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NEWS The Boston University Board of Trustees welcomed a new chair and six members. p. 3

INBIZ Five of Boston’s top female entrepreneurs shared their “aha” moments from their innovation-based careers, during a HUBweek event Tuesday. p. 5

SPORTS José Fernández’ death struck a chord with many across the BU community and baseball world. p. 12

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY YEAR XLV. VOLUME XCI. ISSUE IV.

Students, residents learn about injustices, at home and beyond

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More than 500 students and residents from the Boston area filled the Boston University Law Auditorium Wednesday night with the same question for the panelists at Imprisonment of a People: From the U.S. to Palestine: “Why are policemen killing people?” a young girl asked the panel, hosted by BU Students for Justice in Palestine and UMOJA: BU’s Black Student Union.

“Police use the excuses of there being so many guns, they use it as an excuse for why they always kill people,” panelist Shaun King, a New York Daily News writer and Black Lives Matter activist, responded.

To further answer this question, King said that mass incarceration in the United States and Palestine stems from a lack of compassion because “some people want to make pain politically incorrect.”

“The criminalization of a race of people has been used as a really acceptable form of oppression,” King said.

Moderated by two BU students, the four panelists discussed the connection between the Black Lives Matter movement and the Palestinian liberation movement.

As the audience exceeded the auditorium’s capacity, many attendees sat in an overflow room where they watched a livestream of the talk.

“The main goal of this panel is to educate the BU student body and the Greater Boston area community about the growing

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A political cartoon projected on the screen after a Students for Justice in Palestine panel shows the perceived relationship between the Black Lives Matter and the Palestinian Liberation movements.

Black-Palestinian solidarity movement,” Negin Taleb, a co-moderator of the panel and member of BUSJP, told The Daily Free Press prior to the panel.

Recently, The Movement for Black Lives officially stated its support for Palestinian human rights and self-determi-

nation, the College of Communication senior said.

“The U.S. and Israel benefit from the oppression of black and Palestinian bodies, and they need each other’s support in order to sustain this oppression,” Negin said. “Educating people about these con-

nections and galvanizing them to take action is an important aspect of our organization and the overall success of these movements.”

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New digital visitor guide sign opens near City Hall Boston taxi owners

sue Massachusetts over new legislature

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh unveiled a solar-powered digital visitor information sign, called a “Soofa Sign,” in Samuel Adams Park near Faneuil Hall on Friday, the city announced.

Visitors can attain information on local events and city services from the Soofa Sign, a City of Boston press release stated.

Walsh said in the release that the Soofa Sign’s installment aims to attract more visitors to the city and enhance city services.

“Over the past two years we have been taking steps to improve our city services and make the City more inviting for residents and visitors,” Walsh said in the release. “By providing residents with real-time information that is both helpful and easily accessible, we are building on our commitment to providing excellent City services to the people of Boston.”

BOS:311 as well as real-time transit information will be accessible on the sign, according to the release.

The Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics partnered with Soofa, an MIT Media Lab-based startup, to install the sign, which is the first of its kind, according to the release.

Soofa co-founder and CEO Sandra Richter said in the release that the Soofa

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The solar-powered Soofa Bench in Samuel Adams Park was unveiled Friday by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh as an interactive platform for visitors.

Sign aims to integrate people with the city.

“Soofa is proud to continue this relationship with the City of Boston, a leader in public space activation,” Richter said.

“This Soofa Sign installation is another step in connecting citizens with their surroundings through smart city infrastructure.”

Judy Wang, an innovation fellow at

MONUM, said in the release the sign can also encourage visitors to interact with one another through social media.

“We’re excited to have been chosen by Soofa to premier their first-ever solar power E Ink Sign,” Wang said in the release.

“The Sign encourages visitors and resi CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

The Boston Taxi Owners Association filed a lawsuit against Gov. Charlie Baker and other Massachusetts officials Friday, claiming a new law passed last month regarding “transportation network companies” is unconstitutional.

The law regulates TNCs, like Uber and Lyft, differently than taxicabs, allowing the TNCs to bypass some driving regulations having to do with vehicle and driver registration, insurance and fares that Boston taxis still have to abide by.

The union’s lawsuit states TNCs are not held to the same standards as taxi drivers. TNCs are allowed to operate without paying city licenses, known as medallions, which tend to become very expensive, the lawsuit said.

Jenifer Pinkham, an attorney representing the union, said members of the association believe taxi drivers are receiving unequal treatment from the state.

She said the association thinks the state is explicitly differentiating taxi drivers and TNCs in an unfair way, which the union finds to be unconstitutional.

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Urban Refuge reaches crowdfunding goal

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It’s been a month and half since a group of students in Greater Boston launched the campaign for Urban Refuge, an app designed to help refugees, on a Boston University crowdfunding platform. The campaign was a great success, Urban Refuge Director of Community Outreach Meaghan Delaney wrote in an email.

The campaign, which originally set its crowdfunding goal at $15,000, officially closed on Sunday. With 181 donors who pitched in amounts from $1 to $5,000, the campaign fundraised $17,810.

“We are very happy we were able to reach that goal together as a team,” Delaney, a sophomore in the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, wrote.

“Crowdfunding was a great option for the Boston University and greater Boston community to get involved and know more about our project.”

Delaney wrote that the next step is to pilot their app in Amman, Jordan, where the team hopes to connect urban refugees with local assistance.

“The app also provides links to online resources such as jobs boards, informal and formal education programs, and legal rights information,” Delaney said.

The project started from a class in Pardee where several students were passionate about the refugee crisis and wanted to help out in some way. None of them had experience in business or technology, but they felt creating this app was one of the few ways that they could be directly involved in helping with this crisis, according to the crowdfunding website.

Pardee Dean Adil Najam said the school strives to get its students involved in global affairs. It’s becoming increasingly important to have a cognizant mind about what is happening in the world today, Najam said, which is exactly what the Urban Refuge’s crowdfunding campaign helped its students do.

“This was something that we’ve encouraged in all of our classes to make [stu-

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The crowdfunding effort for Urban Refuge, a mobile app created by a group of Boston University students to assist refugees living in Jordan, came to an end on Sunday.

dents] more connected to the real world, to make them more linked to the real world,” Najam said.

Najam said the Syrian refugee crisis is a huge problem in the world, and he hopes this app will make a difference for those who were forced to leave their hometown.

“That’s the world we live in, and the challenges are very big,” Najam said. “I wish you could make an app, and the challenge would go away. But, I hope very much that this will help, that this will be one small step in making the lives of people and refugees slightly better if they use it.”

Several students said that understanding global affairs is important for college students, and they are proud that some of their fellow classmates are dedicated to the global refugee crisis.

Meghana Gavireddygari, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and Pardee, said she’s glad the university provides students with opportunities to make a significant difference.

“People like options,” she said. “If that’s something you’re interested in or passionate about, it’s good [that BU pro-

vides options].”

Nicholas Fuentes, a CAS freshman, said the app is a resourceful way to help refugees in Jordan settle in somewhere close to their homeland.

“The best solution to the refugee crisis is to keep the refugees near or around their home countries so that they can be resettled,” Fuentes said. “That’s better for the west and better for the Islamic world.”

Fuentes said it’s essential for students on campus to know about global affairs.

“More BU students should be involved in international affairs,” Fuentes said. “[It] is important that people are aware of what’s going on in the planet.”

Sasha Naidu, a junior in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, said she believes that the app is a great resource for refugees who aren’t able to access what they need.

“It’s a really nice idea,” Naidu said. “[This app gives] a little more connectivity for people who might not be able to get it in any other way.”

Panelists voice concern over global oppression PANEL, FROM PAGE 1

ist Oren Nimni, a criminal defense and employment attorney in Boston, talked about how the 13th Amendment affects the modern world.

“The 13th Amendment was supposed to abolish slavery,” Nimni said. “[But it] didn’t, and [it] has huge exceptions for those who are incarcerated today. Because of increased incarceration, [today’s America] looks pretty similar to the slavery [before] the Civil War.” Another panelist, Carl Williams, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, said a world of white supremacy can be dangerous and problematic.

“The idea of whiteness is the most deadly thing that has ever been created in the United States,” Williams said.

The fourth panelist, Yamila Hussein, said she grew up in Palestine and now teaches about the role that education can play to challenge systematic oppression.

Members of the Palestinian liberation movement were inspired by the civil rights movements in America long before Black Lives Matter started, Hussein said.

“Part of our political education [in Palestinian] was learning about revolution movements all over the world, and we learned about the black panthers,” Hussein said. “We tried out some of the programs they started in the U.S. We always knew that our black brothers and sisters

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he struggles of Palestinians and Black Americans are inextricably linked, and the struggle is based in the same system of oppression.

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had our back.”

And when it comes to the relationship between media and activism, Hussein that said mainstream media “distracts, distorts, dictates, directs” protesters and those who resist oppression.

After the panel discussion, several attendees said they gained a better understanding of oppression throughout the world.

Emma Jane Conlon, a 2016 College of Arts and Sciences graduate, said she learned about the interconnectedness of hardship, which the African American and Palestinian communities both face.

“The struggles of Palestinians and Black Americans are inextricably linked, and the struggle is based in the same system of oppression,” Conlon said.

Peter Bacon, 26, of Dorchester, said he appreciated that the panel provided a much-needed context surrounding oppression that people around the world face.

“I’ve never been to a Black Lives Matter event,” Bacon said. “[This panel] is not just about Black Lives Matter, it’s about the Palestinian presence, too. It was good to gain a little bit of a different perspective.”

Diana Abbas, a junior in CAS and a member of SJP, said the event was a success, and she is impressed by how many people showed their interest in the cause.

“We got a big turnout, and we had some really great speakers,” Abbas said.

“It was a great night for understanding the solidarity between the two movements.”

Officers responded to a report of a man not affiliated with the university who was attempting to open the doors of buildings as well as parked vehicles on Sept. 22 at 7:19 a.m. Officers discovered the man inside a parked vehicle. He said he was getting something for a friend, but the vehicle’s owner arrived and said he did not know the man. The man was placed under arrest.

Female punched outside College of Fine Arts A female student reported that a man struck her with a closed fist on the side of her head as she was walking by 855 Commonwealth Ave. on Sept. 22.

Male student abuses puppy Officers assisted the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on Sept. 23 at 7:13 a.m. A male student reportedly physically abused his 10-month-old puppy. The student admitted to the abuse, and the MSPCA Police will file charges.

Medical assist needed at Warren Towers Officers responded to a female student who had an epileptic seizure on Friday at 12:43 a.m. at 700 Commonwealth Ave. The student was transported to the Boston Children‘s Hospital.

Building hazard reported at Danielsen Hall Officers responded to a male trapped in an elevator at 3:07 p.m. on Friday at 512 Beacon St., Danielsen Hall. The Boston Fire Department reported that the elevator motor had overheated.

Man struck by vehicle at College of Arts and Sciences Officers responded to a report of a male employee who was struck by a vehicle while walking through a parking lot at 7:13 p.m. on Sunday at 725 Commonwealth Ave. The employee declined transportation to the hospital.

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Board of Trustees welcomes new chair, six new members

BY TILL KAESLIN DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

The Boston University Board of Trustees welcomed six new members and a new board chair this school year to fill the vacant positions left by those who had finished their terms.

Kenneth Feld, a 1970 graduate of the BU School of Management, succeeded Robert Konx as the chairman of the Board of Trustees. He now also chairs the Campaign for Boston University, which aims to raise $1.5 billion by 2019.

“To be elected chairman of the board — a board of 40 people — was wonderful,” Feld told The Daily Free Press. “I have a great affinity for the university. It’s a wonderful opportunity, and I hope that over the next several years we can keep the university moving forward.”

Feld said the board should unify the university and enable the administration to achieve the university’s highest potential.

“What’s important is that there is a strong partnership between the board and

myself with President Robert Brown and the senior staff at the university,” Feld said. “Hopefully we are efficient, and we all act as a catalyst for the best ideas to come forward.”

Five of six new board members were chosen on the ground of recommendations given by the university administration as well as by other trustees, which is the board’s traditional method, Riley wrote in an email.

While William Bloom, Ahmass Fakahany, Kenneth Slater, Malek Sukkar and Ruth Moorman started their terms on board this September, J. Robb Dixon started his term in June, when he became chair of the Faculty Council, according to BU spokesperson Colin Riley.

Dixon, a professor in the Questrom School of Business, said he has already officially been to two trustee meetings, and is looking forward to working with the team. “[Members of the board] don’t necessarily agree about everything,” Dixon said. “But they have a very respectful way to talk to one another and figure out their differences.”

Dixon said he is prepared to represent the faculty at BU and serve as the liaison between the staff and board during policy discussions.

“I can help [the trustees] understand where the majority of faculty are on particular issues,” Dixon said. “Although, as I’ve long ago learned, there’s very seldom a single point of view from the faculty perspective.”

As a former member of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing, Dixon said he was pleased that the Board of Trustees accepted the Climate Action Plan, and he hopes to tackle the subject of environmental sustainability with the board.

“I am very hopeful that we can put together a stronger set of commitments for the university to help it reduce its release of carbon dioxide and to do research that will have impact beyond the campus,” Dixon said.

As a business professor, Dixon said he now has a chance to help the trustees understand how climate change affects business and how business, in turn, affects climate change.

Several students said they wish students could have a stronger influence in the Board of Trustees, and the board should be more transparent with its agenda.

Sara Mack, a freshman in the College of Communication, said she would like to see the

new board continue to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus.

“I was impressed by the focus on these subjects at orientation,” she said. “But it is imperative to take actions while crime actually takes place.”

Chance Jackson, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said most students are not aware of what is happening within the Board of Trustees, and the board is responsible for this lack of communication. “[It] is an issue of transparency,” Jackson said. “If they’re supposed to be representing the university’s best interests, then they’re supposed to be representing my best interests as well. If I don’t know what’s going on, then there’s an issue.”

Jonathan Cook, an ENG freshman, said although he was not aware of the change in the Board of Trustees, students should pay close attention to where the university is heading. “[Students] should have some awareness of what’s going on in the Board of Trustees,” Cook said. “[Their] decisions affect the school.”

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The BU Board of Trustees has elected six new members, including new chair Kenneth J. Feld (SMG ’70).

Boston taxi owners hope to achieve equality in filing lawsuit TAXI OWNERS, FROM PAGE 1

Pinkham said because both TNCs and taxis provide transportation-for-hire services, the constitution requires the government to regulate them in the same way.

“The constitution requires that similarly situated businesses be treated the same way,” Pinkham said. “We feel that transportation network companies provide the same service that taxis provide.”

Pinkham compared the issue to an Asian restaurant and an Italian restaurant that both provide the same service. “Both are restaurants, so they need to be regulated in the same manner,” Pinkham said.

The taxi owners hope to achieve fairness and equality through this lawsuit, according to Pinkham. “[The taxi owners] just want to be treated the same way as TNCs, and they want a level playing field so that they can continue to operate, can continue to compete and are not driven out of business,” Pinkham said.

Uber and Lyft did not respond to requests for comment.

Billy Pitman, a spokesperson for Baker, said in a statement that Baker is proud of the legislation regarding TNCs, and believes the people of Massachusetts will benefit from the safety precautions the

bill outlines.

“Governor Baker, in collaboration from the legislature, was pleased to recently sign legislation establishing a regulatory framework for transportation network companies that didn’t previously exist and prioritizing public safety, including some of the strongest ride-for- hire background check systems in the nation,” Pitman said.

Baker does not usually comment on pending legislation, although he has made it clear to TNCs and the union that his administration is open to discussing the issue further, Baker’s office said.

Boston residents seemed to favor TNCs, and don’t necessarily agree with the taxi owners’ lawsuit.

Mike Schreiber, 29, of South Boston, a frequent Uber customer, expressed support for the law, and said he doesn’t know if the taxi drivers can cite the law as being unconstitutional.

“The taxi drivers are just mad because Uber is a better service,” he said Joshua Mercado, 21, of South Boston, who mainly uses Uber, said he thinks the law is constitutional, but does sympathize with the taxi owners.

“I can see where they’re coming from,” he said. “They’re losing business, but Uber is cheaper and more convenient.”

Alan Clay, 70, of Fenway, said he be-

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A group of Boston taxi owners is suing Gov. Charlie Baker, saying the new statewide rules for services like Uber and Lyft are unconstitutional.

lieves that the lawsuit is a lost cause.

While he does not use TNCs necessarily, he said he knows taxis are becoming a thing of the past.

“When technology changes, society has to change as well,” he said.

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Janitor union negotiates with employers, threatens to strike Friday

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Approximately 1,000 janitors in the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ rallied on Berkeley and Boylston streets Saturday, demanding a commercial cleaning contract revision.

Discussions between the union and employers have continued through this week, according to the union’s spokesperson Eugenio Villasante.

According to Villasante, the union members are calling for fair wages, improved healthcare insurance and job security clauses in their contracts. If members don’t reach agreement with the Maintenance Contractors of New England by Friday, the union will call a strike again, according to a Saturday press release from the union.

“The market can definitely support more full-time jobs,” Villasante said. “Often, employers will hire two part-time jobs instead of one full-time, just to keep the cut for healthcare.”

According to the union’s press release, negotiations between MCNE and the union began last August. “[The union is] the largest property service union in the country and a consortium of the largest contractors in the industry,” the release stated. “Major issues include fair wage increases to keep up with the rising cost of living and protections against unreasonable workloads.”

The MCNE said in a Saturday statement that the strike vote was unnecessary. In a Tuesday statement, the contractor group said they and the union have continued to have several discussions in the past week, and as of Wednesday, the contractor group was waiting on counter-proposals by the union.

“We believe real progress was made on economic issues like wages and health care,” the MCNE said in the Saturday release. “...

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Janitors marched through Boston Saturday to reinforce that they will go on strike if their demands aren’t met by Friday.

reached without a strike or the threat of one.”

According to the union, there are approximately 12,000 janitors working under contract with the MCNE, and they clean about 2,000 office buildings across Boston.

Prisca Castanyer, an economics professor at Northeastern University, wrote in an email that universities have been laying off janitors, and companies have been cutting healthcare benefits.

“Janitors are mostly migrants; it’s not only from race but also gender,” Castanyer said.

“Most of us don’t think twice that somebody’s cleaning up after them. It’s sad that they have to

make presence known by going on strike.”

Kamran Dadkhah, an economics professor at Northeastern, wrote in an email the impact of the laborers’ strike depends on several factors, such as the number of workers in the strike, the nature of their work and “the determination and ability of employers to withstand the strike.”

“If there is a strike, it may take some time for its effects to be felt in the buildings affected, while the effect on the low income workers may be too much,” Kamran wrote. “As a result, the employers may think that they can pressure the workers by resisting a compromise. In that

case it may take a few weeks before both sides feel that the game is not worth the candle.”

Several Boston residents said they understand why the janitors are striking, since the working conditions of the workers tend to be difficult.

James Kinkaid, 28, of Brighton, said the strike is reflective of the unsatisfactory conditions the workers face.

“I’d imagine it would make it harder for the city to run,” he said. “It seems like a tough situation. If they’re striking, I’d imagine there are some unfair conditions.”

Robin Williams, 54, of Dorchester, said companies will

understand more about the janitors’ living conditions through the strike.

“Eventually, they are going to have to meet their demands,” she said. “It has to come to a certain type of compromise. They’re going to see exactly why they’re on strike.”

Marlon Green, 35, of Dorchester, said there is room for improvement for the janitors, who work “in some difficult areas.”

“I do support them since it’s been awhile,” he said. “Specifically, there were incidents when the hours for the other janitors have been cut in an effort to the other city to not pay health insurance.”

Soofa Sign displays digital information for tourists SOOFA, FROM PAGE 1

dents to engage with each other through the use of social media, and is another indicator of the many City efforts to activate the spaces in which we work, live and play.”

In 2014, Soofa started installing their solar-powered benches, its flagship product, near Faneuil Hall and on the waterfront, the release stated. Today, the benches are available in over 20 states, according to the release.

In the next few months, MONUM will hold a Twitter chat to gather inspiration on the sign’s new locations and content and brainstorm ways to activate public space, the release stated.

Ian Taberner, a professor at the Boston Architectural College, said the Soofa Sign can help enhance the city and its events.

“This will allow to see things that may have been updated — storm warnings, events,” Taberner said. “The way that this can

share information in the city, this is really great. What would be more interesting would be the design of where they are.”

Several Boston residents said visitors have trouble navigating the city at times, and with the Soofa Sign and potentially more technology-based information signs, tourists will have an easier time getting around Boston.

Jonathan Padilla, 21, of Back Bay, said he’s noticed a lot of newer Boston residents tend to have

trouble finding their way around at first.

“The city is growing fast,” he said. “We have a lot of people who aren’t from Boston originally, and if you’re not from here you might not know how to get around.”

Neeta Abraham, 21, of Allston, said while she thinks Boston is a relatively easy city to navigate, and figuring out directions could be made easier for people who aren’t familiar with the area.

“Especially when you’re not

familiar with the city at all, you need any help you can get,” she said.

Rijju Pradhan, 34, of Brighton, said she thinks the map will help tourists from other countries in particular.

“I’ve seen a lot of people come into the city from other countries and they get a little confused,” she said. “Having that particular map there might help them a lot.”

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Female entrepreneurs share ‘Aha’ moment that led to success

BY MEGAN MULLIGAN DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

There’s fear, there’s self-doubt, there’s a great wide ocean below — there’s a spectrum of emotions and thoughts when taking a leap of faith to follow one’s passions.

Often overlooked, there is usually a path-changing moment that inspires that risky leap in the first place.

Five of Boston’s top female entrepreneurs shared their own “aha moments” from their innovation-based careers, including their risky leaps, at Microsoft’s New England Research and Development Center, during Boston’s second annual HUBweek Tuesday.

“Women in Innovation Story Slam: Aha Moments” was hosted by Microsoft and LaunchSquad, a public relations firm.

Five women were featured on the panel: Jules Pieri, co-founder and CEO of The Grommet; Dr. Yuly Fuentes-Medel, executive director of Descience; Elizabeth Lawler, CEO and co-founder of Conjur, Inc.; Tanya Bakalov, co-founder and chief of staff of SevOne; and Melissa James, founder and CEO of The Tech Connection.

Filling up the seats, the couches and even the staircases throughout the room, roughly 80 attendees listened to the speakers discuss what exactly sparked change early in their ca-

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A panel of scientists, clinicians and executives discuss stem cell-derived therapies for diabetic patients during the HUBweek: A Quantum Leap in Diabetes Treatment discussion.

reers, whether it be walking away from Google or “faking it until you make it.”

James and other speakers noted risks associated with young startups, but also the valuable opportunities that paired alongside them.

“I had no idea all those moments from

when I was applying to go to college ... I was learning how to be resilient,” James said, on the initial creation of The Tech Connection.

“I was learning how to navigate these big blue oceans. Starting a company is just like that.

There’s a big blue ocean, and every day I wake up and say, ‘What don’t I know?’”

James worked as a technical recruiter at Google before leaving in 2014 to start The Tech Connection, which helps young technical professionals with career planning and job placement, according to its website.

Bakalov, previously a senior consultant at Deloitte, co-founded SevOne, a digital infrastructure management company, when her husband decided to leave his job, she said.

“None of [these risks] entered my mind,” Bakalov said. “Just, ‘alright, let’s do this. Let’s learn something new.”

For others, inspiration came at an unlikely time.

When Pieri’s startup began to fail and received multiple rejections from venture capitalists during the recession in 2008, her mother also passed away. Later on, kept awake from the noise of a thunderstorm, Pieri received an email from a firm approving her application for capital.

“That thunderstorm was my mother in heaven, throwing around some boulders,” Pieri said. “She said ‘I’ve had enough of this.

My daughter had been queen of rejection long enough. Let’s get this deal done and save the company.’ And she did, and I did too.”

A few years ago, Fuentes-Medel attended the graduation of a friend who studied fashion at the Massachusetts College of Art and CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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INTERVIEW: Artist Chris Williams activates neurons in Cambridge

BY JESSIE LEVINSON DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Chris Williams is a sculptor, but his most recent work might seem more like a science project.

The artist created a giant neuron constructed of metal and glass and spoke about it at Tuesday’s HUBweek event “Activate Your Neurons.” Located in Kendall Square, the sculpture was situated between medical research buildings to represent the fusion of science and art, Williams said. HUBweek, a weeklong celebration and exploration of “the future being built in Boston,” showcased Williams’ sculpture because it “symbolizes the network of individuals who make Kendall Square a nucleus of innovation.”

Williams said he made the sculpture because he wanted people to start thinking about the type of research being performed in Kendall Square. BioMed Realty, a real estate company that caters to the life science community, funded the project. After the company called Kendall Square a “nerve center,” Williams decided to make that the name of his sculpture.

The sculpture represents the spirit and the collaboration of the scientific community in the Boston area, Williams said.

“That’s what happens in Cambridge,” he said. “Everybody is studying and researching, and here we are trying to do an art project and we’re sucked into that same energy. It was really a collaboration between a lot of … creative and intelligent people to get this to happen.”

Williams’ giant neuron looks like a tree

with several branches sticking out, representing the parts of a neuron, including the axons, dendrites and nucleus. The nucleus contains a light inside of it that changes color every few minutes, along with smaller glass circles intertwined in the roots.

Viewers can see inside the center nucleus because it is made out of glass. Williams said these glass windows “appear to be pushing and bulging out of the … internal surface of the nucleus.”

The artist, who started off as a welder, said he did not have a lot of prior knowledge of neurons. It wasn’t until he actually looked at some cells that he really “appreciated the beauty under the microscope.”

“When scientists look through microscopes, their artwork is hidden,” he said.

“There is creativity in every industry.”

Williams said he noticed that many scientists use different color dyes to label different parts of the cell under the microscope in order to easily communicate with their coworkers. The changing colors of the lights in his sculpture represents this idea.

He said “looking at cellular activity through colors” was inspiring.

The sculpture, which weighs just over a ton and took eight months to complete, is big enough to allow viewers to walk around and under it, creating an interactive element. There was also a board that invited viewers to write what Kendall Square meant to them. The board included comments like “live, work, play” and “a playground to discovery.”

Williams has been sculpting for 20 years and is a third-generation metal fabricator.

Between his mother’s creativity, his father’s

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Chris Williams’ Nerve Center sculpture stands in Kendall Square in Cambridge.

knowledge of welding and his upbringing in Rockport, Williams said becoming an artist just made sense. “[My mother] was the color and my father was the tools,” he said. “It’s just such a perfect blend.”

Williams said one of his favorite parts of the art industry is the interactions he has with other artists and enthusiasts.

“The people that collect art, the people that are really into it [are] so different from one another that I never really know who I’m going to meet next,” Williams said. “It’s just amazing how all these separate lives are somehow con-

nected with this creative vein.”

This idea of connections between seemingly unconnected people is part of what drew Williams to the Kendall Square community, he said. Despite notions that art and science exist in two separate entities, Williams said there is a lot of art in science.

“I really hope that [viewers] will understand what Cambridge is about, what this project was about and … how connected we all are,” he said. “Like it or not, we all reach out to each other to get things done and this is very symbolic of the thinking and the discovery of everything that we try to do.”

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HUBweek welcomes blend of arts, sciences in brand new display

BY ELISE TAKAHAMA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

While many have drawn a defined line between the arts and sciences, the new wave of the future seems to focus on tearing that down.

Yes, it’s the age of virtual reality goggles and 3-D printing, but it’s also a time when there’s an emphasis on sharing photos, videos and music.

It’s a time when audiences will wait hours for just 10 minutes with an art exhibit. And it’s a time when 9-year-olds are learning to deejay.

As part of HUBweek’s first-ever “SMASH: Fusing Music, Art, and Technology” event, the community on Monday night welcomed to Cambridge’s Workbar four companies working with the future of technology. Surrounded by dark brick walls and splashes of color in art pieces and office plants, attendees wandered from booth to booth, gaining a taste of what this new fusion has to offer.

Mmmmaven is teaching children about music production and giving them deejaying experience. eCorder is introducing a 3-D-printed electronic recorder. PeekSeeq is working on an easy-to-use app that allows people to mix sounds and create songs. And Desolus is building a new video game using virtual reality goggles.

“We really appreciate that they’re doing new things,” said Brendan Ryan, the executive director of HUBweek. “They’re creating communities. They’re bringing musicians and scientists and technologists together. So we wanted to give them some support, shine a light on it.”

With this goal in mind, Ryan decided that Workbar was the perfect place to celebrate the collaboration of different worlds. Workbar is a shared workspace with locations in Cambridge, Boston, Somerville and more, focused on providing “the professionalism of a corporate of-

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Michael Shonle plays his 3-D printed electric recorder at SMASH: Fusing Music, Art, and Technology, a HUBweek event hosted by Workbar in Cambridge.

fice, the flexibility of a gym, and the comfort of a cafe,” according to their website. They welcome all careers, from developers to accountants to lawyers, said Emily Smith, the events coordinator at Workbar.

“We are always trying to be involved with the community,” Smith said. “It’s a great way for people to get to know each other.”

After all, it is “a festival for the future,” as HUBweek’s 2016 slogan reads. With all the new technology and science that continues to be introduced, developers and creative professionals are just pushing the boundaries.

But it’s not always just about the new products. Whitney Bernstein, an innovation architect at IdeaScale in Berkeley, California who attended the event, said she believes HUBweek a human interest movement.

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Design. The commencement, Fuentes-Medel said, was a fashion show and the “aha moment” that inspired her to develop what would later become Descience. Descience connects fashion designers with scientists to combine the two careers, according to its website.

“Every single color and texture was telling me so many things,” Fuentes-Medel said.

“Fashion can be the one language where we all can speak the same. I started observing something: creativity. We all have it and convey it in different ways” The crowd was as diverse as the speakers themselves. “[The lineup and program] combines all my favorite things: women, innovation and networking,” said Alyssa Feola, 29, a cybersecurity advisor for the U.S. Air Force from Watertown.

“I’d like to meet people face to face and explore new opportunities. I envision myself working toward a job as a cybersecurity advisor for the Department of Homeland Security. That’s why the women empowerment and networking appeals to me.”

Some of the speakers noted that selfdoubt sometimes holds women back from taking the necessary plunge and starting a new company.

Lawler’s company, Conjur, Inc., assesses the risks different businesses take concerning their data and provides cybersecurity and other guidance, according to its website. One of Lawler’s “Aha moments,” she said, was realizing that although she helped encourage others to take risks, she took none herself.

“I wasn’t taking risks to be the leader I wanted,” Lawler said. “I hadn’t taken risks in being CEO until later. Although I had made a company for people taking risks, I hadn’t.”

The evening capped with all the speakers sharing advice to their fellow females looking to enter a male-dominated field.

“As women, we undersell ourselves a ton,” Bakalov said during an audience question-and-answer session at the end of the event. “We need someone to ask us, ‘Why do you think that way?’ and to have someone point that out to us is precious.”

creative and share their ideas,” Bernstein said.

“People want to be consulted. People want to be included. So putting it in people’s hands, they get to participate in creating the world around us.”

As more people get involved, the separation between music, arts and science is fading away, little by little, she said.

“People think that scientists think one way and artists think another,” Bernstein said. “But they don’t often recognize that they’re all people who are curious and experimenting and trying to understand the world through different techniques … They’re not really as different as you would think.”

Ryan agrees that the barriers aren’t as significant anymore, which he said is exactly what HUBweek’s presentations are attempting to do.

“All those traditional groupings don’t really

capture our audience — it’s mindset,” Ryan said. “It’s people who are engaged or want to be engaged.”

For those creative thinkers, factors like age and education are starting to matter less and less. Mmmmaven, which is Cambridge-based, has built a curriculum around teaching about digital and electronic music production with Ableton Live 9, a type of advanced software for production, creation and performance.

And they’ve opened up the world to elementary school kids. Mmmmaven’s Beat Academy, a weeklong music technology day camp, is catered to kids ages 9 to 12.

“It seems that the longer we wait, the younger kids get who can use this stuff,” said David Day, executive director of Mmmmaven.

“Skrillex said that in five years, all music would be made by 5-year-olds. That’s the future.”

And it’s not just age. The future is moving forward without barriers of background too.

Alex Stokes, a programmer and co-founder at Boston-based PeekSeeq, explained that the company’s new application is targeting both professionals and unexperienced individuals.

Their emphasis is on speed, he said, but they’re also striving to make it easy for everyone to use.

By introducing a collaborative aspect, PeekSeeq can connect people globally to arrange songs.

Startups like PeekSeeq and Mmmmaven are opening up the technological world to those who may have been shut out before. These individuals are leading the charge into unfamiliar territory, but by pulling new people into the movement, they’ve been able to advance in all sorts of innovation.

“That’s our goal,” Ryan said. “That’s what we’re trying to do — make it so that it’s not based on who you know or where you went to school. If you’re interested and you have that curiosity, then HUBweek’s for you.”

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The crowd mills about after Booty Bae’s performance at the disPlay concert in Brighton Saturday night.

The disPlay shows importance of community support

BY ALLEGRA PEELOR DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Local musicians and clothing companies gathered in a small entertainment space in Brighton on Saturday to celebrate some of the creative talent spawning from Boston University and the surrounding community.

Called the disPlay, the event was a pop-up shop and party organized by Jordan Carter, a senior in the College of Fine Arts, and his artist collective, The Arsenal. A portion of the proceeds went to the BU Black Artists Alliance, which Carter, a percussion performance major and rapper, co-founded last year.

“There isn’t a lot of space for art-making and stuff like that,” Carter said. “We’re just thankful that we got this space to make it happen and bring a bunch of people together.”

Carter said he wanted to form a Black Artists Alliance on campus to “showcase the essence of black art throughout campus” and to provide a “supplement to the lack of color on campus.” The organization is currently raising money to host an Afro-Caribbean dance workshop. In the past, they have put on events such as a “talent exchange” for Black History Month.

The Arsenal started when Carter’s friend Kyle Campbell, a sophomore in the Questrom School of Business, heard Carter rap and wanted to put together an artist collective in the vein of Future or the Wu-Tang Clan.

“He was just in his room, rapping, showing me the unfinished version of one of his songs — the first song that he ever made — and my mind was blown,” Campbell said. “I was like, ‘Why are we not doing anything with this?’”

Carter and Campbell got the idea for a pop-up shop and performance combination after Raury, a rapper who went to their high school in Atlanta, put on a similar event and became famous. Two years later, Raury is now signed to Columbia Records and has a small annual music festival called RaurFest.

The disPlay pop-up shop featured deejay performances and clothing displays

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Rapper Booty Bae performs Saturday night at the disPlay concert in Brighton.

from local brands.

“It’s just nice for people to come in and see [my clothes],” said John “Jb” Macaroco, whose clothing line Wicked Clothing was featured at the disPlay. “It’s not really about me selling it, it’s just to show my work.”

Carter also hired Sean Mackey, a 17-yearold photographer and clothing designer, to

take photos of the disPlay. His clothing line, Way Of Life, debuted at the disPlay.

“With my photography I started to get more involved with streetwear and fashion,” Mackey said. “I got inspired by a lot of different people and I decided to start my own thing.”

Priya Dadlani, a senior in the College of

Communication and the College of Arts and Sciences, said that shops featuring small, local clothing designers are important because the customer can have a connection with the person who made the clothes in addition to the clothes themselves.

“I would rather give $20 to someone in my area that’s living in the same community as me than give $20 to a store like Forever 21 or H&M,” Dadlani said. “It’s a good feeling when you buy something from someone you meet in person, like they made it.”

The party portion of the event included performances by Carter, whose stage name is King J; Jean-Luc Lukunku, another member of The Arsenal and a senior in COM (whose stage name is Jean-Luc); and Anthony Echols (Roam), another rapper from Georgia who is friends with Campbell and Carter.

A variety of local designers and musicians, in addition to the hosts’ friends, also attended the event. Caliph, whose given name is Abdourahmane Doumbouya, is a rapper who found out about the disPlay through his friend who had a fashion line on display.

Caliph, 27, of New Bedford, started rapping 10 years ago. He moved to the United States from Senegal when he was younger and said he was in the country illegally for a short time. “[Rapping] was kind of like an outlet,” Caliph said. “I could speak for people like me who don’t have a voice.”

Caliph emphasized the importance of appreciating local artists because it is hard for musicians to become wellknown if they do not have the support of their local community.

“You know that that group’s there regardless,” he said, “so it pushes you to represent them. It kind of makes you feel bigger than yourself.”

Campbell said he agrees that gaining support from their community is an important part of a musician’s journey to success. He cited Raury as an example, since he was able to gain support in Atlanta before signing a record deal and gaining followers from all over the world.

“No rapper or artist would be where they are today,” Campbell said, “if everybody in their vicinity didn’t support them.”

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J.D. Capelouto, Editor-in-Chief Christy Osler, Managing Editor

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Paige Smith, Editorial Page Editor

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Shame on COM for eliminating print papers, disheartening students aspire to have bylines in the Globe. Yet, we do not have access to it in any form currently. It is absurd that we have to finagle ways to read our professors’ bylines. This is where we turn for inspiration.

Nothing matches the unexplainable joy one gets from flipping through the pages of a newspaper. It’s something about the smell of ink and the satisfying sound the pages make as they’re turned — it becomes addicting. The majority of aspiring journalists know this sensation all too well. It’s what drives us forward as we scan the columns for our bylines and photos.

However, we must now rely on computer screens to elicit the same reaction following the essential discontinuation of the Collegiate Readership Program in Boston University’s College of Communication. As outlined in a Monday Daily Free Press article, students previously had access to print editions of the New York Times, The Boston Globe and USA TODAY on designated shelves throughout the COM building. The service was discontinued this summer, according to COM Dean Thomas Fiedler. COM announced free school-wide digital subscriptions to the Times in an email last Wednesday. The new service includes access to the extensive Times archives and multimedia features, in place of the print editions.

As a journalism school, we are based in Boston. Gaining unlimited access to the New York Times is fantastic, but we do not live in New York. Obviously it is a beacon of journalistic excellence, but what about The Boston Globe?

Many of our journalism professors have worked at the Globe in the past, some professors work there now, our classmates participate in co-op programs at the Globe and we

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We’re often quizzed on current events, more likely local news than not. How are we supposed to succeed, or at the very least cram, if we do not have legal access to our primary regional newspaper?

It goes without saying that more people than your average journalism nerds pick up a paper. Having a newspaper in physical form is

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with eliminating ready access to news sources, particularly our local outlet.

The Globe allows access to five free articles per month before a paywall pops up.

There are ways around paywalls, but circumnavigating the very institution that guarantees a future position of employment seems unethical at the least. If the print editions are

removed from the building for COM students, we should at the very least have digital access.

Turning to a digital-only approach for news is an indication of the times. By switching to digital version of the Times and cutting the other publications, costs are obviously diminished.

However, we lose the experience of casually grabbing a newspaper and flipping through it in the GSU. It opens conversations, triggers debate and generally informs those who may not otherwise visit the Globe’s website.

The most troubling thing about the discontinuation of the print newspapers is not the actual act, but rather the ideology that it supports. Eliminating the papers, and quite literally ripping the shelves from the wall, is perhaps the most disheartening thing you can do for a school dedicated to producing journalists. This is an endorsement of our future, and an incredibly bleak one at that.

People ask us day in and day out why we have chosen this profession. There is always questioning, particularly in our current hostile environment. It seems as if beyond an insatiable curiosity and unshakable determination, there is a third missing ingredient. That would be hope. Hope for our outlets, hope for our future careers and hope for the dissemination of truth. Seeing print newspapers banished from the walls of COM chips away at that hope just a bit more.

But hey, at least we have access to the Times’ archives now.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In a Grenoble state of mind, A semester in Boston from a Paris state of emergency Singaporean’s perspective

BY JONATHAN HAUSER COLUMNIST

Even from across the Atlantic, I am keeping up with American news. This means that I can see that the United States is currently in the midst of debating the balance between security and freedom, as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump prepare for the November election.

Airport security lines, online government databases and gun control have all been filtered into the conversation on how to create a safer nation, but one of the main questions up for debate is how exactly to prevent attacks from happening on American soil. This similar debate is currently running at top gear in France as well, due to the recent terrorist attacks on French soil and the French presidential election coming up in the spring. However, the French are already in action with how they are going to prevent the problem: the military.

Every day when I walk through the streets of Grenoble, whether it is on my way to class, to a pastry shop or to the park, it is nearly impossible to not come across the French military strolling through in groups of four or five, carrying sizable automatic weapons. While I am no expert on guns, it is clear that these are not your common police-force issued pistol, but rather a weapon ready to stop anything and everything at the pull of a trigger.

Since the November 2015 attacks in Paris, where shootings and bomb blasts killed over 130 people, France has been in an état d’urgence, or a state of emergency, which has extremely heightened security measures across the country. According to Le Monde, the French senate has voted to extend the état d’urgence until January after the recent Bastille Day attacks in Nice.

What this means for me is that I will continue to see the military walking

around in their green bérets on the streets, on the tram and in large cafés and restaurants. The béret, known by many Americans as a symbol of French fashion and culture, also now carries the notion of the French military in my mind. But now, after a month of being here, I am noticing the gendarmes less and less.

As I become assimilated to life here in France, I have grown accustomed to many things: I now ride the Grenoble tram with as much ease as I do the Green Line in Boston, I know the timing of the traffic lights so that I can jaywalk without being hit by oncoming cars and I have even come to expect bread at dinner every night (because without bread, is it even dinner?). But the fact that I have become accustomed to the military walking through the streets truly surprises me. If I had seen the military on Commonwealth Avenue this summer, I would have freaked out, but my reaction here in France is nonexistent.

Here in France, the gendarmes are just there. Passing by one of the groupings of green bérets has become almost analogous to watching a police car cruise down the street. When I see them board the tram I am taking on my way to class in the morning, I don’t even bat an eye anymore. They stay on the tram for a few stops, then get off and continue on their patrols through the downtown of Grenoble.

The thing is, I’m in Grenoble. I’m not in Paris or Marseille, but rather a small city of just over 160,000 people, according to the 2013 French census. The fact that the French feel that it is necessary to have such a large military presence in a small city makes me a bit uneasy because it signals how far the state of emergency stretches. It really makes me think ahead to the remainder of my year abroad here in France.

What should I expect when I study abroad this spring in Paris? A military officer on every corner? A holstered gun at every Métro stop? A pair of trained eyes watching me as I go through my basic daily routines?

But for now, whenever I sit on a bench in my favorite park near the BU office eating a Brioche St.-Génix or licking caramel gelato, I will not really notice the French military as they walk past touting their guns. In the back of my mind, however, I know that the state of emergency is still here in Grenoble and in France. And that is just something that is not up for debate.

BY REVATHI VALLUVAR COLUMNIST

I landed in the Boston Logan International Airport on a cool Monday evening in August after 23 hours of flying. It was 23 degrees celsius, and the sun was bleeding into the sky in hues of orange and red. Yes, that’s in degrees celsius. Yes, 23 degrees celsius (equivalent to 73 degrees Fahrenheit) is cool for me, and yes, I survived 23 hours in a pressurized tin can. After all, home to me is a very sunny island called Singapore.

Singapore is located between Malaysia and Indonesia, near the equator in Southeast Asia. This is the primary reason my roommate needs to deal with our room constantly being a sauna.

I arrived here as an exchange student from Nanyang Technological University, and for one semester I get to be an American student. This is a prospect that is very exciting to me, considering the stereotypes and stories floating about in the media about an “American college experience.”

I have found myself rather shocked, amused and surprised by many things I have encountered in America. So let me tell you about the America I have seen so far, from a relatively well-travelled, native English-speaking Southeast Asian’s point of view.

No one understands me the first time I speak, unless I add American slang to my phrasing. I am rather proud of my grasp of the English language. I was a little taken aback that apparently my enunciation was not good enough to be understood by my American friends. Upon some self-reflection, though, I understand that we’re all just used to hearing different speech patterns and it is of course difficult to understand someone with a different way of speaking. It was a blow to my ego, but I put on my big girl pants and dealt with it.

In Boston, people have a tendency to ask you how you’re doing and then walk away from you. The first time this happened to me, I was thoroughly confused. I also thought it was

kind of rude because the person did not even wait for me to answer them. All I could think as she walked away from me was, “OK, wait, what just happened? Am I not supposed to answer you? Oh, OK, alright, you’re not turning around. I guess that’s goodbye then.” It was such a weird way to greet a person. But I have grown accustomed to it and now just utter a simple “fine,” regardless of whether anyone is listening to me or not.

A lot of people do not actually know where Singapore is, or anything else about it for that matter. I do have a lot of pride for my little home because I personally feel that for such a small country — our whole country is smaller than New York City alone — we have come very far. Also, about two months ago, Singapore was invited to the White House for a diplomatic meeting. Despite this, I have been asked multiple times where Singapore is, or what state in Singapore I am from. I had to explain to people multiple times that there are no states in Singapore. It is just Singapore.

Last week I shocked a man I met at the Red Sox game when I told him I was from Singapore because he said he would have never had guessed I was from Singapore. My English was apparently too good for me to be from Singapore. I looked at him bemused, and asked him why he would be shocked or think that my English would be bad. After all, English is the first language for anyone in the Singapore education system. It made me realize that even Americans were trying to battle stereotypes and that even Americans were victims of toxic generalizations.

I expected to have to deal with the stereotypes that would come with the fact that I am Indian by race and Singaporean by nationality. But I was arrogant enough to think that I would not need to be educated on American culture. After all, I speak English. I travel a lot, like most Singaporeans. I am well-educated. I pride myself on being cultured and worldly, but I let myself buy into the stereotypes about Americans. I was in the wrong to do that. I realized that by letting myself buy into the stereotypes in the American media, I had done to America what I thought Americans would do to me: judge me without knowing me.

I am sure that a lot of things in this country will continue to boggle me and ruffle my feathers, but I guess I should give America a chance, too. You deserve better, I deserve better and maybe next week I will tell you about how I almost died crossing Commonwealth Avenue because traffic travels in the opposite direction here.

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Women’s soccer continues Patriot League success

BY RYAN STOLZ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The late baseball great Yogi Berra famously coined the phrase, “It’s deja vu all over again.” It’s a phrase that has been applying to the Boston University women’s soccer team all season long.

BU (2-10, 2-1 Patriot League) lost the first 10 games of its season before finally getting in the win column with a 1-0 victory this past weekend at home versus American University. The Terriers found a familiar fate on Tuesday night, taking down another Patriot League foe, Colgate University, by the same score for its second consecutive victory.

As the season progresses and the Terriers play league games, momentum seems to be picking up for them — not too dissimilar from last year’s results.

Entering league play in 2015, the Terriers found themselves sitting at 2-42 struggling on both sides of the ball and in need of quick turnaround against other conference opponents.

BU ended up tallying a record of 8-0-1 in league competitions, and rode the momentum it had going into Patriot League play last year, ending postseason play as league and tournament champions.

With the parallels to last season clear, the Terriers are showing signs of what’s needed in order to win their fourth consecutive Patriot League crown, and BU head coach Nancy Feldman has noticed.

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Senior goalkeeper Bridget Conway started and had three saves for BU against the Colgate Raiders.

“It was a combination of us being process oriented,” Feldman said. “We really looked out how we were playing and improving by being accountable.”

Feldman’s side defeated the Raiders (4-4-3, 2-1 Patriot League) in what was a battle of two physical teams.

An indicator of that were the 21 fouls were distributed between the two teams.

Additionally, senior defender Rachel

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An 0-10 start is enough for any team to have serious doubts finding success, but Feldman praised the seniors for their belief in the process and dedication to turning the season around.

“They are a hard working soccer team that plays on the edge,” Feldman said.

“You need to be able to handle the phys-

ical pressure while staying composed and calm.”

The lone goal for BU was scored by junior midfielder Jesse Shreck in the 15th minute. The Lido Beach, New York native received a through-ball from sophomore midfielder Dorrie Varley-Barrett and slotted it by Raiders goalkeeper Kelly Chiavaro for her first goal of the season.

Over the past two games, the Terriers have established a more aggressive pattern in the early going. BU has recorded firsthalf scores in each of its last two contests, helping it dictate the play over its opponents.

“Colgate is mobile and plays with a lot of imagination and creativity,” Feldman said. “It was a team effort to limit the free looks that Colgate had.”

Not to go unnoticed is the stellar defending and goalkeeping from BU over the past two games as well.

Senior Bridget Conway and junior Hannah Ciolek have still been splitting time in goal, leading to fresh bodies in net each half. Over the two games, the duo has recorded shutouts, with none of the 15 shots on them turning into goals.

“Both of them deserve to play,” Feldman said. “We are trying to find a way to reward them even though the goalie is a challenging position to share time.”

The Terriers look to make it three in a row when they travel to Loyola University Maryland for another conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.

League play continues to be kind to Terriers following Colgate win RECAP, FROM PAGE 12

attack and dribbled it deep into Colgate’s backline. She then sent a ball into Shreck, whose effort bested Raiders goalkeeper Kelly Chiavaro to give BU the 1-0 lead.

Despite their recent pressure on opposing defenses, the Terriers are still the least proficient scoring team in the Patriot League.

They rank third in shots on goal, but have a league-low four goals to show for it.

Until last weekend, they hadn’t been able to convert their opportunities; two wins later, and their hard work is starting to produce good results.

“We didn’t come to practice and just say, ‘Oh, we’re unlucky’ or ‘it’ll come,’” Feldman said. “We were working through it and staying positive.”

BU showed no signs of losing its intensity coming out of halftime, but Colgate picked up the urgency, led by Sotamayor and senior Sarah Coy. “I thought Sotomayor got away from us a few times, and so did Coy,” Feldman said. “They’re two tough players to defend — they’re there one second, and then they’re not there. They’re mobile. They play with a lot of creativity. They’re unpredictable.”

In the 51st minute, Sotomayor moved past a pair of defenders and sent a shot wide past Conway.

Thirteen minutes later, Bloznalis was given a yellow card for taking down Coy. With a chance to tie the game, the Boca Raton, Florida native sent her free kick high and out of play.

The Raiders came closest to equalizing in the 83rd minute. Coy advanced the ball into the Terriers’ zone and crossed the ball for senior Sophi Lederer, who headed

the ball high over the net.

Overall, BU contained one of the more aggressive offenses in the conference. Colgate is a force on offense, as indicated by 87 total shots on goal, good for first in the conference.

BU’s defense bent against the Raiders, but it did not break. Conway finished the night with three saves; Hannah Ciolek, her second-half substitute, chipped in one save.

Feldman preached that the victory was due to the efforts of the entire team, and if the Terriers continue this approach, the wins should follow.

“It was a team effort limiting how much [Sotomayor and Coy] got the ball,” Feldman said. “It was team defense to not let them get through, and when they did, our backline was stable. It limited their free looks.”

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Junior midfielder Jesse Shreck is tied for the third-most shots on the team with 14.

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No. 13 field hockey looks for win against Harvard

BY LIAM O’BRIEN DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Following the erosion of its undefeated mark with a pair of consecutive losses, the No. 13 Boston University field hockey team will look to redeem itself when it hosts Harvard University, its rival from across the Charles River, at Nickerson Field on Thursday.

After emerging victorious from their first seven games of the 2016 season, the Terriers (7-2, 1-1 Patriot League) endured a rough patch this past weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision at the hands of Lafayette College on Friday before falling 5-1 to the No. 1 University of Connecticut on Sunday afternoon.

The usually stout BU defense, which ranks eighth in the nation with a goals against average of just 1.37, struggled in containing the high-paced offensive attack of UConn (9-0).

“The Lafayette [6-3, 1-0 Patriot League] loss was really disappointing because we felt like we did not begin that game ready to play,” said BU head coach Sally Starr. “The UConn game was one that we actually played well in, but we just struggled defensively.”

Utilizing an impressive bevy of ball movement, the Huskies outmanned the

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Senior forward Amanda Cassera is tied for the team lead in points with 12.

Terriers on the offensive side, releasing 11 shots that included three first-half goals.

While the onslaught from UConn was to be expected (the team currently stands third in the country with an average of 4.56 goals per contest) the defensive lapses were an anomaly for the Terriers.

Heading into Sunday’s action, BU had

yielded more than a single goal in regulation time on just one occasion while shutting out its two previous opponents.

“We are looking at those two games as motivation to keep working hard and to keep getting better,” Starr said. We need to take it one game at a time and one practice at a time.”

While the Crimson (4-4) also played the role of victim in their meeting with the Huskies on Sept. 11, falling 4-0, the team is playing its best hockey of the season heading into Thursday’s matchup.

After beginning the campaign in with a 2-4 record, the Crimson responded with a shutout victory over rival Yale University on Friday before garnering their most impressive triumph of the season on Sunday, a 3-1 victory over the No. 20 University of Maine.

“Harvard is a really good team,” Starr said. “They are having one of their best years. They are talented and really wellcoached. I’m looking forward to a really challenging match on Thursday night. We need to be at our best and do the things that we can control very well.”

Heading into the battle with the Terriers, senior Marissa Balleza has been Harvard’s best scorer thus far. Through the first eight games of the season, she leads the Crimson with five goals to ac-

company her two assists, having garnered over a third of her team’s points for the season.

Balleza, who scored 13 goals for Harvard last season, has notched a goal in three of her last four appearances and will look to continue that momentum on Thursday.

While Harvard’s offense, which ranks 63rd in the nation with an average of 1.63 goals per game, may not be the most formidable task that the Terriers defense has been faced with so far this season, its defense will provide a daunting test.

If BU hopes to come away with a win on Thursday, expect the senior forward tandem of Amanda Cassera, who currently leads the Terriers with five goals on the season, and Taylor Blood, the team’s pilot in assists with four, to play crucial roles throughout the contest.

Starr knows it will be a tough test, as the Crimson enter the tilt ranked 28th in Division I in goals against, allowing an average of just 1.82 points per game.

“Maine has been averaging about five or six goals per game, and [Harvard] held them to just one,” Starr said. “Their defense is really good. We need to shoot a little bit earlier, draw the corners, get shots and look for rebound opportunities.”

Remembering José: the talent, the smile, the charisma FERNÁNDEZ, FROM PAGE 12

After seeing Fernández’s Instagram post, Adams said baseball didn’t seem as important anymore in the big picture.

“It’s a tragic loss, and if it taught me anything it’s that an unborn child losing his father outweighs the potential of a million-dollar arm,” he said.

Though it’s hard to not talk about how incredible the Marlins ace was on the field, his love and sacrifice for others off the field was even more impressive.

“To speak on his off-the-field stuff, he was one of the most genuine guys in the baseball world,” Kern said. “What you see is what you’re going to get. He’s going to be charismatic, he’s going to be humorous and I think that’s a lot of what America loves.”

Growing up in Cuba, Fernández’s dream was to play baseball in the MLB, but the restrictions Cuba has on its citizens defecting to the United States made Fernández’s dream difficult to achieve.

He persevered and after three failed defection attempts — each one leading to jail time — he, his mother Martiza and his sister Yadenis Jiménez, successfully made it out of Cuba in 2007. On one of his attempts, his mother fell off the boat due to high waters, and José jumped overboard, risking his life to save her. This serves as another reminder to Fernández’ selfless nature, and his success is the embodiment of the American Dream.

In a 2013 interview, Fernández showed off his two tattoos — the names of his grand-

mother, Olga, and his mother. The Marlins organized for his grandmother to come to the United States, and during the interview he discussed that everything he does is for her. In the middle of the interview, his face lit up as he was reunited with one of the most important people in his life. The man brought that same love, passion and exuberance every time he took the mound.

His joy for the game was refreshing, as was his joy for life. Any time he went out on the field, every baseball fan’s eyes were glued to the screen. When he struck someone out, which he did at alarming rate (11.2 K/9 for his career), he would pump his fist. When he would throw a nasty pitch, he would smirk at the batter facing him.

In 2013, Fernández caught a piercing line drive from the Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. Following the catch Tulowitzki mouthed, “Did you catch that?” and with his signature smile, Fernández nodded his head. There are countless stories like these from Fernández’ career. It’s a shame that he was only in the league for four years.

Fox Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal suggested via Twitter “a Jose Fernández spirit award, presented to the player who best exemplifies love and passion for the game.” The award should get serious consideration from the league; what better way to pay tribute a man whose life and career were cut far too short.

“I personally think that’s a fantastic idea,” Kern said. “A lot of the stuff you read about this lack of youth interest in baseball …

José 1992 - 2016 FERNÁNDEZ 2008

Defected to United States from Cuba

* Made debut as 20-year-old in 2011 * 2013 Rookie of the Year * 11.2 K/9 for his career * 2.58 career ERA * 2016: 16-8, 2.86 ERA, 253 Ks

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It’s more about these young, enthusiastic guys that are going to try to make kids fall in love with baseball again.”

Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria said it best in a statement from the team.

“Sadly, the brightest lights are often the

ones that extinguish the fastest,” he said. “José left us far too soon, but his memory will endure in all of us.”

Thanks for memories, José. The baseball world will never be the same without your smile.

Unconventional sports on the rise, broadcasts take note INGEMI, FROM PAGE 12

Meanwhile, Fox also elected to broadcast a regular season MLS contest in an NFL timeslot a week ago after its NFL pregame show, giving pro soccer its largest potential platform. That slot earned MLS its largest viewing audience in 12 years, and the league has broke the one million viewers threshold twice this season.

Lacrosse viewership has also been increasing in recent years. The NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship on ESPN in May drew its highest ratings since 2007 and a 43 percent increase from the 2015 season finale. The championship game, which featured a University of North Carolina overtime upset over top-seeded University of Maryland, reached nearly 500,000 viewers.

In May of this year, the WNBA saw its highest overnight ratings on ESPN, and is by far the most exposed women’s professional sport. Women’s pro sports have a larger audience than ever, between the WNBA and the two pro women’s hockey leagues earning television exposure.

About five years ago, the playing field was just the major four sports along with major college football and basketball pro-

grams. That has changed dramatically with the emergence of television contracts and online media presence — something startup leagues previously did not have.

One way or another, the amount of nontraditional sports being consumed is increasing, and its correlation to the drop of attention on major sports cannot be ignored.

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“It’s deja vu all over again” BU women’s soccer finds itself in a familiar spot following a pair of league victories. p. 10

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Women’s soccer shuts out Colgate 1-0 for second straight victory

BY NICK DIBONA DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

BY MARISA INGEMI COLUMNIST

For most of the past century, four sports have reigned supreme for American viewers: baseball, football, basketball and hockey. Whether at the professional or collegiate level, those sports, primarily the men’s rendition of them, have dominated the sports scene.

That “four major sport dominance” narrative has been changing for some time, and more than halfway through the current decade, it is starting to be recognized.

Major League Soccer, arguably the fifth top sports league in North America, began play in 1996. The National Lacrosse League has undergone expansion in recent years, and Major League Lacrosse was began in 2001. Since then, the Arena Football League, Women’s National Basketball Association, various professional women’s hockey leagues and the National Women’s Soccer League have found relevance in spectators’ eyes.

While ratings have dropped in leagues like the NFL and NHL, smaller sports have begun to take some of the market of sports viewers. NBC Sports Network’s package of English Premier League soccer has been a wild success, so much that ESPN bought in to broadcast MLS games.

The Olympics in Rio last month also showcased a plethora of nontraditional sports in America such as field hockey, handball, fencing, rugby and gymnastics that brought in excellent ratings and newfound viewer interest.

With the ratings falling in the NFL, and the general apathetic reaction specifically from millennials about what used to reign as the supreme sport, there is room for other sports to flourish. It has been well-documented that MLB ratings have declined, including for events such as the World Series and All-Star Game, especially among the younger generation.

Despite NFL ratings lagging, they still far exceed smaller and less exposed sports. A huge step for a nontraditional league was Major League Soccer’s championship earning a primetime slot on Fox. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

One goal was all it took for the Boston University women’s soccer team to defeat Colgate University on Wednesday night at Nickerson Field.

The Terriers (2-10, 2-1 Patriot League) defeated the Raiders (4-4-3, 2-1 Patriot League) 1-0 behind strong performances from junior midfielder Jesse Shreck, who scored the lone goal, and sophomore midfielder Dorrie Varley-Barrett, who tallied an assist.

Despite starting the season 0-10, the defending Patriot League champions have kept their confidence, with team’s performance in two straight victories evidence that they’re starting to peak.

“Over those first 10 games we saw the progress we were making,” BU head coach Nancy Feldman said. “People weren’t pointing fingers. Our improvement was a combination of looking at how we were improving, and the players staying positive while being accountable.”

Contrary to BU’s early dominance last weekend against American University, Colgate was the early aggressor.

Freshman Abby Sotomayor drew a free kick and a corner in the game’s early moments. The Terriers cleared a Colgate corner right to the Colchester, Connecticut native, whose shot was stopped by senior goalkeeper Bridget Conway in the sixth minute.

The Terriers attacked in the 11th minute, when sophomore forward McKenna Doyle found Varley-Barrett wide open in front of the net. Despite having nobody around her, she rushed her shot attempt, and sailed it left.

Varley-Barrett redeemed herself four minutes later, though, as she led the BU CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Junior midfielder Jesse Shreck scored the lone goal in BU’s 1-0 win Wednesday.

Fernández’ death reminder of the fragility of life

BY TYLER ORINGER DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sometimes people do not realize how precious life is until the unthinkable happens.

Fans of Miami Marlins All-Star pitcher José Fernández learned this the hard way after he died in a boating accident at the age of 24 on Sunday. He was a passenger on a boat that crashed into a rocky jetty in the Miami Harbor, and was killed on impact.

Fernández, who was born and spent the majority of his childhood in Cuba, was on his way to becoming one of the brightest stars in baseball. His charisma and love of the game inspired ballplayers across the world.

In a heartbreaking press conference, Marlins Manager Don Mattingly spoke about the kid in Fernández and his big heart. He played the game like a man, but treated everyone, on and off the field, so kindly and genuinely.

Nate Kern, president of the club baseball team at Boston University, echoed Mattingly’s sentiments.

“I think he really emulated that little kid dream,” Kern said. “He was clearly so enthralled and dedicated to the game he loved. When he came into the league I was just a sophomore in high school. He gave me something to work for and look up to as an aspiring athlete.”

Fernández was well on his way to becoming arguably the second-best pitcher in the game, after Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. He

had one of the nastiest sliders in the game and was able to mix pitches with the best of them.

Lifelong baseball player Will Adams, a junior in BU’s College of Arts and Sciences, said it wasn’t the numbers, but rather the life of Fernández, that needs to be highlighted.

Days before his death, Fernández posted a picture on Instagram announcing the pregnancy of his girlfriend and that he was excited for this journey with his family.

“The death of a star pitcher was a slap-inthe-face-esque reminder of the lives behind the player,” Adams said. “Rarely do we think of pitchers outside of their ERA and WHIP, but they all have loved ones and share the same feelings as I do when I play.”

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BOTTOM LI NE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Who’ll be starting QB for the Patriots on Sunday? Jimmy G? Field hockey vs. Harvard, 6 p.m.

Jacoby Brissett? Julian Edelman?

Doesn’t matter. The Patriots will probably win…. AGAIN.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

Men’s soccer vs. American, 2 p.m.

Women’s soccer @ Loyola Maryland, 2:30 p.m.

Men’s ice hockey vs. Prince Edward Island, 7 p.m.

Women’s swimming and diving vs.

Northeastern, all day

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

Field hockey @ Duke, 1 p.m.

Women’s golf @ UNC Greensboro Invitational, all day Men’s rowing vs. Textile River Regatta, all day

Women’s golf @ UNC Greensboro Invitational, all day