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Ellen DeGeneres Show hosts World Series tix. contest at BU BU officials extend

By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

The Ellen DeGeneres Show came to Boston University’s Marsh Plaza on Tuesday to award audience members tickets to Wednesday’s World Series baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals, among other prizes.

More than 500 students came to Marsh Plaza to watch The Ellen DeGeneres Show stream live from her studio in Los Angeles to Marsh Plaza. DeGeneres challenged her followers to dress up like the Green Monster, the Red Sox mascot, and compete at Marsh Plaza to win tickets to Wednesday’s game at Fenway Park.

Nikki Lazos, a College of Communication senior, and Anna Buggy, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, were the winners of DeGeneres’ challenge.

“It was a dream come true — we both love Ellen and think she’s an incredible person with everything she does for all the various charities and for everyday people,” Lazos said. “It was so fun to be a part of that.”

Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, DeGeneres released a tweet to her followers saying she giving out World Series tickets at Marsh Plaza.

“Who’s ready to win some World Series tickets? I’m talking to you, Boston. Marsh Plaza at BU. 5 pm. Be there,” DeGeneres said in her tweet.

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offer of employment to Mayor Menino

By Drew Schwartz Daily Free Press Staff

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College of Communication senior Nikki Lazos celebrates after winning World Series tickets, $5,000 and a VIP package when the Ellen Degeneres show came to Marsh Plaza Tuesday.

Show chose 10 finalists from the crowd based on their “Green Monster” costumes — green clothing and accessories, along with red socks — and their dancing.

Over the live stream, DeGeneres said the winner of her challenge would get two tickets to the World Series game, $5,000, and a VIP package, which includes meeting former Red Sox players, and watching a Red Sox batting practice.

“Here’s what I want you to do everybody, so listen up,” DeGeneres said. “You’re

dressed as the monsters, it’s Halloween coming up, so I want you to go and take the scariest photo that you can with a stranger.

You’re going to go find a stranger and take a scary, scary photo. Be creative because you are going to get a wicked cool prize.”

Lazos said she and Buggy plan to split the $5,000 they won, as well as attend the game at Fenway Park on Wednesday together.

“I feel really awesome,” Lazos said. “As

Ellen, see page 2

BU Greek life participates in 1st mandatory alcohol training

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

Members of Greek life at Boston University participated in the first-ever mandatory alcohol safety training program Wednesday evening.

University of Washington professor and researcher Jason Kilmer, assistant director of UW’s Health and Wellness for Alcohol in the Division of Student Life, spoke to students in the Metcalf Ballroom at the George Sherman Union about the effects of alcohol and the ways to reduce risks associated with alcohol consumption.

“What I would hope students took away from tonight is the knowledge of how alcohol affects their body and the role that they can have in making sure their brothers [in fraternities], their sisters [in sororities] — everyone — is safe,” said BU Student Health Services Director of Wellness and Prevention Services Elizabeth Douglas.

Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore said the alcohol safety training was necessary for the BU Greek life community after the alcoholrelated death of a student last year.

In March, College of Engineering freshman Anthony Barksdale II died after being medically transported to a hospital from a Sigma Alpha Mu function in Allston. Both BU officials and the Sigma Alpha Mu national chapter subsequently suspended BU’s chapter.

“This [workshop] is about trying to make sure that people are a little bit more deliberate about thinking on [the topic of] alcohol use and looking after each other,” Elmore said.

The information Kilmer shared with students during the presentation will help students be more aware of the risks associated with drinking, Elmore said.

“I hope that people have some facts that are going to helpful to a continued conversation about it,” he said. “And I hope that it will

make people a little bit more mindful in social situations about their own drinking — if they choose to do so — and about keeping an eye on each other when they see other people who are drinking.”

While students may have already heard some of what Kilmer said during his presentation, the knowledge about the effects of alcohol will help students to put more thought into making smart decisions regarding alcohol use, Elmore said.

“He’s [Kilmer] all about the science and the data behind aspects of college drinking,” he said.

Kilmer spoke about the physiological effects of alcohol and how alcohol influences the decision-making process during the program.

“The whole thing [presentation] tonight was a packaged deal,” Kilmer said. “It was the information on how alcohol affects men

Alcohol Training, see page 2

Boston University has extended an offer of employment to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino for after he retires as mayor, said City of Boston spokeswoman Emilee Ellison.

In a forum at University of MassachusettsLowell on Monday, Menino said after he retires as mayor, he is not interested in pursuing a job in the corporate world, according to various news sources. Instead, he said he is interested in working with Boston’s youth.

BU political science professor David Glick said if hired, Menino could be a valuable resource for BU’s political science department.

“He [Menino] would be a good fit in balancing our more theoretical, generalized approach to politics and political science with his obviously extensive real-world experience and perspective,” Glick said. “He [Menino] would potentially and hopefully allow some students to get a sense of comparing the more academic approach to political science with how it’s applied … in the real world.”

Menino said he has received offers of employment from several universities, including BU, Harvard University, Northeastern University and Suffolk University, according to various news outlets. Menino has not made a set deal with any university yet, but he plans to make a decision in the next few weeks.

However, Dot Joyce, Menino’s spokeswoman, confirmed with news outlets that Menino will not be accepting offers of employment from Harvard.

BU’s Office of the Provost declined to comment on the offer of employment extended to Menino. Glick said if Menino joins the BU faculty, his presence would not only benefit students, but professors as well, as his joining would help generate and verify student interest in the field of political science.

“If we get students interested in urban politics from an academic setting, hopefully they would be interested in learning more from [Menino’s] applied, real-world experience and would be able to … compare what they’ve learned in the classroom to what he has to say about his own experiences,” Glick said.

Menino, see page 4

Political endorsements, public education argued in second mayoral debate

By Mina Corpuz Daily Free Press Staff

Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly, candidates running to replace Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, went head-to-head Tuesday night in a second televised debate at WGBH studios in Brighton leading up to the Nov. 5 general election.

Like the Oct. 15 debate, much of the conversation focused on education and youth in Boston, followed by infrastructure and social issues. Both candidates said city schools do well overall, but would like to see several improvements within the Boston Public Schools system.

“There needs to be a change in the level of collective bargaining [between teachers and the city],” Walsh said. “We get change by sitting down and having a good, healthy conversation and demanding the change we need.”

Connolly, a former teacher, said his past experience has given him the perspective to

know what needs to be done in education reform.

“Walsh hasn’t been in this battle the way I have,” he said. “I brought parents to the table because they’re never heard in these teachers’ contract negotiations. I brought students to the table. You know what?

They’re not allowed in the negotiation sessions. That’s just union leaders and the city going behind closed doors, and it’s our parents and kids who are going to be most impacted.”

While focusing on education, both candidates criticized the Oct. 8 bus strike that left many public school students and parents stranded without notice, and also agreed on policy issues, such as the need for stricter gun laws, making Boston more bikefriendly, creating more parking downtown and keeping city amenities open for longer hours.

The two candidates clashed on each oth-

Debate, see page 2

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Boston mayoral candidates City Councilor John Connolly, left, and Mass. Rep. Marty Walsh speak in their second televised debate Tuesday night in Brighton.

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Runner-up being flown to LA to appear on show Professor explains students should ellen: From Page 1

Kevin Garnett would say, ‘I’m on top of the world.’”

BU spokesman Colin Riley said the show’s officials contacted BU on Friday with a request to do a segment on Marsh Plaza if the Red Sox won the American League Championship Series.

“We found out [about the show wanting to come to BU] on Friday,” Riley said. “We had to keep it under wraps [until Tuesday].

That was probably the toughest part when we knew something cool like this was going on. Then, there were lots of logistics that we needed to set something like this up.”

Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore said officials collaborated with the Boston Police Department, Marsh Plaza and BU Facilities to hold the show on BU’s campus.

“I’ve got to give thanks to a lot of the people who make this hap-

pen,” Elmore said. “I think it [the show] has great energy, a great pick-me-up, and I am amazed at how much people get behind the Red Sox … Earlier today, we had cheerleaders out here, we had people playing music. It was incredibly festive.”

Aditya Rudra, a School of Management senior, said he and his team were finalists in DeGeneres’ challenge. He competed with his two friends Chase Kolozsi, an SMG senior, and Matt Goldberg, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, and won $1,000.

“We found out about this an hour before the show started, and I called up all the local costume stores and ran to Cambridge,” Rudra said. “… We put this together in seconds … We were motivated by a love of Boston, of Ellen, and of adventure.”

Kolozsi said while the fact that he won $1,000 is exciting, he is more excited that he got to be a

part of Ellen’s show. Kolozsi said he, Rudra and Goldberg plan to split the money they won between the three of them.

“I am going to move to LA [Los Angeles] in January to continue my internship with Warner Brothers and, hopefully, the Ellen DeGeneres show,” Kolozsi said. “So, I am hoping to store that [money] and save up because … it is expensive to live in LA.” Karen Contador, a Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences senior, was the challenge’s runner-up. Contador also won $1,000 and was invited to fly out to LA on Wednesday to be on the show.

“I don’t know why they are flying me out, and they [the producers] just told me she [DeGeneres] wants me there, and I’m like yeah I’ll go — she’s my girl,” Contador said. “So, I am going to LA tomorrow morning… I take life as it comes, and I’m ready for it.”

know their limits when drinking alcohol training: From Page 1

and women, the information on absorption and oxidization, looking at what goes along with different blood alcohol content levels.”

At the beginning of his presentation, Kilmer informed students about how much beer, wine and hard liquor is considered to be in a single standard alcoholic drink.

He said it is important for students to consider not only what they are drinking, but also the container they are drinking from.

“One of the things we talked about is making sure you’re considering what you do call a drink,” Kilmer said. “If someone says, ‘I’m going to have two drinks tonight,’ and it’s two big red cups that are half mixer, half hard alcohol, that’s potentially a very scary night for someone.”

Students should be aware that alcoholic tolerance depends largely

on whether someone is drinking in a familiar area, Kilmer said. Alcohol tends to affect people more in unfamiliar environments.

For those under the influence of alcohol, research has proven that nothing other than time can help sober someone up, Kilmer said.

“The most I heard people say [tonight] was when I asked people if there were ways to sober up more quickly,” he said. “Tons of answers were yelled out, and, of course, the data shows that there is nothing [except time].”

Overall, students should do their best to know their limits and watch out for the safety of those around them, he said.

“Have a sense of what works for you or what works less well,” Kilmer said. “It’s also making sure that you’re looking out for yourself and also looking out for other people, too.”

Poli. sci. prof: Debates one of many factors in elections Debate: From Page 1

er’s backgrounds and the types of endorsements they received in the past week.

Walsh, who received the public backing of several minority elected officials and Mass. Rep. Michael Capuano on Monday, said the support showed a clear advantage.

“If you look at the endorsements I’ve received, they’re from all corners of the city,” he said.

“These endorsers are out there working hard. They believe in my candidacy, they believe in my record, and they believe what I’m trying to do in the city of Boston.”

Connolly, who has not received backing from as many elected officials, said endorsements did not mean much in terms of voter support.

“This race isn’t going to be decided by elected officials,” he said.

“One [endorsement] I’m proud of the most is my endorsement from city workers … I’ll take those endorsements every day of the week.”

Walsh’s campaign funds and

his ties to labor unions again came up in the debate. In response to labor groups putting campaign advertisements that depict his opponent Connolly in a negative light, Walsh said he has asked the groups to stop.

“I never have and never will engage in this type of campaigning,” he said. “I never have, never will. I don’t condone that piece.”

John Berg, professor of political science at Suffolk University, said the candidates still have to distinguish themselves in order to get more votes from undecided people.

“He [Walsh] has got to convince the general public that he’s not just a product of the labor unions and that he’s working hard on that,” he said. “He’s [Connolly] got to convince people that … he’s a little different. They just need to look mayoral. There are not big issues dividing them.”

A poll released on Thursday

by Sage Systems shows Connolly with a four-point lead over Walsh.

Connolly has led in all polls since the Sept. 25 primary, but the gap

has begun to shrink.

Berg said debates are just one factor of many that voters consider when making their decision.

“There are other factors [that people consider],” he said.

“There’s trust, backing one candidate or another. And that’s why there’s a certain variety in what people want in an established political figure.”

Maurice Cunningham, associate political science professor at University of Massachusetts-Boston, said while debates are important, they do not serve much of a purpose in changing the public’s opinion.

“They’re more limited than a lot of people think,” he said. “Many of the people watching are decided, and the candidates tend to be very prepared, and thus there are no real gaps. It looks like a close race.

The entire field was high quality, but Walsh and Connolly would be great as mayor for Boston.”

The next debate will be held on Oct. 23 before the election on Nov. 5.

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Campus & City City Crime Logs

Oct. 16 to Oct. 22

By Felicia Gans Daily Free Press Staff

The following reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton D-14 crime logs from Oct. 16 to Oct. 22.

Driver sleeps at wheel, hits bicyclist At about 6:10 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to a call at the intersection of Market Street and Arlington Avenue where a female bicyclist had been hit by a motor vehicle. Upon arriving at the scene, the officers found the victim lying in the street, still conscious. The victim was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

The victim’s brother-in-law arrived at the scene and took the victim’s bicycle. The operator of the vehicle stated that she ran a red light when she fell asleep at the wheel. The motor vehicle was towed and the operator was given a citation.

Woman chases with vacuum On Thursday at about 12:39 p.m., officers responded to a call to investigate a person at 209 Kelton St. The victim stated a woman with a vacuum cleaner was chasing her and when she entered her apartment building, the suspect continued to yell at her from outside, threatening to kill her. When questioned by officers, the suspect stated that she is currently taking prescribed medication. The victim was advised to seek a restraining order.

Party host sells alcohol illegally Officers responded to a call for a basement party at 20 Glenville St. on Friday at about 10:15 p.m. The caller let the officers into the building and stated that the host of the party was charging admission to the event. The officers went to the basement and witnessed about 50 to 75 people, who all left the basement as soon as the officers told them to go. The officers witnessed a table with cases of beer behind it where the host had been selling alcohol. The alcohol was taken and the suspect, who had no affiliation with the building aside from using the space for his party, was charged with illegally selling alcohol.

Fraudulent caller asks ransom for brother hostages On two different occasions Sunday, once at about 11:43 a.m. and once at about 1:00 p.m., officers received reports of fraudulent phone calls. Both reports contained similar suspect information. The victims stated they received a phone call from a man who claimed to have kidnapped the victims’ brothers. One victim stated the suspect had claimed that her brother was in a motor vehicle accident and damaged the suspect’s property. The suspect threatened to kill the victim’s brother if the victim did not give the suspect $2,000 in cash. The other victim stated that the suspect claimed to be holding his brother hostage and would only release him if the victim purchased $200 in phone cards. Both victims spoke to their brothers and confirmed their safety. Officers advised the victims to call 911 if the suspect called again.

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Boston officials enforce rules for World Series On 1-year Sandy anniv., environ. groups seek plan

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

As Boston prepares to host the first game of the 2013 World Series, Boston officials gathered Tuesday for a press conference at City Hall to warn the public about several changes in the city during Wednesday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals.

“I want to thank the fans for their support during the ALC [American League Championship] Series,” said Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. “Everyone was safe, and that is what is important to me. A very important message this morning [is] to ask all Red Sox fans to be responsible and respectful in cheering on our team.

It is important these games are safe and fun experiences for everyone, everywhere.”

Menino said there would be no stopping allowed for cars in the Fenway area including Brookline Avenue, Boylston Street and Yawkey Way from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. during the game, and warned that many roads would most likely be closed altogether. He said public

By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff

a client. The trick for all students is to go from being consumers of media to being creators of media.”

COM professor Max Esposito also said his classes use social media platforms in class. In his Introduction to Visual Journalism course, students may Instagram photographs they take for the class with select hashtags.

In addition, Esposito said he encourages the use of Twitter as a guest lecturer in COM professor Peter Southwick’s Advanced Photojournalism class.

“During our guest lecture, we will create a hashtag on Twitter,” he said. “As we’re talking about things, we encourage students to tweet questions at us, tweet comments at us and share content with us during the three-hour class.

We’ve seen that it’s been really effective.”

Use of social media platforms allow students to continue courserelated conversations outside of class, Esposito said.

“I see it being an opportunity to extend the classroom discussion into the real world,” he said. “It’s an easy way to share information with friends and to share informa-

One year after Superstorm Sandy hit the east coast of the U.S., the Environmental League of Massachusetts called on the two Boston mayoral candidates to have detailed plans on how the city will be better protected against future major weather disasters.

The ELM began an online campaign Thursday with a 20-second video called “Boylston River” and shows a person being washed down a flooded Boylston Street.

“This is the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy hitting New York City and devastating it,” said George Bachrach, president of ELM. “One of the related questions we have to ask is, ‘Is Boston any better prepared?’ We are pushing the mayoral candidates to come up with a more comprehensive plan to protect the streets of Boston because if the storm had just moved a few miles up the coast, it would have hit Boston instead … That could have happened here, and it could still happen here.”

Mayoral candidate Mass.

Rep. Martin Walsh responded to ELM’s advertisement at a press conference on Friday.

“We need to do our part to mitigate the effects of climate change, and to increase our ability to confront and survive those changes,” he said. “A sustainable model for Boston must include clean energy technology and more efficient energy use.”

Walsh’s plan would involve revising the Boston Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, expand the bottle bill, execute curbside organic waste recycling and composting, create incentives for construction companies to retrofit vehicles and work with utility partners to increase the safety of natural gas distribution pipelines, according to as Friday press release.

He also said he plans to expand renewable energy opportunities in order to utilize wind, water and solar energy.

Mayoral candidate City Councilor John Connolly said Boston

Social Media, see page 4

Sandy, see page 4

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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino discussed safety guidelines for Red Sox fans to follow during the World Series Tuesday morning in City Hall.

transportation was the best option for people getting to and from Fenway Park.

Daniel Linskey, superintendent-in-chief of Boston Police Department, said the primary concern of the police — who he said will have a “significant presence” in the Fenway area — is to make sure fans of all ages are safe, especially the college students in the

area.

“We’d like to remind new college students for whom this is your first championship series, something we’re very accustomed to here in the city of Boston, [is] that if you’re a student and you’re arrested, you should know that there are consequences not only with the police department and the

Red Sox, see page 4

Profs. increasingly use social media, study suggests

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

Professors at institutions of higher education such as Boston University are becoming increasingly likely to use social media platforms as classroom tools, according to a study released Friday.

The Pearson Education Inc. study, titled “Social Media for Teaching and Learning,” found that 41 percent of faculty surveyed used social media as a teaching tool in 2013, compared to around 34 percent in 2012. In addition, more than half of higher education faculty replied that they use social media platforms for professional purposes in 2013.

“We [professors and students] use the platforms to share content, to distribute content, to keep conversations going beyond the classroom and also to help students learn how to establish their own online presence in a business-focused way,” said BU advertising professor Edward Boches.

More instructors are using blogs and wikis, podcasts, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter in 2013 than in 2012, according to the study.

“I require students to write a blog and to come up with their

own posts,” Boches said. “Part of that is as a learning exercise for the subjects of the blog post, but also because I want them to learn how to use the platforms for their own visibility and personal branding.”

Boches said he also posts his PowerPoint presentations on SlideShare for students. In addition, he uses Twitter in some of his classes, as well as a program called Springpad that allows students to collaborate to create and edit virtual notebooks.

“All of my classes have these Springpad notebooks,” he said. “I sometimes add videos, links and articles to the notebooks of students as an ongoing source of inspiration. It really is social sharing of relevant content.”

For College of Communication students, social media is most practical for creating and distributing content with a specific purpose in mind, Boches said.

“When students come into COM, they use social media more as consumers and less as creators,” he said. “They develop content on social media, but they don’t necessarily leverage it in a strategic way to accomplish something for themselves or for a brand or for

South Station renovation will add shopping, more restaurants

By Sebastian Alamo Daily Free Press Staff

Looking to honor South Station’s historic architecture, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced Friday they are exploring new design concepts to expand the station, including better connections to surrounding neighborhoods, technology for passenger information and waiting areas.

The station is also looking into designs for a civic space, which will include shopping, restaurants and other amenities.

“We fully expect to be increasing demand for rail service,” said Michael Verseckes, spokesman for MassDOT. “That is more efficient because right now the issue is with only 13 tracks and many trains are coming into South Station on a daily basis, which keeps creating a bottleneck of trains back and forth,

so space is the key to more efficient railroad operations.”

Verseckes said the City of Boston, Amtrak, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and MassDOT are coming together to develop a set of criteria to move forward in designs that work for South Station.

Tavern in the Square is also expanding, and plans to add a location in the station. Other stores such as, CVS, Starbucks and Barbara’s Bookstore intend to open in the station.

“This restaurant will be a smaller version of our other restaurants at approximately 800 square feet, with a bar and tables seating about 40 people,” said Stephen DeSousa, vice president of operations for Tavern, in an email. “We will have a limited menu featuring some of our more

South Station, see page 4

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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation released a rendering of a $850 million expansion of South Station Friday.

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Menino could help BU profs. Red Sox to play in first World Overcrowding in designing classes, curricula Series since winning in 2007 at South Station Menino: From Page 1

Glick said Menino’s presence at BU would help BU professors get involved in politics and policy issues. He said Menino could assist BU professors in designing political science classes as well as suggest additional topics to cover in the classroom.

“Many of us would find it [Menino at BU] fascinating, given his experience leading our city for such an extended period of time,” Glick said. “We [BU’s political science department] have, in the last couple of years, increased our offerings in terms of urban politics and more generally state and local politics…

Most of what we’ve done in the past is national-level politics in the U.S. and elsewhere, international relations, things like that.”

Katherine Einstein, another BU political science professor, said

Menino could contribute to the political science department by giving guest lectures in public policy and urban policy classes. She said he could also connect BU faculty and students to people who work in the city of Boston.

Einstein said she teaches a political science course in which her students must compose a final paper that focuses on urban politics specifically within the city of Boston.

She said Menino could potentially connect her students with sources, as well as provide valuable input based on his experiences.

“For students to have Mayor Menino actually located at BU, potentially available for either interviews, or just meeting with him … would be an enormously helpful resource both to the professors and the students who are involved in those classes,” Einstein said.

SMG, COM students taught professional social media skills Social Media: From Page 3

tion with all other students … It allows for the forum to continue the sharing of new ideas outside the classroom, so there’s definitely a benefit in that.”

College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Gretchen Donlan said she used a social media platform called Piazza for her Introduction to Chemistry class, which she found very helpful. Piazza is an online classroom that allows students and instructors to share content and questions.

“All of my professors at BU have been pretty supportive of social media and how it can be beneficial,” she said. “… Because it’s so fast-moving and easily accessible, you’re able to easily get information.”

COM junior Olivia DavisWilson said social media skills are important in today’s job market, and she is glad to see it so frequently used in higher education.

“You have to be able to represent yourself on social media and get the word out in an appropriate way that still makes people engaged,” she said.

School of Management junior Valeria Brito said all of her professors encourage students to create LinkedIn profiles and connect with instructors through the LinkedIn network.

“For some concentrations or some majors, it [social media] is more important than others,” she said. “It’s important because that’s where business is. That’s where we are going.”

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court, but with your college and university as well,” he said.

Lawrence Lucchino, president of the Red Sox, said he had some concerns for the public during the World Series home games, but was appreciative for the support the baseball team received this season, especially after the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15.

“These players feel a special bond, a connection to the city,” he said. “It’s developed for a lot of reasons, but certainly not the least of which was the tragedy we all experienced together [in April].

We’re all residents or citizens of this town, this region, and the bonding that came together after that tragic occurrence was pervasive and certainly affected our baseball players.”

One concern most speakers brought up was public drunkenness and drunk driving, encouraging everyone to keep in mind solutions such as designated drivers and public transportation.

Patrricia Malone, director of consumer affairs and licensing for the City of Boston, said restric-

tions on bars and restaurants were also in place to add another preventative measure against alcoholrelated problems.

Among the measures was a ban on entering any licensed establishment after the seventh inning, strictly enforcing capacity limits, and making sure lines to order were kept short, she said.

While some of the restrictions are important, Linskey said as long as people are generally responsible, the police are more than prepared to secure the game.

“We’re looking to show the crowd we’re ready for celebration,” he said. “We want everyone to know what we’re doing and why, and once the fans know what we’re doing, they’ve been very cooperative and responsible for helping us out … We’ve asked people to step up and help us keep you safe, and they have stepped up and done amazingly in every incident so far.”

The Wednesday game is the first in the series and it begins at 8 p.m. This is the first World Series appearance for the Red Sox since they won in 2007.

Some residents would feel safer with emergency plan for disasters Sandy: From Page 3

needs serious changes to prevent what could have been a much more serious flood disaster due to Sanday. He said his proposed plan would require collaboration from scientists and experts from several fields.

“Improving our resilience will not be cheap, but we’ll be looking at billions in flooding damages if we don’t act,” he said in a Monday statement. “Yes, we need our building codes to proactively address the threat posed by rising sea levels and major storms, but building codes are just one part of this.”

Several residents said they would feel safer if the city had a more thorough protection plan against weather disasters.

“When things get really bad, you’ve got to have a lot of resources and equipment to throw at it,” said Eric Hill, 45, resident of the South End. “The city felt taxed during the storm last year … any preventative measure that the city can take would be beneficial and relieve much stress if another event like that happens.”

Frew Fikre, 43, resident of

Back Bay, said preventing storm damage would be difficult, if possible at all.

“The storm was very nervewracking last year,” he said. “I’m not sure if it’s possible to fully protect against natural disasters, but of course I would appreciate the city taking any steps that would make me and all the other residents feel safer if we are ever caught in the same situation again.”

Amanda Collins, 29, resident of Brighton, said better storm preparations were very possible for city politicians to enact.

“It is the responsibility of the mayor and those who lead the city to make sure that the residents are as safe as possible against natural disasters,” she said. “Last year was a very close call with Sandy, but just because we managed to escape most of the harm that the storm caused, does not mean that preventing from future destruction should be put on a backburner. Natural disasters may not always be at the forefront of people’s minds, but protective measures are still a very important investment.”

to be addressed South Station: From Page 3

popular food items as well as 32 beers on tap.”

DeSousa said construction of the restaurant and bar is expected to start in November.

“We chose this location because of the thousands of people who pass through South Station every day,” he said. “There is no place for them to sit and have a beer and watch some sports while waiting for their train home.”

Don Barliant, president of Barbara’s Bookstore, said the Illinoisbased store, which closed its South Station store in April, is planning to reopen by the end of 2013.

“The store was closed because the station decided that there was a more, for their purposes, economically favorable use that would be better than the bookstore, and our lease was at an end, after 20 years,” he said.

Barliant said many residents have sent messages to Barbara’s and the MBTA to have the store return.

The bookstore was originally scheduled to open by mid-November, but its construction should finish ahead of schedule, she said.

“The store, we hope, will open in time for the holiday season,” he said.

“However, some time in the next couple of weeks, we are actually going to have a book car at the Station until the permanent space is built.”

Further changes in South Station include a two-story CVS that will have its own elevator and escalator, in addition to those the station already uses, which is scheduled to open in March 2014.

Several residents said overcrowding and the lack of space is a major issue at South Station, but adding shopping and restaurants will not attract more residents to go to the station.

Nicky Biederman, 28, resident of Brighton, said she wants to see the outside of the building remain the same, but that overcrowding must be addressed.

“When I’m running to get to a bus or a train, there’s always way too many people for me to get by, and it’s always frustrating,” she said. “I like the idea that it’s historic, but there is nothing inside that reads that, so I feel that if they don’t change the outside charm of it, the changes would be fine.”

Aaron Slover, 20, resident of Boston, said South Station should expand in order to make traveling easier for Boston residents.

“When I do go there, it is crowded,” he said. “I don’t think they necessarily need to change it because I think it is architecturally pleasing, but Boston is a growing city and they need that capacity … so the history aspect isn’t that persuasive to me. If it’s more convenient [to expand South Station], then that is more important.”

Christian Hennessey, 20, resident of Boston, said with the added restaurants and amenities, it will not encourage more people to go to the station.

“I know that they are putting in a Tavern in the Square … but I don’t know how well that’s going to do, because the stuff out here is mostly fast food places for people on the go,” he said. “It’s not much of a hangout. There are not a lot of people who live in the area that I think would go out to eat or shopping there. I don’t think it’s going to be successful.”

From college campus to campaign office BU senior shares her first-hand experiences with Boston’s mayoral campaign

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oices bounced off the white walls of John Connolly’s small campaign headquarters on Oct. 14 as volunteers made last minute phone calls informing eligible voters about the mayoral debate happening that night between City Councilor John Connolly and Mass. Rep. Martin Walsh.

A volunteer in her early 20s set up speakers and used her laptop, covered in “Connolly” stickers, to project the Boston Globe’s live streaming of the debate on a nearby wall. Another volunteer entered the room on 10 Milk St. with boxes of pizza for those huddled around the speaker as Jon Keller, the moderator, opened up the debate at 7 p.m.

Every now and then the volunteers let out a cheer as they listened to Connolly share his plans for a better education system in Boston — a policy area that many of the college-aged volunteers are passionate about.

Boston University senior Beata Coloyan is one of those young volunteers sitting in the office decorated with blue and white “John Connolly” posters, listening to the first of the mayoral debates. As a political science major, Coloyan said she was eager to get experience in the world of politics and spend time with other “young political junkies.”

“I love that everybody is about my age,” Coloyan said. “The cool thing about campaigns is that everyone is in their 20s … it’s a young person’s race. There’s no sleep — it’s one of those types of things.

But it’s a great environment to be involved in.”

On a typical day, Coloyan wakes up at 5:30 a.m. for a three-hour rowing practice, attends classes, and then works out for another hour or two. But three days a week, after her usual routine at school, she hops on the MBTA Green Line inbound to Connolly’s campaign office and serves as one of the five — and one of the youngest — co-chairs of Connolly’s campaign. Even after an ex-

Deborah Wong Features Staff hausting day, Coloyan said she tries to project a positive energy to the others in the office.

“When you’re enthusiastic about breaking into [a campaign], you want to see a politician work — you don’t have credibility to you,” she said. “You learn from living in the life of a politician.”

Coloyan, who grew up in Boston, said she supported Connolly even before he decided to run for mayor.

Beginning her search for internships in 2012, Coloyan was interested in working with city councilors. At the same time, she was teaching at a Sunday school where one student’s mother happened to be Connolly’s chief of staff.

After researching more about Connolly, she found he worked as a public school teacher and was drawn to his work with Boston schools and discovered he was a “family- and community-oriented” person. Ultimately, it was Connolly’s persistence in implementing a better education system for Boston students of all ages that gave Coloyan the motivation to apply for an internship at his office, she said.

“Even though I’m graduating, I have a younger brother and sister who will go off to college,” Coloyan said.

For this reason, and for smaller reasons such as Connolly’s bike plan, which would benefit graduating students such as her who will likely not have enough money to buy a car, Coloyan said she supports Connolly’s plans to improve the city.

“He wants to make rent cheaper, he wants to make the MBTA run later…and that’s what I always tell people our age,” she said.

Coloyan began her internship at his office in the summer of 2012, getting her first glimpse into the daily life of a politician. She spent the following fall in London on BU’s Study Abroad Program, interning for the British Parliament. There, she had the opportunity to participate in a campaign, and realized

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Beata Coloyan makes calls in Connolly’s campaign office asking for people’s support and votes.

she enjoyed campaigning more than working on policies in Connolly’s office. Returning to Boston, she was torn between staying with Connolly and leaving to work on a campaign instead.

Reluctantly making a decision, Coloyan called Connolly’s office.

“Just want to let you know I want to work on a campaign this summer,” she remembered saying.

“Sorry, but I don’t think I can work for you.”

The person on the telephone laughed and answered, “Funny thing, we are actually going to run a campaign this year.”

Now, Coloyan sits at a table and patiently calls people listed on a white sheet of paper in front of her, asking for their votes and support.

Other volunteers, mostly college students or recent graduates, complete similar tasks at either their own, personal desks or share ones.

“It’s cool with the high energy —

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Coloyan (left) speaks with Hilary Auker (right), who she recruited at orientation this summer.

I’m really liking this field of work, it makes it easy to want to show up,” Coloyan said. “There are people who have no idea what they want to do, but they love this, and there are people who know exactly what they want to do. So it’s cool to see both groups and bounce off ideas between each group.”

Between making calls and working, Coloyan jokes with her former high school classmate and current close friend, Caitlin Walsh, about becoming “rejection proof” after another person hung up on her.

Walsh, a Northeastern University junior, also started working on the campaign with Coloyan this summer. She attended private school from kindergarten until sixth grade, but stressed it wasn’t something her family could afford. Since public schools lacked adequate facilities and faculty members, her family had no choice but to go for the better — yet costlier — option. This experience drove her to support Connolly in the mayoral race.

“I know a lot of people who didn’t get the opportunity that I did, and I firmly believe that education should be the first step,” Walsh said. “[Connolly] is giving off the impression that he’s listening and he wants to work with Boston instead of working for Boston.”

The volunteers had something else in common. Many of them are athletes, which may contribute to their ability to work as a team. As some people make the calls, someone else will be responsible for inputting the information into the computer, and someone else is welcoming and talking with a reporter from the Boston Globe.

“The best part is the feeling you’re a part of something and the community involvement,” Walsh said. “Everyone is so much a team and a player. A lot of us come from athletic-competitive sort of backgrounds, but we know that team aspect.”

Spencer Baldacci, a BU junior

majoring in political science, also volunteers for Connolly and wants to see change in the education system.

Even though she does not think she will work in the political field in the future, she said she wants to directly improve people’s lives through “hands-on projects and interaction.”

“We are at an age where changing the world and bettering the lives of those around us is a priority,” Baldacci said. “So many of the decisions being made in politics today are defining our future, and that is definitely something that everyone in their twenties is invested in.”

As the youngest co-chair, Coloyan has the responsibility of reaching out to young eligible voters in Boston. During the summer, she returned to her high school, the Boston Latin School, which is a big voter base for Connolly. Arranging an event for him there, she was able to gather more than 100 people to come and hear what he had to say.

This summer, she was also an orientation leader at BU for students majoring in political science, and seized that opportunity to encourage as many incoming freshmen to become active in the political sphere. Now, several of the people she recruited are also working in the same office as her, including Hillary Auker and Rachel Long, creating a close community among students who want to continue their journeys into the political realm.

Growing up in a political household, Coloyan said she spent her teenage years watching “The West Wing.” Her father also attended BU and studied political science, and her grandfather was the mayor of Manila, Philippines. Like many of the young adults working on the campaign, she knows she is interested in politics, but has no idea where that passion will take her.

“A couple of people suggested that I run in Boston for something that I have no idea yet,” she said laughing. “I’m just going to see how it goes.”

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Professor Thomas M. Menino

Several Boston-area schools refuse to let Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s legacy fade out when he officially leaves office.

Menino has already declined an offer to teach at Harvard University, citing a conflict of interest as the main concern, according to various news outlets. Northeastern Univerity, University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Boston University are among the other schools offering Menino a spot on their faculty. Luckily for BU, Menino has not hinted he will turn the position down — but he also has not accepted any offers.

Two political science professors at BU think if Menino were to start teaching he would join their department, according to a Wednesday Daily Free Press story.

While becoming a professor would be a huge change from being mayor, it is a logical transition. What do you do with so much accumulated knowledge about how to clean up and make a whole city a better, safer and more beautiful place? Share it. He could just check out and retire, but his work ethic shows no sign of slowing down, even after he announced he was not going to run for re-election after two decades in office.

BU administrators have also taken steps to convincing Menino to accept a professorship.

As part of a community outreach program, BU offers 25 Boston high school seniors full tuition for four years. As of June, the BU Boston High School Scholarship Program was renamed the Thomas M. Menino Scholarships on its 40th anniversary.

Look at BU. It is the largest academic institution in Massachusetts based on total enrollment. BU’s outreach in the city is monumental compared to other schools, purely because of its size and location. We are constantly building, holding concerts and making a general

splash in Boston and the surrounding communities. Visitors park on the BU campus to attend Red Sox games. The school’s presence dominates Commonwealth Avenue. between Kenmore Square and Harvard Avenue.

The school also employs some notable faculty. Elie Weisel works here, and he is known globally for his political activism. Isaac Asimov, one of the most important thinkers in cosmology, biochemistry and the Cold War, taught at BU. It’s professors such as these that make BU so appealing. It’s professors such as these that draw international students. Menino could join the ranks of some very famous and inspiring academic professionals.

Regardless of what Menino chooses to do next, we can expect him to continue working within Boston, whether his work involves students or born-and-bred Bostonian communities. How can someone be so incredibly involved in the city for 20 years and just stop working?

Menino gave back to people in the community for so long, and it is commendable that he is considering taking a teaching position to continue to contribute his expertise to the city. His career has been driven by the students of Boston, especially because the city is so dominated by them. He understands that students here are just as much a part of the city, even if their tenure may last only 4 years.

If he came to BU, it would serve both parties so well — the longtime Boston champion would continue to serve the future of his city, and the students who make up that future would have a key mentor in finding their voices as leaders.

Imagine raising your hand and asking, “Professor Menino, how did you balance the budget 15 years ago?” Except this time, you won’t have to watch his answer on a television screen.

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It didn’t take long to realize that this butcher didn’t speak English. So, I started pointing to the corresponding parts of my body that I wanted to buy from him. I stuck out my tongue. His face lit up as he led me back to the freezer. He grabbed a massive tongue off a pile of ice, “Baaaah.” Lamb tongue.

I gave him the universal signal for “what else you got?” He grabbed what looked like a pile of mush, presenting it to me. Hmmm.

What is this? He sensed my confusion and pointed at his head, “Baaah.” Ah, I get it.

Sheep brains.

I guess I didn’t expect a day to come when I would be buying sheep brains and a tongue from an Armenian man, but to be honest, I hadn’t thought much about the possibility up until that point in time.

I especially wouldn’t have thought that I would ever be preparing a stew of tongue and brains in an office kitchen. But there I was, stirring a big pot of things that used to be inside a sheep’s head. The company I work for needed some gross intestinal-like stuff for a shoot. I had one of those, “how did I get here?” moments. I mean, I feel like one doesn’t just end up at a boiling pot of sheep brains by accident.

I knew I was weird by the time I was a teenager. It almost seemed like the world wanted me to approach life a certain way, and everyone else was okay with thinking this way, but I just couldn’t do it. I tried and tried. I wanted to play the game. But it just wasn’t for me.

In high school I spent 50 percent of my time starring at the clock, 25 percent of my time staring through girls’ shirts and 15 percent doodling. The remaining 10 percent was a combination of napping and pissing off teachers. These would often overlap, as a lot of teachers would get pissed off as a result of the napping.

Each day went something like this: Sit still. No talking. The bell decides when you eat. You piss when I say so. Jesus. Don’t try to have fun. Don’t think for yourself. Jesus. Copy the notes exactly how they’re written on the board. Do what I say.

Exactly what I say. And never ask why. Jesus — it was a Catholic school.

I think I set some sort of untouchable record for lateness. I mean, I was the Joe DiMaggio of tardiness. I literally don’t remember ever being on time for school.

Most of my homework was completed in whichever class I had before it was due.

That’s also how most of my “studying” for exams got done.

Believe it or not, I love learning. I love reading and writing. I’m fascinated by science. I like engaging in persuasion and debate. And don’t tell anyone, but I actually do like math. It was just something about the way the whole thing operated that made me not want to be in class.

We used to talk about our “five-year plan.” You HAD to have a five-year plan.

But nothing seemed more awful to me than a five-year plan. I didn’t want one. I was forced to write one down, but just between you and me, I never had one.

A dear friend visited my hometown over the summer. She looked through my high school yearbook. I hadn’t looked at it in years. When we arrived at my page, I realized that I had already done everything I had listed as my future plans. That was a very strange feeling. It said something like “Get a degree, travel a lot and move somewhere near the sea.”

So, I don’t think it is an accident that I ended up boiling a lamb’s tongue at work the other day. I guess I’ve just always been that guy. That’s what I’m beginning to love about LA. It is a city full of sheep-braincookers — people who don’t want a fiveyear plan, people who don’t put a premium on structure or stability, people who don’t care how everyone else wants them to live.

People who aren’t in a hurry to grow up.

So many people here want to make movies or be on television. What a stupid plan.

In fact, it’s not really much of a plan at all.

And that’s music to my ears.

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

It’s that time of year. Select Boston University seniors are starting to receive the coveted and respected Scarlet Key. The FreeP wanted to hear what students think the Scarlet Key represents and what kind of people are awarded one.

Here’s what some of them said.

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MEL PAPALCURE

“People who receive the award are people who stick out and are involved in a lot of groups and are capable of balancing their time and helping other people.”

-CAS senior

STEVEN PRIETO

“I think it’s for leaders who demonstrate exceptional skills and really help bond the community making all the BU terriers one.”

-SMG freshman

AMBER WALSH

“I know a few of the seniors who are nominated for the Scarlet Key award in the School of Education. They serve as role models to me and I hope to emulate their service and leadership skills.”

-SED freshman

OREN GIVOL

“My one friend that won it ... You could see her doing community service, talking with the dean, in every office you can imagine at the school, and I thought, ‘Wow, she deserved it.’”

-CAS senior

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Morris: Some blame falls on football players at Grambling State Morris: From Page 8

pared to other programs). So what more can these players expect?

Now the one thing I will give them is their case that the athletic facility is in such bad condition that it is actually presenting a health concern. If this is indeed the case, then something obviously has to be done. No collegiate facility should ever be in such bad shape that it is hazardous to student health. But since a school spokesman claims that local health department inspectors did not deem the athletic facilities to be a health hazard, I don’t know whom to believe.

But even if the facilities are in such bad shape, some of the blame has to fall on the players. Didn’t they visit the school before

they went there? Didn’t they walk around the athletic facilities beforehand if they were planning on playing football there? And if the mildew is so bad, as they claim, wouldn’t they have seen this? Assuming they were smart enough to do all this, why not try to go and play somewhere else? Did they think it was magically going to get better during their four years? If anything, given Grambling’s football program’s obvious decline over the past 20 or so years, they should have assumed conditions would get worse. And if even through all the program’s troubles, a player still had his heart set on playing there (because of family ties to the university or something else), then he has nothing to complain about. He knew exactly what he was

getting into.

The players are also complaining that donations intended for the football program are being rejected because the university is only accepting donations that can be applied to the university or athletics as a whole. To me, this seems like a clear case of Grambling administration trying to move on from Grambling being viewed simply as a football school.

They are trying to create the atmosphere of a more well-rounded institution. And I think this is great. BU has amazing athletics, but that’s not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of BU. We are a tremendous academic institution first and foremost. And if this truly is Grambling’s intention, then I commend it.

The players of Grambling State University have lost sight of what’s important. Essentially, none of them have a future in football, so they should focus more on the academic opportunity that their athletic gifts have given them. And if the situation is so bad that they just can’t take it, then leave. Go play somewhere else. Do something that’s actually proactive about it.

Oh, and they’re complaining about having to pay for Gatorade and Muscle Milk.

Are you kidding me? Cry me a freaking river.

My math books each semester cost well over $500. Granted, I can usually just cheat and find free PDF’s online, but that’s beside the point. College is expensive, get used to it.

Now shut up and go play some football.

Health issues plague men’s soccer Men’s Soccer: From Page 8

I think we’ve been improving on opportunities, scoring chances, passing. We just have to put it all together.”

The team is in the middle or toward the bottom of the Patriot League in nearly all major offensive statistics, including total goals (seventh in the conference with 11), assists (seventh place with 10) and shots per game (sixth place with 13.31).

The only two players that seem to have made dents in the Patriot League stat sheets are junior forward Dominique Badji and sophomore forward Lucas McBride.

Badji is fifth in the conference in shots (35), while McBride is ranked sixth in goals (three).

Undoubtedly BU’s most valuable player of late has been Badji. Badji had a huge impact in the Terriers’ 2-0 loss to Lafayette, as he recorded a team-high five shots in the contest.

“Dom has been playing well,” Roberts said. “That’s always good to see.”

Troubles with health

Staying healthy has been a consistent problem for the Terriers this year.

BU is still missing the 2011 America East Defender of the Year in junior defender Kelvin Madzongwe, who is out with an injury. Madzongwe, the core of the Terriers’ backfield, has not played for the Terriers since Sept. 28.

“Health is always an issue,” Roberts said. “ [Junior midfielder Cameron Souri] has been out. Health has been an issue for us. Kelvin has only been in for one full game. We have to make up for it with other ways.”

BU has dealt with these injuries by frequently subbing and resting players during the course of a game. In the game against Lafayette, the team had 15 players who registered at least 30 minutes.

The Terriers are hoping a week off between games will give their team more energy and will give them the boost needed to finish the season strong, as a chance to advance to the Patriot League Tournament, although slim, is still within reach.

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Junior midfielder Cameron Souri’s injury has had a major impact on the Terriers’ play this season.

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end after.

BU must overcome fatigue late in season

Valentina Cerda Eimbcke named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week

season, the team looks to maintain its stamina.

“There’s certainly fatigue,” Feldman said.

“But we’ve tried to help manage that. The players have to manage themselves with their schoolwork, and we forget how much pressure they’re under in school. They all have very challenging courseloads, and that’s real.

“It’s also about just pushing through.

When it’s uncomfortable or it’s a little bit more difficult, that’s when you separate yourself apart as a championship-type team.”

Following two impressive shutout performances this weekend, junior goalkeeper Valentina Cerda Eimbcke earned the Patriot League’s Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the third time this season. Her previous two nods came in the first and third weeks of September.

Eimbcke and the Terriers blanked Bucknell University in a four-save contest Saturday and closed the door on Northeastern (5-9) with five saves in Sunday’s game, both by final scores of 2-0.

“She’s had a great year and [is] consistently playing well,” Starr said.. “She’s confident in her play. She’s been working really hard … she’s just very calm and composed, and she is really having an excellent year as a goalie and coming up with big saves when we need big saves.”

The junior now leads the Patriot League in shutouts and goals-against average with four and 1.30, respectively, and has the second-best save percentage in the league with .789.

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allowed their opponents to get past them all year.

An aspect of Wednesday’s game that may play in Colgate’s favor is the setting, as the Raiders have won all four of their home games. In those games, they have outscored their opponents 11-1. Furthermore, all three of BU’s losses have come on the road. However, the Terriers’ current unbeaten streak includes three away games.

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Passing game key to BU’s success The Terriers have looked particularly masterful at executing their passes, moving with ease up and down the field and beginning to take control of games. Starr noted that the team has been paying particular attention to this crucial aspect of play.

“We’ve really been working on that,” Starr said. “Really working on our offball positioning, and our shape, and really making sure that we have structure around the ball so that the player with the ball has some really good either-or options.

“We really thought that we needed to get our midfield line connecting well with our strikers, and I think we’ve been very good at connecting our back line again with our midfield. But that next step of getting what we call ‘positive play in our attacking third of the field’ was not consistent, and I think that that’s a part of our game that is beginning to get much, much better and … [we’re] really creating dangerous play going into our circle.”

Picking up three wins in its past four games, BU’s offense has clearly benefitted from this increased focus, notching eight total goals and outshooting its opponents 60 to 40 in those four bouts.

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When it’s uncomfortable or it’s a little bit more difficult, that’s when you separate yourself apart as a championship-type team.

-BU coach Nancy Feldman on the women’s soccer team as it approaches the postseason

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Driving The Lane

Stop Grumbling

John Morris

I hate to take the side of wealthy college administrators over disgruntled college students. But in the case of Grambling State University, I simply do not support the message that the players are trying to send. Over the weekend, the university canceled its football game against Jackson State University after the players had boycotted playing. They sent a letter to the administration highlighting areas, such as the subpar athletic facility and lack of football funding, which were hindering them from putting a competitive team on the field. The players are now back on the field after deciding that their message was received.

While at first glance, the university might look terrible in this situation, I just don’t see it that way.

Quite frankly, that’s because I don’t feel bad for the players. First off, I assume that a number of them are getting full-ride scholarships to obtain a great college education. They are literally getting a free education and a free degree simply because they are very good at playing a game. The saddest part about this whole situation is that football is the only thing that the players seem to be concerned about.

I’m sorry, but the odds of any of them making it in the NFL are slim to none. Grambling State has had only three draft picks in the past 13 years. The last one taken was Jason Hatcher in 2006 by the Dallas Cowboys. As that commercial about student athletes used to say, “Almost all of them will go pro in something other than sports.” But the players seem to have forgotten this fact. All they care about is football. They are taking for granted the incredible academic opportunity they are being given.

This isn’t to say I think that full-ride scholarships are always enough to justify the hard work that college football players put in.

For all the millions of dollars that college football takes in, the players deserve a much bigger cut than they are currently getting. But this is not the University of Alabama we are talking about. This is not the Grambling State of old. I do not know the exact numbers, but I cannot imagine that the current state of the Grambling football program is pulling in a ton of revenue (com-

MorriS, see page 7

Sports

W. Soccer @ Colgate, 7 p.m.

Junior forward Dominique Badji ranks fifth in the Patriot League in shots with 35, P.7.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Women’s soccer looks to continue winning ways

By Alex Rozier Daily Free Press Staff

As the Boston University women’s soccer team braces for the end of the regular season, it will travel to Hamilton, N.Y., Wednesday to face off against Colgate University.

The Terriers (10-3-3, 5-1-0 Patriot League) improved their unbeaten streak to seven games after defeating Loyola UniversityMaryland 1-0 Saturday afternoon.

BU will have a much tougher test Wednesday night as the Raiders (84-1, 4-1-1) currently sit in fourth place in the Patriot League standings.

Despite Loyola’s (1-10-3, 0-51) lackluster form this season, the Terriers were unable to finish their array of chances — BU led the Greyhounds in shots 19-2 — during the match. The game’s lone breakthrough finally came when freshman forward Erica Kosienski guided a shot past Loyola goalkeeper Didi Haracic after receiving an assist from senior midfielder Megan McGoldrick.

This was the second straight game in which Kosienski had added onto her scoring total. She is currently tied with senior forward Madison Clemens with five goals this season. The two are both tied for third in the conference in goal scoring.

Kosienski was also named last week’s BRINE Rookie of the Week.

“She’s been coming off the bench and providing a spark for us,” said BU coach Nancy Feldman. “She’s got some talent. She’s getting more comfortable with her teammates and with the expectations and demands of our environment.”

While BU’s struggle against the last-place Greyhounds came as a surprise, the victory clinched the

Terriers a spot in the Patriot League conference tournament, which begins Nov. 5. Currently, BU is in second place in the conference with 15 points, three points behind the U.S. Naval Academy.

Despite the team’s guaranteed placement in postseason play, Feldman said that BU must raise its expectations for the match against Colgate.

“They’re a good team,” Feldman said. “They were the champions last year and have a number of good players back. They’re a pretty well-put-together team.

“They’re athletic and play quick on the counter. It’s going to be bringing our skill and also bringing our grit that will be an important element in the game tomorrow.”

In the Raiders’ last game, they played to a 1-1 draw against Bucknell University. Colgate’s captain and scoring leader, forward Caroline Brawner, delivered Colgate’s only goal.

Brawner has been a potent contributor for her team all season, as she now has five goals and three assists on the year, yet her performance has certainly not been without help from her teammates. Colgate is second in the Patriot League with both 22 goals as well as 19 assists this season.

The Raiders also possess a stellar defense, as they have allowed just nine goals on the year. The only Patriot League team that has allowed fewer goals is BU with seven.

The Terriers are hoping to maintain their excellent form defensively through the leadership of two center backs, sophomore McKenzie Hollenbaugh and junior Kai Miller.

The fact that senior goalkeeper Andrea Green leads the conference with only five goals allowed this

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Junior defender McKenzie Hollenbaugh has been a key component of the women’s soccer team’s defense.

season does not tell the entire story.

Green ranks 10th in terms of saves opportunities, which shows how

little Hollenbaugh and Miller have

WoMen’S Soccer, see page 7

BU teeters on playoff boundary Terriers clinch spot in PL tourney

By Michael Joscelyn Daily Free Press Staff

With four games left in the 2013 season, the Boston University men’s soccer team needs to go on a commanding win streak in order to advance to the Patriot League quarterfinals.

The Terriers (4-8-1, 1-4 Patriot League) currently rank eighth out of the 10 teams in the Patriot League. The top six teams in the conference advance to the playoffs.

In the last four games of the season, BU plays Loyola University-Maryland (10th in the standings), Colgate University (seventh), American University (fourth) and Bucknell University (fifth).

If the Terriers can pull off three wins in their last four games, their odds of making it to the playoffs will drastically increase.

“I’m looking for energy,” said BU coach Neil Roberts. “We want to go out and play well and play good soccer overall.”

BU will also need help from some of the higher-ranked teams

in the conference. Luckily for the Terriers, they are within two conference wins away from American (4-6-4, 2-2-1) and Bucknell (8-4-1, 2-2-1), the fourth- and fifth-ranked teams in the league.

Since many of the schools ranked ahead of BU have yet to play one another this season, the league standings may look substantially different by the end of the year. Lafayette College may have the toughest schedule remaining, as it has to take on American, Bucknell, the U.S. Military Academy and Loyola (56-2, 0-4-1) in a two-week period.

Looking for Offense In what has become a common theme for the Terriers this season, the team will be looking for offensive production from some of its supporting players.

“It’s been difficult with changing the lineup so often,” Roberts said. “[It’s] been difficult to find rhythm with the guys we have in.

Men’S Soccer, see page 7

The Bottom Line

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

Field Hockey vs. California, 5 p.m.

By Judy Cohen Daily Free Press Staff

With its win over Bucknell Saturday, the Boston University field hockey team secured itself a spot in the Patriot League Tournament, currently tied with Bucknell for second place with matching 4-1 Patriot League records. First place is in the sole possession of American University, which is 10-4 overall and sports a pristine 4-0 record in Patriot League play.

“It’s always in the back of your mind that you’re really working hard all season to contend for the Patriot League Championship,” said BU coach Sally Starr. “But the first thing you need to do is get one of the four spots to be able to compete … so it’s nice to know that that’s in the bag now.”

The Terriers (10-5, 4-1 Patriot League) defeated Bucknell University (7-8, 4-1) by a score of 2-0 on Saturday and repeated the feat against Northeastern University Sunday.

As BU’s inaugural season in the Patriot League winds down, its success is certainly encourag-

Saturday, Oct. 26 M. Hockey @ Michigan State, 7 p.m.

W. Hockey vs. Yale, 3 p.m.

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

ing. In five league contests, the Terriers have only lost once, falling to American in overtime after holding the Eagles scoreless through regulation.

“Obviously I’d love to have that American [University] game back because we want to have the opportunity to host,” Starr said. “Bucknell plays American next weekend, which can create a three-way tie for first if they can beat American.

“Now we’re just continuing to work hard to be the best team we can be for that weekend, for that conference tournament,” Starr said. “And that means getting better every day in practice and getting better every competitive opportunity that we have.”

The Terriers will finalize their regular season and Patriot League records at home in the following two weeks, as they will face the University of California and No. 8 Duke University this weekend and Lafayette College the week-

FielD hockey, see page 7

Sunday, Oct. 27 W. Soccer @ American, 1 p.m.

Field Hockey vs. Duke, 1:30 p.m.