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BUPD patrolmen, sergeants fight for job contract

Public input requested for police use of body cameras BY PAIGE SMITH DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

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A BU police officer hands out fliers to students on Commonwealth Avenue to garner support for the unionization of BU police officers and sergeants. BY GRACE LI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University Police Department officers have passed out flyers along Commonwealth Avenue for the past week to spread awareness that BUPD’s 46 patrolmen and eight sergeants have been working without a contract for more than 10 months, said Scott Rocheville, 18-year veteran officer of BUPD. Rocheville, the president of the BU Police Patrolmen’s Association, said the patrolmen’s contract expired June 30, 2015. BUPPA and the university had 17 negotiation sessions to negotiate a new contract, but the university is “unwilling to negotiate … in good faith.” The BU Police Sergeant’s Association, on the other hand, has been without a contract since the union was formed in March 2014, Rocheville added. Rocheville argued that the university wanted to take some of the benefits officers have long been granted off the contract, and after the last meeting, the university was not willing to set up any more dates to meet.

“There are things that’ve been in the contract for years that they’re looking to either change or take away completely, and these are benefits that people have enjoyed since I’ve been here,” Rocheville said. “They’re not just little things — they are drastic changes.” Rocheville said he hopes the patrolmen and sergeants at BUPD can gain attention and support from the community on this issue, because their unions, American Coalition of Public Safety Local 1 and Local 17, are fairly small. “We’re here [at BU] every day, you know,” Rocheville said. “In the state of things today, we really do put our lives on the line every time we put a uniform on. So we just want a little bit of respect from our employer and to be treated fairly.” BU spokesperson Colin Riley said the university declined to comment on the negotiations. The flyers that BUPD officers passed out included five aspects of “BU’s Collective Bargaining Blueprint.” The points on the flyer were more shifts and cost for health care

benefits, lower employee pay, fewer employee retirement plan benefits, fewer educational benefits and disrespect toward employees. “BU refuses to bargain in good faith,” the flyer stated. “But the Police continue to do the job and will continue to keep you safe... [On] March 25, 2016: 3 Alarm fire at School of Communication...BU Police first one scene, run in to burning building risking their lives to protect the BU Community...” After the fire was contained, a BUPD officer, along with one Boston Fire Department firefighter and three BU students, were transported to the hospital to be examined for smoke inhalation, The Daily Free Press reported March 25. The flyer also mentioned that the BUPPA and BUPSA are not the only groups of BU employees who have unionized but still do not have a contract with the university. BU full-time and salaried instructors and lecturers unionized with the Service Employees International Union Local 509 on April 6, and they are also in the process of bargaining CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Mayor Walsh’s office ordered to reveal federal subpoenas BY DAVE SEBASTIAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After Boston Globe reporter Andrew Ryan was denied access to federal subpoenas by the City of Boston, Shawn Williams, Massachusetts super visor of records, ordered Boston Mayor Martin Walsh to acknowledge whether such documents exist and the reasons for their exemption from disclosure, according to a Friday order from Williams. “The City is hereby ordered, within ten (10) days of this order, to provide

Mr. Ryan with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations,” the order stated. Ryan had requested electronic copies of any records related to a grand jur y investigation acquired and provided from the U.S. Attorney’s office since Walsh took office in Januar y 2014, according to a thread of emails disclosed to The Daily Free Press by the Boston Globe reporter. “If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justif y all deletions

by reference to specific exemptions of the act,” Ryan wrote in the email. Laura Oggeri, a spokesperson for Walsh, responded in an email declining the request for disclosure of subpoenas on the grounds of confidentiality. “If the city were to receive a subpoena from law enforcement and provide information … we would be requested by law enforcement to keep it confidential to preser ve the integrity of their investigation,” Oggeri wrote in the email. “Mayor Walsh believes that it is

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A series of community meetings discussing a body camera pilot program for the Boston Police Department began on Monday, according to a digital flyer from the City Council’s Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. The meetings, hosted by City Councilor Andrea Campbell, the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice and the Social Justice Task Force, are being held in conjunction with a City Council meeting regarding the matter to take place this Tuesday, according to a Monday committee hearing notice. Campbell said in a Wednesday press release that she hopes to hear input on an initiative that she strongly supports already. “I fully support body cameras, and with all new policy developments, it is essential that we receive community input,” Campbell said in a release. “These community meetings are an opportunity for residents, stakeholders, and officers to express their thoughts about body cameras generally and their specific concerns and ideas for the pilot program policy.” Campbell said in the release that a “diverse group of residents, activists and Boston Police Department command staff” have contributed to the community hearings thus far. “The meetings begin with a brief overview of the pilot program and continue with a robust discussion about what we should consider and contemplate as we develop a policy including issues of privacy, retention, selection of officers, potential penalties, and more,” Campbell said in the release. Segun Idowu, co-organizer of the Boston Police Camera Action Team, has supported police use of body cameras since the founding of the organization. “We chose body cameras and decided that early on that for us, it wasn’t a question of whether or not body cameras were a good idea, but we knew body cameras were coming to Boston, whether it be 2016 or 2026,” Idowu said. “We decided that policy was more important and that it come from a community perspective rather than waiting for the police department to craft their own policy.” Idowu said that when developing impactful policies, community input is vital for success. “We didn’t want to go to the city council or the commissioner or the mayor and say that the community wants body cameras and there were tumbleweeds behind us because no one supported it,” he said. “We conducted interviews, I would say, some folks decided to be on camera, or be photographed showing us support. We already talked to the community.” Based on experience with previous con CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Platform combines resources, eases transition

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The International Student and Scholar Hub, launched Monday through BU’s Global Program, compiles resources for the international population and aims to facilitate an easier transition to college life at BU.

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Boston University Global Programs launched the International Student and Scholar Hub Monday and created an aggregation of resources and information, particularly for international students. “The Hub attempts to … build on the existing and developing resources provided by our Boston University community in an effort to help ensure the academic success and well-being of our international students and scholars,” according to the email sent to the BU community on Monday. The Hub is a website for the entire BU community with an aim at helping international students acclimate to living and studying at a large city campus such as BU, according to Willis Wang, the vice president and associate provost for Global Programs. Wang wrote in an email that the creation of the Hub came from several instances in which international students had difficulties adjusting to American academic and classroom expectations. International students need help to overcome the language and culture barrier and to integrate into the BU community, he noted. “When investigating the availability of existing resources providing support to international students at BU and determining what gaps needed to be filled, it was discovered that a lot of resources already existed, [but they] may not be widely known,” Wang wrote.

Wang noted that the purpose of the Hub is to allow students to have a place to go with their inquiries, where they would find the appropriate and quick assistance. “The Hub also helps students discover how to become more involved with BU … or connect with other students from their own culture,” Wang stated. “We are hoping it will make their life at BU a bit easier, both academically and socially. It is a dynamic hub, meaning that it will grow and change as the needs of our students may change.” The Hub provides five categories of resources and information: academic, career and employment, health and safety, community and housing. Wang wrote that these categories can help students in numerous ways. “This was a collaborative effort across various BU administrative departments, schools and colleges to ensure that we include all the resources available to students at BU,” Wang wrote. “We have also added non-BU resources, especially in the area of housing, which we thought would be useful to students.” Zi Ye, president of the Chinese Student and Scholars Association, said she hopes the Hub will help unite student groups and offer students options to meet other international students. “I would definitely love to see this platform or support from groups so that they could [aggregate] the information from various student organizations,” said Ye, a junior in the College of Communication. “For now, we have lots of student organizations at school that are from different countries. However, they are all

fragmented. They aren’t connected to a single student [organization].” The number of undergraduate international students has increased by three times in the past 10 years, growing from 994 in 2005 to 3328 in fall 2015, according to data provided by the International Students and Scholars Office. The data also showed a slight decrease of the number of scholars from 1,136 to 1,117. The data further showed that there were 8,452 international students out of all the students at BU, with students from China making up 43 percent of the population at 3,637 number of students, followed by India with 9 percent at 787 students. Several international students said the Hub could help students who struggle with English as a second language. Patrick Yang, a freshman from Taiwan, said if he did not know English f luently before coming to BU, the Hub may have been useful for him in that regard. But he has had an easier time adjusting to campus life because of his English proficiency. “Being able to speak f luent English eliminates the language barrier that many international students face,” said Yang, a student in the Questrom School of Business. “Without that obstacle, it is a lot easier … because you can communicate easily with other people around you. So you will easily be able to establish a network of friends.” Zixing Zhang, a sophomore from China, said when she first moved to BU, it was difficult to understand and get along with people from so many different cultures. “When I was a freshman, I felt like the cultural difference, like the different diet and lifestyle [was difficult],” said Zhang, a student in Questrom. “I lived in the Warren Towers [freshman year], and on my f loor there were a lot of students from different countries, and we had different schedules and sometimes it is difficult to understand different cultures.” Angelina Leung, a freshman from Hong Kong, said she went to international schools and English-speaking schools before coming to BU, so she didn’t face some of the challenges some international students have. “[The Hub] will be helpful in meeting new people and [becoming] more comfortable around campus,” said Leung, a student in COM. “If I was in that situation where my English wasn’t that good or I hadn’t seen a lot of Westerners or anything, it would be good to meet a group of people to talk to or share my experiences with.”

MBTA loses around $42 million in fare evasion BY ORIANA DURAND DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After a report found that fare evasion costs up to $42 million annually, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority released plans Monday to address fare evasion by implementing improved collection strategies, according to a Monday press release. A Keolis Commuter Ser vices report analyzed the effects of fare evasion on the MBTA and presented the analysis to the Fiscal and Management Control Board on Monday. The report showed that fare evasion costs up to $4.5 million in Green Line ser vices and $2.4 million

in bus ser vices. “Improving Fare Collection and addressing Fare Evasion are both critical to providing a fair ser vice to paying customers and increasing revenue,” the report stated. The release stated that most fare evasion stems from rear-door boarding at surface-level stops, which increases during peak hours. Other fare evasion occurs because no proof of purchase is required after riders pass station entries, according to the release. “To address such issues, [Automated Fare Collection] will require payment in advance with proof-of-payment onboard; all vehicles and stations beyond the gates would be paid areas; a fare en-

forcement team would be responsible for enforcement using random inspections system-wide; payment would be possible at all doors of buses and surface light rail; and there would be no cash payment onboard,” the release stated. Frank DePaola, MBTA general manager, said in the release that improving fare collection will allow more revenue to improve ser vices. “We will also continue to add new innovative methods of ensuring fare collection,” DePaola said in the release. “We will continue to innovate to maximize the way our transit system operates for our customers in terms of ser vice and in how it collects fares, so that we may CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

CAMPUS CRIME LOGS BY ALYSSA MEYERS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from April 18 to April 24. Assault at 590 Commonwealth Ave. Officers responded to Metcalf Science Center April 18 at 3:09 a.m. to conduct a well-being check on a female student. Officers located the party in the basement and noticed that she was crying and was accompanied by a male student. The female party stated that she had been assaulted and held in the basement against her will by the male party, who officers placed under arrest. Medical assist at Buswell Street Officers were contacted by the BU Student Health Services Behavioral Medicine department for a well-being check April 19 at 11:24 a.m. Upon arrival at Buswell Street, officers met with a male student who stated that he was suffering from depression and was then transported to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for further treatment. Attempted suicide at 700 Commonwealth Ave. Officers responded to a report of a female student who had overdosed on medication at Warren Towers April 19 at 7:10 p.m. The victim was transported to the Beth Israel Hospital for further treatment. Medical assist at 273 Babcock St. Officers responded Friday at 3:46 a.m. to reports of a female student at Claflin Hall who had fainted and hit her head. The victim was transported to Boston Children’s Hospital for further care. Alcohol transport at 275 Babcock St. Officers responded to reports of an intoxicated male student in the Residence Life Office of Sleeper Hall Saturday at 12:14 a.m. Residence Life staff reported that the party had entered the wrong room, and the victim was transported to the Boston Medical Center for further treatment. Alcohol possession at 481 Commonwealth Ave. Residence Life staff reported that they responded to a loud party at 481 Commonwealth Ave. and dispersed the party prior to officers’ arrival Saturday at 12:59 a.m. The resident of the room stated to the officers that he had hosted a party, and the incident will be handled through Judicial Affairs. Medical assist at the Esplanade Officers responded to reports of a student having suicidal thoughts at Storrow Drive Sunday at 11:22 p.m. The victim was transported to the Beth Israel Hospital for further care. Medical Assist at 700 Commonwealth Ave. Officers responded to the 16th floor of Warren Towers’ Shields Tower Saturday at 2:20 a.m. to reports of a male student who had passed out in the hallway. The student stated that he has sleep deprivation issues and fell asleep in the hallway. He declined to go to the hospital.

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Fare evasion causes massive loss of revenue annually for MBTA

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It is estimated the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority loses around $35 million in revenue from fare evasion on the commuter rail system each year.

MBTA, FROM PAGE 2

re-invest in the system.” The report stated that commuter rail ser vices also suffer from fare evasion, primarily due to the open nature of the transportation system. Most stations are open to anyone,

including nonpayers, adding to the risk of customers boarding trains without paying the transportation fee, according to the report. Mac Daniel, a spokesperson for Keolis Commuter Services, discussed various forms of fare evasion.

“[Fare evasion] can take a number of different forms,” Daniel said. “Anyone who is knowingly trying to not pay their fare, people who in the past have taken pictures of the M-ticket app, they take screenshots or do a GIF of that to avoid paying, and it can even be

someone who doesn’t pay the full price of their ride.” Daniel said Keolis introduced a long-term solution by creating a “Ring of Steel” around Boston’s top three MBTA stations to ensure that every rider must pay to enter. “We proposed to the MBTA’s Fiscal Management Control Board a proposal to step up or limit the fare evasion by creating what we’re calling a ‘Ring of Steel’ around the key stations in Boston — North, South and Back Bay Stations,” Daniel said. “We can recoup upwards of about $24 million in potential lost fare revenue through this initiative.” Daniel said improving fare collection will help improve MBTA ser vices in the long run. “If we can decrease fare evasion and increase revenue, all that money goes back to the T and then they can reinvest into the system to make things run smoother,” Daniel said. “This effort, in the long term, is intended to bolster the system, making it more financially secure, and it’s also primarily an equity issue so that literally everyone is paying their fares.” Several Boston residents shared mixed opinions about fare evasion in the city. Dennis Lynch, 26, of

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Walsh’s office handles public records dispute over federal subpoenas COUNSELING, FROM PAGE 1

his responsibility to ensure the integrity of the city’s government. He has and will support law enforcement and be respectful of their process, including confidentiality requirements.” Oggeri’s email did not cite specific exemptions to justif y denials of requests. Ryan asked Oggeri in an email to reconsider the request and filed a petition to the Commonwealth’s Public Records Division, citing the Massachusetts Public Records Law and a 1987 U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, according to Ryan’s reply to Oggeri on April 13. “Federal rules of criminal procedure say that grand jur y witnesses do not have any secrecy obligations,” Ryan wrote in the email. “In fact, prosecutors have been reprimanded for requesting witnesses to keep subpoenas confidential because doing so is contrar y to the Criminal Procedure Rules.” In the Friday order, Williams stated that the custodian of a record should be able to reason the exemption of an ordered request’s disclosure. “Based on the City’s responses, it is unclear if it possesses any records responsive to Mr. Ryan’s request,” the order stated. “Due to ambiguity regarding the existence of responsive records, I find the City has not met its burden to withhold responsive records, if any, under Exemption (f ).” Fred Bayles, a professor at Boston University’s College of Communication,

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In response to the City of Boston denying the Globe documents, the state supervisor of records ruled that Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s administration must make federal subpoenas public in the future.

said although confidentiality and integrity are important in grand jur y investigations, public records should be available for public eye, with the exception of specific cases. “I can see that with grand jur y investigations, proceedings are secret,” Bayles said. “They are meant to be for the integrity of the investigation and the protection of those who may be under investigation or called to testif y. Speaking as a lifelong journalist, there is no justification for the records [not to be

disclosed]. Sometimes they talk about the cost. There shouldn’t be any cost at all.” Bayles noted that the public records law in Massachusetts is inadequate when compared to other states. “It is well behind most other states, and there is a move to reform those laws that is now in conference in the committee in the state legislature,” Bayles said. “Specifically, the legislature, the governor’s office and the courts are not covered by the state’s public records law,

which is kind of a big squash of government that is not open to the public.” Several Boston residents agreed that public records should be made accessible for public viewing as an effort to boost transparency. John Sullivan, 38, of Back Bay, said citizens deser ve access to public records in order to evaluate the condition of the city. “The mayor should be the governing decision-maker on those types of issues or documents,” he said. “I’m not sure if the mayor’s the one responsible for it, but he’s the one communicating it. It seems the mayor is communicating as if he’s not furnishing the documents.” Emily Munro-Ludders, 23, of Fenway, said despite her unfamiliarity with the matters pertaining to public records, she takes information as a beneficial resource. “Information is a ver y valuable resource,” she said. “Sharing information is a ver y important aspect of making the countr y work.” Christopher Whitney, 27, of Brighton, said the city should comply with public records requests and facilitate the process with digitization. “Generally, if it’s a reasonable request, it should be met,” he said. “Given the resources and population that Boston has, it should move to be a leader in this area, in digitizing documents, making it a digital archive that is transparent [and] that people have access to.”

Contract negotiations had been going on for 10 months, two years BUPD, FROM PAGE 1

a contract with the university, The Daily Free Press reported on April 7. BU adjunct faculty joined SEIU Local 509 on Feb. 4, 2015, The Daily Free Press reported Feb. 5, 2015, and have reached a tentative contract settlement with the university, according to an early Thursday morning release. Several students said they were surprised to hear that BUPD does not have a contract with the university at the moment, and they believe BUPD is a neces-

sary force on campus to keep students safe. Shereen Abubakr, a sophomore in the Questrom School of Business, said BUPD should have a functioning contract, especially because officers respond to incidents on campus quicker than the Boston Police Department. “If there is a real emergency on campus, then calling [BUPD] is more convenient because they’ll be there as soon as they can,” Abubakr said. “For anyone to work without a contract is not the most secure or promising situation, since they’re not bound by anything.”

Jason Song, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said BUPD’s flyers were informative. He added that the university should treat BUPD with fair salary and proper rights, but perhaps signing a contract is not necessary. “BU should do a better job with paying their police officers who do a pretty good job,” Song said. “In my experience, [BUPD] responds quickly to incidents on campus. I am not sure if they need contracts, but if that is something they want, then they should work towards getting that.”

Alexa Vigliotta, a junior in Questrom, said she appreciates BUPD’s effort to use emails and text messages to keep students informed about what is happening on campus, and she believes the officers deserve a fair contract. “For the line of duty that [BUPD officers] are in, it makes sense for them to be contracted and unionized,” Vigliotta said. “When anything is going on, they are definitely well prepared. There is always a line of police cars outside of Student Village, and it seems like BUPD is on top of things.”

Councilor Campbell hosts public meetings over body camera use BODY CAMS, FROM PAGE 1

tentious public issues, Idowu said she believes that residents need to have legitimate say in policy to exact real change. “As residents of the city, we saw how the Walsh administration handled the Olympics and other important discussions of the city,” Idowu said. “The way they did that was by coming up with their plan, holding forums in the community and then saying, we met with the community and they all agree with us, essentially, despite all the pushback that they were receiving.” Idowu called Monday’s forum “disappointing” because of the arbitrary debates and loss of the big picture effect this policy could have on the public. “The whole point of this was to prevent us from becoming a Ferguson or a Baltimore, at least in the sense of response to acts of police brutality,” Idowu said. “Everyone else believed the officers because they were the ones who survived.”

Transparency is the key element in Idowu’s opinion, which he hopes will hopefully eliminate assumptions associated with police brutality. Several Boston residents had mixed opinions regarding police body cameras in Boston. Catherine Manning, 25, of Back Bay, said she supports the initiative despite possible costs. “I think it varies from city to city,” she said. “I think it will be a huge expense, but if it will save lives, then I am absolutely in favor of body cameras in Boston.” Owen Kasser, 27, of Back Bay, said it might be difficult to find overwhelming support in Boston. “I know the police commissioner is against them, I heard about that,” he said. “I think it’s a good idea conceptually. I don’t know how it would work out in the field.” Jessica Jacobs, 32, of Back Bay, was pleased to hear the city was taking public opinion into account.

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Due to debate surrounding the Boston Police Department’s use of body cameras, city officials are holding a series of community forums to gather public input on the initiative.

“I think it’s good they’re asking for public input,” she said. “I think something like this is really important to put in front of

people and ask them what they think.” Lavanya Prabhakar contributed to the reporting of this article.

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Scott Kirsner on journalism, evolving technology BY DAVE SEBASTIAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Journalism and technology are the two of Scott Kirsner’s predilections. He “was lucky to be born at the right time,” he said, as his graduation in 1993 from Boston University’s College of Communication was concurrent with the rise of the Internet. In 1995, Kirsner was part of a team at The Boston Globe that launched Boston. com, the Globe’s Internet subsidiary. Kirsner now writes the weekly “Innovation Economy” column that discusses startups and new companies across New England. “We were kind of given the mandate to figure out what the Globe should do online, and it wasn’t initially just like, ‘Let’s put all the newspaper stories online,’” said the 44-yearold Miami native. “It’s like, ‘Let’s develop some content that feels like it’s custom-built for this medium, which kind of meant gains, auctions, interactive, animation.’” Boston.com launched as one of the first online news websites. Kirsner has shown interest in generating content and using technologies of news distribution since his middle school days, when, at age 13 to 14, he shared contents of his middle school newspaper on a Dialog information service. He was exposed to the possibility of news being accessed digitally, giving readers more access “as opposed to reading stuff that the newspaper editor thinks they should read,” Kirsner recounted. “I just have always been interested in that stuff — the possibilities of journalism plus technology,” he said. Kirsner’s love for both for writing and IT, cloaked under the spirit of innovation, led Kirsner to pursue communication studies

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Scott Kirsner, a 1993 alumnus of the College of Communication, speaks at the TEDxBeaconStreet event last year.

at BU. In a nutshell, he found college to be a place for experiments. Among his college activities was being a part of The Daily Free Press, where he wrote opinion and theater pieces. “I’ve done a little bit of random, weird stories, but most of what I’ve written about has had some business or technology angle to it,” Kirsner said. “The more you write, the more chance[s] you’re going to have to make a living being a writer. That’s kind of what I tried to do while I was at BU.” Though Kirsner wrote for both the FreeP and several magazines, he was opposed to taking conventional journalism courses while in school. “I felt like some journalism prerequisites

don’t feel like they’re relevant to me,” he said. “Really? I have to learn about the inverted pyramid all over again?” Other than exploring journalism, Kirsner also tapped into advertising in college — and his experience was an idiosyncratic one. In an effort to jocularly report on happenings in BU and its adjacency, Kirsner and several friends maintained a satirical magazine entitled The Rumor, which was published monthly for about a year. “We were just making fun of all kinds of stuff around BU,” Kirsner said, noting peculiar occurrences such as the experience of riding the T and the opening of a beauty school in Kenmore Square at that time. “I like the fact that it’s such a big school that you can

find really creative, interesting people willing to work with you on a project with that.” Kirsner’s adeptness in technology, combined with his experience in advertising, led his first steps in developing Boston.com — not as a journalist, but as a Web developer. He was instructed to sell ads for the website, but additional gigs also came his way. For example, a store he contacted on Newbury Street also asked him to make its website. It was 1995, and the Internet was just embarking upon its popularity. “I do like to say that I sold the first ad that the Globe or Boston.com sold in ‘95,” Kirsner said. “I stayed there for the first years of launching Boston.com and BostonGlobe. com. That was [a] really fun experience.” In addition to occasionally holding talks about emerging technologies, with attendees ranging from 10 to 100, Kirsner also runs the media startup Innovation Leader, which is a website and print magazine that focuses on thriving companies’ innovative and competitive strategies. “It’s fun because it’s more entrepreneurial than writing for somebody else,” he said. Advising those who intend to pursue a career in the media, Kirsner said the journalistic world is changing, and one needs to be aware of current technological developments. “My advice is if you want to write, just write a lot and use college as a way to get experience writing, being edited, trying to interview people,” he said. “Doesn’t have to be necessarily getting paid, but just writing a lot [will] put you in a better position once you get out. Because all the technology in our world is changing, pay attention to that and spend time with it. Play around with new apps that are delivering news.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016

Muslim-American women model identity, self-expression BY DAGNY CREPEAU DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations and the Islamic Society of BU recently worked together to stage a panel discussion and runway show related to issues in modern Muslim-American fashion. The event, which took place Monday in Metcalf Hall, centered on themes of identity, self-expression, modesty and public perceptions of Muslim-American women. A panel discussion kicked things off for about 100 attendees and featured four accomplished Muslim-American women: Layla Shaikley, an entrepreneur, former NASA intern and co-producer of the “Somewhere In America #MIPSTERZ” video on YouTube; Malika Bilal, an international journalist; and Amirah Aulaqi, a designer, entrepreneur and founder of the Amirah Couture fashion label. Noora Lori, a professor in the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, moderated the discussion. “To talk about fashion and hijab in this really lighthearted way is really exciting,” Lori told The Daily Free Press. “This is really about being Muslim American and wearing the hijab, and what that means for public perception and the way you carry

yourself, but also what fashion means to you as a woman and your expression and sense of self.” Mikaela Ringquist, assistant director of the Institute, said the motivation behind focusing the event on fashion was to change the common Western narrative surrounding what Muslim women wear. “I do think that often in this kind of narrative of ‘Islam versus the West,’ the way Muslim women dress is kind of used as the typical case to say, ‘Look at how they make their women dress,’” Ringquist said. “I think we just wanted to give them the opportunity to speak for themselves, instead of having these talking heads on CNN and Fox News try to speak for them.” Ringquist’s sentiment was shared by the panelists, who pointed out the narrow, monolithic narrative frequently ascribed to Muslim women in the United States. “The popular narrative only represents us one way,” Shaikley told the audience. “Muslim women in hijab are the most visible symbol of the Muslim faith at a time when it is incredibly misunderstood and misrepresented. There should multiple images of who a Muslim woman can be, not just one.” Shaikley recalled the mixed reaction she received after the “Muslim Hipsters” video went viral. The women portrayed in

the video were often accused of being “not American enough” by American critics and were simultaneously told they weren’t “real Muslims” by Muslim critics, she said. The video was never meant to represent all Muslim women, Shaikley said. She explained that it was only meant to represent her personal experience, and the response the video received reveals the extent to which individual Muslim women are expected to represent the community at large. The panelists also shared poignant stories about their relationships with their family, religion and fashion, and they reflected on their motivations for wearing a hijab. “It wasn’t because I understood what it meant,” Aulaqi said of her decision to start wearing a hijab at eight years old. “My desire to wear it came from love, and came from beauty and a desire to emulate my mother. Before it became part of my religious identity, it was part of my American identity.” The women were quick to point out that every Muslim woman’s relationship with her religion is extremely personal, as is her choice to wear or not wear hijab. This highlighted the diversity among Muslim women and how they choose to represent themselves. “From a young age, I saw [the hijab]

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The Islamic Society of BU held a fashion show and panel discussion in Metcalf Hall Monday evening to highlight modesty, identity and public perception of Muslim-American clothing.

as beauty,” Bilal said, recalling that as a child, she had often admired her mother CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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MUSE THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016

"Sing Street" teens on music, family, power of Wes Anderson BY CONNER REED DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Sing Street,” the latest music-threaded, feel-good yarn from Irish director John Carney (“Once,” “Begin Again”), exists in an emotional space that might be partially unfamiliar to American audiences. At least partially inspired by Carney’s own Irish childhood, “Sing Street” tells the story of Cosmo (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo), the 16-year-old son of ever-quarreling parents who for financial reasons is forced to transfer to the all-boys Christian Brothers school Synge Street. Smitten with the beautiful Raphina (Lucy Boynton) who lives across the street from the school, Cosmo attempts to woo her by forming a band with a slew of misfits from Synge Street and the help of his artistically inclined but emotionally defeated older brother, Brendan (Jack Reynor). Original music courses through the framework of “Sing Street,” as has become standard for all of Carney’s films. The songs Cosmo and the other boys write for their band — which is punnily named, as you may have guessed, Sing Street — pull glam and bombast from the likes of Culture Club, Duran Duran, and The Cure. In a roundtable interview with Walsh-Peelo and Mark McKenna, Cosmo’s reserved and rodent-obsessed songwriting partner, the pair mentioned that they both grew up in households full of musicians where music was given

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John Carney wrote, produced and directed new musical comedy-drama “Sing Street,” which opened in the United States April 15.

a central importance. “I left school last year, and now I’m taking the year off,” Walsh-Peelo said, with a smile from his mother who silently accompanied the boys to the interview. “I don’t think I’d be able to do that if it wasn’t for my family and them kind of understanding the situation I’m in.” That “situation” is not the most universal of experiences. “Sing Street” marks the first project for both Walsh-Peelo and McKenna, and it’s already bringing in both musical and cinematic recognition from all sides. Both boys

are 16, the same age as their characters, but they’re seeing a fair bit more success at that age than Cosmo or Eamon do. “When I was 15, I wanted to be a musician, and [my parents] were like, ‘OK, Mark,’” McKenna said. “Then when I went to audition for ‘Sing Street,’ I was like, ‘Oh, I wanna try acting,’ and they were like, ‘OK.’ Then I got ‘Sing Street,’ and they were like, ‘Holy s---!’” When discussing the films and styles that most influenced their performances, Walsh-Peelo and McKenna gave plenty of an-

swers that felt appropriate and expected given the tradition of “Sing Street”: John Hughes classics and “Back to the Future.” One “Back to the Future” scene in particular, featuring a raucous performance in a high school gym, hearkens directly back to that film. “It’s just that kind of heart that the film had,” Walsh-Peelo said. “You could feel it on set as well.” However, one focal point for both boys may come as a bit of a surprise for those who’ve seen “Sing Street” — the films of Wes Anderson. “I thought of Eamon as a Wes Anderson kind of character,” McKenna said. “He’s a kid who likes to think he’s an adult. He’s got a bit of a ‘Rushmore’ thing.” While the warmth of “Sing Street” might initially feel at odds with the more sterile Wes Anderson universe, the comparison makes sense. This film, like any number of Anderson projects, deals with people who appear to be out of their depths, but who ultimately latch onto one or two transcendent experiences in order to keep themselves afloat. That’s not to say “Sing Street” is all victory and fluff. As one character puts it — in a moment destined for a monumental Tumblr takeover — all of us ought to strive to be “happy sad,” or content with our unhappiness in ways that beget joy. Anderson, Hughes, Carney — it doesn’t much matter. They may not be sung, but they’re words to live by.

CATALYST THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016

Harvard University explores happiness, health with gifted $21 million BY CHRISTY OSLER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Buzz, the energetic Honey Nut Cheerios bumblebee, supported the motto, “Bee happy. Bee healthy.” The beloved bee was on the right track — being happy might actually lead to a healthier life. To study this phenomenon, Harvard University was gifted more than $21 million dollars Friday to create the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness, an addition to the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, according to a same-day press release. According to the release, “The new Center will support the identification of psychological, social, and emotional strengths and assets that may protect against some diseases and enable people to enjoy longer, happier, and healthier lives.” Further, the release highlighted that science’s ability to comprehend positive social environments is limited. Close, personal relationships, meaningful jobs, regular exercise and a positive mindset may enhance both psychological and physical well-being, the release stated, which in return may increase a healthy life by years — aspects the new center plans to explore. There has previously been a lot of research conducted that suggests that different aspects of happiness can improve health, and transversely, health can improve happiness, said Julie Rafferty, associate vice dean of communications at the

School of Public Health. “A lot of times in public health and in medicine, the people who work in those fields are very focused on how to prevent and treat disease, and so we can look at that and say, ‘OK, a goal of medicine and public health and medicine is to prevent disease.’ But there’s more to life than merely living a life that’s free of disease,” she said. “Part of the reason why the center exists is to find ways to not only improve health through happiness, but to help people lead both healthier and happier lives.” Rafferty said the faculty members who will lead the new center similarly believe health is not merely the absence of disease, although being happy may protect against disease. “There is still no clear scientific consensus regarding the relationship between happiness and health,” she said. “Their hope is that this new center will help focus public health and medical research beyond work focused primarily on risk factors that lead to disease and the treatments needed to cure or slow disease. The new center will focus on the positive aspects of health, and also on factors that promote attaining and maintaining high levels of well-being and protect against conditions such as cardiovascular diseases.” Once operating, the center plans to focus on compiling existing research, as well as focusing on making new discoveries about the role of happiness and well-being in physical health, according to the release. Currently, the research is “scattered across studies conducted in a broad range of disciplines.”

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The Lee Kum Kee family gave $21 million to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to build a center to study how to increase health and happiness in individuals.

The center has plans for a few initial efforts such as focusing on developing a “happiness index” that can systematically and scientifically access well-being; understanding the relationship between psychological and physical well-being and examining the role of communications on health and happiness, the press release stated. “[Researchers are looking to measure] different aspects of what we would call happiness,” Rafferty said. “We don’t really know which of these aspects will have the greatest effect on health … There are a lot of different aspects of things that we call happiness that have the greatest effect on health, and how can we actually measure that in a scientifically rigorous way?”

Ultimately, the center aims to bring together Harvard faculty, students and researchers from numerous disciplines to work toward discovering what it means to be happy and be healthy. “The goal of the Center is to bring together people from a variety of fields to make discoveries that can inform personal behaviors, medical care, public health programs, and wide-ranging public policies not traditionally associated with health care and medicine,” Rafferty wrote in an email, “but that can help people live longer, happier, and healthier lives.” Rebecca Zeng and Emily Langan contributed to the reporting of this article.

Muslim-American fashion influences public perceptions, sense of self FASHION, FROM PAGE 5 and sisters’ scarves. “It was something to attain.” A brief Q&A session followed the discussion, during which audience members asked the panelists questions before the event finished with a runway show featuring Aulaqi’s designs. Taiba Zahir, a junior in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sci-

ences, is just finishing her run as president of the Islamic Society of BU. Zahir emphasized the importance of fashion — so often considered a frivolous interest — in self-expression, both in her own life and for Muslim-American women in general. “I feel like when people think of Muslim women, being fashion-forward or trendy seems to contradict that,” Zahir told The Daily Free Press. “Being Mus-

lim-Americans — being American but still being close to your religion — those identities are not mutually exclusive. Fashion is a fun topic, but it brings up a lot of other things that you can talk about, especially for Muslim-American women.” Zahir was one of six models to walk the runway Monday night in an Amirah Couture piece. Aulaqi’s designs featured more modest silhouettes than that of

popular Western trends. They sported sparkling embellishments, vivid colors and patterns and breezy, flowing fabrics. Models on the runway were greeted with cheers and applause from the audience. “I think it was extremely successful,” Zahir said after the event. “We got a diverse crowd, a very diverse crowd, and I’m so happy about that. I think it went exactly how we hoped.”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016

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

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Christy Osler, Features Editor

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Olivia Quintana, City Editor

Sarah Silbiger, Photo Editor

Jonathan Sigal, Sports Editor

Rachel Chmielinski, Layout Editor

Lucas Williams, Editorial Page Editor

Chloe Bruning, Blog Editor

Clinton has right to play "woman card" in 2016 election It’s the same old sexism from Trump again. Republican candidate Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of playing the “woman’s card” and said, “If Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she would get 5 percent of the vote,” in a Q&A session with reporters in New York on Tuesday, The New York Times reported. Trump went on, “If Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she would get 5 percent of the vote. And the beautiful thing is, women don’t like her.” Trump then backed up his initial claims by telling CNN on Wednesday. "Hillary has a lot of flaws,” Trump said. “She's got a lot of problems. A lot of women, as you know, don't like Hillary, despite the card,” he said. Trump argued on “Good Morning America” that if Clinton can emphasize her femininity during her campaign, then he has every right to attack her for it. In a victory speech in Philadelphia later on Tuesday, Clinton responded, "The other day, Mr. Trump accused me, of play-

ing the, quote, 'woman card,'" Clinton said. "Well, if fighting for women's health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in.” First of all, the “woman card” does not exist. Clinton is bringing up the fact that she’s a woman because it allows her to uniquely relate to voters, just as Trump relates to them by emphasizing his lack of political experience. Trump also has every right to relate to Americans by playing up the fact that he’s a rich, white, straight man, but that would make him no different from most

other presidents. And the way in which Trump relates to voters shouldn’t even be looked at as a positive. Trump’s entire platform is based on him being a political outsider. That’s like saying an English major should be put in charge of performing a surgery. Trump is not attacking Clinton’s policies, but her gender, something that’s a part of who she is. He is essentially defining Clinton by her gender. It’s these comments that show how Trump would treat more than half of the country’s population if he were president. Women aren’t anoma-

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dates for their respective parties, Trump is turning his venom to his expected rival. In the midst of this storm of controversy, Trump released a foreign policy plan on Wednesday. First of all, bravo to Trump for having enough brain power to release a foreign policy plan. But it’s overshadowed by his own idiotic comments. If that isn’t the theme of his entire campaign, then there is none. In theory, this shouldn’t be news, because it’s just part of what Trump has been saying during this entire election cycle. This comment is standard Trump drivel. And look — the media, including this little campus newspaper, is covering it. The media is the force that created Trump, and it’s the only force that can tear him down. Looking at Trump’s primary results, he’s pretty popular. But hopefully all of America was rolling its eyes with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s wife when Donald Trump spoke. That’s all this country can do while Trump is still in the running.

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lies — they’re everywhere. Swapping the two candidates genders doesn’t clear things up, either. A male Hillary Clinton would in fact be quite similar to Barack Obama. Much of her platform involves building off of Obama’s legacy, after all. And it’s not even possible for Trump to be a woman. No respectable woman — or person, for that matter — could have Trump’s opinions on anything. This debacle echoes people accusing President Barack Obama of playing the “race card” during his past two campaigns. This is just the opposition drawing attention to something unfamiliar in an effort to reject change. Hillary Clinton could not mention being a woman once her entire campaign, and people would still accuse her of playing the woman card. This is a turning point for Trump. In the past, his comments were just restricted to just the Republican candidates, or were generally hateful statements. But now that both he and Clinton are showing to be the clear candi-

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OPINION

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016

Final word: Letter from the editor Cruz and Kasich alliance futile

BY SAMANTHA J. GROSS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

As a freshman staff writer and eventual editor, one of my favorite indulgences included rifling through old issues of the FreeP and seeing what that day’s surprise would be. I would laugh at some of the ridiculous advertisements, scoff at the outdated political cartoons and try to find bylines of my esteemed FreeP role models. But mostly, I would read for striking headlines and scan for ways the work of my predecessors made changes on campus. To me, no journalism is more noble than the kind that stirs up conversation, makes a difference and changes policy — all of which FreeP has successfully accomplished in its 46 years. As I leafed through these shining examples, I pledged that someday, I had to become the editor-in-chief. When I took my position this semester, my outlook on the history aspect took a turn. In spending 50-plus hours with the editorial board each week, I soon learned that our daily duty and semester-long goal was not to fit into the pre-existing history. It was to make our own. I stopped living in the past and made sure I was present at all times. I curbed my habit of obsessively creeping on FreeP alumni’s LinkedIn profiles and took to interacting with the editorial board, who inspired and impressed me with each passing day. My hands-on, often skeptical nature faded when I realized what sort of magic can happen if you let others surprise you. As the weeks went by, I realized that with the energy and excitement the editors brought into the office each week, we were writing our own story. Discarded UBurger cups and an army of empty iced coffee bottles became our vernacular, and it felt like our mark on 648 Beacon St. wasn’t just matching prior FreeP history, but adding to it. It wasn’t easy. Oh, it wasn’t easy. And there were times when I came to the office early, crawled behind my desk and cried. There were times when being the “Face of the FreeP” took its toll. But like I tell every angry emailer, caller and carrier pigeon: I stand by our work, because sometimes, the best stories aren’t the nice ones. We carried on the tradi-

tion of fearless journalism, which is one part of the FreeP story I like to say we furthered. Like I said, this semester was no cakewalk. But those sleepless nights and hours of self-doubt have nothing on the feeling of working with the brightest bunch of journalists BU has to offer. We’ve faced some of the most dire situations BU has seen in years, but our news editors and staff writers produced work at the fastest speeds and highest quality. Our sports section soared above and beyond with coverage, highlighting less-featured players in elegant profiles and even long-form articles. The photos this year never fail to make me audibly gasp in awe, and the designs our freshman (!) layout editor produces are nothing less than perfection. The features section also pushed barriers, sending writers out in search of best acai bowl in Boston or even to New York for the Tribeca Film Festival. Our opinion section brought us to debate topics we didn’t even realize need to be debated, and the blog often kept us giggling at the writer’s zany pitch topics. Who knew I would learn so much about “Real Housewives?” All silliness aside, I’ve seen this group of people rise to the occasion in the worst of circumstances, look critically at the world and guzzle down coffee the next day just to do it all over again. To make history again. But I couldn’t have done it without my other half. As much as I love to come into the office each afternoon to see the editors’ smiling faces, Sonia, my managing editor and best friend, is the reason I get up in the morning. She’s been there through the hard decisions, the late nights and the early mornings (we have every class together, ironically enough). She’s caught my mistakes, applauded me on my accomplishments and helped me through everything this semester has thrown our way. She’s exceeded the role of the managing editor and truly became the “Mom B” to my “Mom A,” as the editors lovingly call us. We’re a package deal, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. We’ve made our mark here at the FreeP with silly laughs, coffee spills and an “Entourage” poster that will (hopefully) stand the test of time. I’ve read my favorite editors’ notes dozens of times through (Saba, Annie, Vivian — I’m looking at you), I can soundly say that I’ve finally moved past that point. I’ve written my own letter, lived my own FreeP history and am happy to turn the page onto a new chapter, led by new editors, staff and boatloads of talent. I’ll have a pang in my heart to leave the office that feels more like a dorm than my own dorm does, but goodbye is never forever. The history book that is the FreeP will carry on. And this time, I’ll be reading for pleasure. As for now, I’m going to get some of that thing you people call sleep.

BY LUCY GAMADES COLUMNIST

Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and John Kasich announced last Sunday that they would team up to stop Donald Trump, adopting a last-ditch philosophy that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Well, kind of. The two candidates’ main purpose in joining forces was to divvy up three of the remaining states where they might have a shot at winning in a head-to-head against Trump. Kasich will give up Indiana to Cruz, and Cruz will give New Mexico and Oregon to Kasich. Or, at least, that was the plan for about five minutes. It doesn’t appear that either candidate will actually push for the other in any of these states. According to The Washington Post, Cruz told reporters that it was “big news today that John Kasich has decided to pull out of Indiana to give us a head-to-head contest with Donald Trump.” This phrasing seemed to make Kasich a little nervous, because he told reporters, “I never told ‘em not to vote for me” (meaning his supporters). He added, “They ought to vote for me. But I'm not over there campaigning and spending resources.” Truthfully, it wouldn’t make a lot of sense for either candidate to try and endorse the other to his supporters. Despite their common enemy, Kasich’s positions are to the left of Trump, and Cruz tries to pin himself as the true conservative, farther to the right than Trump. Unless, as Matthew Yglesias of Vox pointed out, one of them is willing to say that anybody — including Hillary Clinton (!) — would be a better president than Trump, there’s little point in this make-believe alliance. Donald Trump himself was quite unimpressed with the partnership, as he so eloquently outlined in a tweet, “Wow, just announced that Lyin' Ted and Kasich are going to collude in order to keep me from getting the Republican nomination. DESPERATION!” In Trump’s business world, collusion

is an illegal practice of conspiring, often to cheat others. In politics, it’s just called forming an alliance. It is often a very smart move. But here, the Donald may actually be correct: This joining of forces is really desperate. The two candidates are putting on a front to pretend there’s some kind of party alliance, but who are they fooling at this point? It’s almost May, and Trump has almost 50 percent of support from voters in the Republican Party, according to national primary data. This alliance is too little, far too late. In terms of the math, Kasich would need 158 percent of the remaining delegates to take the nomination, Dana Milbank of The Washington Post reported. Cruz would need about 110 percent, according to Linda Qiu of PolitiFact. Of course, this race hasn’t been about hitting the “magic number” for a while — just about stopping Trump from getting to it, an effort that has gotten progressively feebler as time goes on. Theoretically, a better move might be for one of these two to drop out and actually throw their full support behind the one remaining candidate who isn’t Trump. But, one, that will never happen, and two, most of the people supporting Cruz or Kasich list Trump as their second choice, according to one Public Policy poll. So even if one of them were to drop out, a lot of work would have to be done to make sure those supporters wouldn’t just back Trump in the remaining contests. In all likelihood, this drama will play out to the convention. There’s no way Cruz or Kasich can earn enough delegates to hit the magic number before then, and it’s relatively unlikely that Trump will either, although he will easily be the closest. I, for one, am exhausted. Remember when Jeb Bush was the presumptive Republican nominee? What easy days those were. Now here we are — probably headed for a brokered convention, something that hasn’t happened in 40 years. It’s quite possible another candidate will emerge as a contender there — the rumor was Paul Ryan for a bit, although he has said he would not accept. Whatever happens there, and however long that takes, we’ll just be at the end of the primaries. There’s still a whole general election season ahead. I’d like to believe that it won’t be as full of twists and turns as the primaries, since there will only be two major candidates. Or will there? The whispering about picking a third candidate if Trump actually becomes the Republican nominee is still alive and well. There’s no easy end in sight. Is it November yet?

Interrobang Robert E. Lee Elementary in Austin, Texas is scheduled to be renamed, and the top 10 suggestions include Donald J. Trump Elementary and the Adolf Hitler School for Friendship and Tolerance. We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know — what would BU rename its buildings?

COM: Howard Stern College of Journalism and Baba Booey

CAS: The Nomad College of Undecided Majors

Questrom: Donald J. Trump Elementary

BU Academy: Ms. Frizzle’s Magic School of Future Ivy Leaguers

CFA: Julianne Moore College of Arts and Alumni COM Will Take Credit For

SHA: The London Tipton PRNDL Academy

Agganis Arena: Jack Eichel School of Class-ditchers

FreeP: The Ron Burgundy Used-to-Print-Daily Free Press

SPORTS

Top quotes by BU coaches and student-athletes from 2015-16 school year

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BY JONATHAN SIGAL AND NICK FRAZIER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sports fans are well versed in the lexicon of their favorite athletes and coaches, as their one-liners can be equally inspiring as they are perplexing. Whether it’s Kevin Garnett screaming, “Anything is possible” into TD Garden’s balcony or Allen Iverson sharing his thoughts on practice, quotes are part of the ultimate fan experience. Here are some of The Daily Free Press’ favorite quotes from Boston University’s 2015-16 athletics programs. #1 “He’s a great kid. He’s a kid

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that you’d want your daughter to marry, to be honest with you. He’s that good of a person.” – BU men’s basketball head coach Joe Jones on senior guard John Papale after he hit a game-winning shot against Lehigh University on Jan. 31 #2 “What I learned from Clare is that there is a beauty side of the game. I’m kind of a meat-and-potatoes type person, and she showed me the spice.” – BU women’s soccer head coach Nancy Feldman on senior midfielder Clare Pleuler #3 “Just trying to stay in it, bopping to the music. I don’t know. [Matthews Arena] was playing some pretty good tracks.” – BU

men’s ice hockey sophomore goaltender Connor LaCouvee on how he kept focus while seeing just two shots on goal during the first period against Northeastern University on Nov. 7 #4 “Graduating would be good too. Somewhere along the way, I’ll do that. That would be clutch.” – BU women’s softball freshman catcher Alex Heinen #5 “I’m always checking the rebounding stats. Honestly, if I don’t have 10 rebounds in a game, I beat myself up about it.” – BU men’s basketball sophomore forward Nick Havener

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#6 “After those penalties, we knew we would get one back. We knew that the hockey gods would just give us one goal.” – BU men’s ice hockey senior forward Ahti Oksanen after scoring a goal with 1:29 remaining in BU's 1-1 tie with Providence College on Nov. 13 #7 “To be honest, when I started playing sports, I never thought I was going to stop playing sports. But I never pictured it to this degree, and it’s just been an awesome ride so far.” – BU men’s lacrosse junior attack Pat Myers #8 “He’ll be one of those kids who, when you see him 10 years from now, he’ll always put a smile

Softball stays surging too little too late. Come the eighth inning, Lehigh outfielder Katie Schultz drove in two runs. The heart of BU’s order fell quiet, leaving Waters slightly disappointed at what could have been. “We just couldn’t string anything together, so those high-pressure situations, we had a lot of times where our big hitters were up and they didn’t execute,” Waters said. “That’s where we need them most, and some days it’s your day and some days it’s not, so I hope this weekend, it’s everyone’s day.” However, with series against the College of the Holy Cross and Colgate University still upcoming, the Terriers sit fourth in the conference and have ample opportunity to cement their playoff claim. Those results could fall either way, but Russell urged that after splitting the Lehigh doubleheader, things are looking up for a Terrier squad that sputtered out of the gate in 2016. “Everyone is stepping up and recognizing the role that they need to play on the team,” Russell said. “It’s a good time for everything to come together, so we’re looking forward to the rest of the season.”

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On April 11, Ed Snider, founder of the Philadelphia Flyers, lost his fight with cancer. Last Monday night, before Game 3 of Philly ’s playoff series against the Washington Capitals, the Flyers honored their late founder and big gest fan with a moment of silence. The emotional atmosphere fueled the Flyers to a red-hot start, with for ward Michael Raff l scoring in the game’s first minute. Unfortunately for the Broad Street Bullies, the Caps dominated the rest of the game, scoring a franchise record five power play goals and routing their opponent 6-1. Fans grew more and more irritated as the blowout game trudged on. They grew so frus-

trated, in fact, that several fans began throwing the bracelets given to them for the pregame ceremony onto the ice. Flyers for ward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare was ejected from the game (and eventually suspended) for a scar y hit on Caps defenseman Dmitr y Orlov. While Orlov, still dazed and confused, was being checked out by trainers on the Caps bench, a bracelet thrown from above hit him in the face. The veteran Flyers PA announcer, Lou Nolan, tried to calmly stop the crowd from throwing their bracelets. When that plan did not work, he began yelling angrily at the insolent crowd the way a middle school principal would yell at delinquent children. Despite Nolan’s warning that the fans would be penalized as a result of the fans’ antics, the wristbands continued to rain down onto the ice until Sam Gagner was sent to the penalty box for a delay of game bench minor penalty. After the penalty ’s announcement, the crowd roared, proud that it had successfully put its team back on the penalty kill. Headlines like “Flyers fans throw light-up bracelets at Ed Snider’s ghost“ (Yahoo Sports) and “Angr y Flyers fans threw a whole bunch of wristbands onto the ice during Game 3 against the Capitals” (SB Na-

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Claude Giroux serves as captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, and finished 2015-16 with 67 points.

tion) reminded the nation that Philadelphia sports fans are the worst of the worst. This incident is just another notch in the notorious belt of shameful acts that Philadelphia sports fans have done over the years. Whether it’s by throwing snowballs at Santa Claus, (1968 Eagles) pelting batteries at baseball stars (1999 Phillies), or cheering for career-ending injuries (Michael Ir vin against 1999 Eagles), Philadelphia fans have built a

reputation as barbarians. Each and ever y professional sports franchise has fans that do despicable things. Philadelphia may even have more degenerate fans than most other cities, and its fans may be in the news more often than other cities, too. But, as one of them, I’m sick of the generalization that all Philadelphia fans are the scum of the earth. Why aren’t other fan bases nationally accosted for their actions? Let’s look into the worst incident of each of the four major sports since the turn of the new millennium. It may be a surprise, to many readers, but Philadelphia fans aren’t responsible for any of them. NHL - Vancouver Riots 2011 (http://w w w.ljr.ca/images/2013/01/canucks.riot_.jpg ) After the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the city of Vancouver went above and beyond disappointment. According to CBC News, police declared the downtown area near the CBC building and the central post a riot zone. The Vancouver Fire Department does not know how many fires in total were started. In fact, fire crews were directed by police to leave the downtown area, allowing them to focus on fires only where there was immediate public danger. Officials reported dozens of injuries, most of which were caused by pepper spray or tear gas. But, Vancouver General Hospital did report one head injur y, t wo major trauma cases and three stabbings. MLB - San Francisco Giants Violence San Francisco, home to probably the most successful MLB Franchise of the past decade, has also been the home of unprecedented violence. The violence peaked in September of 2013, when 24-year-old Jonathan Denver was stabbed to death leaving AT&T Park in San Francisco. He was wearing Dodgers gear and allegedly shouted “Giants suck” to an in-

dividual wearing a Giants cap leaving a nightclub. NBA - The Malice at the Palace Early in the 2004 NBA season, Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers and Ben Wallace of the home team Detroit Pistons had been battling on the court all game long. With under a minute to play in a game separated by 15 points, Ben Wallace fouled Ron Artest hard, causing a stoppage in play. Artest ended up lying down on the scorer’s table, where a Pistons fan threw a cup of beer at him. The scene quickly got out of hand when Artest charged out into the stands to confront the beer-thrower. Fans swarmed and started throwing punches at Artest and his teammate, Stephen Jackson, who had also entered to the stands. NFL - Cowboys - Redskins Violence NFL fans are generally the most passionate sports fans in America, which means that they do a lot of regrettable things. For example, just last year at FedEx Field in D.C., a Cowboys fan was stabbed after his ‘Boys defeated the home team in a Monday night bout. Even worse, a fight at a restaurant in Chesapeake, Virginia following a Redskins Cowboys game led to one man being killed and another charged with second degree murder. According to the victim’s fiancee, the victim was with a group of Cowboys fans, who collectively chirped at a group of Redskins fans. The fact that something so menial resulted in a funeral is why this stor y was at the top of the list. To conclude, I’d like to state firmly that the actions of individuals - or even of groups - that belong to a particular fan base do not represent the entirety of that fan base. While this should be obvious, it has not been for the national portrayal of Philadelphia sports fans for over half a centur y now - ever since a select few members of Eagles Nation pelted a man dressed as Santa with snowballs.

Quotable Everyone is stepping up and recognizing the role that they need to play on the team. - Melanie Russell, senior pitcher p.10

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Terrier Talk From the turf of Nickerson Field to the ice of Walter Brown Arena, BU athletics brought about witty one-liners in 2015-16. p.10

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How did BU fall, winter and spring athletics programs fare in 2015-16? BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s soccer (12-62, 6-1-2 Patriot League): Serious question marks surrounded BU head coach Neil Roberts’ side before the 2015 campaign, and by the season’s end in November, all were answered with aplomb. The Terriers posted seven shutouts, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were one point shy of the conference’s regular-season title. Perhaps the biggest trend of all, though, was upper- and underclassmen fusing on the pitch. Whether it was junior goalkeeper Matt Gilbert anchoring the backline, sophomore Anthony Viteri running rampant in midfield or junior striker Felix De Bona emerging as a consistent goal-scoring threat, BU was a force to be reckoned with. “We had a number of young kids come in and help right away with some guys that have been here a little bit longer, so it’s been good to see that development,” Roberts said. “From last year to this year, the development of the group as far as their play, as far as their commitment to what they're trying to do and how we’re trying to play, has probably been the storyline for us.” Women’s soccer (13-6-3, 8-0-1 Patriot League): After stuttering out of the gate in 2015, the Terriers were virtually unstoppable from mid-September to mid-November. They only lost two of 17 games in that timespan, paving the way for a memorable postseason run. BU hosted and won the Patriot League Tournament, and it knocked off St. John’s University in the NCAA Tournament, only to be bounced by Pennsylvania State University in the second round. BU’s success was largely the result of sure presences in senior center midfielder Clare Pleuler and senior center back

FALL SPORTS McKenzie Hollenbaugh blending with freshman sensations in striker McKenna Doyle and center midfielder Julianna Chen. “We’ve won the Patriot League Tournament two years previously, but we never won the regular season, and I think that’s an incredible achievement to go through the conference season undefeated,” said BU head coach Nancy Feldman. “It speaks to the level of consistency these seniors brought and led with.” Field hockey (15-7, 6-0 Patriot League): This team has set the bar high, and it was certainly met in 2016. It captured its second-straight Patriot League championship, advanced to its 12th NCAA tournament appearance and routinely went toe-to-toe with many of the nation’s best teams. “It really requires a sustained level of commitment by the athletes to keep looking forward and keep working hard to get better and not resting on their laurels at all,” said BU head coach Sally Starr. “Just recognizing it takes a lot of hard work, commitment and teamwork to win a championship like that.” Starr’s 35th year at the helm was also met by some spectacular individual performances. Senior midfielder Sofi Laurito was named a NFHCA First Team All-American and senior back Rachel Coll was named a NFHCA Third Team All-American. “That’s a huge accomplishment and a huge tribute to our program, but what I love about our team is that we truly are a team,” Starr said. “We’re a group of young women that push each other, really work hard together and enjoy being together.”

SPRING SPORTS Men’s lacrosse (8-6, 3-5 Patriot League): As a thirdyear program, high expectations preceded BU’s 2016 season. And come the end of March, that level of excitement was rewarded, as head coach Ryan Polley’s side held an 8-2 record, consistently was in the national rankings and knocked off two ranked sides. Then April came, and the Terriers’ preseason goal of making the Patriot League Tournament fell agonizingly short. They lost their last four games, and, while a final contest against No. 14 Duke University awaits on May 8, the prog r a m ’s first winning record was soured. “It’s a little bittersweet because we were in a great position to secure a playoff berth, and we were unable to do that,” BU head coach Ryan Polley said. “You can’t really forget the accomplishments we’ve made in such a short period of time. To beat two ranked teams in Harvard [University] and [the United States Naval Academy] and then get ranked as high as 16th is a really nice accomplishment for this young program.” Women’s lacrosse (97, 6-3 Patriot League): After enduring a slow start in February, the Terriers turned their fortunes around drastically, winning seven of their last 10 games. A home quarterfinal matchup in the Patriot League Tournament awaits on May 3, and BU head coach Liz Robertshaw said she is overjoyed with her team’s progress. Led by seniors in midfielders Jill Horka, Ally Adams, Remy Nolan and Sofia Robins, as well as attack Mallory Collins, BU has evolved greatly. For Robertshaw,

her team’s strengths fall far outside any single measure or player, though. “I can say this team is a close-knit group, and I think that’s a standard the seniors set, but more so the willingness of the freshmen through the juniors to believe, to believe in what they can do and who they can be,” Robertshaw said. “I think it’s been awesome. It’s been very fun to coach. I’ve been really lucky this year to coach this team.” Softball (20-21, 6-5 Patriot League): The 2016 season reigned in a new era for BU, as head coach Ashley Waters took over from Kathryn Gleason. While a fair chunk of conference matchups remain, Waters has confidently marshaled her squad. Whether it’s freshman first baseman Alex Heinen’s bat, senior pitcher Melanie Russell’s arm or junior shortstop Brittany Younan’s fielding ability, the Terriers definitely have enough talent. The hiccup, however, has been harnessing that into consistent performances, as they’ve experienced a seven-game winning streak and sixgame losing streak. “I think then for them it’s a matter of coming back in a lot of games, and whether they’ve gone our way or not, we’ve legitimately fought until the last out,” Waters said. “They have heart, they have passion, they have grit, and I think that’s something at the end of the day is the ideal thing I’m looking for as a coach.”

WINTER SPORTS Men’s hockey (21-13-5, 12-64 Hockey East): Coming off an NCAA title appearance in 2015, BU always had a tall task to meet. While no silverware came, the Terriers did finish ninth in the Pairwise Rankings, 14th in the final USCHO.com poll and bid farewell to a six-member senior class that included the likes of captain Matt Grzelcyk and assistant captain Danny O’Regan. The year was also buoyed by freshman forwards Jordan Greenway, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and Bobo Carpenter, as well as freshman defenseman Charlie McAvoy. BU lost four of its last six games, and head coach David Quinn said the group’s psyche took a hit when an appearance in the Hockey East Tournament’s quarterfinal round came about. “I think there’s always the BU pride thing,” Quinn said. “You know, we’re BU. We’re not going to be playing in the first round. And I think the devastation of not finishing in the top four — I felt we lost our swagger, I thought we lost our mental edge. You guys have watched us all year. We go down, 1, 2 to nothing, we come back. And for some reason, we lost that.”

Women’s hockey (23-14-2, 17-5-2 Hockey East): BU head coach Brian Durocher has assembled arguably the most consistent program on Commonwealth Avenue, and 2015-16 was no different. It again made the Hockey East title game and missed out on the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years. The biggest takeaway, though, was how seniors and underclassmen seamlessly shouldered the burden of a grueling schedule. The team’s top two scorers — sophomore forwards Rebecca Leslie and Victoria Bach — stole the show, but an eight-member senior class left a legacy in which playoffs were seldom an obstacle. “This was the year the seniors had to be a little bit more on the front and center part of the stage,” Durocher said. “They answered the bell when it came to leadership, they answered the bell when it came to their on-ice performance, and I certainly think of people like Rebecca Russo, Sarah Lefort, Kayla Tutino, Alexis Woloschuk in a very subtle way had a great year.” Men’s basketball (19-15, 11-7 Patriot League): It’s hard to look back on BU’s season without discussing injuries. Key players in junior guard Cedric Hankerson

and senior forward Justin Alston redshirted, while senior forward Nathan Dieudonne and freshman guard Kyle Foreman battled ankle injuries down the stretch. Nonetheless, BU rattled off seven wins in a row across January and February, won a CollegeInsider.com Tournament game on the road against Fordham University and senior guard John Papale set a record for 3-pointers in a season (95). “It was kind of a team effort,” BU head coach Joe Jones said. “Without the number of dudes we had that were able to perform, I don’t think you can talk about our season without talking about the group. It wasn’t one person that stood out. It was all different guys.”

on SportsCenter’s Top-10 plays. Still, much was left to be desired from Steding’s second year in charge. “I know we got better as a team,” Steding said. “I felt like we improved, but we just weren’t quite there. We had some great moments, with Sarah’s buzzer-beater [and] with our team effort against American [University] in our first road win … I think we had some great moments like that.”

Women’s basketball (3-27, 3-15 Patriot League): There are no two ways to slice it — the 2015-16 season was rough for BU head coach Katy Steding’s squad. Struggles persisted at Case Gym and on the road, no player averaged double-digit scoring and the year started with 15 consecutive losses. One highlight came about when junior guard Sarah Hope’s game-winning layup led to a 51-49 win over the United States Naval Academy, a play that earned the top spot PHOTOS BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Softball splits doubleheader with Lehigh, Russell shines on mound BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Matched up against the Patriot League’s most consistent squad, the Boston University softball team left the diamond Wednesday afternoon with a share of the spoils. Carried by the arm of senior pitcher Mela-

nie Russell and a balanced assault on two Mountain Hawk (31-12, 9-2 Patriot League) aces, the Terriers (20-21, 6-5 PL) won the 1 p.m. outing 2-0, only to fall 4-2 in the 3 p.m. fixture. BU’s winning streak reached seven games after getting the best of pitcher Christine Campbell, but an eighth inning explosion in the second encounter saw that run snapped. While BU head coach Ashley Waters

hoped for a better result as the sun slowly set, she was overall pleased with how underclassmen and upperclassmen alike performed. “I think these kids are showing up knowing that they’re going to score runs, knowing that they’re going to make plays and trusting in our pitchers to actually do their job and keep a low-scoring game,” the first-year head coach said. “I’m happy with where we’re at right now.

We’re playing our best ball going into the end of this, and that’s exactly where we needed to be.” As the first game’s scoreline indicates, fireworks were few and far between, and Russell was a major reason for that. Fresh off being named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Co-National Pitcher of the Week, the San Diego native fanned 11 Mountain Hawk batters, CONTINUED ON PAGE 10