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Several types of crimes have become more prevalent on college campuses.

We chatted with John Krasinski about his new movie, “A Quiet Place.”

There’s more black TV, but that doesn’t mean representation on screen is equal.

Women’s lacrosse beat Harvard 20-16 at Nickerson Field Wednesday.

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Merger introduces Fenway Campus

BY LILLIAN ILSLEY-GREENE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As the merger between Wheelock College and Boston University approaches, BU has been making preparations to accommodate the estimated 650 students transitioning from Wheelock to BU in the fall.

Although the deadline by which Wheelock students had to commit to BU was April 1, Wheelock President David Chard said this was not a definitive deadline.

“We anticipate many students are still in the process of considering their options,” Chard said.

The exact number of Wheelock students transitioning to BU is not yet known, Denise Mooney, BU’s associate vice president for enrollment and student administration, wrote in an email. All currently enrolled Wheelock students were in good standing and eligible to transition to BU by the deadline.

Since the merger was announced in October, both BU and Wheelock staff have been working to find ways to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Cynthia Forrest, interim vice president for student life at Wheelock, said BU has been working in conjunction with the college to ensure students know the full scope of the opportunities available to them.

“Everybody has worked across the university from the presidents working together to our academic deans working together,” Forrest said. “We all have been, since back

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COM to shut down most computer labs

BY JENNA MANTO

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ing selection opportunities and options as current BU students and that those rumors were not true.

Wheelock students were shown a presentation on the changes to their student housing options before the housing selection process began. Forrest said special attention was paid to current and prospective resident assistants at Wheelock, allowing for an easy move to BU’s RA program should they choose to participate.

While some transitioning students chose to continue to live on Wheelock’s campus next year, BU spokesman Colin Riley said that

Starting in September, the Boston University College of Communication will be switching to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, which will involve getting rid of most of the computer labs in COM. The decision to switch to a BYOD policy came from the minimal use of the computer labs, COM Dean Thomas Fiedler said. A question arose of how the spaces could better be utilized for new technology.

Students are already coming to COM with the necessary technology, Fiedler said, and maintaining the computer labs has become outdated.

“I believe the latest number is literally 99 percent of all our incoming COM students come in with their own devices,” Fiedler said.

Fiedler said another strong factor in the decision to rid COM of some of its labs was the ability students now have to download the Adobe Creative Cloud onto their personal devices for free, thanks to a deal BU made with Adobe last year.

Before this deal, Fiedler said, the labs were necessary due to the Adobe licenses connected to the computers in the labs.

The expenses required to maintain the 11 computer labs in COM had become unjustifiable, since students were bringing their own functional devices, Fiedler said. Fiedler

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A student walks by a dorm on Wheelock’s campus. April 1 was the deadline by which Wheelock students had to commit to transitioning to BU.

in the fall, talking and trying to identify questions and then provide information as we’ve gone along.”

Chard said he believes BU has done all that it could to minimize the complexities of the merger.

“BU has done a substantial amount of work, including welcome events, getting students familiar with their campus, substantial communications regarding housing options,” Chard said.

“I don’t think there have been many things that haven’t been discussed.”

Chard said one the largest challenges facing the merger has been miscommunication and rumors,

including a rumor that transitioning students were given housing selection priority over current BU students.

“A number of BU students — largely through social media — were complaining about the idea that people were coming from Wheelock, they didn’t get accepted officially into BU, they were paying less tuition, those kind of things,” Chard said. “That seems to have dissipated, but it left a little bit of a mark on our students feeling like they weren’t going to be very welcomed.”

Forrest said Wheelock students were given the same hous-

Ingraham loses Boston ads Single-use straws gone at Eastern Standard

BY ERIN EDWARDS

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Three Boston-area businesses have dropped advertising from Fox News show “The Ingraham Angle” after host Laura Ingraham tweeted on March 28 that Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was whining about college rejections.

Hogg responded to the tweet with a list of 12 sponsors of Ingraham’s show, calling on these advertisers and their customers to discontinue their support of her show.

Ingraham apologized Thursday, tweeting, “On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused [Hogg] or any of the brave victims of Parkland.” Despite this, at least 15 companies, including Bostonbased Liberty Mutual, Wayfair and TripAdvisor, dropped their advertisements with her show.

Wayfair said in a statement that they support “open dialogue and debate” on different issues, however, Ingraham’s comments still prompted the company to

pull their advertisements. “… the decision of an adult to personally criticize a high school student who has lost his classmates in an unspeakable tragedy is not consistent with our values,” the statement said.

After halting advertising on the show, a spokesperson from TripAdvisor told The Daily Free Press that Ingraham’s statements “focused on a high school student [and] cross[ed] the line of decency.”

On Friday, Liberty Mutual tweeted a message from Chairman and CEO David Long that said despite advertising for her show, Ingraham’s tweet does not reflect their values as a company.

“We are not scheduled to run any future ads on her show and will continue to analyze our advertising placements to make sure they align with our beliefs as a company,” the tweet read.

Sarah Rosen, 32, of South Boston, said she does not think any companies should advertise with Laura Ingraham’s show.

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Goodbye plastic, single-use straws, hello reusable alternatives.

Eastern Standard Kitchen and Drinks, located in Kenmore Square, decided to switch to reusable plastic and metal straws after

its management team found the restaurant wasted around 60,000 plastic straws annually, said Diego Alejandro Peña-Herrera, the bar manager at Eastern Standard.

The reusable straw initiative is the first of several sustainable efforts Eastern Standard and its

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Caroline Markham, the general manager of Eastern Standard in Kenmore Square, holds up reusable straws that are now used in the restaurant.

sister restaurants have implemented, Peña-Herrera said. In recent years, Eastern Standard began composting its waste, and its sister establishments, The Hawthorne and Les Sablons, have been using reusable straws.

The implementation of reusable alternatives to plastic straws is expected to limit the amount of waste produced by the restaurant while keeping costs the same, Peña-Herrera said.

“I think that in the long run, we’re probably going to break even,” he said. “The biggest thing for us was to make sure that we are being a sustainable company and that we’re not producing as much waste.”

Andy Bean, the campaign coordinator at the Boston Climate Action Network, said eliminating plastic straws is a starting point in dismantling the culture of using disposable, plastic, unsustainable goods.

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BU sees more sex offense reports, fewer drug crimes

BY HALEY LERNER

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The National Center for Education Statistics released its 20th annual “Indicators of School Crime and Safety” report, a lengthy study of trends in crime at schools and colleges, last Thursday. The study showed that sexual assault, drug-law violations and race-related hate crimes have increased on college campuses.

Daniel Healy, a sergeant at the Boston University Police Department, said BU specifically has seen an increase in the number of sexual assaults reported and a decrease in liquor law violations, in line with the results of the report.

Across the nation, the number of forcible sex offenses increased by 262 percent from 2001 to 2015, from approximately 2,200 crimes in 2001 to approximately 8,000 crimes in 2015, according to the report.

Healy said there has been an increase in the number of sexual assaults reported at BU, although the increase is much smaller than the national trend reported in the study. Healy said he thinks sexual assault is an underreported crime, but that this is beginning to change.

In 2014, there were 15 reported sexual assaults at BU, Healy said.

In 2015, there were 17. In 2016, there were 18.

“Because of the psychological effect that that kind of crime has a on a person, it’s still going to be an underreported crime in my opinion,” Healy said, “but people are becoming more encouraged to report it. I think that that is what is ref lected in these numbers.”

Maia Sowers, a sophomore in the College of General Studies, said she thinks the increase in sexual assaults reported on campuses is not necessarily a result of a more assaults happening.

“I guess people are now being more aware of it and realizing it, so I feel like it’s more of a ‘peo-

Crime Logs

BY SOPHIA BROWN

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from March 29-April 1.

Panic alarm testing at large dorms unsuccessful

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SOURCE: DANIEL HEALY

BU crime data trends do not reflect all of the national trends found in a recent national school safety report.

ple are talking about it’ thing than there are more occurring,” Sowers said. “I feel like it would be surprising that more would be happening.”

The report also showed that arrests for drug-law violations have increased, with 10.2 violations per 10,000 students in 2001 increasing to 13.1 per 10,000 students in 2015. However, the study showed that liquor-law violations have declined from 23.5 violations per 10,000 students in 2001 to 13.5 per 10,000 students in 2015.

Healy said there has also been a decrease in liquor-law violations at BU. There were 55 liquor-law violations in 2014, which decreased to 45 in 2015 and to 41 in 2016.

However, Healy said BU has not seen an increase in drug-law violations in the way the study showed. When use of marijuana was considered a criminal event, BU would see around 10 to 15 violations per year, but since marijuana usage was decriminalized in Massachusetts in 2009, there have been fewer drug-law violations.

Healy said BU saw three druglaw violations in 2014, two in 2015 and two in 2016.

The NCES report showed

that of the 27,500 criminal incidents on campuses in 2015, 860 were hate crimes motivated mostly by race, religion or sexual orientation.

Healy said the BUPD is required to report on all biased crimes, and that very few hate crimes occur at BU each year.

There were two in 2014, three in 2015 and none in 2016.

The BUPD’s number-one goal, Healy said, is making sure people at BU are safe to go to school, go to work and travel through the area.

“Our goal is to report accurately on what’s happening and making sure we can do the right thing,” Healy said, “whether it’s identify or arrest the offender, take care of the victim, get them the appropriate help.”

BU spokesman Colin Riley said he thinks BU has recognized the increase in sexual assault reported over recent years. Riley said the most important way to address the problem is to report incidents as soon as possible. “[Reporting incidents] helps with the investigation and the ability to provide services and support to any person who feels they’re a victim of that or a survivor of an incident like that,” Riley said.

Riley said he thinks the BUPD is well trained to address crime on campus and respond to individual needs.

“They are experts in initiating investigations and following through and presenting that information to district attorneys so they can be prosecuted,” Riley said.

Matthew Heerema, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said he feels he has no reason to believe that these crime trends have tr uly and significantly increased on college campuses.

“If they have increased, it’s unclear why,” Heerema said.

“Maybe it’s because significantly more people go to school than have in the past. Maybe it’s because these topics have been so prevalent in other spheres of life.”

Fabiola Benitez, a junior in CAS, said she mostly interacts with the Latino community on BU’s campus, and has not noticed discriminatory behavior within the community, but said she wouldn’t be surprised to see it elsewhere on BU’s campus.

“Sometimes, mini-behaviors become worse behaviors later on, which might explain the increase in violence ...” Benitez said.

BU prepares for merger WHEELOCK, FROM PAGE 1 over 100 students have decided to make the move to the Charles River Campus. BU students have also been given the opportunity to live on the Fenway Campus next year.

Forrest said the Fenway Campus offers a unique atmosphere for BU students.

“It provides a non-urban-feeling environment,” Forrest said.

“It’s a lovely setting, and so for BU students who might like a non-urban feeling, in quotes, it provides that alternative.”

Riley said any concerns over the merger negatively affecting BU’s admissions process were unwarranted.

“Our applications have been very high,” Riley said. “It’s been our most competitive year ever.”

Several BU and Wheelock students said that while there is still some uncertainty surrounding how students will fare after the merger, they are optimistic about the outcome.

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Bricen Standish, a dual-degree freshman in the College of Communication and the College of Arts and Sciences, said that while he does not like the idea of Wheelock students coming to BU without being admitted through the regular application process, he thinks the merger will provide a good opportunity for the School of Education. “[The merger] gives [BU] a bigger campus, as well as a bigger overall place for education classrooms and programs to [improve] the opportunities we have here,” Standish said. “I think it makes BU more dynamic. It gives it another chance for it to grow into a larger college as well as a college that’s more multifaceted.”

Patrick Martins, a freshman at Wheelock, said he considered leaving his college after hearing the news of the merger.

Ultimately, he said, he decided to transition to BU and will be living in South Campus in the fall.

“I think it’s going to be an

Upon request from building security, BUPD tested the panic alarms at 273 Babcock St., 275 Babcock St., 277 Babcock St., 1019 Commonwealth Ave., 1047 Commonwealth Ave., 575 Commonwealth Ave., 700 Commonwealth Ave., 512 Beacon St., 610 Beacon St., 33 Harry Agganis Way, 10 Buick St., 91 Bay State Road and 140 Bay State Road between 12:17 a.m. and 1:19 a.m. on Friday.

All panic alarm tests were unsuccessful. BU Facilities Management and Planning was notified and CGL Electronic Security was contacted to make repairs.

Intoxicated female refuses to exit Uber outside BUPD An Uber driver reported on Friday at 12:21 a.m. that an intoxicated female was refusing to exit his car outside 32 Harry Agganis Way. An Armstrong ambulance was requested and transported the female to Boston Medical Center.

Break-in alarm at Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers A break-in alarm went off on Sunday at 11:43 a.m. at 949 Commonwealth Ave. Officers found the restaurant to be locked and secure.

CITY

Crime Logs

BY ELEANOR HO

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from March 31-April 2.

Fraudulent charges made to debit card A victim reported debit card fraud at the District 14 police station Saturday. The victim stated that an unknown person made purchases at Best Buy and other establishments totaling over $1,100.

Building evacuation due to unsafe conditions Boston Fire and Police Departments evacuated a building at 233 Kelton St. just past midnight Saturday morning due to high carbon monoxide levels. During evacuation, BFD was forced to make four forced entries. The situation was reported to the building manager.

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Wheelock College in Fenway, which will be merging with BU on June 1.

interesting [year] and a good experiment with two schools merging with each other, and [we’ll] see what happens.” Martins said. “It’s going to be kind of hard to adjust, but I think I’ll be fine.”

Student life, including housing, social groups and involvement, is a large factor for students in making the decision to transition to BU. Chard said some students will have a difficult time

making the leap from a small college environment to that of BU. “The biggest challenges are just everyone at Wheelock beginning to prepare themselves to say goodbye to what they came here for,” Chard said. “[Whether] they’re faculty, staff or students, they all came here for a reason.”

Mike Reddy contributed to the reporting for this article.

Parent, child dispute reported Officers were called to 909 Jette Ct. regarding a verbal disagreement Monday morning. The suspect repeatedly swore at his mother while getting ready for school until he fled the house. The mother hoped to place her son in foster care because she believed he posed a threat to her newborn daughter. The son left the house with his grandfather following the incident.

NEWS 3

Small, private colleges saw enrollment drop over past 20 years

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Fisher College in Boston. Fisher College is one of the schools affected by a drop in enrollment over the past 20 years.

BY SAMANTHA DAY

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A review of enrollment statistics over the past 20 years found that 20 percent of the 118 fouryear, private colleges in New England have seen their enrollment drop by at least 10 percent, The Boston Globe reported.

The Globe attributed the main cause of this decline to the shrinking number of high school graduates, which is expected to continue. Due to a majority of families having fewer children since the 2008 economic recession, the overall amount of high school graduates will continue to drop after 2025, they reported.

The bulk of schools affected by a dip in tuition share similarities in regard to high tuition costs and small campuses, according to the Globe.

This trend in declining enrollment is a result of competition between small universities, said Madhavi Venkatesan, an economics professor at Northeastern University. Not only are they competing for students, they are also competing for their tuition money, she said.

“Those who don’t have to compete, who have endowments, use tuition dollars to enhance the institution,” Venkatesan said.

“Institutions with a good and

strong brand around them tend to be the ones who dominate the markets. The universities that are smaller aren’t able to compete.”

Venkatesan said The Boston Globe report fails to account for rising tuition rates at community colleges across the country.

“There’s been a push for students to go to community college to get an associate’s degree before going to a private school for bachelor’s degree, that way you can lower the overall cost of your degree,” Venkatesan said. “So, you are seeing a lot of students doing that [now].”

Enrollment issues typically aren’t faced by bigger universi-

ties with more financial f lexibility, but instead are challenged by smaller universities who can’t contest with rising costs, she said.

Newbury College saw the biggest drop in enrollment among the assessed schools, with an 86 percent drop, except two universities that merged with different schools, thus having no current students. The next biggest descent in enrollment occurred at Franklin Pierce University, which saw its acceptance dip 40 percent over the same time period.

Newbury College, after a request for an interview, declined to comment further on the matter.

Abigail Cox, a rising freshman at Newbury College, wrote in a Facebook message that this issue can be attributed to rising prices at smaller colleges.

“I’ve noticed a lot of people at my high school are saying they are not attending college,” Cox wrote.

“The main reason being because they can’t afford it. If colleges didn’t charge so much for tuition … I don’t think this would be as big of an issue.”

Colleges have tried different methods to eradicate this issue, including expanding their social media presence, increasing financial aid and offering additional majors that could land jobs, the Globe reported. Some colleges have even launched intense recruitment procedures to entice students to transfer from other schools.

Another possible contributing factor to declining enrollment is that small colleges have run into

trouble by over-expanding, said Kamran Dadkhah, an economics professor at Northeastern.

“I believe that this is the tip of the iceberg,” Dadkhah said. “In my view, and I hope I am wrong, but there is something looming over higher education … [it] expanded in every direction and a lot of investments were made.”

Dadkhah said there was surge in international students years ago that resulted in an expansion, though the number of these students has since dropped.

“One reason was because the population was increasing so the number of students was increasing,” he said. “There was a huge increase in foreign students, especially Chinese. There was an investment in making [new buildings], but in addition there is the cost of running them … in that way the cost has gone up.”

The solution requires acceptance, taking the necessary steps to reduce the problem and to plan for the future, Dadkhah said.

Ryan Green, a junior at Newbur y College, wrote in a Facebook message that the affected schools, among a list of desired improvements, need to offer better financial aid.

The college facilities also need improvements, an element that if enhanced, may lead higher enrollment rates, he said.

“In order for them to get more students, they need to expand the campus and renovate the dorm,” Green said. “They need more teachers and to offer more major options, as well.”

COM eliminates labs COMPUTERS, FROM PAGE 1 said one lab will remain open on the third f loor of COM for any students who wish to work in that kind of atmosphere.

Peter Smith, a professor of photojournalism in COM, said he thinks getting rid of the computer labs has long been a necessary step for COM to take.

“Most of my students, I’d say probably about 80 percent, have their own laptops,” Smith said, “… and they’re very happy with the idea that they’re getting software for their own computers so they can work anytime, anywhere.”

Smith said the labs prove difficult when trying to run his classes. His students are hidden from view by the large computers, making it hard for him to connect with them and teach them effectively.

“It’s almost impossible to be able to reach out to the whole class and have a 100 percent response from the students,” Smith said. “I would say the response is probably about 20 percent [in computer labs].”

Christophor Cavalieri, a professor of television in COM, wrote in an email that the BYOD policy is simply the next step for COM in terms of technological advancements.

“From a production standpoint, the majority of students are already editing on their own devices, so the user transition has been underway for quite some

time,” Cavalieri wrote in an email.

Although Cavalieri said he expects some problems during the switch to the BYOD policy, he wrote that he believes the COM staff is well-equipped to handle it.

“As with any overarching change, there will be some transitional issues, but they’re usually short-term issues,” Cavalieri wrote. “To that end, COM’s technology staff is well-positioned to make the change as seamless as possible for students and faculty alike.”

COM sophomore Antonia Frank said she won’t be affected by this policy change, as she has her own computer, but said other students who only own tablets or cellphones could be inconvenienced. Yet, she sometimes finds laptop use in class to be a disturbance.

“Sometimes it is kind of distracting when everyone has a computer,” Frank said. “It can be really loud, especially in big lecture.”

Fiedler said many other schools have already instituted similar policies.

“A lot of other schools have already gone in this direction,” Fiedler said, “so we’re kind of slow to the party on this.”

COM senior Christy Matino said she is not in favor of the new BYOD policy. Although she has the Adobe software downloaded onto her personal laptop, she sometimes prefers using the large

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A student in a COM computer lab. COM will be getting rid of many of the computers in the COM building next year.

Apple monitors in the labs to see the detail in her work when using Photoshop, InDesign and other similar programs.

“I think having [fewer labs] is [going to] … not allow COM students to really fully access and create the best work that they can,” Matino said.

Veronica Liu, a first-year graduate student in COM, said she is also opposed to COM getting rid of the computer labs, as she uses them almost every day.

“I’m an advertising major and I need to do a lot of design,” Liu said, “… so it would be [an] inconvenience for students who need labs.”

With changes like this one,

Smith said, dissent from faculty and students is bound to occur, but it is time for a change.

“Times change, technology changes, and our goal is always to make it so it’s more real-world, like industry standard,” Smith said.

The COM website states that most of the computers in the labs will be sent back to Apple in exchange for credit that BU will use to buy loaner laptops. But Brad Fernandes, COM’s director of technology, wrote in an email that the college does not yet have a plan for what it will do with the iMac computers.

The loaner laptops will be purchased using COM’s technol-

ogy budget because it is uncertain how much money the college would receive from the equipment liquidator, Fernandes said. COM is committing to purchasing a set number of loaner laptops regardless of how much it gets in return for the iMacs.

Getting rid of the computer labs will give COM more space for other technology, such as virtual reality, Fiedler said.

“We think this is going to free us up to put technology money into the future, as opposed to maintaining the past,” Fiedler said.

Fiedler said he hopes this technology will be made available by 2019.

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Boston-area businesses pull ads after tweet about David Hogg ADS, FROM PAGE 1

“No one should advertise with a person who uses her power to harass kids,” Rosen said. “Then, she just profits off her bigotry, which is not OK in my book.”

Now that advertising is no longer restricted to television and print publications, Michelle Amazeen, a Boston University professor of mass communication, said it is harder to control where a business’s ads show up on the internet or on social media.

Although Ingraham’s controversial comments backfired with these advertisers, Amazeen said these comments are also what attract her viewers, and subsequently advertisers looking to market to them.

“She’s a right-wing talking head that’s really driven by the cable news system that benefits from controversy,” Amazeen said.

“So, having extreme views and saying controversial things gets certain types of people to watch your program or listen to your show.”

This is the kind of model that some cable news networks rely on,

she said.

“Rather than relying on reporters who do investigative reporting or more traditional reporting, they create shows that are just based upon opinion,” Amazeen said.

This incident with Ingraham is similar to that of the farright, syndicated news website Breitbart, Amazeen said, previously run by former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.

Sleeping Giants, a social media activism organization, encouraged advertisers, such as Kellogg’s, to boycott Breitbart in September.

However, Breitbart retaliated with a successful counter-boycott called #DumpKelloggs.

Contrastly, Amazeen said she does not believe Ingraham has the ratings or support to pull off a counter-boycott of the advertisers she lost, so she had no choice but to apologize and decide to choose her words more carefully in the future.

“I think she’s going to be more careful in what she says,” Amazeen said. “She may avoid certain topics. She may not talk about Parkland anymore.”

Laura Ingraham of the show “The Ingraham Angle.”

Jen Wilson, 29, of South End, said she is proud of the advertisers who withdrew their support from Ingraham’s show after she insulted Hogg.

“It says a lot about the way people are changing their think-

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an adult to publicly shame a child.

“The whole incident just showed how she’s a cruel, immature person,” Brenner said. “She just gives Fox a bad name and doesn’t deserve to have any of those advertisers.”

Goodbye single-use straws STRAWS, FROM PAGE 1

would want them,” Bean said. “Plastic straws get thrown away after just one use, and they end up in landfills or out in the ocean as litter somewhere, and so they have an impact on the wildlife.”

Not only is it more sustainable to use reusable straws, Bean said, but the restaurant industry can benefit from investing in reusable straws because customers respect sustainable practices. “[Businesses should] know that customers aren’t going to leave your business because they didn’t get a straw with their water,” Bean said.

“People do appreciate restaurants being more conscientious. It’s a selling point.”

Straws are also oftentimes unnecessary, said Bella Tanaka, a sophomore at Boston University who works as a hostess at Eastern Standard.

“Especially if you’re sitting down and you’re drinking a glass of water, there’s really no need for a straw,” Tanaka said. “It’s just kind of second nature to grab a straw, and all the plastic is piling up, so it would be great to start creating a culture [of] thinking about ‘do I need a straw?’ rather than just grab one because you probably will use it.”

Kevin Mitchell, 31, a Somerville resident and recent patron of Eastern Standard, said the reusable straw initiative would be an effective way to change the culture of wasteful behavior in America.

“We live in a throw-away society,” Mitchell said. “I’m open to whatever is sustainable and cost-effective …

I’m all about eliminating waste.”

The biggest concern patrons

have about the reusable straws, PeñaHerrera said, is hygiene. To ensure the restaurant’s straws comply with its health and sanitation standards, he said, the bar management team extensively cleans the reusable straws by soaking them in a sanitation solution and then washing them twice in a dishwasher.

“If they use the straw today, that straw probably won’t see another use until maybe the third or fourth day,” Peña-Herrera said.

Restaurants that can’t afford to invest in reusable straws could follow Eastern Standard’s lead by using paper straws, said Michael Keenan, an Eastern Standard customer and general restaurant manager at Article 24.

“I have seen paper straws before, and I think that’s probably, as far as an establishment that is not as highend as Eastern Standard, that’s probably a better route to go,” Keenan said. “You’re still dealing with the single-use issue, but in regards to contaminating the environment with the way [plastic] straws are thrown away, I think that paper straws are probably better.”

For meaningful change, PeñaHerrera said, Eastern Standard’s move to reusable straws needs to be the beginning of a widespread movement toward sustainability among larger corporations in particular.

“The biggest polluters out there are going to be your big corporate entities like McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts, Burger King and all of these fast food joints,” Peña-Herrera said.

“I hope that we are a catalyst for other restaurants that are opening to consider these options.”

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‘Cyborgs, Futurists & Transhumanism’ talks body modification

BY SIMONE MIGLIORI DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Just over 200 years after the publication of the iconic science fiction novel, Boston’s Museum of Science hosted a discussion of future technology not so far from that of “Frankenstein.”

On March 28, Dr. Marcelo Gleiser, director of Dartmouth’s Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement, brought together Mark O’Connell and Ed Boyden for “Cyborgs, Futurists & Transhumanism: A Conversation.”

O’Connell, a journalist and author, wrote “To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death.” His book studies the transhumanist movement, an obscure group of pioneering futurists who, according to O’Connell, hope to utilize technologies to “push the boundaries of the human condition.”

Boyden, co-director of the MIT Center for Neurobiological Engineering, is a researcher on “the cutting edge” of brain science technology, according to Gleiser.

During the event, the two experts brought together two sides of futurist thought: the scientific considerations concerning the augmentation of the human brain and humanist aspects, concerned with the “whys” and “hows” of the ideology.

“A lot of the ideas that transhumanists are talking about come initially from sci-fi,” O’Connell told The Daily Free Press. “Then actual science starts to address these

Dr. Ed Boyden speaks during “Cyborgs, Futurists & Transhumanism.”

issues, and some of the technologies become feasible.”

In the panel, O’Connell said the bulk of transhumanist ideology lies within the gap between what futurists hope for and what they can actually realistically achieve. It’s possible that “today would look like a transhumanist world to somebody a hundred years back,” Boyden said.

According to Boyden, things like penicillin, an antibiotic that we take for granted in the present day, would seem “almost magical” to someone living in the early 20th century for its capability to “wipe out” bacteria in the human body.

Though science is a long way away from being able to upload human consciousness to a computer, present day transhumanist ideologies force scientists, other intellectuals and the

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general public to consider the inevitable ethical dilemmas that could come with their implementation.

In a transhumanist world, O’Connell said, it could be difficult to distinguish between what constitutes a cognitive enhancement versus medical therapy. For scientists like Boyden, this distinction is critical.

Boyden said he worries that “in our current language about the brain, people feel it’s dehumanizing” to utilize cognitive enhancement medicine, such as stimulants or antidepressants, because it carries the stigma of “removing ourselves from our agency and identity.”

As cognitive enhancement technology becomes more commonplace, the dividing line between necessary treatments and transhumanist acces-

sories could become blurred in the same manner, forcing patients away from crucial treatments for fear of falling prey to futuristic trends.

Boyden also said he’s concerned about the transhumanist movement potentially encouraging individuals to experiment with bodily enhancements that could have unforeseen side effects.

“Augmenting what one doesn’t understand can backfire,” he said.

Some experimental medical technologies, such as neural implants to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s, aren’t fully understood, Boyden said.

Without a complete map of the brain’s trillions of neural connections, scientists cannot rule out unintended side-effects such as changes in emotion and cognition.

Christian Hatch, 25, of

Somerville, said he attended the conversation on a whim, worried about who would regulate the augmentation industry once science catches up with transhumanism.

“Take glasses or hearing aids [for example]. Who decides who gets those?” Hatch asked. “At the end of the day, it’s who can afford it. I wonder as these enhancements get crazier and crazier than just some optical lenses in front of our eyeballs, how will we decide?”

O’Connell, who expressed Hatch’s same concerns in the panel, said his experience studying transhumanists forced him toward a “contrarian” belief.

“I know it’s all just metaphors, but I feel like an animal,” O’Connell told The Daily Free Press. “I wrote about that a lot in the book — my son, my wife, being a human and love.

All those things to me feel like very animal phenomena.”

In an interview with The Daily Free Press, Boyden, characteristically, took a more scientific approach to defining what humanity means to him. In the face of increasingly intelligent artificial intelligence, Boyden said he believes that what is left to define humanity “is the fact that we have feelings.”

Ultimately, O’Connell said, “if you wear glasses, if you have a pacemaker, or some sort of attachment to your face that makes your voice louder,” you are already a member of the transhumanist movement.

“We are already posthuman,” he said. “Part of the definition of humanity is transcending in that way.”

‘STIs & Smoothies’ gives students condoms, sexual wellness tips

BY EDUARD MISKA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sexually transmitted infections are a pressing health concern on college campuses, but not a topic many are eager to discuss. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an overall rise in the number of STI cases nationwide, especially among individuals aged 15-24.

On March 29, Boston University’s Her Campus and PERIOD., hosted “STIs and Smoothies,” an open discussion with medical professionals, at BU’s College of General Studies.

The evening began with a presentation from Dr. Amanda French, a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Erica Thibeault, a surgical physician’s assistant at BCH’s Department of Gynecology, about different types of STIs and protective measures. “[Condoms] are the most effective way of preventing transmission of sexually transmitted diseases,” French said, kicking off their presentation.

Thibeault encouraged attendees to always carry protection, rather than relying on their partners.

“As women, you should take responsibility to make sure you have condoms yourself and not rely on just your male partners to have them,” Thibeault said. “You could have more responsibility to make sure they’re not expired, they’re stored appropri-

ately, that they’re not sitting in some guy’s wallet for, like, years.”

French and Thibeault discussed a number of diseases, but especially cautioned attendees about Chlamydia, which Thibeault said is particularly common in young women.

“Chlamydia is the most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States,” she said. “[It’s] often asymptomatic, which means people don’t have any problems …

It’s very common in younger people [and] two to three times more common women who are under 20.”

Following the presentation, the panelists fielded questions from audience members. After the question and answer session concluded, students made their way to the back of the room, where a table was set up with smoothies and an assortment of free condoms and menstrual products.

Geneve Lau, recruitment director intern for Her Campus BU and a freshman in the College of Communication, said their event was geared toward educating students who may not have received comprehensive sexual health education. “[STIs & Smoothies] is an event where [Her Campus] is partnering with other female empowerment organizations on campus [as] a really great way for girls to learn about what the dangers are of STIs,” Lau said.

“We feel like there is a common trend in health classes in high school where a lot of people don’t know what STD/

Samira Saran holds up a smoothie at the “STI’s & Smoothies” event.

STI’s symptoms are.”

Why smoothies?

“It’s got a ring to it,” said Samira Saran, president of BU’s PERIOD. chapter and a freshman in the College of General Studies. “Smoothies are great. Everyone loves smoothies.

I didn’t have any input behind the name, but personally I think smoothies draw me in. Anywhere I hear ‘smoothie’ I’m in it to win it.”

For Saran, the event was another opportunity to raise on-campus awareness about PERIOD. “PERIOD. is a nonprofit organi-

zation that aims to provide menstrual health products to underprivileged women and just generally provide education, service and just general advocacy over a women’s menstrual cycle and kind of destigmatize the topic in general in society,” she said.

Celeste Lim, a sophomore in CGS, said she found the presentation interesting and helpful.

“I learned so much that I wasn’t able to learn in my high school health classes, even just like all the different illnesses and infectious diseases,” Lim said. “We also got to ask a lot

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of questions, where [French and Thibeault] were able to debunk a lot of myths that kinda have been going around our whole lives.”

Prior to “STIs & Smoothies,” French said, she’s never given a presentation for college students before, but thought it would be fun.

“We are happy to be here,” French said. “And of course, we want to encourage people to talk [about these topics] because we think that making sure kids are educated in very helpful in giving them the ability to make proper choices.”

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Kelsey Regina Byrne, known by the stage name Vérité, performs at the House of Blues on Monday. She opened for EDEN.

REVIEW: EDEN and Vérité fuse electro and pop at House of Blues

BY HANNAH ROGERS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EDEN, an Irish artist who produces ethereal, techno tracks accompanied by deep and soulful vocals, transformed the stage at Boston’s House of Blues on Monday with his unique use of lighting and effects that were synchronized with the sounds he created.

Vérité, a Brooklyn-based artist with a pop-EDM vibe and killer vocals, opened the show.

In addition to her own keyboard, she was accompanied by a drummer and an electric guitarist. Though at first she seemed like just another pop singer with a shaky voice producing audience-pleasing bops, her vocals, as well as her stage presence, improved as the set went on.

She showed off her vocal riffs in one of her more popular tracks off the 2017 album, “Somewhere in Between,” titled “Nothing.” This song was a crowd-pleaser, as it was

a bit more uptempo than her earlier songs, sounding like the kind of song you’d want to hear at the happy ending of a romantic comedy (who doesn’t love those songs?).

Vérité showed off her affinity for singing on top of intricate, techno modulations from her keyboard with songs like “Need Nothing” and “Death of Me,” both of which are also on “Somewhere in Between.”

Her most memorable performance was a cover of The 1975’s “Somebody Else” off of their album “I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it.”

She released her own version of the song as a single in 2016.

The delicate femininity of her voice, along with the increased pace and ‘80s-esque twist, gave a fresh take on the original, more serene version of the song. Though she didn’t interact with the audience much, her stage presence was good enough to not let that diminish the performance.

Upon EDEN’s entrance on stage, the speakers started blasting an intense reverberation to increase the anticipation and drama for his first song. Though this kind of melodramatic intro is usually kind of tacky and overdone, the way EDEN utilized stage effects saved the intro.

As the sound continued, various vertical, thin light fixtures, placed in a triangular formation around the musicians on stage, started illuminating as EDEN and his two musicians started to harmonize the song “wrong,” which quickly eased into the more popular track “take care.”

There were no spotlights or strong lights to show the audience what the musicians were doing on stage. Instead, it seemed as though the point was to drown the musicians in cool stage effects and an abundance of fog, so that the audience could focus on the music.

EDEN’s sound is highly electronic, with auto-tuning and disruptive (but intentional) computer-like inflections intermingled with strings and percussion. The result of these sounds, combined with EDEN’s deep and soulful vocals, is an ethereal experience that this generation of new EDM musicians seems to be perfecting.

It was almost like stepping onto another planet, due to the liquid aberrations of the beats mixed with the crazy light shows.

After the first few songs, EDEN introduced himself to the audience, admitting that the House of Blues was the biggest venue he’d ever played. This bashful confession revealed his humility, gratefulness and perhaps even shyness.

Though the lack of direct lighting throughout the show was likely for the emphasis of the musical production, it’s possible that is also has something to do with the artist’s

discomfort at being in the spotlight.

EDEN played his songs in the order that they appear on “vertigo,” but added some unreleased tracks here and there, such as “wave” and “fake love.”

The only songs he performed off of his first studio album from 2016, “i think you think too much of me,” were “Fumes” and “rock + roll,” which particularly stuck out for the soulful use of electric guitar. It was refreshing to hear more of the guitar in this track, as the majority of the other songs were so techno-heavy.

EDEN ended the set with “falling in reverse,” which was a somber but relaxing way to finish the night.

EDEN’s concerts are certainly not a party, with slow, ethereal vibes coming from each of his tracks. But the overall presence and production, especially with the unique lighting and special effects, made his performance one to remember.

‘A Quiet Place’ is John Krasinski’s love letter to his daughters

BY JENNI TODD

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In “A Quiet Place,” silence equals survival. John Krasinski’s newest film, which follows a family hiding from monsters that hunt by sound, will premier in theaters nationwide Friday.

A self-described “scaredy-cat,” Krasinski said he’s normally too scared to watch horror films, let alone write, direct, produce and perform in one.

“It’s really weird,” Krasinski told The Daily Free Press. “I remember a friend of mine at SXSW came up to me and said, ‘I never thought you’d direct a horror movie.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I can’t even watch scary movies.’ And he said, ‘Oh, that’s why you directed such a good one.’”

In the end, Krasinski said, his fear actually wound up being a creative advantage.

“I had one bonus, which is I know what scares the hell out of me,” Krasinski told The Daily Free Press. “And so every scene that I was writing, I would get nervous in that moment and say ‘It’s really dark, there’s no one around, and so what would scare me?’ And it was like, ‘Oh I’ll just write this because I would pass out if this happened in real life.’”

Just a year ago, Krasinski said, he thought he’d never direct something like “A Quiet Place.” But weeks

after his second daughter’s birth, he received the script and really connected with it.

“And so I was already in this state of terror, of keeping this girl safe, keeping this girl alive, and whether or not I was a good enough father to be her father,” Krasinski said. “It doesn’t take a lot for me to cry, but I was wide open for this one.”

From there, he proceeded to rewrite the original script.

Simultaneously wearing four different creative hats, Krasinski said, made the movie the most intense project he’s ever done.

“I’m an emotional dude, so I’ll tell you everything. This is the most I’ve ever put into a project,” Krasinski said. “I think this is a love letter to my kids.”

When he rewrote the script, he focused on making every single part of the film “come back to being a family.” In his eyes, “A Quiet Place” was actually more family drama than horror film. The horror, Krasinski said, comes from the audience’s emotional attachment to the family.

“It’s funny. On ‘The Office,’ I remember Greg Daniels, the creator of the show, telling me, ‘Your job is not to deliver these lines funny. Your job is to deliver these lines. If people think they’re funny, that’s up to them. And if people think that what you say to Pam is emotional, that’s up

to them, too,’” Krasinski said. “And I gotta be really honest with you, I never would have done this movie if it wasn’t for that advice.”

His biggest filmmaking regret?

Not being a better student.

“Probably the biggest regret I have on the movie is that I didn’t learn more sign language,” Krasinski said. “And I know there’s a lot of pretty languages out there, but there’s nothing more beautiful than sign language.”

In the film, one of the family’s children, Regan (Millicent Simmonds), is deaf. Simmonds, best known for “Wonderstruck,” lost her hearing during infancy. Krasinski said casting a deaf actress was “non-negotiable” and Simmonds was both a spectacular actress and teacher, patiently correcting her co-stars when they fumbled new signs.

While they were shooting, Krasinski said, Simmonds observed her co-stars’ respective characters actually coming out in the ways they were signing.

“And I said, ‘What do you mean?’” Krasinski said. “And she said, ‘Well the father is a guy who doesn’t care about anything in the world but keeping people safe, so all of his signs are very curt and short.

And Emily’s is trying to give these kids a much bigger life, so hers are much more poetic and gesture-y.’”

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Noah Jupe, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt and Millicent Simmonds act in “A Quiet Place.” The film comes out on Friday.

The film marks Krasinski’s first on-screen collaboration with his wife of eight years, Emily Blunt. He’s called Blunt’s agreement to appear in the movie “the greatest compliment of [his] career.” Their work together, he said, is much like their marriage — a constant collaboration.

“Very similar to our marriage, we talk about everything so that we never find ourselves in a place where we’re actually having a fight over something,” he said. “We try to keep it small conversations, rather than big ones.”

Perhaps fittingly, filming “A Quiet Place” has given Krasinski a new appreciation for calmer soundscapes, like nature. Now, he regularly takes his daughter sky gazing, using the time to clear his head and simply listen.

“And so now she actually asks me to do that,” he said. “She’ll say ‘Look there’s a bird and there’s a plane.’ And I’m like ‘I know, and there’s Superman.’ And it’s not a joke that she understands yet, but she’ll get there.”

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BUSINESS

Ben & Jerry’s holds ‘Golden Pint Hunt’ to celebrate Easter

BY HANNAH SHEARER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Whether it’s at the White House or in your own backyard, the classic Easter tradition is an egg hunt. This year, Ben & Jerry’s put their own twist on the classic Easter game.

On Sunday, Ben & Jerry’s on Newbury Street held a “Golden Pint Hunt” to celebrate the holiday.

In each golden pint, there were two golden tickets to go to the front of the line on Free Cone Day, which will be held on April 10.

“Easter just seemed like a really good fit in terms of sweets and getting people inside and we definitely wanted to do something fun,” said Olivia Zed, a Ben & Jerry’s account executive at BU’s PRLab and a graduate student in the College of Communication.

For the hunt, the team hid nine golden pints around Back Bay and had customers search for them in order to redeem the prizes.

The locations of the pints were posted as Google Maps screenshots on the store’s Instagram, and hints were released on the page’s story throughout the day, showing the pints hidden in trees or in the hand of a statue on the Boston Common.

“With Easter, [the idea] sort of came naturally doing the sort of Easter egg hunt and we knew we

A student holds a pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Ben & Jerry’s launched a “Golden Pint Hunt” to celebrate Easter on Sunday.

wanted to give away these free skip the line passes for Free Cone Day,” Zed said. “So, it all just kind of came together and the timing worked out pretty well.”

The skip the line passes are found beside the “#goldenpint” printed inside the lids of the handpacked golden pints. Redeeming the pint also gave winners a free pint

from the store.

No one is really aware that the store sells pints, said Sean Seltzer, general manager of the Newbury shop. Not only is Ben & Jerry’s trying to create publicity for Free Cone Day, but they’re also trying to make consumers more aware of all their in-store products. “[Free Cone Day] really sells

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itself, but we’re there to help promote it online,” Zed said. “You don’t really need to convince people to get free ice cream.”

The PRLab has been working on this project primarily through Ben & Jerry’s social media. The Lab has partnered with the Ben & Jerry’s store on Newbury Street, and they control the advertising for the shop.

“For the social media accounts, we basically are just gonna promote the in-store traffic, because not enough people know Ben and Jerry’s has a store on Newbury,” said Ivy Chen, another Ben & Jerry’s account executive at BU’s PR Lab and graduate student in COM. Their Instagram, Chen said, is geared toward interacting with customers and bringing them into Ben & Jerry’s store locations. PRLab has been working with Ben & Jerry’s Newbury this semester, and the company has been working with the Lab for a few years.

“They do a lot of really awesome work and it really shows,” Seltzer said.

PRLab has launched other promotional content for the ice cream brand, like a March Madness bracket, where they pitted different ice cream flavors against each other in a “Sweet 16” bracket. There’s a full calendar of events for the ice cream shop coming up in the last bit of the semester, a lot of which is building up to Free Cone Day, according to the PRLab. “I think this is a great way, mostly for college kids and families, to have a reason to go out and celebrate spring,” Seltzer said. “The weather is nice now, and it’s nice to go out around the city and find [some pints].”

COMMUNITY

Amnesty International panel reflects on human rights under Trump

BY TAYLOR KOCHER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

With bans on everything from bathroom choice to international travel, executive orders issued by the Trump administration have affected numerous facets of daily life in America for some people.

Saturday, Boston University’s chapter of Amnesty International hosted “Human Rights One Year Into the Trump Administration,” in partnership with the Islamic Society of BU, BU’s Organization of Pakistani Students and BU’s International Affairs Association.

Nawal Wasif, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and president of Amnesty International at BU, said the panel was organized to address concerns raised by the Trump administration that may affect immigrants at BU. “This year we’ve seen so many issues with DACA or ICE and different kinds of things going on around immigration,” Wasif told The Daily Free Press. “We really [wanted] to bring this space for students at BU to come and learn about the issue.”

Monika Nayak, a senior in CAS and treasurer of Amnesty International BU, moderated the discussion by reading questions submitted through Facebook.

Terry Rockefeller, a member of Amnesty International USA’s board of directors, said she’s seen an international change in the conversation around human rights.

“We’re really witnessing a politics of demonization that goes on,

and [it’s] almost permitting people to express intolerant, often racist, often sexist opinions and use of hate speech that can insight violence,” Rockefeller said.

Tahirah Dean, an immigration attorney at Tempus Fugit Law, said she doesn’t understand how the government can turn away refugees who seek asylum in the United States.

“For this current government to put limitations on who’s allowed to come in after it’s been determined that that these people have nowhere else to go,” Dean said. “I feel like that’s the biggest abuse to be able to say, ‘Close our borders to these individuals.’”

Refugees leave their home countries expecting better treatment in the United States, when that might not be true said Hiam Altali, president and founder of Justice for Detainees in Syria.

“Refugees … leave their country because they are afraid of getting detained and come to the U.S. and get detained on the border,” Altali said. “This is really a human rights violence.”

An increasing number of detainees are being housed in county jails in Massachusetts said Elena Noureddine, an attorney for the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project.

According to Noureddine, over 90 percent of immigration detainees are held at these jails. These are the same facilities housing people serving short criminal sentences, so there are no benefits or programs

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Elena Noureddine speaks during “Human Rights One Year Into the Trump Administration.”

normally available to someone serving a state sentence like GED classes or Alcoholics Anonymous groups, Noureddine said.

Regarding voter ID laws, Timothy Longman, director for the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs and political science professor at BU, said he’s seen a consistent effort by politicians to suppress the vote for certain populations in America.

“As the white population is diminishing, there is a degree of racial panic on the part of many of those who are in power,” Longman said. “[They’re realizing] that they might have to actually compete fairly with the entire population

instead of being guaranteed advantages of whiteness.”

Yoana Kuzmova, an immigration law lecturer at BU, said the United States tends to have an isolated scope when it comes to discussing human rights.

“There tends to be this somewhat exceptionalist idea that human rights are for abroad,” Kuzmova said. “But as we have seen over the course of the last year and a half … we do need that set of protections that are not necessarily found in the Bill of Rights.”

Only talking about the issue, Kuzmova said, is not enough to effect physical change.

“Through your politica l

engagement, through your civic engagement, through your purchasing choices, exercise your values,” Kuzmova told The Daily Free Press. “This can only be reinforced by anyone who spoke here today.”

Allison Horowitz, a senior pursuing a dual-degree in the School of Education and the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, said she was familiar with a lot of local issues but wanted to expand her knowledge.

“I wanted to get a greater perspective on international issues and how everything here in America is affecting the rest of the world,” she said.

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EDITORIAL

The importance of honoring MLK’s legacy in Boston Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. King, a social justice leader and head of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and ‘60s, left behind an important legacy for this country and brought about significant racial progress for AfricanAmericans. While he mainly fought for change and equality in the South, he also spent some time in Boston, earning a master’s degree in the School of Theology at Boston University — where he met fellow student and future wife Coretta Scott.

Boston officials gathered at the Massachusetts State House Wednesday morning to honor King’s accomplishments during his lifetime. Gov. Charlie Baker, along with several black and Latino legislators, spoke at the event, praising his contributions and reflecting upon his life and the time he spent in the Boston community. At the ceremony, which included a moment of silence in memory of King’s life, politicians seemed to come to a similar census: that MLK’s message for equality still rings true for us today.

Martin Luther King Jr. is considered a mascot for the city of Boston. But given its reputation as a racist city, this message contradicts the reality of racial tensions and incidents that often occur here. While we like to attribute King’s legacy to Boston, this city in particular still has a ways to go before it looks remotely like the dream of equality and unity MLK had in mind.

Minority communities still suffer from racial disparities here and across the country.

Boston neighborhoods are notorious for being pockets for specific minority communities,

segregated into black and Hispanic neighborhoods. While the prevalence of minorities here is a testament to how different races and ethnicities are welcomed in Boston, this separation contradicts the idea of unity and plurality espoused by King. He wished to see a world where black and white people lived together and worked side by side. King sought to see

It’s important to remember King not only for the progress he made in America in the civil rights movement, but also for the various other movements his death inspired. After King’s assassination, civil rights leaders did not want his death be in vain, so these leaders, and generations after them, continued to fight and practice the same nonviolent strategies

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an end to the systematic racism enforced by white policemen, often violent in their ways.

While there is no longer any official segregation in this country, since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, we still have to dismantle the invisible boundaries set between white people and people of color in this country.

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King practiced and believed in.

Time and time again, King’s methods have proven to be the most effective in influencing radical change in this country. The protests that occurred in Charlottesville last summer resulted in one person dying and more than a dozen injured. The “Unite the Right” rally served as a reminder of the violence that can

ensue when opposing sides butt heads, and perhaps we can look at the 50th anniversary of someone who was able to inspire real progress in this country for guidance on these matters.

It can remind us that inciting violence and harming others is not necessary if we want peace and unity — and this extends to both sides. We can only find solutions if we come together, hear each other’s ideas and respond with respect. This is an especially important message to keep in mind as more rallies are being organized and executed each week.

In addition, MLK was meticulous and careful when planning his campaigns. He organized the march in Selma, gathered students to walk out of schools and made allies with the press and leaders in Washington. He made sure these efforts resembled a unified front. On the other hand, we can’t point to one single person that’s heading movements like Black Lives Matter and March for Our Lives. And while that’s not necessarily a bad thing, and in part due to the presence of social media in our lives, there’s something to be said about the power of a single person leading an entire movement. Sometimes the message can get lost in translation with several people holding the torch, but this also has the potential to be powerful as well. We just need to come together to think about the messages certain groups are delivering and ensure they’re aligned with what laws we want to see passed.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of unity is more important now than ever before. With political and racial factions dividing the country and even coming between families, King’s anniversary is a reminder that we need to bring people together, not set them apart.

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BY NASHID FULCHER COLUMNIST

’d argue that the ‘90s was the golden age of Black culture for years, if ever someone was silly enough to disagree. The ‘90s brought the origin of the oversized, colorful, arguably ugly, patched clothing that people were smart enough to donate to thrift stores and kids are falsely nostalgic enough to pick up and wear proudly now. The ‘90s gave us very famous or infamous (depending on how one views it) East Coast versus West Coast rap beef that was heated, and deadly, unfortunately.

People who are most resistant to change often refer to this era as the time of “real rap.”

After rap music, my second favorite part of ‘90s culture was the television. It seemed that the decade never ran out of things to watch. It had “Living Single.” (Disclaimer: “Friends” was better.) It had “A Different World,” “Family Matters” and “Sister, Sister.” It had “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” You could watch television and find a happy Black family at just about any time of the day.

Clothing has evolved since — not necessarily into superior styles, but it has evolved nonetheless. Soulja Boy showed us an era of offensively oversized clothing. Then a time of tight clothing was ushered in until we arrived here — where skinny jeans are considered acceptable attire for all. Rap music has evolved into something completely different and beautiful, thanks to Lil Wayne and Young Thug almost exclusively.

The one facet of media that hasn’t exactly moved forward in a way I would’ve liked is television. There was my favorite show, “Everybody Hates Chris,” but it only ran four seasons before ending. There was a moment in one of my years of high school — that I couldn’t recall if you paid me — during which I was under the impression, as I’m certain many of my Black peers were, that “Empire” would finally be the show everyone could rally behind and love for

a while. The first season was amazing. I missed the whole thing at the time, but I was scolded by my family and friends enough that I ended up binge watching the whole first season. It was a rollercoaster, something like a Florida headline. The second season was even worse, and I was back to square one: rewatching “Naruto” on Netflix.

The best shows with Black casts I regularly tune into right now are “Atlanta,” “Black-ish” and “Insecure.”

The opening scene of the first season of “Atlanta” depicted a Black woman lying in bed with her hair wrapped for the next day. It drips hilarity and oozes authenticity. The dialogue propels past palatable, which is all I can ask for, and genuinely sounds like a conversation among friends. The show is a masterpiece.

Meanwhile, “Black-ish” depicts a well-off, educated Black family navigating a white neighborhood. If my family stood in a funhouse mirror, we’d look a lot like that. Kenya Barris has done a phenomenal job of using the 30 minute show to touch on important issues faced by the Black community, maintaining humor and managing to have resolution at the end of each.

“Insecure” is one of the messiest shows I have ever seen in my life. The main character, Issa, and her friends display the entire spectrum of emotion within the very first season.

They struggle without it being the premise of the program. They all have real life problems, including financial problems, job security problems and relationship problems, without it ever tainting the comedy.

A show that I expected to be amazing, but fell far short of the mark, is “Grown-ish.” As it was a spinoff of “Black-ish,” I expected at least to leave the first season wanting more before it fell flat. The casting was the first big mistake.

There is not a single dark-skinned character on the show. All of the students the show centers around are light-skinned, even though not all are Black. The show tried and failed with every episode to show any sense of having a resolution. The main problem with the show is that not all episodes are written by Black people, but they attempt to look through a Black lens to address the world. This must be stopped on all fronts; spinoffs in general should be stopped.

For me, current Black television is a mix of disappointment and being absolutely blown out of the water by how amazing it is. We need more Black content creators for certain. It’s possible that I won’t be satisfied until every single show has a fully diverse, Black cast in every corner of television. Maybe I won’t be. But no one could ever convince me that I’m wrong to feel that way.

I

BY ARIEL STEIN COLUMNIST

t’s a Friday night in StuVi2 and you and your friends are getting ready to go to a frat party. Music is blaring, the vibe is good and everyone is celebrating the fact that it’s the weekend. For a few hours, you can escape the overwhelming amount of work you have.

While taking a few hits of marijuana, you are aware that the RA can come in and write you up for possession. If you get caught, it’s a 50-50 chance that you will get actually kicked out of that dorm. But it’s an even smaller chance that the RA on call will “stop and frisk” your room, even if they do smell it during nightly rounds.

Not so far away from nearby universities, separated white wall to white wall inside the tiny, but homey duplex, is the Section 8 housing complex located in Pittsburgh’s Hill district.

The Hill — a predominantly black neighborhood full of public housing — is framed by the media for drug usage, gun violence and police control.

Sneakers line the floor neatly with pictures of family members and black jazz artists hanging above. Marijuana fills the space that occupies 10 Meiner St., along with the the lyrics “In the kitchen, wrist twistin’ like it’s stir fry,” the same Migos song I hear at frat parties weekly. The same cranky, uneven steps in fraternity basements lead me to the so called “speakeasies” which host Friday night parties.

For 21-year-olds, Friday night means fun and partying everywhere, in all communities and spaces.

The only difference? Being caught with possession of marijuana at 10 Meiner St. has vastly different consequences than being caught with marijuana at 33 Harry Agganis Way. A noise complaint from neighbors in StuVi2 could land a write up and low-level consequences, but a noise complaint from neighbors in the Hill dis-

trict could end your life.

Once you’re a person of color in the criminal justice system, the odds do not go in your favor. Not only would you become a statistic of mass incarceration, but things could also escalate from there. As cases of police brutality storm American houses, neighborhoods and spaces, police violence ending in tragedy is not out of the question.

According to the ACLU, black people and white people use marijuana at about the same rate, but black people have been around four times more likely to be arrested for the possession of marijuana.

The criminal justice system is a racist system, and mass incarceration has transcending effects on many areas of life for black families.

Kids growing up without fathers suffer emotionally and become socialized into having lower aspirations by seeing so many people in their communities sent to prison. Families are stripped of their primary source of income, which affects one’s access to resources in life.

If they wanted to, cops could target college kids and find plenty of weed. If mass incarceration was truly about locking up everyone for drugs, all they would have to do is switch the target from low income neighborhoods to frat houses. The amount of substances would certainly be the same — the color of the skin of the people behind bars would not.

Fraternities on a systemic level, and note, not all, have the propensity to promote violent behavior. Ibram X. Kendi, author of “What’s the Difference Between a Frat and Gang?” wrote in his piece for The Atlantic: “The fraternity may be as violent as the gang.

Collegiate America may be as dangerous for women as urban America. If sexual violence is a violent crime, then the fraternity of today may be committing as many violent crimes as the gang of the 1990s that spooked fearful Americans into tough-on-crime policies.” Some frat brothers can exhibit more violent behavior than some gang members and never suffer the consequences.

That’s called privilege.

This is not to say that parties do not get busted, that arrests don’t happen or that college is a total free for all. But there is a fundamental difference in policing public spaces on college campuses and in urban neighborhoods, rendering college a safe space for recreational substance use. The privilege of higher education serves as a protective coat to recreational drugs and avoid becoming a statistic of the mass incarceration epidemic. With that said, the irony of policing emerges as a potent record of structural racism in this country.

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INTERROBANG

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announced they broke up on Monday. We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know — what would BU student groups split up with?

COM: Their computers

Rhett: His leash

KHC students: KHC

West: Traffic cones

Underage students: Quality Mart

Nick Fuentes: BU

Freshmen: Living in Warren

BU Shuttle: The app

FreeP: Bill O’Reilly

10 SPORTS

Conry scores program record 13 points in BU’s 20-16 win

BY KYLE PATTERSON DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wednesday night’s matchup at Nickerson Field between the Boston University women’s lacrosse team and Harvard University was a game of several firsts.

It was the first time the two schools on opposing banks of the Charles River had squared off since 2014, and with the Terriers (4-6, 1-3 Patriot League) coming out with a 20-16 win against Crimson (3-7, 0-3 Ivy League), their first 20-goal game of the 2018 season.

It was also a game that saw a record broken.

BU sophomore attack Kailey Conry notched a career-high five goals and career-high eight assists for a total of 13 points for the Terriers, setting a program record for most points scored in a game by a single player.

“Kailey was great tonight,” BU head coach Liz Robertshaw said.

“She was seeing some great goals, but I’ll tell you she liked those assists even better.”

Having lost their two previous games, the matchup was a muchneeded win for the Terriers.

However, to start off the game, it was Harvard that drew first blood with a goal from senior midfielder Julia Glynn.

The Terriers initially struggled to get the ball into the net, as the Crimson maintained offensive possession for much of the early minutes of the game.

BU would eventually answer with a goal from Conry to make the score 1-1.

Harvard struck back with a goal from sophomore attack Hannah Keating, which was followed shortly by a tally from Terrier freshman midfielder Emily Vervlied, whose shot deflected off the post and met the back of the cage.

Although Harvard continued to maintain most of the offensive possession, the Terriers managed to follow each of the Crimson goals with a response of their own.

But BU’s dominance over ground balls would serve to give them the edge.

With the score knotted at five, Conry fired a no-look shot past Harvard senior goalkeeper Olivia Gundrum to make the game 6-5.

Terrier freshman midfielder Ryann Gaffney immediately followed Conry’s goal with another from the attack line after intercepting a clear from Gundrum.

Although Harvard would see the back of the net once again from junior midfielder Keeley MacAfee, two back-to-back goals from Terrier freshman attack Ava Barry and another from Conry gave BU the 9-7 lead at halftime.

The Terriers maintained their momentum as junior midfielder Kaitlin Belval opened the first five minutes of the second half with three goals.

“Belval was outstanding,” Robertshaw said. “She was all over the field. It was hard for me to take her off of the field because of how well she was playing even though I needed to give her a rest.”

Following a pep talk from their head coach Lisa Miller, the Crimson

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Sophomore attack Kailey Conry broke BU’s program record with 13 points in the Terriers’ 20-16 win over Harvard.

returned to the field with another goal from Glynn, ending the Terriers’ three-goal streak.

After starting off strong on the attack, the Terrier offense began to falter somewhat, and the defense had difficulty getting the ball out of their zone.

A failed clear from the Terriers gave senior defender Robyn White a scoring opportunity, which she capitalized on with a high-to-low shot that senior goalkeeper Christine Laible couldn’t get a stick on to make the game 12-9.

BU answered both Crimson goals with two of its own, one from sophomore midfielder Lexi Lewis and another from Barry to give them back the five-point lead.

Harvard would continue attempting to chip away at its deficit, but a pressing attack from the Terriers continued to tally up points on the board, and Harvard began to lose control of the game.

A fifth goal from Kailey Conry made the game 17-11 with 10:01 remaining in regulation on the man-up opportunity.

Two more points from Barry and another from Donahoe gave the Terriers a mountainous 20-11 as the time on the clock dwindled down.

“We came off fast, we played hard,” Robertshaw said. “We felt the zone defense that Harvard threw at us. We felt pretty comfortable playing against it, we’ve seen it on film

and I feel like the attackers were firing from all angles. It was great.”

Harvard, not willing to throw in the towel, put some points on the board in the final minutes of the game. But it was too little too late for the Crimson, though they managed to make it a more respectable 20-16 loss.

Although the finish may not have been perfect for the Terriers, Robertshaw said she sees no reason to dwell on it.

“I just tell them to enjoy the win,” Robertshaw said. “You know, we’ve got to play a lot of people and we need to protect our goaltenders better, but we’ll work on that. They worked really hard to get [the win] and when you get it, you should enjoy it.”

Offense fires on all cylinders for women’s lacrosse in victory

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Junior midfielder Kaitlin Belval led her team with seven wins at the faceoff X in the BU’s win over Harvard.

University Maryland.

BU head coach Liz Robertshaw The Boston University wom- said that the non-league matchup en’s lacrosse team came away with gave her team a chance to regroup. a 20-16 victory against Harvard “I think it was a big game for us University Wednesday night to win going into some more conat Nickerson Field, thanks to ference games, knowing we need an offensive outburst that took to turn the tide,” Robertshaw said. advantage of its opponent’s turn- “We needed to right the ship and we overs and penalties. did that. I feel like the girls are going The spurt of offense followed to bring a lot of confidence to the two consecutive losses in Patriot next game and we need that.”

League play for the Terriers, after The game started off back and the team fell 12-8 to Colgate forth, with the Terriers (4-6, 1-3 University and 18-11 to No. 7 Loyola Patriot League) and the Crimson

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(3-7) trading goals for a majority of the first half.

BU had three two-goal runs, but were unable to gain any more traction than that in the first 30 minutes of play.

The Terriers gained offensive momentum as the game went along, firing a total of 43 shots at Harvard senior goalkeeper Olivia Gundrum and forcing her to make 15 saves on the night.

Good passing allowed the team to get the ball within the 8-meter arc, and allowed the

Terriers to string together an 11-4 the way with two. goal advantage through the first While BU lost more draw con25 minutes of the second half, put- trols in the first half — going 7-forting the game away.

17 at the faceoff X — the team was Another aspect BU improved able to take advantage of those turnupon throughout the contest was overs to keep the offensive pressure its free-position shots. on the Crimson.

Coming into Wednesday’s “I love it,” Robertshaw said of game, the Terriers were ranked sec- her team’s improved defense. “I felt ond to last among Division I teams like people were just working their in free-position shot percentage. butt off trying to get the ball back.

However, the team took advantage We talked about covering for each of six on the night and scored on five other and that if someone made a of them. mistake, that we were going to husOn the other hand, Harvard tle and really get the ball back and only managed one, as BU’s defense I feel like you saw that from [senior remained tough and limited its fouls. attack] Avery Donahoe and [fresh“People made better decisions of man midfielder] Ryann Gaffney.” when to take [free-position shots] Donahoe and Gaffney each regand when not to,” Robertshaw istered a caused turnover apiece. said. “[Junior midfielder Kaitlin] Eight different Terriers found Belval, we know, is a green every the back of the net in the offensive time she can take that shot. Other outburst. people, if it wasn’t their shot, they Three players, including Belval, didn’t take it, so I felt like we didn’t attacks sophomore Kailey Conry force it as much and we made better and freshman Ava Barry scored four decisions.” or more goals, while Donahoe and BU was able to take advantage of junior midfielder Kelly Mathews Harvard’s eight first-half turnovers, contributed two goals apiece. many of which came on the defenConry’s performance was one sive end of the field. for the record books, as she set a The Terriers managed to con- new BU women’s lacrosse record vert offense into defense, and gen- with 13 points on the night. With erate offensive pressure going the five goals and eight assists, she other way. increased her season totals to 21 On two separate occasions, the goals and 27 assists.

Crimson failed to clear the ball near She currently leads the Patriot their cage, leading to two easy goals League in assists per game with 2.7. for BU. “[Conry] was seeing her teamThe Terriers had seven caused mates,” Robertshaw said. “She likes turnovers as well, with senior playing against the zone and she felt defender Maria Guerra leading real comfortable tonight.”

SPORTS 11

Softball takes on Lehigh in 2017 conference title rematch

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BU will look to senior infielder/outfielder Jilee Schanda and other offensive players as they take on Lehigh this weekend.

BY LAURA GUERRIERO

States Military Academy in game two of a three-game series.

The Boston University softball BU head coach Ashley Waters team will play a three-game week- said although the Terriers did not end series against Lehigh University perform as well as they wanted, at the BU Softball Field beginning they hope to bu i ld upon thei r Saturday afternoon. strong start when they take on This will be the first time the Lehigh.

Terriers (18-16, 2-1 Patriot League) “It’s been us and Lehigh head-tohost a Patriot League matchup on head the past couple of years, but their home field during the 2018 it’s also been us and Army headseason. to-head the past couple of years,” BU has won 10 of its last 12 Waters said. “So, to have your two games, defeated only by crosstown rivals the first two weekends, we rival Boston College and the United really have to do our part and show DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

up and get ourselves prepared the best we can to play some really good softball.”

Following last weekend’s games against Army (12-19, 3-3 Patriot League), the Terriers’ 2-1 Patriot League record currently places them third in the Patriot League while Lehigh (10-17, 5-1 Patriot League) is currently in first.

The Mountain Hawks lost their second Patriot League game against Colgate University, but won the first and third against the Raiders (5-21, 1-2 Patriot League) and swept three

games against Lafayette College falling to both the No. 5 University over the weekend by a combined of California, Los Angeles and score of 13-2.

C a l i f o r n i a S t a t e Un i v e r s i t y, Lehigh is also coming off an Fullerton in the opening round 8-6 win over Fordham University of the tournament. in a Wednesday night contest that Senior outfielder Nicole Yozzo went eight innings. leads Lehigh offensively by a signifFordham (15-17) knotted the icant margin, as she has six more score up at six with two runs in hits than any other teammate. the seventh, but a home run to Yozzo’s .333 batting average is left field from sophomore infielder fourth in the Patriot League, and Mary-Hannah Smith in the extra she is joined by two Terriers in frame propelled the Mountain the top five.

Hawks over the Rams.

Senior outfielder Emma Wong The last time the Terriers and is one spot above Yozzo, batting Mountain Hawks played was in the .358 on the season and junior catcher 2017 Patriot League final. In both Alex Heinen is second in the league game one and game two, Lehigh with a .365 average. defeated BU by one run, with scores After playing the Mountain of 1-0 and 4-3, respectively.

Hawks this weekend, BU will play In the 2016 Patriot League semi- a two-game series versus Central finals, BU defeated the Mountain C on nectic ut State Un i versit y Hawks to move on to the finals. before its next three-game Patriot However, over the past three League matchup, which will take seasons, BU’s regular-season record place at the College of the Holy against Lehigh is 1-7.

Cross.

To prepare for this weekend, The Terriers has already played Waters said that the team focused Centra l Con necticut State (11on offensive drills.

18) once this season, beating the “Going into this weekend, our Blue Devils 6-2 in the Nor’easter strings are even better so we’re more Invitational. confident at the plate and we can BU will play 12 of their next 17 generate more runs,” Waters said. games on its home field in Boston, This will also be the only week- and Waters said that this home end the Terriers and Mountain field advantage is important to Hawks will play each other during the team. the 2018 regular season.

“We love getting a chance to play Lehigh has won five of its last on our home turf, and I think it’s six games, four of them having being in their own beds, waking up been Patriot Leag ue wins, and and going to breakfast, and having will look to build off last season’s their families here,” Waters said. playoff run.

“That traveling part definitely is In 2017, the Mountain Hawks tough, and it can wear. It’s just won their 14th conference title, a different atmosphere, and it’s and received an automatic bid into something they have a whole lot of the NCA A Tournament. Their pride in. It should be very tough postseason run ended quickly after to beat us on our own turf.”

Between the Lines: Traditionalists don’t understand Rosen

BY MICHAEL ALCARAZ COLUMNIST

It doesn’t take a detective to figure out that the National Football League is one of the least progressive leagues in sports. The NFL is the sports leader in the United States, and it acts in a controlled and traditional way.

“Traditional” is a word I have always loved. To some people, it means following a tradition or long-standing practice. But whenever my ears hear “traditional,” my mind hears “old” and that is precisely what the NFL is: an old-school league, with old-school coaches and mostly an old-school fan base.

We have seen recent glimmers of youthful innovation though. Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay are two smart, innovative and young head coaches. Every year, more players, coaches and fans are recognizing the legitimacy of the analytics revolution that the baseball world adopted years ago. But we also still have plenty of old-school influence in the league.

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon his play on the field, but his actions mechanics of any prospect. While his Gruden cut punter Marquette King, off the field. He has frequently spoken stats don’t jump off the page, we have despite being an All-Pro level punter, out on social issues, and reports about to remember that he battled injuries because of “personality issues.” Gruden his relationships with coaches came and played with below average talent even said he is “trying to throw the out saying that sometimes he didn’t throughout his college career. game back to 1998 … I’m not going see eye to eye with them.

A big point of contention where to rely on all the modern technology” Others question his commitment Rosen clashes with football culture in his introductory press conference. to the game, especially after his college is focused on one word: why.

So the “traditional” mindset is still head coach Jim Mora recently said, Mora said, “He wants to know alive and, apparently, well enough to “He needs to be challenged intellec- why.” And continued saying that, get you a $100 million contract. tually, so he doesn’t get bored. He’s “Millennials, once they know why, As the 2018 NFL Draft nears, there a millennial.” they’re good.” is one storyline that continues to show Mora even said that he would Asking why to understand the that the NFL is the stubborn old guy in take former University of Southern reasoning and philosophy behind the room who wants to do everything California quarterback Sam Darnold the game plan, concepts and plays the “old-school way.” That story’s over Rosen because he is “blue-collar isn’t actually a bad thing. But for protagonist is Josh Rosen. [and] gritty.” football traditionalist, that “why” Rosen has been a highly-touted Though they are both Southern undermines the traditional coachquarterback for his entire life. He Californian guys, Darnold is viewed player relationship, where the coach attended California football power- as the prototypical, old-school gun- tells the player what to do and that house St. John Bosco High School slinger — a Brett Favre type — while is that. No questions. No feedback. before being named the University Rosen is seen more as an entitled, rich, No why. of California, Los Angeles’ starting SoCal kid who is too focused on his But, I guess now we believe that quarterback as a true freshman. While side hustles to succeed at football. millennials are the only people who Rosen’s UCLA teams never had the But Rosen hasn’t been evaluated have ever asked the question why, amount of success they had hoped for, adequately, because teams and the and since the other quarterbacks in Rosen’s draft stock started high even media are too frightened by these the draft — Darnold, Allen, Baker in his first year. reports and questions surrounding Mayfield and Lamar Jackson don’t The evaluation was all but set, and his personality. have this negative trait in their perRosen would likely be the number one Rosen is the most NFL-ready sonality, they aren’t labeled entitled pick when he decided to declare. So quarterback and the most polished millennials like Rosen is. when he declared for the 2018 NFL passer in the draft this season. He may In fact, wouldn’t you rather have Draft in January, many, including not have the “sky’s the limit” upside a quarterback who wants to learn me, believed he was the clear-cut of Darnold or Josh Allen, but he cer- more about the game, and underfirst-overall pick. tainly has a higher floor than any of stand all the ins and outs of your However, questions about Rosen the quarterbacks entering the league. scheme? I’m sure Aaron Rodgers began to arise — questions not about He easily has the best footwork and and Tom Brady have asked, and

probably still are asking, why.

I’m not saying that Rosen is going to be Rodgers or Brady, but Rosen’s draft stock continues to fall while many teams are in dire need of a franchise quarterback. The league is in dire need of more people like Rosen — not players but people.

We know he isn’t afraid to speak his mind regarding social issues, so if he can establish himself as a starter in the league, he could speak out in a way that would put much-needed pressure on the league and commissioner Roger Goodell for progress.

I personally love Rosen as a prospect. He is my number one quarterback in the draft — not only because of his on the field play, but because of his intellect and personality. His carries himself on and off the field with a cool, calm and collected persona that can truly only be compared to Rodgers, which says a lot.

As the draft nears, Rosen and his agent are out to combat this narrative by sitting down with Rich Eisen to put these questions to rest and working out with Rodgers on the latest episode of “Destination Dallas” on NFL.com.

But it is unlikely that this late public relations run will change the perception of him around the league because the NFL is still the stubborn old-guy in the room and he doesn’t want to deal with the only millennial in the draft, Josh Rosen.

“We needed to right the ship and we did that.”

­ Women’s lacrosse coach Liz Robertshaw, — following her team’s 20-16 win over Harvard. p. 10

Sports Thursday, April 5, 2018

“It should be very tough to beat us on our own turf.”

— Softball coach Ashley Waters on her team’s upcoming home game against Lehigh. p. 11

A letter to BU: Captain Brandon Hickey reflects on his career Dear Boston University, The past four years have been the best four years of my life. BU has been my home and my family since I was 18 years old, and I can honestly say you’ll be my family for life.

To every single teammate that I’ve had here, thank you for everything you’ve given this school and this program. Every day since I have been here, I have always been the happiest at the rink with all of you. Each team went through a lot of unique ups and downs, and I wouldn’t want to have gone through them with anyone else.

You guys shaped every single player on this roster today and you got the program heading in the right direction.

To the band and all our BU fans, thank you so much for all the support and love you give our team. You all make every single game day special and your passion drives us on the ice.

You are the reason why is BU such a special place to me. Each game day you drove me to give my all to this school.

To all our coaches, thank you for everything you do. Without your guidance and preparation, we would not have been able to be successful. Each one of you has had a major impact on my game and my life. I have had the honor of being around some of the best hockey minds and they are all special people. You are all amazing and I would do anything for you, so thank you again.

To all our managers and equipment staff, thank you for all the work behind the scenes. We all know that the job you do is not at all an easy one, and we aren’t the easiest bunch of guys to deal with, but every single day you came to work with a bright smile and a lot of passion. Thank you for brightening every day, and doing what you do to make everything easy for the players.

You guys never get the credit and the thanks that you deserve, so I want to make sure you get it here.

To our training staff and our strength coaches, thank you. Each and every weekend I was able to go out and play because of how you guys helped us train and helped us heal.

With your guidance, we were all put in the best position to be successful.

To Coach Quinn, thank you for believing in me. Thank you for getting me to move across the continent to play hockey for BU. It seems like yesterday I called you to tell you I was committing to BU. You’ve been an amazing coach and mentor for me in my four years and you always taught me that no matter what, there is always more to give. You’ve inspired me every day and pushed me to give my best every time I’m on the ice. You’ve shaped my life in ways you do not know, and for that I’m extremely grateful.

To my family and parents, thank you for your unwavering support. It is not easy to move to a different country, and without your love and support I

Senior defenseman and captain Brandon Hickey and his parents on Senior Day.

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would not have been able to do this. for having such a positive impact on better leader and a better person every You helped me through the hard times my life. You guys have made the time single day. Thank you for letting me of missing home and made me remem- here so special. You’re all amazing be your captain. It’s been the biggest ber each day how blessed I was to be players and even more amazing people. honor of my life to be able to wear the here. You are the best support system You handled your time here with class “C” for this school and represent not and made playing here a reality. Thank and always came to the rink ready to only an amazing school, but an even you for doing that. make us better. You helped bring a more amazing group of guys. So from To the current seniors, my class- winning culture back to BU and I am the bottom of my heart, thank you. I mates, my brothers — we’ve been really confident with the future of BU love every single one of you and you through a lot together in our four years. hockey because of you all. are all going to do amazing things for We have made a lifetime of memories Finally, I want to thank this year’s this program in the future. and you guys will always have a special team. You guys made being a senior the It’s been an honor to represent the place in my heart. Without you guys best thing in the world. The amount Scarlet and White. Go BU. I would not be the player and, most of effort and passion you guys brought importantly, the man I am today. I every single day made it fun coming to Sincerely, want to thank every single one of you the rink. You guys pushed me to be a Brandon Hickey