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SG moves toward gender-neutral housing at meeting BUPD, SHS fight alcohol violations, advocate for saftey By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff
Student Government passed amendments to its constitution and reviewed gender-neutral housing at its first General Assembly meeting of the 2012–13 academic year Monday night. SG officials said progress has been made with gender-neutral housing and that it could be available as a specialty housing option at Boston University for the 2013–14 academic year. “Administration sees, after trustees and faculty approval, [gender-neutral housing] as happening and as an option for spring semester housing forms and actually happening fall semester,” said Aditya Rudra, SG executive vice president. SG checked up on 24-hour study spaces at the meeting and how Shelton Hall’s former dining hall was converted to a 24-hour lounge at the start of the fall semester. “For those of you living off campus, during the semester, you will have access to Shelton’s dining hall 24/7 as a place to study,” Rudra, a School of Management junior, said during the meeting. However, Rudra said, Shelton will not be open permanently, and other spaces would replace it. The former Myles Standish Hall dining hall will be converted to 24-hour study space in the fall semester. “Unfortunately, [Shelton] cannot continue
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College of Communication junior and Student Union president Dexter McCoy listens to students feedback on campus issues at the Student Union meeting Monday night.
to stay open,” he said. “By the end of the semester, you should see Myles [Standish Hall’s] dining hall as a 24/7 study space.” SG announced changes it had begun implementing over the summer, such as its name change from Student Union and the formation
of a group of student leaders called the president’s council. These changes were compiled into a list of amendments to the SG constitution. Mem-
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Mass. prepares for underage, problem gamblers in possible casinos By Amelia Pak-Harvey Daily Free Press Staff
Although research suggests gambling problems await college students at casinos, any possible casino in Boston will have safeguards to look out for both underage and problem gamblers, officials said. If East Boston and Revere approve a casino, college students aged 21 and older might be able to take the T or a taxi to get the area, a short trip for a gambling excursion. The law forbids anyone under 21 in a casino unless an employee who is at least 18 years old works there. Research and literature on the impact of casinos on college students has shown that gambling, while it may not negatively affect the majority of college students, can still have adverse consequences for a number of them. “Today, gambling is seen by many as
a bona fide recreational activity — a relatively fun, sexy one at that,” said William Hanson, assistant educational psychology professor at the University of Alberta whose co-authored article “Problem Gambling on College Campuses” appeared in the National Association of Student Personnel Adminstrators journal in 2009. College students are “a particularly vulnerable population” to gambling, he said. Hanson said college students should actively maintain non-gambling hobbies and interests, set strict limits to disposable gambling money and avoid tendency to try to “win back” lost money. As a graduate student at Mississippi State University in 1997, Jean Dabit, currently a licensed professional counselor, worked on a study explaining the attraction of casinos to college students in Mississippi. “One of the things that I remember [from doing the study] was the attraction of it, the
lights and the sounds,” Dabit said, “and it looks so easy and it gets people excited, and people think that they can win.” The research found that gambling might affect students’ financial management, academics, alcohol consumption and behavior. Suffolk Downs, partnered with Caesar’s Entertainment, has been a main license competitor trying to open a casino near the old racetrack where Seabiscuit once competed. If the Massachusetts Gaming Commission licenses The Resort at Suffolk Downs and the neighboring communities approve it, Boston University students would be able to take the Blue Line there, about an hourlong trip. Suffolk Downs Chief Operating Officer Chip Tuttle said in an emailed statement that the company was the first track in Massachusetts to partner with the Massachusetts
Casino, see page 2
The number of liquor law violations and medical transfers reported in the first two weeks of class at Boston University has dropped 50 percent compared to 2011, university officials said. For the second year, BU is monitoring students’ alcohol use and weekend activities by publishing statistics on underage alcohol, noise, university and state violations every week. “Our approach is one of harm reduction,” said Dr. David McBride, director of Student Health Services, in an email interview. “Our desire is to limit the negative consequences associated with the unhealthy use of alcohol — not, necessarily, to eliminate alcohol use by college students altogether.” Based on techniques used in a multicampus study done by the University of California on alcohol-risk management, McBride said BU worked with the BU Police Department, Boston Police Department and Brookline Police Department to limit the sales of alcohol to underage students. BU has also established “party patrols” in effort to establish an atmosphere of responsible behavior in the neighborhoods around campus. McBride said he hopes these patrols will deter students from behaving irresponsibly. College of Arts and Sciences freshman Maxim Bazik said the expanded police presence will not deter underage students from drinking and might have negative consequences for BU. “I think more police will just mean more people getting arrested and a bad reputation for BU,” Bazik said. “I don’t think just putting more police out is really going to solve the problem.” Bazik, who lives in Claflin Hall in West Campus, said he has not heard of any problems pertaining to alcohol in his dorm yet, but students should figure out for themselves what they can personally handle
BUPD, see page 2
Nearly $9M MBTA training facility receives 1st subway car, phase 2 of center’s construction By Jasper Craven Daily Free Press Staff
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority received its first Blue Line subway car for its training center on Monday, marking a major step in opening the underground tunnel to employees training for emergencies. The MBTA is constructing an emergency training center in an abandoned streetcar tunnel for an estimated $8.8 million in hopes of improving access to training for first responders, said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo in an emailed media advisory. More subway cars, as well as a trolley and a bus, will eventually occupy the tunnel.
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“What we are attempting to do here is develop a state of the art training facility for all of the first responders so that they can hold different types of exercises in here,” said Jonathan Davis, general manager of the MBTA. The goal of the center, Davis said, is to offer emergency responders a realistic environment “so they can be proficient and efficient if there were to be an event on our system.” “This is going to be available all hours of the day for training without interrupting service at all,” Davis said. First responders wishing to train at the new facility will not be charged, he said. “I would expect that there would be a
significant amount of training that goes on here,” Davis said. “We serve 175 cities and towns and I would think they would want their first responders to have access to this facility too.” The center is being built in three phases and is currently in stage two, Pesaturo said. “Phase one consisted of water mitigation and structural repairs that addressed infrastructure issues at the site,” he said. “Phase two includes the delivery of two retired Blue Line cars and one retired Green Line trolley to the training center.” The third phase, he said, will involve further construction work to complete the center and bring the facility up to safety and fire codes.
The center received funding exclusively from the Department of Homeland Security, Davis said, and consequently will not add to the estimated $5.2 billion debt that the MBTA has amassed over previous years. The center, which is located in a snaking tunnel adjacent to Broadway Station in South Boston, will include light rail, heavy rail, Silver Line and evacuation training areas, according to MBTA plans. “I would suggest that there is actually no other facility like this in the United States,” said Randy Clarke, the senior director of security and emergency manage-
MBTA, see page 2
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More anti-alcohol policies drive students to drink in private, student says BUPD: From Page 1
drinking. “People are going to have to learn that — what to drink and how much to drink — on their own,” he said. “That’s not something that you can really force on people.” Katherine Mchugh, a sophomore in the College of General Studies who lives in South Campus, said older students are more aware of the policies and laws for drinking so they do not get in trouble as often. “I feel like it’s mostly the freshman dorms that have the ambulances outside of them, not the off-campus [residences],” she said. “The older kids just know how to hide it more.” Riley said the students who go to the hospital and consume a lot of alcohol participate in risky be-
havior and put themselves in dangerous situations. “In blood alcohol level, the average for them has been very high — more than double the legal limit, and it’s generally underage people,” he said. McBride, a member of the Alcohol Task Force at BU, said SHS provides resources such as an annual online intervention for first-year students, as well as distribution of alcohol awareness information. For students who have received violations related to alcohol, McBride said SHS provides an individualized program with a counselor called Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students, as well as substance abuse assessments and recommended treatments. CAS sophomore Yissel Rodri-
McCoy says BU students should make impact in community SG: From Page 1
bers voted unanimously to pass the amendments as an omnibus. Rudra said many of the changes were merely logistical and did not involve actual policy changes. SG also introduced cabinet members chosen from a pool of applicants. The cabinets focus on specific goals and areas, such as advocacy, which is currently working on 24-hour study spaces and gender-neutral housing, events planning and environmental affairs. Members voted the cabinet in unanimously. Rudra said minor changes have occurred with the cabinets, including a name change from “committees” to “departments” and increased size. “Typically, in open Student Union last year, we would get one or two applications [per position],” he said. “This year, we went to every orientation session and presented [SG] to everyone and we had 10 to 15 applications for every position, which is why we granted a few more than is typical.” Rudra said major issues and policies were not voted on because a normal senate was not present. “When we went to college gov-
ernments, nearly everyone had a proxy,” he said. “We don’t want to go through senator expectations and go through these important issues with people who don’t truly represent their constituents.” Rudra said he expects more senators to be present by the next forum meeting and more votes to be held. SG President Dexter McCoy said he looked forward to the semester and wanted SG to have a more prominent role on campus. “[You’re here today] to be an active participant in what’s going on not in just the Boston University community, but the greater Boston community and even the state community,” McCoy, a College of Communication junior, said at the meeting. “You are charged with an amazing role and an amazing duty.” McCoy said he hopes students will rise to the occasion of being leaders in the community. “It’s our time to step up and rise to the occasion,” he said. “To those who may doubt what BU stands for, we need to show them through our actions what we’re all about, show them through our work what we mean and show them through our words what we’re passionate about.”
guez said extra police presence and violation consequences might not dissuade undergraduates from continuing to drink. “If you know someone who is legal, you can get your liquor from [him or her],” she said. “Maybe if they were stricter, less people would go to the hospital, or if they made a bigger deal about it at matriculation.” Mchugh said stricter policies might scare people, and students will just drink more privately. She said her friends who go to New York state universities do not receive as much attention from officials about alcohol-related activities. McBride said if students chose to drink, they should do so responsibly by setting limits before going out, staying with friends, alternating between alcoholic and
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Council on Compulsive Gambling for employee-training programs that ensure responsible wagering. “Suffolk Downs takes the matter of underage gambling seriously and, having been in the gaming business for over 77 years, we have existing measures in place to ensure that only those of a legal age are allowed to wager at our facility,” Tuttle said. The Gaming Commission, which has yet to finalize casino licenses across the Commonwealth, will ultimately establish the Investigation and Enforcement Bureau to ensure gaming compliance, said Massachusetts Gaming Commission spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll in an email. “It is incumbent upon the operator to strictly enforce any aspects of the law and/or mandated restrictions,” Driscoll said. “If and when it is determined that a violation has occurred, the operator would be subject to disciplinary action from the Gaming Commission.”
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at decreasing the likelihood that students will choose to drink dangerously and suffer harm,” he said.
The commission’s bureau and the state police will always be at gaming facilities to ensure compliance and take action on violations, she said. Visting BU sociology professor Patricia Rieker said it is unlikely that large numbers of students will flock to a casino in East Boston. “Once you look at the context in which students engage in what I think of as risky behaviors, it doesn’t fit the pattern,” she said. Although literature suggests casinos have an adverse affect on student drinking, Rieker said some college students already have problem drinking without a casino around. Students also do not have excess funds to gamble, she said. “I think [the casino will] affect a small population,” she said. “And you know for the students that are 21, that means that they have or will graduate, so as far as I can see most of them are trying to get jobs at that age.” Graduate School of Manage-
ment first-year Cansu Sogut said she would try out the casino with some friends to see how it is maybe once a month. But the casino could cause gambling problems for college students and reflect poorly on their schools. Underage students will probably sneak in with fake IDs, she said. “As is the case with the bars, they might still find some ways of getting in,” she said. College of Arts and Sciences senior Loren Golubic-Campbell said underage students would definitely try to sneak into a possible casino. College students already have drinking problems without a casino, she said, and although some people will have gambling problems, it will not be a big problem. “I think that students will make their own mistakes and they will do as much as they can to make those mistakes if they really want to,” she said.
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Campus Crime Students volunteer in midst of campaign season SAT scores may Logs be precursors to By Mary Yatrousis Daily Free Press Staff
Doppelganger By Kaneta Zillur Daily Free Press Staff
The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Sept. 10 to Sept. 14. On Sept. 11, a female student at 722 Commonwealth Ave. reported to BUPD that another person in Arizona was using her social security number. She later told the police that she wanted to report the incident as identity theft. Shop and steal A male student on 1055 Comm. Ave. reported a stolen laptop from his car on Sept. 12 at 2 a.m. A woman approached him when he was in the Shaw’s supermarket, asking for money and a ride to Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center. After dropping the woman off at the hospital, the student discovered that his laptop was gone from the car. Knife party A student at 512 Beacon St. was found in possession of several prohibited knives and Class E prescription pills on Sept. 12 at 9:28 p.m. The student was found in his dorm room with the items and will be summoned to court for possession of the Class E pills. He was later transported to a hospital for medical issues. Teambuilding On Sept. 12 at 5:27 p.m., officers located person being chased by another male at 2 Buswell St. Both men worked on Commonwealth Avenue and the chaser was extorting money from and threatening the victim. Boston Police officers are investigating. Delayed transaction At 8:11 p.m. on Sept. 13, a male student at 522 Park Drive reported credit card fraud. He noticed transactions on his bank statement and realized somebody else used his card number. The student told police someone used his credit card number for purchases in August.
Boston University student Sophie Miller, chairwoman for the Students for Scott Brown Coalition, said that even for student volunteers the campaign is a 24/7 job. “On a campaign, there’s an end goal,” the College of Arts and Sciences junior said, “and you need to figure out the best way to achieve it.” Miller is one of many student volunteers who volunteer on political campaigns as November elections near. While political candidates seek to mobilize the youth vote before elections, students such as Miller set themselves apart as committed volunteers and leaders in political campaigns. In 2008, young people across the nation voted and gave their time as “enthusiastic campaign volunteers,” according to the Pew Research Center. U.S. President Barack Obama gathered 66 percent of the youth vote in the 2008 presidential election, according to Pew statistics. That same election garnered 2 million more young voters than in 2004, according to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement. Evan Kenney, a freshman at Fitchburg State University, was the youngest delegate sent to the Republican National Convention,
freshman grades By Alex Diantgikis Daily Free Press Staff
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College of Arts and Sciences junior Sophie Miller says working on the Scott Brown campaign is a 24/7 job.
which he described as “absolutely incredible.” “It’s an experience I can take with me for the rest of my life,” Kenney said. Kenney, who volunteered for the Ron Paul Liberty Slate, said his summer was “completely consumed.” He spent on average four to eight hours a day contributing to the campaign. Katie Regan, chairman of Massachusetts Young Republicans, said students donate so much of their time to these campaigns because they enjoy getting experience in the field. “No matter what political party you align yourself with, it’s fun,” Regan said. “You get to meet people, and I think that it’s fun to be
The H1N1 flu vaccine might actually worsen symptoms of the potentially deadly flu in animals exposed to it, a new study suggests. Danuta Skowronski, an epidemiologist at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, lead a study showing that ferrets given the 2008– 09 H1N1 vaccine became more sick than ferrets given a placebo vaccine after exposure to the H1N1 virus. In Skowronski’s study, 32 ferrets were divided into two groups, one with the H1N1 influenza vaccine and the other given a placebo injection. The study showed ferrets given the real vaccine suffered more severe symptoms than the placebo group after all 32 ferrets were exposed to the H1N1 virus. The two groups substantially differed in weight loss and lung virus. Nahid Bhadelia, an assistant professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, said she found the study interesting but in need of more evidence in similar studies made on humans.
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MET prof. targets carbon with marketing campaign By Emily Overholt Daily Free Press Staff
Metropolitan College professor Robert MacArthur teaches marketing, but sustainability remains his passion. “We just simply can’t continue on our present path of increasing the carbon that’s being spewed into the atmosphere,” he said. “[At 87,] I’m old enough not to have to read an awful lot of literature about the impact of global warming. I’ve seen it, I’ve lived it.” As a way to combat carbon emissions and encourage sustainable practices, MacArthur has created GreenCampusPoints, a consumer in-
centive program that removes carbon on the atmosphere. “Frequent flyer miles is something most people know because it’s an extraordinarily successful consumer loyalty plan,” MacArthur said. “We operate on the same basis, but our difference is that instead of putting a pound of carbon into the atmosphere for every mile that you fly, we’re removing a pound of [carbon] for every dollar you spend.” GreenCampusPoints is one of 125 finalists in the MassChallenge, a competition that awards grant funds to burgeoning start-up companies. MacArthur has been competing against 1,237 other companies since
H1N1 vaccine might worsen symptoms, study suggests By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff
part of the team.” Regan said students’ experience on these campaigns is a job interview of sorts because candidates notice student’s hard work. “I think it’s good to start young, so candidates can meet you and get an idea of your hard work and dedication and commitment,” Regan said. The average volunteer does phone banking, which usually runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and donates about 10 hours a week to working on a campaign, she said. Students work with social media, she said, which can be done at any time of the day. “I think it’s good for young
“I would be hesitant to make anything of the finding without further data in humans,” she said, “especially given the proven benefit of seasonal flu vaccine on the mortality related to this infection every year.” Bhadelia said the study should invoke conversations among the medical community. “I think the study raises interesting questions regarding how prior exposure to influenza antigens impacts immune response to pandemic strains,” she said. The study was presented in its abstract form Sept. 9 at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in San Francisco. BU students said it would be good to see if more studies come out with more data before receiving the shot. “I would definitely be interested to see data from other countries,” said Sarah Leonard, a junior in the School of Education. Leonard said the H1N1 vaccine released in the 2008–09 flu season might not have been as carefully put together as the traditional flu vaccine. “I think the general one that they
update every year has been shown to be pretty effective,” she said. “I would probably still get the general one.” College of Communication junior Katherine Bush fell victim to the H1N1 influenza in 2008 even after getting the shot. She said she was unsurprised by the study’s findings, because the disease is in the vaccine. “It’s kind of crazy that the FDA has allowed this for so long,” she said. In the past, Bush said, she has gotten the vaccine but reluctantly. Bush said she was hesitant about getting the vaccine after hearing about the study. “I guess I’ll wait for more studies to come out,” Bush said. COM freshman Corey Steinfast said he believed in the benefits of the flu shot. Society dictates that everyone take the same precautions with healthrelated issues, he said. “Definitely people will end up getting it compared to not getting it,” he said. Steinfast said he has consistently gotten the vaccine and not gotten sick. “[The study is] definitely something to think about when getting it,” he said.
March, but has been working with the concept since 2006. “It’s been something that’s been developing at BU for a while, but the concept of a need to engage consumers in the effort to reduce global warming was mine,” he said. GreenCampusPoints was created by MacArthur and has been under development with the help of MET professors Vijay Kanabar, Barry Unger, Virginia Greiman and School of Management professor Peter Russo. They have also collaborated with AdLab and the Boston University Energy Club. The MassChallenge whittled
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A student’s SAT scores may indicate success in the first year of college, according to a study cited in The Chronicle of Higher Education Thursday, although some students at Boston University said they disagree. “I absolutely don’t think [the SAT] reflected my ability to do well in school,” said Shannon Harrington, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. Harrington said she had more than a 4.0 GPA while in high school, but did not do as well on the SAT. The study determined there is a correlation between a student’s SAT scores and his or her grades in the freshman year of college, despite the student’s socioeconomic background. BU spokesman Colin Riley said the admissions office does not only look at standardized test scores from prospective students. “We’re looking for students who will succeed here and contribute to their success and the success of others,” he said. “We want [students] to do well in school, grow and mature into a successful young adulthood, and into their future careers.” BU likes to look at prospective students in a holistic way so SAT scores only provide additional information, Riley said. However, it does provide some predictive value to success in college. BU’s freshman class applied with an average 2005 composite SAT score and an average AGPA, and ranked in the top 9 percent of their class, according to the BU Admissions website. CAS freshman Sarah Mosher, said her grades do reflect her score on the SAT. Although she focused on her grades in high school more than on her SATs, she did spend time preparing with Kaplan study books. “My SAT score was fairly high, so I think that it showed
Grades, see page4
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College of Arts and Sciences junior Brittany Hedenberg and College of Communication junior Nicole Merritt set up for the BU Sorority and Fraternity open house in George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Hall.
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Chief of MBTA Transit Police Paul MacMillion and General Manager of the MBTA Jonathon Davis discuss the new training facility for first responders at Broadway station Monday afternoon.
Training to rid T of bi-annual simulations, MBTA official says MBTA: From Page 1
ment at the MBTA. “There is one in D.C. that’s similar, but we will probably have the most advanced emergency training center anywhere in the Untied States for transit.” Clarke said the new center would replace bi-annual simulations that are currently administered on the subway and commuter rail systems. “Unfortunately, because of our maintenance needs in the evening
and the fact that we move almost 1.4 million people a day, we don’t have the ability to give the police and other first responders a facility without taking a piece of service out of schedule,” he said. Clarke said the training simulations would cover a host of potential situations including fires, terrorist attacks and station evacuations. Clarke said the MBTA’s goal is to do a ribbon cutting for the new facility in the spring of 2013.
Young people have high stake in Nov. elections, Franck says Students From Page 3
people to get involved in campaigns so they can understand the political process, and getting involved gets people to really understand the issues,” she said. Miller said the campaign is a continuous commitment. “You’re on call at any given moment,” she said. Jonathan Dame, a Boston College junior and the communications director for the College Democrats of Massachusetts, said he has volunteered with the Obama and Elizabeth Warren campaigns in the past. Dame said he is mainly engaged in the political community through the BC and Massachusetts College Democrats, but he has helped knock on doors and make phone calls. “I think that the young people have the most at stake in the election that’s taking place because we are the one who are going to be around the longest and experience the effects of policies being shaped today,” he said. Dame said it is really important that college students are getting involved and standing up for
their rights. Dame spends about 10 hours a week involved in politics, he said. “I’ve learned about how to talk to people about issues,” he said. “Just knocking on doors and making phone calls, you talk to a lot of voters and you hear what they have to say, and you learn how to engage with someone about the candidate.” Interns working for the Massachusetts Democratic Party were unable to comment on the work that they do because they signed non-disclosure agreements, said Kevin Franck, the communications director for the Massachusetts Democratic Party. But Franck also said it is important for young people to get involved during the election season. As the country looks to the future, there might not be any group who has more stake in this election than young people, he said. Voters aged 18 to 29 were 24 percent of the electorate in 2011, according to Young Democrats of America. “I have so much more faith in the Republican party now [that] I [have] met so many wonderful people,” Kenney said.
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the effort I put into my grades as well.” She said success in college is not just about grades, but also about personal development. “There are plenty of successful people that have not done well in school, but have managed to do extremely well in their careers,” she said. Mithila Mahesh, a CAS senior, said that when she applied to colleges she considered SAT scores to be a fairly important aspect because it was a way for schools to assess her knowledge of English as an international student. “I know that’s how they standardize between different private schools and different public schools,” Mahesh said. “They also want to see good grades and
a good essay, so I didn’t think [the SAT] was the most important.” Though Mahesh said she did well on her SATs, she said it did not indicate her success in college. “SATs — you can’t really study for them,” she said. “For college, you actually need to have proper study skills.” Mahesh said success in college was a mixture of grades as well as extracurricular activities. “If you’re doing something more than your requirements, it shows enthusiasm and that you’re going to work hard,” she said. College of Communication junior Greg Wilson said SAT scores do not indicate college performance because it is only one indicator of intelligence. “College is a learning process and success is measured by how
well you perform over time, not just by one test,” he said. “Maybe my SAT scores reflected how I did my freshman year, but not anymore.” Harrington said College Board, which produces the SAT, incorporates skills that everyone would need, including basic math and reading skills. These skills are needed for success in college, so the SAT has some part in determining a college student’s success, she said. Harrington said success could be measured in many ways. “Grades are obviously very important, but also the experience you get out of it,” she said. “I think if you’re happy with the experience you’ve had, if you’ve done well in your school along the way, I think you’re pretty successful.”
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Losing Pounds Won’t Lead to Longevity
Recent study shows no correlation between healthier calorie-restricted diets and longer living By Christina Janansky
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low-calorie diet can improve your overall health, immunity and metabolism. It may even help you squeeze into an outfit you’ve wanted to wear for
years. But, according to a recent study, reducing your caloric intake will not increase your life expectancy. Nature recently published the results of a 23-yearlong study conducted at the National Institute of Aging in Maryland. Researchers at the NIA theorized that specific, calorie-restricted diets might prolong life in rhesus monkeys. However, to researchers’ surprise, dieting rhesus monkeys did not live any longer than non-dieting subjects.
WHAT’S A ‘CR’ DIET? The NIA study, according to the report in Nature, analyzed two primary groups of monkeys: the first control group followed a normal, yet nutritionally balanced, diet. The second followed a calorie-restricted diet, commonly known as a CR diet, in which caloric intake dropped by 10 to 40 percent. “I think what’s really important to recognize with full calorie restriction is we’re studying aging and the processes of aging,” NIA researcher Julie Mattison said in a phone interview. “We’re studying why everything goes bad over time, and it’s possible that CR affects a lot of these organs.” For years, it has been believed that CR diets prolong life and improve overall health and immunity, according to the CR Society website. CR diets were also thought to stall the onset of age and weight-related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis and cancer. Since the 1930s researchers have studied the benefits of CR diets in organisms such as lab rats, yeast, fruit flies and round worms. CR organisms in these studies, which often lived up to 30 to 50 percent longer than organisms with normal diets, prompted scientists to analyze the effects of CR diets in primates, including humans. THE RESULTS The NIA study analyzed monkeys of all different ages in both the control group and the CR group. In the CR group, researchers imposed CR diets at different stages in subjects’ lives to determine the overall effects of diet in different points of their lives. When monkeys died of unknown causes, autopsies were performed to determine the cause of death and its relation, if any, to diet, according to the study in Nature. After years of compiling evidence, researchers were able to formulate several working theories about CR diets: Monkeys in the CR group had lower incidences of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer than monkeys of normal diets. Some monkeys on CR diets showed signs of elevated immune system, especially in young onset adolescent males. These young-onset CR monkeys also had a lower incidence of cancer. However, the study showed how death caused by cardiovascular disease, neoplasia, amyloidosis and oldage deterioration still occurred equally in both groups. While illnesses occurred at earlier ages in the control group monkeys, these diseases still caused the majority of deaths
in CR monkeys. CONFLICTING STUDIES With all of the accumulated evidence, researchers at the NIA are fairly certain of one thing: eating a healthy, calorierestricted diet will aid in health, but will not add additional years onto life in humans and in non-human primates. However, researchers at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Centre (WNPRC) are conducting a study that suggests rhesus monkeys on CR diets do, in fact, live longer than those on normal diets. “There is a 0.1-percent chance that our results would change and show that CR is beneficial,” Mattison said, “but we do have plans to move forward to understand why our
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Many people choose low-calorie and low-fat foods, but these may not increase their life-spans.
studies are different from each other.” Mattison said both teams intend to let their studies run their courses. For the NIA study, this could take anywhere from three to 13 or more years. In the meantime, Mattison said, both the NIA and WNPRC will compare existing knowledge, information and test results from their studies to try and determine why each study reached a separate conclusion. NIA vs. WNPRC The different conclusions between the NIA and WNPRC studies may have arisen as a result of the differences between the two studies, according to the report in Nature. One difference is that the WNPRC control monkeys who did not have a calorie-restricted diet were allowed to access food freely, a factor that, Mattison said, more properly reflects the self-controlled diet of Westernized individuals. “It’s higher in sugar and not as nutritious and well balanced as our diet,” Mattison said. “So theirs might be more representative of what the average American is eating.” This also means that the WNPRC may reflect the benefits of CR diets in humans. The NIA control group monkeys, on the other hand, were given limited and controlled amounts of food, Mattison said. Furthermore, the food and protein sources used in each study were different in basis. Another difference between the two studies is the use of vitamin and mineral supplements. All monkeys in the NIA study were given more vitamin
and mineral supplements while the WNPRC study only gave more nutrients to CR monkeys. This raises questions as to whether vitamin and minerals supplements really benefit human longevity or even health, Mattison said. No monkeys in the NIA study showed any visible benefits from nutritional supplements. Babi Bose, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she is not surprised upon hearing about Mattison’s words. “I’ve always wondered if vitamins truly work,” Bose said. “I guess it makes me feel like maybe they’re not worth the money, especially if there’s not experimental evidence for it.” Conflicting results may also be a result of genetic differences, a factor that researchers did not seriously consider prior to the study. Monkeys used in the NIA study were from Southeast Asia while the WNPRC monkeys originated in an Indian colony, according to the Nature report. Kateri Donahoe, a CAS sophomore, said that genetic makeup could be responsible for the differences between the two studies’ results. “I think that in our society we focus too much energy on food and diet when there are so many other factors that contribute to developing illness,” Donahoe said. “I think studies fail to emphasize how important other factors, like heredity for example, are to overall health.” CR IN HUMANS It is nearly impossible to conduct a lifetime CR study in humans, making it difficult to determine how long-term CR diets may aid human health, said Mattison. This is because human life spans are too long and finding subjects and researchers to participate in a study is difficult. However, in a short-term and randomized human CR study, biomarkers of aging and an improvement in cardiovascular health occurred within six months of using a CR diet, according to the results in Nature. “Calorie restriction alters so many things,” Mattison said. Mattison said her team will continue to search for ways in which CR diets do this. “We just don’t really know what ultimately the long term effect of it is going to be,” she said. IS DIETING WORTH IT? Despite the results of the study, students said that dieting can still be beneficial. “It’s not about life expectancy,” said Allie Kolb, a junior in the College of Communication. “It’s about feeling good, looking good and living up to a certain standard.” Joe Kennedy, a COM junior, said he will continue to eat healthy despite the study results. “I do it because it helps eliminate stress, increases my mobility, improves my self-esteem and adds a level of discipline to my life,” Kennedy said. “Dieting should be about improving the quality of life, not the quantity of it.”
Calories in Popular BU Treats On e Se r v i n g o f P a n da E x p r es s O r a ng e C hi c k en — 420 Ca lorie s H alf a cu p of P i nk b er r y O r i g i n a l f r o z en yo g ur t — 10 0 Ca lorie s St ar b u c k s Ta l l I c ed C a r a mel M a c c hi a to — 1 90 Ca lorie s D u n k i n’ Do nuts G l a z ed Do n ut — 2 6 0 C a lorie s Ei n st e i n B r o s . B a g el s A s i a g o C hees e B a g el — 310 Ca lorie s
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Royal faux pas The royal family filed a criminal complaint Monday against the French magazine Closer for publishing several images of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, bathing topless. The same day, additional images of a topless Catherine were released, this time by the Italian gossip magazine Chi. First, is this news all that surprising? Look at the publications in question — gossip magazines. Prying into the royals’ lives is what they do. Does that mean it’s right? No, but that’s a topic for another debate. However, in this situation, the photographers invaded the Duchess’s privacy. Catherine was sunbathing on private property, outside a relative’s château in southern France. If she had been stretched out on a public beach somewhere, then the magazines would have a case. Then again, doesn’t Catherine know she is in the public eye? Did she really think that the paparazzi had left her completely
alone? She shouldn’t have. The Duchess should really take a lesson from the late Princess of Wales, Diana. The paparazzi are relentless. They will follow you on your French vacation, and they will most certainly snap pictures of you sunbathing. Though many Europeans choose to sunbath topless, royals are expected to maintain particularly high levels of decorum. Baring her breasts outdoors doesn’t seem like appropriate behavior for a duchess. Finally, it is interesting to review the media’s coverage of this story. Numerous publications have called Catherine’s invaded privacy the shock factor. However, the public was probably more shocked to see the duchess topless. It will be interesting to see how the royals’ case pans out. This event serves as a reminder to royalty and other individuals held in the spotlight, that nothing they say or do is private.
Letter to the Editor: Response to hockey task force To the Editor: Recent Boston Globe articles about the findings of BU’s hockey team task force revealed serious problems within BU’s administration and student body. My freshman year at BU was atypical of what one would expect at a large, party-oriented school. I avoided parties at all costs and went home on weekends to escape drunken peers. Parties seemed too daunting and triggering; I had been sexually assaulted in October of my senior year of high school and was struggling with post-traumatic stress as I pursued charges against the former friend who assaulted me. I returned to BU after every weekend to large drawings of male genitalia on my door with an occasional offensive comment next to the drawing. I considered moving to a single-sex floor, but heard that floor had problems with students frequently having sex in the showers. Moving home seemed like the best route. Professors to whom I disclosed my story were supportive; the administration was anything but. Thinking the housing department would appreciate my unusual circumstance, I asked the director if I could move out of my dorm and commute from home. I was initially shut down and told the director, “You don’t understand. I can’t sleep; the trial is coming up soon and living here is really detrimental to my well-being.” Coldly, she responded, “I’m sorry. We don’t do that.” Stunned, I decided against speaking with any other administrator, assuming I’d be given the same answer. My experience with BU showed me its administration valued students’ money over students’ concerns and well-being. I can’t imagine the extra challenges I would have faced if I had been assaulted by a fellow BU student. Housing stuck to its policy of requiring stu-
dents to live on campus freshman year. It was only after I submitted a doctor’s note that the officials reviewed it and allowed me to move off campus, notifying me that they could not guarantee me housing for the rest of my time at BU. Sexual assault happens often everywhere and is entirely preventable. The U.S. Department of Justice notes that 1 in 4 college-aged women will be a victim of sexual assault during her time on campus; throughout a woman’s lifetime, that rate is 1 in 6. There is no reason to not ask a potential partner for consent or to ignore his or her response. If someone says “No,” understand and respect that. Consent is not a tricky, tangled web; it is easy to ask for and easy to respect. Colleges need to educate students on consent. Colleges must also take it upon themselves to be supportive of students who report assaults. In recent history, another Boston-area college, Tufts University, had its own sexual assault policy scrutinized. Among the reporting process, Tufts offered the option of mediation, in which the survivor and the accused could try to reach a mutually agreeable outcome. This was not a practice supported by the U.S. Department of Justice or Department of Education. This practice entirely disregarded the survivor’s need for safety and support, not to talk things out with the perpetrator. After my freshman year at BU, I transferred and became a rape crisis counselor for a Boston-area organization. We all should get active in ending sexual violence. Sexual assault and lack of responsiveness to it is by no means a problem limited to Boston University. It’s time to stop it for good. Ali Safran alisonks@bu.edu.
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Neologism, in my pants DAVID FONTANA
ome of the greatest minds in the world have boiled the “date” down to approximately three steps: 1) Pickup date 2) Spend time with date 3) End date. And while there may be some wiggle room on what can be done, correctly or incorrectly, under each step, these great thinkers have attributed each step with a type of play: downplay, wordplay and foreplay. Now for me, you know, I role up a nice, clean cut, New Balance sneaker, a real classic ride. My date knows I’m cool with that breathable mesh layer, calm with my cushioned step and collected, ready for anything. I start Step Two off with blaring of my tunes on my portable iPod speakers, not letting her get in a word edgewise. Then, I have the music stops exactly as the movie begins, so there are no awkward silences, and maybe after-words, we go and grab a bite to eat. But for me, this is where my night ends. I never really make it to Step Three. Because once we start talking, I feel, well, rather how I imagine Andy Samberg feels about eating a grape, or how his partner in crime, Jorma, feels about the breeze coming through the window, because once we actually start wordplay, well, I just can’t help myself: I have neologism, in my pants, and in my head. You may call it premature, but I just call it ecstasy. Wordplay: it inhabits every moment of our lives. And neologism is perhaps the mother of all its components. Neologism, broken into its Greek roots literally means “new speech,” or rather the creation of new words. And for me, this usually means puns, and lot’s of them: RaPUNzel, RaPUNzel, let down your long flowing hair so that I might climb up the tower and bore you with more puns. So many puns that most of my friends are drowning in them. And while some may swim along like happy dolphins, splashing and punning along, others are just straight up seals about it. Sad, rotund seals. But beyond the witticism and wordplay, neologism plays a very real and important role in all of our lives. Everything we say, read, write, all the tiny words we use, are neologisms, or at least they were at one time in their lives. I mean, at some point, many years ago, in a land before time, someone witnessed lighting strike a tree and yelled, “OOGA BOOGA WOOGA WOMBLE!” The direct translation for that naturally being, “I believe that highly bright electrical discharge just caused the rapid oxidation of the tree, whose highly flammable nature has combusted into light and heat, Womble!”
But it wasn’t until about 6,340,222.3 years later until someone boldly proclaimed “doth protestes too muchest.” Thy passions of “ooga booga wooga” are but hollow, ancient rites. “‘Tis they burning tempest that hoards mine eyes with angelic reverence, shall hence forth be called fyre! As such it shall be known to all, I say to thee, my most humblest company.” Translation: “Let’s just call it fire, Womble.” And thus all of thee “ooga booga wooga” bells were replaced with new, electrical fire alarms. Whether or not the historical content of that is accurate or not, we may never know, but it really sheds light on the deep history of all those words we take for granted. And on their futures too: A future I fear, is rather dull, dark and frightening. Like, totes magoates frightening. Not only words, but whole sentences are being reduced down to mere syllables and sounds. And not like the old syllables and sounds we learned back in kindergarten. No, these are new, dastardly sounds, with an evil mission. Pretty soon we’ll be communicating with clicks and grunts. And while there might be something to say about the efficiency with which animals and robots communicate, to me, it just seems all wrong. I’m sure Womble was eloquent in his own way, but please, imagine a world without laughter and only “lawlz,” a place where when you’re happy, you hold up a sign that reads “:)”, or in order to say you’re in love with someone you put “<3”. Imagine the mistranslations, the insufferable communications! “You are less than 3?” “You’re going to eat 3 what?” “You’re having a heart attack!?” No Thank you. I doth protest. I doth protest! Maybe all I need is a “Midnight in Paris” to get it all figured out, to see the glory of this innovative speech, this neo-neologism. But I just have a feeling that no matter how far back in time someone takes me, I’ll never lose any faith in words. So, before I’m shipped off to another IA meeting (Intellectual Anonymous), all I’ve got to say is [insert clicking sound here] before you speak, and neologism with care. David Fontana is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and a Fall 2012 columnist for The Daily Free Press. He can be reached at fontad5@bu.edu.
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fenders, Jeroen Blugh, to injury in its game against Brown. This upcoming game will be the first full game without him. Although the defense remained strong after the freshman defenseman’s early departure from the last game, it will be interesting to see how the defense performs without him for a full 90 minutes. Junior Derek McCaffrey will likely be a crucial factor, as the midfielder may replace the injured Blugh on defense. Fortunately for BU, Holy Cross has to get the ball past dominant sophomore goalkeeper Nick Thomson if it wants to get on the scoreboard. Thompson has posted a 1.48 goals-against average and .738 save percentage through the first seven games of the season. Holy Cross, with its struggling defense, seems like a good opponent for BU to try to find its scoring touch against. “We’ve created a lot of offense and haven’t finished,” Roberts said. “We’re going to play our game and create chances and goals will come.”
Notebook: From page 8
the part of the game that I want to remember because we were playing a 4–2–4 and a 3–3–4, and it’s not our shape,” Feldman said. “You’re just trying to generate something, but the first half was very good, the beginning of the second half I thought was pretty good, but then I felt like the energy kind of dropped.” Blauner Has Great Home Debut Freshman midfielder Rachel Blauner, who missed the first six games of the regular season after suffering a leg injury during the preseason, had a strong first game at Nickerson Field. The midfielder from East Bridgewater, UMass came off the bench to record her first two career two shots on goal. Feldman was pleased to see Blauner on the field, admitting that even though she was “rusty,” Blauner should be a “key player” for this team.
As the Terriers prepare to enter conference play in their next game, Blauner should bolster the team’s offensive play. Green Consistent For The Team One of the few bright spots amid the three-game losing streak for the Terriers has been junior goalkeeper Andrea Green, who has posted shutouts in three of nine games this season and only allowed one goal in each of the last three games. Green was fantastic against No. 3 Stanford, allowing only one goal and making eight saves against one of the best teams in the country. Next Game The Terriers’ next game will take them down to Raleigh, N.C., where they will face off against North Carolina State University in the last game before conference play begins. First kick will be at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20.
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Freshman midfielder Rachel Blauner had a strong season debut for the Terriers on Friday.
Field hockey to face Minutewomen after back- Women’s cross country finishes to-back defeats to Syracuse, William & Mary 4th at UNH Invitational meet Field hockey: From page 8
entire team. Senior Jacinda McLeod leads the team with four goals, but four others are just below her with two goals apiece. The Terriers have thus far gained their advantage in the attacking third not through accuracy but through sheer opportunities generated. McLeod alone has 26 shots attempted, and the team as a whole averages just fewer than 13 shots a game. While the BU offense does generally control the ball for the majority of their games, its defense plays well very consistently when needed. Both goalkeepers, sophomore Valentina Cerda Eimbcke and senior Jess Maroney boast high-save percentages
— 80 percent for Cerda Eimbcke and 79.2 percent for Maroney. The coaching staff sees only one real area of defense worthy of serious focus. “Counter-attack defense is something that we continue to work on,” Starr said. “We haven’t given up a lot of goals this season, but the few goals that we have given up … have been when we had the ball in our attacking third and we [were] caught on a counter-attack.” These two teams last played on Sept. 23, 2011. The Terriers walked away with a 3–0 shutout win, again away from home and after a loss. In the 2011 season, the Terriers have won four of their five away games. UMass has yet to win a match at home this season.
Despite the recognition of the similarity between last year’s result and this year’s situation, the mental side of the game did not play an enormous role in the Terriers’ preparation. After her team’s demonstration of psychological resilience in last week’s loss to William & Mary, Starr spent the time between matches improving primarily technical skills and off-ball movement to be as ready for game to come as they could. “[UMass is] playing really good hockey — they’re competing. They have had quality wins. They have a very good defense and a very good attack. They play with a lot of speed and enthusiasm,” Starr said. “I’m expecting a war.”
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finished 11th in her second collegiate race, posting a time of 17:59.95. Junior Danielle Bowen (15th, 18:12.98), sophomore Ashli Tagoai (26, 18:46.54), and junior Ally Brillaud (30th, 18:53.35) were the top BU finishers on the women’s side. The women finished fourth as a team with a total of 80 points. Vermont claimed first place with a score of 39 points. The University at Albany and New Hampshire finished second and third place, respectively. The Terriers have this weekend off before resuming action on
Sept. 28 at the Lehigh Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. “We held a couple guys out of this race, but next race we’ll put all our best people out there,” Lehane said. The level of competition will go through the roof the next time out, we’ll be meeting some of the top teams around the country. “The distance races kind of take a toll on you, so we’ll need some time to recover,” he said. “Before you compete again, you have to lighten up a little. The flow of the season and the management of races is a critical part of bringing together a successful team.”
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down competitors in two rounds of judging where potential businesses gave short presentations to a panel of three to five judges. Then the top 125 start-ups enter the accelerator stage in which teams are given mentors with whom they work to define and achieve individual goals. MacArthur said that while there are many technological movements toward environmental change, real environmental impact will not be achieved without a change in consumer culture. “The best way to change culture is through some sort of consumer incentive,” he said. “[GreenCampusPoints has] an incentive to do good because you are actually earning by that, and you’re earning two ways —
monetarily and through the psychic reward of doing something good for the environment.” Last spring MacArthur and his team pilot-tested the point system at BU, partnering with local stores such as Starbucks, CVS, Radio Shack, Angora Café, Cornwall’s Pub and Scoozi. “BU is ‘a home for me,’” MacArthur said. “I’ve been there for a number of years at MET, and so it’s natural for me to work in that environment to get this thing launched.” GreenCampusPoints aims to expand through the college network of Boston. Affiliates are reaching out to vendors and networking with schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Tufts University, Northeastern University and Babson College.
MacArthur said GreenCampusPoints will have very little contact with the vendors they collaborate with, and they are not designing new marketing strategies for these companies. “We’re just going to augment their sales by posting their offers on our website free of charge,” he said. “Our mission is going to be to drive traffic to that website by focusing on academia use and ecommerce initiatives. We’re not going to put feet on the street — we’re going to do this electronically through ecommerce.” While the company is for profit, MacArthur said it is an effective way to incite change in carbon emissions. “This is a common problem,” he said. “We all need to breath easier, and this is what we’re hoping to do with our mission.”
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It has been a frustrating week for the Boston University women’s soccer team, as it has dropped its last three contests and has seen its record drop to 3–5–1 on the season. Traveling out to California last week for the Stanford Nike Invitational, BU suffered a tough loss to defending NCAA champion Stanford University in which the Cardinal scored a goal with 1:18 remaining in regulation to give Stanford a 1–0 lead that it would hold for the win. Two days later, BU played Santa Clara University, where the Terriers fell 1–0 after being outshot by Santa Clara, 17–9. Upon returning home to Nickerson Field, BU hosted the University of Massachusetts, who had beaten the Terriers in two of the last three meetings between the clubs. The Terriers maintained a great offensive presence throughout the game, as they recorded seven shots on goal and 10 corner kicks. But they were unable to get anything past UMass goalkeeper Emily Cota, who stymied the Terriers’ offense the entire game. An early goal by UMass freshman Jackie Bruno was all the offense that the Minutewomen needed, as BU dropped its third straight game 1–0. “Attitude to score needs to get better,” said BU coach Nancy Feldman. “It’s difficult when we’re giving up goals … we shouldn’t give up, but it happens. You get that many corners and that many chances, we should be able to find a goal.” Despite the loss to UMass, Feldman was hesitant to compare the loss to the other two games out in California, especially the contest against Stanford. “We didn’t have that many chances against Stanford,” Feldman said. “We’re trying to win the game, but we’re trying to counter (Stanford), and you’re not gonna get a lot of chances, so it’s like apples and oranges.” Offense Showing Signs Of Life While the Terriers were shut out over the last three games, signs point to BU’s offense slowly coming back together. BU has increased its number of shots on goal with each game, from zero against Stanford, to two against Santa Clara and finally seven against UMass. Feldman acknowledged that the offense looked much better in the UMass game, but was not consistent enough to even the score against the Minutewomen. “The last 25 minutes is not
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After a hard-fought overtime loss to No. 24 Brown University in its home opener, the Boston University men’s soccer team prepares to bounce back. On Tuesday night, the Terriers will host The College of the Holy Cross at 7 p.m. at Nickerson Field. For BU (1–4–2), this game marks the first of 11 straight games against currently unranked opponents. After six out of BU’s past seven games have been against some of the top soccer teams in the country, this change in schedule is just what the doctor ordered. The Knights (1–4) are coming off their first win of the season, which came against a winless Rhode Island University. Before their first win, the Knights played a tight game against a tough opponent in Providence College, losing 2–1, so they will likely be a confident group coming into this game. After the first five games of the season, Holy Cross has averaged 1.2 goals per game, but has allowed an average of 2.0 goals per game. The Knights’ defensive struggles are hard to miss, but they have some offensive firepower. Three of their six goals have come from one player, talented forward Josh Cintas. “10 [Cintas and midfielder Pat McCann] are their most talented players,” said BU coach Neil Roberts. Cintas is a junior who has finally found his scoring touch. After missing all of his freshman year due to injury, the small, quick forward led the team in assists (five) and shots (36) in 2011. He started the season having recorded only one goal at the collegiate level, but is off to a hot start in 2012 with three goals in five games.
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McCann is a senior and team captain for the second consecutive year. He is a defensive midfielder who is a stalwart on the defensive side of the ball, standing at six feet tall. Sanders compliments McCann well at midfield with his speed. He plays a quick, offensive-minded game that has led to his two goals so far this season. “They move the ball well,” Roberts said. “Their record is not an indication of their skill. They’ve had the
lead in every game they’ve played.” Holy Cross has developed a pattern of scoring first, but eventually falling behind and dropping the match. In games against Dartmouth College, Sacred Heart and Providence, the Knights have scored early in the first half to take a 1–0 lead, but failed to score again and lost by one or more goals. If Holy Cross can put together a full 90 minutes of the quality soccer it seems to play early in the first half, it can be a dangerous team.
BU is entering this game determined to improve. Roberts said it will be ready for the confident Knights team that Roberts has said is tough, quick and crafty. “It’s up to us. We let some points get away,” Roberts said. “We just have to put a complete game together and deal with the situations we’re in. We’re looking forward to getting better.” BU lost one of its premiere de-
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Field Hockey to try to halt losing Peters, men’s cross country take streak in match against UMass first place in UNH Invitational By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Contributor
In a match crucial to the team’s postseason chances, the Boston University field hockey team seeks to break a two-game losing streak against the University of Massachusetts Tuesday in Amherst. Both teams are seeking redemption from a losing streak. BU (5–2) recently lost to both The College of William & Mary and to No. 2 Syracuse. UMass (3–4) has lost three consecutive games — the first to No. 3 University of Maryland, the second to American University and the third to No. 7 Northeastern University. BU, for one of the first times this season, will enter the match knowing much better what it is going up against. All the other teams it has faced have started their seasons with relatively easy opponents, giving impressive statistics little meaning. However, UMass, while lower in rankings due to a losing record, has been playing high-ranking teams such as No. 17 Boston College and No. 4 Maryland almost exclusively.
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Junior midfielder Derek McCaffrey will play a key role in Tuesday’s men’s soccer matchup with The College of the Holy Cross.
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No Games Scheduled Stephen A. Smith, in response to a satirical article about an argument with his (fictitious) son, argued.
After reviewing the Minutewomen, the Terriers do not expect an easy win, but they are certain they are capable of pulling out another victory on the road. “With this game we want to get back into a winning mentality, a positive mentality,” said BU head coach Sally Starr. One of the major threats UMass has is its presence on the attack. Its current point leader, senior midfielder Kim Young, leads her team in assists (two), shots (17), shots on goal (12) and goals (four). Young’s most important statistic, though, is not her conversion, but her accuracy. With 17 shots, she maintains a 70.6 shotson-goal percentage. The Minutewomen play well in the backfield as well. Despite having recently accumulated a losing record, goalkeeper Sam Carlino still maintains a 63-percent save rate with 29 saves. As for BU, the offensive focus lies on no single player. Attacking is divided almost equally among the
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Thursday, Sept. 20 W. Soccer @ North Carolina State, 7 p.m.
By Sarah Kirkpatrick Daily Free Press Contributor
Fueled by a pair of stellar season debuts, the Boston University cross country team impressed for the second consecutive week at the University of New Hampshire Invitational on Friday. Junior Rich Peters easily claimed first place in his first race of the season with a time of 25:07.81, winning the eight-kilometer course by over a minute. His win led the Terriers to finish first as a team, the second victory for the men in as many weeks. “He loves to push himself,” said BU coach Bruce Lehane of Peters. “He has that tendency to want to challenge himself. He’s a smart guy … he does a great job.” Freshman Kevin Thomas finished sixth with a time of 26:30.51, his strongest finish so far in his collegiate career. Senior Michael Caputo placed seventh, clocking a time of 26:47.48, while freshman Alec
Friday, Sept. 21 Softball vs. Boston College, 4 p.m. W. Tennis @ Brown Invitational, All Day
Olson (ninth, 26:51.78) and sophomore Ben Ravetz (12th, 26:56.32) rounded out the scoring for the solid Terrier squad. “The men are doing well,” Lehane said. “We have four guys who are pretty experienced, [Peters, Matt Paulson, Robert Gibson and Elliot Lehane], then we have a couple of freshmen who are doing a great job. Mike Caputo’s been doing a great job as a senior. We just need to get all of our guys well under 26 minutes, that’s real important. We need to move in that direction.“It’s nice to start with a couple of wins.” The 35-point performance was good enough for a 15-point victory over second-place New Hampshire. Junior Monica Adler also made her season debut on Friday, leading all Terrier women by finishing fourth with a time of 17:15.4. “It’s good to have her out there for the first time,” Lehane said. Freshman Shelby Stableford
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Saturday, Sept. 22 M. Soccer @ Hofstra, 7 p.m. W. Tennis @ Brown Invitational, All Day