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A woman who wishes to remain anonymous gathered with other demonstrators Tuesday evening in front of Agganis Arena to protest the Robin Thicke concert held inside the venue.

By Adrian Baker Daily Free Press Staff

Humanists of Boston University, a social activism group, joined with other students to protest Robin Thicke’s concert at Agganis Arena on Tuesday, criticizing the pop icon for espousing messages that allegedly promote rape culture.

HBU President Patrick Johnson, who

helped organize the protest, said the demonstration aimed to raise awareness of entertainment industry’s impact on society’s perception of sexual assault.

“Rape culture [is] reinforced by the media we consume,” said Johnson, a College of Arts and Sciences junior. “We want to encourage more critical dialogue of our role in that cultural system.”

Thicke’s popular song “Blurred Lines” and its music video are often criticized for its allegedly misogynist message, provided an avenue for this dialogue, Johnson said.

“I find the lyrical insinuations, and especially the graphic insinuations in the music video, to represent a justification for rape,” Johnson said.

The “Blurred Lines” music video, which features Thicke hanging around two naked women, sends the wrong message to audiences, Johnson said.

“The media’s role in rape culture … is desensitizing the issue of rape and justifying it,” Johnson said. “Rape is a horrendous, heinous crime that should never happen under any circumstances. But from watching the [Blurred Lines] video, that’s not how our society acts, despite what it teaches us.”

Johnson said that the goal of the protest was to work toward solving a greater issue than criticizing Thicke.

“Sexual oppression is one piece of gender equality, which is one piece of social justice, which is one piece of humanism,” he said.

Officials from the Boston University Police Department were present at the protest to ensure the safety of those involved.

Jessica Allan, a freshman in CAS and member of HBU, protested the concert with about 20 other BU students.

“We wanted to address the wider issue,

Thicke, see page 2

Late-night food truck service to begin at 3 locations in April

By Felicia Gans Daily Free Press Staff

Following the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s announcement to extend late night hours on Saturday and Sunday nights, the Office of Food Initiatives proclaimed that food trucks in three locations in Boston will have the option to stay open until midnight on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

The late-night pilot program, scheduled to begin on April 1st, will launch on Commonwealth Avenue outside Boston University’s Morse Auditorium, Boylston Street outside the Boston Public Library and Opera Place at Northeastern University. Food truck vendors were informed of the opportunity through email on Feb. 25, said Interim Mobile Food Truck Coordinator Emily Benjamin Finn.

“We have heard feedback from the trucks

themselves and also constituents looking for the trucks to be vending later,” she said. “This conversation has been in the works for awhile, so it was very exciting to get this going.”

Each January, all Boston food trucks take part in a lottery system to determine their locations and schedules. Because the pilot program was approved after the lottery, trucks currently vending at the three designated latenight sites will have the opportunity to participate. Food trucks have the ability to change their schedules on a quarterly basis, so the opportunity for other trucks to participate in the program may arise after its initial launch.

The schedule for the late-night program is still evolving, but the Office of Food Initiatives hopes to start communicating with food trucks vending at the late night sites as soon as possible, Finn said.

“It’s really exciting both for food truck

vendors themselves and also for food truck customers,” she said. “It will be a great boost for their business, given the amount of foot traffic in those areas on weekend evenings.

And it also is a great opportunity for customers. It keeps these really great food establishments open and available to them for an extra hour, so I’m happy that we’re able to make this happen.”

Bon Me, a business with three food truck locations and one restaurant, runs a food truck at the BU Morse Auditorium, where they serve dinner Monday through Thursday nights. Owner Patrick Lynch said it is unlikely they will take part in the late night program.

“Usually, we close at BU at 7:30,” he said.

“We probably won’t look to stay there later.

We could go later, but most of the business is people going to and from classes.”

Food Trucks, see page 2

By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff

Despite success up until now, the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from the levels of 1990 may not be met at the Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Administration’s current rate, according to a report by the Global Warming Solutions Project.

The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 requires Massachusetts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050. Additionally, the Green Communities Act of 2008 required states to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy.

At this point, Massachusetts has lowered its gas emissions by 20 percent and although the Environmental League of Massachusetts praises Patrick for that success, they are pushing for further action.

“For climate and clean energy advocates, Gov. Patrick’s administration and the Massachusetts legislature have been national leaders in promoting energy efficiency and promoting renewable energy,” said George Bachrach, president of ELM, in a Monday release. “But challenges still remain, and Gov. Patrick and the legislature should use his final months in office to meet this statutory obligation and put the Commonwealth on a path to a greener future.”

Eugenia Gibbons, program director of ELM, said there are five areas of action highlighted from the report for the Patrick Administration’s use.

An area of action that residents can take part in is increasing the use of non-auto transportation. MassDOT announced a “modeshift” goal in 2012 hoping to triple the share of Massachusetts travel being done through walking, bicycling and public transit. Gibbons said this is “essential” to meeting the 25 percent gas emissions reduction by 2020.

“The Patrick Administration has many reasons to be proud of what it has achieved so far on climate change,” she said. “And yet there remains a great deal to do. We have every confidence that if encouraged, the Administration will step up this vitally important work during its last 10 months, continuing to press

Environment, see page 2

Boston University’s total revenues exceed $1.6 billion for Fiscal Year 2013

By Taryn Ottaunick Daily Free Press Staff

Boston University’s Annual Report displayed a jump in overall monetary intake throughout Fiscal Year 2013, according to officials from the school’s Department of Treasury.

The report showed that BU was able to increase its revenue, said Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Martin Howard.

“Financial results for FY 2013 reflect our continued vigilance to maintain a diversity of revenues from five primary sources: tuition, research, auxiliaries, philanthropic and endowment support,” Howard said. “It is worth noting our continued success in annual fundraising and progress toward our comprehensive campaign goal.”

University tuition and fees made up 51.5 percent of BU’s revenue for FY 2013, the report stated. Sponsored programs, sales and services, and auxiliaries also formed a significant portion of the school’s $1.689 billion in revenues.

“Thanks to diversified revenue flows,

steady yet nimble leadership and external validation, this year we increased our endowment, contained costs, moved forward with multiple construction projects and even saw our bond rating elevated,” the report stated.

BU’s operating revenues saw a modest increase, ensuring that BU will remain able to operate efficiently, which requires about $2 billion each year, said Colin Riley, a spokesman for BU. “The operating revenues had an increase of 1.22 percent to $1.689 billion,” Riley said “An increase is desirable. Decline is not. This signifies BU’s capability of operating under the current budget, bodes well for FY 2014 and is certainly a positive.”

Riley said as a nonprofit university, a large majority of BU’s revenue comes from the yearly tuition paid by students attending the university.

“More than half of revenue comes from tuition,” Riley said. “The tuition covers the biggest expense, which is salary and benefits.

However, BU is not tuition-dependent and has other methods of contributing to the operating budget.”

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Boston University released its interactive online Annual Report Monday, outlining the accomplishments made in the 2013 fiscal year, which ended June 30.

Although tuition increased by 3.7 percent for the 2013-14 school year, this number remains below the national average tuition increase of schools similar to BU, Riley said.

“For the past decade, the university has been below the national average of similar

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20 students attend Thicke concert protest Methane leaks next on green budget Thicke: From Page 1

and this is just a tiny bit of that issue,” she said. “We’re not protesting [Thicke], we’re protesting the fact that his song has creepy lyrics in it and allows people to make jokes about it [rape] and carries on a culture that really shouldn’t be there.”

CAS freshman and HBU member Julie Williams said protesters acknowledged that BU had no control over scheduling Thicke’s concert.

“We recognize that it would be extremely difficult for BU to cancel [the concert], but it does still send the message that what Robin Thicke is promoting is okay on our campus,” she said. “We’re trying to say that it’s not.”

Several BU students made signs for the protest. One student brandished a sign reading “I know you want it,” one of the most controversial lyrics in Thicke’s song “Blurred Lines.”

A few students passing the protest said they felt it was unnecessary.

Hassan Alam, a School of Management junior who attended the concert, said he did not believe Thicke’s music promoted rape

culture.

“It’s kind of ridiculous,” Alam said.

“He’s just trying to make something for people to dance to and have a good time. Just let people have their fun.”

CAS junior Brendan Archbald also said he felt “Blurred Lines” did not impact society’s view of the seriousness of sexual assault.

“It’s just a song,” Archbald said. “He’s out to sell records. It’s not like Robin Thicke is out to make a statement about any social issues. People take it a little too seriously. I don’t think there’s anything malicious about his intent.”

Devin McGuire, who graduated from the College of Communication in January, said though she understood why people would be offended by Thicke’s music, she did not see the value in protesting it.

“There are bigger issues in the world than someone singing a song,” she said. “I can see people protesting for the warrant of a bigger issue, but at the same time, it’s just one song, and the sad truth is that protesting this one thing isn’t going to stop it.”

Resident: Late-night food encourages crime Food Trucks: From Page 1

Lynch said the BU East Campus location might not be the best place to test out the late night food truck program.

“It depends a lot on the location,” he said.

“Locations where a lot of people are out late in the evening would make a lot of sense for a late night food trucks. But I think BU East is mainly near a lot of classroom buildings.

There’s not a lot of people there late at night.”

Several residents said the late night food truck program is going to bring a new wave of innovation to the streets of Boston.

Lisanna Paulino, 21, of Allston, said late night food trucks would create a more exciting nightlife for Boston, something the city currently lacks.

“Boston should have more [late night food trucks] because it creates more of a nightlife, and that’s something we don’t have and I wish we had more of,” she said. “When you’re hungry late at night, there aren’t a lot of places open, and a food truck is the first place I’d go.”

David Lewis, 24, of Brighton, said food trucks are convenient ways for people to find food, and creating expanded nighttime hours will expand their usefulness to consumers.

“It makes it more available for people to get late-night food, as opposed to ordering out,” he said. “Say someone just came out of a club or a bar and they’re downtown and they know they’re not going to get back to their apartment for another 45 minutes. Why not have a food truck that’s going to be right by that bar you just got out of?”

Princess Mansaray, 19, of Dorchester, said late-night food trucks could create more street violence, but overall, it will be a great addition to the city.

“I’m hoping it won’t allow people to stay out late too much just because they expect there to always be food somewhere,” she said. “When you have a lot of people out at night, it can cause trouble. People get rowdy at night. So there’s always a negative side to it, but altogether, it’s going to be a good thing.”

Environment: From Page 1

for changes and programs that will help the people and businesses of the Commonwealth and to cement its legacy.”

Krista Selmi, assistant secretary of communications at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said despite critics, Boston has been ranked first in the nation in energy efficiency for years running.

“The Patrick Administration has set some of the most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets in the country and we have laid the foundation to meet these goals by initiating a variety of legislative actions, executive orders and new regulations addressing climate change and promoting clean energy,” she said in a Tuesday statement. “As the scorecard indicates, we have delivered measurable and meaningful progress to date.”

Selmi said the administration has already taken ELM’s advice into account and the Department of Public Utilities just contracted a study on methane gas leaks.

“We recognize the need to maintain our focus and have already taken concrete action in the specific areas that the ELM/GWSP has identified,” she said. “We appreciate advocates’ support and we look forward to work-

ing with ELM and all our energy and environmental partners on our plans for the future.”

Many residents said they are proud of Boston’s success in energy efficiency initiatives, but think the road ahead is going to get harder.

“It’s great they put so much effort into something that effects and benefits everyone,” said Jason Shih, 37, of Fenway. “But the steam they started out with isn’t going to last.

The hardest part will be reaching the point of reducing the emissions by 80 percent.”

Laura Montez, 39, of the South End, said there is only so much progress that can be made.

“They started out really strong, with a lot of initiatives,” she said. “But the world is becoming more and more reliant on energy, so no matter how energy efficient things are, we can’t completely prevent anything.”

Kevin Clemens, 41, of Allston, said Boston will continue to be a leader in this field, with innovators constantly thinking of new ways to save energy.

“It’s definitely amazing the progress that has already been made,” he said. “Some people might not think it’s possible or even worth it, but the science and technology fields are so big in this city that we’ll always be a leader in innovation.”

Upgraded Moody’s score helps endowment Revenues: From Page 1

universities as a percent increase,” he said.

“It is significant that the university has been able to remain below that line, because usually, over a period of years, schools go above it and below it, but BU has remained below. It speaks to very strong management and a serious and prudent approach to handling of the operating budget.”

The sale of the formerly BU-owned property Hotel Commonwealth also supported BU’s endowment fund, allowing the university to increase its endowment for FY 2014, Riley said. The sale added $77 million to the university’s endowment, $2.4 million of which contributed to BU’s 2013 income.

BU also received official recognition of its strengthened financial profile through an upgraded credit rating from Moody’s, a corporation that analyzes the credit rating of institutions.

“The upgrade reflects BU’s sustained im-

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provement in its student market and research profile following years of strategic governance and leadership changes that have elevated BU to a more competitive position,” Howard said. “The University is also beginning to generate philanthropic support more in line with its size and prominence and has launched its first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign.”

Howard said BU’s commitment to garnering more competitive undergraduates has contributed to investors’ willingness to invest and donate to the university.

“Moody’s also pointed out several developments that bolster confidence in BU’s finances,” he said. “[These included] President Brown’s drive to attract academically stronger undergraduates and international students, the boom in research at the University in the past two decades, BU’s admission into the Association of American Universities and recent budget surpluses and major gifts.”

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Campus & City City Crime Logs Feb. 26 to March 3

By Mina Corpuz Daily Free Press Staff

The following crime reports were taken form the AllstonBrighton D-14 crime logs from Feb. 26 to March 3.

Suspect urinates out window On Thursday at 9:15 p.m., police arrived at 56 Mapleton St. for a report of a disturbance. The victim told officers at the scene that the suspects, residents of 58 Mapleton St., urinated out the window onto his car and driveway.

Upon inspection, officers found a yellow liquid on the suspects’ windowsill and roof. The suspect claimed the liquid found on his roof came from a spray bottle.

Officers told the victim to call the police again if necessary.

Suspect flees with package Police received a call to Mapleton and Market Streets at 1:40 p.m. on Friday for larceny. A witness told officers he saw the suspect walk in and out of driveways and look inside cars before taking a package off the front porch of 248 Market St. Officers found a man fitting the given description of the suspect, but the suspect fled before officers could stop him.

Following him onto an MBTA bus, officers found him with a pair of stolen sneakers.

Suspect attacks International Language School staff At 6:47 a.m. on Saturday, officers arrived at 200 Lake St. for a reported assault. The victim told officers he saw the suspect drinking outside, before entering the building and approaching the front desk where the victim works. After giving his identification card to the victim, the suspect became angry and ran upstairs.

The victim followed him upstairs, and the suspect punched and kicked him. Other staff members tried to intervene but were unsuccessful. Officers arrested the suspect at the scene.

Victim robbed at knifepoint after accepting a ride from strangers On Saturday at 3:28 p.m., police received a report of an armed robbery that had taken place at 34 Harvard Ave. at 2:30 a.m. the same day. The victim told officers he had just exited Draft Bar and Grille when two unknown males offered him a ride. As the suspects drove toward Watertown, they robbed the victim at knifepoint, taking his wallet, phone, money and BMW key. The victim fled the vehicle. Officers will further investigate the indecent.

Car crashes through window Officers received a call to 10 Scottfield Rd. on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. for a motor vehicle accident with property damage. The victim told officers that he heard a car engine outside before the car crashed through his window. The driver said he was trying to park the car but may have stepped on the gas pedal, instead of the break.

The victim sustained minor cuts but declined medical attention.

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SARP hosts events to support end to violence Sustainability survey assesses BU’s knowledge

By Ben Gagne-Maynard Daily Free Press Contributor

Boston University’s Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center is sponsoring White Ribbon Week from Monday to Thursday to advocate against sexual and interpersonal violence on campus.

“By taking the WRW pledge, we promise to promote respect, dignity and equality, and speak out against attitudes and behaviors that contribute to assault or violence,” said SARP Administrative Coordinator Sarah Voorhees. “Terriers are pro-social, positive bystanders who step up and step in to end interpersonal violence.”

BU’s campaign is part of a larger international movement, concluding in White Ribbon Day Thursday, to promote intervention and prevention services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and their children, Voorhees said.

For their second annual White Ribbon Week campaign at BU, SARP’s student advocates and volunteers, working closely with

By Alicia Winton Daily Free Press Contributor

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In honor of White Ribbon Week, the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center has been raising awareness by handing out white ribbons and urging students to pledge to end interpersonal campus violence.

the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism, set up tables at several locations at BU. Advocates placed tables at the George Sherman Union Link, 100 Bay State Road and BU’s Fitness and Recreation Center.

Simon Cantwell, a College of Engineering freshman, worked at

a table in the GSU Link.

“I’ve had a lot of people stop by today that seem really into White Ribbon Week and what it stands for,” he said. “I was surprised by the amount of people who signed, it was pretty impressive to see.”

White Ribbon, see page 4

Hospitals make strides to improve hospital care

By Kerrie-Ann Beke Daily Free Press Staff

Challenging hospitals to take charge of the changing healthcare systems in its communities, the Healthier Hospitals Initiative has added six Massachusetts hospitals to its initiative in the past month, expanding upon its goal to improve patient care.

The program, which encompasses 800 hospitals nationwide, began two years ago. Forty-three institutions in Massachusetts are currently taking part in the initiative, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Plymouth, Boston Medical Center and Lawrence General Hospital. Nine of these 43 are located in Boston.

“The Healthier Hospitals Initiative is a national campaign to lead change in the health care sector,” the initiative’s brochure said.

“Twelve influential U.S. health systems have joined … to provide a free way for hospitals to incorporate environmentally friendly practices into daily operations.”

The Healthier Hospitals Initiative asks hospitals to commit to any number of challenges in their six focus areas: healthier food, leaner energy, less waste, safer chemicals, smarter purchasing and engaged leadership.

“As a community leader providing health care services, we felt it was our obligation to be part of the solution to what is becoming a national epidemic,” said Vanessa Kortze, manager of marketing and communications at LGH. “[We] strive to ensure healthy outcomes every day for our patients and our community, so it’s a natural fit for us to promote a healthier environment by providing healthier options.”

Lawrence General joined the initiative in late February, hoping to improve patient care by participating in two of the initiative’s healthier food challenges, the Sugar Sweet Beverage Initiative, which replaces high sugar drinks with healthier options such as water and seltzers, and the Balanced Menu Challenge, which

eliminates high calorie menu options with healthier choices, Kortze said.

“These healthier options are now more accessible to our patients through the room service and menu choices and in our cafeterias so that whether you are a patient, visitor or staff member, you can make better choices,” she said.

Kortze said LGH’s participating in the initiative has allowed them to work with hospitals nationwide to promote nutritional awareness and successfully integrate new programs within their institution.

“It will enable us to practice what we preach every day,” she said. “Our patients rely on us to be a community health resource, as do our community and staff members. Participating in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative will allow us to leverage standards of best practices and guidelines that have been successful in other hospitals so that we can achieve

Hospitals, see page 4

Sustainability @ Boston University has released answers to the survey it conducted in January to gauge the BU community’s knowledge of the school’s sustainability efforts.

The survey was intended to help better plan future efforts, programs and communication with the BU community, said Sustainability @BU outreach coordinator Lisa Tornatore.

“We expect the survey will help us to understand our community better so that we can design engagement programs that fit the BU community,” she said. “The working definition of sustainability is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Basically, let’s try to maintain our home so that it may sustain our way of life in the future.”

Changes were made in the survey from when it was last released in 2011 to further challenge students to consider the importance of sustainability, Tornatore said.

“This year’s survey was designed very differently from the last survey in that it contained more challenging questions related to sustainability issues such as climate change, greenhouse gases and actionable things people in the community can do,” she said.

Tornatore said the new questions were inspired by standards set by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, who rates BU annually for its sustainability efforts.

“One major change to this year’s survey is the inclusion of general sustainability ‘literacy’ questions which is a encouraged by the AASHE STARS program,” she said. “BU has reported to STARS for three years in a row and has received a Silver rating each year.”

Encouraging students to consider sustainability during their college years allows them to think past their own needs in favor of the common good, said Dean of

Sustainability, see page 4

Election reform bill to increase voter turnout, officials say

By Kelsey Newell Daily Free Press Staff

In hopes of spurring an increase in voter turnout, an election reform bill is moving through the State House that would ensure early voting, online voter registration and pre-registration for 16 and 17-year-olds in Massachusetts.

Under the new law, there would be an early voting period beginning 10 days before Election Day and ending two days before Election Day. Additionally, both online registration and pre-registration for teenagers coming up on their 18th birthday will make voting more convenient for residents of Massachusetts. Altogether, 32 other states so far have passed similar bills.

“I’m very excited,” said Massachusetts Sen. Karen Spilka, one of the many officials in support of the new bill. “I support the legislature being more proactive and taking steps to get more people

to be involved and to vote. [Voting] is a primary duty and honor of residents of both Massachusetts and the United States. The more we can do for increasing civic engagement and democracy and voter turnout is really important.”

Spilka said each aspect of the bill is critical and each part will have an influence on bringing more people to vote.

“Allowing people to vote [early] will really increase voter turnout because it is difficult for people to sometimes vote on just one particular day,” she said. “Particularly since we had such strict rules concerning absentee ballots … and those that are going to the polls will be happier on Election Day, the lines will be shorter …

If 16 and 17-year-olds are able to preregister, the likelihood that they will vote when they turn 18 increases.”

Spilka said she hopes this bill will pass in a timely manner so

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Recent research suggests future election reform in Massachusetts may not necessarily yield an increase in voter turnout.

that these new laws can be instituted for the next election.

“The more tools we have at people’s disposal to register and to actually vote will increase the likelihood that somebody will vote and that can only help us all,” she

said.

However, a study done by Barry Burden, a political science professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison in collaboration with David Canon, Kenneth Mayer and

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White Ribbon Week shows support for survivors Elmore: BU teaches students to pick sustainable methods White Ribbon: From Page 3

Tori Dutcher-Brown, the CGSA’s public relations coordinator, said beyond providing a vital sense of awareness and activism against sexual assault and violence on campus, White Ribbon Week also provides a greater forum for discussion and a sense of solidarity amongst survivors of sexual assault or violence.

“White Ribbon Week is so vital to our community because it gives survivors a voice,” said Dutcher-Brown, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman. “It works against the societal tendency which silences people who have had crimes committed against them or who have even been told these crimes are their own fault.

WRW gives these people a forum to discuss these issues openly and unapologetically.”

SARP, which works closely with many other campus centers

and organizations to provide medical care and support to sexual assault victims around campus, hopes to establish White Ribbon Week as an annual event at BU, Voorhees said.

“SARP hopes that BU White Ribbon Week will become a tradition that students look forward to, each March, recommitting themselves to be part of the solution to end interpersonal violence,” she said.

Dutcher-Brown said White Ribbon Week encourages a sense of community among students who have endured violence in the past.

“It’s very important for all of us to have people in our space discuss their experiences and find validation with other survivors to know that there’s people who are working together and trying to get them justice,” she said. “If there’s no awareness, how is there supposed to be action?”

On Thursday, students who signed the White Ribbon Pledge will wear White Ribbon pins, distributed by SARP volunteers, to display support to symbolize the greater international movement to end sexual assault and bring justice to survivors and their families, Voorhees said.

“The White Ribbon Campaign is active worldwide in 60 countries, and has collected millions of signatures,” Voorhees said.

“BU White Ribbon Week aims to remind us that interpersonal violence is an issue that affects all of us and that we must be active in being part of the solution.”

Voorhees said BU’s tight-knit student community was a catalyst for both White Ribbon Week’s success and its growing prominence in BU’s movement against sexual assault and violence.

“At Boston University we are a community,” she said. “We care about our fellow Terriers.”

Residents: Early voting options beneficial Voting: From Page 3

Donald Moynihan, provides evidence that reforms for early voting will not have as much of an effect as many officials hope.

“Using data from the 2008 presidential election, we show that while some practices increase turnout, others have little effect, and the most popular single approach — early voting — actually decreases turnout,” the study states. “It appears that early voting on its own robs Election Day of its stimulating effects on marginal voters.”

According to the study, the thrill that surrounds Election Day is what often brings out many people who would not usually vote to the polling booths. Early voting decreases that excitement because a vast majority of voters, who are

also the dedicated and consistent voters, are no longer voting on Election Day. In order to really increase voter turnout, early voting would need to be combined with the option of Election Day registration.

Some residents said they disagree with Burden’s study and say early voting will increase voter turnout either way.

“Assigning one day as Election Day takes the risk of preventing some people from voting due to travel or busyness,” said Lisa Guthrie, 52, of Dorchester. “Personally I would definitely take advantage of early voting.”

Hui Feng, 47, of Boston, said Burden’s study makes a good point and said an Election Day registration option would probably have the most effect on increasing voter turnout.

“That would make the whole process much simpler,” he said.

“You just go there, register and vote all at the same time. The complicated process and inconvenience is what keeps a lot of people from not voting. Those who will take advantage of early voting are probably just the people who were going to vote anyway.”

Tony Harwood, 32, of Fenway, said the best improvements being made through the bill are the online registration and pre-registration options.

“It’s strange that we’re just now establishing online voting,” he said. “It’s definitely an inconvenience for 18-year-olds to have such a small time slot to register to vote between their birthday and the election, so pre-registration will make that a lot easier for them.”

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Students Kenneth Elmore.

“It’s a way that we can think about a larger issue than ourselves, and that’s what I like about it [sustainability],” Elmore said. “You can think about broader economics, you can think about broader moral themes — there are a whole lot of ways that you can incorporate sustainability and the notion of global climate change into your lives, and I hope people get a chance to learn more about that while they’re here.”

Elmore said BU is an ideal place for students to integrate good sustainability habits into their everyday lives.

“Being at the university is a great opportunity for students to learn about how they can incorporate sustainability into their lives, and I hope they can incorporate it into their lives without it being a hassle,” Elmore said.

Alex Greene, a School of Management freshman, said the aver-

age student is probably not interested in sustainability.

“The average student probably understands the bare minimum about sustainability: that it has something to do with the environment,” Greene said. “I didn’t know that BU had a Silver STAR rating. I probably got that wrong on the survey.”

Gigi Jordan, a Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences second-year graduate student, said encouraging good sustainability habits during college years is essential to educating the future generations on preserving environmental resources.

“We’re learning to live away from our parents,” Jordan said.

“Teaching those habits now really has an impact on the future.

When you’re at home, you think ‘it’s just this one container’ but when you’re standing in a line of people recycling you’re like ‘oh wow, that really does make a difference’.”

Residents cite food quality as primary concern for hospitals Hospitals: From Page 3

success in promoting healthier options.”

Several residents said healthy foods expedite the healing process, so the initiative to include healthier food in hospitals is imperative to a hospital’s success.

Max Heller, 22, of Allston, said hospitals should be creating an environment that fosters healing, and food is an important part of that mission.

“If anybody needs to be serving healthy foods, it’s hospitals,” he said. “They have the responsibility to serve people healthier foods that help with healing.”

Tasheem Jones, 19, of Matta-

pan, said patients are at their most vulnerable when in a hospital, and hospitals should take care of them to the best of their ability.

“You would expect a hospital to have healthy food for patients,” he said. “For patients who are sick or ill, the hospital is obliged to provide patients with whole foods.”

Heather Tifrere, 54, of Dorchester, said food is only one aspect of the healing process, but it is a valuable factor.

“It’s very important to have healthy foods available,” she said. “Food is a very big part of the healing process. Food, prayer and lots of faith.”

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Health and beauty: New Renfrew Center treats, empowers Boston women with eating disorders Caroline Sun Spotlight Staff

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ust west of Kenmore Square, the Renfrew Center of Massachusetts exudes a positive atmosphere for women struggling with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder and Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS). This facility, the 14th Renfrew Center to emerge in the United States, opened this month at 870 Commonwealth Avenue.

“We work to empower women and to have them feel that their strength comes from within,” said Lori Ciotti, site director of The Renfrew Center of Massachusetts.

“They can find a way to conquer their fears and eating disorders.”

There are 14 sites of Renfrew Centers, Boston being the recent branch. Renfrew has treated 65,000 women throughout the years. Though it only opened in late January, Boston’s site is already showing signs of success.

“Right now, we are continuing to get calls,” said Ciotti, a licensed clinical social worker. “We take in patients every day. So far, we only have a handful of people but we still are getting up and running.”

Renfrew provides a daily treatment system from Monday through Friday for five hours each day. It also has an option for an evening program, three nights a week, for people who work or have school. Treatment varies with each patient, and each case is different. Renfrew has multiple levels of care for each specific type of individual.

A general schedule for a day treatment patient would start off with a check-in at 8:45 a.m. The patient would then have breakfast, based off of a specialized meal plan, with a group of other patients and therapists. After, groups would meet to discuss the feelings of each person and talk about how the breakfast effected their emotions.

The patients would then spend the rest of their day attending various meetings with nutritionists, psychiatrists and therapists.

During these meetings, they will build up a better outlook on food, focus on a positive body image and be able to share their thoughts with other patients.

“Eating disorders are very complicated in structure,” Ciotti said. “It is a very challenging and layered type of disorder.”

Anorexia

According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, anorexia is the third most common chronic illness among adolescents. Anorexia is mainly diagnosed when someone restricts his or her diet and refuses to eat.

Some signs would be excessive weight loss, fainting and fatigue, or even dry skin and hair loss. Most people suffering with anorexia have a distorted body image and may be obsessed with weighing themselves, even though their body weight is dangerously below average. Some may express a lack of emotion and hide their thin bodies under baggy clothing.

Bulimia

People diagnosed with bulimia generally follow a binge and purge method, which is when an individual will overeat and then counteract the calories by immediately overexercising or throwing up. People suffering from bulimia have a tendency to hide food and eat it alone. According to the National Eating Disorders Association, some signs of bulimia are unusual swelling of the cheeks

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Located at 870 Commonwealth Ave., the Renfrew Center of Boston empowers women dealing with eating disorders and self esteem and gives them the help they need.

or jaw area, discoloration of the teeth and calluses on the back of the hands and knuckles from self-induced vomiting.

Binge-eating Disorder

Individuals with binge-eating disorder often cope with intense emotions by eating large amounts of food. Individuals will eat because they are stressed, depressed or angry. People who suffer from this disorder tend to eat rapidly in one sitting and even when they are full. According to the Binge Eating Disorder Association, binge-eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the United States. An estimated 30 to 40 percent of people wanting to lose weight are diagnosed with this disorder. Some bingeeaters tend to try to offset their massive binges by going on diets, but then bingeing again due to lack of a sufficient caloric intake. This is known as “yo-yo dieting.”

EDNOS

Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified refer to disorders that cause someone to have a problem or an unhealthy relationship with food but do not fit under the criteria of the other disorders. Instead, some tend to have overlapping symptoms of multiple eating disorders and have a harmful perception of food and eating. Although not much is known specifically about this disorder, it effects a larger population of people who suffer from eating disorders. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, “this category has been shown in some studies to have the highest death rates of any category of eating disorder. Fifty-two percent of eating disorder sufferers may have EDNOS.”

It’s not just one disorder

At times, some people suffering from these disorders may be diagnosed with multiple disorders. These disorders may also bring in or come with other issues such as

anxiety or depression, which Renfrew also treats. If the women with eating disorders also struggle with other issues such as substance abuse or trauma, Renfrew can also help with recovery from that.

Sometimes, people can struggle with distinguishing between the line of a diet or an eating disorder. It may be difficult to stay behind the line of healthy, normal eating.

However, a change of mentality can help the diagnosed maintain a balanced diet.

The Renfrew Center stresses moderation and healthy eating above diets. Renfrew’s philosophy is to have a healthy relationship with food with no off-limit foods.

“If someone begins a diet, I want to understand what their motivation is behind that diet. If there’s stress around food, it may lead you down a slippery slope,” Ciotti said.

“As women we are bombarded with looking a certain way. What we try to do is do away with the whole idea of diets and talk about yourself, not using food as a vice.”

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, for females the “mortality rate associated with the illness is 12 times higher than the death rate of all other causes of death.”

Renfrew believes recovery is extremely important and loved ones should not hesitate to call for help because eating disorders are a serious illness.

“The best thing to do is to not keep it a secret,” Ciotti said. “To stay silent and allow them to suffer is something we want to avoid.”

Multiple locations across the country and facilities geared toward finding the best treatment for eating disorders make The Renfrew Center a prime choice for patients in Boston. The Renfrew Center of Massachusetts only provides outpatient and day treatment, but for patients with a more severe case, sites in Pennsylvania and Florida offer residential treatment. This just means that patients stay overnight and are helped

as much as possible throughout the entire process of recovery. All the centers work together to help give patients a “good sense of themselves,” Ciotti said.

“I don’t think anyone knows 100 percent the causes of an eating disorder, which is why they’re so hard for people to overcome,” Ciotti said. “It’s hard to distinguish what happened first, the anxiety or the eating disorder. It’s like asking what came first, the chicken or the egg?”

#Barefacedbeauty

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week this year was Feb. 23 to March 1, which Renfrew opened up just in time for.

During this week, The Renfrew Center Foundation had a campaign called “Barefaced and Beautiful Without and Within.”

The Renfrew Center Foundation called for women to remove their makeup for a day and take a picture to post on social media such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag: #Barefacedbeauty. The campaign also encouraged participants to post positive comments on photos within the social media community to be supportive.

Renfrew believes this can help to promote a positive outlook on body image and spread the word for self-acceptance.

How to help

For those with friends or family members struggling with eating disorders, remaining quiet about these issues may only aggravate the problem. Renfrew emphasizes the importance of calling for help. Ciotti said the best advice would be to reach out to facilities like Renfrew to contact a therapist and set up an appointment with an professional as soon as possible.

“Body image issues go beyond eating disorders,” Ciotti said. “It’s taking a stand of action. As women, we can all be seen as beautiful regardless of what we look like.”

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The Daily Free Press

Growing into China

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University 44th year F Volume 86 F Issue 26

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No chores, no college

New Jersey high school senior Rachel Canning hated doing chores around the house. She hated coming home before curfew and loved her boyfriend dearly. So, when her parents asked her to wash the dishes, come home by 11 p.m. and cut ties with her boo, Rachel took matters into her own hands on her 18th birthday and moved into her best friend Jamie Inglesino’s home.

Rachel claims her parents “abandoned” her and kicked her out of their home because she would not adhere to their “unreasonable” rules.

Her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, on the other hand, said Rachel voluntarily left their home in October and was never told to leave.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Morris County Court Judge Peter Bogaard ruled against Rachel Canning, saying that a ruling in her favor would set a bad precedent by setting limits on parenting.

Although Rachel did not want to do menial tasks around the house for her parents, she still expected them to pay for her college education.

Since they refuse to do so, she is now suing her parents and accusing them of flouting their legal obligations to financially support her and pay for her college tuition.

Jamie’s father, John Inglesino, former Morris County Freeholder, is funding this lawsuit.

Rachel is not only suing her parents for not giving her access to her college fund but also for more than $5,000 in an outstanding private high school bill, transportation and legal fees — totaling more than $12,000.

According to New Jersey law, minors are not automatically emancipated from their parents care once they turn 18. However, if the 18-yearold voluntarily absolves his or herself from his or her home, then his or her parents no longer have a legal obligation as a guardian. So, the current legal dispute in this case is about whether Canning voluntarily emancipated herself from her parent’s legal care because, if this is so, her parents are technically not financially responsible for her.

In a Tuesday New York Daily News story, Canning’s lawyer said her client, “has not ‘moved beyond [her parents’] sphere of influence’ and per New Jersey law may be deemed non-emancipated ... But the attorney for Mr. and Mrs. Canning ... is claiming Rachel removed

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herself from that ‘sphere of influence’ when she voluntary left her parents’ home.”

Well, here’s an idea, Rachel. If you want to go to college so badly, why don’t you take the money that Mr. Inglesino is willing to pay for this lawsuit, and put it toward your tuition instead? Or would that not get you enough attention?

By putting their foot down, Mr. and Mrs. Canning are finally doing their teenager a service by teaching her she cannot always get what she wants.

Yes, higher education should be a right guaranteed to every child. However, unfortunately in America it is not, even to those who genuinely deserve it. If Rachel wants to leave her parents home, yet wants to join the 20 million students that American Student Assistance report attend college in America, she should take out loans like the other 12 million American students.

Unlike college tuition, all children should be entitled to unconditional love and support. But, at the same time, the line has to be drawn somewhere. If Rachel would not do simple chores for her parents, why would she expect them to pay for college tuition?

On the other hand, people can argue that Rachel’s self-entitlement had to come from somewhere. And whenever someone sees a fault in a child, often the first place they will point their finger is at their parents. One could blame Mr. and Mrs. Canning for being too lenient, too strict, too absent or too overbearing.

She lives in an upper-middle class town in New Jersey, goes to an expensive private catholic school and already had a college fund set up for her. Her parents had the intent of supporting her, but, as it seems, she just made caring for her unbearable.

Rachel claims that by not paying for her college tuition, her parents are keeping her from her goal of being a biomedical engineer. Well, Rachel, riddle your parents this: If you won’t do something as simple as chores, how do you expect to complete an MD degree with an extensive understanding of advanced technology, direct patient care and clinical research? You aren’t entitled to college if you refuse to compromise and work for it.

Our bus pulled up to the stop. It was a cold and foggy — a typical winter day in Shanghai.

Though rain was not falling, the evidence of a recent storm appeared in puddles haphazardly marking the navy marble tile.

A crowd of Chinese citizens hung around a curb, jackets clenched while waiting for the bus.

The cold, wet people were sharply contrasted by a large jewelry advertisement hanging at the base of a nearby skyscraper.

Lavish gold and pink hues draped a radiant, smiling, American model. My friends and I departed the bus and walked into the building.

As we walked through the inside of the WanDa Plaza Mall at Wujiaochang, many facets seemed wholly familiar to me. On my left I noticed a KFC, and next to it was a Pizza Hut — which, one of our instructors had told us, was a preferred destination for dates in China. Escalators and elevators surrounded my periphery and I walked through lilac-colored halls as happy-go-lucky songs emanated from unseen speakers.

Though I felt partly accustomed to the traditional aspects of the international mall, parts of WanDa were undoubtedly Chinese. The four of us made our way up an aforementioned escalator, hungry for a late lunch. I walked in line with my roommate, a kid from Barcelona who I had met an hour beforehand. We had become sidetracked heading toward Walmart to pick him up some shampoo and cooking utensils.

And as they so often do, our stomachs got the best of us.

We found our way into a cafeteria typical of most public eating locales in Shanghai. In somewhat of a homage to traditional street carts, each station of the cafeteria had only a couple of people working in front of an open grill, prepared to fry up food on the spot.

As the most fluent Chinese speaker in the group I found a dish that looked fairly conservative and ordered four of it; we paid around two U.S. dollars per meal and began to look for a place to sit amongst the crowded benches.

We circled the large cafeteria once, and then once more. The hall was filled with Chinese people milling about, ordering food and conversing with friends. I saw no foreigners other than our lonely group. As we were preparing to circle the cafeteria the second time, an elderly woman noticed

my helpless expression and beckoned for me to sit next to her. We walked over to her bench, though there did not seem to be enough room for all of us. When she saw that we would not fit, she stood up and offered me her seat. Try as I could to deny her, the invitation had been given and I was powerless to deny. So, I sat down and we all squeezed onto the bench.

As my companions began to chow down on their rice bowls, I offered my thanks to the woman who had given me her seat. She waved me off, but we squeezed out enough room for her to join us on the bench. Typical of many elderly men and women I’ve seen in China she was very small, simply dressed and seemed teeming with wisdom.

Excited at the opportunity to practice my nascent Chinese, I asked her where she was from. She told me she was originally from Shanghai — an occurrence that is becoming more rare with the recent influx of workers moving from the countryside to the cities.

I asked my new friend what she was eating, and she told me a word that I don’t remember. It looked like a mix between a dumpling and a bun, two Chinese staples that have become some of my favorites in the past month. Noticing my interest, she smiled and offered me a taste of what she was eating. Just as I started to refuse, she lifted a bun-dumpling with her chopsticks and placed it in my bowl. I had to smile at the pure kindness of her demeanor; I dug in with enthusiasm, experiencing a sweet, pork-filled confection far different from what I expected.

As I enjoyed the present she had just given me, the elderly woman told me I reminded her of her grandson. Parallel with my current adventure, her daughter’s son is currently studying abroad in America.

Similarly to my own father and grandfather, she has been relegated to intermittent contact with a member of her family.

I sympathized with her: living 16 hours away from my family has made it far too difficult to connect with those I need to connect with most.

I smiled, told her I understood, and she gave me another bun-dumpling.

Here in Shanghai, so far away from the social norms I’ve understood as normal, I had made a friend.

Tate Gieselmann is a College of Arts and Sciences junior studying abroad in China.

He can be reached at tateag@bu.edu.

Terrier Talk Reflections

Four Boston University students were put in jail last week for violating ANN MING their probation and throwing a party SAMBORSKI at their fraternity house. Since the four fraternity members technically did do “ It’s one of those things something wrong, why has the fact that that you’re being a hypocrite they were put in jail caused so much but at the same time they still controversy around campus? got out of jail with just more Here’s what some of them said. strict probation, so nothing really that bad happened to INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS them.”

BY ERIN TUOHEY - CAS sophomore

COURTNEY WHITE

“Even though they did do something wrong, people don’t really expect this to happen to their peers ... so the fact that people went to jail is very surprising and I think it scared a lot of people.”

- SAR freshman

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DAVID OLSON

CAMERON FOWLER

“Putting them in jail is a controversy because literally everyone is partying every weekend and all the time ... I understand it can get dangerous ... but at the same time, putting people in jail is probably not going to stop people from partying.”

- COM junior

“I mean, I don’t really know why it would cause a controversy because exactly what happened, happened.

That is what the law is so it seems like that should be the normal course of events.”

- CAS sophomore

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McKay: Athletes should be allowed to compete in multiple sports McKay: From Page 8

bodies, helping to make them stronger.

Sanders and Robinson might’ve played more than one sport, but they always had a sport that they were better at. For Jackson, this wasn’t the case, and that makes him unique throughout the past century. He was equally good at baseball and football, and in fact didn’t really practice either one. He would just show up to games, demolish linebackers, hit 400-foot home runs and then call it a day.

Of course, Bo Jackson was only a superstar for a couple of years. He hurt his hip during an NFL game, and he was never really the same.

That’s the greatest argument for proponents of specialization: If a world-class athlete, or a college kid in Winston’s case, plays two sports at their highest respective levels, the athlete will, at some point, sustain a career-threatening injury because of the sheer level of activity that their body is performing. In short, everyone needs an offseason to rest and recuperate.

I understand that view. But if the athlete thinks that their body can handle it, and is ridiculously talented in both sports, why not let them try it? They might turn out like Michael Jordan, and be horrible at one of the sports at the professional level, so that will make the choice for them. But what if Jameis Winston

turns into another Bo Jackson? He has the physical gifts. He runs like a deer, has a rocket arm when throwing any sort of ball and has the smarts to be an NFL quarterback and a proficient MLB pitcher.

Personally, I’d be enthralled with Winston playing in both football and the baseball professionally. He would have to spend some time in the minor leagues of baseball, however. And if he struggles there, even for a month or two, the murmurs and pressure from the press and others would start to intensify.

Winston has to decide what he wants.

That’s not to say he has to decide on one sport.

If he wants to be the next Bo Jackson, let him

do it. Maybe it was his childhood dream to play professional baseball, and he just happened to be good at football along the way. Maybe it’s the other way around. But in any case, we shouldn’t be trying to dictate his dream.

I hope one day to open a newspaper, or visit ESPN.com, and see headlines about Jameis Winston on both the football and the baseball pages. As a kid who dreamed about playing in the NBA and the MLB when I was older, that would be truly amazing, and would convince all of the specialization proponents that athletes shouldn’t have to choose one lone outlet for their talents.

Terriers venture back to Notre Dame Men’s hockey: From Page 8

If there is one area Noonan has improved under Quinn though, it is at keeping himself out of the sin bin. The Nashville Predators draft pick has only compiled 21 penalties for 42 minutes this season, which is the fewest penalty minutes he has taken in a season since arriving at BU. The number is a significant decrease from the 36 penalties for 94 minutes he served last season and even the 28 penalties for 89 minutes he served his freshman year.

“Noonan has done a good job staying out of the box,” Quinn said. “It has been night and day. Every referee has said something to me about it. They literally have. They can’t believe the difference in Garrett Noonan.”

On the road again The Terriers avoided going winless on the road with their victory on Saturday over Northeastern (18-12-4, 10-8-2 Hockey East), but they will need to keep the road victories coming if they want to keep their season alive. BU will have to travel to the University of Notre Dame for the second time in three weeks and win a single-elimination game to advance to the quarterfinals of the Hockey East Tournament.

Winning at Notre Dame (20-12-2, 9-9-2 Hockey East) will not be an easy task, as BU still has not scored at the Compton Family Ice Arena in its two games there this season. Not only are there scoring issues, but Notre Dame is among the top-10 teams in the country with a 73.8 percent winning percentage at home this season.

On the other hand, BU is the second-worst team on the road this year, only winning more on the road than the University of AlabamaHuntsville. The Terriers have an 11.5 percent winning percentage away from home this season, only beating Northeastern this past weekend and tying the University of MassachusettsAmherst on Jan. 31.

Strong first impression from Robbie Baillargeon When sophomore center Danny O’Regan led the Terriers in points as a freshman last season, he became the first freshman to do so since Tony Amonte did it in the 1989-90 season. However, that milestone is likely to occur once again this season, as freshman center Robbie Baillargeon enters the Hockey East Tournament leading the team with 25 points.

The Ottawa Senator draft pick has scored nine goals on the season, which puts him only behind O’Regan (10 goals) for the team lead.

His two points on Friday night against Northeastern inched him past sophomore defenseman Ahti Oksanen for the team lead in points.

Baillargeon has spent most of the season as a top-six forward, which has given him the opportunity to play with the Terriers’ most talented forwards like O’Regan and junior forward Evan Rodrigues. On a BU team that struggled to pick up wins this season, Baillargeon represents one of the most talented youngsters on a team that is getting more valuable college hockey experience heading into next season.

Hinrichs’ return aids Lafayette hot streak Men’s Basketball: From Page 8

threes and it’s the same for them. We have to get out and make everything harder on them.

No basket should come easily.”

Hinrichs, a three-year starter for the Leopards, shoulders much of the offensive responsibility for his team. Averaging 16.4 points per game in just over 30 minutes a contest, Hinrichs is an efficient scorer. He also provides matchup problems for the opposition due to his 6-foot-7 frame, and ability to hit outside shots.

According to Jones, the key for the Terriers will be their defense. The Leopards run an efficient offense that generates a team field goal percentage of 47 percent. Playing well of late, Lafayette has scored more than 80 points in each of its last two games.

Jones has reason to be confident in his

team, however, as the Terriers held the Leopards to under 35 percent shooting in their last matchup. Lafayette, heavily reliant on the deep ball this season, shot just 6-of-21 from 3-point range in the blowout.

Down to win-or-go-home mode, Terrier seniors are focused heading into this quarterfinal game. Having played in the NCAA Tournament once already in their BU careers during the 2010-11 season, the group is hungry for another berth. “[The seniors] are really excited,” Jones said. “They accomplished one of their goals Saturday and they want to keep going.

They’re excited at the chance to play in the NCAA Tournament again. Having played in the tournament before, they know what it’s like and they want to add another conference championship to their resumes.”

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Senior defenseman Garrett Noonan has decreased his penalty minutes to 42 this year.

Agboola records double-double in win Women’s Hoops: From Page 8

the second, going on a 4-0 run to pull ahead 2928.

Neither team would score for the next four minutes despite putting up plenty of shots at both ends of the court. Agboola broke the drought with a jumper to extend the BU lead to three, but a layup from forward Jeneh Perry brought the Greyhounds back within one.

Both teams struggled to score for the next three minutes until Agboola hit a jump shot to put BU up by three again with 9:59 to play.

Freshman Lisa Mirarchi took advantage of a missed shot by the Terriers to drive the ball all the way down the court and put in a layup, but Agboola answered with a layup of her own to pad BU’s lead.

Agboola would finish the night with a double-double that included 12 points and 16 rebounds, just one short of her career high.

She also had five blocks and was able to knock down five of her 11 attempted shots from the field.

“I just really focused on crashing the boards,” Agboola said. “One of the things we emphasized last game was how we needed to rebound better … so I really wanted to focus on that for this game … my mindset was just to rebound as much as I can and do whatever I can to help my team.”

With just one point separating the conference foes after sophomore Diana Logan hit a jumper, junior forward Mollie McKendrick knocked down her own shot to put the Terriers up 37-34.

A free throw from Loyola and another McKendrick jumper brought the score to 39-35 with 34 seconds to go. After an attempt at the line from Agboola, BU sealed the deal with 10 ticks left on the clock.

“We really want to value every game,” Agboola said. “We were talking and everyone that was returning last year, we didn’t get to play in the tournament so this means so much to us.

We want to do it for not only this team but last year’s team.”

It was not the prettiest of wins, as BU posted just 15 points in the second half to Loyola’s seven and shot 27.6 percent from the field overall.

However, Greenberg stressed the value of her team being a team and working hard every day.

“It means a lot [to win],” Greenberg said.

“Our year wasn’t what we wanted, it’s not what we expected, but it is what it is, and as I told my team and everyone at the banquet the other night, all of my teams, I’m always proud of.

“I never think that [the team] can be defined by wins and losses and by our record. And this team more than ever, this team more than any team. The character of our team, the togetherness, just people I really enjoy being around and people who give everything they have.”

Burne tallies 6 goals, 2 assists against UConn, earns Ivy League Co-Player of Week Women’s Lacrosse: From Page 8

said. “We need to play hard and battle for 60 minutes,” Robertshaw said. “We need to create multiple opportunities down on attack to get some in the cage. Whoever has the ball in their stick more is going to win the game, and if we increase time on attack we’ll have a better game.”

The Big Green started out the season by winning two out-of-conference games against the University of Connecticut and the University of New Hampshire. Their single loss came Saturday to fellow Ivy League opponent Yale University.

The Terriers last met the Big Green home at Nickerson Field last season. Dartmouth,

propelled by attack Lindsey Allard’s hat trick, won the game 12-7. Allard also tallied an assist in the Big Green victory.

Wednesday marks the 17th match up between the two clubs. The Big Green have taken three of the last four and hold the all time series lead 12-5. The Terriers’ last victory against Dartmouth came in 2011 during a 9-7 win.

“The games have been back-and-forth the past couple of years, so we’re not taking this game lightly,” Robertshaw said. “It’s going to be a challenge.”

The tilt with Dartmouth will be the Terriers’ first game against an opponent ranked outside of the top-10 in the national rankings. Despite this team not being ranked as

highly as previous opponents, Robertshaw said the Terriers should still put in the same effort they did against the other teams.

“Just because Dartmouth isn’t ranked in the top 10 doesn’t mean the team is taking this game any lighter than previous games,” Robertshaw said. “We’re not taking any pressure off, the game is going to be a battle.”

For the Terriers, goalkeeping may be the key in claiming victory. BU’s freshman goalie, Caroline Meegan, started the last two games against Maryland (6-0) and UMass and holds a 14.43 goals-against average and a .381 save percentage. She also has 24 saves so far this season.

On the other end of the field, Dartmouth will look to senior Kristen Giovaniello.

The goalie has made 26 so far this season, including 10 saves against UConn and 11 stops against Yale. The senior currently holds a .464 save percentage.

In addition to strong goaltending, Dartmouth also wields Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of the Week in junior Sarah Burne.

She tallied a career-high six goals and two assists against UConn, propelling the team to a 14-11 victory.

“Dartmouth is always a loud and intimidating team to play against,” Robertshaw said. “I need the team to block that out and have more composure and confidence on the field while sticking to the game plan.”

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Quotable

Having played in the tournament before, they know what it’s like and they want to add another conference championship to their resumes.

-BU coach Joe Jones on his senior players wanting to make the nCAA Tournament

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Foul Shots Specialization

Patrick McKay Quarterback Jameis Winston is the best college football player in the nation, according to Heisman Trophy voters. After he plays the required amount of college seasons at Florida State University (in his case, three), he will be a top-5 pick in the NFL draft. And, if he works hard and is as talented as he appears to be, he’ll be a great quarterback at the professional level.

But Winston has another talent: baseball. In 2012, he was ranked as the No. 59 overall prospect in the nation by Baseball America. An excerpt from the report states: “He’s a 6.6-second runner in the 60 [yard dash] who switch-hits and has excellent arm strength, having touched 92 mph on the mound.”

Winston played baseball for the Seminoles last spring as both a right fielder and relief pitcher. He didn’t tear the cover off the ball, hitting just .235. But as a reliever, he performed well, going 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 27 innings.

Scouts expect Winston to stick to football because, after all, he can make more money doing that. A top-10 pick in the MLB draft (which Winston conceivably could be) traditionally receives a signing bonus in the neighborhood of $3-5 million.

In the NFL, a top pick can receive a bonus and guaranteed money of upwards of $10 million. If Winston chose to play for more money, no one could blame him.

But why should he have to choose?

Nowadays, kids start to specialize in sports seemingly as soon as they enter middle school. They find out where their aptitudes lie, and throw their energies wholeheartedly into one sport. Maybe this makes sense. Even high school sports are major time commitments today, with coaches looking to eliminate an offseason in order to win.

But what happened to the multisport athlete? Jackie Robinson played four sports at UCLA. Bo Jackson, arguably the greatest pure athlete of all time, played baseball and football and excelled at both, albeit for a short time. Deion Sanders did as well. Playing two (or more) sports keeps athletes in shape and utilizes different muscles in their

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Sports

W. Lax @ Dartmouth, 3 p.m.

M. Basketball vs. Lafayette, 7 p.m.

THE BEND

The BU men’s hockey team is set to face Notre Dame on the road for the second time this season, P.7.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Men’s basketball gears for quarterfinal BU takes 1st

game of Patriot League Tourney

By Justin Pallenik Daily Free Press Staff

With the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League Tournament in hand, the Boston University men’s basketball team will open up postseason play Wednesday, facing Lafayette College in the quarterfinals of the conference playoffs.

Following a season in which BU (22-9, 15-3 Patriot League) was banned from the America East Conference Tournament due to its transition into the Patriot League, the team has fulfilled the preseason expectation of becoming conference champions. The Terriers clinched the regular-season conference championship Saturday after a 68-64 road victory versus College of the Holy Cross. The title is the team’s first regular-season conference championship in more than 10 years.

“It’s very exciting to have a chance to play in the postseason,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “You know last year we didn’t have that chance. To have the opportunity to play in front of your own fans is really special. We’ve worked especially hard this year and stayed committed to our goals, and I’m glad we’re back here.”

Twice this season the Terriers have matched up against the Leopards, winning both games. In the first game, BU took a 37-34 lead into halftime, but pulled away in the second half, beating Lafayette 89-78 on Jan. 11. The second game on Feb. 8 was a different story, however, as the Terriers dominated the entire game at Agganis Arena en route to the 88-54 victory. Sophomore forward Justin Alston led the way with 17 points and senior guard D.J. Irving finished with 16 of his own.

The Terriers’ final two regular season games against the Crusaders (18-12, 12-6 Patriot League) and the U.S. Military Academy, on the other hand, were won in unconvincing fashion. In these games, BU won by a combined margin of five

By Judy Cohen Daily Free Press Staff

Since the return of leading scorer forward Seth Hinrichs at the end of January, Lafayette has played more consistent basketball. The Leopards lost all 10 games while Hinrichs recovered from injury. His return has helped make Lafayette one of the hottest teams in the Patriot League. “[Hinrichs] is definitely not an easy guy to stop,” Jones said. “The only thing we can do is make it hard for him. We have to get out on the perimeter and contest his shots.

“They’ve also got some other guys that can beat you with the

The Boston University women’s basketball team competed in its first-ever Patriot League postseason contest Tuesday night at Case Gymnasium, defeating Loyola UniversityMaryland, 40-35.

The Terriers (13-19, 7-11 Patriot League), seeded seventh in the conference, played host to the No. 10seed Greyhounds (5-25, 2-16 Patriot League) for a chance to take on the U.S. Military Academy in the quarterfinal round of the tournament.

After a low-scoring game with offensive stalemates abound, BU ultimately hit shots when it needed to and emerged victorious. “[It was] just two teams not being able to knock down a basket,” said BU coach Kelly Greenberg. “I wish I could sit here and say we both were playing incredible defense. I thought we both were playing hard on defense and really contesting, but both teams missed open shots as well.”

Freshman guard Sarah Hope, who earned Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors earlier this week, got the Terriers on the board first with a 3-pointer just 45 seconds into the game. With 16:36 to go in the first, the Greyhounds and Terriers were tied at five apiece.

The teams exchanged chances for the next eight minutes, with BU holding the advantage and going up on Loyola 20-13 with 7:50 to go in the opening half.

Loyola was able to climb back into the game though, piecing together a 10-2 run to take a 23-22 lead with 1:48 remaining in the first. Hope hit another trey to retake the lead, but the Greyhounds put up five unanswered points to close out the half with a 2825 advantage.

The Terriers regained the lead quickly after the whistle blew to start

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Senior guard D.J. Irving scored 16 points in BU’s previous game against Lafayette on Feb. 8.

points. Feb. 26, the Terriers barely survived a last second scare against Army (14-15, 10-8 Patriot League), eventually holding on to a 71-70 victory following the cancellation of a potential game-winning basket.

Meanwhile, the Leopards (1119, 6-12 Patriot League) come into Wednesday’s matchup riding a hot streak. After losing 11 games in a row midway through the season, including their first nine conference games, the Leopards have won seven of their last 10 matchups.

“They’ve gotten hot at the right time,” Jones said. “They’re not an easy team to play right now.”

Noonan steps up in final year BU to play 1st unranked opponent

By Kevin Dillon Daily Free Press Staff

If there is one player who has been asked to do it all this season for the Boston University men’s hockey team, it is senior defenseman and captain Garrett Noonan. In every situation, whether it is a power play, penalty kill or key moment at the end of the game, Noonan has been called upon to do the job.

With sophomore defenseman Matt Grzelcyk injured and a thin group of defensemen left over, Noonan has logged significant minutes this season. He is a minus-12 on the season, but 11 of those goals have come in situations when BU (10-204, 5-12-3 Hockey East) has pulled the goalie.

“He has been relied on a lot,” said BU coach David Quinn before his team’s weekend sweep over North-

eastern University. “I think the thing that’s happened is he has really improved his play without the puck.”

With Noonan’s improvement off the puck though, Quinn said the captain may have taken a small step back in terms of his play with the puck because he is trying to do too much with it.

“Usually his strength is with the puck and I think it has kind of flipped a little bit because he is asked to do a lot,” Quinn said. “One of the things that he and I are going to talk about here is that he has got to keep it simple over and over and over again.

Don’t look for the great play. It will happen.

“When you don’t score, better players sometimes tend to force things and I think that is what has happened on the power play.”

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The Bottom Line

Wednesday, March 5

AROUND

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Thursday, March 6 W. Basketball @ Army, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 7

Softball @ Under Armour Classic, 9:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m.

Track @ IC4A/ECAC Championships, All Day

By Gabbie Chartier Daily Free Press Staff

The Boston University women’s lacrosse team will be searching for its first win of the season Wednesday when the Terriers take on Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. BU (0-3) has had a shaky start to its season, dropping its three first games to No. 1 University of North Carolina, No. 3 University of Maryland, and No. 10 University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Last Wednesday, the Terriers jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first half against UMass (5-0).

However, attack and reigning Atlantic-10 Player of the Year Katie Ferris and the Minutewomen were able to come back within the first half and take the lead. UMass held control of the rest of the game and

Saturday, March 8

M. Hockey @ Notre Dame 7 p.m.

W. Hockey vs. Northeastern, 4:30 p.m.

M. Basketball vs. TBA, time TBA M. Lax vs. Colgate, 1 p.m.

the final score stood at 11-8 in favor of the Minutewomen.

The game against UMass marked the closest contest of the season thus far for the team. The Terriers saw three goals from sophomore attack Sofia Robins and three points from junior attack Lindsey Weiner. Redshirt sophomore attack Mallory Collins also netted a goal, something she has done in each of the three games thus far.

In order to find success against the Big Green (2-1), BU coach Liz Robertshaw said the team needs to implement what it has done during practice.

“We need to force the shots we want to see and the defense needs to continue the good work they’ve shown in practice,” Robertshaw

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Sunday, March 9 Softball @ Under Armor Classic, 9 a.m.

Track @ IC4A/ECAC Championships, All Day