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Freshman engineering students take a quiz in an introduction to engineering class. According to a study released by ACT, more students are choosing majors such as engineering due to better future job prospects.

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

Despite findings of a recent study which indicate fewer students are choosing college majors based on personal preference, Boston University students said a student’s level of interest in the subject is still an important factor in choosing a major and a career path.

“Generally, you should do something

that at least you’re interested in,” said College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Chelsea Waida, a computer science major.

“You want to have a job when you get out [of college], but you don’t want to go into something that you absolutely hate.”

A third of incoming college students said their prospective choice of major does not match up with their personal interests, according to American College Testing’s

2013-14 College Choice Report, released Monday.

Thirty-six percent of students described their intended major as a “good” fit based on interest, while 32 percent described it as a “poor” fit, the report stated. Of those who selected an intended major, more than fourfifths said they were “fairly sure” or “very sure” about their choice of major.

Researchers calculated results using data from students’ ACT Interest Inventory scores and choices from a list of 294 college majors, the report stated.

In addition, those who scored lowest on the ACT, with results between 1 and 15, were the least likely to choose a major that matched their interest, the report stated.

College of Engineering sophomore Courtney Torres said she chose her major, biomedical engineering, based on both interest and practicality.

“It was a mix,” she said. “I chose BME because I was good at the subject and the job prospects are higher than other degrees.”

CAS junior Katie Rice, a history major, said although she chose her career path based on her interests, it is unfortunate that other students do not always take their passion for a subject into account.

“It’s sad that they feel like they need to do that, but I understand why,” she said.

“We’re at BU, and it’s very expensive.

Majors, see page 2

Marathon bombings triggered flashbacks in veterans, study suggests

By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff

A new study by Boston University researchers revealed that April’s Boston Marathon bombings triggered some posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in veterans by reminding them of their years in combat.

Mark Miller, BU School of Medicine psychiatry professor and lead author of the study, said he studied veterans who were not directly impacted by the terror attacks, but were already diagnosed with psychological symptoms such as PTSD. “We know that those most profoundly impacted by PTSD are the subset of people who develop a chronic, disabling form of it,” Miller said. “They develop what we call morbid conditions, both physical and mental problems.”

PTSD is a mental health condition that involves changes in cognitive, emotional,

behavioral and psychological functioning as a result of trauma, Miller said. Symptoms often include flashbacks, nightmares, extreme anxiety and uncontrollable reactions to things that may trigger emotional memories from the initial trauma.

Miller said BUSM researchers were already following a cohort of PTSD veterans before the Boston Marathon bombings occurred. He said this was a unique opportunity for the researchers to compare the veterans’ symptoms from before and after such a big trauma.

Researchers conducted 71 telephone interviews with veterans within one week of the bombing, Miller said. Using data from an ongoing study of veterans already diagnosed with PTSD, researches were able to compare their results from before and after the bombing.

Miller said this research is different from other longitudinal PTSD studies because it

analyzes the effects of various adverse life events on the veterans’ symptoms, whereas others typically study the short period of time after the trauma is experienced.

“We all know about the direct effect of the bombing on the people that were there, those who witnessed it, who were hit by shrapnel and who were hospitalized,” Miller said. “… But what we don’t really know, or haven’t documented previously, is that there is a psychological impact of terror attacks like these that extends past the people that were directly impacted.”

Miller said participants in the study did not exhibit consistent changes in symptoms from before the bombings to after.

However, many of the veterans described how their symptoms worsened in various ways because of the similarity between the bombings and war zones.

38 percent of the 71 participants con-

PTSD, see page 2

faster than national rate, report suggests

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

As the United States recovers from the Great Recession of 2008, the Commonwealth’s gross domestic product has seen more progress compared to the nation as a whole, according to two reports released on Thursday.

The national GDP, which is the value of finished goods and services within a territory’s borders, increased by 2.8 percent for the third quarter, according to a report from the U.S. Commerce Department, while Massachusetts saw a 3.5 percent increase, according to MassBenchmark, a Boston-based public policy research group.

“The best information we have today suggests that in the third quarter of 2013, Massachusetts grew faster than the U.S., and that’s definitely good news,” said Michael Goodman, co-editor of MassBenchmarks. “There are a couple of caveats with the data … but that said, it’s more reflective of how much more productive the Massachusetts economy is compared to the U.S.” The state-to-nation disparity has been consistent all year with the Commonwealth showing higher GDP in all three quarters in 2013, according to the MassBenchmarks report, but both reports show consistent growth.

Withholding taxes, the interest rates for U.S. Department of the Treasury securities, the Bloomberg stock index for Massachusetts and motor vehicle sales taxes contributed to above average growth for the Commonwealth, according to MassBenchmarks.

While several economic sectors showed improvement, Michael Manove, professor of economics at Boston University, said there is still much for local governments and residents to pay for in order to sustain growth.

“We should fund our public schools generously … and we should support the amenities that attract highly-educated people to the Commonwealth,” he said in an email. “That’s a long run prescription. In the short run I doubt there’s much to be done. Skimp on public schools, skimp on amenities, skimp on health care and yes, skimp on taxes, and we’ll end up poor.”

Several areas including unemployment hurt growth in Massachusetts, but the housing market and the technology innovation sectors, which have been strengths that put Massachu-

GDP, see page 2

Mei Mei Street Kitchen opens, takes Giga’s Pizza’s spot on BU’s South Campus

By Taryn Ottaunick, Drew Schwartz, Michelle Jay and Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

Popular food truck Mei Mei Street Kitchen opened its first brick-and-mortar restaurant on Park Drive Monday, giving Boston University students living in South Campus a new option in neighborhood eateries.

Mei Mei co-owner Irene Li said she looks forward to catering to BU students at the new restaurant’s 506 Park Drive location. Mei Mei’s food truck serves students and faculty each Thursday when the truck parks outside of Alfred L. Morse Auditorium on Commonwealth Avenue, Li said.

“BU has been so great [about us] feeding the faculty, students [and] staff on a regular basis,” she said.

The restaurant replaces Giga’s Pizza, which shut down in January due to unforseen markups in monthly rent. BU students mourned the loss of Giga’s, many of whom said the resturant was a popular spot for South Campus residents because of its

service and convenience.

Mei Mei menu feautures locally sourced food from the Northeast with a traditional Chinese flair, Li said.

The restaurant will offer an expanded menu at certain times of day, with street food choices at lunch, and additional medium and large-size entrees designed to be shared at dinner.

Li said she was pleased with the new restaurant’s grand opening.

“Today went super smoothly,” Li said.

“We were extremely proud of our staff, many of whom who have no formal restaurant experience or no formal commercial kitchen experience, and I think they really knocked it out of the park today.”

Mei Mei Guest Service Manager Alex Kim said staff handled the transition well, considering many have little restaurant training.

“People don’t really know much about our staff, other than that they are super

Mei Mei, see page 4

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College of Communication junior Marry Pivazian looks at the menu board at the Mei Mei Street Kitchen restaurant at 506 Park Drive on Monday, the first day the restaurant was open.

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SMG soph.: Students must sacrifice major for careers Resident: Massachusetts has ‘rebounded well’ from recession Majors: From Page 1

You have to be able to pay off the loans you’re taking out to be here.

You do have to be practical, to a certain extent, but I do think it’s unfortunate if you really couldn’t care less about what you’re majoring in.”

School of Management sophomore Emily Cloutier, who is majoring in business and concentrating in law and finance, said she changed her major from psychology to business based on job availability.

“When I came here, I was a psychology major, but then I realized I would have to go to grad school and get a Ph.D. before I could make a living on my own,” she said. “So I switched for the

money and the security of knowing that an SMG degree would get me a job.”

Unfortunately, students must sometimes sacrifice majoring in the field that interests them to make a practical career choice, Cloutier said.

“For me personally, it’s sad that you have to split between what you’re interested in and what’s going to make you money, but it’s just kind of the way the world turns now,” she said.

School of Education sophomore Megan Smith, a special education major, said she chose her major because she knew she wanted to work in special education after experience in high school.

“I’ve been working with spe-

cial populations for a while,” she said. “A lot of people told me, ‘oh, you’re really patient, you should try teaching.’ I worked with some kids with disabilities all through high school, and that’s how I came to the decision.”

While students have different priorities and circumstances that affect their choice of major, their level of interest should factor into their decision in some way, Smith said.

“Everyone has a different situation,” she said. “Everyone is expecting something different from their college experience. So it has a lot to do with other factors, but for the most part, it’s not going to mean anything to you unless you’re interested in it, [even] a little bit.”

Study will continue to examine veterans’ symptoms PTsD: From Page 1

firmed that the bombings, the subsequent news coverage and the lockdown of the city caused more severe emotional problems.

A large number of participants also said the bombings led to more frequent flashbacks compared to before the bombings.

“Military veterans … because of their experiences in combat, being traumatized by improvised explosive devices during military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan and so forth — they’re the most vulnerable to the psychic impact of these terror attacks,” Miller said.

Carol Martin, executive director of the Boston Area Trauma Recovery Network, said this type of recurring trauma is known as vicarious trauma. People already suffering from untreated PTSD do not have to directly experience a traumatic and stressful event to vicariously trigger such psycho-

logical symptoms.

“People really need to look more seriously at how mental health circumscribes all the possible ways that people can live their lives most fully and effectively,” Martin said. “…Often we think that PTSD is only in soldiers, veterans coming home from the war. But all of us, unless we’re incredibly fortunate, experience some sort of trauma … that could have benefitted from a therapeutic approach.”

Martin said TRN is working to develop local communities of trained mental health professionals who would be prepared to deal with the aftermath of large-scale calamities, such as the Boston Marathon bombings.

“We never know when the next disaster will strike — we never know when the next tragedy will hit us,” Martin said. “…

It’s so important that we begin to build capacity. Our mental health

system needs tremendous support and help.”

Miller said he and his fellow researchers plan to continue this study to examine the extent to which the Marathon bombings affect their sample of veterans’ symptoms over time.

He hopes the findings of this study will lead to reforms in how different response teams prepare to address future traumatic circumstances.

“This study should help inform health care systems about what kind of preparations and policies are needed for responding to similar sorts of tragedies in the future,” Miller said. “It’s helpful to know that it’s not just the people that are directly affected, but that there are psychological impacts on people who are indirectly affected, who experience the event simply through their proximity to it and the news media.”

GDP: From Page 1

setts ahead of the rest of the country, will likely show additional negative consequences in the future because of decreasing government funding, Goodman said.

“To an unusual extent, the economic fate of Massachusetts is in the hands of a few policymakers,” he said. “Usually, they’re important, but not as important as they recently have been, and as a result we’re stuck. We need some action in Washington and here in Massachusetts to manage the problems we have … and several areas on the innovation sector have not been able to do as well as they could with cutbacks and indecision in government.”

The most recent data for both the country and the Commonwealth show the unemployment rate — something both reports outline as an important factor in the economy’s well-being — at 7.3 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively. However, the state data is dated back to August due to delays related to the federal government shutdown.

Until definitive numbers come in, much of the data, while mathematically adjusted according to past trends for Massachusetts numbers, cannot be taken as a purely accurate representation of the state of the economy, Goodman said.

Several residents said they have noticed overall growth in the Commonwealth, but not everyone has

been included in the growth.

“I’ve personally been laid off twice this past year, and many of my friends are also still struggling,” said Olivia Harris, 19, of Dorchester. “At the same time, I have heard a lot of others areas are doing better than they have in years. It seems that overall we’re doing better, but certain parts [of Massachusetts] are just being left behind to fend for themselves.”

Kelsey Green, 22, of Brighton, said she has noticed more opportunities in Boston in the past year.

“Everything just seems easier now,” she said. “People seem to have it easier than even just two or three years ago. There are less money problems as a whole, people seem to be able to buy many of the things they want and I know most of my friends haven’t had any trouble with getting jobs. It definitely seems like good news for the area.”

Nick Moser, 26, of Brighton, said the numbers make sense because Massachusetts has rebounded well from the recession.

“Prices have increased and more people seem to have jobs, so there’s definitely some improvement,” he said. “Back when the recession hit, a lot of people, myself included, had a lot of problems and had a lot of worries about their future. Since then, everything’s gone a lot smoother, and it seems like we will continue to improve on into the future.”

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Campus & City Campus Crime Logs Nov. 4. to Nov. 10

By Alyssa Ciofani Daily Free Press Staff

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Nov. 4 to Nov. 10.

Attempted unauthorized entry On Nov. 4 at 53 Bay State Road around 8:30 a.m., an employee reported seeing fresh pry marks on the door to the building.

Police found no indication of an illegal entry made to the building.

Laptop stolen from food court A laptop was stolen from an unattended bag in the food court at the George Sherman Union at 775 Commonwealth Ave. around 5 p.m. on Nov. 4.

Unwanted contact On Nov. 4 at 6 p.m., a student contacted the police from 500 Park Drive after receiving many unwanted texts from her former boyfriend. This male was contacted by the police and told to stop sending messages to the student in question.

Stolen money from dorm in Warren Towers On Nov. 4 at 9 p.m., a student reported $1,200 in cash was stolen from her purse, which was stored under her desk in her Warren Towers dorm at 700 Commonwealth Ave. The student reported that her dorm was unlocked and unattended at the time of the theft.

Stolen motorcycle A BU student was pulled over by a police officer for posession of a stolen motorcycle at 49 St. Mary’s St. on Tuesday at 9 p.m.

This student has a prior offense on his or her record, and will be summoned to court in the near future.

Student harassment A female student was walking past Claflin Hall at 273 Babcock St. on Wednesday at 1:24 a.m. when a group of male students began calling out harassing remarks to her. The shouts included threats of rape. She made her way to the BU shuttle and reported these men to BUPD officials the following morning.

Stolen packages On Wednesday at 9:35 p.m., a student reported seeing three males pull up in a white van and remove packages from a mail vestibule area at 860 Beacon St. Attempted theft at Fitness and Recreation Center BUPD arrested a non-affiliate male at 915 Commonwealth Ave. who was seen trying to take about $300 in cash out of lockers inside BU’s FitRec building on Thursday at around 6 p.m.

Student assault On Friday around 11:30 a.m., a student reported that her former roommate assaulted her outside of 91 Bay State Road. The student in question has decided not to press charges.

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Hub named number 1 digital city in U.S. Admissions will

By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff

Boston’s achievements in using technology and innovative projects have been recognized, as the Center for Digital Government announced Thursday that Boston was given top honors as the most digital city the U.S. for 2013.

This award is earned through an annual Digital Cities Survey, open to all U.S. cities and towns that have a population of 30,000 or more. The survey analyzes the local government’s innovation, creative solutions and approaches, effective collaboration and transparency measures and other technological advances, according to the Thursday CDG announcement.

“The city and the state have made concerted efforts over the years to make more data available to the public,” said Boston University College of Communication Professor Michelle Johnson. “It’s all about transparency. They’re looking for ways to keep the public informed about how government operates.”

This year’s top-ranked cities included Boston, Irving, Texas, Avondale, Ariz. and Palo Alto, Calif.

Boston was recognized for being a

national leader in innovative projects, such as the traveling City Hall to Go truck, Mayor’s office of New Urban Mechanics and Boston’s Open Government Portal, according to a Thursday press release from Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s office.

“Boston continues to find innovative ways to connect with constituents and make our city stronger,” Menino said in the release. “Our approach has focused on people; it’s a high-touch, not just high-tech approach. This award recognized a true citywide effort; we are the #1 digital city because of the good work of entrepreneurs inside and outside City Hall.”

An example that residents utilize technology is to tweet at the city government when they see potholes using #spotholes for them to repair.

Janet Grenslitt, director of surveys and awards at the CDG, said Boston earning first place was no surprise because for the last several years, Boston ranked in the top 10 and even placed third last year.

“The City of Boston has been a national leader in developing techenabled solutions for citizens and government,” she said.

Johnson said Boston has been

consider social media presence

By Taryn Ottaunick Daily Free Press Staff

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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced Thursday Boston is ranked first in the 2013 Digital Cities Survey.

Among other things, Boston has multiple social media campaigns such as #spotholes that Bostonians can use to tweet the location of potholes for the city to repair.

very active in pursuing this goal of becoming more digital by making the connection between the people and the government stronger through technology.

“The city’s made great strides in

Digital, see page 4

City looks to feature local bands for transfer music

By Mina Corpuz Daily Free Press Staff

Being on hold for anyone calling the city of Boston will sound very different next year, as City Hall launched the BOSTunes contest on Twitter for local artists to be featured on the city’s transfer music with entries due on Dec. 2 The contest is a partnership between Boston’s Department of Innovation & Technology and Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events to help modernize City Hall’s phone system and increase interaction with the public.

“I’m always thinking about how we can make City Hall more participatory and inclusive, especially through social technology,” said Lindsay Crudele, community and social technology strategist for DoIT. “This seemed like a perfect opportunity to bring technology together with the arts, tapping into this platform as a showcase for local talent.”

Bands and individual artists varying in genre and age have submitted music to the contest and the winner’s work will be-

come the new transfer music, which will be promoted through blogging, social media and the City Hall website.

Several bands participating in the contest said they find it a great opportunity to expose their music to people who have never heard it before.

Adam Salameh, singer and guitarist of the indie pop band Osaka Street Cutter, said exposure from a contest like BOSTunes is a way to expand the band’s fan base.

“The number one goal is to get your music heard, so [the contest] helps us in that way,” he said. “City Hall is such a widely reached audience, so it’d be really good for us [if we won.]”

Michael Epstein, from the indie baroque pop ensemble The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, said the contest is a great opportunity, but the group is not entirely concerned with winning.

“We’re less focused on specific goals [for the contest] and more focused on doing things that we enjoy,” he said. “It matters far less becoming the city’s hold mu-

sic and far more that we think that it would be fun and probably humorous to be hold music.”

Wellington Netto, from the new-wave band McWolf, said City Hall’s initiative is helpful for the local music community.

“I’ve been around here for six years and I’ve always felt that Boston’s really a city that caters to the visual arts a lot and doesn’t cater as much to the oral arts and auditory things,” he said. “It’s cool to see City Hall in a creative and rather clever way to have local music for whoever happens to be calling in.”

Bradley Hatfield, professor of music at Northeastern University, said while the contest is a great opportunity for local artists, it highlights how musicians are viewed more as entertainers than as professionals.

“Music, for some reason, seems to be the thing that everyone wants people to donate, but not any other items or articles,” he said. “[In] typical agreements

Music, see page 4

With admissions deadlines looming for studentys applying to Boston University and BU students applying to graduate schools or to internships, it is important for everyone to be mindful of what they publically post on social media, said Maggie Mulvihill, a professor in the journalism department at BU. According to a Saturday New York Times article, a prospective Bowdoin College student, who spent the entirety of an information session criticizing her fellow information session attendees via Twitter, was unable to gain admission to the Brunswick, Maine school due to a combination of her grade point average and her tweets.

This incident sheds light on the issue regarding a lack of anonymity on the Internet and its rising prevalence in the college admissions process, according to the article.

“It’s a public forum, and anything that you put on the Internet, lives on the Internet forever,” Mulvihill said. “It’s public — even if you limit it to your friends — it’s public. So, when you put something out on the Internet that way, you’re basically announcing to the world particular information about yourself, no matter what your settings are.”

Although social media provides outlets for free expression, there are legal limits to what one can post online, Mulvihill said. As technology develops, more laws have been created to specify the legality of Internet posts.

“You’re going to be criminally charged if you violate the law, and there are specific laws regulating use of the Internet that result in criminal charges, like cyberbullying laws,” Mulvihill said. “…

The law is evolving as technology changes. So for students, it’d be a little tough to keep up with all the legal changes. I think they have to use the Internet in a way that isn’t violent. A lot of it is basic sense.”

In addition to abiding by legal restrictions for Internet usage, students need to be wary of their social media profiles when applying for jobs and internships, said Michelle

Social Media, see page 4

Mass. LGBT groups push for House to approve non-discrimination act

By Felicia Gans Daily Free Press Staff

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups in the Commonwealth rejoiced as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill banning discrimination due to sexual orientation in the workplace, was passed in the U.S. Senate on Thursday by a 64-32 vote.

Sylvain Bruni, a member of the board of directors for Boston Pride, an organization that plans gay rights celebrations throughout the year in the Hub, said he hopes the legislation will pass in the House of Representatives so U.S. President Barack Obama can sign it into law.

“If ENDA passes in the House and becomes the law on the federal level, it ensures that everywhere in Massachusetts, every LGBT or other identified person is protected by law from being fired for who they are,” he said. “[In Massachusetts], we’re very progressive. This type of measure will make our state even

more progressive and welcoming of LGBT people, and that’s always good.”

Both U.S. Sens. for Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey voted yes on the bill.

“It has taken us far too long to arrive at this day,” Warren said in a remark on the Senate floor on Wednesday. “The failure to treat all our citizens with the same dignity is shameful. In America, equal means equal.”

ENDA must now be approved in the House or Representatives, which is controlled by the Republican Party. No clear timeframe is apparent for when the bill will be voted on.

Bruni said passing the act in the Republican-controlled House will be a struggle, but it is still possible.

“We have to remain hopeful that this kind of legislation is going to pass,” he said. “We encourage all leaders and the congressional delegation of Massachusetts to keep

SARAH SIEGEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

A rainbow flag flies over City Hall during Boston’s Annual Boston Pride Festival on June 8.The U.S. Senate approved a bill 64-32 that bans workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans Thursday.

pushing hard to ensure that the legislation passes in the House so we can celebrate in June.”

Brian Camenker, president of MassResistance, an activist group in favor of traditional marriage,

said he opposes ENDA and is hopeful that it will not pass in the House.

“ENDA is basically a perversion of civil rights laws,” he said.

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Mei Mei staff to be ‘cross-trained’ BU professor advises different Resident: Tech. to work in both truck, restaurant personal, professional accounts inhibits face-toCollege of Communication juArts and Sciences sophomore, said face interactions nior Cassidy Bissell, who lives on she believes online posts have a Mei Mei: From Page 1

friendly and like to have a lot of fun,” he said. “But a lot of us have very little and most of us have no restaurant experience, especially in terms of opening a restaurant.”

Kim said Mei Mei intends to train its staff to work in multiple positions, whether selling food from the food truck, or serving food in the restaurant.

“We are going to cross-train everybody,” he said. “We want everyone to experience both sides of Mei Mei, so far being a truck and a restaurant. In [the] kitchen and [the] front of house, everyone knows, understands and therefore respects all the positions that exist.”

College of Arts and Sciences senior Zac Ben Hamad said he ate at Mei Mei’s for the first time at the new restaurant’s grand opening Monday and enjoyed his meal.

“I was very excited for the opening of the restaurant,” he said. “I heard lots of good things and it didn’t disappoint at all. I had the rice porridge with beef and the beef dumplings and they were both excellent.”

Hamad, who lives on St. Mary’s Street, said he plans to visit the restaurant again, especially because of its convenient location on South Campus.

“I’m looking forward to eating everything on their menu,” he said.

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Beacon Street, said South Campus could use more reasonably priced restaurants for student residents.

“There are restaurants all the way down Beacon Street more toward Brookline, but there’s not a lot in this area,” she said.

CAS junior Julian Lijtszain said she looks forward to trying Mei Mei’s cuisine at the new restaurant location.

“From a few friends that went there today, I heard it was really good,” she said. “I was actually going to go there tonight, but it’s closed early, so I’m thinking about going with [some friends] during this week.”

Mei Mei’s opening will have a positive effect on the South Campus area by giving students more dining options, Lijtzain said.

“I was really excited, especially because there used to be a restaurant here before this and they closed. So having a replacement to go to is comforting and exciting.”

CAS junior Katherine Kao said she looks forward to having another place to eat more of Mei Mei’s innovative cuisine.

“I’m pretty excited about it, because at least from the food truck, the food’s pretty good and the staff is always really cheerful,” she said. “… Mei Mei can take my money every time.”

Johnson, professor of practice for multimedia journalism at BU. “Everybody should be aware that when you’re [employers] evaluating a candidate, you’re going to look at them across the board,” Johnson said. “That can include their use of social media, because you want to get a sense of what their discretion is like, how they conduct themselves in public …

That [social media] is one great way to gauge what kind of person you’re dealing with. I don’t know that they’re using it against you, so much as to evaluate you.”

Johnson said in order for a student to maintain a clean online persona, they should create separate personal and professional accounts.

This includes not posting anything too personal on a public forum, and adjusting privacy settings on accounts to control who has unlimited access and who does not.

“There are a few ‘work-arounds [to privacy settings],’ but I think for the most part, they work pretty well,” Johnson said. “Unless you’re out for some high-security job, I can’t imagine anybody digging too far to break those barriers down.”

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“It [social media] definitely affects futures, because everyone has social media,” White said. “Once something’s up there [on the Internet], it’s unlikely that it’ll go away.”

Matthew Craig, a School of Education junior, said he posts whatever he wants online, and mostly uses social media for venting and posting stand-up comedy videos.

“They [online posts] won’t affect my future, hopefully,” Craig said. “I might take my Facebook down in a year or two when I graduate. I think — I hope — I made them [online profiles] private, so only my friends can see, but I’m not completely sure about that.”

Danny McCarthy, a College of Communication freshman, said he has a specific tactic for deciding what is appropriate to post online.

“I use the ‘Mommy Rule,’” McCarthy said. “If my mom would hate that I wrote it, I probably wouldn’t post it, or if I was embarrassed about it later, then I would probably delete it. I think when you post dumb things, people think you’re dumb, and I’m smart.”

and any contract that’s worth anything, each party is giving something and getting something, and [the contest] sounds more like a one-way street.”

Several residents said they found the prospect of hearing local music an interesting way for City Hall to both upgrade its phone system and promote the arts.

Brenda Campbell, 46, of Boston, said the contest is something that more people, not just local artists, should be aware of. “[The contest] matters a lot in a musical city like Boston, so it

should definitely be advertised a lot more,” she said. “Not a lot of people use Twitter, so maybe an advertisement on the subway would be a way to get the word out better.”

Alecia Batson, 30, of Boston, said she does not think the contest is the best way for City Hall to promote local bands, but she still appreciate its efforts.

“I do like that they are looking to promote the brand [of music] in Boston,” she said. “What’s more important than the contest is the city as an entity bolstering its reputation by featuring the talent it fosters.”

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And after the most recent election, voters could call up a web page with real-time election results as the numbers came in from the precinct.”

Several residents said Boston is continuing to make strides in the digital field and there should be no end to this pursuit of continuous modernization.

“So much of this city is mobile or online, it [the ranking] doesn’t surprise me at all,” said Matt Stein, 21, of Boston. “Boston has a population that is mostly people who grew up with Internet, so that fact that there’s access to government in the same mode that people have gotten used to on their phones is great. We’re always looking for a more convenient way to be doing things, and it’s nice to see the city tailoring to that.”

Michael Hardin, 25, a musician in Brighton, said there could be some bad consequences as a result of Boston becoming more digital.

“There are a ton of people in this city who always seem to be walking around with their eyes glued to their smart phones,” he said. “Also, from government all the way down to restaurants, it seems they all seem to be using some kind of mobile technology, but no particular service really seems to set us above and beyond anyone else.”

Bridget Basilico, 60, of Kenmore, said there could be harm in going too far with technology.

“I’m definitely not a very digital person,” she said. “People these days don’t talk face-to-face enough. It leads to a lot of miscommunications.

I also think that all service businesses need to revolve around personal interactions. I’m not saying I don’t see the purpose in technology, though, I understand why it’s so great. But not building real bridges to people in person can be very detrimental.”

Steven Dufour contributed to the reporting of this article.

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“The original civil rights laws were passed with a notable purpose and what they’ve done is twisted it and perverted it to basically push the homosexual and transgender agenda into businesses across the country.”

Camenker said he hopes the House’s veto of the legislation will give MassResistance the “breathing room” needed to slow down the “onslaught” of the homosexual movement.

The Commonwealth was the first state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex couples when it passed legislation on May 17, 2004.

Outside of the legislature, approximately 7 out of 10 Americans support laws that prevent job discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a poll from the Public Religion Research Institute published on Nov. 1.

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MGH’s new automated anesthetic system promising for comatose patients Kathryn Bernatchez Features Staff

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magine that it is the week before finals. Think about those long hours cramming in Mugar Memorial Library where your sleep-deprived brain begs for just another jolt of caffeine. Leaving your books and notes behind, you walk to Starbucks and wait patiently as a mess of jumbled numbers and letters clutter your brain. Many people half-jokingly wish they had a coffee IV drip to automatically regulate caffeine levels during finals time — such a clever invention could minimize an overachieving student’s time and energy spent.

New technology developed at Massachusetts General Hospital is an anesthesiologist’s equivalent to the automatic barista. Doctors and researchers have developed an automated system that measures and processes brain activity, and it responds almost instantaneously with the necessary anesthetic.

The system was designed as a real-time feedback loop for intensive care unit patients who were induced into comas. Researchers believe this could eliminate some inefficient medical processes by replacing routine nurse checkups with constant monitoring by a computer.

Emery Brown, the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering at MIT, began designing this system about two years ago. According to a report in PLOS Computational Biology, the technology has already been tested in rats and has proven successful. Now, Brown and his team of MIT researchers plan to apply this technology to human subjects.

Brown said he designed this new system with induced coma patients in mind. People are sedated and put into comas for a number of reasons, including brain trauma from accidents and seizures.

“It [a coma] allows the brain to relax or rest and to let the swelling to go down so the injury can heal and the person can recover,” said Brown. “Or it’s used as a way to shut the brain down in patients who have epilepsy.”

The controller The computerized care of the patient is determined by his or her electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern, which is the transmission of electrical waves from the brain.

EEG patterns are different in conscious and in comatose patients.

When awake, one’s brain activity is random, but within a narrow range. During a coma, however, brain activity is quiet with periodic bursts. The job of attending nurses is to control the number of these bursts, or the level of sedation. Burst suppression is crucial in the patient’s healing process because it controls the pressure buildup within the brain. Using anesthetics such as propofol, patients are kept at an optimal level of brain activity to allow the brain — and, of course, the patient — to

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Panel A shows raw EEG recorded in burst suppression. Panel B shows the filtered EEG with the threshold. In Panel C the filtered EEG is converted into a binary signal. Panel D shows the control scheme. Panels E-G show the experimental results from a one-hour run of the controller.

properly rest and recover.

“The EEG is measured to see if you’re in that state,” Brown explained. “If you’re above that state, you might want to increase propofol. If you’re below that state, you might want to decrease propofol.”

The EEG is recorded using electrodes attached to the patient’s scalp. These are then connected to a computer, which responds by releasing the correct dosage of propofol through a connected infusion pump. This entire system combines the tasks of checking the EEG, determining the necessary dosage and administering the anesthetic into one simple and instantaneous step, a system Brown refers to as “the controller.”

“That’s what the controller tells the infusion pump to do — every second, it makes the decision about how to change the infusion rate,” added Brown.

Brown said he and researchers accomplished this using a computer algorithm based on common anesthesia procedures. Anesthesiologists know how to control brain activity using drugs and do not need a computer to calculate the correct dosage. However, this technology simply does the job for them, becoming the patient’s personal anesthesiologist 24 hours a day.

Brown compared induced comas to a trip to the moon. He said both can last for at least a couple of days and the procedures, from beginning to end, are highly predictable. The difference is that astronauts let the autopilot do all the work, while doctors work inefficiently.

“The autopilot tells you where to go, but you have to keep your hand on the control for three to five days [in space travel],” he said. “Nobody actually does that,

but that’s essentially what’s happening in the ICU now.”

In addition to the autopilot function, the controller can be used to quickly increase or decrease the depth of the coma, depending on what doctors deem necessary. Overall, researchers believe the controller will use less anesthetic, which is both cost effective and healthier for the patient.

Traditionally, anesthesiologists have monitored patients using vital signs, including heart and lung activity. It has only been within the last year that doctors have relief on EEG for maintaining anesthesia and understanding its effects. A March news release from MGH highlighted a study that used EEG to measure consciousness in patients under propofol sedation. Brown was the senior author for this research.

Other systems measure EEG on a 100-point scale, and often aim to keep brain activity within a certain range, but Brown said “the controller” is much more exact.

Precise sedation monitoring using EEG is what sets this controller apart from similar systems, he explained.

“Those that are being used, if they are, have not achieved the level of control that we have,” he said.

Although the controller has only been previously tested in rats, Brown and his colleagues hope for FDA approval to test the system in humans. They have also applied for a patent for their technology. Brown believes the system could be adjusted for use beyond just the ICU. “Eventually, it could be used in the operating room, particularly for surgical cases lasting for many hours,” he added.

The outlook Utilization of the computerized anesthesiologist could also promote overall staffing efficiency in hospital ICUs. Instead of monitoring comatose patients, whose conditions are critical but predictable, medical professionals could turn their attention to emergency situations that require doctors’ immediate skills or judgment.

During a long surgery, the system could eliminate the need for someone to monitor the anesthesia, creating more time, space and energy for doctors and nurses to focus on the surgery itself.

Cutting-edge technology is often expensive, especially in medicine, but it also means potentially paying nurses and doctors less.

Skeptics, however, may feel uneasy about replacing doctors with computerized systems and could point to statistics that show how a high percentage of hospital errors are caused by technology mishaps. Tom McTigue, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said he is worried that medical technology, generally speaking, is susceptible to these types of errors.

“Machines are more efficient at handling the situation, and they can handle it faster,” McTigue said. “But if there was ever an error for the machine, it could be deadly for the patient.”

When Sedasys, Johnson & Johnson’s robotic anesthesia system, was approved in May, critics argued that hospitals still need trained doctors present to handle unforeseen medical emergencies.

Sedasys is intended for colonoscopy patients and can completely eliminate the need for an anesthesiologist. While Brown’s continuous care system would not replace anesthesiologists entirely, the technology could face similar

criticism to Sedasys.

In general, other critics of these “robotic doctors” fear that computerized care takes the element of personal human contact out of medical treatment. College of General Studies freshman Abbi Erkes shared similar feelings in regards to computerized medical care.

“There’s more room for error [with these technologies],” she said. “There’s less of a one-onone level, or a patient-doctor relationship in which [treatment] can be more precautious, detailed-oriented and careful in life-or-death situations.”

After all, robots cannot reassure worried families and they are certainly not capable of having a doctor-patient relationship. As with all technology, human beings can never totally be replaced.

Every field, especially the medical field, will always need trained people trained who understand concepts and who can provide that human element.

However, in the case of Brown’s controller, error has been proven rare because the brain’s activity patterns are so predictable and well understood by anesthesiologists and doctors.

We live in a world of real-time feedback loops, from global positioning systems to computerized fitness bracelets. The controller is another example of technology gathering an input — in this case, the EEG — and providing the needed output, being the propofol. Furthermore, it does it in a way that makes the overall job of nurses and doctors easier and more efficient, as most cuttingedge technologies tend to do.

But, like it or not, finals week will be here in just a few short weeks, and we’ll still be making coffee runs the old-fashioned way.

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Two Gonzaga University seniors have been placed on probation by the school’s administration because one of them brandished a firearm to protect their school-owned apartment from an intruder. Although the gun was not fired and nobody was physically harmed, the students were still punished because they violated Gonzaga’s policy for weapons on campus.

University officials, however, are reviewing the policy because the students appealed their petition to fight the punishment, according to USA Today on Monday.

Dan McIntosh, 21, one of the residents, has a concealed weapons permit for the gun, and did not know it was in violation of school policy at the time. In Washington, residents with a valid concealed pistol license may carry a loaded weapon unless they are in densely occupied areas such as sports arenas. Residents with up-to-date gun permits can also opencarry a pistol in public. The law does not prohibit guns on college campuses, but Gonzaga’s policy spells it out clearly.

“Students are not permitted to carry or own a weapon while living on school property,” Gonzaga University’s Student Conduct and Disciplinary System handbook reads. “If a student violates the drug, alcohol or weapons policies, they may be subject to academic probation, losing financial aid, losing the opportunity to study abroad and/or restricting the student’s ability to represent the school at public or private events.”

Like Gonzaga, Boston University clearly spells out their policy.

“The possession of weapons of any kind, including replicas, is strictly prohibited on campus,” BU’s policy reads. “This includes, but is not limited to: firearms, all chemical sprays, knives and martial arts weapons (for example, nunchaku).”

McIntosh and his roommate, Erik Fagan, say they used appropriate force to ward off the intruder — and they are correct. They were able to intimidate the intruder with the gun without having to use physical force to keep him outside. Because both students exercised good judgment, they should not be punished.

Yes, they broke the university’s gun policy,

but the punishment is excessive. Not only is their academic record tarnished by the incident and their financial aid at risk, but unless their records remain exclusively within Gonzaga, these otherwise law-abiding students have been brandished with a “violated gun policy” stamp when they apply for graduate schools.

McIntosh said he was not aware of the policy, so the university also has a responsibility to make the regulations and restrictions on campus clearer and more accessible. Perhaps McIntosh would not have brought a gun to campus, but then again, the intruder may have gotten into the apartment otherwise.

However, in a country where there are 89 guns per 100 Americans, this case at GU is an outlier. In Detroit on Nov. 2, a woman approached a home to allegedly ask for help after a car accident. She was shot on the stoop because she made the homeowner nervous, according to the Associated Press.

Is there space for guns on campus, though?

In our opinion, guns should very well be prohibited from places where students are under an obscene amount of stress and spend a majority of their time anxious about papers and midterms. Gonzaga and BU both rightfully restrict weapons, whether they are firearms, knives or chemical, for the overall safety of the students.

With the constant stream of mass shootings littering the country over the past few months, it’s hard to argue that schools are not prime targets for shooters. Packed dormitories, crowded dining halls and overflowing lecture halls have their emergency exits, but students are exceptionally vulnerable. Even in cases with self-defense, populated areas almost ensure an accidental discharge and an accidental hospital visit. Although McIntosh used his gun properly, dormitories are far too communal for a weapon, especially because so many people are uncomfortable with the sight of a gun.

Guns provide people with a false sense of security, and when a stranger approaches a home, guns also usually cause more damage than necessary. The feeling of safety of having a gun on college campus may be valid for some people, but for the college as a whole it is not worth the added threat it brings.

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Sydney L. Shea Wednesday, I will relive my standardized testing nightmare and take the GRE out of pure necessity for graduate school admissions. Needless to say, I feel like there is no good way to prepare.

I do not know what the acronym GRE stands for, I have not thought about math in more than five years, and I certainly don’t know what vocabulary words such as chary and salubrious mean. This entire process is an absolute scam, and yet I am completely at its mercy if I want to pursue classics in the future.

The last standardized test I took was the SATs (again, no clue what it stands for), which was equally insulting to my time and neurons. I wasted away the precious end of my childhood studying a book about reading comprehension and algebra problems. My math scores, as expected, totally sucked, but my reading and verbal scores were decent.

I’m suspicious of the cult of the GRE, as with any standardized testing, such as the MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System), an exam that took away about a month of my life in total thanks to uber-liberals such as Ted Kennedy and the No Child Left Behind act. Kids in our schooling system missed out on a lot of actual knowledge because instructors would teach to the MCAS exam so the district would get higher scores, and in return, increased federal or state funding.

And yet my parents didn’t send me to a good private school because they thought I’d turn into a spoiled, preppy rich girl who blew coke off her Lilly Pulitzer notebook in between classes, so I was subject to the plebeian drudgery that comes with attending even the best public high school in the county.

Unlike public school exams, however, the GRE caters to upper-class students. It is $185 to take the GRE, an amount that most college students would rather be spending on booze and pizza than a test.

Unless a person is naturally gifted, it is difficult to master all portions of the GRE without buying a $24 Princeton Review guide and taking some practice courses, which those people on the Commonwealth Avenue sidewalk always offer along with candy. I never take candy from strangers, though.

By the way, for those neurotic students who are still attached to their parents by the umbilical cord, there is an option for private tutoring. Guess how much, according to the GRE’s website, 35 hours of private tutoring costs? Guess. Maybe $400, or $1,000? Not even close.

It’s $4,599.

Four thousand, five-hundred and ninetynine blooming dollars.

This is no longer a test based on merit and reasoning abilities, but part of a much larger profit-based scam similar to the SATs from which other parasitic companies benefit, such as Kaplan and The Princeton Review. After registering for the exam, buying a review guide and taking a couple of preparation classes, a student most likely has an empty piggy bank.

Luckily this isn’t the case for me, but if I did come from a lower-class family, my blood pressure would be skyrocketing with anxiety about how to pay for all of these things, never mind studying for the test itself.

So in my last hours before taking the three-ish hour test, I’ve decided to study with only a Princeton Review guide (they should make me their poster child at this point – in fact, I look like the girl on the cover of the 2014 edition. I plan on defacing her after the test is over). But it’s against my principles to register for any B.S. prep classes, and the Kaplan people on the sidewalk can honestly take their free candy and shove it.

I had planned on returning the book to Barnes & Noble after reading it, but the woman at the register told me this kind of product is un-returnable. If anyone has a shaky table that needs something about 1.5 inches thick under a leg, let me know.

The exam, now matter how much one prepares, is still just a big mystery. These books and classes offer helpful strategies if you are a newborn hippopotamus who doesn’t know English, such as process of elimination, so I’m feeling pretty screwed at this point.

But on the positive side, the GRE’s format is computerized so I’ll know automatically what my scores are when I’m done.

This is considerate of the test-makers because I’ll begin the decorating process of my parents’ basement much sooner, as I’ll be living there after I fail and get rejected from every grad school that sees my math scores.

So if any admissions offices are reading this, please know that I am a smart girl who likes ancient Greek, Latin and ice cream, as well as Bombay and tonics, but just not so much math equations.

Sydney L. Shea is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences Ancient Greek and Latin. She can be reached at slshea@ bu.edu.

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McKay: Manziel’s off-field antics should not influence Heisman voters’ decisions McKay: From Page 8

26 touchdowns, 157 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns.

Player C: 3,313 passing yards, 31 touchdowns, 611 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns.

If you had to vote right now on who wins the Heisman trophy, you’re crazy if you don’t pick player C. Player C has a clear advantage in passing yards and passing touchdowns as well as rushing yards.

Player A is Mariota. Player B is Winston. Player C? Manziel. But here’s the kicker: Mariota has an 8-1 record, Winston has a 9-0 record and Manziel has an 8-2 record.

Obviously, the record of the team plays into Heisman voting. It’s the same way that

voting for MVP awards is in professional sports. It’s not the way it should be, though.

But in the case of the 2013 Heisman trophy, there’s more at play than just the record of the team. There’s some politics too. Manziel had (to say the absolute least) an eventful offseason. Whether it was him partying, tweeting or signing autographs for money, Manziel made headlines for all the wrong reasons over the offseason.

In August, an investigation into Manziel’s autograph-signing incident led to Manziel being suspended for half a game, a punishment that many “purists” viewed as a too-lenient slap on the wrist.

It seems like many college football talking heads and pundits (including some Heisman voters, I bet) view Manziel as a

punk, or just someone who shouldn’t hold college football’s highest individual honor for two consecutive years. So the talking heads and pundits will proclaim how Manziel’s “character” isn’t suitable. They will also talk about the leadership of Marcus Mariota, and the poise of Jameis Winston as the freshman leads Florida State to a probable National Championship appearance.

But they will be doing Manziel a disservice. If personal grudges could ever be taken out of sports awards voting then the results would be far more representative of players’ abilities and performances. But it’ll never happen.

Take the 2010-11 NBA MVP award, for example. As much as I love Derrick Rose,

he had no business beating LeBron James for the MVP that year. But LeBron alienated MVP voters with his public “Decision” to ditch his hometown team for the beaches of Miami. So although James is far and away the better player (that year and every year for the foreseeable future), Rose won.

That’s how it’s going to shake down this year. Manziel has been the best player in college football this year. There’s literally no statistical way to contradict it. But his team is “only” 8-2, and he made some people angry by partying excessively, which is something nearly every college student does. Fair? No. Reality? Yes. Manziel won’t win the Heisman, but he definitely should.

Feldman, Terriers Women’s hockey 6-0 in Hockey East season by finishing a pretty wraparound score a mostly empty Maine net. set for grudge match who filled in on the first line in Tutino’s ab- intoAfter both teams traded goals and the Women’s Hockey: From Page 8

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19th with BU and was the 10th time she won Coach of the Year for her conference. Feldman has been BU’s first and only women’s soccer coach at the varsity level and proven to be a consistent winner while leading the program, boasting an impressive 236-10830 record.

Terriers prepare for national tournament Now that they have won the Patriot League, the Terriers are gearing towards the NCAA Tournament. In the final NSCAA coaches’ poll, BU was ranked No. 25 in the nation.

The tournament bracket, which was released on Monday, placed the Terriers against crosstown rival Harvard University in the first round.

In a regular season battle against the Crimson (12-3-2), BU had one of its toughest challenges of the year. Guided by the brilliant play of star freshman Margaret Purce, Harvard played the Terriers to a 1-1 draw.

The two teams previously met in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2011 — BU’s last appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

The Terriers breezed by the Crimson in that matchup, winning 3-0.

BU was subsequently knocked out in the second round of the tournament by then-No. 6 Wake Forest University by a 2-0 margin.

“It’s going to be a tough match, they’re one of the better Ivy [League] teams,” Feldman said. “We need to get better at dealing with pressure, and having a purposeful attack, but it’s a work in progress. We’re better now than we were at the beginning of the season.”

sence.

“I think that obviously Natalie Flynn made a real nice statement in that she covers a lot of ground out there as a skater,” Durocher said. “She’s able to keep the pace up there with Sam and Sarah, but as far as going forward, hopefully it’s a couple of days, today and maybe tomorrow. I hope she’s ready to go when we get out to Vail, [Colo.].”

The Terriers ensured that they would not face another deficit, as in Sunday’s contest they got on the board early in the first period.

After forcing a turnover in the Maine zone, sophomore forward Rebecca Russo skated behind the Black Bear net before finding a waiting Juron in the crease, who snapped the puck past goalie Mariah Fujimagari to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead just 4:29 into the game.

The Terriers added to their lead with just 2:45 remaining in the opening stanza, as Russo scored her second shorthanded goal of the

scored stood at 3-1, the Black Bears pulled within one after a goal from freshman Emilie Brigham scored with just under six minutes remaining in the contest.

Despite the Maine cutting into the lead, the Terriers got an insurance goal from freshman forward Samantha Sutherland at 18:02 and completed the weekend-sweep by a score of 4-2.

“Obviously, it was a real hard game,” Durocher said. “We might have gone to sleep a little bit in the second period, but I give a lot of credit to how hard they played and found a way to make this one heck of a game.”

“It’s been a heck of a good start here with one loss and one tie in your first 10odd games, so now I think the schedule gets ramped up a little, and we’ll have some big tests in front of us, but it’s good to take care of business and continue to play good defense without giving up too many goals.”

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Junior forward Kayla Tutino left Friday’s game with a knee injury, but is expected back in the lineup this upcoming weekend.

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Warren circled the net, but was denied on a wraparound chance by the pad of goaltender Meghann Treacy. The puck was still loose and on a second effort, Elia deposited the puck into the back of the net for the goal.

“It was a scramble in front and a few people poked at it,” Elia said. “It just trickled in behind the goalie. I didn’t know it went until after … We just had to work hard.”

Just a little over two minutes after her goal, Elia came through again, this time with an assist on the go-ahead goal for the Terriers.

Elia brought the puck in on the attack along the left wing boards. She dished the puck over to freshman defenseman Sarah Steele, who slapped the puck from the point, which was deflected into the net by sophomore forward Sarah Lefort for a 2-1 Terrier

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Up a goal at 16:01 in the same frame, Elia struck again for her second goal of the contest. BU controlled the puck while on the power play, and after senior defenseman Kaleigh Fratkin took a shot from the point, Elia was on the doorstep to pick up a loose rebound and put it by Treacy for her second goal of the game — her first multi-goal game in the regular season at the collegiate level.

“We were all just working really hard,” Elia said. “My two goals were garbage goals.

It was just bearing down and getting them in that was the key.”

Elia’s final point in her four-point barrage during the first game happened when she took a pass and took a shot on net. While the shot was stopped by Treacy, Elia’s shot allowed for a rebound chance, which Warren picked up and put in the back of the net for a 5-1 lead.

The next day, Elia recorded her fifth and final point of the weekend in the third period of play. At the 11:51 mark, the Terriers clung on to a slim 2-1 lead. Elia took a pass from Warren in front of the goal crease and took a low shot that bounced off the pads of goalie Mariah Fujimagari.

The chance bounced away from the crease, but Fratkin corralled the puck wristed it in the lower left corner of the goal. Elia’s assist loomed large at the end of the game, as the goal ended up being the game-winner.

Durocher said he is pleased not only with the way Lewiston, N.Y., played this weekend, but her play this entire season.

“I know she’s very dynamic with the puck,” Durocher said. “Every night she’s a threat, and she seems to beat someone once or twice every game. If you’re moving the puck, you’re going to end up getting points along the way.”

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- BU coach Brian Durocher on freshman forward Maddie Elia’s play against Maine.

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Foul Shots The problem with Heisman voting

Patrick McKay

The Heisman Trophy is awarded annually to college football’s best individual player. Texas A&M University quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the trophy last year, defeating Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o.

Entering this season, Manziel was one of a group of Heisman favorites. Every season, the list of Heisman frontrunners changes from week to week based on players’ performances. Currently, the two consensus frontrunners are Oregon University quarterback Marcus Mariota and Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston.

As for Manziel, he is enjoying a season that is arguably better than his Heisman-winning season a year ago. His statistics are superior to those of Mariota and Winston. So why isn’t Manziel the Heisman frontrunner, as it seems that he should be?

The Heisman voters historically favor players who play for national championship contenders.

Texas A&M, with a record of 8-2 and 15th in the AP Top 25, isn’t a national championship contender at this point. But the Heisman trophy is supposed to be about who’s the best individual player, ideally regardless of record. The only Heisman winner to come from a losing team is Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung, who won in 1956 as the Fighting Irish struggled to a 2-8 record.

But Notre Dame’s record is beside the point. Hornung was clearly the best player in college football that year, and that’s why he won the award. The same criteria should apply to the Heisman Trophy nowadays.

Last year, Manziel passed for 3,419 yards and 24 touchdowns.

He also ran for 1,181 yards and 19 touchdowns. Let’s compare statistics from this year: (All stats courtesy of ESPN.com) Player A: 2,531 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, 495 rushing yards, 9 rushing touchdowns.

Player B: 2,661 passing yards,

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

By Conor Ryan Daily Free Press Staff

The No. 8 Boston University women’s hockey team capped off its four-game homestand in impressive fashion, dispatching the University of Maine Saturday 5-1 and Sunday by a score of 4-2.

The first contest between the Terriers (9-1-1, 6-0-0 Hockey East) and Black Bears (0-7-3, 0-3-3 Hockey East) saw Maine take the lead in the closing minutes of the first period.

Maine forward Brianne Kilgour received a backhand pass from forward Jillian Langtry in the BU zone and beat senior goalie Kerrin Sperry to give Maine a 1-0 lead. It was the first time that BU trailed in a contest since Nov. 1 against the University of New Hampshire. BU coach Brian Durocher addressed his team during the intermission in an effort to get the Terriers back on track.

“I always look for something technical to talk to them about,” Durocher said. “I never worry too much about their general effort or how they’re trying but sometimes we don’t do it in the smartest way, and that’s where I try to give them a little direction.”

Durocher’s advice appeared to pay off, as BU looked completely different right from the opening draw in the second period. The Terriers tied the game just 3:18 into the frame when freshman forward Maddie Elia put a rebound past Maine goalie Meghann Treacy to knot the score at one apiece.

BU struck again just a little more than two minutes later when sophomore forward Sarah Lefort deflected a shot from freshman defenseman Sarah Steele into the back of the Maine net, giving the Terriers a 2-1 lead.

Elia capped off the scoring in the second at 16:01 when she scored the only power-play goal of the game to give the Terriers a comfortable twogoal lead.

While the Terriers’ offensive

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Freshman forward Maddie Elia scored two goals and three assists in the Terriers’ weekend sweep of the University of Maine.

production consistent in the second, it was the BU defense that had the biggest impact in the period. It contained the Black Bears’ offense to just four shots in 20 minutes of play. “[There was] a good run of us really staying up at the line,” Durocher said. “We talked about it a couple of times, where maybe we were sagging a little deep, but they were challenging them tonight, they got a lot of help from their forwards, and we had puck possession at the other end, which prevents how many rushes they’re going to get. But it all started with us doing a good job getting it deep, making them come out, and we were able to put a lot of pressure on their end of the ice.”

BU padded its lead in the final period with goals from sophomore

forward Jordan Juron at 1:36 and senior captain Louise Warren with just more than three minutes left to help close out a 5-1 win.

Although they were victorious Saturday, the Terriers started out Sunday’s game at a disadvantage, as junior forward Kayla Tutino did not play after suffering a knee injury during Saturday’s contest.

While Tutino, who has posted eight points (three goals, five assists) in 10 games, was missed, Durocher said that he expects her back in the lineup for the Terriers next weekend against St. Cloud State University and the University of Wisconsin.

Durocher praised the play of freshman forward Natalie Flynn,

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It is no secret the No. 8 Boston University women’s hockey team has been successful this season.

The Terriers (9-1-1, 6-0-0 Hockey East) have continued to thrive after a runner-up finish at the Frozen Four in Minnesota last season.

This past weekend against the University of Maine, the Terriers rattled off back-to-back wins to remain undefeated in Hockey East play.

Despite many players contributing to the victories, the weekend sweep may never have happened without the play of freshman forward Maddie Elia.

“Maddie’s a kid who had an offensive pedigree prior to coming to Boston University,” said BU coach Brian Durocher. “She’s carried it on right with the team here. I’m happy that she’s making the little, subtle plays.”

Elia started off her career as part of the Terrier team with a bang, scoring two goals in an exhibition contest against Western University of Ontario, helping the Terriers force overtime and eventually come away with a 4-3 win.

Before taking on the Black Bears (0-7-3, 0-3-3 Hockey East), Elia totaled six points, scoring one goal and assisting on five of her teammates’ goals this season. After the weekend was over, she had two more goals and added three assists.

With the Terriers down a goal heading into second period Saturday afternoon, Elia stepped up just more than three minutes into the period and helped the Terriers get on the board. Senior captain Louise Warren took the puck into the offensive zone and looked to start a play.

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Notebook: Green, Kosienksi lead women’s soccer to league title

By Alex Rozier Daily Free Press Staff

In its first season in a new conference, the Boston University women’s soccer team became Patriot League Champions after defeating the U.S. Naval Academy Sunday afternoon.

The Terriers (14-3-4, 8-1-0 Patriot League) earned the title after topping the Midshipmen (16-50, 8-1-0 Patriot League) 1-0. BU grabbed the lead after a goal from freshman forward and Terrier scoring leader Erica Kosienski in the 42nd minute.

The victory came despite a 1-0 loss to Navy Sept. 20, when BU lost on an own goal in the first half.

With that win, the Midshipmen received the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament.

Navy began the tournament in the semifinals with a 2-0 vic-

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Plantsville, Conn., native led the Terriers and was second in the Patriot League in goals, scoring seven times over 21 games.

“What [Kosienksi has] been doing is she’s been coming off the bench and providing a spark for us,” said Coach Nancy Feldman on Oct. 23. “She’s got some talent.

She’s getting more comfortable with her teammates and with the expectations and demands of our environment.”

For their efforts, both Green and Kosienksi were named members of the All-Patriot League Second Team.

After leading the Terriers to the conference title, BU coach Nancy Feldman received the award for the Patriot League Coach of the Year.

This season marked Feldman’s

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all earn individual honors The Terriers added to their success when several members of the team were named winners of individual awards at the Patriot League Tournament.

Senior goalkeeper Andrea Green was named the Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player after BU completed a shutout of Navy in the championship match. Green allowed only one goal in the tournament, which came during penalty kicks against Colgate.

This season Green was best in the Patriot League in goals allowed per game, giving up only five goals in 20 matches. She also recorded 11 shutouts while finishing second in the conference with a 0.884 save percentage.

Kosienksi, for her efforts this season, was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. The

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tory over No. 5 seed American University (6-12-2, 4-4-1 Patriot League). In the other semifinal match, defending champion Colgate University surprised the Terriers in a tightly-contested match.

BU dominated the Raiders (10-63, 6-2-1 Patriot League) in their regular season match, when the Terriers won 3-0.

The semifinal game went into penalty kicks, where the Terriers managed to come out victorious, clinching a spot in the conference finals.

The Midshipmen met the Terriers for the finals in Annapolis, M.D., at Navy’s home field. Although the location was the same as September’s contest, the outcome was different, as BU pulled out the victory and won the Patriot League title.

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