9-6-2018

KICKED OUT, 2

WELCOME HOME, 3

ROOFTOP VEGGIES, 5

BEHIND THE BENCH, 10

Elderly tenants in Fenway are rising up against the Catholic nuns who evicted them.

Student Government President welcomes students to campus.

FYSOP paired with the Boston Medical Center rooftop farm for the first time.

Of the three new head coaches hired for the 2018-19 seasons, all are BU alum.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

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Boston drivers rank second worst in U.S.

BY RILEY VILLIERS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

You’re wrong if you think Boston drivers are the absolute worst — they are actually the second worst.

Allstate released its annual report ranking the safest cities to drive in, and Boston was not one of them, landing the second-worst spot on the list. The report compiled data from all the Allstate-insured drivers who submitted claims in the Greater Boston areas.

This ranking is an improvement from last year, when Boston was ranked as having the worst drivers.

Dave Scopac, 30, of Allston, said he has seen drivers tear through the streets of Boston as if they were the only cars on the road.

“This is the only place where I see people run through red lights constantly with pretty much reckless abandon,” Scopac said.

This year, Allstate reported that for every 1,000 miles they spend on the road, Boston drivers have to brake hard an average of 25.7 times.

The national average is 19.

Mary Maguire, director of public and legislative affairs for AAA Northern New England, which provides safety and defensive driving courses to automobile owners, wrote in an email that Bostonians spend an average of 60 hours a year sitting in traffic.

“Given the number of hard-braking events referenced in the study, it’s possible that traffic congestion in Boston is a factor,” Maguire wrote. “It’s possible that congestion leads to distraction, which could

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All-gender bathrooms to open in GSU

BY LILLIAN ILSLEY-GREENE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston was ranked second in a recent study by car insurance giant Allstate for the worst drivers in the United States.

then lead to fender benders.”

While the study makes no specific mention of where the property damage may have occurred, the report does not come as a surprise to seven-year Brighton resident and current Auburndale resident, Pamela Swift.

“I’ve had some people drive like idiots and cut me off,” Swift, 60, said in an interview. “I’ve seen people on highways driving in a way I just can’t get over … cutting in and out of lanes and going too fast.”

Maren Chiburis, 24, of Allston, said Boston’s pedestrians, rather than its drivers, are most at-risk when it comes to reckless driving in Boston.

“I work right near Fenway, so getting around there at lunchtime is when you have to be really careful because it’s crazy,” Chiburis said.

Allstate also found that 10 years is the national average of time between claims. Boston drivers, however, submit claims an average of 3.9 years apart.

Maguire wrote that a potential reason for the frequency of accidents in the city could be that numerous drivers in the New England area might find roads and signage in the area to be confusing. “… it’s possible that confusion on the part of drivers—who may be unsure as to where they are going—

could be a factor,” Maguire wrote.

And it is not just the drivers who are confused. Despite living here since childhood, Chiburis said she still did not completely understand the pedestrian rules of the road.

“I was confused crossing the street,” she said jokingly. “Are you supposed to run when it doesn’t say to walk? I don’t know.”

Frank Harris, director of state government affairs for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, an organization that advocates for safe and sober driving, said that there is an urgent need for traffic safety reform in Boston.

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An independent architecture firm specializing in installing gender-inclusive bathrooms in pre-existing spaces will break ground on Boston University’s first, specifically gender-inclusive bathroom in October.

The current plans for installation on the second floor of the George Sherman Union would cut the GSU operations desk in half and put two gender-inclusive bathrooms in its place, said Brian Stanley, internal liaison for the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism (CGSA).

CGSA Public Relations Coordinator Ethan Liu, a sophomore in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, said that the BU administration is planning to release a map showing all pre-existing, gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. Once the first bathroom is completed, it is their plan to continue the efforts across campus and finish roughly by the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

“We’re just starting with the GSU first, and then we’ll be moving off from there,” Liu said.

The endeavor to add gender-inclusive bathrooms on BU’s Charles River Campus has been an ongoing effort by different groups, Stanley said. The organization raised the possibility in a Student Government meeting as far back as 2012.

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Professor Stan Sclaroff named interim CAS dean

BY JENNA MANTO DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University computer science professor Stan Sclaroff has been selected as interim dean for the BU College of Arts and Sciences, replacing former Dean Ann Cudd, who has accepted a new position as provost at the University of Pittsburgh.

After a two-week information-gathering process by BU Provost Jean Morrison, which included meetings with all of the associate deans, some of the department chairs and the CAS dean’s administrative staff — as well as faculty input — Morrison recommended Sclaroff to BU President Robert Brown.

According to the faculty handbook, the process requires that the president make the selection.

Morrison described Sclaroff as someone who “is currently one of the senior-most and most experienced associate deans at CAS.” Before starting the position as CAS interim dean on Aug. 1, Sclaroff

held the positions of Computer Science Department chair and associate dean of the faculty for mathematical and computational sciences in CAS. This closeness to the the previous dean influenced Morrison’s ultimate recommendation for Sclaroff as interim dean, the provost said.

“He is a highly regarded computer scientist,” Morrison said, “He’s won national awards, he’s among one of our most distinguished faculty members in computer science, but for the interim dean role, some of the most important qualities are knowledge about the current processes and activities within the dean’s office, and he’s been deeply involved in that for the last two years or so.”

Another factor in Morrison’s recommendation was other faculty’s favorable opinions of him, she said.

“You want someone who has the respect of the faculty, and everyone that I spoke with spoke

very highly of his thoughtfulness and his willingness to listen and his knowledge about BU,” Morrison said.

Michael Sorenson, associate dean of the faculty of natural sciences in CAS, wrote in an email that during Sclaroff’s time as an associate dean and department chair, the two often consulted each other on various issues.

“Stan’s experience as a department chair and associate dean, his strong working relationships with staff and faculty colleagues in the Dean’s office, and his commitment to supporting excellence in all of the college’s programs make him an ideal choice to serve as interim dean,” Sorenson wrote.

“We are fortunate that he agreed to continue his service to the college in this important role.”

After serving various roles in the college for 23 years, Sclaroff said that he is looking forward to representing the college, acting as an ambassador and collaborating CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Professor Stan Sclaroff was tapped as the interim dean of Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences following the departure of former Dean Ann Cudd.

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Evicted elderly tenants rise up against Catholic nuns

BY HALEY LERNER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Over a dozen elderly women are facing no-fault evictions from Our Lady’s Guild House, a rooming house in Fenway run by an order of Catholic nuns.

The boarding house, run by the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception and prominent Fenway-area realtor Marc Roos, is facing backlash from its elderly tenants have been evicted on what they believe to be a basis of blatant age discrimination. Although the purpose of the evictions has not yet been made clear, both the Daughters and Roos claim they are not responsible for the evictions.

Helen Matthews, the communications coordinator at City Life/ Vida Urbana, a community organization helping the long-term tenants fight their evictions, said in an interview that the women were told to leave by July 31.

“These are some really tenacious, older women who are taking their landlord to court and saying they’re not going to go out like that,” Matthews said.

On Aug. 25, approximately 100 protesters joined the older women to fight the evictions from the boarding house. The protesters delivered a petition with over 1,000 signatures to Roos’ office door on Commonwealth Avenue.

Matthews said there is an eviction crisis across Boston, specifically hitting Kenmore, Fenway and the Boston University area.

She said this crisis is “infecting” nonprofit and religious institutions like OLGH. “There’s an approach to the housing market that’s trying to get as much money out of it as it can, regardless of the human cost, regardless what it means to low-income people, elderly people, disabled people and working families of color,” Matthews said.

Sheila Dillon, chief of housing and director of neighborhood development for the City of Boston, said that the city is aware that many elderly women are being evicted from their long-

Crime Logs

BY JEN RACOOSIN

DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Sept. 2-3.

Aggressive party reported in front of Family Justice Center Boston Police reported a female wearing a pink top and jeans “chasing after and hitting people” in front of 989 Commonwealth Ave. at 1:53 a.m. Sunday. A BUPD officer checked the area, but was unable to find anyone fitting that description.

Assault at Fitness and Recreation Center

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A group of elderly women facing evictions from the Old Lady’s Guild House, a rooming house in the Fenway area, rallied against what they claimed were age-discrimination policies.

term homes at OLGH. “The City is assisting the tenants obtain necessary legal representation and in communication with the nuns that own the property,” Dillon said in the statement. “We are hopeful that a solution can be found in the very near future.”

Matthews said prior to the campaign against the evictions, the OLGH website stated that the home was for women between the ages of 18 and 50. The statement has since been removed.

Matthews said she believes the women have great public support and will win their fight against eviction.

“These women are fearless, courageous and they are leaders,” she said. “They are waging one of the most amazing battles against eviction that I’ve ever seen in our city.”

Mother General Carol Jennifer, the owner of OLGH, said in a statement that the mission of OLGH has been to provide short-term residence to female students, interns, young professionals and working women in the Boston area.

“While the Daughters’ mission has never wavered, it grew increasingly difficult to maintain, due to the longevity of stay by some tenants who incorrectly viewed the facility to be permanent housing,” Mother Jennifer said.

Judy Burnette, an elderly tenant who resided at the OLGH, has been leading the fight against the evictions. Burnette said she has been unable to find another affordable place to live.

“There is no place to go,” Burnette said. “When we signed our leases from 2014 and every year since then, we all thought we’d be able to find affordable housing, but we were not aware of how out-of-reach rent has become.”

Burnette said she thinks the evictions are occurring because Mother General Jennifer and Roos have conspired and want to “cash in” on the lucrative rental market in Boston and are acting in greed.

Lydia Eccles, another tenant facing eviction at OLGH, said the Daughters’ mission originally

included retired women, but now excludes them.

“They didn’t say ‘we don’t want old people in the building,’ but they’ve created a set of policies that will have the effect of excluding old women,” Eccles said.

When Mother Jennifer took over the building, Eccles said that she made policies that got rid of the community room, exercise room and library.

This isn’t the only discrimination Eccles said she has faced in her 2.5 years living at OLGH. When she first tried to rent from the building in 2015, when she was 62, she said the realtor representing Marc Roos asked her for her age. After stating how old she was, she was informed that the building did not rent to people over the age of 60.

Eccles, now 64, said she was “stunned” by the age policy.

“The mission was retired women, but now they’re specifically excluded,” Eccles said.

“They’re throwing long-term residents who were in stable housing onto the streets.”

New CAS dean fills absence DEAN, FROM PAGE 1 with faculty, department chairs, students, staff and alumni.

“It’s really exciting to learn about what people are interested in and what they hope to achieve and helping them,” Sclaroff said.

Sclaroff said he is excited to work with the college’s many varied departments and learn about CAS students’ diverse interests.

“It’s very exciting to think about the full breadth of who we are and what we want to be, and that’s really the most exciting part of this whole gig,” Sclaroff said, “… that I’ll get to learn a lot more about it and I’ll get to help people in pursuing different goals that they have in mind at all different levels and all different departments and programs within the college.”

Sclaroff’s plan as interim dean is to continue working on different existing projects during the

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year, particularly a diversity task force at both the college and the university level.

“The first goal is to go through the year and to deliver the college to the next dean in a very strong position, meaning that we want to keep the momentum of all different projects that were identified in the last few years,” he said.

Sclaroff spoke highly of his predecessor, saying that while he is sad to see Cudd go, her new position at the University of Pittsburgh will be an exciting opportunity for her.

“She’s an amazingly dynamic and thoughtful leader, so it’s really kind of bittersweet because we really enjoyed having her here in the College of Arts and Science, and it was a real pleasure to work with her, but we’re also really excited for this career move for her,” Sclaroff said.

The search for a permanent

An EMT reported at 6:41 p.m. Sunday that a person had been punched in the face at 915 Commonwealth Ave. A BUPD officer notified and summoned an Armstrong ambulance, but the patient refused medical treatment.

Computer thrown out at Student Village 1 Security at 10 Buick St. reported at 8:18 a.m. Monday that a BU computer had been disconnected and thrown into a trash can.

The computer was recovered in working order.

Cyclist struck outside of FitRec BU Emergency Medical Services reported at 8:58 p.m. Monday that a cyclist was struck while riding outside 915 Commonwealth Ave. The party refused medical treatment.

CITY

Crime Logs

BY HALEY LERNER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Aug, 13-Sept. 4.

Purse Snatched in Allston A victim walking down Portsmouth Street had a purse stolen off their shoulder Monday. The suspect pointed a yellow fiberglass stick with a metal head at the victim and said, “All I want is the f---in’ money.”

The suspect was placed under arrest for larceny from person and assault by means of a dangerous weapon.

Death Investigation An officer responded to an unknown Emergency Medical Services call at 16 Brock St. in Brighton early Sunday morning.

The officer was told on arrival that a non-viable victim was located by an individual in the bathroom. The victim was pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m.

Stolen Pants in Brighton PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Sclaroff has been at the college for 23 years, serving in a variety of roles, including department chair and associate dean.

dean of CAS will begin in the following weeks, Morrison said.

“When we begin the search for the dean, we will welcome both

internal and external candidates, and certainly [Sclaroff] is absolutely welcome to be a candidate,” Morrison said.

An officer responded to a report of a breaking and entering at 37 Champney St., #1 in Brighton Monday morning. The victim found that a pair of jeans with $300 in the pocket were missing. Officers observed no signs of forced entry.

The victim thought a person living in the basement stole the pants.

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A Letter to the BU Community My Fellow Students, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you back to campus for another school year here on Commonwealth Avenue. As you hang your decorations around your room, I wanted to take a moment of your time to welcome you home. Whether this is your first week of college or your last time unloading a yellow cart, take a second to stop and enjoy this moment. The school year will fly by, and soon Thanksgiving recess will be here and then exams and first semester will come to a close. So bask in this accomplishment. You made it here. With the help of others, some family and friends, and a few strangers, you have arrived here at Boston University. You bring with you a unique narrative that no one else can tell as well as you.

As your Student Body President, I can say it is good to finally see you.

I hope your summer was full of growth and new opportunities, and you come into this school year fresh and excited. I am thrilled with the possibilities that this school year holds for us as a collective.

This year Student Government is seeking to be a part of your lives more than ever, and in doing so, I extend to you an open invitation to join our family. Join us at Splash on Saturday, September 8th, or at the opening of our Student Gov Office in the lower level of the George Sherman Union on September 5th at 6 PM. We have so much in store, so many opportunities for us to come together as a community. Although coming to BU may be overwhelming, don’t forget that we are here for you.

Day and night, weekday or weekend, we seek to make this place we all call Boston University, home.

Where values such as humanity, trust and compassion thrive on campus. We witnessed a summer of instability, with the morals of humanity being threatened, and the fabric of how we treat others as humans being challenged.

So remind each other while walking on campus that we are in this together. Remind each other that there is no room for hate on our campus. That we as a community will consistently show up for one another. Remind each other of the

power that we have when we come together as a community. We, as a Student Body, should exhibit love and compassion, and continue to do more for each other. We, as Boston University students, have an immense privilege and responsibility to restore the idea that is embedded within the human condition: e pluribus unum, “out of many one.” I hope to accomplish a sense of connectedness with student groups, professors and administrators.

I’ll leave you with a piece of advice that I was told by Starsky Wilson, an advocate for social justice based in Ferguson, Missouri.

“Find your place, stay in your place, until it is no longer your place.” As we progress and navigate through this school year, be okay with change and new experiences, and seek opportunities to come together. We ran last year on building a better community together, this is where it begins.

Welcome Home, Devin K. Harvin Student Body President

Bad Drivers DRIVERS, FROM PAGE 1 “Traffic safety needs to stop being a B-class issue,” Harris said.

“Lawmakers need to stop ignoring traffic safety.”

While the Boston Transportation Department and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s office had no comment regarding the report, the City’s transportation plan, Go Boston 2030, lists on their website that significantly reducing “collisions on every street through education, enforcement, and designs that allocate street space to prioritize moving people safely rather than faster,” as one of their primary goals.

The website also lists eliminating “traffic fatalities and severe injuries” as the “aspirational target” for improving traffic safety.

In the meantime, Maguire gave some tips for Boston drivers on how to keep themselves and others safe while on the road.

“Stow your smartphone in the back seat , your glove box, cubby or trunk if you have to,” Maguire wrote. “Limit the number of passengers in your car, focus on the road and always wear your seat belt.”

CAMPUS CALENDAR THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Ultimate Board Game Night

Greening of the Dorms

Splash

Liquid Fun Open Sunday Practice

BU Salsa Open House

Head over to BU Central at 8 p.m. to test your skills at board games both new and old.

Stop by Marsh Plaza between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to pick up a free potted plant for your dorm.

Tickle your funny bone at Liquid Fun’s first open improv practice of the semester.

Stop by the Student Activities Office Dance Studio at 7 p.m. for a free salsa lesson.

Head to Nickerson Field at noon to explore all the exciting student organizations BU has to offer — including The Daily Free Press.

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Gender-inclusive bathrooms scheduled for construction

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Boston University’s Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism (CGSA) submitted a proposal to BU’s administration in February pushing for gender-neutral bathrooms on campus.

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However, this semester is the first time those efforts have come to fruition, with plans for the construction of a gender-inclusive bathroom to start on the second floor of the GSU. This success comes as a result of a CGSA proposal which began in the 2017-2018 academic year, CGSA Transitional Liaison Rachel Bennetts said.

“I know that a number of proposals have been put forward by departments and individual students over the years, but whether or not that was coincidental, right as we started pushing for it, they finally started picking up the pace on the project,” the CAS senior said.

Stanley and Bennetts brought the current proposal to the CGSA

last school year, and from there to the administration. Besides working during the academic year, the CGSA’s work on the issue continued through the summer, Liu said.

Along with advocating for gender-inclusive restrooms, the proposal included appeals to expand gender-neutral housing and to establish a standing committee for the LGBT community at BU. Stanley said speed is something the gender-inclusive restroom project should prioritize, specifically as it pertains to the administration’s proposed map. “… something like that should [be] online and accessible, and the sooner something like that gets done, the better,” the CAS senior said. “… I don’t want to wait seven years for all of [the bathrooms] to

get done to get that map published.”

Expansion across campus is vital to the project, Stanley said. As it currently stands, the CAS building has no gender-inclusive or gender-neutral facilities. Students wishing to use such a bathroom during class would have to travel to either the Law Auditorium or to the School of Theology.

The sooner resources are made available to students the better, he said.

Liu, who identifies as non-binary transgender, said that when it comes to transgender and gender-nonconforming students, having a gender-inclusive bathroom is a matter of both comfort and safety. “[Having a gender-inclusive bathroom] makes it more comfortable, because I don’t exactly feel

comfortable in either specific-gendered bathroom,” Lui said, “… BU is a pretty good, liberal campus, so I doubt it, but there can be safety issues.”

Having a bathroom in which they feel safe is vital for students, Bennetts said.

“Students should feel safe when using the restroom,” Bennetts said.

“In our proposal, we cited a number of different research projects and papers that showed that it has an immense psychological, academic and emotional effect on students who don’t have a bathroom that they can use on campus.”

Lindsay Child, a senior in the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, expressed complete support for the project.

“I think it’s so important

because there are so many transgender and gender-nonconforming students on campus who really benefit from them,” Child said. “It’s a safety issue for these students, because so often there might not be any bathroom they feel safe going into, or if they went into the bathroom of their gender, then they would be treated with hostility.”

Child made reference to the concern that bathrooms for transgender individuals could be dangerous.

“There’s a lot of fearmongering about safety in bathrooms from people wanting to exclude trans people from the bathrooms of their identity,” Child said. “But there’s absolutely no basis for [that] … whereas it is definitely a safety issue for the trans person using the bathroom.”

Young reporters determined after threats

BY SAMANTHA DAY DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A man was charged with making calls threatening to shoot and kill reporters at The Boston Globe, the Globe reported. The man, Robert Darrell Chain, reportedly called Globe reporters “the enemy of the people,” following the newspaper’s nationwide editorial campaign protesting President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against the press.

The 68-year-old California man made 14 calls to the Globe between Aug. 10–22 and 22 after the published editorial campaign, before being arrested in his home by an FBI SWAT team. Authorities found 20 firearms in his home, including a semiautomatic rifle, according to the Aug. 30 Globe article.

Chain now faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the charge of “making a threatening communication in interstate commerce.” He will appear in federal court in Boston on Sept. 24, the Globe reported.

Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, said he believes this event — and the June shooting at The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland — are part of a larger narrative against the press taking place today.

“The attack at The Capital Gazette and the threat against The Boston Globe [seem] to be tied into the general atmosphere of fear and violence that is being encouraged from the top — from the White House,” he said.

Kennedy said that although interest in the press has increased recently, Trump’s diction about the press has contributed to the divisions we see today.

“The cries of fake news have made it so that even the best news organizations and the most important stories are not having an impact past their current audience,” Kennedy said.

Nicole Wright, 60, of East Boston, described the threat of violence toward the media as “horrific.” “[Trump] is positioning the press as ‘the enemy of the people’ when they are critical to our democracy and our freedom,” Wright said.

“It’s scary — the path he is going down — and it’s scary when you see him at those rallies, pointing at the press and saying they are the enemy.

There are crazy people out there who will follow up on that.”

Alex Hare, 27, of Allston, said he thinks Trump’s narrative about the press comes from the negative attention he so often receives.

“I feel like Trump has tunnel vision when it comes to the views around him,” Hare said. “I do support [the press], but you always have to hear both sides and have to take it with a grain of salt and do research to form your own opinion.”

The Globe had more than 20 students completing internships and co-ops at the time the threats were made. Emily Williams, a recent Miami University graduate, interned at the metropolitan desk this summer. She said the negativity surrounding journalism has not affected her desire to work in the field.

“For the most part, the people I have spoken with about this haven’t changed [their minds],” Williams said. “It hasn’t changed my plans in any way, but it definitely adds stress, and it adds that extra thought in the back of your mind any time you work, which is unfortunate. It has caused extra concern on the part of my parents as well.”

Jordan Frias, president of the Society of Professional Journalists’ New England chapter, said these attacks prove that journalists are needed now more than ever. This is the only attack on local media that he has been made aware of, he said. “… I would encourage people to

PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The building where The Boston Globe office is located in downtown Boston.

still strive for the truth, still hold institutions accountable through reporting and to know that you are supported through organizations like SPJ and professors,” Frias said.

Frias said public support was mostly positive the day the Globe released its editorial defending the free press.

“Not all journalists agree with that method, but we stand in solidarity with one another,” Frias said.

“Without a doubt, journalists don’t condone threats made on other journalists, no matter what side of the aisle you are on or what part of the country you are in.”

William Katt, 39, of Somerville, said he supports the editorial

released by the Globe, but that he was not surprised to hear of the threatening calls they received following it.

“The editorial was an important step that brought attention to a really important issue for which little action is being taken,” Katt said.

“I think it’s fantastic that the FBI was quick on the case to investigate.

It would be nice to have more public comments from leaders, rather than just law enforcement taking action.”

Despite attacks on the press, Frias said SPJ New England has seen an increase in the number of students interested in pursuing journalism, especially in Boston.

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SCIENCE

FYSOP works with rooftop farm, educates about sustainable food

BY MINALI PRASAD DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

At ground level, the Boston Medical Center appears as a vast, brick building, yet atop the roof sits rows of colorful vegetables and leafy greens. Red tomatoes on vines, green peppers, cucumbers and blossoming heads of lettuce and other leafy greens grow in the plots.

This summer, the university’s First Year Student Outreach Program (FYSOP) teamed up with the farm and created the new project. Students who volunteered at the farm helped plant and clean up the area.

About 2,600 square feet of the roof is used for growing the food.

The farm is managed by Lindsay Allen, who said she began working at the farm because she was interested in urban agriculture. “[I] was really interested in moving back into the city and trying to engage in a lot of the issues that we see in food and food security in cities and how urban farming can alleviate a lot of those issues,” Allen said.

Her responsibilities include crop planning and hosting tour groups every week for patients, employees, volunteer groups and the general public. She also manages the farmers market and spends three days a week harvesting.

Allen is also tasked with deciding organic sprays for pest control, as all of the produce is organic. She was drawn to the farm because she said she was intrigued by the location of it. “[Once I] saw how much [was] possible to actually grow [there], it became a lot more appealing to me,”

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The rooftop garden at the Boston Medical Center.

Allen said. “I’m always a big fan of using spaces that are underutilized to produce something, whether that’s food or art, and … stack[ing] more functions in our living spaces.”

Catrin Trudgill, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, led a FYSOP group that worked at the farm and learned about food insecurity prior to assisting at the BMC. The 14 freshmen spent an hour and a half at the rooftop garden pulling up dead crops and replanting, according to Trudgill.

She said this project allowed the students to actively help with the food insecurity issues in Boston that they had learned about. “[The freshmen] really liked the mission, and they really liked doing … active service and getting their hands

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dirty,” Trudgill said. “They felt happy about the difference they made.”

Allen explained rooftop farms have three different styles, and she sought to find one that was most productive and efficient.

“One is that you can have an open-media style bed, which means you’re putting soil onto a roof, and it looks like you’re walking all over normal ground,” Allen said. “Then, there’s traditional raised beds-andmilk-crate growth systems, which is what we have here.”

According to her, studies have shown that milk crate systems seem to outproduce the rest of the options.

Allen said the style of rooftop garden forces her to lay out the farm very carefully.

“I put a lot of effort in trying

to maximize every square inch of growth space that I can, whereas in normal farming, you aren’t as forced to be quite efficient with your spacing,” she said. “But in terms of growing, you can really grow almost anything that can grow in ground.”

According to Allen, kale, collard greens, chard, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, carrots, radishes, spinach, arugula, bok choy, salad mix, lettuce heads, beets and different types of herbs are grown in BMC’s rooftop farm.

She said she focuses on two types of crops: ones that grow in the ground quickly and can be planted in quick succession and ones that can be harvested from for a few months, such as kale and collard greens.

The organic produce is sent to

different tables in the local Boston community. According to Allen, 50 percent of the harvest is sent to the on-site food pantry, and doctors at the medical center prescribe some patients to the pantry.

The rest of the fruits and vegetables go to kitchens and then to cafeterias and patients’ rooms. There is also an on-site teaching kitchen. Patients and employees can buy the produce for a low cost at a weekly, in-hospital farmers market. “[Providing] healthy organic food out of such a unique spot is really rewarding,” Allen said. “I love doing tours of the farm. Usually, it’s people’s first time being on a rooftop farm, and they’re amazed at how much food you can grow on a rooftop.”

Shahin Damji, a sophomore in CAS, was a FYSOP staff leader and led a group that helped at the farm.

She said they learned new ways for cities to be sustainable from the project.

“BMC’s rooftop garden … seems like a sustainable way to not only minimize the city’s carbon impact [and] the school’s carbon impact, but also to provide patients and people in the Boston University community with local, healthy foods to eat, which is very hard to come by sometimes,” Damji said.

Allen strives to do more with the farm than solely harvest produce — she said she hopes it can educate people about vertical farming.

“Hopefully it opens people’s eyes to creative ways of growing food in the places that we live, especially in urban areas in which there’s often limited space,” Allen said. “Getting to be a part of that is really rewarding.”

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6 FEATURES

BUSINESS Tavern Allston reopens, new renovations embrace area’s diversity

BY JOSEE MATELA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As students headed home and enjoyed the summer downtime, Tavern Allston hurried and labored for months to makeover the restaurant from f loor to ceiling.

The popular student hangout closed in July and had a tight deadline before the new school year.

Students heading to the tavern can grab a bite to eat while celebrating Allston’s diversity. The tavern reopened Aug. 28.

The Brighton Avenue location, formerly known as Tavern in the Square Allston, brought guests a reinvented menu, extensive renovations and an infusion of the community’s vibrancy.

Katie Lang, property and relationship manager for Broadway Hospitality Group, said the new approach was devised to “represent the melting pot of the Allston community.”

The artistic and creative roots in Allston were visually incorporated into murals that adorn many of the restaurant’s walls. In the main dining area, the Boston skyline hugs a series of wooden booths. In the club area, another mural depicts a mystical woman through an exuberant mix of blues, pinks and purples.

The art is counterbalanced with a combination of wooden and black furniture. In order to cater to the Boston sports crowd and provide a new way to watch games, Tavern Allston integrated 14 f lat-screen televisions into the space.

General Manager Max Rosen said teamwork and communication were crucial to create the modernized restaurant. In addition to the ongoing construction, the team had to undergo new trainings, new hirings and a new space to navigate.

As for his favorite part of the rebrand, Rosen had a quick answer.

“The new food menu and beverages are killer all around,” he said.

The menu received a new facelift to match the evolving demands of customers.

Lang credited head chef Anthony Clarke with spearheading the new fresh offerings

PHOTO BY JOSEE JEAN MATELA/ DAILY FREE PRESS

Tavern in the Square, a popular bar among students in Allston, was closed for renovations and rebranding over the summer.

to cater to a wide breadth of tastes.

“We have a whole new menu because we don’t serve just one kind of person,” Lang said.

Replacing the former brunch buffet is a new a la carte brunch matched with a live, local DJ. The atmosphere is paired with a new mimosa tower delivered directly to the customers’ table.

A new array of drinks has been introduced, such as Adult Capri-Suns and four original “Share-a-bowls.” Four new mixtures are served: Party Girl Punch, Daytime DM, Take Me Back and the A-Line Margarita (which is served smoking from liquid nitrogen).

The restaurant plans to host themed nights each week. Lang listed possible ideas as “Slide into my DMs Mondays” to feature

an array of sliders, Tot Tuesday to highlight smothered Tater Tots and Awko Taco Wednesdays in reference to the phrase used frequently by the Kardashians.

Lang also highlighted the importance of social media in promoting the new transformation. She credits Instagram as a “serious tool where the audience can reach out.”

Lang responds to ever y message received on the @taverninthesquareallston Instagram account, which has over 1,000 followers as of Sept. 2. She emphasized the importance of the direct line to guests in community engagement.

Also, the tavern now offers VIP cards to some community members. Only offered to a small group of select people, the card

would provide guests with special privileges such as shorter waits in line and extra attention from staff, according to Lang. The methods to procuring such a card have not been announced.

After seven years in the area, the restaurant hopes to bring back old patrons and draw in new attention.

“There’s something for everyone here,” Lang said.

India Wilkerson, a senior in Sargent College, said she welcomes the new changes to the location, while still referring to the restaurant by an abbreviation based off of the establishment’s former name.

“It looks great — still as lively as ever,” Wilkerson said. “TITS Thursdays will never die.”

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The bar aimed to incorporate the diverse cultural influences of the Allston community as well as the vibrant sports scene in Boston.

FEATURES 7

ARTS

BU professor Dick Lehr’s YA novel ‘Trell’ heads to the big screen

BY JOHNATHAN KINDALL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students of journalism professor Dick Lehr watch him lecture and instruct peers each time they attend class, but they don’t always see the professor’s personal projects. Lehr published a young adult novel, “Trell,” about a year ago, and soon his students and the public can see the story take on a new life as a film.

ToniK Productions acquired film production rights to his young adult novel “Trell” early last month. “Trell” follows the murder of a young girl and the wrongful imprisonment of a young father convicted as the murderer.

The novel was inspired by the real-life incarceration of Shawn Drumgold, a man who was wrongfully convicted for murder in 1989 and spent 14 years in prison. He eventually received a settlement of $5 million by the city of Boston after a Boston Globe article cast doubt on the validity of the conviction.

As a member of the Globe’s Spotlight team in 2003, Lehr was one of the lead investigative reporters who shed light on Drumgold’s conviction. Much of “Trell” is loosely based on his journalistic work on the case.

The story appeals largely to a young adult audience and is told from the perspective of a young African American girl.

Lehr has grown accustomed to the adaptation process. “Black Mass,” a book he co-wrote on the infamous crime boss Whitey Bulger, was turned into a feature film starring Johnny Depp in 2015. In 2017, his book, “The Birth of a Movement” was adapted into an Emmy-nominated PBS documentary.

Lehr said he will be present throughout the development of “Trell” to give story-related input when needed, but he also understands that his role in the production of the film is relatively small.

“Each project can be different,” Lehr said in an interview with The Daily Free Press. “I can’t push and force myself on them. I’m not in control, they are.”

Lehr explained that loss of control is difficult, but it’s also a big part of what makes the whole process so rewarding.

“As long as [the filmmakers are] true to the story, it’s a chance for a story that started with just me to reach a different and broader audience,” he said. “The biggest thing is that you have to be willing to let go and realize that the book is the book, and that’s mine. That’s what I created.”

While the director for the film has yet to be announced, screenwriter Jamal Joseph is set to adapt the novel for the screen. Joseph, a professor at Columbia University and an outspoken former member of the Black Panther Party, is a veteran filmmaker.

Lehr said he feels Joseph will bring a lot to the table. According to Lehr, he and Joseph met a number of weeks ago to discuss the pending script and watch “Chapter & Verse,” a film Joseph wrote and directed.

Lehr said he believes the film is in good hands with ToniK Productions.

“There’s milestones, and one of them is having producers out there who want to actually make the movie, which is what we have here,” Lehr said. “The next big step is getting a script, and that’s underway.”

“Trell” isn’t Lehr’s only work coming to the big screen. Lehr has another book becoming a movie soon. Jay Craven, an independent filmmaker from Vermont, is directing an adaption of “Judgment Ridge,” a book Lehr co-authored with fellow BU professor Mitchell Zuckoff.

“It’s a real wrenching, sad story, and we didn’t want it to go to Hollywood,” Lehr said. “We always felt committed to Jay’s vision and his knowledge.”

Zuckoff said they wanted to protect their story and approached a potential

PHOTO COURTESY OF SUZANNE KREITER

The film rights to former Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Dick Lehr’s novel, “Trell,” were acquired last month.

adaptation with caution.

“Dick and I are very much on the same page,” he said. “We felt that putting this story in the wrong hands could result in the wrong messages. We trusted Jay to tell the story honestly, accurately and respectfully.”

Zuckoff, whose 2014 book “13 Hours” was adapted into a Michael Bay blockbuster in 2016, said that the adaptation process can be extremely gratifying and rewarding as well as somewhat jarring.

“The most important thing is to work with people you respect and people who are going to respect your work,” he said.

“Sometimes you may be able to get a better deal or a better payday somewhere else, but the best thing you can do is partner with people that you can trust.”

Lehr stays very cognizant of the fact that the path to a finished film is never quite the same. The future of Lehr’s three current projects is uncertain — a year from now, they could be forgotten about or completed.

“It never stops being exciting,” he said.

“There’s so many twists and turns, one step forward and two steps backwards. It’s a real roller coaster ride, and until the day they actually start filming, it’s not real.”

Geneve Lau, a sophomore in the College of Communication, hasn’t taken a class from Lehr, but said she felt his work had an impact on the COM program.

“I think that’s amazing representation for BU staff,” Lau said. “I wish I could say I’m surprised, but we obviously have such great professors here that this stuff happens often, as it should.”

Kyle Davi, who graduated from COM in 2018, had Lehr as a professor. Davi wrote in a Facebook message that he felt no surprise when he heard about the upcoming movie because Lehr knows what he’s doing.

“He’s never afraid of a challenge, something which undoubtedly this will be,” Davi wrote. “Lehr is an excellent writer, and a fantastic storyteller. If someone in Hollywood had the brains to get one of his novels on the screen, I have no doubt that it’s going to be an excellent film.”

COMMUNITY

808 Gallery exhibit shines spotlight on female arts professors

BY SAMANTHA DRYSDALE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Lynne Cooney teetered on a paint-splattered ladder as she reached to hang lights that would shine onto the showcase she had carefully put together. Large images of dry cleaning laundry tags hung throughout the 808 Gallery in preparation of “A Few Conversations Between Women.”

The exhibit opened to the public Tuesday and features the work of female faculty in the College of Fine Arts. The artists were asked to put their pieces side-by-side with the work of another female artist who was their mentor or someone they mentored.

Cooney, artistic director of Boston University’s 808 Gallery, said she chose this theme for the exhibition because of a recent increase in female professors.

“A Few Conversations Between Women” is intended to display the support that women in the field have for one another and to provide a space for them to show their work, Cooney said.

“When I was in art school, all the favorites were male students chosen by male faculty,” Cooney said. “The field is dominated by white men. Women still struggle to be fairly represented in the art world.”

The director said she admired the faculty’s blind faith in her idea for the exhibition.

She chose artists who she wanted featured, rather than blindly selecting artists based on

pieces of their artwork.

“The idea that they trusted me with this very open concept speaks to their investment to supporting younger artists or those who helped them,” she said.

The exhibition has multiple ties to the student body since the 808 Gallery is run

by BU and shows undergraduate artwork at other times of the year.

Though BU hosted this exhibition celebrating female artists, Dina Martinelli, an art teacher who received a BFA from the CFA in 2015, wrote that there is still a lot of work to be done before women are fully represented in the fine arts.

“As a woman, I think it is essential to create strong mentor/mentee relationships, and to build a collective of women that you can turn to for advice and inspiration--even something as simple as following some women artists on Instagram,” Martinelli wrote in an email to the Daily Free Press. “We have so much to learn from each other’s stories.”

Felice Amato, a professor in art education, is featured in the exhibition. She has two different types of puppets on display: one is a crankie, an old art form used to tell stories, and the other is a needle felted puppet.

Amato explained that her art reflected her role as a mother — she has to be able to pick up her art, throw it in a bag and keep moving to take care of her daughters.

“I never had an art professor who was a

PHOTO BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“A Few Conversations Between Women” is a celebration of mentorship and collaboration between generations of female visual artists across different media.

mother, but probably more than half of the male art professors I had had children,” Amato said. “My art is a product of the pressures of being a mother and an artist. My work wouldn’t be the same without it.”

“A Few Conversations Between Women” will be at the 808 Gallery from Sept. 4–28.

The opening reception is on Friday, Sept. 7, from 6–8 p.m.

“[Female artists] have not had the privilege or opportunity to be raised to the level of their male counterparts,” Martinelli wrote. “… Each one of the women in this show has something important to say about their personal experiences and their view of the world around them. Art is so special because it tells the story of the individual or group who created it.”

8 OPINION

EDITORIAL Pressley takes Democratic party in new direction Ayanna Pressley stunned the nation when she defeated 10-term incumbent Michael Capuano in the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday night, securing the nomination and a spot as the first black woman representing Massachusetts in Congress.

Capuano has been a hard stone to unlodge as a Massachusetts Congressman — for 20 years he’s had the support of party officials, big money and name recognition from years in office behind him. But if anyone could do it, Pressley, the first black woman elected to the Boston City Council, would be the one.

Pressley has defeated insurmountable odds to get to where she is, even before facing off against Capuano. The Democratic party has long failed to put its faith in black candidates. Yes, Obama was president, but party officials fail to put significant effort in recruiting and supporting black candidates — incumbents are safer investments, but they’re usually white. As a result, only 19 black women currently sit in Congress.

Capuano raised almost twice as much from fundraising as Pressley in the second quarter of the year, raking in more than $500,000 compared to Pressley’s $364,000. This increase in funding allowed Capuano to spend nearly twice as much than Pressley on broadcast and cable television advertising, while she was limited to advertising on two Spanish-language stations.

That Pressley still garnered more votes in the primary — a significant 59 percent of the vote — proves that the money Capuano fundraised was less about public preference in his favor and more about a simple advantage in resources. The upset the nation felt Tuesday

night proves that campaigns that have people at the core are going to attract voters. Pressley ran a campaign that was for the people.

Defeating an incumbent is a feat rarely achieved. The United States’ system of political fundraising gives advantage to those already in power — super PACs are more likely to invest in candidates with name recognition.

Pressley’s victory shows that black women are capable of driving political change, even without institutional support. Her victory also reminds us of just how much better off our country could be if black women were given institutional support. When the votes of black women carry the Democratic party time and time again, most visibly during presidential elections, it should make sense that a black woman is the one being elected.

CROSSWORD

It’s important for black women to stand — someone who has similar policies but hasn’t tall in politics. Voters are influenced by rep- faced the same personal challenges — can’t. resentation. Seeing themselves reflected in a Pressley attended Boston University for two candidate or member of Congress can moti- years and had to drop out when her mother lost vate someone to take interest in a campaign. her job. She’s been criticized for her lack of a During her time as a city councilwoman, college degree, but her experience working to Pressley focused on structural racism in support her mother has given her a passion for Roxbury, her district. This is an issue that no justice that no politician coming from family money can understand. Pressley’s experiences as a college student at BU likely drives her ambition to combat student debt and support girls’ education so that no student has to face the financial and personal struggles she did at BU. Pressley stressed during her campaign that voters cannot simply elect Democrats and expect change to come. “It matters who those Democrats are,” she said on the night of her election. Those Democrats must be willing to step beyond what is expected and challenge those who call themselves liberal but are afraid of being labeled socialist for pushing radical policy. The Democratic party is far gone from people who crouch behind safe policies and safe speech.

The Democratic party cannot take black voters’ support for granted without giving black candidates grassroots support. BU, a university PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF where black students make up only seven perwhite Congressperson, no matter how much cent of the student body, cannot flaunt Pressley as a trophy when she has succeeded in spite of they care, can truly empathize with.

Growing up with a single mother, Pressley its lack of support.

Pressley will bring change that Capuano understands the struggles of women facing income inequality. Surviving sexual assault as a has hesitated on. With her motto “change child and again in college, she worked for com- can’t wait,” Pressley shows she is ready to take prehensive sex education to be taught in the leaps forward and carry the party along with Boston Public School District. These personal her. She won’t wait for support from party offiexperiences put Pressley in touch with her con- cials to take action on issues that matter to her stituency in a way that someone like Capuano constituency.

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OPINION 9

COLUMNS BURKE’S BULLY PULPIT:

AMERICAN PROTEST:

Ocean pollution vital concern McCain’s legacy lives on

BY PATRICK BURKE COLUMNIST

Before moving back to BU, I spent a week on Cape Cod winding down and taking in some of my favorite views. My friends and I sat around and joked about how worried we were to go in the water, for fear of being dinner for a shark.

Many of my friends and family members also mentioned that plastic pollution in the ocean was atop their list of worries. It’s refreshing to think that we’re actually starting to understand that being okay with a huge garbage patch floating in the middle of the ocean isn’t conducive to living a responsible life.

The true reason it was refreshing is because being environmentally friendly is usually associated with being a young, crunchy type of thinker.

In my personal experience, older people don’t care as much about how our trash is disposed.

Maybe it’s because they are closer out the door than I am. But this isn’t a piece on how thought processes change as you get closer to death. This is a “congratulations” to the people who understand the fact that the way we get rid of the trash in our daily lives needs to improve.

We wouldn’t treat our homes the way we treat the earth. We don’t just go into a big room to throw away our plastic and trash, forgetting that they ever existed in the first place. We don’t let everything build up (unless you’re trying to be the star of the next Hoarders episode) because it’s dirty and unpleasant. This same thought process should be used when we talk about what

happens to our trash after it leaves our house.

We shouldn’t just throw our mess into the ocean, leaving it for some future generation.

For some positive news, there is a company based in California called The Ocean Cleanup working to reduce the amount of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. They’ve created a gigantic, 2,000-foot tube-like mechanism to skim the water and get rid of the things that humans throw in the ocean. It’s an awe-inspiring thing to see. The plan is to cut garbage waste in our oceans by 90 percent by the year 2040.

They need to work fast, seeing as that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish, according to a study by the World Economic Forum. Think about that for a second.

I can’t even wrap my mind around how many fish are in the ocean. Now, you’re telling me that there is going to be more plastic floating around than I can comprehend? It’s obviously time for a massive change in the way we live.

I have been a satirical critic of recycling in the past. I gave my friends grief for separating their trash. I think I did it because the problem felt too big to solve on an individual level. I might have done it to get under their skin. Do I really think that recycling is “fake news,” as I’ve tweeted in the past? Absolutely not.

Politicians need to do a better job regulating how much plastic waste big companies in America produce. There should be excessive fines to deter companies from using plastic altogether. There are obviously other options to use, but companies prefer the cheaper route — one that adds to the amount of pollution in our air, ground and water.

One of the best ideas I have seen to date comes from Indonesia. Residents in the city of Surabaya have the option to pay for their public transportation pass with plastic. The plastic gets recycled, and the “free” public transportation incentivizes the citizens to not drive their cars everywhere, cutting down on pollution from cars. This type of thinking will pave the way for humans to be more environmentally conscious.

We have one planet. Treat it with respect.

If we don’t, future generations won’t be able to experience the true beauty of our Earth like I had the pleasure of doing a few weeks ago.

INTERROBANG

BY MEREDITH VARNER COLUMNIST

It is no secret that in the past few years, political opinions have been more divided than ever, with very few daring to cross party lines. Lately, whether one is a Democrat or a Republican seems to be the most defining aspect of a person.

In the recent passing of former U.S. Sen. John McCain, though, I witnessed party lines go out of the window for many as people paid their respects to a man who was never disrespectful to his opponents.

However, not everyone showed the same respect for the war hero.

While many offered beautiful statements remembering the best of John McCain, including his political opponent, former President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump offered nothing more than a generic farewell statement that he clearly did not write.

Trump had disrespected McCain in the past because McCain was a Republican who often disagreed with Trump and called him out on many of his statements during his campaign. Trump has said that McCain is not a war hero because he was captured while serving in the Vietnam War. This is ironic, considering Trump himself is known as a “draft dodger” and would never be able to fight for this coun-

try, nonetheless survive capture by the enemy. Regardless, he still found ways to criticize McCain for his time served in the Vietnam War, where he was tortured for five years.

McCain had always been quick to call out Trump’s racism and misogyny. When the Access Hollywood tape of Trump talking about groping women was released, McCain said Trump’s behavior made it impossible to continue to offer even conditional support for his candidacy.

McCain was also very respectful to Obama during their presidential election.

Whenever anything racist or rude was said about his opponent, McCain always repeated that he respected Obama and that they just happened to have differing views on how to best serve America.

McCain did not run for president because we wanted the power. He was a genuine, eloquent man who wanted to help people. I cannot say the same for Trump.

For these reasons, I and so many others have respected McCain, regardless of party affiliation. His opposition to Trump showed me that party lines do not define everyone’s political values. Morals must come first.

Trump has only exacerbated these divisions in party lines. He embodies the opposite of what McCain stood for. He does not unite people, he divides them. He does not respect those of differing opinions, he attacks and invalidates them.

In a time where he should have shown the utmost respect for a war hero who lost his battle with cancer, he posted a short tweet with no real meaning to it. It is here that Americans can see the difference between genuine politicians and those with inflated egos.

In these days, if someone tells me they identify as a Republican, I am immediately cautious of them. McCain helps remind me that party lines do not define the personality and morals of a person. He helps us remember that we should all be aiming for the same goal: bettering our country.

ABC has named Colton Underwood the next Bachelor on their hit reality TV show “The Bachelor.” We here at the ol’ Free Press want to know — what would the BU community look for in a bachelor?

COM: Verified on Twitter

Freshmen: Has an air-conditioned apartment

Fenway Campus: Enjoys long walks

Questrom: Can speak Parseltongue

Marsh Chapel: Is Colton Underwood

RAs: Quiet after 6 p.m.

CGSA: A bachelorette

BU Hub: Is complex

FreeP: Proficiency in AP style

10 SPORTS

Ties run deep in BU Athletics’ three new head coaches

BY JOSH ROTHSTEIN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston University Athletics Department named three new head coaches leading into the 2018-19 academic year, but the BU campus won’t be new to them.

Men’s ice hockey coach Albie O’Connell (’99), women’s basketball coach Marisa Moseley (‘04), and women’s lacrosse coach Lauren Morton (‘08) all graduated from Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

O’Connell was named the 12th coach in the storied history of Terrier ice hockey and enjoyed success while on Terrier ice and behind their bench.

“When we talked to candidates about their staff composition … every candidate said, ‘To succeed, I’d have to keep Albie,’” said BU Director of Athletics Drew Marrochello at a press conference. “It dawned on me somewhere during that process that we’re the ones who should be keeping Albie.”

O’Connell coached around the Northeast after his graduation from BU, including a three-year stint as recruiting coordinator for local rivals Northeastern University from 2008-11.

The Terriers have been in the NCAA tournament every year since O’Connell has returned.

O’Connell played 149 games for coach Jack Parker from 1995-99.

He was the captain of the squad his senior year and is the only Division I coach men’s head coach who has won a regular season conference title, captured a conference tournament championship and reached the NCAA title game as both a player and coach.

During the press conference, O’Connell spoke to what it meant to continue his career as a Terrier.

“I had a great time here as a player,” O’Connell said. “I learned a lot of things along the way, one of the biggest things was that you have to come to work every day and compete, and it was not always easy to make the line-up … I’m very fortunate that these guys here are giving me the opportunity to lead the program.”

Moseley is the eighth head coach in the BU women’s basketball history and the first alumna.

Moseley dominated the paint in her stint with the Terriers from 20002004, finishing third all-time in blocked shots with 114.

In a press conference, Marrochello spoke of welcoming Moseley “home” while appreciating her development since her years as a player at BU. “The more we got to know Marisa, the more the words of others rang true,” Marrochello said.

“She’s genuine, she’s caring, she’s magnetic — somebody that you’d clearly want to play for.”

Since her graduation, Moseley has certainly been around plenty of success as she continued her career in basketball. Beginning in 2006 with Denver University as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, the Pioneers won 20 or more games for the first time in six years.

Moseley then became an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota and helped the Golden Gophers to two NCAA tournament appearances in her three seasons. Finally, Moseley joined the most successful program of our generation: the University of Connecticut.

Under renowned head coach Geno Auriemma, the Huskies and Moseley won five national titles, including four straight from 2013-

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Drew Marrochello, Boston University’s director of athletics, brought on a number of former Terriers when positions for head coaches opened up.

16. She is hoping that the success she had at her previous institutions will translate well to the Terriers.

“In life, one gets very few chances to come home again, and I am so happy that I have the opportunity to come home again to Boston University,” Moseley said.

Serving as an assistant for the women’s lacrosse team from 201012, Morton most recently was the associate head coach at Duke University. On the Blue Devils’ staff since 2014, Morton aided in two NCAA tournament appear-

ances, including one national semifinal.

Morton believes her time as an assistant and associate head coach will serve her well and she can’t wait to come back to where her collegiate career began.

“I’m excited to return to BU for not only my second, but my third time,” Morton said. “Words can’t describe what it means to be back to a place that I love, that I understand, and that I want to represent.”

As a player, Morton was team captain in her final two seasons

and helped the Terriers win four straight America East titles and NCAA tournament births. Morton graduated with many BU records, including 160 goals, 144 ground balls and 92 turnovers caused.

All currently rank in the top 10 amongst BU annals.

“I was transformed through my experiences on and off the field here as a student-athlete,” Morton said. “I look forward to creating those same experiences for the women’s lacrosse student-athletes here.”

Two-game Illinois road trip a chance to break .500 for field hockey on the schedule right now,” Starr said, “… ence championship series. and we have to be better against Miami Miami is led offensively by senior of Ohio than we were against Ohio midfielder/forward Paula Portugal, who State and come out with a good result.” scored a hat trick in the RedHawk’s Miami was voted as the top con- first game of the season and whose tender in the Mid-American Conference nine points and 37 shots lead the team. in a preseason poll among coaches.

Last year, Portugal put up a perDuring the 2017 season, the sonal-best 52 points on 20 goals and RedHawks won the title of regular-sea- 12 assists while averaging 0.95 goals son and tournament champions before per game. being eliminated from the first round The Terriers have also had plentiful of the NCAA tournament by Duke scoring opportunities, but need to do University. more with them, according to Starr.

Miami started this season with “We’re definitely getting the oppora shutout win and loss at home. tunities, we’re creating some really The RedHawks then took off for a good goal-scoring chances,” Starr said.

California road trip, where they earned “We just need to take more advantage a 2-1 record. of those.”

The RedHawks have two shutouts Northeastern is also coming off so far in the season. In both games, a strong 2017 season, during which it Miami goalkeeper Maddie Passarella made its deepest NCAA tournament made a combined total of three saves. push in 23 years and maintained a perPHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE PHOTO Starr stated that the Terriers’ needed fect record on the Wildcats’ home field.

Junior catcher and infielder Alexa Ponce will be important for BU’s offense at to be stronger in their defense play.

Four of the team’s top five scorers the St. John’s Invitational. ing at Northwestern’s (3-2) home “I think just defensive organization have returned for the 2018 season,

BY LILY BETTS Lakeside Field in Evanston, Illinois. in our defensive third of the field [is including senior midfielder Puck DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF The Wildcats will get the first face-off something to focus on],” Starr said.

Pentenga.

After splitting the opening four against Miami (3-2) first on Sept. 7. The In the 2017 season, Passarella was Last season, Pentenga led the team games of the 2018 season, the No. Terriers then has its turn against the named to the All-MAC First team in assists with 17 and points with 39.

19 Boston University field hockey RedHawks at noon Saturday. Twenty- and MAC All-Tournament team after So far, in 2018, Pentenga has 12 points. team will be looking to force a win- five hours later, Northwestern will starting in all 21 games and earning a In goal, BU will face another brick ning record during a road trip to to take Miami’s place. goals-against average of 1.74. wall in the form of Northeastern redIllinois, where the Terriers (2-2) faces BU head coach Sally Starr spoke to Senior back/midfielder Avery shirt junior Annie Kalfas. off against Miami University and No. focusing on what was directly ahead Sturm was also named to the MAC Kalfas started in all 22 games last 12 Northwestern University. on the schedule.

All-Tournament team and put up three season for the Wildcats while allowing The three teams will be meet“One game at a time, we got Miami points during the RedHawk’s confer- for 1.80 goals against average. She also

tied for fourth in the league with three individual shutouts.

So far this season, Kalfas has been splitting the goal with sophomore goalkeeper Florien Marcussen.

Through her eight-game career at Northeastern, Marcussen has earned a .618 save percentage.

However, the Wildcats have yet to settle into their play. After breaking its home winning streak on opening night, Northwestern only put together its first back-to-back wins of the season Sept. 4 against Kent State University.

BU opened its season by sweeping the Wildcat Classic against Northeastern University and the University of New Hampshire, allowing only one goal while putting up eight points throughout the course of the tournament.

The Terriers then dropped two games against the No. 25 University of Maine and the No. 24 Ohio State University on their first home stand of the season on New Balance Field.

“We had a couple players banged up, particularly Kat Scheerer and also Allie Doggett, one of our senior captains,” Starr said. “I think the biggest thing right now is [to] get our bodies to recover and have challenging, productive practices to improve in the areas we need to.”

Olivia O’Brien contributed to the reporting of this article.

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Women’s soccer to pursue an upset this week against BC

BY RISHABH KRISHAN DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After a slow start to the season, the Boston University women’s soccer team will host crosstown rival Boston College Thursday night at Nickerson Field. This Green Line Rivalry features a formidable and undefeated Eagles (6-0) team against a rebounding Terriers (1-5) squad.

After a slate of road losses, the final three of which came within one point, the Terriers got their first season win at home against the University of Connecticut. Now, they seek to extend their streak with another victory against BC. BU head coach Nancy Feldman focused on the Terriers’ play for the game. Specifically, the Terriers have been successful recently on scoring off service, or scoring off promising passes, which she praised.

“Goals off service in the final third last game were great,” Feldman said.

“We want to keep working on that.”

The team outshot its opponents in three of its losses and earned more corner kicks in two. Additionally, the Terriers have committed 20 less fouls than the other teams, suggesting its steadiness on the defensive end.

In the team’s sole win against UConn (1-5), BU’s aggression was immediate. The Terriers secured a possession at the start of the game that senior midfielder Kelly Harris converted into her first career goal in the second minute. Offensive persistence resulted in two more goals PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DFP FILE PHOTO while the defensive play kept the The Boston University women’s soccer team will be up against its crosstown score 3-0. rival Boston College on Thursday night at Nickerson Field.

Assisting on the final goal of the BU win was sophomore forward Anna Heilferty. The 2017 Rookie of the Year has put up two goals and six points so far, again leading the team in the two categories.

However, Feldman is insistent on continued improvement.

“We need to get better at cementing our style [while] under pressure,” Feldman said. “We need to maintain poise. We need to get better at using our possessions with an aggressiveness to penetrate.”

In several of their losses, the Terriers forfeited deciding goals in the waning minutes of the game.

BU gave up goals late in overtime during two losses against Hofstra and Northeastern.

The Terriers haven’t been able to settle on a go-to goalkeeper, with both freshman Morgan Messner and sophomore Amanda Fay having both started in three games.

Messner has made further appearances in two games and whose 0.684 save percentage slightly improves upon the 0.545 save percentage of Fay. In her freshman season, Fay started in 14 of the 15 games she appeared in and posted a winning record, claiming eight shutouts in nine wins.

BC is undefeated and shows no signs of slowing down. In the Eagles’ most dominant win, a 5-0 blowout against State University of New York at Albany, they put up 22 shots, 10 of which were on goal, and earned a whopping 11 corner kicks.

Despite BC’s record thus far,

Feldman seemed unintimidated and focused on the team’s agenda.

“On defense, we have to take care of our responsibilities by staying intact as one unit,” Feldman said. “I’d like our team to be better at collectively delivering our services on cue.”

BC’s own defense is backed by graduate senior Alexis Bryant, who hasn’t allowed a goal in the last five games she appeared in, building on the six shutouts she earned last season.

Quinnipiac was the last to find the net behind Bryant in its 4-2 loss Aug. 17. The goals came from an opportunistic snap on a loose ball atop the 18-yard box, while another was forced in from six yards out.

In the following games, her goalsagainst average dropped to just 0.36 while her save percentage climbed to .882.

Terrier defense will have to face down two Eagles who have already broken double digits in their point production this season, sophomore forward/midfielder Sam Coffey and fellow classman defender Gianna Mitchell.

In her freshman year, Coffey put up a total of 20 points after playing in 20 games. Six games into the 2018 season, she has already put up 14 points on four goals and six assists.

Mitchell also went through a significant growth since last season and has nearly doubled her goal production.

“It’s not like we make adjustments from one opponent to the next,” Feldman said. “We know they’re a good team. We just continue working on what we focus on regularly.”

7th Inning Stretch: Should Red Sox fans be worrying?

BY JACOB GURVIS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As of Sept. 5, the Boston Red Sox sit atop the American League East with a Major League Baseballbest 97-44 record. The New York Yankees trail by nine games, and the Sox eclipsed their win total from the past two seasons (93) on Sept. 1.

They could play below .500 baseball for the remainder of the season and still break the franchise record for wins, 105 in 1912.

So why are Boston fans nervous?

As crazy as it seems, the concerns are valid. After a strong 11-2 stretch from Aug. 1-15, the Red Sox ended August on a 7-7 slide. Sandwiched between strong 6-1 and 8-2 victories this week, the Sox got blown out 8-0 by the lowly Chicago White Sox. What’s going on?

If there is a silver lining to this skid, it’s that the answer to that question is abundantly clear: the Sox pitching staff and the bullpen especially, have been struggling big time. Among the most notable issues has been closer Craig Kimbrel, whose usually miniscule earned run average hit 4.50 for the month of August.

After nine saves in July, Kimbrel recorded only four in August, his lowest of any month this season.

Matt Barnes has also lost his touch in the second half of the season. In August, he allowed 10 earned

runs and four home runs in only 9.1 innings, with batters hitting .308 against him. That won’t cut it for the eighth-inning guy on a World Series contender.

And it hasn’t just been the bullpen. Chris Sale hasn’t pitched since Aug. 12. Nathan Eovaldi, after a promising burst of dominance upon his arrival in Boston, hasn’t pitched into the sixth inning since Aug. 4.

He allowed more than three runs in half his August starts, including a 2.2-inning, 8-run nightmare on Aug. 10. Rick Porcello has also been inconsistent, following up his splendid one-hitter against the Yankees with a four-inning, seven-run dud against the Toronto Blue Jays.

In short, the once-untouchable Red Sox pitching staff has seen better days. They’ve shown that they’re human. And for a team that has failed to make it past the Division Series in two consecutive years, there has been reason for concern. For a month plus, there had been considerable doubt about the makeup and strength of the Sox’s playoff rotation.

But not all hope should be lost.

There have been bright spots of late.

After an abysmal July, Joe Kelly turned things around in August, improving in every statistical category. His July ERA was a rough 8.38, and his August clip ended at an impressive 1.42. The Joe Kelly

Fight Club is still open for business.

David Price has also regained his step after a bit of a dip in July. In his first four starts in August (before his three-inning, injury-shortened start), Price went 3-0 with 30 strikeouts and only four earned runs in 27 innings.

He is slated to start Friday against Houston.

After missing roughly a month and a half with an ankle injur y, Eduardo Rodriguez returned on Saturday, throwing a Chris Saleesque 5.2-inning, 12-strikeout gem.

He provides a much-needed boost to the rotation.

And most importantly, the Red Sox have continued to hit. The Sox still own baseball’s best team batting average (.268), slugging percentage (.455), and on-base plus slugging (.793).

They’re still averaging 5.41 runs per game and possess the two best hitters in the league in Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez. Newcomer Ian Kinsler’s bat has come alive recently, with “Bootsie” hitting .360 in his last seven games, including nine hits and six runs batted in. Xander Bogaerts has quietly put together a stellar season, hitting .281 with 19 homers and 89 RBIs. Only time will tell if this Sox team is playoff-ready. They’ve got three weeks to work out the kinks in the bullpen and plenty of time to give their stars some rest. Every team

goes through its ups and downs, and will finish with well over 100 wins. it was only a matter of time before With Álex Cora at the helm, two the Sox showed signs of mortality. MVP candidates in the lineup, the If anything, it should be a blessing Yankees still trailing in the division that the team’s skid came in August and Chris Sale returning soon, I am and not in October. optimistic.

At the end of the day, this has As the Sox’s social media tagbeen the best Red Sox team of my line says, they will continue to lifetime, and by season’s end, it could #DoDamage, hopefully, all the way be arguably the best ever. They have until we see Duck Boats rolling down been on top since Opening Day and Boylston Street.

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