11-7-2013

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Year xliii. Volume lxxxiv. Issue XXXVIII

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Optimistic Terriers prepare for 2013-14 season Advocates gather at State House for stricter gun laws

By Taryn Ottaunick Daily Free Press Staff

On March 19, the Boston University men’s basketball season came to an unfortunate end when they lost to what will soon become a new Patriot League foe in Loyola University-Maryland during the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Nearly eight months after their disappointing loss to Loyola, there is nothing but positivity surrounding the Terriers as they get ready to begin their first season in the Patriot League.

Just a few weeks ago, at the Patriot League media day in Bethlehem, Pa., it was announced that the Terriers were unanimously selected as the top team in the conference.

“I think our guys and our staff are used

past.”

Last month, it was announced that BU would take part in the Coaches vs. Cancer Boston Tip-Off, which will feature games between BU and Northeastern University, Boston College and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and College of the Holy Cross and Harvard University.

The triple-header will take place Sunday and will also serve as the Terriers’ first game of the season, making it the fourth year in a row in which BU and Northeastern will face off to start the basketball season. So far, this season-opening series has been relatively one-sided, as the Huskies have defeated BU in the previous three meetings. However, each game has gone down to the wire, as each have featured

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From left to right: seniors Dom Morris, D.J. Irving and Travis Robinson.

By Christopher Dela Rosa Daily Free Press Staff

About 70 people gathered Wednesday as part of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence’s action day seeking stricter gun laws in the Commonwealth.

Coalition leader Rev. Dan Smith advocated five principles for future gun legislation in front of the crowd at the State House: background checks at every point of sale, limit of handgun sales to one purchase per month, alterations to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, expansion of police chief discretion when using handguns and the spread of more information for people to track where guns purchased for crime are coming from.

“It’s the problem of 30,000 gun violence deaths, 18,000 suicides and 12,000 homicides with accidents in a year,” said Rev. Ray Hammond, a coalition representative. “It’s an old problem. It’s a problem that has fractured our society, made our neighborhoods considerably less secure and limited the horizons of our children.”

The meeting comes after a shooting in a New Jersey mall on Monday, but it is also a part of a greater push for gun restriction legislation among advocacy groups that began with the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in December.

Mass. Reps. Harold Naughton, Carlos Henriquez and David Linksy showed their support for the coalition by attending the action day.

Naughton, chair of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, said he wanted mental health background checks for gun owners.

“We need to take a very strong look at mental health issues in our community,” he said. “Let’s start making a point to talk about mental health in a way that if you have cancer or some type of tumor, you’re going to get it taken care of. We’ve got to use this oppor-

to that,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “When we first got here, we were picked to win, so it’s not uncharted territory for us, it’s what we deal with, it’s who we are and I think at BU, a lot of our sports are picked to be successful. I just think it’s part of the culture here at BU and I think our guys have embraced it.”

For Jones, there isn’t much added pressure going into the 2013-14 season, as much of the concern in the locker room revolves around the team’s inexperience in the Patriot League.

“It’s just more of the newness, there’s going to be a lot of firsts for us and we’re going have to deal with that,” Jones said.

“There will be teams that are going to have to deal with us. It’ll be much more of an adjustment for us than other teams because they’ve played against each other in the

MBA graduates more likely to enter tech. sector than finance, study suggests

By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

Several Boston University students are following a recent trend where elite business school graduates are more inclined to work in technology fields over finance, officials said.

Assistant Dean for Career Services at Boston University’s School of Management J.P Matychak said there is a concentration of School of Management graduates entering the technology field.

Matychak said only 15 percent of 2013 business graduate students took jobs in financial services, compared to 25 percent of graduates who entered the technology sector.

“At the MBA [Master of Business Administration] level … technology is very heavy with us,” Matychak said. “I think that testifies to the fact we have a very strong Master of Science and Information System and MBA dual-degree program.”

Matychak said SMG has adopted a forwardfacing approach to the evolving business industry. He said jobs in future businesses are going

to be heavily concentrated in the digital technology, health and social sectors.

“It’s not a surprise to us that we see more and more opportunities coming out of the digital sectors, as those are where the high-growth areas are for entrepreneurs and new businesses,” Matychak said. “So, I think students are seeing that as industry opportunities, and pursuing careers based in those areas.”

According to an article published by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday which examined graduates from 13 schools seeking technology or finance jobs, there has been an increase in the number of MBA graduates who accepted jobs in the technology sector over the past two years.

Eighteen percent of Harvard Business School students entered jobs in the technology sector this year, compared to just 12 percent last year. Similarly, in the last year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management saw a 3 percent increase in grad-

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25 percent of 2013 business graduates entered the technology sector, compared to the 15 percent of graduate students who took jobs in financial services.

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Morris: Opener at Garden will be ‘hyped’ Resident: Legislators should be Basketball: From Page 1

drama such as overtime or a buzzer-beater shot.

“I guess with TD Garden, it does pump it up a little bit more, but this game already is going to be hyped and emotional based on the fact we open with Northeastern every year and it’s a big rivalry,” said BU senior captain Dom Morris.

With other games against opponents such as the University of Connecticut, the University of Maryland and Harvard in the early stages of the season as well as schools such as Lehigh University and Bucknell University during conference play, the Terriers will definitely have their hands full.

“I think we wanted a schedule that was both challenging and a schedule that we could learn about ourselves from to prepare for the league in January,” Jones said. “This year we hope to have some more success with the nonconference schedule.”

A key for the Terriers to survive against the tougher teams this season will be their depth.

Some new faces on the team that will be expected to make

an impact right from the start are freshmen Dylan Haines and Cedric Hankerson. Haines is a 6-foot-11 center that is expected to finally give the Terriers a big presence on the court. Hankerson is a highly touted recruit out of Miami, Fla., that struggled early in the preseason, but has turned it around as the season approaches.

“I think Cedric’s been terrific,” Jones said. “In the last three or four weeks, he’s really come on and I’ve been really pleased with his play. An important part of our journey right here is going to be the development of our bench, and the things those guys can provide on a consistent basis to help us become the team and program we want to become.”

The Terriers also received two sophomore transfers in the offseason. However, they will not be able to contribute this season.

Guard Eric Fanning, whose career started at Wagner College, and Blaise Mbargorba from Southern Methodist University are expected to make a great impact on the team in 2014-15. Unfortunately, they cannot play this year due to NCAA transfer regulations.

Despite all of the positivity

surrounding this year’s BU team, the Terriers need to beware of injuries this season. Going into the season, the Terriers will be without three crucial role players.

Junior forward James Kennedy, sophomore forward Justin Alston and Haines will have to watch from the sideline on Sunday afternoon.

“We’re just hoping we can hold together until we can get some depth back,” Jones said.

“But we like the guys that are healthy and we’ll go to battle with those guys.”

Even with the setback as a result of injuries, the Terriers remain in good shape as they get ready to open what should be a spectacular inaugural season in the Patriot League.

“I think what I would highlight about this group is their togetherness, their unselfishness,” Jones said. “It’s very good, it’s the thing that I think separates them from other teams that I’ve coached and I think that’s the whole key to our success. If we’re unselfish and continue to care about each other and work hard, I like our chances.”

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tunity while we’re getting the guns off the streets to talk about mental health issues.”

Linksy said Massachusetts holds the responsibility of decreasing gun violence as an example for the rest of the states.

“We are here in Massachusetts because we have work to do,” he said. “In an ideal world, the federal government would have solved this problem, but I think that we have all seen the fact that the U.S. Congress is so dysfunctional that they cannot even attempt to do the simple form of legislation to cut down on gun violence, so it falls on us here in the state to do whatever we possibly can.”

The National Rifle Association and several other gun rights advocacy group in Massachusetts could not be reached for comment.

Although government involvement is not the only solution to limit gun violence in Massachusetts, Hammond said steps toward creating stricter gun control are vital to solving the issue.

“We will not shut up until our legislatures put up legislations that make sense,” he said. “We know it’s going to take more than legislation, but we know that legislation is a very important part of the puzzle.

We know that we have to deepen the conversation about federal legislation. We know that we’ve got a model for the nation here, as we’ve done around healthcare.”

Venkat Venkatraman, 59, of Back Bay, said legislation for gun

control should be stricter than current laws.

“There should be gun reform for the simple reason that we’ve taken the Second Amendment in its extreme,” he said. “Just because I’ve got a license to drive a car, does not mean I can drive a tank. Why should somebody get a hold of a really powerful rifle just because they can shoot?”

Kevin Deneen, 53, of Allston, said he was more skeptical of stricter gun laws.

“While there is merit to the argument that you don’t really need a gun in a city like Boston with police around, more legislation is not going to solve anything,” he said. “It’s more of a mental health issue and there’s still not enough attention being paid to that aspect of a situation like the Sandy Hook shootings or New Jersey shooting just a few days ago. Everyone’s focusing on the guns, but it’s a societal issue, and legislation will never fix that.”

Dave Johnson, 40, of Dorchester, said he was in favor of stricter gun laws, but legislators need to make sure they pay careful attention to how they restrict guns.

“People still have their right to have a gun, but in the end, people have shown guns are too dangerous to have as easily accessible as they are,” he said. “There’s a fine line they [legislators] have to walk between rights and safety, so it’s okay no major laws have been passed since Sandy Hook, but it has to happen. As long as it doesn’t mess with rights, there has to be restriction.”

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Column Let’s talk cars A frustrated non-consumer

This is what happens when you take a luxury car brand that was once partnered with Ferrari and then decide that Fiats and Alfa Romeos are cooler cousins. When Maserati partnered with the Fiat Group, I’m sure the executives, sitting in their supple Italian leather armchairs, made a plan to lower the standard for luxury sports cars.

BRIAN If you think LATIMER about V-8 engines when your buddies talk about Italy, then fasten your seatbelt. Maserati has announced something better than a new feature for the next model year’s Quattroporte. Are you ready for the all-new Maserati? It’s called the Ghibli.

Although the newest member of the family is still in utero, we know drivers will have the option to power it with a turbocharged gasoline engine or a diesel block. Wait, isn’t Maserati known for destroying lap records at the Nürburgring, one of the longest and intense automobile test tracks in the world? Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t a diesel engine take a bit longer to pick up speed? Sure, you get a bit more torque with a compression engine, and you can carry a bit more weight on less fuel, but isn’t the point of a Maserati to turn heads so fast gawkers get whiplash?

The world has desperately needed an ultra-luxurious, fuel-sipping, Italian-made masterpiece. Those environmentally conscious millionaires on the Riviera finally have a nonelectric, eco-friendly option that will impress all three of their mistresses.

It also turns out that Maserati plans to sell this lil’ baby for $65,000.

That means every middle-class family with a BMW 5-Series or a Mercedes E-Class can afford one. Wait, Fiat Group executives, I could have sworn that the magic and prestige of a Maserati depended on just how difficult it once was to acquire one.

That’s why people dream about owning a Maserati. They want a car stitched together by people skilled enough to sew Dolce and Gabbana.

They want an engine crafted by people who could assist Boeing.

What’s going on here? How in the world could Fiat consciously take a coveted brand and market it to anybody who makes six figures? Whoever buys this car will have to know that its makers did not manufacture the best car they could. They created a car to fit a niche, and to do that they had to cut corners.

Sure, Ghibli with be fitted with a Maserati emblem, but in a world where capitalism calls for brands to constantly grow, it will be nothing like its race-ready siblings. And with a name that resembles a failed Ben Affleck movie, the Gigli — I mean Ghibli — doesn’t even sound impressive. The Ghibli just makes a once-exclusive brand into an everyday car you see parked at Forever 21.

This is why Maserati has never won the 24-hour Le Mans Classic in France. They sacrifice their finesse and reputation for money. People once bought exotic Maseratis because they were crazier than their German counterparts. Now Maserati will simply blend in.

Brian Latimer is the Editorial Page Editor. He is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying history. He can be reached at letters@dailyfreepress.com

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Residential tower could be added to TD Garden BU Greek life continues safety, The two key players of a nearly alcohol training 2 million square-foot expansion

By Kaitlin Junod Daily Free Press Staff

onto the TD Garden met Wednesday in the arena to respond to concerns from Boston residents about the project.

Boston Properties Limited Partnership and the Boston Garden Development Corporation hope to expand the Garden itself by 40,000 square feet and add a 600-foot-tall tower on the property immediately adjacent, according to plans from the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

“The West End neighborhood has never had that central place where they can gather and retail and come together as a community, so we’re really excited about that,” said Bryan Koop, senior vice president and region manager of Boston Properties.

The project will also expand onto the North Station Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stop, according to the plans.

Kevin Sheehan, project manager of Boston Properties, said one of the main focuses of the project is transportation. He said the design aims to benefit all the forms of transportation that comes together at the station including the subway, the commuter rail, the bike share, cars and taxis access.

“This is a transportation-oriented project,” he said. “Our biggest goal related to transportation is to make sure all these uses are connected and usable.”

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Boston Properties held a meeting Wednesday with residents about possible impacts of the plan to build a 600-foot-tall tower next to the T.D. Garden.

In response to residents’ concerns for the traffic that would result from the construction, Sheehan said Boston Properties agree to conduct a pedestrian activity study to see how the development would impact those who walk in the area.

Members of the Boston Garden Impact Advisory Group, a 13-member panel of Boston residents, were present at the meeting to voice their concerns for this expansion project. One of the primary topics they brought up was the height of the adjoining tower to be built for residential and commercial purposes.

Koop said the project would blend in with other tall buildings nearby and it would actually be built in a more environmentally friendly fashion than those around it.

“It’s really not that high if you compare it to other buildings in the neighborhood,” he said. “Green development is about putting density where you have transportation. It’s a key principle of sustainable development, and that’s why we really think this is an appropriate spot to do it in.

Previously, this site was proposed for a higher height, 25 percent higher. So we’ve actually reduced it.”

Part of the added structure would include 235,000 square feet of retail space, according to the BRA plans.

The possible addition of a grocery store in that space was an important issue for IAG members.

“This area has been trying to get an affordable supermarket for many years, ever since Stop ‘n Shop left

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First-gen. students less prepared, report suggests

By Trisha Thadani Daily Free Press Staff

Most first-generation students are ill-prepared to succeed in key courses upon entering higher-education institutions such as Boston University, according to a report released on Wednesday by American College Testing and the Council for Opportunity in Education.

According to the report, 94 percent of all first-generation students — those whose parents did not receive formal post-secondary education — aspire to pursue a postsecondary education. However, based on the report, many firstgeneration students fall behind their peers in college-readiness.

Maureen Hoyler, president of COE, said in the report that it highlights the necessity of creating policies to assist first-generation students in preparing for college.

“The lack of families’ college

background makes it all the more vital that schools with large percentages of first-generation students integrate supportive services into the required curriculum to create a college-going culture,” Hoyler said. “Also, they must implement these services and strategies on a school-wide basis to ensure that all students are embarked on a path to college.”

The ACT specifies the minimum scores students must earn on the test to indicate they will succeed in key college courses through their research-based ACT College Readiness Benchmarks.

According to the report, 31 percent of all ACT-tested graduates met none of the benchmarks this year — 52 percent of which were first-generation students.

While 26 percent of all graduates who took the ACT met all four of the ACT’s College Readi-

ness Benchmarks, only nine percent of first-generation students met all four of these benchmarks.

Jon Erickson, president of the ACT Education and Career Solutions, said in the report that firstgeneration college students face similar obstacles to their peers when preparing for college. However, their parents cannot provide input based on personal experience during the process.

“What we have learned together through this study is important for a greater understanding of first-generation students,” Erickson said. “Yes, many such students face multiple challenges to their academic success. And, yes, many are not as academically ready for college as they need to be.”

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As part of the first-ever mandatory alcohol safety training for Boston University Greek life, sororities and fraternities have been holding required follow-up sessions since the Oct. 23 presentation that are expected to finish up by the end of this week, officials said.

The BU Greek life community gathered in Metcalf Ballroom on the second floor of the George Sherman Union a little over two weeks ago, where 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 about alcohol-related risks.

“By doing the follow-ups, the goal was to bring that message to each individual group, and find out how it resonated in individuals and how those lessons could be applied within individual groups,” said Assistant to the Dean of Students Kat Cornetta.

BU Student Health Services Director of Wellness and Prevention Services Elizabeth Douglas said in an email that each chapter of BU Greek life held the subsequent discussion to provide students with a space to talk about how their organization members can better look out for one another. The groups were supposed to have held the follow-up discussions within a week of the presentation.

“These session highlighted their role as a bystander and the expectation that members intervene and get assistance when potential alcohol emergencies are identified,” Douglas said.

While each discussion varied by chapter, a dean or administration moderated each session, and many took on the form of a large roundtable dialog, Cornetta said. “They went over a review of what the original speaker had spoken about, and then had discussions about what they do as a group, what activities they might do as a group that might be able to change or how they could go about being more cognizant and responsible in their activities,”

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Solar-powered seats to charge smart phones come to North End

By Hannah Clark Daily Free Press Staff

Looking to provide residents and tourists with a way to keep their phones charged, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced Tuesday the installation of two prototypes of solar-powered seats capable of charging smart phones Tuesday at the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy in the North End. Kristopher Carter, advisor to the mayor, said the furniture piece project, funded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and called “seat-e,” is part of a larger policy movement by the city to integrate technology into streets and sidewalks.

“We saw this as a great way to partner with MIT and Greenway to put out infrastructure that has technology in it and provides a benefit for the public,” he said. The City of Boston’s New Urban Mechanics chose

the Greenway Conservancy for the prototypes because it is situated on the Freedom Trail, which has a high amount of pedestrians.

“Our hope is that we learn about where the best location is for these types of thing is and how the public is using them and interacting with them,” Carter said. “Down the road, there will be other components added in to it that prompt users with questions as well as some more interactive features.”

The bench has solar panels on it, and it comes equipped with charging cords for various smartphones. Pedestrians may sit and use the bench for charging without cost.

Sandra Richter, one of the three designers of the prototype, said within the first three days of the seat-e installation, 32 people used the models.

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A woman sits on one of the new “seat-e” chairs placed by the city of Boston in the North End on Tuesday.

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Charles River Plaza,” said Kathleen Ryan, an IAG member. “There’s now a Whole Foods there. A lot of people who live in the neighborhood are on fixed incomes can’t really afford to shop there.”

Sheehan said Boston Properties is also working to reach an agreement on affordable housing, another point of contention raised by residents.

“We understand the desire to have affordable units in the community,” he said. “We think it’s a challenge to make projects work with affordable units, but at this point in time, we’re prepared to work with BRA.” Marcel Korn, 73, an orthodontist from Back Bay, said he does not think this project will benefit residents at all.

“It’s going to be another highrent, high-priced residential and

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commercial complex,” he said. “I don’t know who it’s benefitting except people who want to make some money.”

Julia Troy, 24, a writer from Brighton, said the project was a bad idea because the BRA report, which is more than 300 pages, did not effectively outline the real impact it could have on the city.

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“There could obviously be some drawbacks when it’s being built, but that’s the case with anything you could build,” he said. “It can attract jobs and help the area in lots of other ways though also. In the end then, it’s development, and any kind of development can help Boston. So yes, there will be some bad, but the good far outweighs it with this case.”

Steven Dufour contributed to the reporting of this article.

SMG soph.: Trend reflects change in business ethics technology: From Page 1

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how they will bring up the economy, I automatically think … it can just bury the city under debt,” she said.

“Unless I can see something more concrete and specific as to how it will affect us, I really think it will just be another in a long line of construction messes that never really panned out for Boston.”

Braden Despain, 30, of Brighton, said he was less skeptical of the expansion’s long-term benefits.

uates entering the tech-sector, while 10 percent fewer students entered the financial sector.

This year, SMG students have shown greater interest in pursuing more meaningful work where they can make a bigger impact on a company, Matychak said. This trend is coupled with the growing interest in the technology sector.

“When you look at the generation that is coming into both the MBA programs and undergraduate programs, you are talking about the millennial generation, which is the service generation,” Matychak said.

“This is a generation that wants to be heard and to feel like they matter, which is another reason I think that these [the technology and health sectors] … are the fastest growth areas

right now.”

Matychak said if a graduate can start his or her career at an entrepreneurial technology company or startup, he or she would more likely stay valuable within the organization as it grows.

While this new trend is evident within BU’s MBA graduates, about 40 percent of 2013 BU undergraduate business students did decide to enter accounting and finance upon graduation, Matychak said. This number is higher compared to previous years when students were shying away from those fields in the wake of the U.S. economic recession.

Stephanie Stanczyk, a SMG senior, said companies feel as though people coming straight out of college are the most knowledgeable about new and emerging technologies.

Thus, the heightened interest in the

technology field may have to do with younger candidates’ experience.

“Our generation is trying to look for a more sustainable future, and they want to actually be part of a community rather than see business as just for profit,” Stanczyk said. “So, they want to … go into technology where they can see it benefitting and helping the sustainability factor.”

Joe Benoit, an SMG sophomore, said this national trend reflects a general change in business student ethics, as well as the country’s changing perception of Wall Street.

“There is a obviously a huge gap of wealth in this country, so a lot of people are against going into investment banking and things like that because they feel like they are not really contributing that much to the less fortunate,” Benoit said.

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she said. “How the discussion was structured varied not only by the group, but also by the administrator who moderated it.”

DOS officials have also provided alcohol safety training for other student groups on campus, Cornetta said.

“It’s important for every organization and every student to think critically about their behavior on a number of levels, and Greek life was not the only subset of organizations that we’ve asked to consider their behavior and to consider what they can do to make a more responsible community,” she said.

Last year, each official student organization on campus was re-

quired to send a member of its executive board to bystander training. However, this year’s safety program for Greek life differs from bystander training because it focuses less on role-play and more on decisions individuals can make collectively to create a safer environment for their organization.

“In this alcohol training that we did for Greek life, it was multiple sessions, and it was more about the bigger picture and selfreflection, and [it involved] less activity,” she said.

The program, created by BU’s Student Activities Office, reinforces the DOS’s goal of creating a safe and healthy community for students, Cornetta said.

“From a Dean’s Office per-

spective, we’re just interested in every student and every organization and making sure that they’re responsible in any activity that they do,” she said. “We really thought that what Student Activities put together to address responsibility with Greek life was a very good program.”

DOS officials hope the alcohol safety training helped members of Greek life to better understand how individual students’ choices impact one another.

“We want a community of good citizens,” she said. “[What] we hope that the speaker … and the follow-up sessions and discussions have really brought home is that we’re trying to build an excellent community where people watch out for each other.”

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Get to know your 2013-14 men’s basketball team Senior forward Dom Morris won BU’s Most Improved Player award last year after shooting 57 percent from the field.

Sophomore guard Maurice Watson Jr. is the second-leading scorer in the Philadelphia Public League with 2,356 points, outscoring Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain (2,206 points).

Sophomore forward Justin Alston served as team captain during his senior year at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.

Sophomore guard John Papale led the America East Conference in 3-point shooting percentage last season as a freshman with a .419 mark.

Sophomore forward Nathan Dieudonne started 14 games for the Terriers last season and led the team in rebounds in three games.

Senior guard D.J. Irving was named to the America East All-Conference First Team last season after posting seven games in which he scored 20 or more points.

Junior forward James Kennedy, a Boston native, made his first career start last year at home against George Washington University on Nov. 17.

Junior forward Malik Thomas led BU in blocks last season with 20 in total, and recorded his first career double-double against Albany University with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

NEW FACES: Junior guard Dylan Brossman was a three-sport athlete at Cocalico Senior High School in Denver, Pa., participating in basketball, golf and football.

Senior forward Travis Robinson played with teammate Dom Morris at Friends’ Central High School in Wynnewood, Pa., receiving a nomination as a McDonald’s AllAmerican during his senior year.

Freshman guard Cameron Curry earned Sierra League MVP honors during his senior year at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, Calif.

Freshman guard Cedric Hankerson averaged a double-double during his junior year at Coral Reef Senior High School in Miami, Fla., earning his place as the 16th-ranked player in the state.

Freshman center Dylan Haines was a three-sport athlete at St. Thomas More High School in Oakdale, Conn., participating in basketball, football and lacrosse.

Freshman guard Braiten Madrigal committed to Boston University from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif., where he served as team captain during his junior and senior years.

Sophomore center Blaise Mbargorba will redshirt this year after transferring from Southern Methodist University, where he committed as the No. 3 recruit out of New Jersey.

7 Questions With...

SOPHOMORE GUARD MAURICE WATSON JR. Interview by Jacklyn Bamberger, Daily Free Press Staff

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Sophomore guard Maurice Watson Jr. sat down for an interview with The Daily Free Press.

1. Do you have a go-to pre-game meal?

Steak tips and rice with a side of ranch and an orange Gatorade. I also have to have a little something sweet, like candy.

2. What was your Halloween costume this year?

I was a doctor this year.

3. Most challenging class you’ve taken at BU so far?

Definitely microeconomics.

4. What songs are you listening to right now?

I’m listening to a lot of Drake and Jay-Z right now.

5. Who is your favorite NBA player of all time?

Allen Iverson. I’m from Philly, and I’ve met him a couple of times. It was an emotional day for me when he retired.

6. Do you have a favorite off-court memory from your time at BU? I love when the entire basketball team goes to one person’s room and we just all pile in there and play [NBA] 2k13, play some music, and have a little competition. It’s just a way for us to bond. We’ve done it a and our team gets closer and closer everytime we do it.

7. In a movie based on your life, who would play the lead role?

Denzel [Washington]. He’s the best actor. It’s not an easy role.

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Who really is responsible for assault

TRIGGER WARNING: The following editorial contains discussion on sexual assault and rape culture.

Indiegogo.com is legendary for fundraising millions of dollars for startups, innovative products and certain community causes. A group of designers in Nyack, N.Y. started a fundraising campaign on the site Oct. 13 for something they believe society desperately needs. They have invented clothing to safeguard women from sexual assault.

AR Wear, the “Confidence & Protection That Can Be Worn,” is a clothing line fitted with various locking, durable straps that prevent rapists from tearing off clothing with their hands or a knife. The pants and shorts can be worn under a formal dress, on a run, or out at a bar.

This is where this idea becomes problematic. While trying to wage war against sexual assault, these designers are perpetuating rape culture to consumers. These shorts force the idea that women should protect themselves from rape, as opposed to telling rapists not to rape.

Don’t get us wrong — anything to prevent sexual assault should be funded, but the way this product is presented is misguided. In an attempt to empower women, they advertise these shorts to be worn out on a first date with a stranger or to a club. They come off as a knife-proof solution to sexual assault that should be worn daily or late at night. Increasing discourse on sexual assault is important, but making women feel obligated to protect themselves from an evil world in which men lurk in every place to rape them does not solve any problems.

Rape culture is being talked about more of-

ten, which is necessary to help raise awareness of the repercussions of sexual assault. But these shorts divert the attention from the rapist’s decision to attack someone, and place the responsibility on the woman to protect herself. The shorts are also on the verge of scaring women into thinking that most rapists are evil men without empathy. The advertisements ignore the fact that sexual partners and friends can also be assailants (and very often are).

This is the next problem. The shorts are currently only geared towards women. Men are sexually assaulted as well. The project currently has just more than $38,000 in sponsorship and is nearing its goal of $50,000. Hopefully, by the end of their campaign, if successful, the inventors expand their advertising campaign and include men.

The idea for the product is not coming form a bad place, though. If you watch their advertisement — and try to ignore the fact that every model is in their mid-twenties and has a 24-inch waist — the product is convincing. A man uses a pretty large knife to try to cut through the chastity straps to no avail.

But it still always goes back to the initial thought regarding the state of our society, that we are at a point where people need to wear a spandex chastity belt to fend off rapists. We need to keep talking about sexual assault, but we also need to address how survivors are taught to think they could have protected themselves. The emphasis must move away from avoiding victimization and toward not committing such vile acts in the first place.

Some drunken French teenagers scouted out a circus in Bordeaux to kidnap a zebra. According to BuzzFeed, the llama named Serge seemed more keen on an adventure, so the boys took him on a tram tour of the city.

Sadly, after several drunken tweets with Serge, the conductor of the tram called the police and the boys were arrested. The circus did not file any charges because Serge seemed happy. We here at the ol’ Free Press were wondering which animal people at BU would steal, and where they would take their new travel buddy.

• COM: Take an owl to help them with Hootsute.

• ENG: They’d find penguins of all sizes and take them to Photonics ... to do light experiments or something cool.

• CFA: A mantis shrimp to help critique their next piece.

• CGS: They, too, would take a llama. This one would be named Tina and they’d get quesadillas at Cheeseology.

• SMG: They’d steal a tiger and bring it on a jet plane to their island on a gold leash.

• President Brown: He’d get a hairless cat named Mr. Bigglesworth and just bring it everywhere.

• BU Athletics: All of the Boston terriers in town to create a Super Terrier to attack BC. • The FreeP: We would steal the sports associate’s dog named Clancy and keep it in the office.

Life in the left lane

Apathy for mayor SARA Ryan In case you haven’t figured it out, I’m a little interested in politics. I enjoy political theory and find U.S. Senate debates fascinating. When choosing a college last spring, I actually considered whether I would be in a swing state in the 2016 presidential race or if the 2014 midterms would be close. Obviously, it didn’t factor in too much since I chose the most liberal state in the nation (although you guys did elect Scott Brown somehow — let’s not forget about that).

You would think being surrounded by all these fine left-leaning people would make me really anxious to get involved on campus and around the city, but I didn’t.

I mean, come on, it’s not like there was a huge mayoral race that’s been shaping up for months that would surely accept my unpaid slave labor! Oh, wait ... all my brand new college friends and I haven’t gotten involved in local politics, and this is a problem that needs to end now.

This is not a BU problem. Heck, it’s not even a youth problem. As a nation, we seem to summarily dismiss the importance of local politics. Now before you run to the comment section to post your angry rant about how I’m making a superficial generalization and that none of this applies to you, I would like to concede that I’m making a superficial generalization that does not apply to some people. In fact, if you’re reading this column, it probably doesn’t apply to you. However, there are plenty of people to whom this does apply, and we need to change that.

Perhaps you’re wondering why? Everyone’s voice should matter in politics, and one of the best ways to ensure that is to work for a campaign at some point. Yes, your candidate might lose, but as least you were willing to get up, shut off the “Friends” rerun and actually do something.

That’s already more productive than my entire Halloweekend.

Building off that last point, we also live in a society built around a democracy, and the ideal democracy is one where everyone votes and shares their opinions. Now, I’m not ready to listen to 300 million people spew hot air about politics. Imagine trying to fit all those citizens into the Capitol building.

To top all of this off, the reason college students should get involved is because politicians already write us off as uninterested, especially at the local level. They simply assume that anyone under the age

of 25 will not show up to the polls. Because of this, they don’t spend nearly as much time catering to students as they do to, say, anyone over 65.

Additionally, they won’t legislate or govern to change things that will appeal to younger voters. This makes our government system inherently undemocratic because us crazy whippersnappers aren’t being represented as much as the cranky old guy who’s been voting since Franklin Delano Roosevelt was alive. It’s partially our own fault, but the politicians definitely perpetuate the issue.

I wish I had a good reason for not getting involved in the political scene here.

As a city where everyone is a college student, Boston seems like such an excellent place to get my feet wet. Also, fun fact, guys: You can register to vote here in Boston even though this isn’t your permanent residence! You may have missed out on this election, but there will be plenty more where that came from. It makes sense to vote here. We live at BU for at least eight months of the year. The political atmosphere affects us.

We need to change how we view local politics. They affect us more than you could imagine. One reason the Tea Party movement in 2010 was so successful was because it was a grassroots movement. It started at the local level and, as it gained more support, it found a position on both the state and national stages.

Everything starts locally. Sure, it’s not as sexy as universal healthcare laws or massive tax cuts, but local governments take care of water, electricity and even filling potholes. It impacts our everyday lives, and yet we pay little to no attention to it because usually it doesn’t make the big newspapers. It’s not the leading story on the evening news. We have to decide to find out what is going on in local politics, rather than being spoon-fed by people like yours truly.

Push your friends to get involved. Write letters to your city councilors. Read up on the political scene in Boston. Care. Politics may be the most boring topic in the world to you, but you should still know what’s going on. Democracy operates on the idea of an informed citizen, so go be one.

Sara Ryan is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences studying political science and math. She can be reached at sryan15@bu.edu.

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PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS

By Alex Rozier Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University – Last year, the Terriers finished second in the America East Conference before a first-round exit in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). This season, BU is looking to improve upon that finish in a new conference. BU’s transition process should be alleviated by the return of all of its starters, which includes its scoring, rebounding and assist leaders from last season. A lot of the Terriers’ high expectations in the Patriot League come from the reputation built by senior guard D.J. Irving. After averaging 14.2 points per game and 3.6 assists per game last year, Irving was voted the Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year in a coaches’ poll. Irving was also named a Preseason Mid-Major AllAmerican by CollegeInsider.com and NBCSports.com. BU is also getting back sophomore guard Maurice Watson Jr. and senior forward Dom Morris, each of whom scored more than 11 points per game last season.

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United States Military Academy – The Black Knights will expect a major improvement this season after finishing fourth in the conference last year. A lot of the attention will focus around sophomore guard Kyle Wilson. Last season, Wilson averaged 13.0 points per game and was voted Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Expect Wilson to take charge this year after an impressive 21 point-performance in Army’s final game of the 2012-13 campaign, a 78-70 loss to Bucknell University in the Patriot League tournament semifinals. Despite losing their leading scorer in senior forward Ella Ellis (17.7 ppg), the Knights will be returning most of their starting lineup that led the team to a formidable 72.4 points per game, which was second in the Patriot League last season. This includes sophomore guard Dylan Cox, who led the team in both rebounds (5.0) and assists (3.2) per game.

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Lafayette College – After finishing second in the Patriot League last year and advancing to the Patriot League championship game for the third time in four years, the Leopards should find themselves in a similar spot this season. Lafayette will be returning four of its top five scorers from last year, including two players (junior guard Seth Hinrichs and junior forward Dan Trist) who averaged more than 12 points per game. The Leopards were also one of the better shooting teams in the league last year, finishing first in free throw percentage (.754) as well as second in field goal percentage (.457) The team, however, will need to find new leadership after losing senior guard Tony Johnson. Johnson led the team in assists (4.8) while also contributing 13.3 points per game. Additionally, the Leopards will need to improve more on the boards this year, as they finished last in offensive rebounds (7.9) and seventh in defensive rebounds (21.9) in 2012-13.

Bucknell University – The Bison’s biggest and most obvious obstacle will be overcoming the loss of forward Mike Muscala. Muscala led the Patriot League in both scoring (18.7 ppg) and rebounding (11.1 rebounds per game), and was later selected 44th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. The good news for Bucknell is that Muscala was not the only reason the team won the Patriot League tournament and earned the No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Bison will be returning starters in junior guard Steven Kasper and senior guard Cameron Ayers. Ayers will look to have a much larger role this year after finishing 12th in the Patriot League in scoring with 12.4 points per game. Bucknell will also look to maintain its dominant defense that finished first in the conference in both points allowed per game and blocked shots.

Colgate University – This year, the Raiders will look toward their upperclassmen to rally the team back from a disappointing sixth-place finish last season. Although Colgate will likely finish in the middle of the conference this year, there is much room for improvement in terms of its 2012-13 record (11-21, 5-9 Patriot League). For starters, senior forward Murphy Burnatowski is back after scoring 17.4 points per game last year, which was good enough for third in the conference. The team is also returning two other starters, junior guard Luke Roh and senior guard Pat Moore. Roh will be a key all-around contributor for Colgate, as the Scottsdale, Ariz., native finished fifth in the Patriot League in rebounding (6.6) as well as sixth in assists (3.4). The Raiders are hoping to cut down on their mistakes this season, as they ranked first in the Patriot League in turnovers with 13.2 per game in 2012-13.

Loyola University-Maryland – Along with BU, the Greyhounds will be trying to continue their success in a new league after finishing second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference last season. In order to do so, Loyola will have to reconfigure with a largely new team. The team will be without four players from last year’s squad, including key scorers in graduate-student forward Erik Etherly (15.7 ppg) and senior guard Robert Olson (12.7 ppg).

New head coach G.G. Smith, son of NCAA Champion coach Tubby Smith, will have to lead the team’s adjustment to the Patriot League. The Greyhounds will be helped by an athletic defense – first in the MAAC in blocks (4.4 blocks per game) as well as second in steals (7.2) last season – as well as the return of senior guard Dylon Cormier, who was seventh in the MAAC last season in scoring with 16.4 points per game.

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Lehigh University – Despite finishing second in the Patriot League last season, the Mountain Hawks are expected to take a step down this year after losing multiple key players. Although C.J. McCollum, the No. 10 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, only gave Lehigh 12 games last season due to injury, his former team will certainly be hurt by his departure. McCollum averaged 21.9 points per game in 2011-12, his last full season as a collegiate player, before delivering 23.9 points per game in 2012-13. Besides McCollum, the Mountain Hawks also lose scoring from forward Gabe Knutson (13.9 ppg) and forward Holden Grenier (13.2 ppg). Lehigh will hope that it can still challenge teams offensively after finishing first in the Patriot League in points per game last season (73.1 ppg).

College of the Holy Cross – Offensively, the Crusaders were lackluster last season on their way to a 12-18 record. The team finished sixth in the Patriot League in both points per game (66.1 ppg) and field-goal percentage (.414). With a largely unchanged team, Holy Cross should expect similar results this season. The Crusaders may see improvement through the progress of senior forward Dave Dudzinski, the team’s leading scorer (15.2 ppg) and rebounder (6.6 rpg) from last season. Furthermore, the emergence of guard Justin Burrell should help stabilize Holy Cross’s backcourt. Burrell led the team with 3.7 assists per game while delivering 12.1 points a game. The most daunting aspect of the Crusaders’ season will be their schedule: their first three matchups include games against Ivy League favorite Harvard University and No. 12 University of North Carolina.

United States Naval Academy – The Midshipmen will not see much improvement from their 8-23 finish last year. Although the team lost no major players from last season, they will still need to address multiple areas. Navy struggled to keep up with its opponents offensively, finishing last in the Patriot League in both points per game (55.1) and field-goal percentage (.391). The Midshipmen also need to improve their rebounding. Overall, they finished last in the conference with a -6.1 rebounding margin. If Navy can take solace in anything, it is that it is returning all five of its starters from last season, so will have time to continue to develop together.

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American University – While American ended up fifth in the Patriot League standings last season, the team should expect a drop in the standings this year in an expanded conference. American loses its top two scorers, forward Stephen Lumpkins (14.2 ppg) and guard Daniel Munoz (10.3 ppg), going into the season, and even with those players, the Eagles were only seventh in the Patriot League in points per game (57.8). In addition, Lumpkins was also the Eagles leading rebounder (9.4), while Munoz was the squad’s leader in assists (3.6).

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BU looks to make Tournament Women’s hoops: From Page 8

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champion Marist University on Dec. 14, as well as local rivals such as Harvard University, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Boston College.

“Our non-conference [schedule] is pretty hard, especially when we hit the tournament,” Greenberg said. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to play against UConn and beat the national champs.

“But in the end, we’re really only focused on ‘let’s be as good as we can’ and being ready for the next upcoming game.”

Retaining Tradition Despite all the changes in players and opponents, the Terriers’ goal remains the same: to continue to dominate conference play and make

their way into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003.

That’s the mentality Greenberg hopes to instill on her players — to prove the doubters wrong and to continue to follow the same path of success paved by history and tradition.

And as challenging as the road ahead will be, the Terriers are confident that they will continue to be a force to be reckoned with, despite the loss of Moran and Alford.

“I think so many people know and think we lost a lot, and we did [with] two guards who had unbelievable careers,” Greenberg said.

“And a lot of people think we’re going to be down and ask, ‘Well, what are you going to do without the two of them?’ which is a valid argument.

But I think our team has taken on the mentality to [prove them wrong] and I’m proud of them and excited to see what they will do.”

Morris views self as ‘leader’ of team morris: From Page 8

62 percent (in 2011-12) to 77 percent, and only committed 43 turnovers despite receiving an increase in playing time.

“He’s a great teammate, just a really good person that has great character and I think that’s the thing that I love most about him,” Jones said.

“Now days away before starting his final season, Morris knows he is a leader on this BU squad, whether he expected it or not, and attributes his growth to the players and staff that came before him.”

Morris echoed Jones’ statement regarding his leadership role on the team.

“I’m the leader of the team,” Morris said. “When Coach [Pat] Chambers left [after the 2010-11 season] and the new coaching staff and players came in, I sort of had to step up. … Everything I did affected the team, so now I’m just working harder and taking it day by day.”

As leader of the Terriers, Morris will be leading a young team that is expected to have one of its most promising campaigns in years.

The 2013-14 team consists of four freshmen, six sophomores, three juniors and only three seniors and was

unanimously chosen to win the Patriot League in an official preseason coaches’ poll.

Despite being picked to win the conference this season, Morris does not feel much of the pressure that comes with being labeled the team to beat.

“I guess there’s some pressure, and the pressure that we feel is that we don’t know how the other teams are in the league,” Morris said.

“We’ve played [Loyola UniversityMaryland] before, but we don’t know about the rest of the conference, so it’ll be about making sure we’re up to speed with where the other teams in the league are.”

Morris cites the fact that the team is returning all of its starters and a good portion of its supporting cast, making it easier to gel as a team.

“The chemistry has been great,” Morris said. “Everyone is buying into whatever Coach is trying to do with the team and everyone is working as a team, trying to reach a goal and everyone is working hard.

“This is a really special team that I’m a part of right now. I feel blessed to be with a group of guys who legitimately care about each other and are willing to make sacrifices to better the team.”

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Morris grows into key player on men’s basketball team

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Dom Morris, from left to right, in his freshman, sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

By Christopher Dela Rosa Daily Free Press Staff

During the spring of 2011, Dom Morris was just a freshman enjoying the ride as the Boston University men’s basketball team traveled to Tulsa, Okla., to play in the NCAA Tournament.

That year, the Terriers took on the No. 1-seeded Kansas University in the second round and were able to stay competitive with the Jayhawks for most of the contest. Going into the half, the Terriers were only down by four points, largely because of a stellar scoring output from then-senior guard John Holland.

“It was great, we worked hard as a team to make it there,” Morris said.

“It felt like we deserved to be there.”

Unfortunately, the Terriers could not capitalize on their great first half and they fell by a score of 72–53.

Morris had nine points and an assist in that game.

Despite the loss, to this day, the memory of Mar. 18, 2011, is one of Morris’ fondest memories as he and the Terriers enter the 2013-14 season.

“I still to this day think we could compete with Kansas and if we played again, it’d be a different story,” Morris said.

Nearly three years later, Morris is in a completely different situation. In his time at BU, he has seen a coaching change and an influx of new players, and he has become one

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of the team’s biggest leaders.

Because of his size and potential, Morris started in 18 games during his freshman year, averaging 23.2 minutes per game and posting a .418 field-goal percentage while managing to grab 147 rebounds.

It was not an easy for road for Morris the next season, as he had to adjust to the new basketball culture that would emerge under BU coach Joe Jones in the 2011-12 season.

Jones made it a priority of making sure that Morris was in prime shape to be a great asset to the team.

“You’re talking about all year round watching your diet, doing extra training to be fit,” Jones said.

“A guy that size really has to watch

those things, and Morris has done a fabulous job of staying on track with that.”

The summer leading up to his sophomore year, Morris worked on his technique, which, coupled with being in better shape, showed on the stats sheet. During the 2011–12 season, Morris’ field-goal percentage increased to .494 while he pulled down 42 more rebounds and nearly doubled his assist total.

With a slew of freshmen joining the team last season, it was unclear who was going to emerge as the leader and key player on the team, but one thing Morris said he always kept in mind was the work ethic and mentality instilled in him from older

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players.

“I learned a lot from all the guys that have been through here,” Morris said. “It was basically just having a positive attitude and work hard every day, because you never know when your number is going to be called.”

In 2012, Morris’ number was called and he put any doubts to rest right away, as the Newark, Del., native established himself as a dependable big man for the team.

Before the start of the season, he was named one of the captains of the team. He boosted his field-goal percentage all the way up to .574, improved his free throw shooting from

Morris, see page 7

For women’s basketball, season of new opportunities awaits

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Kelly Greenberg returns for her 10th season as head coach of the BU women’s basketball team.

By Mike Chan Daily Free Press Staff

As the 2013-14 NCAA season dawns over Case Gymnasium, changes are coming to the Boston University women’s basketball team, even if they are not that obvious.

Sure, head coach Kelly Greenberg is again patrolling the sidelines for her tenth season, just as energetic and passionate as ever, while senior Rashidat Agboola is still the team’s starting forward after another terrific season, leading her peers in rebounds (9.0) and field-goal percentage (.458).

But admittedly, with so many factors outlying BU this season, it is a time of change and rejuvenation,

or as Greenberg puts it, a “new era” in the face of Terriers basketball.

“We’re gonna have a lot more personality on the court,” Greenberg said. “And it’s exciting for me, as a coach, to watch my players into something different than last year.

Our attitude as a team overall is that we are not rebuilding, we’re reloading.”

Big shoes to fill While BU closed last year with one of the best finishes in school history, it also lost some of its best players. The guard trio of Chantell Alford, Mo Moran and Kirsten Sims all graduated in May, leaving Agboola and senior forward Whit-

ney Turner as the only incumbent starters from last year.

As such, the Terriers will instead look forward to relying on a rotation of young players as the team moves forward in the fall.

“We’re going to be different,” Greenberg said. “I’m never going to have another player like Mo Moran or Chantell Alford again, so we’re just going to be very different and play to the strengths of our players. We have a lot of ingredients, we’re not sure where it fits in yet, but we’ll take it one step at a time.”

Perhaps the most promising candidate to fill in for the loss of BU’s three graduated guards is senior guard Danielle Callahan, who played a big role off the bench last

season, participating in all 30 games and averaging 7.7 points per game.

“Danielle played a lot of minutes for us, and she’s definitely someone we’d like to count on going in,” Greenberg said. “Even though she’s only technically played one year due to the transfer rules and the ACL injury, she’s really has the most experience of our guards, and it shows every day at practice.

She knows what we want [in terms of that position]. … She’s very different from Mo and Chantell at the point. She can shoot the three, and is very solid overall in the inside game.”

Greenberg also expressed enthusiasm towards the freshman class, especially due to the play of Sarah Hope and Courtney Latham, as Greenberg said she believes that they will have an opportunity to step up and compete for the last two starting spots against sophomore Katie Poppe, who also saw significant playing time last season with Callahan, and junior Troi Melton, who redshirted last year due to injury. “[The freshmen] get it,” Greenberg said. “They play with such a high level of confidence. They’re going to be a nice addition to the team. We’re certainly going to have a lot of unique players step up at different times, and we’re gonna use our depth a little bit more than last year. Our team is built on hard work and playing unselfishly, and I think because of that, we’re going to be very solid in the back court.”

New League, New Challenges, New Opportunities The 2013-14 season will be a

highlight of firsts for the Terriers, with one of the main focuses being the team’s transition into the Patriot League after a successful tenure in America East. The conference is home to some of the most formidable and successful opponents BU has ever faced, including the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy. The two teams have rattled off consecutive NCAA Tournament bids and WNIT bids in the past two years respectively.

The Patriot League is familiar ground for Greenberg, who spent seven seasons as a member of the College of the Holy Cross coaching staff before moving on to a headcoaching job at University of Pennsylvania. The Crusaders finished with six Patriot League titles and four trips to the NCAA tournament during her tenure.

“We’re excited. We really have no idea what to expect,” Greenberg said. “I’ve spent some time [in the league] so I know what the programs are, but to the players, they are playing entirely new teams. It’s nice to have that clean slate. We’ve played some of the teams in the past few seasons, but other than that, everything is going to be brand new — travel, style of play. We don’t have that history between the teams and I’m excited about that.”

In addition, the team will be making headlines by participating in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge on Nov. 22 by opening against the University of Connecticut, the reigning NCAA Champion. Other notable teams on the schedule include last year’s

Women’s Hoops, see page 7