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We cannot apologize sincerely enough to all those who were offended by the inexcusable editorial judgment exercised in Monday’s annual print-only April Fools’ Day issue of The Daily Free Press. The Free Press has worked tirelessly for nearly 42 years to be an outlet for fair, intelligent student journalism. It is our aim as an independent, nonprofit organization to be a voice for the student body, and Monday’s issue was a black mark on our reputation as such. In making the ultimate decision to run many of the articles, however well-intentioned, fictional or joking they may have been, Editor-in-Chief Chelsea Diana in no way perpetuated our values as an organiza-
tion. In light of this, we have asked that Chelsea Diana resign as editor-in-chief of The Daily Free Press and president of the Board of Directors of Back Bay Publishing Co., Inc. and she has accepted. Campus news editor Steph Solis, who was selected to be Fall 2012 editor-in-chief, will be stepping in to fill both positions effective immediately. Considering the events of this semester and the increasingly vocal, constructive climate of conversation about sexual assault and many other important issues on campus, much of the content of Monday’s issue was incredibly harmful, tasteless and out of line. We have long taken pride in our aggressive and thoughtful treatment of these topics;
while the integrity of that coverage is certainly compromised, we hope that together we can move forward and return to the high standards we most often seek to uphold. Sincerely,
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Student Union slates announced for spring 2012 elections By Emily Overholt Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University Student Elections Commission released candidates Saturday for Student Union elections, according to the website. SEC announced BeUnleashed’s candidacy for the spring 2012 election, according the organization’s website. BeUnleashed was set to run unopposed, until another slate, Be United, announced its candidacy as a write-in slate. BeUnleashed includes College of Fine Arts sophomore Dexter McCoy as president, School of Management sophomore Aditya Rudra as executive vice president, College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Sophia Wodya as vice president of internal affairs and SMG freshman D.A. Whatley as vice president of financial affairs. BeUnleashed is running on a platform of community building and activism, Wodya said in an email interview. “We have experienced the organization’s potential to become a community of inspiration, mentorship and of family,” she said. “Our goal is to further establish Union as a central location for the student voice and to increase its visibility as a valuable resource for students, administration, faculty, staff and alumni alike.” Wodya said BeUnleashed hopes to pass gender-neutral housing, create 24-hour study spaces and include student input in the allocation of tuition. College of Engineering sophomore Greg Jones, campaign manager for Be United, announced the candidates for the slate in an email. Be United includes College of Communication junior Rosemary Corleon as president, CAS junior Tony Zela-West as vice president, College of General Studies sophomore JR Newport as treasurer and CAS sophomore Kevon Fingesten as secretary.
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The members of the BeUnleashed slate discuss their goals for Union and the Boston University community.
“Be United wants to create a better sense of community, focusing less on the issues of Boston University students and more on the issues that affect the Boston community as a whole,” Jones stated. Amanda Peterson, head of SEC, confirmed Be United is not running as a registered slate. Unregistered slates, however, have appeared in previous elections. If Be United won the election, Peterson said the slate would face election code violations for running without registering with the SEC. Jones said Corleon is an advocate for women’s rights and is well known within her community as a leader. The winning slate would serve in office
through December as part of the proposed change to the election timeline that passed in late February. The timeline change sets elections for the end of the fall semester so yearlong terms can take begin in January. The Union campaign period is expected to begin Monday and run through April 16. Voting, which is done electronically, will begin on that day and continue through April 24. The results should be announced shortly after. SEC organizes the Union elections, as well as the college government elections. Any undergraduate student in good academic and judicial standing can run for office in Student Union.
in Daily Free Press, election commission By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff
Boston University Student Union members voiced dissatisfaction with The Daily Free Press’s April Fools’ Day publication in a meeting Monday night. Union could not formally vote on any matters, as they were one senator short of quorum, but individual senators voiced their concerns and opinions. The meeting took place late Monday evening before any further apology or action had been issued by The Daily Free Press. Union President Howard Male said student leaders need to be held accountable for their actions and need to uphold values of respect, ethics and integrity as they move forward. “I think the general consensus amongst the representatives involved was shock, dismay and disappointment that we as students are not treating each other with respect or with sensitivity as it relates to individuals who may be impacted or who have had sexual assault or misconduct touch their lives in some way,” said Male, a School of Management and School of Hospitality Administration senior. Male said he was optimistic about the discussion, which gave senators insight into how Union could approach this issue as a representative body in the future. Members said they were upset because they felt that the publication reflected badly upon BU and its students. “Granted, The Daily Free Press is independent of Boston University, but it’s written by Boston University students,” said Advocacy Committee Chair D.A. Whatley, an SMG freshman. Whatley added that he did not want his name associated with The Free Press’s issue since did not reflect his feelings as a BU student. “If you were the parent of a student who has recently been admitted to this university, and this is the time that you come and visit this university, and this is what you see, would you be inclined to send your student to this school?” asked Dexter McCoy, a College of Fine Arts sophomore. During the discussion, Union Vice President Alex Staikos, an SMG sophomore, compiled a list of actions representatives hoped to see executed, including a realization of the publication’s greater implications and in-person meetings between affected parties. Beyond discussion of The Free Press, Union members also addressed issues with the Student Elections Commission. “The general consensus among the representatives in Student Union was the Student
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Newcomers to the workforce make less than in previous years BU FIGHTS BACK By Nicole Leonard Daily Free Press Staff
After graduating from Emerson College in 2010, Nicole Cassaro said she knew she wanted to stay in Boston. Although she earned a degree in writing, literature and publishing, she had to keep herself open to all kinds of different jobs after graduating in hopes that she could find one in the city. Cassaro said she went into Professional Staffing Group looking for a position within the company in 2010. She walked out with a job. “They hired me on the spot as one of their recruiters, and I started the very next day,” she said. The new job came in the midst of wide wage erosion throughout the United States, with entry-level hourly wages declining steeply between 2007 and 2011, according to a recent press release from the Economic Policy Insti-
tute, a self-described non-profit “think tank” that researches and analyzes the American economy. New workers made 23 percent less in 2011 than they made in 1979, according to the release. Despite the shift, recent graduates such as Cassaro who chose to hunt for jobs in Boston rather than in other cities might be in luck. Boston came out on top in a Rent.com ranking of the best American cities for recent college graduates to live in, according to Forbes. The company, which based its findings on Bureau of Labor Statistics data, considered such information as the unemployment rate – 6.8 percent in Boston, as of January – the amount of rental listings, the cost of living and annual mean wages. The Hub’s unemployment rates are low compared to rates in other major metropolitan
areas such as Chicago (9.6), Los Angeles (11.0), and Miami (7.4); but higher than New York (5.5) and Minneapolis (5.9), which ranked just below Boston in the Rent.com list. In addition to its unemployment rate, Boston has a high average entry-level hourly wage of $27.19, according to Forbes, higher than most of the other highly rated cities on the list. Cassaro said when she started her job at Professional Staffing Group, a Boston staffing firm that provides employment services to clients and companies, she did not expect to be paid any particular amount, adding she was happy just to get hired. “I had no pay expectations when I started, so I was happy with the $11 per hour I got when I began,” Cassaro said. Companies based in Boston said while they
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Students gather Friday night for “Take Back the Night,” a rally led by the Feminist Collective, a part of the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism, to protest sexual assault and rape culture.
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get job applications from people all over the country, they often hire college graduates who attended Boston-area schools. Cambridge marketing-software company HubSpot receives applications from college graduates from all over the country, said recruitment team member David Fernandez, but the company tends to hire Boston-area college graduates. Evaluating job candidates becomes more difficult if the job seekers went to unfamiliar colleges, he said. “When you’re looking at someone outside of Boston . . . it’s hard to know how good is the University of Arkansas in Little Rock as opposed to wherever else,” he said. “Even though they did well, we don’t know what the school is like.” He listed why more familiar schools potentially appeal more to Boston-area employers. “One, we have really great schools in Boston, and two, we know the schools,” he said. “We know the kind of curriculum they have, we have people in [HubSpot] that went to those schools. We know the kinds of talent they produce, and it makes it a lot easier.” Suzanne Wenz, the regional director of public relations at Boston’s Fairmont Hotels and Resorts at Battery Wharf and Copley Plaza,
said Fairmount gets applications from all over the country and world, but looks to Boston as a major source of new employees. Many colleges in the Hub, including Boston University, offer good hospitality programs to students, she said. “There’s a number of hotels in Boston . . . so hospitality is a big industry in Boston and in Massachusetts,” she said. “[Boston] is a really nice place for college graduates to look for opportunities, to see what is available, should they be interested in a hospitality career.” But students headed toward careers in such areas as the film industry may not find much employment in Boston. College of Communication graduate student Alex Stout, studying television production, said he came to BU specifically because the university offers an internship program in Los Angeles. “L.A. is still the capital for the film industry,” he said. Students should be open to jobs outside of their majors, Cassaro said. “If I were looking for writing jobs, I’m pretty sure I’d be unemployed right now,” she said. “I love my job, but I never knew anything about the industry before. If I didn’t have an open mind, I wouldn’t have a job that I love.”
Union VP: ‘More discourse’ needed for elections Union: From Page 1
Elections Commission did not live up to what we expected from them based on conversations with that commission leading up to the vote of confidence and securing the services of the SEC in running the Student Union elections,” Male said. Last fall, Union passed a vote of confidence in the SEC, which allowed the SEC to continue running Union elections, Staikos said during the meeting. However, members said they were dissatisfied with the SEC’s lack of advertising for the upcoming election and that SEC did not do enough to reach out to potential candidates. “I didn’t find out about the info sessions . . . until 45 minutes before the third and final one,” Staikos said. “That’s a problem.”
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Staikos said only one state is running in the current election because the SEC did not do enough to inform other potential candidates. “It doesn’t provide legitimacy to that slate or to that organization,” he said. “There needs to be a little bit more discourse.” Representatives hope to ensure the legitimacy, openness and fairness of the election as they move forward with the campaign process, Male said. “As an executive board, we will speak with the SEC as well as a number of other stakeholders to explore what options those are,” Male said. “We will be holding a town hall meeting for interested individuals once we have gathered that information, hopefully in the next 48 hours.”
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Campus Crime Computer science courses see increase in Employees pay Logs
Breaking Down the Beats By Dana Finley Daily Free Press Staff
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from March 26 to April 2. A male student reported his belongings were stolen from his desk inside the College of Arts and Sciences March 26 sometime between 11:50 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. He reportedly left his desk unattended to speak to a professor at the front of the classroom. The student said his iPod, valued at $200, and his Dr. Dre headphones, valued at $300, were taken. Tag, you’re it Police responded to the College of Arts and Sciences March 27 at 6:35 p.m. after Building and Grounds personnel reported graffiti tagging in the men’s restroom in the basement of the building that happened sometime between 6 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. Police arrested a non-affiliate male for tagging and trespassing. Inside job A female student residing in Student Village I, located at 10 Buick St., reported Thursday that her MacBook Pro, valued at $3,000, was stolen from her room sometime Wednesday between 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. The student said she believed the laptop might have been stolen by someone living inside the building. Police are investigating. Wrong room A male student was taken into protective custody at Claflin Hall, located at 273 Babcock St., after he entered the unlocked room of a female student Saturday at 3:04 a.m. He was extremely inebriated and thought he was inside his own room and proceeded to take his clothes off. The student was transported to BUPD and placed into protective custody. He will be summonsed to Brighton District Court for breaking and entering and indecent exposure.
enrollment among students, study says By Allie DeAngelis Daily Free Press Staff
Reflecting a national trend, more Boston University students have begun to enroll in computer science courses to aid in finding a job or to create their own products. Professor Aaron Stevens said he believes enrollment for his Introduction to Computer Science course has increased “very substantially” since he started teaching it in 2005. “I’m only speculating,” Stevens said. “I think that the popularity of mobile-computing devices has gotten a lot of kids interested in writing [programming applications].” Students have enrolled in computer classes due to trends in technology before, Stevens said. Computer science courses gained popularity throughout the Internet craze of the early 2000s, but dropped around 2003 to 2004 after the craze passed – until recently. “I think that the popularity of iPhone and Droid mobile computing devices has gotten a lot of kids interested in writing [applications],” Stevens said. “I think [students are] coming back because some people are using apps and wondering ‘What does this mean? How do I make one?’” Computer science classes for
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students under table in cash, dodge IRS laws By Eddie Donga Daily Free Press Staff
said Brandon Kesselly, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore studying computer science. Professors at a variety of colleges are stressing the importance of learning computational thinking or the concepts behind programming language, according to an article in The New York Times published Saturday. Students taking computer science classes may explore interests outside of their major or minor through computer science projects. Kelly Sielis, a SMG junior, said she is pursuing a license to
Working under the table is simple, said a Boston University student and drummer who asked to remain anonymous for legal reasons. “I’d go play a show, someone would hand me cash, I’d go home and no one would ask any questions,” he said. He works under the table as a musician, he said, and makes about $75 per show, generally playing one to seven gigs per month. Working illegally, or “under the table” – working without documentation of employment – allows both employers and employees to avoid paying taxes on employees’ incomes and constitutes tax evasion, according to the Internal Revenue Services website. Within the practice, payments are usually made to workers in cash. In the Commonwealth, the practice is patrolled by the Joint Enforcement Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification, which
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More students have been enrolling in computer science courses in order to enter the workforce more tech-savvy.
non-majors, including Introduction to Computers and Introduction to Application Programming, are popular among School of Management students who take it to fulfill requirements, Stevens said. Since he began teaching it, more students from other colleges enrolled. About half the class is SMG students. Computer science majors and students taking general computer classes said they believe it gives them a leg up in the job market. “People usually say that I am smart for taking [computer science] courses and that I will definitely have a job in the future,”
Debt increases compel students to shy away from marriage until later By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff
The average student loan debt and the average age of first marriage have increased in recent years, reports said. Total student loan debt is now more than $1 trillion, with an average debt of $12,800 and the average age of first marriage has increased by about a year since 2007, according to a report by Bloomberg Businessweek on Wednesday. Boston University professor of sociology Nazli Kibria said greater student loan debt is likely a part of the overall recession, but that financial insecurity among young adults may play a role in people’s decisions to marry later. “People are anxious about how to pay off the loans, whether they’ll get a job, committing to a relationship,
entering into a marriage – all those things are really connected, I think,” she said. Kibria said more students might be taking additional loans to attend graduate school due to the weak job market. “I’ve heard people kind of advising that now is not a good time to get a job, so what people might want to do is hunker down, take out the loans and go to graduate school,” she said. “It’s a good place to wait out the recession and get more credentials.” Michelle Orozco, a College of Communication freshman, said she sees a correlation between student debts and marriage age since both assets and debts are combined when people get married. “Everything becomes our debt, our expenses and it takes longer to pay off,” she said.
Orozco said it was good for young adults to have their debts settled and careers established before marriage. “I think it’s definitely necessary to have your debt paid off [before marriage] because you get into more debt as you get married and have kids,” she said. College of Arts and Sciences junior Eric Moller said debt was not so much a factor as people feeling ready to be married. “It’s probably just a societal thing,” he said. “Compared to 50 years ago, we’re getting married a lot later.” The marriage trend is not entirely unusual, Kibria said. “At the same time, the trend [in increased marriage age] has been a long term one,” she said. “The median age has been creeping up for some time, so it’s not like it’s an anomalous
trend. “As peoples’ opinions change, there isn’t that obligation to quickly settle down.” Corinne Burns, a CAS junior, said she doesn’t think the later marriage ages are connected to student loans. “I don’t think it has to do with the debt,” Burns said. “People are focused on their studies, and focused on their careers and they want to have their careers set up before they have a family.” Moller also said people do not necessarily need to settle their debts before marriage. “I don’t think you have to, or that there’s any real reason to [settle your debts before marriage],” he said. “You’re going to be making as much money when you’re married as you would otherwise, so you’ll probably pay off the debts just the same.”
Mobile bakery serves cupcakes to Bostonians, flavors include chocolate, beer By Alex Diantgikis Daily Free Press Staff
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Kick-Ass Cupcakes is a locally-owned cupcake bakery with both a store front and a mobile truck.
On a Friday afternoon in front of the Boston Public Library, Emerson College alumna Sarah McTeague stood outside of the Kickass Cupcakes truck after purchasing a cupcake. “And Linus, you get some, too,” McTeague said, calling to her dog. McTeague gestured to the Kickass Cupcakes truck and said, “I look for this truck.” Kickass Cupcakes opened a Somerville store in Davis Square in 2007 and in the past year has expanded their business to sells cupcakes off a food truck. The truck has run seven days a week at five different stops in Boston and Cambridge, said owner and pastry chef Sara Ross. Ross said she was inspired to
open a mobile cupcake bakery because of the sheer lack of them in the Boston area. The motivation to open her own bakery came when she was walking down Newbury Street and noticed the opening of the retail store Johnny Cupcakes. She assumed it would be a cupcake bakery and felt disappointed someone had beaten her to the idea, she said. But upon entering the store, she found out it was not the case. “That was kind of the kick in the pants,” Ross said. “I was thinking – I would like to be the first one.” The name of the bakery comes from the reaction of its customers, Ross said. “That’s what you say when you take a bite of our cupcakes,” she said.
Ross said Kickass Cupcakes are all natural and they use topshelf ingredients, lots of butter, no shortening and no oils. “Sometimes the staff will come up with new ideas or sometimes I’m inspired by things I see, like if I go out to dinner and on the menu they have bananas foster – well that’d be a great idea for a cupcake,” Ross said. “I like to play with turning classic desserts into cupcakes.” Ross said she also experiments with cupcakes containing alcohol, such as “The Sammy,” which is a chocolate cupcake with a beer ganache center, topped with Sam Adams Cream Stout frosting and caramel. “I like to play with alcohol. Once a month we have a Happy
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Students earning cash wouldn’t necessarily be charged Employers: From Page 3
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The Kick-Ass Cupcakesʼ truck can often be found around Boston and Cambridge.
Store offers ‘innovative’ flavors Cupcakes: From Page 3 Hour,” she said. “I take three cocktails and make cupcakes based off the cocktails. That’s really fun.” Kickass Cupcakes also has a Celebrity Series of cupcakes, including the “Steven Tyler Screamin’ Demon,” which is a chocolate cupcake with a chocolate-chili infused ganache center, chocolate chili icing and a hot Thai chili candy garnish. “I look at celebrities and try to interpret that into a cupcake,” Ross said. Her next addition to the Celebrity Series will be a Mark Wahlberg–inspired cupcake, she said. Despite the interesting flavors at her shop, Ross said her favorite is vanilla with chocolate icing. Kickass Cupcakes has a staff of nearly 20 bakers and workers who all received some experience working on the cupcakes, whether professionally trained or not, Ross said. “We also have probably the most well educated staff, with alums from Harvard, BU, Stanford, Emerson and various art and design schools,” she said. “My staff is a kickass team.” Kickass Cupcakes delivers to various places across New England, including Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, Ross said. It has also received recognition from the Food Network. But Kickass Cupcakes has gotten some negative feedback on the Yelp, while its Dairy Bar, which serves ice cream, has received positive reviews.
Ross said Yelp sent them logo stickers, which read “People Love Us on Yelp,” because of the Dairy Bar feedback. She then took the logo sign and changed it to read “People HATE Us on Yelp” and hung it in the front window of the shop, she said. Holly Nicely, a Kickass Cupcakes’ truck driver and Boston University alumna said cupcakes make the world brighter. “I think [Kickass Cupcakes] has flavors that no other bakery has and it keeps coming up with new ones that are really innovative and really delicious,” Nicely said. “And they’re so well made.” Nicely said the food truck is a booming business. “We get a really wide variety [of customers],” she said. “We definitely get a lot of business people, especially in this area, coming home from work . . . a lot of parents with kids . . . lots of people doing shopping.” The Belfort family, from Venezuela, stopped by the Kickass Cupcakes truck during their tour of Boston. Alan Belfort said he really liked his Cinnamon Chai Pecan Sticky cupcake. “There are a great variety of cupcakes and that is very good and they are very tasty,” Daniel Belfort said. “There are a lot of ingredients and a lot of flavors in it and I think, overall, it’s very good.” Ross said her bakery will always be just cupcakes. “Cupcakes bring joy,” Ross said. “They make people happy.”
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was formed by Gov. Deval Patrick in March of 2008. In 2010, the most recent year for which records are available, the task force recovered $6,489,549 in tax revenue that otherwise would have gone unpaid due to employees working illegally. “This activity is unfair to taxpayers, especially businesses, that pay payroll taxes,” said Greg Freed, a spokesman from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, one of the departments on the task force. But hiring workers and paying them under the table can be lucrative for business owners, said attorney Robert Shea, who specializes in employment law with Waltham firm Morse, BarnesBrown & Pendleton. “Employer costs associated with payroll, social security, worker’s compensation insurance and unemployment insurance may add 25 percent to the cost of an employee beyond the wage rate paid,” he said. “Add health insurance to the mix and it can be 30 to 40 percent.” The practice of working and
hiring under the table, however, subjects both the employee and employer to the risk of being charged with tax fraud, said BU Professor Lilian Faulhaber, who specializes in federal and international tax at the School of Law. “The idea is the whole tax system is based on income, and if there’s no income being reported, then there’s a whole host of taxes that are just not going to be paid,” Faulhaber said. Even the small instances of tax evasion committed by college students working under the table can have a large impact on the tax system, she said. “There’s a lot of literature out there about the idea that even small instances of tax evasion end up undermining the tax system as a whole,” Faulhaber said. “The idea is if you know that your neighbor is not paying taxes, or you know that the guy down the street is not paying taxes, then why are you going to pay taxes?” Some college students said that working under the table presents the best option when it comes to finding employment. “Babysitting has always been a super easy and flexible job, and I just needed quick money,” said another BU student who asked to remain anonymous for legal
reasons. “My schedule is always super packed, so babysitting was always the best option rather than getting a job with a weekly schedule.” She has babysat for three children and one dog once a week for $12 an hour for the past two years. She, the BU musician and both of their employers could be liable for tax fraud if discovered, a crime punishable by different levels of jail time depending on the circumstances, Faulhaber said. She added, however, that these particular students might not necessarily be charged. “It’s less likely that something is going to rise to the level of criminal tax fraud if it’s somebody working under the table for a short period of time for a small amount of money without really knowing what they’re doing,” she said. The BU musician, who said his drumming gigs supplement his legal, day-to-day job, does not spend a lot of time worrying about the repercussions of being paid under the table. “If I haven’t been [caught] yet, I just assume I’m not going to,” he said. “There have been cops at the venue. They’ve seen the owners pay us. It doesn’t seem to be an issue for them.”
Variety of students find computer classes helpful Skills: From Page 3
fly a hot-air balloon for her project. The computer science project enables her to pursue her passion for aviation. “It’s a class project, but if it could be somewhat applicable to my life, that would be great,” she said. SMG freshman Sarah Alfaiz said in terms of her summer job at a bank, having computer skills helped her explore different ways of solving problems and using technology more efficiently. “I chose to take computer sci-
ence over other courses because of technology and how important it is in business today,” she said. Problem solving skills are what Stevens said non-computer science major students learn from his class. “The overall goal is about decomposing something complex and thinking in layers,” he said. CAS sophomore Elodie Paquette said as a linguistics major she found her Introduction to Computer Science class rewarding. “I was hoping it would excite
me because I thought it would make an interesting mix with linguistics, and it did,” Paquette said. “I loved the class and decided I wanted to try to pursue a minor in computer science.” Paquette said she decided to focus on her major instead of adding the computer science minor. Nonetheless, Paquette said the class proved useful, particularly at her job. “My current boss asks me once in a while to figure out computerrelated problems,” she said. “I’m the only one in the office with any programming experience.”
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A Mental Workout Research shows that exercise not only helps your body, but your mind as well. By Camilo Pardo
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any students remain unaware of the multitude of effects exercise has on the brain in terms of improving memory and thinking, which scientists commonly refer to as cognitive function. The science behind exercise and the brain involves many biochemical changes that initiate neuroplasticity, which is the capacity of the nervous system to create connections between neurons. Although exercise improves cognitive function, students should not fall under the impression that exercise alone will make them an improved human think tank. Just as peanut butter goes with jelly, a healthy nutritional component must complement a regimented exercise routine in order to receive the full benefits of that jog on the Esplanade. Exercise can act as fuel for the body as well as the brain, and if done correctly, can hold great physical and cognitive benefits, according to two articles published by the National Institutes of Health. Students should consider throwing in a trip to the gym in their study plans when preparing for a test since it could help retain the information that they are cramming.
more in Sargent. “A mixture of those two will sustain you through the workout, but balance is key, a pre-workout meal should be geared towards carbs.” DURING EXERCISE Once the proper nutrition has been accounted for the pre-workout, the next focus turns to what happens during exercise. Once the glucose supply from the blood is depleted, the glycogen stores located in the astrocytes are broken down to a form that can be easily burned by neurons, according to Burgess. In other words, glycogen stores act as the “reserve tanks” of the brain once glucose is completely
of the brain related to thinking and memory. This directly relates to the hypothesis made by the scientists regarding exercise-enhanced cognitive function. In an interview with The New York Times, Dr. Hideaki Soya, the senior researcher on the study, said, “It is tempting to suggest that increased storage and utility of brain glycogen in the cortex and hippocampus might be involved in the development of a better, sharper brain.” Although the study was only done in rats, the results are meaningful for humans too. Current scientific techniques do not allow for testing of glycogen in humans, yet this animal model provides an intriguing possibility that humans can facilitate this “supercompensation” process. AFTER EXERCISE: DIET
“In terms of post-workout, the best thing you can have is lean protein chocolate milk or soy milk - [which] helps to replenish what you’ve lost,” said Nicole Falgoust, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. “Protein should be lean so that you won’t gain fat. During a workout, you tear muscle fibers and when they repair, BEFORE EXERCISE protein helps with regeneration. “I’ve always considered proper The brain relies on glucose, the nutrition to be an integral part of staymost common carbohydrate, as its sole ing healthy. After going to the gym, I source of energy. In the past decade, immediately eat a medium-sized bascientists have been investigating the nana to replenish my body’s glycogen importance of specialized cells in the stores, and a protein bar to boost musbrain called astrocytes. These cells supcle production and to help my system port neurons by carrying small deposits recover.” of glycogen, or stored carbohydrates, Another consideration regarding as a backup energy source according to photo courtesy/wikicommons nutrition after a workout is timing of Maria Burgess, a professor at Boston Boston University’s Fitness and Recreation is a great place to go to get the workout you need. nutrient consumption. University’s Sargent College of Health “There is a window where you used up during exercise. and Rehabilitation Sciences. should eat right after you workout because that’s when The exhaustion of glycogen results in what most mara- you are feeling your muscles recover,” said Edward Ho, a “Glycogen supplies less than 6 percent of all the fuel needs of brain cells with the rest coming from glucose de- thon runners will experience after prolonged exercise, sophomore in College of Arts and Sciences. “That window commonly known as “hitting the wall.” According to a re- lasts about 30 minutes to an hour after you workout.“ livered via the bloodstream,” she said “The brain stores glycogen to have as a back-up source cent study published in the Journal of Physiology, brain The window that Ho refers to is known as the “anabolic of energy, and because it can be used very quickly to meet glycogen decreases with prolonged exhaustive exercise. window,” a 30 minute to an hour period during which the A study involving rats and a treadmill-training program body will soak up any nutrients. This is the ideal time to the needs of highly active cells in localized regions of the brain,” Burgess said. “Because the brain doesn’t burn fat, was used to examine what happens to glycogen during ex- consume those post-workout nutrients in the form of chocercise. After allowing the rats to rest following a single olate milk or a well-balanced meal full of protein. glycogen is the only source of spare energy for neurons.” When normal thinking and reacting occurs, these small session, glycogen levels were examined. Although initial glycogen stores are used up in certain regions, and over levels declined, surprisingly, glycogen levels were higher A ‘SUPER’ BRAIN time go through a process called glycogen synthesis. than initially measured resulting in an “overcompensaThis process gradually replenishes glycogen levels but is tion.” If physical activity can become a weekly routine, after a According to the study, the researchers discovered that while the brain can generate new cells because of exercise. slowed down because of the brain’s continuous actions of the food went straight to the brain and restored glycogen These new cells will propagate in areas where “supercomthinking and reacting. levels to the point where it surpassed original levels. This pensation” occurs - the cortex and hippocampus -the exact interesting process called “supercompensation” is the areas of the brain that relate to thinking and memory, acWHAT SHOULD YOU EAT? brain’s form of carbo-loading, hence the importance of eat- cording to Burgess. With the correct nutritional guide to These processes come into play when exercising oc- ing a carb-oriented meal. supplement a consistent workout, exercise can actually curs, so it is important to maintain natural levels of glyhelp develop a person’s memory and thinking skills by litcogen pre-workout. Certain foods can be eaten to avoid POST-EXERCISE: CHEMISTRY erally making the brain bigger over time. depleting energy levels quickly and to workout for a long The recommended amount of exercise by most researchThe same study reported that after four weeks of con- ers is 30 minutes to one hour per day, for a minimum of period of time. “A pre-workout meal should have carbohydrates, sim- sistent exercise, the rats’ “supercompensation” levels be- three days a week. It should be noted that the exercise does ple carbs is more a burst of energy, while complex carbs came the new natural levels. Even more intriguing, was the not necessarily have to be strenuous, as even a walk has take longer to break down,” said Tamara Fattaleh, a sopho- fact that “supercompensation” seemed to occur in the areas been shown to have positive benefits on cognitive function.
Can’t make it to the gym? Try these work outs in your dorm room! -Try some light weight lifting by using milk jugs, laundry detergent, or even water pitchers in your room! -Dance your stress away in your room by having a dance party with your roommate! -Jog in place while you are watching TV or listening to music. It’s a great way to get your heart going! -Take a study break and do some crunches. If you feel your muscles stretch you’ll see the benefits later!
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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University 42nd year F Volume 82 F Issue 90
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To our readers In light of the recent stories that emerged from The Daily Free Press in the April Fools’ edition, the Boston University community has been outraged. Students naturally poured their sentiments into the social media sphere; consequently, rash actions were immortalized in angry tweets and Facebook statuses. It becomes a bizarre parallel universe when a news publication, like us, becomes news as well as writes it. We do not defend our actions, nor do we condone any kind of sexual assault being trivialized in a desensitized manner. Moreover, we want to emphasize that the material published was written by editors — not staff writers — of The Daily Free Press. While apologies and words may seem insignificant to the wider population reading our paper, our sentiments are sincere. We did not publish any of the stories to offend or negate the immense progress BU has made regarding issues of sexual assault. However, we did. We aggrieved many of you with our insensitivity; we exasperated many of you with our unintentional perpetuation of “BU rape culture” that we have condemned in previous editorials. We were faced with some decisions and we made the wrong calls. Any fury or wrath the student body wishes to unleash will not be refuted or denied. However, let us say this. Let us not disintegrate into demonizing one another over such a mistake. The severity and seriousness of the issue will not be diminished if the population of BU decides to begin a slow process of forgiveness in light of the circumstances. We have the utmost respect for BU Greek Life and our inconsiderate satire was not at all intended to portray fraternities as hubs for harmful sexual activity or trade in illegal drugs. We are well aware of the positive aspects sororities and fraternities bring to the BU undergraduate experience. Furthermore, we would like to extend another specific apology to the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism on campus. We are familiar with all the positive steps the CGSA has taken to ensure that sexual assault is taken seriously by the administration, students and the wider Boston community. Obviously, frustration is warranted. Yet while all this
fury is understandable, let us not forget that we could be channelling this attention toward actual perpetrators of sexual assault and illegal drug use, rather than continue to dwell on the reported unsavoury actions of fictional characters that were published to the disgust of many. As a community of college students, we should continue to focus our efforts on aiding organizations like the CGSA, instead of expending time and energy solely on ostracization. In times of scandal and struggle, we are defined not by our ability to point fingers in blame, but by our conviction to take this as a lesson in appropriate conduct and emotional sensitivity. Mindlessly publishing stories is what you, our readers and other members of the community, have deemed as ignorant. However, ignorance would also be defiling a publication that may be used once more as an expression of student opinion and galvanization. The Daily Free Press, since its conception, has been dedicated to informing the student body of news and student views, and we have been mindful of the responsibilities that come with freedom of the press and freedom of speech. We publish a newspaper throughout the week for BU students. Therefore, BU students have the supremacy to engage with the publication to right these wrongs. In journalism, as in life, we are confronted with conflict or circumstances that highlight negativity or poor decisions. As a newspaper, we are better than this. As a school, we are better than this. As a community, we are better than this. Do not allow these barriers of anger and distrust evolve into walls of hostility and misconstruction. It would be an atrocity to begin a war that fired shots of accusation and moral contention, and amidst all the atrocity and antagonism we have endured as a generation and as students, further rifts in our community will only hinder any progress we need to ameliorate the cultural insensitivity of our society. Regardless, we continue to extend our deepest apologies for the anguish we have caused our readers and our university. Editor’s Note: Please see the Board of Directors’ statement on page 1.
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Letter to the Editor: IFC Response to Daily Free Press April Fools’ Issue
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Greek community at Boston University, let me be clear: The Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) and the nine recognized social fraternities we represent do not tolerate, condone, or participate in any form of sexual violence, assault, harassment or misconduct. Yesterday’s “April Fools’ Edition” of The Daily Free Press was 100 percent fictitious, and while meant solely in jest, was in bad taste and could potentially have a very real, unfounded negative impact on Greek Life’s reputation. No IFC member has faced any allegations of sexual assault of any kind. Rather, we as a community have taken, and continue to take, a stand in the fight against such heinous acts. For example, each of the nine fraternities attended the recent “Take Back the Night Walk,” and we continue to work with our fellow students in promoting safety in our Boston University community. This is just one of many values that Greek Life holds dear. We hold ourselves accountable, as Greek men, to achieve the ideals of leadership, scholarship, phi-
lanthropy and, most importantly, brotherhood. Our members dedicate thousands of hours towards community service every year, donate tens of thousands of dollars to charity and serve the community as leaders in many non-Greek student organizations (Student Union, Habitat for Humanity, Allocations Board, Programming Council and Residence Hall Association are but a few examples). While there are many unfounded negative stereotypes that are associated with Greek Life, I assure you that none of these are tolerated within the recognized male Greek organizations here at Boston University. We are organizations that focus on fostering lifelong friendships, character development, and most importantly, respect – respect for each other, respect for ourselves and respect for our fellow students. Thank you, Jimmy Czodli IFC President College of Arts and Sciences, Class of 2012
Thinspo vs. social media DANY VASQUEZ
Thinspo, short for thinspiration, consists of photos, tips and angst-ridden quotes that are meant to provide motivation for those looking to diminish their bodies to thinner proportions. It is seen on social media sites such as Tumblr and Pinterest, where people - mostly females - will post, follow, pin, search or reblog this type of content. It has a worrying similarity to pro-anorexia websites and generally serves to promote the thin-obsessed culture perpetuated by societal pressures. Speaking from the point of view of someone who is constantly on social media, I see this is as an increasingly dangerous trend. Body image pressures are disturbingly prominent in young people’s lives, fostered extensively by the media depicting Photoshopped pictures of “perfection.” The development of this type of thinking on the Internet is alarming, and many websites are taking active steps to prevent it. Last month, Tumblr issued a ban on content that advocates self-harm. This new policy was not only limited to thinspo, but also addressed cutting and suicide. Pinterest, generally known as having a female-heavy user base, became another virtual place for users to continue the trend by creating thinspo boards. The number of complaints led Pinterest to follow in Tumblr’s footsteps and announce their own ban on such content. I appreciate the intent behind the actions of these websites. I think it is important to take decisive action in these cases, and their efforts to avoid being associated with unhealthy thinking are better than taking no action at all. However, the effectiveness of the bans must be considered more objectively. Realistically, there is much wiggle room in both cases. It is difficult to pinpoint the offenders and enforce the policies successfully. The websites do not create the thinspo and the self-harm content. They are simply mediums for users to share or create their own content. This content comes from whatever society gives us. Advertisements and fashion industries tell us this is what we need to be aspiring to be. So in turn, young people are taking that line of thinking and sharing it with their own networks. It is not difficult to understand why this occurs, but it is hard to put a stop to it when we are bombarded with these images daily. It is a destructive cycle. I don’t neces-
sarily know how to stop it. There is only so much that social media websites can do to prevent it. In reality, how much power do they have? Users will find loopholes within the bans and the policies. There are plenty of other places on the Internet where they can go to participate in the trend. This is the most important thing to realize. The fight is not between thinspo and social media. The fight is against society. It is against that vague higher power that seems to dictate our words, our appearances, our thoughts and our opinions. Why do we let these pressures have so much control over us? The most recent example that comes to mind about the influence of the media and society is about Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal of Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.” After watching the movie, I started seeing all these reviews criticizing her for not being skinny enough to play Katniss. In the books, her character is almost always near starvation. The criticisms arose because Jennifer Lawrence, who is naturally curvy, did not meet the emaciated expectations of avid fans of the books. I could not understand this. I am a big fan of the books, but I realize how difficult it is to portray that type of character exactly (not to mention the fact that every person is going to have a different picture in their mind). These critiques were not reviewing the movie or her acting – they were attacking her body image. They send a dangerous message to younger generations about the disturbingly strict expectations of the real world. Again, why do we let these pressures control us? Young people should not be creating these distorted images about an unattainable perfection. It saddens me to see the extent of thinspo and the worrying images and harsh words that are meant to provide inspiration. Social media websites can’t do anything about it. Bans and policies can’t do anything about it. It has to be a personal realization. If we recognize the problem and work to solve it through our individual words and actions, we might be able to stop it. There is a way to defeat society. Dany Vasquez is a sophomore in the College of Communication and a weekly columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at vasquezd@bu.edu.
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Ertrasco leads Terriers during second-half comeback Lacrosse: From Page 8
of the Retrievers. Etrasco also won three draws, one of three Terriers to do that, along with sophomore midfielder Sydney Godett and freshman midfielder Kelsey Marafioti. Robertshaw said she was impressed with her play toward the end of the game. “I thought she did a really good job of challenging with the knowledge that they were going to double her and fed the ball well, which
I don’t think she did as well in the first half,” Robertshaw said “I felt that she really stepped up and played the way that we expect her to play during that set.” In addition to Etrasco’s scoring, Swain, Mogavero and Collins collected two goals apiece. Collins also had one assist, but Tilton once again led the Terriers in that category with four. Godett and sophomore goalkeeper Christina Sheridan captured four ground balls. Collins followed the pair with three.
Sheridan played all 60 minutes in goal, allowing all 11 UMBC goals and making seven saves, four in the first half and three in the second. Sophomore Kristen Bilney scored four goals for UMBC and assisted another, while also winning four draw controls. Senior Emily Coady, senior Alicia Krause and junior Lindsay Cox each scored twice. Freshman Abby Wilson also won four draw controls while senior Jessica Harkey controlled four ground balls.
The Retrievers played two goalkeepers in the cage. Junior Kendall Mason was in for 37:37, allowing six goals and making six saves. Freshman Anna Barnett played the other 22:23, allowing the other six BU goals and making four saves. With the win, BU remains undefeated in conference play and turned a four-game winning streak into a five-game run, last losing against the University of Notre Dame on the first day of spring break at Nickerson Field. The Terriers are one of only two unde-
feated teams in America East – the other is Stony Brook University – and are the only team with more than one win over conference opponents. Robertshaw, however, was dismissive of the Terriers position. “I don’t put a lot of weight into standings and rankings with this team because we’re very task-oriented,” she said. “We’re focused in winning those little battles. Winning draw controls, ground balls, the 50-50 balls and that has to be our focus.”
Three home runs give BU win in final game with Seawolves Softball: From Page 8
was sharp enough that the home team maintained hope and proximity to its opponents throughout. Junior Emily Roesch saved three runs from scoring - arguably on her own. In the fourth inning, the 5-foot10 second baseman laid out to prevent a hard-hit ground ball from reaching the outfield, and hold the runners at second and third. Two batters later, Roesch took another dive to her bare-hand side and caught a low line drive to end the inning. Despite the opportunities preserved by Roesch and the rest of the BU defense, the team simply could not produce on offense. “I see it more in our bats than in their pitcher,” said BU coach Shawn Rychcik. “I just see us . . . being cautious with our swings.” On Sunday, Stony Brook decided to test BU by starting Cukrov again in the first game. For BU, junior Erin Schuppert earned the start after Holli Floetker’s loss in the series’ opener. The Terriers made adjustments, and the second game ended more evenly than the first. The two teams exchanged hits and minor threats to score in the first two innings before BU drew first
blood in the third when the Stony Brook’s shortstop committed an error and allowed sophomore pinch runner Alyssa Barsanti to score from third. However, Stony Brook quickly retaliated in the top of the fourth by scoring a pair of runs on a pair of hits. BU tied the game in the fifth by virtue of another Stony Brook error, but the seventh inning proved to be the final deciding point of the match. Defending America East Player of the Week, Stony Brook senior Lauren Maloney, whacked a two-run homer in the top half of the final inning to put the visitors up by two. The Terriers concocted a small rally in the final half-inning when sophomore catcher Amy Ekart drove in senior Erica Casacci, but the offense was soon halted. Cukrov forced a groundout and a fly out that left two BU baserunners on and gave the Seawolves a 4-3 victory. Despite the loss, Rychcik was impressed by Schuppert’s performance in Sunday’s first game, and he decided to give her one more shot at the Seawolves. “We were going to stick with [Schuppert] as long as she was in a position to keep us in the game,” Rychcik said.
The decision to stick with Schuppert proved to be a good one. In the last game of the series, she scattered seven hits and allowed just three runs. The Terriers produced sufficient offense this time around, and they left the field with an 8-3 victory. Each of the Terriers’ runs came by way of the long ball. Fernandez initiated the scoring with a home run in the second inning that drove in three runs. In the following inning, sophomores outfielder Chelsea O’Connor and shortstop Brittany Clendenny added homers of their own. O’Connor launched a grand slam over the left field fence, which left Clendenny to bring only herself around with a solo blast. The series landed Stony Brook in first place in America East play, where it is currently even with the University at Albany. BU now maintains third place in conference standings, but the setback suffered by the Terriers had no apparent adverse effects on Rychcik. “We didn’t play our best games, and we were still right there with them,” Rychcik said. “When we play a little better game, and we get everything kind of clicking on all cylinders again, I think we’ll be in good shape.”
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Sophomore Brittany Clendenny went 2-3 with an RBI and a home run during BU’s win over the Seawovles.
Rychcik: Eight-run lead gave BU comfortable ‘cushion’ during win Home runs: From Page 8
ing confidence, but just not being aggressive. Not going after it and trying to take the opportunity.” On Sunday afternoon, all of that changed as the Terriers’ bats came to life for the first time in days, slamming in run after run as they defeated Stony Brook 8-3. After a scoreless and hitless first inning, the Terriers started out the second inning with singles by both sophomore centerfielder Chelsea O’Connor and sopho-
more shortstop Brittany Clendenny. Rookie left fielder Mandy Fernandez hit a three-run home run to right field to bring them both home. The home run was Fernandez’ third of the year and brought her season RBI total to 11. The runs provided a nice cushion for the Terriers, who had been faced with multiple come back situations in the bottom of the seventh inning in recent games. “It takes some pressure off the offense, trying to get that big twoout hit all the time,” Rychcik said.
After holding off Stony Brook in the top of the third, the Terriers broke the score open even further in the bottom of the same inning. Senior Erica Casacci and sophomore third baseman Megan Volpano both reached base on singles and a bunt by sophomore catcher Amy Ekart loaded the bases. O’Connor came up to bat and knocked a grand slam over the left field fence and into the batting cage, bringing the Terriers’ lead up to 7-0. O’Connor went 3-3 in the game with 4 RBIs. The
Wakefield, Poulin join Lacasse on Canadian National team roster W. hockey: From Page 8
last year’s tournament. The team’s leading goal scorer with 29 on the season, Wakefield also led the team in points with 57 and shots with 245. She was named to the New England Women’s Division I All-Stars by the New England Hockey Writers Association for the second straight season. Wakefield, who was named to the Hockey East 10th Anniversary team, broke numerous records this season and was the first women in
Hockey East to score more than 100 goals. She tallied her 200th career point at the end of the season. The end of the season marked the end of Wakefield’s career with the Terriers, in which she totaled 111 points. In her four-year collegiate career, the first two years of which she spent with the University of New Hampshire, Wakefield totaled 206 points. This year’s Canadian squad features three players from Hockey East schools, as goaltender Genev-
iève Lacasse of reigning Hockey East runner-up Providence College also made the team. Seven other players from the NCAA are on the Canadian roster, including four skaters from Cornell University. Team Canada’s first game of the tournament is against the reigning world champion USA on April 7, when the Canadians will try to begin a run for its first gold medal since 2007.
four RBIs bumped her season total to 16. “It’s just nice to know you’ve got a cushion,” Rychcik said. “When you’ve got an eight-run lead or a six-run lead there is a little margin for error.” The Terriers’ strong offensive production forced a change in pitching for Stony Brook as they replaced starter Taylor Chain with Christine Lucido for the rest of the game. The pitching change did not seem to have the quieting effect
on the Terriers’ bats that Stony Brook sought, as Clendenny knocked the first pitch she saw out of the park into right field. It was Clendenny’s second home run of the year and her 18th RBI. She has the second most RBI’s on the team, trailing only Ekart’s 20. “We’ve played so many oneor two-run games; I don’t know, we’ve probably got [about] 20 one- or two-run games over the course of the year,” Rychcik said. “But it was just nice to take a deep breath for a minute.”
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Terriers salvage weekend with game-three win Softball drops two in weekend tilt with SBU Seawolves
Multiple home runs stop BU from series sweep to Stony Brook
By Tyler Lay Daily Free Press Staff
By Sam Simmons Daily Free Press Staff
After coming out on the wrong side of a three-game series over the weekend, the Boston University softball team found a glimmer of hope during the final game of its series against Stony Brook University. The Terriers managed to outscore the Seawolves by a margin of 11-8 over the three-game weekend, but the Seawolves still defeated BU in the first two matchups. Due to on-and-off precipitation at BU Softball Field, the second game of Saturday’s originally scheduled doubleheader was moved to precede Sunday’s. The teams still battled once on Saturday, and, despite the close final score of 1-0, the Terriers were clearly outmatched. Stony Brook (20-8, 5-1 America East) freshman pitcher Allison Cukrov had BU’s number all game long. The Terriers (20-11, 4-2 America East) struck out a total of six times and garnered only a one hit – a single from freshman designated hitter Mandy Fernandez. Cukrov did give up four walks, but the Stony Brook defense was solid and it prevented any runs from scoring with an errorless performance. BU finished the game having left six runners on base. The Seawolves collected 10 hits on Saturday, but the Terriers’ defensive performance
After the first two games of its series against Stony Brook University were marred by offensive struggles and seventhinning disappointments, the Boston University softball team seemed in need of a miracle. That was what it got in the final game of the series, an 8-3 victory win off the home run hitting bats of the middle hitters from BU’s lineup. After their third loss in a row it seemed like the Terriers were beginning to slump. Though the team’s pitching had been holding off its opponents, the offense was failing to produce, having scored only three runs in the past third games. All three runs had come in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday morning that BU ultimately lost 4-3. “We couldn’t put a hit together to get on the board,” said BU coach Shawn Rychcik. For the three preceding games, the Terriers had been hampered by an ability to deliver the big hit when necessary, not putting a run across the plate in two games, and failing to capitalize on scoring opportunities in the bottom of the seventh. “I just see us being very tentative,” Rychcik said after Saturday’s loss. “Not lack-
Softball see page 7
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Junior pitcher Erin Schuppert took home BU’s lone win of the weekend on Sunday when the Terriers defeated Stony Brook, 8-3.
Home runs see page 7
Sharp second half leads lacrosse to come-from-behind victory By Shep Hayes Daily Free Press Staff
Saved by an offensive spurt in the final quarter of the game, the Boston University lacrosse team turned an 11-4 deficit against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County into a 12-11 win on Saturday. When the Terriers (6-4, 2-0 America East) left the field at halftime, they were down a modest 7-4 to the team that knocked them out of the America East playoffs in the first round last year. But at the start of the second half the Retrievers (4-6, 1-1 America East)
came out strong, scoring four unassisted goals to take the 11-4 lead at the 18:11 mark. “I think our mindset wasn’t great at that moment,” said BU coach Liz Robertshaw. “We tried to make some adjustments with players, we tried to make some adjustments on play calls and they weren’t working.” Freshman attack Mallory Collins broke a nearly 20-minute scoreless streak for BU fewer than two minutes later. She found the back of the net off a pass from senior attack Catie Tilton with 16:28 remaining. From there, the BU offense went on a hot streak. Two unassisted goals from junior attack
Danielle Etrasco in less than a minute pulled BU within four. “From that point on [after the first goal and the subsequent goals] we just sift away,” Robertshaw said. “It wasn’t that we were trying to rush goals, which was something that I thought we did earlier in the game. Once we got that first goal in the second half we just got more focused and I thought we were a little bit better execution-wise and we gave ourselves more looks at the cage by getting the ball back repeatedly.” Two more goals, assisted by Etrasco and scored by senior attack Molly Swain and
junior midfielder Kristen Mogavero in just more than a minute halved the four-point UMBC lead with 8:28 left. BU earned the victory through another goal from Etrasco, one from Collins and, finally, one from senior midfielder Annie Stookesberry assisted by Collins with 1:36 left. Etrasco recorded six points in the game, with four goals and two assists. Only one of those points came outside of the final push, an unassisted goal with 12:48 remaining in the first half that made it a 5-3 game in favor
Lacrosse see page 7
Wakefield, Poulin named to Canadian National Hockey team By Kevin Dillon Daily Free Press Staff
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BU women’s hockey senior captain Jenn Wakefield (left) and sophomore assistant captain Marie-Philip Poulin (right) were named to the Canadian National Team.
Tuesday, April 3
The Bottom Line
No Games Scheduled Ex-QB Ryan Leaf was arrested for the second time in the past week yesterday. He is struggling to turn over a new leaf.
Wednesday, April 4 W. Lacrosse vs. New Hampshire, 4 p.m. Softball vs. Bryant, 4 p.m.
Boston University women’s hockey senior forward Jenn Wakefield and sophomore forward Marie Philip-Poulin were two of the top players in Hockey East this past season and will get to display their talents on a national stage. Wakefield and Poulin have been selected to represent Team Canada in the 2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship where they will play alongside former-BU defenseman Catharine Ward. The tournament will take place April 7-14 in Burlington, Vt. This tournament appearance will be the third IIHF World Women’s Championship appearance of Poulin’s career, as she appeared in the tournament in 2009 and 2011. Poulin has had an illustrious beginning to her international career, as she scored both goals in Canada’s 2-0 win over Team USA in the 2010 Winter Olympics to lead the
Thursday, April 5 W. Tennis vs. UMass-Amherst, 2 p.m.
team to a gold medal. Poulin served as an assistant captain for the Terriers this season, but spent more than half the season sidelined with various injuries. In just the second game of the season, Poulin experienced a spleen injury that put her on the sideline until second semester. After competing in three games against the University Maine to start off the New Year, Poulin injured her shoulder, causing her to miss another two games. She scored all of her 11 goals and 14 assists in 13 of the final 14 games of the season, which was good for fifth on the team in points on the year. Wakefield will be making her second consecutive appearance at a World Championship, where she will be trying to improve upon the team’s silver medal last year. Wakefield scored a goal and two assists in
Friday, April 6 Track @ Stanford, All Day Track @ Florida, All Day
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Saturday, April 7
W. Lacrosse @ Albany, 2 p.m. Softball @ Maine, 12 p.m. Track @ Stanford, All Day Track @ Florida, All Day