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NICOTINE CVS cigarette ban lets go of vices, embraces virtues, page 3.
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By Taryn Ottaunick Daily Free Press Staff
After 20 years spent in City Hall Square, former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino settled into his new quarters Monday at 75 Bay State Road on the Boston University campus. Menino has transitioned from mayor of a major city to co-director of BU’s Initiative on Cities, an extended project that will explore the successes of major cities in order to lend resources and insight to struggling cities across the world. “So many people here [at BU] have this knowledge of urban issues and what’s going on in the world,” he said. “... I want to harness that and use it to help other mayors from around this world to run better cities. We all know that cities are going to be the center of all activity. It’s not going to be the federal government. Cities are going to drive a lot of the activity in the world today.” Although Menino received offers from numerous other Boston institutions of higher education, including Harvard University, Northeastern University and Suffolk University, Menino said he chose BU for its global presence and diverse intellectual prowess. “BU has a wealth of talent as well as institutional knowledge,” Menino said. “... I talked to some of the folks and got enthused because of their knowledge. They’re willing to work together. The question you have in all higher education is working together, bring-
By Alice Bazerghi Daily Free Press Staff
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Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino discussed his plans for the semester at Boston University Tuesday morning, which includes weekly office hours open to students and a panel concerning April’s marathon.
ing all this knowledge in one place and forging a protocol to move forward.” Partnering with Menino on the Initiative on Cities is Graham Wilson, the chair of BU’s political science department, who will unite his skills as an academic with the skills Menino gathered as mayor, he said.
“Boston has got a great story to tell,” Wilson said. “The work Menino has done with the seaport district, the way that Boston has come out of the recession relatively unscathed is a testament to his leadership and
Menino, see page 2
Mayor Walsh joins coalition of mayors for gun reform By Felicia Gans Daily Free Press Staff
After Boston saw eight gun-related homicides in January, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Tuesday that he will be joining Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a national coalition founded in 2006 by former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. With more than 1.5 million grass root supporters, the group of mayors fights for stricter gun laws across the nation and work to protect communities by keeping guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people. “As mayor of Boston, I am committed to bringing an end to senseless gun violence in our neighborhoods,” Walsh said in a Tuesday release. “Already this year, Boston Police have taken more than 40 illegal handguns off our streets; we can do better to stop them
from getting there in the first place. I’m proud to join mayors across the country to push a national agenda for common sense reforms.” Jake Sullivan, federal relations liaison for the City of Boston, has worked with both Menino and Walsh in the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition. He said Walsh is one of many mayors who have joined the group after their predecessors left office. “Mayor Walsh sees incredible value in working with his fellow mayors from across the country to really target the flow of illegal guns into our neighborhoods,” he said. “He knows that this is an issue you can’t solve Massachusetts alone. We need to work on a national level, as well as a local level, to stop the flow of crime guns and illegal guns into our cities. So he’s taken that head on, and he’s really looking forward to working
Liquor tax proposed to fund substance recovery programs for Boston residents By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff
In hopes of changing the longstanding exemption of alcohol tax in Massachusetts, a 6.25 percent liquor tax on unopened containers for off-premise consumption was proposed by City Council President Bill Linehan on Wednesday to fund substance abuse programs around Boston. Although Linehan is pushing this home rule petition forward, it still needs to be approved by the City Council, Mayor Martin Walsh and the statehouse for implementation. A similar tax was previously instituted statewide, but was repealed through a ballot question in 2010. However, this new tax will be a local sales tax limited to the city of Boston and all the revenue will go toward substance abuse recovery programs. “The neighborhoods in the City of Boston are experiencing the adverse effects of substance abuse and addictions which lead to an increase in crime; and, substance abuse prevention and treatment programs are important services that provide assistance to those individu-
als suffering from addiction,” Linehan said in the petition. After the prior liquor tax was repealed in 2010, substance abuse recovery programs suffered from losing their main source of funding. At the same time, demand for such programs actually increased, so these programs did not properly provide for those in need of substance abuse recovery. With that in mind, Linehan started searching for another way to fund these programs. City Councilor Michelle Wu, who presented the petition to the City Council, said she is supportive of finding another way to fund these essential programs. “Overall it’s important for Boston to recognize that substance abuse is an issue that needs attention in every neighborhood of the city, and I think it’s important for the city to explore ways to diversify our revenue and find funding streams for programs and services for our residents,” she said.
Liquor Tax, see page 2
with his fellow mayors on this issue and to save lives.” On Dec. 19, commemorating the oneyear anniversary of the Newtown Elementary School shooting in Connecticut, Mayors Against Illegal Guns joined forces with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a group that fights for gun reforms to make their communities safer. Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, said Menino’s legacy has brought success to the gun reform lobby for years. “Menino was — and is — a hero in this movement because he is a courageous elected official who said that regardless of what the arguments are against gun reform, I know what’s right for my constituents and America,” she said. “When you marry the
The five Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls came together in the Globe Lab Wednesday for the first of many debates leading up to the election this November. Mass. Attorney Gen. Martha Coakley, Mass. Treasurer Steven Grossman, biotech executive Joseph Avellone, former Boston Globe columnist and federal homeland security official Juliette Kayyem and former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Donald Berwick spoke about transportation, education and job creation in the Commonwealth. Travis Shofner, spokesman for the Massachusetts Democratic Party, said he is very excited about the pool of candidates his party has cultivated in this race and he is looking forward to continuing the discussion on who has the best ideas to lead in Massachusetts. “Once again, the Democratic candidates for Governor shared their ideas and values with the voters of Massachusetts,” he said in a Wednesday statement. “Discussing transportation, education, creating jobs and moving the economy forward, health care coverage for all, and making Massachusetts an even better place to live and work are key to our values and that is why voters continue to elect Democrat leaders statewide and to the legislature.” Although the candidates tried to distinguish themselves from one another in this first debate, they agreed on most topics presented by the moderator, including education and transportation. In light of the United States prosecutors announcing on Jan. 30 that they would seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the candidates all said they oppose the decision and are strongly against the death penalty, no matter the circumstance. “The death penalty has no place in our jurisprudence,” Berwick said. A few in the race were missing from the debate, including Charles Baker, the only Republican candidate, and businessman Jeffrey McCormick, an independent who
Walsh, see page 2
Debate, see page 2
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During Wednesday’s snowstorm, College of Arts and Sciences sophomores Justina Chen (left) and Yuxi Chang build a rabbit made of snow on Bay State Road.
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Menino intends to elevate student voices Residents happy Walsh to continue legacy Menino: From Page 1
skillset. I hope that I have the experience of working in public policy, working with politicians in the course of my career and being something of a bridge between my academic profession and the people involved in practical government.” Among the projects Menino and Wilson have planned for the upcoming months is a Boston Marathon Conference, which will incorporate police officials, first responders, medics and victims form the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings to analyze how Boston responded as a city to the attack, Menino said. “We’re going to talk about how we all handled it,” he said. “... The issue with the Marathon, how it happened, what happened during the activities — that’s the key. Boston responded to the marathon better than I ever would have expected. We’re a stronger city today than we were when we went into it.” Menino said he will hold open office hours every Thursday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. where any students interested in speaking
with him can drop into his office and explore their city-related concerns. “We’re going to welcome all students who are interested in urban studies at 75 Bay State Road,” he said. “We’re going to open the door to have conversations with them at least one day a week. It might be about the arts, media, government, education ... We want students who are really interested in how we do the research on some of these issues and students who want to spend some time doing research on a certain issue.” By becoming integrated into the BU student community, Menino said he hopes to provide his exclusive brand of insight to encourage them to think creatively. “I want to use the knowledge I have to help other people grow in our world, and that’s why I chose education,” Menino said. “It goes back to my philosophy about government — it’s about helping people, helping young people have a great start in life, finding the right path of what they want to do. Giving them practical, real-life experience is what it’s all about, not the textbook.”
GOP candidate absent from debate Debate: From Page 1
launched his campaign on Tuesday. “GOP candidate Republican Charlie Baker doesn’t want the public to hear his ideas so he won’t let media cover events, and he’s making back room deals to limit the Republican field of candidates,” Shofner said. The Baker campaign could not be reached on Wednesday. In the most recent gubernatorial poll, conducted by Suffolk University and the Boston Herald on Tuesday, Coakley led with 44 percent with Baker following with 31 percent. “The survey shows that Martha Coakley
is the frontrunner in the Democratic pack, and she leads Charlie Baker by double-digits,” said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston in a Tuesday release. “However, Baker shows considerable strength when matched up against the other potential Democratic nominees.” In the Democratic pool, Coakley is the strongest candidate followed by Grossman, Kayyem, Avellone and then Berwick, with 27 percent of voters undecided, according to the poll. The gubernatorial election is set to take place on Nov. 4.
Walsh: From Page 1
passion of the mothers in our group with the political knowledge of the mayors in their group, you create for the first time in this country an unstoppable grassroots movement that can finally go toe-to-toe with the gun lobby.” Several residents said they are pleased to see Walsh joining a organization of leaders that will make Boston’s neighborhoods safer. Ozgun Atasoy, 33, of Boston, said the recent rise in gun violence is a major problem in the city, one that Walsh should be working to fix as soon as possible. “I would support anything that would help to decrease gun violence,” he said. “Background checks would be an especially good idea. [If Mayor Walsh had not joined],
it would make things more disorganized. A central authority is better to organize things and move things forward quicker.” Shawn Griffin, 34, of Brighton, said Walsh is taking a step in the right direction by joining the coalition, but reducing gun violence may come down to the law enforcement, not the gun reform advocates. “There’s not much more that can be done, without going in direct offense against the Second Amendment,” he said. “The problem is that no matter what you put in place to stop the ease of purchasing guns, the people who are getting their hands on them to use them incorrectly aren’t running into the same problems. I agree with the policies they’ve set. I just don’t know how they can block the bypasses that criminals have come up with.”
Councilor: Tax may hurt small business Liquor Tax: From Page 1
Tim McCarthy, District 5 city councilor, said he is indecisive on this petition and wary of this tax may hurt local businesses. “I’m very concerned for some of the establishments that have been helping our neighborhood and especially my district for so many years,” he said. “I know it does have some merits, certainly we want to make sure that some of the programming for alcohol and drug abuse is funded, and there’s a thought of this being a vehicle for that.” McCarthy said local businesses that sell alcohol are often contributing much to local communities, and protecting them is necessary. “I’ve been involved in youth activities my entire life, and often times ‘Joe’s Liquor Store’ or whatever is sponsoring that,” he said. “Those are the people that live in our neighborhoods and I certainly want to make sure we’re conscientious about not hurting local business …
It will be a healthy debate, I’m looking forward to hearing the pros and cons and making a decision off of that.” Some residents said it is smart to sponsor substance abuse programs through taxing a product that often leads to the need for those programs. “In that sense, many of the people using those programs will essentially be sponsoring themselves,” said Catherine Reid, 44, of Brookline. “Many people do drink responsibly, but I still think this is a logical way of funding [the programs].” Xinwei Li, 46, of the South End, said as long as the tax applies to all alcohol sales, then it would not hurt businesses. “People won’t stop buying alcohol even when it’s taxed,” she said. “It’s a different story if only some of the liquor stores are getting taxed for some reason, but if all liquor sales are taxed then people will still have to buy from those same businesses.”
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The feminine mystique
The Halloween of my fourth year, I dressed up as Pocahontas, my favorite female figure at the time. I wore traditional Native American braids, moccasins, a tunic and her signature necklace, which was blue with a white stone. I liked to run around the forest, completely surrounded by nature, and pretend to go fishing and hunting, and even daydreamed about SYDNEY L. SHEA rolling around in leaves with the super attractive John Smith, although I believe Disney created a different story for its juvenile audience. When Halloween finally came, my mom took me to a party with other kids my age, and I was so excited to show off my costume. However, the reaction I received from my peers was not what I had expected at all. About every other girl at the party was wearing a pink princess costume of some sort: pink sparkles, glittery wands and rhinestone tiaras. It was like a miniature Versailles. I felt so insecure in my casual attire and looked totally out of place among the other Marie Antoinettes. I found the wands intriguing, however, and asked one of the princesses if I might have a turn at holding it. She rudely said no, and then commented on how my costume was not pretty at all, at which point I started crying. But she’s pregnant now, so joke’s on her, really. Anyways, after this particular Halloween I insisted upon being a generic pink princess for the next seven years. The idea of such a glamorous icon was appealing, but I also think I wanted to avoid another horrifying altercation. Boston University is an environment in which many of my peers constantly discuss gender roles, something I don’t think about very often as I’ve always identified with the most archetypal female stereotypes possible. Someone once told me he thought I had the most estrogen of anyone he’d ever met. But when I remembered the Pocahontas story, I had to wonder if social norms had any influence on my pink, glittery, heteronormative aspects, which I value very much. While it’s true that I had been an avid ballerina and played with Barbies since I was three, a year before this happened, it’s interesting to wonder if I would have turned out differently had this incident not happened. My parents always encouraged me to try out more masculine things, such as Little League and fishing (I won first place in a fishing derby when I was seven and got a trophy larger than me at the time), but unless something involved a tutu or a pompom, I was indifferent. It wasn’t until middle school when I accepted icons such as Twiggy and Coco Chanel as my personal saviors and felt comfortable not wearing something pink or sparkly to feel complete. Pants, I learned, were actually the best invention ever. Maybe this year I’ll be Pocahontas one more time, and while I’m at it, drop by my preggo friend’s house to let her know how my freedom is going. Sydney L. Shea is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at slshea@bu.edu.
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CVS to discontinue all tobacco sales by Oct. 1 Lab experience key for students in science fields, study suggests By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff
Because CVS Caremark wants to avoid selling tobacco products alongside healthcare products, the company announced Wednesday that all CVS stores in the United States will no longer sell tobacco products. Each of the 7,600 CVS stores and pharmacies across the nation will discontinue selling cigarettes and tobacco products by Oct. 1. According to the press release, CVS is the first national pharmacy chain to take this action against smoking products. “Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy is the right thing for us to do for our customers and our company to help people on their path to better health,” said President and CEO of CVS Caremark Larry Merlo in a Wednesday press release. “The significant action we’re taking today by removing tobacco products from our retail shelves further distinguishes us in how we are serving our patients, clients and health care providers.” Although the pharmacy giant’s actions are being applauded nationally, Boston and Needham have
By Drew Schwartz Daily Free Press Staff
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CVS Pharmacy announced Wednesday it would stop selling tobacco products at all of its locations, which could cost the company billions of dollars in revenue.
both had tobacco-free pharmacy laws since 2009. Ronald Dunlap, president of Massachusetts Medical Society, said he wants this to cause other companies to follow CVS’s lead and hopes it makes a difference with youth specifically because nearly all tobacco use begins in childhood or adolescence. “We especially hope that young people recognize the significance of this decision,” he said in a Wednes-
day statement. “Every day, more than 1,000 youth become daily cigarette smokers. [This] reinforces a powerful message that tobacco harms and kills and that tobacco has no place in a facility whose primary purpose is health care. Most importantly, it will help to save lives, reduce illness and contain health care costs. We urge others to follow [CVS’s] lead.” Cynthia Hallett, executive di-
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Book highlights importance of relationships in college By Felicia Gans Daily Free Press Staff
In light of a book published Monday that emphasizes the importance of interpersonal relationships to keep students motivated as they pursue postsecondary education, Boston University students agree that forming lasting bonds with other students and professors is essential to a successful college career. How College Works, available on Amazon and expected to be in bookstores next week, looked at the factors that affected students’ learning, their ability to make friends, their reasons for choosing majors and their relationships with their professors. The book’s authors, Hamilton College sociology professor Daniel Chambliss and University of Chicago PhD sociology candidate Christopher Takacs, found relationships often play a larger role in students’ experiences than aca-
demic programs, Chambliss said. “College faculty and administrators spend a lot of time worrying about their programs, and we found that that matters to the students a lot less than who the people are who they meet,” he said. “Really, the punch line of the book is that it’s who you meet and when you meet them that really matters.” Chambliss said the purpose of college is allowing students to learn from each other in a productive environment. “For example, at BU, it means attracting high quality students so they can meet other high quality students, as well as hiring the right faculty so they can have an influence as well,” he said. “The major function of the university is to bring these people together in one place so they can find each other easily.” Takacs met Chambliss as an undergraduate student in one
of Chambliss’ classes. The coauthors set out to learn about the lives of college students, outside of the classroom. “We found that social life was incredibly important and a kind of prerequisite for their [college kids’] success,” Takacs said. “Without a group of good friends and one or two good professors, students weren’t engaged and weren’t as focused on academic work and a lot less likely to succeed at college.” Online resources have made information more accessible to students than ever before, Takacs said. The focus has shifted from availability of content to sources of motivation. “Even the brightest, most successful students like to slack off once in a while,” he said. “Motivation is a variable factor, and for students who don’t have a really inspiring professor or a good so-
While a recent report highlights the importance of laboratory experience for student engagement in scientific fields, professors in the sciences at BU agree labs that challenge students to think for themselves are most beneficial. The study, published Tuesday in the American Society for Microbiology’s online journal, stated 93 percent of first-year undergraduates in science fields who took part in a lab science decided to stick with their programs for another year, while only 82 percent of those who did not participate in a lab science continued into their second year. “Labs can be useful to learning in different ways, but by-and-large, the difference between hearing someone tell you about something and doing it yourself is incredibly different in terms of building lasting memories,” said Elizabeth Co, a professor of biology at BU’s College of Arts and Sciences. “The experience of discovery, rather than just being told, is huge.” Though all labs are technically “hands-on,” those that challenge students to solve problems creatively benefit students more than those that are regimented, said CAS professor of biology Jelle Atema. “In the typical undergraduate … labs, most of the time these [labs] are cookbook recipes that can be followed and have a predictable answer,” Atema said. “Of course, that is incredibly boring. It taught you some skills, but you can get the same skills with much more excitement if you make it [the lab] open-ended and put students in the driver’s seat.” Atema requires juniors and seniors in his marine biology program to develop their own experiments, he said. His students create a proposal, set up testing equipment then collect and analyze data with careful guidance — without any stepby-step instruction. To read the rest of this story, please visit dailyfreepress.com.
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Dining Services adds dishes to menu to accomodate Chinese population
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In an effort to cap the growing number of Chinese students moving offcampus, Boston University Dining Services is adding 15 Chinese dishes to its monthly menus. By Sebastian Alamo Daily Free Press Staff
In an effort to reach out to the expanding Chinese student population, Boston University Dining Services will increase the culinary offerings of Chinese food, officials said. Fifteen new authentically pre-
pared Chinese meals will be added to all BU dining halls’ monthly meal rotation, said Executive Director for Auxiliary Services, Marc Robillard. “Chinese students like the dining halls at first, but then they wished that they had options that were
more like what they are accustomed to living in China,” Robillard said. “We felt it was important, since we can have control of the menu, to introduce new menu items that are more authentically prepared and more, from a taste perspective, in line with what students from China were expecting.” The measure comes after a spike in Chinese student admissions rendered them the largest ethnic population at BU, prompting officials to consider their interests in particular. “For the last couple of years, the number of Chinese students enrolled at BU has dramatically increased,” Robillard said. “As we are seeing more and more Chinese students, we wanted to do more things in both housing and in dining to be accommodating to those students and to increase their satisfaction with living on campus.” Robillard said although this initiative is intended to appeal specifically to Chinese students, the movement is in line with BU Din-
ing Services’ mission to adapt the menu to the needs of all students. “It is nothing different than what we do for any other groups of students,” he said. “We have vegetarian options, we have vegan options; we have, at Marciano Commons, a gluten free station and halal food … we have vegan and we have vegetarian. We are trying to cover all of the big needs that are out there.” The motivation for developing more Chinese dishes also stems from the significantly low return rate of on-campus housing among Chinese students, Robillard said. “The [Chinese student] return rate from freshman to sophomore years on campus is not as high as domestic students and not as high as other international populations,” Robillard said. “We would like to see the Chinese students’ return rate the same as our domestic students.” Robillard said he hopes the new meals will at the very least improve
Chinese Food, see page 4
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Students say friends best form CVS decision may not hurt overall business of support during college years CVS: From Page 3
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cial life or for students who just feel out of place at the college, motivation just goes out the window and the entire college endeavor loses its legitimacy.” School of Management sophomore Nathalie Langlois said her friends have provided her with the support and motivation she needs to be successful at college. “[Having a group of friends] really provides a base for people,” she said. “You have people to turn to. It’s a support group. And being involved in extracurriculars really let you to develop that sense of self, that personal leadership and take opportunities that you would have not taken otherwise.” Kelly Roche, a School of Education sophomore, said friendships at college provide you with an education out of the classroom that is unlike any classroom curriculum.
“My friends have shown me so much because they’re from all over the country and some are from all over the world, they’ve given me a new outlook on life and culture and things I would have never gotten just from a classroom experience,” she said. College of Communication junior Cassidy Bissell said relationships between students and professors don’t come naturally, but if students make the effort, professors can be huge sources of motivation and information. “[Professors] have helped me out with getting internships and career advice, so they haven’t had a huge impact, but they’ve definitely helped,” she said. “It’s kind of up to you to determine how much impact the professor has on you. They can be a great person and really want to help you, but you need to seek out that help outside of class.”
rector of Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, said this will make a significant difference with how many people smoke, and says previous experience with the tobacco-free pharmacy laws gives her confidence that CVS will still be successful. “[We have] a little bit of experience to see that business can survive, despite that 20 percent of the U.S. adult population are smokers, but it’s also clearly the right thing to do,” she said. “The availability of cigarettes plants the seed that makes it easier for adults to continue to smoke and might make it more appealing for youth to try.” Casey Harvell, director of public policy at the American Lung Association in Massachusetts, said this will save millions of lives and is not only helpful for smokers but for all
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is a personal choice that is up to the individual who choses to smoke. “It should be our decision if we want to buy it while also buying our other health products,” he said. “Just because a person smokes doesn’t mean they’re not healthy in other ways. It’s the company’s decision what they sell in their store, but they shouldn’t try to make us quit smoking by making tobacco products inconvenient [to purchase]. That’s not their responsibility — it’s our choice.” Michael Murphy, 55, of South Boston, said this would make a huge difference with smokers because CVS is such a frequented store for tobacco products. “CVS has so many locations, it’s a very popular place to buy things like that,” he said. “If that option is taken away, it could make buying tobacco products a lot more inconvenient for a lot of people.”
Student: Off-campus housing still better option Chinese Food: From Page 3
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the public. “Tobacco related diseases are still the primary cause of preventable death nation-wide, so anytime you make it harder to get tobacco is a good thing,” she said. “There is a bill in the statehouse that would make this a statewide law, and almost half of the population of Massachusetts lives in towns that have tobacco-free pharmacies already.” Some residents said this is a good idea on the part of CVS, but do not think it will help in terms of preventing people from smoking. “It definitely doesn’t make sense for a pharmacy to be selling something that is so harmful,” said Carl Hall, 35, of Back Bay. “But they shouldn’t expect it to make a difference in how many people smoke, they’ll just get those products from somewhere else.” John Woods, 36, of Boston, said people should be able to decide where they buy cigarettes because it
the Chinese student experience, if it does not encourage them to return to on-campus housing. “All of the students are serious, but we are finding the Chinese students are very serious,” he said. “They seem to persist in staying in school, and their return rates are good. We just want to make sure that their experience is positive all
the way around.” Tam Ning Lam, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman from Hong Kong, said she does not think the new dishes will taste better than the current ones. “Because they are so many Chinese [students] here, it is not surprising,” Lam said. “I do not think it is really effective because I do not think the dinning [hall] will have the best Chinese food.”
Lisa Wang, a CAS freshman from Ghangzhou, China, said the new Chinese dishes being added to the rotation will not affect her because she will not be living oncampus. “I am living off-campus next year,” Wang said. “For me the reason is the price. I feel like living off-campus can make me have a better quality of life. I can cook my own food.”
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Panic! at the Disco: You couldn’t get our teen hearts beating Sarah Kirkpatrick
should have expected it, but when Panic! at the Disco performed at House of Blues on Jan. 30, I felt out of place. The first sign should have been all of the teenagers accompanied by their parents in line. The second sign should have been all of the fingerless gloves they were wearing. But for whatever reason, I thought to myself repeatedly, “This won’t be that bad.” And I tried to get into the spirit beforehand. I really did. I made my eyeliner a little heavier than usual before the concert; I tried to make my bangs hang in my face a little more than usual. As the concert progressed, though, it became much too clear: I was about eight or nine years too old to be at this concert. Most of us had our Panic! phase in 2005 when A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out came out. I still get a little giddy whenever I hear “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage” or “Lying Is the
Muse Staff Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking ity of his fans are rebellious teenagers who Her Clothes Off.” (I mean, who doesn’t?) will swoon when he takes his shirt off or But with the exception of a few gems from drops a couple of F-bombs. He plays up this fact majorly — and admittedly very well. that album, most of us have moved on. The show opened with “Vegas Lights,” You have to give him credit — the 26-yearthe third track off of the band’s newest al- old has been in this business for nearly a bum, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! decade, and has had plenty of practice. During the song “Nicotine,” they Lead singer Brendon Urie emerged wearing a gold tuxedo jacket to a chorus of teenage showed lingerie-clad women on the video screens, and I turned around to check out girls screaming. It became evident immediately: Panic! the faces of the bored parents standing in fans go hard. Everyone knew every word the background. It’s impossible to put their to every song at this show. That took away expressions into words — it was a mixture from what could have potentially been a of shock and “I-can’t-believe-I-let-my-kidgreat show — It is really, really difficult come-to-this” — but it was certainly hilarito enjoy the music when you can’t actually ous. The band played plenty of old songs, hear it. At a point during “The Ballad of Mona including “The Only Difference Between Lisa,” the teenage angst hit a pinnacle when Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage” Urie belted out the words with true heart- and “Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off.” But as melting precision. Urie knows his audience, and he cer- the new songs continued, it was difficult to tainly caters to it. He knows that the major- stay engaged. At one point — in the middle of a song — I turned to my friend Brooke and asked if she wanted to get Warren Late Night after the concert. We spent the remainder of the song discussing mozzarella sticks and chicken strips. While everyone else was screaming and dancing and waving signs that said “I LOVE YOU BRENDON!,” we were standing motionless with our arms crossed talking about fried food. We were just like the bored parents behind us. It picked up a bit though, with the most successful song off of the band’s new album, “Miss Jackson.” It had a fun beat — though not a beat that involved headbanging, as one of my neighbors found necessary — and catchy lyrics. The room reached peak volume when Urie did a backflip. The encore involved parts of Journey’s “Any Way You Want It” and AC/DC’s “You PHOTO BY BROOKE JACKSON-GLIDDEN Shook Me All Night Long” — getting the
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Panic! at the Disco lead singer Brendon Urie sings to the tune of teenage hearts everywhere.
attention of some of the parents in the background — followed by the song that defined our middle school years, “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” It ended the evening on a perfect, nostalgic note. So, putting aside any get-off-my-lawn emotions, it wasn’t a bad show. Urie has an unbelievable voice that transcends any genre. He captivated and entertained a large group of people, which, yes, is the goal of a concert. But wow, I’m old.
Gloria proves how age should never let our love for life fade
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loria could have easily been like every other movie of its kind. An older woman still trying to enjoy life falls in love with a man and discovers that he has been the missing piece in her lonely existence all along. There are some laughs, some tears and the audience goes home feeling thoroughly uplifted. But director Sebastián Lelio chose to go deeper into this Spanish language comedy-drama about the titular Gloria, a free-spirited older woman who falls into a relationship with a troubled, ex-naval officer after a night of whirlwind passion. This film isn’t about whether the two live happily ever after. It isn’t about a woman in her “sunset years” trying to reclaim her increasingly distant youth. Gloria is about exploring the kind of dynamic, multifaceted character so often absent in the cinema landscape today. Gloria is about one woman’s intoxicating and deeply intense love for life. Divorced for 12 years and hovering around 60 years old, Gloria (Paulina García) lets neither of these things define her. She goes to clubs. She plays paintball. She does yoga. She visits her adult chil-
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Muse Staff dren, her single-father son (Diego Fonte- onscreen, but stunningly so, thanks to cincilla) and her pregnant daughter (Fabio- ematographer Benjamín Echazarreta. The la Zamora) preparing to marry her Swedish camera lingers on Gloria’s face in order to catch the fleeting emotions as she listens boyfriend. Yet there’s a quiet sheen of loneliness to Rodolfo read her a love poem. It levels and desperation shrouding all that she does. the viewer with a lively dancing skeleton Enter Rodolfo (Sergio Hernández), who puppet that catches Gloria’s eye in the airsweeps her off of her feet at a club and intro- port. The camera hovers with intense scruduces her to a world of companionship that tiny on Gloria’s face, attempting to get the she seems to have always secretly longed audience to look past the character’s age to for. As the relationship continues, however, see a universal truth of life and experience recently divorced Rodolfo’s strange rela- beneath. The long, static shots might be tionship with his ex-wife and his two adult boring for some, but serve to fully immerse daughters as well as Gloria’s own con- us in the world of the film. The camera is also starkly honest, detrol issues threaten to pull them apart. García’s incredible performance is what termined to capture everything onscreen. It really breathes life into this film. Adept would have been easy to take a more cinat weaving small flashes of sadness ematically traditional route and to forgo and isolation into Gloria’s otherwise the intimate scenes between the Gloria sunny demeanor, García provides an insight and Rodolfo, both of whom are “past their into her character as few actresses prior to prime,” and therefore dissonant from sociher have done. Gloria was Chile’s submis- ety’s standards of beauty. Instead, the love sion for this year’s “Best Foreign Language scenes are unflinchingly open, taking in Film” and, although it was not selected as a every dark spot and every wrinkle without nominee, it is easy to imagine a “Best Ac- worries of propriety or precedent. Just as Gloria herself is layered, such tress” nomination for García as well in an is the case with the film›s script. While alternate universe. The cinematography is relatively simple the story focuses on Gloria’s life and her in comparison to the events that unfold budding relationship with Rodolfo, it also
interlaces ideas about what every person owes to family, as well as to self, that give the film a universal appeal. Beneath all of this are notes of the unrest and uncertainty in Chile’s political past that pop up every so often as the film progresses. Though a noble attempt at social commentary, these elements of the story seem extraneous and aren’t compatible with the other parts of the film. The characters’ struggles with obligations and expectations are more than enough to satiate the viewer without the added political elements. It would have been all too easy to make Gloria a cliché: an older woman refusing to accept her age and desperately grasping at shreds of lost youth. Instead, Gloria goes home with men her own age. She dresses conservatively, yet elegantly. She enjoys some of the wilder activities in life, but remains grounded as a loving mother to her children. She is perfectly comfortable in her own skin, a feat so rare in modern cinema for both older woman and younger women alike. If nothing else, Gloria should serve as a lively celebration of the kind of love we are all capable of feeling and the kind of life we are all capable of living regardless of age, gender or just about anything else.
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Should we be as afraid as we’re told?
In light of the opening games of the 2014 Winter Olympics today, CNN and Opinion Research Corporation conducted a poll this weekend asking if Americans were fearful of a terrorist attack during the Sochi Olympic games. Now, did we really need a poll to answer that question? According to the poll, 57 percent of Americans reported they feel an attack on the Sochi Games is likely. This compares to 51 percent who believed there was going to be a terrorist attack at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. And unfortunately, that 51 percent was right. But did anyone think to conduct such a poll before the Boston Marathon? More importantly, would this poll even have been conducted and publicized if the 2014 Winter Olympic Games were in, say, Switzerland? Given that 55 percent of Americans reported in the same poll that they have an unfavorable view of Russia, it makes sense many are wary of sending our most talented athletes to Sochi. Recent news surrounding the city hasn’t helped our nerves either. On Monday, Austrian Olympic Committee received and anonymous letter threatening to kidnap Alpine skier Bernadette Schild and skeleton pilot Janine Flock during the Sochi Games. On Tuesday, U.S. officials reported they have specific reasons to worry about the security in Sochi. In light of the Games, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Matthew Olsen said, the National Security Agency is being particularly wary of Imarat Kavkaz, one of the most prominent terrorist groups in Russia. Not disclosing specific details of the threat, Olsen said, “We think the greater danger from a terrorist perspective is in potential for attacks to occur outside of the actual venues for the Games themselves in the area surrounding Sochi or outside of Sochi in the region.” On Wednesday night, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said The United States warned airlines with direct flights to Russia of explosives possibly being concealed in toothpaste or cosmetic tubes. So, the parameters of a possible attack “outside of Sochi in the region,” that Olsen provided us with on Monday extends pretty far — even as far as our toothpaste tubes. Although U.S. law enforcement has emphasized that this warning was not sparked by any
specific threat to the U.S., they did say notice was based on new, credible intelligence information. These American security concerns for the Games were probably heightened when a suicide bomber struck a busy railway station and killed 16 people in Southern Russia in December. This wariness could have also stemmed from when Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov called for attacks against civilians during the Sochi games. Or, perhaps, 9/11? America’s inherent sense of xenophobia has not stemmed from an unreasonable place. It goes without saying that our experiences since 9/11 have made us wary towards other countries. The attacks engrained these fears in us, and the Boston Marathon reiterated them. Yet no matter how much the media can sensationalize the warnings, we can never be prepared. The warnings about a possible terror attack in Russia are quite reminiscent of those we received in early August from the Obama administration. This Global Terror Warning warned of an imminent Al-Qaeda terror attack that could happen at any moment, anywhere, at anytime – between that Monday and Saturday. As Stephen Colbert satirically said on the Global Terror Warning, “Yes, it is important to remain abundantly cautious — until Saturday. Because after that the terrorists would have to rebook their flights … plus they’d have to take off work again, reschedule the babysitter — it’s a nightmare.” Thanks for the warning, Obama. If a bombing is going to happen, it is going to happen, regardless if people expected it or not. No matter how thick Putin’s Iron Ring around Sochi is during the Games, no one can predict when the Adam Lanzas, the James Holmes and even the Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs of the world will act out. Caution just instills fear. As grim and barren as it may sound, no matter where we are, whether it be a movie theatre, elementary school or international event, our safety is always threatened — but that doesn’t mean this is something we should always actively worry about. And the fact people continue to talk about how a terrorist attack “might happen,” just reiterates the fear in our minds. So, stop taking polls, CNN and ORC, and let us keep this fear hidden away in the back of our minds and leave it to the NSA to deal with the logistics.
Life in the left lane
Accio Equality SARA Ryan Politicians everywhere have failed me this week. I haven’t been able to find a single legislative muse for my weekly rant. But fear not, readers! I found solace in a most unusual place: The Magical World of Wizardry. According to a CNN article published Sunday, J.K. Rowling, author of the little known children’s series Harry Potter, gave an interview where she voiced her regrets about pairing Ron and Hermione off. Of course, the Internet exploded and everybody between the ages of 12 and 27 had a meltdown. It was even “trending” (why is this a thing?) on Facebook for a while. So while all of my friends from high school were crying out about this travesty, all I could think was, “who really cares?” J.K. Rowling developed Hermione for years over the course of seven books. Why is this one modicum of her character so important? Don’t worry. I have the answer. It’s because she happens to be a female character. Yes, sorry to break it to you, but this is going to be one of those articles. The leftist, angsty college student is about to explain society’s feminist shortcomings. Don’t worry. I won’t burn my bra. I hear that’s bad for the ozone layer (or is it the troposphere?). Too often in popular literature, I find that female characters get melted down to only their romantic interests. In particular, The Twilight Saga provided the main female character with very few characteristics outside her relationships with two different men. Somewhere around 50 pages into the book, Bella is “in love” with Edward. Then the rest of the series follows her internal crisis of #TeamEdward or #TeamJacob. So much for female empowerment. What’s worse is when this one-dimensionalizing (I’m making that a word) happens in books that don’t focus on the love triangle. Take The Hunger Games, for example. The series is supposed to be about this girl who fights against an unfair system (with scary parallels to our own society) because she has been forced into it. Suddenly Katniss, who is just trying survive, becomes the face of a major rebellion. So why is everyone so focused on whether she ends up with one of the way too hot Hemsworth brothers or Josh “Small Fry” Hutcherson? Clearly the latest Hermione debacle is only a symptom of a greater issue. Grow-
ing up, I wanted to be Hermione. She was the know-it-all who wasn’t afraid to raise her hand and be heard — something a lot of girls struggle with at a young age. She was a well-developed female character who didn’t deflate under the pressure of budding romances. Honestly, I couldn’t care less who Hermione ends up with. That is one of the least significant parts of her personality. I want to know if she’s happy and if she’s doing work she loves. I want to know if one of my role models for the last decade succeeds because if she can, so can I. Here is a character that a generation of girls looked up to, and the massive concern is that she might have married the wrong guy? Think about the kind of message that sends to girls. We are not defined by our romantic relationships. We need to start telling girls that it is perfectly okay to not want a husband or a wife today, tomorrow or ever. In general, we need to change the way we talk to young girls about their futures. If they think the highlight of their lives is a bunch of white taffeta and a shiny ring, it’s going to be so much harder for them to truly change the world. There are amazing female role models in politics today — Hillary Clinton. Elizabeth Warren. Wendy Davis. But they are not enough. Our political system vastly under represents half the population. At the federal level alone, only 22 percent of politicians are female and only 10 percent of governors are women. The 21st Century is a time for change, but only if we make it one. According to a Sept. 17 Huffington Post article, a woman only earns 77 cents to every dollar a man makes in America. Throw in countries like Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia, and it becomes even more evident how much further we as a world have to go. If we could stop focusing on what kind of shampoo Bella Swan uses to lure in men or whatever and start looking for ways to make this world a better place, that’d be great. There are countries where girls will never know who Hermione Granger, Scout Finch or Jane Eyre are, and it’s not because they choose not to, but rather because they’ll never be allowed to read. I think that alone seems a bit more pressing. 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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respected college. Whether it’s Ohio State University’s Mirror Lake jump, the University Wisconsin’s “Jump Around” craziness at football games or Texas A&M University’s “12th Man,” these nationally known sports traditions unite the study body and make for great memories. If you’ve seen pictures on Facebook of your friends jumping in a frozen pond, chomping their hands like an alligator or maybe even getting arrested, chances are they have probably been an active part in some of the many great college sports traditions.
Sports traditions are truly fascinating, especially at a place like Taylor. A place so small in size, but so big in heart, it’s traditions like “Silent Night” that make college sports such an amazing spectacle. The traditions are arguably as essential to the sport as the sport itself, and the sanctity of these traditions keeps the purism of college sports alive and thriving. At this point, you’re probably trying to divulge this information and figure out where BU falls in this category. If you’re still thinking of a college tradition, well, we don’t really have one. You can make the argument that “Marathon Monday” is a great tradition (which it is), but it’s not a sacred
college sports tradition that BU can call its own. As big of a school and as large of an athletic program as BU possess, there is something missing at this pristine institution. I love this place, but I hate that we don’t have a “Silent Night” to call our own, or a special sports tradition that the entire student body can come together and embrace. When I was a senior in high school, two of my close friends decided to take their talents to a small Christian college I had never heard of before. They used to tell me about this crazy basketball tradition that would trump any tradition BU had. I honestly laughed at the thought that this small school
in the middle of nowhere would have more SportsCenter airtime than a major Division I program like BU. Clearly my two friends at Taylor have had the last laugh, because I can’t remember the last time I was a part of BU sports tradition, or a BU tradition at all for that matter. When I look back on my college experience, I will have many great memories to enjoy. But more than anything, I’ll be looking back on my college career and asking myself why I wasn’t a part of a “Silent Night.” I want to be a part of a college sports tradition like that. Don’t you?
UNH holds top penalty kill in conference Women’s Hockey: From Page 8
have already defeated twice this season. Even in the loss against BC, Lefort continues to shine for the Terriers, something she has done all season. Her goal marked her 22nd of the season, good for the team lead and for second in all of the NCAA. Combined with the 34 points that her linemate senior captain Louise Warren has put up, the first line for the Terriers has been one of the most potent in the Hockey East. “It’s really important to us,” Durocher said of Lefort’s progression this season. “[Freshman forward] Samantha Sutherland and Louise Warren are helping her score as a line. They’ve generated a ton of opportunities. When you lose an Olympian like Marie-Philip Poulin, it’s great to have someone answer the bell.” On the defensive side of things, senior goaltender Kerrin Sperry has provided the Terriers with solid play between the pipes. The senior has posted impressive stats in her final season in the scarlet and white. Sperry thus far has compiled a 15-7-1 record, putting together a .926 save percentage, a number which is good for second in the Hockey East. She is also third in the conference in goalsallowed per game at 2.27 and has recorded two shutouts. While things have not gone as well for the Terriers in the previous few games as they did earlier in the season, the Wildcats have had a season that has seen them place sixth in the Hockey East standings. UNH has lost its previous four contests, including back-to-back to last place University of Maine, including one that ended in overtime.
Although the Wildcats have has issues as of late, Durocher said the Terriers still have to be wary of UNH. “We’ve beaten them twice, so we get a little bit of that confidence, but we have to be careful,” Durocher said. “We’ve got to be ready to go and not think about the last two games we beat them.” UNH’s problems have been compounded with its offensive issues. The Wildcats have put up just 2.11 goals per game — sixth in the Hockey East — and have no skater with a double-digit goal total. Seniors Nicole Gifford and Jessica Hitchcock are the team leaders in points, recording 18 and 17, respectively this season. Gifford has potted eight goals for the Wildcats, while Hitchcock is just one behind. The Wildcat offense has been an issue all season, but the defense, namely special teams, has been the bright spot on the struggling team. So far this season opponents have scored 2.67 goals per game against UNH, slightly more than BU’s 2.46 mark. However, the Wildcats have made their money while being on the penalty kill. This season, the Wildcats have been called for 115 infractions and have killed off 100 of them — an 87 percent success rate. Durocher said while the Wildcats’ defense is strong, the game will be about limiting UNH’s chances on the offensive end. “You have to get pucks to the net, drive to the net and take advantage of the opportunities you have,” Durocher said. “But more importantly you have to make sure you don’t give them free chances on the other end … If you give them easy ones, it’s going to be something that comes back that bites you in the tail.”
Navy’s strong shooting sinks Terriers Women’s Hoops: From Page 8
of the half, a stretch that saw it put up 11 points to Navy’s seven. The Terriers battled, but went into the locker room down 31-18. Although 13 points separated the two teams, BU’s offense looked like it was starting to come back to life. Unfortunately, Navy’s offense had only been stifled so much and, despite the Terriers being able to hold them at times, the Midshipmen were ultimately successful in putting points on the board. By the end of the first half, BU was shooting just 26.9 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from the charity stripe. Navy posted a 34.3 percent field goal percentage and netted both of its free throw attempts in the opening 20 minutes
of action. “To start the game, [Navy] didn’t miss much, and we couldn’t make a shot,” said BU coach Kelly Greenberg. “We went to our zone, and I thought that changed the game drastically for us at the nine, 10 minute mark … We really finished the first half strong with our zone defense and kind of hit a few shots to get us going offensively.” The Terriers opened the scoring in the second half as well, with Callahan hitting a 3-pointer. The Midshipmen were quick to respond, though, and extended their lead to 19 points, hitting three consecutive 3-point attempts within a minute-and-a-half stretch. To read the rest of this story, please visit dailyfreepress.com.
McKendrick records 2nd double-double Rebounding: From Page 8
what we normally give up.” Junior forward Mollie McKendrick has been a beacon of hope for the team as it struggles with rebounding. The Australian recorded her second double-double of the year Wednesday night, scoring 16 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. McKendrick has put up exceptional numbers ever since she was inserted into the starting lineup earlier this season. The team has played better when she is on the floor, as her confidence and inside skill helps the rest of the team. While she has been strong on the glass, especially against Navy, McKendrick said she
believes the team rebounding problem arises because BU focuses too much on boxing out and not enough on just going after the ball. “Our effort is always there, I never doubt our effort,” said McKendrick. “Sometimes we’re a second too late to the ball, and sometimes we’re too worried about boxing out than actually just going and getting it. I always believe that we have the effort that’s there, just sometimes we have to go and get the ball instead of, you know, we need to be more selfish and get the ball, instead of waiting for one of our teammates to get it.” To read the rest of this story, please visit dailyfreepress.com.
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Sophomore forward Sarah Lefort notched her team-best 22nd goal of the season Tuesday night.
Late-game free throws, 3-pointers help Terriers close out Midshipmen Men’s Basketball: From Page 8
was capitalized by dunks from sophomore forward Nathan Dieudonne and senior forward Dom Morris. The big story for Navy was the play of Abruzzo. Abruzzo hit his third 3-pointer with 12:48 left in the game to cut the score down to 37-28. The freshman finished with 12 points and six rebounds and shot 4-for-6 from 3-point range. The Terriers, however, were the superior shooting team throughout the game as Morris hit a trey on the very next possession. BU then increased its lead to 4735 when sophomore guard John Papale drained a 3-pointer on a pass from senior guard Travis Robinson with 9:29 remaining. In response, Navy went on a 7-0 run that was finished off by a jump shot from forward Worth Smith. That brought the
score to 47-42, which would be as close as the Midshipmen would get for the rest of the night. The Terriers kept their energy on offense, as a dish from junior forward Malik Thomas led to a 3-point make from Irving that pushed the lead to 50-42 with four minutes to play. Despite poor free-throw shooting in the first half, BU kept its composure from the line in the final minute, shooting 9-for10 from the foul line as the game winded down. “It was a hard fought game, Navy plays really hard,” Jones said. “I was really pleased with our rebounding effort, I thought we really battled. Give Navy some credit, they didn’t quit, they kept coming at us. I’m happy with our energy and our effort. “We really played like a team, especially in the first ten minutes of the game. We really did a nice job sharing the ball and playing together.”
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Fish and Chipps Men’s basketball closes out Midshipmen Terriers set to The sanctity of college traditions
Isaac Chipps
Ever heard of Upland, Ind.? Yep, that’s what I thought. For the longest time, I hadn’t either. I mean, why would I? A town with a population of just under 4,000 (four times smaller than BU’s undergraduate student body), and a land filled with more cornfields than all of Massachusetts, this small, midwestern town is the polar opposite of Boston. However, there is something very unique about this secluded town that makes big cities like Boston pale in comparison. Upland is home to Taylor University, one of the premier Christian colleges in the country. On most Friday nights, Taylor is a quite and peaceful place. But once a year, there is a calm before the storm. And once the storm hits, this small town becomes an agent of chaos. Every Friday before final’s week, the entire Taylor student body and Upland community packs itself into Odle Arena, the home of the Trojans men’s basketball team, to partake in what has become a nationally known tradition, called “Silent Night.” This tradition first gained acclaim in 2011 when a raw video of students going crazy at the men’s basketball game managed to make its way onto SportsCenter. Now does this place sound a little bit more familiar? For those of you still lost, “Silent Night” is a tradition that began in the late 1980s at Taylor. The tradition states that all Taylor students dress up in costumes and remain silent until the Trojans score 10 points. Once the 10th point is allotted, fans explode onto the court and for the duration of the game go crazy while screaming their lungs out. To top it off, at the end of the game the entire student body sings the famous Christmas carol “Silent Night” in perfect unison. A bit too cliché? Not in the least. Since the tradition first became a YouTube sensation, it has continually gained national coverage and has been listed as one of the top traditions in college athletics. Traditions like Taylor’s are some of the many reasons why students choose to attend their
Chipps, see page 7
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Sophomore Nathan Dieudonne scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds in a win over Navy. By Alex Rozier Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University men’s basketball team defeated the U.S. Naval Academy for the second time this season, 61-48, Wednesday night in Annapolis, Md. The Terriers (16-8, 9-2 Patriot League) came into the game following a tough streak in which they have blown large leads in the second half in three straight games. After being unsatisfied with his team’s concentration level in its recent games, BU coach Joe
No Events Scheduled Wednesday, the Seattle Seahawks held their Super Bowl victory parade, where it is estimated that over 700,000 people attended.
This weekend the Boston University women’s hockey team will host the University of New Hampshire in a Saturday matinee at Walter Brown Arena. Despite losing four straight games at the end of January, the Terriers (189-1, 11-5-0 Hockey East) looked to have gained their momentum back when they swept a two-game series over the University of Connecticut this past weekend in a warm-up before the Beanpot opener against No. 7 Boston College. After falling behind 3-0 in the first period against the Eagles (20-4-3, 141-1 Hockey East), the Terriers clawed back in the second with a goal from sophomore forward Sarah Lefort. Later in the period, it looked like the pendulum was swinging in fully the Terriers’ favor when a puck trickled in past the goal line, appearing to give the Terriers a second goal. However, the play went to video review and referees determined to have not been a goal due to goaltender interference. BU, which seemed to have cut the deficit to one, was still down two, and eventually fell by a 4-1 margin to its Commonwealth Avenue adversary. “It’s one of those things that if they call goes the other way, it’s 3-2, and we’d have 22 minutes to get one scrappy, one cheap or one good goal,” said BU coach Brian Durocher on the overturned play. “When it’s 3-1 going into the third, it’s a game where BC can play a real good tactical game.” The Terriers will have a quick chance to seize the momentum back, however, when they welcome in a UNH (9-16-2, 4-9-2) team that they
Men’s basketbaLL, see page 7
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host Wildcats in HE battle By Andrew Battifarano Daily Free Press Staff
BU falls in PL matchup with Navy Rebounding struggles continue By Judy Cohen Daily Free Press Staff
The Boston University women’s basketball team welcomed Patriot League powerhouse U.S. Naval Academy to Case Gymnasium Wednesday night. Coming into the game, Navy had lost just one of its 10 conference contests this season. Despite a valiant comeback attempt, BU (8-16, 3-8 Patriot League) had trouble producing for the full 40 minutes on the floor and surrendered the game to the Midshipmen (18-4, 10-1 Patriot League) by a score of 68-57. The Terriers got on the scoreboard first with a jumper from junior forward Mollie McKendrick. The forward would finish the night with a double-double, recording 16 points and 12 rebounds. An attempted counter from Navy was cut short when senior guard Danielle Callahan stole the ball, and
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Jones said he was content in that regard Wednesday. “I was pleased with our focus,” Jones said. “I really liked the way we approached the game. We really played as a unit, I was really happy about that.” The Midshipmen (7-15, 2-9 Patriot League) have now lost six contests in a row, including three at home, and sit tied for last place in the conference with Lafayette College and Colgate University. BU was dominant in the first 10 minutes of the game due in large part to excellent 3-point shooting. After receiving a pass from senior
guard D.J. Irving on a fast break, freshman guard Cedric Hankerson hit a deep 3-point shot. In the next three minutes, Hankerson converted on two more 3-point field goals, increasing the Terrier lead to 16-6. With nine minutes left in the half, Navy had yet to establish any sort of rhythm on offense, having committed five turnovers. After hitting a jumper in the first minute of action, the Midshipmen failed to convert another field goal until the 13:08 mark of the frame. It seemed that BU was in the midst of a blowout, when, with 7:19 left in the half, Irving hit a 3-pointer to increase the lead to 22-8. Déjà vu set in for the Terriers, however, when the Midshipmen quickly regained their balance and found themselves back in the contest. A running right-handed hook shot off the glass by guard Brandon Venturini cut the lead to 22-15, and then a charge taken against Hankerson on the other end helped shift the momentum in Navy’s favor. Poor free-throw shooting prevented the Terriers from maintaining a large lead, as BU missed five of its eight attempts in the first half. The Midshipmen went on a 9-0 run, and had the last say of the half when freshman Tim Abruzzo made a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, leaving BU’s lead slimmed down to 26-20 at halftime. Although BU allowed Navy back into the game with six offensive rebounds in the first half, the Terriers were aggressive on the glass themselves, coming up with 11 offensive boards in the frame. The Terriers started the second half with a 9-4 run, which
Friday, Feb. 7 M. Hockey vs. UMass-Lowell, 7:30 p.m.
freshman guard Sarah Hope went for the layup to put the Terriers up 4-0. The Midshipmen, however, responded with a run of their own. With 13:38 remaining in the first half, Navy put up 14 unanswered points in the span of six-and-a-half minutes to take a 10-point lead over the Terriers. Senior forward Whitney Turner ended the BU point drought by sinking a free throw a little under a minute later to shorten the deficit to single digits. The Terriers were unable to score for the next two-and-a-half minutes until a jump shot from senior forward Rashidat Agboola ended the skid. Then, the team continued its struggles and could not find the net for another three minutes until Agboola hit another shot with 5:26 to go. Her second layup started a bit of a run for BU in the final six minutes
WoMen’s hoops, see page 7
Saturday, Feb. 8
M. Basketball vs. Lafayette, 1 p.m. W. Hockey vs.UNH, 3 p.m. W. Basketball @ Lafayette, 2 p.m. M. Lacrosse @ Mercer, 1 p.m.
By Emmanuel Gomez Daily Free Press Staff
After dropping back-to-back games in the conference to the likes of U.S. Military Academy and Lehigh University, the Boston University women’s basketball team took on another Patriot League opponent in the U. S. Naval Academy Wednesday night at Case Gymnasium. While the offense began to click in the second half, the Terriers (8-16, 3-8 Patriot League) ended up falling to the Midshipmen (18-4, 10-1 Patriot League) by a score of 68-57, in part because of an issue that has hampered the team much of this season. Despite some poor first-half shooting, it was the rebounding department that truly hurt the Terriers against the first-place Midshipmen Wednesday night. BU was out-rebounded by the Midshipmen 47-37 in the contest, something that has been a recurring
Sunday, Feb. 9
No Events Scheduled Mysteriously, approximately 13,000 kids and 565 teachers didn’t attend school that day due to a strange unnamed illness.
theme for the team this season. In the Patriot League, the Terriers rank last in defensive rebounds per game (42.7), and ninth in both offensive rebounds per game (36.7) and rebounding margin (minus 6.1). BU coach Kelly Greenberg said she believes the lack of rebounding can be attributed to the Terriers’ zone defense and some unfortunate bounces. “I don’t think it [the rebounding problem] is effort or energy at all,” Greenberg said. “That’s one thing I know that our team is going to bring. I thought they had a couple of lucky ones, and you know we played a lot of zone, so sometimes you give up some offensive rebounds in the zone. “But you know you’re going to take long threes, there’s going to be some long rebounds. But 17 offensive rebounds is definitely more than
rebounDing, see page 7
Monday, Feb. 10 M. Hockey vs. Harvard, 4:30 p.m.