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Boston community holds vigil for GSM student Residents warned of incident in Warren Towers By Amy Gorel Daily Free Press Staff
Boston University students, members of the Indian community and friends of Kanagala Seshadri Rao held candles as they listened to speakers and friends offer prayers for him and his family. “May the light bring an end to pointless crimes,” said Amrit Soni, president of the India Association of Greater Boston who organized the candlelight vigil for Rao Sunday evening in Marsh Plaza. More than 80 people gathered at sunset to remember Rao, a Graduate School of Management student who was killed in Allston April 19. “He was a very genuine person, always helpful whenever you asked questions,” said Lokesh Amarnath, an alumnus of BU and National Institute of Technology in India who was one of Rao’s friends and classmates. In front of a table with Rao’s picture covered with roses, Priest Padmanath offered prayers for Rao and his family. “We are grieving with [Rao’s family] because we have also lost a child in this community,” he said. “One life lost is one too many.” Rao was a wonderful student and a role model to the community in Boston as well as his community in India, Padmanath said. Friends and classmates of Rao went to mourn to show their support. “He was really a good friend, he helped ev-
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in the financial district, said if they stayed open until 4 a.m., it would increase their revenue and the type of people they serve. “There are people who come in at 10 [p.m.] and people who come in at 12,” Paratore said. “I’m sure there would be another sect of individuals.” But bar owners said they do not lose business by closing at an earlier time because everyone follows the same rules. “Since nobody can be open past that time there’s no business to lose,” Paratore said. “We choose to stay open until 2 a.m. seven days a week.” Vintage Lounge has business right up until 2 a.m. and serves food and cocktails until they have to stop, he said. Lucky’s Lounge experiences the same thing. “We don’t lose business because everyone in the city is on the same level,” Sweeney said. The only bars that run the risk of losing
A female Boston University student was touched inappropriately Saturday night in Warren Towers, according to an alert message from the BU Police Department. “[The student was] inappropriately touched while she was getting off of the elevator in A tower,” the alert stated. The incident occurred around 6:35 p.m. in the residence hall, located at 700 Commonwealth Ave., according to the alert, which was sent to Warren residents. “[The perpetrator was] an unknown male of Middle Eastern descent, 5-foot-10, slim build, clean shaven, with close-cropped black hair, brown eyes [and] wearing a gray sweat shirt,” according to the alert. Members of BUPD responded to the incident in numbers. Both uniformed and visibly armed plainclothes officers were seen in Warren Saturday evening. A BUPD spokesman said no more details could be released at press time. “We will send you updated information when it becomes available,” the alert said. A number of students said they would have liked to see the BU Alert sent sooner, rather than three hours after the incident. “I, at least, would have liked to understand the situation a little bit better, if I was here,” said College of Arts and Sciences sophomore John Sullivan. Dylan Manley, a COM freshman, said the police presence might have made students anxious. “I’m glad they waited a little bit to make sure they knew what was going on and had all the information down, but I wish they told us why there were cops hanging out there,” he said. “It always makes you a little nervous walking through and having that much police presence.” College of Communication freshman Marry Pivazian said she witnessed officers and the victim attempting to identify the culprit in the Warren dining hall. “I was at the dining hall around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, and I noticed a policeman and a girl walk by our booth,” she said. “They were looking for somebody, and the girl looked sort of troubled, like she’d been crying.”
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Students, faculty and others residents mourn the loss of 24-year-old graduate student Kanagla Seshadri Rao Sunday night.
eryone,” said Rishabh Shetty, a GSM student and friend of Rao. “He never had any fights, no trouble with anyone.” Pooja Shah, another GSM student, said, “Our class is very small, this was shocking really.” Shah said she would feel better if the police found a suspect. “We’re upset. It would be good if they could
find someone,” she said. Shetty said he is worried the police do not have any leads and may forget about the case. “It’s a student city, but it’s not safe enough,” he said. “Security has to increase.” Shiva Sheel, a member of the IAGB, said he is very concerned. “Our community has been here for a long
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Bar owners give mixed reviews of final call time in Hub By Megan Allison Daily Free Press Staff
While New Yorkers and Chicagoans can enjoy their cities’ nightlife well into the early morning, bar-goers in Boston must head home at 2 a.m., a closing time typically earlier than other major cities. Standard liquor license holders must close at 2 a.m. in Chicago, although they can apply for an extended opening of 4 a.m., according to the City of Chicago website. In New York, many bars have their last call at 4 a.m. But Massachusetts law places greater restrictions on bars. Jon Sweeney, general manager of Lucky’s Lounge in South Boston, said the bar is only open until 2 a.m. because of licensing legalities. “We have to [close at this time] – the city says when we can stay open,” he said. Massachusetts law states that licensed restaurants are entitled to serve alcohol between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., although local authorities can choose whether to extend that time to 2 a.m.,
according to the Alcoholic Beverages Commission. But selling alcohol between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. is forbidden. “We have a 1 a.m. license that’s issued to us by the city,” said Barry Macdonald, owner of Churchill’s Lounge near Faneuil Hall. “We can’t serve anyone after 1 a.m.” Cambridge has similar laws to follow. “Legally our license goes until 1 a.m.,” said Jennifer Gochis, general manager of West Side Lounge in Cambridge. “Cambridge either gives one or two o’clock licenses.” The bar scene in Boston has always been this way, said Sean Glynn, a bartender at An Tain in downtown Boston. “That’s just the way it is,” Glynn said. “We’ve never had it any other way. People are just used to it. You’d gain more trouble staying open later. I think two is a good time.” Owners said a later closing time would bring in a different, more rambunctious crowd. David Paratore, owner of Vintage Lounge
BREAK IT DOWN BU students petition senate, gather signatures for transparency By Sam Fouad Daily Free Press Staff
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A member of the InTheMak’n Dance crew performs at The Groundbreakers Showcase, hosted by BU’s X-ception Step Team in the Metcalf Ballroom on Saturday.
Boston University students began collecting signatures for a letter asking support for a bill requiring budget transparency among universities in Massachusetts, activists said. A number of student activists said they aim to send the letter to state legislators, which would ask them to support a bill that would require complete university budget transparency. “Stopping the rising tuition is a long term struggle,” said Brandon Wood, a College of Arts and Sciences junior. “Tuition transparency is one of those concrete steps that needs to be made in order for any of the other things to jump off.” Wood sent an email to friends and groups across campus Wednesday asking for signatures so the letter could be sent Thursday by 9 a.m., according to the email. The bill, commonly referred to as the “Higher Education Transparency Act,” resides in the senate after being introduced Feb. 2, 2011. If passed, the law would require colleges and non-profit organizations to be accountable for their investments, according to the bill. It would
disclose the names and titles of those earning more than $250,000 a year. The bill calls for disclosure of payments exceeding $150,000 a year, either to or from outside individuals or firms. A few hours after the email was sent, 84 signatures were added to the letter, Wood said. Students from Brandeis University and Boston College were involved as well. “We have all read the continuing news of escalating tuition, student debt, excessive executive compensation in non-profits . . . and other problems that show an unfolding crisis,” states the students’ letter, which was sent to Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty, of Chelsea, and Sen. Cynthia Creem, of Newton. “We believe that the blame for this crisis can be attributed to the lack of accountability to the public.” The educational lobby representing the premier private sector universities would prefer students, activists and parents to be silent and “count our blessings,” according to the letter. Aditya Rudra, a School of Management sophomore, said the bill is a good idea but not a necessary one because BU’s financial statements and 990 tax forms are clear.
“If the issue is proving that BU spends too much money on something, that information is there,” Rudra said. “I can show you where the money is going.” However, the bill requires colleges to be more transparent than BU currently is, Rudra said, and the public deserves to know where their money is going. Wood said although the larger debate is about interest rates, he is more concerned with tuition increases. “What are the factors that are involved in that?” he said. “[We can tell] by making it more transparent and seeing where the money’s actually going.” Yayra Sumah, a CAS sophomore, said the transparency of BU’s payroll and financial allocations is only the first step in trying to bring an end to the constant tuition hikes and financial constraints students are in. “Transparency by itself is not going to bring down tuition,” Sumah said. “It’s not going to erase student debt, but you at least have a basis for which you can hold institutions accountable.”
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Campus & City college with krissen As time goes by Throughout high school, time seemed to move at a snail’s pace. Each day seemed an eternity as they accumulated to form weeks and months; those brief summers were over with a blink of an eye, throwing us all quickly back into the grind after a mere few months. This summer, however, will probably feel like an eternity. The past eight months have flown by without warning. Where has it all gone? My freshman year ends in less than two weeks; soon, I’ll be back home KRISSEN in California, one-fourth KAWACHI of university completed. It’s a strange feeling, to recognize the time that has passed without much notice. Eight months. Two semesters. Filled with countless memories. The marvelous and the mundane. The experiences of life. The past school year has been the most eventful of my whole 19 years of existence. The concerts and hockey games, the dinners out and the photo adventures around town, the people that have come and gone; they have all been a part of the process, the path that lead from September to now. For me, freshman year at BU was comprised of wonderful moments and revelations. It was stuffed full of long nights in the library and even longer nights out and about. I’ll never forget the photo adventures around the city on those blissful sunny days, the walks along the Charles River, day and night. I searched the area for tasty digs and eat disproportionally to the amount of time I spent at FitRec. The Museum of Fine Arts became a third home, after Mugar and Warren Towers. I fell into a sort of routine, a groove that I had always hoped for. Mostly, the year was defined by individuals: the professors that made classes worth it, and the friends that made the days pass by with ease. The stories that accumulated over the last few months will stay with me for many more to come – I hope forever, really. And this fact has quickly put life in perspective: it’s all about the little things. So, this summer, when I’m home eating the In-’N-Out burgers and real Mexican food I’ve been craving for months, I’ll miss the Warren dining hall. My favorite buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese with broccoli and onions, my neverending supply of cranberry juice, and the childhood cereals my parents now refuse to buy. When I’m in my room at home, I’ll miss the small dorm room bed, which the mattress pad made surprisingly more comfortable than my bed at home. I’ll
miss not sharing a room, having someone to constantly bother and be bothered by.
But, regardless of what I’ll miss, I’m sure the days back in sunny San Diego will be full of eventful memories I’ll cherish and long for into the next semester. So, here’s to summer 2012, another chapter in the book of life that reads quicker than possibly imagined. Krissen Kawach is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences and a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at k.kawachi@gmail.com
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Brookline Booksmith acquires online inventory Menino urges residents to help preserve Boston In the midst of the decline of bookstores and the rise of e-books, By Em Minh T. Nguyen & Amelia Pak-Harvey Daily Free Press Staff
the Brookline Booksmith in Coolidge Corner manages to survive and expand, after purchasing the Globe Corner Bookstore’s website and inventory. “Simply, Globe Corner went out of business when we were working with them, buying some of their stock and making deals,” said Jodie Vinson, a bookseller at the Brookline Booksmith. “Then as their company began to fall, we decided to pick it back up as a part of our own company.” Vinson said the Globe Corner Bookstore, once located in Harvard Square, went out of business last year, but they approached the Brookline Booksmith to help them expand. By April, the Brookline Booksmith acquired the Globe Corner Bookstore website and extra stock, she said. The store will feature a new travel annex with more than 2,000 map titles covering all regions and cities of the world, she said. The store’s goal is to make the annex the largest travel sector in the country, Vinson said. Globe Corner Bookstore Founder Patrick Carrier said in a statement on the Globe Corner Bookstore’s website that the transition is a “great pleasure.” “As the Globe Corner celebrates its 30th anniversary, it is a great pleasure to pass on its ‘legacy’ to an extraordinary local bookseller that
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book’s success – they comprise a majority of its users, are responsible for most of the sharing on the site and a major source of revenue for the company,” according to UltraViolet’s online petition. Facebook’s board is problematic for activists and for the company itself, said Boston University professor Deborah Belle, director of the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program. “Gender is not the only dimension of importance. But that Facebook has no women on its board of directors is disquieting,” she said in an email interview. “I am sure it would improve its business model if it expanded its board to include women.” Changes occur when women
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said he cherished neighborhood restoration at the commencement of Preservation Month on Saturday, speaking about the importance of preserving sites for future generations to come. “We have to think about the future for all of our people, not just some of our people,” Menino said in his speech at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury. He congratulated the winners of Discover Roxbury’s scavenger hunt, the first of many activities organized by the Boston Landmarks Commission for its annual and nationwide Preservation Month throughout May. Boston Landmarks Commission Executive Director Ellen Lipsey said in a phone interview that it is important to emphasize this national celebration because in Boston, people tend to take it for granted. “We live in a city that is so historic, the neighborhoods are really old compared to most cities,” she said, “and it runs a very special quality to Boston that makes it a special place to live and to work.” For the first time, the commission produced a calendar of activities that will take place all over the city during May. Teha Woodrow, a Roxbury resident of 40 years and a member of the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, said she participated in the scavenger hunt with her Little Sister to show her places she knew as a kid. “I thought it would be a good opportunity to kind of revisit my childhood, but also introduce some of the things that I grew up with to my Little Sister,” Woodrow said. Little Sister Kai Harriet said she “had a lot of fun” while going around Roxbury and learning about places from her Big Sister. Lipsey said Preservation Month allows people to experience places they might have never been to before. “We do think Boston is a very special place and this is the opportunity to . . . inform [us] about places we don’t go to everyday or we don’t think of as historic but are because they are part of the community and people’s lives,” she said. Derek Lumpkins, executive director of Discover Roxbury, said the
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The 50-year-old Brookline Booksmith recently acquired the Globe Corner Bookstore, one of America’s largerst online books and maps seller for travelers.
is marking its 50th anniversary,” he said. “I do still like regular books and said. “We could not have found a bet- I think maybe there are still some ter home for globecorner.com, and I people like that and that’s why they am pleased that greater Boston-area can expand, but I do find it interesting travelers will continue to have an op- that they are able to expand.” portunity to browse a deep and broad Julie Hoffman, of Boston, said selection of travel books and maps.” she comes to the bookstore maybe Customers browsing the Brook- once a month, but she buys a good line Booksmith Sunday afternoon portion of the books she owns on said they still enjoy tangible books Amazon. despite the literary world’s transition Still, she said the shop was a great into the electronic era. place to bring people visiting town. Tera Feldman, of Boston, said she “This is a wonderful neighborwas surprised the Brookline Book- hood store,” she said. “The employsmith is able to expand because she ees write great reviews of the books. just bought a Kindle and sees its ap- They have great book clubs. They peal. have a great youth section down“I guess I still like coming to stairs.” bookstores – I like browsing books, Although Border’s bankruptcy I still like to hold the books even though I have the Kindle,” Feldman SEE FULL STORY ONLINE
Facebook, other companies ignore gender equality, profs say By Alex Diantgikis Daily Free Press Staff
Professors and students at Boston University said Facebook and all major companies should ensure gender equality on boards of directors in light of protests against the social network’s all-male executive leadership. Groups of demonstrators carried signs outside of Facebook’s headquarters in New York last week, denouncing the social networking company’s all-male board of directors. The protests were part of a larger online movement started by UltraViolet, a women’s advocacy group, calling on Facebook to diversify its all-white, all-male board. The company’s six board members are men, according to Face-
book’s corporate website. Although the company’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg does add a female voice to the company’s highest executive leadership, protesters focused on the board specifically, holding signs that read, ‘‘‘Like’ women on the board.” Petitions decrying Facebook’s board garnered more than 52,000 signatures, according to the FACE IT campaign, which, along with UltraViolet, has worked to mobilize protests against what they call the board’s lack of fair gender representation. Women make up 58 percent of Facebook’s users and are responsible for 62 percent of the sharing that happens through Facebook networks, according to the UltraViolet website. “Women are the drivers of Face-
Students walk to raise awareness, advocacy for about mental health By Amy Gorel Daily Free Press Staff
Boston University students held signs and chanted as they walked through campus in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s “Out of the Darkness” walk Saturday. Participants said they aimed to make students aware of the risks of not addressing mental health issues with the walk, which was held at BU for the first year. “There’s such a stigma with mental health and suicide,” said College of Arts and Sciences freshman Rosie Bauder, co-chair of BU’s first “Out of the Darkness” walk. “With the ‘Out of the Darkness’ walk, we’re really trying to drive home the point that it’s okay to talk about it.” About 50 people, including BU students, Chelsea High School students and Boston locals, gathered behind the George Sherman Union to share their stories about suicide. Walkers donned heart-shaped stick-
ers in rememberance those who committed suicide. The stickers came in various colors, each signifying the participant’s connection to the deceased. CAS sophomore Simon Wentzell was wearing an orange heart sticker on his shirt, the color symbolizing the loss of a sibling. He said he lost someone who was practically his brother. “My best friend committed suicide a couple years ago,” Wentzell said. “So I was interested in it because of that. There is no one person to blame, which makes it so much harder. It’s a unique loss.” Participants walked down Bay State Road and down the esplanade with posters reading, “Out of the Darkness” and “In 2010, 595 people died by suicide in Massachusetts.” Boston-area AFSP director Melanie Varady spoke to students about
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Saturday’s Boston University “Out of the Darkness” promotes awareness and prevention of suicide.
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time,” he said. “We have to worry about sending our children and grandchildren to Boston [for school].” Mohan Nannapaneni, the executive vice president of the Telugu Association of North America, who has worked with the family and the embassy since Rao was identified, said he is not concerned about safety for the Indian community in Boston. “[I have] no major concerns,” he said. “I strongly believe this is an isolated incident.” A number of groups from the community and campus, including the IAGB, the TANA, Tarang: Indian Graduate Student Association, the BU Hindu Students Council and BU India Club, went to foster a sense of community. “We are here tonight for solidar-
ity,” Nannapaneni said. “We want to send a message to the family that we are there for them.” Shwetika Kumar, a member of Tarang who graduated from BU in 2009, said the death must be especially difficult for the family since it happened so far away from them. “Our community came together today to show our solidarity,” she said. The community is looking for answers to all the open questions surrounding this case, said BU HSC President Amit Persaud, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “[The vigil] was a very somber experience,” Persaud said. “It was a great show of support and remembrance. It shows how complete strangers can come together and unite in community.”
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scavenger hunt and the attraction of Preservation Month helped draw in people to learn about Roxbury and its historical role in Greater Boston. Preservation is important because a number of people do not think about it happening in a neighborhood such as Roxbury, he said. “They kind of pass through or overlook it or forget about it,” he said. “This was a good way to sort of pull in a different crowd of people – the historians as well as the families
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Pivazian said she overheard the officer ask if anyone looked like “the candidate.” Students said they notice a trend of strange occurrences in Warren with a string of “peeping Tom” incidents in January and February, but do not feel less safe. “There’s definitely trends going on, and it’s pretty creepy,” Sullivan
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said. “But I don’t feel less safe.” Manley said he did not notice a trend at first. “Hearing so many things happening is a little strange,” he said. “At first, I was kind of just like ‘it’s an isolated incident’ but now it’s kind of scary that it’s happening repeatedly.” CAS freshman Madison Barrett said she does not feel less safe after the “peeping Toms” or Saturday night’s alert.
“I definitely check to see if anyone’s in the bathroom before I take a shower now,” she said. “But no, [I do] not really [feel less safe.]” Sullivan said he does not think extra security measures should be taken in response to Saturday. “I don’t know what they could really do,” he said. “Of course there’s going to be isolated incidents that they have no control over. That’s just going to happen.”
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the need to talk openly about issues. “We want to make sure students know about it and support each other,” she said. “We want to make it okay for them to talk to people and tell them if they’re feeling low.” Participants raised more than $4,500, which will be given partly to the AFSP and to other local organizations that contribute to suicide pre-
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our pride in Boston.” The preservation calendar includes talks, walking tours, open houses, demonstrations, presentations and exhibitions that highlight different neighborhoods of the city. Woodrow said while some things have been left out of the calendar, residents can still record their own experiences to share with others. “If people start coming together, they will want to write some stuff down and give their thoughts, reflections and bring it alive again for everybody,” she said.
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– who want to teach their kids about historic preservation, historic buildings or history in general.” Historic Boston Incorporated’s office manager Gillian Lang said preserving the architecture and environment of Boston is a way to show pride in the city. “We’re really lucky that Boston is such a unique city, and part of what makes it unique is this architecture, this built environment that’s so different from anywhere else,” Lang said. “Keeping that and preserving it is a really important way of showing
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vention, said CAS freshman Swanson Ninan, co-chair of the walk. Bauder said she plans to start a BU AFSP chapter and make the “Out of the Darkness” walk annual. Ninan said he and Bauder are working with Student Health Services, which already has support in place, to increase awareness of depression and the risks of suicide. “[The Student Support Network, through the psychiatric department,
and AFSP] could really be effective tools to educate people and help them know how to communicate effectively with others when they are in distress,” Bauder said. Brendan Cobb, a College of Fine Arts freshman, said he participated because he felt that AFSP does great work with suicide prevention. Cobb said, “Today is a walk to give awareness and to just share in a group community experience.”
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There is nothing hidden in The Five-Year Engagement. The during changes in time and place. wedding to move out to Ann Arbor. This decision means that title itself practically gives away what is going to happen in the Both Tom and Violet are ambitious professionals in their re- Tom has to also delay his dream of becoming a prestigious chef, end to Tom Solomon (Jason Segel) and Violet Barnes (Emily spective fields. Tom is poised to start his own restaurant in San while his fiancée chases her own dreams. Blunt). Nicholas Stellar, the director The decision between chasing personal and co-writer (along with Segel), is aspirations and sacrificing for the relationaware of the stereotypes often associship becomes a delicate balance. The film ated with romantic comedies: a happy, never attempts to directly blame one perdelightful couple, who have to endure son or another for the couple’s missteps. tragically comedic situations, but Unlike Violet’s job as a psychologist, who somehow come together for a fairy tale is always searching for the causality of huending. man emotion and interaction, there is no In fact, Tom and Violet meet at a clear reason why or how Violet and Tom costume party, where she is dressed eventually find themselves in a precarious as Princess Diana and he as the “Suposition. What the film offers is a cautious per Bunny.” The slow motion shot of reminder of the impractical use of reason a man dressed in a homemade, pink for explaining complicated situations. The rabbit suit walking over Princess Disignificance of Tom and Violet’s struggles ana is both sweet and hilarious. It is, derive from the fact that we identify natuof course, love at first sight, but the rally that they mean something, even if we satirical motion of the camera relaxes do not know what they mean—it is a dethe drama of the scene. These moments lightful, fairy tale concept. are what makes Five-Year both delightThe Five-Year Engagement is an enful and strangely captivating—the film joyable, hilarious and engaging film, never takes itself too seriously, and yet, with great performances and chemistry the characters and their situations still between Segel and Blunt. My only comcome across as provocative and meanplaint is perhaps the length—probably ingful. could have been 20 minutes shorter—but Photo Courtesy /Universal PIctures I never felt that the story lost significant Even the marriage proposal at the beginning of the movie is ridiculous. The Five-Year Engagement follows a typical rom-com plotline but makes fun of itself for doing so. momentum, which is an unfortunate tenViolet finds out that Tom is proposing dency in romantic comedies. Like most to her before he actually has a chance to do so, effectively ruin- Francisco, while Violet hopes to continue her education at Uni- contemporary films in the genre, we are meant to feel good after ing any suspense, yet she insists on carrying through with what- versity of California, Berkeley as a post-doctorate in psychology. we leave the theater. This film not only offers the encouraging ever he had planned. The film itself offers little suspense, but the Violet gets rejected from Berkeley, but receives an acceptance fairy-tale ending, but a reassurance that the moments leading up story offers an insightful glimpse on how relationships function from the University of Michigan, and the couple postpones the to that point are just as significant.
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Olympian obstacles This summer will be a particularly bustling one for the city of London. With the Olympics set to begin imminently, the event’s organizational bodies have been hard at work preparing facilities for athletes and tourists alike. A myriad of factors have been taken into consideration; transportation, improved infrastructure and security are all pivotal for the big event to take place. However, planning how to make sure that London is secure has pushed the organizers to some extreme measures. Notably, the Ministry of Defence is considering placing surface-to-air missiles on a residential estate to use in case of emergency during the summer months. According to an article published by the BBC on Sunday, the missiles are still under consideration and nothing concrete has been decided. Yet, the plans have been received with some criticism. If the missiles were to be deployed for any reason, there would be debris scattered in parts of East London that were in the missiles’ vicinity. The residential blocks that could be missile sites have been notified of the possible plans, and a test run is planned for next week.
There is certainly logic behind the argument that such a large-scale event will be in need of tight security. However, there are other means to achieve this end. An increase in police presence and Armed Forces personnel will certainly help in preparing for a threat. It would be ill-advised to put such advanced weaponry on the roof of residential buildings, especially with the danger that the missiles could be triggered preemptively. The missile system is meant to be one facet of a multi-layered security plan designed specifically for the Olympics this summer. The machinery can hit a target multiple times and can be fired from vehicles, a launcher or even someone’s shoulder. Militarizing the urban landscape in this way could be detrimental to a more covert security strategy, and it can provide an intimidating and hostile environment for the Olympics as a whole. However, if these weapons can be covertly positioned solely for the duration of the Olympics with no interference with residents, they would be a more feasible part of the overall security plan.
The Baby-Sitters Club Amidst the recent scandal involving the Secret Service agents who were caught with prostitutes in Colombia while on duty, the disgusted public has been eager to see how the administration would respond to agents’ misdemeanours. Now, measures issued on Friday reveal the solution being proposed is obtaining a chaperone. There was never an explicit outline of what conduct is considered appropriate for agents to follow, probably because one would assume those hired for the job had common sense to distinguish between what is appropriate and what is not. Nevertheless, these new measures seem to reduce personnel who were once viewed as competent to receiving treatment you would reserve for children running around a playground. According to an article published by TIME on Saturday, the purpose of these chaperones is to ensure that agents are aware that excessive drinking, bringing foreigners back to their rooms and frequenting unsavory establishments are all unacceptable activities when on duty.
Furthermore, ethics classes are to be given to employees sometime next week. While it is commendable that there has been a tangible response to the mishap in Colombia, such a widespread solution begs the questions as to whether this is an unparalleled incident, or whether this conduct is characteristic of many Secret Service employees. Why should the Secret Service feel compelled to enforce common sense in this manner if those they hire have to meet certain criteria to serve in the first place? Questions over whether a chaperone will be useful or cost effective will persist in the coming weeks. However, it is ridiculous that those who are responsible for protecting the president of the United States will now be required to have a chaperone looking over them. Furthermore, whether this policy will become a permanent fixture in Secret Service operations is uncertain. In light of recent events, the agency was required to take drastic action. Whether these regulations will continue to be enforced once the spotlight fades on the scandal is unclear.
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oday I walked into the College of Fine Arts for the first time. Why? I guess I could say I had a sudden urge to see the inside of a building that I had never seen before. Why the delay? Ah, probably something to do with the smoke cloud that always seems to be hovering near the front door. On a windy afternoon, just walking alongside the building is unappetizing. I can’t imagine what it would be like to venture anywhere near the doors on those days. But today I was on my way back from the gym when I noticed the smoking benches were uncharacteristically empty - perfect. Today, I, Meaghan Kilroy, was going to be introduced to CFA. After passing the front doors, I immediately noticed that the walls were covered with paintings—not that that wasn’t to be expected; it is CFA. What struck me about the paintings though was one piece tucked in the corner right next to the elevators. It showed a small group of people sitting around a dining room table. On first glance, it looked like any old table. But then I noticed something familiar in the background, the sheets of glass titled slightly above a salad bar of sorts - that glass really is a nuisance; if you want to reach the peanut butter and you’re not a contortionist, good luck. But back to the painting. It was of Myles’s dining hall! Or at least I think it was. I was told Towers and Shelton have a similar setup, but for the purposes of this column I’m going to say that it was Myles. Oh, Myles. As silly as it sounds, I had a really hard time thinking of what to write for my final column, until I came across this painting. The whole ode to Myles thing had been floating around in my head for some time. However, I could never justify writing about one of BU’s dorms until I saw that it had already inspired a work of art - that painting. So here it goes - my love letter to Myles. Oh, the memories. Dear Myles, If you remember, our relationship started on the rocks. This time last year I preferred your charming, younger brother Shelton. Which reminds me, forget what your friends say. I was never into your brother Danielsen. Something about him always seemed so distant. Anyway, as far as large BU dormitories go, I only have eyes for you, Myles. I don’t remember when our love started. Now that I think about it, you’ve never really come out and said, “I love you, Meaghan.” Ah, well, you are the strong but silent type. I dig it. Other reasons I dig you: You’re easy on the eyes - and not just because the lighting is so dim. Nah, you’ve got class. The chandeliers, the
dark wood paneling . . . your brothers can’t rock dimly lit hallways, dusty ceilings, and an early 20th century vibe like you do, Myles. You’re friends with all of my friends. It’s a fact, Myles. You’re great company. Heck, you’re the closest thing to home for my circle of friends. Now, before you let all of this get to your head, remember that you are not without your faults. There were times this year when I really thought you were starting to fall apart. For one, you used to blackout - often. You are working on that though, which is good. Also, the whole communication thing has been kind of a problem. Remember those fire alarms in the beginning? C’mon, Myles. Is that how you get a girl’s attention? Scream at her and throw her into the cold? No. It’s not. Lucky for us though, you’ve always managed to pick up the pieces - that’s what I love about you, Myles. Or used to love . . . Yeah, I’m sorry to do this to you, Myles. Up until now you thought you were reading a love letter, right? Awkward. This is a breakup letter. Here it goes: Myles, I think it’s time we went our separate ways. You’re changing. I’m changing. The large dorm thing just isn’t cutting it for me anymore. In the fall, I’ll be living on Bay State. And you’ll be, well . . . it already seems like I’m losing you to someone else - the Center for Student Services in East Campus. That’s right, the school told me; your dining hall is moving west. Really, Myles? If your heart wasn’t in the game, you should have just told me. We’ve always managed to pick up the pieces. Forgive and forget. That’s what it’s been with you. But this time around, the pieces aren’t just broken. They’re shattered. That’s not to say that I’ll ever stop loving you. Come fall, I’ll still love you. I just won’t be in love with you. I really do wish you all of the best. I’m sure I’ll see you from time to time. We go to the same school after all. And don’t worry. I won’t go crawling back to Shelton. That would be extremely awkward considering our history. Also, I think he’s too busy wooing some of my friends. Also, I stand by what I said before. I think I’m over the whole large dorm thing. I’m going to try my luck on Bay State. It may work out. It may not. We’ll see. It’s college. So I guess this is goodbye then. Have a good summer . . . or try to. I know you don’t have air conditioning - you really should talk to somebody about that. Take care, Meaghan Meaghan Kilroy is a sophomore in the College of Communication and a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at kilroymeg@hotmail.com.
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Terriers set to face Albany in first round of America East tournament Lacrosse: From page 8
herself or, even better, she created opportunities for her teammates,” Robertshaw said. “She’s a goal scorer, she can score a ton of goals, and I think she did very well [Saturday].” BU scored first, but Binghamton took an early 4-3 lead with 15:13 remaining in the first half. A five-goal run in the next four-and-a-half minutes, however, put the Terriers up by four. Etrasco scored first in the run, followed by two from senior attack Catie Tilton, one more from Etrasco and one from junior midfielder Kristen Mogavero. Freshman attack Jenna Boarman
assisted the last two goals. Binghamton responded with five goals of its own in the next six minutes, taking the lead back at 9-8. Three goals during the last 2:13 of the half drove the lead again to BU’s favor, 11-9 at halftime. In the second, junior defender Kristen Stone tied it at 11 for Binghamton fewer than four minutes into the half, followed by a handful of lead changing. A four-goal run from 12:57 to 8:05 gave the Terriers their final lead of the game. Senior attack Hannah Frey found the net twice in the run. Frey finished as Boston’s second-highest goal scorer with four, followed by senior attack Molly Swain with three and
Mogavero and Tilton at two each. Sophomore goalkeeper Christina Sheridan spent the entire game in cage, making five saves in the first and two in the second. Binghamton junior Katherine Hunsberger led all scorers with six goals, which was also a career high for her. Additionally, she won five draws, picked up three ground balls, caused two turnovers and had one assist. She scored two goals midway through the first to give the Bearcats that aforementioned early lead and tied the game at 12 apiece with an unassisted goal fewer than 10 minutes into the second half. Behind Hunsberger in goals was senior Lis Zuern with four. Junior Leah Amalfita-
no led the Bearcats with four ground balls. Amalfitano and Stone were also in front of Hunsberger in caused turnovers with three each. The Terriers will now face the University at Albany in the first round of the conference tournament on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Nickerson Field. Robertshaw labeled the Great Danes, the preseason coaches’ pick to win the conference, as “dangerous,” but said getting another win is the most important issue for BU. “It doesn’t matter who we play,” Robertshaw said. “I just want our team to play well, and I want us to go after another win.”
Terriers still have shot at America East title despite third place standing Softball: From page 8
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Junior pitcher Whitney Tuthill
Amy Ekart also reached on a walk, the two classmates on the base paths executed a double steal to bring O’Connor home and score the only run of the game. Tuthill found herself in a hole toward the end of the matchup, as a double and two walks had the bases loaded against her with only one out. However, a play at home and a routine grounder ended the threat and the game. The Terriers’ second victory came in a much more swift and easy fashion. Fueled by an eight-run second inning, BU took the game in five by virtue of the NCAA mercy rule. Sophomore shortstop Brittany Clendenny hit a grand slam in the productive second inning, while five other Terriers had a single RBI in the 11-1 win. Tuthill picked up the win in this game as well, giving up four hits, no earned runs and striking out six. BU coach Shawn Rychcik said he is pleased with the team’s ability to put up big
wins in spite of some late-season difficulties the players have endured. “To be continuing winning being where we’re at, I’m pretty proud of the girls,” Rychcik said. “We’ve been able to endure all our injuries and our struggles in the tough time of the year right now with school and stuff for everybody.” Sunday’s game followed the recurring trend of close decisions that the Terriers have experienced throughout the year. Each team garnered five hits, but only BU capitalized on its baserunners and scored. Sophomore third baseman Megan Volpano led the Terriers with two hits – a single and a double – as well as one RBI. Freshman designated hitter Mandy Fernandez drove in the other run in the 2-0 win when she brought O’Connor home with a deep double that landed at the base of the fence. Hartford again loaded the bases in the seventh inning, but Tuthill came in as relief for classmate Erin Schuppert and forced the final batter to hit a lazy fly ball to left
field. Rychcik said he has noticed a recurring theme among his team’s matchups against struggling opponents. “We’ve been lulled it seems; we aren’t playing our best against lesser teams,” Rychcik said. “I don’t know if that’s just the way it is, but you know it wasn’t our best but I’m happy we got three [wins]. Good teams find a way to win.” The three wins over Hartford keeps BU within range of a regular season America East title, though Stony Brook University and University at Albany are each ahead of the Terriers. “We’re in a good spot,” Rychcik said. “We’re where we are supposed to be: We’re competing for the conference championship at the end of the season. The way the scheduling falls, we face a couple of other teams that aren’t really competing for it at the end. . . . We take care of our business and see where we end up with things.”
Terriers’ Jekyll and Hyde offense aided by pitching staff’s consistency Offense: From page 8
couple thrown out today a little bit . . . We never really had a lot of chances [Sunday]. We had one big hit.” This was not the first series in which BU’s offense swung wildly between nearly unstoppable and struggling. Earlier this season, BU experienced similar difficulties in a series against conference rival Albany, defeating them 13-2 in the first game of a three-game series before edging out a 3-1 win and dropping the final game 6-4. Although BU won both of those series against conference opponents, the inability
to produce runs at times has hurt the Terriers. After defeating Bryant University 13-3 in a slugfest in which the Terriers hit a team-record 19 hits, BU fell to the Bulldogs 3-2 in the teams’ second meeting of the season, unable to replicate the offensive power. “We’ve kind of gone through different types of games,” Rychcik said. “And that’s just kind of how it is. What has, however, remained constant for the Terriers is the ability of their pitchers to work with the runs their offense has put up. Out of the Terriers’ 33 wins so far this season, 10 of them have been shutouts. Of those 10, seven have occurred during
games in which the BU offense scored three or less runs. “Good teams find a way to win,” Rychcik said. “And we’re winning. We are what our record says. That’s who we are. . . . And now there’s no disguising we did this or we didn’t do that.” Of the Terriers 33 wins, 15 have been in games in which the offense did not score more than three runs. But fortunately for BU, the offense is picked up when need be by the pitching staff, which has held off its opponents all season long, even as the team struggles to score.
Ultimately though, Rychcik said he wonders how important these inconsistencies really are. While he said he recognizes the difficulties the Terriers have sometimes had in scoring, he also recognizes that in the end, what really matters is getting a win. And that’s something the Terriers are in large supply of. “You’d think you’d want to win 8-0 every game,” Rychcik said. “But it isn’t always the way. And you’ve got to find a win in the 1-0 games and the 2-0 games when you’re not playing your best. And we’ve managed to do that, so from that standpoint I’m real happy about that.”
Women’s tennis fails to win America Some looking to get women on Facebook’s board East title for first time in 18 seasons Women: From Page 3
Tennis: From page 8
Green won a total of six games in his loss in straight sets to Binghamton freshman Florian van Kann, but that was the best any Terrier could muster against the eventual America East champions. Women’s tennis The Boston University women’s Tennis team has held a long tradition of excellence in the America East tournament, maintaining an undefeated record in the tournament over the past 18 years. That streak came to an end in the America East semifinals on Saturday, when the top-seeded Terriers fell to fourth-seeded Stony Brook University 4-3 to make an early exit at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. BU (6-14), which entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed, lost the final singles points to Stony Brook (13-7) thanks
to freshman Polina Movchan’s heroics over BU sophomore Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis. Stony Brook took the early lead in the matchup with two wins in doubles matches, but BU senior Petra Santini brought the teams even with a win at the No. 5 spot after an injury to Seawolves’ junior Chloe Pike. The Terriers won the No. 3, 5 and 6 matchups in singles, including a win from two-time America East Player of the Year senior Stefanie Nunic, but BU could not get the final win it needed to prevail. Four out of the six singles matches went into a third set, and three of the singles matches had a tiebreaker decide one of the sets. Stony Brook advanced to win the America East championship over the University of Baltimore-Maryland County, becoming the lowest seed to win the America East title.
enter areas previously dominated by men, she said. “I am confident that [female board members] would bring attention to issues that have been overlooked by a board without women,” she said. “This always happens when those who have been left out of the conversation are included and listened to.” Similarly, she said, including people of different ethnicities, ages or sexualities will expand the range of the conversation on Facebook’s board of directors. In companies that include women in managerial positions, governance is more democratic and shared rather than hierarchical, said professor Barbara Gottfried, of BU’s Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Program. However, unrepresentative gender distributions on boards of directors are not limited to just Facebook, Gottfried said. “Women are the majority at this university, but the president of the university isn’t a woman,” she said. “The vast majority of the board of directors at this university are not women.” Calls for change might be better funneled toward colleges such as BU, she said. BU has
nine women on its board of 41 trustees. The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual study of the top 10 most highly paid people at each university shows that they are almost exclusively male, Gottfried said. “That seems to me a bit more important than Facebook,” she said. Many students said Facebook’s all-male board is disappointing. “Women make up a majority of the world. Minorities make up a great percentage of the world. And Facebook serves almost the entire world,” said College of Communication freshman Anya Gonzales. “How can a social network that serves almost the entire world only be made up of an all-white, all-male board of directors?” Gunita Singh, a College of General Studies sophomore, said society has a stigma against women in powerful positions. “Most boards of directors generally have that hetero-normative, white male demographic,” she said. “It’s more important for there to be a representative population in things like public relations positions and human resources positions because those are the people that are actually doing outreach projects.”
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Tennis falls in Terriers soar over Hawks during three-game sweep America East Tuthill gives up Sporadic offense semifinals shows both sides one unearned By Kevin Dillon Daily Free Press Staff
After prevailing with a 4-2 win over the University of Hartford in the America East quarterfinals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Friday, the Boston University men’s tennis team lost its semifinal matchup with Binghamton University on Saturday, ending the team’s season with a 6-14 record. BU had success in its quarterfinal matchup despite the absence of its consistent No. 1 singles player in junior Josh Friedman. Friedman injured himself in the final regular season matchup against the United States Military Academy. In his absence, sophomore Jesse Frieder stepped in and made a big impact for the Terriers, winning the No. 1 singles matchup in straight sets over Hartford (415) junior Marco Neves. Seniors Regis Chang and Alex Green, as well as junior Alex Hallenbeck, picked up singles wins for the Terriers, helping the team secure a spot in the next round. The Terriers next matched up with defending America East champion Binghamton (15-11), who handed BU its final defeat in last year’s America East semifinal as well. History repeated itself in Saturday’s semifinal, as the Bearcats beat the Terriers 4-0 and ended the Terriers’ season.
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Over the past week, the Boston University softball team has completed three series sweeps. The Terriers topped Providence College in a two-game stint on Wednesday before defeating rival Boston College for the second time this season on Thursday. Most recently, conference foe University of Hartford came to the BU Softball Field, where BU set the Hawks back by taking all three wins. BU (33-13, 11-3 America East) gained its first victory over the Hawks (9-39, 3-12 America East) by virtue of an offensively lackluster 1-0 decision. Junior Siera Sheehan of Hartford relinquished only one hit to the Terriers, and junior Whitney Tuthill gave up two to the Hawks. Ultimately, it was the Terriers’ greater abilities to put the ball in play and put runners on base that won the game. Sheehan walked six over the course of the game, one of which was given to sophomore center fielder Chelsea O’Connor when she led off in the second inning. O’Connor made her way to third base with help from classmate Chelsea Kehr’s sacrifice bunt and a grounder by junior Emily Roesch. After sophomore catcher
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Sophomore center fielder Chelsea O’Connor scored the Terriers loan run of their first game against Hartford.
One constant for the Boston University softball team this season has been the team’s inconsistent offensive play. Although the Terriers have an outstanding record and stand neck and neck with the University at Albany and Stony Brook University at the top of America East, all season long the team has displayed a serious amount of difficulty in keeping offensive play steady. “Each game is different,” said BU coach Shawn Rychcik. “I’ve said to the girls out there, ‘We’ve won games with a home run, we’ve won them with the bunt, we’ve won them 1-0, we’ve won them 9-8. We’ve won them every way.’” Even in this weekend’s sweep of America East opponent Hartford University, the Terriers demonstrated that versatility. After winning the first game of the series 1-0, scoring only in the bottom of the second inning, BU defeated Hartford 11-1 in five innings in the second game of the doubleheader. But this offensive power would not last, as the Terriers scraped together a 2-0 win over Hartford in the final game of the series Sunday afternoon. “We had a couple of hard hit balls,” Rychcik said. “I got a offense, see page 7
Lacrosse finishes regular season with perfect record in America East conference By Shep Hayes Daily Free Press Staff
Entering Saturday’s game against Binghamton University, a perfect record against America East opponents was on the line for the Boston University lacrosse team, and with an 18-16 win over the Bearcats, the Terriers reached their goal and remained flawless 18 in their conferBU ence. “I’m exBinghamton 16 cited for the players,” said BU coach Liz Robertshaw. “They worked really hard this season to go undefeated in the conference. It hasn’t been easy, coming from behind in a lot of games and having to work hard to finish out the wins, but I credit them for getting it done.” In addition to the perfect regular-season record earned Saturday, the Terriers (11-5, 6-0 America East) also clinched the top spot in the America East Tournament in addition hosting rights to the tournament after its win over Stony Brook University two weeks ago.
Monday, April 23 No Games Scheduled The New York Jets selected former-Baylor guard Robert Griffin with the 203rd pick of the NFL Draft...
“When it comes to our conference play, I think we did accomplish our goal of one, getting into the conference tournament, [and two,] hosting it,” she said. “Could we have played better at times? Yes, we always can.” Against the Bearcats (3-16, 0-6 America East), junior attack and reigning co-America East Player of the Year Danielle Etrasco had one of the best days of her career. Her five goals, four assists and the resulting nine points earned her career highs in assists and points. She also won six draws. “She’s capable of doing that all the time,” Robertshaw said. “Her team needed her to step up and score those goals or make those feeds and she did it.” Robertshaw also said she thought the Terriers were somewhat inconsistent in the game, but Etrasco was there when it counted most to keep them in the lead. “Whenever we needed a goal, I think Danielle really stepped up into that role and either scored it
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The Bottom Line
Tuesday, April 24 Softball @ Maine, 2:30 p.m.
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Junior attack Danielle Etrasco had a one of the best days of her career on Saturday with a five goal and four assist performance against Binghamton.
Wednesday, April 25 Softball @ UMass-Amherst, 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 26 W. Lacrosse vs. Albany, 1 p.m.
Friday, April 27 No Games Scheduled ...Unfortunately, their confusion between him and QB Robert Griffin III leaves them without a QB who can throw.