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NEWS The BPDA approves new development projects designed to provide more affordable housing in the city. p.3

MUSE Drake introduces his new album “More Life,” but it falls behind in new, innovative content. p.6

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SPORTS The men’s hockey team prepares for a showdown against North Dakota in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. p.12

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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY YEAR XLVI. VOLUME XCII. ISSUE IX.

Boston teachers rally to improve contracts, protest budget cuts

BY NOOR ADATIA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Teachers and students from the Greater Boston area gathered outside of the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building Wednesday afternoon with the Boston Teachers Union, advocating for the union’s new contract and expressing concerns over education in President Donald Trump’s administration.

The union and its supporters gathered at the Bolling Building with signs and posters because most of the Boston Public School’s administrative offices, in which teachers and BPS administrators hold their meetings, are located there, according to the rally’s Facebook page.

The BTU’s current contract expired in August, according to the BTU’s Facebook page, and now they are seeking improvements including better working conditions, reduced class sizes and paid family leave.

Richard Stutman, the president of the Boston Teachers Union, told The Daily Free press before the rally that despite the number of hours spent negotiating with the BPS district officials, not much progress has been made.

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Members of the Boston Teachers Union gather Wednesday night at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building to fight for better working conditions.

SG election to begin March 27

BY JACQUELINE CONTRERAS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

With Boston University Student Government Executive Board election starting in a week, Student Election Commission held an information session for students interested in running Monday night, hoping this year’s election will focus on candidates’ policy and result in a more productive SG for next school year.

Eleven students attended, all of whom are planning to run for positions on SG Executive Board. Co-chairs Christina Lucas and Ramya Ravindrababu, both former executive board members of the College of Arts and Sciences Student Government, led the meeting.

Despite this, both Ravindrababu and Lucas said they are excited for the election and believe the new policies have great potential for improving SG’s performance.

The meeting mainly consisted of a briefing on new policies for this year’s election. All of the policies have been completely revamped to ensure a stable infrastructure and transparency within SG, Lucas said.

“We want to have an open door of communication [and respect] at the bottom line,” the CAS senior said.

One of the biggest differences is the new requirement for students to run as one unit on a slate — a president, an exec-

utive vice president, a vice president of financial affairs and a vice president of internal affairs — as opposed to previous years, when students were allowed to run individually, Lucas said.

Although in previous years, candidates could group themselves together by campaigning as a slate, during the voting process, students were required to cast a vote for each candidate individually. Hence, this year’s executive board consists of four members from two separate slates.

Both commissioners hope this change will increase productivity in the next year.

“We think it’s really important to keep that cohesion within [a] group,” said Lucas, “All [the] policies would go in line in the next year.”

Running as slates would also shift the focus away from individual popularity and put more emphasis on the slate’s policies.

When voting for slates, students will only see the slates’ names and not the names of its individual members, Lucas said.

Additionally, the rules for campaign funding have changed. In previous years, SG gave each campaign $100 from SG’s budget. Now each slate will receive $500.

This way, campaigners can purchase more campaigning materials with the money without having to worry about personal expenses, Lucas said.

The commissioners also wanted to address donations, a controversial factor from previous years.

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BU changes scholarship policy

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Boston University is lowering GPA requirement for students to maintain merit-based scholarships, according to an email sent to students during spring break.

Presidential Scholarships, which are given to only five percent of freshman based on academic achievement, are most drastically affected. The GPA requirement was changed from a 3.2 to a 2.0, said Julie Wickstrom, executive director of financial assistance.

Wickstrom said a 2.0 is the lowest the GPA could be brought down while “aligning it with the graduation requirements.”

The students who earned these scholarships came to BU proving that they have “academic strength,” and the university wants to move in a direction where these students can continue to challenge themselves in other ways, Wickstrom said.

“We want to move more in a direction where we are allowing students more flexibility to explore different coursework without worrying about losing their scholarship due to a GPA average,” she said.

Wickstrom said the goal is to alleviate some of the anxiety students may have while choosing their coursework, while also allowing them to explore outside of their comfort zone, or even their major.

“We also want them to not shy away from taking several difficult classes in a semester if that works best for their schedule because

we don’t want them to worry that they’ll lose the scholarship.”

The idea came from BU’s new Scholarship Assurance program, a change made this year to assure students that the amount of need-based financial aid they are given during their first year will be offered until graduation.

“We wanted to include all of our awards in this program … so that students can not worry about those as well, and really think of those as a part of the assurance as well,” Wickstrom said.

The required GPA to maintain the Trustee Scholarship — the most prestigious merit-based scholarship BU offers to 20 students per year — was also lowered from a 3.5 to a 3.0, Wickstrom said.

Andrew Hoang, a program assistant in the Dean of Students’ office, said the GPA requirement was also changed from annual GPA to cumulative GPA. “If you went below for a semester [with an annual GPA], you could save it by doing well the next semester, for the year,” Hoang, a junior in the College of Engineering, said.

“But, the new rules mean that if you go below this 2.0 threshold, then you’re automatically ineligible.”

Hoang said the new GPA requirement, along with the new pass/fail policy, allows students more academic freedom.

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Groups team up to address food insecurity

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The Greater Boston Food Bank announced its partnership with Charles River Community Health on Tuesday to launch their new “Mobile Markets,” which will provide fresh produce to CRCH patients on the third Tuesday of each month.

The food bank will host Mobile Markets at 13 sites across Massachusetts, including a location in the parking lot of CRCH’s Joseph M. Smith Building, where the two organizations will distribute a share of produce to each household in attendance, including about 30 pounds of produce to each volunteer, according to the launch’s Facebook page.

Stephanie Nichols, a communications consultant for the GBFB, said the organization wanted to partner with CRCH because community members of health centers like CRCH reported they did not have enough access to healthy foods, resulting in food insecurity.

“It was an opportunity for us to help meet a need and an opportunity for Charles River to have that need met,” she said.

On average, the Mobile Markets will serve about 100 households per month, Nichols said, giving the market a potential reach of 345 total family members every month.

While there is no income requirement to be a market customer, newcomers must fill out a two-question survey called “the hunger vitals survey,” Nichols said. The first question is if, within the past year, they were worried their food would run out before they could get money to buy more. The second question is if their food ran out at any point last year before they had more money.

Susan Lowcock, director of development and community relations at CRCH, said 84 percent of patients at the CRCH have an income that falls 200 percent below the federal poverty level, and 91 percent of them reported food insecurity.

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The Greater Boston Food Bank and Charles River Community Health Medical Center launch “Mobile Markets” to give eligible patients free fresh produce every third Tuesday of the month.

in the afternoon can choose to buy whatever produce they like, Lowcock said.

“We let Greater Boston Food Bank know the number of people we will serve and number of types of fruits and vegetables we can accommodate based on available space,” says Lowcock. “GBFB sends their trucks to us on the designated day, and we gather staff and volunteers to help set up the market and pre-bag the produce for our customers.”

New market customers can register to get a market card, Lowcock said, and repeat customers can receive a hand stamp to acknowledge that they have a market card.

Several Boston residents praised the initiative as a way to improve patients’ health and quality of life.

Felix Ramirez, 24, of Dorchester, said the Mobile Markets will allow patients to obtain more fresh produce and improve their health.

“Affordability is a huge reason people resort to fast food and less healthy alternatives,” Ramirez said. “Fresh fruits and veggies can get expensive. Better accessibility will

make people more willing to be healthy.”

Ramirez said the Mobile Markets will help patients begin a sustainable healthy lifestyle.

“Promoting a healthy lifestyle is a huge benefit to a community overall,” says Ramirez.

“It should be up to the communities to support healthy lifestyles rather than the government, and this Mobile Market will give people the opportunity to take initiative.”

Emily Feltault, 22, of Fenway, said the initiative is great way to give people in lower socioeconomic groups access to higher quality food.

“The demand for fresh fruits and vegetables is a constant issue,” Feltault said. “Produce is a crucial part of a healthy diet, but it’s usually the firs t thing to go. The Mobile Market allows them to get what they need without breaking the bank.”

Emanuel Villalobos, 35, of Jamaica Plain, said government agencies should offer greater support to local agricultural organizations.

“The government isn’t really developing [the] local agriculture economy,” Villalobos said. “I work in a restaurant, and people are

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paying more now for produce that is organic and fresh. That makes it more expensive in the market.”Villalobos said the current food system unfairly discriminates against people in lower income brackets.

“We have the assets to create better systems for people from different economic backgrounds,” Villalobos said. “Food should be for everybody, not just those who can afford it.”

Speakers at BTU rally lament lack of focus on public education RALLY, FROM PAGE 1 back on a table determined to reach an agreement,” Stutman said.

The BTU has put in approximately 228 hours in 32 sessions with the BPS, according to Stutman.

“We feel like it’s really a sign of disrespect that the school district hasn’t ruled at all about some key issues,” he said.

The protesters marched around the building to the beat of drums, chanting “SOS, save our schools” and “BPS, don’t hate, sit down and negotiate.” Trucks and cars also blared their horns while driving by.

After marching around the building for an hour, representatives from various organizations spoke in front of protesters, addressing the difficulties that public schools face today.

Stutman spoke first and thanked those who were in attendance. He said during the speech that approximately 1,200 people came out to the rally.

“We can control our determination to get a fair contract and that’s why we’re all here today,” Stutman said.

He also introduced students from the Boston-area Youth Organizing Project that have worked on the budget cuts and attended meetings between BPS and the BTU. Kathleen Alvarez, a 15-year- old high school student from Snowden International School, which recently experienced budget cuts, spoke on behalf of the BYOP. “I’ve been saying that this protest is not just for us, it’s for the future,” Alvarez said.

“It’s about educating these kids [about topics] they don’t learn about every day. It’s about teaching them the curriculum, instead of [being about] what they have money for.”Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, also spoke at the rally to show her support for Boston teachers.

“The reason why I came is pretty simple and obvious,” Weingarten said. “Those kids are fighting for their lives and their future,

standing shoulder and shoulder with us to make sure everyone has a future.”

In light of recently proposed budget cuts from the Trump administration, specifically to the Department of Education, Weingarten said the country is polarized and divided.

“If people, meaning Donald Trump and [Secretary of Education] Betsy DeVos, believed in public education instead of privatization, if they believed that public schools were the bedrock of democracy, then things could be solved,” Weingarten said.

Weingarten ended her remarks by criticizing the BPS system for prolonging contract negotiations.

“This is something that should not have taken months to negotiate,” Weingarten said. “This is something that there is an urgency to do now.”

After the speeches were concluded, several teachers who attended the rally voiced their concerns about the education system in Massachusetts and the nation at large.

Maria Montano, 34, of the North End,

said she is concerned about the proposed budget cuts.

“It will definitely affect [public schools] because if you’re cutting their funding, there will be less resources to explore and use technology and to assist them if they’re needing differentiated learning,” Montano said.

Nancy O’Malley, 62, of South Boston, is a special education teacher. She said she is concerned about the needs of students who have difficulty learning in the classroom.

“The most important thing is that they have what they call inclusion and do it well,” O’Malley said. “They have two teachers in the classroom and they don’t staff it properly.”

Steven Dunmire, 26, of Cambridge, is an inclusion teacher who has taught in schools in Dorchester in the past. He said he finds the understaffing of inclusion classrooms completely unacceptable.

“We definitely need multiple teachers, it’s not fair for a bunch of students,” Dunmire said. “One teacher doesn’t work.”

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BPDA approves projects to create affordable housing units

BY CYNTHIA FERNANDEZ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston Planning and Development Agency approved a total of nine new development projects, valued at approximately $157.7 million, according to a Friday press release from the BPDA. Of 91 new residencies created through the projects, 47 will be affordable units. The projects will be completed by developers including the Vietnamese American Initiative for Development and Boston College, according to the release.

The city estimates that by the year of 2030, approximately 700,000 residents will live in Boston. Mayor Martin Walsh’s initiative, Housing Boston 2030, plans to create housing “across demographics” and will help create 53,000 new units across the city, according to the City of Boston website.

Gina Physic, a spokesperson for the BPDA, wrote in an email that development projects like these will help to establish communities.

“Development projects generate community benefits in a number of ways, from creating jobs and funding for neighborhood parks, to the opening of Hubway stations and contributions to the Neighborhood Jobs and Housing Trusts,” Physic wrote.

Eric Fellinger, the director of real estate development for VietAID, said VietAID purchased the land years before they started to plan their project, a residential building with five units to be set aside for homeless people.

“This project began several years ago with the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation,” Fellinger said. “We entered in agreement with Dorchester Bay to buy the

195 [Bowdoin Ave.] property, and then we proceeded to get some pre-development funding and got together an application for the BPDA.” The timeline for the construction of the property is expected to be about two years, Fellinger said.

VietAID will create 60 construction jobs and provide 41 affordable residential units as they work on the project, according to the release.

While the approved projects will create jobs and affordable housing in Massachusetts, they could also have negative environmental impacts, some experts say.

David Kimbro, a professor of community ecology, conservation biology and biological invasions at Northeastern University, said human development can leave long-lasting effects on the environment, which can later transfer back to humans.

“There are a lot of studies that have unequivocally shown that human development changes the organization of nature and how nutrient cycle, water quality, etc., and that can actually feedback the effect into society,” Kimbro said.

“It’s a two-way street and it’s pretty well established that urbanization completely transforms the way nature looks and operates.”

Kimbro said there are existing technologies that can help the environment while simultaneously serving to meet the developers’ goals.

“Whether it be making your building out of materials so it stays cooler in the hot summer and uses less energy to cool it,” Kimbro said.

“And certainly, you can use certain strategies that civilization took advantage of hundreds of years ago. You could also enhance the amount of trees to promote carbon sequestration, as well as give habitat to invertebrates [and] birds.”

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The Boston Planning and Development Agency approves nine development plans for residential units.

Kimbro said while these environmental commitments take time to see a return on investment, they are ultimately worth it in the long-run.

“There’s a host of strategies, but there’s the problem of short-term cost investment,” Kimbro said. “The benefits you accrue by developing sustainably are typically long-term.”

Several Boston residents said the development projects are a step in the right direction, but the current number of affordable housing options would not be enough to have a significant impact on making housing in the city more affordable.

Scott Weissman, 38, of Brighton, said rent hikes are causing residents to pursue more affordable living options outside of Boston, and additional projects could prevent this exodus.

“I know right now that rents increase every year,” Weissman said. “I’ve been here four years, and every year my lease goes up by 50 to 100 dollars. I just know that rent in Boston is crazy and it’s driving people out. I think more [affordable housing] is needed.”

Latia Woodward, 21, of Roxbury, said there are many Boston citizens who need homes yet are unable to pay for them, and therefore, more than 41 units of affordable housing are necessary.

“There definitely should be more because there are a lot of homeless [people] here,” Woodward said. “I volunteer at a shelter here sometimes, so there are a lot of people here who need homes. There should be more than 41 units. It can get more people off the streets and motivated to get a job and keep that home.”

SEC announces new Student Government election policies ELECTION, FROM PAGE 1 “We aren’t 100 percent settled on it, but we’re thinking about eliminating the idea of donations altogether,” Ravindrababu, a senior in CAS, said.

Ravindrababu and Lucas said they are steadfast on keeping the election’s focal point on policy. By eliminating donations, everyone would be able to start off equally, Lucas said.

Another part of the session’s conversation revolved around candidates’ complaints pertaining to campaign rule violations and how they would be resolved.

While the commissioners said they want the students running for a position to feel comfortable submitting a complaint, they want to avoid receiving as many complaints as they did in past years. The students in attendance agreed they would avoid entering trivial complaints.

Lucas and Ravindrababu also clarified they will not address complaints once the election is over and the results are announced. If someone decides to accuse the competition of a violation, the commissioners will make these

two parties discuss the accusation promptly.

Other topics the commissioners covered included campaign rules, voting procedures and finances.

They said they hope their new policies will be upheld through the following years and can serve as a stable infrastructure for elections to come.

Two slates submitted their slate template to run: YourBU and B-trU. The campaigning period will start next week on March 27, and students will vote from April 3 to April 10.

A series of events are scheduled during that period to familiarize students with the slates’ policies.

The first will be a meet and greet with the slates, which will serve as a way to get everyone ready for the election season before the voting period begins.

A few days later, slates will participate in a 60-minute debate, which is followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer segment.

On the first day of the voting period, SEC will host a press conference where slates participate in another 15-minute

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Boston University’s Student Election Committee hosts a meeting at the Student Government Office Monday night to discuss the upcoming SG election.

question-and-answer round for voters to ask about each slates’ policies.

Although the student body has been relatively involved with the past elections, Ravindrababu and Lucas predict there won’t be as big of a turnout this year.

Ravindrababu said this is because people have lost grasp of what SG’s mission is.

“I think people are feeling very apathetic

toward [SG],” Ravindrababu, said. “People feel like Student Government is a joke in a lot of ways. Part of that is from people disrespecting the process of what student government is supposed to stand for.”

SG is supposed to strive toward the betterment of the BU community as well as improve on students’ academics and experience, she added.

BU lowers scholarship requirements by up to 1.2 grade points SCHOLARSHIP, FROM PAGE 1 to just take more risks academically because previously, if you had to worry about all of this, you wouldn’t want to choose those classes that you thought were hard or something that you might not have a particular skill set for, Hoang said. “But this gives students freedom to take on those classes and be less worried about that.”

Students who have these scholarships believe this move is a step in the right direction in terms of alleviating stress for students.

Emily Fraser-Read, a freshman in ENG, said this move makes it so students can focus on other things aside from getting good grades in order to maintain their scholarships.

“I think that it’s a lot better for students because it gives a little more confidence in our abilities,” Fraser-Read said. “Because before, it was really difficult. I feel like it takes a lot of pressure off from the students and now we can just focus on learning more so than worrying about money.”

Nathan Weinberg, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said by low-

ering the required GPA, it creates a level playing field for those in harder majors.

“The thing about the GPA requirements for merit scholarships is that they don’t take into account the recipient’s major,” Weinberg said. “It shows that [BU is] listening to people who are going in with concerns about GPA. It shows that they care more about students being able to keep their scholarships and keep attending BU.” Kera Regan-Byrne, a freshman in CAS, said that while it’s nice that she can focus on learning, it now feels as if the university doesn’t think as highly of those with schol-

arships anymore.

“It almost feels like they are lowering their standards, that they don’t think I or other students are able to keep the GPA and they think less of us, almost.”

Regan-Byrne said that, however, instead of worrying about what grades she gets, she can now learn as much as she can.

“I’m happy that I don’t have to be as worried about my GPA, but you know, really it’s stress,” Regan-Byrne said. “This helps me to focus on learning as much as I can instead of getting the best grades to make sure that I keep the 3.2.”

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Minority students are more likely to face sexual assault examine whether or not campus climate for LGBT people was associated with the risk of sexual assault victimization.”

Coulter and his team analyzed 71,421 undergraduate student surveys from 120 universities in the United States between 2011 and 2013. The results showed a significant associationbetween a campus’ culture of inclusivity toward LGBT students and lower rates of sexual assault, Coulter said.

However, the study only accounts for correlation and not a direct cause and effect between the two figures.

“It is just an association study so it could be very likely that people who are sexually assaulted were more likely to say that their campuses were worse for LGBT campus climate[s], so reverse causality could be a thing here,” Coulter said. “However, our study provides a proof of concept that environments are associated with sexual assault victimization, so we do need to try and understand this relationship better.”

The second study that Coulter led examined the intersections of sexual and gender identity, race, ethnicity and the risk of sexual assault.

“That kind of research can identify subgroups that are at particularly high risk for sexual

BY ELLIE FRENCH DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

On Friday, two studies were released by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health about sexual assault and minorities on college campuses.

The first study found that students who perceive their campus as being more inclusive of sexual and gender minority students have lower odds of being victims of sexual assault, and the second found that certain minority groups are at much higher risk of sexual assault than their majority counterparts.

Robert Coulter, the lead researcher on both studies, said the first study was prompted by research that showed LGBT people were at greater risk for being victims of sexual assault than their heterosexual, cisgendered peers.

“Unfortunately, there’s little empirical understanding about what puts LGBT people at greater risk for sexual assault victimization on college campuses,” Coulter said to The Daily Free Press.

“However, we do know that homophobic, biphobic and transphobic environments may put LGBT people at greater risk for sexual assault, so we sought to

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“Additionally, having LGBT student groups and LGBT resource centers might be really helpful in preventing these kinds of problems and creating more inclusive campus climates.”

BU spokesperson Colin Riley said BU’s Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center’s Step Up Step In BU program works to address issues like these. “We work hard to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our students,” Riley said. “We care about supporting a healthy and safe climate for interpersonal relationships. The BU SUSI training by SARP certainly fits in with the recommendations and touches on a wide range of relationships and issues.”

Coulter said the first step in solving this problem is knowing that LGBT students and specific racial and ethnic minority subgroups are at greater risk for sexual assault victimization.

“That’s really important because schools like BU need to be prepared to treat these students for any sexual assault victimization, but they also need to be prepared to prevent sexual assault among these minority groups on their campuses, and I think that’s the greatest takeaway,” Coulter said.

Carrie Preston, the director of BU’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, wrote inan email that BU, like all institutions in our culture, needs to work harder to ensure that people of all genders and sexualities, races, ethnicities and socioeconomic classes feel included.

“To achieve that goal ‘inclusion’ is actually a problematic term,” Preston wrote. “When we speak of inclusion, we imagine that we can simply invite others into our institution without changing it.

That is not the case. BU, and our entire culture needs to transform itself, not just include minorities in ‘the way things are.’

‘The way things are’ is fundamentally exclusionary.”

Preston wrote that although it is good that BU has acknowledged it lacks significant diversity, more needs to be done to make effective changes across campus.

“The Sexual Assault Climate Survey conducted last year indicated that we are doing no worse, but no better than any other college,” Preston wrote. “We are in the normal ranges in terms of the prevalence of sexual assault and the attitudes about assault on campus, and that’s not good. Boston University is working hard to combat sexual assault but we need to do more, and again, we need a vast cultural transformation.”

Several students said they thought BU did pretty well at creating a positive climate.

Arianna Davis, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said the culture of acceptance that you experience depends upon whom you spend time with.

“I am very accepting towards people of varying groups, so I surround myself with friends who have similar views on acceptance,” Davis said. “But outside of my friendship bubble, I think BU presents an image of progressiveness that they don’t always live up to.”

Serene Bahi, a sophomore in the College of General Studies, said she thinks BU has a lot of options available to help prevent sexual assault.

“It’s even on your BUID, so it’s really accessible,” Bahi said. “And they also have an escort service, so if you’re not feeling safe walking somewhere, it’s nice to have that available, they make it really easy to feel comfortable.”

Logan Capone, a CAS junior, said that without personal experience, it’s hard to tell whether BU has an inclusive climate toward minorities or toward preventing sexual assault.

“I don’t have that much personal experience, so I can’t really speak to it,” Capone said. “But from what I hear and see on the campus, I think they do a pretty good job having services you can call if you have an experience, but I’d say they do a good job.”

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Mark Cooper, a Boston-based installation artist, displays his latest gallery, “Uncertainty,” at Lesley University’s Lunder Arts Center. The gallery, which opened Saturday, will run through April 16.

“Uncertainty” speaks to viewers through artistic mediums

BY GAELEN MORSE DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston-based artist Mark Cooper opened his art exhibit, “Uncertainty,” at Lesley University’s Lunder Arts Center on Saturday. The compilation of various mediums brought together a number of small pieces to create an immersive environment of thoughtful artistry for viewers.

Using materials from ceramics to digital screens, Cooper kept visitors engaged as

they wandered through the colorful gallery.

The amount of content drew the eye in every direction — from floor to ceiling — creating a sense of intrigue for even pedestrians outside walking by the large windows.

With more than 20 years of experience in creating art with others, Cooper placed emphasis on collaborative work in “Uncertainty,” teaming up with innovative artists from all over the world to put together the exhibit. The varying types of art reflect different cultures, complementing each other while subtly conveying the underlying theme to viewers.

“The sum of all the parts is greater than the individual parts,” Cooper said. “A metaphor for all of us working together to create a better planet, a better world.”

Although the exhibit as a whole is intended to evoke emotion in those who meander through the gallery, each piece is meticulously crafted and displays intensity in detail. Every sculpture and painting is made more impactful by others around it, he said.

“They’re all together in conversation with each other, one of the things that

I learned in my research,” Cooper said.

“When you have collage, assemblage installations, it triggers the viewer’s brain in a different way than let’s say, a linear narrative.”

A professor at both Boston College and School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tuft University, Cooper teaches students how to create art, and also how to approach creative ideas. His artistic ideas for “Uncertainty” led him to invite students, and other artists in the area, to put CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

INBUSINESS THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017

Boston celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with local businesses, pubs

BY JOSEE MATELA DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Thousands of Boston residents joined together to celebrate community at the 116th St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The streets of South Boston came alive with seas of green attire, recurring choruses of the Boston Red Sox anthem “Sweet Caroline” and parade participants from around the country.

Local figures helped invigorate the moments of unity despite frigid temperatures and international controversy over the initial exclusion of the LGBTQ group OUTVETS. The restriction stemmed from a rule against participants advertising sexuality during the parade. Mayor Martin Walsh walked the route alongside Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, even after both declined to appear due to the initial ban of the group. Ultimately, OUTVETS marched at the parade to a chorus of cheers.

But a large part of the day was run by local Boston businesses.

Southie’s Own, a family business run by Bridget Nee-Walsh with help from her sister

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Boston businesses prepare for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston on Sunday.

Francine Walsh, is located in South Boston.

The store promotes Irish pride in the community with offerings from Irish jewelry to the storied “Southie”-embroidered baby pil-

low. Her first experiences with the parade began when she was just a baby, Walsh said.

“We have the old-fashioned pram with the big ribbons we had made and [Walsh’s niece’s]

name pillow,” said Walsh about her store’s ties with the parade. “It’s a Southie tradition.”

Throughout the day, carriages such as those described by Walsh speckled the crowd with continued Southie pride.

The parade was lead by Framingham’s own Devin Suau. Devin, a 6-year-old boy battling a rare form of brain cancer, has become a local source of inspiration in his campaign, #WhyNotDevin, after becoming the first child to survive his illness, according to MassLive.com. With future sights to become a police officer, Devin joined the multitude of personnel keeping the parade and its participants safe.

With thousands entering the route, a path from West Broadway Street onto East Broadway Street, city officials had to make special arrangements for public transportation accommodations. While the parade began at Broadway Station, the growing crowds posed concerns for safety. To combat the problem, shuttles brought attendees from South Station to the parade area.

While the parade had historical roots as a celebration of St. Patrick and Irish culture, CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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MUSE THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017

REVIEW: Drake’s album “More Life” lacks innovative content

BY SOPHIE WILL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rap artist and pop culture staple Drake released his long-awaited project, “More Life,” on Saturday. However, the blend of new songs and classic collaborations was an utter disappointment and shows that Drake is starting to fall behind with his lack of innovation.

With recent successes like “Views” in 2016 and “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” in 2015, Drake has moved from club-style hip-hop to soft R&B with rap. Yet, he has been long established as a self-made success in whatever style he chooses.

“More Life” showed promise to be inventive as a playlist-style album featuring some of the industry’s largest names, including Kanye West and 2 Chainz, while introducing some up-and-coming artists such as Giggs and Quavo.

In fact, these new artists are not new at all, but are some of the best from the London grime scene. Drake brings these popular artists to America by incorporating them into songs that are similar to the grime genre.

However, Drake might as well have re-released some of his old albums because “More Life” sounds almost exactly the same, albeit with a few exceptions. Most of the songs in the project have the same baseline and inspiration.

The project starts with a brash and ener-

getic sound as well as an angry lyrics. It then moves to a “Views”-like piano and softer singing. There is more spoken lyrics that provide depth to his songs, however, Drake keeps up with the self-absorbed narcissism in most of the tracks as expected. Yet the sound is generally more energetic rather than somber.

The most surprising part was the sudden flute on the track “Portland (feat. Quavo and Travis Scott).” The flute blindsides the listener and is very out of place with the rest of the album. The repetition of the same melody gets to be quite annoying.

Another jolting moment was the lyric that mentioned Batman in “KMT (feat. Giggs).”

It was unexpected, childish and quite frankly didn’t fit the song.

The only lyrics that were personally relatable were the spoken voicemail by his mother Sandi Graham at the end of “Can’t Have Everything.” She pleads with him saying, “Give some thought to this, because I’m confident in you, and I know you can reach your desired destination and accomplish your goals much more quickly without this confrontation I’m hearing in your tone these days.”

However, if anything, Drake knows how to make a hit song. The track, “Fake Love” is on its way up the charts with its hearty melody and clear, repetitive, bossy lyrics about a love that didn’t quite work out. Classic Drake.

While “Fake Love” will top the charts, this album is not for mainstream radio. The

tracks blend in the beginning and ending seconds, both musically and lyrically, making it hard to choose just one song to feature on a radio station.

“Sacrifices (feat. 2 Chainz and Young Thug)” had a refreshing rhythm, while “Passionfruit” had a restorative backing track.

“Passionfruit” is a personal favorite on this album, reminiscent of something to listen to on a summer drive. This project had many hidden jewels, just not in the ways that the previous albums had.

West on “Glow (feat. Kanye West)” brings his usual narcissism that has made him so famous, and it is almost comforting to hear him rapping his familiar style with Drake.

“More Life” also brings back club-like beats and sounds, while still retaining the R&B of recent Drake. Also, the more ruthless and savage Drake comes back through in “More Life,” a persona that we saw in “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” while keeping the chill vibes of “Views.” Thus, further showing that there’s nothing new to see here, and it’s time to move along to something more interesting.

Most of the lyrics and themes in this album are difficult to identify with, but this album would be more impactful to someone who has gone through the relationship struggles Drake describes.

The album ends with a gentle solemnity in “Do Not Disturb,” as Drake wraps up on his experience and life in general. He makes a new

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Drake releases a new album, “More Life,” on Saturday.

commitment to redefine himself and be more independent in order to show up everyone else.

Even though this has been a consistent theme for him, Drake promises a “summary” of his journey in 2018.

Overall, the lack of new content was disappointing. Maybe the album will grow on me, but for more familiar sounds, “Views” is the go-to album. “More Life” is background music in day-to-day life, but not something to ponder over.

Whether it was the lack of new content in backing tracks, lyrics, themes or overall sound, “More Life” had too much build-up for what it really delivered: a direct copy of old Drake.

Cooper showcases diverse arts UNCERTAINTY, FROM PAGE 5 together the intricate gallery.

“I like the idea of collaborating with other artists and thinking about how I can animate their work,” said Sarah Jenkins, a second-year MFA candidate at Tufts. “And Mark’s work is particularly interesting.

He’s collaborated a ton and that art show is really about collaboration.”

Jenkins created the digital artwork that is displayed on several screens around the gallery. Although working on only one aspect of the exhibit, she began to interpret it as Cooper had intended in his creative approach.

The exhibit is about “many small parts coming together as one,” said Jenkins. “These many artists coming together as one. I mean, to me, that is the overarching theme.”

Cooper’s teachings are not only accomplished through classroom instruction. The manner in which he creates art, especially his diverse use of materials, is a learning tool for those who observe his exhibit.

“In his practice, Mark Cooper represents a way of working that inspires many of our students at [Lesley University’s College of Art and Design] as they move toward careers in the arts and art-related fields,” wrote Bonnell Robinson, director of exhibitions at Lunder Arts Center, in an email to The Daily Free Press.

While Cooper and other artists collaborated to initiate the exhibit, it is considered to be completed by those who come to explore it, Cooper said.

“It is intended for everyone in the community who stops by to become a participant within the space of the experience,” he said.

His goal is to inspire viewers to partake in something new, he said, something they hadn’t attempted before. In a world that is defined by technology, Cooper said he

wants to impress upon those who view the gallery with the importance of creativity.

“We need to have things that are cared about, that are handmade along with all the things that exist in our mind and that exist on the internet,” Cooper said.

Cooper, who has a Master of Fine Arts from Tufts University’s SMFA, is no stranger to instilling action into his work.

He began assisting youth in Washington, D.C. to create art geared toward eliminating violence in the early 1990s. He published a book on collaborative art methods, “Making Art Together,” in 2006 and was a 2013 finalist for the James and Audrey Foster Prize, which recognized his many contributions as a Boston area artist.

“Openness, tolerance for ambiguity, and a willingness, if not desire, to explore uncertainty are messages we can appreciate, especially at this time,” Robinson wrote.

Cooper is also a strong proponent of the power that art holds, attendees said.

“He’s trying to forge a dialogue between the different elements and how one-plusone is greater than two and that kind of synergetic collaboration of those different elements,” said Jessica Lu, a senior at Boston College.

The overall unification of different pieces in “Uncertainty” is a way to generate conversation and spur changes on a personal level for viewers. But like most artists, Cooper said he is enticed by the idea of others being influenced by his work on a purely creative level.

Cooper said he hopes he can continue to use his work to inspire people in the Lesley community, the art community and beyond.

“I hope there’s an element of magic and wonder from the exhibition that is sort of a catalyst for viewers to want to do some interesting things on their own.”

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Museum of Science educates community on how brain works

BY LAUREN FRIAS DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Children and adults shuffle around a circle of tables, examining various instruments and technologies on the tables. Some tables have computer screens with complex graphs and information, while others have medical instruments that look no different from ones that can be found in a doctor’s office. The main activity that drew the biggest crowd was at the table where museum visitors could hold a sheep brain, a horse brain and even a human brain.

On Friday and Saturday, the Museum of Science hosted “Health Fair: Brain Works,” focusing primarily on the brain and the different technologies that were developed to research it and treat brain diseases and disorders.

Museum educators worked alongside guest scientists and engineers to host educational, hands-on activities for both children and adults alike to learn about the brain.

Justin Harris, program manager at the Museum of Science’s Hall of Human Life, organized the event and gathered scientific professionals to educate museum visitors and give them general exposure to the topic of the brain.

“It’s a chance for the public to come in and meet local researchers, engineers and doctors to learn about different health topics,” Harris said.

“The specific theme this year is about the brain and technology. A lot of people are talking about how they use technology to learn about the brain, to help people who have problems with their brain, and just all sorts of different ways thinking about how those two things interact with each other.”

There were several featured presentations given throughout the weekend, one of which was given by Rhoda Au, a professor in Boston University’s Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. Au spoke about technology’s contribution to researching and treating brain health.

Scientists and researchers who came from all over the Boston

area also hosted booths with various activities that catered to both young and old. Participants included individuals from the Tufts University Maguire Lab, the McLean Mammalian Research Center, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Shah Lab and many more. One of the participating groups was from BU, the Boston University Center for Military and Post Deployment Health.

At the booth, BU medical students performed neurological exams, similar to procedures conducted by doctors in a medical office, said Anna Hohler, the director of the BU Center for Military and Post Deployment Health. Members of the group also held a presentation on deep brain stimulation and microelectrode stimulation.

Hohler said that the group’s participation in the event goes beyond simply educating the public, and also serves as inspiration for the youth to pursue the field of neuroscience.

“A lot of what we’re trying to do is outreach to the community about neurological problems and how technology can improve outcomes, and also getting young minds inspired about the brain and interested in careers in neuroscience, whether that be engineering, medicine, or others,” Hohler said.

Hohler said she enjoyed sharing her passion for the brain with the museum visitors, adding, “Every day, we are thinking about the brain, but that’s not something that the public gets exposed to very commonly.

It’s nice to see them inspired by the same things that we love.”

Olindi Wijesekera, a third-year graduate student in BU’s School of Medicine, agreed with Hohler’s point on community outreach, emphasizing the importance of curiosity that most children have.

“It’s really important to do community outreach and talk to families and kids and get them interested in science at a really young age,” Wijesekera said. “Especially in kids, I think they’re so curious. It’s good to talk to them about science at a really early age to see if they can get interested in it, so hopefully they can be the next generation of

PHOTO BY FRANCHESCA VIAUD/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Museum educators, scientists and engineers gather at “Health Fair: Brain Works” to explore the connection between the brain and technology with hands-on activities.

scientists and doctors.”

Spending her day off volunteering at the health fair by performing neurological exams, Wijesekera recalled her favorite “patient” that she treated during the health fair.

“This little girl, who was really shy, and didn’t really know what anything was at the table,” Wijesekera said. “I put the stethoscope on her, and she listened to her own heartbeat, and then she just brightened up. She said, ‘Oh my gosh, it sounds like a little horse gallop!’ Then she

listened to her brother’s and her dad’s. It was really awesome.”

While the health fair served to educate museum visitors on the study of the brain, Harris said there is still more for neuroscientists to learn in the field. However, Harris said the health fair creates more transparency of brain research between scientists and the public, making sure everyone is updated on current brain discoveries.

“The brain is the last big frontier in a lot of ways, when it comes

to understanding humans and how we work,” Harris said. “There’s just so much that we don’t know about how our brain works and what’s going on inside. With all of this new cutting-edge research, the health fair is a really great way for people to see what science has told us, what it can tell us and a chance for our visitors to learn about the scientific process and the engineering process through a topic that they care quite a bit about, because everybody has a brain.”

South Boston businesses promote homemade crafts, apparel PARADE, FROM PAGE 5 hailing from the Emerald Isle was not a necessary requirement to partake in the revelry.

“If you’re not Irish, if you’re not born into Irish-Catholic families, then you’re Irish at least one day of the year,” Walsh said.

Another local business also gained momentum during the celebration. Southie Apparel, a branch of College Hype Custom Screen Printing and Embroidery, also gave their support.

“We’ve been supporting South Boston for probably 15 of those 30

years [we’ve been in business],” said founder and CEO of College Hype, Jack Doherty, whose grandparents hailed from the area.

In order to meet the growing demand for holiday and local apparel, Doherty revealed that his team works “12-hour days for two months,” but the day of the parade is a rewarding experience for his company.

“Twenty of my employees get up at five in the morning, get up and sell T-shirts,” he said. “We have a lot of fun and meet a lot of nice people.”

As a first time parade-goer, Jill Schuman, 44, of Shalersville,

Ohio, said she finally checked the event off her bucket list.

“I’m Irish and it’s always been known as a heavily Irish traditional town and I just wanted to join the fun,” she said.

Schuman, who has visited 45 of 50 states so far, said the Boston crowd was “definitely in [her] top five” places she’s been to.

This atmosphere strayed from what Schuman initially expected.

While Schuman said she enjoyed the atmosphere, she said she was skeptical of the high prices to get into local bars. In addition to mom-and-pop shops in the

South End, the area also serves as a home to countless bars and Irishthemed bars.

“We would probably use that $20 for food or drinks instead of paying it at the door,” she said of the popular establishments.

Many of the bars lining the parade route had lines around the block.

“It’s very hard to get into a bar,” said Matt Rahming, 28, of South Boston. “There’s already lines at 11 a.m.”

Rahming participated in the pre-parade 5K to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Boston.

As parade-goers began to line the streets, the runners jogged down the route to the cheers of onlookers.

Rahming and his roommate Daniel Jenks, 28, of South Boston, joined in on the celebration through many avenues. Shared between them were green suspenders, a green tutu and a box of Lucky Charms.

Jenks also wore a shirt patterned with various faces of a certain Irish rock star, showcasing another reason he said he’s so enthusiastic about attending the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

“I always hope Bono shows up every year.”

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Student activism on campuses embodies ideals of democracy Boston University’s campus is very familiar with activism. Divest BU regularly sends students to President Robert Brown’s office, hoping to have a meeting with him. #PoorAtAPrivateUniversity, which helps students who struggle financially to have a voice, eventually prompted the administration to create grant assurance for financial aid. Graduate students have sat in front of Marsh Plaza with signs and chants to fight for their rights to unionize. Our student body is extremely involved with political, social and economic issues that plague not only our university, but also our country.

This trend of student activism has become increasingly popular at schools across the country. An article from USA TODAY College delves into different types of student activism that are taking over campuses. To name just a few, the University of California, Berkeley, Kent State University and the University of New Mexico are cited to provide examples of students who are confronting issues of student debt, violence and campus sexual assault.

An annual study from the University of California, Los Angeles that began in 1967 provides evidence that this truly is an age of unprecedented student activism. Students are more likely than ever to become involved, with one in 10 students claiming to be involved in at least one protest throughout their four years as college undergraduate students.

It’s no coincidence that activism has increased along with the swearing in of President Donald Trump. Trump is arguably the most divisive figure in American history, forcing people to get out there

and take a side. Since Trump’s campaign, politics is the most popular conversation.

Policies, budget cuts and nominations — they drive every news story and most of the activism across the country. In a progressive city like Boston, students are especially agitated and passionate. They’ve been prompted to organize rallies, create petitions and express their disappointment with what they’re seeing on both sides of

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and divest, for free tampons, gender neutral bathrooms and tuition transparency, and seen real success from the activism. Students who come together and work for one concrete goal have an incredibly powerful voice.

May it be organizing a rally, attending a protest or simply creating a dialog between the student body and the administration,

students’ efforts have all been enabled and expedited due to the advent of social media.

People with similar interests find each other through Facebook to get in touch or organize events. Social media makes it a lot easier for students to see opportunities to be activists. Facebook and Twitter also create a platform for students to express complaints.

The amount of posts in BU Facebook groups about administrative decisions, such as tuition increases or snow days, is incredible.

We’re connecting in new ways that proliferate the conversation. Students are becoming more creative about how to express their feelings through these platforms.

Some of these college rallies have received criticism for being just another protest from another group of overly active college students. Many don’t see how they could be effective. But the true value of these rallies does not lie in the specific topic, but in the camaraderie of like-minded individuals coming together to fight for a cause. This is democracy and free speech at its finest. Student activism shows that this generation, one supposedly glued to cell phones and reliant on technology, is worried about the future, about climate change, healthcare and the status of education.

The real changes are made by those who show up, who participate and organize the community. If you’re a college student who devotes two to three hours of your day, your week or your month, to a cause, it shows that you care and will continue to. That’s more than many can say about themselves or their peers. Students are paving the way for activism, for change and for the future.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017

My nonprofit internship

BY JONATHAN HAUSER COLUMNIST

After a week of peaceful rest and visits to tourist attractions with my boyfriend, my spring break here in Paris came to a close as I geared up to start my seven-week internship. The design of the Paris Study Abroad Program stuffs three academic courses in the first half of the semester before spring break, which leads to two incredibly busy months. Now the second half of the semester is just my full-time internship, which in France is considered 35 hours a week. My internship is at the administrative headquarters of a French non-governmental organization, Le Mouvement de la Paix, or “The Movement of Peace.”

Unfortunately, the office is located right outside of Paris in a northwestern suburb called Saint-Ouen, which is on the exact opposite side of Paris from where I live. My commute is about an hour each direction on the subway, which involves changing trains once on the way there and once on the way back. Luckily, my internship does not start until 9:30 a.m., so I do not have to wake up absurdly early. The hour-long ride to work gives my brain a chance to wake up a little and prepare for the French mode I go into for the rest of the workday.

Each day I work from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and get a one-hour lunch about halfway through the day. In the United States, I remember jobs that gave me lunches as short as 25 minutes. The hour-long lunch here fully allows me to relax and take a break from my work. I usually pack a lunch, but the first day I went to a local bakery with my coworker to get a sandwich. While in the United States, this sort of trip to get lunch would take up the majority of your lunch break, the mandated hour allowed me to walk to the bakery and back, while still having time to eat for another 40 minutes with my coworkers. This personal time with my coworkers allowed me to use my French and learn new words, especially international relations-related words or slang that my college-age coworkers shared

with me. When I go back to the United States, I will definitely miss this view that restful breaks are important.

Of course, when I am not eating my lunch, I am working. I realized that many internships in France don’t have orientations to get you acquainted with the office.

You simply just start and have to learn how the office functions and what your responsibilities are. For example, to see where my competencies are, my boss assigned me to write a research article about the American presidential election system. On my first day I completed this article after researching statistics and general election trends on primarily English websites, then wrote the article in French. While it might seem easier to do the research in English and then translate it into French, I sometimes found that it’s easier to pull from French articles, especially because there is no need to do extensive translating afterwards. This first paper was about three pages long, single-spaced with two small charts explaining the Electoral College, which fit within the requirement of it being around 8,500 characters. While in the United States we tend to ask for page limits or word counts, this organization in France instead has character limits. After having finished this first task, my boss just let me help another coworker sort through old files. The next day, she sent me a list of new tasks to do since she had read through my first article and deemed my French writing skills good enough to continue writing more articles. I thus learned that French bosses are a little wary at first, and you have to gain their trust a little bit.

Another way to build trust with them is to do a very French thing — say hello to every single person in the office when you arrive and say goodbye to every single person when you leave. Once you become more comfortable with certain workers, this greeting is done by doing La Bise, or the two-cheek kiss, but right now I simply say “bonjour” to everybody while slowly working my way into the normalcy of the office. This simple exchange of words in the morning is a small but important ritual of the French office, and by doing it, I feel more and more a part of the French workforce rather than a visitor in it.

Overall, I would say my first week in the office was a success, especially given that one of my coworkers invited me to go to a political rally with him this weekend to get more of an insight on the French election and the threats to peace carried with certain political parties. I am very excited for the weeks to come and I cannot wait to learn what future research articles I will be writing.

Critique of “America First”

BY DAN DELLECHIAIE COLUMNIST

President Donald Trump has kept the promise that he will travel to foreign countries less often than previous presidents.

This is not surprising. During his campaign and his time in office, he has said things such as, “I’m not representing the globe, I’m representing your country,” and “I’ve got no time to travel, America needs my attention now.” Trump has called his strategy to help Americans “America First.” His strategy is illogical, detrimental and paranoid in its core because it does not answer a major question — what does it mean to be an American?

We normally do not try to think too hard about this question. The administration has tried to define what an American is not: the press, liberals, foreigners and even “Hamilton” cast members, to just name a few. This logic of naming what an American is and isn’t works in language theory but not when it comes to politics.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines an American as “an indigenous inhabitant of (any part of ) the Americas; an American Indian” and “a native or citizen of the United States.” If it is not clear, both of these definitions have major problems.

First of all, the first definition only applies to native-born Americans such as Native Americans. Secondly, both definitions exclude foreigners or immigrants. These definitions might work for Trump’s administration, but they do not accurately define America in 2017.

When an American goes abroad, is he or she still an American? What about people with dual citizenship? What about immigrants or foreigners that have American constitutional rights but are by no means citizens? What about the majority of “Americans” who immigrated from other countries over the last 300 years?

I believe that America First is an attempt to exclude instead of include.

America First attempts to preach a paranoid world view. It implies that there are Americans and “un-Americans” that do not share the majority’s view. It implies that we should only care about the former. It cre-

ates an “ideal” American through a long list of qualifications and disqualifications. But what are these ideal Americans?

As I said above, the administration’s “ideal” American is a native resident of America that blindly believes in so-called “American ideals” such as the American dream. But what about those that question or disagree with the government’s message or want to see a change from the past?

America First is an economic nightmare. If all economic growth needs to come from within the 50 states, what happens to all those business interests in foreign countries, such as hideous golden hotels? Our economy is directly tied to other economies. This can be seen by reading the “made in” tag on any of your possessions.

In 2016, the United States imported $2.7 trillion in goods and services. If America First was to be implemented, we would become in theory self-sufficient.

America First, at its core, is a philosophy of economic isolationism. Economic isolationism can’t work in the modern world because of how linked the American economy is to the rest of the world.

Trumpian economic exceptionalism is similar to an old economic theory, Import Substitution Industrialization. ISI is a trade and economic policy which imposes tariffs on foreign imports and protects local industries. A country such as the United States does not have all of the resources it needs to be able to manufacture goods. By imposing high tariffs on foreign goods, it limits outside competition and increases the prices of products inside the country.

It also causes the government to spend a lot of money protecting domestic manufacturers. This can be best seen through government aid given in the form of tax breaks to Carrier and Ford after Trump “negotiated” with them to keep jobs in America.

The creation of the big and scary “other” that is out to get you has for centuries scared people into believing in ideas such as America First. People need to look past these propaganda tricks and realize that there is no “other” and that human beings can’t be categorized by arbitrary concepts such as “American” or “Un-American.” We need to put the world first, not a nation or an ideal.

The more you think about it, the less “American” we become. We can’t isolate ourselves from the world no matter how scary it looks. I do believe we should help other countries — not to spread our ideals or for business interests, but out of compassion. In our interconnected world, there is no place for isolationism and fear.

If anything, “America First” will put the very country it wants to help in very last place.

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10 SPORTS

After postponement, softball is set for home opener

BY GREG LEVINSKY DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Looking to get back on the winning side after two losing tournaments in California, the Boston University softball team returns home for its home opener against Bryant University on Thursday.

The Terriers (8-14) dropped four of five at the San Diego Classic and five of six at the Long Beach State Tournament, but are looking forward to getting back to action after a 12-day break.

BU head coach Ashley Waters said her team is making minor adjustments after its losing efforts.

“Just little things from California that we could prep on and get better at, just the small things,” Waters said.

The Terriers also took advantage of the break to get healthy, as the team had some illnesses and injuries after the long travel.

“We took some time off last week to re-acclimate to the time zone, and we had some kids and coaching staff under the weather,” Waters said.

The Terriers were originally scheduled to host a doubleheader against Bryant (4-20) on Wednesday, but snow from winter storms has left the field soaked in water, forcing the teams to salvage a single game on Thursday.

The Bulldogs have struggled in the early going, batting .199 as a team. Bryant’s leading hitters are senior Haylee Haas and sophomore Kaleigh Goulart. Haas, an outfielder from Moorpark, California, leads the Bulldogs with a .273 average.

A Marion native, Goulart is batting .250 and has hit Bryant’s only two home runs of the season.

The pitching core is young for the Bulldogs, as freshman Gabrielle Ermish has tossed a team-high 51.1 innings. Sophomore

Colby Norris, redshirt sophomores Brandi Burgin and Logan Paul could also see time on the mound on Thursday.

On the other side, senior shortstop Moriah Connolly paces the Terriers with a .352 average and 16 stolen bases. BU’s two main catchers, sophomore Alex Heinen and senior Gabi Martinez, have combined for nine of the Terriers’ 10 home runs.

“Alex and Gabi do a great job driving in runs,” Waters said. “I think we need to do a better job of spreading that out a little bit and having more people in those positions. They can do more than that. They had a good start, and the best is yet to come.”

Martinez, a Weston, Florida native, is batting .319 with four home runs and 15 RBI. During BU’s road trips, she has seen time in the infield as well.

“In her senior campaign it’s a good push to go out the door with swinging a good bat, and she has a great mindset,” Waters said.

Meanwhile, Heinen has a team-high five home runs and five doubles and she is second to Martinez with 14 RBI. “Alex is a catalyst behind the plate and at the plate,” Waters said.

On the mound, freshman Kali Magane has thrown 58 innings thus far, compiling a 4-5 record with a 3.38 ERA across 13 appearances.

Senior Makinna Akers has been BU’s most reliable pitcher in the early season, with a 4-3 record across 16 appearances and 45.2 innings. “[Magane’s] a competitor,” Waters said.

“She gets on the mound and she doesn’t care who she’s facing — she just goes at hitters.

Makinna is doing a brilliant job coming in behind her and cleaning up some innings.

They’ve been a really great one-two tandem.”

Bryant serves as a good stepping stone for the Terriers, allowing them to jump off to a good start in the Northeast before entering Patriot League play against Lehigh University.

“Lehigh’s had a really good start, and

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Gabi Martinez is second on the team with four home runs, proving to be an important part of Terriers’ offense.

they’re always kind of at the top of the Patriot League,” Waters said. “I just think for us, getting some games under our belt and getting

going in the Northeast in the cold and playing against a team that we can contend with and beat, that’s the idea of it.”

Women’s lacrosse starts Patriot League play on high note

BY RYAN STOLZ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After a 1-4 start to the season, the Boston University women’s lacrosse team has rattled off two straight victories, most notably its recent game, a 13-8 win against Patriot League rival Bucknell University.

Bucknell (5-3, 0-1 Patriot League), who was picked to finish sixth in the league, has now started off league play with a loss for its 10th straight season, something it has not recovered from.

Meanwhile, the Terriers (3-4, 1-0 Patriot League), picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League, have been winning their first league matchup for the past four years, something that BU head coach Liz Robertshaw claimed is vital for a successful season.

“It sets us up in a good mindset moving forward,” Robertshaw said. “We had a lot of goal scorers against a very tough team and starting off with a win is how you would want to start any conference play.”

Meegan provides steady backbone for defense Senior goalkeeper Caroline Meegan has proved to be the backbone of this young Terriers squad. The Lutherville, Maryland native was BU’s only representative on the Preseason All-Patriot League team and has played like it thus far.

Meegan has allowed fewer than 10 goals in two consecutive games and in three

games overall this season, all of which have resulted in Terrier victories. Meegan also fares well when stacked up against her Patriot League counterparts. She currently ranks first in the Patriot League in saves per game (12.33) and second in save percentage (.503). It is Meegan’s strong play that has kept the Terriers close in several narrow victories and in losses as well.

What isn’t always apparent is how Meegan’s play allows the offense to truly thrive. Robertshaw notes that a strong goalkeeper has allowed her team to be much more aggressive.

“The fact that she is so solid in the cage allows our defenders to take a lot more chances,” Robertshaw said.

Robertshaw insisted that it is more than Meegan’s play on the field that gives her team confidence.

“Whether it’s her voice, or anything the team needs, [Meegan] has been there to back them up,” Robertshaw said. “Her ability to play so well really sets the bar high and encourages our team to be aggressive all over the field.”

This level of success is nothing new for Meegan. She has played in at least 16 games each season since her freshman year. Over the past two seasons, Meegan has been named to the All-Patriot League Second team.

Balanced attack aids with loss of big senior class After graduating a sizeable senior class, scoring production was a big question for

Robertshaw and her coaching staff heading into the season. For the Terriers, the production has come from several different players, as BU has no goal or point scorer in the top 10 in the Patriot League, signaling a balanced attack.

“We knew we were going to need more players to step up and that it was going to be a challenge,” Robertshaw said.

The Terriers’ offense features five players who have scored at least 12 points thus far. This includes freshman attacker Kailey Conry (17), senior attackers Elisabeth Jayne (16) and Taylor Hardison (14), junior attackers Mickenzie Larivee (12) and Avery Donahoe (12).

While Conry has been an offensive force from day one, her fellow classmate midfielder Mackenzie Howe has noticeably gotten more comfortable on the field with each game. After only recording one goal through her first four games, Howe exploded for four goals on the road in BU’s win over Bucknell.

The mix of young and experienced players have paced the Terriers offense, which has averaged 9.3 goals per game.

While none of them rank among the Patriot League leaders, Robertshaw has been more than pleased with their performance.

“Our defense has gotten better at pushing up the field, and that is something we are still pushing our midfielders to do more of,” head coach Robertshaw said. “Our goal is to have multiple players to be in 20’s for points rather than a few scoring in the 40’s.

We need a lot more scoring threats.”

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Senior Caroline Meegan leads the Patriot League in saves per game. The Preseason All-Patriot League goalie has been a model of consistency, making at least nine saves in every contest this year.

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Going for Two: Red Sox pitching staff plagued by injuries

BY DAVID SOUZA COLUMNIST

The Boston Red Sox entered spring training poised to make a run at the franchise’s ninth World Series title. Headlining the Sox rotation is lefty ace Chris Sale, who was acquired from the Chicago White Sox in December for a bevy of prospects, including Yoan Moncada.

Sale was set to join Cy Young recipient Rick Porcello and fellow ace David Price.

However, there has been a bump in the road for the Sox and their arsenal of arms. Injuries have reared their ugly heads in a season that is still in its infancy. Normally, banged up pitchers are common occurrences during a lengthy season of baseball, but the tweaks and strains usually come after pitchers have been put through a heavy volume of work, not in springtime.

With the rise of shoulder and forearm injuries cropping up in the Sox’s pitching, concern has set in over Boston’s potential to win the American League pennant.

Price came into spring training looking to rebound after an uncharacteristically average season on the mound. The left-hander went 17-9 last season and started a careerhigh 35 games in his first season in Boston. And while his earned-run average was the highest it has been since 2009, it was largely due to a subpar beginning of the season.

Aiming for a return to form as one of baseball’s best in 2017, Price gave Red Sox nation its first big scare of the season when it was announced that the hurler might need a Tommy John surgery. Price complained of elbow and forearm tightness in his pitching arm at the end of February.

However, after seeking a second opinion on his “unique elbow”

by Tommy John specialist James Andrews, it was determined that Price would not need the season-ending surgery after all. Instead, the southpaw would have to undergo a rehab process that included taking medication and a throwing regiment to ease him back into baseball. He is expected to be out until mid-May,

as reported by Evan Drellich of Comcast SportsNet New England Monday evening.

The loss of Price hurts the Red Sox for a number of reasons.

Primarily, they will have to delve into their pitching depth early in this season. With Clay Buchholz gone — thankfully — and Joe Kelly now a member of the bullpen, the Red Sox bevy of starting pitchers has whittled down.

Still remaining on the staff is Eduardo Rodriguez, who has been vying for the team’s fifth spot in the rotation as a third-year starter.

Price’s extended injury bodes well for Rodriguez’s chances. The 23-year-old Venezuelan has shown flashes of brilliance in his two years in Boston, but has presented injury concerns after missing time last season with a left hamstring injury.

Rodriguez also tweaked his knee in winter ball this past December.

Joining Rodriguez in the back half of the staff this season is knuckleballer Steven Wright, who was an All-Star last season. Out of his four years at the Major League level, Wright had his best season last year, going 13-6 and posting a 3.33 ERA. However, being a knuckleballer comes with inherent risk. While the Red Sox have had success in the past

with specialists like Tim Wakefield, knuckleballers like Wright can often get exposed when hitters adjust their timing. Knuckleballers are extremely effective because hitters, who are used to facing pitches in the 90s, are not accustomed to seeing fluttering throws in the 70s.

The other option the Sox have for starting pitching is Drew Pomeranz, the underwhelming replacement traded for blue-chip prospect Anderson Espinoza. Since his arrival, Pomeranz has been riddled with injuries and has not yet proven his worth, especially after being exchanged for one of the Sox’ best prospects. In fact, the MLB even gave Boston the opportunity to undo the deal after it was made public that the San Diego Padres had not been fully transparent about Pomeranz’s health.

Luckily, President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski has bolstered the Sox relieving corps over the past two years. Bringing in players like Craig Kimbrel, Tyler Thornburg and Carson Smith, Dombrowski has back-loaded the Red Sox pitching staff with shutdown relievers. However, they too have been touched by injuries.

Smith missed all of last season because of Tommy John surgery.

A year removed from his injury, Smith would be better off easing back into things to make sure his reconstructed elbow holds up to the wear and tear of a long season.

With Price out, Smith’s usage will increase, which should be a concern for Red Sox fans.

Thornburg has also been reported to be experiencing soreness in his throwing shoulder due to the Red Sox offseason shoulder program. Acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in the offseason, Thornburg explained that the Boston offseason workout program was much more extensive than the Brewers, according to the Providence Journal.

Kimbrel has been a monster in save situations for the Red Sox. While he has had issues in non-save appearances, Kimbrel, now in his second year as the Sox closer, was an All-Star last season and totaled 31 saves.

The Red Sox are in a delicate situation. They have the pedigree, both offensively and pitching-wise, to win the Fall Classic. However, if they hope to not get swept in the American League Division Series like last season, they’ll have to manage their arms and keep injuries limited. That’s easier said than done for Dombrowski and company.

How does BU stack up against the defending champs?

ADVANTAGE, FROM PAGE 12 that coming in National Collegiate Hockey Conference play.

The star player along the blueline is Tucker Poolman, as he’s chipped in 30 points during his junior campaign. Two other dangermen are Gage Ausmus, a senior captain, and Colton Poolman, a former defenseman with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL. Edge: Even Goaltender BU: If there’s one spot in which the Terriers have a definitive edge,

BU to fight for Frozen Four spot DAKOTA, FROM PAGE 12 nal between No. 3 University of Minnesota Duluth and No. 14 Ohio State University.

Before then, Somerby said BU has adopted an “us against the world” mentality, and Quinn harped on several coaching points when previewing the encounter.

He highlighted winning puck battles, creating havoc in front of Johnson and making mature decisions with the puck.

And, if all goes to plan, BU will return to Boston with a Frozen Four to prepare for, instead of the end of the 2016-17 season.

“We want to go in there and make sure that we’re going to do whatever it takes to extend the season,” Hickey said. “We don’t it to be our last weekend as a team.”

this is it. Freshman Jake Oettinger will get the start between the pipes, and he’s proven his worth, earning a spot on the Hockey East AllRookie Team.

The Lakeville, Minnesota native has had his fair share of ups and downs, but that’s to be expected from someone who turned 18 in mid-December.

Otherwise, he’s been stellar, putting up a .927 save percentage and 2.09 goals against average.

ND: North Dakota’s go-to guy is Cam Johnson, a junior who’s had an off year in 2016-17, one season removed from being a finalist for

the Mike Richter Award in 2016.

He’s put up a 2.38 goals against average and .904 save percentage, starting all but three of the Fighting Hawks’ games.

Those are hardly numbers to scoff at, but a deep NCAA run typically requires stronger goaltending.

Edge: BU All things considered, these two teams are neck and neck across the ice. Upon initial glance, however, Oettinger gives BU a slight advantage over North Dakota.

My prediction? A 3-2 win for the Terriers.

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Quotable “The fact that she is so solid in the cage allows our defenders to take a lot more chances.” BU women’s lacrosse coach Liz Robertshaw on goalkeeper Caroline Meegan. p.10

Sports Thursday, March 23, 2017

Snow Check The softball team’s doubleheader vs. Bryant was postponed to Thursday, and now only one game will be played due to wet field conditions. p.10

BU men’s hockey draws defending champs North Dakota

BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Doyle Somerby has heard the message loud and clear: He and his teammates are underdogs on Friday.

The senior defenseman and captain of the No. 6 Boston University men’s hockey team doesn’t like it one bit.

“In our locker room we’ve seen a lot of people picking North Dakota,” Somerby said of Friday’s West Regional semifinal against the No. 10 Fighting Hawks at Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. “A lot of people don’t really give us the respect that we should get. Going out there, it’ll be pretty interesting and really loud. I think we’re just using that to fuel ourselves.”

Kindling the flames even further will be 5,000-plus North Dakota (21-15-3) fans, all hoping for the program’s ninth national title. The Terriers (23-11-3), however, aren’t letting the noise — Fargo is 80 miles south of North Dakota’s campus in Grand Forks — muddy their hopes for the sixth national title.

“If you’re an elite athlete and you’re an elite hockey player, this is a game you want to play in,” said BU head coach David Quinn. “ … If I’m a player, I think it’d be pretty cool to go play North Dakota in Fargo in front of a packed house with that type of atmosphere. That’s why you come to places like BU — to play in

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Although BU is the higher seed, it will head to Fargo, North Dakota for a West Regional matchup against the defending national champions, University of North Dakota, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

games like this.”

While the noise is guaranteed to be stif ling, fans in Fargo and those watching on ESPN2 will be treated to 21 NHL draft picks — 11 from BU and 10 from the Fighting Hawks.

The player to watch from BU, the youngest team in college hockey, is freshman forward Clayton Keller. The Hockey East Rookie of the Year — also an Arizona Coyotes first-rounder — has 42 points on the year and is sev-

enth in the nation with 1.45 points per game.

He’ll be aided by other stars ranging from sophomore defenseman Charlie McAvoy (Boston Bruins) to freshman goaltender Jake Oettinger (a likely firstrounder in 2017) to freshman forward Patrick Harper (Nashville Predators) and more. The key for BU, though, Quinn said, will be turning all its talent into a 60-minute performance.

“Right now we’re playing pretty

good hockey,” Quinn said. “The last few weekends I think we’ve played well. A couple of times we haven’t gotten the results we wanted, but we’ve played a much smarter brand of hockey.”

Quinn was referring to BU’s slow starts, as the scarlet and white have allowed the first goal in each of their last nine games.

Sophomore forward Jordan Greenway, however, doesn’t feel that’ll be a problem, especially with a Frozen Four berth on the line.

“This weekend we obviously need to win,” Greenway said. “If you lose you’re done, so we’re really desperate. We want to make it to Chicago and move on forward.”

Obstructing that path will be head coach Brad Berry’s squad, one that allows the nation’s second-fewest shots per game (24.7) and can score in bunches (3.18 goals per game).

Leading their charge up top will be Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost and Shane Gersich, all of whom have surpassed the 30-point mark.

Then on defense, keep an eye out for Tucker Poolman (30 points) and Gage Ausmus, as well as goaltender Cam Johnson, a finalist for the Mike Richter Award in 2016.

For junior defenseman Brandon Hickey, the myriad of challenges NoDak poses are all welcomed with open arms.

“As an athlete, you want to go into hostile buildings and be able to go there and say you beat a team on their home ice,” Hickey said. “It’s basically a home game for them being so close to where they play.

It’s nothing but excitement out of me. I’m ready to go in there and play in front of a loud crowd and a packed house.”

Whichever way Friday’s game is spliced, the fact remains: the winner will advance to Saturday’s West Regional final, also held at Scheels Arena. They’ll take on whoever emerges from the other semifiCONTINUED ON PAGE 11

The Breakdown: who has the advantage in first round?

BY JONATHAN SIGAL DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The four teams settled in Fargo, North Dakota this weekend all have one goal in mind: Reaching the Frozen Four in Chicago in early April.

Before getting there, though, three will see their 2016-17 seasons come to a close, all while one dances one step closer to an NCAA title.

Friday evening will see No. 3 University of Minnesota Duluth and No. 14 Ohio State University duke it out, but Commonwealth Avenue will have its sights set on the preceding clash. On Friday afternoon, the No. 6 Boston University men’s hockey team and No. 10 University of North Dakota will meet at Scheels Arena and bring

together a combined 21 NHL draft picks.

Mindful of that, a special play here or a moment of brilliance there very well could be the difference between the Terriers (23-11-3) and Fighting Hawks (21-15-3). Thus, The Daily Free Press has broken down the difference makers at vital spots and determined who has the edge.

Forwards BU: Head coach David Quinn’s side has arguably the most-gifted top two lines in college hockey.

The first typically shapes up with freshmen Patrick Harper and Clayton Keller and sophomore Bobo Carpenter, while the second has sophomores Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and Jordan Greenway and senior Nick Roberto.

Between them, the sextet has

accounted for 182 of BU’s 318 points and includes five NHL draft picks, with Roberto being the sole exception. Keller’s the cream of the crop, as the Arizona Coyotes firstrounder from 2016 was recently named Hockey East Rookie of the Year.

If BU has one flaw, it’s that its bottom two lines have struggled to put up points. Save for freshman Kieffer Bellows (14 points), none of them can really be classified as a goalscorer.

ND: Much like BU, North Dakota is loaded with high-level talent at the forward position, and the stars are sophomore Brock Boeser and freshman Tyson Jost. The former, an American and Vancouver Canucks first rounder, has 33 points on the year, while the latter, a Canadian and Colorado Avalanche

first rounder, has put up 35 points.

The buck doesn’t stop there, though. Sophomore Shane Gersich has exploded onto the scene in 2016-17 to the tune of 37 points, and junior Austin Poganski is ever reliable, already pushing the 70-point mark in three seasons in Grand Forks.

The aces up North Dakota’s sleeve might just be Joel Janatuinen and Rhett Gardner, two sophomores who have fired 75-plus shots on goal across the regular season and playoffs. With so much focus on Jost and Boeser, they could rise to the occasion.

EDGE: Even Defensemen BU: The oft-overlooked part of BU’s team is just how talented its defensive corps is, all despite fea-

turing six NHL draft picks.

Keep an eye out for sophomore Charlie McAvoy, a Boston Bruins first rounder who was also an assistant captain on Team USA’s goldmedal winning team at 2017 World Juniors. The steadying, defensefirst presences of senior Doyle Somerby and John MacLeod are often reassuring, too.

Then there’s the offensive potential of junior Brandon Hickey and freshmen Dante Fabbro and Chad Krys. They offer a little bit of everything and are leading reasons why BU allows only 2.27 goals per game.

ND: Head coach Brad Berry’s defensive corps arguably deserves more credit than it gets. North Dakota has allowed just 2.56 goals per game in 2016-17, with much of CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Softball @ Lehigh, 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Softball vs. Bryant, 4 p.m.

Men’s hockey vs. North Dakota in NCAA Tournament first round, 3 p.m. ESPN2

Men’s tennis @ Marist, 11 a.m.

Men’s lacrosse vs. Lafayette, 1 p.m.

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Women’s lacrosse @ Loyola Maryland, 1 p.m.

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