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Locals protest gentrification, NU dorm Hackers merge data science, news

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Housing advocates and city residents took aim at college building developments in their neighborhoods during a Sept. 22 rally downtown.

By Alex Eng & Ryan Grewal News staff

Hundreds of residents from across Boston protested against what they called unfair municipal housing policies in downtown

Boston on Thursday, Sept. 22.

Many expressed frustration toward college development in their neighborhoods, especially concerning an agreement Northeastern had allegedly broken with the Roxbury Crossing community.

City Councilor Tito Jackson (D7) joined demonstrators outside City Hall. Jackson, whose district includes much of Roxbury as well as the southern part of Northeastern’s campus, accused Northeastern of reneging on an agreement

with the Roxbury community regarding the building of a new dormitory on the corner of Burke Street and Columbus Avenue.

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the Curry Student Center mezzanine Wednesday for the inaugural HUBweek hackathon. The fourhour event focused on how data science and reporting could be synthesized for social good.

The By event hosted by Naomiwas Stapleton HUBweek in partnership with InkHouse, Northeastern University’s School of Journalism and its College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) and Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI).

John Wihbey, an assistant professor of journalism and new media at Northeastern, served as the emcee for the hackathon. He joked that the event should be called “North by Northeastern,” a play on the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

“Our event name is Data Science, Journalism and the Future of Justice,” Wihbey said. “In journalism – and I’m a journalism professor – we’ve been doing data since the ’60s and ’70s.”

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Huskies set crab walking record

By Leslie Hassanein News CoRResPoNdeNt

The Resident Student Association (RSA) works hard to provide students with a variety of ways to spend their free time. Last weekend, this included the opportunity to make history. On Sept. 25, 376

students broke the Guinness World Records achievement of the most people crab walking. The previous record was 279, held by the Amitie Sports Club in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

The guidelines were strict: to break the record, participants had to spend two minutes simultaneCRustaCeaN, Page 3

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Wall art lands in South End

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were out in the open this Sunday at at the South End Open Market.

“Boston has a tremendous amount of artists that are out

there, but it’s an underground scene. It’s not like New York or Los Angeles where they are out and about,” Chris Masci, founder of the South End Open Market, said. “Our focus was to get them out and give them as much positive exposure as possible.”

The South End Open Market is

usually home to local craftsmen, food trucks and live music, but for pieces of blank plywood were hung on the surrounding fence lining the borders of the marketplace, with each designated to one of the many PaiNt, Page 7

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Students broke the world record for crab walking on Sunday.

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The Longfellow house is known for being George Washington’s headquarters during the Revolutionary War.

Grant funds historical site

By Kaitlyn Budion News Correspondent

Built in 1759, the Longfellow House of Cambridge, Massachusetts has quite the history. A National Historic Site, the house served as George Washington’s headquarters during the Revolutionary War. If that wasn’t enough, the site was later home to poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow from 1837 to 1882.

Now, Northeastern University has received a grant from the National Park Service to help showcase the property’s expansive history.

Elizabeth Law, site manager for the Longfellow House says the main reason for the grant is to update its national register nomination and documentation.

“The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966,” Law said. “The documentation written then and in subsequent years is now outdated and requires revision, using more recent criteria developed

by the National Register of Historic Places.”

The project is headed by Northeastern faculty members Martin Blatt, a history professor and director of the public history program, and Victoria Cain, an assistant professor of history.

The two professors plan to expand the time period documented in the house. Blatt says that they would like to investigate how slavery, abolitionism and other social reforms influenced the history of the house and those who lived there.

“The site has done some research on that, and we are going to do some digging into that and make some recommendations about how that could be interpreted to the public,” Blatt said. “That’s important history.”

Blatt worked in the National Parks Service for 24 years before coming to Northeastern. During that time he met Christine Arato, the National Parks Service’s northeast regional historian. Arato got in

touch with Blatt about the project, informing him about the work that needed to be done at the site.

“I spoke with my colleague Victoria Cain, and she and I thought that this would be a great opportunity to develop a formal relationship with the National Parks Service,” Blatt said, “So with Christine Arato’s encouragement we put in a proposal and we were happy to learn that it was accepted.”

Blatt and Cain will be assisted by a team of cultural and social historians, landscape historians, archaeologists and graduate students.

As a personal goal, Cain hopes the work will show students that history has real stakes.

“The study of it can and does affect the way that people well beyond the confines of the academy, are going to go and visit the house and the history there will affect how they think about the world.”

The Northeastern team will hold its first meeting as soon as next week and plans to begin work at the site this winter.

HUBweek pitch. “Most people know that cooking is the cheapest, healthiest way to eat, but they have trouble making it a habit. [...] What I’m really focused on is trying to make cooking habitual by making it convenient enough for millennials to do.”

The website provides users with menus, three meals for two people, a shopping list and instructions to make the process easy, even for inexperienced cooks.

“The recipes are designed to be the least stressful,” Russo said.

IDEA, a Northeastern resource program for student entrepreneurs, separates its ventures into three groups as part of its stage gate process: Ready, Set and Go. Go is when a startup begins to build its customer base and IDEA provides funds to help start the business.

“Cookin’s in the Go stage – they have been gap funded,” said Neel Desai, Cookin’s coach and CEO at IDEA. “They’re releasing their iOS app soon, and they’re trying to just

get more users.”

The grand prize winner – $12,500 in legal services – was MCPHS University startup AskMolly, which provides health care workers details on illicit drugs.

The audience at the throwdown was receptive to Cookin, even if the startup only placed mid-range in the competition.

“I like how you use all ingredients in one day. It’s cool how simple it is,” audience member Navdev Birmah, a Boston high school student, said. “Having a mobile app makes it more modern and accessible.”

Cookin’s recipes call for amounts of ingredients that ensure waste is kept to a minimum.

“Making sure that you have no excess, that’s just understanding everything that goes into the recipe and what’s going to come out on the other end,” said Justin Mott, executive business director at Hatch Fenway. “I think Cookin is really valuable.”

Food startup places fifth

By Hugh Shirley & Charles Wolfson News Staff

Cookin, a Northeastern student startup, placed fifth at the annual pitch competition “Beantown Throwdown” on Wednesday, Sept.

28. Cookin gives users step-by-step shopping lists and recipes aimed at making cooking more convenient and affordable.

The evening consisted of pitches from 11 startups from different universities in the Boston area. Each speaker was given three minutes to convince audience members to vote for their startup. The event, which was held at Hatch Fenway in Boston, is part of HUBweek, a weeklong program celebrating innovation and ideas in the Boston community.

Cookin aims to tackle unhealthy eating habits and the high prices of take-out.

“Cookin helps regular people cook regularly,” Connor Russo, CEO of Cookin, said in his

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NU schools partner to host tech event Journalism, From Page 1 Before the hacking began, Wihbey introduced two panels. The first was comprised of Randall Lane, editor of Forbes Magazine, and Igor Tulchinsky, founder and CEO of WorldQuant, a quantitative investment management firm.

“When it comes down to it, no data is useless,” Tulchinsky said.

He added that if data can be made understandable, people will find an application for it.

The second panel followed: Todd Wallack, a data journalist on the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team; Dan O’Brien, an assistant professor of public policy and urban affairs and criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern; and Michelle Borkin, a professor in CCIS interested in information and scientific visualization.

With a 22-year career in reporting under his belt, Wallack brought the journalistic perspective to the panel.

“It’s changed a lot to where readers expect not only to see the numbers in the story but actually see the data,” Wallack said.

Journalists use data differently, too. In 2001, Excel spreadsheets were a big deal, Wallack said; now, newsrooms are hiring data scientists to work on articles and visualizations.

“The number of journalists using data has gone up, even as the number of journalists has gone down,” Wallack said.

However, even as reporters utilize data, they receive pushback from government officials who are reluctant to give access to data sets, Wallack said. In Massachusetts, police departments and courts have refused to make public data on breathalyzer tests and drunk driving cases.

On the urban policy side, O’Brien came to Northeastern in 2014 from Harvard University, where he was the research director of BARI. The initiative collects and examines data describing the people, places and events in the Greater Boston Area that have been made available for research.

One of the three data sets used at the HUBweek hackathon was provided by BARI, information on Boston-area homicides. The other two were provided by the City of Boston – a set of Boston Police Department Field and Interrogation and Observation (FIO), more commonly known as stop-andfrisk, data as well as multiple sets on crime incident reports.

After the panelists returned to their seats, Wihbey announced that attendees could grab food, catered

by Rebecca’s, and begin hacking.

Jack Michaud, a freshman computer science major at Northeastern, chose to explore two of the

data sets provided.

“I took the stop-and-frisk data set and also the crime data set,” Michaud said. “I put it into my own database and made a graph.”

When Michaud examined the graph, he discovered that the crime rate dropped significantly every February. Citing the snowstorm of February 2014, he speculated that cold weather alone may have accounted for this.

Emily Hopkins, a graduate student in Northeastern’s College of Arts, Media and Design’s Media Innovation program, was collaborating with several other team members to analyze the FIO data set.

“We chose the Boston Police stop-and-frisk data set and, understanding our limitations with time and capabilities, we decided to look at the intersection of race and clothing,” Hopkins said.

Hopkins used an Excel spreadsheet to examine the data available, running searches for “hood” and “hoodie.” She and her team members found that of all the people subjected to stop-and-frisks, about 19 percent of them were wearing such clothing.

Hackathons are not without their technical challenges. Neal Jawadekar, a data scientist at Welltok in Boston who is interested in social change, spent part of his evening discussing with his teammates whether they should analyze the crime incidents data set using a decision tree or another approach.

“The problem was, we entered [the data] into the module, and there’s so many different types of crime that it crashed the computer,” Jawadekar said.

After about an hour of work, several of the teams presented their findings with an eye to how the data sets they had been provided with related to issues of social justice.

The winning team took raw data and real-world events to synthesize data science and journalism, in keeping with the theme of the hackathon. According to the stopand-frisk data, men constituted 88 percent of the stops, with black men making up the majority of this number. The chances of black men being stopped were more than 22 times those of a white woman. Significantly, the top eight supervisors in the BPD conducted a majority of stop-and-frisks.

The hasty research done by innovators exemplified the theme of the hackathon, the intermingling of technology, journalism and social good. Hours earlier, during the first panel, Randall Lane characterized this theme as what it was – groundbreaking.

“We’re talking about disrupting journalism,” Lane said. “We’re talking about disrupting justice.”

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Northeastern University Public Safety Division Tuesday, Sept. 20 @ 5:15 p.m.

Boston Police Department (BPD) reported a stabbing near Speare Place. Numerous callers confirmed a man with blood all over him was walking near Stetson West and the Fenway. Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD), BPD, Boston Fire Department (BFD) and Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived on the scene. Witnesses stated that after the male went toward the Fenway, he walked toward Cahners Hall. NUPD checked the area with negative results and no further information was available. BPD located the victim, unaffiliated with NU, at Agassiz Way and Park Drive. BPD assumed jurisdiction.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Monday, Sept. 19 @ 4:44 p.m.

A Northeastern (NU) staff member reported that, while in a stall of the Lake Hall first floor women’s bathroom, she saw a man on the ground in the stall next to her attempting to record her on a cell phone. She yelled to the man, who then left the area. The staff member could not tell officers in which direction he may have left and NUPD checked the area with negative results.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Tuesday, Sept. 20 @ 1:13 p.m.

An NU student reported an incident where his Stetson West roommate made statements in an aggressive manner that left him uncomfortable and scared. A report was filed.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 @ 3:16 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A staff member of the NU bookstore notified NUPD that she caught someone attempting to steal headphones from the store. The party was attempting to cut the cable from the headphones with a knife, then fled when caught. He appeared to be in his early 40s and was last seen leaving through the sliding doors of the Curry Student Center toward Ell Hall. NUPD checked the area with negative results. A report was filed.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 @ 11:43 a.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division An NU staff member reported an NU student was approached by a man claiming to be a chemistry professor and industrial engineer. The man said he had a business proposition for the student and requested $150. A report was filed.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 @ 10:10 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A Resident Advisor (RA) in Kerr Hall reported seeing three people on the roof of 153 Hemenway St. NUPD responded and spoke with three students who were advised they were not allowed on the roof and sent on their way. NUPD found the students gained access to the roof through an unsecured door.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Thursday, Sept 22 @ 2:06 a.m.

NUPD reported an intoxicated man behaving erratically and attempting to open several doors in the area of Snell Library facing Curry Student Center. NUPD responded and spoke to the subject, unaffiliated with NU. They transported the man back to the Marriott at 110 Huntington Ave., where he was currently staying.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, Sept. 23 @ 3:04 a.m.

NUPD was alerted by a East Village and responded to find significant smoke and a small fire in the trash can of the eighth floor laundry room. BPD and BFD also responded, and BFD was able to contain the fire and clear the smoke at 3:37 a.m. The building was deemed safe shortly after and facilities was notified of water damage to the sheet rock and carpet. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 12:37 a.m.

NUPD responded to intrusion alarms on the exterior doors of 106 St. Stephen St. NUPD spoke to a subject unaffiliated with NU who was on the roof of the building. He stated he was visiting his cousin who was an NU student living in 116 St. Stephen St. NUPD reported to the NU student that the visitor was banned from all NU property for possession of a Class D substance. A glass jar and two baggies of a green leafy substance were confiscated. All alarms were reset and a report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 1:57 a.m.

NUPD reported speaking with four NU students across from Cahners Hall on the Fenway for possible Class D drug use. NUPD confiscated two marijuana cigarettes and sent all parties on their way. A report was filed.

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RSA event organizers and Guinness adjuicator pose with record plaque.

Crustacean, From Page 1 ously crab walking. If a participant touched the ground or stopped moving, they were disqualified by a steward overseeing the attempt. Of the total 403 student participants, 27 were disqualified.

Brandi Stawicki, a senior anthropology major, explained her mindset going into the event.

“It’s high pressure,” she said.

“Should I sneeze, my butt will touch the ground and I will let everyone down.”

Stawicki prepared extensively for the event, crab walking between the dining hall and her residence hall.

“This record will better the Northeastern brand, making my resume more competitive as I enter the job market,” Stawicki said.

RSA had been planning the event since April. The goal was to break a world record that would involve as many people as possible and rally up Husky Spirit.

Jessica Goodman – a senior psychology major minoring in business and human services and RSA’s vice president of programming and collaboration – is credited with getting the event started. Goodman contacted Guinness personally and was connected with an account manager who listed off various records that could be attempted with roughly 500 people.

After deciding on which record Northeastern would attempt, months of logistical planning ensued. Goodman along with other RSA members went back and forth with Guinness.

Contracts were signed. T-shirts had to be designed and ordered. All advertisements for the event had to be approved before they were distributed. Guinness had to be paid for its time the day of the event.

Despite this preparation, Northeastern almost did not succeed.

At around 1 p.m., there were not enough people on Centennial Common to make an attempt at the record. Participants and RSA members called friends and promoted the event on social media until enough people arrived to give Northeastern a shot at a new record.

Participants were split into groups by colored shirts they were handed during registration for the event.

This helped the RSA coordinators keep track of the number of people attempting the record.

The colors also helped with the “colorful pizza” strategy of breaking the record. Groups were assigned areas to start. The groups then rotated, giving a “pinwheel” or “rotating pizza” effect from an aerial view. Lanes were drawn on the ground to prevent participants from crashing into each other.

Shaun Collins, a sophomore finance and accounting major, completed a 5K run before heading to the event. The 19-year-old rates himself an expert in the field of crab walking.

“It’s all in the shoulders,” he said.

Resident Assistant (RA) Austen Moye, a sophomore business administration major, offered more advice on crab walking technique.

“You’ve got to get low,” Moye said. “Get a good angle and don’t fall on your face.”

Besides the physical exertion associated with breaking the record, RSA had to navigate the many technical guidelines set out by Guinness World Records.

Goodman expressed gratitude to the people who helped set up the grounds, including custodians and the Northeastern University Police Department.

“Centennial Common had to be closed off, as demanded by Guinness,” Goodman said.

A singular entry point was guarded with the adjudicator counting off participants on a hand-held tally counter.

“We also needed 20 witnesses who were not affiliated with Northeastern in any way, shape or form.”

RSA also held the responsibility of flying the adjudicator of the event, Kaitlin Holl, to Boston from New York. This was Holl’s third time overseeing a record attempt.

“It’s always exciting to see people break records,” Holl said.

Many rejoiced after finding out their hours spent on Centennial Commons were not wasted. Rob Vanaria, a freshman biology major, said was happy he attended the event on his RA’s advice.

“It’s cool to say I was a part of something this big,” Vanaria said.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 2:34 p.m.

An emotionally disturbed person was reported in front of the NUPD station on Columbus Avenue. NUPD responded and reported the intoxicated man was unaffiliated with NU. The man agreed to leave.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, Sept. 25 @ 3:48 a.m.

The Residential Safety Office (RSO) supervisor reported receiving a call from a Stetson East resident who requested medical attention for his roommate. The student was intoxicated and vomiting. NUPD responded and spoke with the subject who was conscious at the time and requested EMS. EMS arrived and evaluated the student who refused medical assistance and signed a medical waiver. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Monday, Sept. 26 @ 2:09 a.m.

NUPD reported graffiti on the side of the building at Marbury Terrace done with red spray paint, which appeared to still be wet. NUPD took pictures and filed a report. There were four images: one of the letters “QP” or “OP,” “35 Savage,” “Jersey” and “Twenty Two Shots!”. Facilities was notified and a report was filed.

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Participants crab walked in a rotating pinwheel formation on Sunday.

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Vol. IX No. 14

Column: Time to explore Roxbury

When was the last time you walked through Ruggles? Maybe it was an hour ago, when you went to get lunch at International Village (IV), or maybe it was a couple days ago when you visited a friend in the Davenports.

But when was the last time you kept going? When was the last time you walked out of the station and went down the stairs, passed IV, walked across Columbus Avenue and continued on? If you are the usual Northeastern student, then you might not even remember. Roxbury, the neighborhood lying immediately behind campus, remains largely unexplored by the school community. Combined with the fact that the university has been constantly expanding into the area, a truth has emerged: The school’s relationship with Roxbury is incredibly one-sided.

It is no secret that Northeastern is a rapidly evolving university. With a swift ascent up the college rankings, the face of the school is transforming each year. That speed of change brings an incessant need for physical growth, to build more dorms, more research centers and more offices.

But in a place like Boston, space comes at a premium, especially when you’re nestled in the midst of neighborhoods like Back Bay and Fenway, some of the priciest in the city. So Northeastern has pushed into Roxbury, adding IV and the Davenports in the last 15 years. Plans were just approved for another dorm in the area, too, a massive 800-bed building on Burke Street.

Pretty clearly, Northeastern is feeding its reputation as a top-tier school by taking advantage of Alex Frandsen the cheaper land prices in Roxbury. That wouldn’t be a huge deal if we were integrating the school into the community. But we are not. There is little interaction between the two, despite the creation of Northeastern Crossing, a center designed to bring the two together.

Think about it. At the beginning of the school year, there are always signs and offers to go on tours through Back Bay or trips to Fenway. But rarely are there any school-sponsored excursions into Roxbury.

It’s not like this is because there is nothing of note in the neighborhood.

In fact, quite the opposite is true. The historically black neighborhood has numerous cool places to see, including the Shirley Eustis house, a U.S. National Historic Landmark that was built in 1747. Tons of ethnically diverse businesses line the streets, adding a touch of flavor to a city that can feel homogenous.

The main worry students seem to have is crime. And it is true that parts of Roxbury have heightened crime rates. But if you are smart and aware, it is like any other part of the city. The incredibly low risk of something happening to you is worth it to experience and learn about a new area.

We must do better. We must make sure Roxbury isn’t ignored just because it doesn’t have an Apple store. There is too much for us to learn from the neighborhood and too much we owe them for infringing on longformed boundaries. Yes, we have a scholarship available for residents of the community. But we can do more.

We can start by encouraging exploration of the neighborhood. A popular activity for Northeastern Housing and Residential Life is to lead runs through different parts of the city. It would be exceptionally easy to add a little three-mile loop to those programs. Roxbury has tons of community events, just like Fenway and Back Bay. Northeastern should advertise them on those emails sent to the whole student body promoting events going on around and near campus. Mentorship programs could be established between Roxbury kids and Northeastern students. These are painless and instant steps to remedying the student body’s perception of Roxbury.

So next time you ourney through Ruggles, take a leap beyond Columbus. Bring a friend and wander around. The Dudley Cafe in the heart of the neighborhood is just as inviting as most places in Back Bay and is a good excuse to explore Roxbury. If you want a green space other than the Fens to hang out in, Franklin Park is perfect as well. The Prudential will always be there to visit next weekend.

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Nestlé not solely to blame Bottled water giant Nestlé has come under fire – again – for purchasing a well in Ontario that Centre Wellington, a small Canadian township, had been trying to buy, according to The Canadian Press.

According to Business Insider, Mayor Kelly Linton said the township had hoped to purchase the well to ensure that citizens would have a guaranteed water supply “safe from commercial water taking.” Nestlé originally placed a conditional offer on the well in March 2015. When Centre Wellington made a counteroffer in July, Nestlé used its first right of refusal and purchased the well, which it will use as a supplementary water source for a nearby plant in Aberfoyle that bottles up to 3.6 million liters of water per day.

For those acquainted with the California drought in the U.S., it isn’t much of a stretch to draw parallels. According to the BBC, Nestlé extracted 36 million gallons of water from San Bernardino National Forest last year to bottle and sell, even as Californians were ordered to cut their water use.

Nestlé’s Californian presence has drawn outrage from environmentalists and water rights activists. Retired wildlife biologist Steve Loe, a critic of Nestlé’s water extraction in the forest, says he is motivated by concern for future generations.

“I don’t care about my legacy – I care about the creek and my family,” said Loe in a May 3 BBC interview. “I have grandkids and kids

that I want to leave a good planet for them, not a dead planet.”

However, even as California’s drought rages on, it is worth examining how much of the blame rests on Nestlé’s shoulders. According to the International Bottled Water Association, about 3 billion gallons a year are used to make bottled water in the state. By comparison, the city of Los Angeles alone uses more than that in tap water in one week.

Nestlé exercises some of its power in California through something of a legal loophole. According to Salon, the company has a 25-year contract with the Morongo Band of Cahuila Mission Indians to take water from wells in Millard Canyon in the desert city of Cabazon.

Morongo does not provide statistics on how much water Nestlé pumps out of the spring, but independent statistics estimate the total to be between 200 and 250 million gallons a year.

While it’s difficult, considering the history of America’s relationship with indigenous people, to criticize the Morongo tribe itself, the trend of corporations partnering with tribal nations to evade federal laws or restrictions is notable. For example, an online payday-lending service located on Otoe-Missouria tribal lands in Oklahoma charges 448 percent interest to borrowers nationwide, even those living in states that have banned paydaylending. At best, the ethical considerations are sketchy; at worst,

corporations – including Nestlé – are exploiting people and hiding behind Native Americans to do so.

Nestlé is aware of its critics.

It has an entire page on its website dedicated to frequently asked questions about water scarcity in California. The company does appear to strive for transparency, citing several statistics: The question “How much water do you withdraw in California?” is answered with “Less than 0.008 percent of the total,” followed by metrics on California’s water supply.

Nestlé also points out that maybe it is not the right scapegoat for California’s drought: “If Nestlé were to shut down all of its plants in California, the resulting annual savings would be less than 0.3 percent of the total the governor says the state needs residential and public users to save.”

The drought in California is a chronic natural disaster that impacts the entire nation. However, in looking to solve it, we have to consider whether it’s worth our time and effort to criticize corporations like Nestlé when they account for so little of the statewide water extraction. Instead, we ought to place our trust in the State Water Resources Control Board, which announced earlier this month that water conservation has remained steady even after the state government relaxed conservation requirements. These people know what they’re doing.

Letter: NUPD misprioritizes I preface this letter by making it clear that I am not a cop-hater. I do not attend protests outside police stations. I do not walk around looking to record police doing their jobs. Overall, my few dealings with the Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) and the Boston Police Department (BPD) alike have been positive.

While reading the Sept. 5 to Sept.

11 crime log, I became incredibly concerned with how NUPD is conducting itself. Out of the 50 weekly crime log entries, 11 were NUPD stopping students and confiscating alcohol outside the two “on-campus” liquor stores. NUPD knows what they are doing; it was the first weekend, and freshmen wanted to get their hands on liquor. What concerns me is that 22 percent of NUPD’s weekly dealings revolved around confiscating Bud Light.

So often when real crime presents itself to NUPD, they seem to opt out – calling in BPD or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Police. Seeing how BPD’s main headquarters are adjacent to International Village, I am confused as to why BPD seem to never respond to crimes involv-

ing students. My confusion quickly subsides when I look at Massachusetts State Law versus the Northeastern Handbook. Since 2008, marijuana has been decriminalized in the state, possessing under an ounce is a civil offense with a maximum fine of $100. Further, many Boston students and residents alike report BPD turning a blind eye to personal marijuana use.

On the other hand, the Northeastern University handbook states that possession or consumption of any amount of marijuana is not allowed – with the first occurrence resulting in a $200 fine, deferred suspension from the university and mandatory attendance of a drug education program. For the record, nobody has ever told me that NUPD has turned a blind eye to marijuana use – quite the opposite. Every week, the Huntington News crime log has the same indistinguishable entry of a Resident Assistant (RA) smelling marijuana, NUPD being called and responding and the students being summoned to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). I have called 911 requesting police assistance a few times in my life – when there was

an intruder in my apartment and when I witnessed an armed robbery – but I get the feeling that if I called 911 because I smelled marijuana or saw young adults walking down the street with a sealed 18-pack of Bud Light, the operator would not be so happy with me, nor would the police.

NUPD’s website states that “NUPD is a full service and accredited police agency.” So why do they seem to police differently than every other police agency, including the one tasked with protecting all of Beantown, whose headquarters are a whopping four-tenths of a mile away from 716 Columbus Ave. It’s simple. BPD and every other police department in the U.S. have a duty of protecting the community and enforcing the law. Their responsibilities are dictated from the chief of police, and moreover the Constitution.

NUPD has a duty of enforcing the student handbook and code of conduct. Their responsibilities are dictated from the aforementioned documents and OSCCR. - Andrew Proctor is a third-year business and supply chain management student.

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Mayor Walsh launches early voting website

By Patrick Burgard News Correspondent

For the first time ever, Boston voters have the option of casting ballots prior to the nationwide Election Day this year through a new initiative.

Voters can obtain an early voting request form and find the most convenient time and place to cast their ballot from the “Vote Early Boston” website, which the city launched on Sept. 19. The site provides links to check registration status and register to vote. Early voting requests can be emailed or mailed to the Elections Department between Oct. 24 and Nov. 4 and must be received

by Nov. 4 at noon.

“Whenever we are able to expand access to the ballot, we make our democracy stronger,” Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said during the announcement on July 21.

Walsh announced the program in July after the city’s Board of Elections unanimously decided to implement ballot casting by mail and the creation of 28 early voting stations across the city, including three per City Council district – which will be in operation for one day each on a rotating basis – and one main station at City Hall which will be open on weekdays throughout the early voting period.

The new program aims to increase voter turnout among the city’s busiest demographics of voters, according to Boston Elections Commissioner Dion Irish.

“Specifically folks who may have a challenge because of their work schedules,” he said. “This

expands the window of opportunity for folks, such as people with disabilities, to vote in person.”

The initiative makes voting more convenient for college students, according to Northeastern Student Government Association President Elliot Horen.

“There’s a major misconception that millennials are apathetic,” he said. “The more opportunities you give us to vote, the better the turnout rates will be.”

The plan was born out of a 2014 law signed by then-Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick mandating that all municipalities provide a 10-day early voting window at one or more locations open during normal business hours. The law goes into effect statewide beginning this election cycle.

The program also comes amid national controversies about voter identification laws, which have spread across the country and led many to fear that the country as a whole is moving in the wrong direction on this issue.

“We’re seeing a nationwide constriction of access to voting,” said Horen. “It’s an incredible thing to see the city of Boston going in the opposite direction and actually expanding access to voting – not just for students, but for everyone.”

Given the particularly controversial ballot questions in Massachusetts this year about marijuana legalization and increased charter school funding, there is a certain timeliness to the program’s launch.

“It’s come at a good time,” said Irish. “The ballot is two pages long this year, which normally could

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Boston voters will be able to cast their votes between Oct. 24 and Nov. 4 with a new early voting website.

lead to longer lines, but we’re really hoping this will help move things along.”

According to Irish, the Elections Department is predicting that early voters will make up at least one fifth of Boston’s voting population.

The Presidential Commission on Election Administration reported in January 2014 that early votes made up nearly one-third of all ballots cast nationally in 2012. Of those, about two-thirds were sent by mail.

Kelli Berg, a junior combined bi-

ology and business administration major said she will consider taking advantage of the early voting program in the upcoming election.

“It would probably reduce lines, and I like that there are other options besides just voting on one day,” she said.

While voters may use any early voting station they find convenient, City Hall District 7 – which contains Northeastern – will have early polling stations in operation on Oct. 24 between 2 and 8 p.m.

at the Harriet Tubman House, Oct. 29 at 2300 Washington St. from 12 to 6 p.m., and at 280 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from 2 to 8 p.m.

The initiative will promote voting for people who can’t get to the polls on election day, Irish said.

“This expands the window of opportunity for folks to vote in person who may have something that comes up on election day,” said Irish. “Right now, we’re really focused on spreading the message that earlier voting is easier voting.”

Jackson joins demonstration for renters’ rights

Photos by Amanda Barr

Activists expressed concerns for the gentrification of Roxbury and voiced disapproval of Boston-area universities building into their communities through die-ins, marching and chanting.

Roxbury, From Page 1 In its 2013 Institutional Master ists from Right to the City, Union price of housing to $3,000-$4,000 a section of Columbus Avenue with

tional Master Plan, and they turned around and betrayed the community after that,” Jackson said in an interview during the protest. “The [Burke Street project] that was supposed to be eight stories is now 22 stories, 812 beds.”

Jackson said that Northeastern pushes for gentrification and the displacement of Roxbury residents.

“I have an issue with President Aoun and the administration at Northeastern [for] showing a complete and utter disregard and disrespect for the agreement they spent a year and a half-crafting with the community,” Jackson said.

Matt McDonald, a university spokesperson, defended the actions of the university in amending the initial plans for the Burke Street property in a Sept. 26 email to The News.

“The university has been open and transparent throughout this process, and any claims otherwise are disingenuous,” he said. “The university hosted four community meetings about the Burke Street residence hall project, providing an open forum for robust community input.”

Plan (IMP), Northeastern outlined its future development plans to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), now the Boston Planning & Development Agency, including its intention to build the dormitory on Burke Street and Columbus Avenue.

Creating an IMP involves engaging with communities affected by development, and as such the Burke Street redevelopment plan included agreements reached between the university, Roxbury residents and elected officials like Jackson.

The process of changing an IMP does not involve the community; instead, it simply requires a notification form to be submitted to the BRA. Northeastern submitted a notification form amending its plans for the Burke Street property to the BRA in January. The square footage of the building was increased by 55 percent – creating approximately 800 beds rather than the 350-600 initially proposed, according to the amendment.

Holding a National Renters’ Day of Action protest, the Right 2 Remain Coalition – a group of activ-

United, City Life and other neighborhood civic groups – met at the steps of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) to unveil a six-by-eight foot poster and issue the municipal housing authorities a “human rights violation” for “blocking tenant protection and stabilizing community ordinances.”

Kalila Barnett, the executive director of Alternatives for Community & Environment, discussed Right 2 Remain’s goal to grant greater community control over community land.

“People who are working and contributing to the economy of the community are being forced to leave, and we are here, out on the streets, to say that is not okay,” she said.

Barnett spoke of how a family looking for an apartment would have to compete with a pool of three to four college students who could rent out a room together and be in a better position to afford it.

“A lot of students live in Boston, and many landlords are taking advantage of that,” she said, noting that landlords have raised the

month. “A family can’t afford that.”

Many protesters expressed anger and frustration toward academic institutions like Northeastern for expanding into their neighborhoods. Several protesters echoed Jackson’s claims that universities were contributing to the demise of community control over Boston development.

Robert Folan Johnson, a Huntington Avenue resident, argued that university linkage or voluntary payments often do not compensate for the net loss to residents in terms of unemployment, rising rents and unjust evictions as a result of university development.

Johnson, a member of the Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, expressed the grave concerns his group has concerning the Burke Street housing project agreement.

“It will be the loss of yet another Boston neighborhood to become a de facto campus,” he said.

Following the construction of the International Village dormitory in 2009, Northeastern has further developed in the Roxbury

the Davenport Commons dormitory and the under-construction Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering academic building.

Northeastern also plans to build a new athletic complex on the site of the William E. Carter playground near Columbus Avenue and enhance the infrastructure of the Ruggles MBTA station, a change the community has desired, with a $20 million federal grant, as The News previously reported.

Leaders from Right 2 Remain closed the Day of Action with a tri-lingual speech, in Cantonese, Spanish and English, on the tennis court of Reggie Wong Memorial Park in Chinatown.

John Labella, a Fenway resident, characterized the event as a fledgling movement that had the emotional energy to continue, but would require more focus to make an impact.

“It’s a good first step. The next step is to find some good tools to really hit home,” he continued.

Labella, who spoke at the protest, said. “All they can do is scream.

They don’t have their words yet.”

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Northeastern joins weeklong innovation festival

Photo by Alex Melangrano

Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun spoke about technological innovation at a HUBweek event.

By Paxtyn Merten & Julia Preszler future,” HUBweek spokesperson Hylux, New Ground Foods and News Staff Liz Paquette said. “The purpose of Therapeutic Innovations will par-

Northeastern University hosted a hackathon, showcased a few startup companies at an event and had Northeastern President E. Joseph Aoun speak at a public discussion on the future of innovation as it participated as a first-time sponsor and partner of HUBweek.

HUBweek is a weeklong series of 120 free and low cost events celebrating innovation in the areas of art, science and technology.

Beginning Sept. 25, HUBweek has hosted events in and around Boston, in places such as Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Faneuil Hall and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to name a few. These will continue through Oct. 1.

“HUBweek is a festival for the

this is to showcase and celebrate the future that is being built here in Boston.”

Aoun spoke at “The Future of Boston Tech Careers” – a roundtable that featured HubSpot CEO and Founder Brian Halligan and Care. com co-founder and entrepreneurin-residence at the MIT Martin Trust Center Donna Levin, according to the event’s website.

“It’s our job to tell people to explore every opportunity that they want to explore, and then some will fail and some will succeed,” Aoun said during the roundtable.

Northeastern hosted hackathon “Data Science, Journalism and the Future of Justice,” as another part of HUBweek on Wednesday.

Northeastern student ventures

ticipate in HUBweek’s Demo Day, McDonald said in an email to The News.

Demo Day will showcase more than 100 startups and companies in the Greater Boston area, on Friday at the Hynes Convention Center, according to the HUBweek website.

“As a global research university driven by innovation, with a community filled with change makers, our participation in HUBweek is a natural fit,” McDonald said.

HUBweek was founded by the Boston Globe, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital and MIT. This year, HUBweek partnered with 130 organizations to host 120 events, according to Paquette.

Partners ranged from national companies such as Uber and Google to local groups like the Roxbury Innovation Center, a local innovation-promoting work space.

Roxbury Innovation Showcase was held at the local innovation center on Monday. Attendees of this event learned about Imagine Boston 2030, a city initiative to collect public input about city planning, and then used Legos to envision how they would like certain fringe neighborhoods in Boston to look by 2030.

The showcase featured a Taste of Roxbury, a spread of food from restaurants in the Roxbury neighborhood such as Beta Burger, Dudley Café and Dudley Dough.

Annie Deng and Kusaundria Wallace, both seniors at Another Course to College, a college preparatory high school in Hyde Park, displayed their bow tie invention, which they created through the BUILD Boston program.

“Our product is called B-Ties,” Deng said. “It’s a bow tie that you can wear in three different ways.

You can wear it as a necklace, in your hair and as a regular clip-on bow tie.”

Two of HUBweek’s other events featured Berlin-based artist Ethan Hayes-Chute, who creates installations – 3D creations which transform an existing space – as well as sculptures, drawings, text pieces and performances, and who currently has an exhibition at the MIT List Visual Arts Center. HayesChute held an interactive workshop Monday and gave a presentation on his art Tuesday.

Hayes-Chute builds full or par-

tial cabins out of items scavenged from loading docks, junk yards, secondhand-stores and other locations.

Wrentham, Massachusetts resident and MIT alumna Betsy Connors attended his presentation after attending another HUBweek event earlier in the week, which featured an artist in residency who created a piece of art based on her experiences exploring the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

“I am an artist who uses science, so they have a lot of that going on so I am interested in seeing what other people are doing and what other institutes are doing,” Connors said.

Charlestown resident Mary Leen also attended Hayes-Chute’s presentation and said she attended HUBweek last year as well.

“I am interested in HUBweek because convening people and exploring different topics and themes seems like a good way to bring people together across the city,” Leen said.

The first installation of HUBweek took place in October 2015 and approximately 46,000 people attended, Paquette said. The number of registered attendees is expected to be smaller this year, since there are fewer events that do not require registration.

About 80 percent of the HUBweek events are free, and paid events cost no more than $30, Paquette said.

“One of our big missions is to be an incredibly inclusive festival— something that we’re continuing to strive for and aim for,” Paquette said.

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Paint, From Page 1 artists. At around 1 p.m. the artists picked up their spray cans and the audience settled in to watch the artistic outpour, some viewers bringing folding chairs or taking a seat on the pavement in front of the artists.

“Graffiti is a tough word to actually come up with a definition for, because there are so many different types,” Boston graffiti artist, Brand “Brandalism” Rockwell, said.

The art ranged in style, including, but not limited to, pop art, abstract shapes with vivid colors, cubism, hyperrealism and traditional bubble letter graffiti. Taking around four and a half hours, each artist finished with a complete work of their own, marked with their graffiti name and #offthewall.

“Modernism, cubism, influences from cartoons, political influence, etcetera, every artform you can think of somehow found its way into graffiti,” Brian Life, a graffiti artist from Boston, said. “It’s a mixed bag of tricks. But there are no tricks when it comes to grabbing a can and working with colors and shapes and making something drab and boring or decrepit and corroded and adding color and brightness.”

This event was not only a fun time for the public to watch the artistic process, but also a statement on the public’s view of graffiti as an artform. The South End Open Market gave voice to underground artists in the hopes that the stigma surrounding graffiti would have some daylight shed on the subject and illuminate existing stereotypes.

“I think that graffiti is really cool and is on the rise because of Banksy and JR,” Christina Allan, a third-year interaction design major

attending the event, said, referencing the popular English and French graffiti artists. “I think that people are opening up to graffiti as an art form rather than destruction.”

This open mindset towards graffiti as art informed the event.

Crowds formed to look at the finished and in-progress work. Photographers, bloggers and writers flocked to the canvasses and bystanders exchanged words of praise for the work they were seeing.

However, the stigma surrounding graffiti was still present and a hotbutton item for conversation.

“For the most part, I can make a damn ugly thing look beautiful, and that’s what we like to do,” Life said. “In an ugly situation, like the unfortunate stereotype graffiti has right now, I hope that we just stimulate beauty out of somebody where they cannot deny that they smiled or they felt something and they felt okay about it. Because it’s really okay, it’s just paint. There ain’t no guns, there ain’t no bullets, there’s no violence, it’s just color.”

The event’s goal was to bring graffiti out of the darkness and into the light of day. For both the artists and the founders of the event, this goal was achieved, as evidenced by the smiles and praises of the thousands of people who came out for the five-hour show.

“There is a wealth of talent in the area, huge, and a lot of people just don’t know about it, so that’s why we created this event, to bring them out,” Masci said.

In response to a turnout of over 3,000 people, the organizers of Off The Wall announced that it will become an annual event, taking place at the end of September.

“Looking at the crowd, I think

By Nainika Vaidya News Correspondent

In the usually-disregarded corners of Boston, residents can now find several beautifully decorated

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Cans of empty spray paint line the walls of South End Open Market during the Off The Wall fair this past Sunday.

the impact speaks for itself,” Rockwell said. “I really think that we need to see more, bigger pieces, more walls, more people. Because

we are people too, we’re not vandals or trouble makers, we all have families and careers and we also love to paint. You can’t govern

something like this. You can’t define it. It’s just the love of life and being able to portray your thoughts in a painting is tremendous.”

pianos with the words “Play Me, I’m Yours” displayed on large plaques. Street Pianos, an art initia-

tive with 1,500 pianos in 50 cities worldwide, has come to the Boston for the second time since 2013.

“With half a million people participating [last time], we knew we had to bring this back,” said Gary Dunning, president and executive producer of Celebrity Series Boston, the group that organized Street Pianos. “It’s a great project because it just surprises people, engages people.”

This year, Street Pianos held its opening ceremony at City Hall Plaza on Friday, Sept. 23. This year’s initiative consists of 60 pianos around Boston and Cambridge decorated by local artists, Dunning said.

“This is a great project because we’re also working with different community groups, from cultural institutions to storefront neighborhood associations,” Dunning said at the opening ceremony. “The partners are helping to place the pianos, they’re helping to take care of the pianos, they’re looking out after the pianos.”

The project was originally created seven to eight years ago by artist Luke Jerram in Birmingham, England. Since then, the project has bloomed, Jerram said.

“Celebrity Series has done such an amazing job with 60 pianos across the city, literally dotted in every neighborhood around the city,” Jerram said. “The public are going to be amazingly grateful for these pianos that they can play and enjoy.”

Jerram said he wanted the pianos to be decorated so they would seem more approachable and bright to city-goers. The “Play Me, I’m Yours” plaques were inspired by visits to his local laundromat, he said.

“I’d see the same people there every weekend washing their clothes, and no one seemed to talk to another,” Jerram said. “So I thought by putting a piano there it would act as a catalyst for conversation to get everyone engaged and talking with

one another.”

The artists who painted the pianos ranged from professionals like Eddie Bruckner to a third-grade class to a Boston University chemistry professor and his Ph.D students, Dunning said.

“We wanted a variety of artists.

It wasn’t a juried competition,” he said. “It really was about celebrating diversity of artistry, artists and the neighborhoods.”

Northeastern students Shay Glackin-Coley, a freshman engineering major, and Bailey Coleman, a freshman in the undeclared program, played a bright yellow piano outside the Huntington Avenue entrance to the Museum of Fine Arts.

“I moved into Northeastern recently, and I used to spend hours a day playing piano, and now I don’t have one, and now I do,” said Glackin-Coley.

As the two friends played the piano, strangers passing by and museum-goers sat down on the nearby bench to listen to the melodious sounds. After Glackin-Coley and Coleman played a few harmonies and improvised, the small crowd applauded. The Northeastern students were dismayed to find out that the pianos would only be staying in the city temporarily. They said they had hoped it was part of Boston’s usual scenery.

Others, however, did not have such positive responses to the pianos.

“I don’t like the art. I like it when the pianos stay as they are,” said Ana Ortiz, a junior at the Berklee College of Music majoring in film scoring and conducting. “I’m a classical musician. I’m very straight-minded.”

Ortiz played some pieces on a piano outside the Berklee College of Music Bookstore on Boylston Street with her friend Abigail Shelton, a sophomore at the Berklee College of Music majoring in performance and film scoring. The piano features red and yellow swirls.

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NU helps alumnus reach his “Finish Line”

By Juan A. Ramirez A&E Editor

Art has long been used as a coping mechanism – an organic way of expressing the joys and sorrows we have regarding our world. It seems the worse our global situation becomes, the need for more poignant and pensive art increases.

“Finish Line,” a new documentary play by Northeastern alumnus Joey Frangieh and playwright Lisa Rafferty, gives a voice to those affected by the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing using the sharpest tool possible: Their own words.

“With media that is so filled with negativity and all the terrorist attacks and shootings, I wanted to create a piece that wasn’t about fear but about the good in the world and the people who do exceptional things,” Frangieh, who graduated as a theatre major in 2012, said.

“The point of art is to reflect society and I thought we needed more stories about the good people.”

The one-act work is devised as a series of vignettes exclusively employing survivors’ own words, which are taken from 88 interviews conducted by the playwrights. It consists of experiential monologues, constructed conversations about the chaos of crises and musings on terrorism’s impact on the country. The docudrama premiered earlier this year through Frangieh’s own Boston Theatre Company before it was brought to Northeastern for a one-week developmental workshop directed by theatre department chair Scott Edmiston.

“I think it’s really important for the theatre department to cultivate new work as well as to help shape a new generation of theatre artists,” Edmiston said. “This is a play that really responds to an event practically in our neighborhood and also the challenges we’re facing, with acts of terrorism erupting constantly around us. There’s the question of, ‘What is the responsibility we as theatre artists owe to our world?’”

The week-long process, during which Frangieh handed the reins to his work for the first time since its creation, culminated in two performances in Ryder Hall’s new Theatre Lab: An evening show on Sept. 24 and a matinee the following Sunday.

“This was the first time when I wasn’t really needed at every step of the process. I kind of hated it, but I also loved it,” Frangieh said.

“Scott is brilliant and had a lot of new ideas and changes, so I told him to go for it. It might be my baby, but I knew Scott would take care of it.”

Edmiston, who Frangieh referred to as a “Boston theatre legend,” enlisted 17 students for the hefty task of playing characters that are not only alive and well, but – in many cases – still coming to terms with the events.

“I thought what was most important was finding my own way of presenting [my characters] in a believable way,” Monica Cole, a senior theatre major who played Ron Walls and Rekha Drew, said.

“It was really interesting to tell these people’s stories because, who

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Dario Sanchez, a junior communications major, delivers a monologue during a scene from “Finish Line.” knows, they could’ve been sitting had been blown up. Who would’ve spirit of production as well as the right there watching us.” known that? These are the kind of cathartic motivations behind draFor many involved, the play pro- things you can’t make up and are matizing such a tragic episode in vided a way of coming to terms actually more interesting than any our world’s history: with their own experiences, while fiction you could create.”

“History has remembered the for others, it provided new insights These interrelated stories create kings and warriors, because they into the true nature of the event. a moving portrait of the everyday destroyed,” Morris wrote. “Art has “There are all sorts of stories I heroes affected by a day often re- remembered the people, because would have never have guessed membered for the wrongdoers. A they created.” happened,” Edmiston said. quote by poet William Morris used “Finish Line” will open in a new “There’s a story about a doctor who by Edmiston to preface Sunday’s production at Boston’s Shubert heard that Tufts Medical Center performance encapsulates both the Theatre on March 14, 2017.

“Play Me, I’m Yours” installations pop up

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A Boston resident plays one of the many Street Pianos around the city.

Celebrity Series, From Page 7 “I like it, but I wouldn’t like it in a concert hall,” Shelton said.

Ortiz and Shelton’s piano playing constantly drew people outside of the bookstore until a crowd had gathered. The performance was rewarded with rapturous applause and a continuous stream of praise and compliments. Though they played cheerfully, Ortiz and Shelton both agreed on one thing: The piano was in desperate need of some tuning.

At the graphically-designed dark-blue-and-white piano outside of the Prudential Center on Boylston Street, Benjamin Gelber, an undeclared Northeastern freshman, and Olivia Perez, a freshman biology student at Northeastern, remarked how exciting it was to meet

new people at the pianos.

“I’m taking a sociology class that deals specifically with Boston, and my professor mentioned the exhibit to me, just that we go out and play [the pianos] if we can,” Gelber said.

“I think it just surprised me how many random people seemingly knew how to play the piano.”

Outside the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, three women from Hong Kong sat around the piano listening to one of their cousins play. Yoyo Wong, a 21-year-old finance major at Boston University, said she would really like to see the pianos stay.

“You can connect people and it also influences others to play this piano,” Wong said. “The atmosphere is good.”

Almost as if to emphasize her

point, a man walked up to the three women and asked them if he could play the piano. Joanna Wong, 19, a student at MCPHS University in Boston, stepped aside and let the man play.

Meanwhile, the piano outside the Boston Architectural College on Newbury Street drew people to its location with the strangely intriguing and beautifully intricate faces painted on it. Several groups of friends, couples, families and lone individuals stopped to try their hands on a few chords.

Across Boston and Cambridge, people gathered around the pianos to share something they all have in common: Their appreciation for music.

Street Pianos will be on display throughout Boston until Oct. 10.

strom, a first-time attendee, said.

“The food is amazing, the weather is great and the talent here makes me want to go to the corner and whip out my guitar.”

Rob Rose, the festival producer, explained this year’s theme of “Jazz: A Peace Supreme.”

“Every year, it looks like the United Nations out there,” Rose said. “You’ve got 500, 600 people embracing every kind of music, and everyone gets along. It’s really something.”

This marked Rose’s 10th year producing the festival. The vision, as Rose referred it it, started 15 years ago at Darryl’s Corner Bar on Columbus Avenue. The owner, Darryl Settles, originally held the music festival at his venue, which is famous among locals for its food and music. As it grew, he offered to pass the responsibility onto Berklee.

The Berklee College of Music has been teaching jazz since 1945.

For 10 years now, the school has held this annual festival to celebrate musical expression.

Mark Shilansky, Berklee faculty member and piano player for the Bluegrass and Celtic group Fugue Mill, expressed his excitement to-

ward the event.

“It’s a great way to be heard,” Shilansky, who has been playing jazz mainly on the piano for about 40 years, said. “Since it’s a free festival, more people show up, and more people hear your music.”

Excitement for Beantown Jazz Festival is palpable among the Boston population in the days leading

up to the event and also provides artists a great way to reach new audiences.

“Every year we talk about how we can keep making the festival better,” Rose said. “We love providing the opportunity to performers, and it’s a great way for the community to learn about all types of music, not only jazz.”

Locals jam out at Beantown Jazz Festival

By Leslie Hassanein News Correspondent

On Saturday, Sept. 24, music lovers, young and old, filled a sixblock stretch on Columbus Avenue for the annual Beantown Jazz Festival.

The free event, sponsored by the Berklee College of Music, is known as “Boston’s biggest block party” and attracts thousands of locals every year. Though the name may lead some to think only jazz is featured, the festival hosts performers of all music genres – Latin, blues, funk, groove and more.

This year’s lineup displayed some well-known artists, including Pitch Slapped, a two-time winner of the International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) award. The group, a product of Berklee, managed to fill the field surrounding the stage with eager fans.

The next musician slotted to perform on the Capital One Stage, seven-time Grammy Award winning jazz musician Al Jarreau, fell ill and a replacement from Berklee had to be called in. Jeff Ramsay, a faculty member in the voice department, served as a substitute, performing hits by the famed Al Jarreau to an

appreciative audience.

Marcus Santos’s Brazilian Drum Group proved to be a popular spectacle among festival-goers. The group, consisting of 30 people, entertained listeners with original drum beats and led the audience in performing some choreography.

The crowd was invited into the performance, and people took the opportunity to show off their dance moves to the audience.

Sean Campbell was among the many impromptu dancers at the Brazilian Drum set. A 61-year-old cancer survivor from Arlington, Mass., she has never missed a year of the festival. By her energy, one would never assume that she only has one lung.

“I love the interaction of this place, what brings people together,” Campbell said. “Music is about bringing your spirit to life and rejuvenating what you already have.”

Campbell’s enthusiasm and sense of community was shared by many others at the festival. Mike Sandstrom, a third-year journalism major at Boston University, commented on how much he enjoyed the musical talent of the band Seven Degrees.

“They were really good,” Sand-

Photo by Dylan Shen

Grooversity, a percussion band led by Santos, performs at the festival.

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The Sinclair hosts Emo Night with hardcore, punk music

Thursday, Sept. 29

Sick of going out and having to hear upbeat popular music?

Looking for a venue to listen to your favorite emo anthems? If you’re 21 or older, then head over to Emo Night Boston at The Sinclair in Cambridge on Thursday. DJ Texas Mike and Esquire writer-at-large Luke O’Neil will be there to entertain party-goers with emo, pop punk and hardcore music. This event promises to match you up with any of the remaining emos left over from the now-defunct 2009 Hot Topic scene, so go say hey! 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Sinclair; 52 Church St., Cambridge; free; 21+.

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Have a student ID, an unscheduled evening and a love of all things science? Then College Night at the Museum of Science is for you! Enjoy free access to normally pricey exhibits, see both avian and mammal life in live animal demos and top the night off in an amphibious ride with Boston Duck Tours.

But that’s not all. For just $6, you can be enchanted by the Butterfly Garden, have your senses titillated watching a 4-D film or mourn deceased legend Prince by listening to his music and enjoying the stunning visuals of the Charles Hayden Planetarium show SubSpace: Prince. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Museum of Science; 1 Science Park, Boston; free.

Do you like moving your body to loud, repetitive music? Do you wish the 2013 EDM scene – a time when electronic music was still somewhat new to the mainstream and the eyes of millions glimmered with hope – was still alive? Well, get your blast from the recent past at the Zeds Dead show at House of Blues. The popular duo will bring their Northern Lights tour to Boston on the undisputed best night to go out – Monday. Gather up your most fun-loving friends and make your way to the loudest venue in town. Tickets are on sale now. 9 p.m. – 12 a.m.; House of Blues Boston; $30.

Start October off on the right foot.

Grab some book-loving friends and head over to the Boston Public Library in Copley Square from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held by the CityWide Friends of the Boston Public Library, the annual book sale will offer up books, records, CDs and more! With hardcovers and paperbacks costing $2 or less and vintage records from the 1930s through the 1970s selling for $1, this is a must for bibliophiles everywhere. At the premium book corner, pick up competitively-priced higher-end books.

All proceeds go to the programming needs of the Boston Public Library and its 24 branches. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Boston Public Library, Copley Square; free.

“We’re Gonna Die” – that’s the premise and title of Company One Theatre’s production, a mix of theatre, storytelling, stand-up and music. Mixing stories and pop songs, this one-of-a-kind show, co-hosted

by Oberon, will let you air out your existential grievances in a crowd loud enough to drown out your own sobs. This song cycle boldly goes where other concerts seldom dare to go: Right to the core of your existence, making you question the purpose of your life while pumping loud music into your eardrums.

What’s not to love? 7:30 p.m.; American Repertory Theater; 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge; $15 – $35.

Ich bin sehr erschöpft. That’s German for “I’m extremely exhausted,” and you can be too! This Sunday is the Cambridge 5K, part of the 2016 Oktoberfest. There will be German beer, food and culture all throughout the Kendall Square area, whether you face the race or not. Come celebrate the land of bratwurst while getting your exercise for the year and getting down, beer hall-style. Registration includes a shirt, free food and free beer, as well as access to the post-race Oktoberfest party hosted

by Jacob Wirth, Cambridge Brewing Co, Bantam Cider and Notch Brewing. 9:30 a.m. start; 100 CambridgeSide Place; Cambridge; free – $47.50.

Join the Boston Design Center as it celebrates 30 years of design leadership at this year’s Boston Design Market. There will be two full days of programming, including a talk by industry leader Chad Stark, senior vice president of STARK and president of the Decorative Furnishings Association; an address from Hutton Wilkinson, one of the design world’s masters of high-style decorating; Love It or Lose It, a trends forecasting game show with national influencers; and various showroom-hosted events. 9 a.m.

– 5 p.m.; 1 Design Center Pl., Ste. 337; free.

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Column: Activism seen in artwork

It has been two years since the People’s Climate March, the largest of its kind in history, took place in New York City. Many of us can still recall the anger, energy and hope evoked by that historic day, but few paid attention to the visually striking artworks that made the event so memorable.

For Rachel Schragis, the arts team coordinator of the march, art is a tool that helps make real change possible. A visual artist by training, Schragis chooses to fight injustices using her paintbrush and creativity. Her first project, completed over the course of seven years, is a six-inch high, 90foot long canvas that presents the multiple facets of the climate movement like a movie.

Unlike conventional artworks, the piece is presented by a group of people standing in a circle, humming a melody as it is unfolded and passed around from one person to the next. In the meantime, the facilitator will start singing a song, composed by Schragis, with a message about all grievances being connected.

Art gives Schragis the unique perspective to be able to identify the abstract from the mundane. While the scroll paints specific symptoms of climate change, such as a storm, a drought or an abandoned town, it is not complete without participation from the audience. “It’s a piece of art that runs on social movement,” as Schragis puts it.

Ryan Camero from SustainUS, a youth-led organization advancing justice and sustainability, is one of the instrumental organizers who recognized the scroll’s potential in Connie E helping to build a sense of unity and connection through the singing activity.

“For the scenes unfolding right in front of your eyes as it’s moving through the circle, especially with the stories portrayed in it, you could really feel a sense of collective empa- thy on all of those different struggles that encapsulate the climate move- ment,” Camero said.

It was a need that people had to see themselves connected to something bigger. The people that are on the frontlines of climate crises around the world rebuilding cities, fighting against infrastructure projects, fighting for greener job economies and struggling with droughts – they don’t necessarily say “I am the climate movement,” but they’re doing the work.

Three years after its creation, the scroll has travelled around the country and across the world with SustainUS, the Paris climate summit being one of the milestone stops.

In what ways can people see that they’re part of a bigger movement?

Out of this question, Schragis made a new image that pulls photographs from different places in which people are confronting climate change. Every figure in the image comes from a photograph depicting people either impacted by climate change or fighting against it.

“It was important for me not to show people suffering but to show people responding and building power,” said Schragis.

Starting within the SustainUS community and its delegation to the 22nd United Nations Climate Change Conference in Morocco this November, the new image will be a catalyst for everyone to start having more intentional conversations about interlinking movements. Whether as an educational tool in workshops or an exhibition piece in public spaces, it will be a constant reminder of the galvanizing power of art if we coordinate our expressions together.

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Detail from Rachel Schragis’ 90-foot long canvas, “The Same Thing.”

Upbeat music, heels at Marimba Cabaret

By Kiri Coakley News Staff

Percussionist, vocalist and selfproclaimed high heel-enthusiast Brian Calhoon was joined by director Greg Jukes on Wednesday, Sept. 21 for the second iteration of the Marimba Cabaret, which showcases Calhoon’s love of various musical genres.

The show featured songs by artists and composers ranging from Stephen Sondheim to Radiohead to Whitney Houston, as well as original works. Local composers Beau Kenyon and John Murphree wrote pieces specifically for Calhoon’s voice and the marimba, a percussion instrument with wooden bars arranged like the keys of a piano and struck by mallets to produce a unique sound.

Black fold-up chairs surrounded each of the 20 tables on the main floor of the Oberon theater in Cambridge, bookended by the stage at the fore and the bar, serv-

ing drinks like the Glitter Drop Cosmo and Tytania’s Kiss, in the back. The space, black and highlighted by scarlet stage curtains and tablecloths created an atmosphere more appropriate for a speakeasy than concert hall.

“It took me a while to sort of come out and admit that I’m a classical musician, but I like to sing karaoke and musical theater,” Calhoon said. “I needed my teachers and Greg Jukes to say, ‘That’s okay, you have permission to love these things and put them together.’ He and I give each other musical ideas and things we want to arrange, and he starts to see the bigger picture and he’s able to form a story, how the pieces fit together.”

Calhoon further explained why he brought his project to that particular space, which, with its large gender-neutral bathrooms, cultivated an air of acceptance.

“Oberon really supports this

kind of experimental, nontraditional theater,” Calhoon said. “I wouldn’t perform the cabaret in a concert hall where you have to be very quiet and not clap between movements.”

At 8 p.m. the main lights turned off and a spotlight illuminated Jukes playing alone on the stage.

Calhoon strolled from the rear in a crisp white dress shirt and low-slung heels to loud applause, walking through the aisles, singing Janis Ian’s “Bright Lights and Promises.”

Once on the stage Calhoon joked around. “As anyone knows who wears heels with regularity, you should always bring a good pair of flats,” he said.

In-between banter incorporated jokes about “coming out of the musical closet,” and Calhoon enthusiastically performed pieces ranging from “The Return”, an original composition written by John Murphree, to a percussion-

only arrangement of “Amazing Grace” to a short rendition of “Blackbird” that preceded the intermission.

Sam Wade, a 2009 alumnus of Northeastern University and current director of the Great East Music Festival, enjoyed the smooth transitions between genres.

“I think it’s a really unique idea,” Wade said. “I’m also a percussionist and it was nice to see that kind of performance mixed with modern music. I don’t think there’s anyone else around here doing this kind of thing.”

After the audience of over 100 had settled back into their seats, freshly shaken cocktails in hand, the lights dimmed once more and Calhoon and Jukes launched into a leisurely cover of “Hey Ya!” arranged by John Murphree.

Christina English, a freelance musician who has collaborated with Calhoon and Jukes in the past, marveled at the connection

between the artists and the attendees who shouted back “Ice cold!” at the song’s question of “What’s cooler than being cool?”

“They have such a nice rapport with the audience, especially compared to behavior at classical concerts,” English said. “It’s amazing how [Calhoon] hears things on the radio and just knows that they’re going to be cool on the marimba.”

The 6-inch heels at center stage finally came on for the last song, a Whitney Houston mashup. From a total height of almost 7 feet, Calhoon sang about wanting to dance with somebody, sweeping around the stage in heels that mirrored the confidence in his own voice.

“It’s kind of ridiculous,” Calhoon said about the shoes. “With this I am showing that I have the freedom to make this choice and do something that maybe you’re not supposed to do, such as a man wearing heels or combining classical music with popular music.”

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Women’s soccer driven by Column: eSports defense in conference play continue to grow

the road for two more games. On Friday, Sept. 30 they’ll take on the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), before heading south on Sunday, October 2 to play the College of Charleston.

Phillips stressed the importance of conference games, saying that the team needs to treat every contest as if it were the playoffs.

She says she knows UNCW and Charleston will give her squad a tough test, but believes they are up for the challenge.

Breaking down the matchups, Phillips acknowledged that both teams present unique challenges for her squad.

“UNCW is always at the top of the conference. They play a good brand of soccer and we’re looking to do the same against them,” she said. “College of Charleston plays a different style, so we’ll have to adjust against them.”

Nevertheless, Phillips is confident that the Huskies can play with either club.

“They’re both really strong teams,” Phillips said. “If we play to the best of our ability, we can give any team a run for their money.”

It used to be if you had a passion for sports, but couldn’t shoot a hoop or catch a ball to save your life, you would wait until college to become a sports columnist. Never would I have imagined that if I had spent a little more time practicing my combo smashing tactics and keyboard techniques, I might have ended up receiving all-star recognition without any of the all-star work, by becoming a professional video game player. The purchase of two eSports teams by the Philadelphia 76ers organization Monday has affirmed that the path to stardom may be only a start button away. Yet, to say that it wouldn’t require hard work to play in eSport competitions, or that it just wouldn’t be worthwhile to get into eSports, undermines an industry as competitive and profitable as any professional sports league out there.

Or at least that’s what the hype wants you to believe.

I don’t think about my childhood very much (not too fond of it), but when I do, I tend to remember the smaller, more agonizing memories, such as having to wait my turn to play on Tom’s Xbox at his sleepover party, only to fall asleep before the controller came around to me. Playing video games is fun, we all know that, but watching your friend play video games is pretty boring. So why would I pay to watch 10 strangers stare at computer screens and fight each other with 3D cartoon characters when I can pay to watch 10 sweaty men play real games, like trying to throw a ball into a circle while wearing sleeveless shirts?

My point is, I am hesitant to call eSports “sports” just yet. Many of you might feel the same way, but Jose Castillo, Campus Cowboy it’s curiosity, or the promise of competition, that keeps you wondering whether or not you should call up your old man and tell him you were right about wanting to skip football practice so you could play a couple more levels of Donkey Kong Country.

But it doesn’t really matter whether I think they’re sports or not – plenty of people out there definitely do. According to intelligence firm SuperData Research, the eSports industry sustained an estimated $750 million dollars in revenue during 2015. Twelve million people went to live eSports events across North America and Europe in 2014, and Twitch, a streaming site centered around gaming, has an estimated 55 million users.

All those people can’t be wrong, right?

The purchase of eSport teams by the 76ers may come as a surprise to some, but it’s actually a small part of the long history of gaming that has taken place here in the United States. The eSport industry started during the 1970s, when Stanford students competed in a Spacewar tournament for the grand prize of a year’s subscription to “Rolling Stone” magazine.

Today’s eSport environment has its roots in the first computer games to have popular online communities that rose in the 90’s, such as CounterStrike, Quake and World of Warcraft.

Professional athletes have also been vocal in their recent grouping with video game players. During the qualification rounds of first person shooter game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (characterized as CS:GO) organization ELEAGUE, TNT’s “Inside the NBA” panelist and former basketball player Kenny Smith replied “I don’t know if that’s sports” when asked whether he’s watched eSports before, which fellow panelist Shaquille O’Neil quickly rebutted by saying eSports are indeed sports.

Shaq, who knows a thing or two about investing, acquired the Overwatch team Mixup over the summer, and his former teammate Rick Fox has his very own eSports team, aptly named Echo Fox. Maybe eSports is just a sign that the future is here, and I’m a just a Neanderthal, afraid to let go of sports that require you to go outside. While, for me, the verdict is still out on whether eSports are actually sports, I do have to admit they are very fun to watch. A friend of mine had turned me on to some Rocket League tournaments, and I still felt the same rush of excitement and anxiety that I get when watching sport games. I hope it gains more traction, and becomes ubiquitous to sports culture as bandwagon fans and overpriced stadium nachos. It will be then when the nerd will truly have inherited the earth.

Jose can be reached at Sports@HuntNewsNU.com

By Kyle Taylor Deputy Sports Editor The Northeastern University (NU) men’s soccer team was unable to win against the University of Delaware and Hofstra University this past week, resulting in their second three game losing streak of the season. The Huskies are now 2-7 on the season.

The team traveled to the University of Delaware last Saturday for their second game of the season against a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent. The game was deadlocked for nearly an hour before the Huskies allowed three goals in just nine minutes and then another in the 88th minute, resulting in a 4-0 loss. The Huskies took two shots on goal while Delaware tallied eight during Northeastern’s first loss in the conference.

“Delaware was a good team that deserved to win,” head coach Chris Gbandi said. “I wouldn’t get too carried away with the shots, especially on the road. Anytime a player kicks a ball anywhere close to the goal they count it as a shot

[...] For whatever reason we just haven’t been able to score goals, it’s one of those things that we have to figure out and we will.”

Next, the team returned home to Parsons Field to play Hofstra yesterday, but were unable to get a win against the second team in the Huskies’ three game conference matchup, losing 3-0. Hofstra wasted no time, scoring on their only shot on goal in the first half in just the 11th minute of the game. However, at the start of the second half Hofstra jumped out to a large lead, scoring in the 48th minute and again in the 57th minute. Senior forward Khesanio Hall took five out of the Huskies’ nine shots while recording the only shot on goal of the game for Northeastern.

The Huskies have not won backto-back games this season, but the team remains hopeful. “I think [our players] have been working hard and doing their best,” Gbandi said. “It’s just unfortunate. It’s difficult to win on the road, and six of our last eight games have been on the road. Playing at home is a lot easier and a lot more comfortable.

By James Duffy Sports Editor

The Northeastern University (NU) women’s soccer team kicked off conference play last weekend, going on the road to take on two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents.

The team lost in overtime to the University of Delaware on Friday, Sept. 23 and defeated Drexel University in overtime on Sunday, Sept. 25, splitting yet another pair of games.

Inconsistency continued to plague the Huskies, as they have yet to manage a winning streak longer than two games this season. Their record for the year now stands at 6-5-1.

“It’s good on the road to come away with at least one win,” head coach Ashley Phillips said after the weekend.

The Huskies had a shot at a two-win weekend, but late-game errors cost them a victory against Delaware.

After 90 minutes of play against the Blue Hens, the score was knotted at one, with the lone NU goal coming off the foot of junior midfielder Hannah Lopiccolo.

After picking up a pass from junior forward Kayla Cappuzzo, Lopiccolo turned and fired a 25yard strike past Delaware junior goalkeeper Kailyn Rekos.

The game went to overtime, where Delaware senior forward Madison Brosler ended the game on a fastbreak just three minutes into the extra frame. It was Delaware’s second goal on seven shots.

“We were a little disappointed in Friday’s result,” Phillips said.

“We kind of mentally made mistakes late in the game.”

The team bounced back against Drexel, this time winning in overtime.

After both teams were held scoreless in regulation, sophomore forward Hannah Rosenblatt broke the tie in the 94th minute.

Rosenblatt was awarded a penalty shot after a Drexel foul and ripped a goal inside the right post to win the game.

The Huskies peppered the net in the second half, putting eight shots on goal, but were unable to break through. The team had 11 shots in the contest overall, with Lopiccolo and Cappuzzo chipping in three each to lead the team.

Sophomore goalkeeper Nathalie Nidetch made three saves

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics

Junior midfielder Hannah Lopiccolo dribbles around a Delaware defender.

in the victory, notching her fourth clean sheet of the season. Nidetch now ranks third in the CAA in shutouts and fourth in save percentage. Nidetch has allowed two or less goals in all but one outing this season.

“Nathalie has been outstanding for us,” Phillips said. “She’s come up big when she’s been tested, and she’s made some huge saves for us.”

The offense continued to struggle to find the back of the net, and now has just 18 goals in 12 games. In the win against Drexel, the team scored one or fewer goals for the seventh time this season.

“We’ve created chances, but a lot of it now is just finishing,” Phillips said. “The pressure of conference play might have gotten to [the offense] a little bit this weekend.”

Phillips continued to stress that mental, not physical, lapses have been hurting the team.

“I think for us, it’s about consistency,” she said. “When we show up and play, we’re outperforming teams and when we don’t we’re really suffering for it.”

Next weekend, the Huskies will continue CAA play and hit

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics.

Junior defender Lewis Aird lines up a shot for the Huskies against Delaware.

Huskies’ struggles continue I think the fans during the second half of the season, where a lot of our games are at home, will see us put some wins together.”

Gbandi has said the goal for the season is to win the conference and get into the NCAA tournament.

Northeastern is currently 1-2 in the conference after the back-to-back losses to the University of Delaware and Hofstra.

The final game of NU’s threegame conference stint will be away against the College of William & Mary this Saturday. The team will get a break from CAA play on Tuesday when they take on the University of Hartford.

“It’s one of those things where you just have to take care of business in terms of playing the game in front of you,” said Gbandi. “William and Mary is a good team and I’m sure that playing at their place will be difficult, but it’s really about one game at a time.”

The men’s soccer team doesn’t return home again until they go up against Elon University – another member of the conference – on Saturday, Oct. 8. at 6 p.m.

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NU field hockey celebrates alum

By Jenna Ciccotelli News Correspondent

The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team honored the 1995 and 1996 field hockey squads this weekend, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their backto-back NCAA Final Four appearances before going 1-1 in the weekend’s games against the University of Maine Black Bears and the University of New Hampshire (UNH).

The Huskies fell to the University of Maine in overtime Saturday, Sept. 24. A goal from junior forward Jamie Bartucca combined with a goal from a penalty corner by sophomore forward Laura MacLachlan tied the Huskies 2-2 with UMaine going into the second half.

At halftime, the Huskies introduced members from the 1995 and 1996 teams, who were a part of two straight Final Four runs two decades ago.

“It was a great event,” said head coach Cheryl Murtagh, who is in her 29th season leading the Huskies.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, Bartucca scored a second time to put NU up 3-2 in her first multi-goal outing. The Black Bears quickly answered to even the score.

Late in the second half, senior goalkeeper Becky Garner made the most important save of the season-high nine she racked up that night when she deflected a penalty stroke. Murtagh commended Garner for her performance between the posts.

“It’s really tough for the goal-

keeper [to save a penalty stroke].

Her reaction time is outstanding,” Murtagh said. “I don’t think there’s any goalkeeper better than Becky in a short situation. It really fired up the team.”

The save from Garner helped send the game into overtime, but just 42 seconds into the extra period, a shot from Maine’s Sydney Veljacic put the Black Bears ahead to win the game 4-3.

After the game, about 30 alumnae gathered at the Fenway Center, where they had dinner, reminisced and watched VHS footage compiled by Murtagh.

“It was such a fun night,” Murtagh said. “It brought back great memories. It was one of the highlights of my career to see them doing so well professionally and with their families.”

On Sunday, the Huskies used the previous day’s loss to motivate them as they topped UNH to bring their season record back over .500 (5-4).

“The players knew they played well [on Saturday],” Murtagh said.

“One of our goals was to play two games in a weekend well through entire games. I was really happy for the team to see them defend so well and play offense so well.”

Sophomore forward June CurryLindahl and Bartucca each scored their fifth goals of the season and senior defender Jessica Unger scored her career-best second goal of the season to bring the Huskies over UNH with a score of 3-1.

Curry-Lindahl’s tally came early on in the first half to put NU on

Photo by Jerry Yu.

Sophomore forward Laura MacLachlan looks to push the ball upfield in the Huskies match against Maine. the board. She has scored in four wamme earned her first point of held on to the 3-1 lead to finish the of Northeastern’s last five games. the season with her pass to senior match out.

Bartucca scored midway through midfielder Natalie Stewart, who asThe Huskies will head to Philathe second half to give the Huskies sisted Unger on her goal to put the delphia to face Drexel on Friday, a solid 2-0 lead.

Huskies ahead 3-0. UNH scored Sept. 30 before they come home to Freshman midfielder Axelle Delate in the game, but the Huskies face Dartmouth on Sunday, Oct. 2.

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Cross country makes strides in Minnesota

By Jake Sauberman News Correspondent

Following a weaker finish in last week’s meet at Boston College, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s and women’s cross country teams came out of the gate stronger Saturday. The Huskies were up against top running universities from across the nation, which converged in Minnesota for the Roy Griak Invitational.

Despite the strong competition, the Northeastern men’s team finished 20th out of 29 in the 8K event, taking down notable programs such as Duke University and the University of Arizona.

They were led by senior Paul Duffey, who ran a 26:08 time and placed an impressive 59th in a field of 263.

Duffey, a co-captain of the team commented on the challenges the team had to face in the meet. “[The other competitors] had more previous experience running the course than we did, which made it that much more challenging,” he said. “For those

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics.

Jordan O’Dea, 253, and Lucy Young, 259, eye the finish line in Minnesota.

of us who ran, it was our first competition this year.”

He was followed by junior Christian Stafford (113th, 26:52), senior Robert Macon (127th, 27:04), sophomore Dan Romano (128th, 27:05), freshman Chance Lambert (136th, 27:10), sopho-

more Tucker McNinch (169th, 27:45) and senior Patrick Cunningham (193rd, 28:38).

“All things considered, with poor weather on a foreign course, our team did really well,” Duffey said. “We beat a few teams that we weren’t expecting to.”

The first two meets of the season have seen the Huskies lean on their upperclassmen to lead the pack, an essential move for a team tackling unforeseen terrain in national competition. Running out a fresh new seven from the members who ran last week came with many risks, but strong senior leadership helped keep it at bay. The team’s top seven runners rested last week in preparation for this meet.

On the women’s side, the Huskies mustered up a 29th place finish out of 36 squads, again taking down prestigious running schools like the U.S. Naval Academy and Rutgers University. Six of the seven runners from the first meet at Boston College competed in Minnesota, displaying impressive durability and resilience.

Just as last week, senior Lucy Young finished first among Northeastern runners, earning a place just outside the top 100 at 102nd of 336, with a 23:26 time in the 6K. Following her were senior Jordan O’Dea (132nd, 23:49), freshman Louiza Wise (156th, 24:11), junior Brooke Wojeski (167th, 24:19), sopho-

more Elizabeth Harrington (19th, 24:50), freshman Amanda Hickey (199th, 24:52) and junior Kerri Ruffo (221st, 25:23).

Wise’s contributions in particular have been a key catalyst to the Huskies’ squad. It’s rare for a freshman to finish top three for his or her respective team, and Wise has accomplished that feat twice in two meets. She has shown the ability to jump right in and contribute meaningfully in her first season of collegiate athletics.

A combination of exceptional underclassmen performances and sturdy upperclassmen leadership guided the Huskies to the largely successful meet in Minnesota.

Northeastern cross country will be back on their feet on Oct. 8 in Boston for the New England Championships.

There’s no shortage of optimism from Duffey, who has high expectations for the rest of the season.

“Of course there is room for improvement from everyone, 76948 but it’s only September,” he said. “The real meets are soon to come.”

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