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Center for Student Services to unify East Campus NIH collects final

community input on biolab research

By Emily Overholt Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University’s newly built Center for Student Services opened its doors to students in August after more than a year of construction.

Walt Meissner, BU’s associate vice president for operations, said the aesthetics of the building were important in shaping the identity this section of the campus.

“It was very important to Dr. Brown that this building become something of a feature that kind of opens and helps define ... the gateway to BU,” Meissner said.

The new building contains the Educational Resource Center and the Center for Career Development on the fifth and sixth floors, College of Arts and Sciences Academic Advising, PreProfessional Advising, Student Programs and Leadership and four registrar classrooms on the fourth floor, the CAS Writing Program on the third floor, the Marciano Commons dining hall with about 1,000 seats on the second and first floors and two retail dining restaurants in the basement.

Construction on the Center, located at 100 Bay State Road, began in June 2011 and progressed quickly so as to be open for the Fall 2012 semester.

The Marciano Commons is replacing dining halls in Towers, Shelton Hall and Myles Standish Hall. It is expected to serve about 5,000 meals a day.

“We’re a little worried that it’s going to be so popular at first,” Meissner said. “That’s what’s keeping Dining [Services] up at night, because we don’t want your first experience in this dining hall to be [crowded].”

There are 11 food stations across the first two floors, including a vegan station and a gluten-free station. There is a tandoor oven to

By Jasper Craven & Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff

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The East Campus Student Center officially opened for all students on Sept. 1 for breakfast, after more than a year of construction.

bake fresh naan, a rotisserie oven and a pizza oven. Students can see the food being prepared at the front of the house.

The seating areas include a “Kenmore room” with piped-in music and a view of Kenmore Square, a “Living Room” with a fireplace and a sports and media hangout with six 40inch televisions.

The basement houses the Late Night Kitchen and a bakery. Both of these venues run on dining points, convenience points or cash. The Late Night Kitchen features a pizza oven similar to the one upstairs in the Commons, along with deep fryers and crepe griddles.

While construction was fast-tracked to take

just over a year, the design process took about three years said Susan Morgan, senior project manager for Bruner/Cott Architecture. Bruner/Cott worked on everything from the blueprints to the light fixtures to the colors on the walls, Morgan said.

Designers met with academic departments and had them describe either how they saw themselves, Morgan said, or how they saw their students when choosing the aesthetic motif of different areas.

“For instance there was a need to be kind of lively and energetic here at the Writing Center [which is painted lime green],” Morgan said.

Student Center, see page 2

A letter from the editors

Between pulling all-nighters at Mugar, riding on the T, cheering at hockey games and eating at 100 Bay State Road, we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Daily Free Press in print while rushing to class, all while dodging the many proselytizers you will encounter on Commonwealth Avenue.

Expect to read a student newspaper completely evolved from our first issue on May 5, 1970 — we’re putting out more digital content, especially through social media and multimedia, to keep you plugged into the BU community. This semester, we will supply you with coverage on the presidential elections, the new Student Union

election cycle, guides to nightlife and city happenings.

The FreeP has expanded its multimedia and and social media presence with its new digital team, led by Online Editor Lauren Dezenski. Follow us on Twitter, “like” us on Facebook and read our blog, Commonwealth Crossroads. Through our online expansion, we plan to provide content that is not only accurate and fair, but also compelling and diverse.

And, of course, we will uphold many of our age-old traditions, including our print production Monday through Thursday. After all, what would The FreeP be without its daily crossword puzzle?

New Terrier cards to protect financial info

By Nicole Leonard Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University implemented new Terrier cards for students who plan to use dining plans or convenience points in the 2012–13 academic year, officials said.

Executive Director of Housing and Dining Marc Robillard said the new Terrier cards were designed to create a more secure policy for students, specifically in financial transactions. “[BU] is concerned about what information we are responsible to protect,” Robillard said. “In discussions, questions came up about convenience and dining points. Are those not financial accounts? [It is] important to be on the safe side.”

Robillard said one reason the cards are being updated is to be more in compliance with the legislation Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the

Commonwealth, a Massachusetts law about security for state residents.

“Every person [who] owns or licenses personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth shall develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program that ... contains administrative, technical and physical safeguards,” according to the law.

BU spokesman Colin Riley said it was best to separate the financial transactions from that number, as BU ID numbers previously linked records of students’ financial transactions and personal information. “[We] don’t want personal information accompanying transactions,” Riley said. “[We want] the best possible systems in place.”

The new terrier card is a contactless, “tap-

Cards, see page 5

We want our fellow Terriers to contribute as much as possible to our production this fall, so look out for opportunities to tell us what you want to read about.

With this in mind, we encourage you to read your favorite section of The FreeP, whether it’s hard news, sports, features or opinion, and share it with your friends and classmates — or perhaps just use it to make a newspaper hat (batteries not included).

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Community members near the Boston University biolab submitted their final comments to the National Institutes of Health last week, rounding up a battle over clearance for biosafety Levels 3 and 4 in the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories.

The NIH will consider community input to determine if the biolab will operate at these levels, which include research on pathogens such as Ebola.

The NIH’s final supplementary risk assessment, released in July, follows two years of contested reports and an approval process that has taken more than six years.

“The process has taken this amount of time due to the depth and scope of the analysis,” said Nalini Padmanabhan, a spokesperson at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within the NIH, in an email.

Padmanabhan said the biolab is still not fully operational because of extensive input solicited from independent experts and the efforts of the NIH to gather input from the Boston community.

The NIH would not comment on a date for when they would reach their ultimate decision.

The final risk assessment shows “that the risk of infections resulting from accidents or malevolent acts at the NEIDL are generally very low to only remotely possible,” according to the reader’s guide to the final assessment.

Jeff Mooney, who lives in Marshfield but works in the South End, said he feels nervous to work around the lab.

But, he said, the research is essential, and he trusts government oversight to ensure the safety of the lab.

“It’s a professional facility,” Mooney said.

“They wouldn’t be allowed to do it by the government if they didn’t do it properly.”

Nani Morgan, who lives in the South End and works at Tufts Medical Center, said one of Tuft’s labs had a similar problem when the school announced it would be studying tuberculosis at its South End facility.

Morgan said she could understand why Bostonians would be upset by the BU biolab’s research.

While she does not “have a comprehensive idea of the risks involved,” she said, “generally the benefits outweigh the risks.”

Biolab officials said that similar labs have operated safely.

Biolab, see page 2

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College of Arts and Sciences freshmen Mariah Hallacy, Jose Romo, Sean Matsuzak and Kate Schade volunteer Wednesday morning at Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women in Boston as a part of the First Year Student Outreach Program run by Boston University’s Community Service Center.

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The new Center for Student Services building at 100 Bay State Road encompasses many resources for students, as well as a dining hall and retail dining establishment.

East Campus Student Center designers seeking LEED certification Submit an in Energy and Environmental but how many people actually drink and for us the Lantern was one of application on “So we worked with them to choose ship Design certification, Morgan said. out of a drinking fountain? So what them,” Morgan said. “That was not To aid the environmental angle, the do we do? [We] put a bottle filler in a requested space but we melded and fabrics to meet those Center includes double-glazed win- it.” together the president’s request for our website colors needs.” dows to minimize heat transfer, lowMost noticeable of the LED light something that was visually eyeThe floor plan was designed to flow toilets and Forest Stewardship fixtures is the “Lantern.” Spanning catching from the outside with the at enhance natural light throughout Council certified wood, Meissner four floors, this fixture features a re- notion that it’s the best views in the Student Center: From Page 1

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the building, even in inner rooms.

“All the lighting systems are light sensitive and they will adjust with the overall light that is coming in so we will use less energy,” Meissner said.

The Center is seeking Leader-

said. Ninety-five percent of lighting is LED, using less energy than standard bulbs. Also all drinking fountains include bottle fillers.

“You’re required by code to have drinking fountains,” Meissner said.

“That’s why you see them all over,

flective wall onto which LED lights are projected from the ceiling, and is visible from Kenmore Square. The color of the wall can be changed.

“We as designers keep our eyes open to opportunities to create spaces that are unique and fun to be in

building.”

Two landings split the Lantern.

There are lounges that can be used for studying or just waiting. Below the lantern, the sidewalk as been widened so pedestrians can stop and view the building.

BU officials expect NEIDL to pass assessment, pose minimal hazard to community Biolab: From Page 1

“I believe the NIH report confirms what we have been telling the community — that these agents and the type of research can be conducted safely,” said Ara Tahmassian, vice president of BU’s Research Compliance, in an email.

There are about 30 Level-3 labs in Massachusetts, including two on BU’s campus, that have operated safely for years, he said.

“We fully expect that once the regulatory and judicial process is over, the NEIDL will operate at all biosafety levels,” Tahmassian said.

Tahmassian said the Boston Public Health Commission requires Level-4 laboratories to obtain a permit before opening and must approve projects.

“This requirement actually makes Boston one of the strictest, if not the most strict, jurisdiction for conducting BSL-3 and BSL-4 research,” Tahmassian said.

Ellen Berlin, the director of corporate communications at Boston University Medical Center, said in an email that BU remains hopeful that all necessary approvals will be made for the biolab to study Level-4 viruses.

But as the NIH’s decision nears, a strong community voice against the

biolab persists.

Liana Poston, the director of legislative affairs for Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson, of the South End, said Jackson felt the low-risk rating of the final risk assessment did not quell all his concerns.

“Councilor Jackson welcomes another risk assessment,” Poston said in an email. “[One] that adequately addresses long-standing concerns about environmental justice and virus behavior in densely populated spaces.”

Jackson has met with Safety Net, the anti-biolab Roxbury community group, and has written letters to state officials opposing the BU biolab,

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Poston said.

“We don’t trust BU, period,” said Klare Allen, coordinator for the citywide resident group Stop the BioTerror Lab. “This is their fourth risk assessment, I believe. We need a credible risk assessment.”

The National Research Council, the independent science panel that studied a 2011 risk assessment, noted several areas that needed safety improvements, but stated the biolab had improved its report of potential risks.

“The work they had done was sound scientific work, the scenarios they developed were credible and the analyses they presented were also sound

and credible,” said John Ahearne, a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission who chaired the 11-member panel of scientists.

But Allen said previous risk assessments were invalid because they did not usually include third-party review.

Only the NIH has reviewed these assessments, she said.

The NIH gave the biolab a $128 million grant.

“I think that if BU came out with a credible risk assessment it would show that there is more than one person that would be infected, exposed and die from it,” Allen said, “and I think that one life is too many for science.”

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BU spends $70 million on summer construction projects, renovations

By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University spent about $70 million this summer in new construction and campus renovations, officials said.

The $70 million summer budget, spread across campus on a variety of construction projects and renovations, is only a small portion of the recent building budget.

“BU has built [more than] two billion dollars worth of new construction over the past 20 years,”

Riley said, “making it the most extensive period of construction in the university’s history.”

The major projects over this summer include the Center for Student Services, nicknamed the “GS2” by students, the School of Law tower, Mugar Memorial Library’s relocated entrance, the renovation of the former Hillel House and the New Balance Field, said BU spokesman Colin Riley.

“It’s going to be a tremendous improvement,” Riley said.

The Center for Student Services at 100 Bay State Road cost about $50 million dollars to build.

“Our completing and preparing the building has been going well, but not without a few manageable hiccups along the way,” said Walt Meissner, the associate vice president for operations, in an email to The Daily Free Press.

The only major construction issue remaining is the installation of the green roof, which should be completed by the end of August.

Then, the fence and cranes will disappear and the building will become fully operational, Meissner said.

The Center for Career Development and Educational Resource Center, College of Arts and Sciences advising units as well as the Writing Center and student leadership units have moved into the building.

Dining services have been testing equipment and training employees for weeks and are ready to serve students when they arrive, Meissner

said.

The new East Campus hub is “all on track to be fully operational this fall,” he said.

The School of Law tower, recently declared an historical landmark, is preparing for a facelift as well, Riley said.

The tower will undergo “an addition, expansion and major renovation,” he said.

Final design plans and approval are underway for the School of Law

Construction, see page 9

MBTA security Hubway adds 11 stations in Boston, including South Campus cameras installed its first year of maintainin train stations ingAfter a bike-sharing system city ofBy Mitch Harkey Daily Free Press Staff

By Samantha Tatro & Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff

Hundreds of security cameras will keep a close eye on T commuters this fall, a security push that Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials said will help transit police identify criminal suspects.

The MBTA recently finished installing “hundreds of cameras throughout the system,” said Joshua Robin, the MBTA’s director of innovation and special projects.

The latest installation is an addition to MBTA security cameras already in use throughout the T system.

“They’re being used on a regular basis for a number of activities,” Robin said. “They help to keep the system safer and help the transit police keep a better watch.”

Robin said the cameras will be used exclusively for safety purposes.

“The goal of the cameras is to improve safety and security, not fare evasion,” he said.

Fining people for fare evasion has to be done exclusively on the site of the evasion as it happens, said MBTA Transit Police Chief Paul MacMillan.

“What we do use [the cameras] for is criminal conduct, mainly felonies,” MacMillan said. “We try to ID suspects that commit crimes on the MBTA.” These crimes include assault, battery and other serious offenses, he said.

“When we have an incident, we will go look at video to see if we

MBTA, see page 5

ficials have deemed successful, the New Balance Hubway system is expanding its network throughout the greater Boston area.

Hubway started adding 11 stations around the city as it expands to neighboring towns such as Brookline, Somerville and Cambridge.

“It’s important to understand that this is about so much more than bicycles,” said Hubway General Manager Scott Mullen. “It’s about congestion mitigation, air quality, extending and supplementing the existing transit network.”

The first year was “remarkably successful,” said Kris Carter, the Interim Director of Boston Bikes, and has “blown away any projections we had about the system.”

The Hubway Bike Share program celebrated its first birthday in July with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, one of the driving forces behind the bicycle movement.

Between July and November, more than 3,700 annual members and 30,000 casual users logged more than 140,000 rides, according to a press release from Menino’s office.

These numbers increased since the re-opening of Hubway in March, with Hubway now boasting more than 5,000 members and more than 150,000 rides.

But expansion does not come easily, Mullen said.

“These stations cost roughly $50,000 each, which is why sponsors and donors are so key to the program,” he said.

The Hubway rental model ac-

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College of Arts and Sciences junior Cindy Szeflinski rents a Hubway bicycle from the new South Campus station, located at the corner of Buswell Street and Park Drive.

commodates short-term users as well as those willing to pay annually.

Users who ride often can purchase annual memberships, while casual users can purchase a 24hour access pass with various fees.

“It’s not very effective for locals, but convenient for out-oftown students and tourists,” said College of General Studies freshman Benjamin Daugherty, who uses a bike for transportation.

“The locals either already have bikes or are not willing to pay for them, except on rare occasions.”

While there has been positive feedback to the program, there has been some concern from Boston drivers regarding the safety practices of the cyclists, Carter

said.

School of Management sophomore Pablo Fuentes, who uses his black Volkswagen Jetta every day and parks it at the Dexter apartment complex in Brookline, said he supports having alternative transportation options, especially to increase available parking.

But bikers should follow traffic rules just like vehicle drivers do, he said.

“It’s very dangerous to have bikers running red lights,” he said.

Red lights are not the only safety measures bikers ignore.

Although Hubway users are required to wear a helmet, only one in five bike share users actually wear one, according to a study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medi-

cal Center that was published in April.

Daugherty said he regularly sees Hubway riders without helmets, which he called a safety concern.

“I think that they should also provide helmets for biker safety,” Carter said.

With expansion and possible reform coming from Hubway in future years, Carter said, he expects more great things to come.

“There is no limit to the potential of bike share at this point,” Mullen said. “If you think about investment in transit, the bang for your transit buck is in bike share—just pennies on the dollar compared to light rail.”

Otto Pizza replaces Upper Crust, brings squash, zucchini toppings to West Campus

By Amelia Pak-Harvey Daily Free Press Staff

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Otto Pizza opened on Aug. 25, replacing Upper Crust Pizzeria at 888 Commonwealth Ave.

A new pizzeria featuring butternut squash, apple and cauliflower toppings replaced The Upper Crust Pizzeria on Aug. 25 as one of several restaurants in West Campus where students can satisfy late-night pizza cravings.

Otto Pizza, a food chain from Maine with locations in Coolidge Corner and Harvard Square, uses ingredients “put together in interesting and innovative combinations,” said Otto Pizza spokesman Frank Gallagher.

“It’s unlike any other pizza you’ve had,” Gallagher said. “I mean, you can’t walk into any other place in town and get a slice of mashed potato-bacon-scallion pizza or butternut squash-ricotta

or red onion-bacon-apple.”

Featured in Food Network Magazine and The Boston Globe, Otto Pizza boasts toppings such as zucchini, white bean and threecheese tortellini on tomato or white pies.

Customers can order slices such as pulled pork and mango pizza for $3.50. Large pies start at $15 with an additional $2 per topping.

Gallagher said many items are vegetarian, and customers can order vegan pies.

“I think just the nature of the product stands out,” he said. “It’s a great slice. It’s an incredible value.

Wherever we’ve gone in any location people have embraced it and come to love it.”

The store closes at midnight on most days and at 1 a.m. on Fridays

and Saturdays, Gallagher said.

But, along Commonwealth Avenue, Otto Pizza is one of several pizza places from which students can choose.

For T. Anthony’s, a West Campus landmark open since 1976, the new restaurant is just another competitor the restaurant has faced over the years.

“Well, there’s competition in the area no matter what. Whether they’re opened or closed, it doesn’t matter,” said T. Anthony’s owner Joe Rastellini. “So the people that like me, I figure, come to T. Anthony’s.”

BU athletic pictures line the walls at T. Anthony’s, a pizza joint that features specialties such as spinach eggplant lasagna and of-

Pizza, see page 9

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Cameras aim to ID suspects, curb crime in train stations, police say

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can ID the suspect through video,” MacMillan said. “We might not always catch the person using the camera system, but we will always look to see if the suspect is on the cameras.”

The cameras have proved to be another tool for the transit police to identify suspects, MacMillan said.

“It’s a very valuable tool,” he said, “but just a tool to use from time to time.”

MacMillan said all the busiest stations already contain cameras, but places such as outlier commuter rail stations do not.

The current cameras are partially located at the busiest stations and are primarily located at fare gates and fare vending machines, he said.

In light of recent fare hikes, Hingham resident Noelle Rhodes said the cameras are addressing “a legitimate concern.”

“I feel like they are putting them in to make sure people pay the fare and don’t jump the stalls,” she said.

Boston Police Officer Joseph Coppinger said increased surveil-

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and-go” card that can be used in dining halls, food courts, City Convenience and Campus Convenience stores, vending machines, laundry rooms and the Barnes and Noble on campus.

Robillard said the pre-printed smart cards will have coded numbers printed on the back that will record financial transactions to a firewall-protected system.

Students will still use their BU ID numbers printed on the front of the cards for building access, classes and university information. The new cards will contain the same magnetic strip used in the old cards for swiping in to dorms and buildings on campus.

College of Communication sophomore Dylan Manley said he had problems with the magnetic strip wearing out in the past, and he hopes the new cards will hold out longer.

“It slowly stopped working all the time and one night it wouldn’t let me into Warren,” Manley said.

“Hopefully since we’re slowly going to stop using the stripe so much, it won’t get worn out.”

When students pick up their pre-printed cards, they will have their fingerprints scanned on a device and the algorithm stored onto the card, according to the BU Ter-

lance would be helpful for investigations.

The increased surveillance will be especially useful for “multiple robberies or crimes,” he said.

Coppinger said police previously dealt with the case of a groper, a man who came onto T trains and sexually assaulted female passengers.

An MBTA camera captured an image of his face and broadcasted it on the local news, he said.

“The next time he stepped on a Green Line train, somebody called 911,” Coppinger said.

Barbara Lynch, a resident of Newton, said the increased camera surveillance is a good thing, especially for people traveling on the T alone at night.

However, she said the MBTA could have put their money to a better use.

“On air conditioning, maybe,” Lynch said. “You stand there and wait and wait, and it’s just so hot.”

Lynch said signs should be posted around the stations indicating that there are cameras in place to deter people from committing crimes.

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Students will then tap into a turnstile and scan their fingerprint to gain access to a dining hall.

The tap-and-go automatically deducts a meal from a student’s dining plan, while the fingerprint reader adds an additional level of financial transaction security, according to the website.

“I don’t think the fingerprint system has any negative effects,” said College of Arts and Sciences junior Melissa Yee. “It’s easy to memorize or fabricate an ID number, but you can’t fabricate someone’s fingerprints.”

Robillard said the fingerprints will not be stored on a university database or any other place besides the smart card.

College of Engineering junior Josh Navon said he sees some problems with the way the fingerprint algorithm will be matched to the smart cards and how effective they will be.

“The magnetic bar readers are already buggy enough, but what happens when you add fingerprint scanners?” Navon said. “I’ve never seen a fingerprint scanner that works exceptionally well, and I can’t imagine that it would do well considering that hundreds of students will have to touch their finger to it daily.”

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What They Didn’t Tell You: The Real Guide to Surviving Your Freshman Year

By Gina Curreri Lifestyle Editor

Being a freshman in college is a confusing time. Should you follow your entire floor to the frat party down the street?

If you must, but definitely not more than once. Here’s a list of things that will help out the newbies to both Boston and college life.

1. Do not be that Skyping roommate.

Sure, you miss your friends back home, your family, and maybe you’re even Skyping Buster, the family dog. (I’ve seen this go down. It’s more than a little weird.)

Limit your online chat time to two hours a week maximum. Your old friends will still be there when you’re home for winter break. Get busy making some memories so you can share stories then.

2. Dumping your high school boy or girl is most likely a good move. You’re at school in the city. You don’t want to check in with somebody however many miles away, and having to do so will hinder your own experiences.

3. Embrace #YOLO, but also know that YOU DO ONLY LIVE ONCE, and if you pass out on the corner of Linden Street, you might not make it out alive.

There’s a delicate balance between really living and being totally reckless to a point you can’t handle. Figuring this out sooner rather than later is tough.

4. Explore. Boston is a lot bigger — and hey, a lot better — than the few miles BU spans. Start out with Allston and Newbury Street, sure, but the train and T can take you to a lot of other great places. You’re paying good money to go to a school in a great city. If you wanted to forever be a campus dweller, you should’ve gone to a school in the middle of nowhere.

5. Places your fake ID will definitely get turned away include Tavern In the Square and T’s. Don’t pay $200 online for it to get taken away, and if the two friends you’re with have fakes too, you’re not getting in. As a freshman, you’ll have more fun at house parties with your friends anyway.

6. You don’t have to be friends with your roommate or the people on your floor. If you don’t jive with people, don’t try to force it, but do be nice. You’re not going to meet your future friends within the first few weeks. Don’t be afraid to stroll into the Warren Towers dining hall on your own and meet as many people as you can.

7. Save the wet rat look for the actual wet rats in Allston. A raincoat will do you wonders. If you’re not from the Northeast, know that you will need clothes for all four seasons here in Boston.

8. It’s not at all like it is in the movies.

If you’ve managed to get it pretty close by the end of your first year, let us know your secrets.

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ew to Boston? Looking to take in great music? Well then, be sure to take advantage of the awesome venues that make up the Boston/Cambridge music scene. A casual Friday night show is almost always a more entertaining alternative to that Allston frat party at Delta-Phi-whatever, and Boston is here for you on the music front, no matter what your taste is.

Paradise Rock Club Possibly my favorite venue in town, the ‘Dise is a mid-sized yet intimate venue just down the street from StuVi that consistently brings solid acts and talented up-and-comers to the BU neighborhood.

BMH for intimate folk shows, avant-garde cult favorites or just to see that electronica band, which has that song in that one commercial you like.

Regardless, it’ll be sure to be a good time.

Mark your calendar for: Ladyhawke- 9/12 Wye Oak- 9/19 Two Gallants 9/27 Frightened Rabbit- 10/6 Tilly and the Wall - 10/12 Ben Sollee- 10/18 Dum Dum Girls- 10/21 Langhorne Slim & the Law- 10/24 Milo Greene- 10/27

Great Scott While the Allston staple Great Scott is 21+ on the weekends, during the week they let in the 18+ crowd and regularly feature solid local acts as well as out-of-towners with something to prove and a great performance up their sleeves. After you get bored at your friend’s house party on Harvard Avenue, head on over to Great Scott to delve into the Allston/Boston ska, reggae and swamp scene.

Mark your calendar for: I don’t know, I’m not your mother. But really, on any given night, Great Scott is guaranteed to be a solid time and totally worth

Mark your calendar for: The Jesus and Mary Chain- 9/11 & 9/12 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti- 9/16 Grimes- 9/26 Twin Shadow- 9/30 The Raveonettes- 10/7 The Wombats- 10/17 GZA- 10/19 Freelance Whales- 11/3 Sharon Van Etten- 11/11 Amanda Palmer - 11/15–17 Japandroids- 12/3 Brighton Music Hall Brighton Music Hall, located at the intersection of Brighton and Harvard Avenue (next to Blanchard’s if you’re a landmark kind of person) is the Paradise’s smaller but equally lovable sister venue.

The sound system is stellar for such a small, static space, and the acts booked there generally take full advantage of that. Trek to

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the $10-ish cover.

The Royale Moving out of Allston and more toward downtown, the acts get bigger and the tickets get pricier, but Royale nightclub is usually a safe bet when it comes to concerts, and prices, with most shows clocking in at under $30.

Most of the time, the venue serves as a (you guessed it) nightclub, which can be annoying when it books early shows. But the caliber of the acts the space brings to town generally warrants skipping that 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. class at least once.

Mark your calendar for: Less Than Jake- 9/11 Dr. Dog - 9/21 Gossip - 9/26 Minus the Bear- 9/27 First Aid Kit- 9/28 Jens Lekman- 10/6 Calexico with The Dodos- 10/10 The Walkmen- 10/19 Heartless Bastards- 10/26 Nouvelle Vague- 10/27 Grouplove- 11/3 Tame Impala- 11/9 House of Blues For those of you from most other major cities in the country, you know the House of Blues.

As large as a standing-room venue can be, mass-produced-but-made-to-look-superalternative art on the walls and a calendar full of beloved indie acts, the House of Blues next to Fenway Park is the Urban Outfitters of concert venues: you would sometimes feel bad shopping there if everything weren’t just

so damn good. It is close to East Campus, it’s sound and lighting systems run like a dream and it consistently books incredible acts at a pretty affordable price.

Mark your calendar for: The Offspring- 9/6 Yeasayer- 9/11 Bloc Party- 9/14 Two Door Cinema Club- 9/30 Alabama Shakes- 10/5 Crystal Castles- 10/6 Ben Folds Five- 10/13 Alanis Morissette- 10/17 The Mountain Goats 10/18 The Weeknd- 10/22 Cat Power- 10/24 The xx and Chairlift- 10/25 Major Lazer- 10/26 Matt & Kim- 11/16 The Gaslight Anthem- 11/26 The Middle East If you’re looking for a cool place to hit up around Central Square in Cambridge, The Middle East is the place to be. Located right on Massachusetts Avenue, the Mid East is actually made up of four smaller venues: Middle East Upstairs, Middle East Downstairs, ZuZuBar and the Corner. ZuZuBar and the Corner are the two restaurant/bar parts of the venue, but they also feature live entertainment daily.

Upstairs is a small room with a bar that can fit a crowd of about 200. While its sound system leaves much to be desired, the intimacy of the setting makes for an undeniably cozy hole-in-the-wall type show.

If you think you will need more room to dance, head to the Middle East Downstairs, a larger floor in the basement that regularly

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The House of Blues, next to Fenway Park, is one of Boston’s most popular standing-room venues. Bands such as The Offspring, The Gaslight Anthem and Ben Folds Five are expected to perform there this fall.

hosts local and nationally established EDM, dubstep and indie acts. It also hosts dance parties, from time to time, with some of the best DJs in town.

Mark your calendar for: Netsky- 9/1, downstairs Maximo Park- 9/10, downstairs Deerhoof- 9/18, downstairs Vetiver- 9/20, downstairs The Flatliners- 10/16, downstairs The Jezabels- 1018, downstairs The Lighthouse and the Whaler- 10/25, upstairs.

Honorable mention venues that are absolutely worth checking out: Bank of America Pavilion (North End) TT the Bear’s (Cambridge) The Wang Theatre (Theatre District) The Wilbur Theatre (Theatre District) The Orpheum Theatre (Theatre District) Tremont Temple (Theatre District) TD Garden (North End)

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KRISSEN KAWACHI

ou rising freshmen at Boston University are in the same position I was a year ago. It’s the beginning of a new chapter in life for everyone, but for some it’s the beginning of a larger adventure. For me, moving across the country for school was a huge step, one I felt more than ready for. However, although completely cliché, leaving home was a lot more bittersweet than I had either expected or showed.

You probably won’t realize it for a while. It might take a few weeks, months or even the whole year — in my experience it was all of the above in varying stages and circumstances. In the first few weeks, you miss the trivial stuff. For me, as any other true Southern Californian, I missed the Mexican food. You miss your private little haunts, the movie theater you’re used to, driving, maybe. But in the weeks that turn into months, you start to miss the more substantial things.

You really start to miss your friends.

Not to say you didn’t miss them before — of course, you missed them as soon as you left, before you were leaving even. After that, though, it turns into a different sort of missing. It’s the kind of missing that really gets to you, the core of you. Over time, that only progresses. When you finally get back home, you miss the person you once were.

Now, take all this with a grain of salt.

These are, after all, words of wisdom from a columnist who has yet to enter her 20s.

Moving on, during your time away from home, as nostalgic as you may be for your hometown, you’re still living. You’re

still going out into the city of Boston, exploring campus, downtown, the North End, Cambridge, Brookline, Coolidge Corner ... or at least I hope you do during your time at BU, even in your first year.

That’s one of my regrets from freshman year, not seeing enough of the wonderful city around me. You might think, “Hey, I’ve got about four years here, it’s plenty of time, I can wait a bit.” It’s so easy to put off. I put off going to the Boston Commons for a whole year — I still haven’t been to MIT or BC, and I have yet to see Cape Cod, Salem and Plymouth.

Most of you probably filled your summer with as much fun as possible, jampacking the days with friends and things you felt you wouldn’t be able to do during the school year. It’s good to make the most of the days you have, but the same goes for every day, even when you think you have other obligations to fulfill. Yes, college is about education. But that doesn’t mean life stops happening.

It’s about the balance of it all. If you only spend your days cooped up in the library or your dorm room studying to no end, you won’t be living. Bring some of that summer mentality to school with you; it might do you some good.

I wish the best of luck to all of you new Terriers. Make every day count, whether they’re good or bad.

Krissen Kawachi is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and a Spring 2012 columnist for The Daily Free Press.

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Surviving Week One

our pencils are sharpened. Your schedule is made. Your glasses are polished. Your outfit is ready. Your dorm is clean. You stand at the door ready to begin a journey that will take you through four years of learning, growing, laughter, new friends, all-nighters, weekend adventures and so much more. It all starts now — the first day of your first week. To an untrained eye, you are more than ready to take that step outside and jump headfirst into your college career. Ah, but I know better. I was once a freshman too. And now, as a wise upperclassman, I am here to give you some inside tips on how to really survive Week One at Boston University.

Step One: Check out your classes beforehand. Give yourself a mini tour of the campus with your schedule in hand before classes start. Some buildings are easy but more often than not, you’ll have a class in some random place or floor that only a skilled navigator will be able to find. You start to wonder if finding the classroom is a test to weed out the less fortunate. Don’t be labeled as a straggler on your first day.

Walk in on time without breaking a sweat and show your professor their scare tactics won’t work on you. This will also help you figure out distances and times between classes and dining halls so you can start perfecting your routine.

Step Two: Leave your textbooks behind. Your first class will be an introduction and overview of the course and your professor’s many exciting plans and credentials. Most of the time will be spent reviewing the carefully constructed syl-

DANY VASQUEZ labus. You’ll realize that for most classes you won’t even need to lug those 10-lb. weights of knowledge around. Class is for taking notes and asking questions. At the very least, you show up for exams and to turn in papers. All of that reading and studying will be done on your own time.

Step Three: Be a freshman. Go to every single event during that first week. Scribble down your email on every sign up sheet at SPLASH. Join six a cappella groups, four drama troupes and 12 other clubs. Take every flyer and free shirt, sticker and poster thrown your way. Decorate your room with 52 photographs of your high school shenanigans. This is the only time for the next four years that you will be able to be so unapologetically excited about the first week and everything we are throwing at you.

Take it in stride and soak it all in. Don’t try to be above it. Embrace it because even though these things happen every year, they are only new once.

My dear freshmen, I envy you. Take a look around before you step out that door. You have prepared yourselves well, and now you are armed with the kind of hindsight advice other freshmen can only dream of. Take these tips to heart and be confident. You are ready for this. You have been waiting for this moment. And while I look forward to BU every year, you never forget your first.

Dany Vasquez is a junior in the College of Communication and a Spring 2012 columnist for The Daily Free Press. She can be reached at vasquezd@bu.edu.

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Otto not major competition despite diverse toppings on menu, pizzeria local owners say Otto: From Page 3

fers subs, wraps and pasta dishes.

Slices start at $2.20 with 30 cents per topping, while large pies vary from about $12 to $16.

Rastellini said his business, which makes a lot of homemade foods, probably attracts more of the “meat-and-potato type clientele.”

“We make our own dough,” he said. “I don’t know which one of our competitors buy it or don’t make it, but I think a lot of the people don’t make it.”

T. Anthony’s has roughly the same late-night hours as Otto Pizza, but also offers a delivery service Otto Pizza does not.

Nearby at 840 Commonwealth Ave. sits Sicilia’s Pizzeria, whose baby pizzas start at $5.99. Their large pizzas are offered for about $8.

Open until 2 a.m., Sicilia’s also delivers and features calzones, seafood and sandwiches on its menu.

Students in East Campus can also find pie at Sal’s Pizza and the University Grill and Pizza, nextdoor neighbors at 714 and 712 Commonwealth Ave. Family-owned since 1960, UGrill offers “mega” cheese slices at $3.49 and serves a range of Greek foods but does not deliver.

Alex Michaelidis, one of the four brothers who manages the business, said Greek sandwiches are the most popular item on the menu aside from pizza.

“We stick to the simple approach, the way it’s always been,” he said. “Everything is made here.

It’s not a new thing but everybody talks like someone just discovered it now.”

The mega pizza slices are popular too, and customers eat half there and take the other half with them for lunch and supper, Michaelidis said.

“So for $3.50 they eat twice, which is good for the college area,” he said.

Michaelidis said non-traditional toppings are just a fad.

“You can make a fancy pizza, but it’s a peasant food,” he said.

“How fancy can you make peasant food? It’s what my mother would make on the weekends with leftover dough.”

Some BU students said convenience determines where they’ll buy their slice.

Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences junior Felisha Perry Smith said she usually gets pizza at Sal’s during the summer because it’s quick.

“I like their BBQ chicken pizza,” she said. “It’s really good.”

Late at night, Perry Smith said she orders from Papa John’s or Domino’s because they deliver.

Perry Smith said she is not sure if she will visit Otto Pizza, although she does like veggie pizza so she might visit.

“I just went to Sicilia’s for the first time in three years so I don’t know if I’ll go anywhere else,” she

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Otto Pizza is expected to offer healthier toppings such as squash and zucchini.

said.

Tony Osinski, a second-year graduate student in the School of Public Health, said he went to The Upper Crust before it closed be-

cause it was right by his place.

“The new one I’m sure will be fine too,” he said. “We don’t discriminate too much with pizza.”

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renovations and, with Trustee consent, the construction will begin in 2013, said Gary Nicksa, the senior vice president for operations, in an email.

In preparation for the Law renovations, Mugar Memorial Library’s entrance was relocated inside the GSU Link building.

The former Hillel House, attached to The Castle, is undergoing a serious transformation to become the new Admissions Reception Center, making it “more central to campus,” Riley said.

Despite the benefits of the move for the admissions office from its previous location at 121 Bay State Road, Riley said the “general accessibility is less than desirable.”

The new Admissions Reception Center will be located at 233 Bay State Road, will have a new auditorium that will seats 180 people and will seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.

There will be parking specific to the admissions building, replacing the Bay State Road street parking that already exists for visitors.

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BU’s construction crew is wrapping up a renovation that includes dorm rooms, the first floor lounge, cinema room and game room, Nicksa said.

Further down the Charles River sits what will soon be New Balance Field. The new athletic facility, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2013, will cost $24 million, Riley said. The field will be built on Babcock Street near Nickerson Field.

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Construction on the new facility started over the summer with the relocation of an underground storm drain.

“New Balance donated $3 million dollars, and we received other sizable donations from alumni,” Riley said, disclosing that without the generous donation from New Balance, BU would not be able to pay for the new field.

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The Empty Net The Dog Days

Frank Marasco Oh the beauty of summer — time off, sunshine, beach, travel — all great things, of course.

But like the guy or gal who seems to have it all, only to have that one nasty secret, so too does summer have that one ugly flaw — the black hole that is summer sports.

How could the season synonymous with the outdoors be so bereft of interesting athletic competition? Alas, the tragic irony.

Well there’s golf ... I laughed a little just writing that.

My 90-year-old grandfather has trouble sleeping at night, so he takes two Benadryl and turns on the Golf Channel to conk himself out.

Baseball? America’s pastime!

But the MLB in the dead of summer ... bleh.

You know that friend who sits in the exact same spot on the sofa every day, playing video games?

You go to his place, leave, come back three days later and they’re in the exact same spot, killing the same zombies.

“You’re still playing?!” you say to them. The MLB is that friend.

Baseball needs to get out of the house and do something more interesting with its summer. The season is just too long, hot, sweaty and tedious.

April baseball — it’s new. I love it. September, October — there’s drama. It’s great television. July, August — I’d rather just go to the beach.

But forget golf and baseball.

This summer is so much different.

London 2012!

Face palm.

You know that guy who’s a huge New York Giants fan every couple years? Coincidentally, when they’re playing in the Super Bowl. The “diehard” Olympics fan is that guy.

They watch one swim meet every four years, then post a Facebook status and tweet 30 times about Ryan Lochte.

But, hey, I would never be one to tell you to let that guy ruin the Olympics for you. The problem is, the Olympics ruin themselves for you. These are actual events from the 2012 Olympics: speed walking, badminton, synchronized swimming (of which makeup plays a crucial role),“rhythmic” gymnastics (dancing with toys) ... I can’t bear to name any more.

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Super 7: Top Terrier athletes to watch in 2012–13

By Tim Healey Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University’s America East teams may be ineligible for the conference’s postseason tournaments, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty going on for BU athletics on the fields, courts and rinks the next nine months.

Here’s a look at seven — not necessarily the top seven, just an important seven — difference-makers everyone should keep an eye on.

They’re all upperclassmen, they’re all quite talented and they’re all unquestionably integral to their respective team’s success.

Michael Bustamante men’s soccer senior midfielder At 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds, Bustamante isn’t exactly the most imposing force on the field. But, boy, does he know how to create opportunities.

Bustamante, the owner of 23 assists to go with his six career goals, is back for one more season in the scarlet and white after redshirting last year because of a back injury.

He should be a mainstay in the midfield for a Terrier squad picked second in the preseason coaches’ poll and could prove to be invaluable

off the field too. Bustamante is one of just two seniors on a team that is bringing 18 freshmen and sophomores into the fold.

Matt Nieto men’s hockey junior forward Nieto, far and away the team’s top returning scorer after 42 points (16 goals, 26 assist) during a tumultuous 2011–12 campaign, should be the first-line left wing when BU opens the season in mid-October.

There are a variety of factors that should motivate the Long Beach, Calif., native, among them the fact that he’s one of six remaining members of a junior class that has won no championships or tournaments while at BU. There could also be a desire to change public perception of a team that suffered a trio of midseason departures last season.

But if team pride on more level than one isn’t enough incentive, well, there’s always a possible pro contract hanging over his head – The San Jose Sharks made him their second-round pick (47th overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

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Men’s soccer has mixed results to start campaign

By Tim Healey Daily Free Press Staff

The Boston University men’s soccer team, picked second in the America East preseason coaches’ poll, has a simple goal for its 2012 campaign: get into the NCAA Tournament.

It won’t be easy.

Due to the Terriers’ ban from the conference tournament — a punishment from America East because of BU’s move to the Patriot League next year — they can’t reach the promised land through an automatic bid. Instead, BU will play a rigorous nonconference schedule, including games against seven NCAA tourney teams from a year ago, in search for an atlarge bid. And, so far, through just two games of that schedule, head coach Neil Roberts and the Terriers have played to mixed results.

The team fell 3–0 to No. 13 St. John’s University on Aug. 24 before bouncing back three days later with a 1-0 victory over No. 11 Boston College.

The win was a big one, but not just

for BU’s RPI. It was the 500th win in the history of the men’s soccer program, and it was the first time BU shut out BC since 1998.

Junior midfielder Derek McCaffrey came through with a goal in the 55th minute to put BU on top while sophomore goaltender Nick Thomson made five saves to post the shutout.

And as the triumph over BC indicates, the Terriers do have quite a bit of talent, albeit having a roster that features only two seniors.

One of them is Michael Bustmante, who redshirted last season due to injury but should see a majority of time in the midfield now that he’s healthy.

Behind him the Terriers only get stronger. Roberts’s crew returns the defending America East Defender of the Year, junior Kevin Madzongwe, as well as Thomson, who started 17 out of 18 games last year as a rookie.

Thomson’s presence could be especially important because it means that, for the first time since 2009, the Terriers will not have a freshman in net.

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Men’s hockey junior forward Matt Nieto will be a key piece for the Terriers this season, who look to make it deeper into the NCAA tournament this year.

cessful the men’s basketball team is could be simple: how successful is D.J. Irving?

The 6-foot, 165-pound Irving has commanded the Terrier offense for much of his first two seasons, and last year he ranked second on the team in points per game (11.4) and

steals (31). His 5.4 assists per game led the conference.

So, needless to say, second-year coach Joe Jones will rely on the AllAmerica East Second Team selection quite a bit as the Terriers wage war

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Back-to-back losses endanger women’s soccer playoff hopes

By Kevin Dillon Daily Free Press Staff

The Boston University women’s soccer team needs a great non-conference record to make its return to the NCAA tournament this season. That non-conference record took a hit in the middle of August, when the team dropped games against Dayton University and Boston College.

The loss to Dayton (3–1), which was broadcast on the Fox Soccer Channel, was a heartbreaker for the Terriers (2–2). Junior midfielder Emma Clark scored the lone goal for BU, which had tied the game up in the 67th minute.

The teams remained tied up until 40 seconds in the second overtime, when Flyers freshman Ashley Campbell knocked the game-winning rebound goal past BU junior goaltender Andrea Green.

The Terriers followed up the loss with the toughest matchup of the season so far, when they faced No. 7 BC (3–0). BU started the game well, as junior forward Madison Clemens

netted her second goal of the season in the fifth minute.

However, things fell apart from there as the Eagles scored goals in the 28th minute, 57th minute and 73rd minute, despite Green’s career-high nine saves in the game.

The two losses followed a great start for the Terriers, who beat both Central Connecticut State University and Northeastern University 3–0.

Senior Brea Hewitt was named America East Player of the Week in the first week of the season after she scored two goals and an assist in the first two games of the season.

Looking forward, the Terriers have a lot more tough non-conference matchups to go before the team starts playing its in-conference opponents.

Its toughest matchup comes against last year’s national champion, No. 4 Stanford University, on Sept. 7 in Stanford, Calif.

BU will continue its tough nonconference schedule two days later, when they will remain in California to play against Santa Clara University.

Preseason-favorite field hockey unbeaten through 2 games

By Meredith Perri Daily Free Press Staff

With a preseason bullseye resting on its back, the America East favorite Boston University field hockey team started off its season successfully as it took both games in its opening weekend.

The No. 14 Terriers jumpstarted their season when they took an overtime thriller by the score of 4–3 against the University of Delaware

on Aug. 24 and slipped past Rutgers University with a 2–1 victory on Aug. 26.

In the team’s first game, Delaware came out strong, scoring a goal in the fifth minute of play. Just a few minutes later, however, senior forward Tabi Hatch scored two goals in the span of four minutes to put the Terriers ahead.

While that lead did not last, senior back Jacinda McLeod scored a goal with fewer than two minutes

left in regulation to tie the game.

McLeod then scored in overtime to give BU the win.

McLeod was the heroine once again in the game against Rutgers as she scored the game-tying and winning goals.

Both McLeod and Maroney earned America East honors for their efforts last weekend. McLeod, who won the Defensive Player of the Year honors the past two years, was named the America East Player of

the Week. Maroney earned the title of America East Defensive Player of the Week.

The Terriers played their home opener against Kent State University on Sept. 1 at Jordan Field. BU last played Kent State in 2010, when they defeated the Golden Flashes 2-1.

BU will travel down the Green Line on Sept. 7 to play Boston College, who stymied the Terriers’ offense in a 1–0 game about a year ago.

The Bottom Line Sunday, Sept. 2 M. Soccer @ North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 3 W. Soccer @ Harvard, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 4 No Games Scheduled Classes start, Tebow doesn’t.

Wednesday, Sept. 5 No Games Scheduled Wait, opening day is today?

On a Wednesday?

Thursday, Sept. 6 No Games Scheduled Who Cares! Football!

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Marasco: Summer sports need to go on permanent vacation Marasco: From page 10

I think the ancient Greeks would projectile vomit if they saw what we’ve done to the Olympics.

Is hula-hoop twirling really the pinnacle of sport?

But you’re afraid to think that because you CAN’T question anything about the Olympics ... or else you’re a big jerk. People always say, “But that event is kinda cool,” or “Don’t you know how hard those athletes work?”

The world’s largest ball of yarn is “kinda cool,” but it’s not in the Olympics. My parents work hard, but they’re not in the Olympics.

What about the medal count?

You know, that thing Olympic fanatics get obsessed with. (Olympic diehards, please sit down before continuing to read.)

It’s meaningless.

Not all medals were created equal (e.g., speed walking), and events don’t share equal medal distribution.

Have one great swimmer — your country wins 87 gold medals.

Have the world’s best basketball or soccer team — your country wins one. The countries who rack up the most medals have the most time and money to waste, along with huge populations to aid that process.

But, still, I’m not supposed to question someone watching the Olympic brownie bake-off ... because it affects medal count.

The watered-down schedule, with its ridiculous and laughable events, makes it a complete farce in terms of “elite athletic competi-

tion.” It’s more like a pageant — a dog and pony show (there were indeed horses in the various Equestrian events).

Take the Royal Wedding, for example. Sure, it’s a marriage of “nobility,” but monarchs don’t have any actual power. It’s just a superficial, meaningless event. It’s a celebrity marriage.

That’s the Olympics. It’s 101 niche sports that you’ve never heard of, and no one plays ... then people get medals. Hooray.

I don’t care about pageants. I didn’t care about the Royal Wedding. I don’t care about the Olympics.

If you enjoy that kind of thing, by all means go crazy — watch the yo-yo championship. That’s your prerogative.

I just think the Olympics could and should be a whole lot better –— you deserve better.

But if you admit to not caring about the Olympics (as I do), you get the drones of people who yell and throw things at you — “What?

You didn’t watch the shoe-tying final last night?! How can you not care? Do you hate America?!”

Ugh. Leave me alone. I must look elsewhere for my sports fix.

But there’s nowhere to turn ... tennis and NFL training camps — major eye roll.

What’s with all the videos of NFL players running around shirtless this year, by the way? I can’t turn on ESPN without seeing Tim Tebow or Terrell Owens, two players that already get a disgusting excess of press time, flashing their

pecs. When ESPN turns to shirtless men to attract an audience, you can be sure they’re fishing for stories.

As far as sports go — wake me up in the fall. I get the NFL, NBA and NHL. I get the MLB playoffs.

Not to mention college football, basketball and, yes, hockey.

I get to see a new crop of Terrier recruits. I get to see if BC can be rudely knocked off its pedestal.

Students have the summer off.

Working adults get vacation time to be used during the summer months.

Sports work hard all year.

They entertain us plenty from fall through spring. Why don’t they just take the summer off too? I can’t bear to see them like this.

Super 7: Poulin looks to take on lead role for women’s hockey Super 7: From page 10

in their final year as members of the America East Conference.

Irving’s leadership off the court may prove crucial, too, as he is one of just three juniors on a team without a senior to its credit.

Marie-Philip Poulin women’s hockey junior forward Once dubbed “the Sidney Crosby of women’s hockey,” Poulin recorded 47 points (24 goals, 23 assists) her rookie year before missing more than half of her sophomore season with a spleen injury.

Still, Poulin, who served as an assistant captain during the team’s run to a Hockey East title and NCAA Tournament appearance last season, displayed flashes of the dominance that head coach Brian Durocher has come to expect. She wrapped up her season with seven goals and nine assists in the last six games, which raised her totals to 11 goals and 14 assists on the season.

With the graduation of leading point-scorer Jenn Wakefield, expect Poulin to carry a much, much heavier load on offense this year. She could very well lead BU to yet another NCAA Tournament, which would be the program’s third straight in its brief history.

Kylie Strom

women’s soccer junior midfielder Strom stepped up for the America East champions last season, collecting 19 points (eight goals, three assists), good for second on the team.

But without the graduated Jessica Luscinski, she will have to take another big step up if 18-year head coach Nancy Feldman and her crew are to again crush America East opponents, a task the team has become so accustomed to completing.

Taking that step is very do-able as long as she can get past an early-season injury. In addition to her eight goals, one fewer that Luscinski’s team-high nine, Strom was one of seven Terriers to start in all 23 games in 2011.

She has a knack for the clutch performance, too: five of her eight goals were game-winners.

Mo Moran women’s basketball senior guard Make no mistake — When the women’s basketball team takes the floor this winter, most eyes will be on two-time America East Player of the Year Chantell Alford.

Caitlynn “Mo” Moran, however, has excelled as a lead member of Alford’s supporting cast each of the last three years. Last year, as the team easily handled regular-season America East competition, Moran

played a team-high 36.5 minutes per game and became the 21st player in the history of the program to cross to 1,000 point plateau.

Her 10.9 points per game made her second behind only Alford, and this year, with another season of experience under her belt, Moran is poised to be player “1A” to Alford’s “1” as the Terriers look to trounce the conference — again.

Holli Floetker softball junior pitcher For the last two years, Floetker has been nothing short of an ace for Shawn Rychcik and the BU softball team.

And now, with Rychcik off to NC State and first-year coach Kathryn Gleason in charge of the Terriers, Floetker should be still an ace.

The Fountain Valley, Calif., native and her sub-2.00 career collegiate ERA won 19 games last year — nearly half of the team’s 41 total victories — and tossed the team’s only no-hitter, an 8-0 triumph over the University of Rhode Island.

She might be the baby of the pitching staff — seniors Erin Schuppert and Whitney Tuthill are the only other pitchers on the roster, with the class of 2016 yet to be announced — but when it comes down to it, Floetker is a star on the mound.

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Women’s soccer junior midfielder Kylie Strom looks to fill the void left by alumna Jessica Luscinski and help the Terriers repeat last year’s success.

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