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Boston Police salary increase met with some dissent Millenials define success as finding meaning, purpose

By Olivia Deng Daily Free Press Staff

Despite disapproval from several city officials, Boston City Council passed a six-year contract award that will provide a 25.4 percent salary increase for Boston Police Patrolman’s Association members on Wednesday.

Councilor John Connolly, who had previously said he was against the raise, was not present for the vote, and the $87 million contract passed 12-0.

“We ask our cops and our firefighters on a daily basis to wake up not knowing if they would go back home to their family,” said Councilor Felix Arroyo. “We ask them to do that. Now thankfully, most of the time, they come back home to their families. But we ask them to be prepared to give up their life for a stranger.”

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino previously denounced the award, which was arbitrated by labor arbitrator Timothy Buckalew, and said while the police did deserve a raise, the city was unable to foot the bill.

Meredith Weenick, chief financial officer for the city of Boston, said even prudent management would not alleviate the cost.

“I will offer that I agree with the arbitrator’s assessment of sound financial practices, but just because we are not Detroit does not mean that one union deserves an oversized raise,” she said. “We simply cannot afford it. Because we are well managed, we have the tools to make the tradeoff to balance the

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The Boston City Council voted to raise Boston Police Department rank and file officers’ wages by 25.4 percent over six years.

budget to accommodate the pay raise. There will be tradeoffs to accommodate this award.

There’s no getting around that.”

The award applies to the salaries of all rank and file officers in the police force. This award comes following a similar raise for firefighters approved in 2010 that cost $74 million.

Councilor Matt O’Malley voiced his support for the salary increase and said a high

percentage does not necessarily imply a high cost.

“There is a real possibility, should we not pass this contract, that the percentage in the final negotiating contract would be lower than 25.4 percent, but the cost associated with it would be more,” he said. “Parity [with the fire department] is key, but we need

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Students voice excitement about extension of MBTA hours

By Paola Salazar Daily Free Press Staff

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority has announced it will extend its latenight services beginning in 2014, an initiative Boston University students feel will benefit them as well as the city of Boston.

Elica Yoneyama, a School of Hospitality Administration senior, said this latenight service option is a productive initiative by the MBTA. “It’s [Boston] a college town and I don’t see why they [MBTA] didn’t have later transportation before,” Yoneyama said.

“We can save money, cabs can really add up … I hope they [MBTA] benefit enough for the program to stick around, it would have definitely changed how much I paid for cabs [in] the past four years.”

This late-night service transportation pilot program will extend the service hours of all of the MBTA’s subway lines and some of its most popular buses until 3 a.m.,

said MBTA spokeswoman Kelly Smith.

The MBTA decided to implement this latenight service based on a large public demand.

Smith said a large part of Boston’s economy is based around late-night businesses. Extending late-night transportation options around the city will make bars and restaurants more accessible for young college students, and thus help Boston continue to grow as a vibrant city.

“There are different groups that have had a voice on this topic with varying reasons,” Smith said. “There’s students who want this mainly for entertainment purposes since there are bars and restaurants that close later in the night, and there’s also the service workers who work at these places who just want to get home at the end of their shift.”

Due to lack of financial support, Smith said the MBTA currently has no plans to permanently expand its service hours after

the pilot program ends.

“Financial constraints are something that we always deal with,” Smith said. “We were finally able to come up with a budget and plan and received some financial sponsorship from private vector companies and coming up with that plan has allowed us to explore the pilot program for a one year period.”

Emma Ritcey, a SHA senior, said the City of Boston will not only profit from the late-night transportation services, but become safer for students as well.

“It’ll [extended MBTA service hours] make it [Boston] safer, too, because people won’t have to walk through any of the neighborhoods at night,” Ritcey said. “…

It’s [Boston] a college city, and we’re [students] going to be a big part of the people using it [MBTA services] at those hours … and it’s also good for people who work as

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In light of a recent New York Times op-ed piece contending that the millennial generation defines success less in terms of materialistic gains and more in terms of purpose, Boston University students and professors agree that young people today are searching for fulfillment in ways different from earlier generations.

“Earlier generations were more materialistic,” said Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences freshman Taylor Juretic. “I know personally, as a student, I’ve talked to way more people who are searching for a bigger purpose … I don’t care if I’m rich. I care if I’m happy and helping other people.”

After facing economic challenges brought on by the Great Recession of 2008, members of Generation Y, or those born after 1980, have become less focused on money and more focused on meaning and happiness than prior generations, the writers argued in the Nov. 30 op-ed titled “Millennial Searchers.”

A July 2013 study by Sage Publications, which intended to examine the recession’s influence on the attitudes of high school students, supports this claim.

Students surveyed after 2008 rated material concerns such as having a significant amount of money less importantly than they did in the ‘70s and early ‘00s, according to the study. Students also rated their levels of concern for others in different areas such as social issues and inequality at higher levels than in prior time periods.

“After the last decade, there was a trend of rising concern for others, and some of the materialistic values were becoming less important,” said co-author of the study Heejung Park, a Ph.D. candidate in the University of California-Los Angeles’s psychology department.

BU psychology professor Catherine Caldwell-Harris said the millennial generation’s search for happiness and purpose reflects the outlook of young people in the ‘60s. “[In] the late ‘60s, because of the openness of society, anti-Vietnam [War] and the sexual revolution, there was a huge empha-

Millenials, see page 2

Formerly homeless speakers talk to BU students about experience, struggles

By Mina Corpuz Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University College Democrats and BU College Republicans co-hosted a presentation Wednesday night that would give students a different look at homeless individuals in order to spread awareness about the issue of homelessness.

The talk featured two speakers from the Massachusetts Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau who shared their stories of being formerly homeless.

“It’s a tough life,” said speaker Peter Stewart, who transitioned from homelessness five years ago. “Seven days a week, 52 weeks per year, and I did that for seven years straight. I would go canning and collect them in a shopping cart [to get money] to go check out a job or have a good cup of coffee.”

About 15 students attended the presentation in College of Arts and Sciences room 316.

Stewart said that working with case

managers and social workers to get social security and disability money helped him get his own apartment, receive income and transition out of homelessness.

“I was blessed to be out of there [the shelter], out the door and in a place that’s a home,” he said. “It’s nice not having to carry my backpack around ever [again].”

Stewart was recruited to be a speaker for the Massachusetts Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau, which is a partnership between the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, the National Coalition for the Homeless and AmeriCorps VISTA. As a speaker, he wants to be able to teach and inform people about what homelessness really is and how to really help out, he said.

“People mistreat you, not you directly, [but] it’s just the way they look at you,” Stewart said. “One of the best things is not to turn away from [the homeless]. Offer to

Homelessness, see page 2

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Paul U. (left) and Peter Stuart (right) speak to BU students about their stories of being homeless at the Massachusetts Faces of Homelessness event Wednesday evening.

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Councilor: Pay increase is ‘hard to digest’, but possible Professor: Gen. Y’s concept argued that the city would be able to afford the pay raise due to prudent management and solid fiscal policies.

Several residents who were at the City Council meeting said the police deserved a raise, but they had mixed views on the council’s vote.

Derek Bisson, 22, of Brighton, said the salary increase is too extreme and that a gradual approach would be more rational.

“With anything with money, there is going to be manipulation involved and people are going to take advantage of their higher wages,” he said. “Especially for the families and the policemen now,

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to make sure that this is done right and this is done well.”

Councilor Ayanna Pressley said despite being initially shocked by the size of the award, the city would be able to afford the pay raise.

“This is a large reward, and it is hard to digest,” she said. “The city negotiators argued that this is a heavy raise, and it is, but it is within the city budget to fulfill its obligation.”

In a 12-page document authored

by Buckalew, he acknowledged the award’s costliness, but defended the high cost by stating that the award covers a six-year period and

that might not be a very good thing as far as adjusting their lifestyle. I think that can definitely have some negative effects when you jump that high.”

Lindsey Hoban, 32, of Dorchester, said the police are deserving of the pay raise and should be appropriately compensated for their difficult and oftentimes dangerous work.

“It’s great to hear that people who serve our government, civil servants, are actually going to be the beneficiaries of increased wages,” she said. “It’s phenomenal news. Our taxpayer money is going to people who protect us.”

Presentation helps break stereotypes about homeless clichés and harmful stereotypes about the homeless.

“People don’t realize how easy it is to slip into homelessness and how hard it is to get out,” Nicastro, a CAS junior, said. “You should put yourself in their shoes, and speak to [homeless] people to understand why they’re there.”

Sarah Samini, an intern with MHSA, said that homelessness is relevant to college students because change begins with this generation.

“Whatever a student believes in [politically], homelessness is an ethical and fiscal issue, and ending it is something very important,” she said. “Ethically, everyone should be able to have a home, and fiscally, people are better off when they are off the streets.”

Several students said the pre-

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buy them a cup of coffee, or ask them what they need. It’s the biggest conversation starter.”

College Republicans President Mara Mellstrom said she reached out to MHSA to organize the presentation after discovering that BU Community Service Center officials have worked with MHSA before for First Year Student Outreach Project.

“We wanted to know what we could do, and hosting this was the way to go,” Mellstrom, a CAS senior, said. “It’s like an introductory 101 on homelessness. The bipartisan effort is good, too, because both groups are able to educate members.”

College Democrats Vice President Lindsay Nicastro said that this presentation could help break

sentation fulfilled its intention of spreading awareness and motivating people to take action against homelessness.

Amber Muhammad, a CAS junior, said the speakers were thought-provoking.

“You get first-hand experience from people you don’t usually get to talk to,” she said. “They [the speakers] give you motivation and it really lights a fire to do something.”

Sophie Miller, a CAS senior, said that she learned a lot about homelessness, specifically in Massachusetts.

“I was really surprised to hear that Boston is the Mecca of homelessness,” she said. “I learned a lot about the kinds of resources available for homeless people in Boston and the high caliber they [these services] are.”

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sis on trying to find meaning in life,” she said. “This was a time of getting rid of older values … That was supposed to be the height of young people’s search for meaning.”

In the ‘80s and ‘90s, materialism was a major focus, Harris said. The millennial generation’s lesser emphasis on monetary gains is likely the result of today’s young people simply getting tired of society’s material obsession.

“When anything is an extreme for a while, then there’s a backlash against it,” she said. “The backlash against materialism has showed up in a lot of television shows, movies [and] songs.”

Sociology professor Nancy Ammerman said Generation Y seeks fulfillment differently from prior generations, because the American notion of success and settling are less defined than they once were.

“Those norms about what constitutes settling down have been really challenged, because people are waiting to marry much longer, waiting to have children or not having children at all, living alone more often or living with roommates and changing jobs much more frequently in the early adult years,” she said.

Liah Greenfeld, another sociology professor, said millennials collectively face a tough decision

in deciding how to define themselves, particularly in the United States, where young people have so many options and opportunities.

“Unlike societies that are rigid and stratified and have very clear norms that you really cannot transgress against, our society doesn’t provide us with specific structure,” she said. “It leaves us free to choose … It is this very freedom, which is a very good thing, being in control of our own destiny, that also burdens us.”

Karli Abshier, a School of Management senior, said while she agrees that millennials are more concerned with living purposeful lives, society continues to overvalue tangible success.

“I agree with the fact that they [millennials] may search for more meaning and purpose than our earlier generations, but the world is getting more materialistic,” she said.

CAS junior Caroline Birsner said while money is still a factor in determining her future career, happiness is the ultimate success.

“For me personally, money is definitely still a consideration in determining my future career options, but it’s not the prime determinant,” she said. “…We [the millennial generation] are a little bit more idealistic and driven by our hopes and dreams versus more pragmatic things.”

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CCampus & C ity Judge hears arguments about disputed MBTA ad Walsh announces Thursday, December 5, 2013

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Hi BU! Welcome to the finals week, yay! This is my last column of the semester and because I’m going abroad it will probably be the last column I write for The Daily Free Press. I wanted to write you all a farewell JEMMA letter and tell DOUGLAS you all what I’ve learned by writing this column for your enjoyment.

Dear BU, I decided to write a column and had no idea what I wanted to write about. On my way to the first meeting, I was sure The FreeP was going to cut me, but when I saw the Hula Hoopers in Marsh Plaza, I had a flash of inspiration.

I wanted to share with the readers of the FreeP how amazing our student body actually is.

We’re always told how “diverse” BU students are, but I think most of us find a niche and never want leave our core group of friends.

I know I am definitely guilty of that.

This semester, I’ve talked to a range of people that I would have never spoken to before. I’ve learned that there are remarkable people here doing incredible things, not only for themselves, but also for others.

I met Rose, the remarkable, renaissance-fair performer and creator of the BU Hooping Project.

I explored happiness with Teyah and the “I Embrace You” club.

Esther showed me how far simple encouragement can go with her thoughtful messages every morning on South Campus.

I found some joy in Ben’s escapades on Commonwealth Avenue on his scooter.

Daphne gave me a new perspective on Boston from the eyes of a Turkish student.

Gosh, BU, I just can’t explain how amazing you all are!

I wish there was time and space to highlight each and every one of you, but alas, there is no longer an outlet for my interviews.

Before I leave you I wanted to pass on some things I’ve learned from talking to you: Open your mind. There are people here who could be your best friends if you just let them.

Be kind. You don’t know what someone else is going through.

Cut everyone some slack.

Embrace your inner child.

Hula Hoop in public, ride a scooter down Commonwealth Avenue.

This is your last chance before real life begins.

Talk to people around you.

This is an important one, BU. We are all sucked into our phones, music and the people we already know.

There are 15,000 undergrads and you should know more than 50 of them by the time you graduate.

Have a good winter break everyone, and good luck with your finals. It’s been real.

Jemma Douglas is a sophomore in the College of Communication studying Journalism.

She can be reached at jwdoug@ bu.edu.

By Pariza Lovos Daily Free Press Staff

The American Freedom Defense Initiative and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority both made their initial appeals Wednesday at the U.S. District Court in South Boston in a suit claiming the MBTA violated the plaintiff’s First and 14th Amendment rights for an advertisement they wanted at transit stations.

Plaintiffs Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer and the AFDI filed the suit on Nov. 6 against the MBTA after their ads in favor of Israel in the Israel-Palestine conflict were not allowed to run in stations.

The MBTA categorized the ads as “demeaning or disparaging” and claimed they violated the MBTA’s advertising guidelines.

Robert Muise, attorney for the plaintiffs, said the MBTA created a public forum with its advertising space and denying the advertisement was unconstitutional.

“Our clients’ speech was prohibited because of the application of their guidelines, and this led to their momentary loss of free speech,” he said. “To define terrorist acts as savage is plainly appropriate. To ban ‘savage’ in the context of this advertising is plainly diminishing, and that would change the viewpoint of our clients.”

The plaintiffs planned to place the pro-Israel advertisements in the same locations as other proPalestinian advertisements that

were put up in October. The proPalestinian ads contained four maps of the Palestinian loss of land to Israel from 1946 to 2010 with the caption, “4.7 million Palestinians are classified by the UN [United Nations] as refugees.”

The denied ad stated, “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel, Defeat Jihad.”

Muise said the denied ad was not referring to Arabs or Palestinians but the terrorist acts of jihad, or holy war justified to extreme degrees under radical interpretations of Islam.

“In this case, the fact that the advertising guidelines is facially constitutional, in our perspective their application of their guidelines is not content neutral and is unreasonable,” he said. “Our clients’ ad does not mention Palestinians but speaks of war and is only in the context of warfare.”

Joseph Steinfeld, the attorney for the MBTA, defended the MBTA’s decision to keep the proPalestine ads and said it did not have the “demeaning and disparaging” characterization that the plaintiffs’ advertisement did.

“The ad says nothing of criminals,” he said. “It says nothing of terrorists. The ad takes a proPalestinian viewpoint and does not disparage the Israeli or the Jewish people any more than the UN does when if classifies the 4.7 million Palestinians described in

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By Alice Bazerghi and Steven Dufour Daily Free Press Staff

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE

The opening appeal were made Wednesday in the case involving the MBTA and the ADFI about two controversial Israeli and Palestinian MBTA advertisements.

the ad as refugees.”

Joe Pesaturo, spokesman for the MBTA, was not at the hearing, but said in a Wednesday email that the plaintiffs had the opportunity to make their ad fit the transit system’s advertising guidelines.

“More than a month ago, the MBTA asked the message’s sponsor to modify the ad to meet the requirements of the MBTA’s advertising standards, but they rejected that request,” he said. “The MBTA is not opposed to groups expressing their points-of-view, but it must be done in a respect-

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Mass. healthcare site sees few sign-ups due to glitches

By Felicia Gans Daily Free Press Staff

After U.S. President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the federal healthcare website is running smoothly, people turned to the Massachusetts healthcare site, which has seen stalling sign-up rates following a series of glitches and error messages.

Jason Lefferts, director of communications at Massachusetts Health Connector, the Commonwealth’s healthcare website, said they chose to create their own healthcare website rather than use the federal website, healthcare. gov, which was launched on Oct. 1.

“We’ve been frustrated by the issues we’ve been having,” he said. “We want to make the process as easy as possible for our users. I wouldn’t say that we’re

happy with how the website has worked at this point, but we’re doing everything we can to make it better as soon as possible.”

As of Tuesday, 85,009 accounts have been created on the website, and 30,522 applications have been completed, Lefferts said. There are a total of 250,000 people who need to re-enroll for health insurance by the March 31 deadline.

Because of the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2009, more than 7 million people have saved an average of $1,200 on their prescriptions, Obama said in a Tuesday press conference.

“The bottom line is this law is working and will work into the future,” he said. “People want the financial stability of health insurance, and we’re going to keep on working to fix … whatever comes up … because we know that the

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ultimate goal is to make sure that people have basic security and the foundation for the good health that they need.”

Of these 250,000 people who must re-enroll in Massachusetts, Lefferts said about 200,000 members receive subsidized coverage from Health Connector and about 100,000 of these members will be automatically transferred to the new health care program after January 1. About 105,000 members must take action on their own by March 31.

“We’re confident that they’re going to take action before the deadline,” he said. “That’s the key here. It’s before the deadline. It’s not December 4th. It’s by March.

That’s what we care about.”

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Mayor-elect Martin Walsh put together his advising group Tuesday, a group of more than 200 teachers, union leaders, artists, policy makers and other experts, to discuss policy ideas and pave the way for future goals Walsh established during his campaign before he fills Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s seat.

“During the course of the campaign, diversity was an issue that I heard about in every neighborhood,” he said in a Wednesday statement. “I promised that a Walsh Administration will be reflective of the City of Boston, and I’ve made that a priority in our transition work.”

Recently appointed members include former Boston Public School Superintendent Michael Contompasis, Mass. Sens. Anthony Petruccelli and Linda Dorcena Forry, Mass.

Reps. Gloria Fox and Kevin Honan, President of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau Samuel Tyler and Dropkick Murphys punk band member Ken Casey, according to a Tuesday press release on Walsh’s transition website.

Carol Rose, head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and part of Walsh’s team, said the varied group of people Walsh has composed shows promise for Boston 2014 leadership.

“It’s always good to have a good combination of continuity, new blood and fresh ideas, and it’s actually a really good sign for this leadership,” she said. “There’s a lot of good things about Boston, a lot of things we’re doing well here, and there are a lot of things we could be doing better.”

The areas of focus for the team, called Transition Committee’s Issues Working Groups, are to include culture, economic development, education, housing and public health. The group is comprised of 49 percent racially diverse individuals and 50 percent women, all of whom live and work in Boston, according to the release.

The goal is to help Walsh write ideas and proposals to advance certain priorities during his campaign.

The group is working within a structure called “Keep, Implement and Dream,” which refers to keeping the things Boston is doing right,

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New West Campus eatery to offer BU students sustainable dining choice

By Drew Schwartz Daily Free Press Staff

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A new sustainable burger restaurant will open in January at 961 Commonwealth Ave.

Boston University students will have a new sustainable dining option on West Campus in early 2014, officials said.

BurgerFi, a restaurant chain committed to sustainability and healthy food, has announced they will open a new location at 961 Commonwealth Avenue in late January, BurgerFi’s Chief Operating Officer Nick King said.

BurgerFi’s focus on environmentalism and naturally raised food will appeal to BU’s student body, King said. The restaurants are green and built to maintain a low carbon footprint.

“Today’s students are much more in tune with what they’re putting into their bodies, are much more selective of the food that they eat, and are much more in-

telligent about the environment,” King said. “BurgerFi embraces all of those issues or attributes.”

Sustainability@BU Sustainability Outreach Coordinator Lisa Tornatore said BurgerFi will help bring awareness of sustainability issues to BU’s campus.

“I hope students begin to learn more about sustainable business practices as a result of their [BurgerFi’s] presence,” Tornatore said. “Awareness and education are our best allies in making change happen.”

Tornatore said the university holds a responsibility to educate students on sustainable practices, and is committed to reducing its environmental footprint on the Earth.

“As an educational institution, we have a commitment to sending

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off our graduates with not only an education, but with a drive to do good in the world, and encouraging a more sustainable society is part of that,” Toratore said.

The restaurant’s tables and chairs are made from various recycled materials, including CocaCola bottles, milk jugs and alloy from recycled cans, King said.

“Everything about BurgerFi is about sustainability, low carbon footprint and all-natural, good quality food,” King said. “… If you go to the average BurgerFi, you will see between six and seven recycle containers, but only one dumpster. 80 percent of what we take in goes out as recyclables.”

The beef used in BurgerFi’s food is hormone and antibiotic free, all-natural and certified as humanely raised, King said. Additionally, BurgerFi’s French fries are hand-cut and blanched every day.

“Our restaurants are extremely successful across the United States,” King said. “College towns especially seem to enjoy our food and our ambience at our price point.”

BurgerFi operates restaurants at several universities including Rollins College in Orlando, Fla. and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The restaurant’s Commonwealth Avenue location will be the first to open in the city of Boston.

Alyx Weiss, a School of Management freshman, said the combination of its emphasis on sustainable practices and fast food will make BurgerFi a successful business on BU’s campus.

“College students are always in a rush, so it’s good to have fast food,” Weiss said. “Also, in our generation, people are way more conscious of being environmentally friendly and healthy. It puts both together, it’s great.”

However, instead of a BurgerFi, Weiss said she would prefer a healthier restaurant to be established on Commonwealth Avenue.

“All the restaurants there now are relatively unhealthy,” Weiss said. “If you don’t go to the dining hall there’s [Raising] Cane’s and T. Anthony’s. A healthy option would be good.”

Emma Crain, a School of Hospitality Administration freshman, said BU students are generally environmentally conscious, and will therefore be attracted to BurgerFi’s sustainable practices.

“I know BU is very environmentally-friendly,” Crain said.

“On our floor they have a sign of how much we recycle and how we can expand on that. I feel like it’s going to work well because a lot of kids here are all about going green.”

Alessandro Gomes, a College of Engineering sophomore, said BurgerFi will attract students because it differs from standard fast food restaurants.

“It’s good to know that you’re not having as big of a footprint as you would eating at a McDonalds or UBurger,” Gomes said.

“It would be interesting to go and see if there is a difference in taste from having higher grade [food] and a lower environmental impact.”

it’s good not to have to walk around past midnight.”

Ritcey said when the MBTA extends its service hours, downtown Boston will become more accessible to BU students. She said more students will feel compelled to go out to bars and restaurants in that area because they will not have to worry about paying for a cab late at night.

“Now I’ll be more likely to go out of walking distance at night since I’ll know the T is open,” Ritcey said. “3 a.m. availability is going to be so nice … I think Boston needs to run into later hours in general.”

Kelly Hou, a fourth-year Metropolitan College graduate student, said she is skeptical as to how much the MBTA will actu-

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be afraid to stay as late as I need to,” Hou said. “… But there’s not always a lot of people out traveling at that time [late at night], so I don’t know if they’ll [MBTA] make a whole lot of money from this.”

Gena Schildt, a Sargent College of Rehabilitation Sciences senior, said the late-night service will not only help students travel home on the weekends, but also during finals seasons as well.

“It’s a good thing, in terms of people going out to parties and bars,” Schildt said. “But, even if you’re just out at Mugar [Memorial Library] that late, and the bus doesn’t take your route or you go further into Allston, it would be a huge benefit especially now in finals season.”

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ful manner that recognizes and appreciates the cultural diversity of a public transit environment.”

Muise said the denied ad was by no means demeaning, or not nearly as much as the MBTA claimed it was.

“The word ‘savage’ is an appropriate term to describe those who engage in jihad,” he said. “It is brutal. It is the act of killing innocent civilians and it is savage.

To change the meaning of the ad is to change the moral outreach and message of our clients.”

Steinfeld said the plaintiffs’ attempt to present the two ads as equal in terms of the possible offense it could create were invalid.

“It is purely a figment of their imagination,” he said. “The ad only shows four maps of Pales-

tine before Israel became a state and after. The plaintiffs can submit an ad that takes issue of the pro-Palestinian one. However, it must be done in a positive manner.”

Steinfeld finalized his appeal by arguing that the MBTA has always abided by advertising guidelines and that forcing them to act differently would be arbitrary.

“The MBTA, since 1992, have had restrictions,” he said. “It started out with two or three and added more over the years. Nothing has changed. The MBTA acts consistently.”

Judge Nathaniel Gorton allowed for both sides to submit a memorandum by Dec. 6 to further their arguments and push the lawsuit forward in the process.

not have should have without funding or policy changes, and dreaming transformative ideas for the future, according to the website.

The team is currently focusing on helping Walsh ensure a smooth transition when taking over from Menino’s administration in January 2014.

Rose said her main concern is gun violence, which she plans to tackle immediately following the transition period.

“We have a holistic approach, so our concerns will be around police practices, making sure civilian oversight and internal affairs are working properly in our city and that we’re not wasting our resources with misdirected security,” she said. “We want to focus on the underlying issues that lead to gun violence and all other source of violence.”

Some residents said they have several ideas they want Walsh and his advising board to push during his term.

Jean Pierre Encarnacion, 20, of Brighton, said public transportation should be the biggest focus of his administration.

“We’re a very developed city, but the only way to get to any end of an MBTA [Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority] line is to go

makes everything so much quicker.

Until they address that, the city will never be as efficient as it could be, so they should really focus on that.”

Dan Farrell, 25, of Allston, said having a multiracial team with men and women is a good move for Boston.

“Seeing the change to more diversity in government is great just because it’s much more like what the city is like,” he said. “The more diverse backgrounds mean more diverse opinions which mean the more diversity of ideas, and that makes it [city government] better able to serve everyone.”

Byron Smith, 48, of Dorchester, said Walsh must help the impoverished before Boston could ever progress.

“Walsh and his new people have to look at three big things: jobs, food stamps and homelessness,” he said.

“This city has huge problems with homelessness, and if there’s an extra threat to [the availability of] food stamps, it’s only going to get worse.

It creates a cycle where people get forced into desperate situations and they have to break the law to do what they have to do to survive. If they don’t fix that, nothing will ever get better, so that has to come first.”

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2013 MUSE HOLIDAY MOVIE GUIDE Disney’s ‘Frozen’: A frosty fairytale with feminist twist Joe Incollingo MUSE Staff

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hree years ago, it would have been ridiculous for Rapunzel and her compatriots to dream of a white Christmas. The animators behind 2010’s Tangled had enough on their hands working out the intricacies of creating strand upon strand of lifelike hair for the movie’s longlocked princess before they could even dream of creating something as delicate and complicated as snow.

For their next fairy tale, Disney animators had no choice but to study ice — and tons of it — to understand the weird ways in which it catches and refracts light, and then figure out how to put it in a starring role. Making Frozen took some progress on Disney’s part, in more ways than one.

But that’s a hard move to gauge coming from one of the most confusingly progressive companies in the world. Disney has already built entire theme parks as love letters to the world of tomorrow, where humanity strives for peace and science and where the sterile architecture swoops into infinity.

At the same time, a man who built his vast fortune on cartoons that suggested to little girls that “happily ever after” is an hourglass figure and a stony-jawed dude founded the company.

With that in mind, first-glancers wouldn’t think much of Frozen, the company’s sleek new franchise with a frosty gimmick. The movie’s gender-neutral re-titling (it’s loosely based on Hans Chris-

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Frozen’s Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) rides the trusty reindeer Sven in Disney’s latest seasonal flick.

tian Andersen’s The Snow Queen) and rakish non-prince character call up thoughts of Disney’s last fairy tale flick, Tangled. Kristen Bell’s sassy princess whips out wisecracks and many a “totally” with little difference from Mandy Moore’s Rapunzel. Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez — former Tony Award winners, just like Disney veteran Alan Menken — waste their talents with plenty of moving and forgettable vocal numbers. Idina Menzel familiarly

belts her head off in a song about embracing what makes her different as the Snow Queen — Jonathan Groff maybe gets a note in once.

Altogether, Frozen feels like one of Disney’s most musically unadventurous titles to date. (A side observation, however: Josh Gad will be Hollywood’s go-to comic relief within the next few years. He’s better here than he was in The Book of Mormon.) Every song is delightful until about

seven seconds after it ends. After that, the thrill melts.

Even the story starts out offputtingly stale. After a touching prologue, protagonist Anna meets her handsome prince, who’s, like, totally just like her. They sing about being MFEO around the made-for-Magic Kingdom Nordic castle and kick off a classic Disney monster chase (“Kill the Beast!”) when their immediate engagement upsets Anna’s snow queen sister enough that she re-

veals her secret ice powers. Elsa the snow queen runs off into the mountains and creates an eternal winter while Anna pursues alone.

It’s edge-of-your-seat and by-thebook.

However, at this point in the story, something already doesn’t add up. The handsome prince stays home, leaving room for the smart-aleck ice hauler and his reindeer to mess with the status quo. Of course our princess can’t love both, and if you think the movie’s sermon will be one of respecting inner beauty, then nice try. Without revealing too much, this complication is what saves Frozen. Rather, this complication is what makes Frozen an absolutely brilliant story that turns everything Disney has ever taught completely onto its head. But again, that would be revealing too much.

And even if the story and the music aren’t to your liking, Frozen would still be a fantastic movie on mute. The abundant ice looks impossibly rendered (the animators’ homework clearly paid off), and the movie packs in plenty of exciting set pieces and shimmering costumes ripe for many gift shops.

Shortcomings aside — and maybe here they’re exaggerated — Frozen is a movie Disney can be and should be proud of. It is one that unravels decades of preconceived ideas of what true love really means. Disney may embrace the future of technology, but their storytelling seems to be coming along just as smoothly.

‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ gives gloomy portrayal of ‘60s folk movement

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nside Llewyn Davis will not cause anyone any mental distress. It won’t blow anyone away or garner a standing ovation in the theater. It’s just not that kind of movie. However, its characters, themes and moods will silently creep into your everyday life. Like the freeloading titular character, this bitter and melancholy tale will linger far longer than you’ll want it to.

The movie, the latest from cinema deities Joel and Ethan Coen, is the somber tale of Llewyn Davis (Oscar Issac), a folk singer in Greenwich Village during the 1960s folk movement. The film follows Llewyn’s often aimless journey around the United States as he searches for any purpose to his life. It isn’t a film with the tightest of plots — or any plot at all — aside from a threadbare “storyline” about a lost cat.

This is not a feel-good movie.

In fact, it’s unusually oppressing.

The film is shot hyper-stylistical-

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ly, and most settings and characters are void of vivacity. The characters are pale caricatures of what could possibly be real people.

Their clothes are bland and reek of ennui. The entire film seems to take place in some strange, alternate dimension devoid of color, enthusiasm and life. Llewyn’s daily trudge has a uniquely depressing quality — not overwhelming, but certainly omnipresent — and the characters slog through their lives. Even supposed liberations, such as music, become the subject of semi-violent, angry outbursts.

But as dreary as the cinematography is, the dialogue is conversely lively, pointed and witty.

This is due to the numerous eccentric subplots in the film, which include abortion, animal care and (perhaps the most enjoyable) a road trip with an aging jazz musician, hysterically played by Coen brothers regular John Goodman, who deserved far more screen time.

Regardless, each character’s dialogue is given a distinctly individual polish. Llewyn’s sarcastic and dry lines are so bitingly different from the bursting, angry lines of, say, Llewyn’s folk comrade, Jean Berkey, played by a haunting Carey Mulligan in a startlingly darker character than her recent role as Daisy in The Great Gatsby.

But the dialogue, as masterfully written as it is, is given life by a parade of big name actors, TV stars and hit singers. John Goodman and Carey Mulligan deliver equally hilarious and heartbreaking performances, respectively, while Girls star Adam Driver and pop-culture idol Justin Timberlake round out the cast with funny, albeit forgettable, roles.

However, the real winner is Oscar Isaac, who portrays Llewyn, a character with zero grace, zero charisma, and infinite expectations. It is heartbreaking enough watching Isaac’s character hatefully traverse his world, but it is

worse still to watch him constantly expect good fortune, especially when he repeatedly forsakes a clearly attainable redemption.

Llewyn is rarely relatable. In fact, he’s awful. He’s not an outwardly horrible person, but he is an uncaring, inconsiderate slob.

Normally, it would be a weakness for a film to have a main character that isn’t at all relatable — however, the blatantly pointless Inside Llewyn Davis forces you to project your feelings about Llewyn onto the situations at hand, and it is almost satisfying to watch him regularly get the blunt end of karma.

An inherent strength of the Coen brothers is finding interesting ways to psychologically and physically mess with their characters. But where this forges a humanness in older films, such as Fargo, it is instead one of the most consistent sources of comedy herein. It’s fun to watch Llewyn reap the rewards of his

contempt and disassociation. You have no choice but to look at his misfortunes through a different lens once you get to know him as a character. And though Llewyn is clearly conflicted — even pitiable — he’s still a bastard.

Inside Llewyn Davis is not as much a film about the eponymous character as it is a look at his life’s awful circumstances. Llewyn is never redeemed, nor does the plot ever really go anywhere. In fact, it doesn’t even really exist.

However, Inside Llewyn Davis is an offbeat, droll look at an awful person, his awful life and the strange, interesting and buffoonish people that populate his world. Though the movie is often darkly comic, and darker still in cinematography, there is a simple appeal in watching a man get what he deserves. If you can look past the inherent gloom, you will find a hauntingly funny film that you’ll unwittingly, yet constantly, recall in your life.

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Zero-tolerance means zero productivity

People send their children to schools to learn, not to be subject to rough societal punishments. When a person trusts a school with the well being of his or her child, it is understood that educators and administrators in middle and high schools will act in the best interest of the student. Zero-tolerance policies are counterintuitive to the development of a functioning member of society, and they should be eradicated before more young people are prematurely introduced to the incarceration system.

Any zero-tolerance policy against non-violent crime breeds criminals. When a student is in possession of an illegal substance or spray paints a wall on a campus, administrators should take the responsibility to discipline. Guidance counselors and school security should be held more accountable for discovering and assessing a child’s actions and administering constructive discipline rather than punishing the student to the fullest extent.

Disruptive students should not be contained to jail cells, juvenile detention or simple detention in a cafeteria. If a social problem warrants possible incarceration, parents and school officials should be more than capable of avoiding such harsh consequences. How is society going to advance if young people are left to fend for their rights in a courtroom?

Expulsions and suspensions delegate the responsibility of disciplining a student to the parents, which is fine in most cases. But if a parent is incompetent or unable to address unruly social issues — as is often the case when students have certain social problems — then the student is left to his or her own devices to continue the bad behavior.

The achievement gap exists partially because the students who interrupt and unsettle well-mannered students are not told to get better, but are simply told they are inadequate and need to improve. How can students get better in school if their actions are not reprimanded productively?

Currently, more than 70,000 people under the age of 18 years old are in juvenile detention, according to the Sentencing Project, an organization geared toward fighting to lower the sheer number of young people behind bars.

Schools think they can effectively educate will-

ing, behaved students if the ne’er-do-wells are removed from classrooms, but removing these more difficult students damages their futures.

Schools should not allow non-violent offenses to dictate their pupils’ futures. Minor mistakes should not put students out of schools and on the streets. These policies perpetuate the notion that high schools are only for privileged students with clean records. The streets do not breed doctors and more educators, but often more criminals. The opportunity to earn a high school diploma is so vitally important, and it should not be yanked from a student’s grasp if he or she carries half a gram of marijuana or smokes cigarettes on the premises.

Zero-tolerance policies are beneficial if a student walks into a classroom holding a weapon or harms anyone on campus — having potential to harm others in the school or lacking the emotional stability to participate in socialization should be removed before damage is done to themselves or their peers. Even if a student is in possession of a firearm, administrators have the power to prevent future behavior that can harm others and the well being of the school without solely removing the student from the school permanently.

What these policies do is give administrators the opportunity to completely separate a problem from school without attacking it head-on.

What better way to squelch a disruption than forbidding it from returning to the classroom?

There is no need for a review of the situation, there is no incentive to try to understand the origins behind the action, and there is no benefit for the student. Zero-tolerance policies address the instances and symptoms of damaged and struggling students, but they do little to address the cause and to help young people grow into the functioning adults they need to be.

Schools should be allocating resources to deal with correcting socially unaccepted behavior instead of fueling more disdain for society with the involvement of law enforcement and potentially jailtime. People should have the opportunity to learn from their mistakes instead of wholeheartedly regretting their actions. Schools should have the power to enact harsher punishments if necessary, but calling the police should certainly never be Plan A.

By adopting a Portuguese Water dog, Barack and Michelle Obama successfully completed their happy family. Too bad their newest dog Sunny hasn’t been too good with people. In a photo-op with disabled children, Sunny knocked a small girl over in front of dozens of people and cameras. So, we here at the ol’ Free Press were wondering where and when would be the worst place for each person at Boston University for Sunny to knock over a small child.

• SMG: During CORE presentations.

• COM: While filming their final visual journalism project.

• CFA: It would be during their final performance piece, but they might just incorporate the accident into their project.

• BU Athletics: Rhett may have done that once or twice.

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

Life in the left lane

America is a “C” student SARA Ryan By pretty much any reasonable definition, I am a successful product of the U.S. educational system. I may not have gotten into an Ivy League school, but I still did well. At a school like Boston University, I’m not alone.

For the most part, we were all successful (and sleep-deprived) in and out of the classroom before college. However, let me remind you that we are definitely the exception in this nation, not the rule.

The fact of the matter is that although the United States may have a small percentage of students who are above average and meeting standards, a far greater percentage have fallen through the cracks. When comparing our situation to the international community, it’s clear that we need to reform our education system now.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results Tuesday. The exam was administered to 15 year olds in 65 different countries every three years and showed some alarming trends for U.S. students. The test measures competence in three key subject areas: math, science and reading.

In all three, American high schoolers scored around or below the world average.

In math, the United States scored 13 points below the average of 494. In reading, students scored two points above the international average of 496, and in science, they scored four points below the average of 501.

The last two scores (reading and science) were categorized as “average” statistically and in math, students qualified as below average.

Just for a brief comparison, Shanghai, China earned top marks in all three categories with scores of 613, 570 and 580 in math, reading and science, respectively.

Enough with the numbers. What I’m trying to convey is that the future of the American economy is simply passing at this point.

We’re “C” students at best, except in math, where we did poorly even though we could use calculators! This doesn’t bode well for our economic development or scientific advances. The only solution is to change how we educate kids because this just isn’t going to cut it.

One of the major issues with the U.S. education system is the disparity in school district funding. Schools are funded by state and national cash, but also by property tax revenue in the district. This means schools in Beverly Hills, Calif. are going to have a lot more money to invest than a school in Compton, Calif.. Throwing money at the problem does not actually garner a solution. However, targeted spending in teacher salary, technol-

ogy and educational resources like textbooks and tutoring all give the students in the 90210 an advantage over others who’s families can barely make rent.

A giant (and perhaps overreaching and unconstitutional) step would be to nationalize the education system and distribute all funds equally, every socialist’s dream. However, schools that were behind before would stay behind. They wouldn’t have the opportunity to catch up to schools that had been outspending them for decades.

Now what you may be thinking is, “But wait, Sara! What if the poor schools received more money than the rich schools until they caught up?” Excellent question, my dear reader! This is a great idea in principle, but practically it’s a little difficult. The only way to measure “caught up” would be with standardized test scores, which as anyone who’s ever taken the SAT will tell you, is not an accurate reflection of knowledge or intelligence.

Unfortunately, this is probably the best option we have within the current system.

Unless we want to throw (almost) every educational principle out the window, there’s not much we can do, except to better allocate our resources and hope for the best.

However, an even more radical and definitely more difficult to implement solution would be to change how we think about education, both in this country and internationally. Here’s the part of my article that is going to get hippy-dippy. Don’t continue reading if you’re afraid of love beads and Bob Dylan.

Honestly, we need to stop looking at education as a competition. Class ranks, PISA scores and the billion other ways we tell kids they’re stupider than everybody else don’t help. Education should foster a love of knowledge and encourage children to find passions. In order to make this change, everyone from parents all the way up to the U.S. Secretary of Education need to motivate students in new ways and build an educational system to fit.

I am by no means an expert in education, but as someone who has experienced 15 or so years of it, I’m definitely a survivor of the system. We can’t allow kids to keep falling through the cracks because their SAT scores aren’t high enough. Instead, we need to help them seek out their passions. At that point, maybe being an “average” country won’t be the worst thing in the world because education is about cooperation, not competition.

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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the Terriers and posted four points (one goal, two assists) on the year.

Strom, one of BU’s tri-captains this season, finished the year with seven points (two goals, three assists), including setting up the game-winning goal against the Crimson (124-2) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Hollenbaugh anchored a BU backfield that only allowed 6.4 shots per game and recorded a program-record 16 shutouts. This is the first time that the Glastonbury, Conn., native has earned All-Region honors.

The Patriot League Rookie of the Year, Kosienski led the Terriers with 18 points (eight goals, two assists), despite coming off the bench in all 23 contests. Seven of her goals were decisive game-winners.

Sperry named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month BU women’s hockey senior goaltender Kerrin Sperry earned Hockey East Goaltender of the Month honors for November, the league office announced Wednesday. It is the second straight month she has received the award.

In the month of November, Sperry boasted a 1.50 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage. During her eight starts in net for the No. 9 Terriers (12-3-1, 8-0-0 Hockey East), Sperry had a 6-0-2 record and a 5-0-0 record in Hockey East play.

Sperry also had two shutouts in November: on Nov. 2, when BU beat the University of Vermont by a score of 6-0, and again in a 2-0 win on Nov. 15 against St. Cloud State University. She made 28 saves in each contest.

Her season GAA of 1.63 is the only average in the conference under 2.00. She also holds the best overall save percentage in the conference at .945. Sperry ranks ahead of Boston College netminder Corrine Boyles, who has posted a GAA of 2.03 and a save percentage of .926.

In 14 games played, Sperry has allowed more than two goals only twice, giving up three goals in back-to-back games to No. 2 University of Wisconsin on Nov. 16 and No. 5 Harvard University on Nov. 22.

Schieb earns All-America honors Senior backer Ysi Schieb of the BU field hockey team was named to the Longstreth/ National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-America Third Team Monday.

This season, Schieb co-captained a successful BU team that finished second in the Patriot League. As the leader of a defense that recorded six shutouts on the year, Schieb was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and also earned a spot on the AllConference First Team. She was also a threat on the offensive side, tallying three goals and a BU-best seven assists for 13 points, thirdbest on the team.

The Gold Coast, Australia, native also participated in the NFHCA Division I AllStar Senior Game on Nov. 23.

Schieb is the fourth Terrier in the past three seasons to receive an All-America nod.

Backer Jacinda McLeod was honored in both 2011 and 2012, while midfielder Ella Gunson was named to the second team in 2012.

Wrestling drops duels against Penn and Hofstra at Madison Square Garden The Boston University wrestling team was unable to make it two straight days with a Terrier victory at Madison Square Garden, as BU was defeated by the University of Pennsylvania, 25-9, and Hofstra University, 35-6, Sunday morning in New York.

Seniors Nestor Taffur (157) and Kevin Innis each collected a pair of victories while junior Tyler Scotton (141) picked up a win against the Quakers (2-1).

BU (0-3) will have its hands full in its next match, as the Terriers will face off against three-time defending national champion and No. 1 Penn State University at Case Gym Friday night at Case Gym.

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separating the teams, Agboola netted a layup with 4:11 remaining and, after being fouled

by Hill, got the and-one to put BU ahead 6058.

McKendrick fouled Pierre-Louis 20 seconds later, and the UMass forward netted both of her attempts to tie the game. PierreLouis would get another free throw opportunity and potted that one as well to give her team a one-point lead with 3:24 remaining.

Callahan brought the Terriers even with their

cross-state opponents on a free throw of her own, while Turner once again gave BU the lead, 62-61, thanks to a made free throw.

A layup from Mital put the Minutewomen ahead 63-62 with 2:01 left in the game, but Callahan answered with a layup and retook the lead for the Terriers. Agboola added another layup with 30 seconds remaining bringing the score to 66-63.

BU held on for the remainder of the game and picked up the well-deserved win, making the two-hour trip back to Boston a whole lot shorter.

Top shooter Papale looking to move beyond cold streak against Crimson Men’s Basketball: From Page 8

will need to focus on is execution. Harvard will prove to be a tough test for the Terriers, as Harvard has averaged 75 points per game while holding opponents to just 58.1 points so far this season.

BU will need to work on making open shots, and a player that has been struggling to do so for the Terriers as of late is sophomore guard John Papale.

Papale, one of the top 3-point shooters on the BU squad last season, has shot just 2-for12 in his last two games, while going 0-of-6 from beyond the arc during that stretch. As

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a result, he is now shooting 23 percent from 3-point range this season.

When BU was in a bind against Northeastern University to start the season, it was Papale’s sharpshooting (13 points, two 3-pointers) that kept the Terriers in the game, helping them defeat the Huskies for the first time in four years.

“I’m not overly concerned about him making shots or not, it just rolls that way sometimes,” Jones said. “Everyone goes through a cold streak, he’s going through a bit of a cold streak, but I know he’s going to come back around.”

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Senior goaltender Kerrin Sperry was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for November. She also received the honor in October.

BU offense needs to stay calm, make strong effort vs. staunch Bulldog team Women’s Hockey: From Page 8

donning a 5-0 record at Walter Brown.

The Terriers will need to continue their successful offensive stretch to beat the Bulldogs, who have only allowed six goals over their last seven games. The Terriers, in contrast, have averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.

“Offensively, you try to make things happen,” Durocher said. “You try not to get too fancy, you try to make sure you’re playing hard along the walls or sending people to the net and you’re getting pucks to their net.

Usually, the team and athletes, they don’t beat themselves.”

Forward Jenna McParland currently leads the Bulldogs with 16 points on seven goals and nine assists. Jamie Kenyon is not far behind, ranking second on the team with 15 points on seven goals and eight assists.

Goaltender Kayla Black currently sports a 6-6-3 record with a 2.10 goals-against average in fifteen games, while sporting a .932

save percentage.

Lefort currently leads the Terriers with 18 points on 11 goals and seven assists. Senior goalie Kerrin Sperry, recently named the Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for the second time this season, currently sports an 11-2-1 record while compiling a 1.63 GAA and a.945 save percentage.

Durocher said he believes the Terriers need to stay calm and levelheaded in order to compete at a high level against teams like Duluth.

“They usually come in with a decent-size team,” Durocher said. “They’re obviously skilled and well-coached, but the bottom line is, when you play in this league, you have to make sure that you don’t get intimidated or you don’t get frustrated or you don’t try too hard to do certain things. Just try to execute.

If we throw pucks at the net, if we drive to the middle lane, then we have a chance to be successful, but you really have to be diligent in all parts of the rink.”

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Nearly a year ago, the Boston University men’s basketball team entered Lavietes Pavilion in Allston looking to knock off Harvard University. Like many of the Terriers’ games to begin the last two seasons, they were locked in a tight contest, with the game coming down to then-junior guard D.J. Irving.

Despite Irving’s 24 points, the Terriers ultimately fell to the Crimson in heartbreaking fashion, as sophomore Siyani Chambers hit a game-winning shot with five seconds remaining to propel Harvard to a 65-64 win. Falling to 3-6 at that point in the 2012-13 season, it was the Terriers’ fourth loss decided by less than three points.

This year, the Terriers (6-2) will be hoping for a better outcome against the Crimson (7-1) Saturday afternoon at Case Gym. Unlike last season, the Terriers have been on the winning end of several close games, including a thrilling 69-66 victory over Quinnipiac University Monday night.

So far this year, Massachusetts college basketball teams have boasted excellent backcourts. This was seen in the Terriers’ first game against Northeastern University on Nov. 10, as sophomore guard Maurice Watson Jr. and Irving battled against guards Quincy Ford and David Walker.

Saturday will be no different as the Terriers prepare for the talented combination of sophomore Siyani Chambers and junior Wesley Saunders.

“I think the biggest thing is that we’ve got to defend,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “We need to make stops. If we’re defending and rebounding at a good rate, that gives us the best opportunity to have success, any night.”

Last season, Chambers led the offensive effort for the Crimson against BU, scoring 21 points, shooting 50 percent (3-for-6) from beyond the arc, dishing out five assists and picked up three steals.

Chambers, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2012-13, is currently fourth on the team in scoring with 9.6 points per game while leading the Crimson with 4.6 assists per game.

Perhaps the biggest challenge BU will face is Saunders, the 201213 Ivy League scoring champion.

The 6-foot-5 forward-guard hybrid will be a tough man to cover for BU’s guards, and his innate ability to get to the basket and finish will be something that Jones said the team is going to focus on stopping.

“I think he’s going to score some points, he’s a very versatile player,” Jones said. “We just hope to contain him and make him work for everything he gets.”

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from Sunday’s tough 62-56 loss against Old Dominion University with a road win over the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Wednesday night at the Mullins Center.

The Terriers (3-6) defeated the Minutewomen (2-7) by a score of 66-63 in a back-and-forth tilt that had both teams battling until the final seconds of the contest.

BU went 20-for-62 on field goals on the night for a 32.3 percent success rate and made 23 of its 43 chances at the line, nine of which came from senior guard Danielle Callahan, who sunk all but one of her free throw attempts.

Three Terriers had double-digit scoring nights, as senior forward Rashidat Agboola, Callahan, and junior forward Mollie McKendrick recorded 21, 16 and 10 points, respectively. Senior forward Whitney Turner was impressive on the boards, snatching 13 rebounds on the night.

Callahan got BU’s night started in the first minute of the game, draining a 3-pointer to put the Terriers on the board early. Sophomore guard Katie Poppe followed up 30 seconds later with a jumper, giving BU a five-point lead early in the game, something the team had been struggling with all season long.

The Minutewomen fought back, evening the score at 7-7 with 16:54 remaining in the first half before taking the lead seven seconds later.

The lead was soon relinquished back to BU when freshman forward Sarah Hope tallied her first of

No Events Scheduled Metta World Peace and Kenyon Martin got into a heated argument after Knicks practice on Monday.

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Senior forward Whitney Turner had 13 rebounds in BU’s win over UMass.

BU answered 10 seconds later, as McKendrick made both of her free throw attempts after being fouled

by Massachusetts freshman Kymber Hill.

Timbilla brought the Minutewomen up again on a free throw chance, but with only one point

WoMen’s HooPs, see page 7

Feldman wins coaching award BU to close 2013 against Duluth

By Conor Ryan and Sarah Kirkpatrick Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University women’s soccer coach Nancy Feldman has accumulated many honors during her storied 19-year career: 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, nine America East conference championships and nine America East Coach of the Year honors.

But the reigning Patriot League Coach of the Year might have received her biggest accolade to date Tuesday night, when Feldman was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Mid-Atlantic Women’s Coach of the Year.

As Regional Coach of the Year, Feldman is now eligible to receive votes for National Coach of the Year, which will be announced later this month.

Feldman had an extremely successful first campaign in the Patriot League conference, leading her team to a 15-4-4 record, an 8-1-0-conference record and the No. 25 spot in the final NSCAA regular-season rankings of the year.

In the NCAA tournament, Feld-

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Thursday, Dec. 5

in the first before allowing UMass to pull within two as the buzzer sounded to stall the teams at 36-34.

The latter half was much more nerve-wracking for both teams.

The Terriers started the second half with a 4-0 run before the Minutewomen went up 41-40 with 16:16 left in the game. The teams traded the lead twice in the following minutes and UMass took a three-point advantage with 14:28 remaining. Agboola tied the score on a layup a little more than two minutes later.

UMass once again regained the lead on a layup from sophomore Rashida Timbilla with 11:20 to go, but BU tied the score a minute later, as freshman guard Courtney Latham mimicked her Minutewoman counterpart with a layup of her own. UMass Junior Emily Mital sunk a 3-pointer just 20 seconds later to put her team on top once again.

Separate free throws from McKendrick and Latham brought the Terriers within one with 9:11 remaining, but Massachusetts stretched its lead to three again with another layup from Timbilla.

McKendrick added a layup of her own to bridge the gap and, after UMass sophomore Nola Henry landed a free throw, tied the game at 53-53 on a jumpshot with 7:20 left in the game.

With five minutes left on the clock, and the score knotted at 5555, it was crunch time.

UMass pulled ahead on a layup from junior Kim Pierre-Louis, but

man led her team past Harvard University, 1-0, in the first round for the program’s second NCAA Tournament victory in three seasons.

However, the Terriers’ season came to an end on Nov. 22, when BU lost to No. 9 Santa Clara University by a score of 2-1 in the second round.

Four Terriers Earn All-Region Honors

Feldman was not the only Terrier to receive accolades this week, as four players earned NSCAA AllRegion honors Wednesday afternoon.

Senior midfielders Emma Clark and Kylie Strom were named to the first team, and sophomore defender McKenzie Hollenbaugh (second team) and freshman forward Erica Kosienski (third team) also secured awards for BU. The Terriers and U.S. Naval Academy led all schools with four All-Mid-Atlantic Region honorees each.

Clark, an All-League First Team recipient, started all 23 games for

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Friday, Dec. 6

Saturday, Dec. 7

M. Hockey @ Merrimack, 7 p.m.

W. Hockey vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 5 p.m.

M. Hockey vs. Merrimack, 7 p.m.

M. Basketball vs. Harvard, 1 p.m.

W. Hockey vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 3 p.m.

By Joon Lee Daily Free Press Staff

The challenges keep coming for the No. 9 Boston University women’s hockey team, as it prepares to host the University of Minnesota-Duluth for a two-game weekend series at Walter Brown Arena. After riding on standout offensive contributions from sophomore forward Sarah Lefort and senior captain Louise Warren, the Terriers bounced back from two straight losses against No. 2 University of Wisconsin and No. 5 Harvard University with wins over University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University.

The selfless BU (12-3-1, 8-0-0 Hockey East) offensive attack will need to be on its game facing the Bulldogs (7-6-3).

“They’re from the power conference,” said BU coach Brian Durocher. “Wisconsin, [University of] Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth are the teams that own all of the national championships over the last 11 or 12 years now. [Duluth] owns five of them and they are well-deserved.

Sunday, Dec. 8

No Events Scheduled Peace said that the fight was over pasta, as Martin disagreed with Peace’s love of shell pasta.

“Shannon Miller is a fantastic coach. Their team is in a hockey zone, northern Minnesota, with a lot of talented players in that state and just across the border in Canada. They’re an accomplished program in a big-time division and will come in here with a very talented team.”

Miller is in her 15th season coaching the Bulldogs, sporting a 348-117-39 record. Under Miller’s guidance, Minnesota-Duluth rattled off the only three-peat in NCAA history when the Bulldogs won the national championship from 2001 to 2003. Her five national titles rank first among all NCAA Division I head coaches.

Duluth, which currently sits just outside the top 10 rankings, is coming off a 5-2 exhibition loss against the Russian National Team.

The Bulldogs have performed noticeably better on the road this season, posting a 4-1-1 record while compiling a lackluster 3-5-2 record at home. The Terriers have not lost a game at home all season,

WoMen’s Hockey, see page 7

Monday, Dec. 9

No Events Scheduled The report shocked many, as it was assumed that Peace’s favorite pasta was elbow macaroni.