie” manuscript sold for $1.2 million, baby boomers investing in rock memorabilia has become increasingly popular.

In an increasingly digital age, physical rock memorabilia is still a big-ticket item, with some people even willing to spend millions of dollars for scraps of old scribbled lyrics.

“Any product that does that to you … makes you feel like you are more profoundly representing yourself,” said George Howard, a professor of music business and management at Berklee College of Music. “That’s a powerful product. For a generation of people, music has that power.”

This is what happened April

7, when the original manuscript for Don McLean’s 1971 hit song “American Pie” was auctioned off for $1.2 million after McLean found it among old papers.

Spending huge amounts of money on memorabilia may seem like a waste, but for music fans these products have a certain quality that makes those multiple zeros worthwhile. Simply put, rock memorabilia connects older fans back to a time when they were young and happy.

Howard called it the “Harry Potter theory of marketing.” In the first book of the series, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” Har-

ry looks into the Mirror of Erised, which reflects a person’s deepest desires. Harry sees his late parents, and the image in the mirror makes Harry feel good about himself.

In a similar way, rock memorabilia sells because of older consumers’ desire for nostalgia, which Howard calls the “reminiscence bump.”

The baby boomer generation that came of age listening to bands such as the Grateful Dead and the Beach Boys, Howard said, is now the generation with the most disposable income. With this extra spending CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Boston Public Market vendors value business opportunities

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The Boston Public Market announced April 7 the line up of year-round vendors who will sell locally-made products near the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.

BY ALEX SIBER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

One hundred percent homegrown, the Boston Public Market has foodies’ best interests at heart.

Set to open in July, the 28,000-squarefoot space, located at the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, had local food sellers salivating when it was announced. It will be a year-round gathering ground for some of New England’s best boutique vendors. From Crescent Ridge’s iconic milk jug to Taza’s edgy chocolates, the carefully crafted foods and produce will represent more than 30 small businesses.

The BPM is the first of its kind in New England. Similar congregations opt instead

for seasonal openings that can vary week to week and do not ensure exclusivity from larger competitors. The BPM, on the other hand, protects vendors from big, bad wolves, such as corporate food trucks, major restaurants and regional outsiders.

Lydia Blanchard, the founder of Sweet Lydia’s in Lowell, has long dazzled her devoted following with gourmet marshmallows and candy bars, and points to the close-knit community of the BPM as a cause for excitement.

“I really like the shared community, its members and its resources,” she said. “I know many of the members very well from doing farmers markets over the years. We all have shared philosophies, which means we can discuss what we have learned from owning a small food business.”

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money, they are looking for investments.

“The things you listen to when you are in high school, those really formative ages when you’re becoming yourself, that music stays with you [for] your entire life,” Howard said.

“It defined them when they were 20 and it defines them when they are 60.”

However, baby boomers aren’t the only ones affected by music’s powerful attraction.

Even as online music streaming services grow in popularity, younger generations still invest in physical products like vinyl records.

Records arguably have more appealing sound quality than digital music, Howard said, but there is also another, more personal reason behind records’ continued popularity.

“Vinyl is something you can hold, something you can put on your wall,” he said. “People come over to your dorm room or your house and can go through your record collections. In doing so, they get a glimpse into who you are.”

Even though the form of music has changed, it is still a way for people to express themselves.

Music merchandise, whether a poster, T-shirt or a vinyl record, is what Howard calls an “extreme manifestation of your internal values.” And that is what makes these items priceless.

Reed Lappin, co-owner of Allston record store In Your Ear, said people of all ages and areas of the world come to buy merchandise from his store on Commonwealth Avenue. In recent years, his customers have increasingly been of a younger age. This, Lappin said, can

be explained quite simply.

“It’s a boring life, just looking at a screen all day,” he said.

However, Lappin also expressed his concern for the uncertain future of record sales.

While record players seem to be coming back into fashion, with initiatives like this Saturday’s Record Store Day gaining popularity, Lappin said it is hard to tell what will happen in years to come. Other music professionals share this same concern as well.

“I think it’s going to be interesting to see whether memorabilia and physical things resonate with people who are coming of age in the digital generation,” said Allen Bargfrede, another music business and management professor at Berklee. “As you move past my generation and into people who grew up never owning a CD and never going to a record store, [they] may not necessarily [feel] tied emotionally to physical products. It might fade away.”

In case the popularity of physical memorabilia fades, Bargfrede said, artists are attempting to come up with new ways to capitalize on their fans’ willingness to spend money on music. Instead of spending thousands of dollars on a physical product, fans might also be willing to spend it on VIP tickets to a concert, or passes to meet the artist.

However, Bargfrede said this tendency is still a part of the memorabilia movement.

“The artists [are] realizing,” he said, “‘Hey, not all fans are alike. Let’s modify this.’”

Given that so many of the businesses travel from town to town, the possibilities of collective marketing in the metropolitan hub of New England are endless. Blanchard anticipates that the niche followings of each vendor will not only grow but also mingle, feeding into the passionate consumer base of fellow producers.

“Boston Public Market is a wonderful opportunity for companies with very small footprints to network and pool marketing power,” she said.

An entrepreneurial spirit pulses through these modest companies, but it’s the reverence for their work that sets their brands apart in the minds of their core customers. Luca Mignogna, an artisan cheese maker and founder of Wolf Meadow Farm, said it best.

“What we do is the expression of who we are,” he said.

Mignogna, born in Campobasso, Italy and involved in the restaurant business throughout his entire life, could not take an initial call because he was busy kneading mozzarella, made from scratch. However, he did later echo Blanchard’s sentiments, thankful for the chance to solidify a storefront presence beyond his business’s location in the Amesbury.

“We are finally able to bring our product downtown and actually stand behind it,”

Mignogna said. “It’s such a privilege to be able to meet the Bostonians who would like to eat our cheeses on a daily basis, but can’t travel to find them.”

Blanchard agreed with Mignogna, emphasizing the BPM’s closer proximity to a greater number of customers.

“I’m looking forward to having more of a chance to meet Boston customers, and for existing customers who don’t need to wait,” she said. “Some people drive up to Lowell, make a day of it and stock up on products.”

The BPM’s holistic approach walks a fine line between money-driven opportunity and the money-enabled survival of specialty goods by expanding access to allow for heightened sales. Mignogna channeled the BPM’s ethos by emphasizing the small business owners’ need to put passion into their work.

“If we’re only looking to make money, this doesn’t work,” he said. “Our love, our passion, our respect … The value we have for what we do makes this possible.”

In his eyes, it is that devotion that draws the most loyal customers. Regardless, the honor of having a first-round presence at BPM has yet to distract from the greater goal — longevity.

“Our goal is to be at Boston Public Market for decades,” Mignogna said, laughing.

“That would mean we’re doing well.”

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Hernandez conviction should be wake-up call for NFL The National Football League has once again found itself tangled in controversy.

On Wednesday, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. He was also convicted of multiple weapons ammunitions charges related to the crime.

In June 2013, the body of Odin Lloyd, the boyfriend of Hernandez’s fiancee’s sister, was found shot six times in a pit near Hernandez’s home in North Attleboro, MA. According to The New York Times, the prosecution argued that Hernandez’s motive for the shooting was his dislike for people Lloyd was speaking with at a bar in Boston.

Notably, Hernandez has a history of violence and was questioned along with three other students in 2007 about a possible shooting at the University of Florida, his alma mater.

This conviction will undoubtedly bring more negative press to an already floundering NFL. While Hernandez is the first NFL player to be convicted of murder since Rae Carruth in 2001, several players have come under fire for assault and weaponry charges in recent years.

In 2014, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was accused of violently assaulting his fiancee in an elevator, ultimately knocking her unconscious. The NFL did not respond to this accusation until after video evidence of the event had surfaced, and even then Rice was only suspended from the team for a short time, during which he still received his paycheck.

These violent crimes didn’t necessarily

stem from a poor influence within the NFL. For example, 21-year-old projected first-round NFL draft pick Jameis Winston faced sexual assault and shoplifting charges as a student at Florida State University before his involvement in the league.

Since Rice’s scandal erupted, multiple domestic violence campaigns have come out against the NFL as a whole, arguing that officials have become much too lenient with regard to violent crimes. Instead of punishing Rice for his blatant violence, the Ravens rewarded him for his behavior by defending him and keeping him on paid leave.

The same could be said about assault charges brought against former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis back in 2000. Lewis is now one of the most celebrated players in the league’s history. He holds an on-air position at ESPN, and even had a statue commemorated in his name in front of M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore late last year.

All of this is undoubtedly concerning, yet NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has not taken the severity of these accusations and charges seriously. Rather than signing and rewarding these suspected and sometimes convicted violent players for their unacceptable behavior, perhaps the NFL should reward law-abiding potential NFL draftees.

According to The Boston Globe, the NFL has an extensive background check process and teams are bound to find out about any suspicious behavior before signing any players.

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lifting charges may be detrimental to the store itself, other charges involving physical abuse of another human being are more of a cause for concern. However, shoplifting may be telling of overall character. If one shoplifts and comes away unscathed by the law, who is to say they won’t further challenge the system in more dangerous ways?

Alas, the NFL is a multi-billion dollar corporation. It’s a business. These seemingly significant crimes and accusations are mere blips on the NFL’s radar. Regardless of these issues, fans are never going to stop watching football and feeding the league’s revenue stream.

The controversy here is that the NFL seems to value profit over societal well-being.

Do hefty paychecks and good ratings make up for the real pain and disruptions that these people have caused?

Perhaps the enormity of the business is what goes to players’ heads. After all, there must be an extreme sense of power that comes from being a popular NFL player whose face appears on America’s television screens every Sunday evening. This level of confidence and invincibility may prove to be dangerous.

While the NFL may be currently experiencing a public relations nightmare, we don’t aim to villainize the league in its entirety.

There is something to be said for the fact that the New England Patriots immediately cut and fired Hernandez when he was charged, cutting ties from him altogether. Commissioner Goodell and the Ravens, then, should take note of and learn from the Patriot’s timely and effective response.

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But can Hernandez and other players be judged based on past accusations that may or may not actually be true? After all, Hernandez was never officially charged in the supposed shootings in 2007. The NFL cannot discriminate based on suspicion. Additionally, while “preventive measures” against instances such as these may be enacted, there is really no way to predict someone’s likeliness to commit violent crimes.

If we can’t effectively psychoanalyze people before they purchase guns, we definitely can’t psychoanalyze someone before they play professional football.

While not all of these violent tendencies came from experience in the NFL, hiring someone with a seedy past only encourages him to act out in the future. By enlisting players with violent tendencies to a sport that ultimately requires violence in itself, the NFL is doing nobody any favors. Not to mention, if one was able to circumvent the criminal justice system while still outside the NFL, it seems only natural that they would continue to do so once drafted.

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More than gender or haircut

BY SARA RYAN COLUMNIST

When I was in seventh grade, I had a teacher whose full name I’ve long since forgotten. However, some of his lessons have stayed with me much longer than his impossible-to-pronounce last name has. One day during class, he told us to take out a piece of paper, and he listed off about a dozen countries, asking us to write them down. The list included South Korea, Jamaica and Germany, among others. Then he asked, “What do these countries all have in common?”

After 20 minutes of incorrect guesses, he finally told us: “All of these countries are led by democratically-elected women.” The conversation that followed was probably the most feminist conversation to ever occur in a Catholic grammar school. I left social studies that day feeling empowered. Damn right, women could rule the world. In some places, they already were.

Now the United States has the opportunity to join that list. On Sunday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her highly anticipated campaign for the White House. Clinton has some major obstacles to overcome, the most challenging of which might be how we talk about female politicians in this country.

Of course, Clinton isn’t the first woman to run for president of the United States.

Victoria Woodhull earned that title in 1872.

She ran on the Equal Rights Party ticket with Frederick Douglass, before women could even vote. There is a long, long list of women — which since 2008 has included Clinton — who have vied for the presidency and lost. However, Clinton’s campaign is perhaps the first with widespread donor support and an inevitability factor. Clinton has the best chance to shatter a 240-year-old glass ceiling, but the media and the public need to stop viewing her as a “female candidate” and start seeing her as a “candidate who happens to be female.”

There are a lot of problems with how we view women in the media. They’re constantly objectified and glamourized. They have little opportunity to be more than thinner, “flawless,” Photoshopped versions of them-

selves. Should a woman share her opinion with the public, there’s a very good chance her critics will use gender-based attacks in response.

For women in politics, the game isn’t very different, except it’s their job to share opinions on controversial issues. Just browse the #HillaryClinton thread on Twitter for some of the most sexist, factually inaccurate crap you’ve ever read. Keep in mind that all of it was written about a former U.S. Senator and secretary of state who has degrees from Wellesley College and Yale University’s School of Law. She is literally the most qualified candidate for the job. Right now her competition consists of three freshman senators with very little substance. Despite all of her credentials, she has been boiled down to her pantsuits and her gender. What male candidate has to worry about that problem?

In an ideal world, I’d ask you not to vote for Hillary Clinton on the basis of her gender. I’d ask you to not consider that in your decision on whether or not to support her.

But the truth is, this is not an ideal world.

It’s a world where U.S. women make 78 cents to every dollar their male coworkers earn.

It’s a world where a clear gender gap persists in science, math, business, politics and a multitude of other fields. Clinton’s election would help close that gap.

There is a historical element to this presidential election cycle. We’d be kidding ourselves if we ignored it. However, to simplify Clinton to the most general terms, to label her as the “woman candidate” and leave it at that is an insult to 51 percent of this country’s population. In a nation where only 18 percent self-identify as feminists, we need more visible female leaders in Fortune 500 companies, tech startups and the upper echelons of the federal government. The longer we treat women as a subsection of the population, the harder it will be for us to achieve any semblance of equality.

I am thrilled that Clinton could be our next president. I want little girls around the country to see that it’s OK to dream of being president of the United States. I want Clinton to be a symbol of another step down the long, long road towards equality for all, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion. But I also want us to think about how we frame the next 18 months of discussion. The longer we downplay her qualifications and beliefs, the less likely it is that she will actually win. If we want a shot at contributing to the not-long-enough list of female world leaders, we need to see Clinton as more than her gender or her haircut. We need to see her as the next president of the United States.

Everything old is new again

BY ANDREW KEULER COLUMNIST

On Sunday, Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for the 2016 U.S. presidential election with a very non-traditional video announcement. To many, the announcement comes as no surprise, as her candidacy has for months seemed like an inevitability, with pundits on both sides opining on when and how she would and should announce.

Because of her comparative reclusivity up to this point, this first glimpse into the Clinton campaign offers valuable insights into the tone and strategy it will pursue in the coming months.

As a video, Clinton’s announcement can’t help but take on the tone of the wholesome and inspirational but disingenuous political ads we are used to seeing every four years.

The announcement includes a variety of diverse individuals — a husband and wife on the cusp of retirement, two Spanish-speaking brothers who just opened a business, an expectant African-American couple, a recently graduated Asian-American woman, a soonto-be-married gay couple, a white male entrepreneur and various others — clearly intended to show that Clinton represents everyone.

While the message of diversity and unity is nice, it feels like a cheap attempt to pander to every electorate possible.

When she finally appears in the video after almost a minute and a half of diverse faces, she strikes an explicitly populist tone. “The deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion,” she said in the video. While that’s a nice sentiment, it is a difficult message to accept without a healthy dose of skepticism, precisely because Clinton is one of those at the top that she is now rallying against. Her connection to well-heeled political donors and the movers and shakers of society runs deep as a result of her long career in politics.

As such, Clinton’s political opponents have been more than willing to attack what they see as Clinton’s removal from the realities of everyday Americans. In this light, the decision to impersonally announce her candidacy via video also seems particularly inexpli-

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When considering some of obstacles her campaign faces, however, this decision makes more sense. Americans have very little confidence in Congress, in the president and, more generally, in our political system.

Any association with that political system or the political establishment, then, is dangerous territory. For this reason, we see “outsiders,” such as U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, rallying strong support behind their campaigns.

By embracing the use of modern technology via video, Clinton establishes herself as forward-looking and forward-moving, as distinct from the politics of the past and as a new kind of politician — the Democratic Paul or Cruz. She eschewed the traditional ways of the past in adopting this form of announcement. Whether or not this is the case remains to be seen, as the specific policy objectives of Clinton’s campaign have not yet come to light. Despite its unorthodoxy, the video format could also be seen as a smart move, as it allowed Clinton to look directly at and speak to millions of Americans, rather than talking to journalists at a press conference or donors at a fundraising dinner.

Nonetheless, Clinton’s long list of political experience — first lady for eight years, U.S. Senator for eight years, and U.S. Secretary of State — is her biggest political liability. This is a sad but true reflection on what it takes to get elected in this country, as her experience is also her most significant qualification. Still, her connection to the flailing Obama administration and the scandals during her tenure as Secretary of State — the mishandling of the Benghazi incident and the furor over deleted emails sent from her personal account — may haunt her as the campaign progresses.

Overall, it seems that Clinton is attempting to both reinvent herself and remind voters that she represents a new way of doing things, distinct from her previous political associations, even as Republican candidates are attempting to do the same.

This game of reinvention as a new breed of politician may be a harder sell for Clinton, given her spot in the political dynasty that she and her husband created, than it is for Tea Party Republicans. Thus, the race for the presidency is already shaping up to be a conflict between old and new, insider and outsider. If Jeb Bush makes a strong push for the Republican nomination, this conflict could become even more interesting, as he too has already begun the task of distancing himself from the administrations of his father and brother. In a direct faceoff, the presidency may fall to whoever does a better job of reinvention. Perhaps, as they say, everything old is new again.

A 29-year-old California man has reportedly ruptured a tendon in his thumb after playing Candy Crush Saga non-stop for one month. While this injury is usually extremely painful, the man told doctors that he did not experience any pain at the time the tendon ruptured. This, specialists say, is the crux of addiction. We here at the ol’ Free Press were wondering what injuries BU people would sustain from their routine activities?

CGS: Stab wound from running with safety scissors.

SHA: Arthritis from folding fancy towel animals.

BU Athletics: Starvation when cash cow Jack Eichel goes to the NHL.

BU Dining: Food poisoning from Make a Difference Monday.

COM: Death by boredom from never having class.

Questrom: Paper cuts from counting their money.

President Brown: Vitamin D deficiency from never leaving his office.

FreeP: Diabetes from consuming too much late night UBurger.

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SPORTS

Softball readies for weekend games with Lehigh, Lafayette

BY JARETT LEONARD DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After defeating Harvard University 6-2 in a non-conference game Tuesday, the Boston University softball team will resume its Patriot League schedule with trips to Lehigh University and Lafayette College this weekend.

The Terriers (9-23, 1-7 Patriot League) will make their second appearance of the season in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to take on Lehigh (27-6, 10-1 Patriot League) Friday afternoon. BU will then head to Easton, Pennsylvania, for three games in two days with Lafayette (3-28, 1-11 Patriot League).

BU dropped two decisions to Lehigh in an April 1 doubleheader earlier this season. Lehigh had entered the game coming off a three-game sweep of Lafayette while the Terriers had not played in two weeks due to the winter weather.

The Mountain Hawks won both games by the run-rule, 9-1 in six innings and 11-1 in five innings.

“That was our first game in 17 days and our first time on the dirt,” BU coach Kathryn Gleason said. “We’ve played a couple of games since then and we’ve practiced on our own field. We’re really an offensive lineup right now.”

“Defensively, I think we’re starting to get a set lineup as well. So we’re feeling comfortable in those two areas and I don’t think we were the last time we

The Blue Line An Ode to BU Hockey

BY MIKE BENEDYKCIUK DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University men’s hockey team’s season has come to an end after a devastating loss to Providence College in the national championship game Saturday. The Friars, who posted 20 shots in the third period, overwhelmed the Terriers with their game on the line and captured their first NCAA title.

Although the season did not end according to BU’s plan, the 2014-15 Terriers enjoyed tremendous success overall. The Terriers did what they needed to do to re-establish their prominence in the NCAA hockey domain, after struggling to compete at an elite level the past few years.

Boston clinched its 30th Beanpot title in an overtime thriller against Northeastern University on Feb. 23. The Terriers also won the Hockey East title this year for the first time since 2009, the same year they won their most recent national championship.

After finishing the regular season as the second-ranked team in the USCHO.com poll, the Terriers successfully stamped their ticket into the NCAA Tournament. In the first round of the tourney, the Terriers won a hard-fought overtime battle against a scrappy Yale University team on March 27. They then

faced Lehigh.”

Junior Alexis Watanabe leads Lehigh at the plate with a .452 batting average. Freshman Nicole Yozzo has been successful on 22 of her 24 stolen base attempts while also recording a .420 average and a team-leading 29 runs scored.

Senior Emily Bausher and sophomore Christine Campbell have a combined 1.75 ERA and a 25-6 record in the circle.

This weekend will mark the first and only series of the season between BU and Lafayette. The two teams will play two games Saturday before closing the series at noon on Sunday.

The Leopards have lost their last six games, including three-game sweeps by both Colgate University and Bucknell University.

Freshman Rebecca Dvorak leads the team in hitting, though her average currently stands at just .262. Sophomore Lindsey Cherry, freshman Stephanie Thomas, sophomore Kristy Marinelli and junior Bryn Gornick have split time on the mound this season for the Leopards and have compiled a combined 7.29 ERA. Despite their record, Gleason said her team is not taking Lafayette lightly.

“It’s important that we approach every game the same way,” Gleason said.

“We play the game, not the opponent.

Any Patriot League game is going to be a battle. Everybody is playing for a top spot or to get into the tournament.”

In the Terriers’ win against Harvard

defeated two of the nation’s strongest hockey programs, notching victories over University of Minnesota Duluth on March 28 and the University of North Dakota on April 9, en route to an improbable run to the Frozen Four.

These extraordinary victories came just one year after the team’s worst season in decades. The 2013-14 Terriers, under first-year coach David Quinn, went just 10-21-4 (5-12-3 Hockey East). The Terriers did not win a single game in last year’s Beanpot, and they did not advance past the first round of the Hockey East Tournament.

The biggest story for Terrier hockey this year was clearly freshman center Jack Eichel.

Eichel’s choice to play college hockey at BU reignited the hockey program, as he produced one of the best individual NCAA seasons in recent memory — 26 goals and 45 assists for 71 points and a plus-51 rating over 40 games.

He is the youngest player in league history to win the Hobey Baker award as college hockey’s most valuable player, and the first freshman to win the award since Paul Kariya did so for the University of Maine in 1993.

Eichel and fellow freshman classmates including John MacLeod, Brandon Hickey and Nikolas Olsson, along with returning veterans such as junior captain Matt Grzelcyk and senior assistant captain Cason Hohmann, led BU on a journey that seemed impossible a year ago.

Key contributors on offense included junior defenseman-turned-forward Ahti Oksanen, who scored 25 goals, and senior assistant captain Evan Rodrigues, who finished second in the nation in scoring with 61 points.

If it weren’t for Eichel’s sensational talent, the most important factor in BU’s success this year would have been, as it is with many successful hockey teams, brilliant goaltending. Junior goaltender Matt O’Connor had an impressive season, compiling a .927 save percentage and 2.18 goals against average. He was strong in the Beanpot title game against Northeastern, during which he recorded 30 saves, and played sound fundamental goaltending throughout the Hockey East Tournament.

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Tuesday, sophomore infielder/outfielder Moriah Connolly continued to impress after being moved up to the leadoff spot.

She recorded three hits, two runs, an RBI and two stolen bases.

Freshman outfielder Emma Wong, senior outfielder Mandy Fernandez and freshman infielder Kaitlin Sahlinger each had two hits in the contest while sophomore infielder Brittany Younan drove in two runs. Sophomore pitcher Makinna Akers picked up the win, pitching the final 6.2 innings and allowing just three hits.

“It’s a big rivalry against Harvard and [Boston College],” Gleason said.

“We started a little slow, but I was proud of how resilient we were. Going down 2-0, allowing a couple of walks and then getting out of that inning only allowing two runs, and then fighting back. Everybody contributed, one through nine, so it was definitely a team win.”

BU currently sits in sixth place out of seven teams in the Patriot League standings, just a half-game ahead of last-place Lafayette. The top four teams qualify for the Patriot League Championships in early May, and BU is currently just 1.5 games behind fourth-place Holy Cross.

With only 10 Patriot League games remaining on the schedule, Gleason knows that this weekend will be an important step towards getting inside the top four in the conference.

“Every game matters,” Gleason said.

PHOTO BY FALON MORAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sophomore infielder/outfielder Moriah Connolly tallied three hits out of the leadoff spot Tuesday against Harvard University.

“It’s already April 15 and we’re just starting to get on our own field. It feels like March but we’re really in the thick of things right now. We have a long stretch of games and I think we’re ready to get everybody healthy and get everybody on track. Every game is important, and you never know if it’s going to come down to the last day.”

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Men’s lacrosse aims to shake off 4-game losing streak against Holy Cross

BY NICK FRAZIER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University men’s lacrosse team will cap off its threegame home stand when it welcomes the College of the Holy Cross Friday night at Nickerson Field.

Things have not been going well for the Terriers (6-6, 3-4 Patriot League) as of late, as they are currently trying to shake a four-game losing streak. However, they have competed strongly in their last two games despite losing to Harvard University, 9-8, on April 7 and falling to No. 17 Loyola University Maryland, 8-6, on Saturday.

In light of that, BU coach Ryan Polley pointed out that his squad went up against some strong competition and still played well enough to win.

“I think we’ve played some really good teams,” Polley said. “We played three top 20 teams and Harvard, who

is the defending Ivy League champion. The last two games I thought we played well enough to win both, but unfortunately Loyola [7-6, 5-2 Patriot League] and Harvard [6-6] just made a couple more plays than us.

“So at the end of the day, I felt good about the way we played. We just didn’t shoot the ball well enough.

I felt good about how when we were down 5-1 [against Loyola], we responded and didn’t give up and stayed with our game plan and had a chance to win the game.”

It is no secret that the Terriers have struggled putting the ball in the net as of late. During their losing streak, BU has scored only seven goals per game. In the four games previous to that, which were all wins, the Terriers scored 15.25 goals per game. This scoring drought has dropped BU to third in the Patriot League in goals per game at 11.36.

Another aspect of the game

that is dragging the Terriers down are turnovers, as BU averages about 15.91 per game, which is a conference worst. Because of this, Polley said he is focusing more on taking care of the ball in practice.

“Certainly our stickwork has been a major focus,” he said. “We have to make sure that we can get the ball up the field and clear it, and certainly we are going to have to be able to make a couple of quick passes against Holy Cross.”

Although Holy Cross (5-7, 2-5 Patriot League) is currently on a three-game losing streak, the Crusaders will be a tough opponent for the Terriers to take down. The Crusaders score on 30.5 percent of their shots, which is good for third in the conference.

Holy Cross also has a balanced offensive attack, as 10 players have scored at least three goals. Without having one Holy Cross player to focus

on when on defense, the Terriers will have to play strong defense all around.

“I think that breaking their ten-man ride on defense will be key,” Polley said. “They’re going to try and press often, so it’s going to be very crucial to us to clear the ball and get the ball from our defense to our offense when we can.

“I think the faceoff battle is going to be an important spot. If we can continue to face-off well and have the ball, I feel good that our offense is going to be able to take advantage of that and cash in,” he said.

As important as the defense-to-offense transition and faceoff battle will be on Friday, Polley added that his team’s mental approach is going to be just as important.

“Also, I think our energy level is always a real important thing,” he said. “Just playing loose is probably going to be the most important

PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Freshman attack Ryan Hilburn notched his 21st goal of the season Saturday against No. 17 Loyola University Maryland.

thing. It’s basically a playoff game, and on Friday night at home, so it’s going to be an emotional day. We’re going to have to keep that in check and perform at a real high level.”

Benedykciuk: Despite heartbreaking end, BU men’s hockey is here to stay BENEDYKCIUK, FROM PAGE 10

In late January, O’Connor earned the Hockey East Defen-

sive Player of the Week award for his efforts against the University of Vermont. He stopped 63 of 66 shots

that the Catamounts threw his way that weekend, leading BU to a series sweep of UVM.

Unfortunately for O’Connor, though, he will likely only be remembered for his costly error that not only tied the game against the Friars, but provided them the momentum to take the lead and eventually win.

O’Connor showed tremendous character by answering a barrage of questions in what seemed like an endless interrogation following the game.

If O’Connor did not elevate his play to new levels game-in and game-out during the year, BU would not have made it to the stage that they did. Though his errors were extremely costly, his stellar play down the stretch was irreplaceable and indisputable.

The success of this year’s men’s

hockey team has rekindled the flame last year’s Terriers lacked. BU has all the pieces in place to remain a college hockey powerhouse for the next few seasons. Though it would have been nice to see the Terriers win their sixth national title, the 201415 season was filled with more than enough success to believe in this team’s chances in the near future.

During a press conference following the defeat in the national title game, BU coach David Quinn told reporters that although the outcome was “tough to swallow,” BU would be back soon.

Make no mistake: the Terriers will be back soon, and they’ll be back with a vengeance.

MONDAY, APRIL 20

BOTTOM LI NE THURSDAY, APRIL 16

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

SUNDAY, APRIL 19

Softball @ Lehigh, 3:30 p.m.

Softball @ Lafayette, 12 & 2 p.m.

Softball @ Lafayette, 12 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse @ Bucknell, 1 p.m.

Men’s Tennis PL Final @ Lewisburg,

After the Boston Celtics made the

Field Hockey vs. Boston College,

playoffs and not the Boston Bruins, GM

4 p.m.

Peter Chiarelli got the axe Wednesday.

Pennsylvania, 12 p.m.

Men’s Track @ George Davis Invitational, All Day

Men’s Lacrosse vs. Holy Cross, 7 p.m.

Women’s Golf PL Championship @ Annapolis, Maryland, All Day

In a shocking turn of events, Chiarelli turned up at the Garden wondering what went wrong.

Quotable “It’s basically a playoff game and on Friday night at home, so it’s going to be an emotional day. We’re going to have to keep that in check and perform at a real high level.”

BU men’s lacrosse coach Ryan Polley, pg. 10

Sports

Trek to the Keystone State On the heels of a victory against Harvard, softball heads to Pennsylvania for games against Lehigh and Lafayette. pg. 10

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Women’s lacrosse comeback falls short against UNH

BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

For the third consecutive game, the Boston University women’s lacrosse team recorded a loss, as it fell to the University of New Hampshire, 9-8, in overtime Wednesday night in Durham, New Hampshire.

Despite losing by a small margin, the Terriers (6-8, 4-3 Patriot League) were right in the thick of things during a first half that saw both teams exchange goals at will.

UNH (6-8) got the proceedings started quickly when attack Nicole Grote scored just 48 seconds into the game. At the 17:15 mark of the first half, fellow attack Laura McHoul pushed her team towards a 2-0 lead, but BU quickly responded with a strike from junior midfielder Ally Adams.

As the half wore, on both UNH and BU continued to exchange goals, but the Wildcats got the last tally of the stanza by way of senior Kayleigh Hinkle with 2:40 remaining. BU entered the locker room down 4-3 and seeking to get back into the contest.

One thing that contributed to the deficit was the fact that the Terriers typical high-energy approach was absent.

“We did not play well against UNH in any of the hustle categories,” said BU coach Liz Robertshaw. “UNH was a little bit hungrier and it was not a good performance for us in this category. I think this was a real case of the team not being aggressive getting to the ball. We [also] turned the ball over carelessly and you can’t do that against UNH because they are a good team.”

Despite the Terriers’ best intentions,

PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Junior midfielder Jill Horka’s 10th goal of the season helped the Terriers force overtime against the University of New Hampshire Wednesday.

the Wildcats were the ones who took control of the second half. Hinkle and McHoul got back on the scoresheet in rapid succession before five minutes had passed, while

midfielder Rachael Nock added a tally of her own to extend UNH’s lead to 7-3.

While the Terriers were taken back by the Wildcats’ energetic and potent

start to the second half, they managed to crawl back into the match. Hinkle added one more goal with 8:08 left in the game, but for a majority of the second half, the momentum swayed entirely in favor of the Terriers.

Senior attack Lindsay Weiner, sophomore attack Brynne Yarranton, senior attack Jenna Boarman and junior midfielder Jill Horka all bested Wildcat goalkeeper Kate Clancy to cap off a dramatic comeback. What was once a four-goal deficit was rapidly turned into an 8-8 game and the two teams were set for an overtime period.

However, much like the start of the game, the Wildcats got off to a quick-fire start in the first of two overtime periods.

Nock bested sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Meegan a mere 23 seconds into overtime, with her team riding out the rest of the game to secure the 9-8 victory.

With this loss to UNH in the rearview mirror, the Terriers now look forward to traveling to Bucknell University Tuesday for their final Patriot League clash.

While the Terriers boast considerable offensive potential, their victory over Lafayette College on March 28 was the last time BU scored nine or more goals.

BU’s place in the Patriot League Tournament is secure, but a much-improved team-wide approach will be required against Bucknell (2-14, 0-7 Patriot League) to secure a victory.

“That time has come and gone about being positive,” Robertshaw said. “Talent isn’t going to win you the game, working is going to win the game. If we plan on going as far as we want in the postseason, the talent is going to have to show up and that means everybody.”

BU men’s lacrosse slump worsened by shot struggles

BY JACKLYN BAMBERGER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Generating offense has not been an issue for the Boston University men’s lacrosse team throughout the 2015 campaign.

The Terriers (6-6, 3-4 Patriot League) average 24.18 shots on goal and 40.82 total shots per game, good for first and second in the Patriot League, respectively.

However, during the team’s current four-game losing streak, BU coach Ryan Polley’s squad has struggled to turn those

PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Sophomore specialist Sam Talkow won 10 of his 15 draws against No. 17 Loyola University Maryland on Saturday.

shot opportunities into goals.

After notching an average of 13.12 goals per game through their first eight games, the Terriers have stalled offensively. During its current slump, the team has averaged only seven goals per contest.

On Saturday against No. 17 Loyola University Maryland at Nickerson Field, the BU defense did its part to help the Terriers climb back from an early four-goal deficit by only allowing one second-half goal and keeping the Patriot League’s seventh-leading point scorer, Loyola attack Nikko Pontrello, off the scoreboard.

However, despite outshooting the Greyhounds (7-6, 5-2 Patriot League) 30-12 over the game’s final two quarters, the Terrier offense only managed to notch three goals and ultimately fell 8-6.

“I thought our d-middies did a nice job,” Polley said. “[Sophomore midfielder Greg] Wozniak, our long-stick middie, was excellent. [Sophomore defender Dominick] Calisto was unbelievable on Pontrello. The defense was awesome. The offense has to pick it up a little bit.”

In the fourth quarter alone, the Terriers outshot the Greyhounds 15-2, but the offense failed to capitalize on its opportunities to close the deficit.

“I thought we had some success kind of dodging and throwing the ball ahead,” Polley said. “We had some great opportunities, but we just missed shots.”

Aside from a first quarter in which the

Terriers let the Greyhounds score five unanswered goals, BU controlled possession throughout Saturday’s contest. The Terriers won the ground ball battle 31 to 24, with sophomore specialist Sam Talkow especially dominant, winning 10 of his 15 draws.

Even with the advantage in possession, the Terrier attack could not consistently get the ball past Loyola goalkeeper Grant Limone. While Limone did make 17 saves on the day, a number of BU’s shot attempts failed to reach the target, instead flying high or wide of the net.

“If we have a six-yard shot, we can’t sail it over the cage,” Polley said. “At least make the goalie make the saves. [Limone] made some good saves. I don’t want to take anything away from Limone. I thought he did a nice job.”

The inefficiency of the Terrier offense also presented itself in the team’s previous game against Harvard University on April 7, which resulted in a 9-8 loss.

Despite holding heavy advantages in shots, ground balls and faceoffs, the Terriers found themselves embroiled in a backand-forth battle with the Crimson (6-6). By the start of the fourth quarter, the Terriers had recorded 36 shots to Harvard’s 24, but the teams remained tied at eight goals apiece.

BU’s inability to cash in on this disparity proved critical, as Harvard attack Devin Dwyer was able to score the go-ahead goal with 2:05 remaining to secure a 9-8 win for

the Crimson. Even after Dwyer’s strike, the Terriers had five shot attempts, but none of them made their way into net and BU was handed its third straight loss.

Furthermore, the Terriers have not notched 10 or more goals since the team’s last victory, an 11-9 triumph over Bucknell University at Nickerson Field on March 21.

Polley’s team ranks seventh in the conference in shot percentage, as just 27.8 percent of BU’s shots have amounted to goals on the 2015 season.

BU’s string of losses has also put its postseason aspirations in jeopardy. The Terriers have just one regular season game remaining, a Friday matchup against the College of the Holy Cross at Nickerson Field. If the Terriers want to firmly secure their place in the six-team Patriot League Tournament, they must defeat the Crusaders (5-7, 2-5 Patriot League), who are in the midst of their own three-game losing streak.

Polley said that shooting will be a key area of focus in preparations for Friday’s game and beyond as his team looks to make the postseason for the first time in program history.

“We’re gonna continue to work at it and look at film,” he said. “We’ve got to shoot the ball better. We gotta practice shooting and guys gotta get out and shoot more. They have to make the shots.”