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Hockey advances to Beanpot final Ireland program expands

By Amanda Hoover Deputy News Edtor

finals.

A doubleheader night of hockey, Harvard and BU started at 5 p.m.

The two teams went into overtime, so the Huskies and Eagles had to wait patiently in their respective locker rooms for a winner to be decided. Expecting the puck to drop at 8 p.m., the 9:35 p.m. start time put both teams at an unexpected disad-

vantage. Head Coach Jim Madigan had to make sure his team would be ready to play whenever the first game ended.

“We had guys putting equipment on, taking it off and then putting it back on,” Madigan said. “Some guys were throwing a football around the room to stay loose.”

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Whether students are earning a degree in sociology or engineering, a new summer-long program called Studio Art or Art Minor, History and Culture in Ireland offers a chance for them to express their artistic side and earn a minor in art.

Beginning this summer, students can earn 16 of the 20 credits required to complete an art minor during a study abroad program in Ireland. For 11 years, Mira Cantor, an art professor at Northeastern, has led a month-long eightcredit Dialogue of Civilizations to the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughn, Ireland. This year, though, she will expand the program into a full semester over the summer.

“Lots of students who come to Northeastern have a propensity toward the arts, but their parents refuse to let them major or minor in art because it’s not going to be a useful career and the co-op also is a critical part of coming here,” Cantor said. “The arts, nonetheless, are so relevant to any career that you go into, and I think students realize that even if they can’t major in it.”

In addition to completing 16 credits abroad, students must also take an additional class based on their interests either before or after completing the dialogue.

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By Varun Goyal News Correspondent

However, the program has only drawn two corporate sponsorships: $500,000 from the Boston Globe and $250,000 from the Red Sox. Another $100,000 in cash was deposited into the MBTA’s operating revenues, which funds late-night and other MBTA services. The rest went toward promotional services at the beginning of the pilot launch, according to Boston Magazine.

“The one-year pilot program is costing the MBTA about $13 million,” Pesaturo said in an email to The News. “It’s unclear at this

time why the program didn’t attract more interest from the private sector.”

To Christopher Bosso, a public policy and urban affairs professor at Northeastern, the lack of corporate sponsors is not a surprise.

“My guess is that [businesses are] unlikely to sponsor a service that most feel should be provided by the public, particularly those who use it,” Bosso said in an email to The News.

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Sophomore forward Mike Szmatula, 19, fights for the puck against BC senior forward Michael Sit in the Beanpot semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The Huskies will compete against Boston University in the finals next Monday, Feb. 9. The last time the Huskies won the Beanpot was in 1988 against BU.

By Gordon Weigers News Correspondent

The Northeastern men’s hockey team upset the five-time defending champion Boston College (BC) Eagles in the semifinals of the 2015 Beanpot at TD Garden by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Huskies will advance to their third consecu-

tive Beanpot final, where they will face the Boston University (BU) Terriers who are coming off of a double-overtime win against Harvard University in their Beanpot matchup.

The win was the first time NU beat BC in the Beanpot since the 2009 semifinals, also marking the last time that BC did not reach the

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Simon Pitts and Michael Silevitch, engineering professors at Northeastern, have been recognized by the National Academy of Engineering for their work in the Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership.

Late-night train in jeopardy Due to a lack of corporate sponsors, underfunding may contribute to the death of the MBTA’s oneyear late-night program.

The program, announced by former governor Deval Patrick last March, allows riders to use the T between 12:30 and 3 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. So far, it has attracted more than 860,000 total customers, according to MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.

Engineers receive national honor

By Alexandra Malloy News Editor

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) recently recognized Simon Pitts, a professor of practice in engineering leadership and the director of the Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership, and Michael Silevitch, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and a Robert D. Black dis-

tinguished professor, for their role and influence within Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program (GEL).

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The late-night MBTA program hasn’t received as many sponsors as initally expected and as a result, may be forced to end the program. So far, almost one million users have taken advantage of the extended hours.

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Leadership program recognized nationally Award From Page 1 for me.”

The NAE presented the program with the Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for developing an innovative way to provide graduate engineering students with the necessary skills to become effective engineering leaders, as stated by the NAE in a press release on Jan. 8.

The GEL is a graduate curriculum offered through the College of Engineering. The program selects a number of candidates to pursue the GEL in combination with a Master of Science degree.

“The goal of the Gordon Institute and Leadership Program is to transform good engineers to great engineering leaders,” Pitts said. “GEL recognizes the need to develop engineering leaders who can develop a vision, articulate it and then motivate a diverse team of cross-functional engineers to realize that vision in a real-world competitive environment.”

The program is comprised of leadership capabilities, leadership laboratories, product development, scientific principles and the challenge project. Silevitch notes that the program accelerates the traditional period of time it takes to become a multidisciplinary engineering leader, typically six to 15 years, to five or six years.

“They have to understand teamwork and the development of a complex project, which requires the orchestration of the team,” Silevitch said. “In order to do that, people need to know that you don’t just become a leader by waving your hand. You need to understand that you need to be a follower before you can be a leader. Many engineers are trained in a single discipline.

[The point] of an engineering leader is that they need to be comfortable understanding multidisciplinary ele-

In order to receive a gradute certification in engineering leadership, students must apply online with a nomination, complete an interview and submit a résumé. Zachary Marcus, a freshman computer engineering major, pictured above. ments of each project.” monly taught early in an engineering focus on product development. He Tim Parker, who graduated from career, but something that is gener- and other students also spend two Northeastern in 2006 with a Bach- ally slowly learned over the course and a half hours of class time, and elor of Science in mechanical engi- of an engineer’s experience. many hours outside of the classneering and will be graduating this “I honestly didn’t entirely know room, studying every discipline of spring with a Masters of Science in what I was getting myself into when engineering from mechanical engiengineering management, was one I entered the Gordon Engineering neering to quantum mechanics. student to pass through the leader- Leadership Program,” Parker said.

One of the key components of the ship program.

“I knew I wanted to stay in engineer- curriculum is the challenge program, Parker said that the program ex- ing, I wanted to accelerate my career which is defined by a sponsoring orposes each member to the personal and I wanted to push myself, but I ganization of the GEL. The sponsor and professional qualities and skills had no idea what this experience defines a challenge that they themrequired to lead high-powered and was going to be like.” selves are not confident students effective engineering teams. He also Parker notes that aside from lead- will accomplish. Students then have notes that such material is not com- ership curriculum, there is a strong a year to work through the elements

Art Minor From Page 1 According to Cantor, this new program makes it easier for students of any background to complete the minor and immerse themselves in a foreign culture.Through the program, students can experience creative freedom and are not restricted by rigid guidelines in order to earn credits. Earning the art credits abroad gives students new challenges and opportunities they do not have in Boston.

“It’s also motivating students to react to their surroundings in a very dynamic way, whereas in school at Northeastern, you certainly can have issues that you want to express and things you want to deal with, but you’re not confronted with them head-on as you are in a new environment,” Cantor said. “It really inspires you to say something.”

As studio space at Northeastern became an issue for art students and professors, Cantor began to long for the space provided by the Burren College of Art in Ireland. Aside from students in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), those taking art classes at Northeastern do not have their own permanent studios.

“I’ve lost my big studio that I used to teach a lot of my fine arts courses in and there’s absolutely no room for students to leave work up,” Cantor said. “There’s just no place for students to actually reflect on what they’re doing from day to day because they have to take their work home, package it up and they probably never look at it again until the next class. So the idea of having their own studio, which is what they have in Ireland, just makes a lot of sense for somebody very interested in the process of making art on a daily basis.”

For Emily Mui, a freshman industrial engineering major, devoting an entire summer to art is an opportunity she couldn’t have on Northeastern’s campus.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had that experience before, where I could just focus on art and be inspired by

being in a different country and a different culture,” Mui said.

Mui has always loved painting and drawing and took art classes in high school, but since coming to college she has had to prioritize engineering coursework over her hobbies.

“I feel like I don’t exactly have the space or the time,” Mui said.

“I’m usually studying or with my friends, so I’ve never had that alone time that I usually do.”

While Mui doesn’t know how industrial engineering and art will mix in the career field, she believes that being creative and having a different perspective can help her in engineering. In Ireland, Mui will be able to devote all of her attention and energy to art for the first time in her life.

“It’s absolutely necessary to immerse yourself in a studio-like space and really get to feel what it’s like to work as an artist and, furthermore, in a context that you’re not familiar with,” Muüs Von Walter, who attended the Dialogue of Civilizations trip as both a student and a teaching assistant before graduating from Northeastern in 2014, said. “It was really nice to kind of be in that element in a different context – out of the city of Boston – to have that kind of freedom and that space and the walls to really branch out if I wanted to, to make a mess if I wanted to. It’s how you’re supposed to feel as an art student.”

This year, the program will run from June 30 to Aug. 3. While some students will participate in the fourweek Dialogue of Civilizations portion, five students so far plan to stay for twice the time to complete their art minors and further experience the culture of Ireland.

“This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in someone else’s world and culture and understand differences between you and that other culture,” Cantor said. “Then you have a more informative perspective on what you are doing and your own place in the world.”

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of the project.

“It is hard to explain the comradery I experienced with my classmates,” Parker said. “Not only did we work hard, but we all worked hard together. I think that is one reason candidates are able to get through such an intense program.

And it builds upon the importance of strong teamwork. None of us are going to succeed in our careers working in a vacuum.”

Parker’s challenge program involved increasing the throughput of a speaker component manufacturing process meant to support an automotive speaker system business. The project involved alignment with customers in manufacturing and business units, development of market value analysis, concept generation and thermal process modeling.

Parker states that Silevitch and Pitts’ contributions to the development of engineering leadership is monumentally important, citing that the more young engineers who can speak the language and exercise the leadership capabilities, the more exciting the future of engineering will be.

“The program transformed my professional perspective,” Parker said. “I realized the magnitude of the effect that teams that I worked with could have on my organization.

I thought that I had that perspective before entering the program, but the Gordon staff really pushed me to think bigger and be aware of the impact that my teams and I could have.”

With a $500,000 gift included in NAE recognition, half the award will go directly to the program and the development of case studies.

Pitts and Silevitch will each receive a quarter of the award.

“I feel it is a tribute to the many great people we have [involved in] the program,” Pitts said. “It is a recognition of the quality and impact of the work that the team delivers.”

Art minor offered to students while abroad

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Professor Mira Cantor, who leads the Dialogue of Civilizations and Art Minor programs to Ireland, talks to Joe Brottman, a sophomore art major who will attend the program this summer.

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Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, Jan. 31 @ 4:54 p.m.

A student reported losing his book bag containing his wallet, on Thursday, Jan. 29. The student later discovered over $1,000 worth of charges had been made on his credit card. He explained he had been too busy to speak with the Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) until time of report on Sunday. A report was filed.

Tuesday, Jan. 27 @ 1:17 a.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A Resident Assistant (RA) in East Village reported an intoxicated student. NUPD responded and requested EMS for the female, who was conscious but vomiting. An NUPD officer requested an additional officer and a medical bag while awaiting EMS. There were four students found inside the room drinking, along with one student who was not. All parties signed medical waivers. EMS arrived and transported the original student to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Residence Director (RD) was notified and NUPD provided a return escort at 6:01 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 28 @ 11:20 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division An RA reported finding a substance she believed was marijuana in a room in one of the suites in Willis Hall while conducting safety checks after a resident had moved out. Officers responded but could not contact the resident. A report was filed.

Wednesday, Jan. 28 @ 11:46 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A female student reported a male exposed himself to her as she was entering her apartment on 650 Columbus Ave. An NUPD officer responded and Boston Police Department (BPD) was notified. BPD spoke with and arrested the male party who was not affiliated with Northeastern.

Thursday, Jan. 29 @ 1:57 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student notified NUPD that his wallet and iPhone 4 had been stolen while left unattended in a room in Dodge Hall between 1:30 and 1:50 p.m. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Friday, Jan. 30 @ 3:08 p.m.

A student reported to NUPD headquarters at Columbus Place to retrieve her found wallet.

After conducting inventory of the wallet, the female student found she was missing $200. A report was filed.

Friday, Jan. 30 @ 3:39 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student reported to NUPD that there had been fraudulent charges made on her debit card.

A report was filed.

Friday, Jan. 30 @ 9:14 p.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student reported that someone stole his laundry from the West Village C laundry room on the seventh floor between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. A report was filed.

Saturday, Jan. 31 @ 1:07 a.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A student reported a drunken friend was in need of assistance near 110 The Fenway. Officers responded and spoke with the student who was conscious but not alert. Boston EMS was notified, responded and transported the student to Tufts Medical Center. The RD on call was notified and NUPD provided a return escort at 6:34 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31 @ 3:18 a.m.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division A resident of International Village reported that his roommate was drunk and disoriented. Officers responded and requested EMS, who responded but declined to transport the student. A report was filed.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Saturday, Jan. 31 @ 7:38 p.m.

A student reported attending the off-campus “Snow Ball” event at the Westin Copley Place when two students placed their intoxicated friend into a taxi going to 696 Columbus Ave. NUPD responded to Davenport B and met a cab with two females carrying a third female out and into the building. There were several small lacerations on her legs and the underage student could not walk on her own. Boston EMS was contacted and transported the female to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, Feb. 1 @ 1:25 a.m.

A witness stated there was a female student too intoxicated to hand a proctor her Husky ID card and two of her friends were helping her into Stetson West. An NUPD officer responded and spoke to the three students, all under 21 years old. The three parties signed medical waivers.

Northeastern University Public Safety Division Sunday, Feb. 1 @ 3:15 a.m.

A proctor in East Village accidently pressed the duress button. NUPD responded and found a student who appeared intoxicated but alert. EMS was requested but declined to transport. The underage student signed a medical waiver.

Photo courtesy Lilly Stairs, 50 Cents for 50 Million

By Vanessa Nason News Correspondent

For the 50 million Americans suffering from an autoimmune disease, day-to-day life can be a struggle in and of itself, but Northeastern senior Lilly Stairs turned that hardship into an opportunity to help others.

After being diagnosed with two diseases, Psoriatic Arthritis and Crohn’s Disease, Stairs chose to spend her time helping those in similar situations. As a result, she and her 12–member team created 50 Cents for 50 Million, a campaign working to raise awareness for autoimmune diseases, to offer moral support to the patients and to collect funds for cures, with all of the proceeds going to the American Autoimmune and Related Diseases Association (AARDA).

“I literally woke up one morning and couldn’t move,” Stairs said. She was paralyzed by a terrible pain that surged through her entire body with every movement. It was the summer of 2011, Stairs was 19-years-old and suddenly, she became one of the 50 million.

Stairs was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis, a condition that initially left her completely reliant on her mother. While she was eventually well enough to attend school again, she still found herself in a daily battle against her symptoms. Then, in January 2012, Stairs was back in the hospital, this time with severe stomach pains.

“I couldn’t even swallow water without feeling extreme pain,” she said. She was admitted to the hospital and found to have bleeding ulcers in her small intestine, a sign of Crohn’s Disease.

Rather than lament her unfortunate situation, Stairs set her sights on taking an activist approach.

“Since I was in my hospital bed, I knew that I wanted to do something to raise awareness,” she said.

This ambition led the the 50 Cents for 50 Million Campaign. Comprised of a group of undergraduates and graduate students from Northeastern University and Emerson College undergraduates, the endeavor has grown exponentially and attracted monetary sponsorships from companies like Genzyme and Scion, as well as Northeastern.

“Lilly’s enthusiasm and passion is infectious,” Catherine Ternes, the campaign’s events director and a Northeastern senior international affairs and political science major, said. “The people we work with are young students and professionals with insane schedules and demanding work, but they somehow manage to do it all and do incredible work for the campaign. I continue to feel supported and inspired by them, which makes working for the campaign an easy decision.”

Scion, which donated $1,000 to the AARDA, also donated additional money that Stairs and her team used for gifts for patients at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Boston Home.

The tour started on Sunday, Jan. 25 with Tessa LeBlanc, a 15-yearold living with Hashimotos, Autoimmune Hepatitis and Addison’s Disease. In the week following, they visited various individuals and institutions such as Boston Children’s

Hospital and the Boston Home, bringing gifts and words of encouragement.

“I would have to say my favorite is the home visits,” Meredith Carling, the campaign’s executive immunity assistant and Stairs’ roommate, said.

“It has been so touching to interact with families who struggle with autoimmune diseases and to hear their stories and how they support one another.”

Stairs’ campaign is holding a series of events over the next few months to continue raising money, culminating with its largest event, the Laugh for Immunity Comedy show on March 25.

The show at Laugh Boston is due in part to Stairs’ connection with John Tobin, the vice president for city and community affairs at Northeastern. Stairs met Tobin while in the Student Government Association (SGA) last year, and he immediately decided to persue her idea for an autoimmune disease campaign.

“He really helped get me off the ground,” Stairs said.

Tobin aided her campaign’s connection to the community and, as part owner of Laugh Boston, facilitated the event in March.

The Comedy Show is part of Autoimmune Disease Awareness Day, the first time the awareness day has been hosted in Boston.

“I think it’s going to be a wonderful celebration of strength, joy and the power of community,” Ternes said.

Over 80 percent of Americans can’t name an autoimmune disease even though there are over 100 illnesses in this category, as according to Stairs.

“Lilly was the first person I was close with [that] had an autoimmune disease… or so I thought,” Ternes said. “As you find doing work with these diseases, they are much more common than you think.”

Stairs hopes her campaign will change this lack of awareness and bring recognition.

“Seeing Lilly suffer when her disease was not in remission was very difficult because it was so severe, and also another close friend has had tremendous troubles battling an autoimmune disease, with the doctors taking nearly four years to correctly diagnose her,” Carling said. “These are the reasons I believe awareness, knowledge, support and research need to be revolutionized in regards to autoimmune disease.”

50 Cents for 50 Million focuses on the broad category of autoimmune disease, hoping to influence the way Americans think about the issue and bolster efforts to find cures for the many diseases.

“The root cause of these illnesses is one in the same,meaning that a cure for one has the potential to mean a cure for all,” Stairs said.

When looking at the 50 million statistic, Stairs realized that if everyone just gave 50 cents, those living with an autoimmune disease could be cured. It’s a small favor to ask, with a potentially extraordinary outcome.

Stairs, who will be in remission for one year this October, is upfront about the reality of her diseases.

“They are chronic, so I will have them for the rest of my life,” she said.

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Column: Vaccine debate needless In recent weeks, the United States has seen a resurgence of measles, a highly contagious disease. An outbreak occurred at the end of December at Disneyland, a prime breeding ground of unwashed Kenny Sokan hands and touchy kids. Since then, more than 100 cases have been reported in the US this year, spotlighting the debate on vaccinations.

Yes, I said debate, although it really shouldn’t be. But, just for the sake of hearing out the people of the anti-vaccination movement (anti-vaxxers), let’s take a gander at their latest argument for defense.

Zero and 108. These are two numbers becoming increasingly pervasive in the anti-vaccination movement. For one: zero. The number deaths caused by measles in the last decade in the US. Secondly, 108, the number of people who have died from the measles vaccination in the last decade in the US. You can find these numbers with a quick Google search.

If anti-vaxxers are trying to play a numbers game, then they need a new strategy, because the numbers are not on their side.

The first statistic of zero is accurate, the second of 108 is debatable.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially reports 69 since 2004. Putting this aside, the number of deaths caused by measles would be drastically higher without the inoculation. It’s hard to say whether or not those 69 people died as a direct result of receiving the vaccination. This goes for any other deaths following mandated immunizations.

According to the CDC, measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children worldwide.

The vaccine became available in 1963. In the decade prior, virtually all children contracted measles by age 15. Every year, about three to four million people were infected in the nation.

In 2000, due to an “absence of continuous disease transmission for greater than 12 months,” measles was declared eliminated in the US, according to the CDC. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there has been a 75 percent decrease in measles related deaths between 2000 and 2013 worldwide. During this same time span, measles vaccinations prevented approximately 15.6 million deaths, making it “one of the best buys in public health.”

Sorry, anti-vaxxers, but the numbers upon which many of you are mounting your defense only seem to aid your opponents.

Much of the anti-vaccination movement can be linked to a 1998 report published in British medical journal “The Lancet,” which suggested that vaccinations could cause autism. The journal retracted the report in 2010 and it has since been discredited, but this hasn’t stopped anti-vaxxers from using it to support their cause. Furthermore, many celebrities are choosing not to immunize kids and, with the law on their side, they’re getting away with it.

Although vaccinations are required by law in every state, in many there are exemptions for medical, religious and philosophical reasons. To be exact, 48 states allow for religious reasons and 20 offer exemptions for those who object due to personal, moral or other beliefs.

Health and religion I get, but philosophical? I’m sure that is the one most celebrities are using.

This is an obvious issue of public health that has somehow warped into a conversation on individual choice. Vaccinations aren’t poison: they save lives and there’s data to prove it. Just do the research.

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Print words remain relevant Women who lived in Shakespeare’s time were wooed by men with words like “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Literature was sacred and revered; writers were gods, reaching all those capable of reading the letters on a page into beautiful words that people would discuss for weeks, even months.

Today, a woman is more likely to read “u r hot,” or, if she’s lucky, “u r gorgeous.” Very few people are well-spoken and eloquence is as scarce as a handwritten letter. We are knee-deep in the technological age, and people want things as quickly as possible.

An entire page of a newspaper is consolidated into a tweet, an entire love letter into a text message, both tapped out with hasty thumbs for instant gratification.

Standards have changed as the years passed, and not for the better.

Sure, there are benefits to this hurried lifestyle, this fast-paced reality, but how can a person claim intelligence when their knowledge is made up of thousands of snippets, each written in 140 characters or less, rather than extensive ideas?

A tweet from The Boston Globe on Wednesday reads, “Sen. Edward Markey says #FCC is ‘finally getting it right’ with net neutrality proposal.” There is no room for ignorance – one must know who Markey is, what FCC means and what the net neutrality proposal refers to. And in order to really under-

stand it, one has to know how the FCC has been getting it wrong all this time. That’s asking a lot from a casual reader who is scrolling quickly down a Twitter feed with the absent-minded flick of a thumb.

Granted, there is a link to a full story, but the “full” story isn’t even 500 words. This is not an attack on The Globe by any means, but rather an observation of the state of our information: adapt or die.

Not only is news consumed differently, but books have become a luxury rather than a necessity.

Bookstores are going out of business, writers are struggling for pay and people can have their own manuscripts published on sites like Amazon for a price. Gone are the days when a handful of big-name companies ruled the publishing world. Now these big-name companies are struggling to keep up with the times and rueing the digital age that is cheating authors and publishers out of profits.

People used to write for pleasure and others could derive their own forms of pleasure from that.

It seems that the pleasure is gone from the publishing world – both in news and in books. Everything is a race; everything is a competition – authors and journalists rushing to meet deadlines, resulting in slipups and an innumerable amount of I-could-have-done-betters.

This is a world rife with information, links and tweets and posts at our fingertips at every moment,

the trending topics ever changing.

But with its ever-changing nature comes a lack of sincerity, a lack of emotional connection. Writers aren’t forced to research topics as much as they were in the past; journalists don’t have to dig as deep as they used to because there are hundreds, thousands of online databases overflowing with information. The reporter doesn’t make that emotional connection with the story, and therefore neither does the reader. Cancer patients and victims of a shooting become statistics – one of just thousands of others – another shape lost in a sea of corpses.

Readers, consumers and people need to take a moment, a day, to disconnect, to pick up a newspaper and read an entire story about something, to soak up all the information presented. Go to a bookstore, pick out a book, buy it and read it – not because you have to, but because you want to. Find a passage you really like and re-read it, highlight it, re-read it again, dog-ear the page to look back on later, read it to someone you care about.

The artistry in our information is getting lost in the uproar of daily life. Gone are the days of sonnets and lengthy reports that draw tears from the eyes of those whose fingers are stained black with the ink of a newspaper. So, every once in awhile, settle for paper cuts instead of mouse clicks and pages turned rather than refreshed.

Being an American abroad can be a wildly different experience depending on which corner of the world you land. When I accepted my co-op in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I expected to have my mind tested and to experience different views of the US. What I didn’t expect was for it to affect so much of my daily mindset.

This year will mark the 20-year anniversary of the Dayton Accords, the document that ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and laid out the framework for the country’s status today. Now, I won’t get into the details of the agreement.

However, it is important to note that this agreement was initially a temporary one meant to halt the bloodshed that was destroying the country. I don’t think that anyone believed that it would still be the governing document of the nation to this day; but here it is, 20 years later, and the country is no closer to drafting a new constitution.

All of that said, living in Bosnia and Herzegovina as an American is a very complex experience. I was in diapers when Serb militias were murdering thousands at Srebrenica and many other locations while NATO just stood by. I was taking

my first steps when President Bill Clinton ordered airstrikes on Serb positions following the genocide.

And yet, I feel as though people tend to look at the US (a member of NATO) as a complacent bystander to massacres and the forced relocations that became synonymous with the Bosnian War. This is not to say that the people in Bosnia and Herzegovina are not warm. In fact, they are some of the warmest and good-humored people I have ever met, but when talk turns to those terrible events over 20 years ago, it is difficult to ignore the overwhelming feeling that the whole world – including me in my diapers – turned our collective back on them. The despair and hopelessness that the civilians must have felt is unfathomable. To know that the world was watching this slaughter on TV – and in color – is a deep-seated, inherent guilt that is hard to shake.

However, on certain days, that sympathy and guilt has turned to defiant anger and frustration. Anger at the European Union and NATO for letting a neo-fascist, ethnic cleansing campaign take root in Europe only 50 years after Nazi Germany attempted the same thing.

Frustration that the country is as ethnically divided today as it was 20 years ago – that in 2015 Europe there are schools segregated over, as the late journalist Christopher Hitchens put it, “filthy, stupid, medieval quarrels.” Not to mention the irreparable damage this is doing to the psyche of the youth – being raised with the same nationalistic tendencies that drove its forebearers to war.

It’s one month into my stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina and I don’t know exactly where I stand.

Many days, I feel the same as many of the locals do: this country is beyond any reasonable hope to overcome the current impediments that keep it bound to a constant postwar mentality, that United States’ attempts to fix it are misguided and ineffective given the irreconcilable ethnic divisions that have arisen.

However, on other days, a conversation with a college student in a smoky bar, or being treated like family by a veteran who has picked up his life and moved on to brighter days, is enough to give me some hope for the future of this beautiful place.

-Chris Benevento is a junior journalism major.

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nmental engineering professor at Northeastern, although the pilot program is a quality service, the MBTA is already operating at a deficit.

“It just costs too much,” Furth said. “Fares everywhere have to be subsidized… The costs are going up faster than the revenue can come in.”

Last July, the price of subway and bus rides increased by 10 cents.

Combined monthly passes jumped by $5, monthly bus passes by $2 and the commuter rail by $5 to $17 depending on the distance traveled.

To help fund the MBTA, Patrick proposed an increase in gasoline taxes in January 2013. An excise tax would be imposed on the purchase of gas. Although the bill was rejected that summer, some believe that such a tax would have helped fund the late-night program.

“We’ve got to support a big increase in the gas tax so that our transportation agency has money so that they can do what we want them to do,” Furth said.

“We have to find a way to have good quality public transportation without paying high costs.”

Government regulation also plays a role in the lack of funding for the transportation agency.

Although many people use the T to stay out at clubs and bars, in Massachusetts, bars are prohibited from selling alcohol after 1:30 a.m. and must close by 2 a.m. By contrast, in New York City, some nightclubs are open 24 hours.

Approximately 218,734 people between the ages of 20 and 34 live in the Greater Boston Area, according to five-year estimates from the US Census Bureau. These young people could take advantage of and

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Travelers and native Bostonians alike come together on the Red Line after dark in what may be the last few weeks it operates after weekday hours.

help boost a nightlife economy.

Despite the lack of monetary support from corporate sponsors, many Bostonians want the program to keep running.

Senior physical therapy major

Valery Notaro believes the program is great for people who are out on the weekends or traveling.

“It’s another option to get home more safely,” Notaro said.

Overnight public transporta-

tion has become standard for international cities. In light of Boston securing the US Olympic bid, many believe that city officials should become more serious about how they want the city to be seen.

“Every world-class city serious about public transportation has an overnight or at least latenight service,” Furth said. “We don’t want to be dependent on cars. We should do [the program].”

New commissioner weighs parking changes

By Sam Haas News Correspondent

The Boston Transportation Department (BTD)’s new commissioner, Gina Fiandaca, is considering changes to parking permit rules in an attempt to facilitate easier on-street parking in the city, changes Northeastern students say can’t come soon enough.

“It’s terrible,” Dave MacKnight, a student in the project management master’s program, said of city parking. “It’s always been a hassle. It’s a real estate problem; there’s just no place to put people.”

In response to residents’ parking concerns, Fiandaca, who has served as interim deputy transportation commissioner since last May and whom Walsh named as Boston’s new transportation commissioner in January, pledged in a Jan. 26 Boston Globe article to examine the process by which she and her staff allocate parking passes. Under the current system, residents can receive one free permit for each car they own.

“Due to the increasing number of active permits, BTD will be reviewing the Resident Parking Program to determine if adjusting components of the program at this time would relieve the parking crunch that residents are experiencing,” BTD Public Affairs Coordinator Tracey Ganiatsos said in an email to the News.

According to the Globe, there are 94,000 permitted vehicles in Boston as of January, which far outstrips the availability of spaces.

This imbalance can make finding a parking spot nearly impossible in some neighborhoods.

“It’s just a supply and demand thing,” George Thrush, director of Northeastern’s School of Architec-

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Boston’s new transporation commissioner, Gina Fiandaca, is designing options to make on-street parking easier. Pictured: a parking meter on Huntington Avenue near Symphony Market.

ture and a professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, said. “Everybody feels they should have the right to park for free in front of their house, but there are only so many spaces.”

According to Thrush, the shortage is stark in the wealthier areas of Boston, including Charleston, Back Bay, the South End and most of downtown.

“It’s a complex problem because places that are economically successful attract more people and more cars,” Thrush said. “In poorer neighborhoods, there’s generally lower car ownership and

this isn’t as much of an issue.”

The particular difficulty of parking downtown may also be due to the permit system’s history.

“For many years, the purpose of Boston’s Resident Parking Program was to deter Downtown Boston commuters from parking all day on nearby residential streets,” Ganiatsos said.

By contrast, parking closer to campus can be different.

“It’s pretty easy on Mission Hill this time of year,” senior nursing student Rachelle Arcuri said. Arcuri has never registered for a permit because her

condo has a garage. “There are spots on Parker Hill Avenue.”

Arcuri added that parking on the street is made more difficult by monthly street cleaning during the spring and summer and by time limitations, both of which would be more pressing if she didn’t have a garage.

There are a few possible changes to Boston’s permit system Fiandaca could decide to implement.

One option is making residents pay for permits. A fee would help balance the incentive free parking gives drivers to circle looking for an unmetered space.

“Having on-street parking cost more like what it does to park in parking garages would change everything,” Thrush said. “If all spaces are part of the parking supply because they’re similarly priced, people would stop leaving paid spaces and garages open, especially at night.”

Senior nursing major Katie Mezic believes that paying for permits makes sense.

“A fee would be a deterrent,” Mezic said. “People would only pay for what they really needed.”

Another approach would be to cap the number of permits each household can hold at once, thereby decreasing the total number of permits and spreading the parking wealth out. That idea might be the most feasible for Fiandaca and other city officials seeking a fix to Boston residents’ parking woes, according to Thrush.

“The easiest political solution would be to set some maximum number of permits, say two, per household,” Thrush said.

In the past, the city has attempted to convince residents to use bikes and public transportation rather than tinker with the permit system, which may make systematic changes hard to sell to the public.

“You have to frame it to appeal to a large number of people while still making parking incrementally more available,” Thrush said.

In any case, residents will have to wait for Fiandaca’s review to conclude before learning what, if any, impact they will feel.

“Really, the issue is how car-dependent we are,” Thrush said. “This is part of the larger conversation of cities wanting to be more efficient and more connected without having more congestion. It’s happening in cities around the world.”

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Exhibit at City Hall to celebrate black artists

By Mary Whitfill Editor-in-Chief

City Hall is joining the ranks of Boston’s art museums and galleries this month as it features the multimedia works of local African-Americans. Two exhibits are now on display to honor talented ethnic artists across the city and celebrate Black History.

Curator John Crowley estimates that City Hall has hosted galleries for Black History Month for roughly 20 years.

“For Black History Month, going back, I’m sure they had artists and poets in mind and everything in between,” Crowley said. “Mayor [Martin] Walsh wants to highlight diversity in the neighborhoods...

We don’t just show African-American artists during Black History Month, we show them all year.”

Hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events, Scollay Square Gallery features works by artists from the African-American Master Artist-inResidence Program (AAMARP).

“We felt these works were current and that they addressed some issues people are thinking about in the city,” Crowley said.

The AAMARP gallery includes works done in crayon, ink, pastels, watercolors, acrylics and more as well as sculptures and photography.

“I think it’s a great idea. It gives local artists… free gallery space,” exhibit attendee Jeff Burton, 50, said. “It’s improving the questionable aesthetics of the inside of City Hall.”

Additionally, the Mayor’s Gallery on the fifth floor of City Hall presents the Black Leaders Poster Exhibition, a tribute to black leaders who rose to prominence despite discrimination.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Angela Davis and Nelson Mandela are among those featured.

“Initially, this history of the United States is the history of a racially-segregated nation,” Robin Chandler, associate professor in the Department of African-American Studies at Northeastern, said. “At a certain point, people of color and women were not invited into the social and cultural institutions of the time, and they created their own institutions. This is why we have African-American universities and insurance institutions, primary and secondary schools, etc.”

A City Hall worker who wished to remain anonymous said she felt the pieces brought attention to the plight of African-Americans.

“I think it’s really moving,” she said. “I think it’s really important people are aware of the African-American movement.”

The display of work from Northeastern’s in-residence program is just one of the many instances City Hall has sponsored AAMARP. The AAMARP was founded in 1977 by Dana Chandler, a wellknown African-American artist who began teaching at Northeastern in 1974. In October of ‘77, the program’s debut exhibition was held in City Hall’s Main Gallery, attracting over 3,000 visitors.

The residence program’s original mission was to provide studio space for black artists and raise awareness of talented African-Americans living and working in Boston.

“A culturally specific residency program for African-American artists gives them the opportunity to work in their own media and subject matter and gives them the studio space to make that happen,” Robin Chandler said. “In many cases, artists of color, unlike white artists, haven’t been able to afford the studio space that is sometimes necessary, especially if you are working in large media.”

Northeastern’s program was the first in the nation to provide an in-residence program to AfricanAmerican artists. Robin Chandler was one of the original artists who were given space in the program.

Today, a number of programs still exist in the Boston area that cater to ethnic artists and performers.

“Boston is trying to build up that reputation of promoting all types of artists to produce all kinds of work in a worldclass city,” Robin Chandler said.

According to her, it is this acceptance of a variety of artists that influences the look of the city.

“There used to be a lot of murals in Boston that were created

by African-American and Latino artists going back to the 1960s,” she said. “Very few are still up. I think there are some, and I think Boston has gone through a transformation. The integration of different kinds of artists and art production has changed the way the city and the region look.”

Both exhibits are on display and open to the public through Feb. 28.

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The Mayor’s Gallery in Boston’s City Hall features work by artists from the AAMARP and displays portraits of black activists from US history.

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“Twin Energy” by Kofi Kayiga, acrylic on paper, is one of the pieces on display until the end of February.

Snow causes delays in Tsarnaev jury selection

By Jose Castillo News Correspondent

Friday, Jan. 30 marked the third time attorneys defending 21-yearold Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev have attempted to move the federal trial out of Boston, fearing that the search for an unbiased jury will prove futile as the pool of potential jurors has been selected and interviewed in the same city in which the bombings took place.

This plea, along with others before it, echoes problems the defense has seen with this case since it started one month ago. Not only have Tsarnaev’s attorneys seen issues in Judge George O’Toole, Jr.’s juror selection process, but they are also concerned with the overall speed of the case. The defense has stated that the trial process is moving at an alarmingly fast rate. However, the recent blizzards that hit much of New England allowed the defense an opportunity to catch their breath.

Accumulation of over 40 inches of snow in the past two weeks led O’Toole to cancel juror interviews four times, once last week on Tues-

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The recent winter storms, which cumulatively dropped over 40 inches of snow, delayed Tsarnaev’s trial process.

day and Wednesday and again on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

Despite cancellations, O’Toole said that he is satisfied with the speed of the selection process.

However, his original projected trial start date of Jan. 26 has now expired. Additionally, O’Toole has lessened his previous goal of meeting 40 jurors a day to only 20. He has also chosen to review a juror’s questionnaire filled out in the primary round of selection conducted three weeks ago instead of holding an interview for each juror.

Last week, court official Ginny Hurley told press that selection was occurring at a steady pace, “but in the interest of thoroughness is taking

longer than originally anticipated.”

The process of filtering out potential jurors who have obvious biases, called voir dire, will continue until O’Toole has selected around 70 potential jurors. After the 70 have been chosen, both the prosecution and the defense will have opportunities to dismiss potential candidates until only 18 remain, 12 to sit in on the trial and eight to serve as alternatives.

While jury selection moves forward, the defense continues its pleas to move the trial elsewhere.

Friday’s plea cited media coverage of the Tsarnaev case, stating that the Boston news has been oversaturated with stories related

to the Boston Marathon Bombing.

The attorneys argue that the extensive coverage makes finding an impartial jury almost impossible.

One interesting case the defense included in their plea was coverage of a local man who shoveled snow off the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street on Jan. 28 during last week’s blizzard, saying he was “no hero... just a nut who loves the marathon.” The defense believes that these stories indicate the strong emotion still felt by the city nearly two years after the events of April 15, 2013.

The interviews being conducted, along with the answers provided through questionnaires, have also

proved to be a testament to the defense’s plea. Ninety-four percent of potential jurors stated that they have experienced “moderate” to “heavy” exposure of the Tsarnaev case through media outlets, and an additional 68 percent stated they feel Tsarnaev is guilty.

Interviews that began two weeks ago revealed many connections between the bombings and those selected to potentially sentence Tsarnaev to death. Many chosen to speak with O’Toole knew friends, family members and neighbors who had been affected by the bombings.

“Stronger support for a finding of presumed prejudice in Boston is difficult to imagine, and the existing record precludes a fair trial in Boston,” stated the defense in its appeal to O’Toole.

O’Toole has stated jury selection should end by next week and the trial will take about three months.

Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan, now deceased, are the primary suspects in the dual bombings of the 2013 Boston Marathon, which left three dead and 260 others injured. Tsarnaev faces 30 charges, 17 of which carry the death penalty.

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Review: “The Second Girl” disappoints viewers

By Stephanie Eisemann News Staff

“The Second Girl,” a new drama running at the Huntington Theatre until Feb. 21, explores what it’s like to leave everything behind for a better world.

When Cathleen O’Leary manages to survive the Titanic’s infamous wreck, she arrives in America to reunite with her aunt where they both must try to navigate what “better” really means. Throughout the show, Cathleen struggles with the plight of being an immigrant in America, family drama and her burgeoning relationship with Jack Smythe.

“The Second Girl” stars Christopher Donahue as Smythe, Kathleen McElfresh as Bridget O’Sullivan, the aunt, and MacKenzie Meehan as O’Leary.

Upon arrival, it’s difficult for the audience to absorb the incredibly intricate and detailed set while searching for their seats. But by the time the smell of bacon and eggs waft in from the kitchen, the functionality of the house and the props within it capture the audience’s attention.

Coupled with the gradient sky backdrop, natural lighting effects and subtle bird chirping, the set feels like it really could be a summer home in 1912.

While initially the choice not to use blackouts for certain time transitions was surprising, the quality of the lighting and the human feel it brought to the passage of time fit the show. There are no scenes nor endings for these Irish servants, but rather just time spent and lost. The technical design team is arguably the strongest portion of the production.

The story of “The Second Girl”

itself is a personal commentary for Irish immigrant and playwright Ronan Noone, a playwriting fellow at the Huntington Theatre. Noone penned this show 20 years after arriving in America as “an emotional exploration of adapting to a new world,” according to the show’s playbill.

Classic theatre connoisseurs will appreciate the nod to Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey into Night” with the Tyrone family – written as the unseen masters of the three-person ensemble cast of servants.

“The Second Girl” portrays the feelings of discontent and uncertainty of immigrants going through menial jobs and lives day after day. The drama had a bit of Irish humor and flashes of a surprising backstory and a few twists, but the play was mostly flat.The characters had depth and the plot had the potential to be moving, but the two-hour performance felt mostly unresolved.

In part, this is a creative parallel among the characters themselves who never find contentment, but the comparison was unsatisfactory because the play lacked a definitive climax to build emotion in the first place.

The quality of performance was in no way diminished, though, and the actors conveyed the struggle and passion of the characters. Kathleen McElfresh, playing O’Sullivan, had an especially difficult role.

O’Sullivan is the resentful aunt of O’Leary who has sent money to bring her niece to America after years of solitude.

McElfresh portrayed with depth the difficult balance between Bridget’s resoluteness and and her continual slip into alcoholism. As she

grapples with her desires and what she feels is proper, her relationship with her male suitor Smythe both progresses and regresses.

Smythe’s character has come to terms with the unhappy events and poor decisions of his past and now just wants quiet and honest contentment.

Donahue, true to his character, was candid and caring but ultimately unmemorable as he let the world

on stage belong to O’Sullivan and O’Leary.

Meehan as O’Leary was the bright spot of the production. Portraying the younger, fierier and newly immigrated niece, Meehan brought energy to the stage and set the pace of the show. She made her character’s arc the most intriguing as she went from playful and optimistic to hurt and lost, but remained determined. Comedic sense was one of

her strengths. With McElfresh, the two created an impressive and tense familial dynamic.

While the characters were interesting and well-acted, the story itself was underwhelming and failed to come to an adequate and satisfying conclusion.

For those who are looking for a more dramatic and conclusive way to spend two hours, see a late night screening of “Into the Woods.”

“We are excited about this because there are hundreds upon hundreds of underwater pipelines running from all the offshore oil rigs as well as pipelines running through swamps and bayous on the land connecting to refineries and trains,” Phil Brown, director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern, said. “Nobody’s ever put it all together in this way with such a comprehensive picture.”

Petrochemical America is based on a book by the same name published in 2012 by Aperture Magazine, which also organized the exhibit.

“The book is one of the best examples of using a place-based approach and an information system to overview all the different environmental hazards and social impli-

cations of the many factories, pipelines and refineries in the incredible stretch between Baton Rouge and New Orleans,” Brown said.

Brown along with Jane Amidon, director of Northeastern’s Urban Landscape Program, are responsible for the exhibit’s arrival at Northeastern.

“We were very intrigued by the book and wanted to bring one or both of the authors to campus, and the only way to do it was to have a mini-conference,” Brown said.

A half-day conference discussing environmental health and the intersection of art and data was scheduled for Jan. 26, a few weeks after the exhibit arrived on campus. However, a winter storm forced parts of the “Grounds for Engagement” event to be postponed.

“About half of the conference happened, due to the weather,” Bree Edwards, director of the College of Arts, Media and Design’s Center for the Arts, which manages Gallery 360 and organized the event, said.

Of the three scheduled speakers, the two who were able to attend highlighted the exhibit’s theme of making science and data accessible.

Sara Wylie, a professor of anthropology at Northeastern, discussed her book on the impact that fracking has on communities. Her collaboration with an artist and software developer created tools to help hold the industries accountable.

Laura Perovich, a doctoral candidate and research assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), presented her work developing life-sized data displays of toxins present in humans.

“I’m a scientist by training, so I absolutely value an analytic approach,” Perovich said. “But I think at the end of the day, it has to be balanced by these artistic people to directly engage people by reframing the barrier to entry.”

Orff, the landscape architect fea-

tured in the exhibit is a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in New York City, was unable to attend, but will come to campus for the postponed second half of the event on Feb. 26. Then she will lead a guided tour of the exhibit and join the Northeastern community at a reception.

On March 2, Northeastern is hosting the Toxic Action Conference – the largest environmental activist conference in New England – in conjunction with the end of the exhibit.

Petrochemical America comes to Northeastern after several years of touring. Most recently, it was at Pomona College in California.

“There, it sparked the discussion of the offshore drilling,” Edwards, who saw the exhibit at Pomona, said.

“What I love about the conversation at Northeastern is that here it’s a conversation about design and technology, coastal sustainability and how artists can work with community groups to initiate change. Wherever it goes, it’ll be different and relating to the local community.”

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MacKenzie Meehan, Kathleen McElfresh and Christopher Donahue in the Huntington Theatre production of the moving Irish drama “The Second Girl” by Ronan Noone, directed by Campbell Scott.

Petrochemical America comes to Gallery 360

By Jason Ritchey News Correspondent

In the 19th century, the land between Baton Rouge, La. and New Orleans was known as the River Road, a scenic segment of the Mississippi River featuring pristine nature speckled with grand plantation mansions. Today, it’s been dubbed “Cancer Alley” and is the subject of the exhibit Petrochemical America currently featured in Northeastern’s Gallery 360.

In the exhibit, photographer Richard Misrach’s haunting images of homes, cemeteries and farmland shadowed by refineries and processing plants are enhanced by landscape architect Kate Orff’s throughlines, or unique information visualization aids placed on the photographs.

Photos by Ethan Kaley

Left: The exhibit Petrochemical America, currently in Gallery 360, was based on a book written by the artists. Right: The conference held at the exhibit was cut short due to the winter storm.

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Review: “American Sniper” sparks controversy

By Alana Dore Deputy Inside Editor

A bearded Bradley Cooper, portraying Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, sees a woman and child exit a building in Iraq. Kyle is sure that the woman is carrying something but is unable to confirm with the other SEALs. In a matter of seconds, an explosive has been passed from mother to son and the latter begins to sprint towards troops on the ground. From his perch on a rooftop, Kyle first shoots the child, then the mother, his first kills. This dramatic scene opens “American Sniper,” the Clint Eastwood film that has been raising controversy since its release.

“American Sniper” premiered in major theatres on Jan. 16 and quickly became the highest grossing war film in North America. Based on the book “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in US Military History,” the film follows Texas native Chris Kyle and his journey from rowdy cowboy to deadly marksman. The film has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor.

Kyle’s formative years are addressed at the beginning of the film when his father teaches him both to use a rifle and to be a protector of others. His father then explains a metaphor which is carried throughout the film: wolves are the bad guys and sheep are those who are weak and in need of protection. There is also a third group of people in the

world who are sheepdogs. Those are the heroes, and that is the kind of person Kyle’s father demands he become.

The movie takes a dark turn once Kyle’s unit receives its orders for deployment. Kyle, who has found his niche as an impressive long-range shooter, struggles at first with the kills but as the body count rises he learns to see those he is killing as the wolves of the world.

In his memoir, Kyle recounts his kills a little differently, writing, “It was my duty to shoot, and I don’t regret it.” Herein lies one of the many controversies behind “American Sniper.” Kyle states on multiple occasions that he did not struggle with the act of killing the Iraqis whom he considered “evil,” yet on screen Cooper sniffles, tears up and refuses to accept praise for his initial kills.

This discrepancy is causing viewers to take sides on both extremes: is Kyle an American hero or does his lack of empathy over those he has killed suggest he is a serial killer?

Viewers are also divided on the focus of the movie. Some praise Eastwood for creating a “human” story of war, with the focus being on the character rather than on the politics, others point to this as a mistake.

Whether or not Kyle was a hero does not take away from Cooper’s impressive portrayal of the sniper and his changing persona throughout his army training. But, more impressively he expresses the many aspects of Kyle’s PTSD which change from

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Bradley Cooper portrays Chris Kyle, the deadliest marksman in American history with 160 confirmed kills.

tour to tour with tact. Don’t expect a repeat of Cooper’s bipolar character from “Silver Linings Playbook,” the symptoms of PTSD are very different and Kyle’s PTSD ranges from fear of leaving the house to almost strangling his own dog when it is playing with his son.

When fellow SEAL Ryan “Biggles” Job is killed in the film by Kyle’s “evil” counterpart Mustafa, a Syrian sniper for-hire who is only in Iraq because of the price put on Kyle’s head by Sunni insurgents, the war becomes personal. Kyle returns for a fourth tour specifically with the intention of killing Mustafa and avenging his friend’s death. In this way, the film villainizes the “other” and, at times, makes the war appear petty and vengeful.

Kyle’s four tours in Iraq take a toll

on his marriage to wife Taya, portrayed by Sienna Miller. Although Taya’s character herself is bland and one-dimensional, Miller’s portrayal is weak.

The scenes between Cooper and Miller act as a respite from the near constant chaos which engulfs every scene in Iraq. They also provide an honest and incredibly moving look at what happens when soldiers return home with their minds still battling the war, and the effect that this struggle can have on both the individual and the family. The burden of sacrifice falls on such a small percentage of our country that we often forget how important it is to support the people who serve and their families.

The saving grace of “American Sniper” is its open commentary on

PTSD and the readjustment of our soldiers into society. It sparks a conversation about how much aid is, or isn’t, available to veterans.

When Kyle returns home from his fourth and final tour in the film, he is asked if he feels guilt for what he did over there. He responds that he only feels guilty because he is at home, instead of in Iraq where he “could have saved more lives.”

While watching “American Sniper,” the audience will guess how it will end and yet, when it finally reaches a close, will still feel a shock. As video and images from Kyle’s memorial service roll by with the credits, the entire theater will sit in complete silence, their limbs heavy. This film demands the viewer take those few extra minutes to recover.

Harris, a set Palmer refers to as the “strangest looking group of guys [she has] ever seen.” The group is played by actors including Jorge Garcia (“Lost”), Aaron Takahashi (“Yes Man”) and Alan Ritchson (“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”).

The movie’s best scenes revolve around the groomsmen, who have to appear as though they’ve been lifelong friends in just a few days. One of the set, who was just released from prison, is forced to play his role in a wheelchair as part of the fabricated backstory Harris created for him.

Another, who excels only in looking pretty, has to act the part of a podiatrist, which he believes is a “kid’s doctor.”

The chemistry in the unlikely group is undeniable, and the scenes devoted to the guys, like a football game played against Harris’ fatherin-law-to-be and friends, result in some undeniable laughs made all the

more funny when the viewer remembers that these people met only a day or two before.

Gad plays the part of the rich loser well and excels at growing into the character as he spends more and more time with his new friends. Harris is outwardly shy and awkward at the beginning of the film, but, by the end, he is more confident and realizes that he doesn’t have to rely on Palmer to tell him how to act.

Cuoco-Sweeting’s character is a bit of a manipulator, but the actress successfully plays both the sweet and the selfish sides of Palmer. Her character is one the audience will love to hate by the end of the flick, but Cuoco-Sweeting jumps right into the bad girl act, throwing a temper tantrum and complaining about her $8,000 dress before the wedding is over.

Hart is undoubtedly the most dynamic of the lead characters. As he hops from wedding to wedding and

character to character, and then back to himself, Hart succeeds in revealing the inner workings of Callahan – a man fed up with acting out the life he wants for himself. In one of the movie’s deeper scenes, Callahan’s assistant asks him who his best man would be if he were to get married, and Callahan realizes that, despite his outward cool, he doesn’t really care about anyone and wants that to change.

Callahan and Harris become real friends and a drunken night by the pool talking about the past solidifies this friendship.

The Harris-Callahan relationship effectively replaces the Harris-Palmer relationship as the film’s focus, and the transition couldn’t be smoother.

Hart and Gad have great on-screen chemistry, and viewers will find themselves rooting for the duo between fits of laughter for the entirety of the film.

Review: “The Wedding Ringer” shines on screen

By Sara Tucker Managing Editor

Boyfriend is a rich loser with no friends; girlfriend is hot with a ton of friends; boyfriend and girlfriend get engaged. Cue the wedding madness portrayed in new comedy “The Wedding Ringer,” starring Kevin Hart (“Ride Along”), Josh Gad (“Frozen”) and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (“The Big Bang Theory”).

Hart plays Jimmy Callahan, the founder and CEO of Best Man, Inc., whom Doug Harris (Gad) seeks out when his fiancée, Gretchen Palmer (Cuoco-Sweeting), drops the bomb that he’ll need seven groomsmen in addition to a best man. Harris, after making several calls to middle school camp friends and high school classmates, can’t even find one.

Callahan’s services include standing in as the best man of the groomto-be, complete with a back story

on how the two met and have spent countless hours together doing things like climbing mountains, scuba diving and participating in a bowling league (photos of all these things are quickly fabricated in one of the film’s best scenes).

Before meeting Callahan, Harris made up a best man figure, Bic Mitchum, whom Callahan has to hilariously fit the bill for. Mitchum is a supposed priest in the army. Callahan shows up for the couple’s family dinner in army pants and a black button-down, complete with clerical collar, receiving several interested looks from family members before accidentally setting Palmer’s grandmother on fire.

Callahan is more than used to acting the part of the best man, but Harris’ situation is a special one because he also requires seven groomsmen.

Callahan recruits an interesting cast of characters to stand at the altar with

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Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting and Josh Gad star as husband and wife to be in the new comedy “The Wedding Ringer.”

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Joshua Radin to serenade Boston Thursday, Feb. 5 Even if you haven’t heard the name Joshua Radin, it’s likely you’ve heard his music. The singer-songwriter made noise with his 2008 hit “I’d Rather Be With You” off of his second studio album “Simple Times.” Known for his raw, folky sound and meditative lyrics, Radin’s songs have been featured in over 100 movies and television shows including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scrubs,” “One Tree Hill” and “American Idol.” This Thursday, Radin will perform songs from his latest album “Onwards and Sideways,” which was self-released Jan. 6, at the Wilbur Theatre. Catch openers Rachel Yamagata and the Cary Brothers before his show. 246 Tremont Street, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.; $31.50.

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Calendar compiled by Alana Dore, Deputy Inside Editor Friday, Feb. 6

If you cried out in pain when the Seahawks gained 31 yards in seven seconds or were brought to tears by Malcolm Butler’s gamesaving interception on the goal line, join your fellow fans at The Greatest Bar on Friday night. The bar will be hosting a Thank You Patriots party to celebrate the victory over Seattle. With four floors sure to be packed, the bar will be blasting house music until 2 a.m. Everyone wearing Patriots gear will get a discount – a perfect reason to invest in that Pats Super Bowl champion apparel.

262 Friend Street; 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.; $10.

Saturday, Feb. 7

Bouvé students interested in public health should check out Cambridge this weekend for GlobeMed’s second annual Global Health Conference. This year’s theme is “Health as a Human Right” and there will be speakers from Physicians for Haiti, Dimagi Inc., CAMTech and Partners in Health. The keynote speaker is Jon Shaffer, senior strategist at Partners in Health, a global health organization committed to improving the health of the poor. 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge; 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; free.

Sunday, Feb. 8

Bedlam’s “Saint Joan” came to Boston after finishing soldout runs in New York City and Washington. For four weeks only, this show, pronounced a Top Ten Play of 2013 by “Time,” was performed at Central Square Theater in Cambridge. Catch the last matinee showing this Sunday. “Saint Joan” follows Joan of Arc, an illiterate yet intellectual farm girl, as she rallies to pull crowds to her cause and, later, stands trial for her actions. Four actors take on 24 roles in this production hailed “unforgettable” by The Wall Street Journal. 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge; 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.; $15-42.

Monday, Feb. 9

Blazing Paddles, a ping pong sports bar in Boston is teaming up with the cast of “From the Deep” from Boston Public Works (BPW) Theater Company to host a ping pong tournament to publicize its production. The event ticket will provide ping pong (of course), a BPW gift bag, one free alcoholic beverage and a chance to win free tickets to “From the Deep.” Throughout the night, Blazing Paddles will also auction off gifts from local businesses. 82 Lansdowne Street; 7 - 10 p.m.; $10.

Tuesday, Feb. 10

Here’s your friendly reminder that Valentine’s Day is coming up.

Prepare for the holiday with wine tasting and a chocolate-making workshop at Trident Booksellers and Cafe. Chef Bill Collins, author of the cookbook “How to Make Chocolate Candies,” will share his sweet skills. Afterwards, try out his recipes and surprise your significant other or roommates with homemade chocolates. The $5 entrance fee is credited towards a purchase off Trident’s menu or of Collins’ cookbook. 338 Newbury Street; 7 - 9 p.m.; $5.

Wednesday, Feb. 11

The Original Gravity concert series is playing the first of four concerts this year at Aeronaut Brewery. The concert series pairs music by local artists with beer from local craft breweries, and will feature music by Bostonbased ensemble Transient Canvas.

The band, Amy Advocat on bass clarinet and Matt Sharock on marimba, premieres new works by composers who find their eclectic duo intriguing. Transient Canvas will fuse its atypical musical stylings with the atmosphere of the Brewery for an evening sure to excite lovers of both music and beer. 14 Tyler Street, Somerville; 6 - 10 p.m.; $15.

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Falling in love with Boston Boston was the first city I fell in love with. It took some time, just like any relationship. It wasn’t instantaneous and it wasn’t flawless. There were days, particularly those in mid-February when the temperature dipped below zero, where I questioned whether we should be together at all. But Boston always made up for its imperfections, always won me back.

Coming from a small suburban town in Massachusetts, the idea of living in a big city always seemed so adventurous and daring. In high school, we would load up our CharlieTickets and take the T out for a day of wandering around Newbury Street and the Public Garden – only after receiving parents’ permission and promising to text upon arrival. I was enthralled by the huge buildings, streets full of strangers and bright lights. Getting lost in the nonsensical maze of the city, I knew this was where I belonged – surrounded by people, surrounded by the unknown.

When it came time to leave for college, I was ready to say goodbye to weekend nights spent taking trips to McDonald’s or hopping from one friend’s basement to the next. I was sick of the one Bertucci’s restaurant being our claim to fame and even more sick of running into half of my classmates every time I went there. Suddenly, all the sights that had felt so familiar and comfortable for the past 17 years had begun to suffocate me. I needed out.

Moving to Boston was my next great adventure. I couldn’t wait to find my favorite Italian place in the North End, go for runs along the Esplanade and explore the galleries of the MFA. The city was my new home and I felt like it would never run out Rebecca Sirull of things for me to discover.

Walking down Huntington at dusk, I would turn around to catch a glimpse of the Prudential Center shrouded in purple clouds and my face would involuntarily break into a smile. I didn’t want to seem like too much of a tourist, but sometimes I couldn’t resist a photo or five. If I didn’t have too much to do on a Saturday, I would spend the afternoon just walking through a different neighborhood, soaking in the red brick townhouses and shining skyscrapers.

When I came back after school breaks my heart would swell at the first glimpse of the Boston skyline. I was back in the place where exciting things happened, where important people rushed to meetings with other important people and where I felt like I was a part of it all. Every time I rounded that corner of the Massachusetts Turnpike, taking the exit off to Copley Square, I felt the same rush of exhilaration – that this beautiful, sparkling city was where I got to call home.

But as time elapsed between my first awestruck look at the city and the present, I began to feel that excitement less and less frequently. When I saw a blood orange sunset over the river, my heart still swelled, though not quite as much. I would look up at the Prudential Center, waiting for the familiar exhilaration to beat through my veins, and feel nothing. All the sights and sounds that once seemed so thrilling were becoming commonplace. I feared that I was falling out of love with the city.

Eventually, I realized that this wasn’t the end of our relationship, but rather a period of transition. I was moving out of the honeymoon phase; instead of feeling like an exciting new place, Boston began to take on the role that my tiny town had once served. Albeit larger in size, it now holds that same feeling of familiarity and safety. It’s a little sad to know that I’ll never feel the rush of adrenaline at the prospect of living in Boston – that feeling is now reserved for other cities with unfamiliar street names and undiscovered landmarks. But in its place I have something that isn’t easily acquired, something that takes a few different sets of apartment keys and worn-out shoe soles and some conversations with strangers to acquire. I have a whole city that I can call my own, a place that I can come back to when I need to remember who I really am. The rest of the world is out there for me to wander and get lost and immerse myself in, but Boston is home.

- Rebecca Sirull can be reached at Inside@HuntNewsNU.com.

Review: Anjimile’s EP reflects on winter season

By Liam Hofmeister News Correspondnt

Anjimile, a Northeastern-based indie-acoustic band, released its appropriately titled EP “Snow Day” this December. The playlist represents the varying emotions associated with the transition into colder months.

The title track starts the album with a cry from inner youth. A joyful shout of “snow day!” is the conspicuous component of the song, supported with harmonies by the “Snowflakes,” a group of Northeastern vocalists brought together for the album by Anjimile Chithambo. Disjointed cheers illustrate the ubiquitous glee of first snow, poignantly inspiring childhood nostalgia.

Reminiscent of Norah Jones, Chithambo’s lead vocals captivate the listeners with their raspy quality that makes every lyric a personal whisper. The acoustic production is simple, and includes only guitar and percussion some tracks, supporting Anjimile’s studio session vibe. One will hear fingers gliding across steel strings of the neck, a minute detail

which veritably completes the aesthetic of this acoustic playlist.

According to its Bandcamp page, Anjimile wants its EP to “warm you, chill you and then warm you back up again,” yet some tracks of “Snow Day” seem confused within themselves, raising questions about the band’s writing prowess.

“Christmas in Bed” is another track that feels like a warm whisper in the listeners’ ear, musically and lyrically perfect for a winter time cuddling session. However, Anjimile’s Bandcamp page claims the song to be an example of winter time denial, but as the lyrics “If I can’t have this Christmas with you, I’d rather go it alone” show, it seems to be more about longing.

A spoken interlude wishing happy holidays and Christmas cheer appears in the middle of the song.

However, the interlude seems rather unrelated to the greater theme of wanting that cuddle buddy in bed, leading to incongruities of theme.

“A Place on Earth,” one of the more dramatic tracks, transports one into the rhythms of urban urgency with intricate guitar and percussion parts. With a lyric like

“heaven will [you] let me in” and a guitar lead that sounds like someone begging for mercy, the listener can feel a theme of death coming from this track.

The album is redeemed with the last two tracks, “Winter’s Splinters” and “Snow Night.”

In “Winter Splinters,” Anjimile, with the help of trumpeter Ralph Peterson, shifts to 6/8 meter to discuss the chilled bite of winter’s physical and emotional wear. There is a slight dissonance throughout the piece, and a trudging trumpet part exemplifies how winter can drag one down. The repetition of “hallelujah” throughout the song acts as a beacon of hope that one day this stinging winter will end.

Fittingly, “Snow Night” closes the EP. The meter is similar to “Winter’s Splinters,” but much more relaxed and content. Replete with trumpet harmony and a tactfully-placed dissonance to exemplify the enduring pains of cold, “Snow Night” completes the EP, available at anjimile.bandcamp.com.

Anjimile’s next show is at T.T. the Bears in Cambridge on Feb. 22.

Tickets will be $9 at the door.

Photo Courtesy Anjimile Chithambo

Anjimile recored its EP “Snow Day” at Tegmental Studios in Allston.

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Dustin Darou scores NU’s game-winning goal

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Juniors defenseman Dustin Darou and forward Kevin Roy celebrate after Darou’s late third-period goal.

Beanpot, From Page 1 Once the game finally began, it took a few minutes for each team to get going. The players soon picked up the pace and the hits piled up.

Midway through the first period, freshman defenseman Garret Cockerill laid a massive hit on BC senior forward Cam Spiro on open ice.

Late in the period, BC’s junior defenseman captain Michael Matheson drilled freshman forward Nolan Stevens in the corner. Matheson would receive a minor penalty for boarding and the Huskies began their first of six power plays of the night.

Shortly after Matheson’s penalty expired, BC freshman forward Alex Tuch was called for interference, which put Northeastern back on the power play with 1:11 left in the period. The Huskies couldn’t capitalize on the power play before the period ended and the teams went to the locker room tied at 0-0.

Northeastern began the second period still on the power play and it didn’t take them long to strike. Junior forward Kevin Roy sent a pass to the front of the net looking for junior forward Mike McMurtry. The puck went past McMurtry and right to junior defenseman Colton Saucerman.

Saucerman didn’t hesitate and fired the puck past BC’s sophomore goalie Thatcher Demko. It was the fifth goal of the season for Saucerman.

Northeastern’s lead would evaporate four minutes later as BC sophomore forward Ryan Fitzgerald broke in behind Northeastern’s defense and deked out redshirt senior goalie Clay Witt. Witt made a remarkable left-pad save on the goal line.

Senior forward Destry Straight followed Fitzgerald to the net and poked home the rebound to even the score at 1-1. The play was reviewed to see if Straight had kicked the puck in the net, but the goal stood.

After sophomore defenseman Steve Santini went to the penalty box for holding, NU was put on the power play again. In the final minute of the man advantage, sophomore forward Mike Szmatula fired a pass to sophomore forward John Stevens who sent a bullet into the top-corner of the net behind Demko. Sophomore forward Zach Aston-Reese provided a screen in front of Demko who had no sight of the Stevens rocket. It was the second goal of the season for Stevens and NU took a 2-1 lead. With under two minutes to play in the second period, Fitzgerald found himself on another breakaway for BC. This time, Fitzgerald popped a backhand shot over the shoulder of Witt to knot the score at 2-2.

The Huskies and the Eagles battled in the third period. In the final two minutes of the game, Roy sent the puck deep into BC’s zone, where it was picked up by sophomore forward Dalen Hedges. Hedges worked the puck back up the board to Roy, who slid it across to junior defenseman Dustin Darou. Darou snapped a quick wrist shot on goal that avoided the traffic in front of the net and got behind Demko to put NU ahead for good. Witt survived a flurry of BC shots in the final minute of play to preserve the 3-2 win.

“It’s one thing to beat BC, but to score the game-winning goal was really surreal for me,” Darou said.

It was only Darou’s second goal in a Husky uniform and it turned out to be the team’s biggest goal yet.

NU will take on the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Friday night in a regular season game before returning to TD Garden for the Beanpot finals against BU next Monday night, Feb. 9.

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Sprinter Paul Duffey breaks Hockey East race previous 800-meter record alive for NU men

Paul Duffey, a sprinter on the Northeastern Men’s Track and Field team, broke the 800-meter NU record with a time of 1:48.02.

weight throw. Freshman thrower Zoe Taitel set a personal best in the shot put with a toss of 12.87 meters. Junior thrower Alexandra Rose threw 15.85 meters in the weight throw.

On the men’s side, the Northeastern team had eight athletes meet Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) qualifying standards.

Leading the charge on the men’s side was sophomore middle distance runner Paul Duffey, who set the Northeastern program record in the 800-meter run with a 1:48.02 finish.

Duffey won the event, improving on his 1:52.83 time from Dec. 13.

“I think what Paul did is very reflective of who Paul is,” Erickson said. “Being a Husky is woven into Paul’s DNA... and he is proud to compete as a Husky every week. He does everything the coaching staff asks of him and is a hard-working, loyal athlete who is all in. Paul is just starting to realize his potential so I am sure that we will see more from him as his career unfolds.”

Senior distance runner Stephen Sollowin contributed an eighth-place finish in the one-mile run, clocking a time of 4:02.81.

Senior hurdler Jared Lane placed seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.27.

The Huskies performed well in the jumps, with sophomore sprinter Kyle Darrow finishing second in the long jump with a leap of 7.29 meters, a personal best, and freshman jumper Jordan Samuels placing fourth in the triple jump at 14.42 meters. Darrow also finished 14th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.98.

The Huskies also had a strong showing in the shot put with three athletes finishing in the top 20. Freshman thrower Ryan Kim placed sixth with a throw of 16.23 meters, a personal best.

Redshirt senior James Hall rounded out the top-10 finishes on the men’s side with a fourth-place showing in the weight throw, throwing a personal best of 17.87 meters.

The Huskies look to continue their success when they return to action on Friday for the Harvard Fast Meet in Cambridge, and Saturday with the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College.

Anjie White rounded out the notable scorers with 12 points each.

Junior guard Kazzidy Stewart was the only NU player who cracked double digits. The Huskies shot only 32 percent from the floor. Head Coach Kelly Cole was unhappy with the team’s offensive production.

“When my leading scorer over the past three games only takes five shots, we’re in trouble,” Cole said in reference to junior forward Samantha DeFreese. “We didn’t get the movement we needed. We had looks inside but we couldn’t get the ball in the paint, and when our inside game isn’t working our outside game isn’t working.”

Another noticeable flaw for NU on Thursday was its inability to hold on to the ball. The team finished with 18 turnovers, allowing Hofstra to score 21 points this season. NU is averaging 17.3 turnovers per game.

“We were just kind of out of sync from the get go,” Cole said.

“It looked like we didn’t recognize our own teammates. We didn’t even make them work for the turnovers.”

NU hoped to bounce back on Sunday against William & Mary. Sporting a variety of new five-player setups, the Huskies were able to jump out to a 9-4 lead before the first media timeout. Senior guard Amencie Mercier led the initial charge for NU, scoring eight points in the first half.

The key to the Huskies’ initial success was their post presence.

Over the course of the game, NU was able to out-rebound the Tribe

57-34, scoring 36 points in the paint. DeFreese and sophomore center Francesca Sally contributed largely to the effort with 13 and eight rebounds, respectively.

“My success [in the post] came from my teammates,” DeFreese said.

“They do a good job looking for me in the paint. They make my job a lot easier by moving the ball well.”

DeFreese was also able to score 18 points, earning her third double-double of the season.

William & Mary recovered from its initial blunders and finished strong in the first half, heading into the break with a 24-23 lead. Spectators were treated to an exciting second half as both teams traded blows. With six lead changes, neither team was able to pull ahead for long. After freshman forward Maureen Taggart hit a big 3-pointer to tie things up at 51 with 4:06 left to play, the game hit a standstill. Attempts to end the game in regulation by both sides fell short, forcing the first overtime period at 51-51.

With five minutes given to try to find a winner, the two teams were still evenly matched. NU squeaked ahead with a layup from DeFreese to put the score at 55-53 with 2:17 remaining, but the Tribe answered with a score of its own, requiring a second overtime. NU looked tired and out of sorts as William & Mary jumped out to a 64-55 lead.

The Huskies sent their opponent to the free-throw line on numerous occasions, but the visitors held

By David Konowitch News Correspondent

With the snow blanketing the Boston area, the Northeastern track and field team made the short trek across town to compete in the John Thomas Terrier Classic hosted by Boston University.

The two-day event opened on Friday, Jan. 30 with the women’s competition and continued on Saturday, Jan. 31 with the men’s.

In a meet filled with top-level opposition, the men’s and women’s teams both compiled seven top-10 finishes.

On the women’s side, 10 Huskies met New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) qualifying standards, including four athletes that set personal bests.

“Hitting the New England qualifying marks are our bottom line and it is what we expect from each of our athletes,” Director of Track and Field Catherine Erickson said in an email to The News. “As we

compete each week, we expect this level of achievement and we strive for national-level performances from those who are breaking through on the next stage.”

Junior sprinter Camille Gooden finished sixth in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:14.86, the third fastest time in program history.

In the 5000-meter race, two Huskies set personal bests. Sophomore distance runners Lucy Young and Jordan O’Dea finished fifth and 14th overall with times of 16:35.69 and 17:01.74, respectively.

Freshman middle distance runner Corinne Myers placed 10th in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:11.53.

Junior sprinter Nicole Genard had a strong showing in the long jump, placing sixth at 5.53 meters.

Junior vaulter Jacilyn Briggs excelled in the pole vault, placing first with a personal best mark of 4.00 meters.

The Huskies fared well in the throwing events with a seventhplace finish in both the shot put and

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It has been quite a turnaround.

The Northeastern University men’s ice hockey team started off the 20142015 season 0-8-1, the worst start in program history. Since a 5-3 loss to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) on Nov. 14, the Huskies have gone 10-3-3 and propelled themselves back into the thick of the Hockey East race.

With a 6-7-2 record in conference play, the Huskies sit in seventh place with 14 points after their weekend off. Three of the teams ahead of them have a game in hand to increase their lead, but Northeastern has finally started to live up to its preseason expectations, which saw it ranked 16th in the nation.

Now, all of the sudden, the team has clawed its way back up the national rankings to 27th and is looking to be in good shape for a Hockey East Tournament home game. The Huskies even have an outsiders shot at a first-round bye, something they can achieve by finishing in fourth place or better in Hockey East.

Head Coach Jim Madigan’s team will have ample opportunity to improve its record over the next three weekends, which feature five games against the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst, the University of Connecticut and the University of Maine. UMass, currently sitting last in Hockey East, already beat Northeastern this season but has struggled since and has just three league wins. Connecticut has impressed in its first season in Hockey East and has some big wins over better teams, but should be a nice matchup for a Northeastern team that is currently firing on all cylinders. Maine sits in 10th place out of 12 in Hockey East, but is always tough at home.

Dan McLoone Realistically, Northeastern should be shooting for no less than three wins for six points out of those Dan’s Den five games. The UMass game may get away from the Huskies with the added strain of the Beanpot games surrounding the matchup, but Madigan’s crew should be able to pick up the win. Pulling out at least six points would give the team 20 overall and a firm grasp on a firstround home game.

At that point, once again, it will all come down to the season-ending series against Boston University (BU). Last year, Northeastern’s squad was unable to get any points out of its home-and-home series against the Terriers, a result that largely factored into the team not getting an at-large bid into the National Tournament. That BU squad was suffering through a tough year, one that saw it finish in the bottom half of the Hockey East standings.

This year’s team is not the same. Led by standout freshman forward Jack Eichel, the Terriers are ranked third in the nation and sit firmly atop Hockey East with 24 points. Those two end-of-the-year games against Northeastern could once again play a huge role in the Huskies’ postseason results.

And for that reason, as hard as it may be, it is in the best interest of Husky fans to be rooting for BU in its remaining five league games. If the Terriers pile up enough wins against UMass Lowell, UNH and the University of Notre Dame, they may have already clinched the top seed in the Hockey East Tournament, making the weekend series against Northeastern unimportant in terms of league seeding.

Now, this is not to say that the Terriers would just roll over and hand Northeastern two wins. These two teams have a rivalry that is only further enhanced by the fact that they play just down the street from one another.

There is also the national ranking that still matters, regardless of league standings. The battle for Boston supremacy is a real thing and whether BU rests some of its stars or not, both games will be tough and hard-fought battles. But maybe, just maybe, it will be an easier obstacle if the Terriers are already relaxed in knowing they have clinched Hockey East.

It’s painful to say, but it is in Northeastern’s best interest. So, for three weekends only, go BU. -Dan McLoone can be reached at Sports@HuntNewsNU.com.

Women’s basketball falls to William & Mary

By Ethan Schroeder News Staff

The Northeastern women’s basketball team returned to the Cabot Center for two matchups this week following a three-game road trip.

The Huskies (4-16) hoped to return to winning form, but lost both games against Hofstra University and the College of William & Mary with the latter being a double-overtime thriller.

The action began on Thursday night, as Hofstra cruised to a 66-45 victory, burying Northeastern even deeper into last place in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) standings. The Huskies had barely let victory slip away in their first matchup against the Pride, losing 85-83 in overtime. This time around, however, it was all Hofstra. The Pride notched the first basket of the game and did not look back, holding its lead for the rest of the contest.

NU kept things fairly close in the first half, as Hofstra headed to the locker room with a 35-25 lead. The Huskies continued to battle after the break, but the dominant Hofstra took a 56-35 lead with four minutes left to play. NU was unable to recover, dropping its conference record to 1-8 with a final score of 66-45.

The Pride was led by freshman guard Ashunae Durant, who managed 13 points on 50 percent shooting along with 10 rebounds.

Sophomore guard Kelly Loftus and redshirt sophomore forward

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Senior guard Amencie Mercier, 1, dribbles during Thursday’s game.

on, winning by a score of 72-66.

“We’re doing what it takes to be in it, but we’re not doing what it takes to win it,” Cole said. “It’s the details. It’s the box-outs on the boards. It’s the turnovers. We’re doing a lot of good things, but we’re just not closing the deal.”

DeFreese echoed her coach, adding that creating 29 turnovers makes it

difficult for any team to be successful.

The Huskies hope to turn things around in the coming week as they travel to take on the University of Delaware on Thursday night, Feb. 5, followed by a home matchup against Towson University on Sunday.

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Forward Quincy Ford hits 1,000-point milestone

By Matthew MacCormack News Staff

For the Northeastern men’s basketball team, last week began in defeat but ended with program history being made.

After falling 65-60 to Drexel University in Philadelphia on Wednesday, the Huskies rebounded with a Saturday night home victory over Elon University, 80-61. Redshirt junior forward Quincy Ford netted 12 points in the Elon win, becoming the 33rd player in program history to score 1,000 career points in black and red. “[It’s] a nice individual accomplishment,” Ford said post-game.

“But as a team we just have bigger goals… we want to accomplish this year, and that’s what my eyes are on.”

Undoubtedly, one of those goals is bringing home a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship for the Huskies (15-8). NU has compiled a 7-3 CAA record, which slots it as the No. 2 seed in the CAA, just behind the College of William & Mary, with eight games remaining.

After falling to William & Mary last Saturday, the Huskies traveled to Philly hoping to avoid their first pair of losses of the season. NU entered the Drexel game with a 6-0 record after losses, but that streak wouldn’t hold.

Drexel junior guard Damion Lee ignited the Dragons (7-14) on Wednesday, pouring in 33 points on 56 percent shooting to go along with four rebounds and three assists. In the end, he proved to be more than the Huskies could handle.

Northeastern seemed to be in control in the first half, as it led 29-19 after the first 20 minutes. However, Lee chipped in 24 of his points in the second half to bury the Huskies.

“We got off to a pretty good start,” Coen said. “Then we really kinda mishandled some plays coming out of the break and lost momentum.”

The Dragons put together a 19-6 run in the early part of the second frame, with Lee scoring seven of Drexel’s first nine points in the half.

Although a free throw from Husky junior forward Zach Stahl tied the

Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics

Redshirt junior forward Quincy Ford, 12, scored his 1,000th career point against Elon University on Saturday.

game at 38 with 10 minutes left, the Huskies wouldn’t seize a lead for the rest of the game. NU went scoreless for a six-minute period towards the end of regulation.

That stretch, combined with Lee’s incredible performance, put the game out of reach. Stahl (14 points, five rebounds) and sophomore point guard T.J. Williams (16 points, five rebounds) put up solid efforts in the 65-60 defeat.

With a frustrating loss behind them, the Huskies rounded back to form on Saturday night against the Phoenix of Elon. It was the first time that the Huskies ever played Elon, as the Phoenix (11-12) joined the CAA this season.

“We were hungry for a win,” Coen said. “Right from the opening tip, I was pleased with our defensive intensity and awareness.”

Elon scored the first basket of

the game, but it was the only time they led. With Williams in first-half foul trouble, freshman guard Devon Begley filled in admirably, notching a career-high 12 points. Begley drained two corner 3-pointers over a two-minute span in the middle of the first half that helped the Huskies to a 17-10 lead.

In the final 5:07 of the first frame, NU took over. The Huskies ripped off a 12-0 run, and headed into halftime with a 40-25 advantage.

The defining moment came with 8:30 left to play in the second half.

On a fast break, Williams found junior guard David Walker on a nearperfect alley-oop. Walker’s twohanded throw down got the fans on their feet and solidified NU’s dominance.

The Northeastern defense stifled the Phoenix, holding them to just 44 percent from the field. All 11 Husky

paci passed back to senior forward Delia McNally to put the puck just above Desjardins’ right shoulder.

Minutes later, NU came back with a goal from junior forward captain Kendall Coyne. With assists from freshmen forward Denisa Krizova and defender Ainsley MacMillan, Coyne fired a shot passed Litchfield from the right circle. With less than 20 seconds left, sophomore defenseman Heather Mottau cut to the slot and ripped a shot under Litchfield’s left pad, putting NU ahead by two as the first period concluded.

Midway through the second period, UVM sophomore forward Sarah Kelly got called for tripping and NU scored on the power play. Krizova passed the puck to Coyne at the blue line. Coyne fired a shot and sophomore forward Hayley Masters tipped it into the net. With five minutes left in the second, UVM freshman defenseman Amanda Drobot snuck one past Desjardins on the power play.

At the beginning of the third, UVM junior forward Dayna Colang scored on the power play. This would be the end of UVM’s attack as NU held on to the lead to win 4-3.

NU and BC faced off in game one of the semifinals at the BrightLandry Center on Tuesday.

Once again, Desjardins started in the goal for NU, this time against BC freshman goaltender Katie Burt. Both goalies were strong in the first period, preventing any shots from getting past.

Early in the second period, freshman forward McKenna Brand put NU on the board first. With assists from Mottau and junior defender

Tori Hickel, Brand tossed the puck into the lower left corner just passed Burt. Tempers flared late in the second period as Mottau and BC freshman defenseman Megan Keller went at it. Both received penalties for roughing and were sent off the ice.

BC senior captain forward Emily Field tied the game during the fouron-four to end the second period.

The third period started off strong as NU won the faceoff. The Huskies had great scoring chances early in the period when Mottau drove the puck to the net and Krizova just missed the rebound.

Northeastern’s defense was assisting Desjardins any way they could to keep BC’s chances at a minimum.

Midway through the third period, BC junior forward Haley Skarupa landed the puck in the top of the net, giving BC its first lead of the game.

Coyne and Mottau tried to lead their team to a comeback, but to no avail.

Late in the game, NU’s Head Coach Dave Flint called a timeout to strategize the last two minutes of play. With a minute left in regulation, Desjardins was pulled and replaced with an extra offender to try to give NU the upper hand.

Husky fans seemed distressed as the clock ticked closer to zero.

BC sophomore forward Andie Anastos scored on NU’s empty net, putting BC ahead by two to end the game at 3-1.

“I was pleased with our effort,” Flint said. “Obviously [I’m] disappointed we came out on the short end of things, but I liked how my team battled.”

NU will prepare for a home

players saw time on Saturday night and they closed with an easy 80-61 victory.

Stahl (19 points, nine rebounds, four assists) and redshirt senior forward Scott Eatherton (16 points, eight rebounds) each went eight of nine from the field and the Huskies shot an impressive 59.6 percent as a team.

NU went 20-31 from the free throw line to Elon’s seven of 14 and out-rebounded the Phoenix by a 3927 margin.

“I thought we completed the defensive possessions with rebounds,” Coen said. “We really exerted ourselves on the backboards.”

Although it was certainly a team win, Quincy Ford, who missed most of last season due to a back injury, stole the show. With 10:21 to play in the first, Ford hit the first of two free throws, giving him a spot on the

1,000-point plateau.

“It’s a special milestone,” Coen said. “Especially coming off his injury… It takes a lot of time to [rehabilitate] from such an injury - a lot of focus, a lot of determination - to bring himself back.”

Against Drexel, Ford had an off night shooting the ball (1-6 FG) but still impacted the game with five points, six rebounds and four assists. In the contest against Elon, the redshirt junior had five boards and scored 12 points on only two field goal attempts. Ford went 9-10 from the charity stripe on Saturday, earning free throws with his aggressive play.

“Coach Coen always tells me to attack the rim hard and just be aggressive,” Ford said. “That’s how I want to get in a rhythm, by just trying to get myself to the line.”

Although Ford hasn’t been consistent this year, he has taken time to recover from injury and reacclimate. Without a doubt, Ford, who is posting averages of 10.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists, will be an integral part of any Husky success the rest of the way.

As the Huskies fight for position in the CAA, they’ll need their multifaceted leader - a leader who Coen says has the potential to do even more on the court.

“I think he’s playing the best basketball of his career,” Coen said. “[But] I don’t think we’ve seen the best of Quincy Ford just yet.”

CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL

CAA

Overall

1

William & Mary

8-2

14-7

2

Northeastern

7-3

15-8

3

UNCW

7-3

12-9

4

James Madison

6-4

13-10

5

14-9

Hofstra

5-5

6

Drexel

5-5

7-14

7

Towson

4-6

11-12

8

Delaware

4-6

5-16

9

Elon

3-7

11-12

10

Charleston

1-9

6-17

Women’s hockey loses 3-1 in Beanpot semifinal

By Emily Pagliaroli News Correspondent

The Northeastern women’s hockey team picked up a big win against University of Vermont (UVM) last Friday with a final score of 4-3.

However, the team couldn’t keep up in the 2015 Beanpot semifinals against undefeated Boston College (BC) on Tuesday night in Cambridge. BC came out on top 3-1.

At UVM, senior co-captain Chloe Desjardins started in goal for NU and sophomore goaltender Madison Litchfield started for UVM. NU started the first period strong with three goals. Freshman defenseman Lauren Kelly began the night with her fifth goal of the season early in the game. Freshman forward Taytum Clairmont passed the puck to Kelly at the point. Kelly made a clean shot and got it past Litchfield’s left shoulder. With less than five minutes to play, UVM tied the score when junior defenseman Gina ReWOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST Hockey East

16-0

Overall

26-0-1

1

Boston College

2

Boston University

12-4

17-7-2

3

Maine

9-6-1

10-13-3

4

Northeastern

7-8-1

8-14-4

5

Providence

5-10-1

6-18-4

6

New Hampshire

5-10

8-18-1

7

Connecticut

3-9-3

7-15-6

8

Vermont

3-13

12-16-1

Photo by Ethan Kaley

Freshman forward McKenna Brand, 7, scored NU’s goal on Tuesday.

game against Providence College on Friday night. The Huskies will square off with Boston University, who lost to Harvard University on Tuesday, in the consolation

game of the Beanpot on Feb. 10.

For more photos, visit huntnewsnu.com