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October 29, 2015

Annual New eatery aims to raise standards address falls flat

By Elise Harmon News Editor

In an event that drew student and adjunct faculty protest, the 2015 State of the University, while full of praise for Northeastern University (NU), expertly-shot videos and fundraising goals, was empty of constructive discussion about what the school can do to improve.

President Joseph E. Aoun’s annual speech about the status of NU filled folding chairs and bleachers in the Cabot Center’s Solomon Court on Wednesday with hundreds of attendees.

As people waited in line to enter the building, they were greeted by about 20 protesters carrying signs that read “No Fossil Fuel Investments,” “Exxon Mobil Has a Seat on NU’s Board of Trustees” and “What is the State of the University?”

“Students representing different political interests are coming together to highlight things that Northeastern does that they find oppressive,” Alix Alto, a junior psychology and international affairs major who protested, said.

Students from DivestNU, the Husky Environment Action Team (HEAT), Socialist Alternative and Strong Women Strong Girls were among those protesting. Most held signs decrying the university’s investment in fossil fuels.

“Exactly one year ago [at the Aoun, Page 2

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Dudley Dough, a new pizza restaurant on Washington Street in Roxbury, is the latest of Haley House’s economic inclusion initiatives.

By Sam Haas City Editor

In addition to whole-wheat pizza and soups made with vegetables from local gardens, newly opened

Dudley Dough is serving up social justice in Roxbury for customers and employees alike.

The restaurant, owned and operated by community nonprofit Haley House, aims to address two prob-

lems simultaneously: the lack of well-paid jobs in food service and the difficulty some people, including former inmates, face in finding work.

“We’re all about economic jus-

tice and individuals being involved in the community, serving the community and seeing what the community needs – not just in nourishment for your stomach but for your Dough, Page 6

By Cassidy DeStefano News Correspondent

Mahler,”, titled “Yesterday,” was the first of six in renowned choreographer John Neumeier’s ballet adaptation of the work. Performances run through Nov. 1 at the Boston Opera House.

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Coyne reaches 100th goal Neumeier creates 6-section ballet

By James Duffy News Correspondent

When Northeastern University (NU) senior forward Kendall Coyne fired a power play goal past Mercyhurst University freshman goalie Kerri St. Denis on Oct. 17, she made history.

That goal was the 100th of her career, putting her on hallowed ice. Coyne became just the second Husky to ever reach this mark, following in the footsteps of former NU Hall of Famer Hilary Witt, and the 17th woman in college hockey to reach the milestone since 2000.

Coyne has firmly placed herself in elite company in women’s college hockey history. She scored a second goal against Mercyhurst, followed by a pair of goals against Providence College to bring her total to 103 goals. She now sits just 10 goals shy of Witt’s school record that was set in 2000.

Coyne acknowledged it was a huge milestone but was humble about the accomplishment.

“I could not have done it without my teammates and my coaches,” she said.

Head Coach Dave Flint had nothing but praise for Coyne and her importance to the team.

“She’s a tremendous leader and Hockey, Page 11

Nearly 30 male ballet dancers bounded across the stage, punctuating otherwise elegant steps with a sudden crook of an arm or slap to the thigh.

This lively first movement of the “Third Symphony of Gustav

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics

Kendall Coyne, senior forward, became the 17th woman in college hockey since 2000, and second Husky ever, to reach the 100-goal mark.

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Dancers in the Boston Ballet, including NU student Brittany Summer, are currently performing the “Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler.”

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“Alibi” successful on Kickstarter

By Elise Harmon News Editor

A Kickstarter campaign started by junior game design major Jordan “JJ” Surkin has surpassed its fundraising goals, ensuring Surkin will have the funding to print 500 copies of his role-playing card game, Alibi.

Surkin developed the game as a project in his Rapid Idea Prototyping for Games class. This semester, he decided to take the idea and make it into an experiential co-op.

“Alibi is a party game that takes elements from ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ and Cards Against Humanity and puts it all in the scene of Judge Judy’s courtroom,” Surkin said. “So it kind of gets a little crazy and chaotic and allows players to just make up crazy stories and have fun with it.”

For his co-op, he perfected the design, researched the gaming market, printed prototypes and started the Kickstarter campaign to raise funds.

On Oct. 27, the Kickstarter met its $5,400 goal, four days before the Oct. 31 deadline.

The game is targeted at collegeaged players and can be played by three to five people. One person is the prosecutor and the others are suspects.

According to the game’s Kickstarter page, “One player is The Prosecutor; they are the judge, jury, and executioner. They are also the scorekeeper. The Prosecutor’s job is to interrogate each suspect and dissect their alibis to determine who is most guilty. The remaining players are the suspects. The suspects are trying to make sure they don’t have the most points of guilt at the end of the game. The player with the most points of guilt loses, the others win.”

Each player gets a hand of three cards, and the prosecutor asks everyone where they were at each hour of the day. Players must play alibi cards to explain their whereabouts.

Then, suspects must come up with stories to convince the prosecutor that their alibi makes sense.

“It’s technically a role-playing game, so [players] create a story out of ‘Alibis,’” Surkin said. “They can

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take it in whatever direction they want to, whether they’re donating kidneys and going on a drinking spree or going to a birthday party in the park and no one sees them there.”

According to Craig Bettinson, the director of cooperative education for the College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD), students have two options when they’re creating their own co-op in CAMD: self-directed co-op, where a student finds a job independent of the co-op database; and experiential co-op, where they’re working on a personal project the whole time. Surkin is pursuing an experiential co-op.

“Primarily, [experiential co-ops] have been music or some kind of small business development,” Bettinson said. “We don’t have many of them, just one or two a term, really, but it’s a nice opportunity for a student that has an idea.”

Surkin launched the Kickstarter campaign on Oct. 1. Over 75 people have contributed to the campaign so far, and he’s surpassed his goal.

To reach his stretch goal of printing game cards on higher-quality cardstock, Surkin will have to raise over $3,000 more by Oct. 31.

Most of the backing, Surkin said, came from his advertising to friends and family on Facebook. Several donations came from posts on Reddit, Twitter and through Kickstarter itself.

Jacob Van Heemst, a friend of Surkin’s and a junior game design and computer science student, was one of the backers of the project. He helped Surkin during development by helping fine-tune gameplay.

“I think it’s pretty fun,” Van Heemst said. “It has to do a lot with people who have a creative sense of humor and know how to make up things on the fly.”

He said he donated around $50 to support Alibi, buying him four decks of the game.

“I want to support him, and I also have a few friends back home who I’ve played Cards Against Humanity with who are going to law school, so I thought they would get a kick out of it,” Van Heemst said.

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Left to right: Sofia Perez, third-year behavorial neuroscience; Alissa Zimmer, third-year environmental studies; and Tyler Hall, junior mechanical engineering, protest outside of the State of the University in the Cabot Center.

Groups protest State of NU

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previous State of the University], Aoun announced the creation of the Social Impact Council,” Austin Williams, a junior environmental studies and political science student, said. “We still don’t have anything to show for it because of the administration’s lack of focus on the council and lack of resources given to the council.

In previous years, groups held a “Real State of Northeastern” event where they voiced their complaints, but the event was not organized this year.

Protesters sang “People Gonna Rise Like Water” and handed out fliers about DivestNU to attendees.

Once inside, the crowd passed adjunct faculty members handing out sheets with five questions for Aoun: Does Northeastern respect their adjuncts? Why won’t you value your adjuncts? Aoun makes $1 million a year, but what about adjuncts? Why have three groups of employees felt the need to unionize under Aoun’s tenure? Do you care about instruction at Northeastern?

A series of student, staff and faculty portraits from the “Faces of Northeastern” blog were projected on two giant screens inside of Solomon Court.

Among others, it quoted Feng Chang, a Ph.D. candidate graduat-

ing in 2018. “[Northeastern] is just a great place to be, especially since it’s in Boston.”

Aoun, Provost James C. Bean, Senate Agenda Committee Chair Carmen Sceppa, Student Government Association President Eric Tyler and Senior Vice President for University Advancement Diane MacGillivray all spoke at the event.

The president opened, speaking about the university’s initiative to create a new academic plan and goals to expand experiential education and become a world leader in research.

He mentioned the two Global Officers chosen at last year’s State of the University, reporting they had connected with students, alumni and researchers all over the globe. New Global Officers were not chosen this year.

“This year, we will create new venues for global engagement,” Aoun said. “So stay tuned.”

He talked about Northeastern’s plan to expand research capabilities by 2025 in all areas, and to develop experiential online learning, Ph.D. and liberal arts programs.

He then introduced Bean, who spoke about plans to create a new 10-year academic plan and a longrange plan for the future of Northeastern. The academic plan, he said, will examine what the academic model will look like in 2025. The

long-range plan will detail the specific steps the university needs to take to get there.

This process will include amending the school’s mission statement, coming up with “Essences” – a series of declarative statements about what makes Northeastern special – and getting input from faculty, staff, parents, community members and students. Students can submit essence statements on Northeastern’s website.

Tyler spoke about the numerous opportunities available at Northeastern, including co-op, dialogues and research. He was the only speaker to allude to the protests outside.

“If you see a need for change or feel upset about something, attend a Town Hall meeting and speak up,” he said.

MacGillivray, the final speaker, announced that the goal of Empower, Northeastern’s fundraising campaign, would change from raising $1 billion by 2017 to $1.25 billion.

Aoun ended the event by reiterating Northeastern’s strengths.

“Character is destiny, and I believe this is true about people and about institutions,” he said. “Northeastern is unique because we alone are global, experiential and entrepreneurial. We have a unique destiny.”

As speakers, staff, faculty and students attendees filed out, they were greeted, once again, by protesters.

Throughout the event, PHRGE will initiate a discussion among scholars, professionals and advocates on how to provide equally accessible and affordable water of safe and sufficient quality.

“The problem of water is becoming more obvious, not just in the United States, but globally,” said Murray. “There’s a number of cities in the US where local governments turn to large scale water shut off.”

According to Murray, nearly 70,000 families in Detroit have had their water shut off due to economic issues. In the last two years, approximately 50,000 of those families gained access back to water in one way or another, including in ways that could have been questioned in terms of legality.

“Some of the people worked out the deal with the city,” said Murray. “[There are] a lot of different things people are doing, but [there are] still a lot of people without water.”

Various members from organizations, such as the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water (EJCW), will be present. The organization directs its primary focus toward the sustainability, equitability and democracy of water policies in California. EJCW works to help various communities, especially those that are underserved, including lowincome families, tribal families and communities of color.

According to Colin Bailey, executive director of the EJCW, a challenging issue is that farmers use synthetic chemicals to increase agricultural production.

“The water contamination is extreme and getting worse,” Bailey said. “It’s important to regulate the pollution that affects environmental justice communities...and that we stem the flow.”

Bailey hopes the attendees will develop an understanding of the variety of ways in which underserved communities are impacted.

“Attendees will come away with a detailed understanding of the great variety of ways in which low income communities, tribal, color communities are impacted by our failure to address all the challenges of water contamination,” Bailey said. “[They will address] live access to water and water affordability issues with an eye towards solutions and what isn’t just being done, but also what can be done in the future.”

The deadline to register for the institute is Nov. 4. Admission is free for Northeastern students, faculty and staff. For others, the event costs $35 to attend the first day and $60 to attend both days. To register, visit www.phrge.net.

“This is a hot button topic in the US,” Tuck said. “We’re the most developed country and we cannot provide universal access to water.”

PHRGE talks water rights

By Varun Goyal Deputy News Editor

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Junior game design student Jordan “JJ” Surkin is using his first co-op to develop and produce his card game, Alibi.

Photo by Scotty Schenck

Alibi is a role-playing card game in which suspects must use alibi cards to convince a prosecuter that they’re not guilty of a crime.

Each year, Northeastern University’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE)directs its attention toward various issues impacting the global economy.

The focal point of the center’s 10th annual conference will be the human right to access clean, drinkable water and help provide more information regarding that right.

PHRGE is a human rights center housed by Northeastern University’s School of Law. It will host an event called “Tapping Into the Right to Water: Accessibility, Affordability and Quality” on Nov. 5 and 6.

“The idea every year is to look at a pressing issue from a human rights perspective,” Jillian Tuck, the assistant director of PHRGE, said. “This year, we are looking at the right to water.”

According to Executive Director of PHRGE Kevin Murray, about 200 people are expected to attend.

On Nov. 5, panel discussions will address legal foundations for the right to water and community struggles for clean and affordable water. On Nov. 6, there will be facilitated working groups to address problems. Patricia Jones, senior program leader for The Human Right to Water, will give the event’s keynote address at 6 p.m.

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Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, Oct. 23 @ 2:43 p.m.

A Resident Assistant (RA) at 319 Huntington Ave. reported finding marijuana in a dorm room while conducting room inspections. The Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) responded and confiscated less than an ounce of the substance.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Monday, Oct. 19 @ 7:26 a.m.

An RA in Speare Hall reported a swastika drawn on one of the stalls inside a second floor men’s bathroom. Facilities was notified and the RA stated he would attempt to wash the markings off.

A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Tuesday. Oct. 20 @ 11:22 p.m.

NUPD stopped two juveniles next to International Village (IV) after a foot chase. The subjects were attempting to cut the lock off of a Diamondback mountain bike. The subjects were found to have no prior convictions and were transported to headquarters. They were both released into parental custody at 12:30 a.m. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Wednesday, Oct. 21 @ 2:40 p.m.

An NU student reported her bike was stolen from the racks outside of IV despite being secured with a cable lock. The lock was left behind. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, Oct. 23 @ 3:39 p.m.

An NU student was detained in Ell Hall for attempted theft in the university bookstore. NUPD responded and the student was banned from the bookstore.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, Oct. 23 @ 9:03 p.m.

A male was heard talking to himself in a stall of the first floor Curry Student Center men’s bathroom. NUPD responded and the male, who was not affiliated with the university, was found to have had a prior incident. A trespassing warning was issued.

Saturday, Oct. 24 @ 2:51 a.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division An NU student in West Village A reported her roommate was intoxicated and vomiting. NUPD responded and spoke to the intoxicated student, who was conscious and alert. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transported the student to Boston Children’s Hospital. The Residence Director (RD) on call was notified.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, Oct. 24 @ 11:34 a.m.

An RA in Kerr Hall reported someone had written vulgar words in permanent marker on the decorations of her apartment door. NUPD responded and found additional apartments had been vandalized as well. While interviewing third-floor victims, the RA reported an unknown visitor had informed her there was also graffiti in the fifth floor men’s room sink. The RA was informed of her Title IX rights.

Saturday, Oct. 24 @ 12:30 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Chicken Lou’s staff reported receiving a possible counterfeit $20 bill from an unknown customer.

The bill was given to NUPD and a report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, Oct. 24 @ 11:46 p.m.

An anonymous caller reported a noise complaint and possible drinking in a room in IV. NUPD responded and spoke with a resident, who agreed to turn down the noise. Residents were over 21 years old.

Justice groups form coalition

By Alejandro Serrano News Correspondent

A new coalition of student groups, Students Against Institutionalized Discrimination (SAID), fomed this month to call attention to institutional discrimination and to advocate for diversity training at freshman orientation.

Bringing together members of numerous on-campus student clubs, the coalition is striving to combat institutional discrimination at Northeastern University (NU) and in Boston, according to co-founder Chelsea Canedy, a third-year behavioral neuroscience major.

“As director of preconception peer education with the Health Disparities Student Collaborative (HDSC), my work focuses on infant mortality rate in the US. That rate is doubled for African-American women due to various factors,” Canedy said. “After looking at aspects aside from health, such as income and education, I noted that the disparity doesn’t go away. This was something we always acknowledged [in the Health Disparities Student Collaborative]. However, it wasn’t something that we tried to work on in the community even though we have the power. SAID was created, mostly to address...institutional [and] interpersonal...racism each individual faces at Northeastern.”

According to Integrated Postsecondary Education System Data, 3 percent of the NU student body is black or African-American, 7 percent is Hispanic/Latino, 11 percent is Asian and 49 percent is white.

The other 30 percent are nonresident aliens, students who identify as two or more races and students whose race or ethnicity is unknown.

“NU in general is a white institution, but it reflects that there isn’t a deliberate effort to recruit and enroll minority students – be it students with a disability, of color or the LGBTQ community,” junior student services and international affairs major Michaela Anang said. “Those practices to us aren’t accurate. We hope to address this issue with the coalition.”

The coalition will meet on a biweekly basis, said Canedy.

“The first meeting went very well,” Canedy said. “[There were a] number of students representing numerous student groups. We want it to be as reflective of the student body as possible. We aren’t able to solve racism everywhere, but we are still able to affect what our peers learn and what our peers do, and that

is something we all take very seriously.”

Student groups in the coalition include Students For Education Reform, Northeastern Black Student Association (NBSA), Feminist Student Organization (FSO), Sexual Health and Advocacy Resources and Education (SHARE), Progressive Student Alliance (PSA), Husky Environmental Action Team (HEAT), Students of Singapore (NUSS), Minority Association of Pre-med Students (MAPS) and Korean American Student Association (KASA).

The group was named Students Against Institutionalized Discrimination because, although the current campaign is centered on racism, leaders want to expand their focus further in the future.

“There are a number of marginalized groups on campus that each have their own unique struggle and hurdles to face,” Canedy said.

These hurdles are a common experience among marginalized groups, according to Patricia Illingworth, a Northeastern professor of philosophy and business.

“There is something called implicit bias which happens when individuals have a natural prejudice, unconsciously, against certain groups,” Illingworth said. “We have to find mechanisms in the institution [which is being dealt with] that will override those biases.”

The coalition’s first campaign involved the SAID Your Story Survey, which was sent to multiple cultural groups at Northeastern. The survey contained questions about the experience in every marginalized part of a person’s identity that members of the groups that participated in the survey had faced. The results are being used to see what kind of concerns students have, and also to see what students believe needs to be changed. The link to the survey was initially posted in early September, on the SAID Town Hall Meeting Facebook page.

One of SAID’s plans is to promote a freshman orientation program that would make students more culturally competent using diversity training, according to Canedy, who said the idea is still in its planning stages.

“Even without the representation of students of color … there is also a lack of information and education about these issues on campus,” Anang said. “We hope to promote diversity training with SAID.” Right now, SAID claims to be organizing several other initiatives, but the group doesnt have concrete plans.

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Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, Oct. 25 @ 3:37 a.m.

An NU student reported his friend was intoxicated and potentially in need of medical attention.

NUPD responded and reported the student was oriented and steady on his feet. The student signed a medical waiver.

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Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, Oct. 25 @ 10:15 p.m.

An RA in Kerr Hall reported offensive language written on a whiteboard outside of a dorm room.

NUPD responded and wrote a supplemental report for the ongoing issue.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, Oct. 25 @ 11:49 p.m.

An RA in Kerr Hall reported offensive words written on a washing machine in the laundry room of the building. NUPD responded and reported writing in black Sharpie on a machine on the fifth floor. The case was linked the previous reports on the issue.

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Column: People easily classified It’s in our nature as humans to classify things and other people and put them into groups. We love to do it, and not much can be done about that.

There are groups of people that are very against putting anyone into any sort of Ross Beroff

group, but I believe I have managed to determine a group that these people fall into as well.

While taking a shower, after first considering the often overlooked beauty of the colors on the back of pigeon necks, I had an epiphany. I came to the realization that life is like a tall building without elevators. Instead, it just has two ways of getting to the top, to the bottom or to any level in between – escalators and stairs. In real life, everyone can fit into one of those two categories.

Everyone is either an escalator or a set of stairs.

At first, this new philosophy on life didn’t make sense to even me, and I am the one who thought of it.

After further exploration it all became clear – so clear in fact that I was amazed that no one else had developed a similar theory in the years since the escalator was invented.

Escalators have a clear direction – a clear path they take. Escalators either go up or go down. People using the escalator may try and walk down an up escalator or up a down escalator, but usually that is a recipe for chaos and pain.

No matter how others may try and use an escalator, the escalator continues in its own direction, refusing to ever allow anyone else to define its trajectory.

On the other side of the issue, there is no such thing as “downstairs” or “upstairs.” Stairs cannot only go in one direction. Instead, they are always just called stairs.

They can be used to go up or down with no clear direction. It is the individual using the stairs who determines which way the stairs go.

Stairs let others define their life path and let others define who they are.

I know there are flaws that many who read my new philosophy may try to point out. Yet, it was while playing my own devil’s advocate that I found the solutions to these potential flaws and I realized even more how truly accurate this theory is.

The first flaw is that escalators do not just choose up or down on their own. That is true; however, once they are given their direction, given that spark of electricity or inspiration to go and keep going, then they continue in their determined direction. The way others walk on them does not affect how they are defined.

The second possible flaw in my theory is that sometimes escalators break. They stop going. That is true, but that doesn’t make escalators worthless; it just temporarily turns them into stairs. But they should not be without hope, for all broken escalators can be fixed, and sometimes stairs are not a bad thing – they just give you a little extra exercise.

Escalators define themselves.

They don’t let others have an impact on which direction they move.

Stairs are nothing without other people. They only have a purpose when they let people use them and can only find their way with other people.

So, are you stairs or are you an escalator?

More importantly, are you going up or are you going down, and whichever way you are going, is that the direction you want?

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Confederate flag removed

The offensive nature of the Confederate flag has become an issue of massive national discussion. There was a massive spark at the end of June, when activist Bree Newsome climbed the flag pole at the South Carolina State House and removed the flag. She received a massive swell of support for her actions.

“I removed the flag not only in defiance of those who enslaved my ancestors in the southern United States, but also in defiance of the oppression that continues against black people globally in 2015,” Newsome said in a statement shortly after she removed the flag.

By the middle of July, the flag was officially removed from the State House. Shortly after, the governor of Alabama ordered the removal of four Confederate flags from a Confederate memorial at the state capitol. Lawmakers in both Mississippi and Tennesse are revewing their state flags because they contain Confederate symbols.

Just last week, the University of Mississippi student council decided to remove the Mississippi state flag from campus because it contains the Confederate battle symbol in its corner. This is just the latest example of the upwelling of public support for the removal of the flag.

Some, of course, object to having

the flag taken down. Many Southerners maintain that it is a part of their heritage and history.

This basic view seems to be held by many white Americans. Many genuinely believe the flag is not a symbol of racism but of pride in the history of the South. What they don’t seem to understand, however, is that pride in a racist past is, in itself, racist.

When the white people of the South cry out that the flag is part of their history, they forget that this history does not belong to them.

The Confederate flag is also a part of the history of African-Americans. It is a symbol that was used by the Confederacy in a war meant to continue the institution of slavery, and it is a symbol that has been used by countless hate groups since the end of the Civil War. It is a reminder of hundreds of years of slavery, hatred and systematic discrimination.

To claim that the flag is a symbol of history, while ignoring the reality of that history in relation to AfricanAmericans, reeks of hypocrisy and racism.

“The context of the flag is directly linked to the idea that black people are not equal and not free,” Deray McKesson, a leader of civil rights activism, said in a statement to Al Jazeera. “It is simply untrue

to suggest the flag is not rooted in racism.”

Honoring the Confederate flag is an erasure of the suffering that blacks have faced since the founding of the United States. Blacks in America have every right to be offended by the horrors of the past that the Confederate flag serves torepresent.

It’s important to remember that it isn’t up to a white person to decide whether or not it is a racist symbol.

It is African-Americans who have reason to hold the flag in contempt, and if they are offended by the symbol– it is a genuine offense created by a long history of oppression.

A 2015 CNN poll showed that 75 percent of African-Americans see the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism, while only 25 percent of whites agree. African-Americans are the ones who have been oppressed by this symbol; it is for them to pass judgment, and whites to follow suit.

The issues of systematic racism that remain in America today cannot, of course, be solved with the removal of the flag. Still, taking the flag down at least shows recognition and shame of America’s terribly racist past. It is an admission of guilt to a reality that must not be denied.

The millions of dollars recently committed to affordable housing in Massachusetts is a response to the crisis this state is experiencing. The cost of living in Massachusetts is amongst the highest in the country.

Boston is one of the most rapidly gentrifying cities in the US. The wait list for public housing can be up to six years. Our homeless population is increasing faster than that of any other state in the country.

This is why people who used to live in Boston are moving to places like Lynn and Brockton, where rent is cheaper. Look at East Boston, Winter Hill in Somerville and Chinatown: locals are moving out.

Whole Foods just built its flagship store in Chinatown with a spa inside and luxury condos on top. The City of Boston continues to subsidize the lucrative business of luxury condo development, and the NoBoston2024 campaign actually brought issues of private deals and agreements between city government and developers to light.

Northeastern’s $40,000 per year tuition prevents many low-income students from attending. In this way we are very different from public schools like Bunker Hill Community College, Roxbury Community College and The University of Mas-

sachusetts Boston.

In fact, Northeastern is directly responsible for gentrification in Mission Hill, Dudley Square and the Fenway neighborhoods. This is not the students’ fault. We have a right to education, and we also need a place to live, but Northeastern does not have the infrastructure to house all its students on campus, and it certainly does not provide affordable options. So, we are forced to look to the surrounding neighborhoods, and students are often able to pay higher rents than families and the elderly can. Landlords take advantage of this fact to increase rent, affecting the poorest tenants the most.

Northeastern cannot expand without also gentrifying. It has chosen to abandon its roots as a working-class commuter school to pursue higher rankings and prestige. Today’s NU students are far wealthier than our neighbors. In recent years, Northeastern has built multiple dorms encroaching on Roxbury, the very cheapest rooms (an “Economy Triple Apartment”) going for $3,355 per four-month semester. A massive new science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) center is under construction right now. Meanwhile,

local residents face rising costs of living.

In fact, one of the only places nearby where rent is not increasing is in Dudley Neighbors, Inc.– a community land trust that acquired empty lots through eminent domain and built perpetual affordable housing on them. If the City of Boston really wants to end displacement through gentrification, it should direct its millions to a model of community-autonomous affordable housing instead of contracting the work to private developers.

Finally, Northeastern must stop its steady expansion and focus first on making campus housing – within the existing footprint–available and affordable to all students.

Advice for students: -Students must demand affordable on-campus housing.

-If you are living off-campus, learn your rights as a tenant.

-Link up with City Life / Vida Urbana and Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, two grassroots organizations that are at the forefront of the affordable housing movement in Boston.

– Steffi Klosterman is a senior political science major and member of the Progressive Student Alliance.

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Transgender non-discrimination law debated

By Audrey Cooney News Staff

A bill under review by the state legislature would expand legal protection against discrimination in public accommodations for transgender individuals. Supporters are calling the potential law a pivotal step toward extending equal protection under the law for all Massachusetts citizens.

“A transgender person can be turned away from a hotel or denied service, at a restaurant for example, just because of who they are,” Carisa Cunningham, a spokeswoman for Boston-based advocacy group Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), said. “That’s clearly not right, and we’ve got to fix it.”

Current Massachusetts laws ban discrimination in public accommodations based on “age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, religion and marital status.” The new bill would add gender identity to this list of personal characteristics, expanding protection to both transgender individuals and people who do not identify with a specific gender.

A 2011 bill banned discrimination against transgender individuals in housing, employment, lending and public education, making Massachusetts one of 18 states to have legal protections of the sort. It also added gender identity to the list of possible motivations for a hate crime.

“That [2011 legislation] was an important step, and protecting transgender people in public spaces – also known as public accommodations – will finish the job,” Cunningham said.

Earlier this month, several state leaders put their support behind the bill, including Attorney General Maura Healey and Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg. US Representatives Joseph P. Kennedy III, Seth Moulton and Katherine Clark recently added their support of the legislation.

So far, only Democratic officials have declared their support for the bill. Governor Charles Baker, a Republican, has expressed hesitancy to sign the law, which

would need bipartisan support in order to override a governor’s veto. Baker has said he supports the 2011 bill and doesn’t believe additional legislation is required.

The bill has also found support on Northeastern University’s campus, with some students maintaining that transgender rights coincide with human rights in general.

“Everyone should have the same rights,” Caleb Tenenbaum, a thirdyear business major, said. “There shouldn’t be any discrimination.”

Those who oppose the bill say allowing transgender people to use the restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their gender identity will pose a privacy threat to others.

Gender identity is currently determined by a too “loosely defined standard” to protect the safety and privacy of non-transgender people, according to Jonathan Alexandre, legal counsel at the Massachusetts Family Institute.

“One only needs to show evidence that they sincerely believe that they are one gender or another,” Alexandre said. “There’s no medical procedures necessary… and that has potential for a lot of abuse.

There’s no way to police what’s going on in someone’s mind.”

However, studies have shown that allowing transgender individuals to use public spaces that properly align with their gender identity is crucial to maintaining their physical and mental health.

In 2013, Fenway Health conducted a survey within the Massachusetts transgender community to assess how much harassment and discrimination transgender people faced after the passing of the 2011 bill. Out of 452 people surveyed, 65 percent reported experiencing some sort of discrimination pertaining to public accommodations within the previous year.

“Non-discrimination protections are key to transgender people being able to live full and productive lives as themselves,” Cunningham said. “So is access to healthcare, access to accurate identity documents and freedom from violence.”

Alex Ahmed, a Northeastern graduate student and transgender woman, said there is no

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Transgender rights advocates say a law banning discrimination on the basis of gender identity is overdue.

reason for the bill not to pass.

“I don’t think it should even be a debate,” Ahmed said. “I honestly don’t even understand the arguments against it. Forcing us out of bathrooms or other gendered spaces is a great way to deny a trans person their right to exist.”

Referring to the legislation as a “bathroom bill” – a term largely frowned upon within the transgender community – Alexandre said the language of the bill reveals its “true intentions.” He said its main objective is to allow transgender individuals to use restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their gender identity.

“If this bill was not specifically targeting bathrooms, then the 2011 bill would be sufficient,” Alexandre said.

The bill, however, covers a wide variety of public places.

Focusing solely on bathrooms misses the point of the legislation, according to Mason J. Dunn, president of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition.

“We’re talking about a very large category of spaces that don’t have any protections against discrimination,” Dunn said. “Obviously there are bathrooms in public accommodations, but that is not public accommodations alone.”

To illustrate the bill’s necessity, Dunn told the story of a transgender man who stopped riding the T due to the level of aggression he received from other riders.

Dunn’s story speaks to a larger issue – the prejudice and animosity those in the transgender community regularly face. The public accommodations bill would relieve some of those issues, but would do little to change the views of those who discriminate against transgender people, according to Cunningham.

“Changing laws is certainly part of changing the way society looks at groups of people, but that is only part of the work,” said Cunningham.

Ahmed cautioned that the bill would not solve all the problems facing the transgender community.

“It’s good that a trans person the-

oretically has some recourse if they encounter transphobia in a public space,” Ahmed said. “But it does not address transphobia itself, obviously, just like no law can address sexism, racism or homophobia.”

Others said the law seems too vague to be truly effective, worrying that discrimination is often too vague to quantify.

“The only hesitation I have with laws against discrimination is how they’re going to be enforced,” Daniella Emami, third-year International Affairs and Human Services major, said.

Ultimately, no law has the ability to alter society’s perception of the transgender community, said Ahmed. According to The Advocate, a publication focused on LGBT rights, at least 22 transgender women have been murdered in the US this year.

“Laws won’t stop people from treating us terribly in bathrooms or other public spaces,” Ahmed said. “Laws aren’t stopping people from killing us.”

“In a digital age, it will hopefully serve as a ‘hook’ to reconnect people with the natural environment.”

Younger generations of individuals seem to enjoy virtual tours of areas such as underwater and coastal sites, Helmuth continued.

However, he expressed concern that technology, such as the kind being used to map out the Charles River, could further isolate individuals from the outside world, instead of drawing them closer to it.

“What we don’t yet know – but hope to find out – is if technology like this really lures users into wanting to know more about the natural world in which they live, or whether it serves to distance them even further,” Helmuth said.

“We are just starting a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association-funded project with the Museum of Science and Arizona State University to try to answer some of these questions.”

Officials at the DCR declined to comment about the project or its potential impact on people’s interest in the river, other than to clarify the department’s involvement.

“We issued Google and the CRC a film permit for special filming. They’re the driving force behind this,” Kevin O’Shea, a DCR spokesman, said.

CRC staff, aside from Bradley, also declined to comment.

One of the goals of the CRC is

to make the Charles River and its surrounding parks more accessible, which Bradley said is furthered by the virtual maps. He noted that the project opens the area to a worldwide audience.

“When these images go live, one will no longer need to be near the Charles River or its parklands to experience them,” Bradley said.

“Whether you’re a local resident looking to find a new picnic spot along the Charles, a tourist looking for the best place to capture the Boston skyline or someone looking to experience the gorgeous foliage of a New England autumn for the first time, this project will help you.”

The Charles River should be celebrated, said Valorianne Steier, a sophomore linguistics major at Northeastern University, who added that more people should be made aware of what Boston’s famous river has to offer.

“Given that the river runs right through the city, I think it’s certainly appropriate that there be a visual map,” Steier said. “Boston has a lot of activities available to do or watch on the river that not many people are aware of. Hopefully this can raise awareness on what Boston has to offer on the river.”

The completed project will go live in early December, alongside the Google-sponsored event celebrating “River Stories III” and its authors on Dec. 10.

Northeastern alumnus maps the Charles River

By Christian Stafford & Sam Haas News Staff

Curious explorers will soon be able to virtually navigate the Charles River from the comfort of their homes, thanks to the efforts of a Northeastern University alumnus.

Evan Bradley, a 2015 graduate and special projects associate at the Charles River Conservancy (CRC) – a group dedicated to preserving and maintaining the river and its parklands – is leading the project to map Boston’s river.

The CRC teamed up with Google to take extensive photos of the river and its surroundings using Google’s “Trekker” street-view camera. In the past, the camera has been used to create street-level visuals of landmarks worldwide.

The CRC did not initially intend to film the Charles River with Google’s camera, according to Bradley, who began working with the group as a co-op.

“Google doesn’t sponsor printed materials, but did offer an event and discussion with the featured authors in ‘River Stories III,’” Bradley said. “River Stories III,” a publication honoring CRC’s 15th anniversary, was the focus of Bradley’s senior capstone project, which quickly evolved after Google came aboard. “Along with this event, they offered us the op-

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NU alumnus Evan Bradley photographed the river for the project.

portunity to film the Charles with the Trekker camera. We agreed, and things progressed from there.”

Alongside the CRC, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Charles River Clean Up Boat helped coordinate mapping. According to Bradley, the early stages of filming the Charles River proved to be somewhat challenging.

“Coordinating with the DCR and the boat proved to be the most difficult as we arranged dates to film

on,” Bradley said. “We had to navigate conflicting schedules, weather and riverside preparation for the Head of the Charles [Regatta].”

The project may connect individuals to nature via their computers or mobile devices, according Brian Helmuth, Northeastern University professor of ecological policy and sustainability.

“The use of virtual tours that allow users to explore the world from their desktop or mobile device is really taking off,” Helmuth said.

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Roxbury restaurant offers pizza with a purpose Dough, From Page 1 mind and soul,” Carmine Leighton, a Dudley Dough employee, said.

The restaurant, opened last Thursday in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Dudley Square, offers a small but varied menu including Margherita pizza, a rotating pizza of the day, soups and salads, cookies and bakery items, treats from Boston-based Toscanini’s Ice Cream, coffee, tea and other drinks. The centerpiece of each pizza is its thin-crust dough, created by local chef Didi Emmons at nearby Haley House Bakery Cafe.

“This is really, really good, I think because of the crust,” Annie Collins, a Roxbury resident, said.

“I’ll definitely be back. I think local businesses should be supported... and it’s even better than the food I have cooking at home.”

Dudley Dough is the latest venture run to spring out of Haley House. The group also operates a soup kitchen, jobs training programs, multiple community gardens, affordable housing and other efforts aimed at diminishing economic inequality by offering opportunities to young adults, single parents, former inmates and others needing support.

“It very much grew out of our experience with the Haley House Bakery Cafe,” Kathe McKenna, director of special programs for Haley House, said. “Dudley Dough is much more focused. It’s meant to be a successful, focused business with employees who are ready to be really good at what they do: make gourmet, artisanal pizza and be successful enough to generate profit.”

Profit is an important aspect of Dudley Dough’s operations, though for a different reason than it is to most businesses. Every few months, profits will be shared among employees. Such a mod-

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Customers order food at Dudley Dough in Roxbury on Friday, Oct. 23. The restaurant, run by Haley House opened in Dudley Square the day before.

el will give employees a greater sense of ownership, while also affording them a higher wage.

While somewhat unusual, profit sharing is an approach taken by many businesses committed to a particular social mission, according to Northeastern University Professor of entrepreneurship and innovation Sara Minard.

“It is a very feasible model

and is a practice commonly associated with social enterprises that are cooperatives, like REI,” Minard said in an email to The News. “[Dudley Dough’s idea] is fantastic – it’s rooted in the human value that work should be dignified and provide income that people can live the kind of lives on that they have reason to value.”

Employees will initially be

paid $12.75 per hour, which will go up to $13.25 – not including bonuses from profit-sharing – when the venture becomes profitable, according to McKenna.

“The fact is, the minimum wage is too minimum,” McKenna said of the current $9 minimum wage in Massachusetts. “It doesn’t enable people to support their families without cobbling together two and three jobs.... And then low-income communities are suffering because who’s around? They’re all at their second job. Fixing that is the driving force behind Dudley Dough.”

The restaurant’s commitment to equality fosters a sense of community among workers, according to Leighton. The feeling is furthered by a non-traditional structure.

“Instead of having kind of a hierarchical structure, we all have some sort of responsibility to this place; we are all the, you know, manag-

ers,” Leighton said. “It takes a little bit of getting used to because you’re so used to the restaurant structure of ‘that’s the manager, that’s the boss, that is that, this is this,’ but it puts a lot of [responsibility] on us to really understand what our roles are here other than just being pizza makers.”

According to McKenna, success for Dudley Dough would include another aspect: expansion. The restaurant, she said, wants to create a model worth replicating and leaders who can spread it to other places.

“Some of the profits we hope to generate...will be in a fund that we hope will be a seed fund for the next community in need,” McKenna said. “Maybe we’ll go to Mattapan Square next, or Codman Square – but our hope is we will be able to create a successful model that lets us create a profit, share it with our employees and replicate it in other neighborhoods of need.”

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Mahler compositions brought to life in dance

Mahler, From Page 1 perfect this,” Toni Bolger Geheb, Boston Ballet senior public relations manager, said. “It’s really tested their stamina.”

Austrian-born Mahler wrote the symphony sometime between 1893 and 1896. The exact date of completion is indefinite, but the collection was first performed in Krefeld, Germany in 1902.

“It started with the music,” orchestra Conductor Jonathan McPhee, who has worked with Neumeier before, said. “I mean, when John approached this piece, he really learned the piece of music inside and out, and I think that one of the most impressive things that he has done is internalized Mahler’s compositional methodology. There’s freedom within it for people to bring their own story to it.”

Neumeier’s poignant narrative, centered around the growth of one male protagonist, portrayed by dancer Lasha Khozashvili, continued to unfurl in the movements that followed. The second movement, titled “Summer,” was a jubilee of pastel palettes and drawn-out steps.

“Autumn,” the third of six, proved to be more regal, emphasizing the richness underscoring all romantic relationships.

Brittany Summer, an NU student and a dancer in the company, said she was honored to share in Neumeier’s vision.

“It’s really an amazing privilege to be able to work with someone of his caliber,” Summer said. “He’s been... putting the finishing touches on the program.”

Summer, who appears in the second and sixth movements, said the second half of the performance abruptly digresses, delving deep into the protagonist’s inner conflict – his ties to boyhood sharply juxtaposed with his responsibility of carrying another through life. As the third movement melts into the fourth, titled “Night,” he cradles a lifeless female clad in white in his arms, convicting himself as the thief of her innocence.

At this point in the performance, operatic melodies fill the cavernous space, stretching through the movement until the eventual union

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Left: Dancers support Isaac Akiba. Top right: A ballerina stands en pointe. Bottom right: Lasha Khozashvili and Paulo Arrais raise their arms. of three performers, extending ter that ultimately bolsters the pro- protagonist outstretching a hand there are steps, but most imporjoined hands towards the audience tagonist’s renewed belief in love. toward the new feminine object tantly it’s about feeling of humanto end the act.

Dressed in a red velvet jumpsuit, of his affection. She slowly walks ity and sharing some themes that “There are definite emotions that dancer Misa Kuranaga takes the across the stage, as sure of her path are universal,” she said. “It’s about the singing will evoke and the cho- stage, her flexed-foot movements as the protagonist is of his. trying not to be anything artificial reography as well,” McPhee said. making her look like a graceful rag Ultimately, Summer interprets when taking on any character and “Do they necessarily tell exactly doll dancing in time to a chorus’ Neumeier’s work as a beautifully just being human and allowing the the same story? No. Do they leave angelic acclimation. ambiguous journey through the movements to speak to your own room for the listener to bring their The majestic sixth movement, emotional development of a young humanity.” own story? Yes.” “What Love Tells Me,” caps off the man.

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Boston Philharmonic performs epic repertoire

By Pamela Stravitz News Correspondant

Two colossal compositions were matched with an orchestra of prodigious proportion. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the 113-member Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) filled Symphony Hall to play selected pieces in “An Evening of Epic Music.”

The performance included both Richard Strauss’ “Also sprach

Zarathustra” and Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” which were performed in true epic standard by the massive orchestra led by conductor Benjamin Zander.

“These two pieces stare at each other over intermission,” Zander said. “‘Also sprach Zarathustra’ by Strauss and ‘The Planets’ of Holst are two of the grandest, most powerful, most moving, most beautiful pieces of music ever written.”

“Also sprach Zarathustra” is

best known for the iconic intro of the 1968 classic film “2001: A Space Odyssey.” The colossal brass climax is familiar to even the most unknowledgeable of moviewatchers.

However, there is more to the story. The composition is based on writer Friedrich Nietzsche’s poem “Thus Spoke Zarathustra,” which tells of the rebirth and trying journeys of a man.

An hour before the show, sym-

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Benjamin Zander conducts the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, comprised of 113 members, at Symphony Hall.

phony enthusiasts gathered in the music hall to hear what Zander thought about the two pieces— what they mean and why they were written.

Sometimes, he would explain and then let a theme hover over the crowd, eventually filling the silence with melodies of vocalized random sounds like “doo,” “bee” and “ta.”

“It’s not set in outer space, but in the inner space of man – the psyche,” he said, referring to “Also sprach Zarathustra.”

“The Planets,” on the other hand, represents outer space itself, characterizing the significance of the solar system.

The seven movements of Holst’s piece begin with Mars, the Bringer of War, and end with Neptune, during which the sounds of a fading chorus echoed throughout Symphony Hall to signal the finale of the composition.

After several tense seconds of silence, Zander faced the audience and gestured for each performer to stand and bow. At that point, the sheer mass of the orchestra showed.

Contrary to popular belief, most of these performers are more than just musicians. According to Zander, the orchestra is comprised of doctors, teachers and graduate students.

One such musician is violinist Kathy Sheperd, an expressive therapy specialist who has been playing with Zander for over 30 years.

Her brother-in-law, Steve Strand, 55, of San Diego said, “[Zarathrus-

tra] was all new, but it kept coming back to the same theme. And the first violin solo was amazing.”

In his 37 years as conductor of the BPO, Zander has directed a mass of pieces, but he knew this performance would be unlike any performed in Boston before – “Also sprach Zarathustra” and “The Planets” had never before been played together in the city.

However, even with the pressure of being the first, Zander still finds ways to introduce fun into the performance.

He said that during rehearsal, if someone messed up, they threw their hands in the air and proclaimed “How fascinating!”

“Just because the piece is serious doesn’t mean we have to be dark,” he said. “People love to play in this orchestra. Mistakes keep us light on our feet and light in our hearts.”

This fun is just what Zander wants to express to his audience, especially young adults. Boston is the only city in the world to have two main orchestras: Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.

Zander said he once read in an article about the two orchestras, “The difference between between the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra is the difference between a marriage and an illicit affair.”

In the end, Zander said the music would be nothing without people to listen.

“It’s all for the audience,” he said. “Everything I do is for them.”

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30 years later, Chicken Lou’s remains NU staple

By Megan O’Brien Deputy Inside Editor

In 1978, then-sophomore engineering student David Ferretti could not have been happier. His father had just opened up a couple of canteen food trucks around Northeastern University’s campus, giving Ferretti full access to the grub.

“It was great,” Ferretti remembered. “I didn’t have to worry about being poor and being broke.” Ferretti said having dad around wasn’t too bad, either.

Over 30 years later, the canteen trucks that Ferretti’s late father, Lou Ferretti, operated on campus have evolved into a central part of the Northeastern community in a small shack on Forsyth Street called Chicken Lou’s.

“It’s always been really important to us to stay a part of the community by supporting the athletics teams and the school groups with donations [and] doing catering,” Geraldine Ferretti-Berrios, Lou’s daughter and co-owner of Chicken Lou’s, said.

The restaurant is still entirely family-run, although the Ferrettis have brought on some outside help with their current cooking staff.

“They all become part of our extended family,” Ferretti-Berrios said. “Whether they like it or not.”

The Forsyth establishment has gained a strong following since its founding in 1990. Some students eat at Chicken Lou’s up to twice a day,

in addition to alumni who return to get a taste of their college years, Ferretti-Berrios said.

“It’s really the only small business on campus, and that’s nice,” Joe Gorse, a senior engineering major, said. “The food is good, and it’s cheap.”

Lou used to tease students if they did badly on a test and help them out with rent money when needed, Ferretti-Berrios said. These are the stories she cherishes.

Even after David Ferretti left his job as an engineer at Raytheon in 1995 to run the business and allow his father to retire, Lou Ferretti could not stay away from the neighborly eatery he had created. “[The retirement] lasted a month, and then he came back from Florida,” David Ferretti said. “He looked great, but he had more fun yelling at his kids than he did staying by himself.”

David Ferretti said he recognized that Chicken Lou’s had become an important part of Northeastern’s community when his father died in 2000.

“I mean, I can’t tell you how many people came around on the day that he passed to express their condolences,” David Ferretti said.

Looking to the future, FerrettiBerrios and David Ferretti said they hope to see Chicken Lou’s grow, but would also be content to see the shop keep its character.

“I’d love to have a Chicken Lou’s

Left to right: Geraldine Ferretti-Berrios manages Chicken Lou’s at night while David Ferretti, her father, and Amberle Ferretti, her sister, run the shop during the day, continuing the tradition of founder Lou Ferretti. on every corner,” Ferretti-Berrios set up his canteen trucks nearly 40 fant stages.

“His response was ‘Coffee and said. “But if we could just stay years ago, but, according to Ferrettihere for another 30 years and con- Berrios, he was still very much a doughnuts. Who wants that?’” she tinue being part of the community, businessman. She said her brother said. “I always joke that I could have I would be happy with that as well.” told her stories of her grandfather been an heiress to Dunkin’ Donuts, Lou Ferretti may not have had a being offered a Dunkin’ Donuts but I’ll take Chicken Lou’s over food service background when he franchise during the company’s in- Dunkin’ [Donuts] any day.”

ton Vegetarian Society, welcomed veggie lovers to its highest-attended year yet, according to event organizers.

The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center housed the convention, a higher capacity venue than the fair’s origins at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Johnson Ice Rink.

“The Festival... allows non-vegetarians to explore a vegetarian way

of life,” Evelyn Kimber, president of the Boston Vegetarian Society and chair of the festival’s organizing committee, said.

Around 120 domestic and international vendors set up food stands inside the gymnasium of the Reggie Lewis Center. A paid preview hour on Saturday for diehard vegetarians cost $5, but afterward the volunteerrun festival was free to the public as vendors offered complimentary

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Vegetarianism celebrated at local food fest

By Sahan Weerakoon News Correspondent

Around 30,000 people filtered through a Roxbury track center last weekend for one of Boston’s largest- and longest-running vegetarian food festivals. Businesses and nonprofits set up booths at the Boston Veg Food Fest to infuse a new consciousness into the local community.

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samples and discounted prices on products. Sellers provided everything from international vegan cuisine to vegetarian-themed apparel.

“We make lactose-free, plantbased, kosher ice cream from scratch, as well as our own syrup,” Luke Morris, an employee at FoMu, an Allston-based non-GMO ice cream shop, said.

Some companies saw the Boston Veg Food Fest as the perfect springboard to push their businesses forward.

“The festival gives us a much stronger reach to share our goal [of creating] affordable and healthy spreads,” Celeste Croxton, owner of Lyndigo Spice, an all-natural chutney, relish and fruit-spread company that launched one year ago in Jamaica Plain, said.

Clothing vendors described the quality and ethics behind the production of their goods.

“Our clothes are sweatshop-free, made of organic cotton or bamboo, made in the US and printed with water-based ink,” Paul Steller, an employee at Compassion Company, an online graphic T-shirt manufacturer, said.

Fledgling startups, grounded companies and an assortment of nonprofits benefitted greatly from the event. Masses of people occupied spaces in front of company booths.

“We offer direct delivery of organic, kosher snacks to homes and

businesses,” Tamara Monroe, marketing manager for Boston Organics, a company that launched in 2002 and has been coming to the Festival for over 10 years, said. “The Festival helps us generate a lot of signups.”

Though the Boston Veg Food Fest has been growing every year, it still faces hurdles. With such a large quantity of people cycling through, organizers were worried that the Reggie Lewis Center would reach capacity.

“Our biggest obstacle is that the space is crowded, and larger venues are much more expensive,” Beverly Rich, vice president of the Boston Vegetarian Society and an original member of the festival’s organizing committee, said.

Despite spatial limitations, the food festival helps bring a perspective of health consciousness back to Roxbury.

“You see lifelong vegans and see local children who have the power to impact the community,” Somervillebased bakery owner Evie Noël said.

Local children and families filtered throughout the convention center and got a taste of a vegan and vegetarian lifestyle that normally would not be emphasized in an urban environment, according to Noël.

“The Festival shows the local community how many options there are,” Elyssa Linden, marketing team leader for the oatmeal-pouch company Munk Pack, said.

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Nocturnal New Englanders flock to Coolidge Corner Theatre every year for the annual overnight Halloween Horror Marathon. Advertised as “12 hours of monsters, mayhem and masks,” the event will begin with a performance by progressive-rock Northampton band Dust Witch. At midnight, the marathon will kick off with a double feature of “Trick ‘r Treat” and a to-beannounced film. Following the two movies, marathon goers have the option of sticking around for an additional four films, one of which is “Halloween II” and three of which are still unannounced. Those who attend in costume have the opportunity to win a prize. 290 Harvard St., Brookline; midnight - noon; $20 - $25.

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Sunday, Nov. 1

Harvard Square kicks off its Harvard Scare weekend on Thursday evening with a celebration of the revamped Bow and Arrow district, hosted by the Harvard Square Business Association. Follow Halloween-themed balloons and signs to the intersection of Bow and Arrow streets to the newly renovated assortment of shops and nightlife. Local businesses like Boston Burger Company, Follow the Honey, Salt & Olive and others will be giving free samples. Secondhand clothing store Oona’s will have garments available for sale on its outdoor patio. Funk, soul, jazz and world-fusion quintet Scubaphone will provide live entertainment.

1201 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge; 5 - 7:30 p.m.; free.

The Boston University (BU) Physics Department will set out to prove one of Newton’s principle laws with its 11th consecutive year of Halloween-themed fun at its annual Pumpkin Drop. On Friday afternoon, batches of pumpkins will be thrown off of BU’s Metcalf Science Center rooftop to a slovenly demise. The drop begins at 12:30 p.m., but guests are advised to arrive early to take part in Halloween activities like guessing the weight of the largest pumpkin and munching on festive snacks. Registration for a costume contest will be open until 15 minutes before the event – extra points will be awarded for creativity and detail, so dress to impress. 590 Commonwealth Ave.; 12:30 p.m.; free.

With his camera, Keith Ellenbogen strives to bring underwater photography to new levels of detail.

As Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Center for Art, Science & Technology’s visiting artist, his works have been curated into an exhibit at the university titled “500 P.S.I.,” opening this Sunday and available for daily viewing until May 1. Ellenbogen captured images of marine life, hoping to foster an emotional connection between creatures and viewers. As part of his residency, Ellenbogen will team up with physicist Allan Adams to develop advanced and crisp camera systems to photograph aquatic life.

MIT Center for Theoretical Physics 4th Floor, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; free.

Monday, Nov. 2

Tuesday, Nov. 3

Wednesday, Nov. 4

The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra will play a concert on Monday, the first since the orchestra’s European tour last summer. The event is free and open to the public. The program will begin with Mikhail Glinka’s “Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila” and will be followed by three differently styled pieces, including Claude Debussy’s “La Mer” and Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5.” Igor Stravinsky’s “Violin Concerto” will be played by Ayano Ninomiya, a member of the Grammy Awardwinning Ying Quartet. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

301 Massachusetts Ave.; 7:30 - 10 p.m.; free.

Every Tuesday evening is Dirty Water Saloon night at Bella Luna Restaurant and Milky Way Lounge. The Jamaica Plain venue offers a social night of two-step, line dancing and West Coast swing for the LGBT community and its allies. No dance experience or partner is necessary. The evening begins with a 45-minute two-step lesson, followed by a line dance instructional. Additional two-step tutorials are available during an open dance. The event boasted a country vibe when it began in 2010, but now has evolved to showcase a variety of music genres including Americana, blues and rock. 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain; 7 - 10 p.m.; $10.

Starting Wednesday and continuing through Nov. 16, the Boston Jewish Film Festival will screen more than 50 films of the narrative, documentary, animated and experimental genres and videos pertaining to Jewish culture, history and experiences. Films presented in previous years, like “The Pianist,” have gone on to be nominated or win Academy Awards and other major awards. This non-competitive festival attracts artists from all over the globe. In addition to film showings, the 12-day event offers entertainment ranging from prescreening music to post-screening dance performances and surprise film events. Locations vary; times vary; $4 - $37.50.

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Spanish culture lights soul aflame El Calor Nobody tells you that southern Spain is a desert. It isn’t common knowledge that it’s hot – not like how we know countries in the Middle East or Africa are hot. Looking out under the plane’s wing, you will see starchy yellow deserts for miles.

Madrid is over 2,000 feet above sea level, whereas Boston is nearly at sea level. It’s a heat most American East Coast natives can never get used to: a dry, insidious heat that makes you thankful for humidity. My first day there, I had a nosebleed, and for the rest of my time on the Iberian Peninsula, water bottle vendors and fountains were sacred.

I recall a time in Córdoba when I ran through a public fountain fully clothed for mere seconds of relief before the scorching sun dried my dress.

July is the hottest time of the year, and I was visiting during an unusual heat wave. My vision was blurry as the extreme heat tends to vibrate the air and hang dense. On the clock tower in Seville, I read 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit).

Spaniards prefer to not use expensive air conditioners, which are usually single units rather than centralized like in the US; they say it dries their skin in an unpleasant way. To relieve themselves, they use ornate fans similar to Japanese fans, outstretched canopies to shade their streets, misters at outdoor restaurants to cool their customers and, of course, the siesta, a necessary break. The fire is in the air, hearts and bellies of southern Spaniards.

La Comida The markets – or los mercados – are the centerpieces of food culture. Some are hip and the place to be at night for tapas and sangria. Others are more informal, like the food truck culture in the US. These worldfamous little bites are true gastronomic Angelica Recierdo artistry. Salivating at the thought, I recall The Annotated Muse perfectly crisp calamari sandwiches, oxtail croquettes, churros that dust your lips with the sweetest sugar, deep pots of seafood paella and ham.

Like the rest of Europe, Spaniards eat slowly and thoughtfully, and stories and opinions have time to be slurped up with creamy gazpacho. The Spanish version of the affogato, blanco y negro, is something I’ve never been able to get over. The cooks seem to mix unlikely ingredients together so well it’s an art – coffee and ice cream, wine and soda. You’ll leave the country with newfound cravings for dishes with octopus or mayonnaise. Everything is made with gusto – not a single sprinkle or shaving is purposeless.

The fusion food shows Spain’s innovative culinary spirit. The close proximity to North Africa is reflected in southern cities with dishes including tagine or figs. Restaurants are a mix of mom-and-pop shops and cosmopolitan lounges, chasing after that European dining style. They have fresh seafood like their Mediterranean neighbors and a love for coffee like everyone else on the continent.

La Cultura From my seat in the audience of my first flamenco show, every clap of hands and stomp of feet called my heart to action. I would physically lurch, grasp my face in my hands and close my eyes, as if doing so would take the strumming of la guitarra and lace it with my being. I’d never seen a physical performance so gut-wrenchingly fierce, passionate and strong.

The men wore white shirts and black slacks and sang like it was the last time their voices could. The women wore flowy red-and-black dresses, lifting them up at the ankles so we could see how furiously their feet tapped and moved to the music. They left their sweat, tears and scuff marks on life’s canvas – the stage.

Spaniards are proud of their art. A trumpeter or painter on the street is not looking for pity or loose change, but to command your ears and eyes. Art aficionados will be in good company in the many museums and historical sites like Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid or La Alhambra in Granada.

The mix of Arab and Spanish culture becomes more evident in the south, and cities like Córdoba still house places of worship for Christians, Jews and Muslims. The people are multilingual and the architecture is ambiguous, welcoming any visitor in the world. Spanish identity has permeated every continent. Whatever calls you to Spain, you will find it and be transformed.

- Angelica Recierdo can be reached at Inside@HuntNewsNU.com.

NU student develops music sharing platform

By Gemma Bonfiglioli News Correspondant

Toju Ometoruwa, a 20-year-old senior business student at Northeastern, believes that his website, Pickasound, will revolutionize the way people experience music.

Ometoruwa is the founder, product manager and head of business developments at Pickasound, a social platform that allows music fans to collaborate with friends in production, develop new tunes and connect with their favorite music artists.

Though the site only launched in September, it has gained substantial buzz for the new way it establishes a relationship between musicians and listeners.

“Most artists today upload a song, people like it, they comment or

share it and that’s really all they can do. It’s sort of a limited interaction,” Ometoruwa said. “We wanted to enable people to take that song, remix it, share it with their friends and do more with the content.”

1,800 users from all around the world have already signed up, according to Miki Katoni, head of marketing and communications at Pickasound.

After six years of producing music using GarageBand and sharing his tunes on SoundCloud, Ometoruwa started to question what it would be like to combine the two music programs, bridging the gap between the elements of social listening and music production.

“It’s kind of like an interactive Soundcloud on steroids,” Brad Hatfield, a music professor at Northeast-

ern University, said.

Pickasound gives users who are not experienced in playing instruments or using sophisticated music software programs the opportunity to sample other artist’s projects, upload their own tracks, pull from the Pickasound track library and get a non-commercial copyright to their work.

“Everyone can be creative, so everyone can create and share,” Katoni, also a senior communications major at Northeastern, said. “We want this to be a social network for creativity.”

For most music artists, popularity comes from how many songs they have on their playlists and how many likes and shares they can get from their fans. According to Ometoruwa, there’s still a wall be-

tween listening to music and taking part in the creative process.

“I think Pickasound is breaking down that wall,” he said. “It’s basically changing how the music industry is set up now, how artists distribute music, how artists acquire fans...

It’s bringing a whole new dimension to that.”

Actualizing this idea has not been an easy process for Ometoruwa and his team, but despite obstacles around copyright and funding, the startup has only continued to grow.

“He’s not giving up easily. This is all really hard stuff to do,” Hatfield, Pickasound’s first investor, said. “He’s also got the bigger job of convincing folks that it’s something worth investing in. I’m clearly a fan because I invested, so that tells you how much I like what he is all about.

I’ve got my fingers crossed that he is able to secure what else he might need.”

Right now, Pickasound is solely about collaboration. In the future, the flourishing startup will work to develop a customized artist page for each musician that signs up.

Fans that go on the page can access the artist’s music and remix it.

“If we get the right artists to see how this can really change how they can interact with their fan base, they’ll see the value in what they’re doing,“ Katoni said.

Artists can benefit from Pickasound by promoting their music, tours and merchandise on the site.

“Music is a part of everyone, and Pickasound lets you have a conversation through music,” Katoni said.

“Music is a universal language.”

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Win over Charleston keeps playoff hopes alive

By Ethan Schroeder News Staff

Three weeks ago, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s soccer team was banged up, winless and on the edge of finishing the season without a playoff berth. What was initially labeled as a year with high expectations was becoming a season of losses and missed opportunities.

Fans were more than ready to move on and look toward the 2016 season.

Then, things changed in a matter of a few games.

With a convincing home victory against the College of Charleston Cougars on Saturday, the Huskies won their third game out of the last five and kept their postseason chances within reach. NU followed the victory with an impressive effort in a loss to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Their last Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) matchup against Drexel University next week will decide whether or not they get to add onto their schedule.

Coming off a non-conference win against the College of the Holy Cross, NU was eager to keep the positive energy going against the Cougars. Saturday night’s matchup was Northeastern’s senior night, and outgoing redshirt senior defender Mike Lobben, NU’s sole senior, was honored with a pregame announcement. Anyone in attendance wary of the talent on this year’s team was quickly corrected as the Huskies claimed and maintained the momentum from the whistle’s first blow.

The NU sophomore forward pairing of Khesanio Hall and Harry Swartz nearly put the team ahead in the sixth minute, but a diving save from Charleston redshirt junior goalkeeper Kevin Shields pro-

longed the 0-0 tie. It was not until the 20th minute, when sophomore forward Frantzdy Pierrot was substituted in, that the Huskies finally jumped ahead. Pierrot dominated possession and out-muscled defenders in the offensive third immediately. Less than a minute after his entrance, he tallied an assist as his pass led Hall down the sideline behind the line of Charleston defenders. A ground cross across the box from Hall found the right foot of junior forward Christian McKenna, who put it away for a 1-0 lead.

“It was a great ball across from Khesanio,” McKenna said. “I knew instinctively the keeper was going the other way, so I fired it back across the other way. It was perfect execution all-around.”

McKenna noted Pierrot’s impact on the team’s productivity, crediting him with the spark that got Northeastern going.

“Frantzdy’s best attribute is his size,” McKenna said. “He can hold up players, and it allows more creative players like me, Kevin [Carvalho] and Dan [Arvidsson] to play off of him and create opportunities from there. When he comes in, you notice the change in our offense right away.”

For the rest of the half, Northeastern dictated every move. The Huskies’ attack put Shields to work. Seven minutes after the first score, it was Charleston’s defense that did them in. In the 27th minute, a Cougar defender slid in and took down Swartz from behind in the goalie box. When the referee called for a penalty kick, it was Hall who calmly stepped up and beat the keeper to double the NU lead.

Nonetheless, the Cougars kept the contest up for grabs. Charleston sophomore forward Leland Ar-

cher stole one back for the away team by heading in a free kick from far out, sneaking the ball past NU sophomore goalkeeper Jonathan Thuresson. Following the goal, the Cougars enjoyed a period of momentum in which they threatened to tie on numerous occasions.

The game’s final 28 minutes were marked by an increased amount of physicality. Five yellow cards were called throughout the game, with a notable amount of blown whistles filling the spaces in between.

Nonetheless, it was the Huskies and their offensive advantage that coasted to a 2-1 victory. NU outshot Charleston 16-6 in the matchup.

The victory improved the Huskies’ conference record to 2-5, putting them two points behind James Madison University (JMU), who currently holds the sixth and final tournament berth at 2-2-2.

“It’s a great feeling to get a win for the team, especially on senior night for Lobben,” McKenna said following the game.

“It’s a good way to send him out.”

On Tuesday, the Huskies traveled to North Carolina to take on the UNC Tar Heels. The game had no effect on Northeastern’s CAA record and therefore no effect on the team’s playoff chances.

Nonetheless, UNC’s position among the Division I elite makes them perennial targets for all opponents. The Tar Heels were ranked fifth in the country by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) entering the matchup. ”North Carolina is one of the biggest games of the season,” McKenna said before the matchup.

“They’re an impressive team, and it’s going to be a good chance to take their scalp. If we can beat them,

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics

Goalie Jonathan Thuresson, 30, held Charleston and UNC to one goal. we’re going to be over the moon.” with a spin move, finishing with a The Huskies nearly did just that, hard shot over Thuresson’s shoulstretching a 0-0 tie to the final min- der. The strike allowed the Tar utes of regulation. Unfortunately, Heels to escape the rain-soaked UNC’s advantage in scoring op- matchup with the expected victory. portunities allowed them to prevail Even with the loss, Northin the 84th minute and win 1-0. eastern’s sights are firmly set The Tar Heels outshot the Huskies on their Halloween matchup 15-6, forcing Thuresson to make five against the Drexel Dragons. saves. Despite the gap, it was NorthThe Huskies can qualify for the eastern that nearly took the lead in CAA playoffs with a win if JMU the second half. In the 56th minute, loses its last two conference games.

Pierrot connected squarely on a head- McKenna believes the Huskies’ er, sending the ball past UNC red- recent wins and favorable results shirt senior goalkeeper Sam Euler. give them a good chance to do their Quick action from a UNC defender part in reaching the postseason. resulted in a goal line clear, though, “Our confidence is sky high keeping the score even at zero. right now,” McKenna said. “It’s UNC redshirt junior forward been a stressful few weeks for us, Tucker Hume’s 84th minute strike and it’s been nice to overcome it. proved to be the game-winner. Hopefully we can push on and Hume collected a pass from inside get to the conference playoffs and the box and beat two defenders make some magic from there.”

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Minnesota blanks hockey Female athletes deserve support

By Bailey Putnam Deputy Sports Editor A weekend trip to the Midwest region proved to be unfruitful for the Northeastern University (NU) men’s hockey team, as the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers swept the Huskies in a two-game series at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. No. 19 Minnesota blanked NU 4-0 on Friday and survived a rallying Husky comeback attempt on Saturday night to complete the sweep with a 4-3 victory.

Northeastern’s struggles against Minnesota mirrored those of its previous two losses to Bentley University. The Huskies (1-4) once again found themselves down big early, this time facing three-goal deficits at the end of the first period in each of their games at Minnesota (2-3).

NU allowed three goals in the first 12 minutes of the game on Friday night. Redshirt junior goaltender Derick Roy let three of four shots get by before he was swapped out in favor of freshman Ryan Ruck.

Ruck answered the call of duty with 21 saves over 48 minutes, holding the Gophers scoreless until late in the third period. Despite the efforts of their first-year netminder to keep them in the game, the Husky offense could not find the back of the net against Gopher freshman goalie Eric Schierhorn. NU had 32 shots but wasn’t able to score.

“With Ryan Ruck, I think he played really well,” Head Coach Jim Madigan said after Friday’s game.

“He stood up, he made an unbelievable save when it was 3-0. His second effort was really good… He played really well, so we’ll makes some decisions on who’s going to [start] tomorrow, but I was pleased with his performance, that’s for sure.”

True to his word, Madigan gave Ruck the nod to start on Saturday.

The Gophers did not ease Ruck into his first collegiate start. Minnesota’s NHL-bound junior forward Hudson Fasching greeted him with a rebound goal less than a minute into the game. Just over two minutes later, junior defenseman Michael Brodzinski and sophomore forward Leon Bristedt buried a goal apiece within 17 seconds of each other.

Following the quick goals, Northeastern took a timeout and came out with new purpose as junior forward John Stevens notched the first Husky goal of the weekend less than 30

Photo by Brian Bae

Kevin Roy, 15, assisted on a goal by John Stevens at Minnesota.

seconds later. Stevens put away a rebound after senior forward Kevin Roy almost snuck a shot past Schierhorn. However, the Gophers responded late in the period when Fasching netted his second goal of the night on a power play, and NU headed into the locker room down 4-1.

The Huskies responded in the second period, striking early off the stick of junior forward Sam Kurker just 2:04 into the frame. Kurker took a breakout pass from junior defenseman Jake Schechter and slipped a shot through Fasching’s five-hole.

NU continued to chip away in the second period when freshman defenseman Eric Williams blasted a goal through traffic on the power play at 7:08.

Despite the Huskies battling back to a one-goal deficit, a scoreless third period solidified the win for the Gophers.

Madigan was impressed by his team’s resolve, noting its ability to put the first period behind them and maintain intensity for the rest of the game.

“From that point on, I liked the

way our team responded,” Madigan said. “They showed some resolve and resiliency in the second and third period… We had chances and we just couldn’t get that tying goal.”

He went on to commend the strong performance by Ruck despite the loss.

“It’s certainly not the ‘W’ that we came out for,” he added. “But it will allow us to build on something. I thought Ryan Ruck was very good in net. He gave up four goals in the first period that were obviously not his fault, and then he just responded.

He stopped a penalty shot that was big at the time, and he gave us some momentum and gave us some life.

So we’ll get back at it on Monday and now we’re back in league play.”

The Huskies take on their first Hockey East foe in the University of Vermont (UVM) Catamounts this weekend. NU will host the Catamounts (1-4) on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Matthews Arena before traveling to Burlington on Saturday to close the home-and-home series. UVM’s lone win of the series came in their season-opener, a 3-0 win over Minnesota on the road.

Last Northeastern University hockey season, the men’s team attracted a crowd of nearly 5,000 fans at a home game against Boston University (BU).

Yet, when the women’s team faced BU at Matthews Arena, barely 200 spectators came to watch. In fact, attendance at the women’s games never topped 500 that season, even in an intense playoff series against Hockey East opponent University of New Hampshire.

The storyline is identical for other sports. In general, interest in women’s sports is drastically lower than in men’s, something I find to be unfortunate considering Northeastern is lucky enough to have some extremely talented female athletes — we have an Olympic hockey player in Kendall Coyne and a women’s soccer team that reached the second round of the NCAA tournament last season. The overall level of success is similar for both teams. The same number of women’s teams won conference championships as men’s teams last season but, for some reason, the majority of fans seem to have little regard for female sports.

It’s not just at the college level. With the exception of tennis, and to an extent, soccer, women’s professional sports are vastly underappreciated. WNBA games averaged just over 7,300 fans per game in 2015, its lowest attendance ever. For comparison, NBA attendance reached upwards of 18,000 per game last season. There is a disparity in television viewership as well – the 2015 NBA Finals atBailey Knecht tracted nearly 20 million viewers, while the 2015 WNBA Finals only approached 600,000.

Some people believe that women’s sports would become more popular if there were more media coverage and publicity. However, in order for there to be more media coverage, spectators need to show a genuine interest in those sports. So, does coverage or interest need to increase for women’s sports to become more popular? It’s a vicious cycle that will continue unless we see a joint effort from broadcast networks and fans.

People who aren’t fans of women’s sports argue that men are naturally more talented and athletic. Bleacher Report has gone so far as to compare WNBA talent to that of a “competitive high school [men’s] game.”

It may be true that men and women are not always on the same field in terms of physical ability, but instead of dismissing female athletes, spectators should appreciate that men’s and women’s sports are two unique phenomena.

Just because women play differently doesn’t mean they aren’t great at what they do. Sure, female players aren’t throwing down high-flying alley oops or body checking opponents into the boards like their male counterparts, but sports fans can still get their fix with women’s sports. Just recently, in the 2015 WNBA Finals, Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx buried a clutch 3-point buzzer beater to earn the win over the Indiana Fever. And anyone who claims they don’t enjoy women’s hockey clearly hasn’t seen any of Kendall Coyne’s SportsCenter Top 10 plays. The same themes of triumph, heartbreak, upsets, comebacks and last-second plays are apparent in both men’s and women’s sports.

It’s unrealistic to think that women’s sports will ever reach the popularity of men’s, either at the college or professional level, but people who call themselves sports fans while only caring about the male-dominated side aren’t true sports fans. Those claiming female sports to be inferior are simply not looking at them with the right perspective. The best way to change the lopsided culture is to change the way we think and embrace the fact that men and women have different styles of play. Most importantly, stop making female athletes into a punchline and appreciate them and the great feats they achieve.

– Bailey Knecht, a journalism major at Northeastern, can be reached at Sports@HuntNewsNU.com.

Coyne leads NU to big win over BU Hockey, From Page 1 has a great work ethic,” he said.

“She brings it every day, and it rubs off on the rest of the team.”

Flint mentioned that Coyne’s skill has always been prominent, but what has impressed him the most in years of coaching her is how well-rounded she has become.

Junior forward Hayley Scamurra echoed Flint’s thoughts on what Coyne means to this Northeastern team.

“She’s such a supportive player, she’s so humble and she always thinks about the team,” she said.

Scamurra also discussed Coyne’s influence, reflecting on the difficulty of the 2013-14 season when Coyne missed the season for the Olympics.

“She just makes the atmosphere so much more positive,” she said.

Scamurra noted her teammate’s selflessness on the ice — the two make up a dominant starting line for the Huskies.

“She probably wasn’t even thinking of herself on that [100th] goal,” Scamurra said.

As the team captain and leading scorer, Coyne has played a massive role in the success the Huskies have enjoyed so far this season.

While she reached a big milestone, Coyne would not let her focus be swayed. It was business as usual this weekend for her and the team.

“I don’t really look at the personal milestones,” she said after Saturday’s rout of Boston University. “I’m more looking forward to the next game after a good win.”

Coyne was just a cog in the machine that cranked out a 7-1 win over the Terriers in Northeastern’s first Hockey East matchup of the season. With that win and a 4-0 shutout of Providence on Sunday, the Huskies improved to 6-1-1 on the season and 2-0 in Hockey East.

Sophomore forward Denisa Krizova had another big weekend for NU, tallying six points between the two games to lead the offense.

With assists from Krizova, Coyne found the back of the net twice on Sunday.

Freshman goalie Brittany Bugalski was strong in the back end.

She stopped 29 of the 30 shots she faced against BU before blanking Providence to wrap up the weekend.

Following the philosophy of Coyne, the Huskies are looking ahead to their next conference game, a road contest with Merrimack College on Friday.

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics

Freshman goalie Brittany Bugalski, 39, won Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week in Hockey East this week.

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Losses pile up for volleyball Drexel, UD take down NU soccer

By Tim Foley News Staff After a long road trip, the Northeastern University women’s volleyball team returned to the Cabot Center for two matches, falling to the College of Charleston in four sets on Friday, followed by a five-set loss against the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) on Sunday.

The Huskies (4-21) have lost their last eight games and are 1-9 against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents. ”We were a little careful against Charleston,” Head Coach Ken Nichols said. “We were trying to just keep balls in play, and you know what? These are good teams in conference. That’s not going to get you a lot of traction.”

After losing in four sets to Charleston on Tuesday, Northeastern faced the Cougars again at home on Friday. Unfortunately for the Huskies, the second match yielded the same outcome as the first.

Charleston (13-11, 5-5 CAA) reeled off nine straight points to take a 20-13 lead over the Huskies and won the first set 25-18. The Huskies went on to take the second frame 28-26 and tied the match at one set apiece.

The Northeastern women maintained their momentum for much of the third, but the Cougars scored six of the last seven points to win, 25-21. Charleston took over again in the fourth and won the set and the match. The Huskies were unable to find an answer for Charleston’s senior outside hitter Melissa Morello, who totaled 23 kills in the game with a .467 hitting percentage.

“We’re a pretty young team this year,” junior setter Jamie Bredahl said. “It’s really all about, ‘How can we mature the fastest to be able to win some of these close sets?’ As we talked after the match, we decided that we did play better in certain areas of our game.”

On Sunday, the Huskies met UNCW for the second time this season. The second match was similar to the first, in which NU lost in five sets.

Once again, the Huskies got off to a strong start. Sophomore outside hitter Brigitte Burcescu came up big

By Giovanni Gray News Staff

Photo by Brian Bae

Junior libero Ashlee Asada, 17, had four serving aces against Charleston.

in the first set with four kills, a block and an ace. NU won the set 25-15.

The Seahawks (17-5, 8-2 CAA) battled back in the second. They took control 11-6, and the Huskies only managed 16 points in the set.

Junior outside hitter Hannah Fry and sophomore middle blocker Carmen Costa both missed Sunday’s game with lower body injuries. “[UNCW] is a very good team, projected very high in conference,” Nichols said. “They’re healthy and they’re deep. And we’re not healthy, and we’re absolutely not deep.”

Despite Northeastern’s lack of healthy subs, the Huskies were able to take a 2-1 advantage in the match.

Burcescu came up with three crucial kills in the third set – part of a six-point run that helped the Huskies tie the score at 9. Northeastern fought to keep the score close and won four of the last five points to win the set,

25-21. Senior outside hitter Cherylain Dizon (12 kills) had Northeastern’s final three kills of the set.

The Huskies owned a 9-5 lead in the fourth but allowed UNCW back in. The Seahawks pulled ahead and took the set, 25-20.

“We just got stuck in a rotation,” Bredahl said. “UNCW took advantage of the rotation, and in a quick game to 25, you can’t afford that.”

The Huskies were unable to close in the fourth, and UNCW forced a decisive fifth set. Bredahl added 14 digs and 30 assists to mark her second triple-double of the season, but UNCW finished the match with a two-point win in the set.

The Huskies will travel again this weekend to take on Hofstra University on Sunday.

ern to handle. Hofstra improved its record to 12-4 with the victory. Junior goalkeeper Becky Garner made six saves during the game, increasing her season total to 111. Garner needs just two more stops to break her personal record for saves in a season.

Junior midfielder Alyssa Carlson had a strong night for the Huskies as well. She helped Garner by making a defensive save of her own and stopping the Pride from scoring on an empty net. Senior forward Vanessa Pryor led the attack, tallying two shots with one on net.

Pryor was one of five Huskies to notch a shot on goal in the game.

Hofstra sophomore goalie Lauren Saltus posted a shutout, and junior forward Claudia Marin Samper did most of the damage on the Pride’s offense -- beating Garner twice.

“I think we do a great job of get-

ting the ball up the field and putting ourselves in positions to score, but we need to do a better job being more deliberate and having stronger possessions in the circle,” junior midfielder Natalie Stewart said of the team’s offensive struggles.

Stewart had one shot in the game.

After another tough loss, NU will look ahead to the final weekend of the regular season as it takes on two more CAA rivals.

On Friday, the Huskies will hit the road to take on Towson University and, on Sunday, they will wrap up the season, hosting the University of Delaware at Dedham Field.

“We’re looking to get two strong wins this weekend,” Stewart said.

“We have come a long way this season, and I think we have yet to prove that to other teams and this is the weekend to do that.”

After a pair of weekend losses, the Northeastern University (NU) women’s soccer team will head to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament on Sunday, looking to recapture its momentum and third consecutive CAA championship title.

The Huskies faced off against Drexel University on Friday. NU junior midfielder Breeana Koemans opened up the scoring in the eighth minute, notching her third goal in three games. Drexel tied the game at 1-1 in the 37th minute off the leg of freshman Vanessa Kara, beating NU freshman goalkeeper Nathalie Nidetch.

Drexel gained a 2-1 advantage in the 44th minute when sophomore Wilhelmina Hauch-Fausboll netted Drexel’s go-ahead goal. The Dragons didn’t look back, scoring the game’s final goal in the 67th minute en route to a 3-1 victory.

The Huskies, sitting at 4-3-1 after Friday’s matchup, went on to face the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens on Sunday afternoon, honoring the squad’s seniors in their final regular season matchup of their collegiate careers.

Delaware freshman forward Riley Curtin scored the game’s lone goal just under two minutes in.

Despite Northeastern’s 16-6 shot advantage, the matchup ended in a 1-0 loss for the home team.

The game marked the third time the Huskies have been shut out this season and the first time since NU’s scoreless tie against Elon University on Sept. 25.

Despite the pair of losses, the Huskies were still able to earn a spot in the confer-

ence tournament as a fifth seed.

“The last few games were a little bit of a struggle for us, but the irony is, in two of those three games, we actually played really well in terms of possession,” Head Coach Tracey Leone said.

The Huskies managed to post 16 shots against the Blue Hens, but only attempted four corner kicks compared to Delaware’s eight, a statistical category NU usually finds itself leading in. In their loss to the Dragons, the Huskies posted 20 shots, with sophomores Hannah Lopiccolo and Kayla Cappuzzo attempting four and five, respectively.

NU is scheduled to take on James Madison University (JMU) on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.

“They’re a very good team,” Leone said.

“They’re such a possession-oriented team.

They’re just fun to play against.”

The Huskies edged out JMU 1-0 on sophomore midfielder Hannah Lopiccolo’s goal in their regular season match on Oct. 9.

“The good thing is we obviously have played them this season,” Leone said. “We actually played quite well, and we played them at their place, so we have that experience going into the game.”

Leone noted that the team would have to emphasize dead-ball situations and focus on its defensive game.

“We’ve got to go into [the tournament] with the highest level of concentration and commitment that we can possibly have,” she said.

“Going into the postseason, the margin of error is small or zero.”

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Hofstra tops field hockey

By James Duffy News Correspondent

In just its second Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) contest on home turf, the Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team extended its losing streak to three games, falling to Hofstra University 3-0 on Friday night.

With the loss, the Huskies’ record dropped to 4-12 overall this season and 1-3 against conference opponents.

Since beating the College of William & Mary in Virginia on Oct. 9, NU has been unable to mark one in the win column and dropped three straight games, scoring just a single goal among them.

The game on Friday featured a strong Hofstra Pride team, who proved to be too much for Northeast-

Photo by Scotty Schenck

Junior forward Haley Sinclair, 30, sneaks past a Drexel defender.

Cross country places top 10 in CCSU Mini Meet

By P.J. Wright News Correspondent

In their final race before the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships this weekend, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Mini Meet on Friday afternoon at Stanley Quarter Park.

Both squads finished in the top 10 for the first time this season. The women’s varsity team placed sixth in the 3,000-meter

run, and the men came in ninth overall in the 5,000-meter run.

Sophomore Corinne Myers led the way for the women’s team, taking home 15th place out of 113 runners with a 3K time of 10:35.6.

Redshirt sophomore Sarah Adler and freshman Katie Hanlon also had strong showing, and finished in 23rd and 47th place, respectively.

On the men’s side, freshman Dan Paiva finished the 5K with a time of 15:29.6, good enough for 19th of 119 runners on the course.

Freshman Scott McCluskey came in 51st, and freshman Collin Rowe

came in 56th for the Huskies.

With a number of championship events coming up, Head Coach Cathrine Erickson decided to give both varsity teams some rest. The runners who competed in the New England Championships on Oct. 10 did not race on Friday. Fifteen men and 10 women raced for the Huskies in the mini meet, 14 of whom were running in their first race of the season.

The top-three finishers for both the men’s and women’s NU teams were either first or second-year runners. Youth has been the theme for Northeastern this season, but Erick-

son believes the young runners are dealing with the pressure maturely.

“I believe they are handling the workload very well and are starting to get more experienced as college racers,” Erickson said in an email to The News.

Nephat Maritim, a transfer student from Harvard University who is in his final season of collegiate cross country, says that although he is more experienced than the young runners, they have a huge impact on him.

“They’re a fun bunch with a ton of potential,” Maritim said in an email to The News. “While I

might be someone they look up to, they also inspire me in several innumerable ways. Although many might think the age difference between my teammates and I can be a source of discomfort, it is actually a very rich experience which I have gotten quite used to.”

The Huskies’ next battle will be against their conference foes in the CAA Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., hosted by the College of Charleston The women’s 6,000-meter run will begin at 10 a.m. and the men’s 8,000-meter run will follow at 11 a.m.