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In the past week, 13 Boston University students were taking to the hospital for alcohol-related incidents, a figure that BU Police Department officials described as an anomaly.

By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

An unusually high number of Boston University students were transported to the hospital last week due to alcohol-related incidents, officials said.

BUPD Detective Lieutenant Peter DiDomenica said 13 students were transported to area hospitals this past weekend, the highest for a single weekend in several years.

“Hopefully it is not a trend,” DiDomenica said. “If this pattern continues, it would be very

disturbing … If that keeps happening, we will run into a very serious issue.”

Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore said he is currently working alongside other BU officials to increase bystander education sessions for students.

“I would be willing to guess that all of those people who were transported were with other people,” Elmore said. “You’ve got to ask yourself: Can we dial back and figure out at what point did I let my friend or at what point did I let that person I was hanging out with get there

[extremely intoxicated]?”

Elmore said he will address these concerns at a safety talk with students on Monday, Sept.

23 with BUPD Chief Thomas Robbins.

“That will be an important piece for us,” Elmore said. “We’re trying to see if we can get a live chat via Twitter and some other spaces, too, with some people about that — about safety — especially for students who can’t make it on Monday.”

BUPD officers usually see anywhere from five or six transports in a given week, DiDomenica said. He said the spike in the number of transports this past weekend could just be a statistical anomaly, and officers expect and hope numbers will return to normal next weekend.

DiDomenica said authorities transport a student when the student is so intoxicated that he or she is unable to care for his or herself. He said it is rare for students to call authorities when in danger, due to a fear of consequences.

“I don’t think people should be afraid to call if someone is really ill or unconscious — especially if the person is incapacitated and cannot really care for themselves,” DiDomenica said.

“Then, their friends have an obligation to call.”

He said Boston Police Department’s new arrest-first policy has nothing to do with this weekend’s increased amount of transports, despite its recent prevalence in the media.

Justin Tepe, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, said this abnormal increase in transports might have to do with the fact that it was the

ciency of mass transit in addition to discouragement of car usage, the summary stated.

Boston remained well above the median score for energy-efficient buildings and the environmental advocacy policies of the local government, but did not do as well in the formal rankings. In the former, it came in third behind New York City and Seattle, and in the latter it came in fifth behind Portland, San Francisco, Phoenix and Columbus, Ohio, the report stated.

Despite the idea that cities are pollution hubs, ACEEE concluded from the report that across the country, cities do good for the green movement.

“Our report shows that cities are laboratories of innovation for energy-saving solutions that directly benefit people where they live, work and play,” said Eric Mackres, ACEEE’s local policy manager and the report’s lead author, in a Tuesday press release. “Local gov-

In one of the last forums before the primary election on Sept. 24, mayoral candidates answered constituents’ questions about improving transportation, such as bike lanes and public transit, to create more livable communities in Boston.

Among the candidates were City Councilors Mike Ross, Felix Arroyo, John Connolly, Charles Yancey, Community Organizer Bill Walczak, former Boston Public School committee member John Barros, TOUCH 106.1FM co-founder Charles Clemons and Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh.

Ross said the Boston Police Department should start enforcing traffic laws, and dangerous intersections need to be targeted and fixed to prevent accidents.

“I’ve called for a problem intersection task force, because what’s been happening in the city is that we wait for an accident to occur, and then we identify that intersection as a dangerous intersection,” he said.

“That is horrible and we’re putting peoples lives at risk.”

Connolly said the city should be more proactive about safety measures for bicyclists.

“Let’s do everything from a proactive standpoint like having mandatory bike safety for all incoming freshmen at our universities,” Connolly said.

When it comes to transportation, Walczak said his top priority would be to encourage people to get out of their cars and use public transportation.

“My top transportation priority would be to change the culture of transportation … that includes the ability to bike and to walk,” he said. “If we have a top-notch transportation system, as opposed to one that is 17th out of 29 cities, we will be able to convince more people to leave their cars behind.”

Yancey said the public transportation system must be modernized to meet the

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Mayor, see page 2

Alcohol, see page 2

Hub ranked as most energy-efficient city in U.S., report says

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

Boston was named the most energy-efficient city in the country, beating out famously green cities such as Seattle and Portland, Ore., according to a Tuesday report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

The report ranked the 34 largest cities in the country in five sections — local government, community initiatives, buildings, utilities and transportation — based on the current efficiency and planned future developments in each category as applicable. Boston received a score of 76.75 out of 100 overall, according to the report.

“We couldn’t be more proud of our progress in creating a greener, healthier city,” said Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in a Tuesday press release. “Boston is a world-class city, and we know that our economic prosperity is tied to its ‘greenovation,’ which has helped create jobs

and improve our bottom-line. Reducing our energy use is just one smart step in improving the quality of life in Boston and around the world.”

Portland, Ore., New York City, San Francisco and Seattle rounded up the rest of the top five cities, but Boston did not beat them in all categories, according to an executive summary of the report.

The Hub outscored all surveyed cities only in community-based initiatives with a score of 9.5 out of 10. Boston was tied alongside San Francisco for first in efficiency of utility facilities with a 15.75 out of 18, according to the summary.

Each category had its own maximum score a city could receive. Local government and community initiatives were out of 10, buildings was out of 29, utilities was out of 18 and transportation was out of 28, according to the infographic of scores.

Only Portland, Ore. did better in the transportation category, which is based on the effi-

By Alice Bazerghi Daily Free Press Staff

SMG prof. slated to join U.S. Department of Labor if approved by Congress

By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

If approved by the U.S. Senate, Boston University School of Management professor David Weil will serve as the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division administrator, officials said.

BU management professor James Rebitzer explained that Weil, a labor, market policy and industrial and labor relations policy expert, was nominated for the position by U.S. President Barack Obama.

Weil currently plays an important role in the SMG Markets, Public Policy and Law Department, Rebitzer said. While he currently teaches GSM PL 727: Organizations, Markets and Society, Weil has worked with SMG for more than 20 years.

“He [Weil] is a terrific professor, and excellent scholar,” Rebitzer said. “He is one of the best teachers that I’ve ever seen.

He plays really important roles in the university and the school, making sure that we appoint and recruit good people.”

If U.S. officials select Weil to the federal administrative position, Rebitzer said the distinction would reflect well on BU faculty and officials.

“It is [Weil’s nomination] a great feather for SMG, and a great feather in our cap,” Rebitzer said. “We have outstanding faculty, and when someone gets picked for top positions in the federal government, that just confirms it.”

In a Sept. 10 White House press release, Obama nominated 29 individuals, including Weil, to key administration posts.

Among those nominated were two other professors: Harvard Medical School health economics professor Richard Frank and ex-Georgetown University Law Center professor Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.

Weil is a SMG Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar, according to the release. He also received the Broderick Prize in Research and the Broderick Prize for Teaching at BU, and was SMG’s 2011-

12 Best MBA Instructor of the Year.

Additionally, Weil has been a lecturer and research fellow at the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program since 1987 and co-director of the Transparency Policy Project at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.

“I am grateful that these talented and dedicated individuals have agreed to take on these important roles and devote their talents to serving the American people,” Obama said in the release. “I look forward to working with them in the coming months and years.”

Weil would oversee employees nationwide who are in charge of enforcing laborstandard and worker-protection laws if approved by the U.S. Senate, according to the Department of Labor website. Such laws include minimum wage, overtime pay and child labor protection laws.

Additionally, Weil would be tasked with

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U.S. President Barack Obama nominated BU Professor David Weil to serve a position In the U.S. Department of Labor.

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BU students’ perceptions may prevent them from calling authorities Alcohol: From Page 1

second weekend of school and more people tend to drink during this time.

He said security guards typically are the ones to call authorities in risky situations, as peers are usually reluctant to do so.

“They [intoxicated upperclassmen] are more likely to get an ambulance call by their good friends,” Tepe said. “As freshmen, I feel students are less likely to call for their friends because they just met each other.”

Colleen Finnigan, a College of

Date not set Boston green for Congress rank surprises vote on prof. some residents SMG Prof: From Page 1

ensuring all immigrants are rightfully protected under the appropriate employment standards and worker protection policies. This is currently a source of debate on Capitol Hill resulting from the halted Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill.

BU spokesman Colin Riley said Weil’s nomination is a prestigious honor. While an official date to approve Weil has not yet been announced, Riley said the SMG professor would likely take a sabbatical if chosen for the job.

“He is a highly regarded faculty member, teacher and instructor by students and his colleagues,” Riley said. “He’s an expert in his field … and the nomination reflects very favorably on him, as well as the School of Management at Boston University.”

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ernments have great influence over energy use in their communities and many have initiatives that result in significant energy and cost savings.”

Many residents said they were not surprised the city was ranked first, but not everyone agreed with the findings.

“Sure, right in the city it’s efficient in some ways,” said Antoine Melton, 30, a resident of Boston. “In some ways, though, it’s pretty bad, and it only gets worse once you leave the city.”

Glenn Spiro, 48, a resident of Brighton, said he expected Boston to do well, but was surprised the city was ranked the best.

“The recycling programs in the area definitely seem great, and people are responsible here,” he said.

“For the most part, even with certain crowding issues on the T, I can get anywhere. If not that, I can walk. It all just seems to work well. I don’t have much experience anywhere else, but it apparently seems to have paid off [for Boston] more than anyone.”

Aaron Ross, 41, a resident of Boston who said he formerly lived near Portland, Ore., said his former home did better with recycling programs, but Boston still deserves the top spot.

“With the bike share programs, and I know hospitals here do what they can to be efficient, I’m sure it adds up,” he said. “I know when the whole green city thing started a few years ago, Boston really jumped on track to be like that. I guess they got their kudos.”

Communication senior, said BU students’ perceptions of current university policies might deter students from seeking out help.

“I know a lot of kids are scared to go back to the dorms because they think if they are too drunk, they will end up getting taken to the hospital,

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needs of Boston citizens who work late hours.

“I want the public transportation system to move into the 21st century,” he said. “We have a much different lifestyle today than we did 50 years ago and we need to look at extended hours.

We have many people who go to work at 3 a.m., yet they cannot access rapid transit. This is a huge problem.”

Arroyo said transportation, environment and health are all closely connected and more methods of transportation must be made accessible to residents.

“I recognize the relationship between the environment, transportation system and health,” he said. “Our high asthma rates are in neighborhoods with less access to public transportation like Mattapan, Dorchester [and] Roxbury.

We have to have all four methods of transportation … walking, biking, public transit and cars. If we have all four, people will use their cars less.”

Clemons said when you listen

to a community, you find out exactly what that community needs.

Some polls have the candidates in a tight race as they strive for one of the two spots in the November election. In a poll released by the Boston Globe on Thursday, Connolly is holding first place with 13 percent of votes. Behind him is former City Housing Chief Charlotte Golar Richie with nine percent of the vote. Walsh and Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley are tied for third with eight percent of the vote.

34 percent of the voters are still undecided about who they will choose to replace Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, according to the poll.

After the forum, several residents said some of the candidates surprised and impressed them with their responses.

Tobias Johnson, 44, resident of Jamaica Plain, said Arroyo was the best candidate to deal with transportation issues.

“Transportation equity is a critical interest to me, also the link between transportation and public health, so I was most im-

ting in trouble.

“They [BU officials] are just trying to think of everyone’s safety,” Egan said. “They should stress that calling the police may get them in trouble, but it could also be for the well-being of their friend. Their safety is the most important thing.”

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so they end up staying in someone’s apartment just because they are afraid of the consequences,” Finnigan said.

Fiona Egan, a Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences sophomore, said she believes current policies are fair, but students are still afraid to call the police and risk get-

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Tracie Powers, 70, resident of Jamaica Plain, said she liked Ross’s and Walczak’s answers.

“I personally came in with a couple of people I was very enthusiastic about,” she said.

“However, Mike Ross and Bill Walczak, by their points and their style, really impressed me, so I need to learn more about them. I want somebody in there that’s going to listen to all sides and be a leader.”

Scott Zadakis, 30, resident of Beacon Hill, said transportation was an important issue to him and that Connolly had an appropriate plan for the city.

“I feel like Boston has a lot to offer with all the talent and universities and research institutes, but we need to modernize,” he said. “John Connolly had more of a comprehensive approach with I think is what you need . . . you can’t have planning for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians all separate.”

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City Crime Logs

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By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Staff

The following crime reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton District 14 crime logs from Sept. 10 to Sept. 16.

Old acquaintance attempts breaking and entering At about 3:11 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to call for an attempted breaking and entering at 200 Corey Road. The victim told the officer that at about 1:30 a.m., he heard loud banging on his door and when he looked through the peephole, he noticed an old acquaintance of his kicking the door and leaving the hallway in an unknown direction. The officer spoke with a maintenance worker who stated that he would repair the door to ensure the tenant’s security.

Taxi driver and customer dispute On Saturday at about 7:36 p.m., an officer responded to a call for a fight at 15 Everett St. When the officer arrived, he observed a taxi driver holding onto the foot of a male lying on the ground with minor bleeding on his left elbow. The officer ordered the cab driver to let go of the male’s foot. The officer asked the driver why he was holding onto the male and he stated, “because he was going to run away on me.” The officer asked the male what was going on, and he told him that he had to go into the house to get money in order to pay for his cab fare. The male’s wallet, credit card and cash were in the back of the taxi. The officer seized the driver’s cab license for assaulting the passenger.

Biker runs into car, walks away At about 8:11 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a call for an investigate person at the intersection of Allston Street and Commonwealth Avenue. The officers spoke with the victim and he stated that 15 minutes prior to the call, he was operating his red Toyota Camry in the outbound lane near 1505 Commonwealth Ave., when an unknown male rode into the front bumper of his vehicle. The victim stated that the suspect got up and began walking away inbound on Commonwealth Avenue while yelling “I’m all set” to the victim. The victim told the officer that he attempted to follow the suspect but then lost sight of him. Officers searched the immediate area, but did not find the suspect.

Breaking and entering through bedroom window An officer received a call for a breaking and entering at 148 Strathmore Road at about 1:24 p.m. on Sunday. The victim told the officer that he left his apartment at about 8 a.m. on Saturday. When he returned at about 10 p.m., he noticed $800, a black Northface backpack and a bank check written to him for $1,280 missing from his bedroom.

The victim stated that his bedroom windows were closed when he left, but when he returned, his windows and screen were open. Detectives checked for prints on an envelope and observed no prints on the window.

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By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

With many college students living off-campus, two separate construction projects could add more than 100 apartments to the Allston and Brighton area in the coming months.

Mount Vernon Company and Waypoint Company each have apartment projects that would build large, multifamily apartment buildings south of Interstate 95, but they must be approved by the Boston Redevelopment Authority before any construction can begin.

“Allston is seeing a tremendous amount of investment from students and people in Harvard, WGBH, etc.,” said Bruce Percelay, founder of Mount Vernon. “There are pockets of Allston that give it a bad name. Our goal is to take it to a different level and to provide housing alternatives that are equal to or better than the housing options downtown.”

The two proposals come in the midst of many construction projects, all of which are seeking city approval before Boston Mayor Thomas Menino retires after 20 years in the position.

The Mount Vernon Development would build a complex over a used car lot on North Beacon Street. It would have 87 apartments, including studio, one-bedroom and two-

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

area groups such as Hollaback! Boston and The Network/La Red, Collymore-Henry said.

Students from CGSA will reach out to students at colleges in the Boston area, as well as other student groups on BU’s campus to promote the conference.

“Our goal, as the CGSA, is to make sure that everyone who wants to go can go,” she said. “… We are looking forward to collaborating with a lot of these students because we believe that this is an event that a lot of BU students will want to attend. We would love it for people to come regardless of what club they are in.”

CGSA will be open Nov. 15 for pre-registration for the conference, Collymore-Henry said. The price has not yet been decided.

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Boston University Student Government officials will strive to improve communication with the BU administration as well as students, according to SG’s official Strategic Plan for the 2013-14 school year released Monday.

“We seek to reclaim excellence in our relations with the student body, excellence in our relations with administration, and excellence in our relations with the community,” said Student Government President Dexter McCoy in the plan’s accompanying letter. “This plan establishes the path we will take in our effort to be better representatives of students and better partners with administration in serving students.”

SG will focus on gathering data from students to improve the student experience, McCoy said. Officials plan to distribute a survey to the student body in upcoming weeks that asks questions about students’ current impressions of SG and what they would like to see change.

“When it comes to a policy on campus, we’re going to gather data on that,” McCoy, a College of Communication senior, said in a subsequent interview. “When the administration is saying, ‘do you want to see this?’, we’re going to get numbers to see what students actually want.”

Students will also be able to use a new petition-like service on the SG website, the plan stated. BU officials will review and consider petitions that receive signatures from at least 20 percent of the student body.

From there, the students who create petitions that receive enough signatures will have the opportunity to speak with BU President Robert Brown directly about the issues involved, McCoy said.

“Just to be able to engage with the president and the members of his staff with a one-on-one basis — that definitely opens up more lines of communication,” he said. “The president is very open to interacting

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The Mount Vernon Company proposed building apartments on their new properties on 37 through 43 North Beacon St. in Allston.

bedroom units. The complex would also provide underground parking for residents.

“We saw this neighborhood with three large industrial sites on it, and we decided that it needed to be redeveloped,” Percelay said. “We really would be the best leaders of green apartments. We just need to redevelop the area and let people know housing around here doesn’t have to be these old buildings. We could make it a little more cutting-edge.”

Mount Vernon also has eight other properties in Allston and four in Brighton, according to the com-

pany’s website.

The Waypoint project would replace Thompson Durkee, Co., a plumbing store on Braintree Street.

If approved by the BRA, the project would include 80 apartments and commercial space as well.

Neither project is guaranteed to happen, but many Allston residents said they have mixed opinions about the two complexes potentially being built.

Jarrett Car, 22, said the possible construction would help revive the rundown area.

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Allocations Board to fund CGSA fall conference

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University’s Allocations Board awarded funding to the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism Monday to host a conference, geared toward college students, for women’s and gender centers in the New England area for the first time, officials said.

“The conference would be to showcase different centers and how they function,” said CGSA Event Coordinator Nai Collymore-Henry, who will serve as the conference’s head coordinator. “Basically, our main goal is to show how women’s centers or gender centers can provide accessible resources.”

AB awarded CGSA members $4,350 to hold the New England Women’s Center Conference on Nov. 16, she said. The conference will be open to representatives from wom-

en’s centers and students in the area.

“We want to showcase not only student activism, but also activism in the Greater Boston area as well as activism in New England,” CollymoreHenry, a College of Communication sophomore, said. “We believe that women’s centers are very important parts of communities.”

The conference will take place in the Photonics Center and will feature resources and workshops for attendees on topics such as LBGTQ issues, student activism and organization, and physical disabilities, CollymoreHenry said.

“Our goal is to have workshops that look at the accessibility of gender centers and the accessibility of resources,” she said. “We are still in the planning phases of our workshops.”

CGSA will be working with the BU Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center as well as other

Anti-casino group pushing to vote on initiative in Nov. 2014 election

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

Casino construction plans around Massachusetts are in various stages of progress, but they may be reversed as an anti-casino group received a court injunction on Saturday. This development may put a question on the 2014 ballot to repeal the law that allows casinos to exist in the state.

“Repeal the Casino Deal,” the anti-casino group, filed a petition on Aug. 7 to repeal the state law enacted in 2011 that allows for three casinos and one slot parlor to be licensed in the Commonwealth. The group had to file for an injunction after Mass.

Attorney Gen. Martha Coakley did not certify the initiative for the 2014 ballot on Sept. 4 due to conflicts with existing laws.

“Anything that continues the dialogue on the casino issue helps our cause,” said Celeste Myers, co-chair of the No Eastie Casino advocacy group. “There are so many pitfalls with local processes. We want to take

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care of the issue at its source.”

The attempt to repeal the law comes as several casinos are competing for three resort licenses. One proposal for a Hard Rock International casino in Springfield was voted down Sept. 10, but two other proposals are still competing for the western Massachusetts license.

A casino resort proposed by Suffolk Downs horse racing track in East Boston is awaiting public referendum before it can be built. It is competing for the greater Boston license with Wynn resorts, which has already been approved for referendum by Everett, the host community.

Foxwoods in the city of Wynn has yet to be voted on as well.

Myers said the No Eastie Casino group, which is spreading awareness of the possible dangers of the Suffolk Down development, was worried about the potential social and economic costs of the resort.

“Whenever there are casinos,

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A fire near fuel pumps at Logan International Airport sent black smoke into the air on Tuesday, causing at least one flight to be canceled and several others to be delayed. Massachusetts Port Authority officials said the fire broke out at about 5 p.m. and was contained within a half-hour. No one was reported injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation..

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“Development is never really a detriment, especially here,” he said.

“There’s just a lot of space, a lot of parking lots and buildings that just aren’t being used, so it can only do some good for this area.”

Crystelle Francois, 19, said the apartments could help diversify the area, but she said she was more concerned about the added traffic that would come from the new families.

“I already can’t get up or down the street,” she said. “Sure, I’ll say the project could probably help a lot, but with so many families [that would move in], that’s at least two cars per apartment. There’s no way we can handle that. It’ll just stop everything.”

Laura Heath, 24, said she would like to see Allston displayed as more than an area for “college kids and poorer families,” but the construction would disrupt the community too

much to help the neighborhood.

“Even though we’re right next to the city, the major feel of this area is people in houses or brick buildings with just a few apartments in them,” she said. “Those enormous buildings would ruin that neighborhood feeling and encroach on the environment.”

Barbara Lamb, 74, an Allston resident for several decades, said the apartments would be one more step in a process that allows the area to be absorbed by Harvard — which is planning to build several buildings over the next decade — from the north and Boston from the south and east.

“They [the projects] seem to be turning this area into a brick city,” she said. “I don’t like concrete. This place still has a feeling of wood, and the cities are invading and taking that away. People like it here because there’s a feeling of earth, but that’s not a feeling of earth.”

Photographer: “Better ways to promote proposal in Hub NEWCC will provide forum to commerce” than casino ist for the Department of Health and

discuss women’s, gender centers nEWcc: From Page 3

nator Ileana Tauscher said NEWCC will bring leaders of women’s centers around the region together to communicate.

“The idea is to get leaders in these women’s centers together and to start a conversation about how they’re run, how they function, and what kind of programming they do,” Tauscher, a School of Management senior, said.

Women’s centers encourage activism in communities as well as inclusiveness, Tauscher said. NEWCC will teach the average student about the services women’s and gender centers provide.

“It’s important that we have peo-

ple come together to recognize their [women’s centers’] significance in the university setting,” she said. “A lot of times, people don’t really understand what the function of a women’s center is.”

CGSA Financial Coordinator Abriana Tasillo said NEWCC will provide a forum for discussion that might not normally take place on important issues relative to women’s centers.

“Specifically, we’ll be talking about gender and sexuality issues,” Tasillo, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, said. “We’d also really like to talk about race issues, class issues, and issues of different abilities and access as well as socioeconomic status.”

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addiction goes up exponentially,” she said. “Foreclosures and crime go up. It’s not even real money they’re promising. They drain local businesses and main streets. They wouldn’t spend billions of dollars to build a casino unless they could bring in billions more, and that [money] often comes from the desperate.”

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which is in charge of giving out casino licenses, declined to comment.

Some people said they supported building a casino in Boston because of the economic opportunities it could bring to the area.

“People are always going to gamble,” said Margaret Marrill, 72, a resident of Boston and reception-

Human Services. “It just makes sense to have it close instead of having to go all the way to Connecticut. The amount of jobs it will give people — that’s definitely a good thing too.”

Other people said they were worried about what kind of influence the casino would have on the community.

Daniel Baird-Miller, 27, a resident of Malden and photographer, said he was skeptical of casinos’ benefits in Boston and in Massachusetts.

“There are better ways to promote commerce and bring in money than casinos, which seems like an easy way out,” he said. “Sure, it will bring in some money, but short term.

Investing in education or something of the sort will bring better long-term benefits.”

SG plans for student focus in 2013-14 SG: From Page 3

with students.”

The plan also stated SG will soon be coordinating with Brown’s office and Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore to create a working group whose purpose is to examine and to improve practices for allocating space on campus to student groups.

“The president agreed for us to put together a working committee to review the [university] policy as it relates space allocation on campus,” McCoy said. “This will be faculty, administrators and students getting together to look at how space is allocated and even to explore the possibility of protected spaces.”

Members of the SG Senate will also make visits to student groups and organizations during the semester. The senators will help to bring the needs of student groups on campus to the administration, the plan stated.

While the initiative outlined in the plan speaks for itself, McCoy encouraged students to approach SG officials with ideas or feedback.

“Each department has a very specific path that they are going to be working on,” he said. “The student body should definitely, if they see issues that are of interest to them, reach out to these department heads and interact with them and engage with them.”

SG spokesman Saurabh Mahajan said initiatives detailed in the plan reflect SG’s effort to become more student-centric during the 2013-14 academic year.

“We need to be able to understand truly what the students care about — not just active students, not just members of the student governments on campus, but the average student,” Mahajan, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said.

“What are they passionate about?

What do they want to see happen on the campus?”

SG is working to develop a better relationship with administrative officials so that they can better advocate for students’ needs, Mahajan said.

“This year, our goal, more than anything else, is to reclaim our position as the student voice representative,” he said. “We want to be the liaison between the administration and students, and to do that we need to have a good relationship with both.”

SG hopes to accomplish this goal by improving outreach and learning more about students, said SG Executive Vice President Richa Kaul.

“Student Government is trying to revamp itself,” Kaul, a CAS sophomore, said. “We do want to be [seen] in a new light this year. We really want to work hard to accomplish what the students want.”

Keeping up with the times

BU adopts alternative education methods to embrace modernization Sam Wong Features Staff

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ttach the word “alternative” to a term and it instantly appeals to our generation. Alternative music, alternative lifestyles, alternative clothing, even alternative education are all concepts that are dominated by the youth population.

Boston University — diverse in nature, with an undergraduate population of approximately 15,800 — has attempted to incorporate the word “alternative” into its newer education methods.

Education — for at least as long as Harvard University has been an institution — has taken place in the classroom, the lecture hall or the library. Generally, a professor stands in the front of the room and speaks about his or her area of expertise for hours and only occasionally encourages discussion by asking pointed questions to ensure the students understand the material covered in the set curriculum.

Today’s technological world calls for a change to this tradition. Finally, universities and colleges are accepting that the old way is not always the best way and that new methods may be more effective in reaching educational goals.

This is especially true regarding the digital natives who are entering colleges today.

Tailoring education to new needs Professor James Lawford Anderson — otherwise known as ‘Lawford Anderson’ and Dr. A — teaches in the Earth and Environment department in the College of Arts and Sciences. He stresses the importance of tailoring his classes to his students’ needs.

“I like a learner-centered class as opposed to teacher-centered [class],” Anderson said. “Learner-centered is about the students, their focus. I don’t teach a class, I teach a student, and every student learns differently. Learner-centered methods are something that I bring to my classes. [What I do] depends on the size of the class.”

Anderson also noted the importance of finding alternative means to educate students outside traditional methods.

“It’s just so important,” he said. “The classroom [setting] is just the beginning.

I am like a lot of college teachers. I just want to help with students having a valuable learning experience.”

It is true that education is necessary in the world today. But Anderson said a valuable learning experience can be more than just practical — it can also be rewarding for both students and teachers.

The methods to educate students change each year. Some learning methods stress online learning, while others prefer an offline approach. Some lectures are large, and some are small seminars.

The modernization of educational methods roll with the times — professors either adapt to small, personal changes within the classroom or to their department’s integration of online programs.

plied to her situation. As a film and television major, Posadas admitted that she only uses Blackboard for handouts and information.

“More importantly, I need to be in the classroom and trying these things with my hands,” she said. “I don’t think it would be the same.”

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Today, education means more than simply sitting in a classroom while teachers scribble on chalkboards. Modern education is moving away from traditional methods and incorporating the advancements of a digital age.

Changes on campus BU continues to add online components to its teaching methods each year. Educational platforms including Blackboard Learn, SMG Tools, Org Sync and other online organizational methods supplement most courses.

BU recently decided to innovate with edX, an online course platform founded by officials across the river at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The program is not meant to replace what the university currently offers with online educational support, such as Blackboard. Rather, the program gives more flexibility for classes both to those on and off campus.

What BU hopes to achieve with the program is the ability to develop hybrid courses, a combination that allows students to have both online and offline learning experiences, according to a May 21 Daily Free Press interview with BU spokesman Colin Riley.

Within a year, BU will have five of these MOOCs (massive online open courses.)

Eventually, a greater hybrid experience between online and traditional learning tools should be attainable through the edX program.

For students, a valuable learning experience can mean the difference between keeping a class and dropping a class or between enjoying a class and being there because they are required to be.

Alternative methods: the pros and cons Sabrina Barbas, a College of Engineer-

ing junior, responded positively to the new, innovative learning methods taking place on campus.

“I think it’s great that BU is changing with the times,” Barbas said. “Maybe one day, everything will be online.”

However, Barbas admitted that these innovations, primarily regarding the number of new online tools available to students, have caused some confusion. She said there are also many discrepancies between BU’s separate schools. For instance, if a student was in a dual-degree program with the School of Management and CAS, there are Blackboard Learn tools as well as SMGTools to keep track of.

She said it is also difficult to keep track of when professors use online platforms and others do not, forcing the student to monitor assignments and course announcements in multiple ways.

“Maybe with time, the lines defining what is online and what is off will be more clear in the future,” she said.

Other students were skeptical about the effects of educational innovation at BU, expressing concern over what made these methods necessary at all.

“I am not sure why Boston University needs all these [edX] programs,” said Arvin Agas, a CAS junior. “I understand it’s necessary to have stuff like Blackboard, but a hybrid class might be too much.”

Some students doubted the value of new online programs, especially if these programs require more hands-on work.

Holly Posadas, a College of Communication junior, responded positively to the breakthrough with all the online programs, but did not feel that these necessarily ap-

Rhett Talks modernize education In another attempt to modernize learning styles, Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore recently spearheaded an alternative to the standard lecture style with the introduction of Rhett Talks. These Rhett Talks, modeled after the original lecture series TEDx, features BU professors, deans and other figureheads of higher education in 15-minute presentations.

TEDx combine the ideas of Technology, Environment and Design for a broad range of talks that are posted online for the general online public’s viewing pleasure.

Similarly, Rhett Talks also deal with a broad range of today’s issues that might not be covered in the classroom. Topics range from “The Future of Energy” to “The Myth of the Freshman 15.” The purpose of the Rhett Talks is to create a healthy amount of debate and to pique interest and discussion among peers.

Anderson presented his own Rhett Talk on “The Future of Energy,” remarking that he was not expecting the talk to go well.

However, he said he was more than happy to be wrong about that. In fact, Anderson said he was shocked to see how responsive BU students were to these talks compared to students at other colleges and universities.

“When I did those talks in dormitories at other institutions, the turn-up was meager,” he said. “This was my common experience.”

However, Anderson believes these talks provide a learning experience that is important but do not need to be part of the classroom. He also thinks that part of the success of the Rhett Talks comes from Elmore.

“It’s what I call the Elmore effect,” Anderson said. “The Dean of Students is really connected to the students of the university. He’s like a minister. He’s just connected to you guys. He put up a program that students will respond to. The Rhett Talk was overflowing with people. I was so surprised.”

Interaction between students and lecturers is an important factor in what makes an extracurricular lecture interesting. Even without the preface of what Anderson’s Rhett Talk was about, people came because they believed they could gain something from the talk that they could not have gotten from a standard lecture in class.

Perhaps this is a sign that education should continue adapting to the needs of the next generation.

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Hey, at least it ain’t a real cig

Since 2004, Massachusetts’ residents have had to leave their offices or wait until the end of a meal to smoke a cigarette. Now, nine years later, smokers don’t have to wait because they have discovered e-cigarettes, the smokeless tobacco you can enjoy indoors.

Instead of smoking an actual cigarette, people can now inhale vaporized nicotine and exhale water vapor. They don’t even need a lighter! People already have an array of flavors and brands to choose from such as pina colada, cherry and cigarette. You can actually purchase a fake cigarette that is cigarette flavored. What is going into these things?

At this stage, researchers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have not fully analyzed the consequences of inhaling nicotine vapor. The FDA writes that e-cigarettes can be used therapeutically for people in the process of quitting, but the FDA continues to write that e-cigarettes may also be the gateway to get people to start smoking. Alarmingly, e-cigarettes are becoming more and more popular among non-smokers already.

The Center for Disease Control reports that the number of high school and college students trying e-cigarettes has doubled in

the past year to 10 percent. In the same period of time, 21 percent of adults smokers and non-smokers are picking up an e-cigarette as well. The whole e-cigarette industry has ballooned to almost $1.8 billion over the past couple of years. All of these statistics continue to follow an upward trend.

With public health figures like Jenny McCarthy advertising Blu e-cigarettes, there is no wonder so many people are trying smoking. This is reminiscent of doctors advocating for “healthier” cigarettes in the 1950s before proper research found all tobacco products contain carcinogens. If a public health figure is caught with an e-cigarette, it must be a guiltless way to ingest nicotine and still smoke, right?

Although vapor is certainly less harsh than actual cigarette smoke, the nicotine content is still high enough to get people hooked. While tobacco taxes are soaring, especially in areas such as New York City and Boston, people are turning to cheaper, more convenient nicotine products. Sadly, people are turning to the newest craze before proper research is conducted. This should be an impetus for the FDA to actually look into e-cigarettes before people do any avoidable, lasting harm.

Makes sense for the movies

In Seward, Alaska, there is a small movie theater with just one screen. The vendor does not ask you what movie you’d like to see, but what time you’d like to see the one film they’re playing. Small businesses like these rarely see enough customers to fill the theater on a nightly basis. Therefore, small theaters like these don’t have enough money to upgrade from film to digital projectors and screens.

The Justice Department introduced legislation in 2010 that would require movie theaters to upgrade to digital equipment to better cater to disabled moviegoers. According to a Fox News story on Tuesday, 90 percent of theaters have already converted to digital screens and 55 percent of those theaters have the necessary equipment to accommodate blind and deaf patrons.

That last 10 percent of theaters will have to purchase the $70,000 digital screens if U.S. President Barack Obama passes the mandate. On top of that, the theater will have to purchase headphones to narrate films for blind people and glasses with subtitles for

deaf people. After all those augmentations and the new disabled patrons, theaters can take years to break even and afford those augmentations.

Think about how cheap a movie was before the new Millennium. Remember when five buck got you in and another two got you a modest soda? If theaters are forced to finance these changes, they may begin to close down. Is this worth including people?

The answer is yes. More than half of the movie theaters in the U.S. already cater to blind and deaf patrons. Almost all theaters have converted to digital screens and projectors. This sort of legislation not only benefits disabled moviegoers, but it also invigorates a conversation about inclusion and how it affects disabled people and their families.

But, alas, can those small theaters afford these new features? In a time of Netflix and on-demand streaming, more people are going home to watch movies anyway. But people with disabilities deserve to have to ability to participate in activities hearing and sighted people take for granted.

“There are three types of people in this town: sharks, vampires and victims,” the guest speaker told our small congregation.

This statement attracted sweat to the top of my brow. These words convinced me to slowly shift my eyes to the person on either side of me. Which one are they? Which one am I???

Back at home, in front of my chalkboard, I began to make the deductions.

Am I a Shark? Sharks have teeth that rapidly regenerate, but I distinctly remember Christmas cards from the late ‘90s where my goofy, toothless smile was a fixture.

But would I devour a person whole in order to feed my own ambition? No, I don’t think I would. I think I’d much rather work together with people. I’d rather give credit where it’s due and expect the same.

Could I be a vampire? Well, I am very pale . . . but it’s 85 and sunny here every day, and I never seem to sparkle. I’ve seen friends get paper cuts without my stomach yearning for a taste at all.

But would I prey upon the talent and success of others? No, I don’t think I would. I think I’d much rather make it or not on my own steam. I think I’d be more obliged to take pride in my own doing if I were fortunate enough to have the chance, and to try to find ways of giving back.

So, I must be a victim. Right?

I mean, if those are the only three, and I’ve eliminated the first two, it’s simple logic — much like the deduction puzzles I was often given (and lusted for) by my 6th grade math teacher. And, I mean, c’mon, unless you’re a victim too, you probably rolled your eyes whil reading those last few passages.

I don’t feel like a victim. I like to give, sure. On the other hand, I don’t like to be taken from, taken advantage of, or taken down. I like sharing, but I don’t like being shoved aside, cast away or written off. I don’t like to fight, but I’ve thrown a punch.

I’ve broken a nose when that nose left me no choice but to break it. No, I don’t think I am a victim.

But this makes no sense. If I’m not one of those three, then we’ve got an unbalanced equation. So, where has our logic broken down? What if the very rules of the game have been misstated? What if there

are more than just those three paths?

I can vividly recall the first time I slept in a European hostel. I was still in high school. It was 4 a.m. in Vienna. I was alone.

I was entirely too drunk and I was terrified. Why? Well, alone because who could stand me? And drunk because, well, who was stopping me? But why terrified? I’d been told by a man whose opinion I highly regarded that if I ever slept in a hostel while in Europe, I should consider strapping my valuables to my “junk.” Luckily, I exercised my right to merely consider that proposition. I was not robbed that night, of course. And over the years I’ve realized more and more just how ridiculous that advice was.

This sort of “keep your eye on your wallet, and don’t drink the water” mentality that I continually find to be silly in the realm of world travel is perhaps rooted in the same sort of paranoid, fear-based, melodramatic pessimism that leads people to assert things such as, “In LA, you’re either a shark, a vampire or a victim.” To me it seems the real victim is the one who gets stuck in this line of thinking.

I refuse to believe that everyone is out to get everyone else. I won’t accept that this entire city is just some sort of low-budget, SyFy Channel movie where a Sharknado collides with an alliance between the casts of True Blood and Twilight, and we’re all just picking sides or being ripped apart.

I propose that there’s a fourth category. This category consists of the people who’ve picked me up at LAX during rush hour. And the people who’ve taken time to give me advice over lunch. And the people who’ve let me borrow their cars. And the people who’ve given suggestions for any of the lousy scripts I’m writing. And the people who’ve told me I could crash on their couches if I’m ever in a jam. There’s no food or tasty pints of blood in it for any of these people, and they’re not victims either. They’re just good people who want to help. This is the group I’m convinced makes up the majority – even in Los Angeles.

Frank Marasco is a first-year graduate student in Los Angeles. He can be reached at fcm820@bu.edu.

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Terrier Talk Reflections

The Daily Free Press asked students what they’d like Student Government to work on this semester.

Here’s what some of them said.

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MARISSA CONTI

“I want straws in the dinning hall. I think my iced coffee would taste better.”

-SAR sophomore

NICHOLAS PICT

“I really want my Crunchwrap Supremes, and BU claiming that it can’t financially support [Taco Bell] is ridiculous.”

-COM junior

AMI PARK

“I know that last year, a student dance team had to quit because they had no money, and I know a lot of clubs had that problem. I think SG should work to help them to find ways to fund their clubs.”

-CFA sophomore

CHELSEA HAMMOND

“I think now that we have genderneutral housing, we should work on getting gender-neutral bathrooms in all major schools like CAS and CGS.” -SED freshman

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Morris: Alabama’s success comes from system, not specific players Morris: From Page 8

plethora of skill position players like other programs have.

The University of Southern California dominated because it had Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush. Once it lost them, the magic stopped. The University of Florida had Tim Tebow and a bunch of speedsters on the outside. Without Tebow, the Gators just haven’t been the same.

But Bama is different. They’ve never had a star quarterback. A.J. McCarron is just a glorified game manager. He’s the product of the best situation a quarterback

could ever dream of. Sure, they’ve had the best running backs coming out of the draft every year. But I believe this is more of a product of Alabama having the best offensive line in the country every year.

Alabama has built its success by having the nation’s best defense and dominating the line of scrimmage on offense. This is why its success is so sustainable. ‘Bama is not reliant upon any one player. Even when it loses a great player to the NFL, its recruiting is so strong that there is always someone to replace him, a next man up.

There is no stopping these guys.

I hate it. The words “Roll Tide” make

me sick. All other sports dynasties at least have an end in sight. The Heat won’t be the Heat once LeBron is gone. The Patriots’ run of dominance will end when Tom Brady retires (which hopefully won’t be for a long, long time). But there is no end in sight for Alabama because it’s not about the players. It’s all about the system.

I challenge any college football program to stop these guys. Please, this isn’t good for college football. Everybody likes parity. But right now, it’s all Bama. It is probably going to win the SEC then steamroll whichever non-SEC team makes the National Championship Game this year.

It’s like Tiger Woods back before his wife tried to club him with a 3-wood. You were actually better off picking Tiger over the entire field. If someone asked me to bet on Alabama or the field, I’m taking Bama.

And as a statistics major, I find this crazy given how many other teams there are. But Alabama is just that good.

So please, somebody needs to beat them.

But I just don’t see that happening. Maybe all we can hope for is some huge scandal of NCAA violations. A few bowl bans and lost scholarships ought to stop these guys, right? Right?

Gilbert makes 5 saves in Terrier win Men’s Soccer: From Page 8

bert finished the night with five saves in the shutout win.

When asked about what the team has to do to extend its winning streak, Roberts said his team must prepare for the quick turnaround in having Tuesday and Friday games.

“We have to recover,” he said. “These Tuesday-Friday games are quick, and we know Providence hasn’t been playing this week, so they’ll be fresher … We’ll have to do a better job maintaining the game.

It’s nice to battle and to win, but we want to control and to win, even against a good

team like Northeastern. I’d like to create more chances than we did in the second half tonight. I think what we can hopefully take from this game is that when we lose control of the game, we have to do a better job getting it back.

“I don’t think we ever got it back. That’s something that we have to learn to do. Even in Connecticut, we did it. [Against] BC, we did it. But tonight, because of the pressure, it never happened. That’s probably the biggest thing we need to fix. That’s just by passing and having confidence and having the ability to pass the ball.

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BU senior midfielder Anthony Ciccone earned his fourth assist of the 2013 season against Northeastern Tuesday night.

Men’s, women’s basketball to face tough teams during 2013-14 season Basketball: From Page 8

will be a part of the 2K Sports Classic, which will benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. In perhaps its biggest game of the season, BU will open up the tournament with a visit to the University of Connecticut on Nov. 17. After that game, BU will head to Irvine, Calif., for tournament play against Eastern Washington University (Nov. 22), the University of California-Irvine (Nov. 23) and Long Island UniversityBrooklyn (Nov. 24).

Other notable games this season include a meeting with the University of Maryland on Dec. 21 — the Terriers’ first road game against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent since 1991 — and defending Patriot League champion Bucknell University on

Jan. 25.

With all five starters returning this season, the Terriers are in a prime position to make some noise in their first season in the Patriot League.

The BU women’s basketball team also announced its 2013-14 schedule Tuesday.

Just like the men’s team, the women’s basketball squad will face a daunting test this season, as it will face off against six teams that participated in the 2013 postseason.

The Terriers will open their 31-game season Nov. 8 at Case Gym against Northeastern, the fourth straight season opener between the two teams.

Later in November, the Terriers will face their toughest challenge of the year, as they will take part in their first Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge. Their

Gilbert’s goalkeeping, Terrier defense secure shutout, 3rd consecutive victory Defense: From Page 8

kick. Forward Donovan Fayd curled the ball into the box perfectly for defender Simon Cox to head in on goal, but Gilbert made a leaping save with his right hand.

In the final minutes of the game, Gilbert faced his final test when midfielder Dante Marini was able to win the ball and get a quality opportunity towards net. Marini dribbled with his right foot, switched the ball to his left, and tried to bury the shot in the lower right corner. Gilbert crouched, prepared for the shot, and pounced on the ball to make a diving save, helping preserve the lead.

“Gilbert made a couple of big saves,” Roberts said. “He held on to the ball and didn’t give up rebounds. It was another good performance by the kid.”

After the win, Roberts said he liked what he saw from the depth of his team defense as well as how it will look going forward in the season.

“We made it through with guys being out,” Roberts said. “We’re showing that we have some depth. If Kelvin [Madzonge] is ready, then we have more numbers in the midfield.

Our block of four in the back will be difficult to deal with.”

first game of the tournament will be against arguably the toughest opponent that the Terriers have faced in years, as they will play defending national champions University of Connecticut Nov. 22.

Following their match against UConn, the Terriers will close out the tournament with games against St. Bonaventure University (Nov. 23), Monmouth University (Nov. 24) and Old Dominion University (Dec. 1).

After two more games against Commonwealth Avenue rival Boston College (Dec. 11) and Marist College (Dec. 14), the Terriers will face off against former America East foes in the University of New Hampshire (Dec. 22) and the University of Vermont (Dec. 29) before opening up their conference schedule with a game against

College of the Holy Cross on Jan. 2. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2005.

A week later, the Terriers will travel to Annapolis, Md., to take on defending Patriot League champions at the U.S. Naval Academy.

After 18 conference games, the Terriers’ season will wrap up March 1 before the Patriot League tournament begins March 4.

Despite losing three-time America East Player of the Year Chantell Alford and 2013 America East All-Conference First Teamer Mo Moran this year, the Terriers should still put together a solid season, as they are bringing back 10 letter winners, including 2013 First Team All-Conference member Rashidat Agboola.

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“That makes us just a whisker weaker than we were.”

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Keep on Rolling

John Morris

I don’t like the University of Alabama.

Continuation without a helmet is actually a penalty? Are you kidding me? That’s called being a man. Did you see this call during the Alabama vs. Texas A&M University game Saturday? The Tide offense was driving, and the Aggies desperately needed a stop. A Bama offensive lineman (probably illegally) pushed off the helmet of an A&M defensive lineman on a running play. Said defensive lineman then instinctively went to try to stop the ball carrier. But somehow this player was then called for a penalty.

According to the NCAA rules, this player should have just given up on the play after he lost his helmet. During what might be the biggest game of his life, he’s just supposed to watch the ball carrier run by him and do nothing. Bama eventually went down the field and scored on this drive. I understand that these rules are designed for player safety, but this is where I draw the line. This now takes the title as the most ridiculous rule in sports.

But Alabama would be the beneficiary of this terrible rule.

That’s just how things have been going for them the past five years.

Thanks in part to this silly rule, Alabama won a huge game and continued its dominance in the SEC. Alabama just survived what may have been its best chance to lose this year. Even when the Tide’s vaunted defense allowed 42 points to Jonathan Tackle Football, Alabama still won. After back-to-back championships, Alabama is still firmly the number one team in the country.

Who’s going to stop these guys? The more success they have, the better players they recruit. And the better players they recruit, the more success they have. It’s a seemingly endless cycle.

But it has to end at some point, right? Otherwise, by this logic, no dominant college football program would ever stop being dominant. And this is not the case. But Alabama is different.

It hasn’t dominated because of a

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By Sarah Kirkpatrick Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University women’s hockey coach Brian Durocher announced Tuesday via media teleconference that senior defenseman Shannon Doyle will miss the 201314 season with a torn labrum.

Durocher said Doyle played under a considerable amount of pain last season, and she will likely undergo two surgeries to repair the tear. The surgeries will make her unable to play this season as BU looks to return to the Frozen Four for the third time in four seasons.

It is a significant loss for the Terriers, who were selected in a coaches’ poll to finish second in the Hockey East this season behind Boston College. Doyle made up half of the team’s top defensive pair last season, along with current junior Shannon Stoneburgh. With a league-high 89 blocked shots, Doyle was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star and New England Division I AllStar.

Doyle also had some success on offense, tallying a career-high six goals and 18 assists. In last year’s national championship game

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BU senior defenseman Shannon Doyle will miss all of 2013-14 following a labrum tear.

against the University of Minnesota, Doyle contributed an assist as the Terriers fell 6-3. She also had a fourgame point streak during postseason play and notched a point in five of the Terriers’ six postseason games.

Though Stoneburgh, who was named last year’s Most Improved Player, and senior assistant cap-

tain Kaleigh Fratkin return as top veteran defensive contributors for BU, Doyle’s absence will leave a void for the defending Hockey East Champions, Durocher said.

“She’s the leader of our defensive corps,” Durocher said. “That makes us just a whisker weaker than we were.”

The Boston University men’s and women’s basketball teams announced their schedules for the 2013-14 season on Tuesday.

The men’s team will play 31 games this season, with 13 games taking place at either Case Gym or Agganis Arena. The Terriers certainly have a difficult task in front of them, as 20 of their opponents this season won at least 15 games in the 2012-13 season and 13 of those teams took part in postseason action.

The BU men’s team will open up its season in exciting fashion Nov. 10 at TD Garden, as it will take on Northeastern University for the fourth straight year. The Terriers will then face off against the University of MassachusettsLowell three days later in their home opener at Case Gym. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since 1985.

The Terriers’ next four games

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Led by De Bona goal, men’s Despite Madzongwe injury, soccer defeats Huskies, 1-0 Terrier defense stays secure

By Michael Joscelyn Daily Free Press Contributor

The Boston University men’s soccer team earned its third victory in as many games at home Tuesday night at Nickerson Field when it defeated Northeastern University by a score of 1-0.

BU (3-2-0) was persistent on the offensive side of the field early on, but could not capitalize on those opportunities due to stingy defensive play by Northeastern (2-2-2), which was looking to extend its undefeated streak to five games, a stretch dating back to Sept. 7.

After a mostly uneventful first half hour of play, the Terriers would score their lone goal of the game thanks to freshman forward Felix De Bona in the 34th minute of the game.

De Bona’s goal came by way of a header off of a pass from senior midfielder Anthony Ciccone on what was his fourth assist of the season. With the game scoreless, Ciccone lofted a free kick from 35 yards out which De Bona then headed into the middle of the net past the diving goalkeeper Dylan Faber. It was his second goal in as many games.

“De Bona is a goal scorer ...

We’re taking him along slowly, working him into shape,” said BU coach Neil Roberts. “Both of his goals were poacher-type goals.

He knows where the goal is. He has soft feet and that little glaze off of his head wasn’t an accident, he knew exactly where he was.

He does it all the time in practice. He’s going to score a lot of goals.”

Physicality was a key factor throughout the game with each team fighting for the win. The level of play remained physical throughout the night, as there was a total of 25 fouls overall as well as three yellow cards handed out in the first 50 minutes.

The second half of the game bogged down into a defensive battle between the two teams.

“They’re a good team and they put a lot of pressure on us on our half of the field,” Roberts said. “We didn’t deal with it well.

[We’ve] got to give them a lot of credit.”

Northeastern controlled the ball for large portions of the second half, as the Terriers only recorded two shots in the final 45 minutes of play.

Despite their superior ball possession, the defending Colonial Athletic Association champion Huskies could not capitalize on their opportunities during the game, even though they led the Terriers in shots and corner kicks, 13-6 and 8-1 respectively.

This was due in large part to the staunch defense of the Terriers, as well as redshirt freshman goalkeeper Matt Gilbert. Gilbert’s biggest play occurred in the 72nd minute, as he punched a ball headed for net over the goal, highlighting the skills that have earned him the start in four of the first five games this season. Gil-

MEn’S SoccEr, see page 7

The Bottom Line

No Events Scheduled WR Brandon Lloyd has seemingly given up his NFL career for a role in a directto-DVD zombie movie...

BU senior defenseman Shannon Doyle will miss all of 2013-14 with a torn labrum, P.8.

Doyle out for season with torn labrum 2013-14 sched.

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Wednesday, Sept. 18

MAN DOWN

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Thursday, Sept. 19 No Events Scheduled Even Shaq thinks Lloyd’s movie career has already hit rock bottom.

Friday, Sept. 20 W. Soccer @ Navy, 3:30 p.m.

Softball vs. Boston College, 4:30 p.m.

M. Soccer vs. Providence, 7 p.m.

By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Staff

Saturday night’s contest saw the Boston University men’s soccer team win its second straight game. Although the team notched the victory, there was still somber news after the game. Redshirt junior defender Kelvin Madzongwe, who missed most of last year with a knee injury, was hurt during the contest and would not be able to play in Tuesday’s match.

Despite not having the strength of Madzongwe in the back, the Terriers’ defense and goalkeeping was able to adjust and help the team come away with a 1-0 win over Northeastern University on Tuesday.

“They [Northeastern] put a lot of pressure on us at our end of the field,” said BU coach Neil Roberts.

“They did everything to get the goal, but we made a couple of big saves and I think our backs sacrificed.”

Madzongwe has been an integral part of the defense since his freshman year in 2010 when he was named to the America East All-Rookie Team. In 2011, his play earned him the title of America East Defender of the Year. Despite missing most of the 2012 campaign, Madzongwe returned this season, looking to help the Terriers (3-2) in their first season in the Patriot League. His injury at the end of last game left a void on defense, which led to changes in Tuesday’s lineup.

“We kind of had a new midfield,” Roberts said. “We had [senior midfielder] Fannar [Arnasson] in the midfield and sometimes was

Saturday, Sept. 21 Field Hockey @ Colgate, 11 a.m.

Cross Country, Ted Owen Invitational, All Day

left on an island. He worked really hard and he must be tired right now.”

In the first half, Arnasson and others such as sophomore defender Jeroen Blugh and freshman midfielder David Asbjornsson were able to contain the Huskies’ (2-2-2) attack. In the first half, Northeastern was able to tally six shots, with only one of the chances going on goal, which redshirt freshman goalie Matt Gilbert was able to save.

Asbjornsson, who has played mostly midfield in his first season at BU, stepped back to help on defense Tuesday. With his 6-foot3 frame, Asbjornsson was able to contain Northeastern’s attackers with his strong, physical play. The Iceland native was able to body up on the Husky forwards, pushing them to the outside of the field, and not allowing many quality opportunities.

“David [Asbjornsson] does a good job back there,” Roberts said.

“But the thing is we lose him in the midfield. He did a fantastic job stepping in for Kelvin [Madzongwe], but it was a sacrifice.”

While the Terrier defense played well in front of Gilbert for most of the contest, towards the end of the second half the Huskies’ offense went into attack mode, hungry to tie up the score. In the end, however, Gilbert was able to keep the Huskies at bay, as he posted his secondstraight shutout.

In the 72nd minute, Gilbert faced his toughest test of the night when Northeastern earned a corner

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Sunday, Sept. 22 Softball @ Bryant, 10 a.m.

Softball @ Providence, 12 p.m.