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Task force identifies problems in men’s hockey culture, team management

By Chris Lisinski & Sydney L. Shea Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University’s Men’s Ice Hockey Task Force released its final report Wednesday, concluding that issues exist with both the hockey team itself and overseeing the team, although students said they are not surprised with the results.

“The Task Force concluded that the unique culture of men’s ice hockey, played at the highest collegiate level and the preeminent status of our team on campus contribute to a celebrity

culture and an isolation of these athletes from the majority of our student body,” said BU President Robert Brown in a letter to the community.

The task force was formed in March after two hockey players, Corey Trivino and Max Nicastro, were charged with sexual assault. The task force consisted of various members of the BU community and was chaired by University Provost Jean Morrison and Trustee Jonathan Cole.

The report offered 14 recommendations

based on the findings of the task force, including normalization of the Department of Athletics structure and better integration of student athletes, particularly hockey players, into college life.

Brown said the university is attempting to implement many of the task force’s recommendations as quickly as possible.

The Task Force’s report addressed the sexual culture on the hockey team, saying a “culture of sexual entitlement exists among some players on the men’s ice hockey team, stemming in part

from their elevated social status on campus.”

The report highlighted flaws in the way the hockey team is managed.

“Our conclusion is that there are a number of important structures and processes that are failing to achieve the full level and quality of oversight of the men’s ice hockey program that is expected and appropriate at a major university,” stated the report.

The task force concluded that one factor contributing to the culture of the hockey team

Task Force, see page 2

BU prof. receives Bomb threat at Match high school just hoax, officials say grant to examine autistic children

By Samantha Tatro Daily Free Press Staff

By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University announced Wednesday that it will be establishing an Autism Center of Excellence with a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Psychology professor Helen TagerFlusberg, director of research on autism and developmental disorders, will head the new center.

Research will focus on autistic patients with limited speech skills, said Frank Guenther, one of the principal investigators for the center.

“The overarching goal is to get a better understanding of the problems with speech in a subset of children with autism that are referred to as barely verbal children,” Guenther said. “These kids say very few, maybe no words at all, even though they’re well past the ages that normally would lead to that.”

Autism spectrum disorders, or ASD, are relatively common, particularly in children.

“The disorders are complex developmental disorders that affect how a person behaves, interacts with others, communicates and learns,” according to the NIH grant press release. “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ASD affects approximately 1 in 88 children in the United States.”

College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean for Research and Outreach James Jackson said renovations must take place before the center opens, but the center should be open in the spring.

“I believe she [Tager-Flusberg is] hop-

Autism, see page 4

Occupants of the Match Public Charter High School and nearby buildings were evacuated on Wednesday after the Match Public Charter High School received a bomb threat, police officials said.

The bomb threat was reportedly made at about 12:36 p.m. The Boston Police Department sent a bomb unit to investigate the incident, which was later cleared, said officer James Kenneally.

The Boston University Police Department received the call about the incident from BPD at about 12:50 p.m., BUPD officials said.

About 30 minutes later, BUPD sent out an alert that urged students to stay away from the area of Commonwealth Avenue and Babcock Street.

BUPD also sent one squad car to assist the BPD, BUPD officials said.

The Match School, located on the corner of 1019 Commonwealth Ave., was cornered off for investigation, said BU spokesman Colin Riley.

The Match School, one of five Match institutions in Boston, is a national nonprofit charter high school, according to its website. The five schools combined are authorized to have 1,250 students in its Boston system.

Kenneally said he could not confirm the exact time the bomb squad was dispatched.

Riley said, however, that the bomb squad arrived at roughly 1 p.m.

“In letting us know, we decided to let the BU community know that was taking place … for safety’s sake,” Riley said.

“And to … have them [not] go in to the area to travel and to understand why the area was cornered off.”

But “nothing was found,” Kenneally said.

“The call was made, we responded and it was clear,” he said.

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Officers from the Boston Police Department investigate a bomb threat at the Match High School Wednesday afternoon. That area of Commonwealth Avenue and Babcock Street was blocked off for about an hour.

While the BPD could not confirm earlier in the day whether or not there were “additional threats,” as indicated in the BU Alert Service text message, Riley said someone did call in multiple threats.

“It wasn’t just one threat, it was a couple threats [that] turned out to be a hoax, and they responded by doing a search of the building and cornering off that corner,” Riley said.

Kenneally, however, said the incident is not unusual for the BPD. “We usually get calls like this at the start of the school year,” he said. “It’s not uncommon.”

Kenneally said sometimes incidents such as this could be due to a student who does not want to return to school, thinking

it is funny to call in a bomb threat.

BU students were in the midst of the second day of the academic year when they received the alert.

College of Arts and Sciences freshman Caroline Lee said she did not feel unsafe, despite the alert.

“I was already at CAS when I received the bomb threat call, so I thought, ‘it’s already too late to do anything about it,’” she said. “I didn’t think anything would happen.”

At the time of publication, the BPD stated that it could not confirm whether or not police were pursuing a suspect. In an email sent to The Daily Free Press, BPD officials said the report was not available at the time of press.

Community outreach next step for casino opponents as plans for Suffolk Downs unravel

By Jasper Craven Daily Free Press Staff

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The proposed Suffolk Downs casino still has to jump through a neighborhood referendum.

As the Suffolk Downs Resort continues its push for a new $1 billion casino in association with Caesar’s Entertainment, casino opponents are pushing for more community education.

“In order to stop a casino license from being granted to Suffolk Downs, all residents in host communities need to do is vote ‘no’ in the referendum vote,” said Celeste Myers, co-chair of the community group No Eastie Casino.

The two cities must sign a community impact agreement in order for the casino to receive a license from the Massachusetts Gaming

Commission.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will release the application for all potential gaming sites in mid-October, said Elaine Driscoll, a spokeswoman for the commission, in an email.

But the proposed casino, which would straddle the town lines of Revere and East Boston, has faced strong opposition from both communities.

“When you increase the population coming into a region by 20,000 to 40,000 visitors per day, you will see a rise in all segments of that population that includes a seedy element,” Myers said. “Real data shows that not only does crime of that variety increase in

host and surrounding communities, but also incidences of embezzlement skyrocket.”

Myers said additional social impacts of a Suffolk Downs casino would be severely elevated incidences of depression, addiction, spousal abuse, divorce and suicide.

The casino would generate $200 million in tax revenue each year, and would also add more than 4,000 jobs for locals, according to a Suffolk Downs press release.

“This is an opportunity to create a fiscal and economic boost for generations to come, recaptur-

Casino, see page 4

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A look at the progression of the BU Men’s Ice Hockey Task Force April 19

Dec. 11

Corey Trivino, senior forward for the men's ice hockey team, is arrested for allegedly assaulting a BU student. He is charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery, two counts of breaking and entering and one count of assault with intent to rape. He is then suspended indefinitely from the team and unenrolled at BU.

Feb. 23

In an email to students, BU President Robert Brown announces the launch of the Men’s Ice Hockey Task Force, which would review the “culture and climate” of the men’s ice hockey team.

June 5

April 10

Aug. 28

Prosecutors drop the sexual assault charges against Nicastro at a hearing in Brighton District Court.

He goes on to sign with the Detroit Red Wings organization in July.

April 30

Feb. 19

Max Nicastro, junior defenseman for the hockey team, is arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a BU student on Feb. 18. He is also suspended indefinitely from the team and unenrolled at BU.

INFORMATION FROM THE DAILY FREE PRESS’ ARCHIVES

In an article by The Daily Free Press, men’s hockey coach Jack Parker says he is conducting his own investigation of the culture of his team.

Brown announces the creation of a sexual assault response and prevention center.

Task force members announce plans to hold a public forum to solicit feedback from the community. The forum is held on April 23.

The Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center opens.

Sept. 5

Aug. 7

Trivino pleads guilty in Brighton District Court to two counts of assault and battery and one count of trespassing. Trivino is sentenced to two years of probation provided that he remains alcohol free, attends weekly AA meetings, submits to random urine tests, has no contact with the victim and undergoes a psychiatric evaluation.

The task force releases its final report on the hockey team, recommending that the hockey players not be allowed to study at the Metropolitan College and participate in a peermentoring program.

Students see BU men’s ice hockey team’s sense of ‘entitlement’ Task Force: From Page 1

is the separation of the team from the rest of the BU community.

The report stated that players become “insulated from the larger BU undergraduate population” because of housing, training and team-participation demands.

In his letter, Brown said men’s hockey coach Jack Parker has stepped down from his position as executive director of athletics to focus exclusively on coaching in an attempt to regularize overseeing the team.

“It was clear to us that this dual role [as men’s ice hockey coach and executive athletic director] that Coach Parker held muddied the accountability to the president of the university,” said University Provost Jean Morrison in an interview with The Daily Free Press.

Morrison said the task force was not designed to assess the guilt or in-

nocence of the two players charged with sexual assault.

“We were asked to look at the culture and climate of the program,” she said. “The outcome around those two individual cases did not have any effect on the outcome of the deliberations.”

Brown also said in the letter that alcohol usage was a contributing factor to the incidents.

“We are reviewing the recommendation about how best to implement a comprehensive, campus-wide program aimed at moderating alcohol use by our students,” he said.

While talking to players about their use of alcohol, Morrison said all conversations were under the promise of confidentiality, even with underage players.

“We didn’t look for individuals who were struggling with alcohol, but rather what we heard were descrip-

tions and anecdotes about behaviors you could reasonably interpret that binge drinking, which is not healthy, is part of the culture,” she said.

The new Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center opened Aug. 27 and will offer sexual assault awareness and prevention education, Brown said.

Michael Glazier, chair of the collegiate sports practice group in the law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, found no evidence of major NCAA violations in his private investigation, according to the report.

Morrison said while the average GPA of the players was lower than the average of the entire student body, their grades were not low enough to violate the NCAA minimum GPA. Despite the task force’s scrutiny of the hockey team, Morrison said the changes implemented as a result of the report will extend beyond BU

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“I think a lot of the recommendations are designed and focused initially on the men’s ice hockey players,” she said. “The Sexual Assault Response & Prevention center is a resource that is going to serve all of our students. Help men’s ice hockey, student athletes and the student body at large.”

Students said they were not surprised with the final report.

“I feel like the report didn’t really tell us anything that us students didn’t already know,” said College of Arts and Sciences junior Kerry Thoubboron.

“As students at BU, we all know how popular hockey is here and how many people already placed athletes that play hockey at a higher standard.”

Joseph Schlatter, a College of Engineering sophomore, said he no-

tices a culture of entitlement among athletes.

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Tyler Walz, a CAS junior, said it is difficult to change the attitude of the team.

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However, some students said they are positive about the new sexual assault center.

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Campus & City Campus Crime Logs Ridin’ Dirty

By Amy Gorel Daily Free Press Staff

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Aug. 27 to Sept. 3.

At 10:16 a.m. on Aug. 29, BUPD recieved a report that a student’s bicycle was stolen from the rear of the Core Curriculum House, located at 141 Carlton St. It is unknown as to whether or not the student had locked his bicycle prior to the theft.

Face(less)book A female graduate student came to BUPD on Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. asking to have photographs of her removed from a Facebook page managed by her academic program. She was concerned because she did not want her estranged family members to be able to find and contact her.

Three stooges Three men on bicycles attacked a male student walking under the overpass at Beacon Street and Charlesgate West around 1 a.m. on Aug. 31. The men punched him and attempted to take his cell phone. A witness intervened causing the three men to flee. The student had some minor cuts, but no serious injuries.

Though the incident occurred at 1 a.m., the student did not report his attack to BUPD until 5:21 a.m. after he had returned to his apartment.

Bar fight On Aug. 31, at 12:30 a.m., a female student reported that her ex-boyfriend, also a student, assaulted her while at a bar at 161 Harvard Ave. in Brighton. She did not accept the temporary restraining order BUPD offered her at the time.

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2 at 2:48 a.m., a male student reportedly assaulted his exgirlfriend. Police arrested the suspect on the scene, but he was bailed out later that morning.

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Dry cleaning, frozen yogurt among prizes app users win

By Carol Kozma Daily Free Press Staff

Prizes such as T’s Pub pizza and Dante’s frozen yogurt await users of BoodleUP, a free application that allows users to play games and win prizes.

In BoodleUP, users can play games such as “Three in a Row” to win prizes such as Quinn Popcorn and a free pants dry cleaning from Rite Way Dry Cleaners. “[We thought about] how advertisers are going to survive in the digital world,” said Kate Snyder, BoodleUP’s Boston director of sales and marketing. “How much time do people spend playing games on their phones?”

Those are the questions the Zylo Media team asked itself when developing the free BoodleUP application, she said.

Winners of the application’s games can read the products’ description and retail price, Snyder said.

Based on a decision marketing strategy, winners can take the offer and be “locked out” of the games for a maximum of 30 days or keep playing to access offers they like best, she said.

“Of course, [promotional marketing] is not new,” Snyder said, but advertisers who cannot or do not have the time to offer free

products to consumers can do so on Boodle Up. She said BoodleUp has 1,000 registered users who have provided a local address and their email, and more users sign up daily.

The games should become available on android phones this weekend, Snyder said, and are accessible in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

In “Find Two Before Boo,” users pull 12 curtains and must find two identical offers before flipping the monkey card, which ends the game.

The games allow players to win many times, “but not so much that it would not be economically feasible,” said Colin Snyder, cofounder and chief technology officer of Zylo Media.

BoodleUp targeted students and young professionals by first launching in Boston after a 2010 beta test in Portland, he said.

Remi Trudel, a marketing professor at the School of Management, said the games are too simple for users.

Because users have to take the extra step of physically getting their prize instead of receiving samples directly, they are less likely to try products, Trudel said.

App, see page 7

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A new app called BoodleUP, which is available to Massachussets and New Hampshire residents, allows users to play games and win concrete prizes. The Android version of the app is expected to launch over the weekend.

Massachusetts politicians take stage again at second night of DNC

By Jasper Craven Daily Free Press Staff

Massachusetts politicians filled the Democratic National Convention’s schedule once again on Wednesday, as Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino voiced their support for President Barack Obama.

Patrick showed his support of Obama at the forum Changing Political Demographics, according to a livestream provided by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Museum website.

The forum, hosted by NBC’s David Gregory and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, included Democratic strategist Maria Cardona, New York Times columnist Matt Bai and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes.

Patrick addressed a number of topics, including the Obama’s political history so far as president.

Patrick said 100,000 Massachusetts residents can track their paychecks back to Obama’s stimulus.

Patrick said Obama’s efforts helped to bail out the auto industry, end the war in Iraq, focus on poverty and promote marriage equality.

But Patrick said there is still work to do.

“It’s not that we are ready to declare vic-

tory,” he said. “We want to acknowledge the progress we have made and acknowledge the folks who are still suffering. I know that this president understands his role.”

Despite rumblings that Patrick has his eyes set on the White House, Patrick said he would not run for president in 2016.

“Let me just break it to you now,” Patrick said to Gregory. “I’m not. You want me to say it again?”

Patrick spoke in depth about campaignfinance and the large amounts of money being funneled into the presidential election.

This election cycle will be as a great example of wasted money, he said. “[There is] all this money spent to tear people down and polls have hardly moved on account of it,” Patrick said.

Patrick also addressed gun control.

“Why have military weapons in neighborhoods?” Patrick said. “Even in Massachusetts I have tried to move a one-gun-a-month bill.”

Even in a democratic-controlled legislature, he said, the bill did not pass.

He said a lack of real political courage by legislators makes it hard to pass meaningful laws, a theme he brought up Tuesday night when he told Democrats to “grow a back-

bone.” “[Politicians are] accumulating political capitol but no one’s willing to spend it,” he said. “What we need is a willingness to spend that capitol.”

In his debut at the podium later that evening, Menino said former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was a poor leader and left office when Massachusetts ranked 47th in job creation, according to a livestream provided through the convention’s website.

“He wasn’t all that good as a governor,” Menino said. “He cut education, he cut workforce training, he disguised tax hikes as fees.”

Menino said Romney did not share the values of Bostonians.

“His campaign values aren’t Boston values because in Boston, we know this country didn’t become great by exploiting folks,” he said.

Menino also described his Boston home.

“In Boston, you know what we call immigrants?” Menino asked. “Mom and dad. Samesex couples? Friends, brothers and sisters.”

Menino ended his speech with a firm support for Obama.

“It’s time to reelect Barack Obama as president of the United States,” he said.

After 4 months, police still investigating slain Graduate School of Management Student

By Amy Gorel Daily Free Press Staff

More than four months after a Boston University Graduate School of Management student was shot and killed in Allston, police are still searching for the shooter.

“The investigation remains ongoing, but no arrests have been made at this time,” said Boston Police Chief Robert Healey.

Kanagala Rao, a 24-year-old Indian citizen studying in Boston, was on his way to his friend’s house just before 3 a.m. on April 19 when he was shot in front of 139 Allston St. “The family thinks something must be done immediately, but some investigations take years,” said Mohan Nannapaneni, executive vice president of the Telugu Association of North America, who assisted Rao’s family after his death.

The father gave a statement to the po-

lice claiming his son was dragged out of his residence in Allston before he was shot, but that was not confirmed by his roommate, Nannapaneni said.

“I can understand the father’s agony, but these things take time,” he said. “His father isn’t happy because nothing is happening [in the case]. These things don’t happen overnight.”

Two weeks before he died, Rao reported to police that he was mugged, Nannapaneni said.

Though Nannapaneni said he heard it was gang related, he said he believes it was a random act.

“Wrong time, wrong place,” he said.

The Boston Police Department is in charge of the investigation, but the Boston University Police Department remains available to assist BPD in the case.

“It’s disappointing if someone isn’t arrested and convicted in a homicide case,”

said BUPD Detective Lt. Peter Didomenica. “Some cases get solved right away, some never do. You can’t predict or set any expectations in solving a homicide. There’s always hope that something will come up, that someone might remember something or decide they want to talk [to the police].”

Didomenica said there are always crime problems in a city, so students should know their surroundings and use general common sense.

In light of the homicide, he said BUPD does not have jurisdiction in Allston to improve policing in the area. BUPD tries to use its webpage, Facebook and Twitter to remind students about safety on campus, he said.

“You have to be aware, never travel alone at night, especially with headphones on, avoid isolated places and travel with others when possible,” he said.

Students living in Allston said safety

in the area concerns them. “I’m more concerned living in Allston than when I used to live on campus,” said Michelle Johnson, a School of Management senior. “I took some time to look up crime stats, and I’ll definitely take some more precautions.”

“Allston doesn’t have the blue light system like the rest of campus, so I’m more likely to walk home with a friend,” she said.

Katie Von Wald, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said residents of Allston need to learn to be careful when you live in a city.

“Allston even in the day is a little sketchy, but I feel safe around Comm.

Ave.,” said Jamie Klufts, a junior in Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. “BUPD does a good job on campus.”

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New therapy aims at helping Community members to have ‘voice’ children at BU’s future center in casino process, Revere mayor says Autsim: From Page 1

ing to get things up and running

by Jan. 1,” he said. “We are now identifying that appropriate space and the university has committed to renovating space and providing it for her.”

Guenther said that barely verbal autism is one of the most serious issues on the autistic spectrum, as it limits the ability to communicate with other people.

He said the center will focus on the effects of auditory monitor-mapping training, which uses various auditory techniques, such as singing and electronic drums, to strengthen speech-related connections in the brain.

“We expect therapy to improve the strength of this pathway, and that improvement we believe, will lead to improved production, speech production in these kids, producing more words,” Guenther said. “This therapy has been shown in the past, actually, to engage autistic children and get them to produce words.”

He said the center will allow BU to produce cutting-edge research on this type of therapy.

“To date, there have only been a few children that have gone

through the therapy,” he said.

“What the mechanisms are and how they’re being changed and how effective the therapy is, is something we’re hoping to better characterize.”

BU is one of three universities nationwide that will establish a center with the grant funds, along with University of California, Los Angeles and Emory University. “[The BU] research team will use brain-imaging technologies in an effort to understand why these individuals do not learn to speak, with the goal of helping them to overcome this limitation,” according to the NIH release. “The research team will also test new approaches to help young children with ASD acquire language.”

Jackson said the center will help strengthen BU’s reputation as a major research university.

“We have a lot of strengths in the field, and what [Professor Tager-Flusberg] has done is bring them together,” he said. “These Centers for Excellence are very competitive, and we hope to build on this Center for Excellence to make BU the go-to place for this sort of autism research.”

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ing Massachusetts discretionary spending that for 20 years has generated billions of dollars in tax revenues and thousands of jobs in Conneticut and Rhode Island,” said Richard Fields, the principal owner of Suffolk Downs, in a press release.

Fields said the casino is built upon “collaboration and parnership,” including with residents and community groups.

The Suffolk Downs proposal has “a commitment to create a venue that complements East Boston, Revere and surrounding communities,” he said.

For casino opponents, the next step is community outreach and education, Myers said in a separate email interview.

Because local officials supported the bill without conducting an independent cost-benefit analysis or communicating to residents about the process, the group “set out to schedule a series of information sessions to provide an overview of the bill, application process and very real impacts,” she said.

Other anti-casino groups that No Eastie Casino works with include No Revere Casino, Neigh-

bors of Suffolk Downs and United to Stop Slots of Massachusetts, Myers said.

The casino has also faced some backlash from Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who has opposed the plan to build the casino in phases.

Driscoll said the commission has not drafted all the specific criteria for a casino development in the state.

“Generally, the Commission will determine an applicant’s suitability based on finances and integrity,” she said. “The Commission will seek applications that most effectively address issues of job creation, community mitigation, workforce development, diversity and tourism, among others.”

Revere Mayor Daniel Rizzo has launched a community outreach campaign to hear the concerns of the community.

“We must ensure that every member of the community has a voice in the process, and for that reason, we will be out there in the neighborhoods soliciting input,” Rizzo said in a press release.

However, both Menino and Rizzo have shown general support for the economic benefits that the Suffolk Downs casino

could bring. “The pro-casino movement, aside from the Suffolk Downs management team and our local and state officials, seems largely an ‘astro-turf’ organization,” Myers said.

The Friends of Suffolk Downs, which is featured on the resort’s website, includes testimonials from community members that support the casino as well as extensive information on potential job opportunities.

“Should we earn a license, The Resort at Suffolk Downs will seek a diverse pool of candidates and offer full job training for 4,000 new jobs,” according to the Friends of Suffolk Downs website. The website cites an average annual salary of $40,000 as well as good benefits and opportunities for career advancement. “[Supporters are] comprised primarily of track employees and others that have or hope for track and casino jobs or financial opportunities,” Myers said.

Suffolk Downs formally declared its intent to apply for a gaming license in August by filing all required forms and submitting the non-refundable application fee of $400,000 to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University 42nd year F Volume 84 F Issue 4

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Stating the obvious

The Men’s Ice Hockey Task Force assembled by Boston University President Robert Brown in March has released its assessment on the culture of the team. The body of that report was made available on the president’s website Wednesday afternoon.

The task force, which is composed of BU faculty, staff, trustees and overseers, was formed after sexual assault allegations were brought up against two BU hockey players in the 2012-13 academic year. One of the athletes has since been put on probation, and the other player’s charges were dropped.

Findings discussed in the report were that BU hockey players are held in the limelight and how that could lead to inappropriate, elitist behavior. Their enrollment in nontraditional schools such as Metropolitan College further isolates the hockey players from the student body, possibly contributing to that behavior.

But didn’t we already know that? Did the task force really take six months to declare

something so obvious? Perhaps it would have been better if the obvious were stated sooner and the athletes had the entire summer to begin adjusting to the new policies.

Then again, what is obvious to one person may not be obvious to another. It’s understandable that the task force did not want the reputation of being a group that “assumed the obvious.”

In the end, the group’s observations of the BU hockey climate were realistic, and their 14 recommendations are legitimate, especially the one prohibiting student-athletes from enrolling in MET. Putting athletes in a different academic setting allows for flexibilities. If we are really going to take this behavior seriously, they should not be allowed those flexibilities. However, any undergraduate could have committed those infractions. Why do we have a task force that singles out the hockey players?

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I N T E R RO B A N G

This week, the Democratic Party held its National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. So, we here at the ‘ol Free Press wondered what demands BU students would make of their candidate.

• COM students would want to replace Joe Biden with a Tupac hologram.

• Hillel House would demand that latkas be the national food.

• SMG students would bring up luxury taxes on corporations.

• CFA students would argue for lax tobacco laws.

• CGS students would demand Americans have mandatory naptime.

• Dean Elmore would try to change the DNC to a coffee and conversation.

• The FreeP would request the drinking age be lowered in time for FreeP Fridays.

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To the Editor: If you’re like most people, you agree that animal cruelty is wrong. However, few people understand how profoundly animals suffer in our modern food system.

A few years ago, I decided to research how the animals we eat are treated. What I found deeply disturbed me — animals are regarded simply as machines for our use, rather than as individuals deserving respect. In every form of animal agriculture, I found the same pattern: if a human stands to gain something financially from an animal, it comes at the expense of the animal’s basic well being. I wasn’t an animal lover, but I knew what I saw was wrong and that I didn’t want to support it. I began to change my diet.

Over the period of two months, I shifted away from animal-based foods and toward a completely plant based diet. Going vegan was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and an aspect of my life I take pride in.

I later learned that by bringing my diet more in line with my ethics, my health also benefited. A growing number of studies have linked the consumption of animal based foods to our nation’s most deadly diseases. The power of a low-fat vegan diet has also been shown to prevent and treat these diseases.

While the science is exciting, what is more meaningful to me is the increased vitality I now experience in my everyday life. Aside from feeling better physically, I’m proud to live a more nonviolent life, a life more consistent with my values. It feels good to consciously make choices based on

my ethics rather than just going along with dominant culture. Every time I sit down to a meal, I cast my lot with those who cannot stand up for themselves and against those who profit from suffering, something I’ve found incredibly empowering.

As college students, we have more control over our lives than ever before.

This freedom allows us to make decisions based on our values, including the choices we make about food. So, I encourage you to educate yourself on how animals raised for food are treated. The online short film “Farm to Fridge” is a good place to start.

If what you learn troubles you, I encourage you to join the growing number of people reducing or eliminating animal-based foods from their diets. After all, a fresh school year is an excellent time to try something new. Even a small change — like giving up meat one day a week or abstaining from seafood or poultry can have a huge impact over time.

For tips on making a change, I recommend chooseveg.com and livingvegan. org. Another excellent resource is the BU Veg Society, an active, diverse community of students who enjoy respectful discussion and action on animal issues. I would also like to make myself available as a resource (gb@bu.edu). You have the power to educate yourself and the freedom to change what you eat. Your choice is meaningful.

Sincerely, Graham Boswell CFA Junior gb@bu.edu.

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Aronson: Task force findings did not teach BU community anything new about men’s ice hockey team, team’s culture Aronson: From page 8

titlement” is a joke. It’s not the hockey players who feel they are sexually entitled — it is the majority of people within the age bracket. Go to the bars around BU. Go to the BU (or MIT) frat houses. Tell me that the majority

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Former BU defenseman Max Nicastro was arrested Feb. 19 and charged with sexual assault. His charges were later dropped.

of people in those places aren’t looking to hook up, and then tell me that the “culture of sexual en-

titlement” is in any way unique to the hockey team. It’s part of college (not solely BU) culture, part of the 18-to-24-year-old age bracket’s culture, not part of the hockey team’s culture.

And, yes, academic standards for hockey players are not as high as those of other students. However, this is a concept commonplace throughout college sports.

How many of the football players at USC could have gotten in without their talent on the field? How many of the basketball players at Duke earned a 2020 (the lower end of Duke’s requirements) on their SATs? Ostensibly in response to the hockey team’s lack of commitment/lowered academic standards, the task force suggested eliminating the option for student athletes to enroll in the Metropolitan College. I’d like to remind everyone that hockey players are not the only BU athletes enrolled in MET. There are plenty of bas-

ketball players, soccer players, etc. who will graduate with a degree in MET. To the best of my knowledge, the basketball and soccer teams have not had an issue recently with sexual assault.

And it’s not just athletes who take classes in MET. Plenty of BU students take MET classes. Why can’t athletes? Is MET really to blame for last winter’s arrests?

No. What happened last winter is something that happens on every college campus in America today.

It is unfortunate, and we as a university should learn from it and try to be better individually and as a whole, but drastic change is unnecessary. Eliminating MET or accusing the hockey team of being any more sexually entitled than anyone else is ridiculous. Teach them how to handle the spotlight, remind them that no means no and move on.

At the end of the day, I still believe this task force was all just a

way to show that BU was doing something about the arrests, and it didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know about the average college-aged male.

If you were to ask me today for my take on BU hockey, here’s what I’d tell you. The BU hockey program is one of the best in college hockey. The team has a coach who really cares and a group of players who are committed to being the best players and team they can be. They are a team worth rooting for.

I would encourage you to go to hockey games, cheer with your friends and support these guys.

That does not mean you have to worship them, and in fact you shouldn’t. Do not act like these players are gods (or sex-crazed, dumb jocks) because they aren’t.

They are 18-24 year-old guys, and they often act their age. You can find some of them at bars or partying on weekends, and you can also find some of them sing-

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Former BU forward Corey Trivino pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery and one count of trespassing on Aug. 7 in Brighton District Court.

ing along to Lady Gaga, eating twice their body weight at the dining hall or hanging out with their girlfriends (because, yes, there are some hockey players in emotionally committed relationships).

Underneath all that hockey gear, they are students just like you. Let’s treat them that way.

No. 4 University of Connecticut closes out long road trip for Terriers M. Soccer: From page 8

have to be a little more patient.”

A key to the Huskies’ early undefeated record has been defense, which has limited opponents to a

single tally in nearly 300 minutes of play.

Matching that steady defense may prove to be a problem for a Terrier back line that is suddenly young and untested.

Junior Kelvin Madzongwe suffered a knee injury on Aug. 31 against then-No. 16 Wake Forest during what Roberts called an “innocent” play.

The team doesn’t yet know

how long the 2011 America East Defender of the Year will be out, but Roberts said it could be for quite some time.

“Kelvin definitely won’t be playing this weekend,” Roberts

said. “Guys in the back, Sanford [Spivey] and Jeroen [Blugh] are doing a good job for us, goalkeeper [Nick Thomson] is doing well.

We’ve got to get our midfield being a little bit more consistent.”

BC’s Settipane formidable opponent in goal SCU to challenge w. soccer in Stanford Field hockey: From page 8

Of the underclassmen, the one who is standing out the most so far is sophomore goalkeeper Valentina Cerda Eimbcke, who was recognized as the America East Defensive Player of the Week this week.

Cerda Eimbcke is competing with senior Jess Maroney for starting time in the cage, and she was up to the challenge last week, posting shutout halves against

Providence College and Kent State University in BU’s wins over the weekend.

For the Eagles, junior forward Virgynia Muma has led the way offensively, posting three goals on seven shots so far. In four games, not including the preseason, they’ve given up just three goals, one being UMass’s overtime winner.

In the cage, freshman goalie Leah Settipane is already on her way to a breakout year, lead-

BoodleUP app needs to gain more companies for success App: From Page 3

But he said he does see an advantage in engaging consumers through a game.

“If you spend time and effort into something, you value that thing at the other end more,” he said.

Trudel, however, said he does not expect BoodleUp to succeed without some changes.

Prizes should be categorized so people can look for specific products, and winners may not want to take the extra step of collecting them, Trudel said.

He said the company would also have to attract more businesses to attract users.

“Most apps have a pretty high user rate early on, so it’s to get people to continue to use it [that is challenging],” he said.

The games he compared to “tic-tac-toe” are too simple, he said.

Although Colin Snyder said he plans to design more games, he said users who win about once a minute will not become bored.

“It’s the feeling that people get when they win [that] is the driving force,” he said.

Some Boston University students said the application was useful.

“It’s like one of those games that everyone has on their phone, but it’s actually useful,” said College of Arts and Sciences senior Zeynep Deligonul, who regularly plays games on her cellular phone.

Rose Bridges, a first-year graduate student in the College of Fine Arts who played “Three in a Row” while she sat at a table in the George Sherman Union, said she found some advantages to the application.

“I just moved here, and I would like to find [out] about the fun stuff I can do around here,” she said.

But College of Communication senior Johnathan Gaudet said he would not play the game.

“I just can’t imagine the prizes are always going to be that great,” he said.

ing the ACC in save percentage (.857) and goals-against average (0.75). She’ll pose a formidable challenge for BU’s offense, which has outshot opponents 66–38 for more than four games.

“It will be a very competitive match,” Starr said. “They are well coached, they have very skilled players, they have team speed … it would be a real quality win for us as we are pursuing an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament.”

W. Soccer: From page 8

through its five games. BU’s shot percentage of .119 also slightly exceeds the .111 of SCU. The Broncos have also allowed two more goals than the Terriers in one fewer game played.

Regardless of statistics, it is likely that SCU will not go down without a fight, having gained much experience in an exceptional California region.

“I also think that [playing a difficult schedule] helps us get bet-

ter, individually and collectively,” Feldman said. “I think it readies us for conference play, and I think it readies us for the postseason if we’re fortunate enough to get there.

“When we get to the conference play … you want to be exposed a little bit, you want to be put under that kind of pressure so that when you get to the conference games, you’ve already been there and done that and you’ve seen ‘this is the way we’ve done it and this is the way it has worked for us.”

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It hasn’t always been fun, and it certainly hasn’t been easy, but at least it’s almost over.

“It,” of course, is the six consecutive road games the Boston University men’s soccer team is playing before returning for a matchup at Nickerson Field, a stretch that wraps up this weekend when the Terriers visit a pair of Big East teams.

BU (1–3) will play Providence College at 3 p.m. on Friday before taking on No. 4 University of Connecticut at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

“I’m happy the way the team’s responding to these games and I think that we just need to get a couple points,” said BU coach Neil Roberts. “We’re creating some good chances, scoring some goals and we hope to continue that. Just keep getting better.”

The Friars have played to a 1–3 record identical to that of the Terriers, albeit against lesser competition. While BU has played four

nationally ranked teams, including No. 1 University of North Carolina, PC has lost to Northeastern (2–1, double overtime), Monmouth (3–1) and then-No. 24 Brown (1–0).

Redshirt sophomore Keasel Broome has been impressive in goal early on for the Friars, putting up a 1.25 goals-against average and a .733 save percentage in three games.

“Providence has a new coach [Craig Stewart] this year, so they might look a little bit different,” Roberts said. “But we know what to expect. They’re a good team and they’re still trying to find themselves early on in the season.

They’re one of the top teams in the country every year.”

On offense, meanwhile, Providence has scored exactly one goal in each of the three games it hasn’t been shut out and no Friar has scored more than one. Forward/midfielder Wilder Arboleda, forward Keith Jecewiz and midfielder Anthony Baumann have each found the back of the net

once.

In that sense, PC is much like BU. Roberts has said since the preseason that he doesn’t expect any of his players in particular to carry the team in terms of scoring, and that has held true thus far.

The Terrier offense has also mustered just three goals, one apiece from junior midfielder Derek McCaffrey, sophomore forward Dominique Badji and redshirt freshman defender Parker Powell.

On Sunday, though, the Terriers will need someone to come through when they go through an even bigger test.

UConn has scored four goals just one more than the Terriers — but they all came in victories for the 3–0 Huskies.

“Connecticut’s style of play is a little bit different than some of the teams we’ve played,” Roberts said. “A little bit more cautious, they’re a very skillful team, they like to possess the ball … So you

M. Soccer, see page 7

Undefeated field hockey players prepare for battle with No. 17 Boston College in Newton on Friday

By Annie Maroon Daily Free Press Staff

After winning its first four games of the season, the No. 12 Boston University field hockey team will face likely its strongest test yet against No. 17 Boston College on Friday in Newton.

The Terriers (4–0) moved up two spots in the new national rankings released on Sept. 4, but they have yet to play a ranked opponent. BC (3–1) opened the year with a 1–0 win over No. 20 Michigan State University and then beat No. 25 University of Maine 4–1 before losing its home opener to No. 19 University of Massachusetts, 2–1.

Although the Eagles’ and Ter-

riers’ scores and records look similar so far, BU has been playing against lesser competition. One of the toughest runs of its season starts now: two days after playing BC, BU will face No. 2 Syracuse University and then UMass and No. 6 University of Virginia over the next two weeks.

“We’re in a situation because of the change in conference where we really have to compete this season for an at-large bid,” said BU coach Sally Starr. “So what that means is we need to get good wins and make sure we don’t have any bad losses. BC would be perceived as a good win for us.”

Because BU is moving to the Patriot League next year and is

barred from competing in America East conference playoffs in the 2012 season, the team can’t earn the automatic America East bid in the NCAA tournament, even if it beats every team in the conference. They will have to get past teams such as the Eagles just to earn a first-round spot this way.

Last year, BU lost a 1–0 heartbreaker to the Eagles on Sept. 9.

BC’s only goal of the game came just 1:39 into the first half, but the Terriers could not come back.

Both teams have spent time on the road already, each playing three of their four games outside of Boston so far. As the slate becomes increasingly demanding, it will be up to BU’s strong senior

class to lead an otherwise young team.

“We’re actually playing more freshmen than we normally play … but definitely, we have strength across the board. Strength across our forwards, strength at our middle line and strength at our backline and goalkeeping,” Starr said.

“And [the seniors’] experience also leads to excellent leadership on the field.”

So far, only one junior, Madeleine Hackett, has scored a goal for the Terriers. All of the rest of the offense has come from seniors, with back Jacinda McLeod leading the way with four goals.

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Women’s soccer faces rigorous tests during trip to Stanford

By Tyler Lay Daily Free Press Staff

Lying ahead of Boston University women’s soccer team this weekend is likely the toughest two-game stretch the team will play since its stint in the NCAA tournament last year. The Terriers will travel west to Stanford, Calif., where they will participate in the Stanford Nike Invitational, matching up against Stanford University on Friday and Santa Clara University on Sunday.

BU (3–2–1) last faced Stanford (2–1–1) during its 2010 campaign, at which point the Cardinals were No. 1 in the NSCAA Coaches Poll.

The result of the game was a 2–1 Terrier loss to the team that

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Almost home: Men’s soccer to end road trip

By Arielle Aronson Daily Free Press Contributor

For the past three years, I covered the men’s hockey team for The Daily Free Press. This inevitably meant that whenever anyone wants to know anything about the team, they end up asking me.

Whenever anyone has asked me for my insider opinion on the Boston University men’s hockey team within the last nine months, I haven’t known what to say. As most of you probably know, the team found itself at the epicenter of a scandal beginning last December when two players were arrested within 10 weeks of each other on charges related to sexual assault and drunken behavior.

After the second arrest, BU launched a task force to look into the culture of the team. They wanted to know if there was something about BU hockey as a whole that caused these incidents to happen twice in one year.

On Wednesday, that task force released its conclusions, and to sum them up, there is nothing about the BU hockey culture that caused players to sexually assault other students.

In addition, the task force found that academic standards seem to be a bit lower for the hockey team than that of your average student and that the hockey team hosts a “culture of sexual entitlement” since hockey players seem to have a lot of sex without being involved in emotionally committed relationships.

Essentially, the task force is telling us that BU hockey players are just like athletes at every major college with a competitive athletic program. Then the task force suggested a bunch of changes the team could make in order to improve itself as a part of BU. Some of these changes are good ideas. I do think BU hockey players need more education on what constitutes sexual assault and how to avoid situations in which they may be accused of sexual assault. Clearly, that message did not get through clear enough last winter.

I think a peer-mentoring program would be fantastic for the freshmen hockey players. They become celebrities on campus overnight, and they need to be taught by the right people how to handle the spotlight.

However, when it comes to nightlife and some academic suggestions, I think the task force is kidding itself.

The “culture of sexual en-

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would advance all the way to the NCAA championship match, only to be defeated by the University of Notre Dame.

Last year, Stanford did not suffer the same misfortune. The Cardinals defeated Duke in the final game and become NCAA champions for the first time in program history. The team allowed only one goal during its six tournament games. “[Players] want the games to matter, they want the games to be highlight games,” said BU coach Nancy Feldman. “When you think about the national recognition of some of the games we play … that doesn’t happen if you’re not playing top-ranked teams.”

If Feldman and her players are

looking for a highlight game, this Friday’s matchup should suffice. A victory over No. 5 Stanford could boost BU back into the top 25 and solidify the team as a fearsome force for all its future competitors.

There may be no better time to take advantage of a lacking Stanford team than tomorrow, as the Cardinals tied BC in their last match and suffered its first loss in two seasons to West Virginia on Aug. 26.

On Sunday, the Terriers will be pitted against Stanford rival Santa Clara University. The Broncos (2–2–1) began the season at No. 17, but were quickly cut down

by Stanford by a score of 6–1 on opening day.

Santa Clara will be playing

without one of its stars, junior captain Julie Johnston, a 2011 First Team All-American. Johnston scored nine goals to lead the Broncos last year, and also tacked on four assists for a total of 22 points.

The skilled midfielder has helped the U-20 Women’s National Team advance to the World Cup Final against Germany this Saturday in Japan.

With regards to statistics, the Terriers seem to outperform the Broncos on the offensive side of the ball. BU has already entered triple digits in the category of shots taken this year with 101.

Santa Clara has taken a mere 63

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Field Hockey vs. Syracuse, 11 a.m.

W. Soccer @ Santa Clara, 4 p.m.

M. Soccer @ Connecticut, 7 p.m.

Golf @ Bucknell Invitational, All Day

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