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BUFSA holds benefit show to support typhoon victims Mass. neglects

to send mental health records

By Olivia Deng Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University’s Filipino Student Association hosted the Typhoon Haiyan Benefit Show Wednesday night at the George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium.

BUFSA will be donating proceeds from the event to the American Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan relief effort. The show was named “Siklab Ng Pag-asa,” Tagalog for “spark of hope.” Over 60 students attended the event.

“We’re hosting this event because of the recent typhoon in the Philippines that affected many of our members on a very personal level,” said Grace Wang, president of the BUFSA. “We had family in the Philippines, and it really hit close to home.”

Though the show was free, BUFSA suggested a donation of $5. Proceeds will be added to a university-managed fund for all typhoon relief efforts on campus, Wang said.

“It [the name of the event] reflects the resilience and strength of Filipinos,” Wang, a College of Engineering senior, said. “We encounter storms like [Haiyan] all the time and we have always risen up and come out of it stronger, prouder and more resilient than ever … Putting on a show and raising funds for them [Haiyan victims] will send a message of hope.”

Michael Kolb, a School of Hospitality Administration freshman, said organizers

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School of Management senior Simon You performs vocals and guitar at the Typhoon Haiyan Benefit Show hosted by the Boston University Filipino Student Association.

set up the benefit show to encourage to those affected by Haiyan.

“I was so glad to see everybody come out and support the Philippines,” Kolb said. “It has been a really tough time, especially for me because I have family over there, so it’s really great to see support.”

The show featured 14 acts including dance groups, a cappella groups and solo artists. BUFSA’s a cappella group Kumanta sang the Filipino national anthem, and the Christian a cappella group performed Mus-

tard Seed.

Students from neighboring colleges performed as well, including a Berkelee College of Music vocal duo and a dancer from Northeastern University.

The benefit show also featured a choreographed routine by the Kung Fu Club and a yo-yo exhibition from Derek Hsu, this year’s grand finalist of Kollaboration Boston, a non-profit arts and entertainment

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Commonwealth receives $357,000 from Google in settlement

By Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

As a result of a multistate lawsuit settlement, Massachusetts will receive more than $357,000 from Google Incorporated, Mass. Attorney Gen. Martha Coakley announced Monday.

The suit, led by Maryland Attorney Gen. Douglas Gansler along with the attorney generals of 36 other states and the District of Columbia, accused Google of illegally circumventing data collection policies for the Safari web browser, which is operated by Apple Incorporated, without user consent. In total, Google agreed to pay $17 million to the accusing states as a part of the settlement.

Lawrence Friedman, professor at the New England School of Law, said regardless of whether or not Google was at fault, the settlement could have long-standing effects on internet-based businesses similar to Google.

“As far as the amount of the fine for something the size of Google, it’s really just a slap

on the wrist,” he said. “On the other hand, it’s not nothing. It’s still $17 million. Additionally, the fine does stand as a deterrent to other companies that might be accused of doing the same thing.”

Allegations from the suit regard Google’s policy changes for placing third-party cookies in the browsers of Safari users. Cookies are small files that track and collect user’s browsing habits so advertising can be tailored to individuals.

It was alleged that from June 2011 to February 2012 Google went around Safari’s default settings that would have blocked cookies and placed them anyway without alerting users.

Coakley joined the case in an effort to guarantee the right to consent for Internet users.

“Consumers have the right to make informed decisions with respect to their privacy online, and those choices should be respected,” she said in a Monday release. “As a result of this settlement, consumers will be able to exer-

cise more meaningful control over how Google sends advertisements to them while online.”

In addition to the financial settlement, which will be managed by Coakley’s office in Massachusetts, Google agreed to be legally required to change its cookie policies in several ways.

It must ensure the deletion of cookies gathered illegally through Safari, better represent what data it collects and refrain from circumventing a browser’s default cookie-blocking settings except when addressing security problems.

“We work hard to get privacy right at Google and have taken steps to remove the ad cookies, which collected no personal information, from Apple’s browsers,” said Nadja Blagjevic, a Google spokeswoman, in an email Wednesday.

“We’re pleased to have worked with the state attorneys general to reach this agreement.”

Even with the promises from Google, Friedman stressed that the fault in Internet data availability lies with the user, not necessarily with

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The Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, a national advocacy group co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, released new information Wednesday that faults the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its failure to send mental health records to the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

The data updates the group’s 2011 “Fatal Gaps” report and comes with the 20th anniversary of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, the legislation that created NICS. According to the update, Massachusetts has only submitted one health record to the federal database since its creation.

“Massachusetts is one of 15 states with fewer than 100 records in the system,” said Jake Sullivan, federal relations liaison for Menino.

“Mayor Menino and Mayor Bloomberg and the thousands of mayors across the country who belong to Mayors Against Illegal Guns believe we need to make sure that for people who shouldn’t have a gun, [we] have a system in check that prevents them from getting weapons.”

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick and Menino have both taken steps towards making Massachusetts compliant with the NICS, but the decision to submit mental records goes beyond their own actions, Sullivan said.

“It’s certainly not something that the city controls,” he said. “It’s a conversation that Patrick has been trying to lead, and by introducing legislation in the state house, has tried to bring to the forefront. It involves multiple state agencies that have different jurisdictions and leaderships and so you’d have to be very thorough about making sure that you have all those agencies on board to submit the records.”

In the United States, 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks. Last year, this amounted to 6.6 million guns, Sullivan said.

“There are far too many stories, anecdotal and data-driven, that will show you the tragic consequences of what happens when those loopholes [in federal background checks] allow prohibited purchasers to get a firearm,” he said.

Sharon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, is concerned with the danger that these numbers pose for the country.

“It endangers citizens and constituents,” she

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BU professors team up with NASA scientists to launch satellite to Mars

By Taryn Ottaunick Daily Free Press Staff

PHOTO COURTESY OF NASA

Boston University astronomy professors John Clarke, Paul Withers and Michael Mendillo collaborated with NASA on MAVEN, a small satellite launched on Monday that will orbit Mars.

Three Boston University professors joined scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to launch a satellite on Monday that will explore the atmosphere of the planet Mars.

The satellite, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, is a Mars scout mission funded by NASA that will orbit around the planet in order to study its atmosphere, said College of Arts and Sciences professor of astronomy John Clarke. The satellite will investigate erosion channels on Mars that indicate liquid water may have existed on the surface at some time.

“The main scientific goal is to understand the history of the Martian atmosphere,” Clarke said. “We think that when Mars was young, there was a thicker atmosphere than there is today … If we can understand the details, maybe we can go back in time and determine what the conditions may have been like in the past.”

Although many satellites have been

launched to Mars, MAVEN is unique in that it will explore the planet’s atmosphere rather than its surface, said Dwayne Brown, a spokesperson for NASA. “It’s the first mission dedicated to exploring the upper atmosphere of Mars,” Brown said “… To put it in simple terms, it’s going to try to find out the dramatic and catastrophic global climate change that happened to Mars, and we hope maybe this can help us understand what really happened to the planet.”

The significance of the project, Brown said, is researchers at NASA believe the atmosphere of Mars was once very similar to Earth’s atmosphere. MAVEN will strive to discover the nature of the climate change that transformed Mars from a planet capable of supporting microorganism life into a barren desert world.

“Mars was once, in many ways, just like Earth, and something catastrophic happened to Mars,” Brown said. “Could that same thing happen to Earth that happened to Mars? MAVEN will help us find out.”

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Clarke, along with CAS professors of astronomy Michael Mendillo and Paul Withers, joined the NASA team to participate in the project by analyzing the data the satellite sends back to Earth, Brown said. Astronomy professors across the country collaborated with NASA to build MAVEN, and many more will continue.

“About six months ago, NASA put out an announcement of opportunities for other scientists to study Mars to help analyze the data,” Mendillo said. “Professor Paul Withers and myself applied for that program and we both got accepted … So, when you add in Professor Clarke,

we’ve got one of the largest groups at any university studying Mars.”

Mendillo said although their study of Mars’s atmosphere is valuable in its fulfillment of curiosity, the research they obtain will also be beneficial to understanding the atmosphere of planet Earth.

“There’s always the search for just pure knowledge to satisfy our wonders of various places in the solar system,” Mendillo said. “But there’s also some practical concerns. Here’s a planet that’s not too far away from the sun as we are, a little smaller than we are with lower gravity … that lost all of its atmosphere. There’s an environmental concern … of how a planet can have catastrophic things

happen to its atmosphere that’s certainly relevant to is here on earth.”

As the professors from BU’s astronomy department continue their work on MAVEN, BU’s graduate students will be given opportunities to analyze the data sent back by the satellite. Mendillo said the project will also fund undergraduate and faculty research as more data surfaces.

“We’re a state-of-the-art research university with major research projects in all areas of science and engineering,” Mendillo said. “We’ve all been part of other NASA missions in the past, so it’s not as if we’re breaking into a higher rank. We’re already there.”

Background check system already in place Gun Control: From Page 1

said. “We need to know who could [have a mental illness] and prevent them from having access to a handgun so they don’t either hurt themselves or others.”

The goal of the NICS is to create a cohesive national background check system for firearms dealers in all states.

Ladd Everitt, director of communications for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, said this connection between states is the best way to enhance gun safety in the country.

“The problem is that if anyone has a mental health record established in Massachusetts and they go elsewhere to another state, that’s not going to

show up at all,” he said. “And we live in a society now that’s pretty mobile.

People move around quite a bit, and we need a strong federal record.”

Menino has vowed to take away glaring loopholes in the laws that allow prohibited purchasers to have easy access to firearms. The mental health background checks are meant to enhance safety measures, not invade on the Second Amendment, Sullivan said.

“Since its inception, it has successfully blocked nearly 2 million sales to prohibited purchasers,” he said. “You can’t stop every shooting by these laws — we know that — but there are certain common-sense measures that can make us safer and

we know that the background check system works.”

Watts hopes with a push from activist groups and a dedication from political officials, Massachusetts will soon be in compliance with NICS standards.

“It’s the obligation of mayors and elected officials to ensure that they are partnering as much as they can with the federal government to get as much of the research possible about people who are trying to purchase guns so that we can keep people safer,” she said. “You see a lot of instances of mass shootings that could have been stopped, that could have been prevented and should have been. We need to protect people.”

typhoon: From Page 1

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Outside of the GSU Conference Auditorium, the BUFSA set up a banner set up on which people could write messages of support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan. The banner will be sent along with donations to the Philippines.

Student groups Alianza Latina and the Supply Education Group sold refreshments at the event and are donating the proceeds to the Red Cross.

“Every donation helps,” said BUFSA Treasurer Arvin Agas, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. “… It’s a very community-driven fundraiser and whatever they put into it will show how much they care about the typhoon.”

BUFSA is encouraging stu-

dents to write positive messages to accompany the donations to the Philippines and will continue to collect at the GSU until Friday.

The group plans to extend the donation collection period until Tuesday, Wang said.

“I was so impressed by the talent BU has,” said CAS senior Misha Rahman. “Sometimes you forget the amazing people you go to school with. I am awestruck they put it together in less than a week. I really loved it.”

Ann Marie Connolly, a CAS senior, said the show united and mobilized efforts to provide relief to typhoon Haiyan victims.

“It was a great turnout,” Connolly said. “There was so much money in that box. Not only was it successful financially, but I feel like it brought the community together and everyone had a good time, which was great.”

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any particular service.

“Privacy is a slippery thing,” he said. “We all think we have it for ourselves and that the problems only happen to someone else, but just for one example, look at how many people have joined Facebook. They have willingly given them [Facebook] open access to all kinds of very personal information … it’s really weird that people don’t seem to be that concerned about it.”

Several residents said they were wary of what personal data is col-

lected online.

“I never really feel safe because I know my personal information can be taken very easily on the Internet,” said Ashley Davega, 27, of Boston.

“It [the settlement] doesn’t change anything either. They [Google] don’t have to change. They have money and lots of ways to get around passwords and protections.”

Rebecca O’Brien, 29, a pediatrician living in Back Bay, was more optimistic about Internet security.

“Personally, I’ve never had any problems, so I do assume what I’ve put out there is safe,” she said. “It’s

very important that people are aware of what companies are collecting … but as long as that’s the case, there shouldn’t be any problem.”

Anthony Stokes, 24, of Boston, said he rarely uses the Internet at all anymore due to safety concerns.

“I’ve had my identity stolen three times online, so there’s proof it’s not safe,” he said. “Many companies take information without asking, and that really violates everyone’s privacy. And it’s really not okay … but in the end, it’s on you. They can’t take what you don’t put on there for people to see.”

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Sentiments of SoBe

There’s something daunting about adulthood that makes me revert to my childlike ways. When I was in high school, I couldn’t wait to be an adult.

The jitters of entering college consumed my every thought. College meant that you take off your training wheels and are able to live on your own, making decisions that directly affect your future, JENNIFER right?

Once I was in RUTH college, I realized that people didn’t act like adults. Instead, they act like children. Men play Pokémon and women embody their inner princesses with Disney movie marathons. Although this seems counterintuitive, it is actually a relieving revelation.

When I was little, I used to go skiing at Powder Ridge in Middlefield, Conn. One day when I was getting lunch after a day of skiing, I noticed a SoBe truck with people giving out free samples of their beverages. My 10-year-old self hopelessly gravitated towards the free samples and consumed endless cups of green tea. With every cup, the taste kept getting better.

This was first time I ever tasted SoBe Green Tea and I loved every drop of it. I fell in love with its sweetness and the tranquil lizards positioned in the yin-yang on the bottle.

However, although I stopped drinking SoBe as I got older, I never forgot the pure gratification of that cool and refreshing beverage.

A couple weeks ago at the George Sherman Union, I spotted SoBe Green Tea bottle out of the corner of my eye. I put aside the fact that the price was marked up from my childhood days and took a moment to prepare myself to drink in the wonder of my childhood.

I took a sip, reminiscing about the pure joy that I used to receive from it. Once the green tea touched the tip of my tongue, I propelled it the other way. Gross.

How did I possibly like such a rancid drink? They must’ve made it wrong. There is no way that this is the same drink I fell in love with 10 years ago.

I was immediately saddened that I ruined my perfect memory of drinking SoBe as a child. At the same time, I was also appalled at my 10-year-old self for liking such a putrid beverage.

I realized that our taste buds change with age and growing up doesn’t necessarily mean abandoning things you used to love. Seeing and indulging in familiar sights from childhood brings a momentary comfort in our stressful lives.

Playing Pokémon or watching Cinderella doesn’t make someone immature. In fact, it’s perfectly acceptable amongst college students these days. You’re never too old for something that you love.

Now that I am in college, when I think about it, I am more in-touch with my inner child now than I was when I was a child. I often have the fear that revisiting my favorite things from my childhood will taint the perfect first memory that I have of it. Luckily, for the most part, they haven’t.

But maybe some parts of my childhood should be left alone, like SoBe Green Tea. Jennifer Ruth is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jenruth@bu.edu.

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BU hockey teams participate in Movember 2014 Marathon

organizers invite impacted runners

By Rachel Riley Daily Free Press Staff

Members of the Boston University men’s varsity ice hockey, club ice hockey and club inline hockey teams will be sporting mustaches throughout November in to promote men’s health awareness.

The hockey players are joining together to participate in the Movember Project, an initiative that encourages men to grow mustaches for the month of November and raise money for men’s health issues.

“The goal is for people to grow a mustache for the entire month,” said BU inline hockey team captain and president Ethan Shibutani, who organized the Movember collaboration.

“By doing that, your duty is to make others aware of men’s health issues that are brushed under the table.”

Although the inline team has participated by itself in the Movember project for the past two years, Shibutani said he decided to reach out to the club and varsity ice hockey teams this year in order to bring more attention to the Movember campaign.

“Our team itself is not the most well-known team on campus, but we really believe in this cause and think that it’s something that male students should be very aware of,” Shibutani, a School of Management senior, said.

“So the goal, by involving these other teams and making the campaign more high-profile, was really to get more eyes on the campaign and get more people thinking about men’s health issues.”

BU hockey’s Movember team currently includes 13 players from

By Kaitlin Junod Daily Free Press Staff

ease and start going the other way, or if these are permanent reductions,” Gardner said.

The report projects that graduates with MBAs will also face a 58 percent loss in job opportunities in the 2013-14 year.

College of Arts and Sciences professor Barton Lipman, who teaches in the economics department, said in an email he expects to see a decline in the demand for students graduating with MBA degrees.

“It seems to me that this is one of those cyclic fluctuations that occurs,” Lipman said. “There were a lot of high-paying jobs, so a lot of people went after them.

Gradually, the hiring for such people shrank as the sector filled up, but it has taken time for this to become clear. So salaries and jobs are dropping.”

The Boston Athletic Association announced Monday that runners significantly affected by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings have been extended invitational entries into the 2014 Boston Marathon.

Those with special connection to the bombings who wish to participate in the marathon can submit a 250-word essay to the BAA’s website in order to be considered for entry. The deadline to submit a request is Nov. 27 and those who receive an invitational entry on Dec. 4 will not need to qualify for the marathon.

“The BAA has created an opportunity for those who were most affected by the events of last April to submit a request for entry into the 2014 Boston Marathon,” said Thomas Grilk, BAA executive director, in a Monday release. “This is in addition to an allocation which we have made to The One Fund community, first responders and Boston-area hospitals which were involved.”

The BAA extended the field to 36,000 participants this year, including the invitational entries. Several runners said they are proud the 2014 Boston Marathon will be one of the biggest yet.

“This is an old time classic marathon, and they are very protective about how many people they allow to run in the race,” said Rob Tyrell, the media contact for the L Street Running Club of South Boston.

“They’re willing to expand this year to 36,000 runners. That’s the second largest group they’ve ever had … the BAA is really stretching here to assist and help people heal from the bombing.”

Said Ahmed, head of the Boston United Track and Cross Country Club, said the size of the upcoming marathon is very significant.

“This year I think it’s going to be the most watched marathon in the world,” he said. “They [the BAA] have to overcome all of this pain …

I’m speechless when I see the work they do and the great job they are willing to put forth for the people.

They have always been reaching out to people, and it’s time for us to reach out to them.”

“I was supposed to be retired from running marathons, but I might come out of retirement for this one,” Tyrell said. “We, as runners, don’t want anybody to try to intimidate

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ETHAN SHIBUTANI

Members of Boston University’s inline hockey club team, ice hockey club team and varsity ice hockey team are growing out mustaches for the entire month of November in support of this year’s Movember campaign.

the inline team, 11 players from the men’s varsity team and four members from the club hockey team, he said.

While the inline team alone raised $1,200 last year, Shibutani said he hopes all three teams will be able to raise at least $2,000.

Movember Grassroots and Engagement Manager Andy Leonetti said the campaign is a unique way to raise awareness for men’s health issues that often do not receive much exposure.

“It’s not just one day,” he said.

“It’s a 30-day commitment to growing out a mustache, supporting men’s health, and to really starting the conversation, which is where we see actual change happening. It’s through the conversation from having the mustache that we see guys taking

a more proactive approach to their health.”

The Movember Project is becoming increasingly popular in the college community, Leonetti said.

Participants often form groups to register.

“We see that people who do register that join a team, they’re more engaged in the campaign and they tend to raise more funds,” he said. “It’s a lot more fun to grow a mustache or support a mustache in a group than just by yourself. It keeps people engaged longer through the campaign.”

Varsity hockey team member Jake Moscatel, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, said the varsity team decided joining other teams for the Movember Project would be an easy

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Grads to find fewer jobs in finance, study suggests

By Drew Schwartz Daily Free Press Staff

While finance students at institutions of higher education, such as those at Boston University’s School of Management, may face difficulty finding a job after college, some BU students are still optimistic they will receive the proper training to land a job after graduation.

Institutions have been cutting finance jobs and raising standards for applicants, stated Michigan State University Collegiate Employment Research Institute’s 2013-14 Recruiting Trends report, which will be released to the public Friday.

Mark Williams, a professor of finance in SMG, said a steady decrease in the number of operating banking institutions since 2008 could make it difficult for finance students to find employment in the field.

“Not only are there less finance jobs in banks, they’re competitive,” Williams said. “That’s why you’re seeing a drop [in employment opportunities].”

Job opportunities in the financial and insurance service fields will diminish in the 2013-14 year, with a 40 percent decrease in total hiring for surveyed organizations, the study stated. In the 2012-13 year, organizations hired an average of 52 employees. That number has decreased to 32 in the past year.

MSU CERI Director Phil Gardner, one of the authors of the study, said it was unclear how lasting the effects of this trend could be.

“It [the study] found that the financial services sector is contracting their hiring for next year significantly,” Gardner said. “…

We don’t know if this is just a short-term detraction, if it will

Gov. Patrick announces trip to Asia to boost economic development

By Sara Herschander Daily Free Press Staff

PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIC HAYNES/GOVERNOR’S OFFICE

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick announced he will take part in a trip to Asia to meet with top government and business leaders to foster the growing relationships with Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

To enhance the job industry and economic relations between Massachusetts and Asia, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick announced Friday that he will be leading a coalition of government and industry leaders on a trade mission to the area.

Pamela Goldberg, the CEO of Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, which aims to facilitate economic development in the Massachusetts technology sector, said she saw the mission as a potential way to enhance both innovative technological collaborations with the region, and expand Massachusetts’ technology market.

“MassTech aims to assist the state leaders in establishing new connections between innovators in the Com-

monwealth and the dynamic technology leaders in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore,” she said. “In addition to spurring new technical collaborations in critical sectors such as Big Data and Health IT, this mission will also help us identify new markets for Massachusetts’ cutting edge technologies.”

The Massachusetts–Asia Innovation Partnership Mission will take place from Dec. 7 to 17. Delegates will meet with government officials and business leaders in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, where the focus will be on opportunities for job creation, according to the Friday release.

“In order for Massachusetts to create lasting growth and opportunity for our residents, we must compete for

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Gustavo Schwenkler, a professor of finance in SMG, said students shouldn’t be worried by the report.

“Finance is still a good choice for a career, but you have to make smart decisions,” Schwenkler said. “…As long as you have the right background, it’s not impossible to get a finance job.”

Takumi Yamamoto, a senior in SMG concentrating in finance and marketing, said BU students entering financial services will likely be able to find employment despite a potentially shrinking financial services job market.

“It’s concerning for the future, but the finance program at BU is very strong,” Yamamoto said. “…

They really prepare you in terms of resume building and interview skills. At the end of the day it’s about how you present yourself to recruiters during the interview process.”

Jennifer Huynh, a junior in SMG concentrating in finance, said the report could discourage students from entering the field.

“Even now I find that as a junior, it’s hard to find an internship

in financial services,” Huynh said.

Daniel Paik, a senior in SMG concentrating in information systems and business operations, said he wasn’t concerned by the report.

“I’m more focused on the technology aspect of business and I feel like that’s booming right now,” Paik said.

He also said SMG provides opportunities for employment that gives BU students an advantage over other potential candidates.

“The BU network is really strong,” he said. “They connect you really well to your alumni, so even though the job market may be decreasing, the alumni connection is stronger and [is] able to pull a lot more BU students into the job market.”

Jake Sobieski, a freshman in SMG concentrating in finance, said BU students were trained to expect fluctuations in the field of finance.

“Anything having to do with the stock market and the job market is very volatile,” Sobieski said. “You just have to do your best and network. They teach us how to do that here.”

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way to support an important men’s health initiative.

“A lot of people, especially athletes, like to grow mustaches during November — it’s No-Shave November,” he said. “We thought that was a cool project to join to get other guys on the team to grow mustaches to help promote men’s health awareness. We thought that would be a great idea because guys were going to grow mustaches and beards anyway, so why not raise money for a

good cause?”

Captain and President of BU’s club hockey team Bob Klein, an SMG senior, said though the club hockey team has participated in the Movember Project previously as well, this year they will be joining forces with the other teams for the first time.

“It’s really easy — all you do is grow a mustache,” he said. “It’s a team bonding thing, too. Everyone looks like an idiot with a mustache on their face, and we all make fun of each other.”

Inline hockey team member Jared Angin, said he hopes the teams’ Movember efforts will not only raise money for men’s health issues, but also encourage awareness.

“Even if you can’t donate money, [you can] really support the cause,” Anglin, an SMG junior, said.

“There’s a lot of other campaigns such as breast cancer or autism that really get a lot of press, but men’s health, in general, and the things that happen to us as guys can really fall by the wayside. Our goal is really to bring more light to it.”

Asia trip looks to improve trade, environment Patrick: From Page 3

jobs on the global playing field,” Patrick said in the release. “This mission offers us a tremendous opportunity to strengthen our relationships with Asia’s fastest growing economies.”

Delegates traveling to Asia with the governor include representatives from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

Additionally, state government officials in areas of economic development, energy and environmental affairs, transportation, trade and investment will be involved. Meetings between the delegates and their Asian counterparts will emphasize their corresponding sectors.

Past trade missions with similar goals were successful. A trade mission led by Patrick in February to Colombia resulted in a signing of a formal collaboration between Massachusetts and Colombia in a number of sectors. An October visit by Patrick to Canada placed special emphasis on clean energy and tourism, resulting in expanded partnership between Massachusetts and Canada.

As of 2012, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore represent Massachusetts’ third, eleventh and sixteenth largest export partners respectively.

Matt Kakley, the communications coordinator of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, said efforts by Massachusetts to cultivate relationships with foreign countries have the potential to greatly benefit both the state and the countries visited.

“Overall, these trips are focused on relationship building and discussions with other countries on best practices,” he said. “What they’re doing, what their clean-energy sectors are doing, and how we can [take their advice], as well as share what we’re doing in Massachusetts with them and their companies.”

Rodrigo Wagner, an assistant professor of economics at Tufts University, said the trade mission, while apparently beneficial to Massachusetts, should be operated with discretion by the Patrick administration.

“Massachusetts is a very innovative state and is at the forefront,” he said. “Companies in Asia might need solutions that Massachusetts companies can help with, and the benefits to Massachusetts are clear there. But it’s

important that if the governor really represents the people of Massachusetts, he should be transparent about how the benefits are being distributed to the people of Massachusetts.”

A number of residents said they hope the trip will be beneficial to the Massachusetts job industry and economy.

David Ford, 50, of Jamaica Plain, said he sees a great amount of potential in the plan.

“You don’t know what people in places need unless you do the research to find out,” he said. “If, five or ten years later, Massachusetts is trading healthfully with other regions, that would [make it worth it]. But I don’t know that there’s a way to decide that before the results are in.”

Marco Masia, 37, of Brookline, said he is confident the trip will give Massachusetts needed information to make the economy stronger. “[The trip] is worth it because we can learn about different systems,” he said. “I’m not an expert about economy, but the economy is a very complex model, so there are many things to look at. We have great systems here, that work quite well, but we can always get better.”

Resident: Expect somber atmosphere at Marathon Marathon: From Page 3

us. Running is our thing … we’re not going to let anybody take it away from us, so we’re going to come back strong.”

Some residents see this upcoming marathon as therapy for last year’s victims and runners.

“There are many stages of grief, but I think a very important one is being able to move forward and move on, and I think that this will help people see that there still are positive things in the future,” said Jason

Yang, 30, of Brookline. “[At next year’s marathon] you’ll see a somber sense of remembrance, but also a greater call towards pride in the city and pride in our community.”

Tom Ryan, 53, a teacher from the South End, said the BAA is trying to normalize a situation that is now marked by an unforgettable traumatic incident.

“The sad part is that the kind of loose quality has been lost,” he said.

“People just take their lawn chairs and sit by the side of the road, and I don’t know if that’s going to be an

option anymore. It’s kind of sad. It’s one of those things that have been going on here forever, and it really is the heart of the city.”

Michael Soremekun, 34, of Roxbury, said the marathon bombings motivated more people to get involved and run than ever before.

“After the bombings of last year, many more people would like to show their heart and that’s inspiring them to run,” he said. “[They want to show] that despite what happened last year, they’re willing to run and they’re not afraid.”

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INTERVIEW: Renaissance man Dave Patten on authenticity Joe Incollingo MUSE Staff

Dave Patten poses and flashes a winning smile at the premiere of Delivery Man.

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or an alleged “next-big-Hollywood-thing,” Dave Patten has none of the polish or pretense. In fact, he looks more like the bad boy from a preachy TV movie — long hair slung back, crumbs of a Philly accent on his lips where a toothpick might otherwise go — than he does a Hemsworth or a Jonas.

“So, what do you think?” Patten said. It was clear he was ready to begin. For Patten, success is all about being ready to begin.

In his newest movie, he plays a street musician who leads a group of 20-somethings in a court battle to learn the identity of their sperm donor father (Vince Vaughn). The movie’s goofy at best, but Patten knows his characters can bring heart to the movie.

“I don’t know, you can just tell through the dialogue, like the way that he deals with stuff, that he really cares,” he explained. “It kinda gave him a sense of purpose, I guess.”

In general, however, he isn’t quick to consider himself just an actor. Patten founded a production company while in college and spent the next few years producing music videos for local artists, including friend and occasional collaborator, Meek Mill.

As a singer-songwriter, Patten has a number of albums to his name. He published his first novel, “Run of the Mill”, earlier this fall.

“It was the hardest thing I’ve ever [expletive] done,” he said. “It’s like writing a ten-page paper 25 times.”

Jokes aside, it’s hard to look at such a lengthy résumé over such a brief career without being impressed.

“Too much of one thing, I just go crazy,” he explained. “It’d just drive me nuts. So it’s nice to be able to try to jump back and forth and everything.”

Patten touts his anti-industry philosophy proudly, crediting his recent victories to commitment rather than

connections.

“I get so frustrated and mad and envious of … everyone that’s our age in Hollywood right now,” he vented.

“When you look at who their parents are, you’re just like, ‘Oh my God, this is such [expletive],’ and that just fuels me. I’m gonna go do 20 other things and work a hundred times as hard as they do, and one day I’m gonna get in.”

More than anything else, Pattensaid he believes in the power of hard work and dedication. And he has no patience for laziness.

“If you’re gonna try to write a book, [expletive] write the book, you know? And then write the second one while you’re trying to sell the first one.”

He’s willing to set that example to those like him: Being an entertainer should be about what you’re made of instead of who you know.

“If you just sit on stuff, there’s never the perfect moment,” he said.

“It’s never gonna come.”

There’s plenty of time to do it and Patten shows no intention of slowing down, regardless of what he tackles next. Through it all, he doesn’t worry that everything might stretch him too thin.

“You just have to be optimistic to make anything happen in this industry,” he said contently.

“At the end of the day, I did what I wanted to do, and I’m able to make a living off what was always my hobby.”

Patten is certainly optimistic, but from the books to the music to his brief stint in acting, Patten has had his foot on the gas since that first music video. Nonetheless, he has no intention of stopping.

“That’s the thing about art, though,” he said. “Sometimes it’s so miserable, but it’s so addicting.”

And this is just the beginning.

Hallelujah! The resurrection of Kanye West, Yeezus graces TD Garden Alex Siber

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ust hours before his first solo concert in Boston since 2008’s Glow in the Dark tour, creative mastermind Kanye West visited the intellectual grounds of Harvard University and spoke to a group of design students on Sunday. In his conclusion, he said with a smile that his stage, despite its flaws, aimed to represent “an expression of emotion.”

The Harvard speech served as a moment of honesty and humility preceding an unforgettable night.

The rapper explored his emotions in a pain-tinged exhibition that was as much a visual spectacle and a true show of brilliance by one of hiphop’s finest acts.

An enormous, textured mountain sat at center of the stage. A winding path scaled its summit. For a genre characteristically defined by simplis-

MUSE Staff tic performances with little movement or variation, the structure was breathtaking.

A singular walkway started at the mountain’s base, which led to another larger, triangular stage in the middle of the packed arena.

Fittingly, religious themes laced a vast majority of the evening’s moments: A dozen women, perhaps assuming the role of Yeezus’ disciples, silently introduced their leader and acted as torchbearers for his arrival.

Their worship was made especially clear when they together formed a human throne for a masked West.

This dark-but-heavenly aura clashed with another character: a monstrous devil figure whose red eyes glowed ominously. Notably present for more traumatic songs such as 808s & Heartbreak’s track

“Coldest Winter,” about the passing of West’s mother, the creature served as a reminder of the relationship between the inanimate stage and its living components.

Numerous vents, which had before remained ambiguously embedded within segments of the multiple platforms, burst with unexpected flames and light during the massive drop of the fan-favorite, Nina Simone-sampling Yeezus track, “Blood on the Leaves.” Projections of steaming lava poured down the grand mountain’s surface to mirror the boiling mood of the artist.

His smile would remain hidden behind ornate facemasks for the better part of his appropriately long set time at Boston’s TD Garden Sunday — first surfacing for the live delivery of “Good Life,” the 2007 smash hit,

when he removed his sparkling veil.

Less grandiose, but equally effective, was My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’s “Runaway.” The familiar piano notes, simulated on a MPC drum machine, rang throughout the Garden at ear-popping levels.

West’s impressive energy and intensely provoking visual aspects prove that nobody does it better.

Certainly not Kendrick Lamar, West’s opening act at Sunday’s show and the man GQ just hailed as the next “King of Rap.” Drake, hip-hop’s latest mainstream superstar, pales in comparison.

Even self-proclaimed “big brother” and formidable mogul Jay-Z, who takes the stage at the Garden in January for his own tour, occupies a spot below West on rap’s artistry totem pole.

While full of enjoyable, rowdy moments, West’s show is not the place to go and “turn up.”

West challenges you. It is an unprecedented live experience constantly questioning the limits of music’s power and the parameters that define “creative.”

During a mid-song speech, he urged all at the Garden to find their inner creative, to find the truths in a world of lies.

In a final display of self-awareness and salvation, one of rap music’s most polarizing figures bowed down amidst his dozen masked followers just beyond the base of the mountain.

Then Jesus himself climbed to the peak of the icy, white summit with arms held high, standing above all with power and superiority. Yeezus would not have it any other way.

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Whitewashing culture During an ongoing gentrification process, developers of Long Island City are whitewashing its image — literally.

As a large and dynamic artistic area, Long Island City was home to 5Pointz, a graffiti Mecca. Artists were drawn from all over the world to add to the blanket of decades-old graffiti on the outdoor walls of a large building complex. On Tuesday morning, artists and aficionados woke up to find the pride and joy of their city had been swathed with white paint overnight.

This insolence is a glaring example of how culture will never win in the fight against commercialization.

Lately, Long Island City has become something like the new Brooklyn. CEOs and business professionals are flocking the area and slowly changing its demographic.

Generally speaking, the rebellion and vandalism associated with graffiti has always been a sort of statement against class development. Developers argue such a provocative form of artistic expression no longer has a place in a newly antiseptic city.

And unfortunately, they are right. Highrise condos will always take precedence over giddy expressions of art.

This 200,000-square foot factory building is scheduled for demolition by the end of the year, according to TIME Tuesday.

The work of 1,500 artists from the last 12 years will be torn to the ground and replaced with a $400 million development project. This new complex will include 1,000 new luxury apartments and two glass towers, neither of which will bear indication of its artistic past.

In today’s society, it is almost inevitable that things will be commercialized and privatized. Cultural icons bear no credible weight against development companies who claim they are acting in the best interest for the community.

It is undeniable that this new complex

will benefit the area in an economic sense.

As everyone knows, the best option is not always the preferred option.

But, when it comes to preserving traditions or pursuing modernization, why are traditions always the ones people sacrifice?

Jerry Wolkoff, the owner of the building, said he did this in response to the currently booming real-estate market, according to a Tuesday article by The New York Times. He said he has the utmost respect for the artists and their work, and he is just as devastated to see the destruction as anyone else.

Wolkoff has received a great amount of backlash on Twitter since Tuesday morning. The official 5Pointz Twitter called this “the biggest art crime” and a “genocide” committed by Wolkoff. Other tweeters are calling him a “murderer” and “worthless soul.”

If Wolkoff’s sentiments are true, he should have found a way to be more sensitive to the authenticity of the landmark rather than just relentlessly destroying it.

He could have built around the graffiti, integrated it into the new complex, or even better, not touched it at all.

Though the graffiti Mecca wasn’t exactly profitable, it was aesthetically and culturally pleasing to the residents and tourists in the area. People held the painted complex on a high regard not only in Long Island City, but around the world as well.

It was a staple to the society, and having it stripped away is an inconceivable shame.

Developers and urban planners need to remember the heart and blood of many cities lies in its customs, culture and history. Imagine what would happen if Bourbon Street was sanitized or if the lights in Times Square were turned off.

When these attributes are stripped away, a city’s personality runs dry — and there is no fun in that.

Life in the left lane

Error 404: Healthcare not found SARA Ryan Anytime Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or any of the hundred other social media sites go down for more than 60 seconds, I am invariably notified via the other 102 social media websites. It’s always temporary and never for more than a couple hours, but it’s also apparently disastrous. However, it’s something to be expected in this age of expanding technology.

I never thought my government’s brandnew “provide health care for a couple million people” website would have similar problems. Frankly, it’s just embarrassing. However, we need to be a little bit more patient and give the government a chance to figure itself out.

Healthcare.gov launched Oct. 1 and is the first big step for implementing Obamacare.

However, the website has had various technical issues, including limited testing and malfunctioning call centers if the website failed, according to a CNN article Tuesday.

These issues have plagued Obama in the media as the administration tries to fix the problems by the end of this month. According to a Health and Human Services Press Release from Nov. 13, only 106,185 Americans actually chose healthcare plans during the first month since the site went live. On Oct. 16, AP reported the details of a leaked memo, which set a goal of 500,000 enrolled in that same time period. This gap is attributed to the multitude of technical problems the website has faced.

As a quasi-experiment for this article (lab report available upon request), I decided to sign myself up for the website and see what would happen. I’m from Illinois (Chi-town REPRESENT!), so I registered in that “marketplace,” rather than the one for Massachusetts. I created my account, verified my email account, and then was met with my first “The System is down” page. Besides the questionable capitalization in the message, it wasn’t too big of a deal. I refreshed the page five minutes later, and it worked fine.

Then I hit a roadblock. I had to verify my identity before I could proceed into the actual marketplace. I provided my name, date of birth, phone number and address. Twice.

For some reason the website couldn’t verify my identity, so I was directed to call a tollfree number to do it over the phone. Now as much as I love you wonderful readers, I am not about to sit on the phone for six hours to register to shop for a healthcare plan I thankfully don’t need.

The website is well-designed and easy to follow — for the most part. I don’t know if your 93-year-old grandpa who can’t work the landline would be able to handle it, but we’ll just assume that he’s an outlier. Plus, that’s what you’re there for!

So, should you care about my little experiment? It demonstrates that the website has potential. It’s not incredibly difficult to use when it’s operating properly. Of course the last part of that sentence seems to be giving the administration a bit of a hassle right now, but that doesn’t mean we should abandon the principle of the program.

I’m not saying that the Obama administration hasn’t fallen down on the job, because it very much has. According to a Reuters report released Tuesday, a consulting firm let the administration know about certain issues as early as six months prior to the website’s launch. The administration made an enormous mistake in this regard. Obamacare will either be the crowning jewel or the fatal blunder for Obama, so to overlook or ignore these extensive issues is a risky gamble.

If they cannot fix the issues quickly, Obamacare will be DOA (haha, medical joke).

This program has the power to be wildly successful and insure millions of Americans.

Mistakes have been made, but let’s give them a chance to pick up the ball. If they can fix this and make the website and program a success, the Obama administration will effectively be saving the lives of citizens across the country. I think we can all be patient for a little bit longer if it’s going to save even one person’s life.

I know what the polls say, but I don’t want people to give up on this just yet. A change this big is scary, but the payoff will be worth it in the end. Just give the government a chance to get its bearings and adjust. Worst case scenario, only 106,185 people will be newly insured. In my eyes, that’s not really a losing scenario.

I don’t know what my official, politically and research sound opinion is on Obamacare.

The principle is good, but implementation is what truly matters. What I do know is that if we don’t wait, we will never know, and that is a bet I’m not willing to take.

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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A Brazilian college student attempted to sell her virginity through an online auction last year. Since the deal was never consummated, according to the National Post, she is officially trying her luck again through her own website. So, we here at the ol’ Free Press were wondering what prized posessions people at BU would auction off if given the chance.

• SMG: Anything and everything.

• COM: Their TI-83 calculators from high school.

• SED: They won’t auction off anything, but they will trade their Fruit Roll-Ups for your pudding cup!

• ENG: Their math skills to COM students.

• BU Athletics: A date with Matt O’Connor.

• President Brown: The wrestling team.

• SAR: Confiscated cigarettes.

• The FreeP: Our beds because we don’t sleep.

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Women’s soccer carries‘experience,’ ‘confidence’ to 2nd round of NCAAs Women’s Soccer: From Page 8

Terrier defense. The Bronco offense led the West Coast Conference in goals scored per game with 3.00 a contest, which was also good for second in the nation in that category. Furthermore, senior Morgan Marlborough Huerta and senior Julie Johnston were in the top 10 in goals scored in the WCC. BU will counter the Broncos’ offensive firepower with a defense that has consistently shutdown opponents this season. In addition to allowing the fewest goals per game in the nation (.305), the Terriers also

boast the country’s third-highest shutout percentage at 72.7 percent.

The Terriers last made the NCAA Tournament in 2011, when they were defeated 2-0 by then-No.1 Wake Forrest in the second round.

“We have some players who have had that experience,” Feldman said regarding the team’s 2011 finish. “It’s not unchartered waters. We were facing a tough test [two years ago], and they know what that’s going to look like... They have the confidence from the last experience that, while we respect who we’re up against, they

belong on the field and that they can play and compete with some of the schools with reputations like Santa Clara of being a national power.”

Feldman’s satisfaction, she said, comes from the team’s mindset.

“What I’ve seen is a continued attitude in getting stronger, and that they want to keep it going,” Feldman said. “As it gets colder and it gets longer, I’ve actually seen the team and the individual players with a stronger mentality to take another step.

“It’d be easiest for them to just ride it out and be satisfied with what they’ve ac-

complished. That’s not the attitude I’ve seen. I’m proud of them for that. It definitely puts us in the best place possible to be ready to play.”

Feldman also said she articulated to her team the importance of the game.

“You get 90 minutes. You better be ready when the whistle blows. We’re facing some more talented players, but we don’t want to waste a second being in awe of the situation. I’d say that’s the message we’d like the older players to send the younger players. Get out there and be aggressive.”

Men’s basketball looks to play ‘normal game’ to contain UC Irvine, Ndiaye Men’s Basketball: From Page 8

Guard Tyler Harvey has led the way for the Eagles, averaging 18.7 points through the first three games. He has not only led the team in scoring average, but he’s been efficient as well, shooting an impressive 46.5 percent from the field.

After taking on the Harvey and the Eagles, BU will play a strong Irvine (2-2) team Saturday afternoon.

Irvine may prove to be a difficult foe for the Terriers, especially since BU struggled against UConn’s (4-0) height in the frontcourt. The Anteaters have an intimidating presence of their own in 7-foot-6, shotblocking center Mamadou Ndiaye.

“We’ve got to play our normal game,

move [Ndiaye] around and not worry about him so much, but just play our game,” Jones said. “I’m confident our guys will adjust and take advantage of what the defense gives them.”

In Irvine’s victory against Washington last Thursday, Ndiaye scored 18 points and was one block and two rebounds shy of recording a triple-double in just his third collegiate game.

In their final game of the weekend, the Terriers will take on a balanced team in LIU (1-1). The Blackbirds are coming off a heartbreaking 73-72 loss at the hands of the Indiana Unversity.

The Blackbirds held a slim lead at the end of the first half on the road in Bloom-

ington, Ind., but crumbled down the stretch and fell just short of pulling off the upset.

“We scrimmaged [LIU] last year and it’s a nice matchup,” Jones said. “They have really good guards, we have good guards, they like to play fast, and we like to play fast, so it’ll be a great matchup.”

With Blackbird forward Julian Boyd out due to an ACL tear he suffered early in the season, the focus in the matchup will be on the backcourts of the two teams.

Guard Jason Brickman has stepped in for the Blackbirds to replace Boyd, and has posted impressive stats. Against Indiana (4-0), Brickman recorded a double-double, scoring 11 points, while dishing out 11 assists.

Brickman has been a strong point for the Blackbirds, but he will have to combat the combination the Terriers have at guard with senior D.J. Irving, sophomore Maurice Watson Jr. and sharpshooting sophomore John Papale. The trio of guards has combined for a potent offensive force, as they have scored a combined 100 points through the first three games.

With challenging teams awaiting the Terriers this weekend in California, Jones said he is excited for the trip and the three games.

“It’s great for us to go out to the west coast and experience that,” Jones said.

“It should be a lot of fun as well as get a chance to play against some great teams.”

Sperry to start in goal against Crimson Women’s Hockey: From Page 8

have yet to lose on a game on home ice in four matchups this year, making the trip to Cambridge that much more difficult for BU. After taking on their rivals from across the Charles River, the Terriers will face off against the UNH Wildcats for the second time this season. Led by senior captain Louise Warren’s two goals, the Terriers bested the Wildcats in a 3-1 contest on Nov. 1.

Durocher said he expects the Wildcats to come out stronger in the rematch.

“Anytime you beat a team the first time, you’ve got to be careful that there is no let down,” Durocher said. “Everybody knows that we’re going to be back in league play.

Let’s take advantage of the fact that we’ve gotten out of the gate really successfully in the league and try to keep it going. UNH will probably have a player or two back from when we played from the first time so they’ll have a little bit more depth.”

Durocher said UNH defenseman Alexis Crossley will make a big impact in the

matchup if she plays.

“They’re going to have a little more volume if Crossley comes back,” Durocher said. “She’s an outstanding defenseman who was out the first game, so we can’t take them lightly.”

Coming off of their biggest loss of the season, the Terriers are focusing on one game at a time.

Durocher said he will start senior goaltender Kerrin Sperry Friday, but will see how she performs before making a decision for Sunday’s contest. “[Sperry] was a little under the weather out there and she got hit by the altitude bug,” Durocher said about Sperry’s health last weekend. “She’s somebody who we know will give us a great effort and if we decide to go [freshman goaltender] Victoria Hanson for a night, it’s going to be because she’s very well prepared. She’s played a couple of full college hockey games and did a nice job coming out of the bullpen the other day so we’ve got two wonderful options to say the least.”

Badji, Ciccone honored by conference Men’s Soccer: From Page 8

make the Patriot League playoffs on the final day of the season. Although it put forth a valiant effort, BU lost 1-0 to Bucknell University in overtime, ending the Terriers’ season at Nickerson Field.

The Terriers did not reach the confer-

ence tournament, but the Patriot League recognized the play of both Badji and Ciccone, each getting awarded spots on the Patriot League All-Conference Second Team.

Although the Terriers missed out the conference tournament, the future looks bright as 23 of the 28 players are set to return for the 2014 campaign.

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The No. 25 Boston University women’s soccer team will head to Blacksburg, Va., to take on No. 9 Santa Clara University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday.

The winner of the contest between the Terriers (15-3-4, 8-1-0 Patriot League) and the Broncos (15-4-1) will face the winner of the matchup between No. 4 Virginia Tech University and No. 12 West Virginia University.

The Terriers are coming off of a 1-0 win over Harvard University, while the Broncos defeated the University of California by a score of 2-1.

BU’s encounter with Harvard (12-4-2) was the second meeting of the season between the two schools this year and also served as the second time in three years that the teams have played each other in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

When the Terriers and Crimson met this past Saturday at Nickerson Field, the two sides struggled to battle for possession, although BU led in shots 6-3 at the end of the first half. BU did not convert on its chances in the first frame, but the defense held strong and kept the game scoreless heading to the second half.

BU finally broke through in the 76th minute when senior midfielder Kylie Strom played a precise pass towards freshman forward Erica Kosienski, who then placed a shot in the bottom corner of the net.

After the Terriers’ game came to a close, Santa Clara hosted Cal (11-5-5) in its first round contest on the west coast. The Broncos grabbed the lead in 22nd minute when senior Allyson Birgel converted a shot opportunity on a set piece.

Although Cal found the equalizer in the 48th minute, Santa Clara answered back. Forward Sofia Huerta deposited the ball into the back of the net on a counterattack in the 70th minute to give the Broncos a 2-1 lead and eventually the win.

“We’ve been keeping it sharp, keeping it relatively short,” Feldman said about the team’s preparation for Santa Clara. “We’re trying to have a high intensity and a high tempo. That’s been the rhythm for the last three weeks.”

The Broncos have made the tournament every year since 2009, and overall have qualified for the bracket 20 times, while BU reached the tournament nine times since the program’s inception in 1995.

This year’s Santa Clara team presents a strong attack that may prove to be a challenge for the

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No. 6 Harvard University and the University of New Hampshire following a tough 5-0 loss to No. 2 University of Wisconsin last week.

BU coach Brian Durocher said he wants the Terriers (10-2-1, 6-00 Hockey East) to focus on two things in this weekend’s matchups.

“We can continue trying to push the envelope on the power of positive and be focused on what we need to work on,” Durocher said.

The loss to the Badgers, which snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Terriers, was not as bad as the score indicated, he said.

“We played a solid game,” Durocher said. “I’m actually going to show them some of that tape to make sure that they know that they played pretty well and it wasn’t a 5-0 type game. But credit to Wisconsin, they took care of us. Along the way, you’re going to have games where you don’t play as well or you don’t get the bounces and you come up on the short end.”

The effect of Durocher’s “power of positive” will be on full display when the Terriers trek to Cambridge to face off against Harvard (6-1-1) Friday night and then head north to Durham, N.H., to play UNH (6-5-1, 4-2 Hockey East) Sunday.

The first matchup against the Crimson will be another tough test for the Terriers, as Harvard is one of the top teams in the country. Durocher said the key to Harvard’s success is associated with their depth.

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we’re going to have to be ready for across the board.”

Maschmeyer has been phenomenal between the pipes for the Crimson this year, sitting close to the top nationally in nearly every goaltending category. Her .953 save percentage is tied for the best save percentage in the nation, and her 1.27 goals against average is good for fourth-best in that category.

Since 2000-01, the Crimson have posted an impressive .742 winning percentage at home. They

After a tough loss to No. 18 University of Connecticut Sunday afternoon, the Boston University men’s basketball will head for warmer weather as it travels to Irvine, Calif., to take part in the 2K Sports Classic Irvine Sub-Regional this weekend.

The three days on the west coast will see the Terriers (2-1) face off against Eastern Washington University, University of California-Irvine and Long Island University-Brooklyn.

“It’s gonna be wonderful, I’m looking forward to it,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “I know the guys are looking forward to it.

We’re looking forward to playing against all three teams that are going to give us great competition.”

The Terriers’ first game will come against Eastern Washington (1-1) Friday night. Last weekend the Eagles opened up their season and fell to the University of Washington by a score of 92-80.

Eastern Washington jumped out to an 11-point lead during the first half, but could not hold on, as the Huskies (2-1) went on a late 12-0 run to put the game out of reach and secure a 92-80 win.

Coming back from the loss, the Eagles posted an 82-44 win over Walla Walla University this past Tuesday. Heading into the second half only up by four points, Eastern Washington exploded for 46 to close out the victory.

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BU senior captain Louise Warren scored twice in the Terriers’ last meeting against the University of New Hampshire.

“Harvard is a pretty consistent team from top-to-bottom,” Durocher said. “They lost a great player to the Olympics for the year and they have a real good goalie in Emerance Maschmeyer, so those will be a couple pieces for us to focus on. We have to make sure we’re getting screens, getting tips, getting deflections in front of a good goalie and being ready for a team that plays at a pretty quick pace.

“I don’t know if they have one or two kids that is off the charts over there, but they’ve got a hell of a lot of very solid players that

Injuries hinder men’s soccer in 1st year in Patriot League

By Michael Joscelyn Daily Free Press Staff

Going into the season with high expectations and a No. 2 pick in the Patriot League preseason rankings, the Boston University men’s soccer team fell victim to multiple injuries, resulting in inconsistent play.

While the team boasted a roster with five seniors and strong offensive players, the Terriers (610-1, 3-6-0 Patriot League) had difficulty scoring and keeping a constant team on the field.

Junior forward Dominique Badji led the Terrier offense with six goals finished third in the conference in shots with 58. The Senegal native was a force all season long for the Terriers, especially down the stretch with four of Badji’s six goals coming in the last four games of the season.

After a 2-0 win against Loyola University-Maryland Oct. 26, BU coach Neil Roberts said Badji had been due for a scoring surge. “[Badji’s] been doing so much for us,” Roberts said. “He’s probably our most consistent player

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Friday, Nov. 22

M. Hockey vs. North Dakota, 7:30 p.m.

W. Hockey @ Harvard, 7 p.m.

W. Basketball @ UConn, 7:30 p.m.

W. Soccer vs. Santa Clara, 2 p.m.

and doing everything. He just hasn’t been finishing. He’s been getting opportunities, he’s been getting there. They just haven’t been falling for him.”

While Badji did a bulk of the scoring, senior midfielder Anthony Ciccone helped create opportunities for his teammates possessing the ball deep into the attacking territory. He finished with a team-high seven assists, which was good enough for third in the conference.

Unlike the midfield and forward positions, the goalie spot had uncertainty heading into the season. Who would be the starting goalkeeper was unclear for the first part of the season while redshirt freshman goalkeeper Matt Gilbert and junior Nick Thomson split time in net early in the year.

With a few strong outings early in the campaign, Gilbert was able to distance himself and took over the position of starting goalkeeper full-time.

Roberts said he had a lot of faith in Gilbert even through a shaky 2-0 loss to Providence Col-

lege on Sept. 20.

“Gilbert is playing well, he’s really done a fantastic job for us,” Roberts said following that loss.

He’s obviously the number-one goalkeeper now.”

While Badji and Ciccone put up strong number for the offensive side of the ball and Gilbert was stout in net, the Terriers still had difficulty getting enough production to win games, getting shut out six times throughout the season. The team ended the season in the bottom half of the Patriot League in points, goals and assists.

Injuries to key players like junior defender Kelvin Madzongwe and sophomore defender Jeroen Blugh also hindered BU’s play defensively. Both players were coming off of knee injuries during the 2012-13 season and were initially eased into action. Despite their ups and downs, the two returned for the final stretch of the season and immediately invigorated the defense.

Roberts said the return of Madzongwe and Blugh not only

helped the defensive corps, but also the team as a whole. “[Their return] allows us so many other things,” Roberts said after an Oct. 26 win over Loyola University-Maryland. “It makes our backs better and our midfield better. It really changes the whole game.”

The success continued as the Terriers went on to win by a score of 3-0 over Colgate University on Oct. 30, Roberts said the return of the duo was crucial.

“It’s great to have them back,” Roberts said. “They’re not just talented players, but they’re experienced players and they give us a physical presence. They’re both physically gifted athletes as well as soccer players.”

Heading into the final stretch of games BU’s record stood at 4-8-1. With the return of Madzongwe and Blugh, the Terriers went 2-2 in the final four games of the season, but just fell short of the playoffs.

Even with the flood of injuries, the Terriers had the opportunity to

Saturday, Nov. 23

Sunday, Nov. 24

Monday, Nov. 25

M. Hockey vs. North Dakota, 7 p.m.

W. Basketball vs. St. Bonaventure, 2 p.m.

M. Basketball vs. UC Irvine, 8:30 p.m.

W. Hockey @ UNH, 2 p.m.

W. Basketball vs. Monmouth, 2 p.m.

M. Basketball vs. LIU Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

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