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Marathon lawyers denied additional time to build case BU extends early decision deadline due to tech. glitches

By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Staff

A federal judge rejected on Friday a request by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense attorneys to delay the deadline for prosecutors to recommend the death penalty.

U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole Jr. said he would not get involved in an internal process that the U.S. Department of Justice has set up for prosecutors to determine if they will seek the death penalty against Tsarnaev.

“The decision whether to seek the imposition of the death penalty on the defendant’s conviction of any of these offenses rests with the prosecution,” O’Toole wrote in a Friday ruling. “What the defendant asks is that the Court set dates for events occurring not in the course of the judicial proceeding, but rather in the course of [Justice Department’s] internal deliberations. That would be well beyond the scope of any inherent authority to manage judicial business.”

Prosecutors said they still plan to make a recommendation to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder by Oct. 31 on if they will seek the death penalty against the defendant, and Tsarnaev’s lawyers will need to submit their case against the death penalty on Oct. 24.

Lawyers from U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz argued on Sept. 23 that Tsarnaev’s attorneys had more than six months since the bombings occurred to prepare their case

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against the death penalty.

Judy Clarke, Tsarnaev’s defense attorney, who also represented the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and the Atlanta Olympics bomber Eric Robert Rudolph, asked O’Toole to extend the deadline to postpone their submission date until the defense obtained further evidence which they had requested but not yet received.

Prosecutors said Tsarnaev, 20, and his brother, Tamerlan, built two pressure-cooker bombs and placed them near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, leading to the death of three people and injuries to more

signage issues in the South Campus area with officials, Cornetta said.

Although specific dates have not yet been decided for November, Elmore will continue with the safety town hall meetings, Cornetta said.

BUPD Deputy of Public Safety Scott Paré said he has attended each of the safety town halls with BUPD Chief of Police Thomas Robbins and will attend any that take place in the future.

Students attending the off-campus town halls discussed traffic and pedestrian safety issues in the Brookline area, Paré said.

Elmore’s town hall meetings give students the opportunity to bring up issues of their own in discussion and create a relationship with BUPD, Paré said.

“It would be a good time for students to meet with us to express any concerns that

Due to issues applicants have experienced with the Common Application, Boston University Admissions officially extended the deadline for early decision applications by two weeks, said BU spokesman Colin Riley.

The original deadline for early decision applications was Nov. 1, and has been moved to Nov. 15, Riley said. He said the admissions process will not be substantially affected, and students will still receive their decisions by mid-December.

“We don’t really like to [change the deadline], and we want to stay with the deadline, but at the same time, we want to be willing to accommodate the students who are applying,” Riley said.

Kelly Walter, associate vice president and executive director of admissions, said in an email that BU’s admissions processes have been affected along with many other colleges and universities.

“We are aware that the changes to the Common Application have resulted in some students encountering difficulties submitting their applications and secondary school credentials,” Walter said. “Our processes have been impacted as well, and we are working with the Common Application to resolve the technical problems as quickly as possible.”

In a Tuesday press release, Aba Blankson, director of communications for the Common App, said the application platform has been experiencing technical problems that have made it difficult for some students to meet application deadlines.

“The most frequently reported problems have involved errors when attempting to login, credit card payments that take a day or more to register, and the resulting delay in submitting an application,” Blankson said.

Blankson said the Common App is working closely with Hobsons, the developer of the new Common App online system, to fix these issues as soon as possible.

“We are committed to resolving these issues promptly, and we are encouraged that application submissions are up 25 percent

Safety, see page 2

Common App, see page 2

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than 260 people.

He is also charged with killing Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department officer Sean Collier when he and Tamerlan tried to escape from law enforcement officers after the Federal Bureau of Investigation released their photos three days after the bombings.

Tamerlan was killed that night after a shootout with police when Dzhokhar allegedly ran him over while escaping from the scene in a stolen vehicle. Dzhokhar was captured the next day, hiding in a dry-

Marathon, see page 2

DOS, BUPD on-campus safety talks sparsley attended

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

While Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore has offered safety town hall meetings to students living both on-campus and off-campus this year, few students have attended the talks, BU officials said.

Assistant to the Dean of Students Katherine Cornetta said Elmore has partnered with representatives from the BU Police Department to host two meetings for oncampus students and two meetings for offcampus students since the beginning of the semester.

“We wanted to start creating that dialogue earlier and get ahead of problems that we don’t all see every day but affect students living in the community,” Cornetta said. “The sooner we can find out those concerns, the sooner we can address them.”

Ten to 12 students showed up to each of

the town hall meetings for off-campus students, which took place Sept. 25 at Tavern in the Square and Oct. 9 at T’s Pub, Cornetta said.

However, few students have appeared at the on-campus safety meetings Sept. 23 in Warren Towers and Oct. 18 at the School of Hospitality Administration, Cornetta said.

“We realize that the numbers are probably going to be low because if there’s not a major safety issue affecting the campus community, it’s hard to find students that want to spend some of their valuable time talking to the Dean of Students,” she said.

“We understand that it might take a while to get attendance up.”

At the most recent Oct. 18 gathering for students living on-campus, a student representative from South Campus attended to voice concerns of other students that were unable to come to the meeting. The student representative discussed traffic safety and

Protesters gather at TD Garden in opposition to circus treatment of animals

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and In Defense of Animals organizations sponsored a protest against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’s treatment of animals Friday evening by the T.D. Garden.

As fans filed in to the TD Garden for the Ringling Brothers circus Friday night, about 40 people gathered in front of the venue to protest the show’s treatment of its performing elephants.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and In Defense of Animals jointly organized the non-violent protest, where members of both organizations held signs, handed out flyers to adults and gave elephant-themed coloring books to children walking into the Garden. “[Elephant mistreatment] is a big problem, and it goes on all the time,” said Laura Ray, co-organizer of the protest and representative of PETA. “Being in circus conditions is very physically and psychologically abusive to them. It’s devastating … and that’s why we’re doing this, to call on the public to boycott the circus.”

The circus’s trademark African elephants are part of many of its shows. They are trained to stand on two legs and obey a number of other

commands.

Ringling came under fire for mistreatment of its animals in recent years — namely, a $270,000 fine to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2011 made by Feld Entertainment, its parent company — but several of those involved in the protest said they did not believe Ringling ever corrected its actions.

Stephen Payne, spokesman for Ringling Brothers, said the fines were a problem for the circus, but the alleged violations have long since been corrected and they are very focused on the well being of their animals.

“We are firm proponents of animal welfare, particularly with our elephants, but also with our tigers, our horses and dogs,” he said. “It’s something people see in every performance …

We actually encourage people to come out and see for themselves what we call the all-access preshow where we show the animals and explain what we do, and they can even ask questions.”

The circus was in Boston through the week-

Protest, see page 4

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Common App FBI, police release statement on when Marathon suspects identified FBI, Massachusetts State Police the statement read. “Nor did the the FBI was conducting surveildeadline moved Department and Boston Police De- [JTTF] have the Tsarnaevs under lance in Central Square on the locked boat in Watertown after a partment released a statement re- surveillance at any time after the night of April 18, when the Tsarmanhunt. at BU in 2012 prolonged sponding to several inquiries from Assessment of Tamerlan Tsarnaev naevs went on the chase and the Tsarnaev pleaded guilty to all the media about when they knew was closed in 2011. The [JTTF] agency was following the brothers. charges against him during his the identities of the suspects.

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over the same period last year, an indication that the system is functioning properly for the majority of users,” Blankson said.

Blankson said while these issues have not impacted all users of the Common App, they have increased the anxiety for students during an already stressful process.

“These issues also have the potential to impact processes and deadlines for our member colleges, and we are especially appreciative of colleges that have taken steps to reassure students and parents,” Blankson said.

Riley said this is not the first time BU Admissions officials have extended the application deadline. He said it has extended its deadline during events that affect large amounts of people and their ability to submit their applications on time.

In the past, Riley said BU extended the application deadline during natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

“Whenever people are impacted we take that into consideration, and certainly in this case, it is prudent and it’ll reduce the anxiety in people who are stressed out on whether they are able to get their applications in on time,” Riley said.

Riley said BU officials saw the necessity in extending the deadline once several applicants reported experiencing issues with the Common App. “I am sure once they [Common App] were experiencing these issues, they probably said, ‘Well, let’s see if we can work them [the issues] out, and whether this had any impact on people being able to make the deadline,’” Riley said. “I am sure it’s just being prudent and giving people an opportunity.”

tors said if the trial goes to trial, the defense could expect 85 to 100 witnesses and it could last three to four months.

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they may see around campus,” he said. “We look at it from a police perspective of what we think is important, but we want to hear from the students about what they see or what their needs would be and where they want us to focus our resources.”

School of Education sophomore Dominique Bray, who lives on-campus in Claflin Hall, said

she would most likely not attend the town hall meetings because she has no particular safety concerns regarding West Campus.

“I don’t think it would be beneficial for me personally because I don’t feel unsafe, but maybe for other people who are having a more difficult time with the transition into college,” she said.

School of Management senior Emili Nirmala, who lives on-

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not go to the town halls because she has lived in Allston for three years and never felt unsafe.

“You have to be responsible and there has to be a level of awareness,” she said. “Maybe people who just moved to the area or people who have never lived in a city before may not understand that. It’s nice that it’s offered for students that might need it, but I don’t feel like I need it.”

campus in a brownstone on Beacon Street, said the meetings are more helpful for students living off-campus.

“In terms of safety, I don’t think there have been any issues that I am aware of,” she said. “I don’t have any particular concerns that I want to talk about.”

Allston resident Alexandra Newman, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, said she would

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I had a crazy weekend

This past weekend, I found out my parents had arrived on schedule in Boston through my Facebook newsfeed.

I knew they were coming to visit, but it had been a couple of hours since they had arrived, and they still hadn’t gotten a hold of me.

I open up Facebook, where the first thing I see is a picture of my dad grinning next JESSICA DEPIES to Fenway Park.

Usually parents are the ones waiting for their kids to call, but, of course, I’m watching my parents have plenty of fun exploring Boston before they’ve even made it to my dorm room. When they decided to visit the daughter they had traveled all the way from New Mexico to see, I related this story to them.

Laughing, my mom said, “Actually, your dad suggested we just hang out for the rest of the day and come see you tomorrow — you know, to let you rest after a long school week.”

Betrayed, my dad cuts in, “I was joking!”

Even if they find visiting Fenway more important than visiting me, I realize I’ve missed my parents.

We take a walk along Commonwealth Avenue while I describe the buildings we’re passing.

“This is the COM building — I know the cement exterior is a little off-putting, but we do actually have a green space,” I said. “And this is CAS, but I won’t show you the interior because I’m pretty sure my high school looked newer — and its lockers were bigger. But even though I’m not an engineering major, why don’t we take a tour of the ENG buildings?

Those are really nice!”

We continue our walk and I feel a sense of satisfaction that my parents like the school where they are sending my tuition money. I don’t know why I would even worry about it. My parents trust me and know this school is worth their hard-earned money.

Then my dad sees another parent on the street with a Boston University sweatshirt on and notes to my mom, “$80,000 sweatshirt.”

Never mind.

Once we get off-campus, the rest of the weekend is everything I’d hoped it would be. We visit the Boston Public Library, where my dad sneaks behind the podium in one of the lecture rooms and asks my mom to take a picture. Once we get back to campus, I take my parents to Insomnia Cookies, where my mom walks behind the counter to get a bottle of milk.

“Um, mom?” I laugh, “I think they can get that for you.”

Maybe parents’ weekend at BU is more stressful than enjoyable for some, but as my mom and I windowshop down Newbury Street — with my dad shaking his head in exasperation behind us — I realize that I’ve had a better time with my parents this weekend than I have on most weekends this year. Who needs drunken fraternity parties when you can wander down the streets of Chinatown with your parents?

Does the enjoyment I glean from spending a weekend with my parents say something about me? Probably.

Is that a bad thing? Absolutely not.

Jessica Depies is a freshman in the College of Communication studying journalism. She can be reached at jdepies@bu.edu.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Legislature aims to provide access to records Forum held for

residents before Nov. casino vote

By Alice Bazerghi Daily Free Press Staff

In order to provide more access to information for the public, Massachusetts lawmakers revisited a law on Tuesday to give access to state records in a simplified and affordable way.

Proponents of the change say there are many problems with the public records law, including delayed response times for agencies at the state level and fee structures that are no longer relevant to record-keeping in 2013.

Mass. Rep. Antonio Cabral said public records laws have not been updated or reformed in several decades, and that legislation in the books on how to maintain public records and grant access to records resembles 19th-century legal structures.

“Right now, it’s quite difficult to navigate, [or] to try to get information that ought to be public information,” he said. “Depending on the agency, the department, you might come to different ways of ways of access and different costs of records, so there’s not one clear way of trying to access depending on what you want, on which department it is and which agency it might be.”

The Massachusetts Legislature website was given a failing grade for being one of the least transparent government websites, The Daily Free Press previously reported on March 20. They were given an “F” for not posting roll call votes online, having numerous online bugs and a broken website much of the time,

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By Drew Schwartz Daily Free Press Staff

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Massachusetts legislators announced Tuesday they are seeking to pass a bill to increase public access to government records.

and for not retaining records before 2009.

Shawn Musgrave, projects editor at MuckRock, a public records service and media site dedicated to government transparency, said he supports lawmakers looking to update these regulations on public records.

“This bill requires agencies to take the disclosure requirements into consideration as they’re designing their databases to make it easier to export data,” he said. “This will bring down costs, as well as relieving a lot of burden from the records officers for having to do these things that in 2013 no one should have to do, and it also makes it really east to submit a records request.”

Kenneth Bunting, executive director at the National Freedom of Information Coalition, said the legisla-

tion reinstates the government’s duty to the public.

“It makes the government more accountable to the extent that it makes acts of the government information that is easier to get to and less costly,” he said. “That’s a good thing for the people of Massachusetts. Basically the main thing that would make it better for the public is if people in government realize that it’s a duty, and one that they should welcome and embrace, to make government information available to the public.”

Cabral said he did not see any disadvantages to the bill.

“If you support transparency … you should believe that governments should be open, should be transpar-

Transparency, see page 4

As the Nov. 5 referendum to decide if a casino resort will be built in East Boston and Revere gets closer, the city of Revere, in conjunction with the city of Boston, held a public forum Saturday to help educate residents about the push to build onto the Suffolk Downs horse racing track.

About 40 people arrived at Revere City Hall to ask Revere Mayor Daniel Rizzo, his administration and Suffolk Downs Chief Operating Officer Chip Tuttle about the potential implications of the project and how it would impact both cities.

“We cannot solve the two cities’ [Revere’s or Boston’s] needs without money,” Rizzo said. “Here’s an opportunity to take a business that’s been in our city for close to 80 years and give them the jump start that they desperately need to bring 4,000 permanent jobs [to] the periphery of our city.”

At Saturday’s meeting, residents raised concerns about the casino’s potential effects on traffic and crime as well as the promise of job creation as well as issue of infrastructural improvements and the amount of money Suffolk Downs will pay the city of Boston and Revere, as outlined in the city’s host agreement.

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Report suggests student loan pitfalls stem from early, partial payments

By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

Private student loan borrowers have experienced payment-processing challenges when trying to finance their educations at institutions such as Boston University, according to a Wednesday report

by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials.

The report analyzed complaints CFPB officials have received from private student loan borrowers.

According to the report, borrowers have faced increased costs and prolonged repayments that have harmed their credit profiles.

CFPB has accepted student loan complains since March 2012.

U.S. Congress officials have subsequently established an investigation on the complaints against student loans within CFPB.

“The most common complaints submitted to the CFPB were about payment processing pitfalls when consumers try to take control of their loans, including when borrowers attempt to pay off their loans early or pay them off in a certain sequence,” a Wednesday press release stated.

Borrowers frequently complained about having difficulties when trying to submit loan payment early, paying in part and when transferring loans between servicers, according to the release. The complaints in question were made over the course of almost a full calendar year.

“This report analyzes and discusses complaints submitted by consumers from Oct. 1, 2012, through Sept. 30, 2013,” the release stated. “During this period, the Bu-

reau received approximately 3,800 private student loan complaints.”

According to the report, 87 percent of all complaints were directed to eight specific companies that deal with private student lending and servicing. The offending companies included Sallie Mae, American Education Services, Wells Fargo, Discover, JPMorgan Chase, ACS Education Services, Citibank and KeyBank, in descending order of volume of complaints received.

Half of the complaints received were from consumers seeking a modification on their loans, or a reduction in the monthly payments.

“Many of the private student loan complaints mirror the problems heard from consumers in the mortgage market following the wake of the financial crisis,” according to the report. “Recent

changes to mortgage servicing and credit card servicing practices may shed some insight on possible approaches to remedy student loan servicing concerns.”

CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in the release that servicers should work to provide borrowers with clearer and more reliable payment options.

“Repaying a student loan should be simple,” Cordray said in the release. “When servicers process payments to maximize fees and penalties, they undermine the trust of their customers. Student loan borrowers deserve better; they deserve transparency and accountability.”

CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Rohit Chopra said many borrowers find it difficult to repay their

Loans, see page 4

BU alum seeks another shot on Jeopardy! with social media campaign

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN MCLEAN

College of Arts and Sciences Class of 2013 alumnus and University of Rhode Island graduate student Erin McLean is holding a social media campaign to become a contestant on Jeopardy!’s Battle of the Decades competition.

Boston University Class of 2013 graduate Erin McLean, a former Jeopardy! contestant, is leading an online campaign ending Monday to get herself voted back onto the show for Jeopardy’s Battle of the Decades.

McLean, a University of Rhode Island first-year graduate student and Danvers native, said she hopes to make a reappearance on the show after winning the 2010 College Championship and becoming a semi-finalist in the 2011 Tournament of Champions.

“I would love another crack at it,” she said. “My 2011 Tournament of Champions bid was short.

I got a rough game with some hard categories, including opera and other stuff I really hadn’t studied.

I feel like if it had been any other

game, I would have been able to win that and move onto the finals.”

Jeopardy Senior Publicist Allison Shapiro said the Battle of the Decades is a celebration of the show’s 30th anniversary in which top contestants from the ‘80s, ‘90s and ‘00s play against one another in February, March and April of 2014.

“In honor of our 30th season, we’re bringing back contestants from all 30 years of the show to compete,” she said.

Producers have picked 14 of 15 contestants to represent each decade in the tournament, but the 15th contestant will elected by fans. Viewers can choose between five fan favorites by voting on Facebook or Twitter or visiting the Jeopardy website, Shapiro said.

“Without our audience, we wouldn’t be here for our 30th season, so we wanted to have them choose someone [a contestant],” Shapiro said.

McLean, a 2013 College of Arts and Sciences graduate, said she has been using Facebook and Twitter to garner votes for herself in the competition. She has also distributed press releases to local news organizations and networked through friends and family.

“I really want to meet all of these champions that they’ve invited back for the 2000s and the ‘90s and the ‘80s,” she said.

“These are people that I grew up watching on TV, and they’re legends in terms of the Jeopardy community.”

McLean won $100,000 playing four games of Jeopardy in 2010

Jeopardy, see page 4

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Mass. rep.: ‘The better informed the Residents unsure if circus protest effective “It’s nice to see, but the pro- senting facts without being in your public, the better democracy we have’ test doesn’t change much for me,” face. Everything they’re doing, it’s Protest: From Page 1

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ent, which I believe they should,” he said. “I think that the better informed the public, the better democracy we have. So if you believe in those principals, then there are no disadvantages on these bills.”

Musgrave said this law would have a huge impact on the residents of Boston.

“It affects an everyday person in terms of being able to know either through the media or direct inquiry from a private citizen how government is working, what decisions are being made on taxpayer money and in the name of the electorate,” he said.

Some residents said they want to have more access to public records.

“I believe the people should have more access to the government,” said Jackie Marshall, 22, resident of Boston. “I don’t personally deal with

public record all that much, but if it makes it easier to get them … it’s a good thing.”

Audrey McArthur, 26, resident of Boston, said there should still be a fee for access.

“Obviously if someone has to process records, there needs to be a fee, just because the money has to come from somewhere,” she said.

“It’s good to have transparency, and helping it be more transparent or accessible is good.”

Lisa Romeo, 47, resident of Brighton, said there should not be a fee since the money used for public records is already coming from taxes.

“It’s time and money spent by a state employee to get the documents, which is my tax money, so it doesn’t seem unreasonable to me to keep the fee as it is,” she said. “As far as making the process easier or faster … I can understand that, but I’m not sure if it will make a difference.”

Student borrowers face challenges in loan payments, report suggests Loans: From Page 3

loans because their options are both limited and complex.

“With limited options to refinance, many borrowers want to pay off loans where they are stuck in high rates,” Chopra said in the release. “But too many borrowers have to run through an obstacle course to get their payments processed properly.”

Jeffery Yu, a School of Management sophomore, said if he experienced problems with repaying his student loans, he would try to communicate with the company he borrowed from to weigh out his options.

“I would ask them [the student loan service] what happened, and talk to their customer service,” Yu said. “I plan on getting a job next

year or my senior year to make some money, and that way when I graduate I can start paying them off … My parents are willing to help me out, but I want to pay them off myself so I can learn how to be more independent.”

Zachary Vickerson, a College of Engineering sophomore, said although he has a plan to pay off his loans, he would be concerned if he experienced any payment pitfalls when he goes to pay them.

“My parents and I were going to split 50-50 in paying the student loans, so I was hopefully going to get a job and figure out how much I can afford to pay, and how much my parents can afford to pay and just go through it,” Vickerson said.

“I would talk to them [parents] … to see if we have any avenues to avoid paying additional charges.”

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end. The protest organizers said they did not assume they could altogether stop circus attendance for the entire weekend, but any gain for their cause was good.

“We don’t expect people to tear up their ticket and pull out, especially if they’re with their children,” said Jessica Thibodeau, co-organizer and representative of IDA. “We understand. The kids are excited. It’s more about the next time. Maybe they skip on the next one, or they tell their friends who then decide not to support it. That’s a victory for us.”

Several residents going to the show said they appreciated the protest’s intentions, but did not know if it would change many peoples’ minds.

said Dasia Fleming, 22, resident of Dorchester. “Everybody has their different opinions on the circus …

When I watch it, it’s a show just like with dogs. Training dogs to do tricks isn’t wrong, and it’s the same thing here. Sure, there are bigger problems with poachers and bad treatment in the wild, but with the circus, no. It’s not as much of a problem.”

Ailey Rivkin, 17, resident of Boston, said she was persuaded by the protest.

“The way they’re doing this [protest], it’s very peaceful,” she said.

“They’re not screaming or doing over-rated chants. They’re not harming anyone and they’re actually pre-

correct, so I’m definitely on board with them.”

Joe Maher, 49, resident of Braintree, said he did not think the protest would affect the circus performances, but he was glad the protesters were out supporting what they believe in.

“I respect what they [protesters] are doing, but I don’t think a company as big as the Ringling Brothers would mistreat their animals the way they’re accused of,” he said.

“I’m glad they’re out here though.

There need to be people who make sure they [the government] punish people who are mistreating animals and let them know they’re going to be watched.”

Alumna would be youngest player in Jeopardy tourney.

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and $10,000 playing two games in 2011. She will know on Feb. 3 whether she will be appearing on the show for a fourth time, she said. Voting closes Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

“I would be the youngest contestant in the entire [Battle of the Decades Tournament] decades tournament, which would be really refreshing for a show like Jeopardy that has a lot of older contestants and a lot of male contestants,” she said. “Being a young female contestant would be really important to me. It would be really nice to represent an underrepresented demographic.”

McLean’s current boyfriend Evan Gardner, a current CAS ju-

nior, said Erin became a prominent figure in the BU community after her appearance on Jeopardy.

“She’s ready to be back on the show,” Gardner said. “Every since she lost the semi-finals of the Tournament of Champions, I think she has some unfinished business. This is a time to prove herself and go against some pretty big names in Jeopardy.”

Gardner said they have been reaching out to friends and family as well as the BU and URI communities using social media.

“You can go door-to-door or you can tell your friends and hand out flyers, but at the end of the day, if you can come up with a good social media campaign, that’s one of the strongest avenues,” he said. “… You can reach

a large audience in a fairly short amount of time.”

Erin’s mother Loren McLean said she has also been reaching out to colleagues, friends and family online to encourage people to vote her daughter back on the show.

Loren said Jeopardy has been a great experience for Erin and another opportunity to get back on the show is welcomed.

“It’s given her a lot of notes, and I think she’s been able to use that for her advantage for job applications and grad school applications,” she said. “It’s something that has really helped her in terms of setting her apart from the zillions of people that are applying for jobs or applying for positions at universities and programs.”

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INTERVIEW: Natalie Bergman of Wild Belle Noëmie Carrant MUSE Staff

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lending soul, jazz and African beats saturated with synth, siblings Elliot and Natalie Bergman are the two people that form Wild Belle. Their debut album Isles, released in March 2013, has the kind of psychedelic, islandy groove that leaves you breezily swaying from side to side with your arms mimicing the music’s rhythm in the air.

In a dark room at the Paradise Rock Club, Natalie Bergman sat down with The Daily Free Press before her performance on Oct. 9. Tall, blond and lean, Bergman grabbed a beer from the fridge and fell back onto the couch. Her voice, which is clear, sharp and sultry on stage, registered low and hoarse, as she recounted her days at Berklee College of Music — and the musical whirlwind in the years that followed.

Noëmie Carrant: How’s the tour been going so far?

Natalie Bergman: The tour’s been fantastic. It’s been great. We’ve been on the road for almost a month, and we’ve got three more weeks ...We’ve been driving from place to place to place, and we actually all had to drive to New York for a gig from Austin, [Texas], which is freaking far.

NC: You attended Berklee College of Music. How is it being back in Boston?

NB: I don’t know (laughs). I took a very long nap in the van today because I was up all night. We played New York’s Bowery Ballroom, which is one of my favorite venues, and we sold out, and I was just like ‘yes!’ It was so cool. It’s just like a dream. But Boston is such a cool city. I love it.

NC: Had you ever been to the Paradise Rock Club when you were a student?

NB: I did, absolutely. I saw Lykke Li. I think I took Eric [Hall, guitarist]

and my brother Elliot to that show. I was going to school and they were on tour with their other band, NOMO, and they came to town. And just like the Bowery, the Paradise is also a club that, when I was 18, I used to say “I wanna play here someday.”

NC: Your music combines a lot of styles and genres, but there’s a noticeable African influence. Where did this come from?

NB: I’ve explored a lot of different regions of Africa just by curiosity. I visited Kenya [and] East Africa, and I like a lot of East African music, like Ethiopian music, with lots of cool, rhythmic, jazzy beats. But there’s also West African music, like Nigerian music. But I think that the most influential music of that continent has been South African Zimbabwe. There are two bands in particular that I’ve listened to a lot: The Hallelujah Chicken Run [Band] and Green Arrows. They’re phenomenal.

They’re ‘70s Zimbabwe rockers that just play the most amazing music.

NC: Yeah, those beats carry into your music. Reminds me of my Afro-Jazz dance classes.

NB: I did an African dance class at Berklee, and we actually just ripped a bunch of fabric to make skirts. You can see your body’s movements so much more when there’s flying fabric everywhere.

NC: How about the baritone saxophone? That’s an uncommon instrument, an interesting choice.

NB: Elliot’s been playing the saxophone forever. He grew up playing the clarinet. He plays all sorts of instruments now. But I love horns, like James Brown, Etta James, all of those old soul artists … But it’s kind of fun to have just one man be the horns section.

NC: Your song “Shine” was featured in the movie “The Way Way Back.” If you could write the

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Natalie Bergman, a former Berklee College of Music student and the lead of American rock band Wild Belle, returned to Boston Oct. 9 for the band’s performance at the Paradise Rock Club.

soundtrack to any movie, what would it be?

NB: Sometimes I actually imagine myself in these scenarios where I’m in a movie. It’s a very heartbreaking story about lost love. I’ll sort of make up my own little movies when we’re on long van rides, driving all over the country. There’s lots of time to imagine things. But I hope I can write a soundtrack to a movie.

There have been movies that I’ve watched where the scenery is so gorgeous, and the soundtrack [is] so terrible! It almost ruins the movie.

NC: A bit like in the movie “Frida” with Salma Hayek. Sometimes I felt like the music just didn’t click.

NB: Really? I love Frida Kah-

lo! She’s amazing, a really inspiring person. She’s been through so much in her life and she still made the most beautiful art. It’s something we should think about if we’re ever stuck creatively: just think about this amazing woman that was basically paralyzed and painted like a genius.

NC: A lot of your music comes from a place of sorrow and struggle and love. How did that come about?

NB: Just getting heartbroken, as a simple way of putting it. There are lots of songs that are about my mom, who died when I was younger. That’s sort of how I speak. I had to speak my sadness in melody.

NC: What hopes and aspirations do you have for your music and

band?

NB: I hope we can continue to travel like this. I pray that everything goes well. But I want to continue doing this. I love reaching [people] and seeing people singing along to my songs in the crowd. The first shows where people started singing along, I was so emotional. It’s so cool that you can touch people like that and that you can get into them and literally sing back.

And I’m really excited to make the new record. There have been some heavy songs that I’ve been writing lately… I’m just excited to share my music with the world.

REVIEW: Janelle Monáe takes us to Metropolis

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lectric Lady No. 1 graced the House of Blues with an explosive cacophony of dancing, freedom and funk.

The audience bore witness to hours of endless flows of creativity, talent and style. Accompanied by the smoothest guitar, buffest brass, freaky dancers, solid drums and bodacious bass, Janelle Monáe, with the power of the Wondaland Arts Society, tore into Boston light on her feet and ready to let her message shine.

I guess that’s why a representative from Councilman Charles Yancey’s office decreed Wednesday as Janelle Monáe Day in Boston on the House of Blues stage, as Monáe wiped away tears amidst the applause.

Before the show, members of WAS passed out the 10 Droid Commandments. Number 10 warned that any child conceived within 48 hours of the concert might be born with wings, and the WAS held no responsibility.

To get a taste of the impending

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vitality of the concert, number two decreed: “If you see your neighbor jamming harder than you, covet his or her jam.”

Then the House of Blues transformed into Metropolis. A doctor stepped on stage and quieted the crowd. He said, “Good evening,” but the crowd simply cheered. He repeated the words again, and then everyone started to pay attention to his monologue. And so the mind control began.

The band started to play. The two dancers hummed, the drums tingled and the guitarist lightly danced across the fret board. When the volume began to rise, two doctors wheeled out a woman in a straitjacket. The doctors stood Monáe up in front of the microphone. She opened her eyes, gently wrestled her way out of the straitjacket and subsequently started one of the most intense and lively concerts.

We were told to “get ready to be funked,” but really, nobody in the

crowd knew what could happen. The way this woman performs is unlike any other artist, living or deceased.

You could tell that Michael Jackson inspired her moves. But then again, she is distinctly Janelle Monáe. Her feet were never on the ground at the same time.

Janelle Monáe standing still? Impossible.

With every song came a new register, a new timber and more passion.

About halfway through her set, she addressed the crowd directly with free verse, drawing attention to the voices of the repressed, suppressed and oppressed. People quieted down, transfixed by her cool demeanor.

Then she sang her hit “Cold War” from her album Archandroid and the audience exploded.

The magic of Janelle Monáe and the WAS is not only in the music. Her songs give the ostracized the opportunity to spread their wings and be proud of their race, gender, sexuality and socioeconomic class. Her music

inspires those historically repressed groups and unites them with the love for the freedom associated with following Electric Lady No. 1.

Sheria Caces, a 24-year-old graduate student at Tufts University, beamed as she talked about Janelle Monáe. She said her sexuality and vocabulary transcend most other artists today.

“She has redefined sex,” Caces said. “She exudes her sexuality without exploiting her body, and we don’t see that anymore.”

Her friend Michelle Weiss, a master’s student at Emerson College, commented on how important her music is in regard to discussing the intersection of marginalized groups.

“She is a huge influence in the queer community,” she said. “She is an icon without labeling herself that way. Her music is her identity.”

With the bass and the drums carrying the tune of “Cold War,” Monáe began to silence the crowd without saying a word. With her arms out-

stretched and palms out at the audience, she successfully got the crowd to sit on the ground and stay quiet.

She crawled into the audience, swimming through shocked faces and cellphones. She mainly stayed mobile, but stopped to put her arm around audience members who ignored the photo opportunity and chose to sing along with her. Not to gloat, but she stopped and put her glorious arm around me, because I refused to let my phone get between us and our moment.

Ms. Monáe, how are you so electric? How do you stay so humble when you are carrying the momentum of the Civil Rights movement through your music? You speak so softly, yet your message ruptures eardrums and makes your fans’ hearts race. Keep preaching to the world and keep collaborating with the best artists alive. You deserve Janelle Monáe Day, and the world deserves you.

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They all end up mudslinging

Negative political advertisements are utterly exhausting. In between songs on Pandora or during “Glee,” we are forced to consume 30 seconds of stories about how one of the candidates destroyed a person’s life, frequently litters, or maybe cheated on taxes. But mudslinging advertisements shift voters’ attention to how inadequate one candidate is as opposed to focusing on the strengths of the other. Many advertisements shift the tone of the election away from the possible change voters want to a choice between the lesser of two evils.

So far the Boston mayoral race between City Councilor John Connolly and Mass. Rep. Marty Walsh has been tame, but this is mainly because there were 12 candidates. This is not because Massachusetts legislators are kinder people, it is nearly impossible to successfully tarnish 11 other candidates’ images in time for the primary elections. The gloves do not properly come off until two candidates come ever closer to the final hurdle.

Connolly, however, aims to run in a civil, positive race about each candidate’s plans for the future, according to BostInno.com Sunday.

Connolly is reacting to a flyer produced and distributed by Working America PAC. According to this group, Connolly is a, “privileged lawyer who was destined for a political career thanks to his parents,” BostInno reported. Connolly even blamed Walsh for producing these negative flyers, when in reality the PAC is responsible.

From a strategic standpoint, it is an interest-

ing move for Connolly to avoid retaliating with more negative campaigning. This perpetuates a strange hypocrisy, since Connolly’s seemingly “graceful” plea to keep campaigning clean is a political jab in itself. By drawing attention to Walsh’s “playground bully” tactics, the politics is implicit but ever-present. As much as he dislikes a prospective dirty race, with the current political climate, you have to take shots at your opponent to win.

We want candidates to tout their strong suits more than their opponent’s weaknesses, but sadly, negative advertisements appeal to more voter bases. It is easier — and much more entertaining — to highlight your opponent’s shortfalls. That is just how people campaign these days. Negative comments and advertisements get the public’s attention, and sensationalism trumps sympathetic political discourse.

Ever since the primary, people have said Connolly and Walsh are too similar in their platforms. In this election, these two men feel they have to differentiate themselves in order to appeal to a wider voter base. The quickest way to do this? One candidate must edge out the other at all costs.

What candidate would say her or she is against education or racial equality? Shouldn’t we know about his or her shady deals in the past? Negative elections may be an unfortunate consequence of political campaigning, but the accusations make for great conversation around the polls. It captures voters’ imaginations, and ultimately, their votes as well.

Letter to the editor: Renaming the Lu Lingzi Scholarship Fund

In the past year and a half, 12 BU students have died.

Monday, April 9, 2012. A graduate student was found dead at her home in an apparent suicide.

Friday, April 20, 2012. A graduate student was fatally shot near his Allston apartment.

Saturday, May 12, 2012. Three undergraduate students studying abroad were killed in a van crash in New Zealand.

Thursday, July 19, 2012. A doctoral candidate died in Turkey last summer in an apparent fall near the site of the archeological project where he was working.

Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. An undergraduate student died riding his bicycle after a collision with an MBTA bus.

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. A graduate student died riding his bicycle after a collision with a tractor-trailer.

Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. An undergraduate student on a leave of absence died due to complications from a heart condition.

Saturday, March 2, 2013. An undergraduate student died hours after he was found unconscious at an off-campus fraternity party.

Monday, April 15, 2013. A graduate student died in the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Saturday, April 28, 2013. An undergraduate student died in a fire at her Allston home.

When any young life so full of promise is cut short, it is inarguably a tragedy. But now, 18 months since the first death on this list, how many names do you remember? If you’re anything like me, it is one: Lu Lingzi, the Boston University graduate student who died in the Boston Marathon bombings.

As with other BU students who have passed, a memorial service was held for Ms. Lu, and

as a community, we mourned for her untimely death.

But because of how she died, her name is etched into our memories. Indeed, the feelings of grief were so palpable that a scholarship fund was established in her name and immediately endowed with $560,000 by seven BU trustees. The Lu Lingzi Scholarship Fund has now grown to $716,000.

I love the idea of enabling others to pursue their academic dreams in honor of a student whose life ended while pursuing her own academic goals. It is truly a poetic tribute.

But why does only Ms. Lu receive that recognition?

Should we not pay tribute to the unnamed graduate student, Kanagala Seshadri Rao, Austin Brashears, Daniela Lekhno, Roch Jauberty, Chad DiGregorio, Chung-Wei “Victor” Yang, Christopher Weigl, Sammy Habib, Anthony Barksdale II and Binland Lee — the 11 other BU students that have died in the past year and a half?

Should we not pay tribute to all those BU students who have passed far too early?

In her tragic death, Ms. Lu has inspired an incredible outpouring of generosity and support. But no life is more valuable than another.

So in that spirit, I propose renaming The Lu Lingzi Scholarship Fund to The Boston University Student Memorial Scholarship Fund.

And underneath that title, have a list of all the students who have died while at BU, so that we may continue to remember all those lives that have ended far too soon.

Sameer Farooq in a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at sfarooq@bu.edu.

The Urban Park Ranger

Lessons learned from a layover Jennifer Ruth Last weekend, I flew to Austin, Texas to spend some quality time with my aunt, uncle and grandfather. I had the pleasure of having my three-and-a-half hour layover at HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport. On top of that, my flight was delayed, which allowed me to maximize my time for exploration in this uncharted territory. I hadn’t even crossed over a time zone and I already felt jet lagged. I was so hungry and it wasn’t even noon, but nevertheless, I walked down the concourse like a zombie shark, scoping out my best food options.

Immediately, my nostrils were overwhelmed by the smell of fried chicken sandwiches and biscuits, but I refused the allure of Chick-Fil-A. My second offer beckoned — Burgers, BBQ and Brew. Although this was a tempting proposal, I didn’t want to go to a sit-down restaurant and have an entire table to myself. Alas, Atlanta Bread Company was my third and final offer, and I had to settle.

After indulging in my Caesar salad alongside a hearty baguette, I was a happy camper.

I walked over to a large, rectangular black box that I perceived to be a trash can and pushed my leftovers against the door.

It speaks.

With the voice of a robot crunching down on crispy nuts and bolts, I knew that this wasn’t a force to be reckoned with. I came upon the realization that the trash can opening was immobile. And fluent in robot. However, this rectangular apparatus flat-out rejected of my Atlanta Bread Company trash and I was puzzled.

I should’ve ordered Chick-Fil-A. This looks like a trash can and is in a prime location where a trash can should be — is it not a trash can? After looking around all angles of this apparatus, I realized that it was busy compacting its contents, which explains why the door was locked. Once it was silent, I pushed the door open and proceeded to drop my lunchtime remnants into this box of doom.

I let my naïveté take over as I continued to be marveled by this trashcan. I stood back and watched traveler after traveler sacrifice their leftovers to face complete obliteration.

So why was this contraption so impeccable?

I’ve never had the honor of having a trash compacter in my house, so seeing one out in the wild was interesting in itself. Another reason is that it didn’t even smell like a trash can. Since

this trash can door spends a short portion of its life open, it reduces the rancid smells that our olfactory system avoids.

At this point, only one hour of my layover has passed and I was well aware that I had twoand-a-half more to kill. I decided to do some research.

Apparently, my child-like curiosity towards this trash can is not unique. This contraption is called SmartPack Automatic Trash Compacter, and with one signal, it alerts employees that it’s full, saving time and money for the airport.

There are more than 50 of these trash compacters in the airport, one placed in front of each gate. I was completely amazed that Atlanta was taking the initiative to make such a positive impact. According to Harmony Enterprises, the use of SmartPack Automatic Trash Compacter reduces trash-related costs by up to 50 percent due to its shrewd ability to fit in more trash.

Atlanta also took the extra step to earn silver certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

This is just one example of the sustainability initiatives that airports like HartsfieldJackson take part in worldwide. Every day, mass amounts of people utilize air transit and of course, and this burns more fossil fuels than desirable. However, the instillation of these efficient trash compactors is a step in the right direction.

This just puts into perspective how much trash we produce on a daily basis and the little steps that we can take to make a difference.

Sure, putting in 50 trash compacters into an Atlanta airport doesn’t seem like an enthralling accomplishment, but that’s 50 trash bins that are filled to their maximum capacity and are silently raising awareness about living a sustainable lifestyle, changing people like you and me.

At this point in time, it’s a daunting task to resort to renewable fuels to power jet engines, so baby steps is what will be the most effective with airport transit. So think again before you dispose of your lunch, because you will be surprised at what you can learn.

Jennifer Ruth is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying environmental analysis and policy. She can be reached at jenruth@bu.edu.

The ‘rents are back in town

Carlynn Hickenbotham is a freshman in the College of Communication studying journalism. She can be reached at hcarlynn@ bu.edu.

The opinions and ideas expressed by columnists and cartoonists are their own and are not necessarily representative of the opinions of The Daily Free Press.

Monday, October 21, 2013

BU pounces late in game to snatch 7-3 win after Wisconsin also lost 9-3 to BC Men’s Hockey: From Page 8

however, after Wisconsin center Nic Kerdiles received a game misconduct and a major penalty for contact to the head after hitting freshman forward Tommy Kelley into the boards. After briefly coming back on the ice later in the period, Kelley left the game at the end of the frame with a head injury.

This power-play opportunity led to the goal by Grzelcyk that changed the complexion of the game.

With the momentum back on their side, the Terriers broke the game open in the third with a three-goal period. The frame started off with a tally by sophomore winger Mike Moran, who picked up a pass from senior captain Patrick MacGregor off of the boards and slipped it by Peterson to put BU up 5-2.

The Badgers inched their way back into the contest exactly seven minutes later with their second power-play goal of the night on a shot by wing Michael Mersch, but BU pounced for two more goals in the next three minutes to take a 7-3 lead.

Sophomore forward Matt Lane picked up his first goal of the season when he snapped a shot from the far side by Peterson. Just more than two minutes later, junior center Cason Hohmann scored BU’s final goal of the game as he bounced a pass from behind the net off of a Wisconsin player’s stick with the Terriers on the power play.

According to sophomore goaltender Matt O’Connor, who picked up 39 saves and his second win of the season in the contest, the Terriers came into the game focused on themselves and not Wisconsin’s 9-3 struggle against Boston College Friday evening.

“Quinn was quick to address that we have to focus on ourselves, and, realistically, we were kind of frustrated coming off of our loss [Friday to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institue],” O’Connor said. “We weren’t really focused on what happened with them and their game earlier. We were really hungry for two points here, and we really showed a lot of will to win right up to the last minute, got some lucky bounces and really moved the puck well.”

Terriers remain undefeated at Nickerson Women’s Soccer: From Page 8

the teams headed into halftime.

As the second half of action got underway, the Terriers played with a sense of urgency. BU recorded two shots in the first 10 minutes of action and dominated every aspect of the game, particularly in the air. Even though BU came out strong, however, they still could not find the back of the net.

The Greyhounds did not possess the ball and had difficulty finding the offensive side of the field throughout the half. Controlling the flow of the game allowed the Terriers to outshoot the Greyhounds 10-0 in the second half. Green and the Terrier defense remained untested throughout most of the contest, as the Greyhounds recorded only two shots the entire game.

In the 70th minute, BU coach Nancy Feldman brought Kosienski into the match for senior forward Madison Clemens to provide a spark for the Terrier offense. Kosienski was the fuel that the Terriers needed, as she continually

got past Greyhound defenders with her speed.

Finally, after several close calls, Kosienski put one in the back of the net when she collected a pass from senior midfielder Megan McGoldrick near midfield, took on several Greyhound defenders and hit a soaring shot that found its way past Haracic. The crucial 82nd-minute goal was Kosienski’s fourth game-winning goal of the season, a team-leading mark.

“The mentality is so strong right now,” Kosienski said about the team’s play. “We come out every game so hard.”

With the win, BU remains undefeated at Nickerson Field. Kosienski said defending home turf is a point of emphasis for the Terriers, especially as the team heads toward the postseason.

“Protecting our home is absolutely the most amazing thing,” Kosienski said. “We have not lost here yet and that’s huge. We want to keep that up. We want to go the whole season protecting [Nickerson] and not letting anyone beat us here.”

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Quinn: Quick, decisive puck movement key to Terrier defense’s weekend success Defense: From Page 8

the second BU goal of the game halfway through the second period.

Eighteen seconds later, junior center Cason Hohmann won a faceoff in the offensive zone, which led to a slap shot from sophomore defenseman Matt Grzelcyk. This time the shot from the point did not go directly in, but freshman forward Robbie Baillargeon tipped the puck to get it past Peterson.

Grzelcyk followed his assist with a goal of his own, ripping a wrist shot past Peterson on the power play. It was Grzelcyk’s first two points of the season after he led BU blueliners with 23 points last year.

Quinn said that the key to the defense’s success was moving the puck quickly and decisively, which is something Grzelcyk noted as well.

“I think the biggest thing we’ve been talking about is the five-foot pass and not going for the long bomb, which we tend to do,” Grzelcyk said. “I think all hockey players kind of tend to do that and go for that 70-foot pass — but I think we stuck to the game plan tonight and it worked for us.”

While Oksanen, Noonan and Grzelcyk are often considered the top offensive defensemen for the Terriers, senior captain Patrick MacGregor chipped in as well. With sophomore Mike Moran streaking up the boards, MacGregor hit the winger with a perfect pass off the wall for the fifth goal of the game.

The quick puck movement and decision making by the defense has been integral in the Terriers’ 3-1 start so far. Of the 14 goals BU has scored this year, a defenseman has scored or assisted on 13 of them. If the Terriers can continue this scoring trend from the back end and get increased production from their forwards like they did in the third period of Saturday’s game, offense won’t be an issue for Quinn’s team.

“We just need to keep doing those things over and over again,” Quinn said. “One of the things we talked about today was, ‘We can’t do it because the coach is telling you to do it. You need to do it because that’s who you are as a hockey player and you understand that’s the right way to play,’ and we are creeping in that direction.”

Kosienski leads team in all offensive categories Kosienski: From Page 8

season Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year in senior forward Madison Clemens and an America East Midfielder of the Year and All-Conference First Team selection in senior midfielder Emma Clark — in all major offensive categories, including goals, points, shots on goal and shooting percentage.

Kosienski is also the only true freshman that BU coach Nancy Feldman has played in every game this season, something Feldman said is due to her athletic abilities and soccer instincts.

“She just has such a natural instinct for the game, she’s very aggressive in terms of running with the ball,” Feldman said. “She has proved that she’s a force to be reckoned with, and she brings such a good focus and will to win.

“It makes a difference for our team because she just sparks the entire team. What she brings is something that is a little bit different than the other players we have.”

Feldman is not the only one who has praised Kosienski’s success. The Patriot League has named the Terrier the BRINE Rookie of the Week three times this season.

Although Kosienski has had the hype of winning awards early in her collegiate career, she said that making and winning the tournament are the main goals for her and the rest of the Terriers.

“The mentality for the season that [the team is] all following is all about getting into the tournament — my first tournament,” Kosienski said. “We want to come out strong and play our best.”

Feldman said she agrees with Kosienski.

“I think it just comes down to believing in our way, knowing our way and being able to have a strong enough will to bring it,” Feldman said. “There are times when I feel like momentum has shifted, but it’s a soccer field and it’s a soccer ball and it’s our same team. It’s a bit of a challenge, but it shouldn’t make that much of a difference.”

Robert Morris shuts out Terriers in second half of weekend series Women’s Hockey: From Page 8

backhanded it by Vinet for the lead. Not long after that, freshman forward Samantha Sutherland tallied her first collegiate goal as she put a rebound past the Robert Morris netminder for a 4-2 lead. With 55 seconds remaining in the contest, senior forward Taylor Holze put the game out of reach with a goal at 19:05, giving the Terriers a 5-2 win.

“I think we made some good hockey plays [in the third period],” Durocher said.

“It may have been a little puck-luck and a little bit of bounces, but I liked the fact that we had some initial rush goals.”

In the second game of the weekend set, the Terriers made a change in goal and started freshman goaltender Victoria Hanson in favor of Sperry.

“I think [Hanson] was ready to play,” Durocher said. “She showed that she has the ability to play at this level. We don’t make a career out of one game, but it was a nice start.”

In her first period of play at the colle-

giate level, Hanson made 11 saves against the Colonial attack. At the 10:08 mark, however, Robert Morris pushed its first goal across to take the lead.

Although BU took nine shots in the period, it could not score against Colonial goaltender Jessica Dodds.

In the second period, the Colonials got on the board again despite only having seven shots in the frame. After BU took a penalty, Robert Morris scored on the ensuing power play when freshman Maeve Garvey put a rebound by Hanson.

Down 2-0 in the third, the Terriers looked to tie up the score, as they recorded nine shots. Dodds, however, held on for her second shutout of the season.

The Colonials added an empty-net goal at 19:18 from defenseman Kylie St. Louis to seal the contest with a 3-0 final tally.

“I really don’t think I can count on one hand the number of good chances we had,” Durocher said. “Credit to Robert Morris, but we just have to be a bit more determined and play a bit harder.”

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Women’s hockey Second-half surge puts BU over Wisconsin splits weekend to five minutes durset of games with ingFortheclose second period Saturday evening, the No. 15 Boston UniRobert Morris versity men’s hockey team let its

By Meredith Perri Daily Free Press Staff

By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Staff

In a weekend where it sought to extend its two-game unbeaten streak, the No. 7/8 Boston University women’s hockey team split a series at Robert Morris University, coming away with a 5-2 win Friday night and dropping its first game of the season 3-0 Saturday afternoon.

“You can have a chance to sweep a weekend, and, worse comes to come to worst, you get a split on the road, which isn’t the worst thing in the world,” said BU coach Brian Durocher on winning the first game of the series.

“I thought we didn’t play very hard or smart in the first period, and that set a negative tone [in the second game]. But they [Robert Morris] played a near-perfect game.”

In the first contest, the Terriers (2-1-1) peppered goaltender Courtney Vinet with 10 shots in the first period. Vinet and the Colonials (4-2-0) stifled the attack until BU went on the power play at the 12:23 mark. Just seven seconds into the man-advantage, the Terriers grabbed the early lead.

Freshman defenseman Sarah Steele corralled the opening faceoff on the power play and ripped a shot from the point that junior forward Kayla Tutino deflected past Vinet at 12:30.

BU kept the pressure on the Colonials, and, at 15:24, the Terriers scored once again. Freshman forward Maddie Elia took the puck up the right wing and fed it across to the left side of the ice to senior forward Louise Warren. Vinet stopped Warren’s first attempt but the Terrier captain jammed the rebound past Vinet for the Terriers’ second goal of the contest.

The Colonials responded in the second with two goals of their own.

First, forward Thea Imbrogno took advantage of a loose puck and tapped it by Sperry to cut the Terriers’ lead in half. A few minutes later, Robert Morris evened out the score when the Colonials took advantage of a power-play opportunity as Sarah Lefort sat in the box for checking. Defenseman Anneline Lauziere took a shot from just above the right circle that went past Sperry.

With the score evened entering the third frame, the Terriers experienced an offensive explosion when they scored three goals in just under six minutes.

At 13:19, the Terriers broke through when Tutino found Lefort on the left side and Lefort

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guard down. With a one-goal lead and a man-advantage after a major penalty, the Terriers had five minutes to extend their lead over the No. 2 University of Wisconsin.

“We had nothing going,” said BU coach David Quinn. “It was really frustrating standing there watching that … You think you have a lot of time, and you lose your intensity level.”

With 19 seconds left on the power play, however, BU (3-10) broke through as sophomore defenseman Matt Grzelcyk took a shot from the right circle that Badger (2-2-0) netminder Landon Peterson could not handle.

The goal marked a turning point during Saturday’s game at Agganis Arena, as it sparked an offensive surge in the second half of what had been a close contest.

By the time the final horn sounded, the Terriers had overcome Wisconsin by a final score of 7-3.

After struggling in the first 10 minutes of the game Friday evening, the Terriers came out strongly against Wisconsin on Saturday, taking a 1-0 lead about halfway through the first. Just six seconds into the Terriers’ first power-play opportunity of the night, sophomore defensemen Ahti Oksanen registered his first goal of the season after he picked up a pass from senior captain Garrett Noonan and ripped it by Peterson from the top of the left circle.

BU’s early lead did not make it out of the first period, however, as Wisconsin also found the back of the net while on the power play in the waning minutes of the frame. With Grzelcyk in the box

flurry halfway through the second period when both BU and Wisconsin combined for three goals.

Noonan kicked off the spree with a slap shot from the point after picking up a pass from Oksanen to break up the 1-1 stalemate. BU then picked up another goal 18 seconds later when wing Robbie Baillargeon tipped in a shot from Grzelcyk for the freshman’s first goal of his collegiate career.

Not to be outdone, Wisconsin center Keegan Meuer cut the Terriers’ lead to 3-2 just 16 seconds after the Baillargeon goal.

The Terriers regained the lead,

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Late goal gives Terriers boost Kosienski continues to

By Jacklyn Bamberger Daily Free Press Staff

Despite a solid end-to-end effort on the pitch, it took a late goal from freshman forward Erica Kosienski for the Boston University women’s soccer team to defeat Loyola University- Maryland 1-0 Saturday at Nickerson Field. With the win, the Terriers extended their unbeaten streak to seven games and clinched a spot in the Patriot League Tournament.

From the opening whistle, the Terriers (10-3-3, 5-0-1 Patriot League) took control of possession as much of the BU strategy focused on getting the ball out wide to sophomore forward Jenna Fisher and junior forward Taylor Krebs.

Both of the forwards got behind the Greyhound (1-10-3, 0-5-1 Patriot League) defense to cross the ball into the penalty box, but the Terriers failed to score. They did get a flurry of shots off, but the team struggled to

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By Kevin Dillon Daily Free Press Staff

In a span of 18 seconds in the second period, the No. 15 Boston University men’s hockey team showed how it produces its best offense — from its defensemen.

The Terriers used shots from the point to score twice during that stretch, and took control in a 7-3 win over No. 2 University of Wisconsin.

Defensemen scoring points is nothing new for the Terriers this season, as its top two scorers are sophomore defenseman Ahti Oksanen (one goal, six assists) and senior defenseman Garrett Noonan (two goals, four assists). Each of the four defensemen who have played in all four games this season have at least one point on the year.

“This day and age, you need five guys who are going to generate offense,” said BU coach David Quinn. “You can’t rely on your three forwards. We certainly are always going to ask our defensemen to get involved in the offense.

It’s the only way you’re going to be able to create offense. Obviously, we have got some skill back there, and they are going to help us generate offense.”

The defense’s productivity going forward started in the first period, when Oksanen blasted a slap shot over Wisconsin goaltender Landon Peterson’s shoulder on the power play. It was Oksanen’s first goal of the season, and second goal since Nov. 16 of last season.

Oksanen was not done though, as he fed Noonan off of a faceoff for a one-timer from the point for

Sophomore defenseman Ahti Oksanen scores his first goal of the season Saturday during BU’s 7-3 win over the University of Wisconsin at Agganis Arena

for holding, Badger junior Jake McCabe evened the score with his second goal of the season.

Grzelcyk’s time in the penalty box was the last of three penalties in the first period, and, according to Quinn, the series of penalties tilted the ice in favor of Wisconsin for the second half of the frame.

“I thought the first 10 minutes were the best hockey we played all year,” Quinn said. “Then all of a sudden, we take three penalties in a 10-minute stretch, and it really changed the momentum of the game. I thought they really took it to us.”

Neither team found the back of the net again until a 39-second

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put the ball both on target and past goalkeeper Didi Haracic.

In the 27th minute, the Greyhounds had their best chance of the half when freshman Maddie Boccio directed a header toward the goal.

BU senior goalkeeper Andrea Green put the shot aside, however, to keep the game scoreless.

Senior forward Ana Cuffia had the lone shot on goal for the Terriers in the first half in the 33rd minute.

However, Haracic made the save.

The Terriers had another chance in the 43rd minute when senior forward Jamie Turchi took a one-time shot from the top of the 18-yard box that caromed off of the crossbar but was cleared away from danger by the Greyhound defense. Although the Terriers outshot the Greyhounds 9-2 through the first 45 minutes, the scoreboard remained unchanged as

Women’s soCCer, see page 7

Wednesday, Oct. 23 W. Soccer @ Colgate, 7 p.m.

shine in rookie campaign

By Mike Chan Daily Free Press Staff

Erica Kosienski has stood out among her peers.

The freshman forward sealed the match for the Boston University women’s soccer team against Loyola University-Maryland Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field. In the 82nd minute, Kosienski took a pass from senior midfielder Megan McGoldrick and placed a clean shot into the goal between three Greyhound defenders in the middle of the field to give BU a 1-0 lead. It marked her fourth game-winning goal of the year and her fifth goal of the season.

“It was a battle the whole time, fighting for the point,” Kosienski said. “Everybody doesn’t want to wait until the last minute to score, but that situation just makes it that much more exciting. The fact that we

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pulled it off as a team is great. The shot itself was amazing, because we needed it so badly. Seeing it go in was probably the greatest feeling in the world.”

Coming through in the clutch is nothing new for Kosienski. After all, the first goal of her colligate career came back in September during the Terriers’ 3-2 win over Akron University, and it was, coincidentally, the deciding goal of the match. Since then, the rookie is tied for the teamlead in goals.

Although she stands at only 5-foot-4, Kosienski rises above her peers on the stat sheet and with her performances on the field. Despite coming off of the bench this season, Kosienski still manages to lead her team — one that includes a pre-

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Friday, Oct. 25 M. Hockey @ Michigan, 7 p.m.

Field Hockey vs. California, 5 p.m.