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MUSE The 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival features and celebrates independent films, screening movies like “Aardvark” and “A Thousand Junkies.” p.6

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BAA apology sparks debate on disability divisions

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After Boston Athletic Association Chief Executive Officer Tom Grilk issued an apology, on April 11, for alleged discrimination against athletes with disabilities, debate broke out among athletes who participated in the different disability divisions of the Boston Marathon in previous years.

The apology came on the heels of several handcyclists speaking out about the lack of acknowledgement as competitors in the marathon. But, while it may have satisfied handcyclists who felt underappreciated by the BAA, the apology drew backlash from athletes who compete in the Push Rim Wheelchair Division of the marathon.

Patrick Doak, who has been competing in IRONMAN triathlons and marathons in a push rim chair for 20 years, is one of those athletes who thinks the BAA owes no apology.

Doak said while unequal treatment of people with disabilities is clearly unacceptable, he and his fellow athletes do not want concessions made in their favor.

“My overall perspective … has always been that we don’t want any concessions,” Doak said. “We want to be held to the same standards as the able-bodied athletes.”

Doak said the heart of the argument lies not in the fact that handcyclists have been treated unfairly in the Boston Marathon in the past, but with the idea that the sport of handcycling has no place in marathons to begin with.

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sense, handcycling should not be viewed as an acceptable alternative to wheelchair racing just because a handcycle is more accommodating.

“You have people … writing articles pulling at the heartstrings of people saying it should be inclusive for everybody,” Fowler said. “I would entirely disagree that a marathon is for everybody.”

Both Doak and Fowler said there is no animosity between push rim racers and handcyclists, but the majority of the push rim racing community does not think handcycles belong in a marathon setting.

“If you’re going to have a [handcycle] division and you’re going to have people out there, you should give them a trophy and give them equal

A student could potentially attend Boston University Board of Trustees’ meetings next year thanks to a proposal put forth by BU Student Government earlier this month.

The proposal would allow a student, who is chosen by SG, to sit in on the board’s meetings, but the student would not be able to ask questions or vote, SG President Jake Brewer said. The proposal, which was brought forward by the College of Arts and Sciences senior, would also let the current SG president sit alongside the student.

The proposal also establishes a standing committee in SG, the committee for trustee observation, which oversees the non-voting student that would attend the meetings. Brewer said the reasoning behind the proposal came from BU President Robert Brown’s perceived lack of involvement with student life.

“President Brown, his role, like it or not … isn’t to interact with students, and the real decisions are being made by the Board of Trustees, and those meetings are with the provost and President Brown,” Brewer said.

The proposal is in the process of being finalized, Brewer said, who is scheduled to meet with Brown

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A handcyclist at the 2017 Boston Marathon the morning of April 17 nears the finishing line.

ity ‘no’ isn’t necessarily discrimination,” Doak said.

Doak said it is important to note the differences between the sports of handcycling and wheelchair racing. Because of the mechanics of the two different vehicles, competing in a push rim chair is most similar to running, while handcycling is more like riding a bicycle.

“You can imagine that to go out and run a marathon is probably a little bit harder than to hop on a bike and ride 26 miles,” Doak said.

Jason Fowler, another experienced push rim racer, has competed in 19 Boston Marathons and echoed Doak’s sentiment that push rim racing is more challenging because it’s a high-impact sport.

He explained that in a push rim chair, the athletes use their arms to

“punch” the rims on the wheels, not just grab them and push.

Push rim chairs also require athletes to sit up in the fetal position, as Fowler described it, whereas handcycles are more accommodating to those whose disabilities might prevent them from sitting in certain positions.

Fowler said the exclusivity of the Boston Marathon is what makes it special.

“The really cool part about Boston … is that this is one of the world’s best and most elite marathons,” Fowler said. “If you talk to an able-bodied person … it takes years to qualify because it’s so competitive.”

He said not everyone can be a competitive runner for physical reasons, and since wheelchair racing and handcycling are sports in that same

Students fight food insecurity through Questrom class project

BY NATHAN BINDSEIL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Three Boston University students created a video about food insecurity to raise awareness for the issue, an issue they said does not get enough attention.

The video, which was created for a class in the Questrom School of Business called “The Leadership Challenge” features BU students offering their perspectives on food insecurity. The video is part of the group’s larger initiative to contribute to a community service class project.

Group members said they aimed to convey that food insecurity is more than just not having reliable access to food. There are many other factors that go into it, and there are varying degrees

of food insecurity, group member Judy Phyu said.

“All individuals have a different definition of food insecurity,” said Phyu, a Questrom senior.

Phyu said coming from different backgrounds, everyone’s perception of food insecurity is different.

“For example, someone in Jamaica Plain could be food insecure by not having food at all,” Phyu said. “For a BU student, food insecurity could be not having the time to get nutritious food.”

Phyu added that she hopes the project can teach people that food insecurity can affect anyone, not just impoverished communities.

“We want to let the BU community know that food insecurity is non-discriminatory, and more people around you are facing food insecurity than you think,” Phyu

said. “It’s not just people who are hungry or homeless.”

Group member Reo Osawa, a junior exchange student in Questrom, said that food insecurity is a complex issue that cannot be defined clearly.

“Food insecurity doesn’t have a standard definition that works for everyone, [mostly] because different people have different kinds of food insecurities,” Osawa said.

“So, we don’t have a standard definition. It’s more like a spectrum.”

Osawa added that efforts like his group’s can help to bridge the knowledge gap between low-income students on campus and their well-off peers. “[We wanted to] start a discussion about these topics and how we are biased without actually knowing it,” Osawa said.

Once the group members

chose food insecurity as the issue they wanted to tackle, they decided they wanted to do something imaginative and original, Phyu said. They reached out to the Community Service Center,

which helped them refocus and hone their ideas into a viable and effective message.

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Questrom students Reo Osawa and Judy Phyu interview Questrom senior Korinne Dizon on Monday afternoon as a collaboration with Boston University’s Community Service Center to raise awareness of people’s varying definitions of food insecurity.

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Roxbury housing recognized for sustainability

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The Roxbury Highland Street E+ Green Building project was chosen to receive one of three 2017 American Institute of Architects Housing Awards given to U.S. houses in the “One and Two Family Production Home” category, according to a Friday press release from the Boston Planning and Development Agency and the Department of Neighborhood Development.

The four wood-frame townhomes, located in Roxbury at the corner of Highland Street and Marcella Street, were designed by Interface Studio Architects, an architectural company that was chosen through a competitive design contest last year, according to the press release.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said in the press release the city of Boston will continue to pursue projects to improve the sustainability of the city.

“In Boston, we lead the nation in so many areas because we constantly challenge ourselves to do better,” Walsh said in the release. “I thank the AIA for honoring our work alongside Interface Studio Architects and Urbanica in Roxbury.”

The selected home represents the city of Boston’s E+ Green Building Program, an agenda that is mutually run by the BPDA, the Department of Neighborhood Development and the Environment Department.

John Dalzell, the senior architect for the BPDA, said this house is one of many in the area receiving awards for its energy efficiency, and that similar houses should be built across the board.

“These homes are producing more energy than they use,” Dalzell said. “We

need to normalize [this] practice with all of our new buildings with zero [emissions].”

Dalzell cited other instances of private homes being built with similar standards and potential for energy efficiency.

“It’s neat because the private market is seeing the practice and replicating the practice,” Dalzell said.

Daniel Bluestone, director of the Preservation Studies Program and a professor of history of art and architecture at Boston University, said using less energy is fundamental to a green home.

“Architects are increasingly focused on the problems of climate change and resource depletion, and green [buildings are] a response to that,” Bluestone said. “If you can figure out both how to build them and how to operate them using less energy and emitting less greenhouse gas, then in general you are addressing some of the issues of sustainability.”

The homes produce more energy than they consume in a year and are LEED Platinum certified, a certification given by the U.S. Green Building Council to homes with the most potential for sustainable design.

Bluestone said although the environmentally-friendly home in Roxbury is an improvement, the greenest buildings are those that already exist.

“Recycling existing buildings … is ideal,” Bluestone said. “They have embodied energy from previous generations, from previous harvesting of materials and workers were already paid to put the materials in place.”

Several Boston residents shared their support for sustainable building and greater environmental consciousness.

Carla Owens, 46, of Dorchester, said she would love to the visit the house and tries to do her part in helping the environment.

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A townhouse complex in Roxbury is selected as a 2017 American Institute of Architects Housing Award Winner Friday morning because of its sustainability.

“I recycle, and I try to take public transportation as much as possible,” Owens said.

“It’s the little things that really can make a big difference in the long run.”

Kathleen Hunter, 27, of Brighton, said she is pleased with the home as it represents big advancements for environmental sustainability.

“I really like the idea of going green, especially with the incoming administration throwing a lot of that kind of stuff out of the window,” Hunter said. “I do all the little things like recycling, but when you hear about a house like this one, it really makes you realize how little you are doing. If we all had [a] house like this one, the environment would be a much safer place.”

Coleman Riordan, 26, of Fenway, said protecting the environment should be of the utmost importance.

“Going green is something that’s really important to me,” Riordan said. “A lot of people bash it because they don’t think it’s cool. Some people don’t even think it’s important, like [President Donald] Trump, but I believe it to be vital to protect the environment, because right now we’re not trending in the right direction. Houses like this one are a step in the right direction.”

SG seeks student representation among trustees TRUSTEES, FROM PAGE 1 on May 5 about the issue. Brewer said it is important for Brown to know that “a lot of other universities have students sitting on the Board of Trustees, and usually it is through SG that those students are chosen.”

Brewer said student access to the meetings is vital for students to understand the decision-making process at BU regardless of what is being deliberated in the meeting. By understanding what goes on at the meetings, students can better navigate how to tackle important issues like divestment and tuition, he added.

“I think that it will direct energy away from President Brown and towards where energy being invested would be productive,” Brewer said. “When it comes to things like tuition, [having a student at meetings] would let us all feel a little more at ease about where

our money is being spent.”

SG Vice President of Internal Affairs Jane Dimnwaobi said the proposal adds a necessary channel of communication between the administration and students, especially when it comes to making big decisions.

“My perspective, from being in student [government] this past year, is that transparency and dialogue are key to better representing BU students,” Dimnwaobi said. “This proposal to have a student on the [Board of Trustees] is crucial to this, and I am hopeful that the president sees the value in this and allows a student position in future years.”

Brewer said important decisions are not made solely by the board, but also by members of administration.

“President Brown is involved with the decision-making, and so is the provost, and so are a bunch of other people, but seeing that process would both empower activists

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Dan Collins, Senate chair for Boston University Student Government, speaks at the SG Senate meeting on April 11 about SG President Jake Brewer’s proposal to create a Board of Trustees Oversight Committee.

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to know more of what is going on and take more issue with the process itself and specific things,” Brewer said.

Katherine Cornetta, the assistant to the Dean of Students, said students are actually already involved with the Board of Trustees when it comes to its decisions on spending.

The board sometimes allows students to attend meetings, she said.

“Students currently participate in the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing, which may at times include attending meetings of the Board of Trustees’ Student Affairs Committee,” Cornetta wrote in an email.

Several students said it is important to have a student representative on the Board of Trustees to speak for them.

Benjamin Levine, a second-year graduate student in the School of Law, said the Board of Trustees should have a student representative because of the impact of its decisions.

“It’s always good to have student representation in a meeting where big decisions are being made about the university,” Levine said. “Overall, I think it’s good idea.”

Monique Peyreau, a CAS junior, said students should be able to oversee how their tuition is spent.

“I actually am for this [proposal],” Peyreau said. “It’s kind of weird to see where our money is actually going, and it’s kind of unfair to see that there are no students that actually have a say in where our money goes and how it gets spent.”

Jacqueline Loring, a College of General Studies freshman, said it is crucial for students to have representation in the meetings.

“I think that’s a good idea,” Loring said.

“I think students should be represented in the decisions.”

Drone flying above Warren Towers A caller reported at 3:00 p.m. on Monday a drone flying above 700 Commonwealth Ave. Officers determined the drone was being used for work purposes and was operated by a BU affiliate.

Repeated harassing calls to BUPD The BUPD received several prank telephone calls between 9:28 p.m. and 10:58 p.m. on Monday from persons claiming to represent the Harvard University Police Department and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department.

Repeated harassing calls to BUPD The BUPD received eight abandoned 911 calls throughout the day on Tuesday from Cummington Mall, Amory Street, Commonwealth Avenue, Buick Street and Beacon Street. At least one was determined to be accidental.

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The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from April 25.

Attempted robbery on Chester Street At 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to a silent call at 65 Chester St. in Allston. The caller stated that he was approached by an unknown male who ordered him to hand over his money. The victim stated he fled on foot while the suspect fled on a black scooter towards Brighton Avenue. The victim claimed the suspect indicated he had a firearm, however, none was shown.

Robbery at 100 Brighton Ave. At 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to a robbery call at 100 Brighton Ave. The victim stated that at about 12:15 a.m., the unknown suspect had jumped out from behind the fence of Ringer Park, grabbed him and coerced him to hand over an $100 bill. The suspect then fled in the direction of Brighton Avenue.

Well-being check on student At 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday officers checked on the well-being of a student living in one of the 1148 Commonwealth Ave. apartments after receiving a well-being check request. The student stated that they were in class and had returned at 6:00 p.m. Officers instructed them to call the person who filed the well-being request to inform them that they were OK.

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Student groups advocate mobilization amid tuition hikes

BY JACQUELINE CONTRERAS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Twenty-five students held a forum to discuss tuition increases for the 2017-18 school year at Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday evening.

The forum was hosted in collaboration with the Student Curriculum Committee, Student Government and #PoorAtAPrivateUniversity. SCC chairperson Konrad Herath, a CAS senior, said they decided to hold the discussion to encourage students who care about these issues to start mobilizing.

“Students at BU feel very strongly about increases in tuition but might not know that there is something they can do about it,” Herath said before the forum. “We want everyone to know that there is.”

Herath opened the discussion by summarizing the results of the SCC’s recent survey on the cost of tuition. Then, he turned the conversation over to Jane Dimnwaobi, SG’s vice president of internal affairs, to speak about SG’s plans moving forward.

Dimnwaobi, a CAS junior, said one of their primary goals is to create a summer orientation plan, wherein current students could speak with incoming students and their parents about the rising cost of education. She said this would engage them with the issue from the moment they start at BU. Additionally, the groups are hoping to create a student coalition tasked with negotiating, planning and solving the problem, Herath said. The various student groups are considering teaming up with nearby universities to address the broader issues of tuition inflation.

“A lack of socioeconomic diversity will also disproportionately exclude black and Hispanic students who merit attending BU [but] who are unable to pay,” Herath said.

“This university talks a lot about Martin Luther King Jr. What does BU say about his legacy if only wealthy families can send their talented children to study here?”

Dimnwaobi then talked about the importance of transparency between administrators and students when it comes to how students’ money is being spent, instead of categorizing spending in vague terms, like “auxiliaries” or “general and administrative costs.”

“Having a constant push toward transparency on where spending goes and action on identifying things that aren’t working could potentially reduce the cost of education, if not manage it,” Dimnwaobi said.

The second half of the forum allotted time for students to voice their questions and concerns about the cost of tuition.

Racquel Bazos, a freshman in the College of Communication, said she was frustrated by inequalities between different programs and schools within BU. “We’re a multi-faceted school,” Bazos said. “Why can’t all the programs be equally, or at least semi-equally, focused on?”

Dimnwaobi said she thinks BU’s funding decisions are too focused around increasing BU’s rankings. She said competition should not be the primary factor driving the quality of BU’s education.

“We’re trying to get President Robert Brown, the Board of Trustees and other decision makers to shift away from the competition,” Dimnwaobi said.

She added that the SCC is set to meet

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The Student Curriculum Committee hosts a forum Wednesday evening at the College of Arts and Sciences to discuss the recent 3.4 percent increase in tuition and fees for the 2017-18 academic year.

with Brown and a several other administrators next week to talk about the rise in tuition and specific details on how students’ money is being spent, as well as what students can expect in future years.

Several students said they were frustrated with the rising cost of tuition at BU and were glad to hear that something is being done.

Helen Houghton, a freshman in CAS, said if something does not change about regular tuition increases, she might not be able to continue attending BU. “I came to BU because of the school that it is, but I might have to leave for that exact same reason,” she said.

Brandon Millington, a freshman in the

College of General Studies, said he thinks the amount of money he is paying for his BU education is “ridiculous.”

“There’s a lot of things that we don’t know,” Millington said. “I want to know where our money is going and how I benefit from it.”

Kyna Xu, a junior in CAS, said she is a transfer student to BU but has lately been questioning her move.

“I could have just stayed home and went to a state school in California, but I thought being at BU and what BU offers is totally worth that kind of investment,” Xu said. “But if [tuition] is going to keep increasing, then obviously, it’s not something that’s sustainable for my family.”

Students create video offering perspectives on food insecurity VIDEO, FROM PAGE 1 want to volunteer at a soup kitchen or a food shelter,” Phyu said. “Instead, we wanted to work on something more creative that is a little more different than a usual community service project.”

Several students said food insecurity is a significant problem that many people are unaware of.

Hayley Walker, a senior in the College of Engineering, said she sees food insecurity as part of a bigger problem on campus. “[High-income] people are ignorant of how [low-income] people live, in general,” Walker said. “I have several friends

that have no idea [about food insecurity] because they have lived in a bubble their whole life.”

Jocelyn Power, a senior in the School of Education, said even though some BU students may struggle to find the resources to eat or buy nutritious foods, it is important to note the significant difference between that experience and the plight of lower-income students.

“It’s not quite the same situation as a person I would genuinely consider food-insecure,” Power said. “I have access to food anytime I want and, if I’m really in a pinch, I can call my mom and ask for money.”

Power said she thinks there is a lot that

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“Learning about it and being aware is the best the school can do as a whole,” Power added. “Community service programs … [and] volunteering your time to the food bank [can also help].”

Yash Kothari, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said he agreed with the group’s message because it resonated with his past experiences.

“I’m from Asia, and I’ve seen the highs of life and also the extreme poverty as well,” Kothari said. “Income is one part of [food insecurity], but your other capabilities also come into play, whether there is a place to

get food around you or whether you are actually physically capable of getting food for yourself.”

Students can start making a positive difference even in the dining halls, Kothari said. “[In the dining halls], I would see the amount of waste that would just be on the clean-up trolley,” Kothari said. “That’s just the most absurd thing for me because you take as much as you want and it’s basic rationality that you only take as much as you want to consume … [Ways to improve this] would be no wasting food, knowing where your food comes from and cooking for yourself more.”

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Justine Mee Liff Park opens as part of restoration effort

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Justine Mee Liff Park opened Friday afternoon as the first part of the Muddy River Restoration Project, which is an effort to address flood control and environmental issues through restoration work, according to a fact sheet provided by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department.

The opening of the park, which is part of the Emerald Necklace park system, is the first phase of a two-phase project that aims to rehabilitate the Emerald Necklace and alleviate flooding by “dredging and removing invasive plants,” according to the fact sheet.

The project was designed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and will create new habitat areas and improve access through the park system, in addition to addressing the flooding issue, according to the fact sheet.

Ryan Woods, director of external affairs for the Parks and Recreation Department, said the first phase involved daylighting the river, which means transferring water running through underground pipes back above ground.

“There used to be pipes underneath that water would run through, but when we got heavy rains and storms it would become a flood zone and the pipes would become backed up,” Woods said.

“By doing this, it becomes a natural daylight river instead of going through pipes.”

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The Justine Mee Liff Park opens Friday afternoon at the Back Bay Fens as part of the Muddy River Restoration Project.

Kate Oeser, marketing and com mu n ications coord i nator for the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, said the park was formerly part of an initiative by Frederick Law Olmsted to control flooding.

However, Oeser said the design stopped functioning correctly because of an increase in buildings and concrete surrounding the area, in addition to the presence of invasive phragmites, which are weeds that break down soil and cause backups in waterways.

“A lot of buildings and concrete had been built around [the Muddy River] so it needed to take in more water and more runoff because the land around it just couldn’t do it anymore,” Oeser said.

As a result of these backups, the Muddy River overflowed in 1996, which caused millions of dollars in damage to surrounding businesses and to the MBTA subway, which was closed for one month, Oeser said.

Oeser said in order to prevent such damage from occurring again, the conservancy was founded to initiate the restoration project.

Justine Mee Liff Park has replaced a Landmark Center parking lot, which is what Mee Liff, the late Parks and Recreation commissioner for the city of Boston, wanted for the restoration, Oeser said.

“Justine Mee Liff’s vision was to take that parking lot back for the park, and that’s exactly what

has happened here and what the conservancy has advocated for since it’s conception,” Oeser said.

“That’s why the conservancy was founded. It was on this issue of the Muddy River Restoration.”

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy considered the opening of the park a success because there were more people in attendance than anticipated, Oeser said.

“The room was overfilled with people — there were more people than there were seats,” Oeser said.

“There was a lot of excitement for the ribbon cutting.”

The second phase of the Muddy River Restoration Project will involve continuing development upstream and downstream from the Phase 1 area, Oeser said.

“We’ll be continuing along the river way and … further into the Back Bay Fens area, and removing more invasive phragmites,” Oeser said.

Oeser said the specific details of the project remain unclear because it is still being planned.

“The current Phase 2 project is in the 60 percent design phase so we only know so much about what it will look like,” Oeser said.

Several Boston residents expressed support for the project.

Bobby Andrews, 25, of Brighton, said the project will enhance the feel of the Fenway area, a location he described as becoming increasingly gentrified.

“The whole Fenway area is becoming more and more gentrified, with many new luxury apartments being built,” Andrews said.

“The Muddy River Restoration Project adds a nice touch to the up-and-coming neighborhood.”

Anlin Van, 22, of Allston, said she hopes that as the restoration continues, it will not endanger habitats that exist upstream and downstream from the Phase 1 area.

“I like the idea about improving ecosystems, but we should also consider the impact the restoration will have on the environment while it is still in construction,” Van said.

Alex Mok, 20, of Brighton, said his personal experience with a flood makes him especially supportive of the project.

“Flood damage has affected me personally so I think it’s a good idea,” Mok said. “There’s no reason not to support this project.”

Tensions rise between marathon push rim racers, handcyclists MARATHON, FROM PAGE 1 treatment, but I think they shouldn’t be out there in the first place,” Fowler said.

Tom Davis, who has competed in the Boston Marathon in a handcycle three times, agreed the nature of a handcycle is more similar to a bicycle, but said that is no reason to exclude them from marathons.

“You have to have a certain body

type and certain abilities to be able to get in a push rim chair, and I know I can’t do it,” Davis said. “I know a lot of people that can’t wedge themselves into one.”

Davis said because his injuries are located in his lower back and knee, he is physically unable to compete in a push rim chair, whereas the different types of handcycles allow him to lie down and stretch out his legs. “[Handcycles] are a little more

accommodating to different injuries and different disabilities,” Davis said.

Unlike Doak and Fowler, Davis argued the issue is not about whether or not handcycling should be accepted in marathons, but that certain members of the BAA made discriminatory comments towards handcycles and treated them unfairly.

“We were being treated like second-class citizens,” Davis said.

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Davis said the inclusion of handcycling in marathons has greater significance than whether or not it compromises the sanctity of the event.

“A marathon is one of the greatest physical challenges people can do,” Davis said. “If you have some kind of disability and you can’t run it, you can’t do it in a push rim, now you have this awesome opportunity to be able to do it in a different way.”

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racing and handcycling are different sports and should be treated as such, but does not think the inclusion of handcycling in marathons affects the integrity of the competition. “[Push rim chairs and handcycles] are two completely distinct divisions,” Davis said. “[Push rim chairs] start five minutes ahead of us. Their prize money wasn’t affected, their publicity, their finish times, nothing was affected by us being in the race.”

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ALLocal Dinner emphasizes buying food within community

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While food is something we all consume and enjoy, the ALLocal Dinner organized by the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts emphasized that where food is sourced is important. It also stressed the impact that eating locally and sustainably can have on the world.

The dinner was organized at Mei Mei, a restaurant that graduated from the Sustainable Business Leader Program and is now a component of the SBN. Based in Cambridge, The Sustainable Business Network is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote a local, green economy in the Massachusetts region.

“It’s a green sustainable certificate program, where the business goes through this process of getting a green certificate to make sure that it’s following certain green practices,” said Maddie Phadke, the Managing Director of SBN. “In terms of areas like waste management, there’s a lot of information that these businesses could use so our consultants help them go through this seven-step program that helps them become more environment friendly.”

Phadke said that the dinner was hosted to raise awareness of the importance of buying food locally.

“The ALLocal dinner is a part of the local food program,” Phadke said. “We started this event to highlight what local is all about: to highlight that it is possible to source local ingredients, to give a chance to the local pro-

ducers and the local vendors so that the restaurants could source from them, it’s all about making connections.”

Phadke explained that the main reason the SBN had chosen Mei Mei as a venue for this event was because Chef Irene Li, one of the three owners of the restaurant, and the restaurant itself had an ideology that was very similar to that of the SBN. “She is one of our advising council members as well,” Phadke said. “She is so in tune with what our values are, and we’re really grateful that she agreed to partner with us.”

Li explained that these values stem from when she first found her passion for food.

“When I was in college, I really found my love for food because I realized how much you could learn about the story of an ingredient or a dish, and how that makes eating it a lot more fun,” Li said. “So basically, your food becomes more fun the more you learn about it and the more in-depth you get, and we try to offer that experience to our guests.”

Li also talked about how much she had enjoyed hosting the event because she liked finding people who cared about the same values.

“I thought this event was great because we serve a lot of people who maybe aren’t so interested in the workings of what we do,” Li said, “so when we have a specific focus group of people who are here to specifically talk about sustainability, it’s a real change.”

The evening progressed with eight courses of food made from entirely locally-sourced ingredients. As the guests ate their desserts, Chef Li addressed the crowd, along with special guest, Jared Auerbach, the founder of Red’s

PHOTO BY KIRAN KISHOR GALANI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts hosts its first ALLocal Dinner of 2017 at Mei Mei Restaurant Sunday night to raise awareness around the benefits and challenges of seasonal cooking and to promote local agriculture.

Best, a Boston based seafood wholesaler that aims to support the lives of the local fishermen while sustaining the local fisheries for harvest.

Auerbach explained how the main reason behind the depletion of the fisheries was that people wanted very specific types of seafood and fish, and weren’t willing to open their minds to new varieties.

“There’s one simple thing that you can do to support local fishing and local fish, and that’s just to be flexible with what you consume,” Auerbach said. “Allow me to tell you what you’re going to eat, and don’t tell Mother Nature what it’s going to give you.”

Emily Buck, 31, of Somerville, seemed to agree as she talked about how happy she was to have been able to eat the variety of food that had been presented to her. She mentioned there were several things that she normally wouldn’t order but really liked today, and how this had helped broaden her food palette.

“I thought that being able to try all the different ingredients, especially things that I wouldn’t necessarily think to order, was very interesting,” Buck said. “I think if I see something on the menu that has mainly vegetarian components, I probably won’t order, but today those were some of my favorite dishes.”

CATALYST THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

March for Science organizers connect through passion for science

BY JENNI TODD DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After four months of collaboration, Ashley Ciulla, Elizabeth Crocker and Kim Hokanson, looked out on a crowd of thousands that gathered Saturday on the Boston Common for the March for Science, a march that they spent countless hours organizing.

Drawn together by a passion for science and the internet, Ciulla, Crocker and Hokanson began planning the event together in late January.

“I made the Facebook event page for the Boston March for Science, and Kim Hokanson actually made the group page,” Ciulla said. “We didn’t know each other at the time, and there was no way to merge the pages together ... so we actually ended up keeping both pages and combining forces.”

After joining forces, the trio maintained near constant contact, working day and night to bring their vision for a science march to life.

“We basically communicate all day long,” Hokanson said before the march. “Sometimes, all through the night. We get up and start our message thread and say good morning ... and we work together all day long, and then we say good night, probably around 11 o’clock.”

All the while, the co-organizers have been balancing their intensive planning with their

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Ashley Ciulla, Elizabeth Crocker and Kim Hokanson met online and came together to organize Boston’s March for Science on Saturday afternoon.

busy lives.

Ciulla, a research associate at Harvard Medical School, studies biology and genetics.

However, much of her personal research has been focused on the environment, driven by a passion for sustainability.

“A big part of it is seeing how much our oceans actually affect everything, from our atmosphere to our on-land ecosystems, and just trying to reduce our human impact,” Ciulla said.

Hokanson has dedicated her time to activism and child welfare, and she is pursuing a

doctorate in social work at Boston College.

“Basically, I’ve always felt like I should be doing my part, whatever that is,” Hokanson said, “I should leave the world at least a little bit better than I found it if I can.”

While they might come from a variety of backgrounds, Ciulla, Crocker and Hokanson are all working to ensure a bright future for Boston’s scientific community.

With that vision in mind, the organizers created five main goals for the science community in Boston: communication of scientific knowledge, funding for research, policies

guided by evidence-based research, increased science literacy and improving relations with the general public, according to Boston’s March for Science website.

Crocker, a PhD student studying anthropology at Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences, and Ciulla stressed the importance of the initiative to engage the general public. Ciulla added that science’s potential for inclusivity has roots in the word’s meaning.

“I looked up what the word ‘scientist’ meant, because a lot of people had been asking if only scientists could come to the march,” Ciulla said. “I found out that, in the beginning, the word ‘scientist’ itself was used to replace ‘cultivator of science.’ It really means that anyone who’s passionate about science or grateful for it can be a scientist.”

Crocker said that science can serve as a useful problem-solving tool.

“For me, science is a way of approaching the world that tries to take the chaos of what we’re seeing and experiencing every day and to try to find ... solutions that are actionable,” Crocker said.

Even after all the work that has gone into the Saturday march, the organizers haven’t grown tired of each other.

“It’s been absolutely amazing,” Ciulla said, “We didn’t know each other when we first started, and now we spend … from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. just talking nonstop.”

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Jenny Slate walks the red carpet with fellow “Aardvark” stars at Tribeca Film Festival on Friday night.

16th Tribeca Film Festival highlights independent film industry Taking place April 19-30 in the lower Manhattan neighborhood for which it's named, the Tribeca Film Festival celebrated its 16th year showcasing groundbreaking independent filmmaking. The festival, which was started in 2002 with help from actor Robert De Niro, is an 11-day event featuring screenings, discussion panels and red carpet events. A number of standout movies made their worldwide debut at TFF this year, further cementing its importance in the film industry.

BY FELIPE BELFORT MARQUEZ, JOHNATHAN D. KINDALL AND JON OLLOM DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: “Aardvark” touches on emotional themes, falls short in plot Starring Jenny Slate, Jon Hamm and Zachary Quinto, “Aardvark” follows the story of Josh Norman, an emotionally challenged introvert who regularly suffers from hallucinations, and his interaction and relationships with his therapist and television star brother.

Belfort Marquez: Everything from its sepia-filter visuals to its quirky little soundtrack make “Aardvark” seem like a runof-the-mill indie film, yet its all-star cast and its attempts to stick to the three-act structure we know and love make it a bizarre amalgam of an indie film with a Hollywood rom-com — a mix as bizarre as its titular animal. There are character dynamics and plot, sure, but it all seems weirdly disconnected, leaving viewers to want a bit more — such as Josh’s (Zachary Quinto) repeated hallucinations, or Emily’s (Jenny Slate) skills as a therapist outside of helping Josh. Backstories are either teased — like Emily’s — or just outright given — Josh’s and Craig’s (Jon Hamm) — but none ever seem like enough. The indie quirkiness in “Aardvark” carries it past its shortcomings as a typical rom-com, but its lack of a full-bodied plot makes it feel incomplete somehow, and no amount of stars can save it from that kind of discomfort.

Ollom: “Aardvark” is an indie film to the fullest extent. It is a tidy story that touches on subjects of mental illness, failed relationships and loneliness. While some hallucinated characters and the general oddness of the lead add some spice to the script, the film is nothing exceptional. That is not to say “Aardvark” is lackluster or not entertaining. With an engag-

ing script, moments of sharp comedy and solid performances from the three leads, the film is certainly worth watching. It is a fun, sometimes emotional, story with a feel-good ending that is welcome given how heavy the subject matter is. Yet, there is still a sense that the film could have done something more to separate itself from the long list of quirky indie flicks that came before it.

INTERVIEW: “Aardvark” director, actress discuss cast camaraderie Coming from the world of playwriting and acting, “Aardvark” director Brian Shoaf made his feature film directing debut at TFF. “To be able to open the film in a nearly 500-seat theater in New York City is a dream come true,” Shoaf told The Daily Free Press at the film’s red carpet debut. “Given that we are a truly independent film … for us to premiere somewhere where we can attract distributors is also immense.”

Shoaf explained how Quinto, who Shoaf has known for more than 20 years and whose credits include the modern “Star Trek” franchise and “American Horror Story,” joined the project in its early stages. Quinto stars in, produced and helped cast “Aardvark,” playing a role in obtaining some of the film’s other bigname talents like Hamm and Slate.

“Working with everyone has been a dream,” Shoaf said. “I think we had a nice little ecosystem on set.”

Dale Soules, who plays Lucille in the film, shared a similar love for the cast and the movie itself.

“I love the story of the film,” Soules said.

Her character, whom she defined as a “street person,” hangs out in an alley and hits up Quito’s character for cigarettes among other things. Soules emphasized the movie’s careful handling and exploration of mental illness as one of its strengths.

She characterized the film and her role in

it as “very interesting from the point of view of an actor but also from the point of view of investigation of mental illness,” she said.

“It’s done beautifully. It’s dealt with quite successfully.”

REVIEW: “Flames” follows couple through ups and downs of relationship Filmed over the course of five years, “Flames” is a half-documentary, half-narrative film that follows co-directors and reallife couple Zefrey Throwell and Josephine Decker. The film chronicles their relationship from romantic beginnings to the bitter end, exploring the way in which relationships don’t always end with a breakup.

Belfort Marquez: “Flames” is a self-centered, creative movie about self-centered, creative people — a couple that was both madly in love and consumed by their sheer hatred of each other. And if hatred seems like too strong a word, it isn’t. It’s all too appropriate to describe a couple that spent an entire relationship constantly ragging on each other about how much they damaged each other’s lives in front of a camera, recording their every moment together. Not a scene goes by without Josephine and Zefrey constantly addressing how they hate each other or how they can’t seem to escape each other’s lives. For some, this might come off as absolutely annoying, for others, as a true, visceral representation of a long-term and slightly abusive relationship. But one thing’s for certain: these are absolutely terrible, pretentious, self-centered people, and they were terrible for each other.

Ollom: “Flames” is a creative docu-fiction, an audacious blend of home-style cinema and choreographed scenes with elements of cinema. With two zany, artistic people as the outlandish couple, the film is an entertaining and emotional love story about the death of

romance. Later in the film, the couple reflects on their experience and why their relationship failed, yet there is a lot of telling and no showing. We can see moments of passion and argument but are not able to ascertain each couple’s emotional state until they speak into the camera, given explanations for things that were never there. There is also the question of how much of their relationship was real, and how much of us these two artists created for the purpose of the film. In the end, “Flames” provides romance that is both entirely real and entirely fabricated.

Kindall: On the surface, “Flames” is refreshingly, brutally and achingly real. It dives deep into Zefrey and Josephine’s relationship, sharing with the audience their ups, their downs and even their most intimate details.

However, fairly early into the film, one begins to ask: Who’s filming these events? What’s real and what’s staged? “Flames” is so beautifully engaging because the characters ask themselves these same questions, and they don’t seem to quite know the answer either.

The film is smile-inducing at times and gut-wrenching at others, but it toes the line between reality and fiction that it’s nearly impossible to look away from.

REVIEW: “Shadowman” depicts artist’s journey from rags to riches In “Shadowman,” director Oren Jacoby explores the troubled life of street artist turned millionaire Richard Hambleton and the multiple rises and falls of his art career.

Jacoby captures this often-forgotten artist’s life, from drug addiction and homelessness to million-dollar gallery openings.

Belfort Marquez: Seeing Hambleton’s fall into artistic oblivion is sad and poetic — the artist is swept away by his own descent into drugs, paranoia and egotistic stardom much

FEATURES like his shadowy street works were swept away over time by the wind and rain. The documentary doesn’t frame any obvious protagonists or antagonists because we’re not meant to admire Hambleton’s tenacity in not selling out, just as we shouldn’t vilify his more famous contemporaries Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring for doing so — which shows just how complex of an artist, and more importantly how complex of a person, Hambleton really is. All the while, viewers will wonder whether Hambleton is alive or not, which brings up an important question: are artists only considered important after they die? And how awful is it if that’s the case? The film is a perfect showcase of Hambleton’s incredible art and the thought process of the man behind the pieces, someone who in his own words “had to get it out or else his brain will fall apart.”

Ollom: Documentaries about individuals often have difficulty engaging the audience, yet the personality and history of subject Hambleton makes for an entertaining nucleus for “Shadowman.” His own story arc as a star who falls from grace and then redeems himself practically

writes the film itself. But Jacoby is able to create context for a story around Hambleton, making a piece that is less about an individual and more about the art scene of 1980s New York and the culture which surrounded it.

“Shadowman” is very much a critique of the art industry itself, contrasting Hambleton’s deeply personal connection to the art he makes with the elitist, glamorous life many artists live. The film paints Hambleton as the last of a dying breed: an artist making art for the sake of making art, not for a profit.

A bold and provocative documentary, “Shadowman” is an all-around excellent film.

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Kindall: Hambleton’s story is ultimately a tragic one, and the film pulls no punches in making that known. “Shadowman” is at times hard to watch, not because of the filmmaking itself, but because of the ornery and ego-driven subject. Technically, however, the film shines as a well-crafted documentary. Relatively recent interviews with Hambleton and others in the contemporary art scene are spliced with archived footage and high-definition shots of hundreds of Hambleton’s pieces. All these moving parts serve to tell an interesting and cohesive story of an uncompromising artist that more people need to know.

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REVIEW: “A Thousand Junkies” puts ominous twist on drug use “A Thousand Junkies” is a narrative film from director Tommy Swerdlow that follows three Californian heroin addicts and their increasingly desperate attempts to “get well.”

Belfort Marquez: “A Thousand Junkies” is a film about clowns. No, not the ones in face paint, but the classic clown, the misanthrope left in the fringes of society, ambling about, trying to make a living. TJ (TJ Bowen), Tommy (Tommy Swerdlow) and Blake (Blake Heron) are, in this context, the ideal clowns: they stumble over each other in their search for their next big high, bumbling around suburban California, causing trouble wherever they go. All the while, we laugh at their efforts, at their “Seinfeld”-esque conversations, at their arguments over which spot is the best to peddle some dope, at their insults hurled at each other and at the world. But like any good clowns, TJ, Tommy and Blake have a darker, sadder side to them, and it is when this darker side reveals itself that we stop laughing with, or at, them and begin to truly pity them as the dope withdrawal takes hold of their bodies and minds. While the ending may practically excuse the throes of their addiction, the protagonists of “A Thousand Junkies” may be the quintessential modern Pagliacci, clowns fueled by their sadness, not helping the fact that to us — the outsiders — they seem funny.

Ollom: “A Thousand Junkies” is one of the most entertaining dark comedies in years. The dialogue is sharp and witty, and the entire film permeates with

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a bold sense of humor that is absurd enough to be funny, yet grounded enough to make it feel real. While the crafted characters and dialogue are hilarious, the subject matter of “A Thousand Junkies” is much darker than the lighthearted mood it creates. As the film progresses, it loses the energy and begins to seep into the heavier realities of addiction. The story-arc of the film — essentially a road trip that goes nowhere — mirrors the life of an addict perfectly: life going in circles, constantly searching for anything that will keep you moving in the same circle. When the credits roll, the viewer is left feeling entertained, but with a nagging sadness that lingers long after you leave the theater. A nearly flawless film, “A Thousand Junkies” is a stroke of comedic genius.

Kindall: The most troubling aspect of “A Thousand Junkies” is that there certainly exists a point in the film where one must stop laughing at the misfortunes of these characters, but where exactly this point lies is purposefully unclear.

When does the quick and witty dialogue become somber instead of funny?

Should we actually be rooting for the characters to score their drugs? The film is certainly constructed in a way that makes one hope they reach their goal.

However, it doesn’t romanticize drug use in any way.

Instead, it sheds light on the troubling questions regarding the line between funny and sad and laughing with and laughing at.

To read full roundup of Tribeca coverage, go to dailyfreepress.com/?p=132618.

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UC Berkeley should have allowed Ann Coulter to speak To many, the University of California, Berkeley has strayed far from its roots as the birthplace of the free speech movement of the 1960s. In the wake of the 2016 election, Berkeley has gained national attention for violent altercations between far right and far left groups. Over the past few weeks, a scheduling conflict between the university and conservative commentator Ann Coulter has reignited the debate over free speech on college campuses.

The Berkeley College Republicans and Young America’s Foundation at UC Berkeley intended to sponsor Ann Coulter’s on-campus talk. However, on April 19, university officials informed the student groups that the event would be canceled. In a letter to the College Republicans, the UC Berkeley administration said they were “unable to find a safe and suitable venue” due to safety concerns. The university proposed alternative dates, times and locations, all of which Coulter rejected.

These alternative times were intentionally early in the day to draw a smaller audience and mitigate potential violence. However, Coulter persisted telling The New York Times: “I was invited to speak by two groups on campus, so I intend to speak.”

Conservatives on Berkeley’s campus feel as if the university’s administration was attempting to silence conservative voices on campus.

The College Republicans have decided to file a lawsuit claiming that the university has violated the student’s first amendment rights. School officials have denied these claims. Naweed Tahmas, the spokesperson for Berkeley’s College Republicans said con-

servative students are subject to frequent harassment on campus. Tahmas has been a victim of such harassment, and told FOX News, “One time I walked on campus and I saw flyers on campus with my face on it calling me a fascist, calling me a neo-Nazi. I don’t know how many neo-Nazis you know that are named Naweed and have brown skin.”

Yesterday both campus groups backed out of sponsoring Coulter’s event. The Young American’s Foundation at UC Berkley said in a statement to the Times: “Young America’s Foundation will not jeopardize the safety of its staff or students.”

Coulter commented on the cancellation saying, “It’s a sad day for free speech.”

The students at Berkeley have a history of disinviting controversial speakers. In 2014 Berkeley students tried to disinvite the comedian Bill Maher from speaking at Berkeley’s commencement. The university did not honor the student’s plea to disinvite Maher saying: “This university has not in the past and will not in the future shy away from hosting speakers who some deem provocative.”

Funny enough, Bill Maher frequently hosts Ann Coulter on his HBO show “Real Time with Bill Maher.” Maher has been a consistent champion of free speech by consciously selecting guests and panelists on his show who possess a wide range of opposing viewpoints. This February, Maher hosted conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos after violent protests prevented Yiannopoulos from speaking on Berkeley’s campus. Shortly after Maher gave Yiannopoulos a platform, disturbing comments Yiannopoulos made regarding pedofilia

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the first amendment rights of their students and faculty. This includes the right to protest.

However, Berkeley’s most important responsibility is to ensure the physical safety of those affiliated with the university and their guest.

Berkeley’s administration has consistently supported controversial speakers on campus, so they likely did not take the cancellation of this event lightly. According to intel known to university administrators, Coulter was in “grave danger.”

The controversy surrounding Ann Coulter and her speech at UC Berkeley epitomizes the negative impact political polarization has on our institutes of higher learning. In order to grow as scholars, we college students must be exposed to a wide variety of viewpoints, opinions and schools of thought. UC Berkeley should have gone to extreme lengths to ensure a safe event. Committing to the protection of a controversial speaker would have been a fitting testament to Berkeley’s legacy as a bastion for free speech. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren agrees. Warren, who was famously silenced by Mitch McConnell, said, “My view is, let her speak and just don’t show up. If you don’t like it, don’t show up.” She goes on to say, “You know, look, Ann Coulter has gotten a bigger platform because someone tried to deny her a chance to speak.”

As the old adage goes, sunlight is the best disinfectant. If these campus speakers really have bad ideas and illogical arguments, they will reveal themselves if we allow them to speak. This was certainly true for Yiannopoulos. Only time will tell if we will know the fate of other speakers.

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were unearthed. Yiannopoulos subsequently lost his book deal from Simon and Schuster and resigned from his position as senior editor at Breitbart News. Prior to his resignation, Yiannopoulos toured the campus provoking liberals by saying inflammatory statements such as: “America has a Muslim problem” and “Birth control makes women unattractive and crazy.”

Often times, on his campus tours Yiannopoulos was shouted at by protesters.

These protestors likely alienated students who wanted to ask Yiannopoulos questions and engage in a conversation. Yiannopoulos gained notoriety through making outrageous statements and drawing controversy, but aside from saying provocative things there really wasn’t much to him. Yiannopoulos gained his platform because he taunted liberals and they played right into his hand. The far left becomes a caricature which provided ample material for conservative provocateurs and commentators. This pattern of behavior has displayed adds validity to jokes about the “intolerant left” and “regressive left” while alienating political moderates.

Berkeley as an institution is in an incredibly confounding position. They are beholden to the will of the students when it comes to bringing speakers on campus. As students of Berkeley, the College Republicans shouldn’t be subjected to any institutional discrimination. But it seems as if threats from farleft groups, such as Antifa, were the driving force behind Coulter’s cancellation. Berkeley responded to legitimate safety concerns. As an institution, Berkeley has a duty to protect

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Final Words: A letter from the editor

BY WEIHUA LI SPRING 2017 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

I still vividly remember the first time I came to the newsroom at 648 Beacon St. Once you enter the building, the path to FreeP is a maze, with signs that lead you through different doors and hallways.

Many Daily Free Press staff and alumni knew they wanted to be part of Boston University’s independent student newspaper when they were touring college campuses, so the first thing they did as a freshman was join FreeP. I was not one of them.

It took me longer — two years, to be precise — to finally have the courage to send in my application. I was born and raised in China, and English is my second language, so I always had the constant fear as a reporter: What if people don’t understand what I am saying? What if I don’t understand the smart wordplays people make? What if I just don’t know how to write?

I started as a news staff writer when I was a junior, then a campus associate, then a campus editor. Through every step of the process, my peers at The Daily Free Press encouraged me to become a better reporter and editor. They mentored me from a nervous and quiet Chinese girl to this semester’s editor-in-chief.

And we had a good run.

It has always been my firm belief that an independent student newspaper’s core value is to serve the university’s community and break the untold stories that no other publications bother to look for.

This semester, after a historic presidential election, we did just that. On campus, we wrote stories about the impact of the university’s continuous tuition increase, the ongoing labor dispute between BU and the university’s police officers and the movement to push BU to divest from fossil fuel industry.

In the city, we covered marches and

activist movements in light of the recent election. The city news desk also built upon the city council beat, where we report on city politics and city initiatives.

The sports desk and the Boston Hockey Blog continued to cover the university’s sports teams in detail, while the features desk documented the science, business and culture scene on and beyond Commonwealth Avenue.

In the opinion section, I had some of the best conversations with the Editorial Board on issues that are relevant to BU students. We edited on sanctuary campuses, freedom of speech at a private university, pop culture and trigger warnings, just to name a few.

And there is the Daily Free Now, where our bloggers continued to write articles that make my day. Throughout the semester, we continued to expand our social media presence and multimedia component. The photo desk, with a video team, produced some of the most breathtaking pieces.

But here comes a confession: God knows how many adjectives I have taken out of this semester’s articles, but I am going to use an unbearable amount just for the smart, funny, dedicated, talented, kind, humble and extraordinary Spring 2017 Editorial Board, who never cease to amaze me.

To Sophia, Alyssa, Anna, Jordan, Olivia, Elise, Kalina and Gabby — there is no other group of people with whom I would rather spend 40 hours per week. Each one of you embodies the best of a student journalist. Stay true to your heart and your work. I’m more than confident to leave FreeP to your hands.

To Managing Editor Candice Lim, who stood by me through every success and every mistake — you bring joy and fun spirit to the newsroom all the time, plus you keep everyone woke. I can’t begin to imagine how this semester would have been without you. It’s been a good run.

And of course, this newspaper relies on all associate editors, assistant editors, writers, columnists, photographers, videographers and designers who put in their hard work on a daily basis. I’m constantly impressed by our dedicated staff.

All that being said, for the past two years, I had the highest pleasure of having the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the student journalists at Boston University. And I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Appreciating the little things while studying abroad

BY PAIGE SMITH COLUMNIST

I was sitting in a cafe in Copenhagen, Denmark, across from my best friend.

Although we’re studying in different cities in the United Kingdom, we’ve managed to travel together on three separate trips. He leaves for home on Friday, but I’m staying on this side of the pond for just a bit longer.

Over a delicious Scandinavian breakfast of yogurt and fresh berries, with sourdough toast and massive bowls of coffee, we began reflecting on our time in Europe. For me, it was a mix of plenty of studying with some traveling as well, while his experience was characterized by an internship and traveling.

Slightly different, but both equally enriching.

When I asked the million dollar question of “What was your favorite moment while abroad?” he was not sure how to respond. I also found that it is far easier to ask than to answer that question.

For me, I know the moment incredibly well, but only because I chose to savor it and because of my unrestrained happiness in that exact moment.

I was sitting on the banks of the Seine River on a sunny day. I was joined by three of my new study abroad friends whom I met upon arriving in St. Andrews, two from New Zealand, one from the states. We had just purchased take-away from an outpost of a Michelin-starred chef, and we were looking forward to taking a few still moments after touring for most the day. Taking in the sun, watching boats flit up and down the river and eating delicious food with new friends. I was blissful, to say the least.

For my friend, his moment was slightly different. He found himself near another body of water, on the coast of Spain, with another newfound friend. Again, slightly different but still moments to be appreciated.

It’s very common to have moments of ultimate appreciation while traveling Europe

for five or so months. I find myself saying, “Thank you” to the universe almost every day for my current situation. There’s always something new and different that catches me off guard just enough to remind me that I’m an ocean away from my family and friends.

For different people abroad, the moments which stand out in our memories will inevitably vary. For some, it may be a night at a pub in Dublin, characterized by amazing music and an authenticity unlike anything else. For others, it may be a morning spent walking along the Arno River in Florence, espresso in hand and surrounded by silence.

Interestingly, if you ask any student studying abroad about their favorite moment, it will most likely not include a monument or museum. Of course, walking through the Uffizi Gallery was an unbelievable experience for me, but it was not my most favorite moment from being abroad.

The beauty of studying abroad is that it’s not the beautiful monuments that dominate postcards which make the difference in your experience. Sure, you have to see the Eiffel Tower and take a spin on the London Eye. But don’t discount the moments walking from one attraction to the next. A random turn could bring you to your new favorite part of the city. Those are the moments and feelings you will remeber forever.

I’ve heard from so many of my friends that studying abroad would change my life, I wasn’t sure what that meant. After spending several months navigating a new cultural landscape and dealing with all the challenges of being away from home I’ve learned how valuable the little things are. Small moments with people and places ended up holding monumenal signifcance. These people and places have made my abroad expierence what it is.

Essentially, savoring moments from abroad should include the big sites, but the best times are often an amalgamation of the little things. The tiny bar here or the walk off the beaten path there. Take every opportunity to live fully in the moment. Do not take things for granted abroad because this is a transient experience no matter how long five months might seem on the onset.

No matter where you go from Cape Town to St. Andrew’s and anywhere in between, love your space.

Stringing small memories together is what makes studying abroad so worth it.

These are the times that cannot be replicated in Boston, no matter how hard we may try.

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SPORTS

Conry, Meegan were key in women’s lacrosse victory

BY EDWARD MORAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University women’s lacrosse team were successful in securing a victory over the University of New Hampshire.

Even though the Terriers (8-7, 5-3 Patriot League) won, the Wildcats (3-13) played a much more competitive game than their record would indicate.

Like the rest of its disappointing season the Wildcats could not seal the victory.

Thanks to the help of some stellar individual performances, the Terriers were able to pull out the tough 16-11 victory Wednesday night at Wildcat Stadium.

Down 7-5 going into halftime, BU was able to complete its comeback victory courtesy of career-best efforts from freshman attacker Kailey Conry and senior goalkeeper Caroline Meegan.

Conry had the Patriot League’s best individual offensive performance this season (11 points, career-high three goals and eight assists), while Meegan’s 17 saves surpassed former Terrier Rachel Klein as the program’s career leader in saves (191).

The career-defining showings from the duo helped BU make up for its slower start to the game.

New Hampshire recovered from a 2-0 deficit with goals from junior midfielder Carly Wooters, senior attacker Devon Croke and freshman midfielder Rylee Leonard to take a 3-2 lead at the 20:39 mark.

BU junior attacker Mickenzie Larivee equalized the game at 3-3 just 20 seconds later, only for UNH to answer back once again.

Courtesy of Croke’s first-half hat

trick and additional assistance from both Leonard and junior attacker Krissy Schafer, the Wildcats scored four of the game’s next five goals to reclaim the lead at 7-4 with 7:11 remaining.

Senior attacker Elisabeth Jayne’s strike with 6:43 left cut New Hampshire’s lead to two at intermission.

BU head coach Liz Robertshaw said she was not caught off-guard by the Wildcats’ strong form to begin.

“UNH is an aggressive, fast-paced, blue-collar team … and their record does not reflect the way [they] play,” Robertshaw said. “We knew that going into the game that they were going to come at us hard …

I told my team after, ‘That’s a tough team, and that’s a good win for us.’ Take away the record, [and] that used to be our major conference rival. And to go in there with that sort of emotion and play a good game is a great thing.”

After Meegan notched her 182nd career save with seven seconds remaining in the first half to usurp Klein, Conry’s breakout effort was next on the Terriers agenda.

Conry’s score 73 seconds into the second half trimmed the Wildcats lead to 7-6, but the Needham native did not stop there.

That strike began a five-goal stretch in which Conry scored or assisted on three of the goals. Her tiebreaking and hat-trick sealing goal with 13:25 remaining helped BU regain a 11-10 lead.

From there, the game might as well have been dubbed, “The Kailey Conry Show.”

Besides jun ior attacker Aver y Donohoe’s lone effort at the 11:12 mark, for the last 11 minutes of the game, Conry assisted on all four of BU’s final goals.

Her assist with 8:56 remaining helped Larivee tie Croke and Leonard with a

game-high four goals, and closed out the Terriers’ comeback victory assisting on junior Taylor Hardison’s goal at the 3:01 mark.

Wildcat sophomore midfielder Anna Vogt added a strike with 17 seconds left in the affair, but that was an afterthought to what was accomplished by Conry that night.

Her eight assists and 11 points are tied for the fourth and sixth highest single-game totals in the country this season, and was the first double-digits points getter since former Terrier Danielle Etrasco’s 12 against Ohio State University on March 16, 2013.

Robertshaw had an inkling Conry would perform well against UNH, but not of this magnitude.

“Kailey had a monster game today,” Robertshaw said. “It was awesome to see.

It was actually funny. I joked with her before the game about her scoring a ton of points and she was like, ‘Yeah, okay’ … And to have her do it today, I did not expect it … I knew she had it in her, and I think it’s something that we have to keep pushing her to new heights because it helps our team.”

While the Terriers’ road performances this season have seen massive highs and lows, Robertshaw is nonetheless impressed with her team’s desire to win this close to postseason play.

“It shows character and grit that a team can go on the road mid-week and win a game like today [against UNH],” Robertshaw said. “It shows that the team’s really locked in to getting that win, whether we’re home or on the road. I’ve been impressed with them that they’ve been able to do this.”

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Senior Caroline Meegan continues to lead team after record-setting game.

Cal Dearth leaves men’s lacrosse a leader in all facets

BY RISHABH KRISHAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The senior class of the men’s lacrosse team has left an unparalleled legacy on Boston University sports.

Having reached the Patriot League Tournament just four years since its inaugural season, the Terriers’ senior class has reached the apex. Among those accredited for the exponential growth of the team is attacker Cal Dearth.

A passionate and avid lacrosse player, Dearth was enticed by the appeal of a new lacrosse program during his college decision process. Despite having several attractive offers from other Patriot League schools, Dearth was most interested in attending a city school where he could help build a program.

“I wanted to play lacrosse in college,” Dearth said. “I had some other Patriot League and Division III offers, [but] I wanted a situation in the city. Both the academics and [the chance to] start a new program sold me on BU.” Given the nuance of the lacrosse team, expectations to compete for a league title were low, at first. However, Dearth adamantly strived to bring recognition to the Terriers lacrosse program by the conclusion of his college career.

The building of the program was arduous. It took three years of unsatisfying seasons for Dearth and his team to discover that a playing style centered on unselfishness was the recipe for winning.

Consequently, radical changes were made to build a competent and competitive team.

Embodying his self less spirit, Cal sac-

rificed his pleasure for the greater good of the team.

“In all honesty, I love playing the midfield position,” Dearth said. “[But] by playing attack, I’ve been able to do a good job and help [the team]. I think that the offense we play [still] allows me to dodge, which I’m pretty good at. But, my game hasn’t changed that much even though I’ve changed positions.”

Head coach Ryan Polley was also somewhat tentative about the decision to move Dearth to attack, but he is now glad that he did.

“I got nervous moving him from midfielder to attack[er] because he was so good at midfielder,” Polley said. “He’s been huge though. Can’t say enough about how good he is.”

Even while the transition from midfielder to attacker was somewhat seamless, Dearth recognized the need to change roles to further the team’s progress. This unselfish disposition has been bred by the culture of the lacrosse team. Further solidifying that culture through leadership, Cal has helped to cultivate such an environment by demonstrating it on the field and reinforcing it in the locker room.

“He’s so unselfish,” Polley said. “He’s getting more touches and more opportunities to shoot and score. The six hands has certainly helped him.”

One mantra that the lacrosse team has lived by over the past four years has been the six hands model, which carries the understanding that each of the six offensive players carry a role in a successful possession.

“Six hands is our motto,” Dearth said.

“It just means sharing the ball [and] being

unselfish to make the best possible play that we can.”

The bedrock of the offensive game plan, the six hands strategy has proved quite favorable for Dearth. By sharing the ball and making the extra pass, Dearth has amassed 52 points, including 35 goals this season. Dearth leads the Terriers in each of those categories and is also ranked third in goals per game and fourth in points per game among all Patriot League players.

As a result, Dearth has been placed on the Tewaaraton Watch List. A pioneer in the team’s effort to gain recognition, Dearth is the first-ever Terrier to appear on the Watch List for the award.

“He’s been the key offensively this year,” Polley said. “We wouldn’t be where we are without Cal. [He] is certainly the best.”

BU has been challenged throughout the season, playing through several hardfought wins and losses. However, the team has held its poise throughout due to the camaraderie. Dearth has formed a strong and lasting relationship with his teammates, especially with his fellow senior classmates.

“I have 17 of my best friends that I’ve been with three or four years now,” Dearth said. “I couldn’t be happier [to be] with the guys that came to this program with me.”

Whatever the outcome of the Terriers’ tournament play, Dearth will have left behind an enduring legacy. A member of the Terriers’ first 2014 Division I lacrosse team, Dearth was an integral part of the program’s climb to success.

“I hope that we can build BU into a nationally recognized program,” Dearth said. “I think we’ve done a great job of cre-

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Senior attacker Cal Dearth finishes the year with a long-lasting legacy.

ating a legacy that we’re proud of.”

Dearth has had a tremendous impact on the program over the last four years, but he has also gotten a lot out of it. Four years on the lacrosse team have allowed him to form intimate relationships with his teammates, endless thrills on the field and in the locker room, and an appreciation for his coaches and for the game itself.

“The [journey] has been amazing,” Dearth said. “I’ll remember this for the rest of my life.”

SPORTS 11

BU women’s softball hosts CCSU, looking to ride hot streak

BY GREG LEVINSKY DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Following a weekend sweep over Lafayette College, the Boston University softball team returns to action with a non-conference matchup against Central Connecticut State University, and are looking to build on their three-game winning streak.

Going into Thursday’s doubleheader, pitchers freshman Kali Magane and senior Makinna Akers have tossed 25 straight scoreless innings.

The Blue Devils (10-23) compete in the Northeast Conference and are losers of three straight, however, the Blue Devils did defeat Bryant, the team that beat the Terriers in Boston’s home opener.

For BU (17-24, 9-3 Patriot League), Magane and Akers dominated Lafayette this past weekend. In Game 1 of the series, Magane went the distance in extra-inning fashion.

The freshman shut down the Leopards for 11 innings for her ninth win of the season. Akers pitched both the rubber match and series finale, throwing 14 scoreless innings and amassing 12 strikeouts.

“I think this weekend everything was on and I was proud how they bounced back,” said BU coach Ashley Waters. “Our pitching was

great and it set a great tone. We were good defensively behind both Kali and Makinna.

Offensively, we just kept grinding. We hit the ball really well. We just kept at it which tended to be in our favor.”

The weekends have been successful for the Terriers, but they lost three weekday games last week.

“We did some small group stuff on Thursday to get ourselves into a better spot,” Waters said. “Taking the focus away from what had happened and moving on. For us, it is really tough because we are doing a great job on the weekend but we are just not playing well during the week. I think we just got ourselves into a better spot.”

Seniors Gabi Martinez and Moriah Connolly are neck-and-neck for the Terrier batting crown. Martinez comes in with a .339 average, four home runs and 26 RBI. Connolly’s Patriot League-leading 47 hits gives her a .338 average. Connolly also leads the Patriot League in stolen bases and runs scored.

Sophomore infielder Emily Morrow has struck out just twice this season. The suregloved sophomore has improved greatly throughout the campaign.

Sophomore Alex Heinen leads the Terriers with 18 extra base hits and 32 RBI as well as a Patriot League-high seven home runs and 11 doubles. Junior centerfielder Jilee Schanda has

batted .600 (12-20) over her last six games.

The Blue Devils are paced by junior catcher Brittany McNulla. The starter is batting .308 with two home runs and 23 RBI. New Bedford, Massachusetts junior Alex Debrosse provides the power, with a team-leading 12 extra base hits and is second to McNulla with 20 RBI. Emily Sargent (5-17) 3.93 ERA does the majority of the pitching for the Blue Devils.

The junior has thrown 142.2 innings and has gone the distance in all but one of her 18 starts this season. The pitching staff has lowered its ERA by almost two full runs in April, from 5.20 to 3.30.

The Terriers have jumped up to second place in the Patriot League, leapfrogging Army and Bucknell this past weekend thanks to nine consecutive conference wins. Despite it being a non-conference game, Waters sees Thursday’s twinbill as important.

“It gets people to better spots,” Waters said. “If they have a tough weekend offensively it gives them a chance to work on things and maybe to try something new in a game that doesn’t necessarily go towards the overall conference record. It is great to get in a better spot in our defense, our hitting. I want them to have as many games as possible so going in the end of the season they feel like the best possible team.”

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Moriah Connolly leads the league with 35 stolen bases.

Men’s lacrosse Polley, Carson-Banister honored by league

BY NIKKI HAVENS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University men’s lacrosse coach Ryan Polley was selected as the Patriot League Coach of the Year and senior goalkeeper Christian Carson-Banister was named Goalkeeper of the Year. Five other Terriers (11-3, 5-3 Patriot League) were honored with postseason awards.

BU currently boasts its best seasonal record in the program’s four-year history and clinched a spot in its first Patriot League tournament.

After a stellar 10-4 win over Lehigh University in the quarterfinals, the Terriers will go to Baltimore to play the United States Army Academy.

Polley has led the Terriers to improve their record each year since the team’s first game against Mercer University on Feb. 8, 2014.

“It’s very humbling and honoring to be recognized, but really it has everything to do with our players and our staff,” Polley said. “It’s an individual award for me, but it’s a program award so we certainly wouldn’t be recognized if we didn’t have such an astounding year on the field and it has everything to do with the players and then certainly the coaching staff worked really hard.”

Polley also cites the 18 seniors as the foundation of the program.

“They’ve been everything,” he said.

“They’ve built it. They took us to the next level with the Loyola win and they’ve just been great character people all while building it. They’ve been great players, but they’ve also been great off the field … They just kind of really realized what it takes to be a really successful program so really happy for them and really happy that we’re having such a great year.”

Away from the statistics and rankings, Polley has also remained a mentor and influence for the senior class over the past four years.

“He’s stayed committed to us when times have been really tough,” Carson-Banister said, “And that says a lot about a person to be able to endure some really tough times and he stuck with us; loved us, cared for us, mentored us and has just done a wonderful job. I’m really, really proud and happy for him to earn this accolade.

It’s very well-deserved.”

Carson-Banister, who has remained the backbone of the team, was a unanimous choice for Goalkeeper of the Year. The Dallas native is ranked fourth in the nation with a 0.593 save percentage and second in the Patriot League with a 8.25 goals-against average.

“It’s really exciting,” Carson-Banister said.

“It feels great. It was obviously a goal that I had set forward with the coaching staff as something I wanted to accomplish last year and something that I’ve really worked hard for, but it’s a testament to everything that the defense has done this year. The stats that I’ve been able to accumulate is because of them and because

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In his fourth season, head coach Ryan Polley is named Patriot League Coach of the Year.

of coach [Stephen] Toomy’s ability to kind of manipulate offenses to shoot where we want to see shots.”

The team’s leading goal-scorer senior attacker Cal Dearth was a unanimous selection for the All-Patriot League First Team while senior defenseman Dominick Calisto was also named to First Team.

Senior long-stick midfielder Greg Wozniak, junior attacker Jack Wilson and

sophomore attacker and midfielder Brendan Homire were named to the All-Patriot League Second Team.

“We’re starting to be noticed as one of the premiere programs out there and we just want to keep growing,” Polley said. “So it means that we can quickly build this and we’re going to be attractive to some of the best student athletes in the country and we just want to continue to build upon that.”

Epstein’s ways turned the Chicago Cubs into winners EPSTEIN, FROM PAGE 12 After a toxic end to his time in Boston — the horrendous collapse of the 2011 Sox — Epstein took a different approach in Chicago.

In crafting his five-year plan for the Cubs, Epstein hoped to carry over the success of his “Moneyball” methods from Boston, with the added focus on the character of his team.

Like the 2013 Red Sox, Epstein realized that baseball players are more than just robotic, one-dimensional athletes — they have personalities, interests and flaws. By looking at the full complexity of a player, rather than just his abilities on the diamond, Epstein became bet-

ter able to build a winning ball club. It doesn’t matter how many home runs a player hits on the field if he’s a cancer in the clubhouse.

In his interview with Fortune, Epstein reflected on this principle.

“If we can’t find the next technological breakthrough, well, maybe we can be better than anyone else with how we treat our players and how we connect with players and the relationships we develop and how we put them in positions to succeed,” he said.

“Maybe our environment will be the best in the game, maybe our vibe will be the best in the game, maybe our players will be the loosest, and maybe they’ll have the most fun, and

maybe they’ll care the most. It’s impossible to quantify.”

By emphasizing the connections between members of the team, from the front office to the dugout, the Cubs created an environment in which each player could have fun, try their best and feel part of a family. That mentality carried them all the way to breaking a century-long curse. Without Epstein as the mastermind behind it all, who knows how long the drought would have continued.

Being a local of Boston, and a lifetime Sox fan, Epstein will always hold a special place in my heart. I grew up with Epstein’s Red Sox teams, and like many young Boston

fans, I wanted to grow up to be like him one day. While my career aspirations, as well as Epstein’s job title and location may have changed, he still remains a significant part of baseball. His career illustrates the importance of innovative thinking, staying hopeful in the face of defeat and working hard to achieve your goals.

He may now run a different ball club. He may lead the Cubs to a World Series victory over my Red Sox in the near future, but Theo Epstein will always be loved here. Boston fans should be proud that the “World’s Greatest Leader” was once ours. I know I am.

Welcome home, Theo.

Quotable “We’re starting to be noticed as one of the premiere programs out there and we just want to keep growing.” - BU men’s lacrosse coach Ryan Polley p.11

Sports Thursday, April 27, 2017

Maintaining Momentum The softball team looks to stay hot as they take on Central Connecticut State University on the road, attempting to turn their three-game winning streak into four. p.11

Theo Epstein returns home with a legacy strong as ever

BY JACOB GURVIS COLUMNIST

He’s who won when it seemed impossible. Fortune Magazine ranked him first on their 2017 list of the “World’s Greatest Leaders.”

He’s rich, Ivy League-educated and a whiz with numbers.

That’s right. It’s Theo Epstein.

Boy wonder.

Epstein currently serves as the president of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs. But in Boston, he will forever be remembered as the architect behind the breaking of the “Curse of the Bambino” in 2004.

In the winter of 2002, Epstein took over as the Red Sox general manager. He went on to transform the entire franchise, and in many ways, the city of Boston. His legacy with the Sox lives on, even six years after he skipped town. During his tenure as GM, he signed Xander

Bogaerts and drafted current Red Sox Dustin Pedroia, Mookie Betts, Christian Vazquez, Blake Swihart and Jackie Bradley Jr. With respect to former Sox, Epstein’s list of acquisitions includes Curt Schilling, Kevin Millar, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Clay Buchholz and Jacoby Ellsbury. Oh, and a player by the name of David Ortiz.

The Red Sox won two World Series championships with Epstein at the helm, and a third shortly after his departure to Chicago. In short, he is one of the most influential individuals in the history of the Red Sox franchise.

Epstein returns to Fenway Park this week, when his reigning world champion Cubs visit Boston for a three-game series to close out the first month of the season. The Cubs (12-8), like the Sox (11-8), have underperformed so far this season, and barely sit above .500. Nevertheless, I anticipate an exciting series.

So how did this nerdy boy from Brookline end up as the most important leader in the world, two spots ahead of Pope Francis?

Fortune emphasized three main criteria when choosing leaders: acknowledging reality and offering hope, bringing followers physically together, and building bridges.

As the leader of the Cubs’ magical championship run, Epstein certainly fulfills all three categories.

By breaking a 108-year curse, the Cubs offered no shortage of hope.

With record ratings during the World Series, and capacity crowds in Chicago and Cleveland, Epstein brought people together. And finally, with the love and celebration that took over the Windy City after the amazing victory, Epstein built bridges. Cubs fans of all faiths, generations and backgrounds could come together to bask in the glow of their triumph, over a century in the making.

SUNDAY, APRIL 30

MONDAY, MAY 1

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BOTTOM LI NE THURSDAY, APRIL 27

Men’s and women’s track and field at Penn Relays Softball @ CCSU, 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

Men’s and women’s track and field at Penn Relays

Softball vs. Colgate, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.

Women’s tennis vs. Loyola Maryland in Patriot League quarterfinal in Bethlehem, PA, 2 p.m.

Men’s lacrosse vs. Army West Point in Patriot League semifinal @ Baltimore, MD, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s lacrosse vs. American, 1 p.m.

Women’s rowing and lightweight rowing, Worcester

Women’s tennis vs. Navy/Bucknell in Patriot League semifinal, 2 p.m. in Bethlehem, PA

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