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Chicago hip-hop act Chance the Rapper performs at Northeastern University’s Springfest on Saturday, April 2. Swedish pop artist Tove Lo and California-based indie-rock band Bad Suns also played.
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Two groups unite for justice conflict, from Page 1 raeli laws systemically discriminate against Palestinians in regard to marriage, labor, social interaction also said money from the US government and universities funds this “US tax dollars […] and campus investments are standing in the way Photo by Alex Melagrano
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Sam Herman, left, and Dr. Rachel Feeney joined panelists Dr. Mark Patterson and Dr. Sara P. Grady to comment on issues surrounding marine biology.
Screening focuses on marine science By Naomi Stapleton news corresPondent
Northeastern University’s Marine Biology Club hosted a screening of several documentaries about ocean conservation issues on Thursday, March 31, as part of a Beneath the With help from the Husky Environmental Action Team, the Biology Club and the TERRA Society, club
two themes: Human impact or maof marine science experts discussed the implications of climate change “When you look at the projected scenarios [of climate change], it’s when,” said Geoffrey Trussell, the panel moderator and director of the Northeastern University Marine Films in the “human impact” category highlighted urgent environmental concerns like rising sea levels which are submerging the island several innovative approaches to marine science research like the Senior environmental science major Kelsi Furman, the Marine Biology Club’s president, felt the night alarming message about climate change to a more reassuring presen-
Kanazi performed a poem he wrote titled “This Divestment Bill
Remi Kananzi of Palestine, above, recites a poem about the divest movement.
pus groups that oppose movements urging universities to stop funding companies that support the systematic oppression of Palestinians and
to Petersen-Smith, among its offenses, the university has been attacking its branch of Students for Justice in
Kanazi said he believes the liberation movements of blacks in America in similar problems and that both issues must be resolved to achieve true
organization that promotes ocean conservation, education and discov-
achieved tomorrow while mass incarceration [of blacks] thrives and the policies of stop and frisk advance, then the picture is not com-
The team provides documentaries
cialist Organization member Khury
The panelists represented a range of careers within marine science, including educators, scientists and
about Northeastern’s failings in re-
cussed key issues facing marine conservation efforts, including struggles by scientists to communiTrussell said that, in general, scientists have improved in communicating and relating to audiences, but he is concerned that young scientists often become too preoccupied with “There is an intoxicating effect of going in front of an audience […] and being compelling and famous or important, and that in turn translates into feeding that beast, rather than feeding the knowledge beast,” Trusto a good balance where academics are able to communicate effectively, are able to connect with different groups, different generations and so festivals in previous years, but Carole McCauley, the center’s outreach program coordinator, said the team thought an on-campus event hosted by young leaders in marine biology
as taxpayers, are investing in, or that the media is talking about,” McCau-
people who care about this and who
us who cares and why it’s important,
affectedly taken control over [Palestinians’] water and gave it out to them whenever they felt like giving it out to them,” Dixon said According to Dixon, this form of systematic oppression is one factor that unites the plights of blacks and
“So yes, Northeastern is re-
Gerardo Molinari from Somertivated by the discussion of racial
Another speaker, Aaron Dixon, is a black racial advocate who joined the Black Panther Party at the age of 19 and co-founded the Seattle chap-
“Solidarity is not just an abstract feeling that you have for oppressed people while you enjoy all the good things that capitalism has to offer,” cal, we need to organize, we need to
tinians clean water mirrors the water
University hosts HuskyHacks
tecHnology, from Page 1 of a misnomer,” said Eric Liu, a sophomore computer engineering major who helped organize the Participants have a lot of freedom in choosing what they build at a hackathon, said Jake Messner, a HuskyHacks organizer and sophomore electrical and computer engi“You can use any programming language you want, whatever hardsically the only rules are you have to build something and it has to have
working with the administration to organize a Northeastern hackathon six months ago after competing in similar events around the country event would be in promoting the university’s computer science and engineering programs, Messner participant, joined as a co-organizer “Northeastern didn’t have a hackathon, and as engineers who like to be up and coming with tech, [Liu that Northeastern needs to have if we want to be a leader in technolThree prizes were awarded at the
A main goal for HuskyHacks organizers was to create a comfortable
design and most technically chal-
Organizers enlisted 20 mentors, mostly upperclassmen with computer science and computer engineering academic and co-op experience,
all the teams in an initial round, and then seven teams advanced to the next stage, where they had to present their projects and provide live demonstrations to all attendees and
“The public has a right to under-
science] is doom and gloom, but there is also a light at the end of the
Petersen-Smith said he believes there is a connection between the university arming its police with these weapons and gentrifying Roxbury because the university’s police department is located on the Rox-
which he said the US government
time hackers are] not ready for a hackathon because […] hackathon is a place to learn,” said Niousha Jafari, a sophomore computer science
GPU NoSQL database, a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) database that can access digital data and perform operations faster than a traditional database without using Structure Query Language (SQL), a programming language commonly used in database management, won most Winners were awarded plaques and will receive Visa gift cards with an amount that has not yet been deof proving to Northeastern administration that there was a need and an interest in hackathons on campus, aim to organize a larger hackathon in the fall, with more corporate versity, hackathons also teach students valuable coding and technical skills that they can then put on their resumes and reference in co-op in-
A pseudo-segway robot, described on HuskyHack’s website as a “self-balancing, autonomous ro-
“At some sort of thing like a job fair, yeah, you can talk to a recruiter and give them your resume, but it’s so much more awesome if you can
Hook, a text message reminder application that “uses human accountability” by sending reminders to the
opportunity for students to really ap-
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Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, April 1 @ 2:19 a.m. A general fire alarm for West Village A North sounded for a stairwell on the 13th floor. Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) responded and reported a fire extinguisher was discharged with no signs of fire or smoke. Boston Fire Department (BFD) arrived at 2:24 a.m. Maintenance was notified to clean and ventilate the area. BFD authorized a reset of the alarm. A report was filed.
Monday, March 28 @ 11:29 a.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division A Northeastern University (NU) student reported his unattended Nikon DSLR camera and bag were stolen from a basement classroom in Snell Library. A report was filed.
Monday, March 28 @ 6:34 p.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division A staff member in Ell Hall reported a man with blood on his face walking on the third floor of Curry Student Center and talking to himself. NUPD responded and placed the subject, unaffiliated with NU, under arrest at 6:45 p.m. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived and cleared the subject. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police Department was unable to house the man due to lack of space. The subject will be summonsed to court for disorderly conduct.
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Monday, March 28 @ 11:03 p.m. An NU student reported a G-Shock watch, Ray Ban sunglasses and a MacBook charger stolen from his room in International Village (IV). A report was filed.
Baron urges media to adapt to change By James Duffy dePuty sPorts editor
After outlining how his industry needs to adapt, Baron explained what he believes to be the greatest
Aoun welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Marty Baron to the East Village penthouse last Thursday, March 31, to discuss the future of media for the third installment of the
“We are in an era when information consumers have almost unlim-
Baron, currently executive editor of The Washington Post, spent 12 years as editor of The Boston Globe, where he oversaw the Spotlight team’s investigation into the Catholic Church child abuse crisis
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, March 30 @ 5:33 p.m. An NU student reported her Aldo boots were stolen while she was attending a yoga class in the Sacred Space between 4 and 5:30 p.m. She did not see anyone suspicious in the area but does not believe someone took them by mistake. A report was filed.
Thursday, March 31 @ 7:15 p.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division NUPD reported to Huntington Avenue to address a past domestic assault and arrested a man, unaffiliated with NU, for assault and battery on an NU student. Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, April 1 @ 9:45 a.m. An NU student reported two men outside IV who appeared to be examining the bicycle racks. NUPD stopped both parties in front of SquashBusters. The parties were identified as juveniles unaffiliated with NU. At approximately 9:56 a.m., one engaged in a foot chase with an NUPD officer through Columbus Garage. At 9:59 a.m. NUPD had both juveniles in custody. They will be charged with trespassing and attempting to commit larceny under $250. The juvenile from the foot chase will also be charged with resisting arrest and assault and battery. NUPD brought them to headquarters, and both subjects’ parents declined to pick up their children. The subjects were then brought to juvenile holding facilities.
preexisting point of view and never ern journalism professor and the director of the editorial lab, was in agreement with Baron about the
Baron focused his presentation on how the media industry can adapt to survive in the future and discussed problems that prevent it from doing
we have, one big concern is people listening into the echo chamber,”
“[Northeastern] has proven that innovation is possible and can succeed, even in old professions in the
concerned Baron, but what he found more alarming was news outlets that distort facts until they become un-
To discuss how the media will need to develop, Baron condensed his ideas into six major themes that
talk radio host and conspiracy theorist, as an example of this issue for perpetuating the idea that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
First, he pointed out that today’s society is a mobile one, not simply a digital one, and media outlets that people no longer seek out news ued to place importance on the use -
Wednesday, March 30 @ 10:27 a.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division A confidential forcible rape case off campus is under investigation.
choosing, many have been drawn to
cerns people the most, we will have to listen better and listen more fre-
paper is to tell the truth as nearly as the truth can be ascertained,” Baron said, quoting the principles set forth by Eugene Meyer, who bought The our future, let’s not forget that we After Baron’s speech, he sat down tions from the president and audience members about The Washing-
want to listen, go to where people
who asked Baron if he would like to
Baron pointed out that the media industry is no longer controlled by the giants of the past, like The Washington Post or The New York Times, because newcomers like BuzzFeed -
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how technology is key to the future outlets need to be at the forefront of technology to survive, including ar“When technology advances, the way we communicate with each other inevitably undergoes a revoluwe do not lead, we will follow, and if we follow, we will be left behind, and being left behind technologi-
A cocktail reception followed the event, where students and professors the circumstances for what the future holds and how we ought to go Some, like senior international business major Gareth McGrath, were glad that Spotlight played a McGrath was previously a journalism major who still stays informed questions from Aoun and the audience focused less on Baron’s past anyone knows exactly what the fu-
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, April 1 @ 5:25 p.m. NUPD confiscated less than an ounce of marijuana from an NU student in Smith Hall while conducting an investigation. A report was filed.
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, April 1 @ 5:26 a.m. NUPD confiscated a large amount of marijuana indicative of distribution from an NU student in Smith Hall while conducting an investigation. The defendant confirmed he had sold marijuana to others and will be summonsed to court.
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, April 3 @ 4:03 a.m. An NU student reported his roommate in West Village A was intoxicated and had been vomiting for one to two hours. NUPD responded and requested EMS for the student, who was conscious and could walk but requested an ambulance. EMS was notified and arrived at 4:28 a.m., then cleared the student, as his condition had improved.
Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, April 3 @ 6:35 p.m. A confidential assault and battery case on West Campus is under investigation.
Sunday, April 3 @ 11:24 p.m. Northeastern University Public Safety Division A Resident Assistant reported the smell of marijuana coming from the third floor of Stetson East. NUPD responded and spoke to the resident of the room, who had less than an ounce of marijuana and paraphernalia inside the room. A report was filed.
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Baron, above, has 40 years of journalism experience. During his tenure at the Boston Globe from 2001 to 2012, the paper accrued six Pulitzer Prizes.
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Column: Science spurs technology
So far in my education, my understanding of what it means to be a scientist has been a little fuzzy. However, with the combination of doing research the past two semesters and working at my current co-op in communications at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), I’ve realized that scientists are simply trying to answer questions no one knows to questions most people haven’t even thought to ask – which is pretty awesome. Both the fundamental struggle and the primary motivation in science, though, is that every answer brings a new set of questions. This is especially true when you consider the evolution of sciogy has a lot of unknowns behind it, which likely require additional resources to answer. Scientists need new technology to answer unknown questions, and those who develop the technology need new questions to know how to move forward; researchers are guided by technology, yet they are guides for that technology. This seems like a frustrating back-and-forth for everyone involved, but so exciting. Research at WHOI is concentrated in oceanGwen Schanker ography. Much of what happens underwater has only recently been revealed through technology, allowing scientists to ask questions about marine life that they’ve never been able to before. As Camrin Braun, a doctoral student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-WHOI joint program in biological oceanography, said, “Human observation is limited to this tiny sliver of the water, and beyond that, we don’t know what’s happening.” Tagging and tracking technology from the past couple of decades has allowed Braun and his colleagues to learn that sharks and devil rays, whose bodies are mainly designed for surface dwelling, sometimes dive more than 1,000 meters below the surface. This raises the question of what motivates the animals to dive so deep (are they pursuing an unknown food source?), which will require additional, advanced tagging technology to answer. As the tags Braun uses become smaller and easier to deploy, he is slowly learning more about how the animals behave in three dimensions, an important step in understanding their motivation for diving. Technology invites new questions not only in science, but also across Michigan Community College Association to determine how colleges can increase their student success, measured by retention through graduation. Her work revolves around the basic question of how best to keep college questions. Using new auditing technology, my mom and her colleagues can see that many students are getting off track by taking courses that don’t count. This led them to ask why students digress from their curriculum, and whether there is additional technology that might help the students better monitor their progress. My mom is now working with a team of developers to update information systems in a way that will both improve student success and bring up additional questions about it. In short, developing new technology both allows old questions to be answered and invites new questions, which in turn require newly developed technology to answer, raising new questions, and so on. This is a frustrating but exciting phenomenon that applies to all areas of science and development. By applying the tools in a meaningful way, scientists can
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US complicit in tax havens The world received an inside look at the shadowy web of the The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) began publishing stories on a leaked trove of documents which reveal a than 200,000 offshore entities for clients around the globe. The documents, known as the Panama Papers, implicated 12 current or former heads of state, more than 60 associates and family members of world leaders and thousands of businesspeople, athletes, and other members of the global one percent. Notably, the prime minister of Iceland resigned two days after ICIJ reporters revealed his links to a company created by the law Shell corporations – which have no employees, produce no output and serve as intermediaries to ties – afford the rich and powerful layers of secrecy and deserve great suspicion. In the best case, a shell company allows startups to chase venture capital before they’ve actually made anything; in the worst, it enables money laundering, tax At the heart of these entities is greed. Often, disguising the name behind a wad of cash allows its holder to conduct business, both legitimate and otherwise, more seekers tend to enjoy that. So while the ICIJ revelations are jarring in scope (and anyone who claims to not be surprised at all is probably lying), the broader depravity in the
are indicative is not surprising. The problem is nothing new: Money chases money any way it can, laws and taxes be damned. While reporters are just starting to sift through the data, there has been a relative lack of US names in the documents. Sure, a few money managers and hedge fund heads – many of them previously implicated in fraud investigations – have already been connected. Beyond that, the Americans found in the Panama Papers have been small president of Argentina or the king of Saudi Arabia. But America is hardly an innocent bystander. The real failure uncovered in the Panama Papers lies with the states that allowed the shell corporation cottage industry place – chief among them, ours. In 2012, the Obama administration signed a free trade deal with Panama that some progressive activists, including Bernie Sanders, criticized as preventing US investigators from cracking down on tax haven abusers in Panama. While show little evidence of the problem becoming worse since the pact, they also show little evidence of it improving. At the time, American negotiators could have and should have used the comparative strength of the US economy, which dwarfs Panama’s, to secure much stricter regulations on the country’s secret banking sector. But doing so would have meant two things undesirable to US elite: Possibly upsetting
wealthy Americans (and campaign contributors) by interfering with their activities abroad and hypocritically condemning subversive turning a blind eye to them at home. The simplest explanation for the lack of American powerbrokers named in the Panama Papers is that they had no need to go all the way lations make it easier for people in the US to hide their money with onshore shell corporations than offshore ones. Delaware, Nevada and Wyoming are three particularly egregious cases; in Wyoming, for example, anyone can form a shell company without naming a single individual person in any documents, effectively making any shred of transparency impossible. We at The News hope public discussion of the Panama Papers, which has centered on the big, foreign names contained in the documents, refocuses in part on this country. A great place to start is to establish a public registry of business owners, similar to the one used by the United Kingdom, which allows everyone from politicians to parents to trace ownership in the the US while skirting taxes – and placing greater and greater burdens on everyday people to sustain the system themselves – must be closed. We call on citizens, activists, local leaders and national representatives to use the leaks as a catalytic moment to rebalance our over corporations.
Letter: SLT must take action
Today, DivestNU writes to share important news from our campaign to divest Northeastern University’s endowment from the fossil fuel industry. dent Affairs released a statement acknowledging the results of our student body’s referendum and outlining a process toward exploring fossil fuel divestment alongside students, faculty and administrators through the Social Impact Council (SIC). Now, the SIC process is coming to a close. A report has been prepared by its members which recommends divestment as a policy tool to bolster the university’s current commitment to climate action and cant step, but we believe it is necessary to shift attention toward what comes next. The process now moves into the hands of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), which is comprised of President Joseph E. Aoun and six vice presidents. It is directly up to the these seven individuals to determine how our university will proceed on this issue, including whether or not a discussion of fossil fuel divestment moves to the Board of Trustees for consideration and, ultimately, a vote. It is now time for the SLT to
commit to next steps alongside our campaign. We don’t ask for or expect an endorsement of divestment at this stage. Instead, what we ask is much simpler: for the SLT to demonstrate that they respect the question of fossil fuel divestment by committing publicly to a process of engagement toward the Board of Trustees. as follows:
timeline of engagement with the Board of Trustees, which we believe is critical to ensure that this process remains transparent and accountable to all university stakeholders. We propose the following timeline: At the May 2016 meeting, a notice of the SIC’s recommendation on divestment should appear on the Board’s agenda, initiating the process. We further ask the SLT to arrange an informal discussion between members of the Board and our campaign in order to better understand their concerns and interests in the pursuit of mutually agreeable outcomes. At the September 2016 meeting, a minimum time of one hour should be allocated on the Board’s agenda to discussion of the SIC recommendation and divestment as a policy option. At the March 2017 meeting, the
Board should take a formal vote on SIC’s recommendation to divest from fossil fuels. 2. To ensure that a mutually bentact with the SLT, who would oversee the implementation of these asks and future correspondence with our campaign. We recommend that James Hackney, chief of staff, What motivates our campaign is an understanding of the immediacy and scale of the climate crisis. This is not simply an issue of one group’s preferences against another’s. It is people against physics, and physics just keeps on doing what it does. It is this grounding which informs our activism and compels us to take a stand. Eighty percent of known fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground if we are to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius. There is no alternative path commensurate with a stable and just future – with a world worth living in. Today, we are calling upon our university’s leadership to lead with us, and we request a response by April 18. We do so with the understanding that without their leadership, our campaign will be compelled to take the decision-making process into its own hands.
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Library exhibit celebrates cultural heritage By Alejandro Serrano dePuty news editor Historic maps, letters and other artifacts adorn the Boston Public Library’s (BPL) Norman B. Leventhal Map Center in a new exhibition that opened Saturday, April 2. From the Sea to the Mountains: The Trustees 125th Anniversary is a collection of 70 items chronicling Massachusetts’ history through various map formats, photographs and archival letters. The exhibition celebrates The Trustees of Reservations’ 125th anniversary. “It is a very interesting exhibition,” said Ailsa Deans, a tourist from Edinburgh, Scotland who was visiting the exhibition with her mother. “I study geography and love maps. [I like how] it’s not just old maps, but new ones too, showing that maps can be used for many things.” The exhibition was organized by a partnership between The Trustees, tion, and the Leventhal Map Center. Viewers get to see the history of a place with artifacts – such as a map from 1852 demonstrating where the Old Manse house is in Concord, Mass. – juxtaposed with modern photos, said Leventhal Map Center assistant curator Stephanie Cyr. “The photographs and maps work together,” Cyr said in an email to The News. “The artifacts
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Cathy Nicholson admires From the Sea to the Mountains: The Trustees 125th Anniversary. The exhibit will be on display at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center through Aug. 28. also give glimpses into the different types of activities available at the sites, in the past or present; they also let people into the hobbies that residents of the historic homes were engaged in – such as gardening at Naumkeag or literary pursuits at The Old Manse.” The 70 items on display are from both The Trustees and the Leventhal Map Center’s collections. They are organized from east to west, from the sea to the mountains, according to Cyr. Upon entering the map center, Tisbury Pond Club log book from 1912, opened to a page with two brown-hued photographs on the
left and log entries on the right, a duck decoy from around 1940 and a 1913 photo of Tisbury Pond Club members, all in a glass showcase. At the back of the room there are terrain maps, such as an 1883 map of Berkshire Hills that was designed to promote tourism in the area, representing the mountain part of the display. “The way the maps are displayed is beautiful,” said John Dalterio, a Malden, Mass. resident. “[It] really shows the aesthetic of the map and is also informative. It shows the factual historical aspect of maps, but also how we thought.” The collection of items also includes a Feb. 28, 1867 let-
ter from then 12-year-old Ralph Waldo Emerson to his aunt Mary Moody Emerson with a transcription of the letter on laminated paper available to viewers. Charles Eliot, the landscape architect who founded The Trustees, is represented through various items including a map from 1893 where he illustrated open spaces he hoped to protect, like Muddy Pond and Hencock Hill, declared by a light orange highlight on the map. “Crowded populations, if they would live in health and happiness, must have space for air, for light, for exercise, for rest and for the enjoyment of that peaceful beauty of nature,” reads an excerpt from
his 1902 book “Charles Eliot, landscape architect, a lover of nature and of his kind, who trained himself for a new profession, practised it happily and through it wrought much good,” placed next to the map. Two maps near the back of the room demonstrate the location of grocery stores and open spaces in Boston, according to Cyr. The distance of a grocery store in the area depicted is shown by a shade of red. The lighter the shade, the closer the distance to a store, and the darker the shade, the closer to one mile away. Both maps are part of a sequence of three maps, the third showing grocery store locations and community gardens in Boston. The sequence is accompanied by two photographs of people with produce. “The story here is this – that community gardens are vitally important, especially in areas that are considered ‘food deserts’ throughout the city,” Cyr said. “When the closest supermarket is over a mile away, having access to the fresh food produced by a community garden is extremely important.” The celebratory exhibition will be open through Aug. 28. Cyr said she hopes to bring light to history while still preserving it. “We are proud to have partnered with The Trustees on this exhibition,” she said. “In this work, we are both preserving the natural and cultural heritage of our home for generations to come.”
Council passes urban renewal compromise By Rowan Walrath & Liam Hofmeister news staff The Boston City Council voted 10-3 on Wednesday, March 23 in favor of a six-year extension on the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA) urban renewal powers through 2022, a compromise between the original 10-year term requested by the BRA and a one-year term requested by housing advocacy groups. Councilors Tito Jackson, Ayanna Pressley and Josh Zakim voted against the extension, while the other 10 councilors voted for it. Nicholas Martin, communicathe scope of the urban renewal. “What was being considered and Redevelopment Authority’s ability to expand our ability to use urban renewal tools,” Martin said. “It was a piece of legislation to let the BRA undertake projects of a certain type and to own land in certain areas.” According to the BRA’s website, urban renewal is a federal government funding program that began with the passage of the Housing Act of 1949. Designed to create housing and promote economic development within the nation’s rapidly deteriorating inner cities, urban renewal was introduced to Boston in the 1950s and 1960s. The program allows the BRA certain tools to catalyze development within an urban renewal area such as eminent domain, zoning controls, housing affordability restrictions, federal and state funding and the opportunity to develop demonstration projects to enhance these neighborhoods. As part of the compromise, the BRA is to meet with the city council twice a year to “provide updates on urban renewal activity,” according to a March 25 Boston Magazine article. The BRA also agreed to reevaluate the existing urban renewal zones, which some have criticized as outdated. Kathy Brown, coordinator of
housing advocacy group the Boston Tenants Coalition, explained why housing advocacy groups were against the six-year extension. “The BRA has a long history, and there have been a lot of problems in the past,” Brown said. “While there’s new leadership in the city [...] many feel like the BRA has not been sensitive to community and true inclusive planning with residents. The city is changing, and the new mayor is doing a number of things. Many people didn’t feel comfortable with a six-year extension.” Brown emphasized that the Boston Tenants Coalition is focused on inclusionary development. The day before the council’s vote on urban renewal, the Mayor’s Ofing awards to support the creation of affordable housing throughout Boston. The funding, which will preserve or produce 837 housing federal and local resources awarded through the Department of Neighlion of Linkage funds, fees that come from economic development projects awarded through Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Trust. “We are committed to creating a Boston where everyone who wants to live here can afford to,” Mayor Martin J. Walsh said in a March 22 press release. “I thank our local, state and federal partners for these housing investments that create good jobs and fuel our economy.” The developments that have received funding awards are located in Chinatown, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roxbury and South Boston. Martin is optimistic that the BRA will be able to facilitate the creation of more low-income units as a result of the urban renewal extension. “We can use urban renewal tools to make sure there’s affordable housing after the city council approved this,” Martin said. “It was more of a planning exercise.”
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In a 10-3 vote, the Boston City Council extended the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s urban renewal powers by six years, a decrease from the 10 years originally requested by the agency.
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music, From Page 1 vent this. “F*** safety, get up here!” Tove Lo shouted. Unable to restrain the mass of students rushing to the front, secu rity guards gave up, but after Tove Lo’s act was over, security forced standing students to return to their seats. Guards also sent students Freshman electrical engineering major Zach Neveu said he felt that the security was too strict. “Maybe that’s warranted for safety, but it absolutely detracts from the whole experience,” Neveu said. “It’s college, not a middle school dance.” The audience cheered when and Chicago White Sox cap. He performed songs from his various mixtapes, including “Cocoa Butter Kisses,” “Pusha Man” and “Sun day Candy,” which he played at the request of an audience member Tove Lo, Chance also encouraged front. The security guards could not get students to return to their seats after this point. Mihnea Bulugioiu, a freshman bioengineering major, said al though the seating situation was poorly organized, he could sympa thize with the security guards. “They probably have security protocols and were just doing their job,” Bulugioiu said. Bulugioiu said he still enjoyed Chance’s performance as well as the animation projected on the screen behind the rapper, which featured images ranging from The Council for University Pro grams (CUP) president Amanda Hernandez, a Northeastern se nior communications major, said that CUP was not responsible for managing security at the event. Hernandez said, however, that the organization prioritizes safety. “Obviously you want everyone to be safe at a show and you don’t want it to interfere with people en provements.” The members of the security team at the venue declined to com ment on the situation. Hernandez said she thought that the concert was a success overall. the general public at Northeast Rapper is really popular at North eastern and there were people who said they came mainly for Chance but actually enjoyed the other two artists as well.” Hernandez said that CUP could not disclose information about the costs involved in holding Spring fest, but she said the whole show
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Top left: Pop singer Tove Lo closes her eyes and raises her hand to the audience for her Springfest performance. Top right: Bad Suns lead singer Christo Bowman plays guitar and sings to the Springfest crowd. Bottom left: Chance the Rapper admires Matthews arena in the middle of his set. Bottom right: Northeastern student Lexi Onigbango stands in Matthews and “dabs” in the crowd at Springfest. was funded by the student activity “It’s much more of a mixed a little bit less pressure because I said sophomore communications fee. group,” he said. “You’re playing and screen studies major Joanna for the college. It’s not your own your best show. That’s all you can Odorisio said. “She was fun and fans. [...] You’re playing to a lot of do.” they opened the concert with some to us.” Drummer Miles Morris said she strutted and glided around in a A freshman bioengineering ma View” and “Cardiac Arrest.” playing for a new audience has jor Mihnea Bulugioiu said he will Lead singer Christo Bowman performed “Habits (Stay High),” said Bad Suns had previously “It’s more pressure in the sense concert again next year. done a few college shows and that that you want to impress the peo Miles” and other songs from her “The energy of the arena was these types of performances differ ple that may be unfamiliar with two studio albums. from tour concerts. your band,” Morris said. “But it’s “Tove Lo was really good,” vibes,” he said.
Benjamin and Mirman bring comedy to NU By Bradley Fargo news corresPondent
In the midst of a snowstorm, Northeastern University (NU) students continued to celebrate Springfest on Tuesday night by Auditorium to watch voice actors H. Jon Benjamin and Eugene Mir show. With famous comedians set to
showcases chair on the CUP exec utive board, said. “We are students representing students.” Benjamin and Mirman have
ing site ChristianMingle, readings of laminated signs he sometimes posts in bathrooms, a promotional video for his recent comedy album
edy shows and have released com edy albums. Benjamin was born in Worcester, Mass. but now lives in
hypothetical television show that he isn’t going to have. “I came for [H.] Jon Benja min, but I really thought Eugene shined,” Adam Bechtold, a sopho more mechanical engineering ma jor, said. “I don’t want to be mean to Jon or anything, but he usually plays a pretty bland character.” Benjamin mimed playing an imaginary piano before jumping
son Judah. Mirman is a graduate of Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.
and a limited supply of free shirts ganized by the Council for Univer sity Programs (CUP). “I chose H. Jon Benjamin and Eugene Mirman because ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Archer’[...] are re ally relevant and funny shows, and I thought the student body would
opened water bottles off his stool, he repeated the action several times throughout the night. “I can tell already that you are minds, and that is a real treat,” Mir man said to the crowd. Mirman’s act included musings on being a married Jew on dat
age to his most recent comedic with professional jazz musicians and recorded an album as their piano player. In reality, Benjamin does not play piano. The theme of Benjamin’s act was his son Judah. He showed
fueled ninth birthday and closed the show with a public reading of his son’s text conversations with a “If I met God, I imagine that’s Ryan Howe, a sophomore mechan ical engineering major, said. The show also included Benja min’s Holocaust memoir, complete in which he spoiled the ending and the television series “St. Else where.” “I didn’t do well in college, then I went to grad school to study the Holocaust,” Benjamin said. “I dropped out. It turns out I hate the Holocaust.” Both comedians addressed the what problems and concerns they
had. Both times audience members yelled out “fossil fuels.” “Have you tried emailing or sending sexts [to the administra tion]?” Mirman said. “I bet you’d divest pretty fast.” Benjamin said he brought gifts, pulling a trash bag onstage and throwing the contents to the audi meant to be strapped on to the chin. “It was called the ‘Accommoda mental science major, said. “The best part was the chin dildo.” Andrew Gabros, a sophomore neuroscience major, was excited voice was so familiar. “I’ve been hearing the voice for so long – to actually see [Benja min] in person [is] a dope feeling,” that I have in a long time.”
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arts & entertainment Wind Ensemble plays mechanical theme
By Juan Ramirez news staFF The Northeastern University (NU) Wind Ensemble played its
themed performance titled “Music at the Fenway Center. “In the spring, I’ve been doing different themed concerts,” Direc tor of Bands Allen Feinstein said. nect the pieces to a theme, and there were a couple of pieces that I want ed to perform.” The idea for the mechanical theme stemmed from a new piece ti tled “Winding Up/Winding Down,” Ensemble last year. Planning to pre miere the composition in the spring, Feinstein engineered the rest of the concert’s program to complement the clarinet piece. machine winding up, so I thought of all this other repertoire I could do with that theme,” Feinstein said. “It’s arbitrary, but fun. One of the the machine idea, I thought I’d have students write music to scenes from ‘Metropolis.’” has a long history of composers try ing their hand at scoring it. Two major scenes from the movie – the former a mad scientist explaining his new project and the latter the unveiling of his humanoid robot – were projected behind the en semble, with original compositions by two different students accompa nying the action. Melissa Rorech, a technology major, composed the music for the second scene.
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The members of the Wind Ensemble come from different backgrounds and play two concerts during the fall and spring semesters. a lot of weight to it,” Rorech said. “The scene I scored is one of the ematic history because of its special effects. I went into it with an open mind and felt it should be very big transformation.” To build further upon the “Music
machines were chosen to accom pany two pieces titled after them: Typewriter.” While the mechanical spinning of a bicycle’s wheel was featured only in the introduction and closing of its piece, a typewriter became the main percussion instru ment of its respective composition. “It’s stressful to be in front of the ensemble playing a solo, no matter
how hard the part is,” Denzil Leach, a freshman bioengineering major and percussionist, said. “I’d never ing out how to not get it to jam was an interesting process.” writers were ubiquitous and their sound was everywhere,” a concept that gives the piece an everyday
sound and further establishes the connection between music and ma chines. concert experience that is not just sitting in your chair watching a conductor wave his arms can be a positive addition, as long as it has merit,” Feinstein said. “It adds new dimensions.”
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Harvard exhibition brings mental illnesses to light Monday, April 11 Until recently, the topic of mental illness has often been ignored one of the main drivers for the exhibition “Nothing to Hide: Mental Illness in the Family,” held at the Harvard Public Library. The opening reception for the exhibition will feature a lecture from Dr. Phoebe Moore, director of the pediatric anxiety versity of Massachusetts Medical Center. The lecture is titled
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Review: Flatbush Zombies first LP not worth the wait While the mixtape itself was not as revolutionary as the trio may want you to believe, “D.R.U.G.S” proved to be a solid, entertaining listen from beginning to end. A subsequent sophomore mixtape titled “Bet ter Off Dead” released the year after was still ambitious and featured much cleaner production. As a fan, I anticipated a new album coming Finally, earlier last month, the Zombies bypassed record deals in or was it not worth the wait.
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Space Odyssey,” which I thought implied the album would be some Zombies paid homage to the legendary director was because they de
Calendar by Sahan Weerakoon, Deputy A&E Editor
Thursday, April 7
Some have chosen to side with Trump in his criticism of Muslim immigration, while others have embraced immigrants with open arms. Because neither group has much information on the lives of American Muslims, the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is bringing together a group of Muslim alumni and students for a lecture titled “Being Muslim to explain how recent events have shaped public opinion of Ameri can Muslims and how people can combat existing discrimination. The panel will consist of Nazeem
Friday, April 8
Balch Arena Theatre at Tufts Uni versity will host “Venus in Fur,” a comedy that combines love and literature. The play centers around a playwright named Thomas who has written an adaptation of “Ve
Masoch. As Thomas goes through auditioning people for the lead actress role unimpressed, a seem ingly clueless actress named Vanda comes into play. But as she starts to read her lines, the line be Thomas sees her as less of an ac tress and more of the mistress she
Saturday, April 9
substance. right off the bat, as well as to Goril laz member Jamie Hewlett, Tupac and notorious cult leader Charles
Emmanuel Church will be pre senting an adaptation of Kurt Weill’s composition “Seven Deadly Sins,” sung by W.H Auden and Chester Kallman in its English translation, but the music
Zombies seem deep and artistic
cially choreographed ballet piece by contemporary dance troupe Urbanity Dance. However, both music and dance will complement each other, with singers placed circularly around the dancers.on raised platforms for the dancers with a spotlight shifting perspec
sus question religion.” The biggest issue I had with this album was that members Meechy, Jose Castillo Juice and Eric hype themselves up Campus Cowboy as the best rappers, but in the end never deliver anything substantial. If a line isn’t about drug use or vio
ers a confusing verse that mixes drug usage with cartoonish violent scenes. He also states that he only
I would not even mind the lyrics so much if the production wasn’t
Turner and founder and director of Urbanity Dance, Betsi Graves.
diocre bars over boring beats for minutes on end. All three members unbearable by the second verse. The album does have some high points, however. Anthony Flam
Sunday, April 10
The Boston Tattoo Convention at Hynes Convention Center will feature tattoo art, vendors, burlesque acts and circus per formances. The convention will amaze with a performance by sideshow artist Reggie Bug muncher of Old City sideshow. This will be followed by perfor acoustic artist Malcolm Salls, blues singer Jason Ahern and Lee. The convention will con clude with their famed tattoo contest where judges will choose
Tuesday, April 12 lance designer and entreprenuer it From Me: Freelance Best Prac tices” presented by the Society of Grownups. This panel will teach attendees how to create a plan of action to achieve their goals and Lawrence, founder of bend, an
benstein, an artist who combines psychology with exhibition and
Wednesday, April 13
Feathers are one of the oldest materials used in art and have a wide variety of designs stemming from the sheer natural diversity in birds. Not only are they used to create beautiful art, but they are also functional as clothing and headdresses. The Peabody Mu seum is presenting their rare col lection of feather art in their exhi bition, “In Fine Feather: Selected Collections,” which will explore the ways feathers have been used to signal beauty, wealth, status and spiritual power across history
Joint” brings new life to the project and mixes well with the spacey the Zombies really sound unrestrained. a mean punch, where Meechy actually comes off as sinister. However, long album. After a glimpse of innovation began to show in the project, it was
ing, straying much from the precedent the trio set for itself in its previ ous projects. When the Zombies decide to release a second album and along the lines of “Ears Wide Shut.” - Jose Castillo can be reached at Inside@HuntNewsNU.com
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Basketball’s Donnelly excels in classroom By Bailey Putnam sPorts editor
Following a senior campaign in which he knocked down 41 3-pointers and averaged a careerhigh 4.6 points per game, Northeastern guard Caleb Donnelly was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Tuesday, April 5. Donnelly, in addition to his numbers on the court, posted a 3.994 GPA in the classroom and is set to graduate in May with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics. The redshirt senior spent two seasons on the varsity team after being called up from the club basketball team, where he was the leading scorer in back-to-back seasons. In his two years with the varsity team, Donnelly was known for his incredible work on the court before practices or games. He helped bring the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament in the CAA Tournament this season. The News corresponded with Donnelly via email after he was announced as the scholar-athlete of the year. The Huntington News: How did
you ever manage to balance basketball and academics the way you did? I know plenty of people who can barely make it to the gym a few times a week while balancing school work, let alone have a full D1 athlete’s schedule. What’s your secret, and what kept you motivated throughout? Caleb Donnelly: Managing bas-
and accept not having much free time outside of the two. I would spend most days either at the gym or in the library, but this is something I was willing to do. I was motivated primarily by my long-term goals and where I want to be in the future. I have many things I want to be able to achieve so I always tried to keep those in mind. I was also motivated by gifts I have been given and feel the responsibility to use them to be a light and examples for others. Lastly, I tried to use my competitiveness as a motivating factor. Like basketball, I looked at school work as a challenge and always wanted to tackle it head-on with my best effort. As far as a secret, I wouldn’t say I have any except for being passionate about what you do.
HN: Have you always excelled in the classroom? And if so, what motivated you to seek out playing D1 basketball when going through the college process? CD: I have always been pretty good in the classroom. I would say that I have excelled more in college than in high school as I have become more focused and recognized the opportunities I have in front of me. After my high school basketball career, I wasn’t really recruited. I chose Northeastern for the location, co-op program, aid packages, among other things. I always had the thought of trying out for the D1 Varsity in my mind, and fortunately, that opportunity came to fruition in my third year at Northeastern. HN: What have been the biggest challenges you’ve faced in your four years at Northeastern? CD: The biggest challenge I faced at Northeastern was the challenge of trying out for the basketball team. It took a lot of preparation and working out the summer leading up to when I had a tryout. The process challenged ties and to have courage. Then, on the court there were always big challenges of the competition
we were up against. The other big challenge was the one we talked ing the schedule of basketball and school. HN: Has playing basketball now or previously helped you in any way as a student and vice versa? Also, what type of effect has the team and head coach Bill Coen had on you that you could possibly translate to your academic success? Contrarily, what are some things that maybe you gave back to some of your teammates by leading by example in the classroom? CD: Basketball has helped me in more ways than I can describe. Basketball teaches you how to be a teammate, to be a leader, to be dedicated, to work hard for your goals, to endure struggles, to seek reward, how to be a part of something bigger than yourself and how to deal with pressure. These are all things directly translatable to the classroom. Coach Coen, the assistants, everyone in the athletic department and my teammates have meant the world to me. They support me in everything I do, just as I do for them. It is nice to have a family behind you who is always willing to help out. So, they have had a profound
effect on all successes in my life, from on the court to the classroom to being a better person. Also, I believe I have helped be a motivator for my teammates in classroom and have helped provide an example for them of hard work in the classroom, too. HN: What are your plans for the future, and how has being a Husky helped you prepare for what lies ahead? CD: After graduating, I will be working at a life science consultPutnam Associates. A few years down the road I am hoping to go to business school. My long-term goal is to build a rewarding career where I can give back and help others, especially the communities that have helped mold me into who I am. Being a Husky was a tremendous experience. Northeastern is full of people who want to see you succeed. The co-op program has helped prepare me more for the workforce. Basketball at NU has prepared me to be a leader. Northeastern has simply prepared me for life and prepared me to pursue my passions and dreams. Deputy Sports Editor James Duffy contributed to this article.
Young and Russell share the blame Over the course of the past week, you would be forgiven for mistaking ESPN for TMZ. The dominant topic of conversation on SportsCenter for a couple days was focused on a bizarre saga involving D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young, with the former asking the latter about his various hook-ups while secretly capturing the whole and all, if a little distasteful, except for a pretty glaring fact: Young, otherwise known as Swaggy P, is engaged to (former?) rapper Iggy Azalea. So once the Internet got its hands on the video, the public blew up. Except the focus wasn’t on Young cheating – it was on Russell for taping the private conversation and then posting it on the web. Based Russell had killed Young’s dog. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who is known primarily for thinking his opinion has more value if yelled, said that Russell “would never be trusted again.” He then advised the Lakers to consider trading him. Former basketball player Stephen Jackson, who is primarily known for deciding to go punch someone in the stands in the middle of a game, reminded us that “snitches get stitches.” Almost the entire outcry was directed at Russell with very few exceptions. This reaction is both wrong and troubling in a few different ways. Simply put, Russell did not commit some disgusting, deplorable act to catch Young in the act. He Alex Frandsen and Young had been apparently videotaping each other all season as part of an ongoing prank, and this was just the latest iteration. It should also be noted that Russell is 20 years old. This generation literally videotapes everything. I have probably been captured on camera more in the past year than my dad has in his whole life. It’s not like Russell bugged the room and set up hidden lenses. He was just doing what kids his age do. And plus, 20-year-olds are known for one thing, it is for making dumb decisions. That’s all this was – a not-that-funny prank that went disastrously wrong when Russell made the dumb decision to post it online. Yet his teammates, fans and nearly everyone in the sports world have made him a pariah. That treatment signals a deep confusion of priorities in locker rooms and sports as a whole. What Russell did was short-sighted and regrettable. But what Young did was violate a sacred trust with
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Senior guard Caleb Donnelly was named the CAA Scholar-Athlete of the year award, posting a 3.994 GPA.
Duffey represents NU track By P.J. Wright news staff
Paul Duffey was the lone competitor for the Northeastern Uni-
gram at the Stanford Invitational on Friday. 1,500-meter run in eighth place with a time of 3:45.79, placing him sixth all-time in school his-
the coaches ask of him, and that is what made sending him to Stanford a no-brainer. He continues to work hard and earn every opportunity we put in front of him.” Competing in the 1,500-meter event on the Cobb Track at the Stanford Invite was something Duffey had strived to do since arriving at Northeastern in 2013. “The race was everything I was looking for. The rabbit did his job and paced it well,” said Duffey, who also holds the Husky record in the 800-meter run. “It was a clean race for me because I stayed up front and didn’t have to worry
thing you can do in a relationship. No matter your feelings on Iggy’s music, she deserves better. Young treated their commitment like a joke – like he does with most things – and he got outed for it. It’s unfortunate that a teammate did it, but Young’s transgression doesn’t suddenly become any lighter because Russell messed up too. For all these players to come out and tear Russell apart while forgetting entirely about the cheating is indicative of a culture of misogyny. Maintaining the “bro code” is more important than Young school, “bros before hos?” This is that same amateurish slogan carried out in the adult world. Russell made an immature decision, but he has some semblance of an excuse – he isn’t even old enough to drink yet. Stephen A. Smith, Stephen Jackson and all the others? They are grown men. All they’ve shown with their statements is that they’re no more mature than Russell. - Alex Frandsen can be reached at Sports@HuntNewsNU.com.
the 3:46 barrier since Eric Jenkins did in 2013. “We are exceptionally proud of Paul and how he represents and competes for the program,” head coach Cathrine Erickson told GoNU. “He is always willing to
start to the season.”
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Junior Paul Duffey placed eighth in the 1,500 at the Stanford Invitational.
team will travel to Amherst next weekend for the Massachusetts Leap Year Invite. A select group of Huskies will compete at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in Alabama the same weekend.
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Baseball heats up amid April snowstorm By Joe Barbito news staff
The Northeastern University (NU) baseball team endured a picked up a pair of wins over the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) amid snowy conditions at Friedman Diamond in Brookline this weekend before beating Harvard in the The aces were dominant this weekend for NU as the Huskies’ two top starters combined for 15 innings, four earned runs allowed and 12 strikeouts. Junior Aaron Civale pitched through eight innings on Friday, but the right-hander’s usual headlining performance was overshadowed by the offense. NU’s bats were wide awake the entire game as Husky hitters drove home nine runs. The 9-4 victory came against starter Ryan Foster, the Seahawks’ zero losses going into the matchup. Senior catcher Josh Treff threw ond and one at third – and had a homerun with four RBIs on the day. Junior closer Mike Fitzgerald pitched a one-run ninth, fanning lift the Huskies to .500 overall and in conference play. After numerous schedule changes on Saturday, the Seat 3 p.m. in what ended up being Dustin Hunt continued his dominance atop the mound, blanking UNCW over seven innings. Sophomore Ty Robinson picked up his two scoreless innings. Freshman Charlie McConnell continued to make waves. Starting at third base, he went two-for-four with a homerun and a stolen base. “He is a real coachable kid,” head coach Mike Glavine said. “Sometimes I feel bad moving him around so much, but he seems to play better whenever I move him. He wants to win.” Last season’s series in Wilm-
for the Huskies, who were swept by scores of 10-5, 4-3, and 15-1. UNCW ended up winning the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament in 2015, moving onto the Baton Rouge Regional. Coach Glavine said the team midweek game against the University of Rhode Island on March 30 as a momentum builder for the team. “Part of the battle is believing in your teammates,” Glavine said. “We were able to do that both days. We had very good defense and overcame some adversity on At 2 p.m., we decided to have the game, and 45 minutes later, the guys were locked in.” The Sunday game, canceled due to inclement weather, will not be rescheduled, as per CAA regulations. Tuesday’s game against the University of Connecticut was postfrom snowfall. Both teams agreed to play a game at a later date. Wednesday marked the opening round of the baseball Beanpot, pitting Northeastern against Harvard University. Sophomore pitcher the season to steer the Huskies to a since 2013. Jahn went 3 2-3 shutout innings in relief, striking out three and stranding four baserunners. Jahn came in after junior Nate Borges struggled on the mound, allowing two unearned runs the third inning. The offense did the rest of Walsh drove in the game-winning knocked a single up the middle and sent sophomore shortstop Max Burt around to score. The Huskies will have to wait between Boston College and the University of Massachusetts was postponed. NU will take on the Elon Phoenix this weekend in a three-game series.
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NU rowers can’t surmount Penn By Will Angell-James news corresPondent
On a blustery Saturday mornlined up to compete for the prestigious Orange Challenge Cup. The race is the oldest in women’s collegiate rowing, dating back to 1977. The Northeastern University (NU) Huskies claimed third on Saturday, as the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) earned the championship by a small margin in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
a strong start on day one and took the early lead, sitting half a length up on Penn and six seats ahead of Syracuse University. Then, the crews encountered the headwind. “It got a little bit rougher in the middle of the race,” NU head coach Joe Wilhelm said. “We had a couple of bad strokes.” As a result of the cross-headwind, the Quakers overtook the Huskies. “We didn’t execute the last 500 [meters] part of the race the way crew, Page 12
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we wanted to,” Wilhelm said. with a time of 7:14.49. Syracuse managed to sneak its bow ahead 7:15.45. “I think we probably paid putting a little too much effort enough life at the end,” Wilhelm said.
The result was similar for the second varsity eight. The Huskies jumped out to an aggressive start
differently this time and not be
achieving a time of 7:12.54 and
crew changed the pacing on Sunday by racing at a stroke rate of 35, rather than Saturday’s 36, according to Willhelm. This allowed the Huskies to have a more controlled race and maintain sustainability down the course.
Penn came in second, just ahead of the Huskies at 7:11.27. The crews had a second chance to prove themselves on Sunday. The Huskies took a different approach on day two. “We decided to pace it a little
meters,” Wilhelm said.
ahead of the rest of the pack, but the Quakers eventually edgeded
out the Huskies by three seconds. Northeastern’s second-place time clocked in at 6:49.82, well ahead of the University of Rhode Island’s The second varsity came in third with a time of 6:56.75. They lost to the University of Minnesota (6:49.00) and Syracuse (6:49.24). Wilhelm said the crews are holding their own against the competiover the hump and put together a win.
“It’s a little frustrating to be as close as we have been in the last two weeks and not come out with wins,” Wilhelm said. “I think we’re doing what we want to be doing right now [...] it’s encouraging that we’re racing some really good crews and are close to them. It’s just [that] we’d really like to be on the other side of that margin.” The Northeastern women’s crew 76130 team will host Columbia University on the Charles River this weekend for the Woodbury Cup.
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